Okay, readers, I guess I should explain myself about Ichigo's 'Bringer Light'. In this story, he will have regained his Fullbring powers after the war, given that he is the combination of a Soul Reaper, a Hollow, a Quincy, and a human all rolled up in one. Don't get me wrong, he'll still have a bit of trouble. He's just trying to learn how to use them.
A New Patient at the Clinic!
The two Earthlings just stood there trying to find out the motives of the being in front of them, but he refused to give an answer, only answering Logan's question regarding his name. 'This is weird. He's just standing there, probably waiting for one of us to make a move. He's silent, like he's hiding something. Or maybe he just wants to get on Kurosaki's nerves. Either way, I don't like it one bit' Logan thought.
"Okay, that's it! I don't know why you're here, but I don't have all day to wait for an answer. Either you give me one or I'll force it out!" exclaimed Ichigo as he went into his Fullbringer state, shocking Logan in the process. Cloak fired two thick strings of webbing from his wrists, forcing the two to duck. Unfortunately, the webbing landed on the buildings behind them, allowing Cloak to use it as a sling-shot to propel him forward, kicking Ichigo and Logan into a building.
"Okay, Kurosaki, it looks like we'll have to force it out!" Logan said as he and Ichigo recovered from the impact. They landed on their feet and looked up to see another web heading for them. Luckily, they moved out of the way just in time. Ichigo and Logan grabbed their swords to see if they couldn't cut him. Cloak sent another barrage of webbing heading straight for them. Logan managed to Flash Step onto the side of a building and use super-speed to run along the wall, Flash Stepping to another building before he got hit. It didn't save him however, as Cloak managed to whip right around and hit him as soon as he hit the next building he was on. 'Damn it. I couldn't shake him,' he thought as he fell 8 stories to the ground.
Ichigo wasn't having much better luck on his end. While he could stand in the air thanks to his Bringer Light, Cloak kept dodging him due to being more agile. He took a brief glance at Logan, who was winded from the fall but still alive. 'That's good. Now all I have to worry about is this guy.' Just as he thought that, Cloak formed a sword from his symbiote and struck at Ichigo, who, to the former's amazement, wasn't hurt.
'What the-?' Cloak thought before Ichigo interrupted him.
"I bet you're wondering why you couldn't hurt me, aren't you. If I use anything Hollow-based, a Hierro forms around me, acting as a protective shell reinforced by my Spiritual Pressure. Now, let me show you something," he said. "Blut Arterie, Getsuga Tensho!" The reinforced Getsuga managed to nick Cloak as he dodged at the last second.
Meanwhile, Logan managed to get up with what consciousness he still had. He knew about Ichigo's Getsuga, but he didn't know about his other powers. He locked on to Cloak's Spirit Energy and discovered that he had two of them. He then heard Cloak speak. "I had fun here, fellas, but I'm afraid I have to go! See you later!" Cloak said before slinging off. Ichigo was more concerned about his teammate than he was their opponent.
"Are you okay?" he asked the Assassin.
"Yeah, I just need to get patched up. You're going to have to tell me about your other powers, Kurosaki."
"Okay, but only since you told me about your history with Soifon. And could you please call me 'Ichigo'? If we're going to be teammates, then we need to be on a first-name basis."
"Gotcha." Just then Yoruichi, Kisuke, and Soifon arrived, with Soifon shoving Ichigo out of the way.
"Oh my God, Logan, are you alright? You look like you need to be patched up quite a bit!" she said, causing Logan to smirk and the others, aside from Ichigo, to laugh at her antics. The orange-haired Substitute just shook his head.
"I'm fine, thank you, Soifon."
"I know someone who could patch you up. His name is Isshin Kurosaki, and he runs a clinic inside his own home. He's also the former Squad 10 Captain, as well as Ichigo's dad," Kisuke suggested.
"Thanks, Mr. 'Green-Gi'," said Logan. Yoruichi snickered at the nickname.
"Okay, I've heard Kisuke being called a lot of things. Shop owner, Lazy Bastard, Hat-n-Clogs, but never Green-Gi," she said, pointing at Soifon, Ichigo, and then Logan for their respective nicknames.
"I figured that someone called him 'Hat-n-Clogs' by now, so I just thought I'd call him something else."
"That's a good one, but you can use 'Hat-n-Clogs' if you want. I'm not the only one who's called him that," Ichigo stated. Soifon put Logan's arm around her shoulder, trying to walk towards the clinic.
"I love you, Logan, but you're pretty heavy," she said.
"Sorry, Soifon," Logan said.
"It's alright." Just then, Yoruichi took the other arm and put it over her shoulder.
"You know, Soifon, that if you try to carry a big guy like him, you're bound to strain your back. I'll help you get him to the clinic," the Shihoin princess said.
Ichigo slowed his pace down so that Soifon and Yoruichi could keep up while carrying Logan. They managed to get to the Kurosaki Clinic in one piece. "You two remember my dad's routine. I need you to watch out when I open the door," Ichigo said to the girls, who nodded. He knocked on the door as they got out of the way. Once the door opened, Isshin came flying out ready to tackle his son. Luckily, the latter dodged out of the way. "Alright, Dad, could you cut that out? You've got a patient!"
Isshin looked at Logan and knew instantly that it was time to stop fooling around. "What happened to him?" the crazy doctor asked.
"The same thing that would've happened to me had I not been in my Fullbringer state."
"Essentially, they met a weird person in black and Logan wound up landing on his back from an 8 story tall building," Yoruichi explained. Isshin's eyes widened at this as he and Ichigo took the wounded Assassin to the clinic part of the house. "No use in standing out here, Soifon. Let's go in."
"Yes, Lady Yoruichi." Normally, Soifon would protest going into the Kurosaki household, given her small rivalry with Ichigo as well as her not-so-fondness for the Shiba Clan, but she was too distraught over Logan's injuries to do so. While she was thinking about the day, a Hell Butterfly landed on her nose, causing Yoruichi to laugh a little. "It appears that Head Captain Kyoraku is sending the first 4 Soul Reapers that recovered from the war."
"Oh yeah? And who are they?" asked Yoruichi.
"Lieutenant Renji Abarai of Squad 6, Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto of Squad 10, Lieutenant Rukia Kuchiki of Squad 13, and Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya of Squad 10."
"Has anyone else recovered?"
"Yes, but not fully. Our biggest worry would be hiding Logan from Hitsugaya."
"No it's not," Yoruichi said. Soifon looked at her with one eyebrow raised. "Our biggest problem isn't Toshiro, but Rangiku." That's when Soifon remembered Rangiku's personality.
"If she even TRIES taking Logan away from me, she will DIE!" Yoruichi couldn't help but laugh at Soifon's antics today.
"You've been acting up more than usual, my little bee. I am glad you've found someone to love, though." Just as Yoruichi said that, Ichigo came out to tell them the news regarding their object of conversation.
"He's doing fine, you two. Logan just needs some rest. From the looks of things, you need some too, Soifon. Do you guys want some tea or something?"
'Ichigo didn't even address Lady Yoruichi. I guess while he knew her habits, he's just trying to establish a friendship with me due to common grounds. I guess I could try, seeing as he helped Logan out' Soifon thought. "I think I'll pass on the tea, Ichigo. Thank you anyways."
"Okay, what about you, Yoruichi?"
"I'll take a cup, Ichigo." Ichigo started pouring the tea for him and Yoruichi. "By the way, Toshiro, Renji, Rangiku, and Rukia are coming here. You would do best not to interrupt Toshiro and Isshin's game of 'catch-up'."
"Thanks for the tip. That reminds me, Karin and Yuzu are asleep. I would prefer it if no one disturbed them."
"My apologies, Ichigo. I didn't mean to get so loud. As a Captain and the Leader of the Stealth Force, I need to stay composed."
"Hey, no worries. I think I even know what got you angry like that," he said as the doorbell rang. He opened the door and saw the 4 Soul Reapers in the doorway.
"Hi, Ichigo, how are you doing tonight?" asked Rukia.
"I've been good. I don't know about Soifon, though. Would you like to come in? Members of the Kuchiki Clan and my dad's old squad are always welcome," he said as the Soul Reapers entered one-by-one. "Sorry, Renji, but my dad doesn't have a place set up for pineapple-haired baboons."
"Very funny, Ichigo. Now let me through," said Renji, pushing the Substitute out of the way. When he got in the living room, Rukia smacked him in the head. "Ow! Rukia, do you mind telling me what that was for?!"
"A) Keep your voice down because Yuzu and Karin are still asleep; and B) Ichigo said there was no room for pineapple-haired baboons," said Rukia. Renji knew that this was an inside joke between Ichigo, Byakuya, and Rukia. It was also one he didn't appreciate.
"It's better to be a baboon than a midget! At least we can climb trees!" This earned him another smack in the head.
"Keep quiet, you two. I sense something," said Toshiro. It took Renji, Rukia, and Rangiku a little bit before they could sense it too.
"Renji, it's him," Rukia whispered to her childhood friend.
"It seems like it, but apparently, he's gotten stronger. Must be that 'special training' Captain Kuchiki mentioned." Unfortunately for them, Toshiro heard the conversation. He concentrated his spirit energy on the source of the Spiritual Pressure until he found the door leading to the clinic. Normally, he could just shrug it off, but the conversation between Rukia and Renji was disturbing him so he decided to check it out.
The Lieutenants followed him into the clinic where he saw the source of the power—and the topic of Rukia and Renji's conversation. "Do you two know him?" Toshiro asked. Rukia was the one who answered the question.
"His name is Logan Washburn and he's from the United States of America. Even though I'm older than he is, he's been kind of a big brother to me, always finding things for us to do while Byakuya was out on a Hollow hunt." She then noticed the bracers on his arms. "Well what do you know? It looks like the special training was a recruitment into the Assassin's Guild. He's more like Captain Soifon than I gave him credit for."
"What about you, Renji? How do you know him?" Ichigo and Rukia snickered at what was going to be Renji's answer.
"He…kind of kicked my ass the first time I met him," said Renji.
"Well, what would you expect, Renji? You were in a gigai with a limiter placed on you," stated Rukia.
"Yeah, don't remind me." Rangiku decided to have a good look at the sleeping patient. She was mainly admiring his physique, something that even Rukia couldn't avoid looking at despite a hidden crush on Ichigo.
"I have to say, Rukia, you picked a good-looking brother-figure. I can't wait to bed him," said the Squad 10 Lieutenant.
"You just signed your own death warrant, Rangiku. That's Soifon's boyfriend there," said Ichigo.
"Really? Do you think she'll share?"
"I doubt it. Even if she would, it would most likely be with Yoruichi." Just then, Logan started to stir. Rangiku got a closer look at him when he opened his eyes to look around.
"Wow, brown eyes too? I hate Captain Soifon so much now," said Rangiku.
"Rukia? Renji? Ichigo, what's going on?" Logan asked. It made Rangiku even more attracted to him to hear his voice.
"Apparently, Head Captain Kyoraku sent Rukia, Renji, Toshiro, and Rangiku here because they were the first to fully heal after the war against the Quincies."
"Now that he's awake and we're not directly below your sisters' bedroom, Ichigo…It's 'Captain Hitsugaya' to you!"
"I figured you were Captain Hitsugaya, but I wanted to be sure. Soifon told me that you're a child prodigy," Logan said.
"And I'm Rangiku! I would love to go to dinner with you! I know this great place in the downtown district that serves great Italian food! It'll be easy on your wallet too," said Rangiku, excited to be able to talk to him.
"That sounds nice, but I'm already taken. Been so for 8 years," said Logan, shocking Toshiro and saddening Rangiku. "Hey, don't worry too much about it. I'll treat you, Soifon, and Yoruichi to lunch someday.
"I would like that."
"We all have to rest up. It's been a long day," said Ichigo. The others nodded in agreement.
CHAPTER 4 END
I should point out that Soifon is going to be out of character a few times in this story. I also hope that you're happy about Toshiro and Renji finally being in one of my stories.