Disclaimer: I Don't Own Bleach or anything
"Talking"
"Thinking"
"Hichigo"
"Zangetsu"
First off I made this chapter before I made the prelude so it might sound a little off.
Alright this will take place during the bount arc but I'm just gonna skip all the fighting with them until the Arrancar arc.
The first few chapters will be of Ichigo and Halibel dating and getting to know each other until the arrancar arc.
Ichigo will be a little smarter, stronger, more creative, and a lot less dense.
The dialogue of some characters might be wrong or suck because I haven't watched or read bleach for a while.
The main pairing is Ichigo and Halibel.
I might in the future make it a small harem with Apache, Mila-rosa, Sun-Sun, and Nel. Whatever direction it goes.
So enjoy
I did some corrections to some of my spelling and grammar.
Chapter 1: The Shark and the Strawberry
It was Wednesday three days since they returned from the soul society to rescue Rukia. She decided to stay which Ichigo was ok with, his debt was paid and Rukia was safe. It was at this time that the substitute shinigami was walking home from school along the river. He had a lot of things on his mind. One of them was the fact that he finally figured out that his father was a shinigami. Urahara had said that he had his own shinigami powers other than the ones Rukia gave him, which meant that he had shinigami blood in him. He decided to wait until his father told him rather than confront him about it. He must have had a good reason to keep it a secret.
Another was what happened when he fought Byakuya where his other half took over. Now Ichigo wasn't stupid, he already figured out how it was born and what it was, a hollow born from his soul. He was the complete opposite of Ichigo and would repeatedly attempt to take over his body. He could have asked Urahara for help but judging from Yoruichi reaction when she first saw the mask they already knew and weren't going to help him. Thankfully Zangetsu was keeping him in line for the time being, though that didn't mean he couldn't hear the annoying bastard. This brings us up to the one thought that plagued his mind.
Flashback
"What the hell are you doing? You come all this way to save her and you're just going to let her stay? Seriously King I got to ask you, are you gay?"
Ichigo tripped over his feet almost falling "What!No I'm not gay! Your apart of me aren't you; you should know why I let her stay. I just saved her because she was my friend and because it was really my fault she got into this mess."
"If that's what you keep telling yourself. All in all I don't care whether it's her or any of those other girls, we need a Queen and if you don't get us one then I will. We share the same body and there's no way I'm letting us die a virgin."
"Is that the reason you're so dead set on taking over my body?"
"That and the fact that you suck."
Flashback end
It irked him to no end because his hollow did bring up one good point. Would he ever be able to get a girlfriend and find love? The girls at school were scared of him because of his scowl and the rumors they heard about him 'Probably because of Kon'. He didn't go out looking for girls like Keigo always wanted him to and now that he was a part time shinigami he even had less of a chance to get a girlfriend. The girls in his life already he didn't see them that way.
Ichigo wasn't in love with Rukia that he knew. Even thought she was one of his closest friends and would protect her with his life, he wouldn't want to be with someone who would continuously argue and hit him for every little thing. Plus being obsess with rabbits was definitely a turn off. "If you would have told me that I would have agreed with you."
He found out about Orihime being in love with him when he heard her say it in her sleep. But he didn't feel the same. He thought that she would be wasted on him and figured if she confessed to him then they could give it a chance or she would just move on. "Again I must ask you are you gay?"
Tatsuki was even less of a choice. They have been friends since they were kids. She was more like a sister then a friend looking out for him. Also how she reacted when Kon kissed her when he first took a joy ride in his body she was definitely not interested. "Good choice. We would have had to ice our nuts down for a week if we received a kick from her."
Then there were the girls in the soul society. They were dead but so was his dad. Ichigo got a chance to meet a few of them when Yachiru somehow tricked him into helping her give something to all the Shinigami Women's Association members. The next day they had asked him to pose in a calendar they were making. Little did he know they just wanted to see him in less clothing to see if what Rukia and Yoruichi told them was true? This gave him more reason not to choose them.
Yoruichi was out, she would always appear in front of him naked which he didn't have a problem with but he didn't want to get caught staring at her body like a gawking idiot, also she was just teasing him to get reaction nothing more. "Gay"
Rangiku was a no, even for him it was hard to keep a conversation with her without staring at her chest. "GAY!"
Unohana hell no 'basically molested him when she said he needed a physical that one time' "Please never again"
Kiyone no 'looks like Yuzu' "Ok"
Nemu no 'Kurotsuchi, nough said' "Agree"
Soifon no 'probably a lesbian or bi if so then maybe' "You've gone one level up from being gay"
Isane no, Nanao no." "Now you've gone back down"
The orange haired vizard sighed as he stepped down a staircase on the hill to sit. It was then that he notice that he wasn't alone. There was a girl standing next to the river. Her face was covered by a scarf so Ichigo could not see her face but even then he could tell she was beautiful. She had dark skin, green eyes, blonde eyelashes, and messy short blonde hair with three braided locks. Her breasts were definitely bigger than Orihime's and her body was in leagues with Yoruichi.
Ichigo sat down and watched her ignoring the comments from his hollow. She turned to look at him then back at the river. "So this is the infamous Ichigo Kurosaki. I did not expect to meet him this quickly."They stayed there for a few minutes until she broke the silence. "Are you waiting for someone or are you just here to stare at me the whole time?" She said in an irritated tone
Ichigo's cheeks turned a little red and looked away. "No I came here to think, sorry."
"You say that but you were looking at her ass King. A very nice ass I might add."
"Shut it."
"You hit that then I will."
"You don't have to take it so seriously I was only joking." She walks over to him and sat down. "I'm Tia, Tia Halibel."
"Ichigo Kurosaki."
"Strawberry that's a cute name." she commented making the vizard's blush vanished replaced by his trademark scowl.
"Hey. For your information my name stands for one who protects not strawberry."
"Whatever you say berryboy." This pissed him off even more so with his hollow laughing in the back of his mind.
"So you live around here?" she asked
He nodded. "My family runs a clinic a little ways from here. What about you?"
She nodded her head. "Yes, but this is the first time being here. My sisters and I just moved here."
"You have sisters?" He asked
"Three, you?"
"Two little sisters, both 11."
"Is that so? They must be really cute being related to you." She said causing Ichigo face to heat up. Halibel laughed softly at his reaction.
After a few seconds of silence Ichigo suddenly asked her something that shocked himself and his hollow.
"Do you need someone to show you around?" To this she blushed but because of the scarf he couldn't see it.
"This is going better than I thought it would" "Who did you have in mind?"
"Um, me." Ichigo could not see it but he could tell Halibel was smiling.
"Okay then, it's a date." His face turned even redder. "How cute, now he really looks like a strawberry."
"Wwwait aa date." He stammered
"Yes, isn't that what you asked?"
He scratched the back of his head. "I guess so."
She got up a started to walk up the stairs but when Ichigo called out to her. "Wait where and when should I pick you up?"
"Meet me here on Saturday 8 AM if I'm late then wait an hour. Can I get your number to tell you if I could not make it?" He gave her his house number. "What about your number?" Halibel turned away in embarrassment."I..Don't...Have a phone yet but I'll find a way to call you." She started to run in the opposite direction stopped and waved. "I'll see you then berryboy." Ichigo twitched but then smile waving back.
"What just happened?"he asked inwards expecting a comment from his hollow that was surprisingly quite for once. When none came he left.
Ichigo walked back home with a smile on his face which was a strange sight because people would always see him with his scowl. He couldn't stop thinking about Halibel. The orange haired vizard was so entranced with his thoughts that when he opened the door he almost missed the kick to the face from his dad. Keyword almost.
"Welcome home Ichigoooooo!" Usually he would have punched old goat chin in the face but he was in such a good mood he just took a step to the side the kick missing and took a step inside closing the door behind him while Isshin hit the ground. Ichigo walk in seeing his sisters sitting on the couch watching TV.
"Hey Ichi-nii." They both said.
"Hey Yuzu Karin." He said in a much more cheery tone than usual. They both turn to see him and immediately saw his change in mood. The smile on his face was something they haven't seen in a long time but before they could ask him he spoke up. "I'm gonna be in my room call when dinners ready." He went to his room.
"Karin did Ichi-nii seem really happy today?" Yuzu asked her twin
"Yeah I don't know what happened to him but I'm glad it did. I was beginning to think he forgot to smile."
"What was that my darling daughters." Their father asked scratching the dirt out of his hair.
"Ichi-nii is really happy today for some reason." Yuzu answered
"Is that so." Isshin's grin grew and went over to the poster of his decease wife. "Masaki our son has finally found our third daughter. I have to get him to tell us about her." He made a run to the stairs only to meet a fist attached to Karin.
"Ohhh no you don't. Ichi-nii actually smiling like he used to, I'm not gonna let you ruin it by pissing him off." Isshin went back to the poster tears flowing through his eyes. "Masaki, why must I be treated by our children this way." Karin sighed but then started to think out load. "What could have gotten him this happy? Did he actually get the guts to ask a girl out? If so then i wonder who it is. If it's someone we don't know he better let us meet her." She looked at her crying father and began to twitch. "Maybe not."
Ichigo plopped down on to his bed hands behind his head after he tied up Kon and stuffed him in the closet. He closed his eyes and next thing he knew he was laying on the side of a building in his inner world. Ichigo's scowl was now full force. "What the hell do you want now?" He asks his white duplicate who had his psychotic grin.
"I hate to admit it Ichigo but I was wrong about you."
"You were, about what?"
" I was getting worried there. I thought you were gay because you basically turned down every hot woman that threw herself at you, but it turns out you are just one picky bastard, although I gotta say I like your tastes."
Ichigo's eyes narrow. "Don't even think about. Even if we do somehow end up together, what makes you think I'm gonna let you go anywhere near her." His hollow just smirked.
"Not to worry King I'm not gonna try and take over your body anymore, well for now anyway."
"What do you mean?"
"You found yourself Queen to protect and the hell if I'm gonna get in the way of that, plus there is a chance for us to get laid."
Ichigo face turned crimson. "What the hell are you talking about?" The pale Ichigo shook his head.
"You're really an idiot. It's either one or the other. We continue to play whose King and who's the horse or you keep this girl, get laid and I'll stay out of your way and help you."
"You're a freakin pervert."
"Your point?" Ichigo sighed. "Well I guess this is better than us fighting. So in exchange for that you're gonna let me use your power like Zangetsu."
"Whoa not so fast King, it's not gonna be that easy, you still got a long way to go before your good enough to handle my power. Besides..." He yawned. "I'm tired and going to sleep for a while so Zangetsu's gonna make sure you don't mess this up."
"Alright but one more thing what's your name?"
"I already told you I ain't gotta name."
"That's too annoying how about Shiro."
"Hell no that's the same as that pipsqueak captain. Just call me Hichigo."
"Alright see yea Hichigo." Hichigo vanished and Zangetsu appeared on his favorite flagpole. "Hey old man."
"Ichigo."
"You heard all that?"
"Yes"
"What do you think?"
"As long as you keep it from raining here I'm happy."
"Thanks.
"Ichi-nii dinners ready." They both heard in the distance.
"Well that my cue to get going, bye." Ichigo woke up headed down stair to the inevitable where he would have to explain things to his dad and sisters.
In Hueco Mundo Las Noches
Halibel returned and walked through the doors where the meeting was. Everyone was sitting in their seats. Halibel was the only female espada aside from the former third espada Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck. Some of the others espada did not like her because of that.
"Ah Halibel how was your stroll through Karakura" Aizen asked as he looked down at the Tres espada from his throne.
"It was better than planed Aizen-Sama." She replied "The gigai you provided hid my reiatsu well. Also I have already met Kurosaki and made some progress."
"Very good. Is there anything you would like to tell us about him?" He said
"If you let him fuck ya he would tell us everything we want in no time flat?" Nnoitra spoke up
Halibel glared at him
"Nnoitra I would prefer it if you did not interrupt me." Aizen said flaring his reiatsu shutting him up.
"Sorry Aizen-Sama."
"Very good. Please continue Halibel."
"Hai. When he first saw me his reiatsu fluctuated for a moment but it was insignificant."
"Alright you all may leave, and Halibel make sure you report your progress with Kurosaki until I tell you otherwise."
"Hai" With that Halibel left to go to her fraccion.
When all the espada left Gin spoke "Hm I didn't think you were one to play matchmaker Aizen-Taicho." Gin said smirking "Especially with the Kurosaki boy and Halibel. Although I don't know how those two could end up together."
"Gin." Aizen started. "Halibel's aspect of death is sacrifice and Ichigo Kurosaki would give his life to protect. They are both very similar and if this works it will be a better way to manipulate him."
"Oh that's devious of you. What if Halibel falls in love with him and tries to turn of us."
"Do not fret. If that happen I would have Kurosaki's life my hands she will cooperate."
Halibel walked to her quarters thinking about Ichigo Kurosaki the one she would have to get close to for her mission. At first she thought he was going to be like the other male espada.
Yammy the tenth thought he was better than everyone else because his resurrection turned him into the cero espada but aside from that he was a brainless idiot.
Aaroniero Arruruerie the 9th only thought about eating and gaining powers so Halibel
kept her fracction away from him.
Szayel 8th was a lunatic and thought of everything as experiment materiel.
Zommari the 7th did not have care about anything that did not pertain to Aizen.
Grimmjow 6th was battle crazed and he only cared about fighting.
Nnoitra the 5th hated her because she was a female and had a higher rank then him.
Ulquiorra 4th did not care about anything.
Baraggan 2nd espada and self-proclaim king of Hueco Mundo thought of himself as a god and everyone else as ants.
The only one she considered a friend and talked to was the 1st espada Starrk but he just sleeps all the time.
But for some reason this Shinigami/Human was different than them. He did not look at her in a perverted way, he apologized to her and even offered to help her with no ulterior motive and when she first felt his reiatsu it intrigued her "Is he really a human? That fluctuation I felt had slight traces of hollow in it."
She reached her door and heard a familiar yelling. She sighed. "They're going at it again."
"What did you say Mila-Rose?" Apache yelled
"What are you deaf? I called you a flat chested little bitch." Mila-Rose responded
"Shut the fuck up you retarded fat cow."
"Why you."
"Enough you two, stop acting like children before Halibel-Sama comes back. Besides no man would ever be attracted to either of you." Sun-sun said
"Shut up Sun-Sun." They both yelled
"Girls" Halibel spoke up halting the trio also getting their attention.
"Halibel-Sama" They all said
Apache, Mila-Rose, and Sun-Sun were Halibel fraccion. Apache had two different colored eyes. Her right eye was ice blue, while her left eye is amber with a red outline around it. Her bluish hair went down to her jaw and her mask fragment was on the top of her head with a horn in the middle. She wore a customized white Arrancar uniform with cuffs around her wrist which were her zanpakuto.
Mila-Rose was a dark-skinned Arrancar who dresses like an Amazon warrior and has a toned body. She had long, thick wavy brown hair and green eyes. Her mask fragments form a three-sectioned crown around her head and a thick necklace. Her Hollow hole was positioned midway between her navel and breasts.
Sung-Sun is a slender female Arrancar with long flowing olive-green hair, long eyelashes, and three pink dots just below her right eye. She has lavender-colored eyes. Her mask remnants create three hair clip-like extensions on the right side of her bangs.
"May I ask what you two were arguing about this time?" Halibel asked slightly irritated
Apache glared at Mila-Rose. "This gorilla thinks i could not attract a guy with my body not even that pathetic human that we have to get close to, but I bet that human could never resist this." Apache gave a seductive pose putting her chest and butt out.
"Yeah right, why would he want that when he have all this." Mila-Rose did the same pose.
"You two do know that you're both fighting over a Shinigami right?" Sun-Sun pointed out causing the two to stop and blush in embarrassment but before they could yell at her Halibel spoke.
"Actually Sun-Sun you might be wrong about that." Halibel said
"What do you mean Halibel-Sama?" She asked
"When I met him he had traces of hollow reiatsu."
"How can that be possible Halibel-Sama? A Shinigami with hollow powers."
"And what of us Apache. We are hollows who obtained shinigami powers. Is it really that unbelievable that they could do the same?"
"Ok."
"Now everyone get packed were leaving for the human world tomorrow morning."
"Hai"
"Halibel-Sama are you sure about what felt?" Apache asked
"Not completely but I'll find out on our date."
"Oh okay." The three of them paused then shouted
"DATE!"
END
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