Disclaimer: The following characters are based off of the anime Bleach. I do not own Bleach, wish I did but I don't.
Thank-you for attempting this story much obliged, sooooo enjoy my imagination-Hydekll
Summary:Duality best describes the world of Ichigo and his friends. A world filled with double lives and power hungry corporations. A world where no one is who they seem. Two faces on the same coin living as day and night. But can they keep up the same smoke and mirrors for long as their world is continually divided between those with power and those without.
"OH what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive"-Sir Walter Scott
Karakura Town is a dangerous place to live. Once a peaceful and happy city before a war destroyed everything. The war started between two companies locally based well actually between two tycoons Genryusai Yamamoto and Sosuke Aizen. Both men are wealthy and powerful they own everything that the eye can see from street buildings to park benches worlwide, if it wasn't labeled Gotei 13 International it was labeled Los Noches Industries. As always greed took the better of both men and before anyone knew it the streets were painted red with the blood of Gotei 13 reapers and Los Noches hollows. Every now and again you would hear of a civilian getting caught in the cross fire. But soon after the civilian casualties started piling up and buildings started burning. People began to feel as though they had nothing to lose and it was an every day occurrence for robberies and assaults be it physical or sexual. Some days people would attempt to help their fellow man some days they would just walk on by.
The war between Yamamoto and Aizen raged on but to their dismay a new rival had emerged. One neither man saw coming no one knew what this man looked like and no one knew his real name. While Gotei 13 and Los Noches fought over control of each others land Visored Incorporated swooped in and bought up what had not yet belong to either company. When buildings burned to the ground and the land was sold on the open market Visored Inc. bought the land under another company name only to reveal that it was them all along. Visored Inc was once a small company ran by a modest man, but when the company changed hands it grew in wealth and power. No one knows the true intentions of Visored Inc. if they are good or just as greedy as their competition so far they have done nothing to hurt or help but some wonder if they are the ones responsible for the new guiding light that fights the good fight.
Ichigo Kurasaki woke with much frustration as the sun beamed through his apartment window. He had so hoped to sleep in today being that his first class was canceled. Unfortunately for him he had no such luck because his body was conditioned to wake up at that time. He moaned once more before rolling out of bed and slipping on his boxers which were discarded by his bed. Only his clothes were thrown sporadically around his bedroom floor, which meant his late night fling knew he didn't want to see her when he woke up in the morning. He walked down the hallway that lead to his living room/dining room/kitchen. He went into the kitchen to fix something for breakfast and decided on an apple and a glass of orange juice instead.
He sat down on his sofa and turned on the 52' flat panel t.v and began flicking through the channels before an explosion caught his eye at first he thought it was a movie before he realized it was the news.
"Last night terror struck the heart of Karakura Town when a local factory containing explosives exploded." The news anchor had his normal tone of voice but fear was so evident in his blue eyes, he continued. "The factory itself was listed as a toy factory owned by Gotei 13 International. The head of the company Genryusai Yamamoto is claiming ignorance and the public is in outrage. Reports from the site say a fight broke out between factory workers who are now identified as Reapers and the Angelic Dolls themselves. The Angelic Dolls helped everyone to safety and then vanished shortly before emergency vehicles and news vans arrived on scene. Although the reason behind the fight still eludes investigators they are leaning towards the notion that the Dolls arrived to stop the distribution of the explosives, which ultimately led to the destruction of the factory so a Karakura Town thank-you goes out to the Angelic Dolls for saving the day once more."
Ichigo stared at the screen a little longer and thought about the two masked mystery women coined the Angelic Dolls. Since the formation of Visored Inc. the women started popping up locally here and there to stop minor fights, but once the warring began going global the women started popping up in different countries stopping everything from serial killers to corrupted politicians. The women were coined the Angelic Dolls because they were looking out for the people like Angels but looked and dressed like dolls.
Ichigo sat a little longer before he got up to get dressed he figured it wouldn't hurt going to school a little early that day. After dressing in his favorite blue jeans white tee and Air force Ones sneakers he made his way to his University. He jumped into his burgundy 2011 jaguar a gift from his favorite uncle Shinji and drove rather fast to his school.
He found his friends Uruyu, Chad, Orihime, and Keigo sitting at at picnic table in the front of the building that their next class was supposed to be in.
"Hey guys" Ichigo yelled while waving to his group of friends. Chad and Uryu looked up first and waved.
"Hey Ichigo we saved you at seat." Orihime his long time friend was patting an open space next to her. Ichigo made his way over to his friends and sat down in his allotted seat.
"So how long have you guys been here." Ichigo asked.
"Not long" Uryu replied "Did you see that stuff on the news about the factory blowing up last night." He fixed his glasses on his face and glared at Ichigo. Ichigo shrugged his shoulders before nodding.
"Yeah those girls are popping up more often these days" Ichigo finally responded while looking down at his fingers.
"It's only because they are needed more and more ." Tatsuki one of their other female friends had joined the bunch making space for herself between Chad and Uryu across from Ichigo. "Maybe if more people stepped up they wouldn't have too."
"I don't know about all that but I do know that they are hot." Keigo said slamming his fist down on the picnic table.
Ichigo shook his head and chuckled at his perverted friend "Yeah Keigo I think I might have to agree with you on that they are sexy but that is besides the point. Tatsuki is right it's getting pretty ridiculous out there and no one seems to be doing anything."
"And the police are so corrupted I don't know why we even have them since they are more like personal body guards for Aizen and Yamamoto, protect and serve my ass." Uryu scoffed "You can consider yourself lucky if you run into one that isn't corrupt."
"Yeah it's like hitting the lottery right guys" Orihime chimed in and started laughing at her own joke until she looked around and noticed no one was laughing with her. She began nervously scratching the back of her head before taking a sip of juice "Well any who I think we should leave it to the professionals I mean there is nothing we can do, that wouldn't get any of us killed right." She shrugged her shoulders and before she could say anything else Ichigo, Uryu and Chad began chuckling to themselves before saying in unison.
"Riiight nothing we can do." The remaining friends gave them a questioning look and decided to themselves that it must be an inside joke before the conversation changed.
"Soooo Ichigo, I saw you leave the party last night with Rukia Kuchiki did ya have fun huh huh?" Keigo was moving his eyebrowss up and down obviously hinting at something.
"Ichigo Kurosaki doesn't kiss and tell you should know that." Ichigo turned to look at his friend glaring at him hoping he would get the hint to change the subject no such luck.
"Yeah but I also know you are not the type to pass up a fine piece of ass like that either am I right am I?" Keigo was relentless to say the least.
"Like I said I don't kiss and tell besides there are women sitting here that I am pretty sure they don't want to hear about something like that." Ichigo Kurosaki always the gentlemen.
"Right you are, sooo how about we all start heading to class." Tatsuki stood up first "Come on Orihime I want to get something that will keep me awake lord knows that man bores me to tears."
"Oh alright" Orihime went to stand up bumping the picnic table slightly she thought the sudden jerk would knock her can over so she went to grab it but instead she pushed the can knocking it over into Ichigo's lap. "Ichigo I'm so sorry I'm so so sorry" she began fumbling in her back pack for a towel she always carried for situations just like this. She handed him the towel and he set to work damping the crotch of his pants.
"It's alright Orihime it's not like you tried to kill me it's just a little juice." He looked up at her she was biting on her nails and staring down at him with a her big brown eyes. God she was so adorable when she was flustered he thought to himself. He stood up and faced her before he kissed her temple and whispered "I"ll live" he flung the towel over his shoulder and clapped his hands together "You know I think I have a pair of pants in the trunk of my car, I'll see you guys in class." He gave a two finger wave before walking off leaving a blushing Orihime.
Hours later Ichigo and his friends Uryu and Chad made their way to the campus parking lot.
"I hope this meeting won't be long today, I have plans for later on this evening." Chad said in his husky voice. He was slightly smirking to himself.
Ichigo and Uryu stopped walking it was unusual enough to hear their tall brown skinned muscular friend speak but it was another to hear him speak about an evening with his boyfriend. Not that they mind hearing about it just shocked the shit out of them to hear it.
"Uhm, I have it in good with my uncle that we should be in and out in no time." Ichigo nonchalantly stated.
"Oh you have it in good with your uncle is that how we're talking now." Uryu gave his friend a quizzical look.
"Yeah that's how we're talking, I'll meet you guys there" Ichigo jumped in his jaguar, while Uryu made his way to his 2011 BMW and Chad jumped in his custom made 2011 ford F-150 pick up truck.
Minutes later in downtown Karakura Town the men parked their cars in the parking lot of a five story building. It wasn't flashy, it was made of red brick and on the front of the building in black blocked letters was the words DEROSIV INDUSTRIES. The men walked through the sliding double glassed front doors and into the waiting area their was no chairs the walls were made of concrete and were painted white. Towards the back in between two silver doored elevators was a circular reception desk. Over the desk in gold letters was DEROSIV INDUSTRIES a young woman sat behind the desk with a cordless headset on typing away at her computer, she glanced up when she heard the men approaching her. She had burgundy colored hair, mocha colored skin, and brown eyes that were hidden behind rectangular black framed Dolce and Gabana glasses. She was wearing a white satin blouse with three buttons undone revealing her red bra underneath. She smiled "Good afternoon Mr. Kurosaki, Mr Sado and Mr. Ishida everyone is already upstairs I will call and let them know you are on the way up."
"Thank-you Sheamia, nice shirt" Ichigo winked at the young woman making her blush "take it easy" Ichigo gave Sheamia a two finger wave and headed into the open elevators. Chad inserted a key into the panel and pressed the number five before the doors dinged closed.
On the fifth floor in the conference room sat the executives of Visored Inc. They were all waiting for the last three members when the elevators dinged and Ichigo, Chad and Uryu stepped out they all turned their heads. They were seated around a rectangular table with a single chair sitting at the head. In the chair sat a man with golden blonde hair chopped in a chinese bob. He was wearing a three piece black suit and he had his elbows on the table and his hands folded in front of him with his chin rested on his fists.
"Ahh nephew I see you and your friends have decided to grace us with you presence" He dropped his hands to show his big toothy grin. He gestured to the chair to his right for his nephew to sit.
"Yeah yeah, uncle you know I had class so don't give me shit unless you want a dumb President helping you run your company...correction old company." Ichigo took his seat next to his uncle while Chad took his seat to Shinji's immediate left as the Vice President and Uryu took his place next to Chad as Director of Intelligence.
"Hmph except we know better don't we nephew" He said pointing to himself then to Ichigo. "Class or no class you need to be here on time." Shinji raised his hands in surrender "not that I'm telling you what to do nephew." He exhaled sharply. "Well let's get down to business shall we."
"It's about time too, some of us have lives we would like to get back and yet we're waiting on these perverted dumb asses to show up." A rather young looking short browned eyed, blonde haired girl stated folding her arms across her chest. Her name was Hiyori Saugaki.
"Alright Alright don't get your panties in a wad snaggletooth." Shinji's trademark toothy grin was back "now after discussing matters with our elusive CEO he has decided we will stay behind the scenes on the Angelic Dolls situation he thinks it's best for now that no one knows their connection with our company. With all the bad shit going on with both Gotei 13 and Los Noches we don't want the public mistrusting the dolls especially when they are trying to help them. As for the issue regarding Hogyoku he has decided to assign the dolls the task of searching for it another reason to stay distant from them. We have good intel that Mayuri Kurotsuchi will be conducting some sort of demonstration to potential buyers friday, with the sell taking place sometime next week. The last thing any of us wants or needs is for it to fall into the hands of Aizen or Yamamoto."
"Do you really think they could use it to take over...well everything, is it really that dangerous." Love Aikawa was sitting to Ichigo's right he was a tall man with brown eyes and a thick spiked black afro. He was sporting a black adidas track suit.
"Yes it could be very dangerous in the wrong hands, we know that if Aizen or Yamamoto got their hands on it they could use it to destroy this planet and that's putting it midly." Shinji was no longer smiling his face looked sad and he let out a long sigh. "From now on everything we do has to be about stopping these two men and that's why i've I come out of retirement."
"So your predecessor is he ever going to grace us with his presence." Hiyori asked.
"At this time no, right now we are in agreement that his identity as well as his second and third identities should stay hidden." He took a moment to look at all the executives individually "They have a target on their heads and as soon as they are revealed there is no doubt in my mind both Aizen and Yamamoto will have them killed so for now until we are stronger they will stay hidden."
"Any reason why we shouldn't believe it's not you and that your just talking in third person" A young woman by the name of Lisa Yadomaru spoke she was sitting across from a fuming Hiyori.
"No, no reason except that I am telling you it's not me, I'm getting to old for this lifestyle and the game has changed so much, the person I've passed this company off to I have every faith that they know what they are doing, Hell in a matter of months they've managed to take this company global something I have never been able to do." He chuckled "now if there is nothing else left to discuss you may all leave I need to have a final word with the President, Vice President as well as our Director of Intelligence"
Orihime Inoue was a busty strawberry haired quiet girl, she lived with her older sister and cousin in a small apartment in the heart of Karakura Town. Unfortunately for her she never got the chance to know her parents since they died in a car accident when she was a little girl. Her only brother was also taken from her, his fate was sealed in an unsuccessful car jacking when she was nine. At the time of his death he was the sole provider for her and her sister Neliel, so their older air head cousin Rangiku took over his responsibilities, and although they are old enough to look after themselves now life just wouldn't be the same without Rangiku in it.
After class that day Orihime walked the few blocks home to the small three bedroom apartment she shared with her sister and cousin. She hummed to herself as she made her way through town. So many times had her friends offer to walk her home just like today and like so many times before she declined the offer. She didn't want to live in fear she grew up here and she remembered how life was before the war. She stopped at a bakery on the way home to pick up sweets for her small family.
"Hey guys I'm home" she received no response. She went to the kitchen to put away the donuts she bought and to start dinner when she saw a note on the refrigerator.
Hey sis,
We are waiting for you at Urahara's Shop
we were invited to Dinner so meet
us there. Don't take all day either. Nel
Orihime walked through the sliding door of Urahara's Candy Shop, as usual it was empty. The store was nothing too exciting it was very small and unappealing to the eye. There was three rows of shelves with different flavors of candies and a couple of coolers to hold cold drinks. She walked straight ahead to a door in the back of the store. She made her way down a long hallway before knocking three consecutive times. She waited only for a few moments before a young boy with red hair opened the door, he was wearing a scowl and holding a hand held video game. "You know where everyone is." He turned and walked away playing his game.
Orihime made her way to a small room that had a single circular table in the center. When she walked into the room she found Nel, Rangiku, and Urahara, as well as Yoruichi Urahara's wife, Tessai his brother and his niece Lirin and two nephews Noba and Kurodo. Noba looked up when Orihime walked in and waved he was always a man of few words.
"Oh you made it little sis how was class" Nelliel stood up and walked over to her sister hugging her rather tightly. She was equally busty but a little taller she also had sea green hair.
"Oh of course Nelly, I came right over when I found your note am I late for Dinner" She gave a weak smile.
"Nope dinner's canceled" Urahara chimed in he had his hand fan raised in front of his face fanning himself he tilted his head down his stripped green hat shadowing his eyes "but we did order take out" he said suggestively.
Rangiku was talking to Lirin when Orihime arrived, she waved her cousin over to her. "Here is your new cellphone try not to drop this one in the toilet Orihime." Rangiku said rolling her eyes. Orihime nervously giggled.
"Okay sorry about that, I'll take better care of this one I promise" she said while nervously scratching the back of her head for the millionth time that day.
"That's what you said about the last three phones I bought you." She tilted her head and looked at Nel "Honestly between you and Nel I'm going to go broke from all the stuff you break and the hospital bills; you two are clumsiest people I know." There was silence before everyone in the room broke out in laughter. Yoruichi stood up and clapped her hands together to get everyones attention.
" While we wait for take out how about we do some training...hmm" Yoruichi waited for everyone to step away from the table before she pushed it out of the way, she rolled the rug back revealing a trap door with a key pad. She keyed in a few numbers before the door clicked opened. She made her way down the stairs speaking over her shoulders "Come on let's go."
Orihime, Nel, Rangiku, Noba, Lirin and Kurodo sighed and followed Yoruichi down into the training cellar mumbling "Yes Sensei" under their breaths.