Sorry for the wait people. I didn't get home until 4 in the morning…I was with my friends for movie night…which mostly consisted of watching Gravitation/Ouran Host Club/ Loveless and various other animes while drinking massive amounts of pop and eating 40 dollars worth of snacks and ice cream. Not to mention writing and RPing…
Anyway, here's your chapter. I have 5 favs so I'm going to update 2 chapters at once this time….
"Speech" 'thoughts' 'ichigo's inner hollow' 'ichigo replying mentally to said hollow'
Chapter 4 – back to school
Ichigo picked himself up with a groan, next time he saw that bastard Kisuke he was going to kill him. He looked around himself and found they had come out in one of the Rukongai Districts just like they had when Ichigo and company had tried to save Rukia.
"Well, it seems Urahara's humor hasn't changed much since he was a taicho," Ukitake said, brushing himself off.
"Whatever you say, Ukitake-Taicho. I personally think he's just insane myself; capable, but insane." Ichigo muttered, "The bastard dropped us right in front of the cleaner. AGAIN!"
"We should hurry up and get to the Seireitei, they'll be waiting for him won't they?" Hitsugaya said, unable to help smiling a bit as Ichigo shot him a wary look.
"Who will be waiting for me?" Ichigo said, having images of an over eager Kenpachi wanting a rematch. He knew that the 11th squad leader would eventually come looking for him, it was unavoidable, but he hoped he could make himself hard to find….
"Ya putting him through the Shinigami Academy?" Shinji asked, knowing that he would have to keep close to the carrot-top wherever they sent him.
"Of course," Renji said, "He might be good enough with that oversized zanpaktou but he still needs to learn Kido. Not to mention some semblance of control and a bunch of other stuff." He was grinning at the knowledge that Ichigo would be stuck in classes. Petty, but he'd take his victories where he could get them.
Going ahead of everyone to make sure everything was prepared. Rangiku and her captain left the group; leaving only Ukitake, Renji, Shinji, and Ichigo together.
'looks like back to school for you king' Ichigo's hollow said.
'*sigh*, well, at least I'll learn Kido.' Ichigo replied back, 'What should I call you anyway, I can't keep calling you hollow...'
"I guess I should tag along, it'd be helpful to know if anything's changed since I was last here.' Shinji said, thinking that with Ichigo taking classes then he would have to find something else to occupy his time instead.
Ichigo meanwhile was oblivious to the conversation around and about him as his hollow was busy yelling at him.
'I don't have a name King! Haven't you figured that out yet? Even the old man has a name but not the evil hollow.' The inner hollow replied somewhat bitterly.
'If you don't have a name then I'll just make one up.' Ichigo replied, "How 'bout Shiro? Since you're completely white….?'
'Oh so original King', the hollow replied, somehow giving the impression of rolling his eyes. Secretly though, he was pleased with actually having a name instead of just 'the hollow'; even if it was horribly unimaginative.
Renji shook him, snapping him out of the conversation he was having with his inner hollow, Shiro, he corrected himself.
"What?" Ichigo said annoyed.
"Quit spacing out, you're headed to the academy and I'm headed to work before someone finds out what I did with the paperwork." He said, "Try not to screw up too badly". Renji didn't give Ichigo a chance to reply but used Shunpo to get to the Seireitei and away from the rest.
'Yeah King, try not to screw up too badly' Shiro mocked.
Shinji glanced over at Ichigo worried since he had spaced out while everyone was talking. He hadn't even paid attention to the fact they had been talking about him, until Renji had shaken him. He hoped it wasn't the hollow half causing trouble again.
Ukitake was the one who took charge, leading them back at a normal pace since he wasn't really feeling up to using Shunpo at the moment. As soon as he got to Seireitei he was going to let the former Taicho lead Ichigo-kun around while he rested; the academy hadn't changed any since he had been a student so they wouldn't get lost. Well, Ichigo might but that was why Shinji was going to be with him.
"So where are we headed then and who's waiting for me?" Ichigo asked Shinji quietly.
"Ya don't listen well do you?" Shinji said. "We are headed for the academy, that's who's waiting for you." Shinji shook his head; really wishing right now that he had been able to get out of Urahara's blackmail.
I'm gonna fast forward a bit in the next chapter k people? I just don't feel like writing a whole chapter on something as boring as walking to the Seireitei and meeting a bunch of people who won't likely even show up again in this story so….next chapter coming up….soon as I type it anyway.
Btw thank you bookimp for pointing out what I needed….
