"Do you think maybe I could help Claudia out somehow?" Nel asked.

"Help me out? What do you mean?" Claudia asked as she headed into the main room.

Help you with any possible powers you may have as a result." Kisuke said with a smile." Hope you slept well Claudia-san. This is my friend Nel-san." He introduced. He knew that Jean and Victorai liked to sleep later than Nel did.

"Because of that silver-haired man?" Claudia asked after greeting Nel. "Luckily, I'm more of a morning person than Pete is," she added.

" Yes because of him. I have permission to tell you who he is, if you do want to know." Kisuke said." I'm glad you are. Would you like to help with breakfast? That way you can meet Tessai and we four can help in waking up the others that are still sleeping." He added.

Claudia nodded at Kisuke's question, wanting to know who that man was. Plus, meeting the others would be a good way to start getting to know everyone and wouldn't mind help making breakfast with the others.

" The man who took the amulet is named Ichimaru Gin. Gin-teme is a former captain and was one of three traitorous captains that tried to destroy existence as we know it. One traitor is dead while the one who was the mastermind is in prison for a very long time. Gin-teme wants to finish the work that was started and has targeted several friends of mine. " Kisuke said.

"And how exactly did he grant me these powers?" she then asked. She wanted to know everything that she could.

" His spiritual energy is massive and he didn't have his energy restricted. All Shinigami that spend time here in the living world have ways to conceal their spiritual energy mostly in part to something I invented long ago.Unrestricted power can cause normal humans to gain powers. I have a feeling that's what happened to someone in Pete's family along time ago and they got an ability to sense vibes. Is he the only one in his family that has these vibes?" Kisuke asked.

"I think so, though I'm not 100% sure here," Claudia admitted after hearing what Kisuke had to say.

Kisuke thought for a while and agreed with Isshin had said about this ability Pete had , he just hoped Yoruichi agreed with the hunch he had." Here we are Tessai this is the Claudia I've been talking about.Claudia, this is my best friend Tessai." Kisuke introduced when they arrived in the kitchen.

"Nice to meet you Claudia. How does oni giri, miso soup and hard boiled eggs sound for breakfast?" Tessai asked. He could also sense similarities to how Ichigo was in the beginning from Claudia.

""Sounds different, to be honest. But Myka's always said that different is good," Claudia responded. She also wanted to try new foods as well.

(also, I have an idea for Claudia's powers.)

( You do? )

" I'm sure you will like it." Tessai said with a smile." How would you like to cut the onions for the soup?" He asked.

(Well, she's the one who is usually tinkering with the various gadgets or something with metal. If you've seen Generator Rex, i was thinking something like that, or where metal just 'appears' around her to attack/defend herself. *snickers* Tatsuki getting jealous of Claudia.)

"I can do that," Claudia responded before she asked where both the onions were and a knife to cut them with.

( I like that idea. I think Tatsuki would be jealous too.)

Onions are in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator. The knives are in the drawer closest to the stove. Could you also grab the cabbage and the container of broth?" Tessai said. He was making the onigiri and was having Kisuke help him. He had Nel get the eggs ready for the stove.

"Got it," Claudia said as she got both the onions and cabbage out of the fridge and placed them on the counter before heading over to get a knife.

Pete woke up to the smell of food cooking and almost thought he had slept till lunchtime. He wondered what breakfast cod be since he smelled onions cooking and decided to get up even if it still was too early.

"So you guys have no idea on what my powers could be?" Claudia asked after she finished cutting the vegetables up for Tessai.

" That is correct and that's what we are going to try and figure out before the captains arrive. I have a way that has a good chance of awaking your powers. " Kisuke said with a grin.


" His methods of doing things are a bit unusual but they work quite well. " Tessai said as he cooked the soup. He knew Kisuke wouldn't let anything bad happen to Claudia and knew what that look on Kisuke's face meant.

"Define your version of 'unusual'" Claudia quickly deadpanned, knowing that his version of the word was vastly different than her version of it. She then heard the shower before hearing water in the distance, assuming that it was Pete who was awake and taking his usual morning shower.

" Threatening your life in order to awaken your powers. I promise you won't die, but it's how the others gained their powers. Though this will be in a controlled environment and the hollows will be just projections. I'll be there to make sure you are safe. " Kisuke said.

"So just another day at the office more or less," she said nonchalantly. It was going to be a different thing coming after her, but still someone coming after her all the same.

" Pretty much. " Kisuke said. " Morning Pete. Hope you slept well. " He said when he saw the man entering the room.

"I did, thanks Kisuke," Pete replied before noticing the girl he hadn't met from last night, though he was surprised by the green hair.

" Pete these are my friends Nel and Tessai.

" It's nice to meet you Pete." Nel said with a smile and sensing his unusual aura.

"A pleasure to meet the both of you," Pete responded.