D-F: Hey again everyone!

Ichigo: Would you just get on with it?

Rukia: Well someone's impatient.

D-F: It's okay Rukia, we'll find ways to torture him in the story *evil grin*

Ichigo: O.O

D-F: Anywho! Here's chapter 13 and things will soon begin to get moving between Ichi-berry and Kyo! But of course, we can't have them turn into a happy couple right away! Hardships have to come into play sometime! So keep reading and enjoy! Thank you once again to everyone who is reading and reviewing this fic!

Chapter 13

Ichigo woke with a start, drenched in a cold sweat. He hadn't had that dream in a while. With a stretch he stood up from his bed and went to the window, opening it to let the cool morning air wash over his overheated form. This time the dream had felt different but Ichigo couldn't quite put his finger on what it was and it somewhat bothered him. Putting it from his mind for now he went to take a shower before school.

Kyo had woken from Ichigo's dream feeling guilty that she had been intruding in his dream plane. There's no way I can tell him about seeing that. He'll be furious if I do. So the arrancar did her best to put it from her mind as she went about getting ready for school.

"Hey Kyo!" Orihime called out as she saw the small girl approaching with Ichigo. Kyo waved back, "Good morning Orihime." The arrancar ran to meet her friend and abruptly tripped, landing face-first on the sidewalk. "Oh no! Kyo are you okay?" Orihime cried out as she bent over the small girl. Kyo rose to her feet a little shakily, blood running down her face from some cuts on her forehead and cheek. "Yeah, I'm totally fine!" She laughed, brushing some of the blood away with her hand. Ichigo shook his head, "You're such a klutz, it's unbelievable." The brown/red haired girl glared at him then turned back to Orihime, "C'mon Orihime, Ichigo's being mean." Orihime giggled as she and Kyo linked arms and walked off, leaving a scowling Ichigo behind.

"Rukia, are you sure there are no specific abilities Kyo has that could have Aizen's interest?" Captain Ukitake prodded a slightly annoyed looking Rukia. "I told you Captain, she only has limited arrancar powers and healing. There is absolutely nothing special about her in any way." As she was talking a vein had popped out on her forehead and Ukitake smiled when he noticed how irritated the small soul reaper was with the arrancar girl. "I understand how you feel about her, she is a hollow after all, but she has been truthful with us and she isn't one of Aizen's arrancar." Rukia nodded, "I know, but I can't trust a hollow. I don't care if she is half human."

Ukitake sighed, "I understand how you feel Rukia, but we still should give her the benefit of the doubt. From what you told me she isn't as bad as the other arrancar." Rukia rolled her eyes but decided not to say anything. Oh Ichigo, I hope you know what you're doing trusting this girl.

"Kyo, it's time to go out for your special class." Kyo looked up from her math notes, which were confusing the heck out of her, at the instructer. She smiled as she gathered her books and stood up. As she headed to the door Kyo could hear a few of her classmates sniggering about her having a 'special class'. I really wish they'd not do that. she thought to herself as she glanced behind her. She noticed Ichigo staring at her, the usual scowl on his face and she whipped around quickly, a slight blush tinting her cheeks.

Ichigo had just happened to be staring at the door totally zoneing out when Kyo glanced back at him. She must have thought I was staring at her by the way she spun around like that. His not so keen eye had not picked up on the red that had spread across her face as she turned.

"Hey Ichigo, Earth to Ichigo!" The orange haired teen was startled out of his thoughts by a hand waving ferociously close to his nose. Ichigo looked at Keigo who looked as if he were about to burst from excitment. "What do you want Keigo?" Ichigo asked with annoyance laced in his voice. Keigo's excitment suddenly turned into a look of hurt, "Aww Ichigo, don't be so grumpy. I just wanted to tell you that I think I'm gonna ask Kyo out on a date." At the mention of the word date Ichigo felt his chest tighten; of course the teen had no idea as to why. "Why the heck would you want to do that?" Ichigo asked, for reasons he did not know, Ichigo really didn't want Keigo to ask the girl out. "Why? Well I'm not really sure why exactly, Kyo's just so cute!" Ichigo scowled again but didn't say anything, instead he thought to himself, If he does anything to her I'll kill him. During this encounter Uryu had been watching Ichigo and he could tell from the expressions on the other teen's face that he felt someting for Kyo and didn't like the thought of anyone else asking her out. This should prove to be interesting The quincy grinned as he went back to his work.

"Great Kyo, you're really improving with those exercises I gave you." Mina stated as Kyo finished singing the short song Mina had asked her to stat with. "Thank you sensei." Kyo's eyes sparkeld with delight. Mina looked at her seriously now, but with a bit of excitement in her voice as she spoke, "Kyo the principal has asked me to put together a concert for the school's fundraiser and wanted to know if I knew any students who would be interested in performing. I know you're not comfortable singing in front of crowds but I was wondering if you were interested. I had thought of having you do a duet with the second last performer and then do a few songs yourself, of your choice."

Kyo eyed Mina with a nervous look in her eyes. "I-I'm not sure sensei." Mina smiled at Kyo reassuringly, "It's okay Kyo, I know you can do it. If you want you can even wear a mask and no one will know that it's you singing." Kyo's eyes brightened a bit, "Really? It'd be like the phantom of the opera!" Mina nodded, a laugh on her lips, "Of course. I really want you to sing in the concert, of course you still need a little improvment, but that's nothing practice won't cure." The violet eyed girl grinned at Mina then, excitement bubbling up inside her.

It wasn't much longer till the school day had ended and Kyo, Ichigo and Orihime were walking down the street together. Since none of them had any homework they needed to do, the three friends had decided to wander aimlessly for a while. "Hey Ichigo, what was Keigo going on about in class earlier?" Orihime asked looking up at the ever scowling teen. Ichigo frowned hard then, he really didn't want to talk about it with Kyo right there, and he really didn't want Keigo to ask her out. What if she said yes? Keigo might have been Ichigo's friend but the orange haired strawberry just didn't think he was the right kind of guy for her.

"It wasn't really anything, Keigo just said he was thinking of asking Kyo out." He said, deciding that it didn't really matter. "He said that?" Ichigo turned his head towards Kyo, surprised that she wasn't more freaked out. "Yeah, but I think you should say no if he does." Ichigo advised. Kyo looked at Orihime and they both gave Ichigo a look, "What's the matter Ichi-kun? Jealous?" Kyo taunted, dragging out the honorific after his name. "Don't call me that, and hell no I'm not jealous." Ichigo turned a slight pink colour as he growled at the girls. Orihime giggled, "It sure looks like your jealous." Ichigo growled, "I am not jealous. You know what Keigo is like Orihime, I don't think Kyo should get involved with him."

Kyo laughed, "Don't worry, Keigo isn't my type so I'd politely say no anyway." Orihime glanced at the violet eyed girl, "What is your type Kyo?" The short girl shrugged, "I dunno, tall, dark and handsom?" Orihime giggled at the response while Ichigo scowled, thinking to himself, Is she being serious? What does she think about me? Of course after having thought that he mentally kicked himself for even having such thoughts. Kyo and Orihime giggled girlishly at the look on his face as they both ran a little on ahead of the orange haired teen.

Suddenly out of nowhere they felt a huge wave of spirtitual pressure that brought Kyo and Orihime to their knees, it almost even took down Ichigo. "What is that?" Orihime cried out, Ichigo only shrugged, he had no idea. But Kyo knew, she could tell exactly what and who it was, "It's an arrancar." Ichigo looked at her, "Are you sure?" She nodded back at him. "Alright, Orihime, I want you to go home." Ichigo said. Orihime shook her head, "No, I want to help too." Kyo put her hand on the other girl's arm, "Orihime, Ichigo's right. Trust me when I say this arrancar's a tough one that you don't wanna mess with."

Ichigo wanted to ask her how she knew that but he didn't. Orihime really didn't want to leave but from the look on Kyo's face she merely nodded, rose from the ground and turned in the direction of her place. Ichigo looked at Kyo, "Maybe you should head home too." Kyo shook her head, "I know this guy, he's probably been sent here by Aizen to find me. Ichigo I want to be the one to fight him." Ichigo looked at her with a serious gaze, and she stared right back into his brown eyes, unwilling to back down. With a sigh Ichigo nodded, "Okay." And they both turned and ran towards the spiritual pressure.

D-F: Well there you have it, a random filler type chapter that I totally had a hard time writing. lolz

Ichigo: Why do you have to torture me like that?

Kyo: Cause it's fun, and she's the author.

D-F: And you know you like Kyo! And Kyo likes you!

Ichigo and Kyo: No I don't!

D-F: Anywho! Tune in to Chapter 14 where we find out just who the arrancar is! R&R please and thank you for reading!