Ichigo is walking down the street as he lets out a tired yawn. He had another sleepless night as he was out on patrol. Protecting the people from Hollows and sending souls to the Soul Society. Seeing how many Hollows are coming to this place makes him wonder.
What causes the Hollows to be attracted to this place? Why are there so many souls here in Asakusa? Does it have to do with the anomaly with the strange Reiryoku?
He sighed as there were so many questions that needed to be answered. As Ichigo is walking down the street, he is unaware that a girl is hiding behind a corner and watching him with a smile on her face. Ichigo turns around the corner, and the girl purposely bumps right into him. However, the girl doesn't know about Ichigo's incredible strength, as instead of knocking to the ground together, the girl falls backward and lands on her butt.
"Sorry about that. Are you alright?" Ichigo asked, looking at the down girl.
"I'm fine," Haruka said.
"Here, let me help you," Ichigo said, extending his hand toward him. She grabbed his hand, and Ichigo pulled her up to her feet as he noticed the uniform she was wearing. "Hey, do you know anyone named Yomi and Homura by any chance?"
"Why, yes. Those two are my friends, and we hang out together in school." Haruka said with a smile.
"I see. Well, if you see Yomi by any chance. Can you tell her that I will be helping her out today?" Ichigo asked.
"Ah, course I will. Yomi-chan will be excited to see you again since she hasn't stopped talking about you." It was true. Yomi hasn't stopped talking about Ichigo since the Homeless hunters incident, as this got Haruka very interested in Ichigo. "It was quite a surprise since Yomi-chan never talked about boys before. "Haruka said, causing Ichigo to nod.
"Really? Well, I guess I didn't know that." Ichigo said, rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry for nothing you down, by the way."
"You don't need to apologize. I'm the one that bumps right into you, after all." Haruka said, causing Ichigo to nod his head.
"Take care," Ichigo said as he walked around her.
"Bye," Haruka said, waving her hands at him. Once he was gone, Haruka let out a smile and crossed her arms underneath her breasts. "Kurosaki Ichigo... I wonder what makes you so interesting..."
-later-
The school bell rang, signaling their break time as the students talked among themselves. "Ichigo-kun," Asuka called, walking up to his desk.
"Hey, Asuka. Is there something you want to talk about?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes, I like to know how you meet Chad before coming to Asakusa."
"Chad, huh? I first met Chad when I was in eighth grade back in Karakura. Back then, people had it out for me because of my hair. I got into all the time." Ichigo explains as he remembers how he met Chad. "Then, one time, things started to get really serious."
"How serious?"
"One of the thugs put on his brass knuckle and beat me with it. Then picked up the cinder block and was about to bash my head with it." Asuka was shocked as she had no idea that Ichigo was close to death.
"That's awful, Ichigo-kun."
"I know. I would have died if Chad hadn't stepped in and saved me. Even when the others are holding him down while he is beating up. He hasn't fought back against them." Asuka was even more shocked about this as Chad, who saved Ichigo's life, chose not to fight back.
"Why didn't he fight back?"
"It was the promise he made with his grandpa back in Mexico. Chad said he won't use his fist for his own sake unless he uses it to protect others."
'Just like Grandpa's concept of the sword and shield.' Hanzo told Asuka when she was little about the concept of the sword and shield.
"After the incident, I saw Chad getting beat up at the river bank by two punks when one of them picked up a rock off the ground. I jump in and save him, causing those two punks to run away in fear."
"Is that how you and Chad became friends?" Ichigo shook his head.
"No, it was when some guy named Yokochin and his gang kidnapped Chad and were about to destroy his coin. I jumped in and kicked Yokochin in the face as he slid on the ground."
Asuka winced at that description. She couldn't imagine how much pain Yokochin had gone through. "That sounds quite painful, Ichigo-kun."
"Like I care. After I kicked Yokochin in the face. I grabbed Chad's coin out of his hand and took his cellphone out of his pocket to call an ambulance before stomping on Yokochin face."
"For your friend, Chad?"
"No, for Yokochin's gang. After I beat them up and freed Chad, he and I made a pact to fight for each other and protect one another. Since then, we have been constantly involved in fights and brawls with thugs and delinquents. Both Chad and I gained the reputation of being hardened thugs. But that doesn't matter. We promised each other that we got each other back and that not going to change." Ichigo said, causing Asuka to widen her eyes. Never had she heard something like what Ichigo and Chad had gone through.
What's more, Chad's promise to his grandfather sounds similar to her own promise to her grandfather. Asuka remembers how her grandfather had told her about the concept of the Sword and Shield. Telling her that she was an independent sword without a compatible shield.
She couldn't help but be amazed how Ichigo not only changed Chad's way but also kept his promise to his grandfather as well. Asuka let out a smile on his face as their promise to each other was simply amazing.
"You're an amazing person, Ichigo-kun." Asuka commented.
"You think so?" Ichigo asked, causing Asuka to nod her head.
-later-
After school had ended, Ichigo got up from his seat and placed his bag over his shoulder. "See ya, Asuka," Ichigo said.
"Bye, Ichigo-kun!" Asuka said, waving her hand.
Ichigo left the school when he got a notification sound from his pocket. He pulled out his phone and saw a text message from Yomi.
"Ichigo-kun, can you help me out with the poor?"
"Sure," Ichigo replied to her text message as he placed his phone back into his pocket and headed out to help Yomi with the poor.
-later-
"Thank you for helping me out, Ichigo-kun," Yomi said as she and Ichigo carried boxes in their hands.
"It's no problem,"
"Still, I can't believe there are people willing to donate their food to help the poor."
"Sometimes, you just need to find the right people," Ichigo said as they arrived at the homeless distract.
"Food is here, everyone!" Yomi called as everyone rushed toward them. Ichigo and Yomi handed out the food to everyone as they enjoyed their meal. Seeing the people smile causes them to be proud of themselves when a group of children walks up to them.
"Thank you very much for bringing us food, Ichi-nii, Yomi-chi," The girl said.
"You don't need to thank us. We just did what we thought it's right," Ichigo said with a smile.
"Ichigo-kun is right. There's no reason to thank us," Yomi said with a smile on her face. "We're just glad that you all have foods to eat and blankets to keep you warm."
Ichigo couldn't help but let out a small smile on his face as he could see that Yomi really cared for these people. Not every day, people like her care about the homeless people in Japan.
"Hey, are you two dating?" The little girl asked, causing Yomi to blush while Ichigo had a tin of red on his cheeks.
"No! We are not dating!" Yomi shouted with her cheeks red.
"You're sure?" One of the boys asked.
"Yes, I'm sure!" Yomi shouted.
"Then why are your cheeks red?" One of the girls asked.
"This conversation is over!" Yomi cried out as she grabbed Ichigo's hand and walked away. They could hear them giggling from afar as Yomi looked at Ichigo with a slight red tint on her cheeks. "I'm so sorry about that, Ichigo-kun. They don't usually act like that when I bring food to them."
"It's alright," Ichigo said, rubbing the back of his head. "They're just kids, after all. It's kinda natural to have them act like that."
"I guess you're right. I usually take care of these people all by myself. But it's thanks to you that I find people who are willing to donate their stuff to the homeless."
"No problem, Yomi. I'm just glad to help out," Ichigo said as they walked down the street. They were having a casual conversation when Yomi's stomache started to gowled. Yomi's face turned red as she let out an embarrassing laugh and rubbed the back of her head.
"Sorry about that, Ichigo-kun... I forgot to have launched today at school when I was excited to hear that people are donating to the poor." Yomi said.
"It's alright, Yomi. I understand how this means so much to you," Ichigo said when they stopped at some restaurants. "Want to grab something to eat?"
"Sure, Ichigo-kun," Yomi said as they entered the restaurants.
"Good afternoon. How many people will be joining you today?" The door host asked.
"Just two," Ichigo replied as the door host nodded his head. He grabs two menus and two pairs of chopsticks around in napkins and takes them to the table. Ichigo and Yomi sat at the table as the door host handed them their menu and silver.
"Your waiter will be with you shortly," The door host said as he returned to the front entrance. Ichigo and Yomi pick up the menu and look at the item to order their food. The waiter arrives with a water pitcher and plastic cups in his hands as he pours some water into their cups.
"Are you two ready to order?" The waiter asked, taking out a notebook as he was ready to take their order.
"I would like to have the steak pepper with onion and the side of white rice," Ichigo replied.
"I would like to have the bean sprout stir fry with white rice," Yomi said as the waiter wrote down their order.
"Anything to drink besides water?" The waiter asked, causing them to shake their head as the waiter left them alone. They were having a casual conversation, talking about their time at school and with their friends, when their waiter arrived with their food. "Here's your food."
The waiter places their food in front of them as Ichigo and Yomi are conversing with each other. They talked about their days in school and how they hung out with their friends while Yomi was trying to ensure that she won't mention Hebijo during their conversation.
"So, do you have any friends at Hanzo Academy?" Yomi asked.
"Well, I make few friends at Hanzo Academy," Ichigo replied.
"Who are they?"
"Their names are Asuka, Katsuragi, and Hibari." Yomi's eyes widen in shock at the revaluation that Ichigo has told her.
'Ichigo-kun made friends with the good shinobis?!' Yomi thought as she could use this to her advantage. She didn't like using Ichigo since he helped her out with taking care of the poor. But once you are in the evil shinobi fraction, you must do anything to achieve victory. "Can you tell me about your friends, Ichigo-kun?"
"Well, Asuka and I are in the same homeroom together. I sometimes help her with her studies when she has trouble with it. She sometimes asked me about myself and my friends when I lived in Karakura Town."
'So we are not the only ones interested in him,' Yomi thought, thinking that the shinobis from Hanzo Academy are already making their move. Though unknown to her and her teammates, only Asuka and Katsuragi are the only people that hang out with him.
"Katsuragi started to hang out with me about a few days ago when she saw me during the weekends. She took me to her favorite ramen place and then used me to carry her clothes when we went shopping," Ichigo said, still a bit angry at Katsuragi for carrying her shopping bags. "After we are done shopping. We also help a lost girl find her parents."
"Really?" Ichigo nodded.
"Aika was separated from her parents when we found her. So we help her find her parents and keep her happy. For a couple of hours, Aika's parents found us while we were looking for them," Ichigo finished, leaving out Katsuragi's trauma about her parents.
"It's nice that you and your friend managed to help Aika when she was alone," Yomi said, feeling happy for Aika to be reunited with her parents. "What about Hibari?"
"Well, Hibari and I didn't hang out a lot since she was always with her friend, Yagyu, all the time," Ichigo said, shrugging his shoulder.
"I see," Yomi said, taking a bite of her food.
"By the way, Yomi. How is Homura doing?" Ichigo asked, wanting to know what had happened to Homura since he and Asuka parted with her.
"Homura-chan is doing alright, Ichigo-kun. She has wanted to talk to you when she gets the chance," Yomi replied.
"Why does she want to talk to me?"
"She wanted to talk to you after you saved her from that attack."
"Really? I didn't think I would leave a good impression on her." Ichigo said, taking a bite of his food. Since they were done eating their meals, they paid for their food and exited the restaurant as Yomi had a smile on her face.
"That was delirious. Thank you for taking me out for dinner," Yomi said, looking at Ichigo.
"It's not a problem, Yomi. I'm glad to help you out, that's all," Ichigo said.
"Well, this is a surprise," A familiar said, causing Ichigo and Yomi to turn their head to see Haruka walking up to them. "Didn't expect to see you here, Yomi-chan."
"Haruka-chan!" Yomi shouted in shock as she didn't expect to see her. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I was actually on my way to gather some supplies for my dolls when I saw you exit the restaurant with that boy. Where you two on a date?" Haruka asked, causing Yomi and Ichigo to blush.
"You got it all wrong, Haruka-chan! Ichigo-kun and I aren't on a date! We were just getting something to eat together, that's all!" Yomi exclaimed, waving her hands.
"I know. I just wanted to tease you," Haruka giggled with a smile, causing Yomi to frown.
"Haruka-chan, that's not funny," Yomi said, causing Haruka to stop giggling and look at Ichigo.
"I'm sorry that we haven't properly introduced ourselves this morning. My name is Haruka," Haruka said, placing her arms underneath her breast and pushing them up to make them look bigger.
"Kurosaki Ichigo," Ichigo calmly introduced himself.
"I know. Yomi hasn't stopped talking about you when we are in school. I may be starting to think that she may have a crush on you," Haruka teased, causing Yomi to blush.
"Haruka-chan! You know that is not true!" Yomi shouted, causing Haruka to giggle.
"By the way, Ichigo-kun," Haruka said, turning her head toward Ichigo. "If you don't mind. Is it possible that we can hang out together? Tomorrow is the weekend, and I want to get to know you better."
Yomi was surprised as she never expected Haruka to ask Ichigo that. Ichigo, on the other hand, doesn't seem to mind. He thought that Haruka wanted to hang out with him just because he had just saved her friend from a Hollow and helped Yomi by donating some food and clothes to the poor.
"Sure, I got nothing better to do tomorrow," Ichigo replied when his Hollow badge started to beep. "I just remember I got something important to do today. Is it alright with you that I can leave you two alone, Yomi?"
"It's alright. I understand that you want to keep up with your studies," Yomi said with a smile.
"Great, I gotta go. See ya tomorrow, Haruka." Ichigo said, leaving Yomi and Haruka alone.
"Bye, Ichigo-kun," Yomi said as she and Haruka waved their hand toward Ichigo. When he was out of their sight, Yomi turned her head toward Haruka with a questionable look on her face. "Why do you want to hang out with Ichigo-kun, Haruka-chan?"
"Well, you knew that Ichigo-kun saved Homura-chan and the granddaughter of the legendary shinobi from the invisible enemy's attack. Maybe he has some connection with them. Plus, it is quite strange that he could know when those invisible enemies attacked, and just now, he seemed like he was in a hurry," Haruka explained.
"I guess you're right, Haruka-chan. I questioned him before, and he said it has been happening in his hometown in Karakura," Yomi said.
"Ah yes, Karakura Town... A small city located in Western Tokyo with an average-sized population. I heard that there have been some strange occurrences in Karakura Town," Haruka said.
"Do you truly think Ichigo-kun may be connected to the invisible enemies?" Yomi asked, feeling unsure about this theory.
"It could be possible. After all, this is new to all of us, Yomi-chan," Haruka stated. "If Ichigo-kun does have some connection with the invisible enemies. Then we need to bring him in for questioning."
"If he doesn't?"
"Then we need to keep an eye on him. He could be the invisible enemies' target."
"That's even worst." Yomi couldn't fathom the thought of Ichigo being dragged into a life-and-death situation. He has done so much for her in a short time, and she couldn't bear the thought of Ichigo dying.
Haruka saw this and put her hand on her shoulder in a comforting gesture, causing Yomi to look at her. "Don't worry, Yomi-chan. Nothing is going to happen to him," Haruka said with an assuring smile on her face.
-meanwhile, with Ichigo, before the girls have their conversation-
Ichigo finds himself in an alleyway as he places the mod soul down his throat. Once he exits his body, Ichigo tells the mod souls to take his body back to the dorm and makes his way toward the Hollow location. When he arrive, Ichigo saw the Hexadpous and Shrieker Hollows attack the street as its let out a roar. He grabs Zangetsu by the hilt and charges, swinging his sword at them as they evade his attack. The Shrieker's Target came out of its fur and fired its leeches at Ichigo, causing him to dodge its attack as the leeches exploded.
Ichigo lunches a Getsuga Tensho toward the Shrieker as it evades his attack, causing him to click his tongue when he notices a large shadow hovering over him. He looks up to see the Hexapodus coming down on him, causing Ichigo to jump out of the way to avoid being crushed. Smoke cover the area as the Hexapodus raises its leg to stab Ichigo. But he dodges it as the Hexapodus' leg stabs the ground, giving Ichigo a chance to cut off its leg.
The Hexapodus let out a roar in pain as Ichigo thrust Zangetsu into the face, killing the Hollow as the body fell to the ground. He turns around to see more leeches being thrown at him as it is right in front of his face, causing the Shrieker to use its tongue to activate them.
The leeches exploded, and the whole area was covered in smoke with the Shrieker up in the air, flapping its wings. The Shrieker roared in victory as it ended the substitute Shinigami's life. But it heard a cry as it looked down to see Ichigo coming out of the smoke and flew toward the Shrieker. The Targets fire their leeches at Ichigo, but he avoids them using shunpo as he's getting closer to the Shrieker. The Shrieker tried to fly away from him, but Ichigo was getting closer and closer to the Hollow as he swung Zangetsu at the Shrieker, killing it as the Hollow was purified.
Seeing the Hollow was dealt with, Ichigo placed Zangetsu behind his back and returned to his dorm.
-the next day-
Ichigo is now wearing casual clothing as he waits for Haruka at the Nakamise Shopping Street. After he got a text message from Haruka, she told him to meet her at the Shin Nakamise Shopping Street in the morning. At first, Ichigo has no idea how Haruka got his phone number, but then he remembers that he gave Yomi his phone number when she needed him to help the homeless. So it makes sense that Haruka got his phone number from Yomi.
"Good morning, Ichigo-kun," Ichigo heard a familiar voice calling out to him as he turned his head to see Haruka walking toward him. She is now wearing a white jacket, a tan sweatshirt, a pink blouse underneath the sweater, a white skirt, and white high heel shoes. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long," Haruka questioned.
"Don't worry about it. You didn't keep me waiting that long," Ichigo replied, causing Haruka to smile.
"Then let's get going," Haruka said, grabbing Ichigo's arm and pulling him inside the shopping center. Ichigo's cheeks turned slightly red as he could feel her breast against his arm. But he manages to keep his cool and focus on getting to know Haruka. Hopefully, Haruka won't have to take him to a clothing store like Katsuragi did.
-later, play Bleach ost 1 track 4, Oh So Tired-
'I have spoken too soon...' Ichigo thought to himself as he held clothes in his hands. Haruka took Ichigo to a clothing store, where she bought plenty of clothes to return to her dorm. She also gets a chance to tease him whenever she puts on something that is revealing, which causes Ichigo to blush. From what he could tell, Haruka is a sophisticated woman, which explains her sense of high fashion compared to Katsuragi's pervert fashion sense. "Are you done?"
-end Bleach ost 1 track 4 Oh So Tired-
"I am," Haruka said, walking out of the changing room. They made their way toward the cashier and purchased the clothes Ichigo was carrying. Thankfully, it wasn't that much compared to how many Katsuragi bought, but it still annoyed him greatly. They walk out of the clothing store and down the path outside the shopping center. "Can you tell me about yourself, Ichigo-kun?"
Ichigo looks at her in confusion as he stares at Haruka. "Didn't you ask Yomi all about me?" Ichigo asked.
"I did, but you didn't tell her much other than you are from Karakura Town and your family own a small clinic, living with your father and two little sisters," Haruka replied, causing Ichigo to think about and she has a point. "Can you tell me about your father, Ichigo-kun?"
"My old man? Well, his name is Isshin, and he's a doctor that runs our clinic, with my sisters helping him as his nurses. Though he can act like an energic goofball like five years old," Ichigo said, causing Haruka to sweatdrop.
"I see..." Haruka said as she couldn't think that Ichigo's father would act like that. "What about your sisters?"
"My sisters are fraternal twins, and their names are Yuzu and Karin. Karin is an authoritative and outspoken person with a touch-girl attitude. Yuzu, on the other hand, is more soft-spoken compared to Karin. She is also the more empathetic of the two girls. She takes care of the housework, such as cooking meals and tidying up the living space, on a daily basis."
"What about your mother? Doesn't she help you around the house?" Ichigo stops as he has a sad expression on his face.
"She died right in front of me when we were young..." Haruka looks at Ichigo in shock as she never suspected his mother died right before him at a young age. She mentally smacked herself as she brought up a bad memory for Ichigo. She may have played with other emotions and feeling, but she wouldn't go that far as to toy with the emotion of one of their dead loved ones.
"I'm sorry about that, Ichigo... I didn't know..."
"Don't worry about it. It wasn't your fault that you didn't know about my mother's death. And besides, she sacrificed her life to protect mine." Ichigo still remembers how it was the Grand Fisher that killed his mother, not him. "Is there any question you like to ask me, or that's it?"
"That's all for now." She feels like that is all the questions she needs for now. Haruka doesn't want to bring up any more unpleasant memory if she has to. "You want to go to the park, Ichigo-kun?" Haruka asked, causing Ichigo to nod. They made their way to Sumida park, taking in the scenery as the leaves blew with the wind. But something caught Haruka's attention when she stopped walking and, at the same time, grabbed Ichigo's shirt to stop him as well, causing him to look at her in confusion.
"What's wrong, Haruka?" Ichigo asked as she pointed her finger, which caused Ichigo to look and see an ice cream stand as he already knew what she wanted. "You want some ice cream?"
"Of course, Ichigo-kun." They walked up to the ice cream stand as Ichigo purchased two ice creams, vanilla for him and strawberry for Haruka. Once the two got their ice cream, they sat on the bench and ate them. "Delicious, thanks for getting this for me."
"No problem..." Ichigo muttered as he watched Haruka exotically eat her ice cream. She licks her tongue up and down before she bites off the top part of it and then licks on the side of it. 'Does she have to lick her ice cream like that?'
"I don't know, King. I kinda like the way she licks her ice cream. Especially if she licks it all the way to the bottom," His inner Hollow commented, causing Ichigo's face to turn red.
'SHUT UP!' Ichigo shouted in his head.
"Hey, Ichigo-kun," Haruka called, getting Ichigo's attention. "It seems you got some ice cream on your face."
"Really? I didn't notice. I can wipe it off with the napkin."
"Oh, you don't need to use that." This cause Ichigo to be confused as he raises an eyebrow at her.
"What do you mean by that... Ah!?" Ichigo was cut off mid-sentence as Haruka licked the ice cream off his cheek with her tongue, causing his face to turn extremely red. 'Wha-What the hell are you doing?!"
"What are you so shy about, Ichigo-kun? I was just wiping the ice cream off your cheek."
"By licking it off?! That's not something you should do so casually! Especially in public!" Haruka giggles at Ichigo's embarrassed expression. Despite his tough guy persona, he is quite innocent once you find out about it.
"There you are!" Haruka stopped giggling as they turned their head to see ten armed thugs in the park.
"Oh great, you guys again..." Ichigo groans, causing Haruka to look at him.
"Do you know them, Ichigo-kun?" Haruka said, causing him to nod.
"Let's just say these tried to pick a fight with me a few days ago," Ichigo replied as he got off the bench. "Stay here, Haruka. This won't take long," Ichigo said as he walked toward them. "I'm guessing the beating I give you guys didn't teach you a lesson."
"You have just gotten lucky, Kurosaki. This time we're brought some backup," The leading thugs said as five more thugs came out, carrying weapons in their hands. "We'll beat the living crap out of you for what you did to us."
"Really? Well, you better call the ambulance then."
"What for you?!" The leading thugs said with a smirk.
"No..." Ichigo appears in front of him and punches him in the gut, causing him to spit out silva and then get a punch in the face. "For you guys."
"You bastard!" One of the thugs shouted as he swung his bat at him. But Ichigo dodges his attack and kicks the thug in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. Another thug was about to punch Ichigo behind his head, but he caught his fist and threw him to the ground as he stomped on his face.
Two more thugs came in as they attacked him with their bokken. But Ichigo dodges their attack as he grabs one of the guy's wrists and smacks him in the stomach. He senses the other thug attacking behind him as he thrusts his bokken at Ichigo, but he evades his attack, pushing his hand and then uppercutting him in the chin.
Haruka observes the fight at hand as she is impressed by Ichigo's combative abilities. 'Impressive, Ichigo-kun is quite an expert in hand-to-hand combat and manages to hold his own despite being outnumbered.' Haruka thought as she watched the fight with great interest.
The thugs tried to hit Ichigo as he threw a couple of punches at him. But he evaded his attack so easily as he grabbed his wrist and elbowed him in the stomach, causing him to fall onto his knees. Another thug came up behind and swung his back at him, causing Ichigo to duck underneath and sweep kick behind his leg.
The thug fell to the ground on his back when he saw Ichigo punch him in the face. Two more thugs attacked him together as they swung their fists at him, but Ichigo dodged their attack as he kicked one of the thugs in the head and then karate chopped the other in the back of his neck.
The final thug came behind him as he wrapped his arm around Ichigo's neck and choked him. But he was tough as Ichigo elbowed the thug in the gut, causing him to loosen his grip and giving him an opening. Ichigo got out of his grip and punched him in the stomach, causing the thug to fall to his knees as Ichigo delivered the final punch to the head.
With the thugs on the ground beaten, Ichigo turns around and walks toward Haruka, who is watching the whole thing unfold. "Sorry that you have that, Haruka," Ichigo apologized.
"It's alright, Ichigo-kun. I'm just amazed at how well you fought them despite being outnumbered." Haruka said.
"Well, this kind of thing happens to me all the time back in Karakura town. Even in a different town, a couple of hotshots think they can take me down." This caused Haruka to giggle as she grabbed her shopping bags. "Do you need some help carrying that?"
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that. I'll be just fine carrying these shopping bags on my own." This causes Ichigo to nod as his badge starts to ring.
"Well, I'll better get going. See ya, Haruka," Ichigo said as he began to walk away.
"Good bye, Ichigo-kun," Haruka said, waving her hand at him. Once he is far away from him. Haruka smiled as her interest in Ichigo began to grow. "You are a very interest man, Kurosaki Ichigo."