"You better as well come in, but do so after me," she said.

Tenkou nodded and watched Yoruichi enter the shop. He was nervous as he did so ,hoping they hadn't been followed.

Yoruichi headed her way towards the training area, motioning Tenkou to follow as she led him down the stairs. She knew that it would be easier for her to explain rather than leaving him upstairs. Plus, if one of the group came in and noticed he was an Arrancar right off the bat, they’d start attacking him. “Kisuke?” she asked in a calling voice once she got to the bottom of the stairs.

" Glad you are here. I just brought the girls lunch. " Kisuke said and wondered who the male Arrancar was.

Tenkou wad nervous here. He knew a little bit about some of Gin's enemies and that they were much stronger than he was.

"I found him. He was sent to capture Claudia, but he's now on our side. I gave him a name," she said as she explained.

" I didn't have a name for so long and Yoruichi-sama gave me the name of Tenkou. I am forever grateful for that. " He said.

"And just because of that you're willing to help us?" Kisuke asked.

" Yes. It may sound strange , but a name means more than anything else. " Tenkou said.

"I see...then thank you, Tenkou," Kisuke said. He had a feeling that both girls would be glad to hear about this as well.

( there is a big warehouse fire three blocks from my apartment right now and can see the flames from here. D: )

Claudia could sense another pressance and was worried. She just hoped she wasn't in danger.

(Yikes! Stay safe or get a water artifact!)

Setsuna sensed another presence in the room and drew her bowstring back, making sure that an arrow was notched, just in case whatever it was was hostile.

( I will. I have my police scanner on just incase they want us to evacuate. Luckily my mom would let me stay with her if that ever happened. )

" Girls. I want you to meet Tenkou. He's the newest member of our merry clan. " Kisuke said with smile. He could see how tense both Setsuna and Claudia were.

(alright. Let's hope Claudia is okay and winning the fight against the evil alchemist ^_^)

"You realize he's an Arrancar, right?" Setsuna asked as she lowered her bow, but didn't let the arrow dissipate, not yet anyways.

( Fire is mostly out but it's still really smokey around here. Apparently there were 6 other fire departments there last night. )

" I do realize that but he was willing to give up his allegiance to Gin for something more important. " Kisuke said.

(That’s good to hear. Glad that all you had to deal with was the sound)

“Something more important?” Setsuna asked curiously, wondering what Kisuke meant. What could they possibly have that would make Tenkou change sides so easily?

( I'm glad too. it is sad though. The building was originally built in the 1880's.)

"A name is more important to me." Tenkou said solemnly.

Claudia stepped in front of Setsuna, her sphere of metal inactive at the moment. "He's right Sets. A name...is more of a reason for him," she said, knowing what it was like, especially since she was like that herself...before she hacked into the Warehouse looking for Josh.

" Am sorry I was looking for you. I promise to keep you safe , since I know Gin will send someone else. " Tenkou said feeling ashamed for his past actions.

"It's alright," Claudia said, understanding where he was coming from. "I can take care of myself though," she added in after hearing that others would come for her.

Tenkou nodded but would still keep Claudia safe.

" How about we finish lunch and start training again ?" Kisuke said and wondered what sort of Zanpaktou Tenkou had.

( I really need to stop watching Lost. I forgot how sad it makes me. )

At the mention of lunch, two stomachs growled out, while their owners blushed in embarrassment. "Lunch sounds like a wonderful idea," the girls said.

( good luck on NaNoWriMo. )

Kisuke grinned. " I have fried chicken and soy noodles with dango and pineapple for dessert. " He said. He wad glad that the pineapple had been on sale since it was a favorite of his.

(Thank you! I actually have a plan to write a Naruto/Dust:AET xover for this one. It should be quite interesting...hopefully I can manage my time well...^_^. Sorry for the late response, though...is feeling sick-ish.)

"Thanks Kisuke" Claudia said. She had eaten soy noodles before with Pete and had enjoyed them. Though she was curious if Kisuke knew that or not...

( It's fine. I went to bed early myself, now I'm feeling sick because think I ate too much at my college's Halloween party. I've had Soy noodles before, but they taste better with soy sauce added. )

" You ever had these before Claudia-san." Kisuke asked as he got the food out. He liked the soy noodles better than regular ones, but they did have a different taste.

(agreed. And sorry to hear that you're now feeling sick yourself...)

"I have actually. Pete and I went to a restaurant and I ordered some," Claudia said.