Hello! This is my first Fanfiction! Welcome! My name is Savannah (Sora). I know that it's kinda cliche to name your character after yourself, but nevertheless, here we are! Haha! I have been working on this for a while. I actually started writing this when the power was out. Yes, this was all originally on paper.

I thank everyone who'll read this. I'm sorry for any grammatical errors, but this has been looked over so many times for everything that I could have done wrong. I'm pretty good at avoiding those errors, though.

I'm sorry for any misspelled names. I follow the dubbed (even though Sora calls Uryu "Ishida" [it's becuase she doesn't really like him, and they are not close at all] She knows near to nothing about him)

I might also make references to parts that are in the Manga, but I'll make sure to clarify, if I do. I realize that not everyone has read the Manga, so I won't make you.

Please review! I love feedback! Don't be afraid to criticize, but don't do it for fun. As I've said before, I've been working on this really hard! Ask questions if necessary, and tell me what you think. If you see any names that I have misspelled, please tell me.

This takes the filler space of the Rurichiyo Kasumioji arc (episodes 168-189). All you need to know is this: Ichigo has Bankai, Ichigo is a Visored, Uryu is a full Quincy, (some about) Espadas, Arrancars, and the Soul Society. You must know of the fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow, and Uryu, Renji, and Szayel Aporro. Their outcomes as well. If you don't know, you can still read this. I explain everything. I just don't want you to be angry for spoilers.

Also, Could any of you tell me the proper name of the Urahara Shop? I can't remember.

Chapter 1: Prologue

When searching for someone one day, my whole world was turned upside down. You see, for my whole life, I never believed in the existence of anything supernatural. I would have never dreamed of such a thing as a Soul Reaper. My name is Sora Riley Iciless, and this is my story.

I am fifteen years old, going into the tenth grade. I've never really had a lot of friends, because my schoolwork was always more valuable to me, and I made it my number one priority to receive the top grades in my class. However, no matter how hard I tried, I always came into second place to some kid named Ishida. Apart from that , my parents were always proud of my high achievements.

Like I said, I never really had friends, but there was one person who never wronged me. Her name was Orihime Inoue. No, we weren't exactly the closest of friends, but we ate lunch together, and we caught a movie every once in a while.

I do have a brother who is three years younger than me. Though Kyoka doesn't do very well academically, he is the socially inclined one. Out of all his friends, there is one that shows up around our house nearly every day. Karine Kurosaki. She is a very nice girl if you look past her boyish attitude, and her brother and I are in the same class. You can definitely tell that her brother and she are related just by their attitudes. At least they compliment each other on something, for they look nothing alike. Ichigo's orange spiky hair is near to the opposite of Karine's short, straight, black hair. Ichigo is so tall, even for his age, and Karine is a little on the short side. He has another sister that I'll acknowledge: Yuzu. Though I never really see her around.

***************************************The Beginning******************************************

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock. URGH! I thought, First day of tenth grade. Fun. I felt no excitement whatsoever for this day, nevertheless, I got out of bed and ran down the stairs. At the bottom, I smelled the salty smell of bacon and the sweet smell of toasting bread. I walked through the narrow hallway and entered the living room, where my mother was resting on the couch. She was watching the news on the television and I just so happened to catch a story from it as I was passing by.

"Strange things have been happening in Karakura Town lately. Whole buildings have been destroyed, and our experts can't find the source for all of this destruction. Local citizens claim to have been attacked by something they can't see. We are beginning to wonder if these incidents are linked in some way. Nobody has been seriously injured, but we recommend walking with a friend in case you are attacked, and we cannot stress enough to take caution when traveling outside of a motor-powered type of transportation."

I rolled my eyes, "It's all fake you know. I can't see why humans are stupid enough to believe in crap like this." I wandered if this would be a topic discussed in school today. If so, I would be coming home early.

"I don't know about that, Sora. I mean, a girl like you should believe in things that aren't real. If you do that, you'll keep your imagination alive and healthy." Mom said with her sweet voice, as she always used.

"I'd rather lose my imagination, than lose my logic and sanity." I remarked walking into the kitchen.

Kyoka was flipping bacon in a frying-pan.

"Morning, Kyo-Kyo," I said as I sat at the table.

"What did I say about calling me 'Kyo-Kyo'?" He asked acrimoniously without turning around.

"That you love it, and you know it means that I love you."

"Try the exact opposite." He mumbled. He placed the bacon and toast on two plates. Setting one in front of me, and one it front of himself, he sat down.

I thanked him and dug in.

After breakfast, he announced that Karine would be coming over after school. I agreed but only after making sure that she had a way to get home later. Nodding, he said that Ichigo would be coming to pick her up.

I walked out of the door dressed in a clean gray school uniform, carrying my school bag, which was full of new school supplies. The streets were completely deserted, leaving me alone to enjoy the silence of my travel. I wasn't aware of how long I had been walking, when I finally arrived at Karaura High School.

"Sora!" called the unmistakable light voice.

"Oh, Orihime, how was your vacation?" I called back silently

"It was great, but I really didn't do much. What about you, Sora, did you do anything?"

"I read a lot." I stated. I knew that it was a very boring vacation, but I enjoyed the time off.

She leaned closer, "Have you seen Ichigo at all?"

"Not this morning. Say, do you still like him?"

She giggled, "Yeah, I do! He has the most handsome face!"

I gagged a little, but she didn't notice. I didn't think of him in such ways.

Without another small conversation, we walked all the way to our classroom.

"Hello, Orihime, How are you?" Rukia Kuchiki called to her as she ran up. "Hello to you too, um," She broke off.

"Sora," I said automatically.

"Yes, hello Sora, I'm sorry about that."

"It's fine you're not the only one who forgets my name." Without another word, I broke off and took my seat. Yes!I thought to myself, the seating charts are great this year!I have a front seat! A front-corner seat!

Let's see, who's sitting around me? I looked around after everyone had sat down…no. No! NO! NO! NO! URGH! I can already feel my concentration breaking right now! Right behind me! This sucks!

After a few minutes, the teacher walked into the room. I had a newly found hatred for her and her chart.

"Hello class, welcome to a new year." She smiled, "I see you all made it here, so let's begin."

"You'll find your new textbooks in the basket under your chair. If you'll grab it and turn to page three,"

There was a period of rustling and fidgeting that filled the silence of the room.

"Now, who can tell me the answer to number three?" Mrs. Onii asked.

I raised my hand as quickly as possible.

"Ishida," She called.

"Hem, hem," he cleared his throat, "There is no answer, because it is an illogical question. There is no way to balance those equations, because of the incompatible elements on each side. Furthermore, there the answer is No Solutions."

"Well, well, well, Ishida! You're the first student that I've had to ever answer that correctly! I'm impressed!" Mrs. Onii gasped.

URGH!I was going to say that!

More questions were asked, but I was never called on. Eventually, I just accepted that Ishida was Mrs. Onii's pet. I stopped raising my hand, because I knew that she wouldn't call on me and that he was a know-it-all.

The worst part of the whole thing, was that Ishida sat directly behind me.

After what seemed like a century, the bell finally rang. I evacuated the room as quickly as possible. In my attempts to make it home before anyone could talk to me, I realized that I had failed.

"Yo, Sora!" Ichigo's deep voiced spoke out to me, "What time should I stop by to pick up Karine?"

"I don't know. I'll make Kyoka call you and tell you. It's not my business to care." I snapped.

"Look, it was only a question; you didn't have to yell at me."

"Sorry, I guess it wasn't your fault that I'm mad. It's that damn Ishida."

"Oh, so I'm not the only one he gets on the nerves of? Now that's saying something."

"Excuse me, Ichigo, but I'll see you later." I turned to walk away.

"Ichigo!" Rukia shouted his name as she ran up, "There's trouble!"

"What? Where?" Ichigo looked at her.

""It's close; only down the street!"

"What are we waiting for then? Let's go!"

"What about Orihime, Chad, and Uryu? They can help!" Rukia looked toward the school.

"We can take care of this alone. Hollows are nothing to me now."

"No, Ichigo, it's no mere Hollow. It's an Espada."

"Really? Well, in that case, get all three of them. Take Orihime to the Urahara Shouten, so that she can heal any injuries. Point out their location to Uryu and Chad." Ichigo ordered her in panic.

"Yes, Ichigo, I'm on it!" Rukia ran back to the school.

Ichigo turned around and noticed that I was still there. "Sora, go home. Cool off and forget about Uryu. I'll be over later to pick up Karine."

"Ichigo, what's going on?"

There was a blank look in his eyes, "Just, go… leave. You don't belong here right now."

"Ichigo,"

"GO!" He shouted.

I turned around on my heel and broke into the fastest run that I could muster. I was aiming for home, just as he had asked.

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