Author: Greyheart
Beta/Co-writer: Aoirann
Summary: Ichigo was just trying to get on with his life. He never expected to get pulled into the world of super heroes.
A Challenge From Swanboy
Note: Not a new update but a proofreading as we write the next chapter. And we're ignoring the Final arc as it's not finished and we would have to scrap all our plans for the story.
Ichigo gave a sigh of relief as he put the last of his boxes in his dorm room and flopped down on the mattress. It had been three years since Ichigo's adventures as a Shinigami. He was now 18 and attending College to become a doctor. He had figured that he'd go to one in Japan. Until he got the letter.
*Flashback 1 year before*
Ichigo was looking through Colleges with good medical programs when his sister, Karin, came in with the mail.
"You got a letter Ichigo," said Karin in a bored tone that all teenagers master. Ichigo took the letter curiously as he rarely got mail. He read through the letter, his eyes widening more every second. He was being offered a foreign exchange scholarship set up by the Wayne Foundation in Gotham City. Both his sisters looked at him curiously.
"I've been offered a Scholarship in the U.S..." said Ichigo said slowly. He knew an education in the U.S. was great opportunity. (That and he'd get away from his dad). And he'd always wanted to go to the U.S. But he'd never been out of Katakura town before or his friends.
"You should take it Ichigo!" said Yuzu excitedly.
"Yeah we can handle things here so you don't have to worry. We'll make sure that Dad doesn't drown in his tear over 'His son leaving him' or something." said Karin grumbled.
*END Flashback*
Those words really stung Ichigo because they had been the equivalence of "We don't need you to protect us any more." And that's what he'd always been. A Protector. 'Maybe that's why I left... for a new start,' thought Ichigo and looked around at the boxes. 'Better finish unpacking.' Ichigo was just glad he didn't have a roommate, Because this was going to take a while.
*Time Skip 2 weeks later*
Barbara Gordon decided she liked this new Cafe, the food and drinks were good and decently price, it was close to the library, it was handicapped accessible, and there was a cute waiter. He was around 6 feet tall with a muscular but slim build, his hair a bright orange, ("It's Natural!" she heard him growled once) brown eyes, and a permanent scowl on his face. He was a chick magnet, but was oblivious to the fact and the flirting. He just declined date offers and did his job.
"Miss, not to be rude, but could you stop staring at me?" said a voice and Barbara blinked as she realized the guy was right in front of her. She looked sheepish and blinks when he sets down her order and turns to leave.
"Wait!" said Barbara a bit too quickly and the waiter stopped and raise an eyebrow, "What's your name?"
"Ichigo Kurosaki" said the waiter with a small smil ."You?"
"Barbara Gordon"
'Somethings never change.' Sighed Ichigo inwardly as he faced the group of thugs, six of them around him in a semicircle with his back to the wall.
"Hand over your money and we may let you off," said the 'leader' of the group, a guy covered in tattoos, in a greasy tone.
"Hmm, let me think-No," said Ichigo really annoyed. He'd had a long day of classes and work. He just wanted to go back to his dorm and sleep.
"Lets make him bleed boys!" said 'Tattoo' and the other thugs brought out blades, pipes, and a chain but no guns. "We're going to make you bleed kid!"
Famous last words.
Batman was on patrol. It had been a fairly quiet night so far, a robbery, a few would-be rapists, and the Penguin. Then he heard the distinct sounds of a fight and leap across the rooftops until he found the commotion. In the alley was an orange haired teen fighting six thugs.
And the kid was winning. Three of the thugs were already knocked out faces bruised and bloody lay on the ground, with knifes and knocked out teeth close by. Even as the Dark Knight watched, the teen knocked out the next two with little trouble. However things changed when the last thug pulled a gun. On instinct Batman threw a Bat-a-rang as the teen somersaulted to avoid the shot. The gun was sent skidding into the darkness as the teen rushed forward, and smashed the thugs' face against the brick wall.
The next day Barbara went into the cafe and went to her usual table. She had started to set up her laptop when she looked up and nearly fell out of her wheelchair in shock. At the counter was Ichigo slouched over it, bored. That wasn't what caused to nearly fall out of her chair though, as that's normal for him. It also wasn't the fact that he had several bandages on his hands or the even deeper than usual scowl he had. No, what had caused her shock was what was in his hand. Ichigo was idly fiddling with a Batarang in his hand. There were plenty of shops around Gotham that claimed to sell real Batarangs. However all of them were cheap knockoffs since Batman made them himself by hand. And Barbara had been Batgirl long enough to know that the one that Ichigo was playing with was genuine.
"What do you have there?" That question was enough to catch Ichigo off-guard. His elbow slipped and his face crashed into the counter.
"Ow." Was all Ichigo said Barbara cringed. "You okay?"
"Yeah. Just peachy." Ichigo grumbled as he picked himself off the counter. "First getting jumped by those thugs and then this. What's next?" On cue a man wearing a ski mask and and holding a Shotgun burst into the cafe.
"Alright nobody move!" Most of the patrons calmly froze. It was Gotham so a robbery was sadly routine for them. However Ichigo wasn't and was still angry from last night. "Goddamnit!" Ichigo grabbed the baseball bat from underneath the counter and dashed at the robber faster than most people could follow let alone move. The robber didn't get a chance to react.
"What the Hell-ARGH!" *Snap* "Ah! I only have two of those! Well one now!" *Boink* "Ah My Blood! You punch out all my Blood!" *Crack!" "My mother gave me that arm!" *POW* *BIFF* *BOFF* *SPLAT* *THUNK*
The entire time that this was happening Barbara was cringing at the beat-down. And yet for some reason it seemed to stir a sense of Deja Vu in her. After a while Ichigo was standing over the would-be robber breathing heavily. The robber was lying on the ground moaning and trying not to move due to the pain.
"Ow…. I can't feel my face…." whined the robber from the cafe as the paramedics took him the hospital for observation and resetting his bones.
"Oh quit your whining, you alive aren't you?!" Ichigo yelled at him from where he was. He turned back to the Cop he was giving his statement to.
"The guy came in with a gun and I was pissed. What's more to say?" said Ichigo with a shrug.
Author's note: So here's the story.
For those of you who are wondering, yes we did use the sound effects from the original Batman series starring Adam West. And now that my beta transferred to my college I can now threaten him to edit or I will beat him like a pinata. Also this is the First Challenge I've taken so it may be slow for a while.
