A Bleach Fan Fiction

Written by NewMusic098

Mine

Chapter 1:

The New Recruit

Soul Society; 13th Court Guard Squad Division

Rukia Kuchiki was walking down the hall, her fellow members greeting her with simple 'good mornings' and her returning the favor. The black-haired petite strode to the left of the hallway and was greeted by a large red door. Opening it with utmost care, she walked forward and bowed.

"Kuchiki Rukia, reporting in. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Captain." She said to the man sitting in the middle of rather large room. The man had long, white hair flowing down and was wearing a white haori over the usual black uniform of Soul Reaper, signifying him as a Captain.

"It's alright, Rukia." Jushiro Ukitake, Captain of the 13th Court Guard Squad of Soul Society said. He raised a hand at Rukia, and she lifted her head from the bow and sat down in front of him instead. Dwindling her feet behind her, she cautiously waited for her Captain to speak. For a while, it seemed like he was in deep thought, then when he opened his eyes, he was looking serious.

"Rukia…" he stated, causing the woman to go stiff. "You, among other people, know the Human World the most and how it works, yes?" He asked the girl knowing the answer. He knew that Rukia was experienced in exploring the Human World because of her adventures with Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends. He saw her nod from her spot, causing a smile to break on his lips.

'Good.' He thought. It seemed that whatever he was planning, he was glad that Rukia was the one he could trust. He knew that she was a very capable Soul Reaper, and it would be foolish not to put his trust in her. After all, he had known her for a long time and if there was any reason to doubt, it wouldn't be now.

"U-uh, sir..?" He heard Rukia ask, breaking him from his train of thought. He shook his head lightly and looked at her in question. "Why did you ask me that question earlier, Captain?"

"Oh, that." He muttered. He put a hand behind his neck and looked around suspiciously as if finalizing that the place was clear of any suspicion. He then looked at Rukia and grinned. This made the raven-haired girl a bit uneasy and gotten a bit freaked out by her Captain.

"Rukia," he said again. "Can I ask you a favor?" He asked with begging eyes. Eyes that he knew Rukia could never resist.

"O-of course, my Captain!" Rukia said, placing a fist above her chest. "Whatever it is you ask of me, I will do it most haste." She bowed again, only to be helped up by her Captain. He was grinning at her and she couldn't tell why.

"Well, you see…"

Karakura Town; 8:30 a.m.

The school bells were ringing, and a certain orange-haired boy was going to be late. He was running as fast as his legs could carry him in this early morning, and he just had to hurry.

'Damn body! Why couldn't you wake up earlier, huh?' he yelled at himself, causing his speed to rise dramatically. He was so focused on running and running that he didn't notice that he was already inside the school and was on his way to class. He stopped only when he had hit someone.

"Oh, Ichigo." Sado, the maroon-haired giant said. "Good morning. Late again, I see?" Ichigo laughed it off while he waved his hand at him, getting the big lug to smile.

"My damn body was so heavy earlier." Ichigo whined. "I would've gotten here in time if it weren't for this crappy excuse for a stupid mother-"

"Kurosaki-kun, good morning!" came a feminine, childish voice. Ichigo stopped mid-cursing and turned to see his orange-haired best friend, Orihime Inoue.

"Inoue, good morning." He said with a grin. Orihime gave him a nod and went over to one of their classmates and childhood friends, Tatsuki. Sighing, Ichigo leaned back on his chair and looked at the roof. It was like any normal day now, after their fierce battle with the Arrancar and Aizen. But there was something off about today. It wasn't that there was something weird going on, but he was definitely sensing some sort of change. He had to be careful about the things he feels, or he might get paranoid.

Deciding that it was a silly and pathetic topic to dwell upon, he banged the side of his head on the table, dropping like a brick to sleep. It was around the same time that all the students stood up from their seats to meet their teacher. The orange-haired man didn't really care much for normal school crap. All he needed was some sleep, and the classroom was the best place to do that.

As usual, the teacher started homeroom and then the lessons. Inoue was writing some of the lectures that were being written down on the blackboard. Sado or Chad was seemingly looking bored, and he didn't look interested in the subject. Some of the students were just listening and doing nothing. Honestly, the only one sleeping was Ichigo, and no one seemed to care as they were used to it.

The class preceded normally, the teacher occasionally calling for students to solve a given problem or to read a paragraph on a textbook. Any form of noise by the class didn't budge Ichigo. He was sleeping like a log. And all this time, his body was as stiff as a brick. When the bell rang, signaling the teacher that it was lunch time, he sighed and closed a textbook that he was currently holding.

"All right, class." He started. "Go now and take a break." The students stood up and gave a light bow to the teacher before he exited himself. They followed soon after, leaving behind Inoue and Chad to deal with the task of waking the sleeping Ichigo.

"Kurosaki-kun," Inoue whined, shaking him by the shoulder a little. "Wake up, Kurosaki-kun~!" She started to shake him with a little more force, but he didn't even stir. With a pout, she turned to Chad, who was staring outside the window for some reason, and sighed.

"Sado-kun," she said. "Kurosaki-kun isn't waking up. What should we do?" Chad lifted his head a bit, then looked at Inoue and closed his eyes.

"Maybe it's best we leave him be." He said in his usual voice. "We don't really have to wake him up, you know?"

"But Sado-kun," Inoue argued. "He's gonna miss his lunch! He should have his lunch or he wouldn't have any energy when he wakes up!"

Suddenly, a gust of wind ripped through the open window, blowing through Inoue's long orange hair. Along with it, was a familiar spiritual pressure, one that the small group recognized and was very happy to feel again. Shocked, the two looked to where the source was, and their eyes widened in both surprise and happiness.

"Don't bother with that idiot, Inoue." A familiar female voice said. "He's a pathetic fool, anyways." Standing at the window sill, was Rukia Kuchiki, wearing the Kurakara High School's uniform. She had her arms crossing her small chest as she stood proudly on the window.

"Kuchiki-san!" Inoue exclaimed. "Why are you here so soon?" She was about to walk to her when Rukia jumped down and walked to Ichigo. With a solid slam to the head, the desk he was sleeping on broke, resulting in him crashing down and waking up.

With a startled gasp, Ichigo quickly rose from his place. He was now on the floor, the chair he was sitting on behind him. He blinked a few times to confirm himself that he was still at school. He then scanned the ground he was kneeling on. The broken bits of the desk he was sleeping on earlier were lying there. And before he could even react, he was kicked in the stomach and was sent flying to the other side of the room. His head collided with the door and he slid down to the ground. Rubbing his stomach with one hand and his head with the other, he gave a murderous look at blank range.

"Who the hell-!" he was about to yell at the perpetrator for disturbing his sleep, but he was shocked when he saw the petite raven-haired woman smirking at him.

"R-Rukia?" he asked in disbelief. "Is that you? I thought you went back to the Spirit World!" He quickly rose from the ground and walked to the girl with a gruff scowl on his face. "And what's with the kicking, anyway? You could've just woken me up, you know?" His eye gave off an irritated twitch when he heard Rukia chuckle.

"Now where's the fun in that, Ichigo?" she asked. Ichigo rolled his eyes at her and looked away angrily. But before he could do anything else, Rukia jumped, shocking him and forcing him to look. She pulled out something from her pocket and smirked. It was a Soul Badge she held in her hand. She threw it right in front of Ichigo's face, and before he could react, her foot pushed the Badge and released his Soul from his body.

With his original body now lying on the ground, his Soul Reaper form slid backwards. Already angered, Ichigo growled and glared at Rukia.

"What the hell are you doing, Rukia?!" he yelled. Rukia ignored him for a moment while she picked up his body and sat him with Inoue and Chad before she looked at him seriously.

"You're going to help me." was all Rukia said, and it confused the substitute Soul Reaper to no end. What is he going to help her with? Was it something really important? Or was it something trivial? He wanted to find out, and so he asked.

"What the hell are you-?"

"No more questions!" Rukia said as she she ran to Ichigo. She went to his side and jumped again. With another kick to his head, he was sent flying out the open window. Inoue sweat-dropped at the scene they made, while Chad looked out the window again, completely drowning out the sounds that they were making.

"Inoue," Rukia called. Said girl looked at her and tilted her head in question. "I'm going to take Ichigo for a while, okay? Watch over his body." With a nod from the orange-haired girl, Rukia jumped down from the window and landed on the kneeling Ichigo's back.

"What the f-!" He was about to swear when Rukia grabbed him by the collar and dragged him out the school. She jumped from roof to roof, not bothering with the complaints that the man was ranting. She jumped past his father's clinic, which just missed them when he got out of the house.

Rukia kept on jumping from roof to roof until she reached the front yard of Urahara's Shop. There, she finally let go of the orange-haired man, who gasped and took in air while breathing heavily. A growl escaped his throat, causing Rukia's attention to come to him.

"WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING DRAGGING ME FROM SCHOOL TO GO HERE, YOU WENCH!" he yelled. "You could've just fucking called, idiot!"

"You would take too long, considering it's you." Rukia said calmly, fueling Ichigo's anger again. All he was saying is that she should have warned him the next time she does that, but that clearly didn't come out the way he wanted to say it.

"What the hell does that mean?" He demanded. Rukia shrugged, her action causing Ichigo to get even angrier.

"Fucking answer me, you annoying dwarf!" And at last, Rukia was just as angry as him now. She rushed forward and head-butted Ichigo, their foreheads touching as their eyes locked in a dangerously fierce battle.

"Shut up, you useless pile of bullcrap!" she growled. "Just be glad I didn't brought Chappy with me today, or she would be the one occupying your useless shell!"

"What was that?!" Ichigo growled. They were both outraged from the insults, and then began to fight each other. They were fighting so hard, they didn't notice the sliding doors open to reveal the owner, Urahara with his paper fan covering part of his face.

"My, my…" he cooed. "Is it a Lover's quarrel I see?" Immediately, the pairs of eyes glared at him viciously and were boring holes in his face.

"WE ARE NOT A DAMNED COUPLE!" they both yelled with blushes on their faces. They stepped away from each other and walked over to the shop owner. They both gave an irritated scowl when they heard the hat-man chuckle at them. A few seconds later, Rukia changed from irritated to calm again. Urahara stopped his chuckling and just looked at the two.

"Is she still inside?" Rukia asked him. He nodded at her, causing the girl to relax and smile. She looked at Ichigo, who was still scowling but with confusion instead of anger. "Ichigo, I'd like you to meet someone."

"Huh?" Ichigo asked, obviously confused as to who this person is. Rukia ignored him while Urahara made way for them. Ichigo wasn't going in, which caught the shop owner's attention.

"Hey kid." He muttered. "Stop spacing out over there." With that, the orange-haired Substitute Soul Reaper snapped out of his wandering thoughts and entered the shop. He was led to the living room and he sat down across Rukia. Rukia nodded at him while he shrugged it off, then she turned to her left. An open door was there, and it seemed that Rukia was looking at someone. She nodded at the person who was hiding by the door. His eyes widened and his mouth hung open a little when the person revealed herself.

The girl who walked out the doors had long, wavy platinum blond hair just reaching her chest. She was wearing a standard Soul Reaper uniform, her one hand firmly placed on her Zanpaktou's hilt. Her skin was slightly pale, and her eyes held a light-pink color to them. Her chest was slightly bigger than normal, but not as big as Inoue's, by his judgment, and she looked like one of those dumb blond chicks. But since she was a Soul Reaper, he might think otherwise.

He eyed her as she sat down, her movements were fluid and he saw no hint of shyness from her as she eyed him, too. He blinked a few times at the new girl. Her face was pure, no trace of her being anywhere near a battle or a dead body in her life. Her look was innocent and alluring to some, but it had no effect on Ichigo. Looking back to Rukia, he was silently asking her who the hell this girl was. And as if reading his facial expression, she answers by beginning with a sigh.

"This girl is a new recruit from our division." Rukia stated. "Her name is Aveleria Solace. She was sent here from the Spirit World with me so she can train."

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Aveleria said in a sweet tone, and then held out her hand. Ichigo smiled and accepted the hand and shook it gently. "And you are?" she asks suddenly.

"Kurosaki," He answered. "Ichigo Kurosaki. Really, you haven't heard of me?" He asked the girl curiously. She giggled a bit before smiling at him, her eyes half-open.

"Well, I have." She said. "They said that he was rough, thick-headed and irrational," As she said that, the insults piled over his head and he glared at empty space. "They didn't say that he was dashing, handsome and charming as well." That made the orange-haired man blush in an instant and got him to let go of her hand. He looked away from her, and this made the girl blink in confusion before putting her hand back to her lap. Rukia noticed his sudden action and smirked.

"Looks like someone made an impression…" she quietly cooed, one of her hands cupping the side of her mouth to direct it to Ichigo. She chuckled a bit when she received a glare from him.

"A-anyway…" Ichigo coughed, trying to change the topic from the seemingly confused blonde with them. He was right about one thing though, she was dense! But he was thankful that it was only at topics as such. "Why is she here? The war with Aizen is over, right? Why does she need to train, and here in the Human World of all places?"

"Well, yeah the war's over." Rukia answered. "But, you see…"

"What?" A confused Rukia asked. She was now standing in front of Ukitake, her body movements clearly explaining her emotion of confusion. "I don't understand. What do you mean 'go back to the Human World'?" Sighing, the white-haired man waved a hand at her to tell her to sit down. She obliged, but still had that confused and serious look on her face.

"The 13th division has a new recruit." He explained to her. "And she says that she was interested in the Human World."

"Interested?" Rukia repeated. "Where is this new recruit, if I may ask?" Ukitake nodded at her, then sighed deeply.

"Solace, get in here!" Ukitake ordered. A stumbling noise from outside could be heard followed by a squeaking sound made from a female voice. Then, the doors opened and in came rushing a girl with blond hair that Rukia had never seen before. She went beside the raven-haired petite and bowed down to her Captain.

"Captain!" she exclaimed. "I'm sorry for being late! What is it you ask of me?" She looked up to her captain, and Rukia saw her light-pink eyes.

"Solace," Ukitake stated. "The woman beside you is the current Lieutenant of the 13th Division, Rukia Kuchiki." The girl who was called Solace looked beside her and saw Rukia looking at her. Rukia waved at her formally, and was surprised when her hand was grabbed and was shook by the girl.

"It is an honor to meet you, Lt. Rukia!" she exclaimed. "I am Aveleria Solace, currently at the 11th seat of the 13th Division!"

"11th?" Rukia clarified. Aveleria nodded slight, and smiled at the Lieutenant. "Well, I must say that's impressive for a rookie." And to that, Aveleria's face beamed up slightly, before calming down and just plainly smiling at her.

"Rukia here will be your escort to the Human World, if that's all right with you, Rukia?" the captain interrupted.

"Of course, Captain." She answered. "It's my duty as a Lieutenant to teach these rookies about the Human World. But I have to ask, why does she get to go to the Human World earlier than the others? Wasn't there a drill for this kind of training?"

"Well, her family are close friends of mine," Ukitake admitted. "They asked if she could go to the Human World for advanced training. Of course I couldn't let them down, and she shows great interest in the Human World, too."

"Yes I do." Aveleria said in a calm tone. "I'm interested to see the legendary sites that you once battled in, Lieutenant."

"Really now?" Rukia asked. "Then that's fine by me. If you'd like, I'll introduce you to someone that would help you train." The raven-haired smiled when she received a nod from Aveleria.

"Then it's decided!" Ukitake said while clapping his hands. "Rukia, Solace, please go and prepare all the items you'll be needing for your time in the Human World. You'll be leaving tomorrow, is that clear?" The two women stood up and bowed to him. Before rising back up and answering.

"Yes, sir." They said in unison. The white-haired Captain extended his left arm sideways to dismiss them, and they both left the room quietly.

Outside, Rukia also dismissed Aveleria and told her to meet her at the Gate to the Human World. Once they agreed, they went their separate ways, because Aveleria still had to attend the orientation for the new recruits that their captain would be hosting. It seemed like she wouldn't have a break 'til night fall, so Rukia decided it was best to finish her business there, too.

"…The day later, we went to the Human World through Urahara's portal." Rukia finished. "We asked the perverted hat-man if he wanted to train her, but he denied it."

"What?" Ichigo asked in shock. "Hat-man is denying a girl to train? What the fuck got into his mind to do something so out of character!" He exclaimed. He didn't realize that Urahara himself was standing behind him. He noticed that Rukia was making a weird face, while Aveleria was giggling. Then, he felt a light pat on his head. By the feel of it, the object was made of paper.

"Now, now, Kurosaki-san…" the perverted shop owner muttered. "You shouldn't say bad things about people behind their back, that's bad." As he kept tapping Ichigo's orange-haired head, the latter became more and more irritated. A few seconds later, he tried to swipe the fan from him while growling.

"Cut the crap!" he growled. "Anyway, why won't you train her?" he pointed to the blonde. With a flick of his hand, Urahara flipped open the fan and used it to hide his face again as he chuckled.

"Well, I did say that, didn't I?" he asked. "That's because I'm not suited to train her. A woman of her caliber couldn't possibly handle the training that I'll put her through. So…"

"So?" Ichigo asked. Urahara nodded, and used his fan again to point at someone. And that someone was Ichigo. To his shock, he pointed at himself, too.

"I assigned you to train her." Urahara simply smirks at the irritated scowl the orange-haired man made. "Don't be such a wuss, Ichigo. You can handle it!"

"I-I promise I'll behave…" He turned to see Aveleria looking at him. "I won't cause you any trouble, and I've already rented an apartment near your school. The landlord there was kind enough to deduct my costs by half. I'll be going to school as well, you see. I'm really interested in finding more about this world." The words flowed out naturally from her. Seeing as she was clearly saying the truth, Ichigo smiled and nodded.

"Alright." He said. "I'll train you, but know that I won't be going easy on you, okay?" At that, the blonde's face beamed up and she nodded happily.

"Someone's acting all cool…" Rukia chimed.

"Shut up!" Ichigo yelled angrily at the chuckling Rukia. He then stood up and started to walk out. Before the door, he stopped and looked back at them again. "Meet me after school, got that?"

"Oh, I thought we were coming with you?" Aveleria said. The orange-haired man blinked a few times, then looked at Rukia. Now that he looked more closely, she was wearing the standard Karakura High School Uniform. He then looked at Urahara, who was already holding a faux body for the newbie Soul Reaper. Dropping his head, he waved his hand at them. Rukia stood up followed by Aveleria.

"Okay, berry." Rukia teased. "Lead the way." With a comical vein popping in his forehead, he stomped his way out of the shop, the two girls following closely behind. Ironically, he thought that this was the thing that was off about today. Meeting a new recruit and becoming her trainer didn't sound bad at all. In fact, he was excited to see what this beginner could do.

A/N:

Well, this is my very first "Bleach" fan fiction. I don't know much about the characters' behavior, so please forgive and tell me if there are any OoCs. And I'm sorry if there weren't enough swearing! I'm not used to swearing, and I'm trying my best to do that! And if I don't get used to it, how will I get used to Grimmjow's smart-assed mouth? XD

Anyway, 'til next chapter~!

Ja Ne~