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I woke up this morning feeling much better. After such a hectic day yesterday, I need as much sleep as I can get.

I looked over to my nightstand and grabbed my iPod. I yawned loudly and glanced at the time.

…it was 7:38. School starts at 7:30. And it was Tuesday. School started yesterday…

"Oh crap!" I exclaimed. I jumped out of bed and rushed to get my uniform. I hopped around getting the necessary supplies into my backpack. After I put my new clothes on, I stood in front of my bathroom mirror looking at my impossibly long, blue hair. I brushed it out which was a feet in it of itself with how much there was. I brushed my teeth and looked back at myself.

I gave up on trying changing the color; no matter how many times I dyed it, it would change right back. Besides blue is my favorite color anyway.

I looked at my attire again and fixed the red bow on my neck adjusting the jewel that hung there as well. The only thing that bugged me was the short gray skirt. I had to stick some short black shorts under to feel comfortable at all.

I ran out and down the stairs. I grabbed my shoes and bolted out of the house, slamming the door behind me.

It took me five minutes to run to the school and get in. I didn't stop there and continued to run up to my new class room. With the door in sight I skidded to a halt and gasped for air.

'Never… running…again…' I panted

I got my breath back and stared at the door in front of me. I felt very nervous all of the sudden. I brushed my fingers through my hair and stared at the ground.

'What if they think that I'm a freak?' I thought. Before I could rethink my decision on coming; the door opened revealing the teacher.

"There you are!" she sighed. "You're late."

I blinked. "A-ah, yes I'm sorry miss…?

"I'm Misato Ochi, I'll be your homeroom teacher." She leaned out of the door. "What are we doing!? I have a class to teach and you need to be introduced!"

She yanked on my arm and I was through the door in a flash. I was met with the wide eyes of my new classmates.

"Class this is the exchange student from America." She stated. She looked over to me expecting me to introduce myself.

"Um, my name is Sam Maydel," I said nervously. "I hope that we all get along well!" I bowed my head and looked back to the teacher.

"Alright, now that that's over you can sit next to…" she glanced around while I shifted from one foot to the other. "You'll sit over there next to Tatsuki." She pointed to the empty desk next to the girl with short black hair. My stomach did a flip. Not only would I be sitting next to Tatsuki, but I would be sitting right in front of Ichigo.

I nodded and walked to my new seat trying to calm my nerves. I kept my eyes locked on the desk trying to ignore the stares coming my way. Sitting down I kept my eyes trained on the board.

Ichigo's POV

I was barely paying attention to the lesson at all. It was the second day and I was still tired.

Suddenly though, Ms. Ochi stopped the lesson and hurried to the door. She opened the door and started talking to someone on the other side. I looked too Asano and Chad, they just shrugged and continued to listen. Next thing I knew she had pulled someone in with her.

I was surprised to see the same blue hair and eyes from a few days ago. She looked very nervous, glancing at everyone in the class. I could feel my face heat up as she moved her gaze to me. She quickly looked away and I tried to cool my blush.

'What is wrong with me!?'

"Class this is the exchange student from America." Ms. Ochi smiled.

"Um, my name is Sam Maydel, I hope that we all get along well!" she said while bowing.

'So that's her name…' I watched her as the teacher told her, her new seat. I didn't notice that she had started walking towards me. She sat right In front of me and I could see how many people were staring right at her.

Sam's POV

'I should have gotten a wig.' I thought bitterly.

'Why? Your hair's fine. Who cares what anyone else thinks.' She answered.'Everyone else is so boring with their black or brown hair, by the end of the day you'll be the talk of the school!'

I peeked around the room to still see stares pointed at me.

'I don't want to draw attention to myself!' I slouched into my chair trying to disappear.

"Pst!" I heard from beside me. I turned to see Tatsuki staring at me as well. It wasn't one of uneasiness though, she looked shocked but nothing else. She grinned at me and passed a folded note.

I opened it and was shocked by the contents.

Hey do you want to eat lunch with me and a friend?

I reread the note and still was surprised. She wanted me to eat lunch with her and another friend, that I guessed was Orihime. I looked at her, still seeing her grin. I couldn't help but smile and nodded my head. Her grin grew and we turned back to the lesson.

The bell for lunch rang and I let out a tired sigh. I saw Tatsuki get up and move over to Orihime. Not really sure if I was supposed to follow or not. I decided on staying where I was, I didn't want to interrupt their conversation. I continued to stare off into space when something stopped right in front of me.

I looked up to see a familiar head of shaggy hair.

"Hey Chad," I smiled at him.

"Do you want to eat with us?" he looked over to his group of friends. I was about to answer when I was interrupted by a very excited voice.

"That's the way Chad!" he yelled running in front of the giant. "My name is Keigo Asano, and this is Mizuiro Kojima," he pointed to the dark haired boy. "And this guy is Mr. Strawberry!"

"That's not my name!" fumed the strawberry. He walked up closer and pointed his thumb to his chest. "The name's Ichigo Kurosaki."

I smiled and laughed at his scowling face but he quickly turned his head. Was that a blush on his face?

Completely ignoring his friend, Keigo continued "It's nice to see that a pretty little lady like you transferred to our class!"

I felt a tick mark form on my forehead.

"Little lady!?" I fumed. I could see the other three take a step back.

"N-no I meant that you s-seem like a wonderful p-person…" he trembled

I smirked and laughed again.

"Hey Sam!" I looked over to see Tatsuki and Orihime waiting at the door. "Let's go!"

"Oh! Hang on!" I answered. Turning back to Chad

"Sorry Chad, I'm having lunch with Tatsuki today," I told him.

"Hmm," was his reply.

Walking over to the door, I felt kinda bad for rejecting his offer; he did save me from those creeps yesterday.

"I'll eat with you guys tomorrow ok?" I called over my shoulder.

I caught up to the dark haired teen and her busty friend. They both looked at me with smiles on their faces.

"Hi! It's nice to meet you, my name is Orihime!" the auburn haired girl exclaimed.

I was a little surprised by how excited she was but laughed it off.

"It's nice to meet you too. I'm Sam," I smiled.

"Alright, alright; let's go I'm hungry!" Tatsuki said dragging Orihime off.

Ichigo's POV

Well I made a fool out of myself a few minutes ago. The new girl that I barely knew laughed at me, and made my face felt like it was on fire. This is all stupid Keigo's fault, if he hadn't gone and called me a strawberry, I wouldn't feel so embarrassed. We had all gone up to the roof to eat. It was a nice day so what the heck.

"Guys she is so hot!" Keigo yelled. "Right Mizuiro?"

"I guess, she seems nice enough," he looked up in thought. "Hey Chad, how do you know her? You don't usually go and ask random people to hang out with us."

"Yeah, I saw you guys talking the other day, what's up?" I asked. Before he could answer though there was a shout from below.

"Hey! Let go of me!"

Sam's POV

We were sitting on the grass, just eating our food and talking girl stuff, you know. I was having a lot of fun with Tatsuki and Orihime. They were really interested with America so I answered as many questions as I could. They were interested with my background and my looks so I told them the story I had come up with. Tatsuki accepted it right away but I could feel that Orihime wasn't convinced, she left it alone though and kept smiling. It was a lot of fun; but something always has to go wrong.

"Hey there freak," said a familiar voice.

I looked up to see the same gang from yesterday. Their leader was sporting a bandage on his nose and there was bruising around it.

I viewed him with a bored look.

"You did some real damage to my nose ya' know," he stepped forward.

"Did I break it?" I said still uninterested.

He and his gang laughed mockingly at me. Tatsuki was glaring at them, shifting in front of a worried Orihime.

"Of course you didn't break it!" He laughed scornfully.

"To bad; it might have made you less ugly." I smirked. "It's a pity that you have to be stupid and ugly."

Tatsuki laughed so hard that she was gripping her sides. The thugs weren't so amused though.

The boss gave a grunt and picked me up by the front of my shirt. He glanced to his clique and they went to keep the other two girls away.

"Hey! Let go of me!" I yelled at him.

He gave me a sinister grin. "I don't think so, you still owe me for clocking me in the face." he lifted his fist and looked at me evilly. "I think I need to teach you some manners." He brought his knuckles down and I squeezed my eyes shut. I felt myself falling from his grasp, he hadn't hit me though. My eyes snapped open to see a tall figure with bright orange hair.

'Ichigo!' I looked at him shocked.

He was soon joined by Chad, who stood in front of me as well. I heard a groan and look passed them. The leader was on the ground holding his cheek.

"What's the hell is wrong with you, what kind of guy tries to hit a girl!" he scowled. The fallen teen looked up with comical tears streaming down his face. He shot up as fast as lightning and sprinted away.

"This isn't over, I'll get that freak eventually!" he yelled.

"Wait for us boss!" the cronies called after him.

I got up and grabbed an apple that I was planning on eating. I tossed it up in my hand and locked onto the leaders retreating form. I took a step back and threw it as hard as I could.

"Just try it you jerk!" I yelled. It hit him dead on, right on the back of his head. He fell over with his gang carrying him away. My classmates all looked at me with wide eyes.

"Nice shot!" Tatsuki exclaimed. I gave them a sheepish grin. But before anyone could continue the bell rang signaling the end of lunch. We all made our way back up to the class meeting Keigo and Mizuiro on the way. They looked amazed when I recounted not only the happenings of today but the incident on Sunday.

Keigo was gaping like a fish. "That was Masaru Suzuki! He's one of the biggest bullies in the school! Not only that but he's a major perv."

"You're one to talk." Mizuiro deadpanned.

We all laughed as we got into class. Ms. Ochi looked over and smiled at us seeing that we were getting along well.

After that, the rest of the school day went pretty smoothly. When the bell rang I walked alongside Tatsuki and Orihime with the boys following. We parted ways at the front gate; I waved goodbye to everyone and walked on with a smile.

"Hey." Someone said beside me. I whipped my head around in surprise. Ichigo was walking next to me holding his bag over his shoulder his signature scowl on his face. I blinked a few times still surprised he was walking with me.

"Hi…" I trailed off. Why was he walking with me? What was I supposed to say! The inner fangirl was trying to break loose and hug him!

We walked in silence for a few minutes. i felt like i should thank him for his help earlier, but before I had the chance he spoke.

"So what's up with your hair?" he asked out of the blue. I blinked again, the way he said it sounded rude, but that was probably just how he said things. I still got a little ticked and spoke without thinking.

"Nothing; what's wrong with yours?" I glared at him.

He looked shocked at first but then a tick mark formed at his temple.

"There's nothing wrong with my hair! It's natural!" he yelled at me.

I just smirked and walked a little ahead.

"So's mine." I stoped dead in my tracks and covered my mouth with my hand. He was looking very confused and I nearly punched myself for how stupid I was. Gears were working in my head trying to come up with an answer.

"I mean, my uh, little brother, uh dyed it as a joke!" I waved my hands around frantically. "He used uh, natural dyes to change the color…"

He looked at me weirdly again but seemed to accept the answer.

'That was so close!' I sighed in relief. 'Thank god he's clueless!'

'Nice job' she laughed

'Shut up, no one asked for your opinion.'

I looked back at him seeing the ever frowning face. I felt a little guilty for snapping at him like that for just being curious.

"A-ah sorry I snapped at you." I stuttered.

He glanced over seeing my guilt ridden expression.

"It's ok." He smirked over at me. Seeing anything other than that frown made me feel much better. I smiled and continued walking.

"Thanks for saving me from those jerks to." He looked over at me from the corrner of his eye.

"No problem"

Another bout of akward silence fell upon us.

"So do you live close to here?" he asked.

"Yup!" I said. We were walking closer and closer to my home until we finally reached it. We both stopped at the same place.

"This is my house," I pointed to my door. He looked surprised and turned to the house a few feet across the way. I followed his gaze and stared at the sign with wide eyes.

'How did I not notice that his house was there!?' I felt so stupid.

"Well this is my place," he said.

I fought the fangirl for control. "Looks like we're neighbors," I laughed nervously.

"Well, see you-" he was interrupted by a loud yell.

"Hello ICHIGO!" an older man that could only be Ishin Kurosaki screamed, trying to kick his son in the face. Ichigo side stepped and left me wide open. I freaked out and bent myself backwards. I heard a crash and flipped myself back up. Ichigo blinked at me and then ran to his father.

"It's one thing to try and attack me but to go and kill our new neighbor-"

"Well if you didn't move, I would have hit you like I planned!" they continued the conversation with a fist fight. They carried their fight back inside without even sparring me a passing glance. I laughed and walked to my house. It was time to start my homework for the night and I wanted it done.

A few hours later I was done and making dinner. I was humming one of my favorite songs when I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I whipped my head around frantically feeling a sense of dread come over me.

'Do you feel that?' I asked the voice.

'Yes I do…something is coming.'

There was warmth coming from my neck. I looked down to see the blue jewel shining bright.

'That's not normal-is it?' I started to panic.

'It's a warning' she said.

Just then there was a howl from outside that made my blood run cold. I didn't even think before I had run outside to see the massive hollow thrashing around.

'Oh my god…' I was completely frozen with fear.

"Ichigo get me outta here!" I looked up to see a girl in the monsters hand. The same scene I had seen on T.V. hundreds of times was playing out right in front of my eyes. Ichigo had tried to free his sister; then Rukia came and slashed the hollows mask. I began to move again, after she had told Ichigo that their souls were fine.

"Ichigo are you alright?!" I ran to them.

"Sam…" he looked at me stunned. "You have to get out of here! It's not safe!" He yelled.

"Keep her away, she is not a part of this." The soul reaper said.

"Shut up!" I yelled, running to them. "Are you ok?" I bent down to them and looked over Karin.

The soul reaper looked stunned that I had said anything to her. She quickly regained her composure and kept her sword in place. We all turned to see that the hollow had returned.

Ichigo had jumped up at the first sight of it.

"Coward! Quit attacking others; it's my soul you want! Come and fight me." He pointed to himself.

The hollow wailed again and launched itself at the orange haired boy.

"You fool!" Rukia yelled.

But before she could get to him like in the anime… I had thrown myself in front of him using myself as a shield.

I heard them yell at me and then an explosion. I opened my eyes not realizing I had closed them. I saw the hollow a few feet back clutching its face. I was breathing hard when I noticed that everything was more pronounced. I could see things more clearly, hear things more accurately, and smell things better. I could smell blood coming from the monster; I hadn't been able to before. My whole body felt like it was pumped with power. I also felt something swishing from behind me, and my ears were twitching. I looked back to see a confused carrot top and soul reaper.

Then I noticed what was behind me. There was an oversized blue tail; it looked like a long, fluffy dog tail. I reached out to it but noticed that my nails had looked like claws. I moved past that, and touched the appendage experimentally, I gasped when I felt it. I could actually feel it. I tried to move it and saw that I made it swish. I reached up to the top of my head and felt pointed dog ears. Ignoring the hollows cries and the confused looks, I ran to a window. I saw myself; the same hair, eyes, and skin but my ears had been turned into pointed dog ears, and my canines were longer. The thing that really scared me for some reason, was that my necklace was gone.

'Finally…' said the voice. 'You remember how I said you had been turned back to your original self. Well-I lied.' She stopped 'This is the real you…'

"Sam, what happened to you?" Ichigo asked.

"I-I don't-" I was interrupted by another howl. I saw it come back around and go back to the unmoving boy. I went to move, but Rukia had beat me to him. Everything unfolded just like in the show after that. Rukia was injured and Ichigo took her place. The hollow held its face again and glared at her weakened form, she went through the big speech about how one soul won't help anything. I could only look on, amazed with what was going on.

"Do you want to save you family and friend," she asked.

"Of course I do if there is a way then tell me!" he shouted desperately.

"You must run my sword through you very being. That way I can transfer my powers to you." She told him.

He looked towards his sister and at my frightened eyes. He turned back to the fallen shinigami.

"Then give me that blade soul reaper…"

"My name is Rukia, Rukia Kuchiki." The hollow regained itself and ran towards them. He took hold of the sword.

"And my name is Ichigo Kurosaki." I had dreamed of seeing this moment all my life but now I was so scared I dint know what to do. I held my breath.

Her sword went through his body and another explosion occurred. I felt the spiritual pressure sky rocket and before I knew it the monster had lost its arm. Rukia was now in a white kimono hoding her injured shoulder. I tried to run to her side but the hollow was on the move again. Ichigo and the hollow had charged toward one another. It was all over and I continued to the fallen soul.

"Are you alright?" I asked her gently. She looked at me stunned.

"You can see me?" she breathed in sharply. I gave her a kind smile and nodded. I kept my gaze down as my new ears picked up every detail of the battle. The hollow gave its last cry and faded into oblivion.

"I'm sorry I have to do this…" I saw the flash from the little device and fell unconscious.

Unknown Location

"Sir! Sir!" someone yelled.

"Yes what is it?" he asked boredly. he continued to walk at a brisk pace down a long corridor.

"The sword sir- the jewel is glowing!" he started to panic.

The superior stopped in his tracks completely stunned.

"Get me the head captain." he croaked.

"Yes sir!" he ran off in the opposite direction.

the man was still standing there unmoving. he started to laugh a high pitched maniacal laugh.

"So she's back!" he chuckled. "Things are going to be much more interesting now..."

Yeah! 9 pages! I feel like my fingers are dead! Well I hope you like it and the next chapter will be up soon!