It was the start of the new term at Karakura High School and the students were catching up over what happened during the summer.

Kiku Aoyama sat nervously in the principal's office.

"I think you'll fit in nicely here, Miss Aoyama."

He saw her fiddling around with her skirt.

"Something wrong?"

"S-Sorry. A bit scared."

That wasn't it. She hated how short the skirts were. The red bow was nice but the white shirt was so constricting to her breasts.

Orihime and her had similar sizes. How did she put up with it?

A bell tolled.

"Thats the start of homeroom. Your teacher will introduce you to the students. Could you find the classroom okay?"

"Y-Yes. Thank you."

She bowed and quickly left.

As she headed down the hallway, she could see something on the outside of the school. Five students in the Karakura uniform were surrounded by students in full kendo gear.

"I'm already late for homeroom," she said jumping out the window.

She snuck over to the soon-to-be fight and listened.

"Leave us alone!"

"Disband the kendo club this year or else!"

"We're not afraid of you!"

One of the men in kendo raised his weapon but was stopped when a hand grabbed it.

"Hey. There a problem here?"

"Back off, bitch!"

A vein popped out of her temple.

She ripped the bamboo sword from his hand and hit his head with enough force to shatter the helmet.

"Captain Toki!"

"Whose next?!"

One by one, Kiku knocked them out while the Karakura boys watched.

She turned to them, panting, and smiled.

"You better get to class."

Kiku ran passed them and headed for homeroom.


"Ah. About time you joined us," the homeroom teacher said obviously annoyed.

Kiku laughed sheepishly.

"I'm sorry. I got lost."

"No matter. Write your name on the board and introduce yourself."

She quickly did as she was instructed and bowed to the class.

"My name is Kiku Aoyama. I'm new to the area and enjoy flower arranging, sewing, and kendo."

She took a seat in the back but could feel a boy staring at her.

He had brown hair to his shoulders and hearts in his eyes.

Kiku smiled and looked back to the teacher.


"That girl is as pretty as Orihime!"

"Keigo, calm down."

"How could you be so calm?! She's smokin'! I wonder if she's attatched."

"She is. And her boyfriend made me promise not to let her get into trouble or he'll scalp whoever even thinks about trying anything with her."

The last thing Ichigo wanted was to get Ikkaku here and fighting Keigo.

"Damn. But she's so hot!"

Keigo looked to the side and sighed.

"She's so pretty."

When she started walking over, Ichigo noticed how anxious she looked.

"Kiku, what's up?"

"I-I was wondering if I could join you for lunch."

Ichigo grabbed her arm and pulled her outside the classroom.

"Are you always this nervous?"

"No, but I've never been in the Human World like this! I have no idea what to do. I think I shouldn't have accepted this assignment."

"You just need to relax. You can join us."


Ichigo took Kiku up to the roof where several students were waiting. There were the Ryoka, Orihime, the girl with big boobs, Chad, who was tall, dark, and silent, Uryu, a Quincy with amazing sewing skills, and then there were new people.

The only other girl there was a girl with short black hair named Tatsuki Arisawa.

There was a boy with longer black hair named Mizuiro Kojima.

The boy with brown hair was Keigo Asano.

"Hi, I'm Kiku."

"Allow me to welcome you into our little group! We're always having fun and hanging out!"

Keigo pointed to Ichigo.

"Except he always makes up some kind of excuse!!"

"Shut up, Keigo."

Kiku laughed.

"This is far different than I thought it would be. I thought people here would be uptight and angry."

"Why did you think that?"

"Ichigo was the first person I met from the area."

He flushed and threw a wrapped bun at her.

"Go back to your boyfriend!!"

She pouted.

"Don't bring him into this."

"Whose your boyfriend?" Tatsuki asked while Keigo cried.

"He's the very best fighter I've seen! He's beaten so many men its hard to count! He has distinctive marks on his face, he kind of looks angry a lot, and he's very handsome!"

"Wow. He have a brother?"


Inside the Kendo Club, a meeting was being held.

"This is bad, guys."

"The school wants to cut back our budget."

"We need some way to make money."

"Forget that."

The group turned to five boys who had smiles on their faces.

"We should focus on that new girl."

"She beat those Shibuya School kids in two minutes without armor!"

"Her name is Kiku Aoyama. Transfer student."

"What should we do about the club?!"

"I know!" Captain Takehara said standing up.


After school, Ichigo walked with Kiku to his house.

"Do you have a place to live yet?"

"No but I have a few apartments in mind. I just need Captain Kurotsuchi to wire around some money for me."

They walked inside and a man suddenly kicked Ichigo.

"You're ten minutes late!"

"DAD!"

The two started fighting as Kiku took in the other man's appearance. He had black hair, a slight beard, and a doctor's coat on.

After Ichigo won the fight, Kiku bowed to the man.

"Hello, Kurosaki-Sama. My name is Kiku Aoyama."

"Hey there."

The man jumped up and shook her hand.

"You Ichigo's girlfriend?"

"Um, no, sir."

"Damn. Boy, when are you going to get a hot girl like her?!"

"Lay off it, Dad!"


Kiku helped Yuzu around the house, Isshin with a few patients, and Karin with soccer.

"Kiku, where did you learn your medical know-how?" Isshin asked at the dinner table.

"My father helped me," she said trying to think of an explanation.

"Really?" Yuzu asked. "Is he a doctor?"

"Sort of. He's a scientist."

"What's his name?" Isshin said looking into her eyes.

"Mayuri. Mayuri Kurotsuchi."

"Why does he have a different last name?"

"M-My mom wanted to name me after a relative and gave me a a different last name!"

What a lame excuse!! Even I don't believe it!

"Thats nice. Its always important to remember ancestors."

"Karin," Kiku said trying to change the subject. "How's move I showed you going."

"Great! And you said you were going to teach me some new fighting techniques, right?!"

"If its okay with Ichigo and Kurosaki-Sama, I'd be happy to."

Yuzu looked at the time.

"Does your family need you home anytime soon, Kiku-san?"

"My family isn't here. I came here for education."

"Where do you live?"

"Nowhere right now. I was just going to wander around until tomorrow morning-"

"No!" the Kurosaki family shouted.

Yuzu grabbed one leg, Karin held her arm, and Isshin held her remaining leg.

"You have to stay here!"

"You can't be homeless!"

"Who else will help me deal with Ichigo?!"

"HEY!"

"We don't have an extra room though, Dad."

"She can stay in Ichigo's room since she has a boyfriend already."


A mattress was laid on the floor next to Ichigo's bed.

"I really apprecaite this. As soon as I get on my feet, I'll be out of your hair."

"Don't worry about it. And if you need some extra money, you can work in the Clinic."

"Thank you, Kurosaki-Sama!"

"Just call me Isshin."

"Yes, Isshin-Sama."

"We'll work on it."

Ichigo chuckled as Kiku crawled under the covers while wearing Yuzu's pink pyjamas.

"You like the Human World?"

"I love it. I can't wait to write to Ikkaku and tell him about this!"

Something crawled underneath the covers.

Kiku jumped up and started kicking the spot.

"What the hell are you-"

Ichigo lifted up the sheet and saw Kon.

"That thing was pulling down my pants!! What is it?!"

"This is Kon. He's a Mod Soul. Don't mind him, Kiku."

Kon snapped up with hearts in his eyes.

"Kiku! What a pretty name for a pretty-"

Ichigo threw a pillow at him.

"She's already got a Soul Reaper boyfriend who will slice you to bits."


"What the?"

Ichigo had to look at the poster a second time to fully understand it.

" 'The Kiku Aoyama Fan Club?' "

"What's up, Ichigo?!"

Keigo smiled and showed off eight buttons on his uniform with Kiku's name on them.

"Did you hear? The Kendo Club created the Kiku Aoyama Fan Club!"

"Why?"

"She saved some of them from an ambush! And now she's joined them! They're calling her 'The Blooming Flower of Karakura!' I envy Takehara for being President!!"

"But its her second day here!"

"Thats not so bad! They made me Vice-President!"

"Why?"

Kiku walked over to Keigo.

"Keigo, I finished making those clothes you wanted."

"Awesome! And you promised you would try them out for me, right?"

She nodded.

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Homeroom started and everyone was already surprised at Ochi-senei's strange attitude.

"Now, you all better be ready for today. School's a drag but its better to live it out."

"Where are you hiding?! Come on out!!"

The entire class looked out the window. Ichigo, Kiku, Uryu, Chad, and Orihime recognized the voice as the Lieutenant of Squad 6, Renji Abarai.

"Hey! Ichigo Kurosaki! I know you're up there!"

The class chatted excitedly but as Kiku was getting ready to rush outside, Ichigo was already pulling Renji into some nearby bushes.

"Darn it. He gets all the fun."

A few minutes later, a Hollow appeared and headed for the school.

Crap! I need to transform! But the teacher will notice if I put something in my mouth.

Ichigo ended up taking care of it.

Orihime must've been watching because she smiled out the window.

"Orihime," Miss Ochi said. "What are you doing?"

She laughed along with the class.

As class started up again, Kiku gazed out the window.

I hope Ikkaku's okay.