Monday, Apr 11th, 20XX, Early Morning

The rain continued to drip around him.

Ichigo was on a relatively busy road that was near his school. He still had about 30 minutes before the first bell, so he wasn't worried about being late.

If only this damn rain could go away. Guess I'll be watching the news in the mornings, he sighed to himself as he sipped his coffee. He really felt like an old man now.

The teen looked around and saw students with similar uniforms to him walking to school. Some had umbrellas while others had their bags over their head, shielding themselves from the rain.

With his free hand, he drummed his fingers along his satchel, deciding to wait a few more minutes.

A moment later, someone else seemed to have the same idea as he did as they walked under the overhang. They had a white hood over their head with a black blazer over, what he guessed was, a jacket.

Ichigo peered at the person for a moment out of the corner of his eye before the took off their hood allowing blonde hair to cascade down to their shoulders in twin pigtails along with a pair of bright blue eyes. She had a slim build and was actually not much shorter than him, coming up to his chin.

The orange-haired teen blinked a couple times, wondering what a foreigner was doing in these parts before she turned, peering up at the sky for a moment allowing him to see her Japanese features. He looked down to see the red and black plaid skirt over red leggings with brown boots that ended mid calf.

Ah, she goes to my school, he thought, sipping from his cup.

He 'hmmed' to himself thoughtfully, allowing the girl beside him to recognize that someone else was there. She looked over and blinked in surprise to see a tall man. Her head tilted, noticing his wild orange hair and sharp features.

"Sorry for asking," Ichigo heard from beside him which made his head turn to look at the girl. "But is that your natural hair color?" she asked hesitantly.

Ichigo blinked at her and turned his body. He shrugged, a light grin coming to his face. "I dunno, is that yours?" he asked her, making her smile lightly. She noted a few things, such as he looked a bit older, and that his voice was a few notches deeper than those at her school.

"Of course it is!" she responded with a small, faux, glare.

Ichigo chuckled. "Then mine is, too."

She laughed. "I guess oddballs have an eye for each other," she responded.

"Can't say I disagree with you, Ms. Oddball," he said while she chuckled.

"My name isn't oddball, orange-hair," she smirked while she looked him up and down, not really recognizing him, but her eyes widened at see his pants and then looked up again to see his blazer. "You go to Shujin? I haven't seen you before," she told him while he shrugged again.

"Transferred here yesterday," he said while she twirled one of her pigtails in thought. She had heard some rather, distasteful, rumors about a transfer student that was attending the school soon.

She didn't know where they came from, but she could sympathize since she was the target of rumors herself.

The girl shook her head. If this was the guy she had heard rumors about, then she'd best give him a heads up. "If you hear anything untrue about yourself, don't let it get to you, okay?" she offered to him kindly. She wasn't entirely sure of him being the infamous transfer, but it was good advice.

Ichigo chuckled as he looked at the clouds. "If there's one thing I've learned, it's to never let anyone who means nothing to you bring you down."

Ann looked at him, slightly bewildered, pocketing that piece of advice herself. She smiled. "I'm Ann Takamaki, nice to meet you," she said, used to living abroad and offering her given name first.

"Ichigo Kurosaki," he responded in kind, deciding to follow suit on her introduction.

She was about to ask why he used his given name before his family name as was customary in Japan before a gray car pulled up on the side of the road. The window rolled down to show a man in tracksuit with a large head of hair.

"Ann! Would you like a ride?" the man asked with an easy going smile.

Said girl turned her head from Ichigo to him before her eyes narrowed slightly. She offered a forced smile. "No thank you, Kamoshida-sensei. School isn't that far," she replied making the man's eyebrows furrow for half a second before he settled back to a soft smile.

"Ah, of course. See you, then!" he said, not offering the ride to the student next to her before he took to the road again.

Ichigo blinked a couple times as he looked back at Ann who had a fist clenched, muttering to herself.

"Stupid, pervert teacher..." she said quietly while Ichigo rose a brow.

"I'm gonna assume that guy was a teacher at our school, then?" he asked her, not prying too deeply on that little exchange seeing as how he didn't really know much, nor did he know her.

Ann huffed before she crossed her arms. She gave a curt nod. "Yeah, he is," she said just as briefly before a voice called out to her.

"Ann!" she heard a boyish voice, unlike Ichigo's.

The blonde girl looked past Ichigo to see Ryuji Sakamoto, a friend she had made back in middle school, jog up to the two of them with a slight limp.

He was blonde, like Ann, Ichigo distinguished, but it seemed dyed if anything. He wore a heavily modified Shujin uniform, blazer open like Ichigo's, with a yellow shirt underneath displaying 'ZOMG' on it with red star designed on it. The cuffs of his pants were rolled to above his ankles and he wore white sneakers.

"Glad to see you didn't get in with him, as usual," Ryuji nodded while Ann returned it before he turned to Ichigo with a critical gaze.

A second passed. "What?" Ichigo queried, sipping his coffee nonchalantly.

"You hitting on her or somethin'?" Ryuji asked, taking a step forward protectively.

Ann's face flushed a bit. "Ryuji, no! I just met him! We were talking about our hair before Kamoshida showed up," she finished, her blush receding.

Ryuji huffed as he stood under the awning with them. He took another look at Ichigo before he sighed deeply, rubbing his hair. "Can't be too sure nowadays. Guys are animals, especially that pervert of a teacher. I mean, seriously, how do teachers hit on students like that?!" he grumbled while Ann pat his shoulder in appreciation.

Ichigo rolled his eyes though not at the two students beside him. "That fat ass let me transfer here, grilling me about my shit while he has perverted teachers on the loose? Ridiculous..." he mumbled to himself, taking a swig from his coffee which had chilled considerably.

Ryuji looked up at him before looking back at Ann. "He's the thug, drug dealing, murder hobo, mafia transfer student we've heard about?" he asked her quietly though Ichigo could hear him since the other teen seemed to not know the definition of quiet.

"I'm right here, ya know," Ichigo scowled making both Ann and Ryuji look at him sheepishly. "I didn't do any of that. It was all just a misunderstanding," he said as the rain lightened a bit.

"Yeah, I figured," Ryuji grinned before he jerked a thumb at Ann. "Me and her are targets of quite the amount of rumors ourselves, ya know," he chuckled while Ann rolled her eyes.

"All of it started because of Kamoshida. He thinks he's king of the castle or something like that in Shujin," Ann mumbled as Ryuji stepped out from the overhang. Ichigo felt his phone vibrate but ignored it, not wanting to get it wet.

Ichigo sighed. "People with high horses tend to fall the farthest," he responded which made both Ann and Ryuji chuckle.

"C'mon. I know a shortcut to school," Ryuji waved a hand to the two of them while Ann stomped a foot down.

"I am not getting my new boots soaked today!" she growled making Ichigo roll his eyes.

"C'mon, don't be a sourpuss. We'll be late if we don't take it," he said, walking down the street while Ichigo shrugged, following him. He'd take his luck while he could.

Ann looked at the two of them and then at her phone before she groaned loudly, running from underneath the overhang to follow them both.

….

Ichigo sidestepped a large puddle, looking back at Ann who had a firm scowl in place as she followed his steps, still not wanting to get her boots excessively wet.

Ryuji walked through it without a care in the world, grinning as stomped his feet forcefully making Ann step back, dodging water.

"I will make you pay for these shoes, Ryuji!" she growled while the blonde boy only sniggered.

"Sure, sure. We're close now," he spoke and Ichigo allowed him to pass him before falling in behind him.

The orange-haired teen frowned as he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He looked around and noticed that the rain had stopped falling almost suddenly.

It feels a little odd around here, he thought to himself as Ann jumped over another puddle.

Ryuji exited the alleyway first and came to a sudden halt, looking upwards with wide eyes.

"Guys," he called out while Ichigo and Ann caught up to him.

"We lost or something?" Ichigo asked before he looked up as well, eyes widening.

Ann looked up as well, puzzled at what they were looking at before she noticed the looming castle where there school should have been as well. "W-What the hell is that?!" she yelled, stepping back at the sight of the large building.

Ichigo's brows furrowed as he looked up. It was the definition of a medieval, European castle if he'd ever seen one. He looked to the left and right of his, noticing that the street that students would usually use to enter the building was empty. It all had the same appearance, unlike the castle where Shujin Academy was supposed to be. There was even a sign in front that had the kanji for 'Shujin Academy.'

This is definitely the place, but what the hell is going on here? He thought.

"S-Should we go in an ask for directions?" Ryuji asked, looking at Ichigo instead of Ann who seemed to be in the middle of a freak out.

"It looks to be Shujin, even the sign is there. But I doubt this is the place we're looking for," Ichigo mumbled. I know a trap when I see one, he thought, reminding his vaguely of Los Noches.

Ichigo took a step forward before someone latched onto his arm, the head buried in his shoulder. He looked to see Ann with a fearful look in her eyes. "I-I don't want to go in!" she shouted while Ichigo sighed to himself, wondering why she didn't latch onto her friend. He would've flushed at the contact, but she looked like she was genuinely scared.

The former Shinigami looked to Ryuji. "Lets go in, but be careful, alright? Don't really like the vibe its giving off if anything," he told the other boy of which nodded.

Ann groaned into his blazer, holding onto Ichigo as the three of them made their way into the castle.

Even the steps are the same, Ichigo thought before he was assaulted by a headache. The teen threw his coffee away and grabbed his head as they stepped forward. The other two seemed to be fine, but damn, what was that?

Ryuji noticed this and Ann looked up, worried. "Y-You alright, man?" he asked while Ichigo blinked away stars, forcing a nod as they stepped up the stairs again.

The hell was that? He asked himself, blinking a few times as the headache subsided.

The trio made their over a drawbridge, going underneath a portcullis while large walls cordoned off the rest of the city from the castle. There was an old courtyard with a large set of double doors and wooden structures around them.

Ichigo looked around, hoping to see someone else other than the three of them here and scowled. "What the hell is going on?" he mumbled. This almost seemed like a trap, but if anyone were to ambush them, they'd close the gate behind them and cut them off here. It was almost like whoever owned this place didn't know they were there.

"I wish someone knew," Ann grumbled as she stepped away from Ichigo, looking up at the purple sky.

"This might seem like a dumb question," Ichigo began, looking at Ryuji, "But are you sure we're in the right place?" He asked, but he felt like he already knew the answer. The sign for Shujin was in front of this place so that was a dead giveaway. It was almost like they were in another world, separate from normal reality.

Ryuji kicked his foot onto the ground. "Of course we're in the right place! I take that way all the time," he scowled which made Ichigo breathe deeply.

Ann nodded. "I've gone with him through that alley more than a few times. This is definitely the place, Ichigo," she added.

The former Shinigami nodded and made his way to the doors. "I guess we'll figure out more inside," he said and the two followed him.

He pushed them open and was greeted with a lavish, gaudy even, lobby. Red carpets, drapes, and fancy torches lined the walls.

Ichigo was immediately put on edge as he noticed the area distort slightly, showing the entrance of the school for a moment before it was replaced with this area. It's like this is overtop the school...

Ryuji had his hands in his pockets coupled with a pensive look while Ann stayed near the two boys, her hands gripping the strap of her bag harshly making her knuckles turn white.

Ichigo did another once over of the room, noticing it was empty. He relaxed his stance and scowled again. Looks like a dead end. He noticed two hallways to his left and right. He looked back to the center of the room, noticing stairs that led upwards before he saw a picture with a somewhat...familiar face?

"Oi, fake blonde," Ichigo tapped Ryuji's shoulder and pointed up the stairs. "He looks familiar."

Said fake blonde blinked before he grumbled. "My name's Ryuji man...that hard to remember?" he sighed, following where Ichigo was pointing while Ann did the same.

"That's...!" Ann began with wide eyes.

"Kamoshida?" Ryuji questioned, dumbfounded at seeing the large portrait of the teacher. "What's he got to do with this place?

The portrait was of Kamoshida, but it was of him in a golden suit of armor, swinging a sword downward with a 'heroic' expression on his face, as if he were slaying some great evil.

Ichigo wondered what this place had to the with the man he had around 10 seconds of interaction with, and what about to begin poking around some more, only to have beings in suits of armor begin to file into the room.

The former Shinigami was instantly put on edge again. There were in full kit, armored head to toe coupled with sword and shield. They all looked the same to him, as if someone put them in a copying machine. The suits of armor even had the same hunched over look and seemed to wear masks that looked like they belonged to statues.

The were rather tall, too. Standing a head even above him and a good two over his companions.

Ryuji walked up and Ichigo made to grab him back, not wanting to interact with these things. "Ryuji, stop!" he said harshly making the blonde boy raise a brow at him.

"What? We gotta ask for directions yeah?"

If it were any other situation, and if Ichigo weren't well versed in combat and what an enemy looked like, he wouldn't have questioned it. "For fucks sake, man, these things look like guards of whatever this place is. We should just leave," he told the blonde of which huffed before pushing his hand off of him.

Ryuji rubbed his head in thought while Ichigo peered around him, looking at Ann to make sure she was alright, and also noticed two more guards coming up behind them.

"Guys," he whispered as the two in front stepped forward. Ann made a frightened noise as she stood closer to where Ichigo and Ryuji were standing. "We need to run," he said as he looked back at the door.

Only for two more guards to be standing in front of it.

Ann was shaking behind him and Ryuji began to stand more defensively, both not really listening.

"W-What are you guys doing? This has got to be a prank, r-right?" He stuttered, looking at the tall figures that

Surrounded, fucking fantastic. Good going, Ichigo. Rookie mistakes today.

Ryuji looked around with wide eyes as the four guards around the three students began to close in on them, stepping forward with almost practiced synchronization.

Ichigo breathed deeply, the situation playing out in his head. We either try to fight, which won't really work out well seeing as how they have swords, armor, and I have...a leather bag, he scowled, cursing his lack of ability more than ever.

He shook his head. These had to just be normal people right? They looked human, so that meant human strength and speed. Something Ichigo knew he outclassed.

Ryuji could maybe fight, but he didn't know if Ann could. Regardless, they would still both be in danger.

Ichigo breathed deeply before he scowled, more at himself. "I'll hold them off. You guys need to run. Find somewhere safe and hide," Ichigo grunted as he popped his knuckles.

Ryuji looked at him incredulously while Ann grabbed onto the back of his jacket. "No way in hell! We don't know what the hell is going on, man!" Ryuji yelled.

"R-Ryuji's right, we need to find out what's going on before we start swinging, Ichigo," Ann mumbled, though she was still sounding afraid.

One of the knights came up from behind Ryuji and bashed him to the ground with his shield.

Ryuji fell to his knees with a yelp as he was shoved. "O-Oi, what the hell, man?!" the blonde boy shouted as the knights took another step forward while Ann was attempting to help him up.

Ichigo breathed out slowly. "Ah, fuck it."

The former Shinigami sidestepped a shield bash and roughly pulled a knight's head down and met it's face with his knee making it stumble back.

Ichigo was already onto the next target, pushing away the knight that shoved Ryuji and ripped away its sword in its surprise. The teen didn't know exactly what was going on, so he wouldn't resort to deadly force just yet.

He threw away the weapon and kicked it in its chest, the knight falling over.

Ichigo breathed deeply as the two knights from the door moved in on the group. They now saw Ichigo as a threat, and would react as such.

The orange-haired teen stood in front of Ryuji and Ann with his fists raised, ready to protect them if need be. They needed to make it out of here. He didn't care what happened to him. They were innocents caught in the crossfire, even if he himself had no idea what was going on.

"Ichigo, watch out!"

Ann's voice make his head swivel to his right so quickly he was given whiplash. The two knights he had downed earlier were sprinting towards his form, their previous calm stances gone in exchange for a more open, almost frenzied one.

The teen began to move only for them to tackle him to the ground just as the other knights surrounded the group with surprising speed.

And fuck they were stronger than he thought...

….

Ichigo dodged a swing of a sword as Tensa Zangetsu fused with the Hollow stood across from him.

"Ichigo, we only do this to protect you."

"I know that, Tensa..."

A shake of a head.

"That is not my name. Not all of me, at least."

Ichigo blinked before he scowled.

"What's that supposed to mean, Zangetsu?"

A flurry of strikes.

"Only when you must call upon me again, will you know what I truly mean."

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Ichigo sat upwards from his laying down position and grabbed his head.

The teen blinked his eyes, ridding them of the stars that plagued his vision before he heard a couple sets of voices.

"Oh, you're finally awake," Ann mumbled as she walked over to the bed while Ryuji was posted at the doors of the cell they were in.

"What the hell hit me?" Ichigo groaned as he looked around the room, noticing a number of miscellaneous items, barrels, chains, and a few disgusting beds littered this dirty cell.

Ann sighed as she buried her face in her hands. "You got tackled by two of those things, and they weren't too happy about being manhandled," she chuckled sadly.

"I'll say those moves were effing awesome, though," Ryuji spoke as he walked up to the two of them with his hands in his pockets.

Ichigo rolled his eyes. "Did you guys even try to make a run for it or did I just get the shit beat out of me for nothing?" he groused as he stood up, his body making a few popping noises. He still had his bag on him as did they, so that was good.

Ann hit his shoulder while Ryuji rubbed the back of his neck. "And where were we supposed to go? And leave you, too? Not a chance," Ann spoke, looking at Ichigo with a small glare while Ryuji grumbled.

"It wouldn't be too cool if we just left, ya know?"

Ichigo made a deadpan expression. And now we'll just get captured together, I guess, he shook his head. There was a time for chivalry and heroics, and that was not one of them. They needed to go get help from...someone.

"It seems you prisoners are awake. You can now be tried by King Kamoshida," a guard spoke from the entrance of the cell making all three of the students turn to the being clad in armor.

Ryuji rushed to the bars of the cell while Ichigo and Ann were still by the bed. "Tried?! For what?! And what does that bastard have to do with anything?!" Ryuji yelled at the guard of which bashed the door with his shield making Ryuji backpedal just as another approached.

"Unlawful entry, and now you are defaming the king. Your punishment was death, but now you will suffer as well," the guard said neutrally as more guards approached with a familiar face.

"To think that the rats that invaded my castle had you among them, Sakomoto. I'll definitely enjoy this now," the man amongst the guards spoke while Ichigo and Ann stood from the bed.

"Kamoshida, what are you doing here and dressed like that?!" Ann yelled as the cell door opened, Ryuji being pushed against a wall by a guard. The gym teacher was scantily dressed in a flowing cape with nothing under it save a pair of flip flops and hot pink speedo. Ichigo noted the most disturbing feature was his almost glowing, yellow eyes.

"That's King Kamoshida to you," Kamoshida spoke with a sneer as he walked into the cell with his detail around him.

Ichigo growled. "I don't know what you think this place is, but release us now, you bastard," he spoke while Kamoshida simply laughed.

A guard approached Ichigo and grabbed him with unnatural strength and threw him against the wall from Ryuji.

The blonde boy was struggling against the guard who had a sword against his throat. "What the fuck, Kamoshida! What are you doing?!" he yelled while a guard kneed him in the stomach making him fall.

Ichigo saw stars again as Ann was pushed against the same wall as Ryuji by a guard. She yelped as two of them held her there with arms outstretched. The girl was struggling against them, but to no avail.

"Let them go, you fucking bastard!" Ichigo yelled, pushing against a guard before two more entered, armed with spears.

Kamoshida laughed at them as he approached Ann, licking his lips. "You have broken into my castle, spoke ill of my name, and now you struggle vainly against your impending doom. I will kill all of you," he spoke before he looked at Ann again.

"You know," he started slowly, "I was about to begin to pressure young Shiho-chan into becoming my little slave, and then have you beg to take her place. But now...I think I'll just break you here and now, Ann-chan," he spoke running a hand through her hair making the girl pale.

Ryuji growled audibly. "You let her go you fucking perverted, bastard teacher!" he yelled before Kamoshida walked over and rose a fist, punching him in the face.

The 'King' grabbed the boy's hair roughly. "What're you going to do about it, cripple? You don't seem to understand the position you're in, Sakomoto. I do what I will because this is my castle."

Ichigo began to breathe deeply as he watched this...trash harassing these people. He felt white hot unadulterated rage begin to seep into his mind, begging to be released to destroy this thing wearing skin as a suit.

Kamoshida kicked Ryuji in the chest two more times before he moved back to a trembling Ann.

Ichigo saw her looking at him. Eyes wide, tears brimming, shivering, stomach convulsing.

The orange-haired teen began to growl, pushing at the two guard holding him against the wall, shoving them backwards slowly before another guard pushed against his shoulders roughly. His head impacted the wall harshly and stars filled his vision once more.

Kamoshida ran his hands all along Ann's sides, the girl forced to stay there thanks to the guards. The trash licked his lips again and a sneer found its way to his face.

"I'm going to enjoy this..." he whispered to her as he licked her cheek.

"Help me..."

Ichigo looked up. Ryuji was pulling against the guards holding him to the ground failing to stand as he looked at the terrified Ann. He looked to Ann.

"Save me...please..."

The teen had a headache wrack his body, forcing him to scream out.

….

He lay there, gripping to the slim hope of life. A hole in his chest while someone tried to save him from hit fate.

"...ve...me...Kuro...kun..."

A voice? That almost sounded like...Orihime...

"Save me...Kurosaki...kun."

That's right...he had to save her. That was why...he was here.

He felt the world begin to bleed into his vision as he could now hear her terrified, screaming voice.

"Save me, Kurosaki-kun!"

He would stand, because he had to protect.

"I will...save her!"

.

Two voices filled his ears, one after the other. One soft...the other vaguely familiar.

This is truly an unjust game, but if my voice is reaching you, there may yet be a possibility open to you...

So, you've finally decided.

Ichigo growled as the headache exploded tenfold in his cranium.

You're just going to watch while your friends are trampled upon? Weren't you going to protect them? Are you just going to let him have his way? Were your previous actions for this exact same happening a mistake?

No, never!

The former Shinigami pushed against the guards again. "Get away from her!" the teen yelled, glaring at Kamoshida of which pulled away from Ann to turn to him. The girl still had wide, tearful eyes as she gazed at Ichigo.

"So you've decided to be the first to die, huh? Very well," Kamoshida spoke snidely while gesturing to the guards to turn to Ichigo. One began to raise his sword.

Swear to me, I am thou, thou art I...

You will protect those that you cherish and you will devour those that wish to do them harm!

Two spearmen pushed their weapons to Ichigo's throat while the ones holding him backed away.

Call upon my name, Ichigo, and release my hatred. Show the world that you will destroy those that will harm those you care for. Never stand still. Retreat and you will age. Hesitate and you will die.

"Kill him!" Kamoshida shouted, pointing towards Ichigo while the guard swung down.

Shout my name!

Ichigo released a guttural growl. "Rip and devour, until it is done, Zangetsu!"

A forceful gale knocked back the guards around Ichigo as well as those around Ryuji and Ann.

The girl slid down the wall, her wide eyes blinking for the first time since Kamoshida had touched her.

Ryuji looked away from the wind before he glanced over at Ichigo. "W-What the hell...?"

Kamoshida covered his face before he looked up as the sudden winds died down to see Ichigo standing against the wall with his head down. The 'King' had a fearful look on his face as he looked upon the teen, still unsure what had just happened.

Ichigo seemed to have come back to his senses before a rather peculiar, yet familiar weight settled upon his face. The words he had just spoken hitting him like a freight train as he touched the thing on his face.

He allowed a rather dangerous smirk to find its way to his face as he slid the mask to the left of his face, allowing his black and golden eyes to be visible to Kamoshida while an even stronger gust of wind pushed the guards and Kamoshida against the walls, toppling the beings over.

Blue flames began to cover Ichigo's form before they traveled down his body, covering him from head to toe.

A ghostly growl reverberated throughout the cell as yellow eyes shown brightly through the flames. The flames receded upwards, separating from Ichigo's body.

A bone white mask with no visible eyes was first seen while the rest of the body formed. Two black horns jutted out from the head of the being in right angles with the rest of the body becoming visible. Red and black energy seemed to form a rather sleek body of black armor with swords for arms and clawed feet. It also had a gaping hole in its chest.

The creature seemed to chuckle before it inhaled deeply.

If it was a low growl earlier, it now released an unearthly roar.

Kamoshida's wide eyes were now filled with horror at the person in front of him as well as the being behind him.

Ichigo grinned as the guards around Kamoshida dissolved for a moment before reforming into floating pumpkin heads with witch's garbs.

Ichigo pointed.

"Devour them...Zangetsu."

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Hopefully I did the scene justice while putting my own little spin on things.

Before the pitch forks come out at Zangetsu being a Persona, let the story continue and hopefully your worries/questions will be quelled/answered. Also, Zangetsu's form is based off of 'White' for those confused.

Ann hasn't had the conversation with Kamoshida yet regarding Shiho keeping her spot on the team, thus she has no obligation to humor him making it to where she walks with Ichigo and Ryuji.

Decided to cut it short before I got into anything else, also.

Reviews are nice, and thanks for the support. Keep 'em coming.

Deuces.