Chapter one- New in Town
It was a late Thursday morning when fifteen year old Ichigo walked
into his first class of the day. He had just finished cleaning up some
hollow scum and was going to school. He decided to flash there so he
wouldn't be tardy. As soon as he walked into the classroom the bell
rang and with a grin on his face he took a seat. The door opened with
a sharp crack as it hit the wall. In walked the teacher with a random
girl walking behind her.
"Class today we have a new student. Her name is Michiko Hisakawa.
Michiko would you like to introduce yourself?"
As the girl said a few things about herself Ichigo finally started to
notice something odd about her. She had...... an aura about her that
made one want to look at her and be her friend. Also she was extremely
pretty he observed. When he turned to poke some fun at Keigo Asano,
his girl obsessed friend, he saw that he wasn't currently drooling
over the new girl like all the other guys in his class. He was
actually glaring at her like she as the plague.
"Dude what's up with you? Do you know her?"
"Huh? Wait what? No I don't know her she's just… different."
"Oh well stop glaring at her you're going to freak her out."
Keigo stopped glaring and altogether stopped looking at her.
Throughout the rest of the day Ichigo saw her and whenever Keigo was
near he would turn around and walk the other way or just stop talking
and shun her. A couple if times she talked to Ichigo and his friends to
ask where her next class was or where things were around town. Even
from the few times he had talked to her he had learned a few things
about her
1. She was an orphan that lived by herself and her family used to own
the old mansion on the hill.
2. She was shy and cautious like she didn't want someone to find out a
secret about her
3. She had a nickname and everyone called her Miko which Ichi didn't
really understand but did it to make her feel comfortable.
After school when everyone was walking home Ichi felt his shinigami
badge buzzing and flipping out in his back pocket.
"There's a hollow nearby!" He thought to himself.
He bid farewell to his friends and hurried somewhere where he could
discretely get out of his body to go kick some hollow ass. By the time
he had gotten half way there the hollows presence disappeared.
Wondering if some other soul reaper had shown up and took out the
hollow he went the rest of the way to the place where the presence
could be barely felt.
When he got there, there was no trace left from the owner of the
strange spirit pressure. It felt like mix between a shinigamis and
something else. Not a hollows or plus, more like a Vizard or Arrancar.
A mix.
"Hmmmmm I'll have to remember to tell this to Rukia. It's so weird."
On the way back to his body he glanced down an alley and saw Miko
walking towards him. As he passed he saw her look up quickly and look
deeply into his eyes. With fear he could feel his eyes widen.
"Can she see me?!?" he wondered. Then suddenly she looked back down
shaking her head as if scolding herself for being so silly. Ichi
continued on his way still disturbed by the way her eyes had looked.
They weren't the soft, shy, light blue they had been at school. Now
they were dark sharp and piercing like a feral dog or wolf. They
looked like she had been hunting and sated her fill of violence. Who
was this person and why was she here in Karakura Town?!
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A few weeks later everyone at the school started to except Miko as a
student and a friend. She was very athletic and intelligent and was
quickly making her way to the top of the student grade list. Whenever
people had plans they would invite her and sometimes she would go but
sometimes decline. She was never tardy and always did her work. She
was polite and spoke with a lightness that reminded Ichi of royal.
Many people were making plans seeing as winter break was quickly
approaching.
"Hey Ichigo! Long time no see."
Ichigo turned to see a short figure with black hair and bright eyes
come up to greet him.
"Rukia! What are you doing here?"
"Why do you think you big dummy? I'm here because something funny has
been going on with the spiritual pressure in the world of the living.
Three weeks ago there was a massive influx in the pressure but it
isn't one anyone was familiar with so someone was sent to check it
out. Since then there have been a few other increases by two beings
that have similar spirit particles by by the time we get there no one
is around and the particles have faded so no one can trace them."
"Yeah that is odd. I've noticed too that the hollow count has been
down but more major upsets have occurred. By the time I get there
there aren't any hollows or people around."
"well that's why we're here."
"We?"
"Renji and Captain Hitsuguya are also here. They were sent because
they don't want another incident like that Arrancar invasion. Also if
our calculations are correct the two powers when put together is
stronger than a captain so we are just taking precautions in case
things get out of hand. Back up is on standby in case it's worse then
we thought"
So things were that bad. Class continued and Rukia continued to fill
him in on the details that he hadn't known. Apparently a faithful
contact hadn't reported in for a couple of years and was presumed
dead. Three weeks ago a communication had come in from an unknown
source stating a abrupt change in movement which oddly occurred around
the same time as the influx. Something funky was going on and Ichigo
was going to get to the bottom of this.
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Keigo was in love. You could see it in his eyes. The love of his life
had come to Karakura High School.
"Rukia!"
"Hey keigo" then after the greeting turned to continue talking to
Ichigo. Feeling sorta letdown Keigo turned away from the two to look
back up front.
"Hey Keigo who is that?" came a whispered voice from his left.
"Oh that's Rukia. She goes to school here she just misses sometimes
but she always makes it back."
"Ahhhhh." Then Miko looked back down at her work and continued to
trudge her way through the muck and mess of the assignment. Keigo
continued to watch as a long veil of dark, silky, black hair fell down
across her face.
When she first came to Karakura Town Keigo had been unhappy that yet
another student had come to disturb the inner peace of his friends.
Well at least what was left of them he thought. Ever since Rukia had
shown up slowly the people he had been super close to had faded from
him. He didn't blame Rukia though. It wasn't her fault that she was so
insanely pretty and funny. Just thinking of her made his heart melt.
After a few weeks of getting to know Miko he saw how beautiful she
really was, not just physically but emotionally and mentally. Her hair
was long falling well below her waist. Standing at about five foot
nines inches she was definitely one of the taller people in the class.
Her legs were pale just like her face and they looked like they went
on for miles. She wore the standard high school uniform with the
jacket always zipped up. In fact in the three weeks she had been here
no one had ever seen her in a t-shirt. Other than that she had a
beautiful mind as she had demonstrated her skills not only
intellectually but artistically. She was always kind never showing
anger. It was sometimes irritating yet soothing and it made Keigo
jealous that he couldn't be like that yet he always wanted to be
around her. She was almost… like a sister.
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Ichigo jumped from his seat with a start. There's a hollow… or that
person that was causing the influx in pressure.
"I got to go to the bathroom!" Ichigo yelled as he ran out the door.
Dropping his body off at the bathroom Ichigo flashed himself to the
spot where the pressure could be felt. When he got there he couldn't
believe his eyes. Standing before him was the new chick, Miko.
Standing there with an evil grin on her face and dark black hair
blowing in the wind she looked like a demon dressed in all black.
"What the hell are you doing?!"
Without even thinking Ichigo charged her hoping to defeat her, to
force an answer out of her. She swiftly dodged him.
"Damn! She's fast!"
Before he realized what had happened she vaporized from thin air and
appeared behind his back.
"Hehehe" she giggled manically. What the hell was she?! Before Ichigo
could do anything she used her first two fingers to jab him at the
base of his neck. Instantly he passed out.
"Nighty night." she grinned as Ichigo fell to the ground.