KYAH! I was about to go to sleep when I thought of this... At 3am... Heh... Insomnia! This story is... I don't even know... I guess I have a thing about dragons lately... I wonder why...

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This is the town of Karakura. It is located a few dozen miles below the Capital of Soul Society, Sereitei. The town is surrounded by forest making travel virtually impossible. The population is relatively small and the people here all know each other. It's a beautiful town with stone-roads that some towns such as Hueco Mundo cannot afford. In this town lives the group of hunters called the Shinigami who protect the town from all the monsters in the forest. That is... Until a dragon changed everything.

Ichigo stumbled out of his bed half awake. He roughly combed through his unruly orange hair and ran down the stairs.

''GOOD MORNING ICHIGOOOO~~~~''

''GOOD MORNING OYAJI!'' Ichigo slammed his father against the floor and walked away smiling. Isshin picked himself off the floor and stared at his son's retreating figure and wondered why he was so happy.

Ichigo tugged on his hunting boots and strapped his bandage wrapped sword to his back and ran out the door. ''I'll be back before sunset Yuzu!''

Ichigo trotted out to meet with Rukia. ''Yo.''

''Ah Ichigo. Let's go.'' The small raven-haired woman started walking towards the forest her solid white katana on her hip.

The pair entered the forest. ''Ichigo. Be careful there have been sightings of a dragon and it's nothing like the normal things we find here.''

Ichigo nodded. ''I'll remember that.''

Rukia turned to him as they walked. ''So... Why are you so happy today?''

''Eh? Oh! Today is the twin's birthday and I think I'm going to take them to the mount shop or Urahara to get a sword. Well.. maybe Karin a sword.''

Rukia smiled. ''Of course...''

The pair heard a rustling sound and immediately stood back to back.

More rustling.

*ROAR!*

A squeal of pain erupted from the direction of the rustling then everything went silent.

Rukia paled. ''Ichigo thats...''

Ichigo nodded. ''The dragon...''

Rukia tugged on Ichigo's arm. ''Lets get out of here... I heard from Renji that the dragon totally trashed the village guards...''

Ichigo stared at the place where the roar was heard. ''Yea lets go...''

Ichigo and Rukia started walking out of the forest. Suddenly the ground collapsed under Ichigo. ''ICHIGO!''

Ichigo got up dusting off his ripped pants. ''I'm fine... Its a hunter's ditch go back to town and get a ladder I'll wait here.''

''But the dragon...''

Ichigo scoffed. ''Please... I can take one dragon besides how will I ever get out of here if you don't go get a ladder?''

''But...''

''Please Rukia... I bet I don't taste that good anyway.''

Rukia stared into the side of the forest where they came from and got up from where she was kneeling. ''Alright. I'll be back.''

Ichigo sighed and sat down on the floor of the trap. He had sprained his ankle but didn't tell Rukia because she would have completely refused to leave him. Ichigo stared at the darkening sky and sighed. I guess horses and swords would have to wait.

''An injured human?... I thought you would be in a better condition considering you said you could take me on. You're just a cocky brat.''

Ichigo looked up to see a great blue head. It was unmistakably a dragon's head.

''Well? Still think you have what it takes to beat me human?''

Ichigo screamed.

Oh what a horrible way to end this~~~~ I love messing with you guys XD Just kidding(I finally see why Tite Kubo does this... Even though I want to murder him sometimes...