I don't own Bleach. Although I once dreamt that I do. And I was in Japan.

Chapter 6: A day in the life of Kurosaki Ichigo

"How long are ya gonna keep sleeping, Ichigo!? I'm gonna wake you up with my fist!" A shadow said to Ichigo.

"W-wha- Renji?" Ichigo thought as he attempted to reach the shadow, but he couldn't move.

"Not going to wake up? Kurosaki Ichigo?" Another shadow said, shocking Ichigo even more.

"What the? Byakuya!? Alright, what's going on here?"Ichigo was still unable to move. He continued to struggle but it was in vain. Just then, a third shadow appeared.

"You fool! Wake up, Ichigo!" The third shadow commanded, but Ichigo was still unable to move.

"Rukia! What the hell is happening!?" Ichigo attempted to speak, but he couldn't. Then all of a sudden the shadows started to float away.

Wha- hey! Wait!" Ichigo was finally able to move his arms but his vision changed to that of his room's ceiling.

"WAAAAKKKEEE UPPPP! IIICHIII-!" Ichigo was completely woken up b his father's shouting. Isshin tried jumping on him, but was tripped and headed straight to the window. "-gooo…"

"ARE YOU STUPID!? ARE YOU!?" Isshin complained as he was hanging from the window, trying to get back up. "What would've happened if I fell!? If I died!?"

"Hell, I'd know." Ichigo deadpanned, as he changed his clothes. "If you died, you'd go to Soul Society, right?"

"Ho… Nice come back." His father said.

"Besides, you wouldn't die falling from the second floor." Ichigo said as he tried to push remove his dad's grip on the windows. "And I had a weird dream because of you, so apologize by falling down now."

"Waaaahhhh! Stop it! I'm gonna fall! I'm really gonna faaaaallll!" Isshin pleaded with his son, but paused after realizing Ichigo's words.

"…? A weird dream? What was it like?" He asked, still hanging out the window.

"…Yeah how did it go? Trying to talk about it made me forget." Ichigo admitted. He went downstairs to see Karin and Yuzu already eating breakfast. He looked around for a bit before joining them. "Anyone seen Nozomi?" He asked.

"Nope, probably still sleeping." Karin answered.

"Wow, she's been sleeping in a lot recently."

…

"So, how much are you offering?" Ichigo asked a man.

"5-5000 yen." The man stuttered before answering.

"5000 yen for one week? Give me a break! Next!" Ichigo said as he shoved the man aside. A younger student entered next.

"I am Satoda, vice president of the soccer club! We would like to enlist your help, Kurosaki-sen-" Satoda introduced himself but was interrupted by Ichigo.

"Just tell me how much you're paying and for how long."

"Ichigo… hm?" Mizuiro peeked in but decided against disturbing him.

"He's in the middle of negotiations… It'll be a little while longer." Keigo told his friend, somewhat disturbed himself.

"Ah, I see… His tenure with the basketball team is already over?"

"This sucks, Ichigo's gonna stop hanging out with me again."

"You make it sound like he hangs out with you on a regular basis."

"H-h-he does hang out with me!" Keigo retorted. "It's not like I've got nothing to do and constantly show up at his job and bother him or anything!"

"Yeah yeah."

Keigo calmed down after a while. "Was Ichigo always this concerned with money?"

"You know he's saving up money for after he graduates, right?" So he can live on his own."

"Huh? He's gonna move out!?" A shocked Keigo asked.

"Well, I don't know about that." Mizuiro replied. "But whatever the case, his dad doesn't seem like the type to lend him money to do stuff. So I think it's a good idea that he saves up money while he still can."

"That's probably what it is."

"Thank you very much!" "All right! I'm gonna tell the president!" The soccer club members cheered.

"Decided to go to the soccer club huh?" How much're you getting?" Keigo asked Ichigo, who just finished his negotiations.

"It's a secret."

"When do you start?" Mizuiro asked.

Ichigo looked at him for a while before answering.

"Today!"

…

Ichigo, now in his soccer outfit, was doing some warm up exercises, until he was interrupted by Arisawa Tatsuki.

"Huh? What about the basketball club?"

"My contract ended last week, and what about you? What happened to your extra-curricular activities?"

"I've got work, didn't I tell you? I've been a substitute instructor at the dojo since last month."

"Instructor? Damn, I'm glad I quit the dojo. I'd really hate to have to call you sensei."

"How about I make you call me that right now?" Tatsuki taunted.

They talked there for a while, before Tatsuki remembered that she still has work. She rushed away in a hurry, but not before reminding Ichigo that he has work too, and he hadn't called his manager like he's supposed to. He decided to call his manager right away, but was met with a-.

'YOU MORON!" His manager's voice rang through his ears.

"Do you realize what you're saying? You take last week off, come in for one day, and then tell me you're gonna take another week off!?" His manager yelled so loud that he thought he actually felt the air pressure coming from the phone.

"Well I said I'm sorry, didn't I…?" Ichigo attempted to talk reason.

"You think everything will be okay if you say sorry? Just how carefree are you!? Just get down here or I'm gonna fire you!" His manager threatened, but this only sparked an idea for Ichigo.

"Really? Well I guess it was unavoidable." He countered.

"HUH!? Hey, what're you saying, Ichigo-chan…?"

"I'm saying that its only natural for a slack-ass like me to get fired. I'm really sorry, Thanks for supporting me for so long." Ichigo said as he tried to hold back a grin.

"It hasn't been long! Only been 6 months! The fun of working odd jobs is only just beginning! Our adventure can still go on!"

"Thanks for-" Ichigo hung up, and was met by a scream which came from near the school gate. He went to check.

…

"There's someone named Kurosaki at this school right!?"

"Who the hell? Do I know someone so old-fashioned?" Ichigo whispered as he peeked from the side of a building.

The guy kept ranting about how Ichigo beat up one of their guys and something about "got a good look of your face"

"You there! Could you stop this outdated display? You're annoying everyone."

The voice came from none other than Ishida Uryuu. "Get out of here."

"Huh? You supposed to be Kurosaki?" A hoollgan asked.

"What did you say?" Ishida said before quickly knocking out the hooligan.

"What the? Not taking us seriously!?" Another asked.

"That's my line." Ishida said with an irritated tone. "You said you got a good look of his face right? So what part of me resembles Kurosaki?"

"The hell's your problem, four eyes!?" The leader provoked Ishida, who was still calm.

"I take back my previous statement. Don't get out. In fact, none of you will be able to leave." Ishida said arrogantly as he countered with a stronger provocation.

"Damnit! He's gonna make even more trouble!" Ichigo rushed towards Ishida in a n attempt to stop him.

The hooligans all rush towards Ishida but stops short when one of the members' head gets slammed down. The assailant then starts a count.

"I-i-it's him!" One of the hooligans exclaimed out.

…

"Going to pick up Ichigo again, Nozomi?" Kon asked as Nozomi headed towards the stairs.

"Hm? Well, yeah." She answered. "I don't have anything else to do…"

"You know, if you wake up earlier, you can even walk him to school!" Kon exclaimed.

"Why would I want to do that?"Nozomi asked nonchalantly, causing Kon to sigh.

"You never learn…" Kon said disappointedly.

"Whatever. I'm off." Nozomi said as she went down the stairs. The sound of the door being opened and then closed can be heard.

"Those two are hopeless…"

Hey guys, that's chapter 6. I apologize for the lack of interaction between Ichigo and Nozomi, but I promise there'll be more in the following chapters. Anyway, I'm still not sure whether or not to follow the anime-canon, or the manga-canon. I think I'll do anime, but who knows? Maybe I'll change my mind. Or not. So yeah, thanks for reading! Ja.