Yeah…First fan-fic! I don't know how long I plan on making it, but I hope I get it right the first time. If not, live and learn. Ichigo x Rukia, one-sided Orihime x Ichigo. Also some Yoruichi x Urahara, just cause they are so dating!
Disclaimer: I do not own bleach, though if I did, Rukia and Ichigo woulda hooked up after the first few episodes.
The Most Dangerous Battlefield of All
Chapter One
It had been a week since the Winter War against the Arrancar, the siege of Hueco Mundo, and the death of Sōsuke Aizen, the ex-Captain of 5th Division, and leader of the Arrancar. Ichigo was lying in a dark room, completely unaware of his surroundings. 4th Division Captain Retsu Unohana was doing her routine check-up of our orange-haired hero. She had a sad look on her face; Ichigo had been unconscious since the fight with Aizen. To her utter surprise, Ichigo's hand twitched. She immediately informed everyone who needed to know; Yasutora "Chad" Sado, Uryū Ishida, Orihime Inoue, Renji Abarai, and Rukia Kuchiki. Ichigo was slowly getting "re-acquainted" with his body movement. As his eyes started to open, he was lost as to where he was. Ichigo jumped out and, unaware of those around him, frantically looked for his zanpakutō, Zangetsu. It wasn't until he saw Rukia was it that he stopped. He then noticed everyone looking at him. "Uh…" was all he could say. Everyone simply laughed. "Where am I?!" Ichigo screamed above everyone's laughter. "You are in Soul Society, Ichigo Kurosaki," Captain Unohana answered calmly. "Soul…Society? BUT WHAT ABOUT AIZEN?! WHAT ABOUT INOUE?! AND WHERE THE HELL IS MY ZANPAKUTO?!" Ichigo couldn't really control his confusion and anger, considering he just woke up out of a week's coma. " Aizen's dead, Inoue is to your left, and your zanpakuto is under extensive repair because YOU'RE A RECKLESS DUMBASS!" Rukia yelled in spite of herself. To shorten the story and get to the parts of interest faster, let's press fast-forward. Ichigo killed Aizen, Tousen died, Gin got away, the rest of the Captains and Lieutenants came and rescued everyone. Ichigo's life returned to the "normality" he had become accustomed to. With 1st Division Captain General Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai thanking Ichigo once again, and requesting Rukia to return with Ichigo for reasons known only to him, Ichigo returned home. Winter break was just beginning, which was lucky considering Ichigo was still a little shaky. Rukia explained everything to Ichigo once they said goodbye to their friends that returned with them (Renji had to stay behind because of his Lieutenant duties), and were back to the comfort of their room (or should I say his room and her closet). So the days went by as they would normally. Until…
It was the middle of the night, and Rukia was awoken by a loud scream of pain. She quickly opened her sliding door and saw Ichigo tossing and turning, as if struggling in his dream. Rukia jumped off of her bed and tried to wake Ichigo up, but to no avail. Finally, she used a binding spell to stop his thrashing, and punched Ichigo in the jaw. Slowly, he woke up. "…Rukia?" Ichigo said questioningly, "…WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" "WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR'?! YOU SCREAMED AND YOU WERE THRASHING ABOUT, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?!" Rukia retorted, rather loudly. Ichigo looked at her in confusion. "I…screamed?" he asked. "Yeah…what exactly where you dreaming about?" Rukia asked, not really expecting an answer. "Nothing….sorry to have woken you," was all Ichigo replied with. He fell asleep almost right away, leaving Rukia standing and wondering what in the world had just happened. The next night was the exact same. So was the night after. And the night after. Finally, one night, Ichigo let out a scream so painful, Rukia couldn't ignore it anymore. She once again opened her door, but to her horror, Ichigo was trying to fight with a white mask that started to form on his face. She could only watch in horror as Ichigo fought for control of his body, the enemy being himself. 'What should I do?' Rukia thought to herself. Luckily, Ichigo had managed to pry the mask off, and, as if nothing happened, went back to sleep. Rukia couldn't, however. She quickly wrote Ichigo a note saying her brother needed her to return to Soul Society for the day, and that she would be returning, hopefully, by bedtime. She then silently snuck out the window, and made a mad dash for Urahara Shop, where the wise cheapskate, Kisuke Urahara, lived.
Awaken by a loud banging on his shop door, Urahara answered, with Yoruichi Shihouin behind him. "Ah, Kuchiki-san, to what do I owe this late-night pleasure to?" Urahara politely asked. Panting, Rukia answered "It's Ichigo. He's been screaming in his sleep these past nights, and tonight I saw him fighting to keep control of his Inner Hollow. It looked to me like he barely won…I'm so scared I don't know what to do, so I came here. Sorry to wake you." "It's quite alright; you did well to wake me. Come in, come in, I'll make some tea." Urahara let her in and disappeared for a few moments. Yoruichi sat with Rukia, a deeply concerned look on her face. Rukia looked like she was about to cry. Urahara returned with the tea and poured 3 cups. "Here Kuchiki-san, this should calm you down a bit. Now, I will make preparations to open a communications link to Soul Society so we can ask for some assistance in this matter. As for you, Kuchiki-san, I want you to slip Ichigo these pills so he has a more peaceful sleep until we can clear up this predicament. Please slip it into his evening dinner, and do NOT exceed one pill. These pills will, after a time, forcibly shut down his mind for nine hours. If the pills appear to be ineffective, do NOT use two. It will surely kill his brain, and Kurosaki-kun will be a useless lump of flesh. Please come to me right away if the pill is rendered ineffective. Now, Yoruichi-san, can you assist me with the portal?"
This is my first fan-fic so…yeah R&R please!