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[Kurosaki Isshin]

Isshin's eyebrows raised quickly when Ana had asked him a question reguarding Yuzu and Karin he smiled slightly ''No...its ok...your Ichigo's friend and my past will all come out in the end, i did hope to sheild the twins from this news for a while longer being 13 year old girls there more interested in high school and parties...but they both have concerns for Ichigo me and him have yet to tell them that were Shinigami'' he sighed. ''But they can see spirits its clear they could develop something overtime but Ichigo is a different matter being my first born Aizen grew an interest in a son of mine and Masaki he's interest has pushed Ichigo's exsistance into that of the unknown for his own personal entertainment, my daughters not so much'' he explained.

He knew Yamamoto had been around when all this fued withthe Quincy was still going strong. It shhowed jut how long he had been the head Captain and how long he had seen the bloodshed between Quincy and Shinigami. ''Its a war that will keep on going until there is neither race anymore both could die out and then we will be in trouble...it could go on well past my lifetimes and yours too'' he said.

Isshin couldnt help but grin hearing how Ana said Masaki sounded just like Ichigo ''Oh they are...Masaki was never one to sit by and watch she got involved every time'' he said ''I cant beleive Ichigo never talks about her he was close to her you couldnt tell he used to be a crybaby'' Isshin couldnt help but smirk who'd of thought he had been such a wuss when he was a kid compared to him now. ''Hey who knows she may be seeing all the things we get up to she'd want me to tell Ichigo everything and no lies...'' he said.

His walking slowed as he nodded when she asked if he had seen more Arrancar ''Yes...just low level ones but ive seen anything up to 6 Arrancar lurking about of course they dont stick around for me to question them...they are up to something strange....its like they've been told to hold off any attacks for now'' he began. ''I'll show you where ive spotted some Arrancar'' he said as he changed direction and walked.

[Shoshi Ana]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 360px; padding: 15px; background-color: fbfbfb;] Ana looked over to Isshin and smiled a little. She was indeed Ichigo’s friend but still she really needed to butt out at times and just let her curiosity not get the better of her. Ana nodded her head. Karin knew though, she always saw Ichigo in his robes, she’d figure it out soon enough, Ichigo needed to tell her before something happened. Ana was undecided if she should mention something to Isshin or not. She was assuming Karin had not seen her father in the same robes as Ichigo, so maybe she would just keep quiet about it for the moment and remind Ichigo to tell his sister before it was too late; it’s all she could do. “Ah girls are lucky in that way” Ana said smiling a little, younger siblings more to the point where shielded from such things because of their big siblings, it was the eldest duty to protect their siblings and be strong for them. She huffed, the entire war sounded idiotic in her mind, yes they were different, yes they saw things differently and believed different things but it was not a good enough reason to go ideally killing one another in her mind. She frowned “Sounds pointless in my opinion” she mumbled. Both races played a part in nature, you didn’t have to agree with what they did but they did play important roles… of sorts. Ichigo was a cry baby when he was younger, Ana couldn’t help but chuckle at the thought of that, it would have been very interesting to see but she understood why Ichigo didn’t speak about his mother, Ana herself never spoke about her parent’s either… or well her entire family really. “He might talk about her one day, when he’s ready but I understand why he doesn’t and I don’t blame him for not mentioning her either” Ana said quietly, yea she wished Ichigo talked about his mother but the choice was in the end his to make and she wasn’t going to push the matter. Her attention drew to Isshin and she smiled “Yep… secrets never do anyone any good in the end but you’ve told me you’ll tell him so now I’m keeping you to it” she added pointing a finger at Isshin almost like a warning. Apparently Isshin had seen several lower classed Arrancar which had Ana very worried and the very fact they hadn’t made a move concerned her greatly. She spun around after Isshin did and smiled “Awesome. Isshin and Ana on a mission of their own and the Arrancar’s better not get in our way or they’ll have me and an ex-captain to deal with…” she said before she paused “Oh yea you said you were a captain… what division where you in charge of?” she asked raising an innocent enough eyebrow.

[Kurosaki Isshin]

Isshin of course knew all about Karin being aware of Ichigo's secret job he knew that both Karin and Yuzu would one day be exposed to it all but like Ichigo he'd rather them be a little older, Ichigo had been 15 the moment his world changed forever and it was a long process of self dscovery and being so young made it all the more pressuring. He'd hope Ichigo and his sisters would work it all out themselves. ''Yeah, they are lucky but i cant keep them from the harsh reality of the world much longer'' he said.

Isshin smiled as Ana said the war seemed pointless, he almost chuckled ''That's what Masaki said about the whole thing too....and you're right it is an unjust reason to fight but as long as we continue exsist the more we will continue to destroy one another....its in our nature to seek more power than somebody else its what sins are all about....when will we ever learn'' he sighed. One race always wanted to be seen as superior to the other but rarely you came across the people who just put others before their own needs but they happened to be a minority.

Isshin could only grin at Ana's chuckle ''Yeah, i know right hes not the type to cry'' he said to her. But it was completely true he did nothing but cry if Masaki left him but he was only a toddler at the time in his defence but still it was amusing to think he was the same person he was now. ''If he ever does talk to you about her then you've got a breakthrough he must really trust you because he's never spoke much about her to even me'' he began. It made himm think about Ana's family it made him frown a little ''You became a wonderful person despite your parents not being around Ana'' he smiled and nodded.

''Oh those Arranar dont stan a chance agasint us'' he said seeing that Ana was enthusiastic about seeking out any Arrancar. He walked along until he heard her ask him about what Division he happened to be Captain of. He turned his head towards her a little surprised she asked but he softened his expression. ''....I was Captain of the 10th Division...my name back then was Shiba Isshin''

[Shoshi Ana]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 360px; padding: 15px; background-color: fbfbfb;] She blinked and paused, Masaki thought so to, how very strange but it explained why her being a Quincy was able to fall in love with Isshin despite their differences, she and he did not seem to have cared about such things which made her smile “Great minds think alike I guess” she thought to herself before she nodded her head at his words. Isshin did have a very good point but she smirked and looked to him “We won’t… like you said, it’s in our nature, we will always been wanting more of something or another” she added shrugging letting out a small sigh. She wished everyone could be content in what they had but people always wanted more, hell there were times she wanted more of something or another but she didn’t really need it so she ignored the desire majority of the time, or best she could. The very thought of Ichigo being a cry-baby was rather amusing. He certainly was no cry-baby anymore that much was sure, in fact Ana could not recall a time Ichigo cried but that was Ichigo for you. “Man if he doesn’t trust me I’ll kick his ass” she said raising a fist before her face before her expression lightened and she looked to Isshin smiling a little “In all honesty though… I much rather see him smile more” she added which was true he always had that smirk on his face but a smile wouldn’t kill him every so often would it. She might like to know about his mother but she’d rather see him smile and be happy if she had the choice. “Maybe Ichigo is just waiting for the right moment to talk to you about her… perhaps you should try making the first move on the subject” she added shrugging her shoulders a little. She did not know about such things though but surely Ichigo would open up at some point to his father about his mother right? Ana did not expect Isshin to talk about her parents and she glanced to him smiling a little "Thank-you. I'd like to think they are looking down on me with a smile... and my siblings of course" she added nodding her head, she couldn't forget them. “Shiba” she added tapping her chin “Shiba, Shiba” she repeated and frowned a little, the name seemed familiar but she could not place it, eh maybe she was thinking of another name “So… you took on Masaki’s name then… how strange” she said mumbling the last bit to herself, why would he change his name, oh right probably to protect his family from Soul Society and all of that, he had left Soul Society though she did not know if he had been kicked out or not, did not matter really though. “OH W… wait… the, the… the 10th division… so you… you were like Rangiku’s boss?!” she suddenly said rather loudly struggling to form her words for a bit as she blinked a few times the shock taking over before she smirked “Hehe” she laughed deeply “Perfect… that means you’ll be able to tell me her age so when it comes to her birthday I can tell her… oh the look on her face” she said and laughed before she went serious again “No seriously though what was it like… oh that is, if you don’t mind me asking of course” she added, he didn’t have to tell her if he didn’t want to.

[Kurosaki Isshin]

Isshin of course had recalled every time Ichigo had cried, he had to witness a 9 year old boy be crushed by a death it was alot of a young child to absorb in let alone Isshin himself. ''I think Ichigo's does trust you...im sure he knows your not a bad person i'd like to think he's a good judge of character'' he said. Isshin continued his pacing as he smiled himself ''Yeah, he doesnt do much of the whole smiling thing does he...'' he began. ''But he is capable ive seen it'' he winked. He knew if he's son found something funny he'd simply smirk or comeback with something witty or offensive to divert it. ''He's just not the emotional type more bottle it up and deal with someone else's problems but when i tell him after his birthday he'll have the oppotunity to open up everything about her'' he said and hoped that would be the perfect chance to because it wasnt a topic to drop in normal conversation but he'd give him the open chance to talk about it soon enough.

He admired those who fended for themselves and not so reliant on parents and family like Ana. She had pretty much done good job in teaching herself about life and reality. ''They will be...i like to think everyone in the afterlife is still keeping tabs on you'' he smiled. His curiousty grew a little more into the Shoshi family and heritage, just who were her family and what were they like with Ana.

Isshin raised his brows as Ana began figuring out who the Shiba family were, it certainly rung a few bells within her but he smiled. ''Shiba is one of the noble families in Soul Society'' he was unaware if she knew of the 4 noble families almost a rarity in Soul Society. ''The Kuchiki family are one of the nobles'' he began. ''But yeah, Kurosaki is Masaki's name...you can kinda guess why i took her name...plus it meant that Ichigo would never get questioned who he was, if they knew he had Shiba bloodlines they would tell Ichigo everything about me'' he sighed.

He smirked seeing she was begining to join up the dots of his wayward past everything made sense with the more he told but he nodded. ''Yeah, Rangiku was my Vice Captain i was much younger but she was a blast, lazy but fun'' he said. He couldnt help but chuckle as Ana explained she wanted to know Rangiku's age ''Lets just say she's lived your life so far 10 times over'' he nodded at his words. He didnt mind speaking of his younger days as a Captain it was some of his best memories during that time. ''It was an honour to be a Captain...and Yamamoto was stil around when i was there...but after i encounter that beast in the human world and met Masaki i pretty much abandoned my post''

[Shoshi Ana]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 360px; padding: 15px; background-color: fbfbfb;] Ana smirked a little at Isshin’s words and nodded her head rubbing her neck “Yea he has his moments… doesn’t he” she added laughing slightly. Ichigo was pretty good at judging people though, when he wanted to be, like Isshin he was very good at judging people too, and reading them from what Ana had noticed. “I know right it’s like when he does smile you have to be real quick and snap a photo or you’ll miss it” she added and held her hands out like she was holding a photo “Proof Ichigo smiles is right here” she said shaking her head before folding her arms behind her again. “Yea that sounds like Ichigo… but he’ll accept help from other’s a lot more these days… that’s a break through on its own… then again mind you I’m pretty sure he is unable to talk myself and Uryu out of helping him” she tapped her chin thinking about it and smiled a little, yea sounded about right. Her eyes glanced to Isshin hearing him and smiled more nodding her head, yea and if he ran into problems Ana would pin Ichigo down for him, she could just see it now, the thought made her snicker. “Oh maybe I should go to talk to my parents after this, tell them to find Masaki and keep her company… though I mean I am sure Masaki has loads of friends on the other side all peering down at everyone” she added and smiled nodding her own head, yea, it was mentally agreed to herself she’d go talk to her parents after this, visit their graves she was certain they could hear her talking to them when she visited them… so she liked to hope. When Isshin though cleared up his family’s name Ana almost tripped over her own feet gasping in surprise, he was a Royal family member! No Way! That all made sense though as to changing his name to Kurosaki now. “Oh my god… you’re… no way… I did not see that one coming” she added shaking her head in disbelief. She had to agree with Isshin though about Soul Society spilling the beans to Ichigo about being all noble and stuff but still Ichigo from one of the noble families. She was shocked. Of course learning he was a Captain and of Rangiku’s was interesting, Ana had an upper hand on picking on Rangiku when she got annoying now, learning her age only made it sweeter “Well I knew she was old but she’s like really old!” Ana said raising an eyebrow and laughed “Perfect, this is going to be sweet…” she added a flash crossing her face before she seemed to calm down and glanced to Isshin “Oh, hah, ah, don’t worry I won’t tell her you told me… the secret is safe” she added. Though she went a bit quiet after he mentioned Yamamoto, Rangiku didn’t believe the conversation she’d been having with the girl a few weeks ago had she that had been funny, though still what had happened to the old man. “Maybe these arrancar’s can tell us some information on his disappearance… they might know something” she said shrugging her shoulders a little but it was worth a try, the more information they could get the better prepared they would be for whatever was going on behind the curtain.

[Kurosaki Isshin]

Isshin smiled widely ''Yeah trust me he thinks highly of you im sure, he values his friends just doesnt say it'' his smile became a smirk. You could usually tell if someone had good intentions or not just by their actions and not their words they spoke louder of course. ''Before Masaki died you couldnt stop him from giggling or smiling, he better be smiling on his birthday, i'll make him'' he chuckled at the thought of how he could do that.

He seemed pleased to hear Ana's words on how his son couldnt talk her and Ishida out of helping him. ''Im glad thats the case...you kow how stubborn he can be now'' he raised his eyebrows. He listened to her further as she still wished to remain connected to her parents and perhaps they knew of his wife too. ''You should...i know i cant keep away from Masaki's grave...'' he said. He often wondered how things could be so very different he may well of not ended up with Masaki had Ryukken, Ishida's father got the arranged marriage carried out he was lucky to of gone to the human world when he did or he'd of never met her at all. His children were a blessing and all he had left of Masaki protecting them was all he lived for currently but despite everything he had to let them know the truth about who they are and let them live their own lives one day.

Isshin had announced of his origins before he widened his eyes seeing her shock. He simply nodded when she spoke of not seeing that coming. He smiled he didnt know if she was aware of them of seen them but Ichigo had met the Shiba family when he went to save Rukia from execution not knowing they were in fact his relatives. ''Yeah, i know your thinking i act too goofy to have royal blood in me'' he laughed. He did have his fun and accident prone goof mode when he 'tested' his son in the mornings with a punch to the face.

''Yeah, she's old but doesnt look it, i used to tease her all the time....'' he said in reguards to Rangiku. ''Hitsugaya took over the captains position when i left'' he added. He smiled and nodded when she agreed not to spill it was him she got al the details from. ''Oh she'll work it out it was me...but if she saw the name 'Isshin Kurosaki' down on paper she wouldnt know who i really am....unless i see her face to face and tell her to stop sexually harrassing my son'' he laughed at his words what a small world it was. His laughing suddenly stopped and he frowned a reiatsu caught his attention and he looked around. ''This way!!'' he suddenly said as he ran forwards.