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Speech: "Hi"

Thoughts: 'Hi'

Abilities: "Getsuga Tenshou!"

Zanpakuto or Inner Voice: 'Hi'


-To Ichigo-

Hours have passed since Ichigo last saw Grimmjow. The sun had already begun to set telling him that it was getting late. Ichigo turned his attention out the window to look at the landscape he was passing up and once again let himself drown in his thoughts. 'I hope this quest doesn't give me any extra problems, I seriously don't feel like doing anything to ruin the guild's reputation on one of our first jobs…but, actually on that note, I'm seriously worried about what Grimmjow is gonna do.' Ichigo thought as he deadpanned. He hopes Grimmjow didn't do anything reckless and got himself seriously injured, but then again it's Grimmjow so Ichigo knows he probably did. 'I still can't believe that me and him are somewhat friends now. I remember him wanting to tear me apart.' Ichigo chucked at the thought of them actually starting to form a bond after everything that happened between them.

'This world isn't so bad, I haven't had to fight for the sake of the world and I never came across any souls meaning there aren't any hollows in this world.' Ichigo let out a sigh of relief, he was happy that his world's problems had not followed him. Ichigo then chuckled slowly. 'I wonder how everyone is doing?' He questioned thinking of his friends and family back home. 'I hoped they moved on from my death.' Ichigo didn't want anyone to forget about him but he did want them to be happy and live their lives. 'Even though it's a stretch and probably impossible, maybe I'll see them again one day.' He thought optimistically.

Ichigo was thinking about going to sleep when suddenly he felt the train beginning to slow down. "Must be another stop." He said aloud, he'd gone through multiple stops. The train came to a halt and after a couple minutes the conductor came out.

"We've arrived at the Migi Station!" He shouted to get the attention of the passengers because the train car had gotten full after a couple of stops. "Please, if this is your stop, leave the train in an orderly manner." He finished as walked out the train to see if anyone was going to enter the train. Ichigo grabs his bags and both his swords then gets up from his seat.

Stepping out of the train Ichigo then stretched, after that ridiculously long ride his whole body felt stiff, then he looked around to see that this town looks completely fine. 'For a place that's being harassed by bandits, it looks pretty lively'. There were people outside drinking, laughing and just having fun. It doesn't even look like anything negative is going on. "I just have to figure out where to go and find a mister 'Bellcaster'." Ichigo said to himself. He saw earlier on his job sheet that Mr. Bellcaster was the one who was hiring mages and he saw the address on it too. "49th street?" He said aloud still thinking no one was around but a petite beautiful young girl who looked around his age heard him.

She had long black hair with Hime style and jade green-eyes. She wore a white ruffled blouse with a black bow tie and black skirt, also with black high heels to match, She gave off a rich girl aura. "I'm sorry to bother you, but are you lost?" She asked with a soft voice. "I saw you just standing there and saying something about a street." She informed me. Ichgio looked at her and smiled.

"You're not bothering me and yeah, I'm not from around here." He responded. "I'm a wizard from a guild so I'm trying to find my employer." He then handed her the job flier. She skimmed over it to then see the address at the bottom right and her face darkened but it quickly went away, however this didn't slip past Ichigo. 'That was odd.'

"Oh.. 49th street? I see...I can show you where it is." She offered as she handed the paper back. Ichigo was still wondering what she was tensed about but decided to ignore it while putting the paper in his pocket. 'This is great another idiot took the quest' She thought.

"Thanks, I'd really appreciate it." Ichigo said, eyeing the mysterious girl as she turned and started walking, motioning for Ichigo to follow her.

It was an awkward walk of silence until eventually they reached a big luxurious mansion house and the girl then looked at Ichigo "Here it is." She spoke, finally breaking the silence.

"This guy must be loaded." Ichigo said in awe of the house, the girl then scoffed at that, which Ichigo did hear but ignored.

"C'mon" She said as she walked towards the house. They both stopped at the door of the mansion and she then rang the doorbell. A few seconds passed and then it buzzed.

"Who is it?" An old masculine voice spoke. The girl then pressed the button and spoke.

"It's me, open the door Richard." She said as if she knew who lived here. The locks on the door then began to make noise as they're being unlocked. The doors opened quickly as an old man dressed in black suit and tie opened the door.

'So this is ? No it can't be. He looks like some kind of butler.' Ichigo thought, looking at the man.

"Miss Skyla where have you been!? Your father has been worried sick and who is this stranger you brought home?!" Richard began to scold the girl.

"So, that's your name?" Ichigo asked the girl.

"Whatever, just get out of the way." Skyla said, walking past the man. "Also that guy is here for that dumb quest dad made so take him to his office" She said as she was walking away.

'Wait a minute? She's Bellcaster's daughter?' Ichigo thought, watching her walk away. Richard then looked at Ichigo with a questioning look.

"Is what she said true boy?" He asked with an annoyed tone. Ichigo, already not liking how this quest is starting, reluctantly nods his head.

"Yeah, I'm from a new guild called Cait Shelter and I had seen your flier so I-." Ichigo began to explain.

"No need to go on." Richard cut him off. The old man then stepped out of the way letting Ichigo inside. "Leave your bags and weapons here and we'll put them in your room, if Mr. Bellcaster decides to keep you." He said. Ichigo then raised his brow to that.

"My room? And What do you mean 'keep you'?" Ichigo asked. The butler just exhaled and rolled his eyes

"If you had cared to read the entire job poster it says that while here on this quest you are given a place to sleep and eat. Also has a right to decline you for this job" He spoke.

Ichigo went silent. It would suck if he came this way to only get denied and even if he did, that girl still needs help so he'd help anyway. "You know you don't have to speak to me like that." Ichigo said, dropping his bags and hesitantly putting his zanpakuto's on the floor. Richard ignored him and began walking.

"This way please."

Being ignored by the man, Ichigo let out an aggravated snort and followed the man deeper into the house. Ichigo analyzed the house while walking. 'This place is huge.' He thought in awe 'So only Skyla and her father live here? If so, they must get lost often.'

Eventually Ichigo and Richard reached two beautifully decorated doors with a single letter made of gold on each one, with the left having a B and the right having a C. 'Isn't this a bit much?' Ichigo thought. Richard then knocked on the door.

"Sir, there is a wizard for that quest you made." He said in a tone as if Ichigo's presence was truly a bother.

"Come on in." A very deep masculine voice spoke.

The butler then opens the left door after getting the approval to do so. Richard then opens it fully, exposing the beautifully decorated office and the main piece that holds it together is a large painting of a gorgeous woman who looks like an older version of Skyla hanging on the wall behind the desk. 'That must be her mother..is she dead?.' Ichigo thought to himself. He remembers his dad having a similar sized photo of Misaki Kurosaki, Ichigo's mother.

Behind the desk was a middle aged man with black hair and blue-eyes. He looked fairly groomed with a trimmed beard and slicked back hair. He wore a white tuxedo with a red tie.

"Hello there, young man, what is your name?" said, grabbing Ichigo's attention. Ichigo then smiled

"Yo, Im Ichigo Kurosaki" Ichigo said simply. "I'm a wizard from a newly formed guild called Cait Shelter. Nice to meet you" Ichigo finished, Richard then rolled his eyes

"Great introduction, if you'll excuse me." Richard then left and closed the office door behind him.

"Sorry about him, he's just an old and cranky butler." Bellcaster said with a chuckle. "Please have a seat." He said gesturing at a chair in front of his desk. Ichigo walked and sat down. "So, before I explain this situation, I want to know what made you take this job? I want to know if i should hire you or not"

Ichigo without thinking about it said "Well it said someone needed help and an innocent girl was captured so it didn't take a lot for me to come here." Ichigo stated genuinely. "I have the power to help so I will and to be honest even if you don't hire me I'm gonna save that girl anyway."

"Hmm…" the man hummed as he stroked his chin. "I'll accept that answer." Bellcaster said willing to hire Ichigo. Ichigo nodded.

"So what's going on?" Ichigo questioned. cleared his throat before speaking.

"Well to begin, this city is very wealthy and infamous because it is a tourist city. This city is known for the treasures it holds." Bellcaster told him.

"Treasures? What do you mean?"

"Well this city is very close to some caves" Bellcaster began "For decades, the caves by this city has priceless Lacrimas and rare gemstones within them and because of that people come all around fiore to buy our resources and to see our beautiful city, the caves keeps this city afloat with jewels but, when you have good things there are always individuals who come here to take from it trying to make profit."

"Why doesn't the Magic council protect this city because of that?"

"Well that's the thing this city is owned by my family and has been for a very long time. My family hates the council. We haven't been dealing with the government too much for decades so i felt no need to start now"

"Even still, if your family owns it that means you should take care of the people that live in it because it's your responsibility."

"We have and besides It's not that easy to just change, it has been this way for decades as I've said and we've been just fine but recently a group of powerful bandits came and claimed the caves and wont let anyone near them. So they can take everything in there for themselves."

"And where does the little girl that got captured come into play here?" Ichigo questioned "Also, why haven't the city evacuated knowing there are bandits that can attack at any moment?"

"Originally, like you just said I was going to try and contact the magic council for help but they took that little girl hostage and said they'd kill her if I did say something." Bellcaster said in a worried tone. Ichigo sat there and took everything in.

'That doesn't make any sense, he just said he didn't want to change how the city has been working, so why now? Why change so quickly and suddenly?' He thought skeptically "So how did my guild get a hold of the job if you couldn't send anything?" Ichigo asked. Bellcaster then cleared his throat.

"Look, I'm the one who hired you so I'll be asking the questions here, okay? Will you help with this or not"

"Well then fine I'll handle it then." Ichigo said with suspicion, raising an eyebrow. "Where are those caves then? I'll end this now."

"No I won't tell you just yet because of how late it's getting. Those bandits have been there for a while so they got stable and they've set up camp so walking in there blind at night can get you killed. Also you probably came a long way so you will need to sleep."

Ichigo was gonna argue but Bellcaster was right. Ichigo's body is screaming at him to sleep. He took naps on the train but that wasn't enough. "Fine, but I want to start in the morning."

Bellcaster then smiled, "That is no problem."

Ichigo then asked "Where is my room"

"When you leave this office, take a left and go down the hall and you'll see it to your right." Bellcaster informed "I would get Richard to bring you but he's probably across the house so you can head out on your own but I'll find him to bring your things."

"Okay, Thanks." Ichigo said as got up and left the office.

After closing the office doors behind him, Ichigo then looks towards the direction he was told to go. He began walking down the hallway. He looked at the walls of the house and saw some expensive looking paintings on beautifully decorated walls. Ichigo then reached a door that he had assumed was the right one. He then reached for the door knob.

"That's not the right room." He heard a familiar voice. The voice made Ichigo stop in his tracks.

He turned his head to see Skyla leaning on a door across the hallway with her arms crossed. "Oh hey Skyla, I didn't know" Ichigo said rubbing his head

"It's fine, your room is that one." She said pointing to the door a little more down the hall. "Please don't go in that 're not allowed in there" She told him.

"Oh okay, sorry"

Ichigo then walked to the door she pointed at and opened it but he stopped and looked back at Skyla 'she looked at me like I ran over her dog' he thought to himself. "Um hey Skyla, may I ask why I couldn't go in there, even by accident?" Ichigo questioned.

"You're a random stranger and also because you're not allowed to alright!?" Skyla said with venom in her voice and her eyes getting a little teary. She then opened a door next to her revealing a room which Ichigo could tell looked like her room by peeking in it. She then went in and shut the door with a very loud locking sound coming from the door. Ichigo was perplexed by this sudden act of anger.

'I only asked a single question..why'd she get so upset?' Ichigo pondered for a second and shrugged his shoulders and entered his room. "Woah" he said walking in the room fully. The room was very huge for just one person. "Leave it to a rich family I guess." He said looking around. "I guess I'll just go to sleep for the night. I'm really tired." Ichigo said aloud to himself. Ichigo walks up to the bed and lays down, letting himself fall victim to sleep's embrace.


- The Next Morning -


Ichigo wakes up with a yawn. He then looks at the door of the room and notices his bags sitting there with his zanpakuto's right next to them. 'Richard must've brought it when I was sleeping' Ichigo hops off the bed and walks to his bags to find his toothbrush. Wendy was adamant on packing both of her brothers stuff so it was really neat and perfectly packed. He remembered what she had told them both before they had left.

"Even if you two are going away, do not forget to take care of yourselves, hygiene is important no matter what."

"Reminds me of Yuzu." Ichigo reminisces about his little sister. "Hmm there is no toothpaste." Ichigo then looked at the bathroom door "Might have some in there." Ichigo walks to the bathroom and when he opens he is shocked. The bathroom is as big as the room he was in and it's beautifully decorated. He walked over to the sink but couldn't find the toothpaste here at all. "Just my luck." Ichigo said sarcastically he then noticed another door in that bathroom thinking it was a closet. 'Maybe there's some in here.' Ichigo made his way towards the door and turned the knob but the door was locked. He then looked at the knob and noticed that the door is locked on this side so he turns the lock unlocking the door. Opening the door revealed an entire new room "What?" Ichigo questioned aloud walking in the room. "There is another room?" Ichigo then notices a picture frame face down he reaches for it and flips it over. The picture shows Mr. Bellcaster and his wife with two little girls in front of them but the girls are completely identical with one only having longer hair. "He has twins? Where is the other daughter?" Ichigo asked aloud.

"She's not here obviously and you're not supposed to be in here." Skyla's voice rang in the silent room. Ichigo quickly looked behind him to see Skyla holding towels with a scowl on her face. "What are you doing here? I thought I told you to stay out of this room?"

"But I never went into the room you told me to.." Ichigo begins, then he mentality facepalms 'the rooms are connected by the bathroom.'

"Oh." He says realizing his mistake.

"Yeah this time I am not mad though."

"Really? you look like you wanna strangle me." Ichigo chuckled

"Well I'm upset you snooped, but you didn't know the rooms were connected, you probably thought it was a closet or something." She said, hitting the nail on the head. "I came to apologize for last night, my behavior was rude and you didn't deserve that, I'm sorry." She said sweetly. Ichigo had no idea how to feel, this girl's emotions switched up fast. Smiling Ichigo rubs the back of his head

"Well I appreciate it but it's okay, really." Ichigo reassured her. "Sorry for snooping around." He then hands her the frame. "Here"

Skyla then takes the picture and hands Ichigo the towels "I brought you these so you can shower before you go." She said "I have a question.." she started getting Ichigo's attention.

"Yeah?"

"Why'd you come all this way for this quest? I guarantee there were different ones that had more money"

"Why would you ask a such a stupid question like that? There is someone whose life is in danger. Screw the money." Ichigo said confidently like it was a no brainer. Skyla was appalled by his answer. She then wore a smile.

"What's your name? I'm sorry for not asking last night."

"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki."

"Well Ichigo, thank you for taking this quest. I hope you complete it, more than you know."

"Um, what do you mean by that? I thought you called it 'dumb' last night."

"Well I think it's dumb because it should've never happened. This whole situation is stupid and disgusting…but if you make it far you'll find out eventually." Skyla explained. "The thing is the girl that was captured..is my twin sister Kayla" she revealed. Ichigo eyebrows narrowed.

"What? but your father didn't mention that." Ichigo told her. Skyla scoffed at that.

"Of course he didn't. If he did then it would show that all of this is his fault, he was probably going to tell you afterwards if you had saved her.."

"How is it his fault?"

"Because he is the one who hired the Bandits." She told Ichigo. Ichigo's face turns into one of pure confusion.

"Why the hell would he do that?"

"Well dad probably told you that this city is owned by my family and thanks to that we are wealthy." Skyla guessed Ichigo nodded confirming it "But the reason why we do is because we also own the land the caves are on so we sell the gems within them. My family had been doing that for decades and it was fine until.." Skyla started.

"Until what?"

"Until my father's workers quit. It's because my father is a greedy bastard, so when it comes to money he'd overwork and underpay them to keep most of it to himself and when they quit my father couldn't find anyone to work for him without good pay."

"So then he hired the bandits" Ichigo concluded

"Yeah, rather than just paying his workers a decent wage, the idiot hired criminals thinking that the bandits would work for any amount of money." Skyla said with a chuckle "But they're criminals so what do you think they did? They just took over the caves for themselves. So then dad tried to threaten them by calling the magic council if they didn't back off and when he did they took my sister hostage and told him if he does anything he'll never see her again." Skyla finished.

"Okay but, how did he get the quest to a guild wouldn't the bandits have found out? Especially if mages started showing up here?" Ichigo questioned the girl.

"That I actually don't know, sorry." She apologized "However, I do know every other mage has been turned down by my father."

"What!? That's ridiculous! Doesn't he care about his daughter?"

"Like i said he's a money loving bastard." She spoke with venom "But you got hired, so I'm assuming it's because you told my dad the same thing you just told me, which is that you were gonna save my sister even if you didn't get hired right?." She asks

"Yeah I did but what does that have to do with anything?"

"Well knowing him, after everything he probably wasn't

gonna pay you going off that you said you don't really care about the money."

Ichigo's eyebrow then twitched, he truly didn't care for the money but it's the principal so he assumed he would get paid if he got hired. 'Jeez, no matter where you go there are shitty people even in different realms.'

"I hate him, I hate the fact he is so greedy. It's because of him that Kayla is gone. My sister is my best friend, I love her so much and I miss her." Skyla told the boy with tears falling down while looking at the picture of her family. "Ichigo, I know this is sudden and we just met yesterday but please I'm begging you, please save my sister." She pleads looking at him in the eyes. Ichigo looks back with pure determination.

"I will. You have my word." He promises. 'I swear I'm always saving someone, but I wouldn't have it any other way.'

Skyla then wipes her face. "I don't know why…but I truly believe those words." Skyla says, turning around "Thank you Ichigo. Please, close the door when you leave." She said looking behind her and left to go to her room. Ichigo, even more determined, began to get ready for his mission.


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