Relaxing {open}

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo felt like this part of own was his responsibility and he had to manage it Soul Society certainly made it seem like he had a lot on riding on his shoulders so he never expected anyone to give him a break or a night off from the madness. ''Shut up im no idiot I was just making sure and all'' he said realising she had thrown in a insult but at the same time he was thankful Ana had offered maybe even a part of him would be worried if Ana would be ok dealing with it all on her own it would not sit too well with him if she or any of his friends helped him out only to become hurt but it could be good for Ichigo to step back and let them deal with it.

He looked to Ana hearing her tell him not to worry he's ever permanent scowl deepened a little more he never worried or so he made it seem but even then his friends could pick it up despite him trying not to show it. But he was curious he family seemed to have some secrets and a lot more to them but still he couldn't see how Ana could put up with dealing with her brother's fury at any given time. Ichigo almost glared at Ana as she said she could deal with her brother easy after facing his own darker more twisted side. Yeah he remembered that not all of it but most ''Zip it you!'' Ichigo said to her he never wanted Ana to relieve that again. ''That is true though i wouldn't even wanna go up against my own hollow'' he sighed.

Kids just seemed to pick up on Ichigo's hot headedness and they tended to not approach someone who looked angry all the time so he didn't blame them. He had never really babysit anyone's children either only his boss's son but she was crazy anyway you'd have to be to let him watch over a kind he thought was a brat. But Ana's brother being older meant he would not hold back what he thought he'd tell the guy what he thought sure he didn't want to purposely upset him but by the sounds of it Ichigo might get some attitude back and he liked that, was better than not standing up for what you really thought and wanted to say well only one way to find out.

He could imagine his dad could get Urahara in and some others to discuss matters or he could completely go the other way and throw a big shinigami party who knew with Isshin. Ichigo blinked a couple of time suddenly hearing Ana laughing before telling him he could understand her brother without taking none of his crap. ''Damn right i wont! that little shit better not get me in trouble with him'' he began. He waited for Ana to confirm she wasn't going to spread the word he'd gone soft because people would end up coming up to him thinking he could solve all their problems and that he cared about strangers worries because he didn't. Yeah it would be interesting for sure what was he letting himself in for he couldn't help but wonder but he did want to try and help her brother. ''Oh yeah, that'' Ichigo began when she mentioned swimming with sharks, yeah he was defiantly not going soft the Ichigo a few years back would of done the same thing well maybe not. ''Hey, what's his name have you told me it before?'' he said maybe he hadn't been listening or he'd just forgotten.

[Shoshi Ana]

He had not taken her idiot comment rather bad it seemed telling her to shut up. She couldn’t help but smirk a little, ah now he knew what it was like when he called her a bitch, she wasn’t a bitch just like he wasn’t an idiot. “I know I know” she said waving a hand as if brushing off his words, she got it but she was willing to help out, give him a life, nothing wrong with that. He needed to realize he was still a human and had to live his life and Soul Society needed to realize they couldn’t expect him to clean everything up for them here in the world of the living.

Shocked for a moment Ana smiled to herself and pretended to zip her mouth shut, she had not meant to insult him in any way just pointing out a fact. Ichigo’s Hollow was brutal and really did not like Ana at all which was understandable she’d pissed Ichigo off and got in the way to stop him so naturally the Hollow came after her. Pretending to unzip her mouth she quickly said “Ah you’ll kick it’s butt” she added with a nod before looking away from Ichigo. She had no doubt Ichigo would win against his Hollow that was one thing she never doubted.

Ana blinked, she hadn’t told Ichigo her brother’s name? How silly of her. “Jin” she said “You wouldn’t think it looking at him, there is nothing golden about him” she shook her head. Suppose it had been an important name to her father though, something about it having been one of his favourite cousin who Ana had never met because he had been killed by a Hollow at a young age. Shame really though she didn’t remember much of the stories her father had told her when she was little but she remembered that one because of her brother.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ichigo could only hear the insult in a comment even if it ended in a compliment he picked up the worse of it and snapped back but still she was right she had mad the offer to take over some of the hollow duties so he'd let her. ''Thanks'' he made sure to say in advance because there would come a time where he'd be hanging about with his sisters before he got the alert that got him making his excuses and leaving. He really did need to realise that he was only human and wasn't indestructible he could die getting involved with shinigami who were already dead he still had his life to live yet.

He watched Ana for a moment seeing her imitate her actually zipping it after he'd said. But he did see his hollow as the weakness in him and no one liked to face their demons but he had eventually he defeated and beat his hollow and now had complete control over him, well maybe not 100 percent but he wasn't going to interfere in his battles anytime soon he could pull out a hollow mask at ease to give his own reaitsu a huge boost and an edge but lately he hadn't used his hollow power because he didn't need it in his recent battle with a Quincy. ''Well I already did but....'' he began ''Did I tell you to unzip'' he smirked kidding around. ''I don't feel like I need him right now....but if it comes to it when fighting Juha i'll have no choice'' he said. He had recently learned that hollows were like poison to Quincies so maybe that was why he was one of these war potentials or whatever it was. He could pull out his hollow whenever he wanted and a hit with a black hollowfied getsuga would be to his advantage.

He had thought he better learn Ana's brother's name he wasn't about to go call him brat or something, he nodded ''Jin, ok it will change to you little shit'' he smirked guessing Jin had an attitude on him. He nodded guess he defiantly wasn't golden but maybe Ichigo could try and bring out his better traits he seemed to have them in there somewhere if he knew how to respect his other siblings. ''Don't worry, he'll be worshipping the ground you walk on when ive taught him'' he joked maybe not to that extreme but he did want to get to the bottom of why he was how he was. He was sure it was more than likely his childhood but still it sounded like he knew how to be a decent guy but just not to Ana.

[Shoshi Ana]

Glancing to Ichigo she smiled a little at his thanks, it was the least she could do after what he had done for them all and it was something she wanted to do none the less so of course she was fine with it. However Ana quickly zipped her mouth shut when he told her to zip it. It was a lame attempt to make him smile but then again as she knew he hardly ever smiled, it was like mission impossible. She could just imagine her and Orihime sneaking around trying to make him smile to mission impossible music, heck Keigo might even join in. No doubt Ichigo would think they were being idiots.

Pretending to unzip her mouth she said how he could beat his Hollow. Well he had appoint he already had beaten it before but if they were completely separate beings and Ichigo had to face his Hollow as another physical being she was sure he would kick it’s butt. Blinking a few times when Ichigo made his comment about her unzipping her mouth she quickly pretending to zip it before unzipping “You didn’t tell me to put a lock on it you know” she added before taking a small step to the side in the event he slapped her across the back of the head as she often did to him.

“That’s a good thing though right” she said, it was a good thing right? Not feeling the need to call upon the Hollow. Though Ana was concerned, if Ichigo had Quincy in him then what did that mean with the Hollow part too? Was that why he struggled so much with his power? Was the Hollow side still dangerous to his Quincy side? Ana though hoped Ichigo could learn about his Quincy nature and the power locked inside, he could probably do amazing things with it and sure enough combine it maybe to kick this jerk offs ass. She’d love nothing more than Ichigo to avenge his mother and hopefully find some peace.

She couldn’t help but laugh when Ichigo claimed he’d change her brother’s name to ‘little shit’, oh yes she was sure that would go down swimmingly. She could see it, Ichigo calling Jin a little shit and Jin calling Ichigo an old man. While Ana on the other hand would be taking Ichigo’s sisters to all these places they probably never got to go to and having fun. “Oh I’m not worried. I’m sure you can handle him and if not just call and tell me to come get him, I’ll drag him out by the ears with a fishing hook” she added giving him the thumbs up. Honestly she’d be surprised if Ichigo could make it a whole week.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

He may not outwardly show it but he appreciated all that his friends and family did and it was good to know they had his back when things got too much for him. He would never suck up to Soul Society and try and be in their good books because well he didn't care he was simply defending what he thought to be right and that was the future of Karakura town and it was under threat by Quincies but he couldn't do it on his own. It had seemed Ana made an attempt to get him to chill out a bit more by offering to help out with the hollow alerts but she had also tried to get him to smile but he figured that Ana already knew she was fighting a losing battle there because he didn't break a smile for no one, well maybe if he was caught off guard and forgot who he was with and just let go of the anger façade. But if they liked a challenge then they could try and make it happen.

Ichigo had gone through a lot of mental torture from his hollow who just found amusing to mess with his already confused mind but he had no choice he had to take him head on and finally beat him. In return his hollow promised he'd lend his power to him providing that Ichigo never backed down or let anyone beat him if he showed weakness in a battle then he'd be there to take over. But in a way that was good it meant Ichigo couldn't cower in fear not that he usually did because he charged right in no matter who his enemy was. Snapping out of his thoughts Ichigo looked to Ana with a blank face ''Don't give me ideas!'' he said upon hearing her stating he didn't tell her to put a lock on. He hadn't planned on hitting her anyway but he see her move away he gave a look towards her as if he was being dared to go ahead and do it, oh that was right run away he'd scare her even more now. But he remembered the countless times she had hit, jabbed and slapped him at any chance she got when he was being either smug or just rude.

He didn't know if it was a good thing or not, would his hollow appreciate the peace and quiet and being called on every fight or would he someday demand he take over. He had too many voices going on in his head with his hollow but he was very quiet could it be his Quincy power was coming out more and more and his hollow was suffering because of it. Or could his hollow be preventing him from using any Quincy techniques he imagined it would be quite hard to have two conflicting powers within him so how did he use them to his advantage. Perhaps he would have to close off one power to be able to have access to the other. ''I dunno, im a little confused as to what is the right power for me or not'' he sighed hopefully the zero division could make it clearer for him.

Ichigo doubted he be using Jin's name for long maybe when he first met him and about 15 minutes after he'd of called him anything but his actual name and just insulting names from there on in. He nodded when Ana confirmed he could call her up if Jin truly was a pain but still Ichigo couldn't help but think where would he himself be if someone had just given up on him because he was always so blunt and sarcastic. But this was going to be a whole week what would he tell himself when he was younger and pushed everyone away, he'd probably tell his younger self to grow up and stop shutting people out. He had many questions to ask Jin but would he get through to him?

[Shoshi Ana]

(lol you made ana sound like she beats the crap out of ichigo)

Flicking her eyes to Ichigo for a moment she smirked "You wouldn't hurt me" she added before shaking her head and looked around again. She really had to try teach Ichigo to express some form of emotion and not be a blank slate all the time, honestly he was going to be going to university soon, he needed to do more than just scowl and glare and give a blank expression. Ah she'd eventually try though doubted she'd ever get very far, it's just who he was and that was ok... for the moment at least. Though even she had to admit that blank expression sometimes freaked her right out.

Ichigo was confused? It made sense, he had found out so much recently especially today alone so it was natural he was confused, sadly Ana was unsure there was anything she could do to help Ichigo out other than offer her support when he needed it. She knew as little as he did especially about Quincies. Well maybe that is what she could do, find out more information on Quincies for him and what they could do, then he would have an idea of what he could possibly do.

"I guess whatever one feels right" she added shrugging her shoulders a little, whatever felt more comfortable, natural right? That's what he should go with, no? "You are a unique combination of things Ichigo, maybe you could combine them all" though was that even possible to combine his different power sources into one unique all powerful one? "Now that would give Juha something to fear hey" she gave him a small smile. It just might make this so called leader of an army quiver in fear and second guess things especially about Ichigo. Never underestimate ones opponent she said and Ichigo was not someone this Juha guy should assume he could beat, though Ana had no idea what the prick was thinking.

"I wont make you take him until after everything has settled down though" she stated, he needed to focus on the task at hand, get his head on straight and figure out everything he needed to figure out. Well they had had a good distraction for a moment in time from the Quincy problem at least and hey they had done pretty good not to get attacked by anything else, normally the two were always running into trouble.

Thinking for a moment Ana made a small face before pulling out the small tube the Quincy had thrown at her feet "Maybe this can help you out a little to understand some of your own power hey?" She held the tube over to Ichigo "I don't know much about Quincy so I feel really terrible not being able to provide you some information... but I'll find a way to get you some ok. Until then though this little thing might be able to help you... whatever it is" she shrugged her shoulders a little once more because she had no idea if it would eventually explode or if it actually held anything at all but if it did maybe Ichigo could study it.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

(OOC: haha! yeah it does sounds like it!)

Ichigo frowned a little more as she claimed he wouldn't hurt her ''That's what you think...'' he began, of course it would never enter his mind to ever harm her, he was trying to do the opposite. But he still couldn't resist to make out that he would just to see her reaction. Ichigo's only emotions were angry and maybe even more angry and that was about it. He could and was capable of any emotion but he was too good at hiding how he felt and covered it up with something else. He could laugh and he did have a smile in there somewhere but he didn't want to go around doing that too often now.

Usually Ichigo had something on his mind he thought way more than he actually talked, he barely said anything but his mind was flowing of thoughts and doubts. But he had even more reason to be confused because of all the revelations he had now been made aware of. He did need someone to clear all his answers up make some sense of it all why did he not see half the things he found out. He just never saw his mother being a Quincy and he never thought his dad was a Shinigami and he never imagined he'd be told he was part of one of the noble families in Soul Society it was all just a little bit crazy for him to believe.

He was unsure if either of his originated power source was his most prominent one he knew he had taken the path of becoming a Shinigami but was he really supposed to take the Quincy route and become fully fledged in that no one else had all these kinds of powers within them so no one could really tell him how it felt or what it means. Ana had explained to him that which ever power felt the most natural to him was probably his more dominant power. He thought to himself how the most natural was his shinigami power wielding a sword felt right to him and it was his strongest point so to have Quincy in him that didn't feel natural but then again he had used that so called Blute Vein with out being aware he could. He glanced to Ana as she told him how he was a mix of many powers and to use that on Juha he nodded after a pause. ''Yeah, if I can do that...I think that's what the zero division are going to try to get me to do'' he said. But could he end up destroying himself by using conflicting powers all together he had many questions. ''I don't know what Juha is able to do yet, but if I can combine everything and use it then this stupid war will end'' he said.

Ichigo agreed he'd get to meet Jin after the war because there was already pressure building on all of them to perform and help Soul Society. ''Yeah, that's ok'' he said before he notice a small tube was handed to him he frowned wondering what she was doing before he realised what it was. How could he forget, Ana had picked it up earlier. He looked at Ana as she said it could help him discover more about his own power he looked down at the tube before taking it. Looking at it, he could see it had no more power within it now because it had been used against them but it made him think about the attack. Ichigo quickly moved his eyes back onto Ana hearing how she wanted to help him find out some things about the Quincies. He shook his head a little ''Don't feel bad, none of us could know what these new Quincies are capable of'' he began. ''We'll just have to learn about them as we go'' he added before looking back to the small tube observing it.

[Shoshi Ana]

Ana made a small face and frowned at Ichigo for a moment, no he wouldn't hurt her, he'd feel bad afterwards... yea that's right! She smirked a little "Well you don't scare me Ichigo Kurosaki" she added, well he did sometimes but he didn't need to know that now did he. He could be creepy when he wanted to be. "Even with that expression" she added though all he had to do was scowl a little more and she'd be backing up a little more though she knew he wouldn't hurt her not intentionally just like she never meant to hurt him when he pushed her too far and was being an ass so she'd smack him across the back of the head... reflex as she said. If she actually ever hurt him though she'd feel really bad.

See that was the spirit. If he believed it then he could do it, it was all a matter of will power and if anyone had it more than anyone else it was Ichigo, he never lost and he wouldn't loose this time, that was not an option. Raising her thumbs she smiled "Don't worry about him. You'll win I know you will" she added nodding her head. Juha would suck it and this war would be over and then they could go on living their lives once more and all would be well in the war until the next threat came up because no doubt another threat would at some point.

Watching the object for a moment Ana made a small face handing it over to Ichigo, it was such a weird looking thing really. "Maybe Clogs knows something. He's a walking encyclopedia." Ana said thinking out loud as she tapped her chin for a moment, wouldn't hurt to ask him at some point she guessed. If anyone knew anything it would be that guy right, what if he didn't know anything though? Then that would be bad, ah no no she was sure the guy knew something he always knew something.

Sure Ichigo was right, they would learn more as they went along but Ana was impatient, she wanted more information now before someone got seriously injured. She wanted to know what they were up against and what tactics would work against their enemy, if there was a way to stop at least some of them from fighting, if there was a way to try stop this war before it started but Ana was not sure ending the war would happen until Juha was dead. "I intend to find out some information as soon as possible" she added before glancing to Ichigo and raised her hands "Ah... I wont go getting into too much trouble though. Promise" she stated folding her arms behind her back but she did want information and she would get it one way or another. Not just to help Ichigo understand the power within him but to get some information that could help everyone on what was to come.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

He couldn't help but smirk as Ana seemed to be debating in her own mind if he meant what he said but the fact he had such a serious look on his face a moment ago probably didn't help her in trying to convince her would not hurt her. Ichigo's smirk remained as she told him she wasn't scared of him. ''Oh are you not?...damn i'll have to up my game then wont i'' he said. Despite his intimidating scowl and angry looks he always had he still wasn't scaring her ''What expression....this is normal for me'' he said. He was pretty sure his hollow side was creepy, twisted and would hurt anyone but that was not him more like all of Ichigo's bad traits amplified.

Sure he did get hurt many times he had a hole punched through his chest nearly lost limbs and been stabbed numerous of times a slap from Ana was nothing, well no she still had a good swing on her and it no doubt hurt, but it was for his own good to deter him from being a jerk. Like when he very bluntly pretended not to know someone or be rude to someone who was introducing themselves then he knew he'd get a hit from Ana so maybe he'd think twice? probably not.

Ichigo was trying to keep in high spirits and be confident in himself that he could beat Juha because he imagined the head Captain would deal with that guy and he had so it seemed only to fall to the despair of Soul Society lose their head Captain, now it was on Ichigo's shoulders. Yamamoto had hundreds or years of experience over Ichigo that old man was surprising he had seen him fight Aizen and the pure strength he had was immense he was probably 200 years old so how was Ichigo at 18 supposed to take Juha down. It sounded crazy but he would just go with it, people needed him to kill Juha so that was what he was going to do. He glanced to Ana seeing her thumbs up and she sounded confident in him to achieve his goal. ''Thanks, its good to know some people believe in me'' he said. But he couldn't do any of this without his friends and family's help.

Ana had made a good point in that being Urahara or as he called him hat and clogs could give him some answers, he hadn't really spoke to the guy in some time, he had only ever called on him to train him up and he needed to ask him to push his limits and build up his stamina even if it was like doing chores and making him run around he needed to be in top physical condition to even be able to stand a chance in training with the zero division. Who knew what challenges they had lined up for him and the others. ''Yeah, he is he knows too much...'' he said. He watched Ana seeing she appeared determined to get some information on the Quincies ''Your really gonna go study them aren't you...'' he began and knowing her that could involve getting into some kind of trouble and just as he was about to tell her not to get herself into trouble she had already promised not to. ''Well good, just don't drag me into trouble with you'' he smirked. He tucked the strange looking tube into his pocket remembering to show Urahara.

[Shoshi Ana]

She hesitated for a moment before shaking her head slowly before smiling a little, if he upped his game anymore than he already had he might give someone a heart attack one day. Suppose they both had things to work on then, him trying to be more scary which wouldn't help going against a group of Quincies and her to stop being so gullible, she was sure Ichigo would become more scary before she stopped being so trusting in what people said around her. "It's that expression that frightens most people" she pointed out raising an eyebrow a little. It was true though, he didn't often have to do much around people who didn't know him to frighten them.

There was no doubt in her mind that Ichigo would beat Juha, no matter how powerful this Juha guy was he didn't sound like someone who respected life at all and because of that she was sure he would fail. What man slaughtered his own people and still had loyal followers within the society, maybe his people were just as twisted as he was? Certainly sounded like they were. Besides when you were out to avenge someone closest to you there was no option but to win. Giving him the thumbs up she smiled a little. Whatever he needed to keep his hopes up and let him know he'd be fine Ana would do her best to make it happen. Confused Ichigo was not a pretty sight.

"A lot of people believe in you Ichigo. I mean you've been asked to save the world how many times now?" she had to wonder for a second, how many times had it been now, far too many she knew that much. And besides if people didn't believe in him they wouldn't have bothered asking him for assistance or they wouldn't help him out.

If there was one person who could help Ichigo out it'd be Urahara, so Ana thought anyway. The guy was creepy at times granted but he knew his stuff and he had known about Ichigo too as she recalled him saying once how Ichigo's power was not yet complete. It all made sense now when you really thought about it. In the event Urahara didn't know much information though Ana was willing to go find some, even if the guy did know some stuff, she wanted the facts and figures to put across and get a better understanding of what they were up against exactly.

She nodded her head, yes she wanted to study them though she made sure to let Ichigo know she wouldn't get into too much trouble. Blinking for a moment she frowned and snapped her head at Ichigo pointing a finger "Hey, your the one who drags me into trouble" she added before lowering her hand, ok granted she sometimes dragged him into trouble too. Letting out a small sigh she nodded her head "I'll do my best" she said quietly. Man if she got Ichigo into trouble it wouldn't be just Urahara she had to hear from but his father too and Karin would ask so many questions mind you.