Chapter 2

The Shocking Wake Up

Rukongai

This chapter is dedicated to Joshua Craddock… So far one of the only 2 people I know that have read my story, and the only one too review (cry) REVIEW!!!! TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!! TELL THEM TO REVIEW!!!!!!! =)

Link woke up with a start and he saw two black-robed people with swords approach him.

What the hell could they want?!?!

Suddenly Link remembered his fight with Ganondorf, and jumped to his feet.

Did I die!!! Or are these people who want revenge for Ganon!!! Anyway, they are coming at me with swords! What should I do?!?!

"Stop!!! Who are you, and what do you want!?!?" Link shouted at the mystery figures.

"You're not in a situation to ask questions, quite the opposite." The orange haired man retorted. "Tell us who you are, and what squad you are from, shinigami."

Shinigami? Squad? What the Hell is he talking about!!!

"Get back!!! I don't want to hurt you two, so just explain yourselves!!!'

"You!? Hurt US!!!! Now that's a laugh, I'll just take that as a challenge!!!" Orange hair shouted, and drew his ridiculously sized meat-cleaver thing from his back.

What the hell kind of weapon is that monstrosity he is wielding!!! It's ridiculous!!!

"Ichigo!!! Don't!!! He probably is a new arrival!!!" a black haired girl next to him, who Link barely noticed before, compared to Mr. Ridiculous Sword.

She seems kind of nice… But I have to focus on this guy.

Link drew a strange, curved sword from his back and balked.

This sword is so bad!!! I guess I might have been a bit spoiled by the Master Sword, which was sharp as hell, and perfectly balanced, but this thing is a piece of crap!!!!

He barely managed to block the meat-cleaver in time before it sliced his shoulder, and could barely hold it back long enough to avoid a deep cut on his shoulder, though it still hit him.

"AHHH!!!" Link screamed as the orange haired guy's sword sliced him.

WHAT THE CRAP!!!!! I couldn't even move out of the way before I got hit!!! This guy is ridiculously strong!!!! And this shitty little toothpick can't even avoid getting a notch from the hit!!!!!

"I'm not done yet!!!" Link cries as he swings his sword in a spin attack, his specialty, then crowed as he saw him dodge the first time, then get slashed with the spin.

Yes!!!

"Damn it!!!" He cries as blood starts to trickle from his wound. "You're not bad!!!"

"Shut up and come on!!!" Link taunted, and then settled into his spin stance.

This'll catch him by surprise!!!

"Oh YEAH!?!?!?! Take THIS GETSUUGA TENSHOU!!!!" He cried, now pissed

What the hell!!!!

"AHHHH!!!!" Link cried as the powerful energy attack hit him full force.

"Stop Ichigo!!!" the black haired girl repeated "This isn't a fair or necessary fight!!!!'

"Whatever… he mumbled as he hung his sword back up. "Count yourself lucky" and turned away.

"I'm not done!!! Take this!!! And charges at Ichigo."

"Dance Sode no Shirayuki!!! Second Dance White Ripple!!!" shouted the formerly peace seeking girl cried and shot ice at him, freezing him in place.

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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"Thanks Rukia!!!" Ichigo muttered sheepishly after Rukia saved him with her attack.

"Idiot!!! You just challenged him out of nowhere!!!! What was that about!!"

Ichigo cringed under her verbal onslaught.

Honestly I don't know myself…Maybe my hollow influenced me a little.

"Rukia, I'm sorry, it must be a bit of hollow influence. I won't let it happen again."

"I'm not the one you have to apologize to, idiot!!!" she kept on at a reduced amount of venom "You have to apologize to that soul you just beat on!! Although, it is strange for a new soul to come as a shinigami, you need very strong spirit energy, high lieutenant at least…" At the end she was in a reflective mood, and not mad at Ichigo anymore.

He was pretty strong, to be unaffected by my spirit pressure.

"Hey Rukia, should we bring him back to the Seireitei in a block of ice, or should we get him out first?" Ichigo enquired

"Let's take him in a block, since you offered to carry him" she said in her schoolgirl voice that she used when she just gave him her powers, so long ago.

"WHAT!!!!" Ichigo yelled

It would have to weigh a ton, I thought Rukia would teleport him or something.

"Now, now, Ichigo… you knocked him out, you have to carry him, that's fair!" Rukia said patronizingly.

"But Rukia…"

"Please Ichigo…" she said in a cute voice that would have Ichigo begging to carry him.

I can't believe he'd fall for this… It sure is nice of him though…

"Fine…" he grumbled right before the ice shattered, and they heard a roar of righteous anger.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!!!!" The shinigami cried as he broke free.

"Who the hell is this guy, who can break free of my ice without shikai!!!," "Please, we just want to bring you back to our headquarters!!! We didn't mean to fight you."

"Why should I believe you!!!" he shouted back.

"Because we are the guardians of the soul society… the afterlife… We don't want to fight you! We're sorry." Rukia responded "The idiot only attacked you because you look like one of us and you don't know how things work here. If you come with us we can get you trained as a Shinigami, and be one of us… protecting the afterlife." She added as a teaser, sensing he just wanted a place in this new world of Soul Society.

He reminds me of Ichigo when I first met him… I know he'd be a great shinigami just by watching him fight!!! He held his own against Ichigo!!

He broke out in a grin. "I will… once the idiot apologizes."

"Fine I'm sorry. YOU HAPPY NOW!!!!" Ichigo mumbled, then yelled, his pride wounded at being called an idiot twice today.

"He's actually not a bad guy once you get used to him." Rukia whispered to him "Hey, what's you're name.

"My name is Link… I don't have a family,

"My name is Rukia Kuchiki, and believe me when I say I know what It feels like to not have a family. I'd like to hear your story, since there is quite a long way back to the seireitei."

"Sure, be glad to" Link replied, finding himself at peace.

Looks like a hero's work is never done…I'm glad I can be useful though, I can't imagine myself doing anything other than fighting.

Link smiled as he looked at where they were going, and didn't look back

Done!!!! I hope you guys like this chapter. As always read and review… Constructive criticism I like, but flames hurt the soul. Thanks again!!!