Hi ya'll!
Um…
So… this one will have the shinigami in it well a little, there will be more in the next chap.
As well as a… hmmm face familiar to all.
And another thing. If enough people like this story and wish for a sequel with the fullbringers in it then let me know!
Chapter 28: The spirits are always with you!
Tatsuki sat on the one end of the couch with her eyes purely on Ichigo.
They were in his house in front of the TV watching the absolutely ridiculous show that more than half of the school enjoyed. Her deep blue eyes watched Ichigo frown with what looked like annoyance.
Ghost Bust TV show was a mega hit amongst the population of Japan, Karakura being a large area with a larger amount of viewers. Don Kanonji was the so called host. Tatsuki could see that Ichigo was highly annoyed and somewhat insulted by what he was seeing.
There was however a looked of worry in there as well.
She wondered what was going on in that head.
After Ichigo explained it all to them with the help of the wacky blonde both she and Orihime decided to join the group and train. Ichigo was hardly ever around to see what good progress they all made. They both did the spiritual reiatsu training that the weird blonde shopkeeper insisted on.
It was merely meditating while either the shopkeeper or Ichigo was near to douse them in reiatsu. Ichigo's however seemed to be rather potent in increasing everyone else's reiatsu without much effort on his side. When she asked if this was his strongest Ichigo shook his head as said that it was just about a quarter. That was incredible to her.
Her physical training was similar to that of Renji's. Ichigo would sometimes offer to be their sparring partner but the red head was a stickler for training it seemed. Tatsuki had a feeling that Ichigo was a trainer of some kind in Soul Society.
On that matter, Ichigo's face always softened when one of them asked something about the place. Orihime once asked if Ichigo would go back. Ichigo's face went poignant. He sighed and said if he could he would but he couldn't as it were so no. Even the ever bubbly Orihime wasn't happy when Ichigo said this in such a miserable tone of voice.
So they kept their questions simple.
What did it look like, did he need to eat and sleep and what the rest of the shinigamis were like etc. Ichigo had given them a very basic explanation of the ranks because it was just so simple. When asked what role he had Ichigo would clam up.
So they left that as well.
Now here they sat watching something that Ichigo clearly didn't want to watch. Looking around she saw that Sado, Orihime, Renji and Rukia were all watching him intently. When asked if he ever saw the show by Keigo Ichigo replied that he had no idea what he was on about.
Shocked and in tears Keigo demanded that Ichigo watched the next airing.
And here they all sat.
When Don Kanonji finally did his trademark pose and laugh signalling the show's end did Ichigo get up and walk into the kitchen without saying a word. They all rose and followed and walked in to see Ichigo's head in a cupboard. He straightened and had a bottle of sake in his hand. It was a bottle for a single person meaning it had just four cups at max in it. Ichigo opened it and downed the whole lot.
It earned him open gawking looks from them all besides Sado who just had his eye more wide than normal.
Ichigo finished the bottle in a few glugs and sighed before rubbing his forehead.
"I can't believe you made me watch that rubbish." Ichigo said in a groan. Keigo made an affronted noise but before he could talk the annoying voice of Don Kanonji came suddenly claiming that he was coming to Karakura town the next weekend to the abandoned hospital to clean it of bad spirits.
Keigo suddenly started to bounce around and slid across the floor till he reached where Ichigo stood tall and intimidating. He just downed four shots of sake and didn't show any signs of being a newbie at alcohol consumption.
"Please come with Ichigo! If you come all the pretty girls at school will come too please!" the brunette actually started to plead and beg like a slave. Ichigo sighed and walked around him back into the living room.
"Sorry I can't. I'm busy." Ichigo said and slumped back into his seat while turning the channel to something else. The rest filed in and took their seats as well, Keigo was before Ichigo with his hands on his hips, he had a frown of confusion on his face.
"Busy with what?"
Ichigo looked him in the eye, his golden eyes bright and aware. "Training."
Nothing Keigo said afterwards convinced Ichigo.
However what nobody knew was that Ichigo would be there, only in spirit form. He had a feeling something bad was going to happen if this human could really see spirits.
He would be there just to make sure all goes well.
Orihime looked around as their group minus Ichigo walked to the hospital, Keigo was still whining that Ichigo didn't come with. She however wondered if Ichigo just said it so he could come in his spirit form as he called it.
She shivered when she remembered when Ichigo showed her and Tatsuki the form. It was intimidating to be honest.
Oh she still liked the man when she saw how in control Ichigo was of himself, the discipline he showed was amazing. The group made it in time to get front row seats, the five seeing teens wanted these spots because they knew they would be able to see if there was really a soul. They all stopped dead in their tracks when they saw the chained soul.
He wore a dark red or pink three quarter sleeve shirt, his hair was brown and curly. He was screaming at nothing claiming that the hospital was his and his alone. The group who saw this all sweat dropped.
Soon flashing lights illuminated the area before the hospital and the crowd cheered. Sado felt Ichigo's reiatsu getting closer at a fast pace. He looked up slightly and saw a silhouette of a horned Ichigo on the roof looking down on the scene.
The moon was behind Ichigo in full form.
Don Kanonji came out and started his antics. By now the five friends knew Ichigo was looking down at the scene. They couldn't make out anything of him as he was in front of the moon making his entire figure black and almost demonic.
As Ichigo watched along with the rest of the audience Don Kanonji went on and on about how there was an evil spirit and he would destroy it. Ichigo fought hard not to growl, he couldn't harm a human.
It happened then; the idiot human used his odd cane like thing to jam the hole in the man's chest to speed up the process of becoming a hollow. Ichigo crouched down low as if to jump. The five where watching the whole scene in horror, they didn't know much but they could piece together that opening a hole in a soul's chest was making a hollow.
The hole opened and the man screamed as he faded into white particles. Ichigo gave a louder growl, one Don Kanonji could hear. His head snapped up and he pointed at Ichigo while screaming and stuttering at the same time. "A-a-a-a-a truly evil spirit!" Ichigo huffed and jumped down from the height of the hospital's flat rooftop slamming into the ground where the earth bound soul once was. Ichigo's impact made a spider-web crack from.
There were gasps of awe from the audience who couldn't see.
"You are an idiot!" Ichigo yelled at the man startling Don. Ichigo started to look around knowing it wouldn't be long. A sudden pressure above the hospital made Ichigo look up and in this made the five teens and Don Kanonji look up as well.
A hollow mask appeared and along with it the body. Don Kanonji cried out that tonight must be a night for bad spirits. Ichigo growled and wacked Don Kanonji behind his head with a still cloth wrapped Zangetsu blade making him fall face forward. Ichigo kept looking at the hollow with a distasteful look while it gave a curious one to him.
Don Kanonji looked at Ichigo then at the hollow, something was happening here he had no idea of. He looked to the crowd and saw five teens looking at the red head in front of them. Directly at him.
Ichigo held the longer blade at the ready, with a small flick of his wrist the black cloth unwound and fell to the ground before shortening to the small foot long piece. In one move Ichigo released a blast of power that nearly knocked everyone off their feet. Ichigo looked to Don Kanonji and suddenly grabbed the man by his cape and Sonído'd to the top of the roof where he dumped Don Kanonji.
Don Kanonji scampered into standing. Ichigo looked the man up and down, he wore white pants that flared at the bottom and an odd marching band like coat with a cape and a crown formed hat like thing that made Ichigo just want to laugh. He also wore circular shaded glasses.
The roar of a hollow made Ichigo look back at the hollow with a sad expression, he sighed and spoke. "You poor soul." Ichigo said and jumped into the fray killing the hollow with one easy swipe across the white mask. Jumping back Ichigo watched as the hollow disburse into white particles before showing the fool behind him who was praising him for his easy kill into silence.
There stood the soul of the once earth bound soul, his face was serine and had a small smile as he got sent to soul society. Ichigo kept his eyes forward; Don Kanonji soon came into his line of sight babbling about wanting to know what was going on.
Suddenly a clap of hands drew Ichigo and Don Kanonji's attention to the other side of the roof. Ichigo sighed and pushed Don Kanonji out of the way. Golden eyes met with cyan blue, Grimmjow was grinning like a mad man as he watched Ichigo come closer.
The smile fell a little when he saw Ichigo wearing black. It would seem that he kept the outfit but just changed the colour. Now he was obviously on the shinigami's side. Ichigo gave a low growl before a lopsided grin spread over Ichigo's face.
"My my, what is the Sexta doing here?" Ichigo cooed while unsheathing the smaller blade. Grimmjow suddenly became serious and stepped closer. "I came here to ruin that shinigami bastard's plans. I love seeing him fail." The smile came back.
Ichigo narrowed his eyes.
"What plans?" Ichigo asked still holding his guard up.
Grimmjow unsheathed his sword. "Give me a good fight in your release form and I will tell you everything." The moment he said it he made a claw gesture with his free hand and ran it over the side of his katana. "Grind Pantera!" there was a sudden explosion of power and the tumbling of the small area of the roof where it had weakened over the years of abandonment.
Ichigo suddenly gave a very very blood thirsty grin that even gave Grimmjow a chill or two. Don Kanonji who was standing behind Ichigo kept looking at Grimmjow in his new form. Catlike hind legs, white armour all over his body, the long tail and hair along with the crown over his forehead was in general a very intimidating look but Ichigo just saw an opportunity for a good fight he hadn't had in a long time and was more than ready for it.
"Devour the moon, Tensa Zangetsu!" Ichigo suddenly yelled and was swallowed in the thick black red tinted reiatsu he called his own, it formed a pillar around him high enough that the five teens could see it. Once it subsided could Don Kanonji see what Ichigo looked like.
He gasped and backpedalled into the wall.
This was insane!
Ichigo stood in his resurreccion form, all six foot one of pure intimidation.
The white mask over Ichigo's face cracked open allowing a distorted breath to go through, Grimmjow now seeing this for the first time looked in awe. Ichigo had similar hide legs as him, black as well. His hands were more sharply clawed than his though.
The black fur along the bottom half of the man's body going up his back into the fur collar around his neck while the long orange hair still had room to flow down his back. The blades attached to the upside down 'T' forearm guards where long and slightly curved.
The mask. Oh Grimmjow liked that mask.
It had the upper bone similar in shape over the length of Ichigo's nose making it look like Ichigo had the nose bridge of a wolf; the area where the actual nose of a wolf would be was just two holes roughly shaped like the nose holes of a wolf. The long teeth of the mask make Ichigo's golden eyes look so much more dangerous.
The horns oddly came together closer and tapered more making it near impossible to get close it Ichigo's head.
The red head gave a cock of the head and suddenly vanished with the use of Sonído, Grimmjow looked around straining his ears to hear but the human suddenly vanished and Ichigo appeared back on the roof right in front of Grimmjow.
Being of the same height Grimmjow looked directly into those golden eyes that showed anger, pain and bloodlust.
Grimmjow growled and attacked first, he used his claws but only got blocked by Ichigo's forearm blade. The strain Grimmjow's arm went thought when it made contact with Ichigo's was bone rattling.
The black irises surrounded by gold suddenly went wide nearly eating the gold away. That was the only sign Grimmjow got before Ichigo went like a mad wolf on him, he barely dodged each attack that blew away a chuck of the roof.
The fight went on with minor scrapes came, no one got a bleeding wound yet as Ichigo's hierro was too tough and Grimmjow kept dodging just in the nick of time. Ichigo was grinning but it was hard to see as his mouth was covered. A sudden powerful swipe sent Grimmjow to the ground in front of the audience.
The five teens gasped when they saw the blue haired arrancar. Just a few seconds later Ichigo appeared before them like they never seen the man before. Ichigo was calm or at least looked calm till you looked into his eyes. Grimmjow scurried to a standing position grinning at Ichigo all the while.
"Heh that hurt."
Ichigo made a huffing noise.
Then they really started to fight. Clashes of powerful fighters tended to tear up the area around them, here it was no different. Soon the hospital's weak walls started to crumble down as the two fighters kept at it again and again, Ichigo however was keeping his power low.
Using as it was begging to be used would result in Grimmjow not getting his fight.
Grimmjow got lucky hit in and punched Ichigo on the side of his face, the mask was hit yes but it sent Ichigo flying a bit. What even Ichigo didn't expect was for a sudden urge to fight came from. This was his first real hit after he turned arrancar. His whole body shook in excitement.
His pupils suddenly shrunk till pin points, his head hummed with what he assumed was Zangetsu and Hogyoku who were trying to calm him down. A red cero forms at the points of the horns, it kept growing in power to the extent that Grimmjow was now tense ready to dodge the obviously agitated arrancar.
The cero is released and Grimmjow didn't make it away fully, his one arm is blown off completely by the massive cero that took half of the hospital away leaving a smoking gaping hole. Grimmjow was on the ground holding the stump hissing at the pain. Ichigo now calmed down slowly walked over to stand over the other male.
Grimmjow looks up into calm golden eyes. Those eyes that could make anyone shiver in their intensity, Ichigo went down till he was balanced on the balls of his feet looking Grimmjow in the eye.
"Good enough fight?"
A feral smirk made its way onto Grimmjow's face. The pain was now gone giving him a cleaner mind frame.
"Hell yeah but you didn't have to blow my arm off…" Ichigo tilted his head to the side and examined the arm. It was cleanly blown off. No way of getting it back as the rest of it was gone, disintegrated. Grimmjow was helped up by Ichigo, now standing Grimmjow looked Ichigo in the eye.
"Aizen is making another one of those orb things but this time he wants to fuel it with half the souls from Karakura while using the rest for his stupid key." Grimmjow said rolling his still whole arm at the shoulder. He looked back to Ichigo when he turned his head to roll his shoulder and was surprised to see how calm Ichigo looked.
"That… bastard…" Or maybe not.
"When?"
Grimmjow looked to the side in though. "I would guess winter's time."
Ichigo's hands were clenching and unclenching. With a low growl Ichigo reverted back to his arrancar form and looked Grimmjow in the eye. A hint of concern that made Grimmjow feel oddly a little warm. "What about your arm?"
Grimmjow looked back at it. "If I get back now they can heal it back. I was in anyway sent to see what you were up to. I'll just say you got to me." With a cheeky grin Grimmjow opened a Garganta.
When the blue haired man was gone Don Kanonji took his chance and whacked Ichigo over his head with his cane screaming that he will cleanse the area of bad spirits. Ichigo growled and turned around. The cane broke on impact, leaving Don Kanonji weapon-less.
"You…" Ichigo growled and grabbed the squabbling man by the arm. "You listen to me very closely."
The whole crowd watched as Don Kanonji got a stern talking to about the boundaries of souls and such. Renji could hardly keep his laugh in as it was just too damn funny.
Ichigo went straight to Urahara afterwards, he anxiously told the blonde ex captain all of what happened. The blonde was silent as he thought. "Soul Society has to be notified."
Ichigo gave a stiff nod, his whole body tensed when Urahara suddenly looked his way with a scheming gleam in his eye. "Someone has to go and tell them…"
Ichigo's eyes went wide. "NO way, I'm not going!"
That was the last thing Ichigo said as he was suddenly ambushed not by Urahara alone but Yoruichi and Tessai helped as well. Now Ichigo was standing back in Soul Society.
He had been kept busy while Urahara opened a gate to Seireitei and was pushed through where after he had to run like hell to avoid the cleaner. Now he was in Soul Society, standing in front of the borderline wondering if he came closer if the walls would come down.
People all around him recognised him off the bat and were scooting closer, everyone had been told what happened and that Ichigo was still on their side. The black clothes probably did that statement justice.
Taking a shaky step forward then followed by another Ichigo slowly walked further into the bowls of the shinigami head quarters. Slowly he walked closer and closer to the shinigami base were all the squad barracks were along with the lofts most shinigami troops lived in as well as the massive hill where he regained his memories.
So trapped in his mind he didn't notice that he had gained attention of shinigamis who knew who he was, they all stared in shock. Their eyes followed his form as he walked, shoulders straight and poise near perfect. He walked past the thirteenth division just as Jyuushiro was stepping out to greet his troops for the day, the whole of the thirteenth division were frozen solid as they watched Ichigo walk past them as if in a trance. Jyuushiro slowly made to follow but decided he would follow but at a distance just to make sure Ichigo was indeed okay.
The twelfth division was next, they all had similar reactions. Mayuri didn't really know what to make of Ichigo now, he wanted to study the man yet he knew of the importance the man's role was.
The eleventh division was busy with a drill so everyone was there. The one who saw Ichigo first was Yachiru, she squealed his name and made heads snap. Kenpachi's face twisted into a grin that fell easily when he saw the look on Ichigo's face. Expecting the worse he joined Jyuushiro in his distanced follow.
Toshiro was reading a report when Matsumoto burst in with teary eyes. "I-I-Ichigo's back!" She hiccupped in the beginning before saying in a quivering voice. They both made their way out to see Ichigo in black walking to what looked like the first division. "Matsumoto go and inform the others that Ichigo is here and head for the first division." The red head nodded and shunpo'd off.
First on her radar closest to her was Kaien who was talking with some fellow shinigami nobles. "Kaien!" She yelled glomping her fellow lieutenant. Kaien gave one look at Rangiku and knew something must have happened as she had tear tracks ad more tears that looked ready to fall.
"What's wrong?" He asked concerned.
"Ichigo's here!" She said quickly explaining that he looked to be heading in the first division's direction.
Next was all the other lieutenants of those divisions who had. She left the last one due to the fact she had to tell the captain himself. Byakuya refused to accept another lieutenant after Ichigo was taken. She shunpo'd to the front of the building and rushed in on foot.
Byakuya felt Matsumoto come far before she opened the door as gently in her hurry. She huffed and puffed showing the noble that it was indeed very important if the bubbly lieutenant was so worked up. After she got breath into her lungs she straightened and looked Byakuya in the eye for the first time in a long while. Her face was marked with tear tracks yet her face was a mix of joy and sadness.
"Ichigo is here, on his way to the first division though he looks like he's in a trance." That got the noble heir out of his chair and out the door faster than the red head had ever seen and she couldn't help but giggle a little. When everyone made it to the first division where Yamamoto and his lieutenant were outside waiting for the approaching red head, they both had to squint to see Ichigo at the current distance he was at.
Soon all the other remaining captains and lieutenants were at their side. Ichigo walked closer at a very slow pace as if he was afraid of the people in front of him. His steps showed neither weakness nor hesitance. Finally Ichigo made it to stand before them all.
He stood tall but it was clear he wasn't proud of himself. He looked around at the faces before him, his gaze lingered on Byakuya but it landed on Yamamoto's at the end. Taking a deep breath Ichigo lowered his head. "I have… discovered Aizen's… plans so to speak." Ichigo said and raised his head to lock eyes with Yamamoto giving away nothing but uncertainty.
He wasn't certain if they would believe him.
The older man stepped aside and gestured to the meeting hall. Ichigo nodded once.
When they all were in their rightful places besides Ichigo did he speak, he told them everything he knew. All that Kisuke added and so forth. Yamamoto was frowning heavily, he didn't like this update but it was defendable.
He told Ichigo that he would allow Mayuri and Urahara to formulate a plan together.
Afterwards Yamamoto insisted that Ichigo stayed for at least a day. Ichigo swallowed visibly but nodded. When the head commander was gone Ichigo was swarmed by his friends, he got hugs from most lieutenants and bright smiles from most captains.
He was dragged into a very familiar bar and forced to sit down, with all his friends around him and Byakuya at his side he didn't know how to react, he didn't know how to feel normal again because he wasn't normal, he wasn't the Ichigo they knew and love anymore…
It didn't really show all that much outside, Ichigo was replying to questions and such, everyone wanted to know what he had been up too and he retold all of his tale leaving nothing out. Byakuya's eyes got a jealous glint in them when Ichigo complained about the humans who tried to get with him but it vanished when Ichigo told that he wasn't interested.
Soon they all got drunk or left bidding Ichigo goodbye.
Byakuya and Ichigo saw this as their chance to slip away.
And so they did.
When they stepped into the Kuchiki manor they both made bee lines for the bedroom to be alone. Ichigo looked around re-familiarising himself to the room he spent so much time in. Byakuya was all the while taking Ichigo in.
He now wore black.
The colour of the shinigamis. The entire look suited Ichigo, the tighter outfit in black this time worked so well on Ichigo that Byakuya had a hard time controlling himself. Something about Ichigo however seemed off to Byakuya, throughout the entire evening Ichigo barely gave any facial movement.
So he made his way over to Ichigo who was still looking around not moving an inch. "Ichigo?" hearing his name Ichigo's attention shifted to his loved one in front of him.
He was still so painfully beautiful, Ichigo's hand twitched with the urge to touch the man before him. So he gave in. He couldn't stand being away from this man anymore.
Byakuya was about to say something but was stopped by Ichigo who grabbed him and held him in a tight embrace, slowly he wrapped his arms around the strong waist. Neither said anything but soon standing became a little tiresome.
Slowly they started to undress one another; soft butterfly kisses were planted over milky white shoulders. Pale hands ran over strong back muscles that shifted and tensed at the soft feeling of being caressed. Lips descended upon one another with gently passion that slowly grew in its intensity.
Ichigo lowered Byakuya gently down onto the large futon that they once shared and for one night will again.
Knowing his horns could cause damage to the man below him Ichigo did something that they hardly ever did. He rolled over so Byakuya was on top of him blinking at the sudden change of position. Byakuya looked down at Ichigo when he saw hidden fear in the golden eyes.
A fluttering feeling grew in his chest at this.
Ichigo didn't like being ridden, but now it seemed that with the chance of hurting him with his horns Ichigo would consent. Byakuya loved seeing Ichigo come undone below him as he forgot who he was when he was still a shinigami noble.
Now Ichigo needed to forget again.
Reaching over his lover Byakuya found the bottle of oil they kept for this reason untouched until now. He made sure he had enough on his fingers and slowly reached behind himself all the while keeping eyes locked with the slowly darkening golden eyes.
Ichigo always had eyes that held a certain predatory look in them when they were brown but now they were pure gold and looked far hungrier than Byakuya had ever seen them. He shuddered when his slicked finger found its way in. Ichigo's rough hands were at his hips keeping him stable while his fingers did their work. It was rushed as they both just wanted to feel the other. They didn't know when they would see each other after all.
Those rough calloused hands made their way up his sides softly stroking his ribs gently up and down, not being able to take it anymore he removed his fingers and balanced on his knees to take the other man in. It was a slow and slightly painful process but they got there.
Finally connected they kept the rhythm slow but deep trying to prolong the climax they knew was coming.
Sweat slicken skin slid smoothly as they pace grew frantic while Byakuya moved is hips up and down and sometimes in circles, with lust filled eyes he watched as Ichigo trembled and gasped while groaning out his name.
Golden eyes filled with lust and loved looked up at the man riding him, slow hip movements that grew faster as the logical thought of prolonging the love making was blow away. There was only the light of the moon that made Byakuya's glistering skin shine in an otherworldly fashion.
Gasping breaths and withering bodies soon became cries of pleasure and trembling as they both brought each other over the brink of ecstasy.
Byakuya sank low and wrapped his arms around Ichigo's neck while he tucked his head under the man's chin. He was still impaled but he didn't want to disconnect yet.
Not yet.
But it soon had to end. Ichigo flipped them over carefully and pulled out. With soft touches Ichigo touched the older man's face as if seeing it for the first time. Byakuya couldn't breathe due to the look in Ichigo's eyes. There was no hurt, no sadness or fear.
Only love and contentment.
They got up to clean as best they could and returned to bed where they wrapped each other in their arms. Ichigo feeling content for the first time in ages easily fell asleep leaving Byakuya to admire the face of Ichigo. The face he missed seeing each day.
Ichigo's face was relaxed leaving the ever present frown gone and smoothed out. Byakuya shifted and rested his chest to Ichigo's side, he allowed his chin to settle on the hard chest muscles and free arm to gently run finger tips over the other man's cheek feeling the slight rise of a scar.
The red head moved his head to the side facing Ichigo before the man's body followed turning into its side. Now lying face to face Byakuya noticed that Ichigo's head rested comfortably on the pillow even though there was a horn, well the pillow was thick and fluffy so it would make sense.
Smiling to himself Byakuya cuddle closer and closed his eyes with the feeling of Ichigo wrapping his arms around him even in his sleep.
Right, this will start the kick off I guess in the next chapter. I don't really know how long I intend to make this…
As for the smut well yeah (dull in my opinion scene…)
I just didn't want to write a scene that most of you won't even read so I made it far less detailed. I don't like it personally but heh nothing I can do about the rules and shit.
