Description: Ichigo and Zakuro don't survive the final battle, and where would they be besides the Soul Society? The girls are already more powerful than the students, so Zakuro and Ichigo are to be individually trained by a specifc squad.
Rating: T for now..
Couples: Ichigo x Masaya (hinted), Ichigo x Gin, Zakuro x Shunsui, Zakuro x Komamura
MewMid: I know these crossover fiches never really get much attention, but I couldn't help myself. x3
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Her head throbbed. She felt different. Her eyes slowly lifted open, her body was sprawled out on a hard surface. She could faintly see people around her. None of them were moving, she could hear whispers and other comments about her. Her red hair was a mess and curled around her head on the hard ground.
Someone walked forward, separating the crowd and earning a few gasps from the bystanders. Ichigo turned her head, it ached as she shifted the weight. The person was in black and white robes of some sort. Ichigo slowly mumbled something as the towered over her. He had silver looking hair with a purple tint and she couldn't make out what his eyes looked like. He shed the white part of the robe and leaned down, pulling her body off of the ground and picking her up bridal style.
Ichigo's arms and legs hung limp in the persons grasp.
"Who… Who are you…?"
The cat girl mumbled shaking her head and writhing a bit in his grasp. He had a wide smile on his face and his eyes appeared to be closed as he began walking.
"Why hello thar! Don't ya' be worryin' about a thing missy. I'll be takin' ya' back to ol' Unohana Taicho now. Jus' relax!"
His voice was so intriguing, but Ichigo couldn't think of anything to say. He hadn't answered her question and just kept walking. She felt that she was now wrapped in that white robe, was she naked? Where was she? Where was Masaya? And Deep Blue? And the other girls?
She slowly lost consciousness and completely hung limp in the third division captain's arms. The silver haired man took her to the fourth division, and left with no trace.
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She could see Lettuce running over to her and Zakuro as Deep Blue's ship shot out beams of light, the light destroyed anything it touched. Lettuce screamed as a beam of light fell on Ichigo and Zakuro. Ichigo let out a scream as she felt her body be pulled apart. Zakuro said nothing, she didn't scream, she only winced and cursed the alien ruler that had just killed them. Ichigo could see Masaya collapsed. He was crying and screaming her name,
"Ichigo! You left me!"
The cat girl jerked awake in a medical bed of some sort. A dim room surrounded her, her body was cold with sweat and her heart raced. She pulled her knees into her chest and saw the white folded cloth at the end of her bed. She reached out and grabbed it, she was under some covers, but wasn't wearing anything. Ichigo pulled the folded white cloth and realized there was something black underneath it. She grabbed it, it looked like a uniform of some sort. She looked around the room as she held the fabric in her hand. It was black and actually pretty soft, she looked around once more before standing up and pulling on the fabric. She grabbed the white robe looking thing, was this what that man put on her?
Ichigo shrugged and pulled it open and looked at it, there was a number 3 on the back and little marking around the outer edge. The red head titled her head, but put it on anyway, just as she finished putting it on, the door behind her opened. Ichigo flinched and observed as three people entered the room. The one in the middle was a kind looking woman with a long black braid smiling at her, the girl on her left had a confused and nervous look on her face. But the one on the farthest right made Ichigo freeze. He looked like an egyptian pharaoh.
The trio walked over to her and the pharaoh looking man got uncomfortably close. Ichigo had a frightened expression as he leaned in to her face, his face was painted black and white, and he had a gaudy looking collar around his white robe. The black haired woman cleared her throat, getting both of their attention.
"I am Retsu Unohana, otherwise known as Unohana Taicho. This is Isane Fukutaicho, and Kurotsuchi Taicho."
Ichigo looked over a the kind woman, a desperate expression on her face,
"Where am I? Who are you people?"
Isane leaned close to Unohana and pointed at Ichigo, "She's wearing Ichimaru Taicho's haori!"
Unohana didn't seemed phased and she smiled down at Ichigo, "Would you mind telling us your name?"
The red head took a deep breath, she felt like she was about to break down.
"My name is Momomiya Ichigo. Now please tell me what-" Ichigo paused, she remembered the whole thing. The fight with Deep Blue. She and Zakuro hadn't made it. Ichigo covered her mouth and looked at Unohana, her eyes suddenly watering. Unohana frowned, knowing what the girl was thinking. Ichigo shook her head, her eyes about to boil over with tears, "I'm dead… aren't I?"
Mayuri scoffed, "Of course you are you silly girl, now what I find interesting is how you remember your passed life."
Ichigo looked over at him, her hands still over her mouth, the strange looking man had a huge smile on his face, "I can tell by your sudden wave of emotions that you remember your last moments on Earth, don't you?"
"Kurotsuchi Taicho, we will have time to interrogate her later." Unohana said with slight annoyance at the nosy captain, she smiled warmly back at Ichigo, her voice was soft and comforting, "Now, Momomiya-san, we have set up arrangements for you to stay in the third division with Ichimaru Taicho, the man who saved you. You will stay there and be taken to the head captain tomorrow, because it's far to late now to bother the head captain with such matters. The head captain will decide what is to be done with you."
The cat girl took a shaky breath, tears rolling out of her eyes and down her flushed cheeks. Mayuri left the room, mumbling something about experiments. Isane looked over at the door as another figure appeared in the doorway. Unohana smiled and turned to face the person,
"Ichimaru, this girl will be in your care." The black haired captain and her lieutenant walked out of the room, Unohana whispered something to Gin as she walked passed, "Take care of her Ichimaru."
Gin had a wide smile on his face, he was only wearing a black shihakusho as he walked over to Ichigo. The red haired girl clenched her eyes shut and quietly cried into her hands. She couldn't believe it. She was dead. She had lost everything, and somehow, the souls around her were like living people. Ichigo wasn't sure what to do. She flinched when a hand was gently placed on her head, she slowly opened her eyes and looked up at the silver haired man. His wide smile still apparent and his eyes so narrow she couldn't see his pupils.
"Y-You're the one who saved me?"
He chuckled and nodded, removing the hand from her head and wiping her cheek.
"Yep! That's me all right. I'm Ichimaru Taicho, but I don' know yer name girlie."
Ichigo sniffed and wiped her other cheek, her big eyes staring up at him, "I-I'm Momomiya Ichigo."
Gin smiled a toothy grin and seemed to know about her, "Aha, ya' look more like a strawberry than Kurosaki Ichigo does. Well, let's be on our way, wouldn' wanna' piss off Unohana Taicho."
Ichigo numbly followed him as he gently put a hand on her back and encouraged her to come with him. She walked beside him down the hall, drying her tears. She felt so lost, and so exhausted. Gin lead her through the halls until they exited the building they were in, Ichigo looked up into the golden sky. The sun was setting. How long had she been here? When exactly had she died?
"Ya' seem a bit distracted."
He said calmly, looking over at her. Ichigo jumped and looked over at him, "Sorry… trying to get a grip on… death."
The silver haired man kept his narrowed eyes on the girl, "I know what'cha mean. It's hard tryin' to get a grip on things when ya' first get here. Lots'a people, it's quite a bit different than the real world."
The cat girl was quiet, she took a deep breath. It was all so new. She didn't know any of these people. Ichigo's eyes teared up again. She missed her home already, and she had no clue where Zakuro was. Gin felt a little bad, he didn't like seeing girls cry.
"Don' be sad, I didn' mean to make ya' cry or nuthin'"
The red head smiled up at him and shook her head, "No, it's just I'm so confused and homesick. It's not every day you find out you died and get thrown into a crazy new world…"
Her words trailed off and she looked away as tears boiled over as tears rolled down her cheeks. Gin frowned as she sobbed quietly into her hands. He put arm around her shoulder and half hugged her as they walked,
"Ya' got a whole new 'venture ahead of ya', don'cha be worryin' about a thing just yet."
Ichigo felt a small smile appear on her lips, the way he talked made her want to giggle. And he was trying to cheer her up, even though he didn't know her. Ichigo stared down as they walked, tears rolling down her cheeks effortlessly. After a few moments of silence, Gin released her as they came up on the third division.
"Do you know where Zakuro is Ichimaru Taicho?"
Gin shook his head, the wide smile still on his face, "Nah, dunno who yer talkin' about. But I'll take ya' to yer room."
Ichigo didn't ask anymore questions as she followed him through dark corridors. She wasn't completely sure if she could trust this man, but she had no real choice. He gave her a room and opened the door, and stepped inside and made a motion for her to look around.
"It ain't much, but it'll do fine fer now I suppose." Gin said with a chuckle, he paused in front of her as she entered the room. Ichigo looked up at him, her big eyes sparkling slightly in the dark room, Gin held out his hand,
"Mind if I have my haori back now? I might get in trouble if I ain't got it with me tomorrow when I get called in."
After giving him back the white robe, he left her alone, telling her his room was down the opposite hall at the end if she needed anything. Ichigo just curled up on the small bed and nuzzled into the covers. It was strange laying in a bed that wasn't yours. It made her feel tense, and prevented her from getting a good night's sleep.
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The morning came all too soon, but there was a big commotion outside the building. The walls were thin and people were talking about a girl. Ichigo sat up, she could hear talking from her door as well. There was a knock at the door and it slid open, Gin walked in with his usual smile on his face. Ichigo scooted off the bed and stood up, stretching. It was obvious she hadn't slept well if at all, she had small rings under her eyes as she walked over to him. Gin chuckled,
"Didn' sleep well I'm guessin'"
She nodded and yawned, when she walked out, a blond man was waiting for the two of them. Gin nodded at him,
"Mornin' Izuru." Gin said with a wide grin, Izuru smiled sheepishly at the two of them.
"Morning Ichimaru Taicho." Izuru looked down at Ichigo, she smiled weakly at him, "Good morning to you Momomiya-san."
The captain and lieutenant walked through the building, Ichigo following after. As they reached the outside doors to the division, Izuru turned to face Ichigo.
"Try and ignore all the other Shinigami, they'll be looking and talking about you."
Ichigo had a confused look as they walked outside, her and Izuru following after the captain. Gin chuckled at the sight of all the soul reapers standing about aimlessly waiting to see her,
"Cuz yer a cutie Ichigo-san."
Ichigo felt her cheeks flush pink at the captains comment, and that all the people outside were gawking at her. There had to be at least twenty people there, standing around, talking about things and eyeing her. Izuru waved to a couple of them as the trio made their way through the Sereitei.
Ichigo was taken to the head captain, and only she and Gin went in to his office. The head captain was an ancient man sitting at a desk with a beard as long as Ichigo is tall. His voice boomed loudly as he spoke to them.
"Ichimaru Taicho, you're saying this girl has the ability to directly be placed in a division as of now?"
Gin kept smiling and nodded his head, "I believe she could be quite powerful, Izuru an' I 'ell train her ourselves sir."
Yamamoto looked over at the timid cat girl, she seemed afraid to stand so far from Gin, like he was her protection or something. The old man sighed and nodded his head, "I will grant you that Ichimaru. Please inform Komamura that he too may do the same. I have other matters to attend to."
Gin's smile widened, if it was possible, at the head captains decision. He then motioned for Ichigo to follow him as he exited the office. Izuru was waiting for them outside the first division. There were a few people out here waiting to see her as well. Gin chuckled and looked over at Izuru,
"She sure does get us a lot of attention, eh?"
Izuru weakly nodded, he felt bad for the girl, but was also very curious about her himself. She had a higher spiritual pressure than anyone in the Rukon district and was already stronger than most of the students at the academy. Gin interrupted their thoughts by turning to face them,
"Izuru, I wan' ya to take her to Komamura Taicho, and let her be reunited with her friend. I hear another girl appeared in the Rukon district and I suppose it's her friend that Unohana told me she mentioned. Tell Komamura he has ta' keep the girl and train her, and we'll be seein' if they're ready to be shinigami."
Ichigo didn't say anything as Gin left the two, and she had to follow Izuru. The blond felt awkward with her, he didn't know what to talk to her about. He knew she didn't know anyone in Soul Society, nor did she have a happy reason for being there, not like anyone did. But she remembered what had happened, and he wouldn't lie, he was curious, but was too decent to ask.
"Well, I'm sure it'll be good to see your friend. I know what it's like being alone in a weird place like this. That's how I was when I entered the Soul Reaper academy."
Ichigo took a deep breath and stared at her feet, "So you're Izuru?"
The blond smiled and nodded at her, she looked up at him with her big round eyes. He looked ahead of them as they rounded a corner, "Yep. And I did meet some friends in the academy, but as it turns out, my captain was the only one who was actually there for me."
Ichigo nodded and looked around at the strange scenery, "Yeah, he seems like a nice guy."
Izuru chuckled and it made Ichigo look over at him, the lieutenant smiled at her, "I'm so glad you think so, almost everyone thinks he's creepy."
"Why is that?"
"Because he almost never stops smiling, and doesn't open his eyes. When he does open his eyes though, you know you're about to die."
Ichigo frowned and looked down, what a scary thought. She hadn't thought much of his appearance, but she didn't really mind it. He reminded her of a fox, always smiling and sneaking around. Izuru and Ichigo arrived at the seventh division, and Ichigo was ecstatic with what she found. Zakuro was sitting on the back patio of the division, sitting and talking with a giant wolf. Ichigo was far to excited to see Zakuro to really take notice of the giant wolf man beside her. Zakuro grunted when she was tackled by Ichigo from behind.
"Oh Zakuro-san! I missed you! I thought I was all alone!"
Komamura chuckled as Izuru walked up beside the small group. Iba came out too, hearing all the commotion.
"Everything all right Komamura Taicho?"
The tall captain nodded and stood up, towering over all who were near.
"Everything is fine Tetsuzaemon."
Zakuro couldn't help but smile at the excited cat girl. Ichigo smiled weakly at her,
"I'm so glad to see you!"
Zakuro chuckled and stood up beside the lead mew, "I'm glad to see you too, besides the fact we're dead."
Komamura knew this conversation would go sour and no one would come out happy, so he decided to step in,
"How about a drink ladies? Then we will probably have to let Ichigo get back to the third division."
Ichigo smiled up at Komamura, her mouth hung slightly at seeing how tall he was, and that he had the face of a wolf. Zakuro smiled at Ichigo's reaction.
"Y-You're a wolf?" Ichigo asked blatantly, completely dumbfounded. Zakuro chuckled and Komamura nodded down at the girl,
"Long story. I am Komamura Sajin, the captain of the 7th division."
The red head took a deep breath and looked over at Zakuro, an amused look on her face, "I suppose this isn't the weirdest thing I've been through. That pharaoh looking captain scared the crap outta me."
Komamura chuckled as Iba handed him a small tray with glasses of sake on it, and a bottle. The wolf captain held the tray down for the girls and they each took a glass, Zakuro immediately tried it, while the cat mew blushed.
"Uh… "
She had never had sake before, she took a little sip, and before she could react, another duo of people walked into the room. One was a bald man and another was a taller far more feminine looking guy with straight cut black hair and these colored feather looking things on his right eye.
Iba chuckled and looked over at the bald one, "Came here to bother me about the sake huh?"
Ikkaku shook his head and looked over at the two girls, "So these are the two everyone's talking about."
Yumichika eyed Zakuro, "She's gorgeous, I love her hair."
Zakuro had a slightly amused look on her face at the black haired one's comment. Ikkaku took a deep breath, "So you two are supposedly far stronger than the academy students huh?"
Ichigo looked over at Zakuro, a confused look on both of their faces. Zakuro shrugged and took another sip of the sake,
"I'm not sure about the strength of your 'academy' students, but we are being held in these divisions until further notice."
Ichigo took another sip of the sake, starting to enjoy the taste. Ikkaku chuckled and shifted his weight, he had his hand on his sword as if he were ready to attack. Yumichika noticed,
"Ikkaku?'
Komamura narrowed his eyes at the two, "I will not have any 11th division ruffians disturbing our guests. If you want to challenge them, you'll have to wait until their training is complete."
Ichigo looked up at the wolf captain, "Training?"
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MewMid: I love Bleach and TMM, and I am well aware I wont get that many reviews… xD But I am going to keep writing because I like it. x3
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