Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo while RWBY belongs to Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth

Chapter 29: Resolve

Rukia finds a bored Yang at the training grounds. She is laying flat on her back, her blonde locks spayed around like an explosion. "Punching dummies lost their luster?" she asked the blonde.

"Yep." Yang seats up. "When's the next training session? I'm bored!"

"We can't exactly plan a schedule while Ichigo…" Rukia trailed off. Yang lets out a heavy sigh.

"First Jaune, then Blake, and now Ichigo. What's up with the 'not-talking-it-out-and-running-away' trend?" Yang wondered. She turns her suspensions to Rukia. "You guys are no different."

"Huh?" Rukia blinked.

"You guys are running away as much as Ichigo," Yang accused. "Does this have anything to do with the Bount Case?"

Rukia sighs. "Yes…yes it does." She sees Yang had turned fully towards her with a firm and fierce gaze.

"Tell me."

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Blake missed the Beacon Library during her short absence. Right now, she is enjoying a good book as per usual. She then noticed crimson red hair at the corner of her eye. A surge of terror with through her as she whips around. However, instead of a bull Faunus, she see's a familiar dog Faunus. Renji. He looks like he's struggling with a book. She calms down before she closes her book and gets up over to Renji.

"Need any help?" she asked.

Renji looks up. "Oh, hey, Blake. No, not necessarily. I just can't read this." Blake looks at the book, slightly confused and Renji noticed it. "I, uh, have dyslexia." A reading disability, Blake's worse nightmare.

"Um, I'm sorry to hear that," she said awkwardly. "Is…there something I can do?"

"If you can find a copy of this book for dyslexics, I'd be more appreciative," Renji said. He closes the tome. "But I already tried. Either they don't have it, or someone else has it." Blake glances over at the book. It read 'General Lagune's Feats and Misfortunes'. Why is Renji reading something like that? Then, it reminded her of Team IURR and their exploits.

Blake takes a seat across from Renji. "Renji?"

"Hm?"

"With what had happened some days ago, about me and the White Fang, my friends wish for me to be more open with them. So that I don't carry the burden alone. So, can you do the same?"

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'Why am I doing this?' Ichigo asked himself as he follows his youngest ward, passing by some shops. They have been walking around for the past 10 minutes with no destination in mind. He decided to ask. "Ruby, where exactly are we going?"

Ruby turns around, now walking backwards. She shrugged. "Nowhere, in particular."

"Nowhere? Then why are we even here?" Ichigo asked. Ruby stopped walking and Ichigo does the same.

"I…I guess I just miss hanging out with you." She said softly. Ichigo's eyes widen slightly. "You haven't been around lately. You are not there at lunch, you didn't appear during our training sessions, and you would skip dinner. By the way, Nora is still upset that you didn't get to try Ren's curry." She chuckled at the memory. She became somber again. "The girls and I, we miss our teacher and friend."

Ichigo was amazed. Ruby often comes off as being childish and immature, but deep down, she's surprisingly observant.

"Oh, Ichigo, look at this!" Ruby said.

"What is it?" Ichigo asked. Plastered to brick walls are posters of various things. One being an advertisement of the Misty Dew soft drink produced by Spearhead Enterprise. But that wasn't the poster that garnered Ruby's attention.

"'The New Weapons Gallery will be opened to the public at the Kuchiki Museum in Atlas, mid-August. Hosted by the father of Modern Weaponry, Oetsu Nimaiya!'" Ruby read with excitement. "Oooh, I wish I could meet him!"

Ichigo couldn't help but let a smile appear on his face. "You…really do like weapons."

"Do you really need to ask? They're like people, no two are alike." Ruby said. "They're also like partners, always there when you're in a jam." A twinge of guilt went through Ichigo, thinking about his teammates.

"What if you were separated from your weapon?" Ichigo asked.

"I know, I know! I'm just not really good without a weapon. There's no way I could be good in hand-to-hand like Yang." Ruby lamented.

"Yang's entire combat style is based around it. No one's sayin' that you need to be at her level." An idea sprung to life in Ichigo's head. "I got it. Come with me!"

"To where?"

"Vale Park!"

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"Well, there is something up with Ichigo." Lirin said. She and Kon are perched on a branch in a tree.

"What did I tell ya?"

"Why do you care so much? From what I've seen, you two get on each other's nerves. Moreso than Ichigo is with Uryū, and that says something." Lirin said. She recalled a time where Kon drew on Ichigo's face with a black marker as 'punishment' for letting Uryū 'fix' Kon…which was after Kon got shredded by a black cat while he was spying on Yoruichi bathing in a lake.

"Ichigo could have chucked me in the nearest furnace, but he didn't." Kon said. "We may argue all the time, but that doesn't mean that we hate each other."

"…You really do care for Ichigo, huh?" Lirin said thoughtfully. "Kon, despite everything, you are a true-Kon? Kon, where are you?" She looks around for the missing lion plush. She eventually spots at the ground, making his way into a Daphne Classified clothing store. The artificial cockatiel lets out a low growl in anger.

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"Uryū…" Weiss started. She and Uryū are now taking a stroll around the city. "Why is it that you wanted to become a Huntsman?"

"What brought this up?" Uryū asked

"Talking about our childhood made it come to mind." Weiss said. "I remember you saying you wanted become a Huntsman to prove your father you're capable. What about now?"

Uryū thought back two years ago…

~ Flashback: 2 years ago, City of Mistral ~

He was standing on top of Mistral's hospital, overlooking the city with somber eyes. He wore the hospital's white clothing, which consist of a loose-fitting tunic, trousers, and flats. White gauze was wrapped around his entire right arm and around his left calf and there is more underneath the tunic. He didn't have his bracelet around his wrist, because he didn't receive it yet.

It had been two days since the deadly battle with Grand Fisher and, miraculously, team IURR came out victorious. Miraculous because they didn't die from it…And they wouldn't of have to fight the Adjucha Grimm if wasn't for Uryū…

"I thought I'd find you here." A familiar voice said from behind. Uryū turns to see his team leader, Ichigo, also wearing the hospital clothes and white bandages. Ichigo walked until he was next to the Quincy. "You doin' okay?"

Uryū looks back the scenery before them, holding his arms. "Nothing is wrong."

"I'm calling bullshit on that."

"What do you want me to say?"

"How the hell should I know? But, I could tell that something is wrong." Ichigo said. "If there something you need to say, I'm all ears."

"…I…" Uryū started but stopped for a moment. Ichigo waited patiently. "…I…I don't know what do anymore." Uryū tightened his grip on his bicep. He hated feeling vulnerable, it made him felt weak. "For so long, I hated my father and wanted to prove that he was wrong. I let anger and grief control my life and ambitions. And now, that reason for becoming a Huntsman…is meaningless. What should I do now?"

Ichigo leans on the chest-high railing. "Well, I'd say find a new reason."

"A new reason?" A soft breeze blew by, rustling through Ichigo's wild hair and Uryū's long bangs.

"Yeah. Just look around. I'm sure you'll find something worth fighting for." Ichigo said. A strangely comfortable silence fell between the two.

Uryū stares off into the distance thinking. He glances down to see the long, blonde hair of his elder brother. He is talking to Rukia and Renji. Uryū smiled. "Kurosaki…Ichigo…" The use of his first name grabbed the taller man's attention.

"Hm?"

"Why do you want to become a Huntsman?"

~ Present ~

A faint, fond smile appeared on Uryū's face. "To protect. Simple as that."

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"Um, Ichigo…Why are we at the park?" Ruby asked. Her mentor was over at a tree, looking for something.

He finds what he is looking for. "You said that you can't fight well without a weapon, right?"

"Uh, yeah?" Ruby yelp when she caught a stick that was throw at her. She looks at the stick before looking at Ichigo quizzically. "Huh?"

"Pretend that's a dagger and fight me." Ichigo said. He takes a fighting stance. Ruby looks at the stick again before holding it in her left hand in a reverse grip and taking a stance. They circle around, looking for an opening. Ichigo attacks first, going in with a right hook. Ruby blocks it by hitting her wrist on Ichigo's and ducks and moves around to his back. She jumps and puts the older male in a headlock. "Nice move there. You're improving." Ruby shots him a triumphant smile. "One problem though." The smile disappeared. "You are not grounded." Ruby gasped when she realized that, due to Ichigo's height, her feet are dangling about one foot off the ground. "You gotta keep your opponent's height difference in mind!" Ichigo spins around, flinging Ruby off. The girl landed on her buttocks. While just a little sore, the only thing bruised was her confidence.

"Oh, I almost had you!" She whined. Ruby crossed her arms and pouted. Ichigo only smiled. Ruby smiled in return, happy to have her mentor, her friend, back.

Ichigo lends a hand. "Ready to go again?"

Ruby grabs it. "Yep."

They sparred until twilight is on the horizon. They flop on the grassy ground, winded from the hand-to-hand. Ruby giggles.

"What?" Ichigo asked.

"Nothing. Just happy, that's all." Ruby said. "I wasn't kidding when I said I missed hanging out with you."

"Yeah, sorry about that." Ichigo said. "I had a lot in my mind." It was true. Well, part of it. He doesn't want to tell Ruby that he has been hearing voices and whatnot.

Wait a minute.

The voice…it hasn't said anything for a while. In fact, whenever Ichigo is in Ruby's presence, the voice becomes strangely docile. Huh. If it is anything like a Grimm, then it probably hated Ruby's optimism.

"Ichigo…There's something I want to tell you." Ruby said. Ichigo noticed the guilty tone in her voice. "…I…I looked up on Sakuya Forest…and the Bount Case. I'm sorry! I should have asked you first, but…I just…wanted to know. I wanted know…what was hurting you…and see if there is anything I can do to help." She braced herself for whatever Ichigo could say. When he had said nothing, she dared to look at him.

He didn't seem angry. His brows are knitted together, but his expression is more thoughtful. He sighs. "If I'm being honest, there is nothing you can do. The deed has been done. It's been done. I…" Ichigo stops. He glances over at Ruby, who stares at him with a concerned gaze. Ichigo sits up and Ruby does the same. Ichigo breathes in a shuddered breath and releases it. "…I was cocky. We were on a winning streak, you know. Killing Grand Fisher was just the tip of the iceberg. Then, we rescued a village from a massive flood when their dam burst. And, you've heard of some others. Stopping a bandit tribe. Finding Ashido Kano… I thought we were ready for anything…I…was wrong. So wrong. Our initial mission was to locate a missing Huntress, but then we learn that said missing Huntress was taken hostage by the Bount Group. We were told of the situation by the people of Sakura Village and Rukia said it herself, 'This is beyond our league'. I didn't listen." Fighting Grand Fisher was an accident to begin with. "I thought 'these people needed help and they need it now'. They were this close to pick up arms and basically walk into a suicide mission. I managed to convince them to throw down their weapons, but it wasn't enough."

"What did the Bount Group do to the villagers?" Ruby asked.

Ichigo wasn't sure why he was telling Ruby this, but he just couldn't stop talking. "I don't really know. All we know is that it's Aura related. They would just take whoever they get their hands on and do…something to them. We've never figured out what. Some would return, but they were never the same, and others were never seen again. We counted ourselves lucky that Ishida doesn't seem any different, except now he has to take pills."

"Uryū was taken by the Bount Group?" Ruby asked.

Ichigo nodded. "That was one of the final nails hitting the coffin. The resistance group gathered and marched to fight the Bount Group." He promised a little girl that he would bring her father, who joined the resistance team, home. "By the time we arrived, it was a bloodbath." Corpses were everywhere, some were children. "After that, I got a little more reckless. I didn't care if I died in the process. It wasn't until I was stabbed in the chest that Rukia called my old man. He threatened to pull me out of the academy unless I put my act together. Even now, I think about that night and wondered 'What should I do now?'." In the heavy rain, the little girl asked him where her daddy is. "'Do I still have the right to become a Hunstman?'" The little girl was crying, she threw her doll at him angrily, the same doll that is in his dorm now, as a remainder. "What should I do?"

"Well, I'd say live for them." Ruby said. "Live for the people who can't do it anymore."

"…Yeah." Ichigo muttered. He felt something on his hand. He looks to see a smaller hand over it. He looks at Ruby, the owner of the smaller hand.

"Have told anyone about how you've been feeling? Your teammates, anyone?" She asked. Ichigo shook his head. "Ichigo, you have amazing friends. Rukia once told me how you helped improve the relationship between her and her brother and how you help her make peace with herself. Orihime told me how you helped her trying to cope with the death of her own brother. And how you saved Uryū. And then, there is us, team RWBY. You have done so much. So please, let us help you." She gives Ichigo's hand a light squeeze.

Ichigo was again amazed. Ruby is indeed someone special. She faced problems with a big smile on her face and tries her best to look for a solution. Of course, she isn't without her own faults, but again, she faces them with stride. This girl…really is just a simple soul.

He smiled a little, turning his hand around to grasp Ruby's. After a moment they let go. They sat in silence until Ichigo chuckled softly. "What?" Ruby asked.

"Nothing. You just…remind me of my sisters a little." Ichigo said.

"Sisters?"

"Yeah. Two and they're twins, but as different as night and day." Ichigo said. "Sometimes, I would tell them what has been bothering and they give some advice. Karin would break it down before telling me what I should do, and Yuzu would encourage me. Now that I think about it, you're probably the same age as them."

"Well, I do have a 'little sister' nature about me. At least, that's what Yang said." Ruby said. "And, I've come to think you as a brother too."

"Well, I'm honored." Ichigo said.

"Ichigo," Ruby said. "I'm not kidding when I said you have amazing friends."

"And she's right you know," a voice said. Ruby and Ichigo turn to see their friends: Teams TAIM, JNPR, _URR, and _WBY.

"Guys," Ichigo muttered.

"So, this is where you two have been," Weiss said. Ichigo's face turned serious at the sight of Uryū, who remained expressionless. Ichigo gets up and make his way to his Quincy partner.

"Ishida, I'm sorry." Ichigo said. Uryū's well-manicured brow raised. "I haven't been a good leader. I've been avoiding you guys, which is a bad move at this point. I just want you to know that I will make things better."

"This has something to do with the Bount Case, isn't it?" Uryū asked. Ichigo didn't answer, but he didn't need to as Uryū took it as one. "That is very much like you to shoulder everything on your own."

"Uh, weren't you the same way?" Ichigo asked.

"And who was the one to tell me I didn't have to?" Uryū questioned. "Practice what you preached, Kurosaki."

"…Yeah, your right… As usual." Ichigo said.

Uryū sighs. "You could have a hole the size of a basketball blasted through your chest and your first words would be asking if anyone else is alright." Ichigo chuckled. His autumnal brown eyes landed on Uryū's neck. His hands twitch and he felt guilty, but he can't remember why.

"…I'm sorry." Ichigo said, though he doesn't know why. Uryū understood.

"It's okay."

Ruby was confused. "What's he talking about?"

"Don't worry about it, Ruby." Weiss said.

"Huh?"

"What's up with the stick?" Jaune asked.

"Oh! It's like a makeshift dagger. Ichigo figured that since I can't fight well without a weapon, so…"

"…How come I never thought of that?" Yang asked.

"Maybe it's because you didn't want Ruby to hurt herself?" Blake surmised.

"…Probably."

Out of the blue, Kon was thrown into Ichigo's face. "Keep that little perv under control!" a young girl shrilled. She looks to be younger than Ruby, having short blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She wears a pink, fur-trimmed coat, a black bird-shaped cape, and red boots.

"Um, who are you?" Nora asked.

"Hm? Oh, I forgot you guys haven't seen me in this form yet. Hold on a minute." The girl glowed before dissipating to reveal a familiar blue cockatiel.

"Lirin?" Rukia wondered. "I didn't know you could do that."

Lirin giggled. "Pretty cool, huh? I can manipulate the Hard-Light Dust in my system to create an avatar outer shell."

"So cool!" Ruby exclaimed. Jaune nodded in agreement.

"Hey! What about the classics?!" Kon complained from Ichigo's grip.

"Do I even want to know what you've been up to?" Ichigo asked.

"I've been trying to figure out why you've been such a sourpuss lately." The plush said.

"He's right, you know." Tatsuki said to Ichigo. "We've been quiet about it, waiting for you to come to us on your own. But…Obviously, that wasn't the right choice."

"We should have just beat it out of you." Renji said. The others sweatdropped at that.

"…I wouldn't go that far." Keigo said.

"Still, you could have just talk to us." Yang said. "We are friends, right?"

Ichigo takes a moment to look at everyone. From the people who has been with him since Hinanjo Academy, to the team he had been with for nearly three years now, to the others whom he has come to know. "Like I said: You have amazing friends." Ruby said.

"So…what now?" Yang asked.

"It's a beautiful night. Why not star gaze?" Blake said.

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They hurried back to Beacon campus went to the gardens. There, they lie down on the grass in a circle, looking up at the starry sky. Ruby, Weiss, and Jaune look in awe as Uryū and Blake describe the various constellations, Renji was telling Yang and Nora the story how he got his tattoos, Orihime and Ren exchanging recipe ideas, Keigo scolding Mizuiro for having his face in his Scroll, and Rukia and Pyrrha just laid quietly, listening to everyone else. As did Ichigo, as he collected his thoughts.

While he had told Ruby of the aftermath of the Bount Case, he didn't tell her one thing: that he had almost lost his faith in humanity. Seeing the horrors that fell on to Sakura and the Sakuya Forest, it made Ichigo rethink everything. That there would always be people out there who would do harm to others solely because they can. The only reason he had continued his studies was because of obligation. Keyword: Had. Ruby came along. Ruby helped to remind him that there will always be good in this world, no matter how ugly is.

There is still one problem.

The 'other him'.

But, Ruby had also helped him remember that he isn't alone anymore. He's never alone. He still has his friends and no 'other him', Grimm or otherwise, would ruin that.

Right?

"Hey, Ichigo." Tatsuki said. "You doing okay, now?"

"Uh, yeah. Talking with Ruby about it helped." Ichigo said.

"Hmmm. I guess we should have talked about it more, huh?" Tatsuki wondered. "I mean, we kinda glossed over it. I could tell that you just want to forget about it and I didn't pressure you. Heh, some childhood friend I am."

"Ah, don't beat yourself over it." Ichigo said. "I'm kind of a stubborn idiot."

"Oh, so you're admitting it, now?" Tatsuki asked coyly. Ichigo laughs, a genuine laugh.

Ichigo was grateful for the people he came to know.

Ichigo takes a moment to think.

Ichigo, given what kind of person he is, doesn't actively try to make friends. Even at the age of three, though it was more due to shyness. How he came to have friends was through circumstances. He met Tatsuki when he was four. He didn't like her much because she always beat him at karate at the dojo they were. The only reason they interacted more was because their respective mothers became friends. So close that they attended Masaki's funeral service. Ichigo met Orihime through Tatsuki and he met Keigo and Mizuiro after saving the former from bullies. Sometimes, Ichigo regretted doing that because Keigo was annoying, however, he brings a little bit of light to Ichigo every now and again.

And, of course, Ichigo met Rukia, Renji and Uryū due to them being put into teams. It was strange at first, because Ichigo never really interacted deeply with others. Tatsuki, Orihime, Mizuiro, and Keigo kind of do their own things, occasionally inviting the vibrant-haired man but more often than not he'd turn them down. The crew of Team IURR on the other hand, was a different story. Rukia was more or less outgoing about the team dynamics and Renji just went along with it.

Uryū wasn't as cooperative… not surprising. What was also not surprising was the fact that Uryū had attended Hinanjo Academy and was in the same class as Ichigo up until he moved away at the age of 15… and had zero recollection of him. Even the time that Uryū and his family attended Masaki's funeral and the fact he sat right next to him in class didn't appear in Ichigo's mind. He remembered how the others would say that he and Uryū were like two sides of the same coin. Tatsuki had initially disagreed with them, but he soon learned how right they were…

Meeting Team RWBY was an event all on its own. Each and every one of the girls had their quirks, as well as their faults. Yang very much reminded Ichigo of Tatsuki: Bombastic, hotblooded, and has one hell of a right hook. But she also has a caring side to her when it comes to friends and family. Blake was your typical bookworm, quiet and antisocial, but not dull, especially with everything that has happened. Ichigo could not stand Weiss when he first met her. He has met other snooty Atlesian elites before and the Schnee heiress was no exception… well, there is one exception. Weiss actually has a soul.

Ruby is an idealist, a starry-eyed girl with a rather romantic view on the world. When Ichigo first met her, he knew that she is in for a rude awakening now that she is here. Now… Ichigo dreads the day that Ruby would face something so horrific that… she might become like him, pessimistic and cynical… He doesn't want that to happen. He wants Ruby to stay as she is: a simple girl with a simple dream of saving the world.

"Ichigo," Rukia spoke up. He glances over to her. He notices how guilty she looked. "We should have talked more about it. The Bount Case. It hurt us. Every one of us. And we didn't…"

"Hey," Ichigo interrupted. There is a smile on his face. A genuine smile. "It's okay." And he meant it. The sincerity of his tone reached everyone.

Nora gasps. "Look at all the fireflies!" Out of nowhere, many little lights appeared around the group, flying around in their dance of light.

"They're beautiful…" Weiss muttered in awe. Ren, on the other hand, realized something else.

"I don't think they are fireflies," he said. Everyone looked at him, confused.

Uryū's eyes went wide. "He's right."

Ichigo takes another look at the 'bugs.' The lights started to change a different color in front of him as they grew and formed into humanoid forms, some the size of children and some adults. His breath was caught in his throat as details formed. "You're…the villagers…" A male spirit, his form a blue color, smiled.

Thank goodness. You are free.

The spirit's words brought forth an emotion Ichigo hadn't felt in a long time: Relief. Tears started to gather from his brown eyes. He tried to push them back, but the more he did, the stronger than the emotion.

"Ichigo?" Rukia wondered. "What's wrong?" The others ask the same thing, except for people like Uryū, Ren, Ruby, Pyrrha, and Orihime.

You can let go now, mister, a magenta little boy said.

We're happy now. You should be too, a bright green little girl said.

Ichigo sniffs. "Yeah…Yeah, you're right," he muttered. He gave up fighting the tears and let them fall as he finally let himself cry. He barely noticed the others embrace as he did. The spirits slowly faded away and ascends to the sky. The last one to go was the blue man.

Your greatest assets are the bonds you make. Cherish them…

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"He's seems to be under control for the time being." Yoruichi said to Ozpin in his office.

"That's good to hear." The older man said.

The cat woman narrowed her eyes. "You are still worried."

Ozpin leaned over, placing his chin on his intertwined fingers. "I would be lying if I said no. However, I see no reason call him. Right?"

/Yeppo!/ Kisuke Urahara exclaimed, his face appearing on a holographic screen between Ozpin and Yoruichi. /Recent development tells me that there is nothing to worry for now./

Yoruchi was unimpressed. "You two are too carefree for your own good." She then muttered, "I feel sorry for Glynda."

/Yoruichi,/ Kisuke smiled, but it was solemn, missing its usual mischievousness. /, I understand that you are worried and wishes that nothing will come to harm Ichigo./ Kisuke looks off to the side. /Oh, it looks like Tessai is done with dinner. Buh-Bye!/ The hologram disappears.

Yoruchi decides to leave herself. "I could use some sleep. I've been busy all day. Have a good night, Prof. Ozpin."

"You fear for Ichigo." Ozpin said, stopping Yoruichi in her tracks. She smirked a laugh.

"Of course, I do. You don't think most of our time together involved training, do you?" Yoruichi said. "And, I made a promise to Masaki to watch over him."

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Kisuke closed his fan, which he used to talk to Ozpin, turning off the holographic screen. He taps the fan to his chin in deep thought. His expression serious. "Still…we are only delaying the inevitable."

You know how people say 'you are your worse critic'? Well, I feel like I haven't done a good job. Please tell me what you guys think.

Next Chapter: Epilogue