"I called him letting him know I would take care of the situation this time as I was in the area. He won't be bothering you about it until after he figures out I'm not going to bother telling him the details of what happened."

Ryukin brushed by the younger of the Shiba twins without saying anything else, but the words he said were enough to make Kaien's stomach lurch. He shoved his phone into his pocket, and headed back to the classroom to take his position back from the soul candy. A few of the girls were sweeping up what little glass ended up on the inside while a few others were in the corner speaking with each other.

Two aqua colored eyes stared out at the girls wondering right then what kind of excuse he would need to come up with to explain the situation despite the fact a memory modifier was used. One of the girls came up to him with a frown on her face. "I can't find the baseball."

Kaien's eyes blinked a couple of times. "The ball went out the window, not in."

"But why would anyone want to throw a baseball through the window."

"How should I know what was going through that persons mind?" The younger of the Shiba twins wondered how he would explain this mess to the staff later on. "It's not that what I've said is a lie. I really don't know what's going through that Quincy girl's mind. Unfortunately we've removed her from the equation and the culprit is now a complete stranger."

"Are you going to go out with Ms. Sato?"

"What?" The man startled as he looked down at the young female student.

"Didn't you notice when she was here. She likes you."

Kaien took a deep breath. "Why don't we get back to class?"

"Aren't you switching classes soon sensei?"

The man stared at his students for a few minutes before going to his attendance book. "Apparently a few people slipped out before could take attendance."

"Don't forget Imai Sayuri went to the nurses office."

Kaien stared at Ishikawa Michiko a few minutes before shaking his head. Imai Sayuri's friend seemed to be glaring at him as if he'd done something wrong. "At least I still know Kimura Michiyo and her friends sneaking off like the did won't slip under the radar."

"I believe you're trying to ignore the fact young Ms. Imai has a crush on you."

"I know she has a crush. I made it clear to Ishikawa-san that I can not reciprocate her friends feelings."

"I think this has to do with the fact she thinks you are in some kind of relationship with Sato sensei."

"Yes..." Kaien took a deep breath. "By the way. It's not Ms. Sato, but Sato sensei. Please show her the respect she deserves." A shiver ran down his spine as he took in the looks on the girl's faces. "They're thinking something strange aren't they?"

"They're thinking there's something going on between you and Sato sensei."

"Seriously... I don't get it."

"The same things happened the times you taught at the academy."

"I didn't get it then either." With the attendance finished Kaien headed to his next class, and things remained uneventful for the rest of the school day. He noticed the female teacher his students mentioned coming to the classroom earlier. His mouth pushed together. "Can I ask something?"

The female teacher looked up. "If you need someone to feel out the reports for today, you don't need to ask."

"No." Kaien kept a straight look on his face. "For some reason a few of my students think there is something going on between us. I honestly can't figure out why."

A laugh escaped from Sato sensei's mouth, and for a minute he thought she would confirm the girls suspicions from her side of things. "This is just the normal, fanciful imaginations of middle schools going wild dreaming up rather innocent dreams."

"I wouldn't call their dreams innocent." Kaien reached out for the papers he needed to fill out as he tried brushing away the antics of his students to the back of his mind.

"When I said you didn't need to ask for the papers to be filled out I meant it." The comment from the female teacher caused Kaien's head to jerk up. The look he gave Sato sensei caused her to give him a rather amused look. "For some reason it's already filled out."

The dumbfounded look on his face took time to leave. "You did that on purpose didn't you?"

"You're a lot of fun to tease. You really need to learn to relax."

His hands reached out to stack his papers together before placing them into his bag. "Since I've nothing else to do I'll be leaving."

"What's the hurry Shiba? Why don't you come and have a drink with us?" Another teacher spoke up in a rather candid manner. "We'll be finish soon ourselves."

"Sorry, but there is actually somewhere I need to be." Kaien adjusted his satchel so it wouldn't slide as he rode his motorcycle. He noticed the strange looks the other teachers gave him, but shook his head indicating he didn't wish to say anything. He arrived at the hospital and went straight to Toshiro's room.

He would have sat down in the chair and leaned back so his head tilted over the back, and eventually he would move his arm so his aqua colored eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned down in frustration.

Toshiro though was not in his room, and a deep sinking feeling came over the man as he stared at the empty bed. Kaien's limbs felt as if he were swimming through a deep water with no chance of surfacing for air in sight. He swallowed deep as he continued to stare. "Wouldn't they have told me had something happened to Toshiro? Or is this another way they're baby sitting me."

The younger of the Shiba twins sat down in the chair and stared at the bed, and didn't hear the clicking of the door when someone came in. Ryuken's voice drew the man back to reality. "What are you doing here?"

Kaien turned his head to look at the man. "Where's Toshiro?"

"I thought I mentioned something about moving him once Urahara managed to get the papers for you. He's likely spent time doing that memory modification of his." Ryuken leaned up against the door and remained silent as the younger of the Shiba twins stared at him. "If I forgot to tell you I apologize. Even if I did I should have mentioned the move more then what ever amount I did."

A sigh escaped Kaien's lips. "You have your duties in this hospital. I can't expect any kind of favoritism."

"No, but in some ways you'll get it. I've got to hide certain aspects from those in the world of the living." Ryuken motioned for Kaien to follow him. "I wonder how you're going to explain to the kid how his name's been changed."

"What?" Kaien blinked a couple of times and shook his head.

"Shiba Toshiro, not Hitsugaya Toshiro."

Another deep sigh escaped the dark haired man's lips. "I'll think of that when I come to it. Not sure what I'm going to do about that girl though."

"I don't know either. I'm hoping she'll behave tomorrow. I'd rather not speak to my mother."

"Why?" Kaien wanted to ask, but he shook his head instead. Ryuken led Kaien through the hospital to the child's ward. The dark haired man flinched at the cartoons painted on the wall, and the bright colors. "What would Toshiro think of all this? That child's used to the forth division, and it was always a struggle to get him to do anything outside of his comfort zone."

They arrived at the room and for a moment Kaien stood their staring. For some reason Toshiro looked smaller then before despite the fact Kaien's mind kept telling him the boy had grown since he died. Finally he sat down and reached a hand out to brush the boy's white hair before letting out a deep sigh. Ryuken folded his arms. "You look tired. You need to get sleep, at least for his sake."

"I slept well enough. Didn't help..." Yet another deep breath came from the man's mouth. "Teacher visits are coming up. That could pose a problem."

Ryuken raised an eyebrow before turning to look at the young child in the bed. "I'll think of something."