YO! What's up? Don't worry this story isn't really DEAD DEAD...it's just...dead...but not as dead as you think. I am working on it from time to time but I've just been at a loss. For everything really. This story, my life, but mostly my life. I don't know what I'm doing.

Anyway. This chapter took me a while because I had to go back and re read some chapters and find some stuff so that this stuff can be consistent, ya feel me? I'm glad you understand. Anyway I won't hold you long.

Honestly I think 3 or 4 more chapters and this story will be done. I'll probs make an epilogue but I am not the sure just yet. We'll see how it ends. Cause I'm still not sure how it'll end lol.

Um, I don't own bleach. But I own the plot, Emory, And Elizabeth.

I apologize beforehand if you find some writing errors. I went over it like 3 times then I had Microsoft read it back to me so... I tried.

ANYWAY ENJOY AND SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG!

Friday morning couldn't come faster, Ichigo slowly waking up to the smell of eggs and bacon, already knowing that Yuzu was in the kitchen making breakfast. His soft caramel eyes slowly opened as he stared at the ceiling with a yawn and a satisfying stretch. He leaned up and scratched his stomach, the boy throwing his legs over the bed so that his feet made contact with the cold floor. He shivered and quickly put on his inside slippers, standing up and stretching one more time with a pop of the shoulders.

He turned towards his bed and opened the window that was hovering on the wall beside it. He clicked his teeth when he heard the door open and moved to the side, watching as his father's body glided through the window as he tried to drop a kick on his son.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SON- ACK!" Ichigo could hear what might have been the crushing of bones, but he knew better and watched as his father got back up and gave him a thumbs up. "YOU ARE TRULY MY SON! GOOD JOB ICHIGO!" said boy scoffed with a smile and closed his window, now knowing that his father won't pull a drop kick again, he got up from his bed for the second time and headed downstairs.

When he stepped down on the last step he watched as Karin reluctantly opened the door for their old man with a click of her teeth. The male chuckled as he walked into the kitchen to be treated with a kitchen Island filled with all his and Shiro's favorite things. The thing sticking out the most being the orange cupcake with pink frosting and the dark chocolate one with white frosting next to it.

"The king awakes!" Shiro cackled as he watched Ichigo soak everything in. "Yuzu you didn't have to do all this," Ichigo sat down next to his brother and grabbed at a piece of bacon. "I had to! It's been so long since we've seen you and this is a once in a lifetime chance of us actually being here for your guys' birthday! We don't know when this will happen again so it's only right I make this one extra special!" Yuzu smiled as she set a stack of pancakes on the island. "She actually planned this. She knew what she was doing when she asked to come over this week," Karin babbled as she took a seat next to Shiro, their father sitting across from Ichigo. "Karin!" Yuzu cried making the older twins chuckle alongside their dad.

"It has been a while since we were able to spend time as a family like this. Since you guys moved away it's been harder to see you," Isshin spoke up. "What the goat said," Karin agreed. "So, until you guys have to leave to your party tonight, the least you can do is let us pamper you!" Yuzu cried as she put a candle in each cupcake and lighted them up, placing the coordinated one in front of the older twins. Shiro and Ichigo just chuckled and laughed when they started singing happy birthday, their dad going a bit extra at it, but they weren't as annoyed as they thought they'd be.

Once they finished singing, the two of them made a wish and blew out each other's candles.

"Nooo! You guys were supposed to blow out your own candles!" Yuzu cried as she sat next to Ichigo and started handing out the food. "This way, If our wish doesn't happen to us directly, at least it will happen to the other party," Shiro explained. "Or at least we hope it will," Ichigo finished as he talked around a fork full of eggs.

"So what do you want to do first? We have…uh," "Till maybe 8," Ichigo finished off. "I was thinking we could go to an amusement park," Yuzu chimmed. "What she means is, she already bought the tickets and you guys aren't allowed to say now," Karin smirked when Yuzu stared at her in what Ichigo and Shiro saw as some sort of hostility. They both chuckled.

"Thanks, Yuzu. An amusement park sounds great," Shiro gave Yuzu a toothy smile making the small girl beam back in delight. "As much as I would love to join you, I have some business to tend to that can't be pushed back," Isshin sighed regrettably. "Stupid goat face ruining everything," Karin sighed. "It's fine. It can't be helped. Just don't do anything crazy," Ichigo looked at his father with a knowing look that went over Yuzu and Karins head. The man nodded and stood up giving both his sons a heartwarming hug before he made his way out of the house.

"Then we'll leave in an hour! Want to spend as much as time as possible before we have to go back home," Yuzu finished her plate and stood up to put the dirty dishes in the sink.

"In an hour then," Ichigo grabbed his cupcake and took a bite out of it, humming in delight to show how delicious it was. "So what'd you wish for?" Shiro prodded. "If I tell you it won't come true," the red head smirked around his cupcake. "Oh come on. Knowing you, the wish was probably for someone else, so it won't affect you in any way," Shiro bit into his cupcake and couldn't help the moan that left his mouth. "Ichi-nii will always wish better for others first than himself, even on his birthday," Karin scoffed in amusement as she stood up and dropped her dishes into the sink, Yuzu taking them and washing them.

"And that's one of the many reasons why we love him!" Yuzu smiled. "I'll have to agree with that one!" Shiro cackled as he one arm hugged his younger twin brother, making the younger male chuckle as well. "Happy Birthday, King,"

"Happy Birthday, Shiro,"

Grimmjow woke up to banging coming from downstairs, his mood already bad since he didn't get to wake up next to his favorite person and birthday boy. He stood up from the bed in nothing but a pair of boxers and headed downstairs, towards the door. When he pulled it open he saw the jerks from yesterday standing a few feet away, staring at him with anger and hatred.

"The fuck you want?" he spoke with an annoyed raspy voice.

"We have a message from the boss," One of them threw a folded piece of paper at him, which glided onto the floor in front of his bare feet. Grimmjow scratched at his stomach and didn't even look down to acknowledge the thing. "And?" Grimmjow continued to not care, the men clicking their teeth in aggravation. "Listen here punk! You better not try and run away! The boss wants you to come out and have a little chat! If you don't, we'll come after your mom and take this place once and for all!" The men turned back and ran away when Grimmjow took a step forward.

"Pathetic," the Blunette spoke underneath his breath as he leaned down and picked up the piece of paper, opening it and disregarding the looks he was getting from passing strangers. On the piece of paper was nothing but an address and he already knew what the deal was. "So much for doing this not illegally," He turned his head when he heard someone call his name.

"What was all the commotion?" his for now mother stopped at the bottom of the steps and looked at him worriedly. "The guys from yesterday said their boss had a message for me and gave me this note with an address on it," Grimmjow saw no reason to lie and decided to tell her the truth.

"Oh no. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have gotten you involved," she rubbed her face in distress. "Hey now. I told you I'll deal with them and I will. I just need you to focus on the rings okay? I'll make sure nothing happens to this house," Grimmjow reassured as he stepped back into the house and tapped her shoulders. "Are you sure you'll be alright? I can call the poli-" "It'll be fine. If you bring the police into this it'll cause more harm than good," Grimmjow chuckled at the old lady.

She huffed in reply and went back upstairs. "I'll cook up some breakfast and then I'll finish up those rings for you,"

"You're the best mom," Grimmjow followed after her, making the old woman chuckle.

"Storage,"

"Storage?" Emory repeated Ulquiorra's words.

Everyone was once again seated in Emory's office. The men looking at Ulquiorra who had placed a key on Emory's desk. They were going over the plans that were going to be executed tonight when the stoic man walked in and told everyone that with a bit more work he was able to figure out what the key was for and possible locations as to where the lock for it was.

Ulquiorra placed a file down as well showing the locations to where the lock could be for.

"The key is for a storage room. I thought maybe he had a storage room with a well known company but then I was reminded that Aizen is someone of secrecy and he would not be foolish enough to trust others with his things," Emory listened to the green eyed man speak as he pulled the folder closer to him and looked at all the different places these keys could be for.

"Aizen has many buildings and luckily I had a file that showed me the maps and interior for all of them. In that folder are 5 places that use this key in particular and also have a corresponded code. And when I looked more into it, it seems that Aizen is the only person with the keys to those rooms, which means that he may or may not be hiding something in there," Ulquiorra finished.

"You did well, Ulquiorra," Emory looked up and gave the boy a proud smile. "What is the next step now? We still have to wait for the okay from the police and now it looks like we'll have to go see what Aizen is hiding," Hitsugaya spoke up from the couch. "I agree with the squirt. If there's only one key to those rooms in that bastards possession then it's clear he's hiding somethin' in there," Kenpachi spoke up from beside Hitsugaya, said man being annoyed by the term "Squirt".

"Kenpachi is right. I say we send out a crew to each location to stake it out so that we can make a plan of getting inside," Byakuya said from his spot on the wall.

"Now hold on. Who's to even say that there is something in those rooms," Kaien spoke.

"There's something in there," Urahara spoke. "I agree with Kisuke. We've known the man for years and Aizen isn't one to just "own" a piece of accessory. He has the original, ours being a copy, but regardless, if he had no need for it he would have gotten rid of it. This key is hiding something and we are going to find out what," Emory said as he grabbed it and lifted it up to take a closer look at it. "There are 5 places where this key is used and I promise you, one of those rooms is holding something that can help us bring Sousuke Aizen down," The Blunette placed the key down and closed his eyes in thought with a small hum.

"Ulquiorra, go make 4 more copies. When you get back, give Soifon, Hitsugaya, and Yoruichi a key, alongside that code you spoke of. Kenpachi, I'll need you to call Unohana and tell her Isane is needed. Tell her to also make her way as well. My goal is to make sure everyone comes out unscathed, but I know we will have some casualties and Unohana is the best medic we have," Emory stood up and stretched.

"Got it,"

"What's the plan, blue?" Yoruichi said from the door. "We'll have those I just named go to these locations and see what Aizen is hiding,"

"That's a bit dangerous. Don't you think a two-man team is better?" Urahara spoke up from beside Yoruichi. "I'm sending them because I believe in their skills. We need as much people to take down Aizen and sending out too many people to go check out a room doesn't seem right. The lesser of bodies there are, the easier they'll be able to sneak in and not be detected," Urahara sighed knowing his logic did make sense.

"That's only four keys though, who will search the last one?"

"I'll do it," everyone turned towards the door and watched as Isshin made his way in, closing the door behind him. "Isshin. I was going to ask if you wanted to do it, so I'm glad you volunteered," Emory spoke.

"It's no problem," Isshin chuckled as he took his spot next to Emory.

"How're the kids?" Emory asked, his voice showing his concerns. "They'll be spending most of the evening at the amusement park for Shiro and Ichigo's birthday,"

"And you're not celebrating it with them?" Yoruichi asked with a squint of her eyes. "I need to be here so that I can make sure they are safe, and we can have another peaceful birthday. Aizen is after my sons and I will not rest until he is put down," Isshin squinted back. "They understand. They know everything after all," Isshin sighed.

"Wait, you told them?!" Yoruichi gasped, a few eyebrows raising as well. "Just Ichigo and Shiro. I don't want Yuzu or Karin involved. And hopefully we can do this as quietly as possible that they won't even get word of it," Isshin crossed his arms and leaned back onto the wall. "How'd they take it?" Urahara questioned in a hint of amusement. "Shiro was pretty happy about the whole ordeal," Isshin chuckled alongside most of the people who knew his son. "Ichigo…well…he'll deal with it," Isshin shrugged.

"Poor kid. Ichigo was always the sensitive one," Yoruichi pouted. "And it's because of that I have to make sure nothing happens to them," Isshin declared.

"Alright. Ulquiorra, go make those keys. Let's see if we can figure this shit out before our police friends get back to us in the next few hours. Once that's done, we'll finish up the plan and then hopefully, all of this shit will be done by the end of the day," Emory said as he walked up to his desk and looked down at the folder one more time.

"I'll go with you. Who knows if there are people out looking for you, so it'll be good if you had some sort of protection," Kaien spoke as he made his way to the boy. Ulquiorra just nodded and took the key, both of them making their way towards the door and stepping out of the room.

"I'll go give Unohana a call now," Kenpachi said as he stood up and walked out the room as well.

"So what do we do now?" Hitsugaya asked.

"All we can do now is wait." Emory sighed and sat down. "Oh! And Isshin,"

"What's up?"

"Tell the boys I said Happy Birthday," Emory smiled at his long time friend, eliciting a chuckle from said man.

"Will do,"

Ichigo got out his phone when he felt the vibration go off in his pocket. He looked at the message he received and gave the other a party a small chuckle as he sent a reply back.

"Who's making you smile like that? Grimm-kitty?" Shiro snuck up from behind and threw his arm over the red heads shoulder. Said man jumped and quickly held his phone to his chest making Shiro look at him with concern.

"Who are you texting?" The albino looked at him intensely. "No one. Just making sure your present is okay," Ichigo smiled mischievously as he put his phone back in his pocket, watching as Shiro's eyes lit up.

"Ichi-nii! Shiro-nii! Come on! Let's get on this rollercoaster next!" Yuzu yelled from her spot near the entrance, cutting off Shiros next question. "Yea! Coming!" Ichigo yelled back, running over before Shiro could ask him any questions. Said man squinted at him and made his way over when Ichigo turned around and waved him over. Shiro folded his arms and decided that he would let him be, leaving the surprise for tonight.

"Are you sure you'll be okay?"

"I told you to stop worrying, ya old hag. I got this. You won't have to hear from those goons again once I'm done with 'em," Grimmjow sighed as he put on his jacket, hiding the weapon he was packing. "I just don't want you to get hurt because of me," She sighed but her worry being apparent. "Everything will be fine. I just need you to hurry and make those rings for me. You make the rings, I take care of the goons," Grimmjow walked towards the door and opened it, turning back to give his for now mom a reassuring smile. "Trust me. It'll be fine,"

"Just make sure to come back. These rings will be useless to me," she sighed as she turned around and headed towards another section of the house. Grimmjow chuckled and walked out of the house, putting the address on his phone and making his way there.

00

Grimmjow turned into an alleyway when his phone told him he was at his destination. Knowing how these things worked he continued down and was met with a big space where a bunch of guys were leaning on the walls. They looked up when the blunette stepped in on their territory with a deathly glare.

"Who the fuck are you?"

"You fuckers tell me to come here and you don't even know who I am? Geesh, this is some olden days type shit," the Blunette sighed as he scratched the back of his head.

"Oh. You must be the one Boss man told us to take care of," One of the men spoke up as he leaned off the wall, the others following suit. "Is he going to come here? Your boss?" Grimmjow didn't move when the ones around him started to slowly close in. "Yea. Afterwards to see your dead body," another goon answered.

"Sweet," was all Grimmjow said before one of them pounced on him.

Grimmjow dropped the last body onto the floor as he wiped the blood off his mouth with the back of his hand. They might have been tough and definitely put up a good fight but Grimmjow still came out victorious. These guys definitely had some good street fights in them but at this moment he thanked his dad for making him learn how to fight properly, also adding his street fight experience, there was no way Grimmjow would lose. He took a seat on an abandoned crate when he heard voices and footsteps heading his way.

"They should be done with him now," Grimmjow heard a familiar voice speak. "They better be, or I'll have your head Noguchi," a baritone voice spoke as they finally made their way inside. They stopped in their tracks, the boss looking down when he hit something, noticing that his goonies were passed out on the floor covered in bruises.

"What the fuck is going on?" He gritted through his teeth. "I was wondering when the ring leader would show up," Grimmjow huffed from his seated spot across from them. They looked up and were met with a toothy grin, Grimmjow waving to them as a welcoming gesture. "They were good, but I was better,"

"So this is the fucking kid who's been giving you trouble?" The boss tossed Noguchi a sideways glance, making the man jump in place. "Ye-Yessir…" The boss sighed and turned his attention to Grimmjow who was looking at them a bit annoyed. "So how much ya lookin' to take for the old lady's house?" The boss spoke as he took out his checkbook. "How about none. I didn't come here for that shit. I came here to tell you to fuck off and leave her alone," Grimmjow grunted in annoyance. "You have most of the people here sitting on your dick so why bother an old lady? Your momma didn't teach you manners?" he continued, watching as the man in front of him looked at him in shock.

"Why does it matter to you? She's got nothin' to do with you so why not just look the other way and stop hindering my business?"

"Boss, that's the old ladies' son," Noguchi silently spoke from the sidelines. "No, it ain't. I've seen the kid and unless he got years' worth of plastic surgery, I can tell ya that this fucker standin' in front of us ain't him," He scoffed in answer, Noguchi looked at Grimmjow angrily after finding out he got played.

Grimmjow sighed and looked down at his watch, seeing that it was about to be half past four. The ride home was four hours and he wanted to go home and change before he headed over to the club tonight. He sighed in aggravation wondering if granny was almost done with the rings.

"Hey! Don't ignore us!" Noguchi yelled. "Listen," Grimmjow spoke in all seriousness. "Whether I'm connected to the old lady or not isn't the problem here. The problem is that you are hindering me, by hindering her. I need to be somewhere tonight and if you fuckers keep messing with her, she can't get my shit done, and I'll be really mad if I can't leave by the time I want to," the blunette started. "But even when I leave, I want to make sure that when I come back, she'll still be here. And I see now that I can't leave her in peace unless I take care of you," Grimmjow tilted his head to the side, his eyes meeting those of an annoyed boss.

He chuckled at that, looking at Grimmjow with a defying smirk. "Listen kid. You dunno who you're dealing with. I practically own this island. The police know better than to come lookin' for me. There isn't a single resident who doesn't know who I am. And they all know that I am not to be messed with," He grunted out.

"And what happened to those who did mess with you?' Grimmjow leaned his head onto the palm of his hand, his elbow placed nicely on his leg. The older man just smiled at him, a small chuckle escaping his lips. "You have two options, kid. Either tell the old fart to give up her house…," The man slowly reached for something behind him, Grimmjow watched as the man in front of him slowly brought out a Browning Hi Power Classic 9MM and pointed it at Grimmjow. Said man lifted up a perfect brow as he stared at the gun pointed at him. "Or, you can go swim with the fishes like the rest of the lot who opposed me," he took off the safety, the small 'click' resonating within the walls.

Grimmjow squinted at the man and swiftly stood up in a calm manner, his hands reaching up to scratch the back of his head in thought. "The only problem with those options is I don't like either of them," he sighed. "Well then I'll go ahead and choose for you," The boss lord said with a smile as he lifted his arms high enough so that it was pointing directly at Grimmjows head. Before they could see what happened Grimmjow had moved from the spot he once was and grabbed the man by the collar, grabbing the arm he was holding the gun with and pushed him onto the floor using his body to pin him down, a loud bang ringing in their ears.

Noguchi looked down to see that Grimmjow was holding his boss's arm so that it was pointed at his own head. "Just like I don't know who you are, you don't know who I am," Grimmjow moved the gun a little higher so that it sat nicely against the boss' temple. "WAIT! WAIT! We can work this out!" the man underneath him yelled. "Sorry. But I'm done talking," Grimmjow moved his hand so that it sat nicely over the mans hand, their finger laying over the trigger.

"Noguchi do something!"

"If you so much as move, I'll kill you too," Noguchi stopped himself from grabbing his gun from his belt. "There only needs to be one death today and I promise you it's not going to be mine," Grimmjow grunted as he looked the boss in the eye. "I'm sure we can work something out! How much do you want? You don't need to give me the old farts house! I'll leave her alone!" He pleaded.

Grimmjow shook his head in disapproval. "I might not know you, but I know your line of work. And rule number one when it comes to dealing with mobsters, is you should never trust what they say until proven otherwise," Grimmjow started. "I'm only here for tonight. Once I leave how am I supposed to know you kept your word? I made Granny a promise. So, I'm going to keep it,"

"WAIT-" a loud 'Bam' resonated once again through the small alley, the body under Grimmjow going limp. The blunette slowly stood up, taking the mans gun with him and turned towards Noguchi who was up against the wall, scared Brown orbs meeting intense Azure. "Who-Who are you?" he whispered, but loud enough for Grimmjow to hear. "Yakuza. But unlike you bastards. I'm for the people," Grimmjow answered the man before putting hole in his head. Grimmjow watched as the body slid down, throwing the gun on the floor and thanking these guys for picking a spot that had no residents in it.

Grimmjow stepped over the bodies and went to sit on that crate again but not before pulling out his cellphone and quickly dialing a number. He put the phone to his ear, knowing the other party will pick up after the second ring.

"Howdy," Grimmjows' father comically spoke from the other side. "I had an accident," the man sighed as he passed his hand through his hair. "How many?" Emory asked in a now serious tone. "Two dead, the rest are passed out."

Emory hummed his concern. After a minute he said, "Send me your location and I'll see what I can do for you, Kid,"

"Thanks," Grimmjow hung up and quickly sent him his coordinates and looked at his contacts, Ichigo's name now being the second in his text. He hadn't said happy birthday to him yet, but he wanted to tell him tonight in person when he gave him his present. He thought it'd be more special since this would be their first time celebrating it since he left years ago. He let out a sigh, wondering how long he'll have to wait for whoever his dad was sending to come. He turned to his phone again and decided to pass the time while playing some games on his phone.

A good hour or two went by, Grimmjow couldn't really tell because he decided a good way to spend his time was to play some games and watch some videos on his phone, before someone finally stepped foot into the death den that was the alley way. The blunette looked up to be meted with a guy who had merited a large scar that started from his left ear down to the right side of his chin.

"Kuro? The fuck are you doing here?" Grimmjow said as he stood up and pocketed his phone. "Why the fuck do you think I'm here? You're lucky I was in town or this would've been a fucking mess," Kuro sighed as he looked down at the bodies that was starting to look pale. "Like father, like son. Can't either of you resolve a problem without putting someone underground?" Kuro said as two other men stepped from behind him and went to lay out a black garbage bag in the far corner.

"I gave him a choice and he decided being dead would be easier. How could I not give the man what he wanted?" Grimmjow smirked up at the man who had about three inches on him. The man with the scar sighed as he looked to the side to stare at his men, watching one of them unsheathe a rigged blade and the other place a body atop of the black garbage bag. "Lucky for you, this bastard won't be missed so much".

"Good. Any one who prays on defenseless old people shouldn't be walking around," Grimmjow huffed as he crossed his arms and turned to see one of the guys put the blade onto one of the dead's skin and start to cut. Grimmjow, still not really used to seeing people getting cut to pieces turned his eyes back onto Kuro. "You did us a favor though. We were gonna bring this guy down cause it seems that he made a deal with one of our guys and he hasn't paid his part yet," Kuro said as he walked up to one of the bodies and kicked it's head when he noticed they were waking up. "What are you going to do with the ones still alive?" Grimmjow changed the subject, knowing not to put his nose in where it doesn't belong, even if he was curious.

Kuro hummed, "Probs tie them up and question them to give us every single information they know about their boss. If they don't know nothin' then we'll toss them to the sharks. When you clean, gotta make sure there's not a single trace of dirt," He grunted as he stepped on the unconscious body in front of him.

"So I can leave now?"

"Yea. Scram squirt, we got this covered. But try not to kill anyone on the way home yea? My men are busy people," Kuro chuckled as he turned to look Grimmjow who was squinting at him angrily for calling him "Squirt".

"Yea yea. I'll see ya when I see ya," Grimmjow turned and waved his hand as he left the alleyway and back to where he came to see if his rings were done. And he prayed that they were because he needed to go.

::+::

The Kurosaki children walked through the front door and Karin instantly went to the couch and plopped herself down with a big yawn. "Yea, I feel ya kid," Shiro said from behind her, heading into the kitchen to grab himself something to drink. "Would any of you like to eat something before tonight?" Yuzu yawned as she drag her large panda bear doll that Ichigo won her into the house. "Nah. We can just have some snacks. I'm sure there'll be food at the club since Shinji wouldn't throw a party without it," Ichigo was the last to enter the house and locked the door, walking to the kitchen and grabbing Shiro's cup of water and downing it all down with said man yelling "Hey!"

"Alright. Make sure to wake us up before you leave tonight, okay?" Yuzu said as he went to the couch and grabbed Karins wrist, waking her up and pulled her off the couch to follow her into Shiro's room. "Got it," Shiro grumbled as he refilled his cup that Ichigo gave back. They heard the door click and Shiro turned to Ichigo, and before drinking his water he asked, "You gonna take a nap?"

Ichigo hummed as he grabbed a carton of eggs from the fridge and walked to the stove. "Maybe. It'll be a quick nap since we have like what…2 hours before we need to start getting ready?" the red head spoke as he turned on the stove, cracked the eggs and started cooking them in the small pan in front of him. "Make me some," Shiro said as he sat down in a chair, Ichigo adding two more eggs. "We don't have to be there on time, we just have to make sure to show up".

"Yea but you know how Shinji is. If we don't go there on time then he'll bitch and bitch and is that really how you want to spend our night?" Ichigo glanced towards him with a smirk, his twin mimicking him. "Nah," The two of them chuckled and it went silent after, the sound of Ichigo stirring the eggs the only sound bouncing off the walls.

"Have you heard from Big Blue?"

"Nope. Have you heard from Gin?"

"Nope".

They both went silent again. Ichigo finished cooking up the eggs and divided them into two plates. Turning of the stove he placed a plate in front of Shiro, grabbing two forks and giving him one, he sat down across from his brother and they both stared at each other. After a minute they sighed. "Fucking assholes," Shiro spat as he stabbed his fork into his eggs. "I haven't heard from Grimmjow since he left yesterday, and a part of me wants to believe he didn't forget,"

"I told that sly fox that our birthday was today. Who the fuck does he think he is NOT wishing me a happy birthday. And it sucks cause I can't beat the shit out of him in person,"

"Yea that does suck," Ichigo agreed with a hum. "And that stupid big blue jackass. Why the fuck hasn't he texted you? Where the fuck did he go?" Ichigo shrugged at that, honestly wishing he knew the answer.

"What…What if he ran off again?" Shiro seethed at what his younger twin brother just said. He pulled out his phone and dialed a number, putting it on speaker phone. When the phone clicked they both heard a high pitched "Hello?"

"Where the fuck is Grimmjow?" Shiro spat. "Sh-Shiro? Are you okay?" Nel spoke with concern and fright. "No. I'm not. Where the fuck is your brother and why hasn't he showed his face yet? He hasn't wished Ichigo a happy birthday today," He grunted out.

"What?!" Nel squealed in shock. "No way! Really? That's so not like him!"

"Oh? If that's so not like him then why haven't we heard from the big lump?"

"He…he didn't leave again did he?" Ichigo spoke up from his spot.

"NO! Gods no, Itsygo! The last I heard he was on some island, but he said he would be back tonight by the time the party starts! Knowing him, he probably got into some trouble, but I promise you that he didn't up and leave again! Please believe me! He wouldn't do that to you again!" Nel explained desperately. Ichigo wanted to believe her but there was still that nagging feeling that was making him think otherwise.

"What type of sister are you not knowing where your only brother is?" Shiro huffed as he finished his eggs and laid his head on his hand. "Hey! He doesn't tell me anything even if I do ask!" Nel cried. "Shiro's only mad because his boyfriend hasn't wished him a happy birthday either," Ichigo sighed a smug smirk to himself but quickly hid it when Shiro looked at him. "What?! Shi-Shi that's terrible!"

"You're telling me! Tsk! I'ma take a nap! Stupid shit boyfriends," Shiro muttered the last part to himself as he got up, dumped his plate in the sink and headed up to Ichigo's room. "I'm sorry you guys didn't get to hear happy birthday from the one person you want to hear it from," Nel sighed. "My brother is kind of stupid," Nel added afterwards, eliciting a small laugh from Ichigo. "Yea, I know," said man stood up and dumped his plate in the sink.

"How's the decorations going?" He asked as he started to wash their plates.

"Oh! We are actually almost done! We were about to head out and go get some food. They are letting us use their kitchen, so we were going to store it in there until the party started. The place has a table on the side so we were going to put the food on there before you guys got here," Nel explained. "Oh! Is there anything you and Shiro want specifically?"

"Nah. Shiro eats just about anything you throw at him. And I'll be fine with whatever you bring. If Shinji's the one getting the food then he'll know what we like," Ichigo explained. "Alrighty then!"

The line went quiet and Ichigo listened to the sound of rustling as he finished up the dishes. "Oh hey T-" "AAAHH!" Someone yelled from the line, making Ichigo drop the plate onto the ground, the pieces scattering al around him. "Son of a bitch!" Ichigo yelled. "Nel what the hell was that?!"

"NOTHING! Nothing! Haha…Listen I need to go now! See you tonight! Bye!" and the loud end tone played before the room, Ichigo turning off the phone and looking down at the mess. "fucking hell," Ichigo sighed as he went to grab the broom and proceeded to sweep up the mess.

Yoruichi, Isane, Soifon, Hitsugaya and Isshin were all standing outside Emory's building. Emory, Unohana and Kisuke were all standing in front of them as Ulquiorra gave them all a key with a small piece of paper attached to it, behind them black unsilenced cars. "Everything you'll need in case you get into a little…scuffle is inside the car. I'll have my men drop you off. Once you get to the storage place, get in and find anything that could possibly be of use. And if there isn't anything then just come back," Emory explained.

"Make sure to always be on guard. We don't know what to expect so make sure you keep your eyes open," Kisuke spoke from the side as he flapped his fan and held it in front of him. "Do be careful," Unohana softly spoke.

"Stop worrying! We got this!" Yoruichi spoke up. "Besides. I'm sure you already have backup if something were to happen to us," Yoruichi smirked slyly as she looked at Emory, said person looking at her in disgust. "Ha. I am not so kind to just give up my men," he huffed. "Yea alright," Yoruichi turned. "I'll be heading off now. You all be safe, got it? If any thing happens to you guys I'll kick your ass," Yoruichi said as she got into the car and closed the door, the car driving off.

"Well then I shall be off as well then," Soifon spoke as she turned around and headed to her designated car. Hitsugaya, not being one for words simply nodded at them and headed of to his car. The ones still standing watched as both cars droved off. "I will go ahead and take my leave now, Unohana-san," Isane spoke up from her spot. "If anything, remember that there are men posted for your safety in the area. But I trust in your skills,' Unohana silently spoke as she placed a gentle and reassuring hand on her underlings shoulder. Isane simply smiled, eyes screaming determination as she also took her leave. They watched as the car drove off, leaving one left and they turned to Isshin who had a calculating look on his face.

"Having second thoughts, my friend?" Emory stepped forward so that he was standing next to his long time friend. "Of course not. I am ready for Aizens downfall. I just hope that there's actually something in these storages," Isshin sighed as he crossed his arms in thought. "Knowing Aizen, there could be nothing of importance in those storages and he is using this to throw us off. But, there is also a chance that there is, in fact, something of significance in at least one of those storage places. And hopefully it would be something to help us move the process in taking him down tonight," Emory placed a hand on his friends shoulder, hoping this simple gesture will reassure him. "Yea, you're right. Do me a favor," Isshin turned to his friend with a serious look. "Anything."

"Send someone to keep an eye on my kids. Ichigo and Shiro are stepping out for their birthday later tonight. Yuzu and Karin are old enough to be left alone but I still don't like the thought of them being alone when there is so much going on," Isshin explained as he walked towards the car, Emory following after. "Say no more. I'll send someone to keep an eye on the girls and someone separate to keep an eye on the boys," Isshin opened the door and turned back to his friend. "Thanks Emory."

"No need to thank me. I would have sent someone there regardless if you had asked me to or not," Isshin chuckled, a small smile caressing his lips. "I'm off," Isshin got inside and closed the door, Emory watching as the car drove off.

Kisuke snapped his fan closed and walked up beside Emory, Unohana and Ulquiorra stayed where they were as to not to intrude on whatever the two were about to talk about. "What will you do?"

"I have to send some people to the Kurosaki residence to keep watch. It seems Grimmjow has gotten himself in a small pickle, so I have to call Kuro to make sure he cleaned up his mess," Emory took out his phone when he heard it vibrate. He looked down at his phone and read over a message, a shit eating grin consuming his features. "And it seems that the police have done their job for once."

"A warrant was approved?" Kisuke snapped his fan open and covered his face which showed nothing but silent amusement. "Not yet. But it seems the higher ups are looking at it as we speak. If all goes well, we'll have an answer on whether we get that warrant or not," Emory turned around and headed back towards his building, Kisuke, Unohana and Ulquiorra following after.

"So it seems like things are finally looking up?" Kisuke spoke up as they walked inside and headed towards the elevator, Emory pressing the button and all three of them getting on when the doors opened. "I would love to say yes, but remember that we are Yakuza and things usually don't go the way we plan," Emory pressed the button for his floor and watched as the doors closed.

"Well I hope for everyone sake, things will, for once, go as planned," Unohana finally spoke from in between Emory and Kisuke, Ulquiorra kept to himself in the corner. Said men looked down at her, seeing a faint smile on her lips but both men knew it wasn't a happy smile. They knew it was warning to whoever decided to ruin their plans.

"Ulquiorra, when you can, please call Starrk and tell him that he is needed here. I have a task for you two," Emory changed the topic of conversation, knowing that nothing else needed to be added to what Unohana had said. "Of course," The elevator doors opened and they all stepped out heading towards Emory's office space.

"Thank you," Emory opened his door and let everyone else in before himself. Watching the remainder of who was left he clapped his hands together to et everyone's attention. "Now, let's put together and army shall we? Because whether that warrant comes or not, I'm sure you're all itching to take someone down tonight am I right?" Emory grinned, small chuckles coming from the side and approving glances heading his direction.

They were going to take Aizen down tonight, whether the police was going to help or not.

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Aizen sat in his office, a singular finger tapping away from the side of his keyboard, his head placed gently on the palm of his hand as he looked at his computer screen. He looked up when his door opened, and Gin strolled inside followed by an annoyed looking Tousen. "My, it's quite rare to see the two of you together like this," A small teasing smile met Aizens lips as he straightened himself to the men before him. "Mah, he just caught me on the way in," Gin grinned as he shoved his hands in his pocket. Tousen huffed grudgingly as he stepped around Gin so he can stand at his rightful place beside Aizen.

"Well nonetheless, I have good news," Aizen said as he leaned back in his chair and clasped his hands together. "Oh?"

"Yes. You'd be happy to know that if all goes as planned, I will have one of the Kurosaki twins in my grasp tonight," Aizen looked away from his computer screen, said Kurosaki twins' picture placed across the screen. Gin tilted his head to the side in a questioning manner, Aizen understood what was being asked of him, an all to knowing smile caressing his usual blank features. "Someone you know very well will be the key to this plan. She has to make up for the fact that she withheld some very…important…Information from me," Aizen said as he grabbed his phone from the side and quickly dialed a number, watching Gin as he stared at him with a questionable gaze.

"Yes, Ggio. Is she ready?" Aizen asked with a smile, Ggio answering in return. "Wonderful. Be a dear and bring her up," Ggio replied with an okay and Aizen ended the call, placing his phone back where it was and sat bad in his seat with a smile. His hands nicely folded on his lap. Tousen had twitched at the way Aizen was talking to Ggio but if Aizen had noticed he decided not to comment on it.

Another minute went by when a knock at the door resounded throughout the room. "Come in," Aizen smiled gently as he watched the door open. "Ah. You look splendid today. Are you ready for your redemption?" Aizen leaned forward and placed his hands on his desk. "Yes, Aizen-Sama," a soft yet recognizable voice, to Gin, spoke from behind him. Without a second thought, the silver haired man turned around, his eyes making a rare appearance as he stared at the woman standing in front of him.

"Rangiku?" Gin questioned in shock. "Gin…" She spoke quietly.

"I don't understand. What is she doing here? You told me you sent her back home after…that," Gin turned back around to stare at Aizen, his eyes now closed again but his body language clearly telling the people in the room that he was feeling something towards this situation. But what it was, they'll never know. "Yes. I called her back because she is the key to bringing me Ichigo Kurosaki tonight," Aizen stood up, grabbing a box from his drawer and walked towards his recent guest. He held the box in his hand, Rangiku grabbing it and opening it so see that there was a set of brown contacts. She silently grabbed one and continued to place it on her eye, blinking continuously so that it sat in place, doing the same to the other contact. She lifted her arms up and took her hair in her hand, tying it up in a low ponytail.

Gin continued to look at her, his face void of any emotions. "Are ya goin' ta tell me what exactly it is you're plannin'?"

Aizen turned to look at the emotionless Gin before him, a soft welcoming smile placed on his lips. "No…I don't think I will."

I personally love the way I ended it. So mysterious yet so mischievous lol.

What do you think is Aizen's plan? I really want to hear what you guys think. So please do leave some feedback, guesses or just comments on how bad this chapter was. It's all welcomed c':

I hope you enjoyed it and until next time!

Ciaosu~~!