Description: Ichigo is thrown into a battle situation with the 3rd division to train her, and she meets more of the soul reapers. Zakuro starts to grow more and more attached to Komamura, they actually have a lot in common. But what will they think when they hear of Rukia Kuchiki and how she is to be executed?

Rating: T

MewMid: Oh I love Bleach… and TMM… xD

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Komamura had explained the situation to the girls. Ichigo seemed uneasy about the entire thing, Zakuro didn't think it seemed so bad. They were dead, what else was there besides being a soul reaper?

After talking a bit more with the 7th division captain, Izuru lead Ichigo back to the 3rd division barracks. She had a lot to think about now. When the two entered the barracks, everything was silent. It was getting a bit late, and everyone was probably asleep. Izuru smiled down at the girl,

"Your training will start tomorrow Momomiya-san, I hope you're ready."

The red head nodded, she didn't know what to expect from the training, but she was as ready as she would ever be. After telling each other goodnight, Ichigo and Izuru walked their separate ways. Just as Ichigo reached her room door, she felt a strong pressure behind her. She froze. It was overwhelmingly heavy, it made it hard to breathe. The cat girl took a shaky breath as it suddenly stopped, she whirled around to see the silver haired captain right behind her, a little close for comfort.

"I-Ichimaru Taicho!"

She gasped, looking up at him. Her heart was racing, staring at his wide smile in the dim hall. Gin chuckled and ruffled her hair,

"Well that's good, ya' can sense spiritual pressure. That's quite a start!"

Ichigo weakly smiled, it had really taken a toll on her, it was so much pressure, her legs quivered. Gin reached behind her and slid open her room door,

"May wanna' get some sleep thar. Got a big day t'morra'"

Ichigo nodded and slowly turned and walked into her room, Gin smiled at her one last time before closing the door and walking off. His footsteps faded into the night, and all Ichigo could hear was crickets outside. She took a deep breath as she laid down on the small bed. It was rather cool tonight, and her feet were cold. Ichigo curled up into a ball, and nuzzled into the thin mattress. She had quite a day ahead of her.

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In the morning, Zakuro was up and ready around the same time captain Komamura was. The wolf and her shared some tea and breakfast before heading out into the training area. Komamura gave her a boken, a solid wooden training sword. He began showing her basic forms, and Zakuro picked up on the moves quickly. She was very graceful with all her motions, and she hadn't noticed two new bystanders appear on the patio nearby.

Ukitake cooed, "She's so elegant in her movements."

The brown haired captain beside him chuckled, "She's not so hard on the eyes either, she's a cutie."

The white haired captain nudged Kyouraku, "How long have they been training?"

"I'm not sure, but she's picking up on it quickly."

The two captains watched as Komamura continued the violet haired girl's training. She could jump and move quite fast, but she suddenly stopped. Grabbing their attention even more.

Komamura frowned, "What is it?"

The wolf girl panted slightly, and looked up at him, "I'm going to transform."

The girl dropped the boken and stood upright, closing her eyes and concentrating hard. She wasn't sure what it was about this place, but she felt stronger, and it felt like she could transform without her pendant. Zakuro took a few deep breaths, her chest rising and falling slowly. Komamura stared with great interest, he wasn't sure what she meant, or what she was going to do.

His eyes grew wide as her body glowed and lifted slightly off the ground. Ukitake and Kyouraku exchanged glances of surprise as she began her transformation. The shihakusho deteriorated and a strange new uniform appeared on her body, and she grew big furry ears and a tail. Ukitake shook his head,

"What is she? A yokai of some sort?"

Kyouraku looked at him, "A wolf demon? Nah.. I doubt it…"

Komamura stared as she landed gracefully back on the ground, wearing a two piece red-violet uniform. Her ears and tail caught his attention the most. Zakuro held out her hand and summoned her cross whip, she felt herself smile slightly, "I can't believe this worked."

The wolf captain stared in disbelief, he had no idea what this power was, or how much stronger she was. The girl looked over at him,

"This is my Mew transformation. I was a super hero when I was alive. I am Mew Zakuro."

He regained his composure and nodded, "I see. That's quite an interesting transformation you have, I've never seen anything like it. Is that your weapon?"

She looked down at her cross whip in her hand, she nodded a determined look on her face, "Yes."

"Well, would you like to continue?"

The wolf girl changed stances to ready herself for an attack, she swung her whip, causing the full whip to appear. Komamura observed it as he rushed forward, holding the boken above his head. Zakuro leaped into the air and spun,

"Ribbon Zakuro Spear!"

She yelled the glowing purple whip surged toward the captain, just as Komamura swung down, she struck the boken, sending him sliding back across the ground. Ukitake shook his head once more,

"She sent him flying back! That's impressive."

Before Kyouraku could reply, his lieutenant came out of the nearest building and approached them. He smiled at her,

"Hey Hey Nanao-chan~!"

Nanao ignored his cheerful greeting and stared out at the girl, "So that's her power?"

Ukitake smiled and nodded, "Yep!"

"She deserves to be privately trained by a captain?"

Kyouraku chuckled and looked over at Nanao with a humble expression, "Oh come on Nanao, aren't jealous are we?"

"No!" She snapped looking over at him, frustrated with the drunkard, "I think it's ridiculous that a captain is wasting their time training someone who could just be put in the academy like everyone else."

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A red haired girl was doubled over in front of him, her hands on her knees. She was panting heavily, her cheeks flushed and her chest beaded with sweat, and a boken hung loosely from her right hand. Gin kept his eyes on her from the patio he was sitting on, Izuru had been teaching her to fight all day. She insisted on skipping lunch because she was frustrated with the maneuvers. Every few minutes his blond lieutenant would look over at him with an unsure expression on his face. Izuru was worried about taking her training too far. Her flushed cheeks made Gin rather intrigued, he couldn't keep his narrow eyes off her. He hadn't said anything to anyone, but it was true that he found her rather cute. In a way, she reminded him of Rukia, only this girl didn't' loathe him.

Rukia had always been an unhealthy obsession of his, well, more of a habit. He liked seeing her big eyes full of fear, and then full of fire. The girl before him had the same fire, and was much like Rukia, only she was sweet and clung to him. He knew she needed him and Izuru. They were the only two here she was familiar with, and trusted. The thought tickled him. Something about a defenseless girl made him grin wider, he rather liked submissive partners. He and Matsumoto hadn't been in a relationship because she was rather overbearing and lazy. But this girl, this girl piqued his curiosity.

She and Izuru were battling again, Izuru blocking every attack she threw at him. Her attacks were getting slower, she wasn't much with a katana, but they had no clue what was in store. Gin was so enthralled in his thoughts he failed to notice the approaching captain. Aizen and Hinamori approached them, a warm smile on Aizen's face.

"Good afternoon Ichimaru Taicho."

Gin looked over at the duo, he grinned up at the brown haired man, "Why, hello thar' Aizen Taicho. Pretty day huh?"

Hinamori was too distracted to listen to the captains conversation, she kept her eyes on Izuru and the red haired girl. Hinamori watched her loose fighting style, analyzing it as the two fought. Izuru didn't notice Hinamori as he focused on Ichigo's attacks.

Ichigo panted as she swung the boken wildly, her footing was getting wobbly and things were getting blurry from the heat. She paused, and put the tip of the boken on the ground, putting her weight on it. Both of her hands holding the bottom of it. Hinamori frowned,

"She's not much with a katana."

Gin chuckled and stood up, "Cuz' she's new at it, I'll get 'er better in no time."

The silver haired captain walked out to the two, Izuru standing more upright at the approach of his captain. Gin stood in front of the exhausted girl, smiling down at her. Ichigo's big eyes looked up at him, her mouth hung slack, still panting. Her red cheeks made gin chuckle once again,

"How 'bout a break Ichigo-chan?"

The cat girl smiled weakly and nodded, she stood upright and followed the silver haired captain, followed shortly by Izuru. The blond lieutenant bowed to Aizen and smiled at he and Hinamori,

"good afternoon!"

Aizen smiled and bid him good afternoon as well before walking off, waving at Hinamori.

"Feel free to catch up with Izuru-kun, Hinamori, I'll be back at the barracks."

Hinamori waved at Aizen with an adoring smile as he walked away. Gin and Ichigo disappeared into a sitting room in the division. Hinamori was immediately asking questions about Ichigo to Izuru. The blond felt overwhelmed at the sudden change in her mood.

"So who is she Izuru? She in your squad now? She didn't look like she could fight…"

Izuru chuckled and shook his head, "I'm not really sure, I just know that she was stronger than most of the academy students, and Gin found her in the Rukon district. I don't know much about her, but she's sweet."

Hinamori nodded, looking out at the small clearing area beside the patio, she was so curious about the girl. The black haired girl stared out at the training area as she continued,

"So Ichimaru Taicho seems to like her."

Izuru chuckled and tried to shrug off the comment, "I know, but hey, there isn't much I can do about it."

"I think that's really strange."

Izuru gave Hinamori a concerned glance, she shook her head and smiled up at him, "Sorry! That sounded mean. Just forget I said it."

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Gin sat across from Ichigo as a squad member brought out a small tray of sushi and bowls of soup. Ichigo felt her mouth water at the sight of it, she smiled over at the captain,

"Thank you so much Ichimaru Taicho!"

The silver haired captain just kept smiling at her, actually quite interested in what she remembered from her passed life. As the two began eating, Gin couldn't help but try and satisfy his curiosity.

"So Ichigo-chan, what do ya' remember exactly 'bout the real world, ne?"

Ichigo weakly smiled, she remembered Masaya. Deep Blue. Her girls.

"I remember everything. I can't even imagine what is going on in the real world without me."

Gin frowned, "That don' sound happy. Ya' look like a happy girl to me, yer confusin' me."

Ichigo sighed and took another bite of the crunchy shrip roll, she felt sad now that she thought about it. Things were so busy here, she hadn't really sat down and thought about the real world. Everything was so new and exciting, she hadn't stopped to think about it.

"Sorry Ichimaru Taicho…I just… I had a boyfriend back in the real world, that turned out to be a really bad guy. And, I had all my close friends with me, I just hope they're okay."

Gin took another bite and smiled over at the girl, "Doncha' worry Ichigo-chan, I'm sure err'body is doin' jus' fine. But they probably wantcha to be happy an' content."

Ichigo sighed and smiled over at him, "You know, someone told me you were creepy, I-"She looked into his narrow eyes, "I think you're kind of sweet."

The third division captain chuckled and took a drink of an unknown liquid, he grinned over at her, "Yer' sweet yerself an' kinda' cute too Ichigo-chan."

She blushed a dark shade of pink and looked down, she couldn't look at his face. He chuckled again and stared over at her, her eyes down on her plate. Her cheeks felt hot and her stomach fluttered, not many people were that open with her. He was very honest and blunt about the way he said things. She didn't think he was creepy at all. He had been nothing but kind to her, the way he spoke made her laugh, and he reminded her of a fox.

"Sorry about that.. I uh-" Ichigo trailed off, unsure of what she was going to say. Gin just kept smiling and continued eating in silence. The cat girl took a deep breath, this world was so much different than the world of the living.

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MewMid: :D I don't know why I love Ichigo x Gin now… xD I think they'd look so cute together, and since I love Ichigo x Pai, I seem to have a thing for Ichigo with lots of various people.

R and R please! PLEASE?