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Chapter 12
Ichigo and Rukia arrived at Squad 13 and went inside Ukitake's office.
"Hello Lieutenants Ichigo and Rukia," Captain Ukitake greeted.
"Hello Captain Ukitake," they greeted back.
"I have your badge on my desk. It's weird having a lieutenant again after all these years," Captain Ukitake said, and Ichigo took the badge and put it on his left arm.
"Hopefully you'll get used to it," Rukia replied.
"When are you starting?" Captain Ukitake asked.
"Next week," Ichigo answered.
"That's fine. Are you going to check out Seireitei before you start working to see what is out there to enjoy after a day of work?" Captain Ukitake asked.
"Not exactly. I'll be visiting my family for the week," Ichigo answered.
"Family is important. What district are you visiting?" Captain Ukitake asked.
"My family is Karakura Town," Ichigo answered.
"Does the Head-Captain know?" Captain Ukitake asked.
"No, he doesn't. He only knows I'll be visiting my family for a week," Ichigo answered.
"All captains and lieutenants have their power restricted to keep the World of the Living from being affected," Captain Ukitake said.
"My Reiatsu won't affect anyone or send Hollows to the World of the Living," Ichigo replied.
"Now that you mentioned it, I didn't feel your Reiatsu at the assembly hall," Captain Ukitake said.
"I'm able to control it without it leaking out," Ichigo replied.
"Impressive. I'll let you go and enjoy your visit," Captain Ukitake said and Ichigo nodded.
"We will. I'll see you in a week," Ichigo replied and Ukitake waved as they left his office.
They left Squad 13 and went to the Kuchiki's Senkaimon. Rukia opened the gate and they walked through.
~Soul Society Archives~
Yamamoto made a visit to the archives and went to the personal files that only him has the authorization to access. He searched the files under 'K' for Ichigo's file. It took him five minutes to find Ichigo's first file. He was shocked when he read the file.
"This is interesting. He's the same person that was here when Captain Shiba was still here," Head-Captain Yamamoto said to himself as he put the file inside his haori.
He left the archives and went back to his barracks.
~Karakura Town~
They walked out of the gate and went to Kisuke's to pick up their Gigais. They walked inside and saw Kisuke standing behind the counter with his fan covering his mouth.
"How's it going over there?" Kisuke asked.
"It's fine. I'm the lieutenant of Squad 13. Yamamoto is having a meeting next week about Aizen's betrayal," Ichigo answered.
"Congratulations. One more step before eliminating Aizen and Tosen," Kisuke said.
"Do you have our Gigais close by?" Rukia asked.
"Yes, I do," Kisuke answered handing them their Gigais from behind the counter.
"Thanks," Ichigo said as they merged with their Gigais.
"No problem. What happened to the wristband?" Kisuke asked.
"Rukia cut it when we were sparring in my Zanjutsu class. She had the barrier up before the incident happened," Ichigo answered.
"Quick thinking," Kisuke said.
"I didn't want anyone sensing Ichigo's Reiatsu if the wristband fails from our sparring," Rukia replied.
"Were there any side effects from the wristband being off?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes, there is, and it's just your hair and height that changes," Kisuke answered.
"That's what me and Rukia thought before coming here," Ichigo said.
"How long are you two staying?" Kisuke asked.
"A week," Rukia answered.
"Have fun," Kisuke said.
"We'll be going now. See you later," Rukia replied as they walked out of the store.
Rukia and Ichigo are walking down the street when they see Uryu and Orihime walking out of an arts and crafts store.
"Should we talk to them?" Ichigo asked.
"I guess. I'm a stranger to them now," Rukia answered.
"Hey, you two," Ichigo greeted getting their attention.
"Hello Kurosaki-kun. It's been a while since we saw you," Orihime greeted back.
"Where have you been?" Uryu asked. "Why is there another Shinigami doing here?" Uryu thought to himself as Ichigo looked at him.
"I went to visit my aunt in America," Ichigo answered with a lie.
"Did you have a great time?" Orihime asked.
"Yes, I did," Ichigo answered.
"That's good," Orihime said.
"Is this your friend?" Uryu asked.
"This is Rukia. She's new here so I decided to show her around," Ichigo answered.
"I'm Orihime and this is Uryu, my boyfriend," Orihime said introducing themselves.
"Nice to meet you," Rukia replied.
"Nice to meet you too," Orihime said as a Hollow appeared.
Uryu sneaked away to deal with the Hollow.
"Aizen must have sent the Hollow to collect any data on me. Well, he won't have any data when Uryu is the one destroying them," Ichigo thought to himself.
"We should get going," Rukia said.
"See you two later," Orihime replied, and they nodded.
Ichigo and Rukia walked away from Orihime and headed to Ichigo's house.
"Uryu knows you're a Shinigami," Ichigo said.
"We'll tell them when this is over," Rukia replied and Ichigo nodded.
They arrived at Ichigo's house, and Ichigo is standing in the front door. He opened the door, and Isshin went flying towards Ichigo. Ichigo sidestepped out of the way and Isshin hit the driveway. Ichigo and Rukia walked inside and went to the living room to watch TV.
"I wonder where the twins are," Ichigo said as Isshin walked inside shutting the door behind him.
"They're at the store getting stuff for dinner," Isshin replied as he sat down in the chair.
"How long have they been gone?" Ichigo asked.
"About ten minutes," Isshin answered.
"I hope they're safe. A Hollow showed up not too long ago," Ichigo said.
"I felt it. How come you didn't take care of it?" Isshin asked.
"I'm not taking a chance if Aizen sent the Hollow to collect data on me. Uryu should be taking care of the Hollow," Ichigo answered as the door opened.
"Smart move," Isshin said as the twins walked in with the groceries.
"Hey girls," Ichigo greeted from the living room as Orihime and Uryu came into their view.
"Hey Ichigo. How was your trip to America?" Karin asked as she put the bags she was carrying onto the table.
"It was great. Pasadena, California, is beautiful in the spring," Ichigo answered as Yuzu started cooking dinner.
"What brings you two here?" Rukia asked.
"Yuzu invited us for dinner last week," Orihime answered.
"That's nice of her. Ichigo invited me to meet his dad and his sisters," Rukia said.
"How did you and Ichigo meet?" Uryu asked.
"We had met a week before he left to visit his family. He came walking home and saw me struggling with a box. He came over and helped me with my boxes," Rukia answered surprising Ichigo with the story of how they met.
"Do you go to school?" Uryu asked.
"I go to Karakura University," Rukia answered.
"Would anyone like something to drink?" Ichigo asked getting up from his seat.
"I would like a glass of tea," Rukia answered.
"A glass of water for me," Orihime answered.
"None, for me, thanks," Uryu answered.
"Tea and water coming right up," Ichigo said as he walked into the kitchen.
"How long are you and Rukia staying?" Karin asked quietly as Ichigo opened the fridge.
"A week. I'm surprised Rukia came up with a story of how we met on the top of her head," Ichigo answered quietly.
Ichigo filled Orihime's glass with water and Rukia's with tea. He grabbed their drinks and walked back to the living room. He handed Orihime her drink and Rukia her drink before sitting back down.
"Thank you Ichigo," Rukia said taking a sip of her tea.
"Thank you Kurosaki-kun," Orihime said taking a sip of her water.
"You're welcome," Ichigo replied to them.
"Dinner's done," Yuzu said and everybody went to the table.
Yuzu cooked chicken curry with white rice. She grabbed the bowl and put a serving of the food in everyone's bowl. She put the bowl on the table and sat down in between Orihime and Karin. They were eating dinner when they felt two powerful Reiatsu entered Karakura.
"There goes my plan to stay under Aizen's radar. Uryu won't be able to defeat those two. Rukia might be able to, but I'm not sure she'll come out of the fight unscathed," Ichigo thought to himself.
"We have to go. Dinner was great, thank you Yuzu," Uryu said as he and Orihime got up from the table.
"You won't survive the fight with them," Ichigo informed him as he and Rukia stood up.
"What do you mean?" Uryu asked.
"It's a long story," Ichigo answered as Isshin handed him a pill.
"Thanks," Ichigo said swallowing the pill putting him into his Shinigami form shocking Orihime and Uryu.
"Like I said, it's a long story," Ichigo said as Rukia swallowed her Chappy pill putting her into her Shinigami form.
The four of them left the house and went to the enemy's location. The two Arrancars waiting in a large clearing by the forest for their subject.
"Do you think he'll show Ulquiorra?" Yammy asked.
"He'll show. Just give him time," Ulquiorra answered.
They made it to the forest.
"I need you and Orihime to stay in the forest. Let me and Rukia fight them," Ichigo said as they walked through the forest.
"How powerful are these Hollows?" Uryu asked.
"They are Arrancars. They received Shinigami power and they're Espada. One is ranked four and the other is ranked ten until he unleashes his Resurrection, then he's ranked zero," Ichigo answered.
Ichigo and Rukia made it to the clearing as Uryu and Orihime stayed back.
"What do you two want?" Ichigo asked.
"Our master is interested in you," Ulquiorra answered.
"Why is your master interested in me?" Ichigo asked.
"Our master feels threatened by your power," Ulquiorra answered.
"Your master shouldn't feel threatened by my power as I'm a lieutenant," Ichigo said.
"So, I should kill you to prove that our master is wrong," Ulquiorra replied.
"Yes, you should, and Rukia won't get in the way so don't harm her," Ichigo said.
"Very well then. The Shinigami won't be harmed," Ulquiorra replied.
Ulquiorra disappeared in a flash only to appear with his hand buried in Ichigo's chest. Orihime and Uryu were shocked at what happened. Uryu held Orihime to keep her from going to Ichigo. Ulquiorra took his hand out Ichigo's chest, and Ichigo fell to the ground.
"Our master will be relieved of this matter. Farewell Shinigami," Ulquiorra said as he opened a Garganta.
Ulquiorra and Yammy walked through as the gate closes behind them. Orihime and Uryu ran to Ichigo as Rukia looked up to the sky seeing Gin watching them. Rukia signaled Gin to come down. Gin is surprised when he saw Rukia looking at him. He went towards them interested on what Rukia has to say.
"What are we going to tell his family?" Orihime asked crying and Rukia put up a barrier.
"He's not dead. They're gone Ichigo, you can wake up now," Rukia answered.
Ichigo opened his eyes as the hole disappears. He stood up and saw Gin with them.
"What happened?" Uryu asked trying not to freak out.
"My heart regenerated," Ichigo answered confusing Uryu and Orihime.
"Shinigami can't regenerate anything," Uryu said.
"I'm not a pure Shinigami," Ichigo replied.
"What are you?" Uryu asked.
"I'll tell you later," Ichigo answered.
"You are a scary kid," Gin said.
"Yeah, yeah, I know," Ichigo replied.
"What brings you here?" Rukia asked.
"Watching the confrontation between Ulquiorra and Ichigo," Gin answered.
"We're here to kill Aizen and Kaname, and I know you're with him to get back what was stolen from Rangiku," Ichigo said.
"How did you know that?" Gin asked surprised that Ichigo knows his true motive of joining Aizen.
"Rukia and I are from the future, and you told me before you died by Aizen's hands," Ichigo answered.
"That's a shame. When are you planning to strike?" Gin asked.
"Next week during a fake meeting. Yamamoto knows about Aizen's betrayal," Ichigo answered.
"I'll let you know if the real Aizen is in the meeting," Gin said.
"Thanks," Ichigo replied.
Gin opened a Senkaimon and walked through the gate. Rukia took the barrier down, and they went back Ichigo's house.
"When did you two started dating?" Rukia asked.
"About two weeks ago," Orihime answered.
"That's great. Maybe we could go on a double date," Rukia said.
"I thought she was just your friend," Uryu said looking sideways at Ichigo.
"She's more than a friend," Ichigo replied as they passed the river.
"When did you two started dating?" Orihime asked.
"It's complicated. I'll tell you when we get back to my house," Ichigo answered as they walked over the bridge.
They arrived at the house and went inside. They went to Ichigo's room seeing Chappy sitting on Ichigo's body.
"What's going on here?" Ichigo asked.
"This fucking perv was trying to sneak a peek at me taking a shower," Chappy answered pissing off Ichigo.
"Apologize to her, or I'll cut you up Kon," Ichigo said glaring at the Mod Soul.
"We haven't met, and you already know my name," Kon replied confused.
"I don't hear you apologizing," Ichigo said unsheathing Zangetsu.
"You wouldn't harm your body now would you," Kon replied scared as Ichigo walked closer to him.
"Are you willing to bet on it?" Ichigo asked.
"I'm sorry," Kon said apologizing to Chappy.
Chappy got off of Ichigo's body and Ichigo decided to cut his Gigai's legs before taking Kon out.
"I thought you said you weren't going to cut me if I apologized," Kon said screaming in pain as blood spilling out of the cut.
"You need to learn a lesson," Ichigo replied sheathing Zangetsu.
"I'm sorry. I won't do it again," Kon said.
"Are you okay Chappy?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes I am. I'm just glad that I saw him before I started my shower," Chappy answered.
"That's good. Go take a shower before Rukia takes over," Ichigo said merging with his Gigai, spitting out the pill and healed his legs.
"What did you do?" Uryu asked as Chappy left the room to take a shower.
"I healed my legs using instant regeneration," Ichigo answered as he put the pill in his nightstand.
"Before we tell you two what's going on, we need to know who has any power," Rukia said.
"Chad, Orihime, and me," Uryu replied.
"Call Chad and tell him to come here," Rukia said.
"How does you and Chad have power?" Ichigo asked as Uryu called Chad.
"We were attacked by two different Hollows. One Hollow attacked me and Tatsuki after school. I needed power to protect Tatsuki and the Shun Shun Rikka came out of my hairpins. The second Hollow attacked Chad and elementary kids on a soccer field. Karin helped him dodge the Hollow's attacks until his power came out as an armor for his right arm," Orihime answered.
"How long ago was this?" Ichigo asked.
"Before school let out for the summer," Orihime answered.
"Did anyone explain to you on how you got your power?" Rukia asked.
"Nope," Orihime answered.
"You and Chad got your power from being too close to Ichigo's Reiatsu," Rukia said as Chappy walked into the room.
"Did I miss anything?" Chappy asked.
"Not really," Rukia answered as she walked towards Chappy.
Rukia merged with her Gigai, spitting the pill out and putting the pill in a small box.
"Chad will be here in a few minutes," Uryu said hanging up his phone and Rukia putting the box in Ichigo's closet.
"How did Chad and Orihime got their power again?" Uryu asked.
"They got it from being too close to my Reiatsu," Ichigo answered.
"How has school been since I've been gone?" Ichigo asked.
"School has been fine except for the rumors about you being dead," Uryu answered.
"That's good," Ichigo said as they head a knock at the front door.
"Chad's here. We'll tell you downstairs about everything," Rukia said and they left the room.
They went downstairs to the living room seeing Chad standing beside the couch.
"It's been a long time. Take a seat as I explain my absence," Ichigo said as Chad, Orihime, and Uryu sat on the couch while Ichigo and Rukia are standing in front of the TV.
"How long is this going to be?" Uryu asked.
"It's a long story, so it will be a while before anyone goes home," Rukia answered.
"Let's begin. Rukia and I are from fifty years into the future. Our mission is to stop a maniacal captain, Sosuke Aizen, from creating the Oken and becoming the new Spirit King. Everyone died in the war except for me, Rukia, Kisuke, and Aizen," Ichigo said looking at his friends shocked reactions.
"Who is Kisuke and how did you travel through time?" Uryu asked as they couldn't believe what they just heard.
"Kisuke is an Ex-Shinigami Captain that is an owner of a small shop. Kisuke invented a time machine with the help of a Kido spell," Ichigo answered.
"Who exactly are you, Ichigo?" Uryu asked.
"I'm a Shinigami-Hollow-Quincy hybrid," Ichigo answered shocking his friends again.
"Where did you get that kind of power?" Uryu asked trying not to have a heart attack.
"My dad is a Shinigami, and my mom was a Quincy. I inherited the Hollow from her," Ichigo answered.
"That's unbelievable," Orihime said, and Chad nodded in agreement.
"Is that all you need to know?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes, it is," Orihime answered.
"Are you coming back to school?" Uryu asked.
"I'm not sure. I don't know what's next for me after our mission is complete," Ichigo answered.
"How did Arrancars come into existence?" Uryu asked.
"Aizen created his own Hogyoku and used it on powerful Hollows giving them Shinigami powers. The Hogyoku is a powerful orb that can grant anyone what they desire," Ichigo answered.
"Thanks. We'll see you two later," Uryu said as they got up.
"Don't tell anyone what we told you," Ichigo replied, and they nodded.
Chad, Orihime, and Uryu left Ichigo's house and went to their own homes. Ichigo and Rukia went back to his room and laid down on his bed.
"Are you nervous about next week?" Rukia asked looking at him.
"Yes, I am," Ichigo answered looking back at her.
"I am too, and I know that we're ready to complete the mission," Rukia said and Ichigo nodded.
Ichigo turned the lamp off as Rukia snuggled closer to Ichigo. They fell asleep ready for what's to come.
