Fighting the Past
By Amethyst ichigo
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/Hiya./ Rena and Zangetsu talking.
/Yo./ Kuroji talking
Chapter 3-Another Lesson Learned...not!!
Ichigo yawned himself awake the next morning and easily dodged (and ignored) his father's presence the next morning, while thinking about last night.
FLASHBACK
Ichigo pretend to faint after defeating the hollow (though it was noticeably harder then the first time) but play his part.
"Who are you?" Rukia asked, her voice breaking the silence that had descended since Ichigo's 'faint'.
"My,my you seem to be in trouble. How about I loan you a gigai?" A voice Ichigo hated asked.
It was Kisuke Urahara (1).
"You didn't answer my question." Rukia stated trying to move.
"Kisuke Urahara, at you're service Ms. Kuchiki."
"How did you know my name-?"
"It my job, now about your gigai, you may use it for the time being." Urahara said, Ichigo could just imagine the scum bag waving his stupid fan about while he was talking.
"Thank you," Rukia said still healing herself.
"You'll need these too." Urahara said throwing Rukia a very familiar red glove and Kiokuchikan (2). "Take care...Ms. Kuchiki."
Urahara vanished leaving Rukia to pick up the pieces.
FLASHBACK END
It seemed as though Urahara planned this from the very start, down to giving Rukia the gigai that held the Houygoku(3).
/Better get going Ichigo-nii, you need to fix the house before you came go to school./ Rena reminded him.
Ichigo nodded, and started to brush his teeth, he needed to hurry if he wanted if he wanted to make it to school on time.
(0o0)
/What's wrong Zangetsu-senpai?/ Rena asked noticing the avatar's serious expression.
/Ichigo's memories show that he had never been attacked by a hollow execpt when he gained his shinagami powers, and when his mother died, but no other time...secerts are still being kept./ Zangetsu said pointing out an important fact.
Rena eyes widen.
/So./Kuroji questioned.
He couldn't understand what was so important about ichigo not being attacked by hollow's or the importance of it.(4)
Rena rolled her eyes at the hollow.
/It means that there's more going on here then we'd realized./
/This is Aibou we're talking about. He gets into more shit then possible./ Kuroji yawned, before laying down and looking up at the sky.
Rena looked surprised for a moment before picking up Kuroji by the cuff of his white shihakshou and hugging him (tightly).
/Aah...Kuroji's learning to think./ Rena teased.
Kuroji growled.
/Let me go ya damn bitch. I not no dog woman. Old man called the witch off!/Kuroji protested pissed off by Rena sudden display of affection.
/It is your problem Kuroji./ Zangetsu said turning away from Kuroji to let a smile grace his face.
Maybe there was hope for them after all...
CRASH!!
A dozen or so of the windows on the skyscrapers broke.
Zangetsu sweat dropped.
Nevermind...
(0o0)
Ichigo reached the dinner table which was for all purposes outside, as their house was in pieces.
"What a miracle! A truck goes though our house and nobody gets hurt!" Isshin exclaims.
"Double miracle, we didn't even wake up." Yuzu added setting the table for her family.
Karin glared at the floor.
"Some miracle, the moron left us the repair bills." Karin grumbled starting to eat.
Ichigo silently tried to eat, and push away the comments they were saying.
Even though he knew (barring his father) that he was partially responsible he still felt a bit guilty for the damage to the wall, and the danger to his family.
/Its not your fault Ichigo-nii its that's that stupid hollow's fault./ Rena told him.
'Thanks.' Ichigo thought.
It did make him feel a bit better.
/Kiss up./ Kuroji started.
Rena glared.
/Am not!/
/Are too./
/Are not!/
/Enough both of you./ Zangetsu said effectively shutting the two up.
Ichigo had to hold back the urge to smile.
Same old, same old.
'Thanks guys.' Ichigo thought.
The three went silent, confused at Ichigo's thanks.
Ichigo closed off the mental link to them before they could ask questions.
They didn't to know why he was thanking them, as long as they knew they were appreciated.
They helped him heal, and were continuing to do so now...
FLASHBACK
Ichigo dragging his zanpaktou across the sands of the Hueco Mundo.
His shihaksho was woren and covered with the blood of others.
He had done his duty, and killed Cozen, and had saved his friends...if they were still alive.
Ichigo came up to a hill covered with rocks, and stopped looking over them.
Every single one of his friends lay here, dead and gone, and in their place remained only silence.
It was a silence that was tainted with so much blood, and so much white.
With haunted eyes,Ichigo looked over all the grave stone one by one, and thinking about the people he'd befriend and lost, and even some who weren't involved.
Ichigo walked further into the mess of graves and came upon an unmarked one, that Ichigo didn't know.
But for some reaso it was familiar...like deja ve-.(5)
"ICHIGO."
Ichigo looked up to the concerned faces of his family.
"Is something wrong Ichi-nii?" Yuzu asked voicing the question for family.
"No, nothing." Ichigo replied eating again.
The rest of the meal past in relative silence.
(0o0)
Orihime looked out the window again.
"Looking for Ichigo?" Orihime jumped.
It was Tatsuki.
"Tatsuki-chan, h-how did you know?"
"Its obvious. Were you think about him Orihime?" Tatsuki questioned already knowing the answer.
"No! Realy."
"The blush on your face says otherwise. What's so great about him anyways? He's weak, he's immature,short tempered..."
A bag smacked Tatsuki in the head.
"And he's listening." Ichigo said taking his seat.
"Where've been Ichigo?" Mizuiro asked catching sight of the substitute soul reaper.
"At home, a truck plowed though it last night. I was cleaning up."
"Was anyone hurt?" Tatsuki asked curious.
"No we all survived."
"That's great Kurosaki-kun." Orihime said.
"Sure." Ichigo said dismissively.
"Why you idio- are you Kurosaki?" A voice said from behind him.
Ichigo turned to meet none other then the she-devil herself.
"Nice to meet you." Rukia said curtsying.
"Oh this is Rukia Kuchiki," Mizuiro introduced. "It a strange time to transfer, but she had to."
'Sure she did.' Ichigo thought.
/I would agree with you Ichigo-nii./
/Sure you would./
Ichigo mentally signed, and once again cut the mental link between them.
'How does Zangetsu put up with them 24-7?' Ichigo wondered turning his attention back to Rukia.
"Kurosaki-san, I don't have my books yet, you wouldn't mind sharing would you?" Rukia held out her hand.
Ichigo case a glance to Rukia's hand to see the well remembered theat on it.
'Make a scene and you're so dead.' It read.
Ichigo mentally smile.
It was so Rukia.
Glare.
The hairs on the back of Ichigo's neck stood on end from the fierce glare he was getting, it was coming from the direction of another one of Ichigo (former) nakama.
Uryuu Ishida.
Ichigo nodded to Rukia and let her drag him outside.
He brief spared a look at Uryuu.
Did he know? Or was it just his hatred for soul reapers?
(0o0)
(1) Couldn't remember which other his name went.
(2) Its that memory replacement device.
(3) Is that how that orb-thingy spelled?
(4) Rena and Zangetsu stumble upon something important, to find out keep reading!!
(5) I could find a good place to put FLASH BACK END so I left it like that. You'll learn more about this later.
A/n I updated!! Be happy I am!! three more reviews to update again 'kay?