Disclaimer: I HAVE NO RIGHTS TO BLEACH, though if I did then it would never end.

AN: I decided while under writers block on my OC that I would do my own spin off of the original story line of bleach. I am a full supporter of IchiRuki so please expect that while you read. This story is subject to matters not suitable to all audiences, I recommend that you be at least mature enough to handle a story that involves violence, blood, mild language, and possibly some affection between couples thanks! Now time to get to the part you've been waiting for.

Chapter One: The First Time

God, why do I even put up with all this, Ichigo thought to himself while viewing the immature men dancing around a street lamp next to a vase that stored flowers, that was incidentally knocked over. Everyday, it's the same thing. Someone did this, or someone did that. Why do I have to be so different? He walked up the street approaching the foolish men, as he neared one of them pointed in his direction causing them all to spin around. Great, red rosy cheeks, they're drunk and now I have to deal with them. As that though ended he was standing mere feet from them, the one nearest him seemed to be a leader of a sort. Ichigo took three step to him and kicked him in the face, sending the man to the floor leaving the other two in complete shock.

"Do you have any idea what THAT is?" Ichigo indicated while pointed to the vase lying on the floor, his face was scowled and there seemed to be a growl forming in his throat.

"Um- uh- It's probably something to signify the death of someone or something. Right?" One said stuttering every syllable. Ichigo darted forward kneeing the man in the chin.

"RIGHT!" He landed next to the other one, "Now I want the THREE of you to pick it up and apologize right NOW!" He shouted, the one who was undamaged helped up the leader and the ran to the vase, doing exactly as Ichigo said then ran off picking up dust in their tracks. He looked around and noted the area to be clear, "Sorry about that kid, some people just don't seem to understand what it's like." A small transparent boy appeared next to him.

"It's fine I'm pretty much used to people acting like that, thank you for helping me and caring for me though." There was some hint of a smile on the youngster's face as he looked to Ichigo in admiration, but it was quickly dispensed as he noticed that Ichigo had a vacant stare off into the park. "Mister? Are you okay?"

"Oh, yeah sorry... I thought I felt something strange coming from over there..." He trailed off into thought, I know that there's something over there, I just can't tell what it is. There's got to be more to this than meets the eyes. "I'll talk to you some other time, I'll bring you fresh flowers tomorrow morning."

"Okay mister, have a nice day." The spirit faded off in the distance, leaving Ichigo to himself thinking of what he had just felt. Shaking it off he decided to go home for the night, maybe his sister's had prepared dinner by now. It was more than just a little likely since it was already late enough no get dark in Karakura Town , he was bound to catch some hell for being out so late again.

On his way home he felt that strange presence on two other occasions, one as he was walking past Karakura High, the local high school were he and his friends attended, and then when he had a hold of the door right outside of his house. The feelings quickly pasted and he just played it off as if he were imagining things, his family couldn't know about this strange feeling, in fact they didn't even know that he was able to see ghosts. But that was about to change, though he was worried how his youngest sister, Yuzo would take it. She's always been sensitive about what was going on with Ichigo, ever since their mother's death six years ago. When he got inside he was charged by his insane father, Isshin Kurosaki.

"WELCOME HOME ICHIGO!" His father shouted as he fell from the top of the doorway, stepping to the side Ichigo dodged the "attack" and Isshin landed on his face.

"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!" Ichigo yelled back in retort, "WHO ON EARTH ATTACKS THEIR SON ON HIS WAY INSIDE FROM A STRESSFUL DAY!" He stood looking down on the old washed up man. In his prime, Isshin Kurosaki was a man of high power and influence he was the only one who even had access to the head doctor in Karakura Hospital. But now, they didn't get much business yet somehow they managed their, not-so-cheap- lifestyle as his father had called it.

"It was not an attack, and that's what you get for being late!"

"Ph, whatever you say. Old man." He made very certain to emphasize the last two words of his comment. Isshin ran to the large poster of his late wife on the wall with tears forming in his eyes.

"OH DARLING! Why must our son hate me so!"

"Shut up!" Ichigo threw a pot across the room striking him in the head.

"Now now boys," Yuzo interrupted the feud, "dinner is ready. We waited for you to get home before we started Ichigo." She looked at him and smiled, for her sake Ichigo forced a small smile to form.

"Thanks Yuzo." He walked to the table and sat down in his usual spot and looked down at his plate. Yuzo was an excellent cook, lucky for them because their father always relied on their mother for making food and making sure that everyone was able to eat their share. "I have some information I have to share with you all." I surely hope that I don't end up regretting this decision, I'm really only worried about what Yuzo will think. They all sat down at the table looking at Ichigo with curious eyes, when finally Karin decided it was time to break the silence.

"Okay carrot-top, what is it now? Have you finally decided to come out of the closet and be open about your homosexuality?" She looked blankly at him hoping for a reaction, though he didn't even seem to be phased by the comment, though he did reply.

"No Karin, and that is because unlike you. I myself have come to terms with my heterosexuality, you on the other hand.. Well this is neither the time nor the place." He chuckled when he saw the anger in her eyes, "In all honestly I wanted you to know that I have been keeping a secret from all of you for a very long time now, and it has nothing to do with sexuality. For years now I have been able to do something that as far as I know no one else can do."

"And what is that Ichigo?" Yuzo looked at him, very confused and worried as she always was when Ichigo began to speak about how different he was than anyone else.

"I can see spirits, the ghosts of the people that have passed on." He looked into their eyes, each one of them looked confused. But his father, was the exception to this he seemed to be already aware of this. Then dumbly shifted to a confused look when he realized that Ichigo was starring.

"Um, Ichigo... You realize..." His father looked at him very confused, "You sound like a complete lunatic right now?"

"Shut up. I didn't ask for this or for what you think of it, I didn't even want to tell you."

"Ichi... Please tell me this is a joke... That you're not really crazy.." Yuzo was on the brink of tears and was shivering.

"Yuzo, I'm not crazy. I'm being serious right now, ever since Mom's de-" The house was shaken by a strong force and Ichigo felt that strange presence again but it faded in seconds.

"You know what?" Karin stood up, "I'm going to bed and pretending this never happened, Yuzo come on." The girls left the room, shortly followed by their father. Great, that's defiantly not how I pictured this ending, oh well I guess. What's done is done, I tried my best to tell them.. I just need to think. Ichigo left the dinning room and went to his room to lie down for the night.

That force, what could it have been.. It shook the house and no one else seemed to notice, there's no way that I am imaging all of this, even that familiar presence was there again. This time he felt it yet again, but it stayed. In fact it grew stronger as if something was approaching him from the other side of the wall, Ichigo jumped out of the bed and darted to his sisters' room. Listening in through the door he could hear the both of them breathing and a slight snore coming from Yuzo, relieved that they were safe he lightly treaded the ground as he re-entered his room. And there stood an unknown figure, looming in the darkness with a katana sitting on their side and a black shihakuso with white socks and tan clogs on their feet like the old samurai used to wear.

"Who are you!" Ichigo called in a harsh whispered tone, aggravated at the lack of response from his intruder, he stepped behind them and firmly kicked them in their rear knocking them to the floor.

"Who-, what-, how?" The intruder looked dumbfounded at the fact that they were kicked to the floor, once they stood up again they clearly spoke the sentence the intended to in the beginning. "Who are you? What did you just do? How can you see me?

"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki, as for what I did I think that's obviously apparent, and as for how I can see you. Well that doesn't matter and I don't know, I just can so get over it."

"I wasn't told that anyone human in Karakura Town could ever seen me, let alone touch me." The girl looked at him in the eyes, she had a deep violet color iris and a smile form. "Do you know what I am human?"

"I already told you my name.. It's Ichigo Kurosaki, don't call me human as if you're better than I am. And no, I don't so explain yourself."

"I am a Shinigami, or a Soul Reaper as some call us, I take care of hallows and preform a konso on spirits that haven't left the world and moved on to the afterlife yet. It is my job to protect people like you, human." Obviously she ignored the comment about not calling him that, which truly infuriated Ichigo.

"Okay, quit with the whole "Human" thing alright? Call me by my name, you are no better than I just because of what you are Shinigami."

"Ha, please. You little human, you can't even begin to grasp the concept of what I am. The likes of you have no room to make any demand to a Shinigami." She chuckled and a small cute smile formed on her lips, "Just leave me to my business, I have a hallow to track down." She looked away from him and started focusing on the window.

"You little," Ichigo growled and slammed his body into her knocking her down once again, "I'll tell you something Shinigami" the word rolled off his tongue like venom, "This is MY room YOU are in and YOU will do what I say! So tell me, what are you doing in my room?" His voice was thick with anger and she just starred at him.

"Because you wont let me do my job I have but no choice to do this human, Bakudo No. 1, Sai!" A force that was unseen bound Ichigo's arms and locked his knees down, forcing him to the ground and he was unable to move. "You see human, now you have to stay there because there is no way a simple human can break my kido. I am an expert at it in fact, so if you even struggle against it there is a massive chance you will only severely injure yourself."

"Let me go! Don't you hear that loud groan! There's something coming!" Ichigo was struggling and trying to force his arms free. "Come on! Don't you hear that? Or even sense it?!"

"What are you talking about? There's nothing out there besides your average soul, which we have nothing to worry about." The small Shinigami walked to the door and as it opened a force came in blowing back her shihakuso and making her guard her face, there was no way this was possible, how could she not sense this. There must have been a stronger force blocking this one out. "Well you obviously have to stay here human, I'll deal with this then I'll set you free." There was a shriek as the hallow approached the Kurosaki house.

There was a massive whole torn in the side of the house when the Shinigami made it down there stairs the hallow was holding one of the two girls in it's grip preparing to eat their soul, moments after she made it down the stairs Ichigo tumbled after her, standing on his own two feet. Looking out he saw the monster holding his little sister Yuzo, anger pulsed his body and he began to force his arms apart to break the seal holding him back.

"What are you doing?! Are you crazy? That can kill you!"

"I will save her.. I have to!" The bound broke and shot out a burst of energy gaining the attention of the hallow causing him to drop the girl and focus his eyes on Ichigo.

"Wow, it was you that I sensed then wasn't it!" The hallow laughed, "I guess the girl can wait, I've never had the pleasure of eating a human of your strength." It started to approach the house but Ichigo had already made his way outside and kicked the hallow square in his shoulder causing it to jerk around and knocking Ichigo to the ground. I'm sorry Yuzo, Karin, Dad, Shinigami.. I couldn't help save you.. This is the end.. There was a roar as the hallow reached down to finish off Ichigo, but it was stopped short.

The sight Ichigo had opened his eyes to was one that he never anticipated to see, the young female had stepped between him and the hallow sticking her blade through it's mouth. The hallow retreated back and faded into a dark shadow but the roar was still audible in the darkness.

"Shinigami.. Why?"
"Because it's my job you fool.." She lay there bleed on the floor, "Do you still want to save your family human?"
"Of course! I'll do anything I have to!"

"Well, then I have a way to do so. But it may not work."

"I'll do it! Just tell me what I need to do."

"You must accept my power, you need to drive my blade into your heart and take my place as a Shinigami."

"I'll do it, thank you Shinigami."

"My name... Is.. Rukia Kuchki."

"Thank you Rukia." The blade was drove into him and with an explosion and a force of high power dust filled the air, right in that time the hallow returned.

Ichigo stood there with a blade almost as long as he was tall, he jumped into the air and slashed the hallow's arm removing it from it's body and landed lightly by Rukia's side.

"How are your injuries Rukia?"

"Fi-fine.." She was stunned at the power he had just reveled and how strong his reatsui was, just by lending him part of her power he had the power of a captain in the Gotei 13 and that was unheard of by any Shinigami without proper training and years of it. This young human was beyond remarkable, as the hallow reappeared behind him he preformed a high speed movement that could easily be classified as a flash-step and stabbed the enemy in the throat and decapitating it.

"Rukia," He landed by her side again, "Are you alright? You're losing a lot of blood, I think I can help." Was this human really speaking of healing her injuries at this low level of training? He was unbelievably powerful, she lay there against the wall with Ichigo looking into her eyes, those violet eyes of hers pulling him in closer as their breathing grew heavy pain sheared her shoulder where the hallow had bitten her. He placed his hands over the wound and a green glow emerged, it wasn't overly powerful but it was enough to seal the wound and to make the pain ease to a point in which she could focus.

"Ichi..go.. Thank you, for saving me.." Her consciousness was fading as the adrenaline had left her body, and the world grew darker by the second.

"Rukia, I promise that I'll help you. Just stay in there for me, we can make it out of this." Ichigo had a sincerely worried look on his face while thinking of a plan to save her, his reatsui increased and he placed his hands over her wound yet again, this time the glow was thicker and more powerful. The wound's pain had ceased to exist, the world became brighter as her focus was able to regain, but it wasn't enough to stay conscious throughout the entire night, she was going to need rest regardless of just how much his reatsui could heal her. Then the moment came when she knew she only had a few more moments of consciousness left and she reached out.

"Ichigo.. Thank you.. I need to rest though... Please come her for a moment." As Ichigo leaned in to her she closed her eyes and let all the thoughts sink in, then she leaned slightly forward and just as her lips were about to reach his, the darkness filled her vision and she blacked out.