Rukia's mod soul held on to Ichigo's body as tightly as it possibly could, and Ichigo was very annoyed by it. He wanted to help Rukia fight that Arrancar, and that stupid mod soul latched to his body, and he was unable to move. He groaned but then he began to witness Rukia fight the Arrancar. His eyes grew wide as she looked so confident. Their blades clashed, causing a slashing metallic noise, and the Arrancar finally spoke. "Arrancar no. 16, D. Roy at your service." Rukia's gaze grew cold and, "Thirteenth squad-""Eh, you really don't need to say it. After all, if I had to hear to every person's name I was planning to kill tonight, then it'd become troublesome after a while." Rukia was close to smirking when she said, "I see. In that case-"Her stance quickly changed. "I'll trouble you only so much as to hear a single name tonight." Rukia held on to her Zanpakuto, and Ichigo wondered what was going on. "-That of my blade." Rukia said, and "Sodeno Shirayuki." Her Zanpakuto glowed white, and the mod soul squealed. It took Ichigo a matter of seconds to realize Rukia had activated her Shikai.
Misaki was sure she was sick. From the past few days, she felt giddy at odd timings, and Minato observed her carefully. He knew through Shinji everything about Aizen and his betrayal to the Soul Society. He knew about the Arrancars and how the Vizards came to be. Misaki knew nothing, but she was beginning to think that everything or everyone around her knew something more than she did. It was like, she was the only one, not informed of the secret the others were keeping. The sudden gravity increasing feelings she felt, and the dizziness and haziness of her vision, and the fact how Minato seemed to be normal. In reality, he felt overwhelmed as well, but he did a good job of not showing it. He knew that, that evening certain Arrancars were expected to arrive and those five people Misaki saw in her classroom the other day were all in fact Soul Reapers of Captain and Lieutenant Level. Minato fought the urge to go check out the battle, as he had been warned by Shinji to not get involved. 'If you get involved, then Misaki will too.' Shinji grunted.
"Owwww!" Ichigo yelled out in pain. "You should be quiet Pyon! If you aren't then I'll have no other choice than to make you Pyon!" Sang the mod soul. "Stop saying pyon pyon! And how am I supposed to shut up when I'm in pain like this!" Ichigo yelled. "Let go of my arm damn it! You're gonna rip it off! Damn it I'll kill you!" Ichigo shouted out in pain. "I don't like when people try to kill me. SO I guess, before you kill me, I'll kill you!" The mod soul threatened. Ichigo was spooked, and a shiver ran down his spine. "Wait, isn't it your job to p-protect human lives?" He asked. The mod soul bent Ichigo's arm backwards, and Ichigo could feel it slowly detaching from his body. "What are you two idiots doing?" Came a voice. Ichigo quickly turned toward the voice.
"Rukia! Are you…alright?" He asked, his gaze on her Zanpakuto. "What happened to that guy? Did you beat him?" Ichigo asked, stunned. "Of course idiot, I couldn't walk back here if I didn't." She replied, closing her eyes. Ichigo was now sure she was just showing off. As the conversation about Rukia's Sodeno Shirayuki rolled on, the two suddenly felt an immense spiritual pressure like none before. The ground seemed to vibrate, and Ichigo and Rukia's eyes widened. "So you're the ones who did in D. Roy huh?" Came a voice from the skies. The two Soul Reapers turned to where the voice was coming from. There, stood a man with electric blue hair, and a hole in his stomach. A bit of a broken mask on the right side of his face that held a bloodthirsty look in it. His spiritual pressure was so overwhelming, that they could feel it one their skins. "If that's the case, then…" He smirked. "…I'll have to make your deaths extra bloody!" Ichigo and Rukia were both speechless. "I'm Arrancar no. 6! Grimmjow Jaegerjaques! Nice knowing ya Soul Reaper!" He yelled in mock surprise.
Misaki was gasping now. Minato held her shoulders to keep her from falling, and he frowned at how much she was shaking. 'This pressure's getting to her…damn it all.' Minato thought and carried her off her feet. It was a good thing their father was asleep, or he would've suspected something.
"M-Minato…what's-""Shh…" Misaki opened her eyes and saw Minato smiling at her. It was a rare sight to see him smile ever since their mother passed away, and after that, whenever he smiled, Misaki knew that things would be alright. "Minato…what's happening?" She asked, once he laid her on her bed, and she clutched on to his hand, making him look at her. "Nothing." He said, but Misaki didn't buy it. "You know too. Please brother, tell me." Misaki begged, and Minato's eyes widened. It had been a long time since she had called him brother. Minato frowned and whispered, "Somnus Temporalis." The sleeping spell. Minato got up and walked to the door before-"Brother, when will you trust me?" Minato's eyes widened. He turned to look at Misaki who was staring intently at him. 'How is she able to stay awake? That spell should've worked!' Minato was shocked. "Brother…please…" Misaki begged, tears in her eyes. "Somnus Temporalis." Minato said, a little stronger than before and Misaki collapsed on the bed. 'She's gaining strength each day.' He thought to himself, before heading out.
Ichigo dashed toward the Arrancar Grimmjow, but he dodged his attacks easily. Ichigo slashed forward only to have his Zanpakuto held by the Arrancar's bare hands, a grin plastered on his face. The Soul Reaper then felt Grimmjow pull his blade forward along with him, and the Arrancar threw him backwards. Ichigo's body brushed roughly along the surface of the streets and "Damn." He muttered only to realize Grimmjow was now right in front of him. Just when the Arrancar was about to attack, Ichigo flash stepped behind him and slashed with his blade. But Grimmjow dodged effortlessly and slashed Ichigo with his hand. The Arrancar kicked him downwards, and Ichigo fell as fast as a shooting star. Minato watched from the sidelines, and shuddered at how strong those Arrancars were. He didn't know what to think. Were the Arrancars really that strong? Or was Ichigo that weak? Minato watched as the blue haired Arrancar played around with Ichigo as if he were a mere toy. The two of them, nor anyone for that matter could see Minato for he was using an invisibility barrier charm. 'Those creatures-'Minato eyed the Arrancar Ichigo was fighting. '-they shouldn't be messed with.'
"You call that a Bankai?" Grimmjow spat. "Don't depress me like this Soul Reaper! It seems as if all that your Bankai does is give you average speed! Am I correct?" Ichigo was annoyed. He was angry. "Getsuga-"He aimed right at the overconfident Arrancar and,"-Tenshou!" A black energy beam dashed toward Grimmjow and he wasn't fast enough to dodge. Minato stood there jaw dropped. 'What was that?' His curiosity got the better of him, and he had to see what was going on. He could see Rukia collapsed on the ground not too far off, but Ichigo's fight was something he needed to observe. 'A Soul Reapers true abilities…and an Arrancar's fighting style…they're not too different if you observe closely.' He concluded. Minato then felt someone behind him. His eyes were wide, but he realized they couldn't see him. He turned to see a girl, short black hair, and she muttered Ichigo's name. 'She's Misaki's classmate…the boxer.' Minato identified. 'So she can see them too?' He frowned. 'This town…is certainly full of surprises…'
Right then, Minato looked up at the sky to find it open like a portal of some sort. Through it came a dark man, wearing weird glasses and a sword by his side. 'Who's this freak? He's not an Arrancar.' Minato noticed he didn't have a hole nor a broken mask. He then quickly came behind the blue haired Arrancar within a fraction of a second. 'A Soul Reaper? Wait…he's one of those who betrayed the Soul Society…glasses…dark skin…Kaname Tousen was it?' Minato frowned. After a minute, the Arrancar and Tousen left through the portal. And Minato decided to go back home. He had enough for one day, and he still needed to check on Misaki.
The next day, Misaki didn't expect Ichigo to be absent. She was worried. Orihime was there, but Chad and Uryu and Rukia were gone. Immediately after the strange feelings the day before, Ichigo was absent. Seemed too conspicuous to be a coincidence. Misaki wanted to know where he was. She wanted to ask him what was going on. She needed answers. She was tired of staying in the dark for far too long. 'Ichigo…' Misaki closed her eyes, thinking of him when she suddenly felt a weird tingly feeling. She could…sense him and Misaki opened her eyes. She got up and excused herself, not arousing suspicion and ran out of the school campus. 'Ichigo…' she could feel his presence, she could literally know where he was right at that time, but she didn't know how. It was like a 6th sense, and Misaki trusted her instincts. She ran toward a large open ground and saw him there. "Ichigo!" She yelled, and he turned around, surprised she was there. "M-Misaki? What're you doing here?" He was shocked, and Misaki walked up to him step by step. "Ichigo…what's happening to you?" Misaki asked, her hand nearing his cheek when he suddenly grabbed it, much to her astonishment. "M-Misaki…don't…just…go back to class…" Ichigo stammered looking at the ground, too afraid to release her hand. Misaki pulled her hand out of his grasp and caught hold of his shirt. "Ichigo! I know something's going on! I can feel it! Why can't you just tell me? Don't you trust me?" Misaki said, tears stinging her eyes.
Ichigo groaned. He could feel the hollow within him trying to come out. Now that Misaki was here…it was too hard for Ichigo to control. 'Let me out Ichigo, just one taste of the girl's lips is all I want…my Misaki…' Ichigo pushed Misaki away and she stiffened when she embraced him. "Misaki, get away from me! Please!" It was too much for him to handle. His insides were burning. His vision was darkening and the last thing he heard was-'Oh yea, she's mine now.'
Misaki felt a grip on her neck. "I-Ichigo?" His eyes were a different color and there was a mask on the left part of his face that appeared out of nowhere. His hands grabbed her waist and pushed her against the tree trunk. His breath was on Misaki's neck and she yelped. "You have the most appealing spiritual pressure among all of King's friends…' the voice seemed different as well. Misaki was afraid and she didn't know what to do. He was not Ichigo. His hands enveloped her and Misaki tried to push him away, and his right hand tried to unbutton her shirt. "N-No! Stop!" She yelled. It wasn't working. It made the man laugh. His left hand dug deep into her thigh, tearing the skirt she was wearing, and Misaki yelled as loud as she could. "Stop!" A white wall appeared in front of the masked Ichigo and it pushed it far behind. Misaki stood there, unmoving. Ichigo's hand gripped her mask and ripped it off, and he sat there, on the ground, panting and staring at Misaki. He saw that her shirt was halfway unbuttoned and her skirt was torn. Ichigo's eyes widened as he noticed her face was smeared with tears and she looked afraid of him. 'Misaki…no…' Ichigo got up and ran toward the girl and when he noticed her flinch, he stopped himself. "I-I'm so sorry…Misaki…I-"She started to sob. "It wasn't you, was it?" Ichigo stood there, motionless. "No." He whispered. "What's happening Ichigo?" She asked him, trying to cover herself when she felt a blanket wrap around her. Her eyes widened and she saw someone she hadn't seen in a long time. "S-Shinji?" He stood in front of her and picked her up. "He didn't hurt you, did he?" He asked, his voice stern. Misaki shook her head and she heard Shinji mutter 'good'.
Shinji turned to Ichigo and said, "You found our hiding spot, which is a good thing." Ichigo stood there emotionless. "You've now a reason to become one of us now, Ichigo, haven't you?" Shinji said, looking at Misaki. "One of you?" Shinji kissed Misaki's cheek and she gasped. "Go to Minato today, and talk." Shinji said. Ichigo, on the other hand was as angry as hell at Shinji for kissing Misaki, but there wasn't anything he could do. He hurt her, and she shouldn't forgive him. He might as well try asking, right? "Misaki…" She turned to see him. "Forgive me…even though I don't deserve it." Misaki's expression softened, and she walked toward him, Shinji watching closely. She placed her hand on Ichigo's cheek and smiled. "There's nothing to forgive Ichigo." She kissed him on his cheek and Ichigo's eyes widened. Shinji looked away, and frowned. She'll wave byes to both, and hold on to the blanket Shinji gave her and walked home.
Minato wondered why Shinji suddenly came and told him to tell Misaki about magic. Minato knew it was about time, and she was slowly regaining her memories back. He heard a knock on the door and it was Misaki. "Misaki?" He was shocked to see her covered in a blanket and her uniform ripped. "What happened?" Minato yelled pulling her inside. "Brother." Minato frowned. "Tell me, everything." Minato gulped and began, "Misaki, you're a Mage."