Changes Part 1 Pent Up Aggression And Feeling Useless
Summary: Ichigo Kurosaki finally defeated Aizen but the cost of doing so was the loss of his Soul Reaper powers at first Ichigo was happy he could have a normal life but it didn't last long he started to resent Uryu, Chad and Orihime for doing what he should have been doing Protecting everyone he was still friends with them but hated being so useless that is until he meets Ikumi Unagiya she runs an odd jobs business and she takes him on but what happens when she becomes attracted to Ichigo
Kido's/Inner Hollow
Inner Thoughts
It's been a month since Ichigo defeated Aizen and in doing so losing his powers, not only his Soul Reaper powers but the gift of seeing spirits.
Years ago he hated the gift it was tiresome and annoying, now, it's different as well as losing his gifts he also lost his friends from the Soul Society.
Another strange thing happened when he lost his powers, he fell into a month-long coma.
When he awoke he was different, at first, he was happy no, running out of school to fight hollows, no, having to help wayward spirits, no, late night hollow hunting, no, he was just a normal 16-year old.
He was fine with that, he spent more time with his sisters Karin, especially not that he knew why of course. She knows why she wants to be close with her brother she saw him several times fighting and she was worried about him but now he lost his powers she was happy. Yuzu also enjoyed spending time with her older brother.
His dad seemed happier, but he knows more than Karin and Yuzu about what their older brother went through. No father wants to see his son fight monsters and Rogue Soul Reapers and Human Vampires and gods know's what.
As well as his family he also spent time with his friends Keigo, and Mizuiro, and occasionally Tatsuki, they occasionally spar with each other. This went on for about two months until everything changed. Uryu, Chad, and Orihime still fought hollows and at first, he left them to it what exactly could he do. Unfortunately, that's what started his road to misery.
His whole life he has been a protector, ever since his mother died he's gone out of his way to protect people, whether it's his sisters or his friends, but now he can't do anything, yeah he can beat up thugs because his body through training has made him strong but that's all he can do, he started to resent Uryu, Chad, and Orihime for doing what he should have been doing.
Apart from meeting his friends and sparring with Tatsuki his life was pretty mundane, he started getting into fights with the thugs actually searching for them for something to do. At school his rep as a delinquent only soured, he'd come to school with black eyes or cuts all over his fingers or face one time he has his arm bandaged up where a thug was able to slash his arm.
His friends noticed this but couldn't get through to him, He fought thugs because he could and because, thugs, are just that thugs, and it's about time they got threatened, and what better person than Ichigo Kurosaki, Karakura High's Delinquent.
One time when he's walking down the street he happens to hear a women arguing with someone, he's about to ignore it thinking it's probably a domestic argument until at the corner of his eye he sees one of the guys punch the women in the gut, and being the protector he always wanted to be, he went to help.
The women's on her knees winded from the punch, the man who punched her grins "I'm not going to ask you again Ikumi, we want our money."
She looks up "And I already told you, I don't need your help, I don't need your protection, your just thugs trying to threaten people, well I'm not giving in to your demands."
The man sighs "Hey Kenzo pick her up."
Kenzo picks her up and grabs her arms and pins them behind her back whilst the other man smirks "I think you need more persuasion, I know I think we'll do what the Yakuza do when they do something wrong, hold out her hand Kenzo, I think I'll cut off one of her fingers."
Ikumi's eyes go wide at that, she's stronger than this, so why are her legs like jelly, this can't be happening.
The guy with the knife smirks at her "Say goodbye to your fing.. Before he can finish he's sent flying into the fence with his face getting caved in by a fist connecting to the side of his face.
Ikumi looks the guys at the guy he's out cold from one punch. She looks who's saved her and sees a kid maybe 15 years old with Orange spiky hair.
The one called Kenzo lets her go "Shit, it's Kurosaki." He starts to back away but trips over his own feet and falls to the floor. When he looks forward he sees someone's stood in front of him he looks up and gulps, that delinquent kid Kurosaki's staring down at him.
Ichigo picks him up by the scruff of his jumper then knees him in the gut, and follows up with a haymaker to the face, knocking him out cold, Ichigo smirks "Pathetic punks."
Ikumi's staring at Ichigo, she's heard of Ichigo, before, the angry delinquent kid who beats up thugs and bullies because he can, She thinks He's a strong kid.
Ichigo glances at her once before turning away and starts to walk off, Ikumi, finally speaks "Hey."
Ichigo looks over his shoulder "What."
Ikumi smirks "I had it under control you know."
He scoffs "Sure you did, so when were you going to act, before or after, he cut your finger off, no need to thank me."
He then continues walking and she smirks "Punk ass kid, so I finally meet the delinquent Ichigo Kurosaki, I must say not bad kid." She looks at the two thugs and sighs "Damn idiots never learn." She looks back where Ichigo left and smirks "Until we meet again, and we will meet again."
Ichigo sighs as he continues walking home "Damn thugs, protection racquets now, what do they think they are the fucking mafia."
He smirks and continues walking, he finally gets home he goes to the bins and picks up the bin lid then opens the door, Isshin, immediately goes to hit him with a cannonball headbutt but ends up meeting a dustbin lid instead, Ichigo then steps over him and enters the house.
He goes straight to his room ignoring Yuzu, who tries to welcome him home she pouts when he doesn't even acknowledge her and just walked up to his room.
When he gets to his room he slams his door, and kicks off his shoes, before lying on his bed, he grabs his iPod and starts listening to music. When Karin knocks on the door he doesn't hear her she opens the door and sees him on his bed.
She sighs It's been two months since he came out of his month-long coma, and for the first few weeks he seemed to be happy, a caring brother, she had her brother back, but then things changed.
He became more withdrawn, he must miss his old life, why does he have to be such an idiot, why does he have to risk his life to save everyone, what about himself he'll put his body on the line to protect everyone he's saved many people but who will save him from himself.
She walks over to his bed and nudges him, He opens his eyes and stares at her "What."
She sighs "Dinners ready, why did you ignore Yuzu."
He sighs "I'm not hungry."
She sighs "At least come downstairs and socialize."
He sighs "Why, can't you eat without me being there."
She shakes her head "Your such a Jerk you know that, so what if you lost your Soul Reaper powers, get over it."
He sits up "Wait, you know about me being a Soul Reaper."
She nods "Yea."
He sighs "Sit." She sits next to him on the bed "So when did you find out."
She shrugs "A few months ago, I saw you in that black suit thing, with that massive sword fighting some creature."
He looks at her "Does dad and Yuzu know."
She shakes her head "Yuzu, no dad, who knows, I worried about you risking your life, always have to save people at the risk of your own life, I've seen your body, you're full of scars, and there not from fighting thugs, well some are."
He sighs "Karin, at first I was glad I lost my powers, no more responsibilities, but now I miss that life Uryu, Chad, and Orihime do all the fighting now, it should be me."
She sighs "Don't you have any confidence in them." When Ichigo doesn't answer and looks away she sighs "You don't."
He sighs "They can hold their own, but what if something major happened, none of them could even beat an Espada, even Rukia struggled."
She sighs "So that's it, Ichigo Kurosaki, is crying like a baby because he lost his powers well I'm glad you lost them, your 16, your a kid, not a warrior. Tell me, do you resent your friends."
When he doesn't answer she sighs "You jerk, you have no faith in them and you resent them I can't believe you."
She gets off the bed and storms out of the room and slams the door. He watches her go and sighs then lies back down and continues listening to music.
Several days later it's Saturday he's walking through Karakura, Tatsuki canceled their sparring match because she was hanging out with Orihime, so he has nothing to do, and since the argument, with Karin, they haven't spoken.
She's mad at him, and he's mad at her, she has no idea what he's been through, what sacrifices he's had to endure, to keep people safe, keep her safe, maybe he doesn't have faith in his friends but there not strong enough he knows that.
Chad's strong but what happened when they went to rescue Rukia, who was the first to be taken out, Chad, when they went to rescue Orihime who was the first taken out Chad.
Orihime hates to fight, is she miraculously going to change the way she is because he's not there, like hell she will, her hearts in the right place but it's also a problem, and having no faith well she didn't have faith in him or she wouldn't have run off causing the Soul Society to call her a traitor, and he had to go after her and rescue her.
Then there's Uryu, the arrogant Quincy, so full of himself lost his powers and caused more problems than ever, running off and getting himself captured, by the damn Bounts, then because of his damn Quincy pride.
He almost caused the Soul Society and everyone in it to be destroyed and yet again who stepped up he did he killed Jin Kariya. When Rukia was being executed who rescued her, He did.
When Aizen made his attack who fought him he did and paid the price. So what if he's arrogant he can back up his actions can Uryu, Chad, and Orihime I think not.
He's just come out of a newsagent with a drink when he bumps into someone he notices that it's that women from a few days ago. She grins "I knew I'd meet you again."
Ichigo rolls his eyes "Oh yay, I have an admirer lets jump for joy."
She smirks "I wouldn't go that far, so what you up to."
He sighs "Besides talking to you."
She nods "Besides that."
He shrugs "Clearing my head."
She nods "Of what."
He sighs "Why do you want to know."
She smirks "You know you can stop being an arsehole."
He smirks "Oh really, so you know my name, what's yours, or should I just call you jelly legs."
She raises an eyebrow "It's half term for you right."
He nods "Yea so."
She grins "You want a job."
He looks at her "A job, what kind of job, I don't even know your name lady."
She grins "Oh Ikumi Unagiya."
Ichigo nods "Oh, you own that Eel shop right."
She sighs "It's not an eel shop, I run and odd jobs business."
He nods "OK, and what you want me to work for you, why would I want to do that, I've got better things to do over the half term than working."
She grins "You get paid by me, what else are you going to do, run around searching for bullies to beat up, is that all you do, I know all about you, Karakura High's school delinquent, the kid who walks around town getting into trouble, fighting because he wants to."
Ichigo rolls his eyes "So you're an admirer and my number one fan how nice for you."
She smirks "Has anyone told you your an arsehole."
He smirks "I believe you did a few minutes ago and my sister probably thinks I'm an arsehole also."
She nods "You two have a fight." He nods but doesn't elaborate so she drops it "So how about it, you wanna work for me."
He sighs "Doing what exactly, you do odd jobs, but what type of odd jobs assassinations, that type of thing."
She grins "Are you always this angry, no we don't do that, well not yet anyway, we I mean I do many jobs, mowing lawns, Finding lost animals, finding rare items, for clients, even had to investigate someone once."
He smirks "A private dick aye, how much money are we talking about here."
She grins "You know, you're not really supposed to talk about money in an interview."
He smirks "I thought we were talking, do I look like I'm wearing a suit."
She grins "No you look like your wearing black jeans a red t-shirt and a black hoodie with the number 15 on it."
He grins "How very observant of you."
She grins "So we got a deal."
He raises an eyebrow "When did we make a deal."
She sighs This guy is so tiresome She grins "OK you want a job or not."
He sighs "Do I have to wear a uniform."
She grins "No."
He nods "I see, fine when do you want me to start."
She grins "Good, well stop by the shop in let's say." She looks at her watch "Two hours time I have to run an errand some guy wants this ghost repellent charm haven't been able to find any shops that do that type of thing."
Ichigo smirks "Follow me I know a place."
She nods "You do."
He nods "Yea a shop run by this pervy guy in green I call him Mr. Hat And Clogs you'll know what I mean when you see him."
She nods "Lead the way then Ichigo-San."
He nods and they walk to the shop, They walk in silence they walk for about 10 minutes before they get to the shop.
Jinta's outside he sees Ichigo "Oh it's carrot top."
Ichigo snarls "Can it Beetroot."
He walks right past Jinta, Ikumi smirks "You know him."
Ichigo nods "Yea, he's an obnoxious little brat."
She nods "OK."
They head inside the shop Ichigo sighs "Hey Hat And Clogs get out here."
Ikumi smirks "You got a way with words" Ichigo just snorts.
Urahara enters the shop "Ah Kurosaki-San, what do I owe the pleasure."
Ichigo sighs "Can it Ikumi your up."
Urahara notices Ikumi and sees her tits Oh my what nice big tits you have almost as big as Yoruichi's
Ikumi steps up "You do Ghost repellent charms and stuff like that."
Urahara nods "Why yes." He shows Ikumi what he's got and she buys one of each item. Urahara smiles and asks for a large amount.
Ichigo sighs "Stop being an extortionist that's too much and you know it."
Urahara sighs "Kurosaki-San why so angry."
Ikumi smirks "It doesn't matter my client said pay as much as it takes to get what he wants."
Ichigo scoffs "Who's your client, Don Kanoji."
She nods "Yea, how did you know."
Ichigo rolls his eyes "The guy's a fraud."
She shrugs "Still, he asked for this stuff so he gets it, he said the price was not an option."
Ichigo sighs "Yea, but that idiot will over charge you now."
Urahara sighs "Kurosaki-San, you wound my pride."
Ichigo scoffs "What pride, you're a pervert and an extortionist." Ichigo sighs and leaves the shop "I'll meet you at the shop later"
She nods "OK."
Ichigo walks out and walks off, Urahara nods "You know him."
Ikumi nods "I know of him mainly, he kind of saved my life, so I've given him a job."
Urahara nods Still the protectorThey agree on a price and she leaves.
Yoruichi steps out "Ichigo's seriously angry I guess he's not adjusting to normal life."
Urahara nods "No, from what Uryu's told me he's angry, he gets into fights more often, he's distanced himself from Uryu, Chad, and Orihime and he's more feared than ever."
Yoruichi nods "I see this isn't good."
Urahara nods "I know, he never wanted what he had, and now he's got a normal life he doesn't want it."