Kazuko smiled. He was beginning to like this Hisano character. "So you would not kill me if you could get me weak enough to not fight back then? Splendid! Now comes the hard part." he looked around and for good measure used his Pesquisa to make sure no one was watching them or was in earshot. Leaning toward Hisano, he said, "There is a man in this town called Urahara Kisuke who is rumored to have an underground facility away from prying eyes. We could fight there and not have to hold back, but you see..."<br/><br/>He straightened himself and continued. "I do not think he will agree to an Arrancar -even a peaceful one- fighting in his facility without the intention of dying at the hands of his attacker. If you can persuade him to allow it, I will fight you as many times as necessary." Kazuko's grin turned thoughtful. "You see, I happen to be looking for a way to restore my will to fight, and you just seem to radiate fighting spirit!"<br/><br/>Walking over to fetch a jacket, he opened his door and motioned for Hisano to follow. "If he tries to kill me, you may be my only hope of survival. All I am going to be able to do is tell the truth here. Besides, anything beats working for a liar like Aizen." He started walking towards Urahara's shop, kicking around the pebbles laying across the pavement from the fight with the huge amount of hollows that had previously occupied the road.<br/>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>When they got close to Urahara's shop, Kazuko was surprised to see an orange haired teen walk out the door that he could have sworn was supposed to be in school. What surprised him more, however, was the fact that a rather short soul reaper in another Gigai was following him, as well as the lieutenant of squad six. "Damn!" he muttered and ducked into an alleyway, grabbing Hisano's arm as he went. "How many of you did they dispatch out here anyway?" he asked. As the three people walked within earshot, he heard the lieutenant say "I mean come on Ichigo! you can't rush into every fight thinking that just because you have a bankai, you'll win!"<br/><br/>The response from the orange haired teen was simply "Tsch! Whatever." as he seemed to be thinking of something else entirely. Out of the blue, the orange haired teen looked directly down the alley at Kazuko. "You better have a good reason for hiding from everyone." he said, then turned to leave. Kazuko felt that something was off. That kid hadn't felt for spiritual pressure that he was aware of, and had been able to determine his location???<br/><br/>Kazuko had to know what gave Hisano and his position away. As the orange haired teen turned to leave, he ran up to him. "How?" he demanded "How did you know?" The teenager smiled almost creepily and the side of his right eye began turning black<span style="font-style: italic">very</span>slowly.<br/><br/>"N-no not now..." he muttered. As he gripped his head and fell forward, Kazuko caught him, but the moment he touched the teenager, he felt a deranged, almost bloodthirsty presence, and he recognized that feeling all too well. His eyes widened, but other than that, he chose to say nothing. apparently, the two soul reapers knew what was happening to the poor teen, and quickly escorted him away. Looking after the trio, Kazuko remarked, "Peculiar... he didn't seem to be anything near a hollow on the outside. I had better keep my distance from that one." Then he walked up to Urahara's door with Hisano in tow, thinking this might be easier if that teen was indeed what he expected him to be and was allowed to wander the streets as though he were normal.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Knock Knock Knock</span><br/><br/>"Just a second!" a voice said as some shuffling around was heard on the other side of the door. "You've got the floor Hisano. I don't think an Arrancar's opinion will matter to-"<br/><br/>The door opened rather suddenly. "An Arrancar's opinion will matter to who, exactly?" Urahara himself finished as though they were talking about the weather.<br/><br/>"Shit." was all Kazuko could say at that point.