THE SOUL QUEEN Chapter 3: WORK AND TRAINING, a bleach fanfic

Here it is... Another chapter of the Soul Queen. This chapter contains a good part of describing Ichika's zanpakuto's ability.

Also this chapter contains yuri lemon scenes so read it carefully.

Chapter 3 - Work and Training

When Ichika returned back at school she found her body at the same where she left. She sighed knowing no one discovered that but then she realized she spent too much time in her shinigami form for the answers.

She didn't waste anymore time and returned back in her body then got up.

"Kurosaki-chan how are you now??" Orihime questioned as soon as Ichika entered at their classroom. The said orangette was confused at first at Orihime's sudden question.

"Ichika" Ichika heard another deep voice from other side. Turning there she saw a giant of a man standing behind of him. That was Yasutora Sado or Chad as Ichika called him. Sado was a large man with dark skin and brown hair and one of her most loyal friend for some years. "We heard from Kuchiki-san that you suddenly fell down while talking with her" Chad said in his always calm voice. The gentle giant never showed much of emotion even in some severe situations which Ichika knew better.

Ichika's eyes finally landed on Rukia who was behind them. The moment their eyes met Rukia gave a wink, the message was clear that Rukia did the same thing with what she did with her sisters about the hollow. So Ichika knew she just had to play with it.

The orangette nodded with a faint nervousness as she replied "Yeah, I was tired for the last night's incident and I got a good nap after that at the infirmary so I'm fine now. Don't worry Chad and Inoue" Ichika stated maintaining her normal tone and she was succeeded when she saw both of them bought her lie quickly.

Meanwhile Tatsuki was also present there who noticed the little interaction between Ichika and Rukia. 'Something is going between Ichika and Rukia. Ichika never become friends with anyone in a very short time but she met Rukia a day ago and they are acting like they are very good friends. I have to keep a close eye on that girl' she thought narrowing her gaze on Rukia.

Orihime was quickly relieved after she heard her Kurosaki-chan was fine since it was only stress. She sighe internally while gave a bright smile to Ichika "Kurosaki-chan, I invite you at my apartment tonight. Tatsuki-chan is also coming so we can have some girls time together" Orihime beamed.

Ichika was flabbergasted at the sudden invitation, she knew Orihime was an airhead and talks before thinking somethings but then 'Too much brightness' Ichika thought looking at Orihime's shinning eyes. She thought for a moment since with her newly gained abilities she had to slay the hollows around Karakura town.

'It's fine to enjoy your time Ichika. You have become a shinigami doesn't mean you have always to do that work. Besides you are gloomier than ever so tell her that you will go'

Ichika heard Masaki's voice in her head, it's not like she didn't want to go but with the passing years she had become an introvert type so it was always awkward to hang someone like Orihime who always shine like that. But then...

"Fine Inoue, I'll come" Ichika answered.

Orihime blinked in surprise since she didn't think that Ichika would agree but she quickly shook off her surprise and beamed with a smile. "That's great Kurosaki-chan, don't be late" she giggled.

Meanwhile Tatsuki was shell shocked, she didn't think Ichika would ever accept the invitation. 'Now I'm sure something is going on with her. How could someone change so much in one night?? I can bet with my life if Orihime asked her same question yesterday she would decline. I have to find out what is happening and maybe tonight' she thought.

After the school Ichika and Rukia hit the road towards Kurosaki house togther with chatting between themselves.

"So Ichika, what was with that Orihime girl?? She felt like an airhead" Rukia questioned.

Ichika scratched her head lightly before answering "Inoue?? Well she is an airhead. I knew her since our junior high. Apparently she had an older brother who took her and ran from her abusive parents though some years her brother died in an accident and since then she is living on her own while her aunt is helping with her finances". She had some more things in her mind but she decided not to speak of them.

Rukia shook her head at ichika's words then questioned again "And who was that tomboy glaring me sometimes??" She saw the dark haired tomboy sometimes glaring her for some reason but she couldn't find the reason though not that she cared about them.

"You mean Tatsuki?? Well she was my friend since we were children. We used to go at the same dojo and she always defeated me. Her punches still hurt so don't go at her wrong side" Ichika answered and laughed in the end slightly remembering those days. She and Tatsuki used to be bestfriends until the incident.

She sighed knowing it was her who distanced herself from everyone at that time although she didn't have much friends even then. Only Tatsuki was there but she also never approached her for some time. She was angry at Tatsuki for some time for not being there with her but at the current time she realized Tatsuki also used to be a child. Even though their friendship turned normal but it never returned to the previous state.

Meanwhile Rukia was silently watching ichika's change for expressions. She could see a bit of happiness then sadness, anger, guilt and hopelessness at the same time. She wondered what kind of relation she and Tatsuki had that brought so much emotions in the girl who barely showed her emotions.

"Anyways" Rukia's thought's came to an end when she heard ichika's voice. She saw the orangette returned to her normal self "So how is this soul society?? Do you also have a family there??" Ichika asked.

Rukia put a finger on her chin and made a thinking gesture before she started answering her "Well I've a brother, his name is Byakuya Kuchiki though we are not blood related, he adopted me in the Kuchiki clan. The Kuchiki clan and there are some other clans which are the noble clans. Shiba clan used to be one but they lost the status after Shiba-taicho's disappearance. Soul Society's heart is seritei where the Gotei 13 works but the rukongai is not a good place. If you think the soul society is a good place then believe me it is not. But let that it was Yamamoto-soutaicho who built the gotei 13 a thousand years ago and he is the strongest shinigami till now. Also there are Kyoraku-taicho and Ukitake-taicho who used to students of the soutaicho. Other than that I've a friend there whose name is Renji Abarai though once you know him you will call him an idiot".

Ichika frowned when she heard that soul society wasn't a good place everyone thought the afterlife would be. She also pondered if Shiba clan still exist then she might have some relatives there.

"Hey Rukia you said Shiba clan used to be a noble clan, so they might still exist. Do you know any of them??"

Ichika's question made Rukia stop in her tracks. The memories of her mentor Kaien Shiba flooded in her mind quickly. 'Of course she would ask a question about his family at soul society' she mentally cursed herself knowing Ichika would hate her if she learned her past with Shiba's.

Thankfully Rukia suddenly found a distraction walking infront of them. "Hey isn't that Orihime??" She pointed.

Meanwhile Orihime was returning back to her apartment after doing her regular grocery shopping after school. She was walking with a big smile on her without giving any attention around her situation.

Thankfully Rukia suddenly found a distraction walking infront of them. "Hey isn't that Orihime??" She pointed.

Lost in her thoughts Orihime didn't realize where she was going as she was drifted towards the road and a car was coming from her behind.

"INOUE!!" Ichika shouted the other girl's name and ran towards her. Orihime heard the call and turned behind to see who was calling her and found a car. Though she felt a sting at her leg and then something shoved her out from the road as the car went out only clipping the girl's arm.

The girl was shocked for a moment until she saw Ichika at her side along with Rukia. "Hey Inoue what the hell you were thinking when you were walking??" Ichika asked a bit annoyed hy Orihime's carelesness.

The said girl made a funny face before laughing nervously. "I was just thinking about tonight's dinner and I lost track of where I was going" she answered hoping Ichika would buy it.

The substitute shinigami sighed and saw the bruise at her arm. "You should really stop daydreaming Inoue. There could be a big accident if you didn't react in time. The arm must be hurting" Ichika said and grabbed her grocery and school bag.

"It's fine Kurosaki-chan. I will take care of it after I return home and besides I get hit a lot for zoning out" she said nervously.

'Yeah she is the biggest airhead I've ever seen' Rukia thought sighing.

"Come Inoue, I'll come with you since I already said I will go" Ichika stated and helped Orihime to stand with the latter blushing slightly.

Meanwhile Rukia saw another bruise at Orihime's leg which made her surprised 'Well damn that is a hollow inflicted' She thought. "You also have a bruise at your leg Orihime" she commented and pointed at the bruise.

The girl shook her head "must be the car, I felt a sting when the car passed from me. Now looking at it, this is hurting more than my arm". She put a finger on her chin and said feeling her leg weaker for the bruise.

Ichika sighed again as she picked up Orihime in bridal style making the latter one blush. "Ku-Kurosaki-chan!! What are you doing??" Orihime stammered with blushing crazily.

"You hurt your leg also so I'll carry you. I know some first aid so don't worry" Ichika stated and turned towards Rukia. The short shinigami nodded "See you tomorrow Orihime and Ichika" Rukia bid her byes with the two orange haired girls.

'That's it Queen!! That's how you should rizz the girls. I am very proud of you' hollow Mugetsu laughed with a mocking proud voice.

'Why can't you just shut up Mugetsu??' Ichika grumbled in her mind for the thoughts she and Zangetsu was sharing.

'Ah Ichika it is looking cute' Masaki also joined with a giggle.

'Not you too mom!' Ichika grumbled as her mother's spirit also started to tease her.

Meanwhile Orihime was blushing in ichika's arms 'I'm in Kurosaki-chan's arms, it feels so good. Her arms are so strong'. She thought while tilted her slightly to rest her head on ichika's shoulders and not hearing any complaints she relaxed more to get her friend's warmth.

Orihime lost the track of the road and didn't realize that they reached at her apartment's door until Ichika called her name. The silly made a funny face and said that she zoned out before unlocked the door.

Upon entering at the apartment Ichika quickly grabbed Orihime's first aid kit and bandaged her wounds before she made herself comfortable while the other girl went to change.

'Stop fidgeting like that Ichika, you're just at your friend's home to spend some time. It is normal for teenage girls like you so just take it easy' Masaki told her daughter. She knew it wasn't easy for Ichika to get friendly with everyone around her normally but she had to try and the substitute shinigami was trying better.

15 minutes later -

"Orihime-chan!!" Tatsuki's voice came through the door as Orihime quickly got up to open the door.

"You are just in time Tatsuki-chan" Orihime greeted her bestfriend quickly as soon as she opened the door. Tatsuki smiled at her childishness "You invited me so how can I be late??" She said then noticed Ichika was already there.

"Hi" Ichika simply greeted which Tatsuki returned. "Looks like Ichika is here before me" she said to Orihime.

The orangette giggled "Actually I bruised myself at road so Kurosaki-chan carried me here". Ichika facepalmed at Orihime's carelesness "You were going to hit by a car and only you can say it without caring".

Tatsuki's eyes widen after hearing that Orihime was going to hit by a car. "Seriously Orihime, you should not thinking at something so deeply while at road. It's not the first time I'm hearing you hit something at road" the tomboy sighed.

Tatsuki facepalmed when Orihime just pouted, she couldn't help that the girl was so adorable that she couldn't even scold the girl. Meanwhile Ichika also had the same reaction.

Orihime giggled seeing the annoyed faces of her friends. She didn't say a word to any of them but went to her cupboard and took out something and showed them.

"Ta-daa!! It's a video game my aunt gave me last time since I was keeping my good grades. She said that if I do the same then I might get some gifts. We will play this" Orihime stated brightly.

Tatsuki nodded "That's great orihime-chan. It seems your aunt is being nice now"

Orihime giggled "Actually it was my cousin's and he was spoiled for playing these games so my good grades gave her a reason to get him off from these. Anways why don't Kurosaki-chan set up the game while I get drinks and snacks for us??"

Ichika nodded and quickly went to set up the game. She already realized that Orihime's aunt wanted to spoil her and if she got bad grades then she would cut Orihime's expenses to make her struggle but after hearing Orihime's voice she realized that Orihime already knew those intentions. So she didn't ask her anything about that.

...

"Everything is set" Tatsuki announced observing everything around her. The three of them had the joysticks at their hands and snacks were ready infront of them. She also saw Ichika was smiling and enjoying their time and she grateful for that.

"Hey!! I've an idea" Orihime chirped getting Tatsuki and ichika's attention before they could start the game. The orangette was grinning which meant she had some of her weird plans with the game. "It will be boring if we just play the game so we can do something more"

"What are you suggesting Inoue??" Ichika quickly asked showing only a bit of enthusiasm and that's what Orihime wanted.

Meanwhile Tatsuki gulped to see Orihime's smile had gotten bigger as soon as Ichika asked that. She quickly realized Orihime planned something when she invited Ichika. The tomboy knew that Orihime always looked up on Ichika and even though Orihime won't say a word Tatsuki got an idea that she must have a crush on Ichika. Her thoughts quickly came into an end when Orihime spoke up.

"After every round between 3 of us who will have the least points, have to take off a piece her clothing. And the game will over when the first one will be butt naked" Orihime suggested with sly smile.

Both Ichika and Tatsuki was surprised that out of everyone Orihime could suggest something like that but then Tatsuki noticed the glint in Orihime's eyes when she looked at Ichika as she realized what Orihime was trying to.

'You really have that side Hime-chan under this pure and innocent looks. Your look isn't even hiding it. Well better than the new transfer student' Tatsuki thought and eyed to Ichika whose expression was also shocked. "I am fine with it, let's begin the game" Tatsuki grinned as she annouced that she was in.

'That's it Queen!! Let's show these girls who has the body of a goddess' hollow Mugetsu annouced with a perverted grin on her face.

'Woah!! That girl looked innocent but her face is saying it clearly that she has some other side also. Cmon Ichika let's accept the challenge and see the end' Masaki also accepted the challange.

Ichika was shocked at first but then she saw Tatsuki accepted the challange without hesitation so she couldn't back off after that. She was proud of her curves and she had a feeling that she would enjoy it.

"I'm in also" Ichika announced with a grin grabbing her controller.

...

When Ichika and Tatsuki agreed to play the game with Orihime's conditions they didn't expect the orangette was a pro in that game.

After some rounds of the game Orihime was in her top and panties down while both Ichika and Tatsuki was only in their panties.

"Tee-hee!! Looks both Kurosaki-chan and Tatsuki-chan is in the borderline of defeat" Orihime giggled with her eyes not leaving from ichika's large chests. 'Tee-hee!! Kurosaki-chan's boobs are the biggest. As soon as the game will over I'll get them' she thought with a drop of drool leaking from the sides of her lips.

'This is so embarrassing' Tatsuki was blushing and cursing herself for agreeing with Orihime's plan. Her gaze went towards Orihime who never left her eyes from ichika's breasts since the girl took off her bra. Then her eyes drifted towards the giant pair of ichika's breasts. They were impressively big and yet firm and perfectly shaped. Tatsuki barely controlled herself from drooling at them.

...

'She is doing intentionally' both Ichika and Tatsuki thought simultaneously as after three more rounds the three of them were left at the same state as Orihime lost the game two times in a row as she was also left with her panties.

Ichika glanced at Orihime's exposed chest a few times before focusing at their last game. 'Even though Orihime's boobs aren't bigger like mine but they are still bigger than I thought' she thought with earning affirmative nods from Masaki and hollow Mugetsu.

She came out from her thoughts when she heard a buzzer beeped indicating the game was over. She watched the screen and found out that she and Tatsuki finished in a draw with Orihime winning the game.

"Yeah both Kurosaki-chan and Tatsuki-chan lost by a draw" Orihime announced with throwing her hands for her victory making her chest jiggle.

"Do we really have to do it Hime-chan?? Can't we just end it here??" Tatsuki begged. "You know I don't have curves like you or Ichika, neither I've boobs like you two"

Orihime pouted but before she could reply Ichika spoke "That doesn't mean you are not beautiful Tatsuki. You are actually beautiful Tatsuki and I like tomboys like you".

Tatsuki was surprised at Ichika's statement then blushed. It made her heart skip a bit as she had to bit her lip.

Orihime then spoke up "It is the game rules so if you don't take them off then I'll do it by myself". She grinned and made hands squirm showing that she was eager to do what she said.

Tatsuki's blush deepened seeing the most innocent girl giving them sly grins and teling them to take off their cloths.

"Inoue"

Orihime turned towards Ichika as she called her. The orangette blushed seeing ichika's legs were now opened up towards her while Ichika didn't look at Orihime with a small blush.

"You said it so do it"

Ichika couldn't help but giving in Orihime's game since from the beginning of the game her body was burning and bothered with hollow Mugetsu's lewd comments and Masaki's teasing wasn't helping. 'Oh fuck it!!' She cursed in her mind and decided to let Orihime what she wanted to.

'Ichika's inner pervert has woken up' Tatsuki thought as she saw a dark patch on ichika's patnies. Also as soon as Orihime head that she jumped between ichika's legs and grabbing the hem of her panties she slowly peeled it off from her skin.

Orihime was flabbergasted when Ichika said that but she quickly shook it off and jumped in the chance. As she slowly peeled of the last piece of cloth she could see the complete naked body of 'her' Ichika with her shaved nether lips glistering with moisture.

"Kurosaki-chan!! You were really beautiful before but now I see you naked I can say you are really more beautiful" Orihime's breath hitched as she said those words.

Then the orangette saw another pair of panties landed beside her which belonged to Tatsuki. She turned to see Tatsuki was also completely naked but she was covering her nether regions with her hands.

"It was the game rule" Tatsuki said weakly.

"Tatsuki" Ichika's voice got the tomboy's attention as she could see the other girl started to grin. "I think we can't let Inoue go with this after what she did. We should return the pleasure so are you going to help me??" She asked, ready to assault on the other orangette in any moment.

Tatsuki tilted her head in confusion at first, then she realized what Ichika said. She could see Ichika started to have fun and even though she was embarrassed in that state she won't spoil ichika's fun so she nodded.

Orihime also realized what Ichika meant and she tried to step aside from her fellow orangette but Ichika smirked and jumped at Orihime.

"Kyaah!!" Orihime squealed as Ichika groped her chest in order to stop her from running away while Tatsuki quickly came between Orihime's legs and pulled down her panties to leave her naked also.

Ichika groped harder when Orihime tried to thrash out. She knew what she was doing but since the other girl didn't ask her to stop groping so she continued. "Ahh!" Orihime moaned as she was groped by Ichika while her nether lips quickly moistened. "Kurosaki-chan harder!!" She moaned again.

The Kurosaki did as Orihime wanted. She locked Orihime's legs by her legs and spread them open then started to fondle her boobs.

'Yes finally!! I finally broke Kurosaki-chan's stiffness and now she is groping me hard. My dream is coming true' Orihime thought feeling dazed by the stimulation on her chests. She was feeling so good that she couldn't control her hands which ended up on her nether lips and started to caress it with her middle finger.

Ichika was also in the same page, she could feel her palms disappearing in the soft flesh of Orihime's breasts. For a moment Ichika stopped working on her breasts making Orihime whimper until she cried out in pleasure as Ichika pinched her hardened nipples.

"Kurosaki-chan!! Your hands are so good that I can't explain" Orihime moaned. She then slowly turned her head towards Ichika until their eyes met. The orangette could see lust in ichika's eyes which made her more aroused. "Kurosaki-chan,I like you" her breath hitched as she said those words with that she also shortened the distance between their faces.

Ichika gasped as she heard those words with Orihime slowly approaching to kiss her. She hesitated for a moment though she could hear Masaki telling her to proceed forward since there might not be any second chance. She took a deep breath and nodded affirmatively at her fellow orange haired girl and finally there was no distance between their lips as they touched starting a sloppy and wet kiss.

Meanwhile Tatsuki was more shocked, Orihime confessed herself to Ichika and the busty girl slowly accepted it and they started kissing. Her mind started racing faster seeing two of her friends kissing naked while one's most private part was completely exposed infront of her practically drooling for her leaking vaginal fluids and then their moans. The tomboy didn't notice when she slid a finger inside of her wet pussy.

Tatsuki realized her situation when a moan escaped from her lips and blushed deeply. Then her gaze went towards the couple who were looking at her with lust filled eyes.

Ichika giggled completely out from her usual behaviour. "Looks like Tatsuki is now horny by watching us. Come here Tatsuki, I love you too since we were children" Ichika confessed and stretched her hand forward welcoming Tatsuki to join them. Orihime also nodded "Kurosaki-chan is right. I also love you and we can be together".

Tatsuki's blush deepened as her heart skipped when Ichika said those words to her. She remembered at past she told Ichika that she liked her but after so many years she supressed those feelings when Ichika distanced herself from her but the feeling was shoring up once again and it wasn't any childish feeling. She moaned again feeling the cold air brushed against her hardened nipples while her nether lips started leaking her love juices.

She couldn't hold that feeling anymore. She had to release all of her pent up feelings at that time or she would regret later. Tatsuki slowly went on four and crawled towards the couple until she found Orihime's lap to sit on. She was still embarrassed but she shortened the distance between their faces for her first kiss.

THUMP*

"Arghh"

Before tatsuki's lips could touch either of girls, she felt something pushed her away harshly and held her on the floor. A wound opened at her right cheek.

She cried out in pain and instinctively brought her hand forward to stop the invisible force from crushing her. She couldn't see anything but felt something on her. "What is this thing?? I can touch it but can't see it" she half yelled.

Meanwhile Ichika came back into her senses and saw a snake like hollow towering over Tatsuki.

'A hollow' Ichika was quickly alerted and jumped at a corner with Orihime in her arms. The other girl was confused "Kurosaki-chan what is happening?? What is that thing on Tatsuki-chan?? She was also terrified but she felt a small attraction towards the monster like she knew it for a long time.

'Ichika use my powers. You can use it as a human. Think of a sword and gather reishi. Quickly or Tatsuki might die' Masaki's voice had a sudden urgency.

Ichika knew the reason, she saw Tatsuki released another painful scream before she lost consciousness then the hollow turned towards her and sneered.

Her head spinned for a moment. 'Not now, I don't time for visions' she thought but a vision flooded her mind eventually.

Ichika saw the future where she formed a nodachi blade made by pure black reishi at her left hand. The hollow attacked at the moment but she was prepared for it and swung her blade upwards to slice the hollow's mask and saw a face in it.

...

The substitute shinigami quickly shook off the aftereffects of seeing visions and then she suddenly knew what she should do. She closed her eyes and gripped the air in her palm. Slowly black reishi gathered at Ichika's palm creating a nodachi blade.

She already knew the face behind the mask and it confused her but she didn't hesitate to slice the mask again when it attacked them. She knew hesitation would be death of them.

"Sora!!" She heard a gasp and the name of the face from Orihime.

Behind the hollow mask it was Sora Inoue, Orihime's dead brother but how the hell he became a hollow.

'You don't know this but corrupted souls will become hollow. When a soul stays at living world after their death for a long time they feel loneliness and finally they loose their heart and become a hollow. They always try to fill the hole inside of them which lead them to eat souls but in the end the hole never fills'

Masaki's voice surprised Ichika about the origin of hollows. They used to be normal souls but then they were corrupted.

"Kurosaki-chan??" She heard Orihime's scared voice. It was normal to be scared to see your older brother turned into a spirit monster. Ichika stood infront of her "Don't worry Inoue, it's fine you are safe" she assured the orangette.

The hollow sneered hatefully again at Ichika. "Ichika Kurosaki" the hollow's distorted voice spoke for the first time "After my death I was happy that my sister always talked to me everyday... But one day she spoke about you. Then always she used to speak about you, after that she slowly stopped speaking with me because of you. I hate you Ichika Kurosaki, I'll kill you".

Ichika's conviction didn't falter even after hearing the story as he slashed the hollow again when it attacked. The hollow shrieked in pain and glared at the special human.

Orihime was horrified that the monster wanted to kill Ichika. She could not let that happen so she quickly jumped between them. "No!! You're not my brother!! My brother would never say such a thing" she shouted.

The hollow became angrier "What are you saying orihime?? Don't you remember who saved you from your horrible parents?? I won't leave you Orihime. You will come with me". The hollow lunged at Orihime again though before it could do anything Ichika came in it's way to stop it.

"ICHIKA!!"

The said girl heard a familiar voice coming from behind her. She smirked as she was again in ber shinigami form with Rukia standing behind with her body.

"Bakudo no. 1 - Sai" she chanted making the hollow stop in it's tracks before plunged her shinigami zanpakuto in it's chest just above the hollow hole.

Orihime still could see the glare towards herself and Ichika. She decided to do something which caused Rukia to yell at her. She went to hug the hollow's giant mask.

"Hey don't do that..." Rukia was stopped when Ichika put a hand on her shoulder asking her to stop. The petite girl raised her eyebrow but went silent when she heard Orihime.

"Sora, I stopped praying to you because I didn't want to make you sad. I started to talk about Ichika to show you that I'm not sad but happy and I'm strong to live on my own while no one is bullying me anymore. I never abandoned you brother"

Rukia was surprised to see the result of Orihime's speech. She saw tears in the hollow's eyes but even then she couldn't help but stay focused. She knews hollows were creatures like that, they would use someone's weakness to get close to them and eat their souls.

"Now you understand your sister. She still loves you and want you to spend a happy life in afterlife. If you still have a bit of humanity inside of you then let me purify you. It is the only way you can go to soul society and spend a happy life" Ichika said finally cancelling the spell. She had a feeling that everything would be fine even though hearing protests from Rukia.

The hollow didn't say a thing at first but pulled out the zanpakuto from it's chest and looked down at Orihime. "If this is what can make you happy then I'll do it for you Orihime" the hollow said and turned towards Ichika "And Ichika Kurosaki, please look after my sister".

Ichika shook her head "I will always".

Hearing those words the hollow plunged the zanpakuto into it's skull to purify itself. Orihime looked at the vanishing hollow with teary eyes, it was a second she had to see her brother dying.

Ichika noticed that and went beside her to put her hand on Orihime's shoulder. "It's fine Inoue, your brother finally went to afterlife without any regrets".

Orihime looked at Ichika confusingly for a moment before nodding "I.. I understand". She paused for a moment before she felt sleepy and yawned "I'm feeling sleepy suddenly".

Ichika turned at Rukia who nodded at her. "It's fine Inoue. Let's rest for now" the substitute shinigami comforted the other girl who quickly fell asleep in her arms. Ichika them turned towards Rukia "Let's call it for now. I know what to tell them when they will wake up".

Rukia nodded then blushed "What were you three doing naked??" She didn't realize that until the hollow's danger left them. Ichika smirked "Some business. You can also join us if you want to". Those words only deepened the blush on Rukia's face. She imagined herself naked under the towering body of Ichika kissing her fiercely.

"I.. I think I will pass for now" she stammered in her words making Ichika chukhle.

The next morning at Karakura High -

"The last night was really something" Orihime giggled recalling the events from the last night though forgetting the hollow incident part.

Tatsuki blushed and looked away from from her girlfriend. "Though I can't still believe Ichika left after we passed out" she turned towards her orange haired friend who just shrugged. "I tried to wake both of you out but neither of you listened to me. Also I don't want to deal with my dad's antics, it's too much for me to handle" the substitute replied casually.

"It's fine. We can do it some other time again. If you want then we can do it tonight again" Orihime chirped in with a bright gleam on her face. Seeing that both Ichika and Tatsuki raised their hands declining the offer immediately. Dealing with that wasn't something they could do almost everyday, that was the thought of both Ichika and Tatsuki.

After school Ichika found herself infront of a shady house(for her) with Rukia. Apparently that was Kisuke Urahara's base of operations, I mean humble candy shop at Karakura Town. Ichika saw two children, one redhead boy and other raven haired girl sweeping the front.

"The shop is closed so don't stand there like hopeless idiots" the redhead grunted in annoyance making girl stiffened in fear more. "Jinta, you shouldn't talk to the guests like that" the girl said in a timid tone making the boy glare at her. "Don't give me advice Ururu" Jinta retorted and hit Ururu's head lightly with the broom.

'They are acting like some old couples what Yuzu watch in those dramas' Ichika thought with a sweatdrop but walked towards the duo of children. Jinta's glare from Ururu shifted when he felt a shadow towering over him. He also went to glare the owner of the shadow but looking upwards he met with ichika's intimidating smile. "You shouldn't hit a girl kid, it isn't very manly. Am I right??" She asked in an intimidated tone making Jinta quickly shook his head affirmatively.

At that time the door of the shop opened revealing Kisuke Urahara in his usual goofy posture. "Ah you are here Kurosaki-chan and and Kuchiki-san. Come!! Come!!" Kisuke waved his fan and invited the two girls inside.

Ichika nodded and walked in with Rukia behind her. At first Ichika wasn't impressed to observe the insides of the store, it was a normal old shop with another shady man wearing glasses arranging some boxes at a corner. Then she saw a black cat sleeping without caring.

The substitute sighed, it was going nowhere. "You said you have a place to let me train but all I can see a shady shop, if you don't have some pocket dimension under this thing" she stated and saw Kisuke almost lost his balance at his path then a chukhling sound from the other shady man. Rukia was also the same barely stopping a laughter.

Kisuke quickly went back in his composure and pulled out a mattress revealing a secret door, then he opened it to show stairs going downwards. He clearly his throat comically and laughed "Go underground and let's see if my place lives upto your expectaions or not"

Ichika looked back at Rukia who shrugged and both of them went down through the stairs.

When Ichika said about pocket dimension, she wasn't serious but what she saw blew her mind. There was an endless rocky land with blue sky as far as she could see.

"Ohh ho ho ho!! Looks like it lived up to your expectations"

Ichika turned back at Kisuke's voice but she met with his cane's end at her forhead. In another moment she found herself in her spirit form while her lifeless human body lied down where she was standing.

"Hey!! You should atleast tell me before putting me out from my body" Ichika glared at the shop owner who just laughed goofily. Meanwhile Rukia facepalmed seeing kisuke was trying to agitate Ichika and it was going nowhere so she intervened. "Alright Ichika listen, there are many ways to perform shinigami tricks with your Zanpakuto or without your zanpakuto. But first you know about asauchi and your zanpakuto spirit so you are able to call their name to achieve shikai. It is an initial release of your zanpakuto which you have to master first. Then comes bankai, the second and last release for a shinigami. Though we can talk about that later".

Rukia was interrupted when Ichika spoke up "I know that and besides Mugetsu said that her shikai is enough to deal with almost anything and I can only only get my bankai after I master every aspect of my shikai until then I can't learn it".

Rukia stayed silent for some moment not knowing how to answer that since she had yet to achieve that and without sode no shirayuki she couldn't get any help also. At that Kisuke hummed with little excitement. "It is some special case afterall but I didn't think your Zanpakuto spirit could reveal her bankai that easily" he stopped for a moment before shaking his head sagely "But let that aside, you first have to learn zanjutsu before learning about your shikai". He pulled out a blade from his cane and pointed at Ichika.

The said substitute shook her head "I don't need that. Mugetsu is already teaching me that so she said I must master my shikai with your help". She pulled out her zanpakuto from the sheath and released a large amount of reiatsu "Destroy upon your Queen's will and bring despair to the worlds, MUGETSU"

Ichika commanded as her blue reiatsu turned pitch black as it darkened the whole sky with black reishi clouds while black reishi rained down all over the place.

Rukia shivered as the rain touched her 'What is this feeling?' She thought then realized she was sweating and terrified 'This rain, it is filled with despair, loneliness, rage and sacrifice. What kind of ichika's zanpakuto really hold??'. Her gaze didn't leave at where Ichika once stood, the black mist of reishi cleared revealing Ichika who held a large axe cleaver at her right hand. 'Wait!! Where is the other blade??' She pondered how the substitute only released half of her shikai.

Meanwhile Kisuke was having almost similar thoughts as Rukia. 'So this is a fraction of power of White which Aizen created. Her hollow powers merged with her shinigami powers and thus that shikai was made but what about her other power?'. He decided to voice his question "Ahh Kurosaki-chan that's a scary power indeed you have but can you explain these clouds and rain?? Or how did you only release half of your power??"

Ichika heard the question but she didn't answer first. She raised Mugetsu's blade high then swung it down and in an instant the clouds and rain was gone with a gust of wind.

"Bakudo no. 81 - Danku" Kisuke quickly shielded himself and Rukia from the gust which happened to destory the land beside them.

Ichika looked up at clear sky with emotionless eyes "The Rain, I hate the rain and it happens when I'm troubled so my emotions are running through my zanpakuto and whenever I release my zanpakuto. Mugetsu said my shinigami powers large portion merged with my hollow making this" she lifted her blade on her shoulder "And a very small portion of my shinigami powers merged with my Quincy powers making my other blade. Thus I can release both of them together or call upon which power I want, shinigami or Quincy."

'I already guessed that answer. The rain was an initial assault with heavy downpour hollow reiatsu which weakens her enemies with it' Kisuke thought "Well then let me see what Mugetsu taught you, Awaken Benihime" he called his shikai to start his assult.

"Sing Benihime" Kisuke commanded and released a red energy slash towards Ichika. The said substitute's calm posture never faltered as she lifted her Zanpakuto upwards and sliced the energy attack easily and bursted forward with a hirenkyaku.

Kisuke's eyes widen for a moment 'She used hirenkyaku not shunpo' but she quickly retaliated seeing Ichika was above him and her blade was coming down, he put Benihime between himself and ichika's blade.

"Don't block it"

Kisuke narrowed his eyes when he heard ichika's warning about not to block her attack. The ex-captain felt he should listen to Ichika as he sidestepped. Though Kisuke wasn't fast enough to pull out Benihime from the line of attack.

The next moment left both Kisuke and Rukia jaw dropped. Ichika's zanpakuto touched Benihime and next moment Benihime was left only with the hilt and guard. Except that the blade was gone, it wasn't simply cut but it was gone completely, destoryed from existence. Then the blade touched the ground and the same happened, a large crater was left where ichika's zanpakuto touched for a brief moment.

'What was that Benihime?' Kisuke asked his zanpakuto who was shrieking in pain after being destoryed by Mugetsu. 'That girl's shikai, it destoryed my blade to non-existent level. It felt like my limbs are getting crushed. Do not let your reiatsu down when you try to block her' Benihime's agonizing voice came in Kisuke's mind.

The scientist nodded mentally and narrowed his eyes while Benihime's blade reconstructed again. Then he gathered more reiatsu and charged once again "Sing Benihime".

Ichika this time didn't swing her blade, instead she grabbed the energy slash with her left hand to stop it. Kisuke smirked knowing that was a wrong move and he was proved right. Ichika struggled to keep the enrgy in bay. She then decided to attack as she raised her blade upwards.

Black reishi swirled around ichika's body and gathered at the top of her zanpakuto.

Kisuke's eyes widen knowing what was going to happen 'Shit this is...'

"Getsuga Tensho"

Ichika swung her blade downwards releasing a jet-black suppressed reiatsu enrgy attack cut through Kisuke's attack and once again the whole underground area turned black with a devastating earthquake.

"Hollow Mugetsu doesn't cut. If you look closely then you will notice she is not sharp. Instead of cutting she shred everything with immence destruction whatever she touches" Ichika said calmly while looking at her arm which was burnt badly. Though she shrugged the damage and charged at kisuke for a close range fight.

Meanwhile Rukia was watching the fight with awed look. Sure ichika's swings were wild and destructive but she also noticed ichika's burnt arm healed when Ichika wasn't paying attention. She was enjoying the battle and pushing Kisuke back making him to dodge. The shopkeeper didn't get any chance to retaliate and he only dodged.

But Kisuke was a genius and a former captain for many reasons. He suddenly vanished from ichika's sight and reappeared at her back slicing her back.

The substitute grunted in mild annoyance but swung ger blade horizontally while twirled back and then the nasty gashing wound healed instantly.

"Sing Benihime" Kisuke released another energy slash from very close after dodging from the strike. He smirked slightly as the slash directly hit Ichika though it faltered when the girl didn't budge but put her left hand infront of it and the reishi vanished or absorbed into her palm.

'She didn't know about Quincy can absorb reishi around themselves before but she learned between the battle. She learned getsuga also in 20 minutes of fighting. She now has almost no opening and fighting like a Kenpachi without the bloodlust' Kisuke thought while attacked Ichika as soon as she absorbed the reishi.

"Looks like my win Kurosaki-chan!!" Kisuke declared jovially pointing Benihime an inch before ichika's throat.

Though the substitute shook her head negatively "Is it clever to come at a close range who still has another zanpakuto yet to show??" She asked in monotone making the shopkeeper's eye went towards ichika's left hand for a moment.

Kisuke realized that was a mistake to take his eye of from Ichika just for a moment. He was crushed by a heavy reiatsu made him kneel.

'Her reiatsu is par with the old captains, matching the captain-commander but her control over it is not good. Her reiatsu is fluctuating' Kisuke took advange of fluctuation and chanted another kido spell.

"Bakudo no. 61 - Rikujokoro"

Six bars of light appeared around ichika's torso before they jabbed in stopping her movements. It caused her to stop crushing Kisuke with heavy dense reiatsu.

The shopkeeper used this chance to slip away to a distance before chanting "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south" then he pointed his palm at Ichika

"Hado no. 31 - Sakkaho".

He fired a red ball energy towards Ichika, the girl released another blast of reiatsu and broke free from rikujokoro with brute strength. Then she raised her left hand with black reishi gathered around her palm.

"Rule over every souls, Mugetsu"

Ichika put her hand infront of the incoming sakkaho while a black nodachi formed and cut the energy clean. "While hollow Mugetsu is blunt and destroys, Quincy Mugetsu cuts and has the most ridiculous power"

Kisuke raised his brow when he heard the 'ridiculous' word. "So how is it ridiculous may I know Kurosaki-chan?" He asked jovially.

"You see the manifestation of my Quincy spirit is my mom when she was a teen. She just likes to play children games. She gives me an alphabet and if I answer her any word with that corresponding alphabet then she gives me the power of that word"

Ichika explained making the other two confused. "I don't get it properly so why don't you give us an example" kisuke asked.

'It was not nice to say that your mother likes childish games Ichika... But why don't you try a word with E'

Ichika shook her head "The given letter is E and I choose erase with it". She annouced then fired another getsuga tensho. Kisuke wondered what would happen while readied himself to counter it with his own energy attack.

"Sing..." Kisuke's eyes widen when he couldn't call his Zanpakuto then saw it was a regular asauchi in his hands.

"Bakudo no. 81 - Danku"

He panicked but quickly casted a protective spell to save himself from the getsuga. He sighed in relief but looked at Ichika with narrowed eyes "I didn't want to believe it but you somehow made me forget my zanpakuto's name".

For the first time Ichika smirked, she heard from Rukia and Isshin that Kisuke was a genious but he couldn't figure out what she did. She knew she couldn't give time to someone who can outsmart her so she needed trick them.

"You are a bit wrong. I didn't make you forget your zanpakuto's name. I simply erased your Zanpakuto from it's existence. It's the power of E, the Erase. It can erase the existence of anything no matter what it is, it can be name, memory, thing or even living person or soul. As long as it existed, it will vanish though I can only erase only one thing's existence and while using one letter I can't use another letter or word"

'A power that can do anything, terrifying than Aizen's Kyoka suigetsu. Can she erase the hogoyuku from existence?? No! If that happen then it will be impossible show his true colors. It is already a problem that she has this power from the beginning that can throw a chaos at soul society before Aizen can do anything and it will go to his favour. I should let it happen and wait what he does' Kisuke thought before putting his zanpakuto back at his cane. "Since you erased my zanpakuto then I should prolong the spar with kido"

The shopkeeper cheered jovially before charging another kido "Hado no. 54 - Haien". He released a blast of purple fire towards Ichika.

"Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south" Ichika chanted remembering the incantation of the hado Kisuke used some moments ago.

"Hado no. 31 - sakkaho"

Ichika created a very large fiery ball though it didn't go like she thought. The large ball of fire traveled very slowly before colliding with Haien to blast.

"Bakudo no. 75 - gochutekken" Kisuke clasped his hands and moved upwards to his head before slamming his hands on ground.

Ichika couldn't see what Kisuke was doing but she sensed a spiritual flux over her head and saw 5 chained pillars formed above her head. She didn't panic but gathered reiatsu to fire another getsuga.

"Bakudo no. 1 - Sai"

But she was stopped for a moment when Kisuke used another spell but he wasn't knowing Ichika could break the weakest bakudo in no time.

"Bakudo no. 61 - Rikujokoro"

Six golden blades captured Ichika as soon as she freed herself from from the first bakudo.

"Bakudo no. 9 - Horin"

Ichika's struggle increased as the double layered bakudo hit her which delayed her as the pillers of gochutekken slammed on her pinning her on ground.

Kisuke's smirk had gotten bigger seeing Ichika couldn't move her body with the bakudo spell on her. "Let's see how much you can take Kurosaki-chan. Hado no. 90 - Kurohitsugi" he activated a level 90 kido without any incantation.

"WAIT!! STOP THAT KIDO" Rukia frantically shouted knowing Ichika would be badly injured by that kido. If she could heal then it didn't mean he had to see how much damage she could take. Though Kisuke ignored Rukia as the powerless shinigami watched a black coffin engulfed Ichika.

Kisuke watched with amazement as the kurohitsugi started to crack with some cold icy air leaking from the cracks. The shopkeeper quickly made a distance between himself and the kido spell feeling that would blow up in any moment. And he was right that the black coffin was blown away with a large avalanche hitting the surface and dropped the temperature few degrees.

"It can't be!!" Rukia's shocked voice made Kisuke rose his brow. He then followed Rukia's lead and saw why she was shell shocked.

As the hado spell broke Ichika slowly came out with a cold aura releasing from her. There were cuts on her body though they were covered by thin layer of ice as they started to heal. Kisuke didn't find that shocking until he saw a white zanpakuto at ichika's hands.

'Kisuke'

He heard a feminine voice in his head and let out a relieved sigh. 'You're back Benihime. Can you tell me what happened to you??' He asked.

'I don't remember clearly but I felt like I forgot myself. It must be the child's game' Benihime pondered while Kisuke nodded, telling that she did vanished from existence.

"That's sode no Shirayuki" Rukia's voice came in Kisuke's ears "But how can she weild sode no shirayuki??"

Kisuke didn't think that was impossible that Ichika was wielding Rukia's zanpakuto. He knew that Ichika dropped her previous spell and that's why Benihime returned to him so she casted another spell and what could that be??

"Dance, Sode no Shirayuki"

Rukia gasped as Ichika actually released her shikai. She was more shocked when Ichika stabbed the ground four times before launching a large avalanche.

"Tsugi no mai, hakuren"

Kisuke watched the incoming avalanche worriedly before he unsheathed Benihime once again.

"Sing Benihime"

"Hado no. 31 - sakkaho"

The shopkeeper combined his zanpakuto and kido attacks to stop the avalanche in it's track. He sighed in relief, knowing what a dangerous woman Ichika Kurosaki could be.

"The letter M goes for 'Mine', I am the Queen and everything in this world is mine no matter what it is, your zanpakuto spirit, mastery over kido, zanjutsu, knowledge, memories and everything. When I used 'Mine' Sode no Shirayuki became not only Rukia's but also my zanpakuto and I can use her with full of her power that even Rukia doesn't know, even her bankai" she smirked and stabbed Sode no Shirayuki on ground raising her reiatsu.

'Wait!! She wasn't kidding when she said she could use the bankai of Rukia's zanpakuto' Kisuke thought 'To think she could do these tricks for only having her zanpakuto a day, what will she be capable of when she will master her Shikai. Her potential is unmatchable, maybe bcz she is a human and human grows faster than a shinigami who lives for thousands of years. I think it's time to stop this'.

"Wait Kurosaki-chan!!" Kisuke raised his hands stopping Ichika in her tracks. "I think I've enough for the day. Your zanpakuto's power is ridiculous and I admit that but there are more things you can learn like kido or hakuda. I can teach you those things from tomorrow" the former said jovially.

Ichika only nodded and sealed her shikai as the blade of Sode no Shirayuki slowly vanished in reishi.

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