Boys and Girls of every age; wouldn't you like to see something strange? Come on in and you will see; in this tale on Halloween.
Yes, my goblins and ghouls; my ghost and other creatures and go bump in the night, it is Halloween once again. And to celebrate this season of Halloween, we got some new stories perfect for the holiday. This is one of the new stories and something that has been in the works for a while.
This one is Bleach mixed with Helluva Boss with a bit of Hazbin Hotel later on. This idea came when talking of different ideas of characters from other series ending in the Hazbin universe Hell and one of those was of Ichigo and other members of Bleach. Since they have their own Hell in their world, we thought it would be fun to have and the planning just worked so well. But how will our Strawberry Soul Reaper handle a different sort of Hell? Stay Tuned~
Also a special announcement at the end of the story, something that was in the mix and will help me connect with everyone who not only enjoy this story but my other stories as well.
Disclaimer: I do not own the works of Bleach nor Helluva Boss/Hazbin Hotel. This is merely a fan-made parody and for entertainment only
~From One Hell to Another~
~Welcome to I.M.P.~
If there was one thing Ichigo was feeling, it was fatigue. The last few hours have been the most intense he has ever felt since the Winter War against Aizen and the Espada. First, he found himself and his friend being attacked at their school by some random strangers in cloaks and masked that appeared out of nowhere. What was worst was one group tried to kidnap both of his sisters. Karin was rescued by a stranger while one managed to escape with Yuzu in a portal. He found out that the kidnappers were sinners from the Gates of Hell and if he wanted his sister returned he would have to go into Hell to get her back. Luckily the stranger that helped them was also a sinner that had a personal issue with their attacks and helped get them into Hell. Ichigo lead the way with Rukia, Renji, Uryu, and Orihime going along on this mission.
He couldn't remember what he thought Hell would be like but he did find out many sinners were forced to fend for themselves against giant guardians that would hunt down and either kill the sinners or eat them. Now they weren't truly dead when they were caught as they would reform some time later and be hunted again. With the guardians, the harsh deadly environment, and how painful dying over and over again, he felt that hell might just live up to the legends and myths about it. But determined to save his sister, he fought his way through Hell, all the while struggling to keep control of his inner hollow. With the dark energies of Hell it was acting up more than usual and he had to fight to keep it under control. However, that was what the leader wanted.
Turns out the group of sinners believed that his hollow form would be powerful enough to break the gates of Hell. After beating them and nearly rescuing Yuzu did the stranger turn on them, taking Yuzu deeper into Hell and injuring everyone in their group. He found out the group's plan and while knew his hollow could destroy the Gates of Hell, this wouldn't give them freedom since the chains would still drag them back into Hell. But he believed that its power would be enough to break the chains and allow him to escape Hell for good. And the worst part was, it nearly worked.
After finding the sinner and his little sister passed out in a hanging cage, his control slipped and he transformed into his Vasto Lorde form. He didn't remember much once it happen but he attacked the sinner and broke most of the chains. Thankfully he manage to get control before the bastard got free. In the end with the guardians lending some of their power, (don't ask him why or how he wouldn't even know where to begin) he finished off the sinner and rescued Yuzu.
He released the energy he got from the guardians, and was forced to flee from them once more, they manage to rest for a moment and checked Yuzu over. Thankfully according to Rukia and Orihime, her body and soul were still stable and just needed to rest outside of Hell. Now they were waiting for a way out from their friends, but at the moment Ichigo was holding a sleeping Yuzu who he found was awake for most of his fight and he was wondering how to explain it all to her. He hoped that Rukia or Hat-and-clogs could rework her memories as he doesn't want her to remember what she could have possibly seen while inside Hell.
"So now that we have Yuzu, how are we getting out of Hell?" Uryu asked what he felt was the most important question.
"Simple," Ichigo answered. "We go back the way we came."
"Simple is not the word I would use," Renji countered.
"We don't have much of a choice in the matter," Rukia pointed out. "We came through the gate, and the Soul Society doesn't have extra entrances for us to use. And even if they do we don't have a way to get that information."
"We're all tired from all of this but we can't stay for much longer," Ichigo said as he held his sister and stood up. "The longer we stall the more likely Hell will affect Yuzu."
"He's right," Orihime as she stood up after catching her breath. Among her friends, she was the one that was getting tired the most and she feared that she would sooner slow them down. But after healing Chad, she couldn't let them leave alone. "We should be able to go back the way we came now that the baddies are gone."
"For now," Uryu added, recalling that each one was killed during their fights but since they were sinners of Hell, he knew they would reform. Even the biggest threat to them wasn't killed but dragged deeper into Hell by so many chains. "Also did you just call them baddies?"
Orihime giggled and did a playful bop of her head while sticking her tongue out. This brought a few smiles to the group, happy to have a moment to lighten their spirits. But they didn't wait long as they took off again before more guardians appeared.
However as they started off again, they found a strange sight before them. The air in front of them has thick red cracks forming and spreading as if the air was a sheet of glass. The cracks had a glow that seem to seep through and it was putting everyone on edge. "Let's not risk it and go around," Ichigo suggested.
The others nodded but before they could move the cracks became too much and the air shattered with the sound of glass breaking. The massive hole was nothing but a spiraling red vortex that gave the same yet horrible feeling of when they first entered Hell. While they manage to jump back to avoid the broken shards they were sucked back in like a vacuum but the group felt themselves being pulled towards it. "You just had to jinx it!" Renji called out as he manage to grab Uryu and used his zanpakuto to wrap around a rocky spike sticking out of the ground.
"How Is This My Fault!" Ichigo shouted angrier as he kept a firm hold on Yuzu while sticking his own zanpakuto into the ground.
"We can't stay here!" Rukia shouts as Orihime created her shield to keep them steady and away from the vortex. However, she was sweating and shaking as she tried to keep it up. She didn't even notice that cracks were starting to form.
Ichigo grits his teeth while making sure Yuzu was held close to him. He wasn't about to lose her after just getting her back. He was so focused he didn't notice that the pull from the vortex was getting stronger as the ground around them was breaking away. He noticed cracks forming around the ground around him and was worried it would break on him. Suddenly he heard something else shattering followed by the screaming of his friends. He looked up in time to see both Orihime and Rukia flying straight for him. Ichigo didn't have time to react as they crashed into him, causing his zanpakuto to slip and break free.
With nothing to anchor them, all four were pulled into the air and through the vortex before they could do anything. Renji and Uryu could only watch in horror as their friends vanished into the red vortex, both shouting for them. As soon they vanished from sight, the vortex rippled before it seem to collapse in on itself and sent out a shockwave that would have sent both men flying if they weren't anchored. They crashed to the ground and realized that they no longer felt any pull, forcing them to look up to see the vortex was gone as if it was never there, to begin with. Renji and Uryu look at each other, not sure what happen and how they could possibly get their friends back.
(Scene change)
The red sky of Hell darken in color to show what was closest to evening for the sinners and Hellborn demons that reside in it. In one of the outskirts of Imp City, one of the major cities in Hell, a couple of these Hellborns were walking on the broken and stained sidewalk holding a couple of paper bags of groceries. A male and female imp that was shorter than human and extreme features that would show their species.
The male has red skin with yellow sclera and small black slit pupils for eyes. He had white pointy hair that led up to curve up, S-shaped black and white horns with a long red tail that ended in a sharp arrow waving lazily behind him. He had on a navy black coat with a red button, white cuffs, a white shirt that ends with a black turtleneck, fingerless gloves, and a large red bow tie.
The female imp also had red skin with the same eyes and also a long tail with a pointy arrow tip She had small white markings on her arm and near the tip of her tail. She also had long black eyelashes the extended past her face, and beyond her messy short greyish-black hair with a bang covering her right horn. She had two black horns with thin white stripes on the top of her head, a beauty mark on her left cheek, and a small gap in her teeth as she smiles at the other smile. She had on black lipstick with a simple black choker, a cold-shoulder black crop top with gold buttons where the straps at the top meet the torso piece, torn black pants, fingerless black gloves, and black footwear. She also had a small black heart-shaped tattoo on her left shoulder.
These imps talked softly to themselves while making sure none of their new groceries were in danger of dropping. "This should hold us over for a week or two," the female imp said with a southern accent to her voice. "Until a new job comes in for a new paycheck."
"Unless the boss spends its all before he pays us," the male imp adds in a deadpan tone.
"Oh honey," the female imp cooed as she used her tail to give him a brief hug. "Have some faith in our boss."
Her spouse smiled at the hug before he adds somberly, "the times I did put my faith in him ended up with either disappointment or astonishment."
The female imp giggled and rolled her eyes but still was in good spirits. That is until she noticed something in the middle of the street next to them. "What in heaven is this?" She asked aloud.
Both imps stared at the cracks that formed in the air between the street and sidewalk that was growing bigger.
"I'm not sure," the male said, grabbing one bag of groceries with his tail and reaching for his hidden gun with his now free hand. "But I don't think it's from Heaven. The Purge has already passed."
Both imps jumped when the cracks shattered and a red vortex could be seen inside the now open hole. Neither one had time to ponder what was happening when something came flying out of the vortex and rolled in the middle of the street. The female watched as she saw what landed was at least three or four bodies that looked human. The male watched as the vortex and broken hole seem to reverse and seal itself once more as if it was never there in the first place. "What was that?" He asked aloud, "that wasn't anything like sinners arriving in Hell."
"Oh my god!" The female shouts as she noticed the group starting to untangle themselves. "And you guys alright?"
Ichigo hissed as he sat up, making make sure to take the brunt of the fall while his little sister was still unconscious. "Yeah, I think…so?" He started to answer before he noticed the two imps.
"So dizzy," Orihime moaned as she rolled onto her back.
"I have no idea what happen nor where we are," Rukia said as she also sat up. She blinked seeing the imps as well, never having seen such creatures before.
The female set her bags down before she noticed the smallest and youngest-looking girl in Ichigo. "Is she okay?" She shouts as fans towards them. "Is she hurt at all!?"
She stopped when Ichigo covered Yuzu in his arms and glared at the imp so as not to come any closer. He didn't know who this was but he wasn't going to take any chances with Yuzu here. The imp noticed this and stopped before him. She saw how he was acting and gave the feeling that he was protecting the girl and not kidnapping her. She smiled softly at the protective boy and held her hands up to show she was unarmed. "It's okay, I'm not gonna hurt her. I just want to help. Is she okay?"
"Our house is right here," the male imp said, pointing to the building a little down the street. "We can put her on one of the beds. It's not safe for anything to stay on the streets after dark."
"We promised we won't hurt you or her," the female told Ichigo. Seeing the concerned yet conflicted look on his face, the imp smile softly at him as she now knew what he was feeling since he had that look before. "You're a good brother, doing what you can to protect your sister. I'm the same with my siblings. Let's get her on a safe spot to rest at least."
Ichigo was still conflicted, not sure if he should trust them. But the way she was talking, the look she gave him, she understood him perfectly. After a moment he nodded, "thank you."
She nodded, allowing him to get to his feet while helping the other two girls to their feet. She had to fight the urge to gush over the large butcher-like bladed sword before she addressed the other imp, "Mox, go unlock the door for us."
"Oh right!" The male said as he gathered his bags and ran ahead to their home, using his tail to get the key and unlock it.
Ichigo kept a hold on his sister as he followed the female imp who gathered the rest of her bags and all but skipped ahead. While he was on edge after everything that has happened, he felt that the two tiny creatures wouldn't try and hurt them. The woman was talking to him about being a protective older sibling, he could tell she wasn't lying. Still, he would only breathe easy when he can get Yuzu home. Orihime jumped ahead and helped the imp with her bags while Rukia paused briefly in the doorway, taking a moment to gaze at the red sky with the strange symbol over it as well as the feeling in the air. She wasn't sure where they were but she had a feeling it wasn't a pleasant place.
Inside the home, it was mostly modest with signs of being a fixer-upper but overall somewhere where they can rest safely. Ichigo placed his sister on the couch while the two imps got some pillows and blankets to cover her as he rested. "Thank you," he told them.
"Not a problem sweetie," the female imp said as she gently stroked Yuzu's hair as she slept, under Ichigo's watchful eye of course and she didn't mind. She turned back to them and realized something, "oh where are my manners? I'm Mildred, you can call me Millie. And this is my husband Moxxie."
"Greetings," Moxxie said after putting all their groceries away as the rest settled.
"Ichigo Kurosaki," Ichigo as he set himself in a hair next to the couch. "This is my sister Yuzu."
"Orihime Inoue," Orihime greeted happily.
"Rukia Kuchiki," Rukia introduced herself, crossing her arms and studying the married couple. "Can I ask what exactly are you? I've never seen anything like you before."
"And maybe tell us where we are exactly?" Ichigo added since they might be able to get some answers.
"Don't worry about it," Millie said with a wave of her hand. "Moxxie and I are imps."
"As for where you are" Moxxie started before he grimaced, "forgive me for the bad news but you are currently in Hell."
Moxxie expected looks of shock and horror to even denial but all he got from them was surprised and confused looks instead. "We're still in Hell?" Ichigo asked. "I guess it has a somewhat same feeling if only a bit weaker."
"Maybe that strange vortex sent us to a deeper level?" Rukia suggested though she didn't seem to believe that truly.
"Wait," Moxxie said, raising his hands to stop them. "You've all been to Hell before? What do you mean Deeper level? This is the Pride Ring the very top ring."
"And Sinners can't go to any other ring," Millie asked, just as confused as her husband. "Only demons that are already born in Hell can travel between the rings."
Ichigo frowned at this, "something's not adding up. We've already traveled into different sections of Hell to recuse Yuzu and besides the guardians and the punks that cause this mess, nothing really stopped us."
Millie and Moxxie shared a confused look before looking back at the others. "Perhaps it would be best if you start at the beginning," Moxxie suggested. "Are you not sinners?"
"You all look too human to be demons," Millie added. "No offense."
"We're not," Ichigo confirmed for them. "Technically the only one of us that is dead is Rukia. She's what you would call a Soul reaper while I'm a human with Soul Reaper powers and called a substitute soul reaper. While Orihime has powers she is human as is my little sister."
This stunned the married imps before Millie's eyes shined in excitement and she beamed at them, "wow, you two are actual grim reapers?"
And so the three went into details of what Soul Reapers were, their duties, and how Ichigo gained his powers as well as Orihime's powers. The two imps were in awe of what they told them before they got into how they ended up here with sinners kidnapping Yuzu. When Millie heard this, she growled in anger before running to a hall closet and pulling out a large battle-ax. "Oh, I can't believe those bastards. Kidnappin' a sweet innocent little girl like that. Just point 'em out to me and I will slice 'em to pieces and really kill 'em."
"We did do that," Rukia pointed out, slightly disturbed by how quickly Millie turned bloodthirsty while Ichigo felt Millie would fit right in with Squad Eleven. "And we did kill them during our fights. But it seems once you become a sinner in Hell you can die over and over again."
"Sounds accurate," Moxxie agreed. "While Hellborns like imps, hellhounds and succubi can be killed by even normal weapons, even if we are a bit sturdier than humans, sinners can only be killed by angelic or holy weapons. At least that is the only way that I know of."
"So what happen when y'all got into Hell?" Millie asked, setting her weapon down after a look from Ichigo.
The three explained how they entered Hell and what they learned about the place as they traveled deeper into it. They explained the guardians that would attack sinners as well as the chains that actually bound a sinner to Hell and prevents their escape. This confused Millie and Moxxie decided to let them finish before asking questions. They explained the sinner's plan and why they kidnapped Yuzu, and of Ichigo's hollow powers and form, which he explained as simply demonic powers to keep it short, how they face a sinner that first helped them before betraying them, and finally how Ichigo nearly lost control, gaining it again and defeating the sinner for good with help from the guardians even if Ichigo couldn't really explain it. They ended with how they were about to escape when the same red vortex that appeared in the street sucked them into it and ended up before Mille and Moxxie.
The two imps looked concerned when they finished before Mille reached out and stroke Yuzu's hair in comfort and concern, "you poor thing, being put through so much so fast."
"If you didn't appear as you did I wouldn't believe it," Moxxie said before he sighed. "Which leads to some bad news: I don't think you are in the same Hell anymore."
"What?" The three humans asked them, stunned by this.
"We believe you when you talked of what you went through and went into Hell," Millie explained to them. "But this is also Hell. Humans die every day and come here as sinners. But this is the top ring of Hell and we don't have a way for Sinners to leave nor do we have those guardians monsters attacking anyone."
"It's possible there could be more than one Hell," Moxxie suggested even if he was confused by it. "I've never heard of such a thing but your story doesn't make sense if there is only one Hell."
"We'll figure that out later," Ichigo said sternly. "I frankly don't care if they're more than one Hell out there. All I care about is getting Yuzu out of Hell and back home."
The imps shared a look before they nodded in a silent agreement. "We might have a way to help," Moxxie told them.
This causes Ichigo to jerk his head at the imp while Orihime looked hopeful and Rukia looked concerned. Millie then explained. "You see, our boss has this magic book that can create portals from Hell to the human world. We use it for our job."
Moxxie nodded, "our boss has it kept under lock and key, hopefully, when we aren't using it."
"We can use it to get you guys back home!" Millie added excitedly.
"You'd do that?" Ichigo asked, not wanting to get his hopes up.
Millie nodded, "we can't let a sweet girl like your sister in Hell when she's still alive."
"We just have to convince our boss, unfortunately," Moxxie getting to the main issue. "And he's…how do I put this?"
"An asshole?" Ichigo asked him in a deadpan tone.
Moxxie nodded, "exactly."
There was a moment when no one said anything. Then to Millie's and Moxxie's surprise, Ichigo stood up from his chair before dropping to his knees and bowing to them, his forehead nearly touching their floor. "Please," he said desperately. "Let us use that book. I'll be in your debt and do what I can to repay it."
"It's up to our boss," Moxxie explained, slightly uncomfortable since he didn't have much to help.
"Tell you what," Millie said, kneeling down in front of Ichigo as he rose to look at her. "You can rest here tonight and tomorrow mornin' you can come into the office with us and plea your case to the boss. I'm sure you can work out a deal of some kind."
"…thank you," Ichigo said softly.
A soft groan got his attention and he turned to see Yuzu seem to start to wake up. He moved so he was right. By her side, concern written on his face. Seeing that the siblings needed a private moment, Moxxie turned to his wife, "honey, why don't we get some dinner started?"
Millie seemed to realize what she wanted and agreed, "you got it, sweetie. We got a few more mouths to feed after all."
"We can help," Orihime said with a hand raised, figuring out the same thing while Rukia nodded in agreement.
"Sure," Millie said with a grin, "the more the merrier."
They left the siblings be as Ichigo waited concerned. Yuzu opened her eyes as her vision cleared to see Ichigo right next to her. Seeing that she was finally awake, Ichigo smiled down at her. "How are you feeling Yu-"
He didn't get to finish before Yuzu shot up and wrapped her arms around Ichigo. Ichigo was taken back by the sudden action but wrapped his arms around her as she laid her head on his shoulder and he felt his sister's tears. He slowly rubbed Yuzu's back in comfort while whispering. "It's okay Yuzu, you're going to be okay."
They stayed like this for a time, Ichigo doing nothing but comforting his sister. He didn't rush her, simply allowing her to cry and get her distress out of her system. Finally, he felt the tears slow to a stop and Yuzu lifted her head and looked at him. "Ichi-nii, what happened? What was that scary place, why were you fighting? Why did you transform into some sort of monster and" she blinked and seem to realize something about him "what are you wearing and is that a real sword?" she took a moment to look around the room. "Where are we?"
Ichigo couldn't help it; he chuckled while Yuzu turned back to him and pouted cutely. He was so relieved that she was alright and seem to be her normal self if not confused and rightfully so. He wanted to not go into the details but with the situation they were in now, he didn't have the heart to lie to her. "It's a long story."
(Scene change)
The rest of the night seems to go by without any issues thankfully. Ichigo explained everything from his Soul reaper powers, to where she was kidnapped too, to who did it and why and even his hollow powers. After everything, he couldn't lie to her while they were still in Hell, even if it wasn't a Hell he knew it as. He told her of how they got to this Hell and the deal they made to get them/her home. Ichigo felt she took it all rather well with her biggest issue was him pushing himself and risking so much without help. He was thankful that she was taking this well since it keeps her mind off whatever she saw while kidnapped. While he still hope that when they got home they would still be able to alter her memories so she wouldn't have to remember her time in Hell, he vowed that if they can't, he would also tell Karin the truth since he suspected she knew somewhat of his spirit form.
Yuzu then went to meet their imp host to not only thank them for helping them but also ask if she can help with anything. Millie took to Yuzu instantly and practically doted on her. They already had dinner made but Millie did promise until she got home that she can help with dinner and even promised to teach her different meals. With how things were going they weren't sure how long they would be stuck in Hell, but they at least not only had a safe place to rest and something to eat. The food was pretty much the same as food on earth with only a slightly different texture to some of the items. Ichigo was concerned about how much food they would take from the imps, but Millie was firm about making sure they were fed and they would be able to handle it after the next paycheck. He still didn't know what kind of work the married couple did but he swore he would help however he could. After dinner and Yuzu helping Millie with the dishes they settled in for the rest of the night, the non-native beings of Hell felt exhausted and with a safe location, they manage to fall asleep fast. There were two spare rooms with one having a full bed which actually came with the house since the imps manage to get it for cheap after the last owners died and had a lot of room. Orihime and Rukia shared the one bedroom, while Ichigo and Yuzu took the other, the siblings wanting to at least be near each other for the night. Ichigo practically fell asleep almost at once while holding Yuzu close to him. Yuzu took a bit longer since she rested briefly not long ago but eased into sleep to her brother's protective warmth.
The next morning Yuzu rose early to help make breakfast for everyone. Millie was also up, having apparently been raised on a farm so she was an early riser, and was quick to teach Yuzu a different sort of breakfast for the household. The rest got up not too long after that after smelling their work and they had a nice breakfast, all things considering. After everyone ate and freshens up as best they could, they left the house and followed the married pair to their work which thankfully wasn't too far away. As they walked through what they learned was Imp City, they found almost everyone that was out and about were no doubt imps. Ichigo noticed that they came in all sorts of heights, shapes, sizes, and different white markings but had a few things in common. They were all red skin with black and white markings at times, tails with arrow end, and a pair of horns. Yet despite having different heights, most imps were shorter than them or around Rukia's and Yuzu's height. He also noticed a common characteristic with the imps that were no doubt male had black and white striped horns while the female looking imps had mostly black horns with thin white stripes on them. Rukia noticed this as well and asked Moxxie and Millie, who confirmed that was indeed the case.
Ichigo noticed they were getting some looks from the other imps and some with looks he didn't like. He was ready for a fight but none seem to want to pick a fight with him, be it his strong aura, glare, or zanpakuto he didn't know but he wasn't going to complain.
The building they were coming to look like a normal office building, if not a bit broken-down except for two curved horns near the roof of the building but that seems to be more style than anything else. Moxxie seemed nervous as they exit the elevator while Millie seem excited as she skipped ahead and stopped before one door and held an arm out for them, "welcome to the I.M.P. office," she said happily.
"Our boss named it," Moxxie explained before he opened the door and was the first inside. He only paused to say, "He's a bit much but I'm sure he can be reaso-…well can make a deal."
"About time you two showed up!" Came a loud voice from the office as they came inside. "Were you two having a nice morning fuck before coming in?"
Ichigo grimaced hearing this and can already tell he was going to be a pain to deal with.
The speaker was a jester-like imp with large wide hands, a narrow head with curved black and white horns, pointed feet with boot-like heels, black lines running down his eyelids, yellow sclera that seems to give off a faint glow in the shadows with his red iris eyes, a black heart-shaped skull symbol on his forehead, and white splotches of white covering his right eye against his crimson skin. He was wearing a torn black collared coat with red buttons, a red skull shape bolo tie around his neck, black boots, and large black fingerless gloves with an eye like orbs that looked like they had a cross shape iris on them. The boss noticed them coming in with his employees and raised a brow, "Oh some new clients; perfect. That or you two decided to stop holding back and organized an orgy for the whole office to enjoy. Expect for Loony as she can go get us coffee while we do this."
"Not happening," said a female voice in a bored tone. They saw that it was an anthropomorphic wolf with a dog-like muzzle with sharp and pointy teeth and a dark grey nose, red sclera with white irises, white fur with grey patches on her shoulders, a big bushy tail, and voluminous grey hair swept to the side to reveal her ear. Her outfit features a black choker that has white spikes, a grey crop top that has strings shaped like an inverted pentagram to hold it up, fingerless gloves, and shorts with a crescent moon cut on the right side. She had two piercings in her left ear while her right ear was slightly torn. She was also wearing black toeless stockings but otherwise is barefoot.
Loona barely looked up from her magazine and gave the group a once over, not finding them anything special other than looking more human than anything else. If she was bored or drunk she might let the guy have a go at her or go after one of the other girls but she wasn't going to admit that.
"Sir!" Moxxie shouts after his comment, already knowing this was going to be a headache. "They are neither of those."
The boss scowled at him, "then what the fuck do they want?"
"Your magic book," Ichigo said, getting right to the point.
"Book? What book?" Blitzo said a little too quickly. "We don't have any fancy magic books."
"Blitzo!" Loona shouts since he all but gave it away.
"The one you just mentioned," Ichigo pointed out.
"Fuck, shouldn't have said that" Blitzo muttered at his mistake before glaring at Ichigo. "Well, you ain't getting it you fucker. That's our meal ticket for this company and you ain't taking it from us."
"I don't want to take it," Ichigo tried to explain firmly. "I just need to use it."
"Not happening!" Blitzo denied before turning to his employees. "And I can't believe you betrayed me like this. You two are likely family."
"Sir!" Moxxie cried, stunned at the accusation.
"Boss! Just listen!" Millie said to try and calm everyone down. "These two are real grim reapers and just need to use the book to send their sister back home to the human world. And they are willing to work to use it."
"Why should we let a sinner go to the human world?" Loona asked with narrowed eyes. "We can get into a lot of trouble if they find out a sinner escaping Hell can be traced back to us."
"Well, she's not dead nor a sinner for one thing," Millie pointed out, gently rubbing Yuzu's head. "She doesn't even belong here."
"Wait, she's alive?" Loona couldn't help but ask. She's dealt with sinners since before she was adopted and after when Blitzo started this company. Now that she focused on them and took a few sniffs, she found they didn't smell like sinners. Besides the two in black putting her instincts on edge, the others smell way too human to be demons.
Ichigo took a moment to take a deep breath to control himself. He had to remember he had to make a deal for Yuzu. "Look, I'm not planning on taking the book from you. We just need it so my little sister can return home. I'll owe you all a debt that I am willing to work to repay. So please," he bowed towards Blitzo, stunned both the imp and Loona. "Let me use it and I swear I will repay this debt."
Now despite what many, many, many people think Blitzo wasn't a fool…at least not a complete one. He took big chances to get this company to work including stealing the book that was pretty much the reason they could even have a business in the first place. He also knew his employees and while they have their faults, Moxxie the most in his mind, they were good as what they do. If they were right and these were real grim reapers then if he allowed this deal to go down he will gain a huge asset for his company. Still, he had to play his cards right. "You two are reapers, right? You deal with dead people, right? Can you handle yourselves in a fight?"
"Ichigo and I are soul reapers," Rukia explained to him. "And we deal with different matters of the afterlife including departing souls that have died and are very skilled at fighting."
Blitzo nodded, seeing that as good points. He then glanced at the other two girls. "And what of them? They aren't with you?"
"We're not soul reapers," Orihime said before gaining a determined look. "But I have special powers so I can attack too. But I'm more skilled at making shields and healing."
"Oh, sweet that is actually quite helpful," Blitzo admitted happily. "We could use a healer after a mission or when Moxxie messes up."
"Sir!" Moxxie shouts at this, giving his boss an annoyed look.
"I can help out around the office," Yuzu suggested hoping to help. While she knew her brother and his friends are working to get her back she knew she had to do what she could to hopefully lighten the load if even just a little.
Blitzo rubbed his chin in thought before he said, "okay I'll agree to the deal if we have a trial period."
"Trail period?" Ichigo asked, not sure what the imp's angle is.
Blitzo nodded with a grin, "that's right a trial period. You and your fellow reaper friend will go on the next job as a part of the team. Be a bodyguard for us, making sure the target passes, doesn't matter. And if the job goes well we'll let you use the book. Until then and afterward you lot will be our interns for our company. You and the short stack will go on missions with us, the bimbo can be our nurse and the other short stack will help my Loonie in the office doing office shit."
"Don't call my sister that," Ichigo warned with a glare.
Yuzu glanced at Loona who didn't see much of a downside since it allows her to slack off more after teaching her most of the work.
"Are they?" Orihime whispered to Millie to whisper back "the boss adopted her."
Blitzo rolled his eyes at the glare, "whatever. So do we have a deal?" He held out his hand, waiting.
Ichigo took another deep breath, knowing he was going to regret working for the imp but they didn't have much of a choice. "Deal," he answered before he added firmly. "But if anything happens to Yuzu or if you do anything to her, I will make death seem like a mercy."
Blitzo once more rolled his eyes as they shook hands. "Relax lover boy, I don't go for kids. I have standards and she looks too young for my taste."
"Thankfully," Moxxie muttered. Out of all the new 'interns', he and Millie were worried about Yuzu the most, either with how Blitzo would treat her or how she would handle the company and Hell in general. He knew his wife had a soft spot for that girl and he will admit he wouldn't mind how she treated the group like they were their own.
"Anyway my name is Blitzo, the 'O' is silent. I'm the founder of I.M.P. and now your new boss."
"What 'O'?" Rukia asked, not sure what he meant.
"Ah thank you, intern," Blitzo said before he clapped his hands. "Now back to business. I planned a company meeting when M&M got here. But since you are now our interns you can join the meeting and see what you can bring to the table."
He marched ahead, looking more than a little pleased with himself. Loona let out a sigh before she got up from the desk and followed after him. Millie beamed at them and said softly "welcome to the team."
"We're very sorry," Moxxie added.
"Moxxie," Millie chided before smiling back at the group. "You guys will be fine. Now the meeting room is this way."
The new members of IMP looked at one another before following after the married couple. The meeting room was in a large conference room with grey walls, a long white table with enough seats for all of them and more, and a whiteboard with a graph showing various decreasing figures, and a large sign in red saying "FIX THIS SHIT!" on it. Blitzo was standing In front of this board while Loona sat in one of the chairs and played with her phone. Moxxie and Millie took seats on the opposite side of Loona. Millie waved them over and allowed Yuzu and Rukia to sit right next to her. Ichigo decided to sit next to Loona but across from Yuzu while Orihime sat down next to him.
Once they were all seated, Blitzo paced in front of the board thinking before he turned to his new expanded company employees. "Alright, now I know business has been a bit slow lately, yes. It's no one's fault, okay? I'm not naming any names here…Moxxie."
Moxxie gave him a confused and accusing look at being called out for no reason while Ichigo had a dull look on his face, already regretting this.
Blitzo ignored all of this and addressed the group once more. "Now does anyone have any bright ideas on how we can get business drumming up again?"
"What about a car wash?" Millie said raising her hand excitedly.
"We can help with that!" Orihime added also raising her hand while Yuzu nodded in agreement.
This caused Blitzo to chuckle, "I love the work ethics interns but this is hell and no one cares about cars being cleaned here, okay?" He paused thinking before he suggested with wide sparkly eyes. "Ooh, what about a billboard?"
"We can't afford a billboard, sir" Moxxie reminded him while rolling his eyes.
Blitzo zipped over to Moxxie and pulled him close so their faces were nearly touching. "Helpful, Moxxie. Really glad you're in the room right now," he said before pushing Moxxie away and nearly knocking him off his chair.
"What's our budget?" Rukia asked as she took a nearby pen and some loose papers. "I am part of the board for the Shinigami Women's Association, and we deal with our budget all the time for events and planning. What are we working with?"
She didn't notice the deadpan look Ichigo sent her as he recalled Renji telling a few times how the SWA mostly took the budget of other clubs and similar organizations for their own use, including the male version of the SWA.
Moxxie however gave her the bad news, "we don't have any budget to use considering our boss blew most of our salaries on an obnoxious TV ad last week." Here he turned to glare at Blitzo and addressed him. "One that you then additionally paid to have run for a full three hours on a channel nobody watches."
"Ah…" Rukia said, looking nervous since now she was starting to see why they were having trouble.
Blitzo rolled his eyes and proudly defended himself, "Uh, hey, excuse me. What's 'obnoxious' about a super-fun jingle, all right? It's a fun distraction when an advertisement's spittin' bullshit!"
"People love musicals, sir," Millie said in agreement to which Orihime and Yuzu nodded.
Blitzo clicked his fingers at them "Exactly, Millie. And we're basically doing a musical." In this last part, he waved his hands before asking Moxxie in a somber tone. "Are you gonna crush my musical theater dreams like my dad did?"
Ichigo looked confused while Moxxie tried to answer him "Sir-"
But Blitzo cuts him off and spoke dramatically "Cause right now, all I see is just my dad's asshole talking to me! Crushing my dreams of being who I truly am inside."
"Are you trying to crush his dreams, Moxxie?" asked Millie in a sly tone.
"I…What?" asked a confused Moxxie looking at Millie.
"I thought I knew you", said Millie in a seductive tone with her tail curving upwards
"I can't believe you, Moxxie after I made you employee of the month!" said Blitzo after holding up a plaque with an ugly picture of Moxxie on it.
"What the hell is going on?" Ichigo muttered, wondering how they got off track so fast.
"Should have run while you guys had the chance," Loona told him, not even paying attention to the conversation and playing with her phone.
"We couldn't," Ichigo reminded her with a scowl.
"Okay, sir!" Moxxie said to try and get things back on track. "I'm sorry, a commercial jingle is not comparable to musical theatre. Nobody actually likes the jingles!"
"I liked it," said Millie genuinely.
"Do not-do not agree with him in front of me" pleaded Moxxie while pointing a shaking finger at his wife, close to losing his cool.
"What is the jingle?" Orihime asked, curiously.
Blitzo just smiled as he pulled out a remote and clicked a button to turn on a small tv in the corner of the room, starting the commercial Blitzo made.
It started out with different members of the team using weapons to kill what were clearly dummies, including Blitzo hitting one in the head with a giant hammer, Moxxie using a shotgun, Loona holding a dummy in her mouth and shaking it to Millie beheading one with a spear as she laughed gleefully.
The human-like members stared, some feeling a bit concerned while Millie clapped her hands, "it was fun making that."
Ichigo then had a feeling of dread as he realized something; he didn't know what kind of 'company' this is or what they did for jobs. Then Blitzo appeared on the screen and spoke.
"Hi, there! I'm Blitzo! The "O" is silent, and I'm the founder of I.M.P.!"
The imp on the screen held his hand out to where the company logo appeared briefly.
"Are you a piece of shit that got yourself sent to hell? Or are you an innocent soul who got fucked over by someone else?!"
The Blitzo in the commercial asked while imagines of himself wearing top hats over his horns and twirling a fake mustache while a building behind him burn, and the other dressed like an angel while tossing litter into a trash can. The screen changed so a red-skin reptile-like demon wearing an Ohio sports jersey appeared. In the corner of the screen, you can see Blitzo's arm holding up a cardboard sign that read 'Some guy who hired us!'
"After lovingly killing my wife for fucking a deliveryman, you can imagine my surprise when I wound up here after the State of Ohio killed me."
"Ahhh," Yuzu moaned, feeling a bit sad for the demon. "Why would she do that?"
"What's an Ohio?" Rukia asked, more confused by that.
"A location in the country of America," Ichigo explained, simplifying it for her. "Think a very large prefecture."
"Shhh," Orihime whispered as the red demon went on.
"I really wish I could stick it to that yappy jogger who saw me hiding the body."
Blitzo appeared again while holding a grimoire book. Millie and Moxxie could be seen in the background working on a ritual on the floor.
"Well, luckily for you, thanks to our company's special access to the living world, we can help you take care of your unfinished business by taking out anyone who screwed you over-",
In the background the ritual flared up, knocking Millie and Moxxie back while opening a portal. Blitzo then falls into it backward, while finishing with:
"-When you were alive!"
This got the attention of Ichigo and the others. They saw the book they needed and saw that it was real. While they felt uneasy with the jobs IMP seem to do but Ichigo was determined to do what it takes to help his sister. His musing was broken when the commercial started the jingle that the others were talking about.
When you want somebody gone, and you don't want to wait too long?
Call the Immediate Murder Professionals
Hand grenade or cyanide,
We'll make it look like suicide,
The Immediate Murder Professionals
Ichigo grimaced at the reminder of his new 'job' while Orihime and Yuzu bounced and did tiny jigs to the jingle. Even Rukia couldn't help but admit it was catchy.
We do our job so well,
Because we come straight up from hell
We'll kill your husband or your wife.
We'll even let you keep the knife
We're the Immediate Murder Professionals
Kids die for free!
"That sounds like a story behind that part," Ichigo said as the commercial ended. He didn't think Blitzo would be the kind guy to do any work for free let alone advertise about it.
Blitzo scowled at this. "Yeah well, we had some issues with one of the last jobs we did and had to add that last minute."
"Issue?" Rukia asked, not sure what he meant.
"Moxxie here hit the wrong target," Blitzo said, jabbing a thumb at said imp. "Ended up hitting some kid near the same spot."
"Sir!" Moxxie exclaimed, embarrassed by being called out like that.
"We took him to the hospital," Millie added, rubbing Moxxie's back since he still felt bad about that accident. "They manage to stabilize him but then…"
(Flashback)
"Now what insurance provider do you freaks have?" a doctor asked the three imps as he looked at a clipboard.
They looked confused by the question which made Blitzo ask, "The fuck is insurance?"
(Flashback ends)
"And we got kicked out," Millie added to her embarrassment.
The humans looked stunned, Ichigo and Yuzu adding a grimace since their family clinic allowed them to know how expensive medical care can be.
Moxxie manage to look up and then added, "I'd like to go on record and say that incident was Loona's fault. Dispatch is supposed to give us the right info on the target. It's very simple."
Loona didn't even look up from her phone as she scoffed, "Sit on a dick, Moxxie."
"You sit! Sit on...a-and the…D-Do your job!" Moxxie finally said, unable to think of a comeback.
"Hey, now we don't blame our screw-ups on Loona, okay? She didn't do anything wrong", said Blitzo affectionately rubbing his cheek against her fur while she growled at him menacingly to make him stop.
Moxxie stared at him "Are you kidding me, sir? She's awful."
"Should I be concerned?" Ichigo asked since until they get the book his sister would be working closely with Loona.
"She can't be that bad," Orihime tried to assure him.
Millie winced, "well there was the time I got stabbed and I called the office so I can reach Moxxie. Loona answered but hung up on me."
"And the time she faxed me an ad for a weight loss program," Moxxie added as he glared at Loona who didn't even bother looking up. "I don't even know why she or anyone would send it to me."
She did however reply with, "oh you know why fatty."
This caused Ichigo to raise a brow since from what he saw of the imps during their walk to the building, Moxxie was on the small side compared to other imps s her comment and actions really didn't make any sense to him.
Millie snapped her finger as she remembered another example. "And there was the time she was hungover from drinking, from drinking that morning in fact, she ate Moxxie's lunch and when she was questioned by us, she ran out to blow off some steam from our 'assault'."
Internally Ichigo was debating which would be worst: having Yuzu go on missions with him and the other imps or being 'safe' in the office with Loona.
Having enough of his employees giving a bad image of his daughter to the new interns, Blitzo moved on the defense. "Look, the point is Loona's a valued member of our family, and you don't get rid of family," he said which made Loona actually look up from her phone with a small, barely noticeable, smile on her snout, feeling slightly touched by his words.
"We aren't a family, sir!" Moxxie countered loudly. "You are the boss! We are the employees! You treat her like she's some troubled teenager! She's more like a meth-addicted homeless woman you let man the phones!" Loona went back to looking at her phone as Moxxie said this, making her lazily raise a hand and gave him the middle finger.
Blitzo gasped as if offended. "Moxxie, I can't believe you! That is offensive! Without homeless people, I wouldn't have half the joy and laughter I do in this life!" after he said this, Blitzo pressed his face against the window with some cracks appearing at the sheer force he was pressing his face against it. Blitzo looked out the window seeing a homeless man holding up a sign asking for money while a female imp ignored him. He gave a cheeky wave before closing the blinds.
Moxxie rubbed his head and moved to something that was on his mind now that they were on a similar topic. "While we're on the subject of 'family', can you stop finding me and Millie outside of work?"
"Come on Sweetie, it's not that big a deal," Millie said to try and reassure.
It didn't work.
"Excuse me, WHAT?!" asked an infuriated Moxxie.
"Do I want to know?" Ichigo asked since they were living with the couple for the moment.
"There were the times he was found hiding in our fridge when we were making dinner at home," Moxxie pointed out, counting off the top of his head. "The times I've woken up to find him either hovering over us or just watching us. And just a few days ago I found he was spying on our date night!"
"Date night?" Rukia asked, while disturbed by the other actions Blitzo has done, this seemed like something she might have learned while with Ichigo in the human world.
Millie gave a loving sigh. "Oh, it was so romantic girls. First Moxxie made us a nice little dinner we ate under candlelight before he pulled out a guitar and sang a personal love song."
"Awwww," the three girls all said, finding the act romantic.
"Gag me," Loona muttered in disgust.
"Yeah it was sickly sweet," Blitzo admitted, not caring that he had proven Moxxie's accusations correct. He then smirked and pulled out a small camcorder, "and I got the whole thing recorded."
He zipped over to the girls and open the screen up and rewound slightly to show a scene of Moxxie and Millie on their couch, Moxxie playing the guitar as they sang together.
[Of all the imps in hell! It's for her/him that I fell!]
[Oh, Millie!]
They then leaned closer to kiss each other before Moxxie seem to notice Blitzo as he turned towards the point of view of the camera and shouts, ["Are you fucking filming us right now?!"]
"Awww," the girls said once again, now having a bit of the song for reference.
"You are so lucky," Yuzu said to Millie who rubbed the girl's head in return.
Ichigo thought it was also sweet but felt bad that Blitzo had to ruin it for them. He didn't notice the longing look Orihime gave him before she turns away before anyone saw it. Moxxie had one of his eyes twitching at this display and how his boss just showed a private and personal moment with his wife. "Just! Stop! Doing! That!" he growled as if my miracle that the imp will listen.
"I don't see what the issue is. Is there something you don't want me seeing?" said Blitzo smiling making Moxxie even angrier.
"No!" angrily growled Moxxie gritting his teeth and his eye now twitching uncontrollably.
"You a baby-weiner-haver?" snickered Blitzo with Loona snickering along with him.
"Sir! What you say, and how you act is totally INAPPROPRIATE!" Moxxie said before he screamed the last word angrily.
"Calm down, Mox. You're gonna have another panic attack" Millie said, placing her hand on his shoulder to keep him steady.
"I AM CALM!" the imp screams before he slumps in his chair and starts whimpering in anger.
He kept a fierce glare at Blitzo while his wife slowly comforts her husband. "There, there", Millie whispered in a comforting tone while rubbing his horns gently.
"You okay there Moxxie?" Ichigo asked, feeling bad for the guy.
"He's fine," Blitzo said with a dismissive wave. He then addressed Moxxie once more. "Look, I don't judge the boring couple stuff you do outside work hours, so don't judge me!"
He said this while motioning with his hands to be suggesting sexual activities. This lit a fire under Moxxie once more. "Oh, I do judge you, sir! Quite a lot actually!"
"Mox, he's our boss!" Millie tried to scold him.
"No, no, no, it's fine Mills, your husband is just, how do I say this without being offensive...retarded" said Blitzo with a devious smile.
"Does immaturely insulting me make you feel better about your sad, single life?" countered Moxxie angrily.
"It actually does," said Blitzo smiling as he leaned towards Moxxie.
"Is this harassment reserved to the married couple or do we expect you to try to butt into our business?" Ichigo asked, wanting to make sure since he had a feeling it wasn't for the imps.
"Don't worry, I'm more than happy to share!" Blitzo confirmed as he smirked at Ichigo. "So, whip them all out, interns! I want to see what I am working with!"
"Whip out what?" Orihime asked while Yuzu and Rukia were just as confused. Ichigo however growled and placed a hand on his zanpakuto, ready to use it if the imp made another suggestive comment about either his sister or his friends.
Loona rolled her eyes at how her adopted father was acting. She turned back to her phone and said in a bored tone. "The only reason you have a wife is because you're easy to manage."
"No he's not, you bitch!" emphasized Millie gesturing two middle fingers to Loona, earning a feral growl from the hellhound.
"Do not talk to my receptionist that way! She's sensitive!" Blitzo said, defending Loona.
"Yes, I am!" said Loona snapping her jaw at Millie.
"Okay, everyone calm down!" Ichigo shouts, trying to get stop all this fighting.
"You guys are all fucking assholes" interrupted a young voice, causing everyone to look towards the back of the room.
To the surprise of the non-Hell native, there laid a kid wearing a yellow shirt, blue shorts, and a red cap. He lay on a mini-hospital bed with a heart monitor you can barely hear beeping attached to his chest. He had his head raised as he glared at the people in the room. The new members of the team gapped while the others barely looked concerned. "Oh, shut up, kid. You're lucky to witness this" Blitzo said dismissively.
"What the hell!?" Ichigo yelled as he jumped to his feet. "Why is there a kid here?"
"Remember that kid Moxxie shot my mistake?" Loona asked him. "Well after they got kicked from that hospital, they brought him back here.
"Why didn't you at least bring him to his parents?" Ichigo asked the imps, finding the fact they brought him back to Hell alive was going about it all wrong. Orihime got up and moved over to check on the boy and possibly heal him if needed.
"We panicked, okay?" Millie said a bit embarrassed by what they did.
"This company is such a mess" groaned out Moxxie pinching the bridge of his unseen nose.
"Alright, let's go back to talking about my outfit," Blitzo said confusing his employees except for Loona.
"Nobody was talking about that" Loona pointed out, looking back at her phone.
"Which is why I'm trying to get that ball rolling. So, how does it look? It's good, right?" asked Blitzo eagerly wanting to hear back some feedback about his outfit.
"It's very nice," Yuzu told him politely.
"It's tacky," Ichigo added bluntly, not wanting to deal with the imp's ego anymore.
Blitzo was about to thank his new 'favorite' intern for her kind words, but Ichigo's made him gasp loudly. "How fucking dare you!"
"Ichi-nii," Yuzu scowled with an angry pout that only made her seem cute, "that's not very nice."
"I'm not sorry," Ichigo said with an annoyed huff and crossed his arms. "I've stopped caring long ago, after seeing how much of an ass he is."
"We still need him," Rukia reminded him.
"The deal was already made," Ichigo pointed out. "We still have work to get the book and use it before working off the debt. No one said we have to stroke his unnecessary ego, nor will I."
Loona laughed and shot Ichigo a smirk, "looks like you do have a pair after all."
"Loonie! I forbid you from flirting with the new interns!" Blitzo said, not liking how his adopted daughter show any positive attention to the teen.
Loona rolled her eyes at this, "not my type. But if you annoy me enough I might see if any of them is willing to see if they can rock my world."
"No!" Blitzo shouts in panic.
But he was interrupted when the kid spoke again as he sat up. "It's been a literal hell having to pretend to be paralyzed, so you fuck-shits wouldn't kill me!" he pulled the wires off of him while waving Orihime away from him. "But now, I want that. I want death!" the kid added in a desperate tone after hearing the demons in the room argue about nothing but nonsense. And that was just from today alone.
"You were faking this whole time?" asked a confused Ichigo, making the boy stare at him with a deadpan expression.
Having enough the kid started to go at his captors, starting with Blitzo. "You are a selfish, greedy clown, and I'm a kid. We're supposed to like clowns, even the creepy ones!"
"Huh," Rukia muttered, not recalling that from her study of trying to blend into the human world. "I didn't know that."
"It's not true," Ichigo rejected in an annoyed tone.
Moxxie frowned at the boy and tried to defend his boss. "Hey now, that's not very-"
"If I wanted to hear from a spineless jackass, I'd rip out your spine and ask you some shit" interrupted the kid making Moxxie flinch.
"Whoa there," Ichigo said, stunned at what he said. He expected that sort of talk from the punk he had to fight at home or even the members of squad Eleven but not a kid that seem younger than Yuzu.
Millie however didn't like how the kid was treating Moxxie. "That's my husband you're talking to!"
The kid gave a short harsh laugh. "That's your husband?! I figured you for a slut, but I didn't know you needed dick that bad!"
"That's not very nice," Orihime said, still next to him to make sure he was alright.
This however all this did was turn the kid's attention to her. "You clearly are an airhead. And with that body, you look just like a bimbo to match."
"Apologize right now you rude little-" Ichigo started to say but the kid turned on him.
"And you are the one keeping her as a pet," the kid said before he died in a harsh grin. "I guess that makes sense since you are compensating with that sword. Is that even real?"
"Want to find out?" Ichigo asked, a tick mark on his forehead.
"Ichigo calm down!" Rukia said before he can do anything. "He's just an innocent kid!"
"Says the midget that has the same figure as a child," the boy countered, getting Rukia to glare at him now.
"And you!" he said turning to Yuzu.
However before he even say anything, Ichigo stepped in front of him, a heavy feeling in the air, a harsh glare on his face, and one hand on his sword. "And what about my little sister?" He asked, just daring the kid to give her the same treatment as the others.
Thankfully he seemed to realize that one might end badly for him and switched targets "I meant her," he said pointing to Loona.
Loona looked up at this. "What? What about me?" she growled already feeling angry at the human kid.
"Nothing, I don't talk to dogs. I'm a cat person", said the kid crossing his arms cheekily.
This earned a glare from the hellhound before she went back to her phone. "Wow. You know, kid, you kinda are a piece of shit" said Blitzo with all his employees agreeing with him.
"And that is saying something from him," Ichigo added, making sure he didn't try anything. "Since he's apparently faking just send him home already."
"If it gets rid of the little fucker," Blitzo agreed, not caring what happens afterward.
Then a small guitar rift came through the air, making them turn to Loona as it was her phone pinging from a message. Loona stared in surprise at the new message. "Oh, fuck! Guys, I just got a text from our client. Guess he was the right target after all."
"Who?" asked Blitzo.
"Him" Loona answered, pointing to the kid
"Me?" asked the kid in shock.
"Yup," Loona confirmed.
"The kid?" Ichigo asked since it almost seem too good to be true.
Once more Loona nodded, "oh yeah."
"They wanted us to kill an actual child?" asked Blitzo.
"That's what they're saying," said Loona happily.
No one said anything, the young boy suddenly realizing that he might have made a grave error. Finally, Blitzo said happily, "well, Christ on a stick, I guess there is a God!"
Then the imp pulled out a golden flintlock pistol from his suit and shot at the kid. Ichigo was forced to jump out of the way since he was too close to his liking while the shot struck the kid in the idle of the chest. There was a splatter of blood as he was hit in the heart and dived almost instantly. "Hey watch it asshole!" Ichigo shouts at Blitzo. "You could have hit me!"
"Trust me I have perfect aim," Blitzo said to assure him but it sounded more like he was bragging.
Ichigo gave him a deadpan look, "I wouldn't trust you to look after any house plants, let alone our lives."
Loona gave a loud laugh as Blitzo scowled at Ichigo, "oh I gotta remember that one."
"Oh, ha ha ha," Blitzo said mockingly as he placed his flintlock away. "Loona let the client know the kid is dead. M&M let's take care of the body. Interns since there's not much else you need to do you can go over some paperwork with Loona so you can work for us."
Loona rolled her eyes as she sent the text and photo as proof to the client. She looked at the new members of the team who was watching the imps and dead kid with nervous looks. "Don't worry about them. I'll show you what we need from you. Plus I can start training my new helper."
"I'll help as best I can," Yuzu told her with a smile and a slight bow. She was slightly pale from what she just saw but she tried to push it from her mind. She figured doing some work would help take her mind off of it. She was worried about what her brother and his friends might have to do but she hoped they would be able to handle it. "I'm in your care."
Loona wasn't sure how to react to that. She never really experienced someone being so nice without wanting something from her or was so smothering like Blitzo. But even with that, the hellhound couldn't bring herself to be sarcastic or make a snide comment. She did roll her eyes and led Yuzu out of the conference room, "don't worry about it, kid. Come on, I'll show you what I pretty much have to do around here."
Orihime followed them since she still felt uneasy at how the kid was killed. Yes, he was being very mean to everyone, and it was part of the job, but she didn't expect him to die like that in front of them.
Ichigo grimaced but pushed any feelings of what happened down. Yes, he has seen worse deaths and attacks but never to someone so young, even if he was acting like a little shit. He didn't focus on that and what other jobs they might have to do. He focused on the fact he needed to work with them to get Yuzu home and that was what matters.
Rukia studied the area where the child died, ignoring how the imps were now kicking the dead body. What stunned her was the fact even when the child was, she didn't see how soul anywhere. No ghost-like Plus, no chains nor any signs of his soul. It concerned her and wondered if that was because he died in Hell or because something else was at play. Privately she would admit she was worried their problems were only just the beginning.
And that is how Ichigo and his friends became the new interns at IMP. Will they bite off more than they can chew or will Ichigo have enough of Blitzo's shit and stab him? Blitzo will be pushing his luck but he wouldn't be the crazy asshole we all know and live if he didn't. This is just the pilot to get our feet wet and show how much the group might be over their heads. With their own morals being tested in the corrupting world of Hell, the human members of IMP will have to work to stay as themselves. It won't be easy and (spoiler) some of them might end falling more than they realize. With what we have planned so far, in the words of the Radio Demon: 'this will be very entertaining!'
Now fellow Bleach fans will be asking, 'Won't Ichigo be too strong with the trouble and enemies that IMP end up facing?' maybe…or maybe I have something plans to make it for interesting to read on both sides.
And now the special announcement! To all of those that stuck around this long, or just skipped ahead because you found this too boring for your taste, I have a way to connect with my viewers where I can get more feedback than just reviews, help keep inspiration alive or just talk and hang out. I have now set up a Discord server! Feel free to stop by, say hi, and/or hang out. I can answer questions for stories, new ideas in the works, or just to talk and hear your ideas. The Link to the server should be on my profile page and if that didn't work send me a PM (not a review) and I will help you out. This will be my first time doing something like this so all I ask is go easy on me and just don't be rude to each other. Hope to see you there.