"Not bad. I'm starting to wonder what you can't take," Ichigo said in curiosity. True he figured that she would receive a strong power, but he didn't think it would be this strong.

"I wonder too. Can we stop for tonight. I'm feeling tired all of a sudden. " Claudia said. She also was concerned about Joshua and the possibility Gin knew about him.

Joshua hurried to his apartment and locked the door. Something in the air was making him feel uneasy and he didn't like it one bit. He wanted to do a few things tomorrow since it was his day off and hoped that nothing had would happen while he was out and about.

Gin had done some research on the girl he had seen in that Warehouse. What he didn't want was for her to gain powers and had decided to eliminate her. He knew she was in Karakura town and had to find a way to draw her out of hiding. He knew she would make a good addition to the souls the amulet already held.

Ichigo nodded, hiding the look of concern from Claudia, but not from his sister. "Sure thing," he said, wondering if his Getsuga had drained her as the metal she summoned disappeared into nothingness. Once he got back into his body, which still felt weird to him, he asked if she was feeling okay.

Kisuke had watched everything that was going on and had an idea of what happened, but he couldn't call it a hypothesis just yet. Not until he had more data to confirm it.

" I'll be fine. I'm just worried about my older brother. " Claudia said. She knew Josh was in Karakura and wanted to go and find him. She knew that sometime soon she would see him.

"Josh?" Ichigo asked, as Karin also raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

" Yep. He lives here in Karakura and works in Naruki City as a researcher. I maybe a genius, but he's more of one than I am. I'm just worried Gin will hurt him to get to me. " Claudia said.

"I'm sure if you ask Kisuke, or our old man, they'll be able to come up with a talisman or something to protect your brother," Karin said knowingly. While it was fact that Ichigo was a bit overprotective of her and Yuzu-chan, she also continuously worried about her brother and wanted to protect him in any way possible.

" I'll do that. " Claudia said hoping there was a way to keep her brother safe from Gin.


" Quite impressed with your progress Claudia-san. " Kisuke said. He would make something to keep Claudia's brother safe and wondered if he was able to see spirits too.

I'll make sure that he does Claudia-chan," Yoruichi said as she came down the stairs. She was actually glad that Kisuke finally created them.

" I'll make sure he gets one. Actually, he does come in sometimes to order things. I'll be sure he get's one when he comes in next." Kisuke said . The talisman were almost ready and he knew they would be enough to keep Joshua safe.

"Really, Josh comes in here?" Claudia asked, surprised.

" He does. Not as often as I would like since the last few times we've discussed science related stuff. He orders books that are hard to find here in Japan. Also he'll be here sometime tomorrow. " Kisuke said with a smile. He had asked Artie if the meeting was alright and was glad his friend would allow it.

"Really?!" Claudia asked with glee since it had been forever since she last saw her older brother. She knew why that was the case, but it was always nice to see Josh...Claudia just hoped that this time nothing strange would happen, artifact or otherwise.

" Yep. He'll be here after breakfast. " Kisuke said with a smile.

Joshua was suspicious to why Urahara-sama wanted him to be at his shop so early. He had a feeling the strange man had a surprise for him and was a bit nervous. He didn't know much about Urahara , just that his shop could get some books that would help with the research he had been doing.

Nel was a little worried since it had been a while since they've heard from Gin and hoped that he wasn't planning anything big. Seeing a male in the distance, she smiled lightly when she saw the newest frequently customer of Kisuke's shop. "Morning Joshua," the Arrancar said, even though he had told her numerous times that Josh was just fine.

Josh smiled. "Good morning Nel-San. Hope you are doing well today?" He said. He always got tense in this shop and was more so today. " Is Urahara-sama around?" He asked. He didn't know what he could feel here and was confused. From what he had been observing, he had a feeling the strange abilities he had were getting stronger and not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

"I'm doing well, Joshua-kun," Nel responded before answering his question. "He's actually with a few friends of his, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind you heading in all the same."

" Alright. " Josh said headed to the back. He was surprised that this shop was bigger than he had realized and hoped he didn't get lost.

Katia yawned lightly as she woke up, glad to neither have a vision or a nightmare for once.

Hoshi was also awake and was glad she didn't have a vision. She was concerned though since it had been almost two weeks since Gin had attacked. " How did you sleep Katia-chan?" She asked.


Gin was almost ready to attack agian. He knew that the captains were in the Living World and that would be the perfect place for him to strike. He wasn't concerned that Urahara would be able to stun him with that strange looking gun of his. He wanted to get some more souls in his amulet an then he would be ready.

"I slept well. No nightmares or visions for once," Katia replied, though she was concerned about not seeing anything about Gin or his activities and voiced her concerns to her cousin.

"Kisuke-san?" Josh called out into the store once he reached what seemed to be the back of it. He noticed a door off to to the side, but didn't know if it would be okay to open it or not. It seemed as if that door separated the store from the personal living quarters.

" Same with me. I have a bad feeling that Gin is planning something. " Hoshi said with a shudder.

" Good morning Joshua-San. Your books are here and I also have a surprise that I know you will be happy with. " Kisuke said with a smile.

"Me as well," Katia said. She just hoped that they could find what he planned for them.

Claudia thought she heard her brother's voice and narrowed her eyes as Kisuke said Josh's name. It wasn't until she heard her brother's voice did she drop her eating utensils. "No way..." she breathed out.

" What surprise do you have for me?" Joshua asked cautiously. He trusted Kisuke but he had a feeling the shopkeeper know something he didn't.

"You said you had a sister that you worried about a lot, right?" Kisuke asked with that smile of his still in place.