A/N: Please R&R.
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April 3
The orange-haired boy sighed as he took his textbooks from his table and looked at his new friend. "What kind of class do we have today?" He asked curiously.
Renji looked back at him as he got his own text books and went to the door. "I don't know, probably just the introductions for today." He replied as he shrugged. "Hey, we should go over to Rukia and see if she got into the advanced class, too." He said excitedly with a huge grin on his face.
Ichigo smiled back and nodded. "Yeah, I also want to check on my sister, but unfortunately I don't know her room number." He shook his head and went over to Renji. "Let's just go, maybe I'll see her in class or something." He got a nod and shrug in response.
00
The shorter of the two leaned against the wall as his red-haired friend knocked on the door, hoping that Rukia or whoever her roommate was, would open the door soon.
The door opened and Ichigo sighed in relief as he got off the wall and went over to see who opened the door. His eyes widened when he saw who it was. "O-Orihime? What are you doing here?" He asked his sister as he got a questioning look from his friend.
The girl smiled in return. "I live here, this is my room." She replied happily.
Ichigo nodded hesitantly and turned to Renji. "Renji, this is my sister, Orihime." He told him as he sighed and looked inside hoping to see Rukia.
Renji smiled to her. "Nice to meet you, Orihime." He told her. "Is Rukia by any chance in there?" He asked hoping that he didn't get the room numbers mixed up.
She nodded and stepped aside to let them in. "Yeah, she's my roommate." She replied as they walked in.
Renji grinned as he saw Rukia standing by her bed, waiting for them with a smirk on her face. "Hi, Ichigo, hi, Renji, did you by any chance get lost on the way here?" She asked knowingly.
Renji shook his head and scowled angrily. "Hey! You're the one who didn't open the door, and besides I'm not here to discuss that. I want to know what class you're in." He told her as he calmed himself down.
She smiled back and shook her head. "Fine, I'm in the normal class, why what class are you in?" She asked curiously as she raised an eyebrow.
Ichigo cleared his throat. "Renji and I are in the advanced class, what about you?" He asked his sister as she quietly sat on her bed.
"I'm in the same class as Rukia." She replied shyly and looked away.
Rukia looked at the clock and frowned. "It's time for class, we have to go, Orihime! We'll see you guys later." She told him as she walked to the door with her books, Orihime right behind mumbling a quiet goodbye.
Renji watched them go, then turned to Ichigo with a raised eyebrow. "Man, your sisters really shy." He told him as Ichigo sighed.
He nodded in response. "Yeah, she's always been like that. Anyway, we should get going, we have class, too." He replied as Renji nodded.
000
Ichigo sighed as he entered his classroom and saw a seating chart. "Well, I guess I'll see on our break, Renji." He told him as his friend went over by the window to his seat, while Ichigo went to the middle and sat next to a blond boy.
"Hi, I'm Ichigo Kurosaki." He introduced himself politely as he gave him a smile.
The blond smiled back. "Hi, it's nice to meet you, I'm Izuru Kira." He replied and shook hands with him.
The orange-haired boy nodded and faced the front as the teacher came in and told them sternly to listen to the announcement from the main office.
WELCOME NEW STTUDENTS TO SOUL REAPER ACADEMY. YOU'RE NOW PART OF A PROUD TRADITION, A UNIQUE SCHOOL DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE STEALTH FORCES AND THE THIRTEEN COURT GUARD SQUADS OF THE FUTURE. APPLY DILIGENTLY TO YOUR STUDIES AND UPHOLD THE HONOR OF OUR SCHOOL.
The announcement ended and the teacher looked at them all expectedly. "Let me introduce myself students, my name is Gengorō Ōnabara. I'm also pleased to inform you that out of all the incoming freshman, your test scores on the entrance exams were the highest. In other words, welcome to the advanced class, congratulations." He told them enthusiastically. "Of course this means the expectations for you are higher as well. You must train hard and strive to not merely serve your future, but to excel in each of your area pursuits." He told them as he got out a book. "Alright class, open your textbooks to page 5."
Ichigo got out his book and turned to page 5 as he continued to listen to the teacher.
0000
He smiled as he sat down next to Izuru. "So, I guess we have to do kidõ now, right?" He asked curiously.
Izuru nodded. "Yeah, we have to hit those targets." He told him as he pointed to the front.
Ichigo looked and saw a girl in their class come up and chanted the incantation for Shakkahõ. She fired and got most of the target. "Wow, she's good."
Izuru smiled brightly at him as he got up for his turn. "Yeah, Momo is good, but I'm better." He replied to him proudly and fired the same shot, only he got the whole target.
Ichigo grinned at him as he came back and sat down. "Nice job, I hope I'll do well, too." He got up and blinked as he saw Renji glaring daggers at his new friend, Izuru. He shook his head and went over to fire at the target. "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hadõ number 31: Shakkahõ!" He chanted and fired, hitting half of the target.
He scowled as he went back. "Hey, don't worry, you got half the target, that's good." Izuru cheered him up as he sat down and watched as Renji went over there.
He couldn't help, but laugh as he saw his friend blow himself up. "Hey, you over there, come see me after class!" The instructor yelled at Renji, who agreed with a dazed look on his face.
00000
Ichigo sighed as he saw Renji come out of the classroom. "So, how did it go?" He asked curiously.
Renji scowled. "He told me that I need extra lessons." He replied angrily. "So, anyways, why were you hanging out with that blond guy?" He asked him critically.
Ichigo blinked. "Izuru? He's my new friend, why?" He asked him back confusedly.
The red head scowled back at him. "Because I want to beat him, I want to show him that just because I'm from the Rukon District, it doesn't mean I'm any worse than him." He told him darkly as he thought about Izuru.
"But Izuru's really nice." Ichigo reasoned with him, but all he got was a "Yeah, whatever" and something about noble bastards.
He just shook his head and followed his friend to their next class.
A/N: So, what do you think? Please review.
