Chapter 3: Classes, Commence!

Ichigo and the rest of the newlf formed Team SKIY had gotten to know each other by just chilling out in the library all day to cool off after the emerald forest meaning that they had spent their time divising strategies for dealing with certain opponents and figuring out formations as well as who worked well with each other. They also tried to convince Ichigo to get a ranged weapon of some kind. It didn't work, he already had two or three deadly moves that were designed for range, so he felt he didn't need it and it would just be a waste of money.

Uryu was determined to get better at using his Selle Schnider because he felt that up close we was considerably weaker than all the other hunters on his team, however he was the strongest at range as his weapon could practically change on the fly by him using a different arrow. Shuhei was determined to reduce the time that it took his semblance to reset so that if he needed to he could use it multiple times in a single fight. Chad wanted to get faster as he was the slowest member of his team and Ichigo wanted to increase his knowledge of Grimm and all their weak spots so that his Scatter was as useful as possible.

"Well we have spent our entire day off thinking about strategy and combat rather than getting to know each other so as team leader I'll be first to go: Hello,I I'm Shuhei Hisagi and my favorite hobby is playing the guitar, and my semblance allows me to make the marks on my arms and neck explode."

"Ok, Well, I'm Ichigo Kurosaki, my favorite hobby is… I don't know, learning about Grimm? My semblance allows me to channel energy into myself and certain objects and attacks, changing some of their properties."

"I am Sado Yasutora, but please call me Chad, My hobby is playing or listening to music and my semblance gives me really tough skin."

"My name is Uryu Ishida, My hobbies are reading and training, my semblance is similar to Ichigo's but I can't channel it into myself."

"Wait training was a valid hobby?! Aw man, thats my hobby! No doubt." Ichigo piped up after hearing Uryu say that training counts as a hobby, "And music counts too? Can I have that as well?"

"Yeah I guess, why didn't you say those in the first place?" Shuhei asked, kinda confused at what their undisputed strongest member was going on about

"Well you said guitar, so I assumed it had to be something not to do with fighting… and learning about Grimm is about the only thing I do other than listen to music and train." he said that last bit quite quietly, kind of embarrased that he really didn't do much…

"Okay well since we all like music, whats everybodies favorite artist? Mine is Bruce Springsteen," Shuhei

"Oh no question Disturbed," Ichigo

"Paco de Lucìa," Chad

"Mozart," Uryu

"So we know Uryu is boring, Chad is subtley complex, I'm badass and Shu is ~Born in the USA~ Ichigo was just in that for insulting Uryu who liked to think of himself as high class. To which Uryu objected. Loudly. In the middle of a library. Idiot.

"YOU UNEDUCATED HOTHEAD!"

"SHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the librarian was not happy with his outburst and so Uryu sat back down and sunk so low in his seat he was almost on the floor. Ichigo and Shuhei were just quietly laughing at him.

"Shut up and let's go to class." Uryu was scowling deeper than Ichigo normally was.

===In Professor Port's Class===

Ichigo and Shuhei were still laughing over Uryu's reaction to a little bit of teasing, he clearly wasn't in the right mood but Chad was still as emotionless as ever. But then the class was five minuets away from starting and the teacher still hadn't shown up, along with the other two teams RWBY and JNPR, coincidentaly the only other students the team knew, except for Cardin who had irritaded Ichigo very fast,

"Sorry we're late, sir!" Ruby yelled as both the missing teams dashed into the room, only to get a few weird looks as tecnically they were early.

"No problem, just get to your seats while I begin. Ahem. Monsters, demons, prowlers of the night. The creatures of Grimm have many names. But I, merely refer to them as prey! Haha!" he was expecting people to laugh but was faced with a strong wall of silence. "Uhh, and you shall too after graduating this prestigious acadamy. Now as I was saying, Vale, as well the other three nations, are safe havens in this treacherous world. Our planet is teeming with creatures that would love nothing more than to tear you to pieces. And that's where we come in. Huntsmen, Huntresses..." it is at this point that Yang makes a disgusted face as the teacher winks at her. "Individuals that are sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves. From what you ask? Why, the very world!" one student cheers, but quickly stops and sits back down. "That is what you are training to become. But first, a story. About a handsome young man, Me! When I was a boy, blah blah blah…." his voice just seems to fade to Ichigo and everyone else as they all begin to fall asleep.

"Ugh, when do we get some useful training?" Ichigo asked Shuhei, who had decided to sit next to the other sleevless mage.

"Not sure, but this guy seems to have an ego bigger than his mustache." Shuhei said with a slight smirk, Ichigo chuckled lightly at his new friend's remark,

"Yeah, that's almost an understatement even though his mustache is stupidly big."]

"In the end the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity, and I returned to my village with the beast in captivity and my head held high, celebrated as a hero." he bows like an idiot, since no one was impressed by the story. "The moral of the story? Well it is that a true huntsman must be Honorable. A true huntsman must be dependable. A true huntsman must be stratigeic, well educated and wise. So who among you belives themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?" He looked over the entire class, two people raised their hands, Weiss and Ichigo. "Ah, Mr Kurosaki, actually partaking now are we? Very well then, step foreward, face your opponent."

"Okay, any rules I should be aware of?" Ichigo asked, while raising zangetsu from its resting place on the desk and walking off to quickly change.

"No. use everything at your disposal." Port replied, almost challenging the Huntsman in training.

Once Ichigo was back he finally noticed Weiss fuming in her seat, and Port with a large cage behind him with a Grimm in it, it looked about the right size for a small Beowolf or a Boarbatusk, even though he had noticed that he didn't draw his sword or even get into a fighting stance, he just stood there.

"Get on with it, I'm ready." Ichigo said to Port, bored that it was only one Grimm, and not a particularly strong one at that.

"If you are sure, then begin!" Port yelled the final bit as he chopped down with his Axe-Gun hybrid, breaking the lock and allowing the now revealed Boarbatusk the space to charge straight for Ichigo, who just sidestepped the young Grimm and delivered a swift, yet powerful, kick to it's side, sending it skidding a few feet, shocking Port. Then Ichigo just stretched his arms before sidestepping yet another charge, making it crash into the podium behind the huntsman-in-training. While it was stunned, Ichigo finally drew his sword and waited for it to turn around into a spinning charge, predictable. He held his sword at a horizontal angle and stepped to the side, allowing his blade to slice the creature in half, before it dissapated. Port was speechless, he had only seen proffesional huntsman deal with a Grimm with such ease and fluidity, as though it were second nature. Ichigo slid his blade back into his sheath and looked Port in the eye.

"That was boring, haven't you got anything stronger?" Ichigo said flatly, shocking Port again, here was a trainee that had easily dispatched of a mid level Grimm without even trying and then wanted to fight something stronger, because the other fight was boring! This boy was clearly gifted, he would have to inform Ozpin. "Seriously I fought an entire pack of Ursa in the emerald forest with just Shu, Give me a challenge." Maybe Ozpin already knew, he did record every member of the trials, just in case.

"I would like to see Mr Kurosaki and Mr Hisagi, please." Ms Goodwitch walked into the lecture, with no regard for what was happening.

"Y-yes of course, class dismissed," Port stuttered out while Ichigo and Shuhei just shrugged at each other, neither knowing what it was about.

Outside of the classroom, students were spilling out, ready to go to their next lesson with Professor Oobleck, but chatting about a certain orange haired huntsman that seemed to be in trouble for something. But inside the classroom Ichigo and Shuhei were grinning their heads off, they had been given advanced classes with the newest instructor, Byakuya Kuchiki, that focused solely on combat and Grimm rather than the dull things they would be doing this year, this meant that Team SKIY s was categorically the best team in the entire year.

"So, you will no longer be attending regular classes, instead you and your team is to report to the training room every morning and you then practice there until lunch when you go to condesed education until 4:00pm when you will have four hours free until curfew, at the weekends you will be going with your instructor on nearby missions, to get a feel for the whole field. Am I clear?" Glenda was telling them their instructions while Port and Ozpin were handling the team struggles of Ruby and Weiss.

"Yes ma'am," Shuhei was attempting to show respect, it looked like ass kissing.

"Okay, cool," Ichigo was fairly nonchalant, he looked disrespectful. She made a irritated sigh before spinning on one heel and walking out. "Well this is going to make the others jealous," Ichigo said with a satisfied smirk, before he looked at Shuhei and grinned.

"Just don't go rubbing it in Team RWBY's face, I get the feeling that they aren't in the mood, something to do with ice queen."

"Wait, Weiss got promoted from a princess to a queen?! When did that happen?!" Ichigo looked stunned that the annoying heiress was getting a better nickname than he ever would, Shu just let out an exasperated sigh,

"That's what you're worried about?"

"Well yeah! She actually has a cool nickname, people just call me 'strawberry', assholes."

"You are aware people call you 'The Black Reaper' right?"

"WHAT! That's badass, hell yeah!" Ichigo was now ecstatic, he finally had an awesome nickname! He strolled to lunch with a spring in his step while Shuhei was internally facepalming at his immature team ace, that was skipping along like an eight year old.

===The End===

===For Now===

AN: I've made Ichigo slightly OOC because I'm merging his personality with that of his hollows, so he'll be a bit more battle happy and immature, like we see when he is given his nickname. The poll for the pairing is currently up on my account you enjoyed this chapter. Please R&R!

Bye for Now!