As it has already been a year since strange incidents started occurring between the human world and Soul Society. Nevertheless, the balances over boundaries are once again put to place. Appearance of hollows had also lessened in numbers.

In Soul Society. The captains of the thirteen squads are having a meeting. According to Ikaku who happened to passed by the door of the conference room. He heards the captains were having a joyous discussion, laughing as they speak. But as he heard Byakuya-taichou the meeting turned serious and the room silence. Sadly, Ikaku did not heard the reason why the sudden change of atmosphere.

When the meeting was finally over and done, captains all went out. Ukitake-taichou approached Byakuya-taichou and utterly asked, "Byakuya, this decision of yours, is that final?" and the captain replied minimally, "Yes."

A day after, Renji received a direct order, to deliver a message in the human world. He immediately went straight Uruhara's candy shop. Right after the others were called up to meet.

"Now I guess were all complete we can start," Uruhara supposed and gave the floor to Renji. He coughs before he begun and then he stated the communication, "Soul Society will be having a festive night and everyone gathered are invited to come," he added "Delivering this message is a directly from Byakuya-taichou ordered by the General-Captain." Rukia could not believe that Soul Society will have a celebration and had asked Renji many times that, "This better be not a joke." Everybody looked at each surprised then Ichigo uttered, "There's nothing wrong if with go." and Inoue added "Maybe so, they're the ones inviting us." They all went home after.

It was late at night, Rukia turns around and around her bed and just couldn't get to sleep. She was feeling troubled over something. She face down to her pillow closed her eyes tight but still she could not put herself into sleep. She stood up, went out of the room and knocks at Ichigo's room. She tried to call out for Ichigo but when she tried the doorknob the door went open revealing the room's dark but cozy atmosphere. She let herself in and closed the door she walked right into Ichigo, who was already in a deep sleep. She sat on the floor beside the bed and watched Ichigo as he makes faces in his sleep.

"Something's wrong though I don't know what it is. But as I am close like this with you, I know everything will turn to be fine… I hope," whispered Rukia as she touches the face of Ichigo.

Morning comes and was Yuzu get any loud. She knocks at his onii-chan's room almost destroying it. The noise wakes Ichigo up and opened the door right up. "Yuzu, it's Sunday would keep it down," he uttered then Yuzu gave that worried look in her face while asking, "Rukia-neesama is missing, is she there in your room?" Ichigo snapped out of that sleepy look and exclaimed aggravatingly, "What? Rukia is not here in my room!" he rushed into his sister's room but as Yuzu was saying Rukia was not there. He went all over the house but couldn't really find her. Yuzu has started crying as Karin and his father was comforting her. Ichigo stopped at the middle of the living room thinking of where Rukia could be. He was just about to go out when he saw cabinet slightly opened in his side. He run quick while telling Yuzu to not worry anymore when they heard him say that they followed him upstairs to his room. Ichigo stands in front of his closet while catching his breath. "Please be here," he whispered then quickly opened his closet revealing to him white bed sheets a little crumpled as Rukia was sleeping under them.

Since sunlight enters the closet, Rukia taught someone opened it and so she stood up seeing Ichigo worn-out. "What's wrong?" she asked with concern but then Ichigo held her into his arms. "Hey, what's wrong?" Rukia again asked but there was no reply from him. She only knew that he was certainly worried as he was shaking while holding her.

Yuzu was relieved that her brother had found Rukia but still she could not stop crying seeing her brother holding Rukia so tight. Now all Karin did was tell her that, "That's just how it is."