Ichigo arrived back on earth and shunpooed back to his home, climbing in through the window of his room, trying to be sneaky about the whole matter, though he really didn't need to. Kon was in his body, muttering about things not going the way that he wanted to with the girls. Ichigo grumbled and popped into his body, causing the green pill to come out of his mouth.

He then popped the small pill into the stuffed lion's mouth, raising an eyebrow. "You didn't go and get attacked by the females at school again?"

"No…" Kon muttered, tears coming to his eyes. "I think you would know, as you would be feeling it right about now."

"True…" Ichigo sighed. "Then what was your problem?"

"Rukia and Orihime haven't come back… only the… oops," Kon cringed as the substitute shingami shoved his face into the wall.

"I don't have time for this," Ichigo muttered. "I really need to talk to father about something."

"And what would that be?" Kon muttered. "He is an idiot and can't see spirits… so there is no need. Unless… oh no! Ichigo finally likes a girl!"

Ichigo glared at the mod soul as the lion flopped down onto the bed. He walked down the stairs and saw his father drinking coffee at the kitchen table. "Where are Yuzu and Karin?"

"Papa doesn't know!" Isshin made a funny face at him, tears dripping down his cheeks. "They said something about a school project and Karin-chan kicked papa saying he could go!"

"You're faking it," Ichigo stated, pulling up a chair across from the man, sitting in it backwards.

"I am not! I am really sad that they left me behind," the man mumbled, keeping up his charade.

"I meant about seeing spirits," Ichigo muttered, narrowing his eyes at the man.

"Huh?" Isshin's tears stopped and he tilted his head at the boy.

"What do you mean by huh? You know exactly what I am talking about, old man," Ichigo growled, wanting to kick the man in the head.

"Huh?" Isshin scratched his head, still pretending to be confused. "Be more specific Ichigo."

"Be more specific… you are a shingami!" Ichigo stated.

"Don't know what you're talking about. Why am I a shaman? I can't see ghosts, remember?" the man stated.

"Goat beard… I saw a picture of you as a shingami," Ichigo stated firmly.

"Eh… a picture… there are many pictures of me…" the man muttered. "I like dressing up… so that must be it…"

"Oto-san!" Ichigo suddenly stood up and slammed the palms of his hands down on the table. "I guess the reason you disappeared is you don't care, do you?"

Isshin let out a sigh. "Is something bothering you?"

"Toshiro and Rangiku-san," Ichigo muttered, turning out. "Are in a spit of trouble and you don't care."

Ichigo turned to leave, but then heard his father say something out loud. "Sajo Sabuku."

"What the fuck!" Ichigo found his whole body bound around his chest area.

"Bakudo Kido number sixty-three," Isshin stated, his tone suddenly having changed. He went and knelt down next to his son.

"If you were so concerned about keeping your secret, why use Kido and tell me exactly which one it was!" Ichigo muttered.

"If you had mentioned Ran-chan or Shiro-chan being in trouble earlier, I would have dropped this whole act sooner," Isshin stated, pulling his son back into the chair. "And you can't tell anyone… you might sign my death warrant."

"The only one who knows is Unohana," Ichigo stated. "I asked because Toshiro muttered your name while he was out of it. For a bit he thought he was still your second in command."

"What happened to him," Isshin stated, releasing the Kido.

"Rangiku is what happened to him… she's…" Ichigo stated. "You know the two of them, would Rangiku abuse Toshiro?"

"No…" Isshin stated. "But with as many years as a shingami lives, they are prone to do something they might not normally do… I think… please tell me she didn't hurt him?"

Ichigo turned his head away. "If Toshiro's feelings weren't involved in this, I would have come here to beat you up you know."

"Ichigo… get to the point," Isshin stated. "More of, tell me the story.

Ichigo let out a sigh, then spoke up, the words coming out of his mouth, sort of in a way rough, but giving the details. "And that is pretty much it, oto-san."

Isshin was rubbing the bridge of his nose. "That is so like the both of them. I am sorry to have to put you through this."

"If you're sorry, then why didn't you save mom!" Ichigo suddenly snapped, then glanced away. "I'm sorry… I didn't mean…"

"No… you meant what you did, and I can't blame you, not to mention it's a legitimate reason," Isshin sighed. "I'd lost my powers, and they've only come back recently."

"Can't you just tell then that you lost your powers?" Ichigo folded his arms across his chest.

"Maybe, maybe not," Isshin sighed. "That was one of my regrets about losing my powers, the other… I've always worried about Shiro-chan and how he was doing."

"So…" Ichigo muttered. "What are you going to do about this?"

Isshin narrowed his eyes at his son. "What am I going to do? Nothing."

Ichigo narrowed his eyes at the man. "Nothing!"

"Nothing," Isshin stated. "I mean… I can't just show up in soul society all of a sudden, can I? I need time to think out a plan… though I could go and talk to that one person… or that person… but at this point, I can't do anything about Toshiro's situation."

"He's alone dad, if Matsumoto isn't around. He said it himself…" Ichigo stated.

"He has you, doesn't he?" Isshin stated. "My two sons are so majorly alike… aren't they?"

"Except I can't stay in soul society," Ichigo muttered, folding his arms across his chest.

"And I can? I have quite a few kids Ichigo. If I go there, who is going to take care of Karin and Yuzu?" the man narrowed his eyes. "I plan on doing something Ichigo, I really do. But you have to learn not to rush into things. And I asked you… does Toshiro want to see me? He's lost quite a few that he cares about in his life."

"Yeah… Sojiro is one of them," Ichigo stated muttering under his breath.

"If Toshiro told you about that… then he must really trust you…" Isshin blinked a couple of times. "I mean… he's supposed to keep the fact that there are two of the same zanpaktou a secret."

"If… what? A good deal of people knows about that!" Ichigo glared at the man. "How did you know about it!"

"How?" Isshin looked at the ceiling. "News got to Yamamoto that Toshiro had no plans on returning to the academy after Sojiro's death, so… he went against orders and told me so that the boy would have someone to talk to."

The man then stood up, and started heading for the door. Ichigo glared at him. "Where are you going?"

"To talk to an old friend," Isshin smirked.

"Unohana?" Ichigo asked.

"No… someone else…" Isshin sighed. "I am looking for… legal advice… even though Soul Society laws are different."

"Whatever," Ichigo felt completely useless. "That accomplished nothing."

"Well, one should expect that from your father!" Kon had his face suddenly in Ichigo's face.

"Did you know my dad has a secret?" Ichigo stated.

"One he isn't willing to share?" Kon tried suddenly sneaking away. "I know nothing about that."

However, Ichigo grabbed his scuff and shook him. "So you knew nothing about my father being Toshiro's former taicho?"

"No, I didn't!" Kon stated. "And that isn't a lie as all I know is that he is a shingami… oops…"

"I already know Kon," Ichigo slammed the small mod soul into the table. "He's probably going and visiting Uncle Atsuo…"