Hey guys
Hey guys! This is the first chapter of The Lost Secrets of the Quincy. I've been signed up on this site since forever, and have been planning to put this story up ever since a couple weeks before Season 7 of Bleach came out. I just never got to it. It might seem kinda hurried, but I wasn't really going to bore you with too much detail. Anyways, here's Chapter 1!
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. It belongs to Tite Kubo. All I own is some DVDs, a few books, and this measly fan fiction.
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Ichigo Kurosaki and Aizen Sosuke charged at each other with amazing speed. A huge clash was heard, and dust and rubble arose everywhere. Everyone held their breath as the smoke cleared. Both Aizen and Ichigo stood still, unmoving. There was a long silence...
"Well done, kozo." Aizen finally said weakly and collapsed; dead. Ichigo closed his eyes fell to his knees from exhaustion. Orihime rushed to him.
"Kurosaki-kun!" she cried. She immediately began to heal him. The rest of the group soon caught up, breathing heavily from running after Orihime.
"It's finally over." Ichigo said, opening his eyes and looking at the group.
"Yes." Rukia answered him, smiling. "It's finally over."
Unfortunately, about a few hundred meters away, Ichimaru Gin was making his escape…
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BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
Ichigo, Ishida, Chad, and Orihime stared at Rukia, who was looking at her little spirit phone, which was beeping.
"A hollow!!" Ichigo cried. He ran out of the school, Rukia behind him. It was now a few weeks after Aizen's rebellion, and all was well in Karukura town. Every once in a while, a hollow appeared, and nothing out of the ordinary occured.
As Ichigo ran out of the school, he suddenly crashed into something, which fell, but he kept going. He looked behind him to see a girl, with her papers all around her.
"Warii!" he yelled. Rukia rolled her eyes.
"You honestly need to watch where you're going!!" she scolded him.
"Hey I said I'm sorry!! Who was she anyway? I don't recognize her."
"You aren't good at remembering faces anyway. Focus on the hollow for now."
"Ah! Don't need to tell me twice!" Ichigo said. They were at the hollow's location by now, and they saw the massive, dangerous-looking hollow in front of them. Ichigo transformed into a shinigami and quickly sliced a hollow in half before it could even swipe at them with one of it's massive arms. The hollow then screamed and disappeared in mid-air.
"You sure got the hang of this, huh?" Rukia said, smiling, as she waited for him about ten feet away.
"Huh. Compared to fighting the arrancar, this is NOTHING." Ichigo answered, going back into his body and walking back towards her. Rukia nodded, remembering the terrible fight just a few weeks before.
"Let's get back to school. We're already late." Rukia then said, throwing away the bad memory from her mind. They ran back to school, already late by a few minutes.
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"So class, I have an announcement to- KUROSAKI-SAN!! KUCHIKI-SAN! You're late! Ah, oh well. It's only been about 5 minutes anyway. Go ahead and sit down." the teacher said as Ichigo and Rukia rushed in. Everyone sweat dropped, seeing that the teacher was letting Ichigo and Rukia off so lightly and not caring one bit.
"AS I WAS SAYING, I have an announcement today. We have a new student." the teacher continued and beckoned someone to come in. A girl with long black hair in a pony tail and orange eyes came in. She bowed respectfully, only succeeding in making everyone sweat drop.
"My name is Koroke, Aimi. Pleased to meet you." the new girl then continued.
"Welcome to Karakura High, Koroke-san. Go sit down um, let's see...Oh! Next to Inoue-san!" the teacher said. Aimi obeyed quietly. The second she sat down, Ichigo, Rukia, Orihime, Ishida, and Chad all looked at her, then at each other.
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"So you think she has to do something with that bastard?" Ichigo asked. The group was meeting on top of the school building during their free period.
"There is great possibility. Ichigo, you felt that reatsiu. It may be even bigger than yours." Rukia answered him, her arms crossed.
"Which means that that shinigami traitor is finally beginning to move." Ishida finished. Chad nodded, and Orihime remained silent. The bell then rang and they all left for lunch.
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"Aimi-san! Would you like to eat with us?!" Orihime cried as Aimi was looking around to see where she should sit to eat at lunch.
"Mm...I guess…" Aimi said uncertainly. She walked up to the group of girls. Rukia slightly winced as Aimi sat in the circle of girls. Aimi opened her bento box and started to eat quietly.
"So, Koroke-san, where did you to school before moving here?" asked one girl.
"I never moved. I was just home-schooled ever since middle school." Aimi immediately answered.
"Huh? I never saw you in elementary school." The girl then said.
"Well, that's a while ago, so that isn't surprising." said another girl.
"Mm." the other girl agreed. Aimi remained silent. The girls soon left her alone, seeing that she wasn't going to talk much. Orihime looked at Aimi, a little worried.
"Koroke-san?" she then quietly began. Aimi looked at her.
"Yes?" Aimi asked, her voice hinting that she was a little annoyed. Orihime hesitated. She then smiled.
"Do you, well...Believe in ghosts?" she said slowly. Rukia's eyes widened. She looked at Orihime, alarmed. Aimi didn't notice. She was surprised, though.
"Well…Yeah I guess...Why you ask?" she said, now very curious.
"Um, I was just curious…You want to walk home together after school?" Orihime answered casually. Aimi was even more surprised at that. She had always been alone, not accepted by anyone, which was why she was home-schooled.
"Um, yeah, I guess..." she said.
"Great!" Orihime said, rejoicing and lifting her arms up. Everyone looked at her strangely. Aimi sweat dropped. She then smiled, and started to laugh for the first time that day. Everyone joined in. Rukia had a stern look on her face as she stared at Aimi.
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Aimi and Orihime walked in silence from school. Aimi then broke the silence and finally spoke.
"Orihime, have you heard of something called hollows?" she asked. Orihime looked at Aimi, surprised.
"How do you...?" she started. "Um, yes I have, but how...?"
Instead of answering, Aimi suddenly stopped abruptly. Her eyes narrowed.
"Orihime, go ahead. Something came up." Aimi said.
"Aimi-san? Why?? What-" Orihime started, but was interrupted by a huge crash that narrowly missed Aimi, who jumped away.
"Well, that was impressive. Your skills have certainly not diminished." said a man's voice. Aimi glared. As the smoke cleared, it revealed a man in shinigami clothing. Orihime gasped. She looked at Aimi.
"Aimi-san, you see him?" she asked, surprised.
Aimi raised her eyebrows. "You do too?"
Orihime nodded.
"Enough chit-chat then, Aimi Koroke." the man said and attacked again. Aimi dodged it easily.
"Honestly, who the heck are you, and what do you want with me??" Aimi cried.
"Revenge." The man said, smiling. Aimi gritted her teeth. The man attacked again and again. Aimi picked up a metal pole without thinking and tried to block with it. The man easily cut through, and Aimi jumped back to dodge, losing her balance and falling in the process. The man took this chance and attacked again before Aimi could do anything. Aimi prepared herself.
But she felt nothing. Was she dead?
She opened her eyes to see Orihime in front of her, with a triangular orange shield.
"W-what is that??" Aimi cried, surprised. She noticed that some of Orihime's hairpins were gone.
"Oi, are you okay?" said a tiny voice. Aimi saw two little fairy-looking things in front of her face. She freaked for a second.
"Hey, relax! We're just Orihime's powers trying to help you!" one of the fairies said.
"Wait, Orihime's-?" Aimi began. She looked at Orihime, who was glaring at the man in front of them.
So that explains the fact that she can see ghosts… Aimi thought. She stood up and looked at the strange man. The man attacked again, only straight at the shield.
"What the hell is he doing?" Aimi quietly said to herself. Her eyes then widened.
"Orihime watch out!!" she suddenly cried. It was too late. The sword struck the shield with massive force. Aimi ran to Orihime, pushing her away just in time. The shield finally shattered, and the sword cut into Aimi's shoulder. Aimi and Orihime landed, and Aimi put her hand on her shoulder, which was bleeding and creating a small pool of blood on the ground.
"Aimi-san!" Orihime cried, alarmed. She looked back at the man, not sure of what to do now. The man smiled, knowing that he had won. He walked towards them and lifted his sword to deliver the final blow.
Suddenly, a bright blue arrow cut his wrist, making him drop his sword and clutch his wrist in pain.
"It's a shame, watching a grown man attack two young unarmed girls. You truly disgust me." said a familiar voice.
It was Ishida.
