The One Who Protects

Chapter: 1

Disclaimer: Don't own bleach. I would destroy it with horrible writing skills.

The sun had set on Karakura town. The white moon was high up in the sky. A shinigami was standing on a pole silouhetted behind the moon.

"Tommorow i have to start tracking this guy. This is going to be one hell of a mission."

The next morning

An orange-haired guy was walking towards his class. All the girls were giggling at him but he paid no heed to them. He was just going to turn the corner where his class was when he heard a really annoying sound.

"HEY ICHI-" The boy screeched while trying to greet his friend when he got smacked on the head by his bag.

"Hey Keigo." The oranged haired guys said irritably.

"Got decked again. Huh? Keigo." Tatsuki said from behind.

"Ichigo is being really mean!" Keigo said with a whimper.

Tatsuki looked in front of him to give Ichigo a pat but that guy was already too fast.

...

Rukia was walking down in her gigai to attend Ichigo's school so that she can keep an eye on him. She did not know how Ichigo looked like so she had to ask a guy.

So this is supposed to be his class. Rukia wondered.

He found an orange haired guy and decided to ask him.

"Do you know where Ichigo Kurosaki might be?"

"You are looking at him right now." said Ichigo while turning around to look at who asked.

Rukia could'nt believe her eyes! This handsome guy was Ichigo. Her face had become red like roses. Rukia thought his orange hair perfectly fit him. She thought his scowl was cute. He had beautiful auburn eyes that she instantly drowned in it. From looking at his posture, she could see he was lean built but also muscular at the same time. He was very sexy according to her.

Ichigo was confused. She was looking at him as though he is a nut job. He touched her forehead which suddenly became hot at his touch.

"Oi! Are you okay?" Ichigo asked with a concerned look but somehow still maintaining his deep scowl.

Rukia had shriveled up after he had touched her forehead. Than she remembered why she was here.

Im on a MISSION! Not a LOVE QUEST!

"Im perfectly fine, Ichigo-kun." She said that while she removed his hand from her forehead.

"I am a new transfer student and the homeroom teacher told me to inform you that you have to show me how the school works. I will be sitting on the seat right next to you from now on.

"Alright I will show you around the school during lunch." Ichigo informed her before he left for the bathroom.

As soon as Ichigo left, Rukia could feel her heart fluttering away.

...

"Oh, I see." Rukia had said to Ichigo who was showing her the school.

"Now the only place i have left to show you is the roof where some of the students and I tend to eat lunch. Lets go there now."

Rukia was following Ichigo up to the roof. She was trying to stop blushing and tried not to directly look in his eyes since she knew she was going to drown in them. They reached the roof after climbing up the stairs.

The breeze was very delightful thy day. Rukia could feel the wind reduce the heat around her. Ichigo led them to the spot where his friends were enjoying their lunch.

"Oh its the new transfer student. I am Tatsuki." said the tomboy.

"I am Orihime."

Rukia noticed that they Ichigo and Orihime both had orange hair. She wondered if they were in a relationship.

Uryuu Ishida and even Chad had introduced themselves to Rukia.

Rukia suddenly remembered that she forgot to bring her lunch. She new that her Gigai and herself needed food for energy. Ichigo saw that Rukia had forgotten her lunch. He gave a sigh and held up his bento in front of her face.

"Here Kuchiki-chan. You can have my lunch."

Rukia was suprised that Ichigo had wanted to give his lunch to her.

"No Kurosaki-kun, I cannot have you-"

"Just shut up and eat, will you?"

Ichigo had a tint of redness on his cheek. Everybody was flabbergasted when they saw what Ichigo was doing. His friend knew that Ichigo was not the person to be nice. All the girls were on the roof except Ichigo's friends were giving death glares to Rukia.

"Thank you, Kurosaki-kun. You are a very sweet guy." Rukia said to Ichigo with a blush on her face

Ichigo turned red in embarassement and everybody was looking at him in astonishment.

"D-dont mention it. And call me Ichigo." stuttered the tangerine top.

"Then you have to call me Rukia." said Rukia smiling.

Ichigo chuckled while people still gaping at him. His scowl was almost gone.

"Sure."

Ichigo knew he was acting different. He had become fond of this girl.

"Wow, Ichigo is already hitting on the new stu-" Said Keigo before getting punched Ichigo's arm."

"SHUT UP Keigo." Ichigo said in a annoyed tone.

Rukia gasped at his reaction. The bell rang signalling the lunch to end. Rukia went back to class hapilly while talking to Ichigo.

….

Class had ended in Karakura High School. Rukia was amazed at what humans studied in the world of the living. It never came across her mind that the world of the living would be so interesting and complexed at the same time. Sure she came to the world of the living a few years back, but she did not stay here that long. Rukia was keepin an eye at Ichigo Kurosaki. His riatsu was flowing everywhere. She was lucky that there were no Hollows lurking around him.

As soon as the bell rang, the orange haired boy stood up mechanically. He threw his bag over his shoulders and with a deeper scowl on his face, walked outside the class. He gave a quick glance to Rukia with his amber eyes and he could see a slight pinkness in her cheeks. Rukia shook the blush off her face and walked out of the room in a hurried manner.

She decided to follow Ichigo to see what he does in his daily life. He also intended to follow him because of his flowing riatsu so that he does not get in trouble. Rukia stood near the front gate and could not find him.

"Damn, Ichigo is really fast." Rukia said to herself still trying to locate Ichigo from her position.

A light bulb was on top of her head. She noticed his riatsu was still seeping out. She could locate the location in ten to five minutes even faster if she was in her shinigami form. Rukia could not change into her shinigami form because she had not bought Soul Candy with her. She decided that she would follow the boy in her Gigai.