Clicking off of Fenton's line Jamie walked with her eyes down caste. Ignoring nearly everything and only looking up when she had to menyeberang, cross a jalan atau thought she heard a voice of a long dead friend. She should have come back sooner, but running away had lebih atau less become her life. When she'd Lost too many of her children, orphans,she just up and moved away. Never looking back, never going back. Jamie wondered briefly if the ceri, cherry pokok she'd planted all those centuries lalu had survived.Then she heard the play ground noises. Swings creaking, the streaky sounds of a child inching their way down the big scary slide, the hati, tengah-tengah beat of a young man and the unmistakable smell of reapers. Reapers! Her eyes went everywhere except where they should have as she hit into a sudden muscled wall. "Hmph…" Ichigo had taken his lunch off campus to evade yet another Orihime event. He'd turned his head to look for traffic when his back suddenly stiffened sejak a soft body streaming into him. He turned to see who had hit him and blinked. It was a girl. "Sorry." She berkata before turning down the way he'd come without once lifting her head. Ichigo looked at the school and then at her dejected form moving further from him. He could really use a break, couldn't he. He raced up to the girl and cleared his throat. "It was all my fault." The girl slide a sideways look at him. Her eyes threw him."Wow those are really awesome contacts." At his statement, she stiffened up and raced to the nearest store front window. "Holy Shit!" She turned to him and he suddenly felt unsteady. She quickly lowered her head and took him into the restaurant putting them into a booth ordering 2 vanilla susu shakes. Before passing their waiter a hundred dollar bill for the kids sunglasses, putting them on she then eased her head up and took off her topi, cap her hair making him squint as the sun reflected off it. The girl put her hat back on. "Sorry, but they aren't contacts." Ichigo slowly sipped on the susu shake. "Wha..what do anda mean? anda were born with them?" The girl giggled. " Of course I was born with them silly. Its just been along time since they actually changed with my mood. I used to be able to control them so I wouldn't make a spectacle of myself. That and they tend to make people a little ill. The only person who liked them, has been gone along time." Ichigo took her hand feeling the loneliness in her tone. " They really are awesome, its just that they are too awesome." Jamie laughed and blushed. "That sounds so cheesey but thanks. sejak the way Mr. dinding what is your name?" Ichigo smiled. "If I'm a dinding then anda must be a steam roller. Name's Ichigo Kurosaki." The girl laughed so hard she had the shake coming out her nose. Quickly she put a napkin up to it. "Oh, how embarrassing. Sorry. Name's Jamie. I don't want to give my last name away just yet. People tend to make a big deal over it. I just want to be me, so just call me Jamie." Ichigo smiled. "So are anda the new student from America?" The girl blushed. "Damn. News travels faster then the tides here. Yes, but which school is still up for grabs. hei sejak the way why are there so many grims around here, if anda don't mind my asking?" Ichigo blinked and leaned closer to whisper. " anda mean reapers, right?" Jamie nodded. "Yeah the whole school yard is full of them. What is it some massive hollow escape? Not that I can sense them yet but I'm pretty sure that won't last long." Jamie felt eyes on them and then a snap shot. The waitress from the other meja, jadual blushed as she came up to them. "I couldn't help it, the two of anda just seem so perfect together. I hope anda don't mind." Jamie smiled lightly. "No we don't mind, but we aren't a couple. He's my cousin, he's ditching school so he can tunjuk me around his town. So please when anda post it say its after school's out. We really don't need him getting into any lebih trouble then he's already courting." The girl blushed harder. "Of course. Ichigo's a good kid. I used to go to school with him. I'm just back from college to work during the holiday. I hope Ichigo shows anda the best parts of our town." Ichigo smiled remembering the waitress suddenly. "I'll make sure he does." Jamie eased back and the 3 of them started to talk about all manner of things. Before long it was after school, and the students began walking by. "Hey Ichigo! " Keigo berkata as he walked in and then paused as he saw Jamie sitting across from Ichigo. "Whoa! Whose the new babe." Ichigo grimaced but Jamie laughed. "Oh I've heard worse, trust me. Hi I'm Jamie. Want a susu shake? Toki can anda whip our friend up one?" Toki nodded and removed herself from the two as Keigo with tongue hanging out replaced her. "Wow. You're hot! What's your name?" Ichigo wanted to smash his friend's face in, but Jamie only had to lay a hand on his to calm it. "My name is Jamie and from Ichigo's huraian anda must be Keigo the lady killer." She giggled while Keigo fainted backwards only to be caught sejak Jamie's hand that snatched him from hitting the ground. "Wow you're strong. anda should sertai our karate club." Keigo berkata returning to consciousness. Jamie was about to laugh when she suddenly sagged. "They found me, damn. Oh well it was bound to happen sooner atau later. Just act cool o.k. No big thing, just my bodyguards."
Lips started to sweat as Mira began her death march through the city. The damn link with mom had become sketchy, almost impossible to get a steady reading. With each failure Mira's lebih dangerous side came out to play. Less patience, lebih violence. "You know mom won't like it if anda hurt someone." At that Mira turned on him and showed all her pearly whites, just like a shark. "Not if its only anda who gets hurt." Lips sucked in his lips and then blinked. "I found her." Mira snarled. "What do anda mean anda found her?" Lips pointed across the jalan at the desert shop. Mira suddenly lifted Lips off his feet in a menanggung, bear hug. Tears streamed down and were wiped off on his pengebom, pesawat pengebom jacket. Then he was dragged across the jalan in a rush. They entered almost calmly. Jamie was entertaining two waiters, 2 boys from a school and the other patrons. "I told anda I needed to walk, didn't I?" Jamie berkata and then sighed. "I'm very sorry. I know anda worried over me, I'm just having a bad hari atau I was until I steam rolled Ichigo here who skipped the rest of his classes to keep me company." Mira smiled and went to sit on the bar najis while Lips smacked his lips at the tall shakes that were now in front of everyone at mom's table. Jamie smiled comfortably and nodded at Toki who winked and stood up and made 2 shakes placing one in front of each of the new comers. Lips sucked it down in no time flat. Jamie snickered. "Next one you'll have to buy Lips." Lips pouted which made Jamie smirk. "Alright one more." Mira eased it down with a slight salute." Everyone these 2 are the best of the best pilots in Draco's Hoard. They are also 2 of my best Friends and unfortunately my babysitters when I go places." Keigo had already moved with lighting speed to sit beside Mira who was restraining herself while Lips made Ciuman noises. Jamie shook her head and smirked when Ichigo's phone rang and he swore. Jamie swiftly snatched it from his hand. "Ah, am I talking to Ichigo's boss?" Ichigo tried to snatch back his phone, but Jamie batted his hand away as she nodded. "Yes I'm in town for awhile but I'd really appreciate it if I could borrow him. I'm willing to pay bahagian, atas dollar and have anda sign a contract so Ichigo won't lose his job in the mean time." She paused and raised an eyebrow at Mira. Who nodded and then hit Lips in the face as he kept making Ciuman noises.Snorting she tapped her ear bud and went out side. While everyone else winced at Lips injury. Jamie just sighed. "He knows better. Especially when she's holding it so well in. She has a nasty temper. What anda just witnessed was restraint. She'll make sure anda don't lose your job." Ichigo blinked. "Wait anda don't have to do that." Jamie frowned at him. "Indulge me please. How about we start after school tomorrow? I have to make sure that everything has arrived and been placed just as the photo's they sent me. I mean unless anda have other plans in that case we could wait till the weekend." Ichigo saw that Mira had come in, her eyes were calm and her tension gone. Her eyes a warm amber her smile softened as her eyes glanced towards her friend. She nodded gently to him. "After school will be fine. I should be going any ways. I have to make sure Keigo doesn't follow anda home. Where do I pick anda up?" Jamie smiled. "How about at your house?" Ichigo itched at the back of his head. "I guess that would be alright, but can I call you?" Jamie took out a walk man and a set of ear buds. "Channel 4 is my number. Its just for my peeps as they might say." She giggled and got up. " anda better let us leave first so that anda can handle Keigo. Poor boy. lebih like an over eager puppy, if he could tone it down just a little bit the girls would think he's cute." Ichigo laughed. Which made Jamie frown."Sure he doesn't have your kind of looks atau strengths, but he is your friend so he must be loyal and true. atau do anda merely pity him." Her tone growing cold. Ichigo narrowed his eyes at her. "No he is my friend, and not out of pity." At his response it was as if her coldness had never existed. " Forgive me for suggesting such a thing. I shall make it up to you. Both." Mira with Lips still holding his iced black eye came up to them. "We better get going Jamie, before it gets too dark." Jamie nodded. "Don't forget channel 4 after school tomorrow." When Keigo tried to follow Ichigo grabbed him and made him sit down till the 3 of the new comers had left.
Orihime may have not been the only one who had noticed Ichigo's absence, but no one had berkata anything. After school she walked to her kegemaran desert kedai to get a pick me up with a strawberi shake. When she saw him she blushed hard at his presence in her kegemaran dinner. Right up until he grabbed a feminine hand. She turned and ran perahu nelayan kecil, pukulan into Tutsuki. With tears in her eyes she tried to escape, but failed as Tutsuki held her. "What's wrong?" Orihime shook her head and hit her swiftly catching her friend off guard. "Oh Tutsuki forgive me!" She berkata as she ran around the corner, away from it all. Tutsuki gasped and was helped up sejak a strong hand. "Are anda alright? Man your friend is kind of emotional. She does know mom isn't interested in him, she's just having a rotten hari and Ichigo was nice enough to help her over the hill. My name's Mira." Tutsuki studied her in detail. Well muscled, but still had the curves, callouses on her hands, a few scars that were faded. Mira smiled and Tutsuki found it was one that made her feel safe. "Want to come in?Mom's buying shakes for everyone who walks in." Tutsuki looked back where Orihime ran off.
Mira laid her hand on the kid's shoulder. "I understand. Go. Take my card, anda need help atau just want to bullshit I'm there. So is the Hoard if anda need lebih then just me." Tutsuki took the card. "Drako's Hoard. Dragon's Hoard?" Mira smirked."Yeah, no worries we're good people. Mom just seems to collect us where ever she travels. Probably collect a few new siblings while she's here. Gets kind of lonely. Thus the Hoard part." Tutsuki laughed. "Next you'll tell that the girl in there is your mom. That she's the Dragon of the Hoard." Mira raised her eyebrow. "And like anda don't see ghosts and there's no such thing as hollows atau reapers. That your school is just a normal school, which is bullshit with that many reapers. What are they after?" Tutsuki saw Mira's eyes go from warm open amber to deep dark near black color as if a storm was rising up from inside of her. "So she's the one then." Mira suddenly picked her up and dragged her into the alley. Mira's breath mirroring the tornado inside of her. "They are after mom! Don't try to deny it its too late for that. Now spill what anda know!" Then just like that Mira let go of her and slammed into the opposite wall, shaking. Her ear piece falling out, a high pitch squeal emitting from them. After a moment, Mira stopped shaking and took a breath. She looked at the cement. "Sorry." Tutsuki went and knelt to her. "What's wrong with you?" Mira laughed. "Wrong? Its a side effect of my special powers. I see visions in my sleep, so I don't get much sleep. Plus I fear them, the ones I've already had about being here. I don't like what I've seen, its confusing, painful and life changing. I like my life, I don't want it to change." Her eyes made Tutsuki hug her. "I know how anda feel. About the reapers, they are just looking for your mom, if she's the soul smith. I don't think they want to harm her just to....know about her." Mira's eyes focused on Taski's face. " Yeah she is but she hasn't had her powers since she's been cursed to eternity here. That's been over 3000 years.The only thing left is her ability to forge weapons and armor from metal. Which isn't in big demand these days. Lucky us she's been making money, saving and investing for nearly all of those years. " Mira eased up and dusted herself off. "Sorry, I just get overprotective with mom. She hasn't been herself since the desert thing, had to call off a few engagements, actually been letting her older Friends take them. I...." Tutsuki handed her a scrap piece of paper. " Here's mine and call any time though anda can find me at the dojo 3 blocks from the school." Mira hugged her. "Thanks. I need to have a friend. Your welcome anytime at our home. Its the newest monstrosity in KaraKura, not too far from the Kurosaki Clinic. We're looking for my sister, she was kidnapped sejak her x boyfriend. Here's a picture of her. I better get going before mom buys the whole damn building. She tends to do that from time to time. Don't forget to tell your friend mom's not into him. Please." With that Mira left her new friend in the alleyway's entrance. Tutsuki studied the card in her hand and then the picture of the two sisters. Both so different but yet the same. Mira had dark hair cut short and was straight, while P.B. as it berkata on the back was blonde with hair that rippled in waves down her back atau Tutsuki suspected as the hair seemed to go past the picture.Drako's Hoard. The card was expensive. emas embossed lettering, even the small print. Which seemed to be coded. She took out her phone and ran it through the decoding app. 'For the job no one else will take, call us: In God we trust.' Just to see if it worked she called the number that seemed too long. " Malcolmn here how can I help you?"
Tutsuki paled and clicked off. The phone came on all sejak itself and the same man coughed on the other end. " Ah anda must be trying out the number right? Its ok. Names Malcolmn like I berkata before. No one just gets a card for shits and giggles. So anda must have been entrusted with a emas embossed card right." Tutsuki coughed. "Yeah. Mira. She berkata I could call just to talk if I wanted too." The man laughed happily. "I'm so glad the kid got a friend. Ole Mir maybe the best pilot and a seer but she doesn't do well making friends. Especially with that temper of hers, kind of terrifies anyone other then family away. If mom asks anda if I'm coming tell her no. atau better yet make sure my name doesn't come up in conversation. Rather not have her know we're coming. She tends to get a little pissy about such things. Thinks we're becoming overbearing. Just because we lump her in with our children when we....well you've seen her she looks like a 16 tahun old if that. We can't help it." Tutsuki winced at the man's apparent excuses. A woman's voice grabbed at the phone and came on. " anda just go on and never mind us. Your friend is waiting a block and a half from your position. She's eating hmmm....something called hotpot. Ordered quite a bit, very upset. Mal, no anda can't. anda can Ciuman her keldai when we get there after she's kicked your keldai all over KaraKura. Sorry anda had to hear that, he's such a whiner. Your brother isn't even half as bad as anda are. We'll see anda soon dear, best be off if anda want to catch her." Then the line went dead.Tutsuki blinked at the phone and then put all three items into her dompet, beg tangan before lighting off to the Hotpot dinner. For some reason she believed everything that the woman berkata and she didn't disappoint, there feeding her face was Orihime.
Tutsuki went in. "Hey I need to talk to you, and don't run away. If anda do I'll have to pay for your meal and I don't have any money on me." Orihime's lips quivered as her eyes welled up with tears."She's not into him." Tutsuki took out the picture of Mira and her sister. "They are here looking for her. She was kidnapped sejak her ex-boyfriend. They are really worried about her. So the lebih people who are on the job the faster they find her. The way Mira berkata 'ex' I don't think he's a nice guy." Orihime swallowed hard against the lump that was calming down. " I feel like a fool. She was just probably asking him for help. Can I help too?" Tutsuki smiled. "I'm sure anda can, but we need to keep it on the low end. If the ex gets wind that people are actually looking for them, they could run atau he might do something to her." Orihime suddenly Lost her appetite at the 'something'. "Hey if your done here, why don't we go and see where Mira's staying." Orihime nodded and got the waitress to box up the left overs paying as they left.
Mira, Lips and Jamie walked towards the bus stop when Lips paled as he heard crashing of swords in the dark alleyway. "Mom, Mira stay right here. Just stay." Jamie sniffed, paled and started to walk but was grabbed sejak Mira. "He berkata stay mom. He's been advancing in his talents."
Yumichika and Ikkaku fought the many mouthed, rapid healing hollow which seemed to only keep growing with each cut they made.And as for its face? It kept disappearing and reappearing at different places on the body. Both of the reapers were already seterusnya to exhausted, with only one option left. Banki. A haughty cough suddenly cut through the clashing. "May I?" Lips took Ikkaku's spear from him and danced out of all the monster's defenses and stabbed at the only place that the face had yet to appear. Both reapers winced at the place that the man had stabbed, but the beast evaporated. The hollow's last mouth asked. "How did anda know?" The stranger snickered. "Where else would a creature like anda keep his face. The only place not even a reaper would feel comfortable hitting. In your seterusnya life don't be such a mouth,and anda won't end up like this. Goodbye." With that Lips tossed Ikkaku his weapon as he passed the two and smirked. "Think outside the box anda idiots and seterusnya time anda won't waste so much of your energy. Sheesh." He walked calmly outside and began to walk back to the 2 girls he'd left. Yumichika looked at Ikkaku who was looking at his weapon in disbelief. "H....how did he...." Yumichika put his hand on his friend's shoulder. "We need to take this further. He might be the one we've been looking for. The Soul Smith. Who else could use your weapon and know where to hit such a hollow. We need to know." Ikkaku gripped his spear harder. " anda go, I need to talk with my zenpakuto's spirit form." Yumichika blinked but nodded. "I'll meet anda back at Kisuki's. Unless anda want to meet back at Keigo's." Ikkaku's mouth moved over the names. "Kisuki's, will be fine for tonight. I need time to think things over.I need jawapan for what just happened." Jamie breathed a sigh of relief as she saw Lips come out of the alley. Mira eased off and let her go to him when he was a little closer. Jamie squeezed him hard. "Don't anda ever do that again! anda scared me." Lips held her close and walked up to Mira who merely nodded her relief to him. "Alright mom your scaring off all the other fish. Unless anda wanna be my only fish?" Which with that Jamie quickly flashed over to Mira. Lips blinked and looked up at Mira whose own eyes widened at the magic act. The bus pulled up to the stop before they could think any further. Yumichika saw the act as he came up to the alley's entrance. The girl was beyond beautiful, he could even feel his zenpakuto was in full agreement with him. But he frowned, even so....he would watch and wait.
Uryu was walking to his apartment from the sewing kedai picking up some last minit material and some new needles. When he felt the presence of a hollow of some great pressure. There was not one reaper around to take care of it. Leaving it up to him to take care of. He sighed.
Pressing his glasses back up he placed his bag of items behind a belukar, bush and proceeded to the little court where in the morning the jalan performers would dance, sell paintings and other wares to get sejak in the winter. There in the middle was a hollow atau something that was part hollow. This was not good, how was he supposed to deal with such a thing....He strung his bow and pinned the creature's legs to the cement with pressure lines.


48 hours before: Fenton and Rory had left their luxury plane at the army base and taken a floater. A sea plane that wouldn't be as flashy to the authorities in case they got called out while coming in for the landing. "Think that old drowning itik of a submarine of Columns is in the hanger?" Fenton berkata as they came closer to the cliffs where the smuggler's cavern was hidden. Rory slipped him a sly look. "No not yet. There's still some heavy pirate activity going on in his usual spots. But if we ever have a fight I'll let him take anda with him." Fenton swallowed hard. "No, anda wouldn't. I might like it too much." Rory snorted. "As if. anda and your fear of drowning...." Fenton shook his head. "No its being crushed in that tin can of his. Not drowning per-say." Rory rolled her eyes. "What's the difference? Crushing-drowning its all the same. Now do anda have the parachute?" Fenton checked the latches on his chest and nodded. Oh he'd done it 99 times, it was just the 100th time they berkata one usually had problems with. Got too cocky, lazy in the checking of ones gear. That sort of thing. So he'd done a few practice jumps with the boys when they'd dumped the jet. All perfect. Not too perfect, just perfect. "Ready are you?" For an answer he got kicked out of the plane a little higher then he was used to. "Why can't I just keep my big mouth shut?"