Lost in thought. (open.)

"Do you not believe in angels?"

It had been a quite regular day for Ryou, as he was walking around town just to make sure the streets were safe and the people of the town were more than okay. It wasn't like he was on the clock or anything, having some important job to go run off to. It wasn't like he had a job to protect the people living in this town either, he did it for the sake of others; because a selfish life cant be considered a joyful life at all. This was the code Ryou lived by, as he was a true embodiment of what is good and right.

He was walking down Karakura, a town he he had not visited in ages. What with the other work he had been stuck with working on over the years; he hadn't had any time to go and see how the town was doing. Its amazing how much things could change over the centuries. The faces, the environment, the vibe as well as the culture. The changes were new of course, but the fact that there was change was nothing new to Ryou; after all he had been living for quite some time now. After a usual run up of all the ice cream stores the town had to offer, Ryou decided to go visit Urahara's shop; as it was place that had done him very well in his lifetime.

As he walked into the store in a slow but elegant movement, and as soon as he had entered the room; it seemed to resonate in joy with Ryou's arrival. As if his mere presence seemed to liven the room itself. And in all actuality, that's exactly what happened. Then he overheard a rambling that was pretty interesting, as he turned to the man who said those words and he chuckled a bit "So you don't believe in angels then?" said Ryou in a voice that generally sounded soothing to people.

After a glance, it could be seen that the man named Ryou was in fact extremely handsome. With a pearly white skin that seemed to glow on its own, he stood at six feet tall, with an extra inch for good measure. He was wearing a Dark blue leather jacket, with an electric blue t-shirt on the inside with a graphic image of an eagle spanning across his chest. His Jeans matched his dark blue jacket with the same dark blue color that fell perfectly to his ankle; where there was a dark blue matching pair of converse that were just at ankle length. A closer look at his face and you could see a well defined face with pearly white teeth, that were used to present his seemingly angelic smile. He appeared to be like a model in the flesh, with a vibe that truly embodied the existence of angel.

"It seems like your worried about something, anything wrong?" He asked again in that clear and soothing voice, as he flashed a smile that seemed to make the room dance with jubilance.

"Well its true that evil is a bit more flashy isn't it?" He said in a gentle manner as he smiled sadly to himself. It was true, whenever something bad happened; someone was robbed or injured by another, it becomes global news. Everyone runs to the scene, disaster draws people like moths to a flame. Yet it seems that trumps gentle actions time and time again, as whenever any small kind action is given; they are easily forgotten. This always weighed heavily in Ryou's heart, because it always rang true. But this would never deter him from helping others, because that's exactly how it should be; people should be united and help one and other. But this he would ponder later.

He saw the man close his eyes and he could already feel the uncomfortable vibe he was giving the man. He wondered what it could have been, he wasn't sure what he had done to make the man so unsettled. Ryou then hadn't moved from the spot he was at, and suddenly two ice cream pops had appeared in his hand. It seemed as if they had just manifested themselves there, but in reality he just moved very quick. So quick that no one in the room could register what had actually happened. Ryou had timed the blinking of Nithanial's eyes perfectly to create this illusion as he smiled and handed him one of the ice cream pop's.

"No way, im nothing that great" he said with another gentle laugh. Even his laughter sounded angelic. Not a fake metallic or ominous laugh, but a genuine just soothing laugh. "Though im sure their around, those angels; they just aren't noticeable". He then paused and listened intently to the man's problems. He didn't interrupt or divert his attention; for he cared for what the man had to say. "Ah it sounds like your looking for Urahara, hes never in; surprising he has alot of things to do" he said looking at Nithanial with his crystal clear blue eyes. Soon enough Nithanial wouldn't mind his presence at all, because it rang of one that didn't present harm; at all. It was unique because it wasn't an act to lower ones guard, it was genuinely Ryou.

"On the bright side, im sure you've got the right name" He said and paused shortly "On the other side... it's gonna be pretty tough to get a hold of him" he said with a laugh that wasn't annoyingly loud, but low and charming. As the man paused Ryou took a bite into his ice pop, he just loved sweets; more than most things in life. After he spoke again Ryou smiled "Nice to meet you Nithanial" Ryou had actually known of the clans name. He read once in a file, since he in one of the Iramasha's most important figures; he always had to keep tabs on anyone and everyone to create a friendly relationship with all. He had only seen the name though and knew nothing about it, for of course he doesn't inquire into every subject. Of course though, he acted as if he had never heard the name. "My names Ryou, Ryou Iramasha" he said with a smile.

"I actually don't know anything about them, would you care to tell me their story?" Ryou asked, as now he was interested. Sure he had seen the name, but that didn't mean he knew anything. In fact he truly knew nothing at all, so it wouldn't hurt to learn a little. "Hah, he really does seem like one when you meet him; but in reality he works harder than 99% of the population so" Ryou said with a little chuckle. Urahara did work very hard, and his appearance was the exact opposite of such diligence; but then again, Urahara probably did that on purpose.

"Im glad you feel that way, its boring be all lonely so" He said as he gave another friendly smile, Ryou felt that his resiatsu was slightly off from a humans, although that didn't mean much to him. Seeing as how that wasn't so uncommon. If you tried feeling for Ryou's at the moment though, you wouldn't be able to sense it; it would be as if he were a ghost of some sort. "Would you believe me if i said it was actually the scenery?" Ryou said in a joking tone; in a sense it was true, it was the scenery.

Ryou let him begin to speak, listening intently as he didn't want to insult the mans past; while he also wanted to actually know what happened. "Demon Exorcists huh?" he said nodding his head in agreement. It was all very interesting, he was wondering the specifics of their clans; exactly what kind of 'demons' they exorcised; but he only took as much as Nithanial gave him and did not push for more. "I did not know these chi points even existed in the body" Ryou said intrigued as he continued to listen but then he heard a phrase he just couldn't agree with; and waited for him to finish before he spoke.

"I don't believe that motto is quite right" he said, not in a scolding manner, but in a genuine one. He was not looking to impose on his beliefs but only stating a bit of wisdom. "Replacing evil with evil, only leaves evil you know" He said as he took a bite into his slightly melting ice cream pop and then continued. "The towns people though, are afraid of things they don't understand; your goal is noble, never lose that original thought" he said as he gave a small encouraging smile. Then he began to listen again to his words.

"Your power is very interesting" he said as he looked at the materializing dragon in front of him. "Im sure one day you will be able to become a man who can fully protect the people, but you can't become self obsessed with becoming stronger" He said giving a what could be an important bit of advice "Haste makes waste as they may say" he said, but that wasn't really the issue. Sure trying to rush the issue could cause certain people to hit a wall. Hard. But that wasn't the issue, people who try to become strong too quickly often lose sight of why they gained that strength. Strength is a drug of sorts. "But i wouldn't really know about any of that" Ryou said with a little smile, from any regular persons point of view; all they would see is a fit guy, not necessarily a threatening or powerful one.

"Well i was searching for more of a nostalgia" Ryou said to him with a half hearted smile "You see i haven't been around for while, so i decided id come around and look through the town; which eventually led me here" he said out loud almost to himself as he look at Nithaneal and heard him speak about his training. Ryou is a good person at heart, so he decided he would give him a bit of help... "You know there is an important aspect to fighting, that doesn't include strength" he said looking Nithanial now in the eye "You never cease to training when becoming a powerful warrior... Half the battle is up here" here said as he pointed to his own head, clearly he meant in the mind. "If you have the strength, and cant perform; what good is the strength then?" he said all of a sudden sounding wise, as opposed to the more cheeky personality he had earlier on.