Ichigo lays down their terms!

They soon arrived at the warehouse the Visored were holed up in, and Ichigo looked at Rukia in some mild concern. "You ready for this?" he asked her.

"I'm not just some fragile damsel in distress, asshole!" Rukia huffed. "I'm with you through thick and thin, and not just because I'm your genie! Let's just go in there, and get to business... and if things go my way, pleasure," she grinned pervertedly.

Ichigo grimaced, and nodded, stepping inside the warehouse. The Visored were inside, sitting in varied positions. Except for Shinji, who was standing on a bunch of crates. "...huh, so you decided to come after all... I was expecting to have to do more work to persuade you... or give in to Hiyori's demands to use ****..."

"Feh, it would have worked," the girl said. Ichigo took in the sights, and every Visored around him.

"...huh, where's the boy Urahara said claimed to be a girl? I can clearly see three girls here," Rukia noted. There was a pause.

"...you know what, I actually like her! Even though Kurosaki was supposed to come alone!" Hiyori said.

"...she raises a good point. What exactly is with your plus one?" Shinji asked Ichigo.

"She started developing an Inner Hollow," Ichigo jerked a thumb at Rukia, who held up the mask as well. "... honestly, shouldn't be surprising, given she's the one Hat and Clogs thought sticking the Hogyoku in was a perfectly acceptable idea."

"...huh, so I guess we're getting two new recruits then," Shinji grinned. "You're ready to join us then?"

"...like hell," Ichigo replied.

"...what!?" Shinji shouted, shocked.

"Look, Urahara told me your story. And I will be the first to state that the Soul Society owes you a massive apology for trying to execute you and forcing you into exile, for starters," Ichigo dug his pinkie in his ear. "Frankly, they screwed with me and Rukia here as well, so I'm not exactly fond of them either. That said, I do have friends in Soul Society that I'm not interested in betraying by going for **** on the whole organization. Of course, we're still here to learn how to control our Hollow powers. But if you want a war with Soul Society, my decision on who to stand with will depend entirely on the circumstances."

"Oh? And you think we're just going to fork over our secrets, just like that?" Shinji asked Ichigo flatly.

"Actually yes," Ichigo replied bluntly. "Because despite not being willing to go against Soul Society unless they give me a valid reason from here on out, it's still in your best interests to do so. After all, we do still very much share a common enemy. Aizen. The one ultimately most responsible for the crap we've all gone through, even if Soul Society unwittingly helped him up until recently. He's the one you want to screw over the most, is he not? We got that much in common at least. Besides, Urahara sent me here in the first place to get this training. So, how about it? We won't work for you, but so long as our goals align, we're prepared to work with you."