After she got it out of her system Yoruichi calmed down and told him what happened after she knocked him out. Turns out who she saw was a recon group consisting of members from around the 11th seat to the 4th. She simply led them away from the house then knocked them all out. Realizing the entire group was knocked out Soul Society then sent 2 captains but by then she had already concealed herself and had circled back.
She then gave Tatsuki and Orihime instructions while she took Kagami back personally. The girls would attract attention given the time but due to their abysmally small Reiatsu they wouldn't be bothered. Of course Yoruichi tailed them in smart to be extra sure. When they were all safe she called Kisuke and explained everything and using his own methods he was able to sneak back. Shortly afterwards Rukia showed up and they spoke for a bit until he woke up.
Kagami sighed in relief that the situation wasn't irreparable but he accepted that he could no longer rely on the knowledge from the anime. He knew it would come to this. Although he wasn't afraid of making changes, he'd really prefer keeping any advantage he could.
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It was the early hours of the morning and not a soul could be seen on the streets. These very streets that had seen much supernatural activity was now desolate. Above the clouds however 2 men stood there, invisible to the naked eye. Looking down on the sleeping city as if all was within their sights.
"So.....any sight of him yet? Oops- Shouldn't have said sights. Sorry about that Tousen-kun." (Gin)
"Enough games. You're the one who told Aizen that he'd be here. So far we've only encountered the God of Flash, Yoruichi." (Tousen)
"Relax relax. I did say it might take a while. This one is a bit.....special and besides we know how much the captain loves special people. Have patience." (Gin)
Tousen simply snorted but he couldn't rebuke him. Based on what was reported if they could find this 'soulless soul' Aizen would indeed be happy...but he could not help but feel that they weren't prepared for what they would find.
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Needless to say Kagami kept his guard up on his way to and from school. Several times he'd noticed a nearby Soul Reaper and had to hide or spammed Flash step. Unless he intentionally gave away his position, no random grunt could find him so he was relatively safe.
Somehow word had spread that a truck had driven into his house and he now had to deal with a flurry of questions from his classmates. What was even more surprising was that Orihime and Tatsuki seemed to know more about the accident than him, the owner of the house. Ichigo was not the only one to notice how close the 3 seemed but there was never a chance to ask Orihime and no one was brave enough to ask while Tatsuki was there.
Kagami smoothly redirected all attempts at questioning but he could feel Ichigo's stare which sent chills down his spine. Under normal circumstances he would've thought he was jealous but Kagami had long decided that this Ichigo might be gay so he instead thought he was mad at him.
Needless to say he avoided him and at lunch hinted to Rukia to keep him away as much as possible. At lunch he had to endure the stares of Keigo and Mizuiro because he was now seated with Orihime on his left and Tatsuki at his right. Rukia and the red haired girl, Chizuru, had also tagged along making their originally 5 man group now have 9 people.
An uncomfortable silence settled over the group as no one knew what to say now. Oblivious to all of this was Orihime who apparently prepared a lunch as a thank you for last night. At that moment Kagami's heart went cold as he could see the group stiffen up. As if adding fuel to the fire Tatsuki also pulled out a spare lunch and shyly handed it to him.
Originally Tatsuki had meant it as a simple thank you but when her mother found out she was preparing lunch for a boy for the first time she instantly assumed they were dating. The proceeding conversation was so embarrassing that she was now unsure whether to give it to him. But when she saw Orihime hand it over without a problem she suddenly felt like she had to do something.
At this point Kagami simply wanted to jump from the rooftop but he knew both girls would feel hurt if he did that so he could only silently endure. He wasn't intentionally trying to make the girls fall for him but it was a situation he was familiar with. Kagami couldn't count the amount of confessions he had received in the past yet he still died a virgin.
How? Why? It didn't matter. In the past he rejected girls left and right because he thought it wrong to sleep with them when he had liked someone else. But here he was in the world of Bleach where strength was all that mattered and the world could possibly end in a few years. Of course that didn't mean he would go around picking up girls like Pokemon but if given the chance he wouldn't object to a harem.
They'd all have to be after his main waif Yoruichi though.
"Aren't you going to eat anything?" (Orihime)
Orihime's question snapped the group back to reality and they began eating lunch. Keigo, Mizuiro and Chizuru started up a conversation which soon spread to include Orihime and Chad. They tried to include Ichigo but after a few failed attempts everyone could sense that he wanted no part of it. Despite the awkwardness with half the group, lunch proceeded smoothly...until Orihime opened her mouth.
"So Ichigo.....seems like out of the new students you've taken an interest in Rukia while me and Tatsuki are sharing Kagami.... Seems like we're all meeting new people." (Orihime)
Orihime simply meant to point out that they were all meeting new friends but her wording left room for misinterpretation. She only noticed it herself when she saw everyone staring at her. The realization of what she just said left her blushing and stammering to correct herself.
"I-I-I s-s-simply meant th-that we were all.....you know....." (Orihime)
She practically whispered that last part as she was now too embarrassed to speak. She hid her face in Kagami shoulder, which didn't help. Meanwhile Rukia and Tatsuki were now also silently blushing. Kagami sighed as he knew there was no way out of this one. Putting aside Ichigo's feelings he was prepared to kick his ass if it was necessary. It wouldn't be the first time he would've had to fight because of a misunderstanding.
RING!!!!!!!!
Luckily at that moment the bell rang and the rising tension soon began dissipating. The spectators sighed in relief despite not fully understanding the situation. Later that day Kagami wasted no time in heading to Kisuke's place and was also joined by both girls. Word had already began to spread throughout the day so the small group was met by many eyes as they walked.
One onlooker being Ichigo who was originally approaching the group but was pulled over by Rukia. After relocating to a nearby rooftop, Ichigo could no longer hold back his questions while Rukia tried to answer them as best as he could. Ichigo claimed that he felt distrustful of Kagami and he was just worried about his friends but even he was unaware of the faint trace of jealousy his words contained.
It was hard to persuade him without revealing information about Kagami but they were cut short by the presence of a nearby Hollow. With the amount of Soul Reapers currently around Rukia had just convinced Ichigo to leave it to them but then she sensed a familiar presence. It was Chad!
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With all that was happening Kagami forgot that Chad also had his Hollow encounter but even if he remembered he would've stayed away. Part of him would've wanted to help, as Chad was his first friend here, but he knew it would have been an unnecessary risk. Overall it was good that he had forgotten because Ichigo intervened and had to be forcefully dragged back by Rukia before her was seen.
Soon after the Soul Reapers took care of the Hollow and Chad was left lost as to what happened 10 minutes ago. Ichigo was now determined to get even stronger blaming his own weakness as the reason they had to hide. From now on he'd ignore Kagami and focus on getting stronger so he could protect his friends and family.
The person in question was seated in Kisuke's living room answering the girls' relentless questions. Kisuke was the one who called them over so why was he left to babysit? And where was Yoruichi in all this?
Kagami told both girls the story he told to Kisuke about his origins. Shortly after they were joined by Yoruichi and Kisuke who announced that they both might have latent powers which would become evident with continuous exposure to Reiatsu.
Just like that Kagami skipped over 10 episodes of character development for Orihime. But he couldn't help but ponder what power would Tatsuki get in the end?