All these memories will only be a burden

Compassion, Freindship, and Affection

They're a nuisance

All these feeings aren't necessary for a Soul Reaper...

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"GOOOOOO-!"

Wha? What?

"-OOOOD! MOOOOR-!"

Ugh…Already?

"-NINGGGGGG! ICHIGOOOOOOO!"

A loud crash was heard throughout the Kurosaki household. Ichigo Kurosaki growled as he plowed his fathers face into the carpet.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Ichigo yelled, "What kind of sick freak attacks someone who's sleeping?!"

"Ack… Well done my son," complimented Isshen Kurosaki, his voice slightly muffled as it was being forced into the carpet, "You have truly surpassed me in skill," Ichigo rolled his eyes as he got of his father.

"Just shut up and tell me why you ruined my morning," Ichigo demanded, severely irritated. This was not how he liked to start off his day.

"Yuzu's got breakfast ready," Isshin said simply as he picked himself up off the floor. Ichigo's eye twitched.

"That's the reason you almost break my back, why didn't you just call me!?" Ichigo fumed.

"Hmm… Well…" Obviously the thought had never crossed Isshin's mind. Growling once again, Ichigo kicked his father out of his room. He skook his head as he slammed the door.

Ugh… Why did I have to be born with such a weird dad?

Ichigo asked himself as he got dressed. His father seemed to think that every little piece of news he told his son should be accompanied with a kick or a punch. Fortunately, Ichigo was always willing to respond with the same.

As he was tightening his belt he heard a rustling coming from under his bed.

"What do you think you're doing Kon?" Ichigo seemingly said to no one. A second latter a small lion plushy fell out from underneath Ichigo's bed.

"Ugh… I was trying to find a way out that black hole you call a bed," the little stuffed animal sniffed, "Seriously, don't you ever clean under there?" Ichigo shrugged and turned away. He had just started to walk toward his door when something hit him on the back of the head. His Soul Reapers badge fell onto the floor beside him.

"And I found that under there as well," Kon continued, "You gotta start taking better care of your things you lazy Soul Reaper wannabe. What if a hollow had come. You wouldn't have been able to go Soul Reaper and then my poor Rukia would have been left to do all of your work. What kind of sick person makes a beautiful woman like her do his job. You disgust me Ichigo, can't you do anything right? Why, without me you'd HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING! PUT ME DOWN! HEY!!

"Don't throw things at me," Ichigo said calmly as he tossed Kon out the window. He sighed as he listened to the annoying plush's screaming as he fell to the ground.

Why is everyone that lives in this house crazy except me?

He turned around and once again headed for his door. A thougth suddenly struck him. He stopped and stared at the Soul Reapers badge that now lay on his floor. He hadn't used the thing in days. For some reason, Hollows had become rare over the past few weeks. Not that he was complaining. He had welcomed the time off to relax. Even the workaholic Rukia seemed to be enjoying their lax time.

"Mabey Hollow seasons over or something," Ichigo said to himself, "Yeah, it's probably nothing." But for some reason he couldn't shake the bad feeling that had just come over him.

"Ichigo! What are doing in there son? Hurry up!" Isshin called, interrupting Ichigo from his thoughts.

"Alright, I'm coming!"

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Rukia Kuchiki was sitting at the Kurosaki's dining table eating a delicious thing called an "Omelet" that Yuzu had made when she first heard it. Voices were coming from upstairs, soon to be followed by something that sounded like a kick. Moments later Isshen came tumbling down the stairs. Karin laughed and Yuzu ran to help her now unconscious father. Rukia grinned as an orange haired substitute Soul Reaper came down the stairs a few seconds later.

"Oh! Good morning Ichigo!" Yuzu greeted in her usual cheerful manner. Karin nodded at her brother.

"Hey," Ichigo replied as he grabbed a piece of toast.

"Good morning" Rukia said to Ichigo as he sat next to her at the table. He mumbled something that sounded like "yeah right" Rukia grinned again. She liked living with the Kurosaki's. Despite their outward appearance they were actually a very close and caring family. And at the very least, things were always interesting around here.

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It was halfway through breakfast when Rukia's soul pager started to beep.

Guess I spoke to soon about the whole "time off" thing.

"I need to go do something," Both Ichigo and Rukia said at once. Karin raised an eyebrow at them and Isshen put on broad and annoying grin.

"Doing something together are you, Has my son finally become a man? Remember, the walls have ears and …"He didn't get to finish on account of Ichigo punching him in the face as he ran up to his room, with Rukia right behind him.

"Do you always have to hit him so hard?" Rukia asked Ichigo as they got to his room. She wasn't really worried about Isshin, heck, she had seen Ichigo do a lot worse."

"Yes," Ichigo said simply. He really hoped that Rukia hadn't seen the slight blush on his face when he had punched his dad. He didn't need her getting any crazy ideas. He picked up his badge.

"Where is it this time?" Ichigo asked, referring to the hollow.

"Not too far from here," Rukia replied, she was shifting through her/Ichigo's closet where she kept all of her Soul Reaper equipment. After a while she pulled out a small tube with a bunny on the top. A few seconds latter Rukia was standing there in her Soul Reaper attire.

"Ready?" she asked Ichigo. He nodded and hit his Soul Reapers badge to his chest.

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Rukia watched as Ichigo's body fell away from his soul. There he stood, dressed in a black kimono and a huge cleaver-like sword wrapped in gauze hanging from his back.

Well, doesn't he look intimidating...

Rukia thought to herself has Ichigo dragged his body onto his bed. He cursed as he accidently hit his desk with his Zanpakuto.

That thing must get annoying sometimes. What with it being so oversized. Actually, oversized is an understatement. How in the world is he able to wield a thing that big? It's got to be the strangest Zanpakuto I've ever seen. And not to mention the amount of power that it has…

Rukia recalled the second time she had seen the fierce Zangetsu. She had been invisibly crucified and was about to be executed by the sokyoku, a spear which had the power of a million zanpakutō. She remembered the flaming spear as it sped towards her, ready to rip her apart. But suddenly it had been stopped, by Ichigo. She remembered him standing there in the air, smiling, cloak flowing in the wind, Zangetsu held behind his back as it easily held off the spear that was supposed to have had a million times its power.

Strange indeed...

"Oi! Midget! Stop daydreaming and get your butt over here, we're going," Ichigo called, interrupting Rukia from her thoughts.

Oh well, I can think about that later.

"I wasn't day dreaming! And don't call me midget, you moron!" Rukia shot back. Ichigo just rolled his eyes and leapt out the window. Rukia followed suit.

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Authors Note: well thats my first chapter, I know it wasn't too exiting, but it's only the beggining. It gets real good later. Anyway...please tell me what you think....seriously...please reveiw...