My very first Bleach fanfic, I hope you'll enjoy it!
I stand face to face with Tsukishima, my mind filled with anger.
"You can't even scratch me." Tsukishima grins at me.
"Why do you even try? You're just an ordinary human." He still grins at me.
"Don't screw around! I'm not useless!" I shout at him.
"What's wrong, Inoue?" Ichigo asks.
"Someone's fighting, but I only feel one reiatsu." Inoue explains.
"I'm going in." Ichigo states as he takes off.
"Wait, Kurosaki-kun!" Inoue shouts as she runs after Ichigo.
"I have to do this, Inoue." Ichigo replies.
"Still want to fight?" Tsukishima asks as I can barely stand up at this point.
"Sure do. I won't back down." I reply as I struggle to get up.
"Step aside." Ichigo tells me as he releases his fullbring.
"No way." I push him aside.
"What do you plan to do without any reiatsu?" Tsukishima grins.
"With or without powers, as long as I can see you I can fight you. That's all there is to it." I reply while huffing.
I know I might lose, but I can't just give up like that.
I start battling him again and put my very soul on the line, something I never did before.
"Why does she keep fighting?" Inoue asks Ichigo.
"I don't know, but I'd like to know who she is." Ichigo replies.
"Mira-chan?" Inoue whispers which makes Ichigo frown.
"What did you say?" He asks her as I avoid an attack from Tsukishima and run at him with my fist ready to punch him.
"Nothing." Inoue smiles as she puts a hand behind her head.
"I'll spare you this time." Tsukishima states as he takes off.
"Damned ass." I mutter as I turn around.
"Wait, I'll heal you." Inoue states as she runs towards me.
"Sure been a damned while." I smile at her.
"You okay?" She asks me.
"Yeah, too bad he ran off though." I reply.
"Why were you fighting?" Inoue asks.
"I can't stand him, going around and switching real memories with fake ones." I state.
"You know, I think of him as a friend." Inoue replies.
"That would be a fake memory, didn't you always tell me how Kurosaki-kun was always there for you." I explain.
"What makes you think that." She asks with an angry tone in her voice.
"Because, as far as I know, those memories are all with the adult Tsukishima and not some guy whom is nearly as old as you are in that memory." I explain calmly.
"You're right, but that doesn't mean that he's a liar." Inoue defends him.
"Right, it just means that he's a manipulator. Do you really settle for that when you know that it's been Kurosaki-kun or your brother deep inside your hart. Could you really think of Tsukishima as the person you like so much?" I try.
"Stop acting like you know everything about me!" Inoue snaps at me.
"I'm supposed to know things like that, I'm your friend and I won't let someone like him get you confused." I yell at her.
"Calm down Inoue, let's talk somewhere more private." Ichigo cuts us off.
And so we head to Inoue's place, but Inoue keeps silent.
"Do you have any idea how he can manipulate memories?" Ichigo asks me.
"Maybe a drug he put on his weapon or his Fullbring has that ability, but I'm not sure about that. Not until I've seen proof." I reply.
"Why don't you marry Kurosaki-kun if you think he's so awesome." Inoue suddenly yells at me.
"You really cool with that?" I ask her while raising an eyebrow.
"What's wrong with you?" Ichigo demands to know.
"Calm down, Kurosaki-kun. She's not herself right now." I try to calm him.
"Even Chad, my family and friends think that they know him and he's my nephew." Ichigo states clearly agitated.
"Not everyone has been effected yet, but I think I can make them switch their focus. If everything goes right they should come after me, while you keep a low profile until I found a way to deal with Tsukishima." I reply calmly.
"What do you plan to do?" Ichigo demands to know.
"I plan on revealing my powers at six in the morning, make sure you stay low." I whisper in his ear.
I walk outside and put a substitute in my body as I switch to my Shinigami-form.
"You know the drill, right Serah?" I ask my substitute.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Serah replies as I nod in agreement.
"Let's get to it then." I answer her as I head out towards Tsukishima's place.
"Looks like we've got us some Shinigami, wait. Where is Kurosaki!" Tsukishima's anger raises the moment he realizes it's just me.
"The one you should focus on is me, unless you're afraid." I mock him.
And so Serah and I focus our attacks, we land one blow after another and Tsukishima finally falls.
"Looks like you're having trouble." Ginjo smirks as he comes closer.
"You have no idea what the Soul Society wants from us substitutes." Ginjo tells me.
"I don't have to know, I'm not part of it." I smile as Serah hits off with my fullbring ability Solar Shield.
"Hey, need help?" Ichigo asks just before a sword is stabbed in his chest.
"That takes care of one problem, now for the other." Hitsugaya states calmly.
A week later
In case you're wondering, Ichigo beat Ginjo to pulp after Serah and I quickly left the scene. Why? I never wanted to have these powers and I really try not to use them much. I know what you're thinking: "Why use them against those punks?", truth be told…. 1: I couldn't have handled it alone; hence Serah using my fullbring mode, 2: I hate to see other people stressed out, one way or another and 3: I hate the way Tsukishima told me that I am but a human, a helpless human…. He probably thought no human girl could take him on, stupid bastard.
"Mira-chan!" Inoue waves at me.
"Yo, you 'kay?" I ask her.
"Yeah, how 'bout you?" She asks me.
"I'm fine, sorry I teased you so often about that Kurosaki dude." I tell her.
"What do you think of him?" She asks.
"Think of who? Am I missing something?" Tatsuki asks.
"Think of Orange Head. And he's pretty, how should I put it, stupid." I reply with a grin as said boy joined in from the part of Orange Head.
"What?" He asks, pretending like he didn't hear it.
"You heard me." I smirk at him.
"By the way, why did you leave?" Ichigo asks me as Chad and Ishida look at me questioning.
"What do you mean?" I ask with an innocent smile on my face.
"Can I talk to you for a sec Mira?" Ichigo asks.
"What about?" I ask as I look at him.
"Just come with me." He says as he grabs my hand and pulls me along until we reach a quiet place, which made us end up at a grassed hill by a river.
"So what is it?" I ask him.
"I want to know why you suddenly disappeared after we came and why there were two of you." Ichigo explains.
"Sure, you got me. I have Shinigami powers and the second me was a MOD soul, which I don't want Soul Society to know." I tell him.
"Why?" He asks me.
"I just want to do things my own way, at least for as long as I can. That means no help from captains or other Shinigami, but it also means that I can't be careless and let them discover me." I explain calmly.
"What about becoming a substitute?" He asks me.
"I basically am one already, the problem is that I don't want that badge. Not after they refused to give me one in the first place and not now I know I will most likely have to fight another substitute." I tell him.
"You don't necessarily have to, that's up to you. It's just that it'd be a waste if you didn't at least try it out." He replies.
"I'll help you along the way, so don't worry." He states annoyed.
"Please do it Mira-chan." I hear Matsumoto ask.
"Thanks for the confidence boost, and here I thought that family is supposed to support you." I reply as I notice the gate closing as a rather small guy came through.
"By the way… Who's that shorty? Don't tell me he's your captain." I smirk.
"Mira, this is Hitsugaya Toshiro and he IS my captain." She replies firmly.
"Yo shrimp, nice meeting ya!" I shout at him as he now looks pretty angry, so I smirk.
"Shut up and just accept this badge, Kurosaki will fill you in on the rest." Toshiro states.
"Whatever." I reply as I grab the badge and toss it in the air a couple of times.
"So, let's get started." Ichigo smirks as the badges start alarming us about hollows. I take out the MOD soul from my pocket and gulp it down before leaving in Shinigami form. Ichigo and I rush towards the scene to find the hollow.
"Yo Serah, wanna take another round!" I shout at her as she jumps up.
"You betcha." She replies happily.
"Let's go!" We shout as we go with the flow as I stab it with my sword as Serah uses the Solar Shield as a bow and fires away.
"Yes! We high five as the hollow is now dissolving and I punch Serah out and go back into my own body after carefully placing it in the pocket of my bag. I then return to my body and walk back to a startled Toshiro, a giggling Rangiku who tries to hide it behind her hand and Ichigo.
The next day before the first class
"Hey Mira, how's your dad?" Inoue asks as she stands next to my seat.
"He's… he's dead." I tell her with a small smile on my face.
"Since when?" She asks in shock.
"Since a year or four, just after mom and me moved. It was a… a car crash." I explain while the last sentence was but a whisper. A long silence falls and is finally broken by Ichigo who walks to our group and greets us, but then the teacher comes in and tells us to get to our seats.
I look outside the window as soon as the teacher calls out the last person for the attendance list.
Maybe I should use my other zanpakutou again, it's been a while since I used Uta Luna. Not that I release Uta Sol much, or use them at the same time. Damn I have a lot to learn, stupid Hitaru Mira Miyuki. Yes I scold myself by my full name. Maybe I should try to pay attention to class, nah teach is so damn boring. Oh well, I'd better try before setting a bad example.
I start taking notes and try to write songs as soon as the teacher starts explaining the same thing all over again.
*Ring*
I sigh as I put my books and notebooks away for lunch. I mentally jump into the air and scream out loud.
"Mira, want to join us for lunch?" Inoue asks.
"Us?" I ask confused.
"Tatsuki, Ichigo, Keigo, Mizuiro, Uryuu and me." Inoue replies.
"Uhm, sure." I reply while standing up and picking up my back. I follow Inoue and the others to the roof top and decide to sit down next to Tatsuki.
"Mira-chan, pretty as always." Keigo comments to which he receives a glare, it would've killed him if glares could do that. I lean back and look at the bright blue sky.
"Keigo, we should go. We have an appointment." Mizuiro states as they take off.
"Same here." Tatsuki states as she follows the boys.
"At least we have more privacy now." Uryuu states.
"So who are you and why do you have soul reaper powers?" Uryuu asks me.
"Not wasting any time huh? Very well, I shall tell you. It begins when my parents and I started to live in Kyoto, my father had just picked me up from school with his car. We were on our way home when a truck got thrown into his car, even though the traffic light was green. That's when I first noticed a hollow, even though I didn't know what it was at the time. A Shinigami came by, she was hurt badly and gave me her katana just before she died. I took it and somehow successfully killed it and ran back to my father, unfortunately he already died. I called my mom and from that moment on I had these powers and started slaying hollows." I answer as I keep looking at the sky, trying to keep a smile on my face.
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