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The Next Day

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Just another lazy day off from work. Ichigo and Rukia. It felt colder with every slight breath they took. The sky was a clear white, and as Rukia put it to Ichigo a while ago, It hasn't snowed in the Soul Society in nearly a hundred years. A single snowflake made it's way into there living room through a slight crack in the window.

The snowflake made it's way until it landed on Rukia's head. Ichigo didn't care about how the weather was, Rukia seemed to be able to look more beautiful than before. Who was sitting with her knees tucked underneath reading a book on Kido.

Ichigo had plopped his head onto Rukia's lap, which hit the book out of her hands and fell to the ground. Rukia's face filled with rage as she smacked Ichigo's head on her lap.

"Ow!" Ichigo yelled as he broke the silence. "Damn it you're a bitch Rukia!" He shouldn't of said that. Rukia had planted another on his already red face. This time leaving a red imprint of her hand. "OWW!"

Rukia huffed. She looked for her fallen book. She looked right and left before realizing that it fell in front of her. She leaned her slim, well built body over Ichigo's head to grab the book. It took nearly 10 seconds before she had a grip on the book. Before she could pull it up she felt an immense pain.

"Ow!" She cried. She lifted her body up off of his face, and her book fell to the ground again.

Ichigo's face was bright red and full of guilt.

Rukia's eyes looked strait down at his, drawing fear into his gut.

"Okay okay… sorry for biting your breast… I won't do it again…"

"Better not."

Rukia leaned back down to get the book she had originally grabbed. Hoping she could trust Ichigo.

She thought she herd the door open but continued on to grab her book. She grew more suspicious as she thought she herd light footsteps and a light jump on the bed.

"Ichigo. What the hell are you doing?"

Ichigo tried to talk with through her chest. But it came out as a mumble. "Nothing."

Rukia hesitated, but continued to grab her book. Her skinny fingertips lightly touched her book, before she felt another bite, but on her leg.

She jumped and stared down at Ichigo, who wasn't red this time, and delivered a heart stopping smack to his face.

"OW!!! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING THAT TIME YOU CRAZY MIDGET!" He screamed.

"Then why did I feel another bite mark-" Rukia hissed before she was interrupted.

A small tong had touched her soft skin, and Rukia jumped.

She looked down to see a furry little animal.

"Ichigo! You got us a puppy!!" She said almost about to cry.

"I did get you a puppy, but then you hit me. So I got myself a puppy."

Rukia slapped him again on his cheek, but then she pressed her soft and very delicious lips to his.

"Thank you Ichigo.."

"Are you going to play with him? Or even name him? Or would you rather just keep kissing me? I could decide for you if you want."

"I think I will name him…" She hesitated.

She took a long look at the fluffy little animal. He was medium sized, with hair covering everything. He was brown, with a few shades of grey spots mixed it. His paws were pure white, and had a medium sized tail. Which he wagged fiercely as he anticipated to be petted.

"I will call him Gin!" She announced.

"What?! Gin?! Are you kidding me! He betrayed the Soul Society and help Aizen assault you! Why would you-"

"Me and Captain Gin actually got around well… he loved many things, and that's why he was always smiling. But everything he loved.. He eventually destroyed. He told me one day that it was because he couldn't let something else hurt it, so he put it down living a good life." She said dreadful. "But I am calling him Gin because he smiles just like him."

Ichigo lifted his head to look at the mutt. From what he remembered of Gin's face, he did have the same smile as this dog. "I guess your right."

Ichigo lifted his large palm and began to scratch the puppies head. Rukia put her smaller hand underneath his head on his chin. She rubbed him softly, as Ichigo rubbed him more fiercely.

Gin brought his head out as far as he could and revealed his 4 small front teeth, enjoying his loves.

Rukia chuckled, as Ichigo used his back to drag himself up her body and kiss her neck.

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Recruiting Ground.

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Ichigo and Rukia had to start setting up there hit squad, they had 2 weeks to fill the 13 spots.

"Roar! Kalibaru!" One of the students yelled, wiping his sword as it turned into a long sickle whip.

It crunched his opponents swords and broke it in pieces.

"N-No! My sword!"

"Who do you have for me next Lieutenant Rangiku?" The young man asked as he swung his sword back over his shoulder as it turned back to normal.

Rukia had been watching this man fight for his last 3 battles, and thought he would make it.

There where about 50 mats where 2 Soul Reapers came to fight in a nock out Competition. The remaining 50 would be tried with other testes that Ichigo requests.

Ichigo had been walking up and down the center of the field a countless number of times, never turning his head to watch a battle.

He was feeling the battle with his spiritual pressure.

He walked by and stopped at matt number 27, still not turning his head. He overheard one competitor yelling at 7th seat Hanataro Yamada.

"I wear! I cheated!" Ichigo herd him yell.

"I-I'm sorry, but the rules are that-.."

"Shut up! He should be disqualified!"

"I-I'm again sorry… but he didn't cheat, he beat-"

The young competitor drew his sword and pointed the tip to his throat.

"You want to say that again? You scared, timid, freak?" He said with incredible darkness.

"He…He didn't cheat!"

The boy brought his sword back and began to slowly move it back forward to the young ranking Soul Reaper.

"Getsuga Tenshou." A small voice came from behind.

A large wave of energy flew by them, cutting the boy's, with his sword draw, arm and causing him to drop his sword.

"AHH! What the hell is your problem you little-!" Ichigo's shadow had fallen over the boy's.

"Whets your name." The large Captain demanded.

He stood there paralyzed. "Ran-Rangikro Kotesro.."

Ichigo's presence and spiritual pressure nearly broke the boy in half.

"7th seat Hanataro. Are you alright?"

He gave a timid not.

"Good. I am glad to hear it. Please see to it that Rangiko Kotesro is removed from the tournament and removed from the Soul Society."

Rangikro's eyes widened. "You-You can't do that!"

"Yes I can. You assaulted a seated officer of the Soul Society. This women who you claimed to have cheated did not commit the crime you say. I have my Spiritual pressure around this entire battle ground. I can watch everyone's battle without even seeing it."

The women behind Ichigo gave a smile, she was almost as beautiful as Rukia was before she grew a couple of Inches.

"Sorry for the trouble miss, I will allow you to take a break, for a couple of matches, then you can continue." Ichigo started to walk away, and then stopped, he turned his head around. "Oh, and if you would mind miss, please don't use your shikai during this competition anymore, you are endangering there lives while doing so. Your very strong." He finished and began to walk away. "Don't worry about not having enough power, you'll make it to the top 50.

Ichigo hadn't noticed until now that his interference had caught the eyes of everyone in the battle ground.

"My apologies, please go back to your fights."

Everyone except two, on matt number 49. There battle raged on without so much as wincing at the trouble on matt 27. It was between a young soul reaper with white, long, eye length, curly hair, with an older, taller, black spiky haired man, with a number 10 tattooed on his left arm.

The boy was wearing a normal Soul Reaper uniform, only with one sleeve cut halfway to his shoulder. He wore a skull badge on his hip, much resembling Ichigo's. His released Zanpakuto much resembled Ichigo's himself, but his wasn't as wide, looking only about twice the size of a normal Zanpakuto's width, While Ichigo's is about 5.

He wielded it with great percussion. Swinging it as if it was a non released, light weight sword, even for it's weight. He also was using only his left hand. He had a round face with a emotionless face.

The other had a no sleeved robe with baggy pants more towards the feet. His released Zanpakuto was a long cleaver like sword, with 2 other blades pointing at a 45 degree angle towards himself. The extra 2 blades where meant to increase the speed of his long blade.

He was just swinging it with no strategy that Ichigo could see.

Ichigo felt a soft tug on the sleeve of his captains robe. He knelt down and looked at the little girl.

"Excuse me Captain Kurosaki… But the two people you are looking at over there are named Mayur Aizuchi, the tall one, and Ukitake Kuroaski, the smaller one." Ichigo's eyes widened. "They are the top students at the Soul Reaper academy. But they are strong enough to easily make a seat when they graduate. And that boy has your last name! Do you know him Captain?" Ichigo stood up.

"No I don't but I plan to. Thank you for your information, good luck."

"Thank you Captain!"

Ichigo made his way to there matt, not even realizing that he was cutting between the other matt's on the way. He gave a quick glance to Rukia, who began to watch the young man who she was watching before. She looked into his eyes, almost reading his mind. She shrugged her shoulders.

As Ichigo found himself in front of matt 49, he sat down next to the announcer for the matt, who just so happened to be Renji.

"I don't know what to tell you Ichigo… he bares no resemblance to you, but has the same weapon, and same fighting style as you. Did your father ever mention that he had a brother? Maybe this could be your cousin."

"No he didn't. But we are related, we have the same spiritual pressure."

He watched the two battle for hours. Everyone else had cense finished and went home for the day. All the other 49 announcers had gathered around the matt as they noticed Ichigo hadn't moved from his spot.

Rukia was the last to gather around. She asked the young lady sitting next to Ichigo to move over so she could sit.

"Excuse me miss, may I please sit next to Captain Kurosaki?"

"No you may not. I was here first."

"I asked you nicely. Why can't I sit next to him?"

She brought her close, "Because I herd there was some girl making a move on him, and I am going to win him over before that slut dose! So don't interfere!" She whispered.

Rukia's face blazed fire red as she wanted to kill the girl.

"Slut?"

"Yeah, I heard that she made a move on a lot of Lieutenants. Like the one sitting in the chair over there." She pointed to Renji.

Rukia stood up. "Ichigo?"

Ichigo looked up from the fight, not even noticing her until then, and met her eyes. "Oh, hey there Rukia. How are you doing?" He said with a smile. The other girl gave a nasty look to Rukia, who ignored it.

"I am fine, I can't find a place to sit though… it's to crowded." She tried to make herself pass as the innocent for her own satisfaction to piss of the other girl.

"Then come here."

Ichigo picked her up from the waist and brought her on top of his lap, then embraced her in a very protective manner. "You don't have to play so sweet and innocent to sit on my lap Rukia. What's wrong with you." He said as he brought his attention back to the fight.

"I don't know. I guess I just got a little…" She turned her head to look at the other girls face, who was in total shock as she realized who she was talking to, and Finished her sentence. "…Jealous with all of the women around her." She gave a winning chuckle to finally satisfy herself.

"You know I only have eyes for you Rukia. Now shut up and lets watch this fight."

The fight lasted another 30 minutes before finally ending, when they both raised there hands in defeat.

Ichigo rose and walked to the white haired boy. He put a hand on his shoulder and then used his other to signal the other to come. He then laid his hand on his larger shoulder and knelt.

"You to are very skilled in the way of the sword. Even your Kido is above exceptional. You two will make fine members of my squad." He looked to the young boy. "You will be my 3rd seat." Then looked to the other. "And you my 4th." He stood back up and then explained why he choose. "You, Mayur, are very skilled, but you don't have a strong absolutely stable fighting style, while…" He took a moment. "Ukitake, dose have one. If you can perfect your style, you two are going to be even greater competitors. Dismissed."

Ichigo let go of the dark haired boy's shoulder, but not the others. He dragged him away with him, and then grabbed Rukia by the waist, and put her on his shoulders.

"Rukia, don't squeeze, you know it hurts my head."

"I know Ichigo."

"And you." He set down Ukitake, still with an emotionless face. "Follow us."

He didn't argue but hesitated.

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Isshin's Office

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"OHHHH MAN! Look at that body girl you got it going on!! Let me touch that fine ass for a moment will you?"

Ichigo knew that voice anywhere, it was Captain Kyoraku, and he was drunk. Ichigo opened the door to find 3 drunken Captains, along with his father. Captain Kyoraku was playing with his lieutenant, Nanao, who for the first time that both Ichigo, and Rukia had seen, was playing with him back, making kissy faces and stealing smooches. Almost like making love only with clothing on.

Captain Kenpachi was just knocked out on the floor with a bottle of sake in his hand, and in his mouth.

And Captain Jushiro was admiring his Zanpakuto and pretended to stab the ceiling.

Ichigo and Rukia stared at the wild mess. Isshin was sitting in a corner with Gin. Petting him over and over again.

Rukia slid down off of Ichigo and took a step to the left to continue her star struck gaze at the drunken Captains.

Ichigo slid his hand in front of Ukitake's eyes, noticing that he was watching the humping old man and young lady. But he just brought Ichigo's hand back down so he could watch.

"Dad!" Ichigo yelled at his father. "Out side. Now." He walked out of the room with Rukia in one arm and Ukitake in the other, who turned himself around to continue watching. Ichigo turned the corner as quick as he could so that the young Soul Reaper couldn't see. But he stuck his head back around the door.

Ichigo grabbed his head and then held him over his shoulder like he was his own child who did something wrong.

Isshin finally made his way out of the door, and almost fell doing it.

"Heh Hey.. hick up.. Ichigo! How has you.. hick up.. Your day been?"

Ichigo punched his father so hard that he made Isshin practically sober.

"Ow! Ichigo, Why did you-!" He stopped. And noticed the boy on his shoulder. "Damn it." He finished.

The boy's and Ichigo's eyes widened.

Ichigo knew he wasn't his cousin. He was his brother.