Ah finally, Ichigo was getting some time off from... well saving the world really. It seemed like it was always one thing after another. But right now there was nothing except the occasional hollow. Because Ichigo had been absent so much he was having to take extra classes after school. There was still only one month until school let out so if he could just hold on a little longer he might actually get a real summer.

"Okay class! I know school is almost over but we have a new student coming to join us. Come on in now." She called out the last part through the doors.

After a minute a girl walked in. She was very small and reminded Ichigo of a pixie because of her small features, She had long black hair that fell about her waist, but the thing Ichigo noticed the most was her cobalt blue eyes. Because of her dark hair and pale skin, they stood out even more than they would normally.

She's actually kinda cute Ichigo thought to himself. Once he realized what had just gone through his mind he blushed. Why was he thinking stuff like that? He just shook his head and tried to focus on what the teacher was saying.

The girl's name was Mie Kawasumi, her father was Japanese and her mother was English. They had lived in England for a while but decided it was time for a change and moved to Japan instead. Teacher and the girl kept talking about her personal life but Ichigo stopped paying attention. Choosing, instead, to watch the leaves blow from the breeze, outside of the window.

"Let's see. You'll sit by Ichigo Kurosaki. Ichigo can you raise your hand?"

He raised his hand half heatedly, still focusing on things outside instead. Then he felt something hit him. Not literally but that's what it felt like. This was... spiritual pressure? Ichigo was never very good at detecting spiritual pressure but this he felt quite clearly only it felt wrong. Like nothing he had ever experienced before. He slowly turned his head to look at the girl.

Is it her? Has to be. But just what is she?

He must have been staring because she asked him "Are you okay?"

"Uh um yea, I'm fine."

The rest of the day passed on slowly and he tried to work hard but his mind kept wandering to the girl sitting next to him. He would have to talk to Ishida about it. He looked over at him but Ishida seemed indifferent, like he didn't feel anything at all. Same with Orihime and Chad. Maybe it was just him. But he knew he wasn't imagining it.

After school was over Ichigo stayed for his study hall. After a while teacher came in with the girl... what was her name? He couldn't remember.

"Miss Kawasumi is going to be staying after with you from hereon out. It seems she is a little behind in our studies so I expect you to help her anyway you can. I'll be back in a while."

He was pretty sure Teacher wasn't supposed to leave the room but it worked to his advantage because he needed to talk to her. He was staring again.

"Can I help you?" She asked slightly annoyed

Crap she is gonna think I'm a pervert or something.

"Who are you?" he asked very bluntly.

She looked at him funny. "I'm Mie Kawasumi. Weren't you paying attention?" She laughed

"No. Not your name. You have spiritual pressure unlike anything I've ever felt before and it's strong so I know you know you have it. So I'm asking. Who, or what, are you?"

Foot steps started heading back this way, so she dropped her voice to almost a whisper.

"You must be the substitute soulreaper then? You'll have to talk to Kisuke Urahara. I'll go with you after this"

He simply nodded his head and got back to work.

She knows Kisuke and she knows who I am. Just who is this girl?

After study hall they both went to Urahara's shop. When Kisuke saw who Ichigo was with he rushed them inside quickly. Once they were inside and everyone had taken a seat, Mie was the first one to speak.

"He needs to know."

Kisuke looked at Ichigo for a moment then said, "You've probably already figured out the basics. She isn't human, isn't soulreaper, nor hollow. You do know what she is though in a way. She is a Zampakto. Her Zampakto name is Sansei Ame- or acid rain. I know that you've fought with Zampakto with human forms but she is different, she is the same person as Sansei Ame but in another instance she is a different being who calls out another being. She wasn't given the body, she created it on her own. Nobody is really sure how it happened. Mie does not remember anything before having a body. Only that she hadn't had one before she woke up.

There is a group after her. They go by 'The Anonymous'. They are more like a cult than anything else. They want her. For what reasons I don't know but she is obviously very strange. The Soul Society is staying out of it because they have no quarrel with either. You've also probably noticed that none of your friends feel her spiritual pressure. For some reasons humans can't and even though you are human as well you are still a soul reaper so I guess you are an exception. Not to many human soul reapers so I never knew how that would work.

Anyways, if Mie is captured they may be able to jog her memory and who knows what they would do with the information so it is highly imperative that she does not get captured. So Ichigo, I'm going to ask you to do something very important. I need you to protect her. Protect her with your LIFE. You understand?"

Before Ichigo could respond Mie cut in "I DO NOT NEED PROTECTING! I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF JUST FINE!"

Kisuke responded "Very scary when you're angry but the fact of the matter is you've proven you can't. That's why you're here in the first place."

She sulked and pouted in her seat for the rest of the time.

Ichigo was finally able to speak after the argument was over. "I'll help her.. Mie do you have a phone that you can text me if something happens while you're at your house?"

She nodded.

"Oh no no no." Kisuke cut in, "That won't do. What if something happens before she has a chance to contact you? There is no way around it. Mie, you will have to stay at Ichigo's house."

Mie didn't say anything just blushed slightly. Ichigo glared at Kisuke, who was smiling behind his fan. He grabbed Mie's arm and dragged her out of the store.

"Ow ow ow! You're hurting me." She said once they were outside

"Oh.. sorry."

"So" She said looking down, "How is this gonna work? I can just stay at my house and we not tell Mr. Urahara about it."

"No that won't work. He would find out anyways and he does have a point. I'll tell my dad you need a place to stay while your parents are on a business trip. He will probably let you stay on the couch or something. He is pretty relaxed about it."

She just nodded and followed Ichigo to his house.

"DADDDYYYYY ICHIGO BROUGHT A GIRL HOMEEEEEE" Yuzu cried out across the house when Ichigo walked in. As soon as those words left his little sister's lips Ichigo's dad came running in. "Son! I'm so proud of you for finally growing up!"

Ichigo growled "She's just a friend. Her parents are on a business trip and she needs a place to stay."

Isshin's face lit up "We would be delighted to have such a cute girl stay with us. Isn't that right Yuzu?"

Ichigo pushed his dad out of the way. "We are going to my room to work on homework. Let us know when dinner's ready."

"You're family is very energetic" Mie laughed.

"That's one way to look at it."

They talked for a while, getting to know each other. Who knows how long Ichigo would have to be stuck with her so he might as well get to know her and try to build a friendship with the strange girl.

After asking so many questions about each other Ichigo never imagined that he could upset her so much.

"I get the general idea of your power but what does it look like actually?"

"None of your God damned business. It's late. I should go to bed."

"Uhm alright? Well you can stay in my room and I'll sleep on the couch." He walked out before she could say anything. But only ten seconds after he left the room he heard her scream.

He ran back in, expecting to see someone trying to kidnap her, only to find something worse.

Kon had kept quiet and waited till Ichigo left to make a move on Mie. "KOOONNNN! Get off of her right now. Go back to Yuzu's room. Now." Ichigo glared at Kon with a stare of death and because of this Kon didn't even argue.

"Heh sorry about that. He is a bit of a pervert sometimes."He blushed as soon as he said it.

She still had a light blush on her face from when Kon attacked her.

"Hey Ichigo..."

"Huh? Yeah what is it?"

"Thank you. This is going to be hard, I know. And if something happens to you then I just want you to know that I'm thankful you're doing it. You don't know me yet you're willing to risk your life for me." After her little speech she ran up and kissed his cheek. And it was in just that moment that his dad walked in. "Just a friend, huh? You didn't think that you could hide this from your dear old dad did you?"

Mie squeaked and jumped gracefully as far back as she could, a deep red blush set on her face. 'She looks so cute like that' he thought. 'Ugh stop doing that Ichigo! You're turning into Kon!' He yelled at himself inwardly.

"Mr. Kurosaki it isn't what you think. I just meant it in a friendly way. I wasn't trying to..."

Isheen didn't let her finish though.

"So Ichigo I see that you're letting her stay in your room. You're all grown up now, huh? You're even bringing girls into your room to stay the night." At the end of this he started fake crying and rushed towards Ichigo trying to hurt him or hug him nobody will ever know, because Ichigo kicked his dad in the face before he could get close enough. "I was going to sleep on the couch, you idiot. She isn't my girlfriend and we aren't sleeping together." He yelled, his dad just waved him off and left. Ichigo was about to follow to get the couch set up for sleeping when Mie stopped him.

"Wait Ichigo!" Mie called out. "You sleep in your room. You never gave me a chance to say that earlier. I'm fine sleeping on a couch. And I'm much smaller than you so I'll fit on it easier. Don't argue about it. I can tell you're stubborn. Just get me a blanket and a pillow and I'll be fine."

"You sure?"

"Mmhmm!" She said cheerily.

Ichigo made sure that she had everything she needed and headed back up to his room. It was probably for the best that she stayed down there, who knows what Kon would try when she was upstairs.

Ichigo was fast asleep at 2:34 in the morning, but was woken up by a strange spiritual pressure. He had gotten used to Mie's by now, but this was something completely different. It almost felt like a soul reaper's but it was distorted. It felt like it was twisting on itself, like each particle was fighting for dominance.

He used his badge to extract his soul and rushed downstairs to find that Mie, and whoever owned that spiritual pressure was gone. She probably ran out when she noticed someone else was there. "Dammit" he cursed under his breath. He ran out, making sure to close the door as quietly as he could to not wake up his family.

He ran as fast as he could, doing his best to follow the two strange spiritual pressure's but he wasn't very good at detecting it.

Eventually he saw the culprit chasing after Mie. When the enemy noticed that he had been found, he used something similar to a flash step and quickly grabbed the girl. When Ichigo got there a moment later, he stood there waiting.

"Let her go!"

"Look kid. You still have a chance to live if you just back away from all this. Go home now and I'll let you live."

Ichigo, being as stubborn as he is, said nothing as he pulled out his sword.

The man was laughing and Mie called out "Ichigo. You have to get away from here. You'll only get hurt!"

"No way! I can't just leave you!"

"Please." Her words were pleading but her eyes said something different. He would have to trust this girl, but he had a feeling he knew what she would do.

Ichigo jumped off but didn't leave the area completely. Just far enough to wear he could still see and hear what was going on.

The man looked surprised that Ichigo had actually left, and Mie used that surprise to elbow him in the face and get out of his grip. Before he could recover she clasped her hands together out in front of her and called out "Pour from the depths of Hell, Sansei Ame. "