Being a headache

You know what, after doing a bit of… "research". I've decided to go with Unohana, Lisa from the Vaizards and Isane, nuff said.


The battle if you could call it that, was a total one side slaughter, his partner Yumichika Ayasegawa fainting at the sight of this sludge thing with a girly scream of terror escaping his face, leaving Ikakku Madarame against this Ryoka who had an amused smile as Yumichika fell to the floor with a thump.

"Well, that's one down" spinning his cane in his right hand, Ichigo pointed it towards Ikakku who tensed up as the sludge thing melted into the ground with Ichigo's hair returning to it's orange state.

"What the hell was that thing?" raising his sheathed Zanpakutō, the teen gave a smile.

"That was simply Nightmare, a manifestation from my Zanpakutō, one of them at least, Shadow, strike him, but no lethal" saying this command, Ikkaku watched the panther roar and rush at him, moving to intercept it's attack, he was startled however, as the beast melted into a SAWBLADE OF ALL THINGS!.

Lunging to the right as the thing spung by an unconscious Yumichika, it returned to it's panther body with a snarl as it rushed at him.

Tensing up in preparations to dodge, the panther stopped three feet from him before it once more shocked him of it's shape shifting abilities as it's neck and head changed into a spiked flail that stretched towards him with rapid swings, bringing up Hōzukimaru to parry the wild strikes, his eyes widened suddenly at hearing rushing footsteps behind him, turning to see Ichigo behind him with his Cane held in both hands. Feeling a strike to his gut, Ikakku was left open to a drop kick that sent him tumbling onto his hands that he used to set him upright, striking the now close by Panther with Hōzukimaru, it leaped over the attack to join Ichigo's side, rushing towards him it melted into the ground beneath Ichigo for him to ride on it's mass.

"That is one useful animal!" jumping away as the two rushed him, he took notice to griffon above him too late as he was struck by purple lightning, sending him towards the charging duo, he grinned suddenly as he struck towards Ichigo who stopped too late, gaining a small wound above his right eye as he returned it in kind with his Wakizashi.

Staring at one another as Shadow and Griffon returned to his side.

"You got overconfident, kid" giving off a small laugh as he rubbed a finger over his cut eyebrow, Ichigo smiled back with his own response.

"You were confidant yourself, though you took you're time finding an opening" giving off a chuckle at this kid, Ikkaku spoke.

"I like you kid, what's you're name"

"I'll provide mine if you do so as well?"

"Alright then, my name is Madarame Ikkaku, what's yours"

"Kurosaki ichigo" wiping his eye to clear his vision, Ikkaku spoke.

"The fact you wiped you're eye to remove the blood from you're eye, I would have kept my hands at the ready" shrugging while keeping his body ready.

"I had to clear my eye sight someway?" getting a chuckle from Ikkaku, Ichigo watched him as he unscrewed the hilt of his Zanpakutō, followed by him applying ointment from within.

"Wiping it away is a short remedy. It's more useful to use a Styptic" it was ths moment Ichigo broke his mask of calm.

"Hey, that's not fair!"

"IT IS SO FAIR, IT'S CALLED BEING PREPARED!"

"Okay, that's a fair point"

"OF COURSE IT'S A FAIR POINT WHO DO YOU THINK I A-wait?" frowning as he stared at the smiling teen as he held the Cane calmly, Ikkaku counted.

"One, two… , where's the cat?" hearing a growl behind him too late, Ikkaku turned around to be smashed in the face by a blunt mace.

Sending him onto his back with Ichigo standing above him with his Cane held as a Golf club.

"You didn't pay attention to your surroundings" seeing this, Ikkaku gave a snort of amusement, bitter amusement.

"Well, Shit!" grinning at the kid, Ikkaku spoke.

"Tell me, who taught you how to fight?" seeing Ichigo look up in thought, he shrugged.

"It depends, My Zanpakuto gave me most of my tricks, but if I'm being honest, my master is Yoruichi Shihōin, why?" widening his eyes in shock, he flipped onto his feet while standing in a defensive stance, kicking Shadow away to give him more distance, he spoke with a small smile.

"Then I need to up my game!" slamming his sheath and sword together at the hilt, he spoke with a wide smile.

"Extend, Hozukimaru!"


Running over the rooftops of the Seireitei once more made Yoruichi feel nostalgia, despite the circumstances, she was truly running on the clock right now, and judging by how far Ichigo had separated from the others, she feared for the worst.

Stopping at suddenly feeling a surge of Reiatsu, she recognised it immediately before she hid in a shadow, waiting for a minute, a large man ran by with a grumble.

"Which way, Yachiru!?" hearing the footsteps move by, Yoruichi's eyes widened in recognition, recognition that caused her to move out of hiding to find Ichigo before Zaraki Kenpachi could.


Standing over the unconscious form of Ikkaku with Nightmare standing above them, Ichigo gave a grimace at the black and blue bruises on the bald man's body, he turned to Nightmare whose lone eye moved towards him in silence.

"Was that really necessary, I could have handled that on my own?" the only response he got was a guttural groan as Nightmare melted into the ground, returning Ichigo's tattoos before he turned back to the man who was bleeding out, sheathing his Wakizashi to approach the man, he set out on applying his ointment on his wounds, making Griffon speak.

"I know we're not exactly these guys enemies but, I have to ask, Why are you patching him up?" turning to griffon as he landed beside Ikkaku's head, he gave a soft peck on the man's nose before turning to Ichigo.

"Because I want a spar when this conflict is resolved, during that small fight even if Nightmare interfered, He gave good pointers to using a Zanpakutō." Sitting in wait for the man to reawaken, Ichigo flipped his book open to catch up on his reading, failing to notice the feminine man behind him try to attack, he swung his Cane hard enough into the man's face to break his nose.

"MY BEAUTIFUL NOSE!" watching the man run off clutching his face, Ichigo raised an eyebrow before he shrugged, returning to his book.

"So how long do you think It'll take for him to wake up?" looking to Ikkaku with a raised eyebrow, he shrugged.

"What do I look like a psychic?"

"A smart ass is what you look like"

"Says the demon bird"