Hey everyone, Silver Fox here! I thought it about time I posted my original first EVER bleach fanfic yaoi story Silver Strawberry!

Now as the title suggests this is a Gin/Ichigo fic and is set after Ichigo had defeated Aizen but doesn't lose the awesomeness that is his powers. Our Ichi is out killing an elusive hollow and is on his way home when he runs into our favourite silver fox.

The moon is out not a soul in sight, where will this chance meeting lead? Well read and find out!

I don't own bleach!

Cheers!

MissSilverfox666

~Silver Strawberry: Chapter One~

Seven years is a long time but it seems so short to Ichigo, memories still plague him and sleepless nights leave him exhausted and irritable, the only thing that really cheers him up is his younger sisters, who have just started university.

Each and every weekend they come to visit an exuberant Isshin on their heels and the family smiles and laughs and Ichigo feels lighter after each Sunday night, leaving him almost ready to face the following Monday morning but it is impossible to forget the events of the Winter War and all the pain he and his friends went through.

As much as that world weighs on him he can't leave it behind, there are still hollows that need killing and it is his duty to make sure Karakura remains safe. Visits from Rukia and Renji are also a constant reminder of that part of his life but they bring back the better memories, arguing with them, making fun of Rukia's drawings, it is them and Orihime, Chad, Uryu, Kisuke, Yoruichi and the others from Soul Society that make him glad to have been through the nightmare that haunts him.

It isn't all bad though, Orihime and Uryu got married the year before and Ichigo is really happy for them and somewhat relieved, it took him a while but he has been aware of Orihime's feelings since their last year of high school but he couldn't bring himself to address the matter and hurt Orihime so it was a great relief to find out that she was dating Uryu and he was truly happy for them, he was even Uryu's best man.

These different memories drift across Ichigo's mind as he flash steps across the roofs of Karakura. It was some time around midnight when his badge had started to go nuts, he was halfway through having a shower and only had time to turn the water off before leaving his body, still completely nude in the shower and jumped out the window.

It was now around half past one, the damn hollow had kept disappearing before he finally caught up with it. It was cold and being winter his body was in a constant state of the shivers as he flash stepped, the cold seeping into his bones.

Ichigo felt terribly irritable for some reason, his customary scowl deeper than usual and it wasn't due to the fact he was way behind with his training schedule for his students. Yes students. Ichigo now shares ownership of a dojo with his childhood friend Tatsuki and he was supposed to be doing the training charts right now but that damned hollow had lead him on a wild goose chase and his home was on the other side of town.

Ichigo cursed under his breath, even using flash step it would still take him half an hour to get home. The hollow not only lead him across the town but well out of it before he killed it and it was cold, too damn cold.

So yes Ichigo was a tad irritable and snarky at the moment but even his vile mood wasn't enough to shake off the uneasy feeling he appeared to have picked up within the last five minutes. It was beginning to bug him and he couldn't kick off the idea that he was missing something, that there was a piece of information he wasn't consciously acknowledging and it set him on edge.

Ichigo was never all that good when it came to understanding his 'intuition' as some liked to call it but Ichigo called it his instincts and his instincts were currently telling him to waste yet more time and risk a friendly beating from Tatsuki to dart off to his right, heading further away from his house and towards god knows what but it was like a compulsion.

It was pissing him off.

He glowered at the wispy clouds as he passed by, wondering why he was being such an idiot and running across the damn town again for no damn reason.

His scowl was so deep that he had a slightly constipated look on his face, of course if anyone told him that he'd cause them some pain albeit depending on who it was but still.

Ichigo almost snarled at his idiotic thoughts and stopped suddenly, suspended in mid air where he continued to scowl at the unsuspecting tree not too far below him. A light breeze ruffled the leaves, the soft sound breaking the suddenly eerie silence, an oddly familiar sensation slipping along his spine, raising the hair on the back of his neck and not to mention setting his nerves on edge.

Ichigo's body was tensed and ready for any kind of attack but he didn't know why he was so on edge, it wasn't like some sadistic bastard had a blade pressed to his throat, threatening to spill his blood. That part of the Winter War he didn't miss in the least not to mention, the constant fighting and the death around him.

Shoving his random screwed up thoughts aside Ichigo looked around him cautiously. His eyes a dark shade of honeycomb amber in the darkness even as they glowed in the pale light of the full moon hovering above him.

Frowning heavily Ichigo took a step forward, then another and another, passing over the gently swaying leaves of the tree below, just about ready to dismiss his rather weird instincts. He turned, fully preparing to hurry his ass back home and get his work done, he valued his life thank you very much and Tatsuki could be very scary at times.

Sighing to himself Ichigo's gaze unconsciously lowered to the ground below him where the dark ghostly shapes of a park appeared suddenly clear in his eyes. He arched a brow, not really recognizing this particular park and simply shrugged before starting to turn only to freeze as a different flash of silver stood out in the misty light of the moon.

Ichigo felt his eyes narrow for a moment, thinking he had imaged it but when he looked again he found he wasn't imagining it. His eyes went as wide as diner plates, shock kept him frozen as he stared at the figure below him, his pale skin having an ethereal glow to it.

It can't be…how…what is he doing here? The jumbled questions rotated around his head as he stared at the man who sat on a swing, his body moving slightly with the motions. His back was facing him but there was no mistaking that silver hair or that slim annoyingly tall figure of…

Ichigo never got to finish that thought, the other's voice floating up to him, amused and carrying a very familiar light mocking tone.

"You know Ichi-kun, your still not very good at hiding your spiritual pressure, even after seven years." The figure tilted his head upward, slitted eyes locking onto the stunned substitute Shinigami, the all too familiar grin playing around his lips.

…Gin Ichimaru…

…No…fucking…way…

A/N: And that's the first chapter completed Yay! XD I hope you liked it. Probably a bit boring to some but I like the suspense, always drags me in so hopefully I managed to do that for you all! Anyway please if you have any thoughts concerning my first ever fic please don't hesitate to tell me! I love any criticism even if its negative so don't be afraid to say what you think, I may not like what's said but it all helps!