Thank you for the reviews. Even if there is only 3 it makes me feel good about my skill at writing. I also enjoy getting feedback and hope for more. I made a mistake with the poll but it is up and running now, at the end of the week I will check the results and see which captain I have to remove, or figure out how to add a fourteenth division both should be fun.
To be honest the next few chapters are going to akin to filler as I get back reviews and the results of the polls I will add to my profile page. I wonder if you can have multiple polls on your profile at once? And Now onto Ichigo's Academy days.
Disclaimer: Bleach isn't mine. (I'm a terrible artist, Rukia's better than me)
Chapter 2: Back to School! Afterlife Edition.
Fourth Division Barracks
Rukia wondered what the results of this "punishment" were going to be. she didn't know what to hope for, For Ichigo to marry her or for Ichigo to marry someone else, both were options and both terrified her for different reasons.
Next to Rukia lay Ichigo in a bed having been brought to the Fourth Division barracks after he and Byakuya had fainted in the Central 46 Chambers in front of everybody. On the other side of the room lay Byakuya while Renji sat next to him reading a copy of the Seireitei Communication Monthly with a picture of him and Ichigo on the front with the caption "Seireitei's Most eligible and ineligible bachelors" Renji was frowning as he read the magazine. Rukia noticing him frowning asked "What's the matter with you Renji"
Renji stood up walked over and passed her the magazine saying "Here, Read" with suppressed anger in his voice. the page he was open to had a large picture of Ichigo on one side and a similar sized picture of Renji on the other next to each of the pictures were small boxes three to each picture, one stating the name, the second giving physical descriptions and the last with the number one in the left hand corner and some text as she read the text she understood why Renji was so furious. the text for Renji's third box read.
1. Renji Abarai - Lieutenant of the Sixth Division
While possessing great strength, and a powerful Zanpakutō -
Renji's Personality is unfortunately lacking and his tattoos make -
Renji lose some of his attractiveness.
He is Seireitei's Number 1 Ineligible Bachelor.
Rangiku Matsumoto.
Rukia had to fight to keep a smirk of her face at first and then failing that, had to fight to keep herself from laughing in Renji's face, she succeeded - Just. Rukia then turned to Ichigo's larger third box and read what it said there.
1. Ichigo Kurosaki - Substitute Shinigami
Possessing great strength , insane amounts of Reiatsu -
Dashing good looks and an irresistible personality -
Ichigo Kurosaki is a committed hardworking man -
Most noted for leading the Ryoka Invasion and defeating Aizen -
He has become an invaluable ally to the Soul Society -
Currently the Seireitei's most eligible bachelor -
However rumors of a relationship with Rukia Kuchiki -
Mean the Ichigo Kurosaki might not be on the Market for much longer -
Rangiku Matsumoto.
Rukia gasped at reading what Rangiku had and hoped that neither Ichigo or Byakuya would read this! Knowing however that they probably would - and that there would be hell to pay.
Next to her Ichigo had awakened and was reading the magazine over her shoulder he read the whole thing before commenting to her "What's up with that... Rumors of a relationship when'd that happen?"
Rukia spun around to look at Ichigo then noticing his face was right next to hers when she slammed her head into his.
"Ouch. Hey midget watch it. your head feels like solid rock" Ichigo snapped at her
Rukia punched Ichigo in the gut asking "Who are you calling a midget? Strawberry"
Ichigo glared daggers at her before looking away after deciding that it wasn't worth the hassle to argue with her. he then looked up and saw Renji pacing around cursing under his breath, "Oi Renji why are you so angry? It's just a stupid magazine article"
Renji shot Ichigo a venomous look before replying "Easy for you to say, Now I'll have an even harder time trying to get a girlfriend! Damn you Matsumoto if I get my hands on her I'll-"
"Kiss her" Interrupted Rukia and Renji jumped back with a pale face looking horrified. While Ichigo started laughing his head off, loud enough to wake Byakuya up.
"Nii-sama you're awake" cried Rukia as she saw Byakuya looking around trying to get his bearings.
"Oi Byakuya you finally woke up huh" commented Ichigo
Byakuya scowled at Ichigo before replying "And it seems you have yet to gain manners boy"
Ichigo just grinned and said "Never had them to begin with."
Byakuya's scowl deepened as he heard Ichigo's comment and he was hard pressed not to shout out after having lost this verbal battle.
Rukia casually elbowed Ichigo's shoulder, causing him to shoot a withering gaze at her. Rukia ignores his look and asks Byakuya "Nii-sama are you feeling better now"
Before Byakuya could answer a voice from the doorway stops all the conversation in the room "Yes, I would like to know if you are feeling better Kuchiki-taichou and Kurosaki-san" as Rukia, Renji Ichigo and Byakuya turn to the doorway they see the Fourth Division captain Retsu Unohana standing there with a questioning look on her face.
"Because if you two are feeling better, Do you mind leaving? The Twelfth Division apparently was testing high explosives and one of their bombs rolled into the Eleventh Division training yard, the casualties from both the bomb exploding and the fight afterwards need this room" Unohana informed them.
Ichigo quickly got out of the bed and walked towards the door to leave, he stopped and turned to Rukia and asked "Hey, Rukia where's this Shin'ō Academy that I'm supposed to attend?"
Rukia got up with a sigh and replied "Come on Strawberry it's time to go to school"
"Don't call me strawberry!" Ichigo growled irritably to Rukia as they left.
Byakuya after watching this exchange thought to himself "Though I hate to admit that Boy and Rukia do get on well together. Maybe I should marry them together as it will save the Kuchiki clan from punishment and make Rukia happy, and angry that damn Ōmaeda who keeps bugging me about his son" after thinking this Byakuya heard Senbonzakura reply to his thoughts "That is a very good plan but how are you going to pull it off?" How indeed? Byakuya bade Captain Unohana goodbye and strode off to the Sixth Division barracks with Renji in tow, trying to figure out a way not only of getting Ichigo and Rukia to marry but to do so in front of the other three Great Noble Houses and their plans of marriage.
Shin'ō Academy
As Ichigo stood outside the gates to the Shin'ō Academy he wondered what to do next when a familiar face strode out of the Academy towards him
"Well, Ichigo what brings you here I wonder" called out Kisuke Urahara the so called "humble shopkeeper"
"As if you don't already know" Ichigo retorted
"I guess you're right, well come on in it's time to get you enrolled" Urahara responded
As Urahara turned around to start leading Ichigo into the Academy. Rukia said to Ichigo "I've got to go back to my Division! Have fun in school Strawberry" and Rukia laughed as she walked away
Ichigo followed Urahara into the main hall of the Academy murmuring under his breath about "Half-pint Midgets" he stopped when he realized that there were more people in the hall than he was expecting unless "Urahara is today the official registration day for the Academy?"
Kisuke chuckled and replied "Got it in one Ichigo"
As he was walking towards the registration desks Ichigo noticed a familiar face at the edge of his vision he stopped dead when he saw who it was "Ishida what the hell are you doing here"
Uryu Ishida did a double take upon seeing Ichigo and responded with "You know we were together when it hap-"
Ichigo shook his head "Not what are you doing in the Soul Society, I know that, I meant what are you doing at the Shinigami Academy"
Ishida looked pensive and replied "Since I'm dead I might as well put my reiatsu to work as a Shinigami... Also this might protect me from Kurotsuchi. Maybe"
Ichigo laughed at that and replied "Well that's a fair reason for trying to become a Shinigami"
Ishida nodded "Also this way I get to kill hollows without getting in trouble from the Soul Society"
Kisuke having walked up behind them commented "Well, well Uryu Ishida your becoming a Shinigami! wise choice, now let's move on to the enrollment"
For the next half an hour Ichigo and Uryu filled out the paperwork that would make them official students of the Academy, they also completed the Reiatsu qualification test with Uryu coming in at a lieutenant's level and Ichigo being placed in a newly created level cleverly named the Ichigo-Zaraki Level of Reiatsu or as everyone else called it Monstrous Reiatsu level.
Be honest how many of you expected Ishida to become a Shinigami, I was hoping that this would allow me to expand the storyline in new and interesting ways, Next Chapter I will not only start Ichigo and Ishida's lesson in becoming a Shinigami but also explain how they got to the Soul Society and how it ties into the Twelfth Division!
In answer to your Review MugetsuIchigo I couldn't find enough Kido spells below twenty with which to establish Ichigo's and Ishida's level of training and skill.
Until the Next Chapter, Chapter 3: First Period: Kido and Nobility. This is dragonsong2795 signing out.