Ok then, this is my first bleach fanfic attempt. Those who are familiar with my OC, Regar (whose name is pronounced RAY-GAR with a hard g as in GAR-field. You know the cat.), it may be a little bit more entertaining. Also, I watch the dubbed version so no Japanese stuff. Also, I am aware that Soul Reapers are Shinigami in Japanese. But the difference between them in my fic is my own plot element. Also, any and all swearing will be censored with *onion*.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez was in pitiful condition. He was on the verge of death but he had managed to survive for quite a while. Ichigo and his friends had managed to get out of Las Noches alive. No one had come to check to see whether or not he was dead yet or to finish him off. Until of course he saw a figure standing over him. Whoever it was raised his hand towards him in a similar manner to firing a Cero. He thought he was going to finally die but it actually gave him some relief. It engulfed him and the world faded to black.
Sometime later, as Ichigo was about to exit Dangai, he saw someone standing in his way. It was Regar. He remembered the explanation that Regar gave him about the difference between Soul Reapers and Shinigami when they first met. While Soul Reapers were charged with the dead, Shinigami were the gods of life and death who could freely control them. Only the greatest Soul Reapers could ascend to Shinigami-hood. The only other way to be a Shinigami was to be born one. Regar was the grandson and heir of Lord Shikyohi, the leader of the Shinigami. Regar walked by him and Ichigo suddenly felt an overwhelming Reiatsu engulf him.
It was a few months after Aizen's defeat. Everyone was back in high school. Everyone was relieved that Aizen was gone. About fifteen minutes before school started, Ichigo heard a familiar voice screaming his name familiarly. Moments later, Ichigo was being crushed by a hug that could only have belonged to one person. "Nel, let go of me! I can't breathe!" Nel released him and he gasped for air. "Ichigo! Why do you attract all the hot girls? First Orihime and now this beautiful new student! And what's more unfair is that you seem to already know her so none of us has a fair chance!" That 'speech/lecture' from Keigo earned him a kick in the face, courtesy of Ichigo who turned his attention to Nel.
"Nel, what are you doing here?" he asked. That was when he noticed that she was wearing the Karakura High uniform and didn't have her mask fragment which meant she was in a Gigai. "What does it look like?" she said, "I'm a student here now! Mr. Urahara set it up!" Just then, the bell rang prompting everyone, save for Nel, to get to their seats. Ichigo found it strange, Rukia not sitting next to him. He could deal with just being a normal human, but without Rukia, life seemed pointless.
Miss Ochi walked in and announced "Well class, we have three new students today! One of them is already in class and the other two are waiting outside. Speaking of which, come in you two!" they walked in and to Ichigo's surprise, it was none other than Grimmjow and Regar! Both were wearing the uniform but Grimmjow's mask fragment was gone and Regar's hair was still pale golden and vertical, adding at least 8 inches to his already impressive height. "Alright then, introduce yourselves to the class!" "I'm Regar Kitatsu." "I'm Neliel Tu Odelshwank but everyone calls me Nel! It's nice to meet you all!" "I'm Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez."
The rest of the day past uneventfully…until of course someone hit Ichigo on the head with a log, knocking him out and put him in a sack.