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And yes, there's Ghost Hunt in this chapter...

Naru was watching the stranger out of the window, when Lin came to his shoulder.

"He's Ichimaru Gin, a Captain that abandoned the Soul Society. Apparently, his sword has the power to extend."

"Alright then." Naru turned to face Mai, who was starting to look afraid.

"Naru..."

"Mai, I want you to go and lock yourself in my office." He casually threw her the key, after getting a strange look of Lin, and, being Mai, she dropped it. Blushing, she ducked down to pick it up.

"Erm... is he that bad?"

"He's the enemy of your new friends. I'm sure you wouldn't get on well." Naru turned back to the window. Mai thought she detected a hint of something foreign in Naru's tone. Jealousy?

Mai suddenly got what Naru liked to refer to as 'Mai's ignorant, stubborn phases'. "Well, I don't see why I should hide like the damsel in distress. Everyone else gets to be useful." Mai looked round at Takigawa, Ayako, John and Masako – as Yasuhara had left earlier to meet up with a new girlfriend.

"Well, that's the difference between you and everyone else. They're useful when they're conscious." Naru continued to look out of the window.

"Mai," Takigawa whispered, getting her attention. "You just got your bosses key to his secret, permanently-locked office. If I were you, I'd play the damsel in distress for a bit." He added a sneaky wink. "Don't forget to grab a few goodies for me."

As Mai ran off, Naru quickly glanced at Takigawa. "You know all my drawers are locked anyway, she'd be lucky to get anything." This was confirmed as they heard a bang, and Mai shout "What kind of guy has locks inside a locked room?!"

They were quickly distracted when they heard the bell above the door sound, and Ichimaru walk in.

"Oh my god, is he blind?" Ayako blurted out, earning shocked stares from John and Masako, a stifled laugh from Takigawa and, as usual, nothing from Naru and Lin, who continued to stare at their guest.

"Well, that's not what I'd call a polite welcome." Ichimaru's hand shifted on the hilt of his Zanpaku-to in a mildly threatening manner...

As he fell to the floor, unconscious, with Lin stood behind him holding up a laptop.

"No way, you hit him with a laptop?!" Takigawa looked at Lin in disbelief, letting out a laugh. "I didn't know you had it in you."

"Lin." Naru glared at his assistant. "You're not getting paid until you've returned what you owe for that laptop."

Lin sighed, thinking he'd at least appreciate a 'thank you' for knocking out their mystery visitor with a sword that extended....

*

Ichigo walked into Rukia's hotel room, to see her staring wide-eyed at a television programme, with people singing and dancing.

"Rukia..."

"Shhhht!" Ichigo quickly dodged a plate thrown at his head.

"What the hell?!" Ichigo shouted, rubbing his ear where the plate had caught him. Stupid bitch had good throwing skills....

"It's called 'Glee'. It. Is. AMAZING." Rukia pulled Ichigo down beside her, without taking her eyes off the screen. He stared at her for a second, as her face was entranced by people singing a song where they kept telling people not to stop believing. He sighed to himself. Don't stop believing in what? Stupid TV people....

*

Matsumoto was sat down on her bed, looking out of the window. Her attention was drawn to the tree in the corner of the car park, realising it was quite strange to have a large tree in such an urban area.

"Matsumoto"

She turned at the mention of her voice, to see her disgruntled looking captain. Instantly putting a big smile on her face, she called "Hey there! I'm bored, when do we get to go out?"

"I've been talking to Captain Kuchiki. Captains Kyouraku and Ukitake, as well as Lieutenant Ise are returning to the Soul Society tonight."

"Oh." She turned back to the window. "That's too bad."

"They're being replaced by Captain Kuchiki."

"Woah, really?" She turned and let out a quick laugh, before adding "His sister's friends are gonna love that."

Hitsugaya turned back to the door. "Just thought I'd let you know, so you can say goodbye. They're staying in the hotel over the road."

"I know." She smiled. "I am a Lieutenant; I think I'm getting good at sensing Reiatsu." She stood up and followed her captain out of the room.

*

Renji Abarai always liked to think he was tough. After all, he was Lieutenant to the most famous Captain in the Soul Society.

That's why he was ashamed of having a plate hit him square in the face when he tried to talk to Rukia and Ichigo, both entranced by the TV.

"What the hell?!" Renji shouted, rubbing his nose.

"Ha, I only got caught on the ear." Ichigo replied smugly, not removing his eyes from the TV.

"... What is it?"

"Glee." Rukia responded – once again not removing her eyes from the screen. "I can't believe Quinn is pregnant! Isn't she supposed to be head of the chastity club?"

"I know! And she slept with Finn's best friend. What. A. Bitch." Ichigo said, sounding slightly feminine.

"Okay, guys." Renji got their attention, since after all, the adverts had started.

"Yeah?" Rukia smiled happily up at him. That girl seemed to love that TV...

"Captain Hitsugaya wants to see us all. He's in the hotel a few minutes away. You coming?"

"Yeah, sure." Ichigo seemed to distract himself more easily than Rukia, as he literally had to drag her away from the TV.

"But.... But... Mr. Schuster's wife wants Quinn's baby!" Rukia wailed, as both Ichigo and Renji proceeded to carry her out of the hotel room, with Rukia reaching out, attempting to drag the TV with her.

*

"He's still not awake?" Ayako pouted and leant back in her chair.

They were all now seated, looking rather bored, other than Lin who was trying to repair the damaged laptop. After they had bound their mystery visitor with various chants from Takigawa and Ayako, they'd all waited for him to wake up.

For an hour.

"Anyone want a coffee?" Takigawa stood up and stretched, earning a quick glance from Ayako.

"Normally that's Mai's job." Masako smile slightly at the thought of her Naru-Time without Mai.

"Since he doesn't seem to be waking up, you can go and get her out." Naru looked at John, who smiled, stood and left to get Mai, leaving an annoyed-looking Masako.

"So what are we supposed to do with him?" Ayako prodded his arm with her foot, which didn't react.

"We wait. Nobody leaves until he wakes up, we can't risk having people on their own with him." Naru stood up and walked to the window again, in time for Mai and John to return.

"So how come I'm allowed out now?" Mai stared at her boss' back.

Without turning, he replied "In case you hadn't noticed, he's unconscious." He turned around to look at her. "So where's the tea?"

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