So it's new story time it would seem. This just an extension of Bleach: Ash's Journey. I hope you enjoy. I also hope for the world burning but ya know... We don't always get what we want. Ya, Enjoy and stuff...

Bleach: On the Other Side

"Thank you gentlemen, come again." Ash grabbed his and Ethan's apartment key and walked toward their new place. But something seemed unsettling to Ash.

"Ethan, is it just me or did she say that we had showed up way before our 'Father' had said we would? Aizen told us that he had set this up months before our arrival."

Ethan looked back at Ash for a moment while walking. He stopped.

"I thought it was odd as well... We should focus on our mission first and worry about that later. Maybe she's an exaggerator or something like that. It's not like we went back in time... Right?" Ethan said with a chuckle. Ash nodded.

"No, you're right... Sorry. Let's check out our room... I CALL THE BIGGEST ROOM!"

"NO! I CALLED IT LIKE FOUR HOURS AGO! GET OVER HERE DAMMIT!"

Ash laid down on his bed. It was getting late now and he'd probably dose off in a minute or two. He had given Ethan the largest room. He didn't actually want the room anyway, he just loved annoying Ethan. He fell asleep thinking of ways to irritate Ethan.

Ethan laid in bed as well. But instead of thinking of pranks, he was thinking of how difficult it was going to be to convince them that Ash and him were meant to be attending that school. How to get a job, ect. He fell asleep thinking of those more important things.

"Ah, yes! Here you are. You are both listed to be enrolled here in a couple months. Early huh? Well that's fine. Here's your schedules, and we need names to list you both under." The secretary told them both. Ash answered first.

"Ashura Satoshi, Ma'am."

"Ah, thank you Satoshi. And your name?" She looked over at Ethan. Ethan glared at Ash for a second. Why do they have to share the last name for this assignment?

"Ethan... Ugh. Satoshi. Ethan Satoshi." She smiled at his response.

"But I would like for everyone to call me by Ethan ma'am. As to avoid confusion." She nodded at the statement.

"I'll see what I can do about that Ethan." Ethan smirked at Ash. Ash seemed confused.

"Enjoy your day boys."

"Okay today class, the first subject for today is..." Ash and Ethan stepped into the room.

"Ah, new students. Why don't you introduce yourselves boys?" Ash stepped forward first.

"Hi. I'm Ashura Satoshi, but you can call me-" He was pushed aside by Ethan.

"Ethan Satoshi, but you can just call me Ethan." Ethan looked over at Ash with a troll-face. He then noticed Ash had fallen on someone's desk and knocked them over as well. Ash looked at her and asked if she was alright.

"Are you okay? That was my fault. I'm Ashura but my friends call me Ash." She looked at him for a moment. Ethan sighed, another blushing damsel in distress? She glared at Ash instead. She took his hand pulled herself up, and promptly twisted his wrist around bitch-slapped him.

"Watch where your going dumbass. I knew I should have stayed in the back of class. And my name's Tatsuki, try that shit again and I'll kill you." She turned on her heel and stormed off to the back of the class. Everyone made a point of avoiding her. She had black hair, pale skin, and a school girl uniform. Ash looked confused as hell. he looked over to Ethan who was barely containing a laugh. Ash sighed and walked to the other side of the class in the back and sat down. The teacher looked confused.

"Okay then class, as I was saying..."

Ash sat up in the tree, about fifteen feet off the ground. He was eating a tuna sandwich. Ethan sat close by, on a different branch eating the same kind of sandwich. Ethan took his first bite fell into bliss.

"Ash! What the hell did you do to this sandwich? It's like the god of food made it!" Ash shrugged.

"Just picked up some tips from my culinary friends is all." He looked over to where Tatsuki and her friends were. His eyes widened in surprise when he saw their target sitting there. Ichigo Kurosaki. He also saw two redheads, a lanky guy with longish brown hair, black haired pale kid, a massive tan guy, a pale black haired girl, and of course Tatsuki herself.

Ash pointed out the group to Ethan. Ethan's eyes widened in surprise.

"No shit? It was that easy?"

"I guess."

Ash felt a presence enter his range. It was extremely powerful, but not one he recognized. Ash looked over to Ethan, Ethan felt the presence as well. He nodded to Ash and they both acted like they were asleep and slipped out of their gigias'.

"We should go check out what it is." Ethan suggested. Ash nodded. Ethan was wearing his regular attire instead of his school uniform. Ash was in his Arrancar clothes as well, but had left his jacket back in his room. They both vanished in a flash.

Ichigo looked over to Rukia. She nodded to him. He stood up and said he had to take a piss or something like that. Rukia's excuse was that she had to make up a test.

They both ran off to chase down the powerful presence.

Ash and Ethan found the strong source of energy. It was an Aduchas level Hollow. Ash looked at it wreck the place.

"What the hell would bring a Hollow like that here?" Ethan asked Ash. Ash shrugged.

"Let's take it out before it hurts anyone." Ethan nodded.

Ash flashed in front of it and waved.

"Hey buddy. Your not much longer for this world I'm afraid." It roared and charged at him. Ethan sighed. He flashed in front of Ash and split it in half with one slash of his blade. He sheathed his sword and walked away.

"Ash, we have more to slay. You can't just mess around with one of them and expect them to kill each other off."

Ash sighed. He had to go and ruin all the fun.

"Your right. Let's go."

Ichigo cussed mentally as he killed another. Who was this nutjob? He called Hollow's here for them to compete? Idiot! Ichigo looked over to the Hollow closing in on the Quincy.

"Hey, asshole! Behind you!" The blue haired teen turned to see the Hollow coming at him. It was to close to stop.

He closed his eyes and reopened them when he didn't get eaten. He saw a black haired teen with a cross necklace holding the Hollow back with his left hand as he sliced it's mask in half with his free hand wielding a sword. He smiled at Ishida after he killed the Hollow. He switched his sword to his other hand and held his hand out to shake.

"I'm Ashura, but my friends call me Ash." Ishida smiled and shook his hand. This guy wasn't a Shinigami. He didn't mind his presence. He felt eerily Hollow actually.

"I'm Ishida." Ash smiled.

"Later Ishida, got some Hollows that need slaying." Ash flashed away. Ichigo watched and heard the whole thing. Wasn't that the guy Tatsuki slapped earlier? He would have to ask Rukia about other Shinigami that might be patrolling the area. He heard an ear shattering roar in the distance and ran over to check it out.

"Uhh? What the hell is that?" Ash asked. Ethan shrugged.

"It looks like a Menos that's about to turn Adjuchas. Nothing we can't handle." Ash nodded and was about to rush in until he saw Ishida and Ichigo run in to fight it. Ethan stopped Ash.

"We should wait and see how strong this guy is. Why is Aizen interested in him?" Ethan asked. Ash shrugged.

"If you say so. We can always hop in if he's gunna die."

"Well that was..." Ash couldn't think of the words to finish his sentence.

"Impressive?" Ethan finished.

"That might be an understatement..."

"Yeah."

"I think I understand why Aizen is interested in him now. I feel like that burst was only a fraction of his real power."

"Yeah... I can see why now too."

Ash and Ethan returned to their bodies on the tree. Ash hopped off the branch he was on. He started walking to class. He knew he he was late as hell. He made his way into class about the same time as Ichigo and Rukia. Ash held a finger up to his lips.

"I'll explain later." Ichigo nodded to him.

The rest of the day passed uneventfully. Ash's teacher chewed his ass but Ethan got off scotch free because he didn't seem like a 'Delinquent'. Ash glared at him.

At the end of class Ash signaled for Ichigo to follow him. Ichigo nodded.

"I'll see you later guys. I need to have word with this guy." His friends nodded to him. Tatsuki only glared at the guy.

"I don't think you should trust him, but do what you must." Rukia let him know. Ichigo nodded.

Ash had Ichigo follow him into a vacant classroom.

"Explain." Ichigo demanded.

"Well, I'm Ashura as you probably know and I'm what is called an Arrancar." He went on to explain what he is.

"Why are you here?"

"I'm here to protect Karakura Town." Ash lied. He didn't think it would seem very smart to tell the truth right now.

"I'll believe you, for now. If you ever try to hurt my friends though..."

"I would never! I'm here to protect Karakura and It's inhabitants. You and your friends included." Ash would have to explain his story to Ethan later.

"The other guy to? Ethan right... Is he a...?"

"Yeah. Ethan's an Arrancar as well. Same mission as me." Ichigo nodded in approval.

"I'll head out to take out the Hollows to. You don't need to every time, alright?"

"Alright. See you tomorrow, Ash." Ash smiled. He remembered what he had said earlier. This wasn't goign to be so bad after all.

Ash pulled out his cell phone he had gotten. "Umm... Hey Ethan."

"What's up?"

"I kinda told Ichigo what we were..."

"WHAT THE FU-" Ash shut his flip phone. Maybe in person would be better.

Ash started walking out.

"Maybe next time you eavesdrop you should mask your energy Ishida." Ishida smiled and stepped into the doorway.

"I was curious as to what you were as well." Ash nodded.

"That's understandable. You going to start attending here I take it?" He gestured to Ishida's uniform.

"I am."

"I hope to see you around then Satoshi."

"You to... Wait a minute. I never gave you my last name!" But Ishida was already gone. It sent a shiver down Ash's spine.

"Fucking Ethan does that all the time. And, fucking Batman."

That's a wrap my peoples. Stay tuned for next time. Also, The title of the story is the first chapter title. Cuz I'm lazy.