Title: Yups
Genre: Angst
Characters: Toshiro and a bunch of others that are a surprise.
Summary: Toshiro finds himself rescued and then finds out something he doesn't want to hear.
Rating: T
Notes: Nothing really.

As pain seared through the small taicho's chest the child's vision blurred and his hearing became fuzzy. He could feel blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, so he knew this time it was bad despite the fact it was comparatively a small injury compared to the others. His breathing was shallow, meaning his left lung was pierced. There was also considering the location the chance that there was damage to his heart.

Someone spoke then to the person who had attacked him. "Are you so sure that your flames are that good?"

He could see the person in front of him turn away from him, his hands touching the ground where he was collapsed to his knees. "Excuse me?"

Another voice spoke up. "Are you sure? I mean..."

"Oh... I'm sure. I'll only lift a finger if you need help, though in reality I dislike sending you in. It makes a valid point though to him about how weak he really is."

"You're sending a girl to fight me?" The person shook his head at whoever had come. "Are you joking?"

Toshiro's vision blurred drastically then. Then next thing he knew there came a loud crashing sound and the sound of the enemy groaning. "Girl, I'm going to burn you to ashes."

The boy's vision cleared and panic set in. "What's Kurosaki's sister doing here? What..."

"Girl... as I said I'm going to burn you to ashes."

This caused the small taicho to move, sending a wave of ice at the man which in turn caused the man to become angry. "You... you're still moving? Well... since you're wanting to defend that girl I guess I'll have to take you out first."

Toshiro held up his blade only to find himself grabbed from behind, Karin's arms wrapping around his chest area. The flames came and he could feel the heat and his skin felt like it was blistering slightly. However, he was not burning like the injury. "Toshiro... you idiot." After whispering into his ear she spoke louder so the man could hear her. "Do you really think you're the only one who can counter flames? Ever since Ichi-nii lost his powers I've been working with the old man to control them."

"Then I'll just have too..." The fire cleared out and Toshiro knew that the man was angry. A sudden gush of fire came though and the man began to scream.

The small taicho could hear Karin's voice near his ear. "I thought you were going to let me take care of this one? Sheesh... you're an even more annoying father now that you've revealed you're a shinigami as well as can see ghosts. And yes... I know that seeing ghosts logically comes from being a shinigami."

"I acted because someone decided to do something stupid... something that actually is out of character for him."

One of the division members spoke then. "It's captain Shiba."

"But what about captain Hitsugaya? I mean... he's been our captain for twenty years."

Toshiro felt his eyes widened. He pulled away from Karin and turned to look at the man who had come to his rescue. "Toshiro! You're injured!"

Said person didn't look how his taicho looked when he disappeared but instead looked more like Kyoraku Taicho. Which in itself caused him to realize who it was. He stepped towards his former captain, only to find his body falling forward. He found himself caught by Isshin as the man stepped forward. "I've got you kiddo. Sorry for making you wait for me to come back for so long."

If he could have let out a sigh of relief he would have. Instead his arms snaked around the man's waist while he buried his face into the man's chest. A heavily calloused hand reached up to touch the back of the boy's head. Something though was wrong, causing him pull back. "You smell funny?"

Isshin got a rather comical look on his face. "What? Do I stink from training?"

"No. It doesn't smell like you've worked out at all. No..." Toshiro paused, thinking what could be bothering him. "You used to smell like smoke. You don't smell like smoke anymore."

The man let out a sigh before lifting the boy up onto his shoulder. "No talking. You have a punctured lung and who knows what other injury." The man then gave the order that they would be retreating and that every member was to hide their reiatsu. Isshin then spoke softly to Toshiro. "I quit smoking, so I don't smell like cigarettes anymore."

"Hold it... if you think I'm done..." Buzz-B was still able to move despite having received some major burns.

"Dad?"

"Since he's alive he can send a message back to that leader of his so that his leader can do the dirty work for us. Karin... you know that trick Uncle Ryuken taught you?"

"Sure..." Karin switched then from her zampaktuo to a Quincy device. To everyone's surprise she shot off an arrow near the other Quincy's head.

The corner of Bazz-B's mouth twitched. "How... how is she able to use Quincy abilities as well as Shinigami abilities."

"Simple... my kids don't just take after their old men. They take after their mothers as well." Isshin then walked over with Toshiro on his shoulder and flicked the man in the head hard, knocking him unconscious. "Come on... time to retreat kiddo so I can get you patched up. We're going to be using flash step, so I want you to hold on tight. Rangiku... can you go ahead of us to that play advance scout?"

"Yes... taicho... I mean..." The female paused.

Toshiro spoke as he leaned into Isshin. "It's alright Rangiku. I'm in no condition to lead anyways."

He felt Isshin bend slightly so that Karin could ride on his other shoulder, likely so that they could move faster. Toshiro closed his eyes, dozing off as he did so. When they arrived at their destination the boy felt Isshin jostle him a bit while Karin hopped off. "Aunt Kukaku! We're back!"

Toshiro continued to hold on to the man as they stepped into the Shiba residence. "Taicho... how long until they attack this place as well?"

"Toshiro... don't worry about that."

"I can still fight."

"Yes, but I don't want my kids fighting unless they have to. Ichigo unlike Karin and you are still kids."

"I'm sorry I messed up."

"You didn't mess up either. You've done well. You though deserve a break. I want you to protect Karin and Yuzu for me with Kukaku and his help. Plus, there is someone I want you to train with so you can learn some new abilities."

"As if these new abilities could help me." The boy turned to look at his taicho, the irritation on his face melting. "Taicho... is something wrong?"

"That..."

A sudden yell came from the other room. ""What the hell is a damn Quincy doing here?"

Toshiro's eyes widened and he felt Isshin surge forward, slamming the door to the room open. A man with glasses pushed his glasses up. "That's really none..."

The boy felt Isshin's body tense. "Can I ask what is going on here?"

"Captain Shiba... I..." The man suddenly trembled while the man with white hair looked at the two taicho. "This man is..."

"A Quincy... I know. This man is the older brother of my dead wife and as such he is part of the Shiba family and you're to treat him with respect."

"But..."

"Don't worry. While I won't be siding with the Shinigami I won't be siding with the Quincy either. I'm a doctor."

One of the other division members blinked a couple of times. "What exactly is that supposed to mean?"

"Isshin... this is the child you told my father about as well as Masaki?" The man came over. "What is with that injury?"

"He took a major blow."

The man took a deep breath. "Are they trying to wake blut in the Shinigami with mixed blood?"

"What is..."

"Shush. No talking." Isshin headed into another room where Karen was already pulling out a futon. He carefully set the boy down. The other man came in, his arms folded across his chest.

Toshiro turned his head towards Isshin's daughter. "Am I supposed to call you Kurosaki or Shiba?"

The girl took a deep breath. "You're supposed to call me Karen."

"No talking." The older taicho reached out and pinched the bridge of Toshiro's nose, causing him to struggle slightly. He then placed his other hand on the boy's right shoulder before moving the one hand to pull back the shinigami robes. From the loud sigh the small child knew the man wasn't pleased with the injury. He began to work on healing it which caused Toshiro to doze off.

When he woke back up he was healed. Isshin was no where to be seen but the Quincy was there. Toshiro stared at the man. "Where did taicho go?"

"He's off planning a mode of attack. You on the other hand need to be resting. Doctors orders." The corners of the boy's mouth twitched only to find the man knew exactly what he was thinking. "I already know about your like for sneaking out of the care you have been placed under. Do not try."

"He doesn't want me to help? I know I messed up..."

"You didn't mess up. It's best though you stay out of this."

"I'm not a little kid."

"Compared to Ichigo and Uryu you are."

"Wait..."

"Uryu is my son. Unfortunately he did not listen to me when I said that Quincy should focus on saving the living."

"You mean he's gone and joined the other side... and Kurosaki and Ishida are cousins? If taicho's wife is your sister then why do you have two different names?"

"We're actually cousins by blood and despite the fact we grew up and thought of each other as siblings we were for some time stuck in an arranged marriage." The man watched the boy's face contort. "You don't like this kind of discussion?"

"Not really." Toshiro heard Rangiku yelling from the other room. "What ever is going on?"

"Seems like Isshin told her something she doesn't want to hear. That said, since you don't like that kind of discussion then you also don't like discussion that Matsumoto Rangiku and Ichimaru Gin are together?"

The boy blinked a couple of times. "They're just classmates. And Ichimaru's dead."

"They weren't just classmates and Ichimaru isn't dead." The man lit up a cigarette. "Of course, it is to our advantage that Juhabach thinks he's dead. Programming a robot to have his powers though... our ancestor is mental."

"So... Rangiku's upset that Gin's alive."

"I doubt that is the only thing she is upset with. There is also the fact she's likely finding out that Gin's also a Quincy."

"How can a Quincy use Shinigami abilities... oh." Toshiro glanced at the futon. "Because they're half-breeds."

"Actually... there is no such thing as a hybrid between a Shinigami and a Quincy." Ryuken flicked his cigarette so the ash on the end fell off.

The boy blinked a couple of times. "That makes no sense."

"It wouldn't make any sense unless you know the truth behind the Shinigami and Quincy. Has your only contact with Quincy prior to this been my son?"

"Yeah... why?"

"That just explains something." The man took another puff.

"What is the truth? What does that explain?"

"The truth is that the Shinigami and Quincy are the same thing. Both sides think they're different because both believe that the Quincy came from the world of the living, but before they were in the world of the living they were one of the noble clans in Soul Society. There is a reason why the forty-six now seals off powers or use their preferred method of killing of the captains completely."

"Which means that any child born of a Quincy and Shinigami would technically be a full blood of both despite the fact both sides believe otherwise. Where else would our ancestor have gotten his first wives or the wives for his children from?"

"Well, that makes sense. What does that explain though?"

"Why blut didn't kick in when you were hit pretty much stopping that attack. Particularly since..." The man paused. "Isshin wants me to teach you how to use your Quincy abilities."

"Hold on... so I was a Quincy who died and came to Soul Society?"

"No..." The man let out a puff. "You were born here in Soul Society. You asked what she was mad about and what she's likely most mad about is finding out that she had amnesia, the real time she first met Ichimaru Gin was different and that you're their child. I'll also be blunt here in saying that you are not like most of the other Quincy, including that one you fought against."

"Yeah, well... don't care." Toshiro turned to look away. "Didn't care about being a Shinigami either. If it means though I can protect those that I care about..."

"Hmm... well. Ichimaru's one of his children. Mind you, from what I've heard he calls all of us his children as he is our ancestor there are certain ones who are his children, his grandchildren and not his great grandchildren." Ryuken raised an eyebrow in time to see that Toshiro had stuck his fingers into his ears and had closed his eyes.

"I told you... I told you he would do that."

"Shut up Isshin."