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Chapter five.

"Umm Ichi-nii?"

"Yeah, Kumiko?"

"He just came out of nowhere, didn't he?" Kumiko asked observing the huge ape like man.

"Yeah," Ichigo said, both of them sweat dropping

"Do you have a pass?" the man asked staring down at the two of them. They both sweat dropped and paled. Ichigo shook his head and the ape man narrowed his eyes.

"What is he?" Ishida asked his eyes wide.

"He is the guards of the Gate of White Way. He is a hero of Seireitei. To pass we must defeat him. Which will not be easy noting that no one has ever breached the gates before," Yoruichi said in that weird male voice.

"How do we defeat someone like that?!" Ishida asked in totally disbelief.

"We show off our intellect," Yoruichi said, smiling which looked very weird noting she looks like a cat. "Hey Ichigo…" Yoruichi's eyes went very wide, her hair and tail stood up, and her mouth dropped.

"HEYYY! SADO! ORIHIME! COME BACK! COME BACK, YOU TWO!!"

"Kurosaki-kun!! Kumiko-chan!! We're coming!" Orihime shouted she and Chad running towards them. The man hit the ground with the huge axe and the ground shot up behind Kumiko and Ichigo.

"You two have bad manners. I bet you're from the country. Listen up! In the city we have a thing called rules. Number one when come in from outside wash your hands. Number two don't eat things that fall on the floor. Number three when you duel come one at a time," the man said in his loud voice. "Until my fight with hair color of rock candy is done you sit there quietly." Orihime looked upset that she couldn't help them.

"Hey Inoue," Chad said softly, "Get ready and I'll blast an opening in the wall when I see an opportunity. Then send Tsubaki at the big guy."

"Eh are you two still whispering?" the man said once again. They all sweat dropped and Orihime said, "He has surprisingly good hearing."

"Yeah," Chad agreed.

"Hey! Chad! Inoue!" a voice said very faint.

"Kurosaki-kun are you okay?!" Orihime shouted through the wall.

"Yeah, I'm as fit as a fiddle!!" Ichigo said his voice still faint sounding.

"We going to help you Kurosaki-kun, j-just-!" Orihime shouted.

"Yeah about that… Inoue, would you and Chad keep still right there?" Ichigo said his voice still faint.

"What?" Orihime asked surprised. "Wh-what are you talking about? Kurosaki-kun-!"

"It's okay, it's okay. Just wait and don't worry," Ichigo said.

"No, I refuse!" Ishida said running through between Chad and Orihime.

"Ishida-kun…" Orihime said surprised.

"Our time is limited," Ishida said, "We should do this together so we can finish this faster."

"Your there, too, Ishida?"

Ishida's eye glasses gleamed and a vein flickered on his forehead. "I've been here the whole time! Quit talking so irritating at a time like this!"

"Blah, Blah, Blah, be quiet."

Chad walked up to the wall and asked, "Can you take him?"

"Hmmm," Ichigo said, rubbing the back of his neck looking up at the guy. "Probably yeah."

"Probably?! What do you mean probably?! Don't you get it?!" Ishida shouted irritated.

"Oh geez… I'm telling you don't worry," Ichigo said looking back at Kumiko rolling his eyes.

"Look I'm gonna tell you a secret," Ichigo said, "Originally it was suppose to take ten days for me to get my powers back. But that was taken care of in five days. So what did I do for the next five days?"

"What did you do?" Ishida asked ceasing his pounding on the wall.

"I fought one on one will sandal hat day and night," Ichigo said, walking towards the big man a little.

"I see, so he taught you the essentials of combat-."

"Nope," Kumiko said, recalling this. "Kisuke-san taught him did dally squat!"

"Yeah but guts and stamina came out whether I liked it or not." Ichigo carefully took out his sword, smirking.

"Done talking?" asked the big man.

"Didn't ask you to wait," Ichigo said, while Kumiko swung her legs back and forth. He didn't really mind Kumiko there, she weight practically nothing. What the heck did she eat?

A vein flickered on the giants head too. "So you're a country kid also. You lack good manners. When someone waits for you … YOU SAY THANK YOU!!!" The axe swung down at Ichigo and Kumiko. It made contact and rubble went everywhere. The man looked down and his eye's widened. Ichigo stood there holding his sword high above his head.

"Attacking someone before they're in a stance… isn't that bad manners?" Ichigo said as Kumiko giggled. He really wasn't all that tough. Suddenly the man began to laugh, sending Ichigo sliding back with the air coming out of his mouth.

"Your good kid, not many have been able to stop my axe. But lets see if you survive my SECOND ATTACK!!" the man said swinging his axe down.

"(BOOM) ONE! (BOOM) TWO!! (BOOM) THREE!! (BOOM) FOUR!! (BOOM) FIVE!! (BOOM) SIX!! (BOOM) SEVEN!! (BOOM) SEVEN!! (BOOM) SEVEN!! (BOOM) SIX!! (BOOM) EIGHT!!" He stopped panting ever so slightly. He then did a mighty vertically slash with his axe, sending part of the wall he made flying at the rest of the group leaving them to dodge the big like boulders. The man looked horrified and in complete disbelief.

Ichigo stood there with his sword shielding him from the axe once again. He was unscratched and Kumiko looked content.

"They're alive." Ishida said, relieved. "They're alive!!"

"Is that all you've got?" Ichigo said, softly, "Very well. It's my turn now."

The man shouted, "I'm not done yet!! I'll destroy you with my technique!!" He pulled out a second axe. He swung both of them down at Ichigo, who slashed at both axes. The axes broke and was smashed to pieces. The man flew back through the air and hit his head on the wall. He got up laughing, "Whoops, let myself get distracted, slipped, and fell on my can. What's with that look? I bet you thought I was thrown through the air. Yeah right. I'll get you with me axes again!" He held up his two hands, expecting to see his axes. But all he saw was the handles in his hands.

"So Jidanbou's axes shattered from one attack," Yoruichi said, standing on one of the remains.

"He destroyed those freakin' big axes!" Ishida said horrified.

Jidanbou stared down at his shaking hands, wide eyed.

"Hey say something," Ichigo said, with Kumiko looking up at him.

"My…" Jidanbou's voice sounded broken and his eyes were watering, "…axes!" Jidanbou broke out into hysterical sobs and pounded the ground.

"They're broken! They're all broken!!" He stopped pounding after saying this but his face was close to the ground. He sobbed hysterically still making Kumiko think he was kind of silly.

"He sounds like a siren," Orihime said, thoughtfully.

"U-Uh… like… I'm sorry… for breaking your axes," Ichigo said nervously, "I really shouldn't have broken both of them. Right?"

"You're… such a good guy!" Jidanbou grabbed Ichigo making Kumiko pinned to Ichigo rather tightly.

"Here you and I are enemies, and yet you still care about a loser like me. You're such a big hearted man!!"

"Hey… you're going… to break my back!" Kumiko said, gasping in pain. Jidanbou let go continuing his sentiments.

"And in comparison what did I do? I sobbed like a baby because my axes broke. I'm a disgrace to all man. It is a totally defeat! You may enter! I give you permission to pass this gate."

"Y-yeah," Ichigo said recovering himself.

"Is it really okay for all of us to go through?" Ishida asked.

"Of course it is," Kumiko said rather quickly, "He lost to our leader, so he can let us go in."

"Kurosaki our leader? Don't make me laugh!" Ishida said irritated. Kumiko made a cutting motion across her throat to silence him.

"Kurosaki?" Jidanbou asked.

"Yeah, Kurosaki Ichigo." Ichigo said Kumiko turning her attention back to Jidanbou.

"Ichigo, what a cute name," Jidanbou teased.

"It's Ichi for first prize and go for guardian angel. It ain't cute!" Ichigo said agitated.

"Be careful Ichigo. There are nothing but strong guys in here." Jidanbou said, preparing to lift the gate.

"I know."

Kumiko watched him lift the gate with interest. She soon became bored though and tried to think of something to do. She then remembered the man she met that night. Kuchiki Taichou. He was nice to her. Perhaps she could find his reiatsu. She closed her eyes and thought really hard on what his reiatsu felt like. It felt powerful, it separated it self among others. It also reminded her about cherry blossoms for some strange reason. She separated all the stinking reiatsu so she could find his. Damn who knew there could be so many reiatsu in one place with out driving a person crazy. But she was determined to find his reiatsu again. Why she would try so hard, some would wonder. Well she thought his reiatsu was funny feeling. It was some how awesome to her, instead of scary. Suddenly, she felt her self flying through the air and hit the ground. She snapped her head up and looked around to find herself under the gate.

A man was standing there. He had silver hair and wore a similar outfit to the one Kuchiki Taichou wore. Except he wasn't wearing a scarf or the head thingy. She looked behind her to see Ichigo getting up and Jidanbou holding the gate on his shoulders. He seemed to be hurt.

"My, my, then all the more reason I can't let you through here," the man said turning around suddenly. He pointed his sword and said, "Shoot him dead, Shinsou." The swords blade shot at Ichigo, who had enough time to use his sword to block it. But the pressure was too strong and it sent both Ichigo and Jidanbou flying. Kumiko was now shaking with fright, never seeing someone fight with such force. It scared her right down to the bone. The sword suddenly withdrew and the gate began to fall.

"Kumiko-san!" Ishida said running to grab the frightened girl. If he didn't she would be crushed by the gate. He was just about to grab her but….

The man pulled her onto his side out of his reach. He was forced to pull his hand back or it would be crushed.

"Bye-bye," He said waving as the gate closed with a thud.

"Kurosaki-kun!" Orihime said, hurrying over to Ichigo, who was rubbing his head.

"The gate!" he said wildly. He saw the gate closed and his hand and jaw clenched.

"Gomen nasai, Ichigo," Ishida said, sadly.

"KUMIKO!!!!"

That it for now!! Next chapter contain sad parts, just to warn you. Please read and Review!