Ichigo exited the shop onto the sidewalk across the street was where he had parked his car to run into the pharmacy to restock on pain killers. Although his dad had convinced him to work in the clinic there was no way in hell he was going to continue living there, no, he lived in a apartment a few streets down. Ichigo was 18 now a few inches taller his hair a little longer and his cheek bones more prominent giving him the appearance of a man in his early twenties.
It had been three long years since he had had any contact with someone from soul society three long years since he had gained the medallion and the title deputy deathgod and worst of all three long years since he had seen her. Shaking these depressing thoughts from his mind Ichigo stepped out into the street and made his way towards his car, what happened next took place so quickly that had it not been for the adrenaline rush he probably would have missed it, it seemed to go in slow motion people surrounding the streets were screaming looks of abstract terror on their faces. The reason for this was quickly explained when Ichigo looked into the street and saw a large truck speeding toward his car the driver having lost control with him directly in its path.
It all happened quickly now as if the slow motion moment in the movie had ended and the regular speed was back on Ichigo squeezed his eyes shut as the truck speed forward there was a brief intense pain around his waist and then there was nothing… Ichigo cracked his eyes open, in front of him crumpled and steaming were both his car and the truck he stood on the side walk next to the them
"What the hell! How'd I get out of the way?"then he noticed the body sandwiched between the two vehicles "holy shit its … but im standing…" then realization hit him as he looked down to see himself bedecked in black robes "of course naturally when I die id become a death god ... so now." And then he saw the figure leaning against to street light at the intersection a face he both despised and yet had come to recognize for they had formed a sort of friendship in their quest to save Rukia.
Abaria Renji was leaning there waiting to take Ichigo to the afterlife…