3Eavesdropping
Summary: A follow up to "Secrets". Ichigo's telling his nakama (Chad, Ishida, and Inoue) everything his father told him. But, at the same time—his other friends, Tatsuki, Keigo, and Mizuiro are listening in on his conversation. Will the three end up getting caught? If so, by whom?
"Bold"-Ichigo and his nakama speaking
""-Thoughts
Tatsuki, Keigo, and Mizuiro were about to turn the corner that led to their favorite place to eat lunch (which happened to be the school's balcony) when they thought they heard Ichigo speaking. The three teens even looked around the corner, and noticed that it was indeed Ichigo speaking.
"…Dad's a Shinigami, and my mom's a quincy." Ichigo replied, pinching the bridge of his nose.
Tatsuki, Keigo, and Mizuiro looked at each other the same question going in the minds.
"What the hell is a Shinigami? And what is a quincy?"
That's when Orihime spoke up. "What kind of Shinigami was he?"
"My dad told me he used to be Captain of the 10th division before he left." Ichigo said, a hint of a smile on his face as he spoke to her.
"Sugoi!" She replied, huge smile on her face.
"Why in the heck is Inoue-san so interested in this weird stuff?" Tatsuki thought, staring at the group having no idea that her fun would soon be interrupted. Keigo's and Mizuiro's too.
"Ichigo," Ishida began, "Is your last name even Kurosaki?"
Ichigo sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "No. My dad told me last night that his real last name was Shiba. Shiba Isshin. So, I'm assuming that's also my last name."
Keigo was wide-eyed. He couldn't believe it. His—his best friend's last name wasn't even Kurosaki?! He was about to scream out his disbelief to the world, when no one other than Mizuiro stopped him from revealing their hiding spot.
"Are you an idiot?!" Tatsuki whisper shouted. "Do you want us to get in trouble with Ichigo?!"
"…N-no." Keigo whispered, a frightened look appearing on his face.
"Good." After Tatsuki's scolding, the three resumed their eavesdropping.
"….Related to any of the Shibas we met in the Soul Society?" Sado asked, curiously.
"Yeah. You know Kuukaku and Ganju right?" Everyone in the group nodded. "Apparently.. they're my cousins. Including this guy named Kaien."
"Soul Society?! Shibas? Kuukaku? Ganju? What the hell is going on here?!" Keigo, Tatsuki, and Mizuiro thought.
"Kaien? Who's he?" Inoue asked, curiously. She genuinely looked curious, because every time Rukia mentioned his name.. Orihime had asked about who he was. Her Shinigami friend would only give her a sad look, and a vague answer at most.
"He—he was my cousin. My dad told me he used to be part of the 13th division in the Gotei 13. He served under Ukitake-san as his fukutaichou."
"May I ask what—what happened?"
"He—he was killed by a hollow that Aizen created."
"Who…who's this Aizen guy he was talking about? And what in the hell is a Gotei 13?" The three eavesdroppers thought, staring intently at Ichigo and the others.
Moments later, Ichigo and his group of friends went silent having went back to their lunches that they had forgotten about.
Tatsuki, Keigo, and Mizuiro had gotten so caught up in what they were doing that they hadn't heard someone walk up behind them. "Ahem," the mystery person said. The three teens jumped in the air a bit, before turning to notice a mysterious man standing there not looking too happy with them.
"Uh.. h-hello," Tatsuki said, nervously.
"Wh-who're you?" Mizuiro asked, masking his nervousness.
"If you must know, my name's Urahara Kisuke." The man replied coolly, sending the three a steely glare. His grey eyes were full of anger that his godson's, and his friends' privacy had been broken. He then put his cane over his shoulder, which held his zanpakuto (Benihime), and continued to stare at the three.
"Wh-what are you—" Kisuke cut Keigo off, with a glare before deciding to speak again.
"Its rude to eavesdrop on someone's conversation, I hope you know," Kisuke replied, his voice cold. After that, he walked off towards Ichigo hoping to annoy his favorite godson.
"Hello Ichigo-san and friends~" He replied, smile on his face.
"Hello, Urahara-san! Konnichiwa!" Orihime replied, smiling.
"Good to see you." Ishida replied, pushing the glasses up the bridge of his nose. Sado, the silent one he is, gave him a nod of the head, letting him know it was nice to see him.
"Getaboushi?! What are you doing here?" Ichigo asked, the ever present scowl on his face deepening a little.
"I thought I'd come and visit my favorite godson~" The shopkeeper replied, hiding his smirk behind his ever present fan.
"Godson?!" Ishida, and Orihime shouted in surprise. Sado just widened his visible eye in surprise at hearing the news.
"Ahehe… I guess I forgot to mention that one…"
Disclaimer: Bleach and its characters belong to Tite Kubo himself
A/N: Decided to do kind-of a follow-up to "Secrets"—except Ichigo's telling his close friends (the ones that were there with him through everything—invading Seireitei to save Rukia, etc.) R&R please.
Translations (from Japanese to English):
*Sugoi: Amazing!
*Konnichiwa: Good afternoon/Good evening
*Getaboushi: Hat and Clogs (this is how it's translated in the English dub of Bleach)