Unfortunately, I don't own Bleach, Tite Kubo does though.

Chapter 1: That Fateful Day

"What? Okay, Sosuke, I'll be right there! Rukia, I need to go out for some urgent matter, look after Ichika, okay?" said Renji, He had said that and ran out, but he didn't return until daylight.

"Where is he? He should've be back by now..." Said Rukia and she turned the TV on.

"Early this morning, a body of a man was discovered by a exercising teenager by the riverside, we got the chance to interview him, here's the footage from our cameramen" said a reporter on a crime scene next to the river nearby their house.

"I was running on the side of the road, then I saw something float down the river and stopping at the riverbank, I got curious and investigated, and it happened to be... my girlfriend Ichika's father, Mr. Abarai!" he said to the reporter.

"The boy's name was Kurosaki Kazui, we'll give you more information on this report after the commercial break" said the reporter after the interview footage.

"No, that can't be, Renji's not dead, you're lying, Kazui...!" Said Rukia, shocked and scared.

"What's wrong, mom...? No, that can't be, mom, please tell me dad isn't dead..." said Ichika, coming downstairs form her room.

"I can't say for sure, because it was on the news just now..." said Rukia, wiping her tears on her sleeve.

"Were you crying, mom?" asked her daughter.

"No, something's in my eye, your boyfriend appeared on the news today." answered Rukia.

"Kazui did? Why? A- and... We're not a couple..." inquired Ichika, blushing at Rukia's comment.

"He found a body floating in the river this morning." said a man who seemingly appeared out of thin air.

"Kya! Who- who are you? You scared me!" said Ichika.

"Oh, sorry, forgot to introduce myself, Kurosaki Ichigo, Shinigami Investigation Bureau, nice to meet you, and what a nice house you have, ma'am." said Ichigo to Rukia.

"Thanks...? So, Mr. Kurosaki, what business do you have with us?" asked Rukia.

"Well... what were you guys doing last night between 12 and 1 AM when the murder was committed?" asked Ichigo,

"Me and my daughter were asleep soundly, although Renji-kun got a urgent message from someone..." said Rukia, going thorugh her memory of last night.

"Who's that someone you're talking about?" inquired Ichigo/

"I actually don't know the details, he just told me the guy on the phone was a close friend of his." said Rukia.

"So... is my dad really... dead, Mr. Kurosaki?" said Ichika, tearing up.

"Yes, unfortunately... and you can call me Ichigo if you want to." said Ichigo, brushing her hair aside with his hand.

"Then, Ichigo, what should we do?" inquired Rukia.

"I can take you two to our headquarters where it's safe, you want to follow me, Ichika-chan?" said Ichigo.

What'll happen at the SIB headquarters? Read the next chapter to find out! Thanks for reading! Please R&R!