Summary: When the Arrancars kidnap Ichigo who will save him before it's too late?
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or their characters, but someday I wish I could.
Ichigo Kurosaki didn't believe his mornings were pleasant, no matter how much would have liked it to be. He would wake up to face his father, Isshin, and then be harassed by Kon; a stuffed animal. He would then be greeted by his two younger sisters, Yuzu and Karin, but then was left to face his father; yet again.
Nothing is ever simple for Ichigo; especially when you're a substitute Shinigami. Living two different lives doesn't have its advantages; it has its doubts. You risk your life day in and day out, in array to keep some sense of order; but for Ichigo, it seemed like he only risked his life for the Soul Society's mess which was theirs to begin with.
"Those lazy ba*tards, there making me do all their hard work," Ichigo said to himself, as he entered the classroom; taking his seat immediately. "Good morning Kurosaki-Kun," Orihime called, as she entered the classroom and stood beside him. "Oh, morning Orihime, what's up?" Ichigo asked, tilting his head slightly.
"Oh nothing really…can I ask you something?" Orihime asked, hesitating. "Sure," Ichigo replied, curiosity taking the better of him. "Ahh, well yesterday you seemed kind of distant; I was wondering if there was something bothering you?" Ichigo looked up at this, a smile playing on his features.
"I'm sorry Kurosaki-Kun! I didn't mean to sound pushy!" Orihime quickly replied, as she took a stumble forward; all most falling on top of Ichigo. "No need to apologize, I was just thinking about things," Ichigo replied, as he nodded his head in acknowledge to Chad, whom had just entered the room.
"Are you worried about Rukia?" Orihime asked, after a few minutes in silence. "No, why would I be?" Ichigo asked, suddenly feeling annoyed to were this conversation was headed. "Well it's just that, after our return …"
Beep, beep, beep.
Orihime's sentence got cut short, when Ichigo got an alert there was a hollow near. He sighed, and quickly left the building. Stupid hollows, Ichigo thought to himself, as he quickly changed into a Shinigami. That's odd, I don't see any hollows, Ichigo thought, before he was pushed with an incredible amount of weight.
"Argh! What the hell!" Ichigo winced, as the blood slowly began to run down his forehead. "And you call yourself a Shinigami?" the hollow asked, as it launched itself at Ichigo once again.
Ichigo quickly got to his feet and pulled out his zanpaktou, just barely blocking the hollow's attack. "Nice reflexes kid, but do you think this is going to stop me?" the hollow said, before one of its arms lifted Ichigo of the ground, and threw him into a nearby building. What the hell is going on here?! Is that even a hollow!? Ichigo thought.
"You're pathetic kid; I don't even know why you bother being a Shinigami if you can't even use your zanpaktou against me," the hollow laughed, as he went after Ichigo again. Realization hit Ichigo as though someone threw a brick at his head, and he quickly yelled out "Ban-kai".
Ichigo quickly sliced through the hollows arm, causing the hollow to moan in pain. "That's mistake is going to cost you…" before the hollow could finish, Ichigo gave him the final blow and the hollow was gone within seconds. Finally, Ichigo thought in desperation as he quickly headed back to class. "Stupid hollows, do they always have to be so annoying? There as bad as Toshiro…"
"I would close your mouth if I was you, Ichigo Kurosaki."
As Ichigo turned around, he noticed two Shinigami's standing behind him. One of them was Toshiro Hitsugaya while the other was Rangiku Matsumoto. "Rangiku? Captain Hitsugaya?" Ichigo asked, emphasizing the word captain. "Hi Ichigo!" Rangiku said happily, as her hand rested on Hitsugaya's head. "What are you doing here?" Ichigo asked, not exactly sure if he wanted to know.
"We have been ordered to come and help you in the world of the living. Since Rukia Kuchiki refused to come back, Rangiku volunteered herself, as well as me," Toshiro explained, as he folded his arms across his chest. "Aw it's nice to see you want to pay me a visit Toshiro," Ichigo joked, smirking.
"Shut up Kurosaki, don't you have school?" Toshiro asked, this time, he was the one smirking. "Oh crap!" Ichigo yelled, as he hurried of to school. "Shouldn't we have told him?" Rangiku asked all traces of happiness gone.
"We will worry about that later, but right now, I guess we go to the same place Ichigo is. It's time to go back to school."
What is the real purpose behind Toshiro's and Rangiku's visit?
Why does Rukia refuse to come back to the world of the living?
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