A/N: ...I know, i hate myself for throwing this out here as well, but it hit me in the face. There is a reason I don't like plot bunnies. They hurt when someone throws one in your face. But anyway, enjoy people. Tell me what you think. And I apologize in advance for any confusing parts.


Green-blue eyes grew foggy as the black haired man took his last breaths. A short raven-haired girl cried as the rain poured down over the two and her blade pierced his chest. He smiled and spoke his last words to her as blood colored his lips, "Don' die alone 'Kay, jus' don' die 'lone."

A tall white-haired man stood by, fist clenched as he tried to hold in his own sadness. The green eyes stared up at the girl's and the man grinned one last time before his chest rattled and grew still, the last flecks of life fading from his eyes. The girl sobbed and grabbed the dead man in a hug, crying out his name repeatedly. "KAIEN!"


"Kurosaki! Pay attention." The teacher at the front of the classroom snapped at the orange haired boy near the back. She could not really do anything, since the boy in question never failed a single test or homework assignment. Even if he phased out constantly in class, he always knew what was going on. Misato Ochi would not call him a prodigy, but he was pretty damn close.

Ichigo Kurosaki blinked away the unfamiliar scene and focused his attention back on Misato-sensei. Unknown to him his warm hazel eyes flashed green-blue and back again. In addition, unknown to him, was the fact that he was carrying two different souls, both of which were slowly combining, allowing him access to the older soul's memories. Now all that was needed was a catalyst to complete the merging. Fortunately, or unfortunately, that catalyst was arriving that very day.


Ichigo stood on the sidewalk facing down a group of skaters. One skater yelled at him, "Nobody jumps one of my boys for no reason and lives to tell about it." The other two skaters were on the ground checking on the downed boy. Ichigo ran a hand through his hair and shrugged, letting out a sigh. The skater glared at him, "That's all you got to say!?" After shouting that he lunged at Ichigo, only to be taken down by a foot to the face.

"Little Yama's down, we gotta help him!" One of the others said, watching Ichigo beat 'little Yama'. Another guy looked at him, "Are you crazy, no way am I taking on the psycho." This was said as Ichigo beat the leader's head into the ground.

He turned his eyes toward the remainder of the group and scowled, "Now listen up you scum. Do you see that?" He pointed behind him, at a small vase of flowers knocked over on the ground, "First question; what do you think that is? You the one in the middle, answer!"

The person in the middle quivered, "What y-you talking to me? I guess someone left those flowers for some kid that got killed here." As soon as he answered, Ichigo kicked him in the chin.

"Correct!" He straightened up and continued glaring at the last two, "Now the next question; that vase over there, why is it lying on its side?" The last two shook in fear.

"I guess one of us knocked it over when we were skateboarding through here. We did-" Ichigo did not let them finished as he kicked them both away quickly.

"You guys catch on fast. Now go and apologize or the next time the flowers will be for you!" His glare deepened as he ordered this. The skaters screamed in fear, yelling their apologies as they ran away in fright.

Once they were gone, Ichigo sighed, "There, that outta keep those punks from showing their ugly faces around here." He turned back to the post, "Sorry about all that, I'll bring you by some new flowers tomorrow." The almost see-through girl smiled up at him.

"Thank you for coming to my defense. I think now I'll finally be able to rest in peace." She said, hands on the pole next to her, a small chain coming from her chest.

"Don't mention it. It's the least I could do." He smiled slightly and put his hand on the girl's head, "After all, you deserve to rest in peace." He let go and started to walk away.


My name is Ichigo Kurosaki. I'm 15 years old, so I'm a high-school student. My family runs a medical clinic in town. Maybe it's because we're entrusted with the lives of the living, I'm not sure, but for as long as I can remember, I've been able to see the souls of the dearly departed.


Ichigo opened the door to his house and called out, "I'm home." Unfortunately, he immediately fell victim to a kick in the face. By his dad.

"You let your guard down! Always stay alert when you enter a room and you're late for dinner again!" Isshin Kurosaki said, hands on his hips as he glared down at Ichigo.

Ichigo growled and spun around, "Come on! Is that any way to welcome your own son after he just risked his life to help a spirit find peace?"

"Oh, so it's the ghost's fault now. I suppose it was ghosts that left your room a mess. When are you going to show some discipline! Just because you see ghosts and I don't doesn't make you a guest in this house hold!" They started exchanging punches and kicks. Most of them being blocked by the opponent.

Ichigo's sisters sat at the table, Karin ignoring them and eating, and Yuzu looking at them worriedly, "Hey, stop the fighting you to and come eat your dinner."

Karin looked at her twin and sighed, "Let them fight. More rice for me." She held out her empty rice bowl for emphasis.

Yuzu frowned at the black-haired girl, "That's not very nice Karin." Karin just shrugged as Ichigo punched Isshin away, causing the man to roll away and hit a wall.

"I gotta tell you dad, for a totally healthy high-school kid, a 7'oclock curfew is not cool!" He yelled, pointing a finger at the fallen man. He was so busy focusing on his idiotic father to notice the spirit appearing behind him.

At least until Karin said, "Ichigo, speaking of uncool, you have a new one." She stated this with her eyes closed as she continued eating her rice.

Ichigo blinked and looked over his shoulder at the middle-aged spirit, "Hey, how long have you been there!? Take a hike would you! Damn pest!" He growled, swatting at the ghost, who kept dodging. Ichigo growled in frustration at it.

Karin sighed and set done her bowl, "I'm done." She turned to watch her brother, "Poor Ichigo, dad or ghosts, it's always something."

Yuzu smiled at her, "I think he's kind of lucky to be able to see ghosts! I sort of sense their presence sometimes, but that's about it." She tilted her head.

Karin rolled her eyes and looked back at her twin, "I don't see what the big deal is. I don't even believe in them."

Yuzu gasped, "Karin, I don't know how you can say that! I thought you had the power to see spirits too?"

Karin gave her a blank look, "I'm in permanent denial. Seeing them doesn't make me believe in them." She deadpanned, causing the spirit to shiver from the cold comment.

"That's really cold." the spirit said, causing Ichigo to sigh, "Like my dinner." Isshin took the chance to knock Ichigo's feet from under him.

"You dropped your guard again!" Ichigo cried out in shock, falling to the floor and grunted when Isshin jumped him, locking an arm around his head. Ichigo quickly threw him off and punched him in the face as Isshin's own fist hit him in the chin. "Gotcha." Isshin groaned, falling to the floor, "No charge for the lesson."

Ichigo scowled and wiped the pain away, "Never mind dinner. I'm going to my room." He said, turning and walking away.

Yuzu frowned, "Wait Ichigo-" She started, only to be interrupted by Karin looking at their father, "Wow you sure have a way with kids, don't you?" She stated flatly.

Isshin jumped off the floor crying out a dramatic, "Me?! What did I do?"


Ichigo sighed as he threw his bag on his bed, listening to his family talk about him below. "Ichigo's been having a hard time lately. He's been seeing more and more spirits. That and the strange dreams he's been having." Karin stated below.

"What? Why would he being talking about things like this with you to instead of coming to his dear old dad? That doesn't make any sense!" Isshin exclaimed.

"Sure it does," Karin started, "For one thing you're over 40 and for another, emotionally, you're still at a preschool level. Just admit it Dad." Ichigo blinked as his dad started exclaimed to the picture of their mom.

He sighed and rolled his eyes, slipping into a quiet sleep.


The next morning Ichigo woke up and got dressed before his father could try to and attack him. He ran a hand through his hair and looked at himself in the mirror, slightly confused. Was that a streak of blue in his eyes? As soon as he looked closer, the supposed color disappeared, leaving the warm amber that they normally were. He shrugged and walked out, slinging his backpack over his shoulder and heading downstairs.

As he approached the kitchen, he heard a report coming from the television, "According to local residents, at about 7:30 AM, the ground shook with a loud crash and the walls of many building exploded." The report continued as he walked into the room with a greeting.

"Good morning Ichigo!" Yuzu said brightly, smiling up at him. He gave her a small smile back, shocking her slightly.

"Morning… Where's Dad?" He asked, slightly confused about not being attacked by their crazy father as soon as he stepped in the room.

Karin took a sip of her tea, "At a meeting. He said he'll be late tonight too." Ichigo took a piece of toast out of the toaster and bit into it.

"I see…" He then turned his attention to the report that was still playing on the TV, "Investigators and explosives experts are currently working to discover the cause of the explosion." Yuzu walked up behind her brother, who had the slice of bread hanging from his mouth, "Did something bad happen?" She asked from behind him.

Ichigo frowned and watched the footage thinking, 'That's near here…' He shook it off and waved goodbye to his sisters before leaving and starting towards the high school. He frowned again when he passed by the taped off alley. He glanced at it as he paid for the new vase and flowers, before placing the vase in his bag and continuing towards the corner the girl's ghost resided at.

When he arrived something felt off, the girl was nowhere to be seen, "Hello?" He called, looking around, before standing straight in shock as he heard a scream followed by a loud roar. He jolted into action, running down the street with a determined look on his face.

Before he arrived, a loud crash resounded and the girl screamed in terror again. Ichigo sprinted towards the explosion, ignoring the people rushing in the opposite direction and heading straight into the dust that was kicked up. He paused in shock as another roar was heard and the dust cleared enough for him to see a gigantic masked monster. "What the hell is that?" He muttered eyes wide. He clenched his eyes in pain as an unfamiliar memory ran through his mind.

'Hollows are spirits that have fallen into despair and it is our job to purify the soul of the Hollows and send them on.' He couldn't place a name with the voice, but at least now, he knew what the hell was standing in front of him. He was only given a second to ponder over that thought when the girl ran out of the dust, "Help me!"

Ichigo shook the fuzzy thoughts, grabbed the girl, and threw her on his back, carrying her so they could move faster, "Hold on tight." He called back to her, looking over his shoulder at the Hollow that was following closely.

"What is that thing!?" She asked, holding Ichigo's neck tightly. Ichigo sparred her a glance.

"I think it's called a Hollow. They devour spirits and the souls of humans with high spiritual power." He said, rushing away from said Hollow. Ichigo tripped and stumbled, one knee hitting the ground. The spirit on the other hand fell off his back. He leapt to his feet and started to help the girl up, only for the Hollow to appear right in front of them.

Suddenly a black butterfly flickered across Ichigo's line of sight, Hell Butterfly, a memory whispered in his ear.


Rukia Kuchiki ran after the orange haired boy as he rushed off with the spirit on his back. She scoffed, "He's only drawing the Hollow's attention. I need to step in." She frowned and leapt at the Hollow, sword drawn. She fell in front of it and sliced its mask horizontally, injuring it but not killing it. She flipped back and landed in front of the boy and girl, readying her blade and leaping again, this time attacking with a vertical slice. She grunted as her sword passed through its mask and purified the Hollow.

She landed and cleaning replaced her sword in its sheathe, hearing the boy let out a breath of amazement, "Whoa…" She blinked slightly in shock and turned to peer out of the corner of her eye, only to quickly look away and hurry off, ignoring the boy's exclamation of wait. She disappeared around the corner and leapt on top of the building, her heart beating in shock.

She had initially turned around to look at the boy because his voice was familiar, but when she saw his face, it caused many memories to resurface. The boy's face was an exact copy of her former lieutenant's. She blinked back tears, "Kaien…" She whispered.


Ichigo watched in shock as the short girl left, feeling an emotion he couldn't explain move at the bottom of his soul. The girl had looked familiar, but he couldn't place it. His mind was whirring with questions as he continued through the day, not knowing that too being's in his soul were speaking to one another.

*Ichigo's Soul-Space*

"It's happening faster than presumed…" A female voice stated, coming from a silver-haired woman with a blue and white assemble stated, her blue eyes filled with worry.

"So it would seem." The second voice was male and came from a man standing on a pole that was jutting out of the building the stood on. As the two watched, the world around them changed. Some of the tall building disappeared and left trees, rivers and ponds in their wake.

They both sighed tiredly and continued to help the merge continue without it happening all at once

*Back outside*(**)


Ichigo sighed as he laid back on his bed. His mind was filled with thoughts about the girl he had seen. "Who was she? I can't make any sense, but I know her from somewhere. What happened out there today?" His thoughts were interrupted by a butterfly, a Hell Butterfly, his mind supplied, flew through his window. He sat up quickly as the same girl that had been on his mind all day walked through his wall and stood on his desk. "What the hell are you doing here?" He asked, not noticing her jaw clench.

She ignored him and grabbed her sword, causing his eyes to widen in shock, "Why are you grabbing you sword? You aren't going to slice me up are you?" He asked accusingly, a little pissed that she was ignoring him. She just stepped off the desk and landed on the floor.

'It's getting closer…' She thought, looking around, "I feel it…" She muttered.

Ichigo growled, having enough of being ignored. He got off his bed and kicked the girl lightly in her back, causing her to fly forward, "Who are you and why are you here?" He questioned, arms crossed, "If you think that you're a burglar, then you're not a very good one. And the first sign of insanity is talking to yourself, so just don't. It's weird." He said, watching her turn back towards him with a shocked look.

"You kicked me… but I can't be seen by ordinary humans," Not that you're ordinary, "Are you saying you can see me?" She stuttered, of course she had assumed that he could see her earlier, but it had left her mind, her eyes widened when the boy smirked slightly.

"Well considering that was my foot that I kicked you with, then you tell me." Ichigo dropped the smirk and frowned when she popped off the ground and looked at him closely.

"You're the boy I saw in town earlier." She said, looking closely at him. She assessed her earlier glance and almost winced. The boy's face was an exact replica of Kaien's. All except his hair and eyes. However, looking closer she noticed the small amount of blue-green swimming at the bottom of the amber eyes.

Ichigo scoffed, "Nothing get's by you does it?" Sarcasm dripped off his voice, causing the girl to flinch lightly.

She recovered by moving his face with her hand, "How very strange, you look normal, " other than having a dead man's face…"But you must be defective in some way…" She inwardly smirked, knowing exactly how her former superior would react and hoping that this boy wouldn't.

Ichigo couldn't help smirking down at the shorter girl and stating, "I'm only defective when I want to be." Then his eyes widened and he pushed the girl's hand off his face. "I'll show you defective, "He tried to kick her again but she quickly jumped on his attacking leg and over his head, pushing down lightly on his head and sending him sprawling on the floor. He sat back up and glared at her, "Who are you?"

Inside Rukia was in slight shock, but on the outside, she kept her calm façade, "You want to know? Then I'll tell you. I'm a Soul Reaper." She stated, looking down at him.


Outside the spirit of the girl that Ichigo saved earlier was running for her life from another Hollow. Tears streamed down her face as she hid behind a pillar, breathing heavily, "Oh no not again." She cried, staring at the warped space as it hit an electric wire, causing it to come into focus. The girl gasped and started running again.


Ichigo frowned, his eyes closed in concentration as he digested the words the so-called Soul Reaper was telling him, "Alright, so you're something called a Soul Reaper," When she nodded he continued, "And you're telling me that you've been sent here on a mission by something called the Soul Society," She nodded again and he opened one eye, "To deal with Hollows like the one you defeated in the street today, which was chasing after that girl's soul." She nodded again and he frowned, and instead of yelling at her in disbelief as he wanted to he nodded, "Sounds like the truth. But can you show me some more proof of that fact?"

Rukia paused in what she was about to say, surprised that he excepted it instead of laughing in her face. She had to review what she had been about to say in order to get it right, "Why would you need proof? If you can see spirits and Hollows, then why would you need proof of the existence of Soul Reapers?" She asked.

"Well, I've never seen or heard of Soul reapers before and frankly, I would need some proof before fully believing you." HE said with a shrug.

Rukia frowned, "Well you see me right? Aren't I enough proof for you?" She asked, pointing at herself and standing in front of him.

Ichigo nodded and closed his eyes, unknowingly crossing his legs as he stood and crossing his arms, causing Rukia to pale slightly, "That's true, and IO would agree that you're not human. However, at the moment I'm tired and want to sleep, so go be a Soul Reaper somewhere else, 'Kay short-stuff?" HE put a hand on her head and put on a blank face.

Rukia stood stock still in shock, before gritting her teeth and reacting, "'short stuff' am I? Fine, Bakudo #1: Sai!" She stated, pointing at his chest and jerking her arm to the right, causing Ichigo to fall to the floor with his hands behind his back, frozen.

"I can't move, what did you do to me?" He demanded, trying to fight the freezing effect.

Rukia smirked, "Paralysis. I used what's called a Kido on you. It a high-level incantation only we soul reapers can cast. It's useless to struggle against it; you're just wasting your energy. I may appear young and short to you but I've lived nearly ten of your lifetimes. I would punish you on the spot if it weren't against my orders, so you, brat, be grateful." Not to mention I don't think I would be able to hurt someone who looked so much like Kaien, but he doesn't need to know that.

Ichigo glared up at her, growling, "It wasn't meant to be offensive." He muttered, struggling against the paralysis.

"And so!" She rather enjoyed the panicked look on his face when she drew her sword and performed a Konso on the spirit next to him. He looked up from cringing when she pressed the hilt of her sword on the ghost's forehead.

"It's the ghost from yesterday!" He exclaimed as the ghost trembled in fear, saying, "Please don't. I don't want to be sent to the underworld." Ichigo's eyes widened in shock as the girl's previously serious face softened.

"You needn't worry, because you are bound for a better place called the Soul Society. There your soul will be at peace." Rukia removed the end from the ghost's head and watched as he slowly disappeared, leaving a Hell Butterfly in his place.

Ichigo reeled back in shock, "Where'd he go? What did you do to him?" He asked, ignoring the fragment of memory whispering in his head. Konso.

"I sent his spirit to the Soul Society. It's one of the main responsibilities of a Soul Reaper. Humans, such as yourself sometimes call it passing on." She looked down at him as he looked up at her, "Now I'll explain to you why I'm here, and I'll use small words so that you can understand."

"You could just use big words though, either way I would understand it. I'm not an idiot you know." Ichigo muttered underneath his breath as she started explaining.

"There are two types of spirits in the world," She started, drawing on her sketchbook, "The first kind are the normal spirits which we call Wholes, or Pluses, they're the ghosts you normally see. The second kind are evil spirits known as Hollows, they attack people living or dead in order to devour their souls. Any questions before I continue?" She asked, holding the sheet of paper up.

"Just one, where did you learn to draw?" Ichigo deadpanned, crying out in shock as Rukia drew a mustache on his lips, "Hey! What was that for!?" He growled, glaring up at her as she just spun her pencil in her hand.

"Let's continue with our lesson." She started, turning back to face him, "There are two main jobs for Soul Reapers. First is to lead Wholes to the Soul Society through Konso, as I just did. Second is to exorcize the Hollows wherever we find them."

Ichigo blinked, wondering how he knew about Hollows and Konso before she told him, then a thought struck him, "That Hollow with the bug body, why was he chasing after that girl this morning?" He asked, looking up at her, having already wiped the mustache off.

"That I don't know, we have fully yet to understand what motivates the Hollows to do the things they do." She said, sitting on the ground and closing her eyes.

Suddenly Ichigo raised his head, startled by the loud roar, "What was that!?" He said, only to be ignored by Rukia who continued talking.

"One thing we do know is that there is still a second Hollow prowling somewhere nearby." She sighed, looking down.

Ichigo scowled, "Then what the hell are you waiting for, go out and kill it." He heard the roar again and narrowed his eyes, every bone and nerve in his body wanting to move.

Rukia looked away, "I would, but I can't seem to detect its location. Usually I have no trouble finding a Hollow that's close by, but here it's as if my senses are being jammed by some powerful for-" She was interrupted by Ichigo.

"What are you, deaf? There's something huge howling out there! That sound has to belong to a hollow!" He insisted, realizing that the howls were getting closer.

"Something howling, what do you mea-" Her eyes widened as a Hollow's howl nearly shook the house. She stood quickly, "Now I hear it! It's definitely a Hollow!" She said spinning and placing a hand on her sword.

"That's what I've been trying to tell you!" Suddenly there was a cry of fear and pain near Ichigo's door. His eyes widened in shock, "That's Yuzu!" He exclaimed. Rukia ran past and Ichigo shouted after her, "Hey wait! Untie me first!"

As soon as the door opened Rukia felt a rush of massive spiritual pressure, 'This spirit pressure is among the strongest that I've felt. How could I have not have sensed it earlier.' She thought, raising a hand in front of her face. She adjusted to the pressure just as Yuzu stumbled into Ichigo's doorway.

"Ichigo…" She panted in pain as she collapsed on the floor, "Ichigo, Karin's been, and Ichigo you've got to save her." Yuzu struggled to say as she collapsed into unconsciousness.

Ichigo watched in slight shock as Rukia leaned down next to Yuzu, "Hey! You gotta let me go!" He heard Karin's scream and watched helplessly as Rukia ignored him and disappeared downstairs. "Gotta break free." He muttered, forcing himself to move even while paralyzed.

Rukia charged downstairs and unsheathed her sword as soon as she spotted the Hollow with Karin in its hand. Ichigo tumbled down the stairs next to her, "Stay out of it!" She ordered him. But she was shocked at what she saw next.

Ichigo struggled to a standing position and Rukia watched in shock, "How can he be on his feet when he's under my spell?" She whispered, moving slightly when he moved in front of her, "Fool, you'll only get in the way!"

He growled lowly, "Shut up!" He glared at the Hollow and spotted Karin in its grip, "Karin!" Ichigo started to pull apart his frozen arms, grunting in concentration.

"Stop!" Rukia started, shocked that he would try to do such a thing, "Kido is too strong for a human to break. If you keep trying you'll only cause damage to your soul!" As she said this she watched in shock as her Kido was stripped away, 'What? He's breaking the Kido, that's impossible.' She watched Ichigo's spiritual energy surround him as more layers broke. Suddenly he released a powerful stream and the Kido dissolved.

Ichigo stretched his freed arms as Rukia looked at him in shock. Ichigo charged towards the Hollow, grabbing a chair on the way as Rukia called for him to stop. He swung the chair back, focusing solely on his little sister screaming for his help. Just when he was about to strike the Hollow it batted him aside easily, "K-Karin." He coughed as he sat up.

The Hollow looked down at him, "I found you!" It said, punching towards Ichigo, who ducked. Rukia took the chance to cut the hand that Karin was in, causing the Hollow to drop her and allowing Ichigo to catch her before she hit the ground.

The Hollow disappeared as Ichigo shook Karin, "Karin! Hey, wake up!" His face was contorted in fear, causing Rukia to step in.

"Don't worry she'll be alright, the Hollow left without devouring either of your sisters' souls." She said, moving to stand in front of the two of them.

"Are you sure?" Ichigo asked, looking up at her

"YEs. It's seeking a specific soul to eat, one with a much higher concentration of spiritual energy. In fact, the Hollow earlier was hungry for that soul too and not the girl's." Rukia said as realization dawned on her.

"What do you mean?" Ichigo asked, not liking where this conversation was heading.

"For some reason, most of your spirit energy was hidden deep within until just now, when you needed it to save your sister. That's why I didn't sense anything unusual about you when I arrived," other than the obvious, "It also explains why the Hollows haven't come after you. The spirit energy you have bottled up inside you started to pour out when you made contact with that young girl's ghost. As a result your soul became exposed. Those two Hollows today detected your soul through that girl; they were using here to track it down. Which means, the Hollows are really after you." Rukia turned to look at Ichigo, whose face was grim.

"Those things… want me?" He whispered in shock. Suddenly the Hollow came back and left out a howl.

"It's back. Get out of here!" Rukia ordered, preparing herself. Ichigo stood up, his face shadowed.

"No! Those vicious attacks on that poor girl, were because of me?" HE asked, slipping into his fighting form.

Rukia grimaced, "That's one way to look at it."

"And now both of my sisters could wind up dead and the whole thing is my fault?" His eyes were wide with anger and fear for his sisters. He remembered the looks on both of their faces a few minutes before and grit his teeth, running past Rukia and into the street in front of the beast. "You coward! Quit attacking others, it's my soul you want. Come and get it. Fight me one on one you ugly bastard!" He yelled eyes flashing.

The Hollow howled and used its neck to stretch towards Ichigo, causing Rukia to rush forward in fright. As it approached, images flashed through Ichigo's head and a headache spiked. The attack never came though, because Rukia stepped in and was attacked instead. She grunted in pain as she pulled herself out of the Hollows mouth and collapsed forward as it howled in pain.

"Soul Reaper!" Ichigo shouted, Rukia!

Rukia panted on the ground, "You are a fool! How could you possibly have thought you were a match for a Hollow? Did you really think everything would be over if you gave him your soul? One soul doesn't satisfy them for long. If you don't stop interfering we're all going to end up as its food!" She spat, forcing herself into a crouched position. She crawled towards the sidewalk and leaned against a pole, "I'm to injured to fight. Do you… want to save your family?" She asked.

"Of course I do. No one else will die because of me!" He stated, "If there's a way tell me how!" She grimaced.

"It'll only be temporary, but you must become a Soul Reaper yourself!" HE looked at her in shock as she continued, "You must take my Zanpakuto and run it through the center of your being so that I may pour my powers into you. I can't guarantee you will live but if it doesn't work it won't matter."

Ichigo's face was blank as he said, "Then give me that blade, Soul Reaper." Rukia smiled up at him.

"My name is Rukia. Rukia Kuchiki." A memory flashed through his mind of the same girl in front of him introducing herself a different way, My name is Rukia Kuchiki, reporting for duty!

He grinned back, "And my name is Ichigo Kurosaki!" And with that he stabbed her Zanpakuto into his chest and the street erupted into a crushing spiritual pressure.

It held the Hollow frozen until suddenly its left arm was sliced off cleanly. The dust cleared and Ichigo stood there with the Soul Reaper uniform on and a humongous blade in his hand. On his back was another sword, an average katana with a rectangular cross guard with smooth rounded edges and a dark blue hilt.

"How did this happen? I meant to give him only half of my powers, but somehow he's taken nearly all of them!" She spoke aloud, looking at her hand in shock.

"This ends now!" Ichigo yelled catching her attention.

'What kind of being is he? I've never seen a human with this much spiritual pressure, that's what was jamming my senses before! I've never heard of a human with enough strength to break a Kido on his own! And I have never seen a Soul Reaper wield such a huge Zanpakuto! And…!' She spotted the second sword on his back as he sliced through the Hollow's leg. 'That Zanpakuto! But… how? Can it be?' She was shocked at the outcome.

Ichigo glared at the Hollow as it fell towards him, "You will pay the price for hurting my family you Hollow scum!" He yelled, "And the price is my blade!" He sliced through the Hollow's mask and it faded from view. He sheathed the sword and turned towards Rukia.

She reeled back in shock when he crouched down in front of her. "Thanks." He said, putting a hand on her head. She looked up at him and was shocked to see his previously amber colored eyes become blue-green permanently. Kaien!

Ichigo's eyes fogged over and he fell to the ground asleep. Rukia looked down at him and then up at the moon, "Ukitake-taicho, what do I do now? How am I supposed to train the reincarnation of the man I was forced to kill?" She whispered, tears filling hers eyes. She then looked back at the sleeping teenager, 'Could he possibly be able to remember everything?'

Reincarnated souls weren't supposed to remember anything from their previous lives, but neither were they supposed to look exactly like they did in their previous life, nor wield the same Zanpakuto. Rukia sighed, 'Things just got a lot harder…'

Ichigo Kurosaki: 15 years old

Hair Color: Orange

Eyes: (Previous-amber) Blue-green

Occupation: High School Student and… Soul Reaper!


End Note: Before you all scold me for this. I do know that reincarnated souls do not remember their past, but come on Ichigo is not normal. And I do have to say though, Ichgio won't use Nejibana before he recues Rukia, mostly because its not in my plotline. Sorry.

(**)- When they were talking in Ichigo's Soul SPace, he does not hear them, I just wanted to give you guys an idea on what's happening.

A further note would be that before Ichigo learned Rukia's name and she learned his, they didn't know each other's name. I just thought it be confusing to keep switching from one POV to another constantly. Sorry if its confusing! The next chapter should be up in about a week. Bye!