Okay I don't own Bleach Kubu Tite-sensei does. Anyways this little piece was inspired by me from a friend that I rped with. It's a little something from our rp. Well don't know if anyways going to like it but it's worth a try. Anyways hope you guys like it.

Home Is Where The Heart Lies

Chapter 1:

It was a cloudy afternoon that day Rukia was looking out the window of the classroom. She wasn't paying attention to anything. Ichigo had leaned against the wall. Good thing that they were on break. Ichigo's eyebrows were furrowed like always giving his face a scowl look. Rukia blinked a few times when she felt someone near by and looked towards the side. She saw Ichigo's look and was about to say something when she noticed something outside. A portal the Shinigami used to get through to the real world had opened as a couple of figures appeared. Ichigo straighten up when he felt the presents of the Shinigami. He looked over to Rukia.

"Rukia what are the Shinigami's doing here?" Ichigo asked. Rukia shook her head.

"I don't know but we better go see what they need." Rukia replied Ichigo nodded his head as the two go up and ran out of the room. The teacher was busy doing something to notice but Ishida, Sado, and Orihime watched them. Once they were in the hall Ichigo had brought out Kon and pulled out his soul candy out of him and he swallowed it. Kon taking Ichigo's place, as Ichigo became a Shinigami. Rukia took out her soul candy dispenser and swallowed it. Chappy taking her place. The two wend down the stairs with ease. The two figure's reached the front gate of the school. Ichigo and Rukia reached them. In front of the two were Abarai Renji and Hitsugaya Toushiro-taicho. The two had important news for the two. Rukia quickly bowed.

"Hitsugaya-taicho." Rukai said Ichigo was a bit impatient he wanted to know why the two came here. He immediately got down to business.

"What is it?" Ichigo asked Renji had scowled a bit and was about to explain why they were there but Hitsugaya stopped him.

"We got news from one of the Shinigami that was on duty in the real world had came in contact with a human. This human was able to see them. We normally would flashed their memories but they must of felt something and ran." Hitsugaya said. Ichigo blinked he wasn't sure if he heard right. Rukia to was having a hard time believe the words her head swimming at the words.

"A human that could see the Shinigami? Wait, that means they have high sprit power right?" Ichigo asked Hitsugaya nodded his head.

"Yes." Hitsugaya replied.

"But a Shinigami could have been able to flash their memory." Ichigo said.

"Yes that's true." Hitsugaya replied as he crossed his arms.

" The thing is while the human ran a Hollow had attacked the Shinigami but was destroyed but the time it was gone the human disappeared." Hitsugaya replied. Ichigo looked at them. He then gritted his teeth.

"A Hollow appeared to attack the Shinigami and aid the human in escaping? That may not be any normal human! Which way was the human headed?" Ichigo asked.

"From what I heard the human was heading north." Hitsugaya replied. Hitsugaya pulled out something from his sleeve.

"This is what the human looks like." Hitsugaya said and handed it to Rukia. Before they had a chance to look at it Ichigo ran past Hitsugaya and Renji. Rukia looked up.

"Oi Ichigo hold up!!" Rukia yelled as she quickly put the picture of the human into her kimono she quickly followed after him. Rukia thought about what was said. She wasn't sure that the Hollow helped them but she didn't know the truth yet. Hitsugaya and Renji watched the two leave. While the two were running Ichigo looked over his shoulder, then slowly came to a stop letting Rukia catch up. Once she reached him he looked at her.

"We have to catch up to this human. That the Hollow helped." Ichigo said Rukia nodded her head.

"I know but you don't even know what the person looks like." Rukia said she was about to pull out the picture.

"I know but I know a way to find him." Ichigo said. Rukia looked at him and was about to say something to him but she decided not to say anything. Ichigo closed his eyes and was concentrating and focusing his spirit energy. After a few moments hundreds of spirit ribbons became visible as they fluttered about them.

Rukia watched carefully as Ichigo opened his eyes slowly and looked around sensing them, looking for the right now. Rukia Continued to watch hoping he would be able to find the right one. After a moment Ichigo raised his left hand and gabbed one of the ribbons as the other ribbons disappeared.

"It's this one Rukia!" Ichigo said and began running again. Rukia quickly followed him. It wasn't long until they came up to the figure whose ribbon Ichigo had in his hand. The 'him' was actually a 'her'. The figure had very short black hair and wore a mini skirt and a mini t-shirt. Their back was facing them. Rukia pulled out the picture slowly and started studying it.

Ichigo released the spirit ribbon as he scowled and confronted the girl like always did.

"You!!" Ichigo yelled as he pointed a figure to the girl's back.

"How did you get a Hollow to protect you from that Shinigami until you could get away?" Ichigo asked. Rukia stopped behind him. She slowly looked up from the picture. The girl slowly turned around and looked at them. Rukia's expression changed it was the person in the picture.

"How did you find me Shinigami's?" The girl said. Rukia looked at her.

"Before we answer that you answer out question." Rukia said the girl's expression slightly changed a bit she looked towards the side.

"The Hollow..... The Hollow told me to run. It said that you Shinigami's are evil." The girl replied. Ichigo's face peered to hers, eyes looking in her own eyes. She backed away a bit.

"If the Hollow told you that then they are up to something." Ichigo said as he turned his head towards Rukia.

"Rukia this girl must have some ability that the Hollows want to take advantage of." Ichigo said Right now the girl just wanted to leave now didn't matter how they found her, she just wanted to be left alone.

"There is a high possibility." Rukia replied as she looked at him. The girl backed away a bit more.

"No their not!" The girl yelled out just then there was a roar. Two Hollows came out of nowhere one of them looked at the girl.

"Run Kaoruko!" The Hollow called out the girl looked at them and ran. Rukia quickly pulled out her Zanpakuto. Ichigo gritted his teeth watching as the Hollows actually talked to her telling her to run. Ichigo's hands moved pulling Zangetsu off his back as the white cloth that was wrapped around Zangetsu burst off into pieces.

"She's going to get away again!! What the heck is wrong with this kid?!" Ichigo said angrily. Rukia didn't understand the action of the girl some how she's siding with the Hollows. Rukia shook her head.

"I don't know Ichigo....." Rukia replied but right now they needed to take care of the Hollows. Rukia quickly brought her Zanpakuto in front of her and used Tsugi no Mai Hakuren as a wave of ice hit the two Hollows.

"Ichigo now!!' Rukia yelled Kaoruko slightly stopped as she looked behind her and saw what had happen. Standing there a few minutes she realized she needed to run or they'll catch her as she ran again. Ichigo took the chance as he jumped into the air and slashed at the two Hollows as they disappeared. Ichigo landed on the ice with a crunch he quickly took of in the direction Kaoruko went.

"Oooii!!" Ichigo yelled. Kaoruko heard Ichigo's voice. Kaoruko looked over her shoulder and saw them coming after her. She continued to run but was stopped. Kaoruko looked at the figure. Ishida looked at the girl Kaoruko then jumped into the tree and jumped from branch to branch. Hoping she would be able to lose them in the trees.

Ichigo reached where Ishida was at, Ichigo said nothing to him and pushed off the ground and into the trees and began chasing her in the trees. Ishida followed them from the ground.

"Rukia seems like she has and extraordinary spirit power. But why are the Hollows protecting her instead of eating her soul? They should find her energy to be especially tasty!" Ichigo said.

"It does being able to see Shinigami's and Hollows, and the Hollows would love to eat that kind of spirit energy but it's not making sense with them protecting her." Rukia replied. Ichigo looked towards the girl who was still in site.

"OI! Stop running! We're not going to harm you!" Ichigo yelled Kaoruko looked over her shoulder.

"How can I trust what you say!?" Kaoruko said as she continued to look at them.

"The ones who want to harm you are the Hollows not us!' Rukia said. Kaoruko blinked a bit. Just then the branch she was on had been cut by Ishida's arrow as he quickly got under and caught her. Kaoruko blinked a few times and struggle in Ishida's grip.

"Let me go!!" Kaoruko yelled trying to get out of his grip but it was no use. The two jump down Ichigo landed next to Rukia. Ichigo looked at the girl.

"Look at me!!" Ichigo said angrily the girl slightly looked at him. Ishida didn't like the way he was yelling at her.

"Shinigami purge Hollow souls and perform konso to send souls back to Sol Society...We're not the ones you want to run from!" Ichigo said still angry. Rukia looked over towards Ichigo Ishida pushed his glasses up.

"Kurosaki-kun you don't have to yell at her like that." Ishida said in his usual tone of voice. Kaoruk0o continued to look at Ichigo and sent a punch at him. When she did that Rukia watched her and noticed an old bite mark wound on her arm. Ichigo had lifted his arm and let the smaller fist collide with his arm and then lowered it.

Ichigo ignored what Ishida said for the moment. Rukia studied the bite mark and noticed that it wasn't an ordinary bite but from a Hollow.

"That bite mark you have that's from a Hollow......" Rukia said. Kaoruko looked at Rukia and looked off towards the side. She could remember the day she got the wound. The baby Hollow was badly hurt she had to do something to help it. She didn't expect it to bite her. But she had strange healing powers. Ichigo looked at the mark and then to Rukia.

"Do you think it has something to do with her seeing Shinigami's and Hollows?" Ichigo asked. Rukia shook her head she wasn't sure at all Kaoruko looked at him.

"It's has nothing to do with that! I saved a Hollow......It....." Kaoruko wasn't sure how to explain it to them. She then remembered what they did to the Hollow and she wasn't sure what they'd do to her, she struggled again. Ishida held her tighter. This time Ichigo was calmer he looked down to her with his natural scowl, his voice speaking gently but maturely.

"Listen. Hollows are spirits that have no purpose anymore except pain and destruction, eating other souls. What I did was to purge them, to allow them to enter Soul Society. Whatever they are up to they will keep you around for a while and then eat your delicious sprit energy." Ichigo said. Rukia nodded her head.

"That's what our job is to purge them. I don't know what the Hollows are thinking but what Ichigo said is true they will eat your spirit energy if you stay with them any longer." Rukia replied. Kaoruko stopped and looked at them.

"Kurosaki-kun and Kuchiki-san said is true." Ishida added and pushed his glasses up. Kaoruko shook her head a bit. She couldn't figure out who to trust now. She's been with the Hollows as long as she could remember and then these Shinigami's appear telling her these things. Her old wound slightly hurt her. Ichigo noticed Kaoruko's body tense.

"Hey." Ichigo said as he rested a palm on Kaoruko's shoulder. She felt his hand on her shoulder. Despite such a comforting gesture Ichigo's expression soften none from the scowl look.

"Shinigami are here to fight the Hollows and keep souls and humans just like you safe." Ichigo said. Kaoruko looked at him and then she looked towards the side. Just then a hole opened in the sky a few Hollows appeared but then more holes appeared around them.

"What the!" Rukia said watching the holes appear and the Hollows coming out of them. Kaoruko continued to watch one appeared just above them as the Hollows hand pulled Kaoruko way from them and disappeared.

"Shoot!" Ichigo said with a growl. Suddenly he did something he only did when he had some crazy idea or something. A slight grin tugged at his lips.

"Rukia I got an idea......" Ichigo said while standing back to back with her holding Zangetsu up and watching all the Hollows approaching them. Ishida had his spirit bow ready and aimed it and let the arrows fly. The arrows hit the Hollows but still more came after them. Rukia looked over her shoulder and looked at Ichigo.

"What ever it is we better do it now." Rukia said. While this was going on a 'lost soul' was watching in a safe distance.

To Be Continued