Hello everybody I hope you really like this story. It is my first fic so beware. Although I am really proud of this one. I have been trying to come up with a good story, but I never end up liking it enough to finish the first chapter . This is a total Ichigo and Rukia fic so no matter what happens remember it's strictly ichiruki. Well I better stop blabbering so you can get to reading. Till next time see ya.

Summary: Rukia is a girl who has never really had a great life. So to make money she street fights and gets herself into a lot of trouble. That is until she meets a orange haired man that changes everything she knows upside down.

Disclaimer: I do not own bleach or any of the characters. Sadly Tite Kubo does.

True Strength

Intro: Confliction with the Mind

Rukia's POV

It was painful, so painful. It hurt in every way possible, and no matter how you looked at the situation there was no positive sides. The air reeked from the underground sewer, and in that sewer their were all sorts of things from rodents to garbage. And somewhere in between there was a girl just laying sprawled on the ground from agonizing pain. This may be hard to believe, but that girl lying there was me.

The ground of the sewer was wet and cold. It was so dark and gloomy in the sewer that I was in. It was a perfect place for someone like me to die. I was laying face down in the underground sewers in some sort of gross concoction. It smelled like month old dirty socks, and was making it hard for me to breath. I had three bullets embedded in my body one in my right upper thigh, my left shoulder, and the center of my forehead. How am I alive you ask? Well some would say it's a miracle, but I think it was just a sign from god that I was meant to suffer. I can hear him saying 'You are meant to suffer for all eternity. Never to know happiness, and certainly never given the chance to know what love feels like.' I thought I was so close to knowing happiness, but it seems like he was something I could never really obtain. At least it lasted for a little while.

I had bruises all over my body, and I ached so much I couldn't even tell where it was coming from. I also had cuts from being stabbed so many times. I could feel each cut stinging like hell, and each one seemed to burn more every second that passed. But I had to hold on. I had to. Ichigo was coming right? He wouldn't leave me to my own demise. He cared for me just like I cared for him. He wouldn't just leave me. He can't. But as time went on it got harder to think that he would come for someone like me. Then again who would blame him. I probably deserve this anyways. If he doesn't come I won't be mad at him. Because I will actually be happy that he doesn't have to carry a burden like me around on his shoulders. Then again if he does I will be happy, because by him coming to save me shows how much he cares. Even if he wont say it. I am pretty sure I would also be mad at him to. I would tell him that he is stupid for ever even caring about me. But I already know he wont listen. Besides that fact I don't think I will have enough energy left in my body to tell him anything, but if I could tell him just one thing I would tell him I love him. And for the past few months he is only thing that keeps me going. Honestly though if he does come I think I would just lay limp in his arms, and wait for him to get me medical attention. Even though my hope is running dry a girl can still wish for her prince charming to come and save her right?

I was in so much pain. I remember hearing myself moaning from the pain. Not even able to part my lips enough to yell for help. So I kept telling my self that everything would be okay. By brain washing myself I was able to keep the last bit of hope that resided inside of me alive. But the world around me was getting blurrier by the second. I could feel the darkness wrapping around me until I finally couldn't hang on anymore, and the darkness completely consumed me. Right before I fell into unconsciousness I herd some body yell my name, and at that second I saw orange flash through my mind. Then everything went black.

Here I was just trying to give you and introduction. Instead of hearing how much pain I was in lets go back a bit to where the real problems start.

End of Intro

Ya! That was awesome. I really had a lot of fun writing that. I hope you had fun reading. Look I know it's short, and I promise to make them a lot longer. Remember its just the introduction. I am okay with criticism. Actually please criticize me. I need all the help I can get. Now I am not going to say I am going to have one up every week, but I promise I wont make you wait a month or two. Hopefully. Unless I fall off the edge of the earth, but that's a good excuse right? If you have any ideas tell me. I want to hear what you think, and no I don't have writers block. I just like hearing where you think the stories going to go, and if I do get writers block I will have your ideas. So till next time see ya.