(F/N) was getting ready to leave his office. (F/N) was approached by his close friend and colleague, Asuka.

Asuka: Hey, (F/N). You heading out?

(F/N): Yeah. Gotta take some documents to Mr. Aoi and I'll be taking my leave.

Asuka: Mind if I come with? I haven't seen (Y/N) or (S/N) in a while. And you haven't introduced me to this new daughter of yours.

(F/N): *chuckle* Sure. Just a heads up though. I do have guests back at home.

Asuka: Oh, that's no problem.

(F/N): Alright then. I'll be right back alright.

(F/N) walked off with a few files in his hands. Asuka took a peek in (F/N)'s office and saw a singular file still left on (F/N)'s desk. Curiosity got the better of Asuka and she walked into the office and took a look into the file.

Asuka: A missing person case? I don't remember us having one of these recently...

Asuka looked more into the file and realized how old the file was.

Asuka: An unsolved case that's been dropped... (F/N) would've been a kid when this case was created. Why does he have this? How long has he had this?

Asuka then heard footsteps approaching and she scrambled to put the file back where he was originally.

Naturally, the footsteps belonged to (F/N).

(F/N): Alright I'm back. You ready to go?

Asuka: Y-Yep. Let's go.

(Timeskip)

(F/N) and Asuka got to the front door of the (L/N) residence and unlocked the door.

(F/N): Alright, I'm home from work. I hope you three didn't wreck the place while I was gone.

"Huh? Oh! Welcome home (F/N)"

Wiz was in the living room watching television. Asuka immediately noticed the woman sitting on (F/N)'s couch. (F/N) said he had "guests", but she only saw one person here. She also didn't see or hear any of (F/N)'s kids anywhere. Was this woman... (F/N)'s new girlfriend?

Asuka: Um... (F/N). Who is she?

(F/N): Oh, right! Asuka, this is Waleska. She's a friend of (M/N).

Wiz: Oh you brought more guests?

(F/N): Yeah. Wiz, this is my coworker, Asuka Ito.

Wiz: It's nice to meet you, Asuka. As (F/N) said, my name is Waleska but just call me Wiz.

Asuka: O-okay. It's nice to meet you.

Asuka was a bit surprised to hear of someone else who knew (M/N).

(F/N): Didn't you bring Starrk and Lilynette with you? Where are they?

Wiz: Starrk is in the restroom. And Lilynette tagged along with the kids to the grocery store. Lilynette hated sitting around the house all day so she jumped at the chance to explore.

(F/N): Make sense.

Just then Starrk exited the bathroom and saw (F/N).

Starrk: Oh. (L/N). Welcome back.

(F/N): Sup.

Asuka felt a bit overwhelmed by the two individuals in the house despite their calm personalities. She wasn't sure why though.

(Timeskip)

Asuka: So (F/N). I never had a chance to ask you, but what made you adopt another child?

(F/N) wasn't surprised at the question. It was bound to come up eventually. Obviously, (F/N) wasn't going to tell her the truth about Calavera's nature.

(F/N): I was never opposed to the idea of having another child. Unfortunately, with (M/N)'s passing, that never came to be. However, adoption was still an option. And I understand what it feels like to be in an orphanage.

Asuka was surprised.

Asuka: Y-you were an orphan?

Wiz: This is news to me.

(F/N): Yep. I got adopted eventually but the few years I spent at the orphanage wasn't the best experience.

Asuka: You must've been happy to have a family of your own.

(F/N): Sure was. It felt like a dream come true.

Wiz: What was it like? Living in an orphanage I mean?

(F/N): Growing up with a bunch of kids and employees who're paid to take care of you didn't lead to great social interactions. The Foster care system is a much better system for kids without parents.

Starrk: So you were lonely despite being surrounded by people. I can understand that feeling.

Asuka: Sounds like making friends was hard...

(F/N): It was... I did make one though.

Wiz: Really? What were they like?

(F/N): He was really nerdy. Stuck to himself and read a lot of books. Or at least... that's what I thought when I was a kid.

Asuka: He sounded shy.

(F/N): He was. But we eventually became partners in crime.

Wiz: You make it sound like you two were bullies.

(F/N): He wasn't. That was until he met me. I was a horrible influence on him. I'm honestly glad (Y/N) and (S/N) never picked up any of my bad traits.

Asuka: You? A bully? I could hardly believe it. Now I wanna know more details.

(F/N): Well...

Many years ago

https://youtu.be/A4OXGjwnr1s

In a simple orphanage, a kid with wavy black hair wearing shorts and a simple white collar shirt was surrounded by 3 other kids around the same age. One of the bullies held a book in his hand which the boy in the collar shirt tried to get back. He struggled with tears in his eyes.

Black Hair Kid: H-Hey... give it back!

Bully 1: I told you his reaction would be funny!

Bully 2: He's such a crybaby.

The third bully climbed a nearby tree and yelled.

Bully 3: Throw it this way!

Bully 1: You got it!

The first bully threw the book to the bully sitting in the tree.

Bully 1: Good luck trying to get it back now.

The tears started to run down the boy's face as he felt helpless.

Bully 2: Hey, keep quiet will you! You'll get us in trouble.

Bully 3: Keep crying and the book takes a dip in the water.

Black hair Kid: W-What do you want?

Bully 1: We're just having fun, so relax...

???: Then if you're done having your fun then leave.

The three bullies looked over to the voice.

Bully 3: H-hey its (F/N).

A young (F/N) showed up to defend the black hair kid. (F/N) held a confident stance with his hands in his pockets.

Bully 2: What are you scared for? He might be one of the toughest kids here but there's no way he could beat up all three of us!

Bully 1: What do you want?

(F/N): You got wax in your ears or something? I said leave if you've had your fun!

Bully 1: Well, we ain't done yet. So mind your business.

(F/N): While I'm here, it is. So get lost.

Bully 1: Alright, boys. It's time to put (Y/N) in his place-

Without any warning, (F/N)'s hands left his pockets. In his right hand was a rock. (F/N) threw the rock directly at the bully sitting in the tree, hitting him in the forehead. This caused the bully to fall out of the tree.

The other two bullies were taken off guard by the sudden take down of one of their friends. (F/N) used this moment to sucker punch the first bully and push him to the ground.

(F/N) slowly made his way to the last bully. The bully was clearly scared but still decided to act tough.

Bully 2: T-that wasn't fair. You fought dirty!

(F/N): Is fighting three on one fair? Yeah, I didn't think so.

(F/N) reeled back his fist. The last bully immediately ran away in fear. The bully behind him got up and ran too.

Bully 1: W-we'll get you back for this!

The last bully was still on the ground. He seemed to be bleeding from the rock that was thrown at his forehead.

(F/N) walked towards the last bully and simply picked up the book that landed beside him. (F/N) walked back to the kid and handed him the book.

(F/N): Here's your book you nerd.

Black hair kid: T-thank you.

(F/N): You owe me for this.

Black Hair Kid: H-huh?

(F/N): I didn't do this out of the goodness of my heart. I want something in return.

Black Hair Kid: T-then what do you want?

(F/N): Give me half of your lunch when it's meal time.

Black Hair Kid: O-okay...

(F/N) started to walk away but before he could get far, the kid called out to him.

Black Hair Kid: Those bullies called you (F/N), right? M-My name is Shukuro. It's nice to meet you.

(F/N): I didn't ask, kid...

Shukuro: H-hey, you're not that much older than I am...

(Y/N): I'm twelve years old and you look way younger than I am.

Shukuro: Eh? Really? I'm only seven years old...

(F/N): Psh! Whatever. Just don't forget about our deal.

(End Song)

(Flashback End)

Wiz: That's terrible. What kind of kid were you?

(F/N): An angry one. Piss poor food, piss poor living arrangements and the kids pretty much divided themselves into groups. Making friends wasn't easy. And in response I became bitter. I hated living there, so bullying others was how I got my anger out. I didn't help him out of the goodness of my heart.

Wiz: You claim the food was bad but you decided to take your friend's food as payment?

(F/N): Yeah. The food was god awful but at the same time we weren't given much to begin with. I was starving so I took whatever I could get.

Starrk: Isn't fighting prohibited in places like that?

(F/N): Yeah. I got into serious trouble for that fight. The kid that I threw the stone at had to get stitches. I was forbidden to go outside to play for a month and was forced to clean the bathrooms for that time. Those 3 bullies made sure to leave the bathroom as horrid as possible to make my time hell.

Asuka: You went too far. It was only right you got some sort of punishment. But that aside, what about that Shukuro fella? How did you two become friends if you didn't bother to befriend him?

(F/N): Will during my... I guess you can call it house arrest. During that time he would always bring me extra food. Although our deal was only supposed to be for one meal, he continued to bring me extra food. I guess that was the only way he knew how to approach me.

Wiz: Well it sounds like it worked.

(F/N): It did. Before you knew it, we both worked together to start stealing food from the other kids, beating up bullies, that sort of thing.

Asuka: I wanted to believe you were just joking but you truly were a bad influence.

(F/N): Yeah, I was... None of the workers there would've expected Shukuro to be a thief or fighter so whenever we got in trouble, I simply took the blame for him. It got me in lots of trouble but we became a team.

Wiz: Sounds like you two sucked at your jobs if you got caught all the time, especially stealing.

(F/N): Correction. Shukuro sucked at stealing. He was clumsy and a scaredy cat originally. He hesitated in everything he did so he raised a lot of suspicion. Breaking plates, making noise, he sucked at anything stealth related.

Starrk: Did he ever improve?

(F/N): Yeah. He was just too much of a good kid, but eventually he got used to breaking the rules and he gained some confidence. Once he did, we raised the stakes.

Asuka: What do you mean?

(F/N): We started to sneak out of the orphanage at night.

Asuka: To do what exactly?

(F/N): To explore. We hated being stuck in the confines of just the orphanage so we decided to see what it was like to have some sort of freedom.

Wiz: And let me guess... you guys got caught?

(F/N): Only once...

Starrk: Just once? I assume you got a punishment far worse than the one you originally talked about?

(F/N): I was supposed to. But that's when it happened.

Asuka: What happened?

(F/N): I got chosen for adoption.

(Flashback)

(F/N): Is the coast clear, Shu?

Shukuro: Yeah.

(F/N) and Shukuro were currently sneaking out of the orphanage once again to see what the city had to offer. It definitely wasn't easy for the two boys to sneak around the city at night when they were just kids. They knew it was past their curfew so they just had to stay in the shadows.

(F/N) and Shukuro would usually try to sneak into 24 hour convenience stores with any adults they found and tried to blend in with them to prevent raising suspicion. Two random kids walking into a store in the middle of the night without supervision was just asking for trouble.

Once in, (Y/N) and Shukuro look at all the stuff the store had to offer. Their main source of entertainment was reading the manga they had in the shop. Once they got bored, they'd sneak out and make their way back to the orphanage.

(F/N) and Shukuro came to the conclusion that they wouldn't be able to get the full experience of the night life until they were a bit older, but simply seeing being out of the orphanage brought them enjoyment anyway.

However one night they got into a problem.

(F/N): Run faster Shu!

Shukuro: I'm trying!

The two boys were currently from a member of a motorcycle gang. Both boys had fumbled. The boys had finally got caught snooping around one of the stores in the area and made a run for it and in the process, they accidently knocked over a motorcycle from said gang member.

And now they found themselves trying to make their getaway. Of course, 2 kids couldn't possibly outrun an adult, so (F/N) did the only thing he could think of.

(F/N): Shu! You get back to the orphanage and get an adult!

Shukuro: N-No way! You'll get messed up for sure.

(F/N): We don't have much time, that guy is getting closer.

Shukuro: F-fine. Just hang in there!

(F/N): I got this!

(F/N) lied. There was absolutely no way he was going to win a fight against an adult. As Shukuro ran into the direction of the orphanage, (F/N) immediately turn around and tried to tackle the man with all of his strength. Unfortunately the attack did no damage to the man. The only thing (F/N) did was upset the man.

Gang member: So you're the brat that wreck my motorcycle!

The man threw (F/N) across the wall of the alleyway.

Gang Member: You better hope mom and pops have the money to pay for these repairs...

(F/N): Good luck trying to find them...

Gang Member: Then looks like you'll have to take a beating-

The man went to throw a punch but was stopped by a passerby.



???: You got anything else better to do than to chase down some kid?

Gang Member: Eh? What? You're the guardian for this kid? If so you owe-

The passerby squeezed the wrist of the Gang member with enough force that caused him pain.

Gang Member: O-ow! W-what the hell, old timer?

???: Leave.

The man stared down the biker with a serious glare. The biker backed away in fear.

Gang Member: I-I'll be back. Just you wait...

With that, he scurried off. (F/N) got a good look at the old man that save his life.

The old man looked back at (F/N).

Old Man: The hell are you doing here kid?

(F/N): ... Just looking around...

Old Man: And that got you in a fight with an adult?

(F/N): He overreacted...

Old Man: Whatever the case may be, you shouldn't be out so late. Where are your parents?

(F/N): Don't have any.

Old Man: So I assume you live at the nearby orphanage.

(F/N): *nods* One of the employees should be here any moment...

The old man decided to sit next to (F/N).

(F/N): What are you doing?

Old Man: Sitting. What else?

(F/N): But why?

Old Man: I'll wait here until one of the workers gets here. I'm curious to know how they allowed themselves to get outsmarted by a kid.

(F/N): What? You think I haven't planned how to get out of there?

Old Man: I'm supposed to believe you outsmarted a group of adults and snuck outside of an orphanage by yourself?

(F/N): I had help.

Old Man: I doubt an extra kid would make that much of a difference.

(F/N): You're underestimating us!

(F/N) bickered with the old man until he eventually was found by an employee from the orphanage.

(Flashback End)

Asuka: So the old man was the one who adopted you?

(F/N): Yep. He came to the orphanage the next day with his wife and immediately asked to adopt me.

Wiz: How did Shukuro take the news?

(F/N): Not good if I had to guess...

Asuka: What do you mean?

(F/N): He never showed up to say goodbye.

(Flashback)

(F/N): I'm not going anywhere if Shu isn't coming!

???: *sigh* He's stubborn just like you, Daichi. No wonder you chose him.



The old man, now known as Daichi, just had a smile on his face.

Daichi: He's a bit of a troublemaker but that's the reason why I chose him. I'm sure you'll come to like him, Emi.

(F/N): H-hey! You're ignoring me aren't you?

Daichi: I can't possibly take in both of you. If it makes you feel any better, how about we come back to visit him?

(F/N): You'd really do that?

Daichi: Promise.

(Flashback End)

(F/N): But I never saw him. None of the kids there really liked me so they did give me a grandiose goodbye, but at the very least I thought Shukuro would be there. It did hurt my feelings a bit back then.

Asuka: Did you ever go back to visit him?

(F/N): We did go back to the orphanage... But when we did, we found out he ran away the day I got adopted. It wasn't until then that I realized that Shukuro probably felt betrayed that I up and left him all of a sudden... So does that satisfy your curiosity?

Asuka: Huh?

(F/N): You saw the file on my desk, didn't you? You thought I didn't notice?

Asuka: Guess I was caught red handed...

(F/N): Don't worry about it. I'm not upset or anything.

Wiz: So you've been looking for him this whole time?

(F/N): Yeah. I haven't told anyone this, but he's the reason why I became a police detective in the first place. I just needed an excuse to go around asking questions. And I also wanted to make my parents proud for even believing in me in the first place. So I decided to get a fancy job, just to prove they did the right thing. Though if I'm being quite honest I did put the whole investigation on hold for a while...

Starrk: What for?

(F/N): The day I met (M/N). That day changed the course of my life forever. For the better I may add.

Wiz: Do you think you'll ever find him?

(F/N): I've already come to terms with the fact that I'll probably never see him again. But that doesn't mean I won't try. Besides, what are the chances he remembers me?

Asuka: Pretty high if he left the same day his friend got adopted. I'm sure that's not a day someone forgets that easily

The front door started to open with (Y/N), (S/N), Calavera and Lilynette entering the house.

(Y/N): We're home!

(S/N): Did you miss us! Oh! Miss Ito, long time no see!

Asuka: Just Asuka is fine. It's good to see you kids again.

Lilynette ran from behind the trio and towards Starrk.

Lilynette: Starrk you gotta see all the cool stuff they have here in the World of the Living.

Lilynette started to bombard Starrk with a bunch of information she found out while travelling with the trio.

Asuka then saw Calavera.

(F/N): Asuka, meet Calavera. She's the daughter you've been wanting to meet. Calavera, meet Asuka, my coworker.

(Timeskip)

After meeting Calavera and eating dinner, Asuka said her farewells and took her leave.

Wiz was still present while Starrk and Lilynette left.

(F/N): So when are you guys returning to Hueco Mundo?

Wiz: In the morning. Starrk and Lilynette will stay at Urahara's place for the night.

(F/N): I see. What was the reason for bringing Starrk and Lilynette along?

Wiz: Lilynette begged me to take Starrk along since he was just lazing about. She was pretty bored being stuck in Las Noches. If I took Starrk with me, she'd be going by proxy.

(F/N) simply chuckled.

(F/N): So what's the plan now? Are you still helping (Y/N) train?

Wiz: Mhm? (Y/N) is getting better at using his resurreccion. And there's also a technique we've been trying to perfect.

(F/N): Hm? Sounds like a combination attack.

Wiz: It is. You see, Harribel's fraccion have an ability to summon a Hollow named Ayon by severing one of their arms, combining it to create a huge creature. The issue is that they can't control it. I have a technique similar, where I summon a beast of my own command, named Asterius, to fight by my side. Unlike Harribel's crew, I have full control of Asterius.

(F/N): What makes yours different from the other 3?

Wiz: If I had to guess, it might be because Ayon is created from three arrancars with varying personalities, where I am the only person in control of my own technique.

(F/N): So you and (Y/N) want to create a hollow of your own?

Wiz: Precisely.

(F/N): And how's that going?

Wiz: We've been able to create the body but it doesn't respond to anything. It doesn't move nor speak. It just stands there. Unlike Ayon who loses its control and does whatever it wants, The Hollow we created... doesn't do anything.

(F/N): Can it be because of (Y/N)'s shinigami powers?

Wiz: Who knows... But (Y/N) hasn't given up.

(F/N): That just means (Y/N) believes it's possible and he's just missing something.

Wiz: He claims he isn't good at science but he always has the most intriguing ideas.

(F/N): Sounds like him. What about Segunda Etapa?

...

...

...

Wiz: I beg your pardon?

(F/N): Segunda Etapa. You know, that whole "Second stage Resurreccion" thing.

Wiz: We... We don't have that...

(F/N): Hm? That can't be right. (M/N) said it was possible. Whenever we would train, she would always say something like "Be grateful I'm not at full power. If I used Segunda Etapa, I might accidentally kill you."

Wiz got up immediately.

Wiz: (F/N). Are you positive that (M/N) said this?

(F/N): Y-Yeah. Why? I thought this was a common thing for you guys.

Wiz: No... We arrancars usually only have one resurreccion. But when would (M/N) even discover this? When would she even have a chance to use-

Wiz stopped in her tracks.

Wiz: Aizen.

(F/N): What about him?

Wiz: She must've used it against Aizen. When I was unconscious. If (M/N) truly has a second stage resurreccion like you said, that would've been the only moment she's ever used it. And it would make sense why Aizen didn't kill her straight away.

(F/N): You're smart right? Now that you know that it's possible, do you think you'd be able to reach it?

Wiz: ...I'm not sure. If anyone I know now that can possibly reach that power... it's probably Starrk. But I doubt he'd do something like that if there was a possibility that he would have to reabsorb Lilynette permanently.

(F/N): I see...

The living room went quiet for a while before Wiz decided to speak again.

Wiz: Thank you for letting me know about this, (F/N).

(F/N): It's no big deal, really.

Wiz: I'll make sure (Y/N) reaches Segunda Etapa, even if it's the last thing I do.

Wiz then got up from the dining room table.

Wiz: I think it's time to get some beauty sleep.

(F/N): I agree. It's about time I caught up on sleep. Good night.

Wiz: Good night.

As (F/N) entered his room and sat on his bed he started to reminisce on the day. This was honestly the first time he's actually talked about his past in this much detail.

(F/N): Shukuro Tsukishima... Where the hell did you go?

To be continued.

Man... Wait until (F/N) finds out who one of the villian of the Fullbring arc is.

I know someone is going to ask this but.

There hasn't been anywhere that states Tsukishima's actual age nor does he have any backstory outside of that one scene of Tsukishima meeting Ginjo for the first time as a kid. So thankfully this backstory (at least for what I've found, and trust me I tried looking everywhere) won't contradict anything story wise.

Also, (Y/N) has been working on his own version of the Quimera Parca with Wiz. And speaking of Wiz, she now knows of the existence of Segunda Etapa.

Can (Y/N) and/or Wiz unlock Segunda Etapa? Who knows.

Next chapter, we finally enter the Fullbring arc.