I don't own Bleach or any related stuff. Well except for figurines maybe.

Prologue

"This is how it should be."

Kujou Nozomi said with a calm tone, despite the fact that she was fading away like Inaba Kagerouza, whom was defeated by Kurosaki Ichigo just a few moments ago.

"Wh-what are you…!? No! I won't accept this! I said I'll protect you! I won't fail now!" Exclaimed an angered Kon.

"It may have been short but… I can hear it…within my chest… I'm… not alone. " Nozomi said with a smile.

"W-well… maybe i-if… you would let me come closer… then maybe I'd be able to hear it too." Kon said, who was now starting to tear up, despite having a plushie as a body.

"Y-you really are a pervert…"

Nozomi then suddenly pulled Kon into a tight hug, and tears started to stream down her cheeks.

"Well, you can't blame me for being a pervert…"

"Thank you Kon, we'll always be…"

"…Friends" Kon finished Nozomi's sentence.

Now almost completely faded away, Nozomi stood up and faced a certain orange-haired boy. They stood there for a few seconds staring at each other's eyes, until Ichigo decided to break the silence.

" …guess this is goodbye huh…"

"Yeah… Thank you Ichigo… for everything…" Nozomi was now struggling to hold back the majority of her tears, although her efforts were in vain.

"For what exa-"

That was all Ichigo managed to say before Nozomi pulled him into a tight hug and sobbed in his chest

"Thank you Ichigo! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!' Nozomi shouted in Ichigo's chest

But suddenly, the unbelievable happened, Nozomi's body suddenly regained its solid color until she was completely normal again, but she failed to notice that.

"Nozomi! Wai-!" Ichigo attempted to speak, but Nozomi just tightened her hug.

"Ichigo… shut up… I want to disappear silently…"

"But Nozomi…!" Ichigo once again attempted to speak up, but he was interrupted once again, only this time, it was by courtesy of Kon.

"NOZOMI! YOU STOPPED FADING AWAY!"

Everyone was in silence, either shocked speechless or was quietly giggling. It took a few seconds for Kon's words to sink into Nozomi.

"!, Get away from me pervert!" Nozomi shouted while pushing Ichigo away. Everyone burst in laughter by now, even the normally stoic Byakuya had a smile on his face.

"I heard that!" Rukia said in her brother's face, which became emotionless again on a whim.

"What the… It was YOU who hugged me!" Ichigo yelled at Nozomi, who was now turned away and blushing furiously.

"That's because I thought I was going to fade away! And you didn't even tell me! You just clung to me like a perverted plushie!"

Ichigo's eyebrow twitched upon hearing those words

"WHAT!? I tried to tell you like, twice!"

"…Pervert."

Ichigo facepalmed while everybody kept on laughing at the cute scene before them.

"Anyway Nozomi!" Kon interjected "Will you go back to the Human World with us?"

A smile slowly formed on Nozomi's face "…of course"

"But how did this happen?" Asked Rukia

"I can give you an explanation for that" Answered the Captain of the 12th Division, Kurotsuchi Mayuri.

"Basically, while Kurosaki and Kujou were making out-"

"WE WEREN'T!" The blushing Nozomi and Ichigo said in unison.

"-Kurosaki's unstable Reiatsu flowed into Kujou's body, causing a sudden change in her own Reiatsu, managing to stabilize itself because of the special properties of unstable Reiatsu! This is excellent research material!"

"That's good news, Kujou-san!" Said Inoue, while running towards Nozomi and gave her a hug after reaching her.

"C-can't breathe…"

"Oops! Sorry!"

"Let's go back now… everyone." Ishida said.

"Right!" Everyone answered in unison.

"How's your Reiatsu, Ichigo?" Sado asked Ichigo. He turned around to face him and thought for a while before answering.

"Almost completely gone, I guess… If I'm lucky, maybe it'll stay until tomorrow."

"I see…" Everyone was slightly saddened by this. Especially a certain Captain.

"Well then, bye everyone." Ichigo bid to the Shinigami around him.

"I'll visit you later, Ichigo." Rukia told him

"Sure."

"Are you crying Ken-chan?" Yachiru asked a depressed Kenpachi, who almost jumped from surprise because of the sudden question.

"Wha… No, I'm not. Just sad that Ichigo and I won't be able to have our final fight to the death anymore…"

"Why not fight him now?"

"Great Idea Yachiru! ICHIGO! DRAW YOUR BLADE!" Kenpachi drew his own blade, only to find out that Ichigo and the others have already left.

"Huh…"

***Human World***

"So, Nozomi, where will you go now?" Kon asked while patting her on the legs, earning a kick to the face.

"I thought we were friends!" Kon asked while comically crying.

"Shut up, Pervert." Nozomi, who was now dressed with her usual attire, stomped on the mod soul's head.

"You can stay at my place Nozomi, I'm sure dad and my sisters will be happy to let you."

"…pervert."

"You're confusing me with Kon! I didn't mean the same room!"

"Whatever, just make sure that perverted plushie is tied up."

"It's settled then."

"We'll be going now, take care Kujou-san! Kurosaki-kun!" Said Inoue.

"Wait! What about me?"

"Take care Kon!"

Kon was smiling while Inoue patted him on the head.

"…perv." Nozomi said with disgust.

"Later, Ichigo." Sado said and then left. Ishida and Inoue did the same.

The three walked for a few minutes to reach the Kurosaki household. Ichigo quietly opened the door, and led Nozomi and Kon inside.

"Stay here for a while, I'll go get my body."

Ichigo went upstairs with Kon and returned shortly, now inside his human body, Kon was now nowhere to be seen.

"Karin! Yuzu! Dad! I'm home!"

"Oh! Ichi-nii! You're back! And Nozomi-chan too!" Said an enthusiastic Yuzu while running towards them.

"Yo." Said the less energetic Karin.

"…hi." Nozomi said with a slight blush on her face.

"Where's Dad?" Ichigo asked her.

"Hm? Don't know. Probably still at work."

"I see. Tell him when he gets back that Nozomi'll be staying here for a while for kay?" Ichigo said to his sisters.

"EH!? Ichi-nii… Don't tell me…" A shocked Yuzu said.

"You're dating now?" Karin finished her sister's sentence.

"NO!" Ichigo and Nozomi once again blushed and shouted in unison.

"Ugh… come on Nozomi, I'll show you your room."

"Okay…"

Ichigo led Nozomi to a spare room.

"It's not much… but It'll do for now." Ichigo said to Nozomi, who didn't answer and simply went inside.

"Yo, Nozomi!" Kon suddenly appeared behind her, and then got kicked out the window. Ichigo sweatdropped as his roommate fled to the other street.

"So yeah, make yourself comfortable. Later" Ichigo said, and then returned to his room. He lied down on his bed, and instantly fell asleep. The battle with the Reigai was much more tiring because of his unstable Reiatsu, and pushing himself in his fight with Kagerouza wasn't much help either.

Back in Nozomi's room, the girl was pondering about her survival earlier. Albeit also exhausted and lied down on the bed, she was unable to fall asleep.

"…I'm still alive… because I hugged Ichigo…" Because of such an unusual act, she was still among the living. Pondering about the events that followed, a slight blush formed on her cheeks.

"…that idiot." Nozomi said with a slight smile before closing her eyes.

R&R if you like. This is my very first story so I'm not expecting much.

Ja.