Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or RWBY, or any other licensed material mentioned in this story. If I did there would be some changes in those respective stories. That and I would be filthy stinking rich. They belong to their respective owners. This is done solely for fun and I do not make a profit from this.
"Speech"
'Thought'
'Zangetsu'
'Hollow'
"Mugetsu"
It all ended with a single word. With that simple utterance the world was bathed in darkness. After what seemed like an eternity the darkness retreated to reveal two beings, one standing tall, and the other a crumpled form on the ground.
After several years of fighting it was all over. Aizen was finally defeated. Ichigo Kurosaki, substitute shinigami, had won.
"Finally, it's over." Ichigo said with a sigh.
Walking to the crater he looked in to see Aizen's broken form trying and failing to regenerate itself. A quick hop and he was standing next to his dying opponent. Bending down he gently picked up the Hogyoku from where it had fallen after rejecting it's former master.
"To think, all this fighting over something so small." he muttered. As he turned to leave Aizen spoke through bloody coughs.
"You think you've won Kurosaki?" Stopping mid-step he turned around just as Aizen started to rise to his feet.
"It's amusing that you think you're the hero of all this, but you're not. I...am the hero. I was to be a god. But YOU! YOU ruined it!" he screamed before reaching into his robe. "I may be dying but you'll never get to enjoy your victory." and with that said he hurled a Caja Negacion at Ichigo's shocked form. As it struck his chest Aizen collapsed to the ground laughing maniacally while shouting "You've lost Kurosaki, you may have won but you've lost!"
And with that the walls of the dimensional prison closed removing Ichigo, the Hero of the Afterlife, from existence.
(The World of Remnant)
This is where our story really begins, outside a small business called 'From Dust Till Dawn' in the city of Vale. All was quiet, that was until a man and young woman came flying out the storefront window. The man (just some no-name guy) was dressed in a black suit and wielding a red sword. The young woman was Ruby Rose, dressed in a black blouse and skirt with a red hooded cloak. Ruby rose (hehe) from her crouched position outside the shop and turned to the rest of those who where robbing the dust shop all while drawing her weapon of choice. Her handmade High-Caliber Sniper-Scythe, Crescent Rose.
The leader, an orange haired man dressed in a white suit and smoking a cigar, turned to his men before speaking.
"Well don't just stand there, get her."
And with that the four henchmen proceeded to run out of the shop to attack the girl. (We shall now refer to them as idiot 1-4) Idiot 1 rushed Ruby only to end up with two boots to the face sending him back into the shop. Idiot 2 and 3 in their attempt to sneak up on her failed when she pulled the trigger on Crescent Rose causing it to spin and hit Idiot 2 up and into the top floor of the store. Idiot 3 was then crushed after Ruby completed her spin by turning it into a downward slam.
Hearing the sound of a gun cocking Ruby went to use her semblance but before she could a flash of darkness interrupted everyone. Out of that darkness a figure fell and collided with Idiot 4, knocking him out cold. The figure in question was a man at around 6 feet tall, with waist-length midnight black hair. He was dressed in nothing but a pair of tattered black pants that seemed to somehow move as though alive. Black, flame-like markings seemed to cover his bare chest and wrap around his arms. As everyone stood there in shock, the figure stirred back into consciousness.
'Uh, my head. Wait scratch that, my everything. What happened' Ichigo thought as he awoke.
'Ya got out smarted ya dumbass King!' And with that he was fully conscious.
'What the hell, I thought you were supposed to be gone with my powers!?'
'If ya haven't noticed ya never lost your powers. Well ya did but for only like a second. When they couldn't go anywhere ya sorta had to absorb them. Having the Hogyoku on ya helped.'
'What?!'
It was then that a deep, wise voice spoke up. 'It is as he says Ichigo, your powers are still with you.'
Shocked all Ichigo could say was 'Z-Zangetsu!?'
'Yes Ichigo, It is me. I suggest we save the explanations for later. If you haven't noticed we seem to have landed in the middle of something.'
That broke Ichigo out of his inner discussion. As he took in his surroundings he could only think of one thing to say. "What have I gotten myself into?"
All Ruby could do was stare at the man who literally came from nowhere. When she saw him start to look around and his lips move as though to say something she decided to take a chance.
"Hey! Spooky guy! Thanks for knocking that guy out for me."
Getting up, Ichigo started walking over to Ruby. "Uh, Your welcome. So why are you fighting these guys?"
Startled by his deep voice Ruby almost forgot to reply. "Well, I was just browsing the magazines minding my own business when these guys barge in and say their robbing the place. And I couldn't just let that happen so I kicked one out the window and fought the others and then you showed up."
After a moment of thought Ichigo finally replied. "Alright, I'll help. Names Ichigo by the way."
"Really? Sweet. And nice to meet you i'm Ruby."
Walking out of the dust shop Roman Torchwick stopped to glance down at his hired muscle muttering "You were worth every cent, truly you were."
Putting out his cigar he continued. "Well Red, Black, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around... I'm afraid this is where we part ways."
And with that said Roman unleashed a red blast at the two of them, before Ruby can dodge Ichigo steps in front of her and blocks the attack with his arm. When the smoke cleared they both looked around to find that Roman wasn't there, glancing up they saw him climbing up a ladder on a nearby building.
Without thinking Ichigo quickly grabbed Ruby and in a burst of shunpo the two them were on the roof right behind Torchwick. Only for Ichigo to cough up blood. Concerned Ruby tried to help him.
"Hey, you ok?"
"Yeah, must of pulled something. Not used to a shunpo that fast." he said waving her off.
While that was said no one noticed the black sparks of energy around his stomach.
"If your sure. Now then."
Taking a fighting stance Ruby turned to Roman. Seeing this Ichigo took his own stance. Right as they did this though a Bullhead rose from below and a hatch opened up allowing Roman to get inside. Turning to the two he pulled out a red Dust crystal and threw it at Ruby's feet.
"End of the line you two." And with that he fired at the crystal causing a large explosion.
"Whoa-ho-ho-ho!... Wait what!?"
On the roof a blonde haired woman in a purple cape had blocked the explosion with a protective circle from her trusty riding crop. With a wave of her crop Glynda Goodwitch sent several streaks of purple energy at the craft knocking it around. Inside Roman was thrown around until he made it to the cockpit shouting that there was a Huntress down there.
Letting Torchwick take the controls the pilot, a woman dressed in red, walked back to the open hatch of the Bullhead. Below Glynda glowed purple before summoning a dark storm cloud above the jet and with a flick of her crop large, jagged hail start to fall thrashing the craft to and fro, fro and to. Reaching the back the woman in red's chest and arms lit up like fire before she launched a blast of energy at Glynda. The Huntress blocked the attack but it splattered around her before starting to glow as her opponent raised her hand. Seeing this Glynda back flipped out of the way as an explosion rocked the roof. Using her power she collected the rubble, forming it into the an arrow shape.
Right before she could fire it though the woman in red interrupted her with a fiery blast causing her to drop her attack. Seeing this Ichigo rushed forward and with a small amount of effort lifted the arrow up before hurling it at the Bullhead. While the others look on in awe the fiery woman shattered the arrow before it can strike the jet. Glynda, thinking quick, reshaped the shattered remains into several smaller arrows which surround the Bullhead. But before they could strike the craft, the woman summoned many glowing rings that expanded and completely destroyed the attack. Snapping out of it Ruby reverted Crescent Rose into its rifle form before opening fire on the woman only for her to block each shot and counter by creating blazing circles under everyone. As Glynda rolled to the side Ichigo tackled Ruby out of the way. Looking up all they could see was the Bullhead flying away.
As Ichigo helped Ruby up all she could do was stare at Glynda with stars in her eyes.
"You're a Huntress! Can I please have your autograph?!"
(Vale Police Department)
Glynda paced back and forth in front of the two while looking at her scroll. Stopping she turned to the pair.
"I hope you two realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly. You put yourselves and others in great danger."
While Ichigo had a scowl of annoyance, Ruby let out a huff.
"They started it."
Sighing Glynda turned her gaze onto Ruby.
"If it were up to me, you'd be sent home with a pat on the back... And a slap on the wrist." And with that she slapped her riding crop on the table next to Ruby's hands. "But... there is someone here who would like to meet you."
As she stepped to the side a man dressed in green stepped into the room carrying a mug and a plate of cookies.
Learning in he spoke "Ruby Rose, You... have silver eyes. So, where did you learn to fight like that?"
Caught off guard Ruby slowly replied "Uh, um. S-Signal Academy."
Raising an eyebrow Ozpin asked "They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?"
Shyly Ruby responded "Well, one teacher in particular."
And with that said Ozpin placed the plate of cookies down onto the table. Ruby tentatively picked one up before eating it in a single bite, and then, not seeing any rebuttal, started to shovel more into her mouth. After about her sixth cookie she stopped mid bite, turned to Ichigo sitting next to her, and offered him one. He took it with a small smile and a nod of the head.
With a cough Ozpin got their attention again before speaking
"As I was saying, It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow..."
Through cookie filled cheeks Ruby mumbled "Das ma uncle" swallowing she continued "Sorry. That's my Uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal. I utterly sucked before he took me under his wing. And now, I'm all like— Hooowaaah! Witchaaaa!" While saying that she proceeded to make some karate-style poses and noises.
"So, why is a nice girl like you at a school for training warriors?" Ozpin asked taking a sip from his mug.
Shifting in her seat Ruby replied. "Well, i want to be a Huntress. I want to slay Grimm and help make the world a better place. And it would be cool if I could make a career out of it."
The two studied the girl before he spoke again. "Do you know who I am?"
"Your Professor Ozpin. The Headmaster of Beacon."
With a smile he replied. "Do you wish to attend my school?"
"More than anything." was Ruby's almost dreamily answer.
Glancing to Glynda, Ozpin turned to Ichigo. "Now then, You are an enigma. With all of my pull, I could not find anything regarding you. It is as if you don't exist."
All eyes turned to Ichigo waiting for his response. What they didn't realize was that he was have an internal chat with himself.
'So what your telling me is that we are in an alternate dimension, I'm now stuck in my Saigo no Getsuga Tenshō form because of that dimension thing, and that there is probably no way back?'
'That about sums it up.'
'Uh, why does my life always end up like this.'
'Don't know King, maybe you pissed someone off in a past life.'
'I suggest you leave Ichigo, It seems that they are trying to talk to you.'
Ichigo was "awoken" from his inner monologue with his soul by Ruby poking his cheek.
"What?"
"Well, you sorta spaced out for awhile. And Professor Ozpin was trying to ask you a question." She said.
Turning to Ozpin Ichigo raised a questioning eyebrow.
"Well like I was saying. Who are you? You don't appear on any known record. It is as if you do not exist."
'What do you think Old Man?'
'It would be best if we did not give too much away. At least for now.'
After a moment of discussion with his soul on what to say Ichigo gave Ozpin his reply. "I'm Ichigo Kurosaki. You could say i'm not from around here. I've been... traveling from place to place. And as for not appearing on record, due to certain circumstances an... acquaintance removed me from them."
"Hmm, interesting. From what my colleague told me you seem to have exceptional strength and speed, is this true?"
"Yes, I've... gone through a lot to get to where I am now."
Hearing this Ozpin sat back in his chair deep in thought. "Interesting, while it's odd that I've never heard of you, you seem to have an air of honesty to you. And if your story is to be believed you don't have anywhere to go. So, I would like to make a proposition. As you no doubt know this world is full of monsters called Grimm. Beings of instinct that wish for nothing more than to destroy humanity. The school I run trains young men and women in how to fight these creatures. What I want to know is would you like to attend my school as a combat instructor?"
This caught Ichigo off guard. A minute passes before he finally replied.
"So you want to give me a job teaching people how to fight?"
"No. You are someone with no background that I can look to. Someone who could be extremely dangerous. What I am offering is the chance to work at my school, IF, I feel I can trust you."
"So you want to test me with what a challenge or something?" Ichigo asked with a raised eyebrow.
It took Ozpin a few seconds to think of how best to test the man before him. But then it all came together. "A trusted friend of mine will be going on a mission soon. What I want is for you to assist him. Once the mission is complete I will get back to you on if the job is yours."
"Alright, that seems fair. I should warn you though, If I do get the job I've never taught anyone before, so I have no clue how well I would do."
With that said Ozpin breaks out in a large grin and says "Well then. Ichigo, If you would follow me we can get you some temporary accommodations. And Ruby, Welcome to Beacon!"
Well, I hope you all liked chapter one of my second fanfiction. If your curious about my first, it's dead and will probably stay that way. I have no clue where I was going with it. If anything I would rewrite it.
Now some answers to some questions people might have.
1. The war with Aizen lasted way longer then the few months it actually did. At the moment Ichigo is about 19 instead of 15.
2. Ichigo is now permanently in his Saigo no Getsuga Tenshō form because of reasons that I think I will go more into detail next chapter.
And now a question. Should Ichigo get a girl? And if so which one? I'm thinking Yang or Blake. Ruby might be a little sister to him or something.
I do enjoy reviews and constructive criticism or suggestions but I don't care for pointless flames.
That said this is Vakom Sunrunner, signing out.
Update [10/18/2016]
This update is to rework and edit out mistakes and to fix how the story looked. I would like to thank: BlazingFireAngelXXX and DRADX for their helpful reviews, pointing out some of my spelling/grammar mistakes and showing me how to structure a story. Hope you like this updated chapter.
I would also like to say that for the potential romance partner for Ichigo I can assure you it wont be a harem like some reviewers were hoping. The only time I enjoy a harem fic is when either the character's personality works for it or if it's a crossover with a harem story. I don't see Ichigo as someone who would be into polygamy outside of a crossover with a series that is known for harems.
Updated [12/24/2016]
Read the beginning of chapter 2 to find out what this means.
