Aveleria: This is what happened the last time…
Ichigo: I was at school, doing normal crappy school stuff…
Aveleria: You were sleeping, Kurosaki-san. *sweat drops*
Ichigo: Whatever! Anyway, then Rukia comes in and-
Rukia: *kicks Ichigo on the head*
Ichigo: What the fu- *muffled sounds*
Aveleria: *covers Ichigo's mouth* *smiles*
Rukia: Anyway, I come in and introduce Aveleria;
Aveleria: *smiles* Nice to meet you all. Now, let's get on with the story!
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Chapter 2:
Training Starts
Karakura High School…
Ichigo ran as fast as he could back to his class. It was almost the end of lunch break, and he can't keep Orihime looking over his body while he's gone. He eventually got tired of running and jumped up one of the roofs, passing by Rukia and Aveleria as he did so. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped when he saw the two moving at a quicker pace than he was. They kept jumping until they reached the school grounds.
Running as fast as he could possibly can, he used the momentum to climb up to his room. Since it was on the third floor, Ichigo had a fair share of difficulties. He had to run faster as he headed up so he wouldn't lose balance and fall. He reached the window and ran straight through, hitting the door in the process. He slid down the door and painfully rubbed his head. When he looked back, Rukia and Aveleria were already walking outside. They passed by him and he looked at them with a confused face.
"Where the hell are you going?" Ichigo asked, already irritated by the day he was having today. The raven-haired petite only glanced at him, before leaving, Aveleria following closely behind. Ichigo stood up and made a weird face as the two closed the door. He was about to open them too when a hand tapped his shoulder. He turned back around to see his orange-haired best friend.
"Kurosaki-kun," Inoue muttered. "They'll be going back here. So you can rest easy in your body now. Don't worry, I'm sure everything will be fine." She smiled. Ichigo looked at her for a second, still a bit doubtful that they could be alright, but then smiled back and started to walk back to his body. He entered his body, and in an instant he became conscious in that body again. He stretched his arms and legs to lose the stiffness during his absence. Just then, as he was sitting back down, he heard a familiar male voice scream in happiness, causing him to stumble and slip from his seat.
"Rukia-chan~!" the brunette known as Keigo Asano cheered. "Welcome back~!" He was running towards Rukia and was about to tackle her into a hug when said girl stepped aside and raised her arm, causing Keigo's neck to make contact with her arm and making him spin round before dropping on the ground. The brunette was semi-knocked out from her defense, but quickly recovered when he saw Aveleria. His blood began to rush to his head when he saw her skirt flowing just a bit by the wind he created.
"W-who is she?" he asked to no one. "Is she a friend of yours, Rukia-chan?" He turned his head slightly to meet Rukia's gaze. He was confused as to who the girl was, probably just one of Rukia's vacation friends.
"Yes, she is." Rukia answered. "Her name is Aveleria Solace, and she'll be studying here from now on. I met her during our vacation out of town." At that, Keigo's eyes beamed up and he stood up at once. He examined the girl from top to bottom, then middle. When he spotted her larger than normal breasts, his eyes widened again. But before he could do anything, though, he felt sudden pain from his neck and he was suddenly knocked out.
"I hate perverted types." The blonde sneered as she withdrew her hand from his neck, letting his body go limp on the floor. "Lt. Rukia, are these people your friends?"
"Don't mind them." Rukia shrugged. "You'll learn to get along with them. And they are quite a fun group to be with." She smiled a bit, causing a small smile to etch itself onto Aveleria's face. Then the two began to wait for the homeroom teacher to show up.
After lunch, the teacher went and began introducing Rukia and Aveleria. Thanks to the Soul Society's device that erases, replaces, or reprograms one's memory, Rukia was able to pass off that she was just taking a long vacation along with her friend, a.k.a. the new blonde chick. After introductions, Rukia seated herself next to Ichigo, as for Aveleria, she seated herself by the edge of the room near the window.
The rest of the school day was pretty much normal, much for Ichigo's dismay. Because of this, he began to doze off again, not noticing that Aveleria was doing fairly well with the class. She was able to answer a few questions and even dictate some that weren't in the text. The teacher was glad that there was a student like that there, and he hoped that they would act like her. Some were already giving her deadly and jealous glares, but some were just too infatuated by her beauty that they don't even care about their academic studies. All the while Aveleria was thinking of one thing, actually.
'I wish this school is over so I can start training!' she exclaimed inwardly. She was staring outside the window at the time, the teacher's lectures coming out as silent hushes in her ear. Her elbow was on the table and bent over so her hand could support the weight of her head. Her pinkish eyes stared blankly out the trees outside, and watched as the birds outside danced freely in the air.
'I'm so glad I became a Soul Reaper…' she sighed with content. She then glanced sideways at a couple of students who were laughing about something that she couldn't quite hear. 'These guys... How do they go off and have fun? And I wonder what they actually do for fun? I heard from Lt. Rukia that there is a place here called an arcade, where you can enjoy yourself to your heart's content. I wish I could go there…'
The sun wasn't that far up in the sky, and it was starting to set, forming that beautiful orange-yellow sky. 'It sure is nice…' she sighed.
'…It feels really nice… To be free from the chains like this…' She closed her eyes and let the chirping of the birds drown out all thoughts in her head.
'So free…' Suddenly, the sound of the school bell ringing broke her out of her trance. In mild disappointment, she grumbled something incoherent before standing up with the other students to greet their teacher goodbye. As the students began to leave the classroom to do their own business or go home, the blonde newbie stretched her arms and felt the warm sunset rays.
"Oh hello there…" A female voice caught her attention. She looked sideways to see one of her classmates, Inoue Orihime.
"Aveleria-san, right?" she asked. A nod confirmed her suspicions and she grinned. "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is-"
"Orihime." She finished. The orange-haired girl blinked a few times, then hummed in question. Aveleria giggled softly, took hold of her hand, and began to shake it in greeting. "Lt. Rukia has told me all about you and your adventures here. I'm actually really excited to meet you!"
"O-oh...!" Orihime chuckled nervously. "I see… Well, that's good to know. What brings you here to the Human World? I've heard from Kuchiki-san that you're a new recruit from her squad."
"Yes, I am." She answered. "I came here to the Human World to train myself. And it was my greatest fortune that Lt. Rukia decided to help me. I've seen her take down more Hollows than I could ever do with just one swing from her Sode no Shirayuki. She's really amazing, you know?"
A few feet away from them but near sound distance, Rukia blushed at the comment. She still wasn't used to people complementing her skill with her sword after becoming Lieutenant. Hearing someone say that made her happy and embarrassed at the same time. Disregarding the thought for now, she went up to Ichigo, who was finally up and yawning while stretching his arms, and hit him lightly in the arm.
"Hey, what's up?" Ichigo said with a raspy voice. He had just woken up, so it was natural for him, or anyone for that matter, to have a rather raspy or dry voice when they wake up.
"You're going to train Solace, right?" she asked, pointing over to the blonde chatting with Orihime. "She needs this, and so do you. A little extra training won't do you any harm."
"Fine, fine…" Ichigo grumbled. "I'll train her. But if she can't hold out for more than 5 minutes, I'm done with her, got that?" Rukia felt the slight arrogance in his voice, which she didn't like for some reason, and smirked.
"Oh? Are you saying that the people from my squad can't hold out against you for more than 5 minutes? Is that it?" she asked in a sarcastic tone. The orange-haired spike head glared at her for a moment, then sighed.
"Whatever…" he said. "Let's just go to Hat-and-Clog's." He stood up from his seat and strode over to where Aveleria and Orihime were.
"Yo, Orihime, Aveleria." He said. The two looked at him and both smiled. Orihime waved a hand at him and giggled. Then she tapped Aveleria on the shoulder, causing the girl to look at her.
"It's getting late," she stated. "So I'll be going now, okay? Have fun on your training, Aveleria-san, Kurosaki-kun." She gave a small bow to the two before skipping along her merry way. The orange-haired male waved at her, before setting his sights on the pair of pink eyes staring at him.
Rubbing the back of his neck, he stretched his head before letting out a deep sigh. This caused the blonde to blink before backing up a little, as if she did something wrong.
"Now, you're training will begin immediately." He said, sounding like a true master. He saw her form a huge smile in front of him, and this made him feel good inside. 'Wow! This –sensei crap feels good! I think I'm gonna enjoy having a student, even if it is a pain in the ass.' He thought to himself.
"Alright…!" Aveleria cheered. "I'm really looking forward to it, Kurosaki-sensei!" she bowed half-way to Ichigo, who was currently embarrassed about the honorific 'sensei'. Blinking away his embarrassment, he cleared his throat and says,
"Our training will be conducted at the Underground Training Room of Urahara Kisuke. I hope you're prepared to work without sleeping?" The girl rose up from her bow, and made a salute with her left hand.
"Yes, Kurosaki-sensei." She answered.
"All right…!" Ichigo roared, marching out of the room. Aveleria followed him, walking a few phases away from him. Rukia watched them as they both left the area.
"He must really like the idea of having a pupil, huh?" she asked herself. Chuckling in her own amusement, she rushed out after the two. She could tell that Ichigo wasn't going to give up on this challenge. And she was also curious as to how long Aveleria could last under Ichigo. He was a very skilful swordsman, and a powerful Soul Reaper. Plus, he has the ability to transform himself into a Hollow, not to mention his very high spiritual pressure.
The walk to Hat-and-Clog's shop was anything but silent. The whole way, Ichigo was bragging about his fights and wins against a lot of powerful Hollows and even Captains. Aveleria was learning all about Ichigo's fights and even about Aizen's betrayal and the reason behind it. She hadn't joined the 13 Court Guard Squads that time, so she was unaware of the happenings in Soul Society.
What interested her the most was the fight of the Soul Reapers against the Arrancar, a race of powerful Hollows who evolved past their monstrous forms, gained human-like appearances, and gained power that would equal, if not surpass, the powers of even a Captain Soul Reaper.
"I've heard stories about those 'Arrancar', too." Aveleria muttered in amazement. "So you mean that you and Lt. Rukia-"
"Please," Rukia said, causing the blonde to turn to her. "Just call me Rukia…" She smiled a bit when she noticed the smile on her face again.
"So you mean that you and Rukia-san were included in the people who stopped Captain Aizen from creating the Royal Key and assassinating the Spirit King?"
"Yep, that's right!" Ichigo laughed. "But those shit-heads were no match for me! Right, Rukia?" He looked at the silent raven-head, who just humped in amusement before shaking her head.
"Whatever you say Berry-san," Rukia cooed. At that, a comical vein popped on Ichigo's forehead.
"What the hell does that mean?!" Ichigo yelled, making Aveleria giggle at their little scene. Her giggle became stifles of her laughter as she bit her lip when Ichigo started to pinch Rukia's cheeks and pull them.
"Hey, dwarf." Ichigo smirked. "What the hell did you mean by that? Are you saying that I was no match for those good-for-nothings?"
"Stof shweawing, you knuckw-head! ( Stop swearing, you knuckle-head! )" Rukia shouted while Ichigo continued to pull on her cheeks. She became irritated and angry when Ichigo began to cackle at his torture. With one, swift kick in the groin, Rukia escaped Ichigo's hands and he lied limp on the ground, holding his precious nuts.
"B-bitch …" he croaked. Rukia simply smirked at his reaction and began to drag him by the collar. She passed by the clueless Aveleria, who was about to ask her where they were going when Rukia spoke.
"Let's get moving." Rukia ordered. "We can't be slacking off like this. Captain wants to see progress in the first week. Move it!" At that, the blonde squeaked at the order before following beside her.
"Y-yes, ma'am," She stuttered. "B-by the way Rukia-san, will he be okay enough to train me?" Rukia hummed in question at her question, and saw that the blonde was pointing downwards. She looked down to see Ichigo's face completely blank and knocked out. Her kick in his balls must have hurt a lot for him to stay knocked out like this. Smirking at her work, she hummed and continued to walk along.
"I'm sure he'll wake up sooner or later…" Rukia chimed. Aveleria let a roll of sweat drop from her forehead, but shrugged it off quickly and went a little behind Rukia to watch over her sensei's condition. When the sun has completely set, they finally reached Urahara's shop. There, the perverted ex-Soul Reaper along with his two employees, Ururu and Jinta, was waving at them.
"Yo~!" he said, flapping his fan in the air before hiding his face with it. "You're late, you know? Ururu and Jinta had prepared the Training Room." The black-haired child smiled at them while the redhead boy scoffed.
"This way, please." The young woman said, making way for the two girls and the passed out Ichigo. Jinta got one glimpse on his face before he roared in laughter.
"What happened to him?!" the redhead pointed a finger at him with a grin on his face. "He looked like he got kicked in the balls!"
"That's because he did." Aveleria corrected. Jinta laughed even louder at this, and Urahara wasn't doing anything to stop him. Unfortunately for him, the orange-haired teen woke up just in time to see him still laughing. Lucky for Ichigo, Rukia had pulled him up all the way and his feet were just in the right spot. It was just too sweet to pass up.
Lifting his leg, he delivered a solid kick on the laughing brat's own groin, causing him to cease his laughter and bite his tongue, then fall unconscious on the floor. The resulting knock out made Ichigo burst into laughter himself.
"Serves you right, bastard!" he wheezed out, pointing at the passed out redhead. But before he could gloat more, he felt a harsh tug from his collar, and he was sent flying down the training room by none other than Rukia. He tumbled down the stairs before landing face first. He groaned as he started to get back up and removed dust from his uniform.
"Stop screwing around, Ichigo!" Rukia nearly yelled from atop. "We need to start this training, ASAP!" As she went down, she separated her soul from her faux body and let the artificial soul look after it upstairs. Seeing this, Ichigo pulled out his Soul Badge and did the same, putting his body in a safe spot between Ururu and a passed out Jinta. He held a smirk in his face as he stuck his tongue out at the redhead brat. He then went to a large area of the rocky terrain. Rukia was sitting on top of a large rock as she watched Aveleria go near the same area. Ichigo was surprised to see the blonde still in her faux body.
"Are you sure you don't want to remove your faux body first?" Ichigo asked the blonde. "You know I won't be holding back just because you're a girl, right?"
"I know." She answered. "But trust me, I'll leave this on for now." She smiled at him, which confused Ichigo, but nevertheless shrugged it off and took his Zanpakuto by hand. He kept a sharp eye at the seemingly innocent girl, and took a step forward.
"You ready?" Aveleria asked. Ichigo's eye seemed to unknowingly twitch before he growled in response. Thinking that it was an okay, the blonde started to run towards him. Ichigo prepared to defend using Zangetsu.
About five feet away from Ichigo, Aveleria used her speed as momentum to leap into the air and do a summersault, making her feet face the broad side of Ichigo's sword. She flexed her legs with kicks, Ichigo successfully defending against each one. She didn't stop the flurry of kicks, pushing the orange-haired teen back a few more feet. She ended the attack by using the blade as balance to launch herself into the air again, as to which Ichigo responded by cutting in thin air.
He glared upwards and saw that her left side was facing him. In the air like that, Ichigo thought that she would be leaving herself vulnerable to any form of attack. But what he didn't know was the soul pill in her hand. Since she was high up in the air, she started to spin sideways in moderate speed, leaving herself open towards Ichigo. The orange-head smirked at how easy this girl was going to lose, and positioned his sword to where it was least fatal for her. Because from her position, he might accidentally chop her head off. But when he saw her neck form a bump and gulped it, he was too late to think twice. The faux body was removed from her, went away for safety and she came out with her sword in her right hand, ready to take out. The spinning motion was to distract him from looking at her face for a while. With one last spin, she drew her Zanpakuto out from its sheathe and it collided with Ichigo's sword.
"What the hell?" Ichigo asked in shock. The resulting clash sent both of them flying a few yards away. Ichigo managed to keep his balance and Aveleria managed to land on an elevated rock formation.
"Well, I've been thinking," Aveleria began. "The faux bodies and soul pills can be used anytime, right? So I figured it could be used as a distraction and I'm so glad it worked!" she said. She was standing on the platform, her sword extended as she crossed her arm partly on her chest. Ichigo smirked before chuckling with no apparent reason.
"That caught me by surprise," Ichigo shouted. "But that's not gonna get me again!" With that being said, he was surrounded with a white aura, physically showing that he was increasing his spiritual pressure, a level that Aveleria couldn't handle. She gasped in shock that Ichigo would increase his spiritual pressure to that of a Captain during training.
She moved her right foot forward and braced herself from the expected attack. When the aura vanished, Ichigo was still, the dusty wind blowing through the battlefield. Aveleria kept her sharp look on Ichigo, and didn't let her guard down for a second. She was shocked, however, when Ichigo disappeared from sight using his Flash Step. She wasn't quick enough when she realized that she was behind him. And when she turned around, Ichigo used the force of his palm on her stomach to send her flying backwards. She flipped herself up and growled at Ichigo.
"That really hurt!" she whined. Ichigo frowned at this, and before she could whine again, he was already behind her.
"Stop acting like a bratty bitch!" he shouted, causing her to turn to him. "You wanted training, right? This isn't some damn kindergarten, so pull yourself together or else…" he muttered the last part in a serious voice. "I might end up killing you." Her pink eyes widened in horror about this. Kill her? She thought this was just training, but apparently, this is training for them. Sighing, she took a step back from Ichigo and held her sword with one hand.
"I'm ready." She said, trying to sound brave but in reality she was close to shaking. Ichigo smirked at her words and held his sword tightly. Another dust of wind blew by just then. And when the smoke cleared, the two moved at incredibly high speed using their Flash Steps, and made their swords collide. Ichigo had swung his sword down to block a surprise attack from Aveleria. She was bent down, her left hand supporting her. Since Ichigo was using both his hands during the fight, Aveleria used this chance to lift herself up without removing any force from the sword, and surprised Ichigo by landing two solid kicks on his shoulder and side, sending him a few feet away. The blonde spun with one hand before flipping herself back up, sword still in one hand.
"I don't get it." Ichigo muttered, causing the blonde to raise an eyebrow. "Why do you need to go through training when you can clearly go up against me for a good few minutes?"
"Why?" she repeated. "I just want to get stronger that's all. And I know that you can help me with that." She squints her eyes and shifted her weight to her left leg. She didn't wait for Ichigo to get ready when she charged forward. Ichigo prepared and successfully defended her attack. She was making a flurry of cuts with her sword with one hand. All Ichigo could do now was to defend against her.
She continued to lash out her attack, striking Ichigo's Zanpakuto while he effortlessly defends them. Ichigo noticed that she was only using her right hand to deliver her blows, and the left hand remained for either distraction or for gracing her attacks. He could tell that from the way she attacks, she focused more on how the attack would come out rather than the force that was needed in any battle.
Her strikes ended when Ichigo ceased his defending and countered with his own slash. They froze on their spot, both shaking from the force that they applied to keep themselves balanced. Though, Ichigo knew that she would be beaten if she didn't use her other hand. He eventually overpowered her and forced her to back away, jumping back twice before using Flash Step to land safely on a rock. She had rooted her Zanpakuto on the ground, her legs knelt and stretched while her other hand supported her. She was already panting and sweating hard, not because of the physical work, but because of his spiritual pressure.
"Why aren't you using your other hand?" Ichigo asked. "You know we could've been balanced if you used it. What's the point of having two arms if you only use one?"
"No can do…" Aveleria muttered, causing Ichigo to blink in confusion. She held up her arm and smiled. "This hand, can only hold my Zanpakuto when I need it to be released. It carries no extra power, but it's in my own code to not use this hand until I use my shikai." She didn't struggle in getting up and looked up at Ichigo. "I understand if you think it's pointless, and I'm sorry for wasting your time. I guess I'm not worth it to train…"
"What are you talking about, Ave-san?" Urahara's voice suddenly caught their attention. "You were going up against Ichigo back there, even though he was holding back and all. But that was impressive, to go up against him at 20% of his power."
"T-twenty percent…?" Aveleria repeated in shock. Urahara nodded at her, and she looked at Ichigo for confirmation. He grinned sheepishly, scratched the back of his head, and nodded. "I-I see…"
'I wasn't even a match for him at 20%?!' she asked herself. But she snapped back to reality when she worried about her training. "So that means that you'll train me?"
"Why not…?" Ichigo shrugged. "I mean, you were good enough for me. There's no harm in making you stronger." At that, Aveleria's eyes beamed with joy. She bowed in front of Ichigo to show her deepest appreciation and gratitude.
"Thank you so much, Kurosaki-sensei!" she said. She then let another drop of sweat roll down her cheek when she heard him yawn. She looked up to see him scratching his backside and trudging back up.
"W-wait!" she exclaimed. "Where are you going, Kurosaki-sensei?" Ichigo hummed in question before turning to her, his dull and sleepy expression plainly visible for the girl.
"Oh, right… Well, we have school tomorrow, and I'm dead tired already. Let's continue this tomorrow, okay?" He asked the girl before going to his body.
"O-okay then…" Aveleria agreed. 'But he was the one who said no breaks, right?' She had already felt tired from their first day of training, and she decided he was right. It was barely a day 1, she was tired and he wasn't even at full power yet! Creating a yawn of her own, she re-entered her faux body and put the soul pill back to her pocket.
"See you tomorrow, Urahara-san." She smiled.
"Bye bye~!" Urahara waved his fan at her and grinned. The girl nodded at him before running back up. Only Rukia and Urahara were left downstairs. The raven-haired petite walked over to the yellowish-white haired man.
"We'll be using your training room for a while. I hope you don't mind." She said in a calm tone. Hat-and-Clogs only heaved a sigh before standing up and walking away, causing Rukia's gaze to follow him.
"Just try not to leave any blood if possible." Was all he said before he came back up the stairs. Rukia nodded to herself before silently following the stairway up.
The moon was high, and even though it was a half moon, its glow was just as wonderful. Aveleria was walking freely to her new apartment. She was already near the school, so she wouldn't be late.
'I wonder where Rukia-san is staying?' she asked herself. 'I think she and Ichigo make a lovely couple. And it seemed like they get along so well, too!' Giggling at her own thought, she reached the end of her journey and to an apartment. She opened the gates quietly, because everyone was asleep, closed it and went up to the second floor. Her room was on the far end at the edge of the apartment. She tiptoed quietly to her room and with her key, she opened the door.
It was just a regular apartment. It was covered with light-blue wallpaper and carpeted floors. A lime-green sofa was facing a small television set in the living room, a small circular glass table between them. The kitchen was any normal kitchen. Cupboards stacked with basic ingredients and packets for sauces. By the counter, there was a toaster, a microwave, a wooden container for knives, a light-green plastic container for plates and cups, and a stainless steel sink. There was also a fridge already stocked with fresh goods she bought earlier the day they arrived. She went to her bathroom, -which was plain white from all corners except her own bathroom goods-, turned on the shower, and rinsed off the sweat from the training.
After a good few minutes in the shower, she stepped out clad in a white towel and walked to her bedroom. It was on the last room in the apartment, but it was the coziest. The walls were painted carnation pink, and the floor carpeted with magenta synthetic wool. The bed can be extended so it could fit two people, and there was a wooden desk that was near the window. The best part was the window. It was the edge of the apartment, so she could see the glow of the moon and stars every night, and the early rays of the sun in the morning. Sighing in relief, she took the towel of her and rummaged through her orange-colored cabinet.
She'd put on a tight pair of shorts that was a little more above the knees, a plain white t-shirt that stops at the bottom half, exposing her stomach and belly. Since she was just going to bed, she didn't wear any underwear. She climbed onto bed and turned off the lamp that was near her.
'I wish I could do this every day…' And with that last thought, she let sleep drift her off from reality.
A/N:
Here's another update on my story. What do you think of it so far? Is it 'Bleach' enough for you? If not, then please tell me what I'm doing wrong so I don't end up making a fool out of Aveleria. XD Anyway, thank you for supporting this story and please review! And support my other stories like "Fairy Homes", "Demons of New Earthland", "Me and Fairy Tail", and "After School Fun"! XD
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