Whaaaaa!

I was in the mood for a slightly crazy Ichigo lol… Don't blame me I don't control my thoughts they control me XD

I don't own bleach.

Chapter 1: How in the…

It was a cold night, the snow slowly falling down making the sidewalk a pale grey, a lone figure walked across the road to make his way home.

The figure was a young man, of the age of 22. He was pale, thin and lanky in muscle. With a black knitted beanie over his head and a deep blue scarf around his neck helped keep him warm as did his think leather boots and black wool coat.

As he passed an alley he heard a moan of pain. He stopped in his tracks; he tilted his head to hear. Yes there it was again. A low whine and a moan of a word he couldn't make out.

Slowly he made his way into the mouth of the alley. It was lit by a single back door light.

On the ground was a female. She was lying face down holding her shoulder. The young man went over to help.

He knelt next to her, turned her over gently. She hissed as her shoulder was jarred a bit. The man gently pried her hand away from her shoulder. The woman opened one eye to look at the man above her. The man noted that the woman had wheat grey eyes, long sea green hair.

"Let me help ya."

She nodded.

The man slowly picked up the woman, being careful of any other possible wounds or injuries. He soon made his way back to his apartment, he was thankful that his building was just a few feet away.

Once he got to his apartment he started working on the injured woman.

She had passed out on their way to the man's home.

Nel opened her eyes, her vision was slightly blurry. She sat up slowly, only to hiss when her stitches at her shoulder pinched a bit.

Her hiss had alerted the man who rescued her of her wakened state. He entered the room, she blinked up at him. He was tall, much taller than her. He had pale skin and crazy orange hair and cinnamon amber eyes that regarded her as she tried to sit up more straight.

"You know with a shoulder that badly hurt you should be lying down."

His voice was deep. He had a small black hoop on each side of his bottom lip, he also had four ear piercings on his left and three other right. He cocked an eyebrow when the woman kept staring. His hair was longish in the front, it looked longer in the back. He had a straight nose and had his fine darker orange eyebrows set in a scowl even though he had arched one of them. He was on the thin side but from what Nel could see by his forearms he was well muscled as they were crossed over a strong chest.

He sighed and sat on the chair she now noticed that was next to the bed. She looked around the room. It was not a hospital she knew that much. It just looked like someone's guest bedroom.

"Did you hit your head as well?" His words snapped her out of her thoughts.

She looked back at her saviour.

"Um no sorry. Um thank you for helping me." She said softly.

The man nodded his head and then he tilted it.

"Hungry?"

Nel nodded not trusting her voice.

He got up and held out his hand.

Nel looked up at him in confusion. He just smirked. "All real damage you received was your shoulder and one of your ribs are cracked but your legs are fine, in fact you should be moving a little. After you have eaten I'll help you back to you house."

Nel was amazed by the young man, he looked so scary but was handling her with so much gentleness it was oddly warming.

When he turned to leave the room Nel's eyes nearly popped out of her skull. She thought the man's hair was longish at the back, how wrong she was. The young man had hair just as long if not an inch longer than hers. It was straight and looked very soft. It was tied in a tail at the base of his skull with a black hair tie.

The apartment was rather big, it looked to be on the ground floor of the building or maybe the second. There were three rooms from what she could see and a big main room, which held the kitchen and living room. The floors were covered in white and black tiles, the walls were black with cherry wood skirting along the walls as they flowed.

The kitchen had cherry wood cabinets with white marble counters, here and there were some kitchen appliances. There was a dishwasher, and microwave on the left corner of the room and the massive fridge was in the middle of the room next to the window. The kitchen had an island with a stove. On the island were two plates filled with an American breakfast. The smell of coffee wafted through the air. Nel's stomach chose that time to be noticed.

A heavy blush flushed across her face. A manly chuckle came from behind her.

She 'eeped' and spun around to give him a half hearted glare.

"Come on let's eat."

They sat in silence as they ate, Nel kept glancing up at the man before her as they ate at the island.

"Um, what's your name?" Nel asked softly as the orangette finished his meal.

He looked up at the woman sitting at the island next to him, she was a very beautiful woman, too bad he was gay.

"Ichigo."

She frowned. "Surname?"

He smiled it was a little forced. "It'll be safer for both of us if you didn't know that. What's yours?"

She frowned before shrugging.

"Neliel Tu Odelschwanck. Nice to meet you Isygo."

Ichigo smiled at the childish pronunciation of his name. Ichigo sighed. "Nice to meet you too, but it best we be on our way."

They both made their way to the front door, Ichigo stopped at the door next to the front door. He opened it to show a closet for coats and such. When he reached for a coat was when Nel saw a bit of a tattoo poking out but decided not to ask. All she could see were a few lines.

Ichigo handed Nel a coat that his last female ex left behind, he just kept it for when he's need it.

Nel took the coat with gratefulness, for it was winter and damn near snowing outside. They made their way down and Nel's guess that they were on the second floor was right. They rode the elevator down to the ground floor. As they exited the building Ichigo turned to Nel.

"I found you close by so I assume to be trying to get back to your home?"

Nel looked around and saw that they were in fact close to the house she was heading to after she was ambushed.

She nodded as she turned left and stared walking, Ichigo following her along the way.

They walked, the neighbourhood was a good one, a high end one. It was the reason Nel was so easily ambushed. She learned her lesson well. They made their way to the more rural area of the upper class area. The buildings were tall giving away to mansions.

"You were trying to get all the way over here while you were wounded? Or was this your destination form the start?" Ichigo asked as he looked at the massive houses around them.

"Yes I was on my way to my boss' house to give a report."

"Will he be forgiving seeing as you were injured?"

Nel Beamed up at him while nodding her head.

"Yup."

As they came closer to the last and biggest house Ichigo stopped, so did Nel when she noticed that Ichigo stopped following.

"Well I walked you safely but I have to get to work now, so long Nel."

He turned and left without a backward glance.

Nel pouted as he watched the tall man go, his pony swaying in time with his steps. Nel turned and walked the last distance to the immaculate mansion, it was by all means humongous.

Two stories and a few hectares big to be precise. All white, everything was white, doors, windows and the walls the roof was tiled in black. The house had a Greek feel to it with pillars and such.

As Nel entered the house she was stopped by Harribel. The woman was angry, that only someone who knew her well could tell.

Nel blushed and looked down at her feet.

"I was on my way yesterday but I got attacked, a guy saved me and brought me back…"

Harribel's eyes went wide miniscule.

"You were attacked in this area and some random man saved you?" Harribel inquired. Nel nodded. "I need to speak with Aizen, he wants his report and I'll explain more there." Harribel nodded and followed Nel down the halls to Aizen's office.

Aizen sat at his desk, he looked to be deep in thought, his chin resting on his fist. He was also staring off into the distance. Gin his right hand man was sitting on a couch on the one side of the room reading a manga of some sort. How he could read with his eyes always squinted like that Nel could never grasp. Aizen looked up when Nel stood in front of his desk. Nel had removed the coat when she entered the room, her bruised and injured shoulder on clear display. He jacket she wore when she was attacked was in ruins, all she had left was the tank top underneath and her pants with her shoes.

The brunette arched an eyebrow when he saw Nel with a damaged shoulder. "Well that explains why you are a day late on your report."

Nel nodded.

"I was on my way here from Seireitei when I was attacked. It would seem that they were waiting for me, they ambushed me, I was heavily outnumbered and assaulted but they couldn't get very far because I put up a fight and managed to get away with a nasty gash and a cracked rib, I tried to get my way here but I passed out in an alley. I came to when someone turned me over, it was a young man, early twenties. He offered to help me, I was too tired to think clearly. When I woke up I was in a bed with the wound stitched and the young man came in and told me he would feed me and walk me home."

Aizen nodded and made a hum noise.

"And what does this man look like?"

Nel shifted her feet a little.

"Well he's as tall as Grimmjow and Starkk but he's very lanky, he has… very long orange hair, brown eyes and he's pale. Um he also has some facial piercings. And it would seem he has at least one tattoo."

Nell spoke as she looked at Gin who now made a move. Gin had sat up when she explained what her saviour looked like.

Gin stroked his chin.

"Mah, it sound' like Shinji's on' friend doesn't it? An' Urahara's student."

Aizen nodded. "Well we know they aren't against us. They have their territory and keep to it. However is this young man a part of the crew or is he just a friend? If he's just a friend he has to be capable of something if he's Urahara's student."

Aizen looked thoughtful for a few seconds, then he picked up his desk phone.

"Nnoitra, you and Telsa come see me in my office please."

Aizen looked to Nel. "What's his name?"

"Ichigo, that all he told me. Said it was best if I didn't know his surname."

Aizen frowned.

A few minutes passed before the tall man and blonde came through.

"You wanted to see us boss?" Nnoitra drawled.

Aizen nodded. "I want you and Telsa to go find a young man in his twenties, long orange hair brown eyes, as tall as Starkk and some piercings and a possible tattoo, find him and watch him. I give you a week, you will be funded for a hotel and food. Leave after you packed."

Both men nodded and left.

Nel and Harribel were dismissed as well.

With only Gin and Aizen in the room, Aizen spoke.

"Well as I said if this man really is Urahara's student I must have him on my side or at least on friendly terms."

Gin nodded in his usual happy go lucky way.

"Wonde' wha he's like."

Aizen nodded his agreement.

Ichigo unlocked the front door to his shop, he was happy he could get that woman safely back to wherever that place was. He sighed as he flipped the open/close sign at the window as well as flip on the on for the neon signs.

Shinji would be coming along today; he called ahead at least this time. Ichigo went and sat at the desk and waited for either a client that came for an appointment or someone who wanted to make one.

An hour later Shinji came in whistling as he twirled a pocket watch.

"Yo Ichi!" Ichigo looked up from where was doodling.

Shinji had grey pants on, with brown dress shoes and a cream button up and a matching brown button vest that held the pocket watch chain.

"Looking dapper as ever I see." Ichigo commented with a smirk.

Shinji smirk. "Oh but of course, however I did come here for a reason."

Ichigo straightened from where he leaned over the counter.

The red head was a good few inches taller than the blonde, Ichigo crossed his arms and shrugged. "I told you all I don't want to join. I'll only get involved in this weird thing going on when I damn well feel the need to." Ichigo dragged his sleeves showing more of a very well done tattoo, but all that still could be seen was a few lines and some red.

Shinji tisked and shook his head.

"Ichigo when the Gotei 13 and Espada find out about you you'll be hounded." Shinji tried to reason with the stubborn male.

"Aren't you Visards already sided with the Espada?" Asked Ichigo as he started to prepare a station for a client.

Shinji hmm'ed as he followed the orangette as he moved in the back of the shop.

"Yeah I guess, I mean the Gotei 13 are a bunch of corrupt assholes." Shinji murmured.

Ichigo frowned. "Hey I have good friends in the Gotei 13 I'll have you know." He grumbled as his client came through. The long red hair and trial tattoos over the forehead being trademarks for the man.

"Hey Ichigo I came a little earlier is that okay?" Renji asked as he neared the two men.

Renji knew that Shinji was part of the Visard Company and that they were allied with the Espadas which happened to be his company's rival. However he refused to fall as low as the others.

Business was business after all.

Shinji gave a two finger salute to the red head. "Yeah I see what ya mean Ichi." Shinji left the shop after that.

Renji looked at Ichigo with an arched eyebrow.

Ichigo shrugged a shoulder. "Come one Renji off with the shirt."

Renji smirked.

"Want to see my ripped torso so badly?" Renji mocked.

Ichigo arched and eyebrow and lifted the front of his shirt, underneath was a well ripped set of abs and oblique muscles.

Renji's eyes went wide.

"I have less fat than you, and I am naturally lanky. I can get more muscle mass but that would make my life a little tougher. Now off with your damn shirt so I can start."

Renji still slightly shell shocked complied, he has never seen Ichigo's torso, the man never coming along when he's invited to parties or beach outings.

Once the bigger man settled himself down, Ichigo started to get down to work shaving the area and such, he applied the stencils and began injecting ink into one of his good friend's skin.

Nnoitra and Telsa decided, well more Telsa supplied that seeing as the man they were looking for had piercings and a tattoo they would first go look for tattoo shops, and seeing that the area they were searching had very little meaning only one tattoo parlour they were on their way.

The ride was short, the area being very close to Aizen's house.

The parlour was on a road that had shops the whole street through, a bakery, clothes to shoes and bookstore to liquor store.

They drove till they were across the tattoo shop, they both looked inside as best they could.

In the shop was an orange haired man, his back was facing the watchers, he was tattooing a bulky red head, it was unclear to what though.

"Well we know now that Nel wasn't lying. Now we just have to watch."

Telsa nodded as he got out of the car, a café was right opposite to the parlour. The whole street was very modern and funky.

They sat down and ordered some food and a drink each.

Four hours passed before the orange head was done, stretching his back out and standing. Nnoitra had gotten bored and was close to screaming.

The red head stood up, both Telsa and Nnoitra were impressed of the tribal tattoos now spotting the man's torso. The red head paid after he was bandaged up and his shirt returned back to his body.

The orangette creaked his neck and left the shop; he locked it and placed a back in five minutes sign up. He walked down across the street, as he got closer both men could take in more detail of the man.

He was lanky but had an impressive amount of muscle, but very little fat, he was built wrong for a body builder but right for a fighter it seemed.

The man had a scowl o his face, like he was annoyed.

The man walked, it seemed if with a purpose.

He walked in a steady manner, he was angry; the jerky twitches of his hands gave that away.

The clearly pissed off man walked straight into… a candy store.

Thanks for reading.

I am sorry that I didn't write Gin's dialog as he normally speaks but I find it difficult I'll try on later chapters.

Aaaaand who do you want Ichigo to end up with?

Aizen or Gin?