Disclimer- I don't own bleach

Author's notes- Please don't kill!!! I was suppose to update this story last week but as you know my beta reader is in USA, so she wasn't able to send it to me until this week.

Rescue Team

It was already midnight. Most people were already asleep in the Kurosaki clinic except for an orange haired boy. He was still awake. He kept looking at his closet. He knew nothing was there; it was empty. But that didn't keep him from waiting for a petit shinigami to come out. But she never appeared.

'I should go to sleep; she won't come today either,' he thought bitterly. It had already been a month since he went to Souls Society to rescue her. And still he kept waiting for her to appear and turn his worlds upside down just like last time, but she never came.

He gave the closet a last glance, before climbing to his bed to try to sleep. After a couple of minutes of turning around in bed, he could feel sleep coming. When he was losing consciousness, he heard his window open. A hell butterfly came from the window

"Rukia!" he said while sitting up and looking at the black clothed figure that was kneeling in the window friend.

"Wrong."

He looked more closely at the dark figure. Rukia didn't have a masculine, Rukia didn't have red hair tied in a high pony tail, and Rukia didn't have weird tattoos on her eyebrows. The only person he knew to have those traits was…. "Renji!" Ichigo shouted. He fell from the bed with a loud thud.

"What the hell are you doing here?!" Ichigo shouted.

"Rukia is in danger" Renji said.

"What happe-" Ichigo tried to say but, was cut off when Renji thrust a hand, with a very familiar red glove, into his chest and took his soul out of his body. "Come on idiot, we don't have time to waste," Renji while grabbing Ichigo by the collar of his robes and jumped out of the window.

Renji didn't stop running until they arrived in front of Urahara's shop. He threw Ichigo to the ground "Jerk! Why did you throw me?!" Ichigo said. "Stop whining and follow me. The others are waiting for us." Renji said walking in the store. Ichigo followed Renji inside. Renji lifted the floor of the store and climbed down the stairs, Ichigo following.

"Kurosaki-kun!" Orihime said waving at them, beside her stood Urahara, Ishida, and Chad. Renji and Ichigo walked to where the others were. "Why did you bring us here, Urahara?" Ichigo asked facing the older man.

"I wasn't the one to call you all. It was he who asked me to bring you all here" Urahara said pointing at Renji.

"Why?" asked Ichigo.

"I already told you. Rukia is in danger," he said.

"What happened to her?!" Ichigo said.

"Aizen kidnapped her," he said. Everybody tensed when they heard the name. They remembered how powerful he was. Images of how easily he defeated Ichigo's bankai were running in their minds.

"Yesterday the Kuchiki mansion was attacked. We didn't notice until the attack began," Renji said.

"But what about Byakuya?! He could have protected Rukia!" Ichigo said.

"Ichigo, calm down," Ishida said.

"He couldn't because earlier that day we found some traces of Aizen spirit energy, so Commander Yamamoto called a captain meeting immediately. That's why Captain Byakuya wasn't there to protect her," Renji explained.

"Do you have any idea as to why Aizen kidnapped her?" Urahara asked.

"Commander Yamamoto thinks that it has to with the hougyoku. He thinks that maybe because Rukia was the seal for the hougyoku for so long, that maybe she absorbed some of the orb's power. And that Aizen needs her to use the orb," Renji said.

"I have a question," Ishida said. "Why are you telling us this?"

"It was decided that a rescue team will be sent to save Rukia," Renji said. "The team consists of me, Matsumoto, Ikakku, Kira, and a few captains. Commander Yamamoto also included Ichigo in the mission since he achieved bankai and he was the one who rescued Rukia last time."

"Even if I wasn't in the rescue team I have saved Rukia, but why are the others here?" Ichigo asked.

"The commander also said that your friends were strong but not strong enough for this mission. That is why he said it was your decision if you wanted to let them go with you," Renji said crossing his arms in front of him. "So are you letting them go with us?"

"No," said Ichigo.

"What? Why?!" Ishida and Orihime said at the same time. Chad only raised an eyebrow.

"I agree with the old man. You guys are strong but not strong enough. Last time you were beaten really badly. And you were fine because people took care of your wounds. But this time there will not be anyone to help you. And I don't think I will be able to protect you all," he said not looking at anybody.

"But Kuchiki-san is also our friend! I want to help rescue her! I will do anything!" Orihime protested.

"But tell me, Orihime. Are you able to attack someone with a killing intent? Will you be able to take someone's life?" Ichigo asked looking directly at her.

"I-I…" she said. Water was starting to build in her eyes.

"Look Orihime, you are not made to take the life of people. You are the type of person that saves the life of people. That is why I'm not letting you go," Ichigo said with a firm voice.

"I understand why you don't want Orihime to fight; I also don't want anything to happen to her, but I'm not like that. I was able to defeat the twelfth division captain!" Ishida said.

"I recognize that you have become strong but I still won't let you go. Tell me if I'm wrong, but you were defeated by Tousen. We are going against Aizen this time; Tousen and Gin are also with him. You need to be able to fight for large amounts of time with different opponents at the same time. You need more training," Ichigo explained.

"But…" Ishida said.

"Besides, if you come with me who is going to protect Orihime?" Ichigo said with a smirk. Ishida didn't say anything; just blushed.

"You won't protest, Chad?" Ichigo said looking up at his tall friend.

"No, as much as I want to go, I know I will be a burden. I will stay here and train so next time I can go with you," he said.

"Oh," Ichigo said scratching the back of his neck. "Well I'm glad you understand why I can't let you go."

"Renji, do you know were Aizen is?" Ichigo said turning to face him.

"He is on Hueco Mundo" he said.

"How are we going there?" Ichigo asked.

"First we are going to Soul Society and from there we will open a gate to Hueco Mundo" Renji explained.

"One more thing. Who is the captain that is coming?" Ichigo said.

"Captain Hitsugaya," Renji told him.

"I thought that Byakuya was the one coming with us," said Ichigo.

"I thought that too, but Hitsugaya offered to go instead," Renji said.

"Does he know Rukia?"

"I don't think so."

"That's weird"

"I think he is going because he wants to avenge Hinamori."

"Who?" asked Ichigo.

"Never mind. We should be going," said Renji dismissively.

"Ok."

Renji took out his zanpakuto and pierced the air. A door now stood in front of them "Lets go" Renji said walking through the door.

"Well….I guess I will see you guys later," Ichigo said turning around and following Renji.

"Be careful Kurosaki-kun!" Orihime said to him.

"I will," Ichigo said with out turning. The door closed behind them and disappeared.

Ichigo stood in front of the same place where he saved Rukia. "Come on, Ichigo; we need to find the others," Renji said walking ahead of Ichigo.

"Renji, why is it snowing so hard?" Ichigo asked shivering.

Author's notes- I decided to include Ichigo in the story. I'm not really happy with this chapter, it was more like a filler. This story is taking place after SS arc. Thanks to all the people that gave me a review last chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!READ & REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!