Hello and welcome to chapter 12. Last time, Ichigo and his girls battled against the Grand Fisher and Ichigo fully accepted the burden of being a Soul Reaper. Now before I get into Ichigo's training, I'm going to try something a little different. While Ichigo and Rangiku are the main characters, this chapter will focus on their Zanpakuto Spirits.

Warning: This will have the first lemon in the story.

Author's Note: For those who read the original version of chapter 4, don't worry, this won't be like what happened there. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, let's just keep it that way.

Chapter 12

Slaying Moon and Ash Cat

The Night of the Fishbone D Incident:

Fishbone D roared in pain for a moment, but quickly got over it and prepared to attack again. Rangiku quickly got back on her feet and prepared to fight once more. However Ichigo could tell that she was too injured to fight right now.

"Damn it," Rangiku murmured. "I may have to use Gentei Kaijo to take this one down."

"What's that?" Ichigo asked.

"It's a limiter that's given to high ranking Soul Reapers like myself," Rangiku told Ichigo. "If I release it, I'll become 5 times stronger, but run the risk of causing a lot of collateral damage to the area."

"Then don't use it," Ichigo told her. "Even if I get my sisters away, everyone else in the neighborhood would be crushed!"

"Do you have a better solution right now?" Rangiku asked him.

Ichigo did not, but seeing that there was no time to argue, Rangiku remembered something.

"There is one other way, but it's also risky, for me," Rangiku told Ichigo. "Do you want to save your family?"

"Of course I do," Ichigo answered without hesitation. "If there's a way then tell me how!"

"It'll only be temporary and I'll be breaking one of the rules of the Soul Society," Rangiku pointed her sword at Ichigo. "But you must become a Soul Reaper yourself."

Ichigo was confused.

"You must take my Zanpakuto and run it through to the center of your being so that I may pour my powers into you," Rangiku explained. "Be warned though, I can't guarantee that you'll live, and if it doesn't work, it won't matter."

As Fishbone D walked towards the duo, Ichigo made up his mind. "Then give me that blade, Soul Reaper."

"My name is Rangiku, Rangiku Matsumoto," Rangiku identified herself.

As Fishbone D charged at them, Ichigo identified himself to Rangiku. "And my name is Ichigo Kurosaki."

Rangiku then shoved her Zanpakuto into Ichigo's body. There was a huge flash of light and spirit energy that stunned and blinded Fishbone D. Before he could regain his composure, something sliced off his left arm. As the light faded, Ichigo was seen wearing a Soul Reaper outfit and with a massive Zanpakuto.

In another world, a curvaceous woman with turquoise eyes, olive-colored skin, a large posterior, and chin-length maroon hair appeared in what looked like a giant city slanted on its side. "Huh… What the… Where am I?"

Itching at the pink fur on her forearm, she looked around for any clues or landmarks, but everything looked the same. Sure, the flipped buildings weren't exact copies, but none stood out from the rest. Her pink tail swishing about with frustration, she decided to have a look around.

Then, as if on cue, another individual showed up and asked, "Who are you?"

The woman turned around and there was a fairly tall and lean-built young man possessing white skin, a blue tongue, black nails, and white hair. His eyes consist of black pupils, white irises, and black sclera. He wore a white shihakushō with a black cloth belt. Overall, he looked virtually identical to Ichigo, except inverted in color. The young man looked at the curvaceous woman and could see that her hair was styled into two cat-like ears at the top and framed her face with several long bangs. She had pink fur covering her forearms, her pelvis, her feet, her left leg, and most of her upper torso, a tuft of white fur covering her neck and extending down to the middle of her chest, and there is a ring of white fur around her right thigh, and a long, pink tail and claw-like nails.

"Your stealth skills leave a lot to be desired, white boy," said the woman. "Even my master is better at it than you, and she's too loud and old to be sneaky."

"Whatever, pussy cat," said the white Ichigo. "The fact is, you're in my territory and you're not welcome!"

"Oh," the woman replied sarcastically and seductively, not taking the white Ichigo seriously. "Whatcha gonna do, paint my fur white?"

"Don't tempt me." The white Ichigo whisked out a sword which looked like an oversized khyber knife. It was as long as he was tall and had a silver blade with a black edge, but no tsaba or proper hilt. What the white Ichigo held was the tang, wrapped in black cloth.

"You've got a lot of nerve." The woman drew her own sword, which was a straight-bladed katana with a cross guard in the shape of a cat's head: two triangles on the top half curving into ear-points, and the bottom half tapering down into a single point.

The two charged at each other and started swinging. The white Ichigo came in with a vertical cut and the woman countered with a horizontal cut. Both adjusted to block, creating a sword lock between the two. They then separated, speeding back from each other.

"Not bad, pasty face, not bad at all." The woman licked her lips.

"You ain't seen anything yet," said the white Ichigo. He took hold of the black cloth and used it to spin the sword around like a fan, at first on his right, then above his head.

The white Ichigo then, while holding onto the cloth, threw his blade at his opponent, catching the woman off-guard. He was more reckless than she'd thought. Moving left, she dodged the strike, but the white Ichigo quickly yanked the blade back to him. Again and again, the woman dodged the attack, moving to the left or the right, jumping up, ducking down, or diving into a roll.

"Keep dodging, kitty cat." White Ichigo threw the blade again, while keeping his hand on the cloth. "I can go all night, all day. Can you?!"

"Don't need to!" she replied. She ducked down and as soon as the blade passed over her, she took the opportunity to slice the cloth with her katana, causing the oversized knife to go flying away, much to the white Ichigo's dismay.

"Uh-oh…"

"My turn now. GROWL…!"

The blade transformed into a cloud of ash and the woman waved the hilt towards her opponent. However, the white Ichigo disappeared as soon as the cloud moved.

"Huh, where'd he go?"

"Right behind you."

Before she could react, the white Ichigo grabbed her tail, yanking it like a lawnmower starter.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow." Her pain was quickly overtaken by her annoyance. "WOULD YOU JUST STOP?!"

The woman slashed at the white Ichigo's chest with claws, tearing through part of his shihakushō and leaving a quartet of cuts in his chest. The white Ichigo covered his injury as the woman licked her chops again, grinning teasingly. She kept her hand up as if she were ready to lick it.

"If you're trying to get my engine going, you're grabbing the wrong part," the woman teased. "Or were you hoping I'd scratch you up?"

"Oh shut up!"

Just then, another individual appeared. This one was a tall, lean-built, and stoic middle-aged man with pale skin, high cheekbones, stubble, and long, ragged black hair with brown highlights. His attire consisted of a tattered white dress shirt with an unturned collar and cuffs, black pants, low-heeled boots, a long, amorphous black overcoat with a burgundy highlight that flared our into ragged ends, and brown-tinted, semi-transparent wraparound sunglasses. In his hand was the white Ichigo's sword.

"What's going on here?"

"Oh, it's you," said the white Ichigo. "And I see you've retrieved my sword."

"You need to be more careful with this." The man tossed the blade back to the white Ichigo.

The white Ichigo caught the blade. "Speak for yourself! Ain't like it's going anywhere!"

The middle-aged man then turned his attention towards the woman. "I see you've met our guest."

The white Ichigo looked at the woman, then back at the middle-aged man before telling him, "Yeah, we've met."

The woman pointed at the long-haired man. "Okay, buster. I don't know who you are, but I know a Quincy's power when I see it!"

"That's not your concern." The middle-aged man closed his eyes and tilted his head down before opening them and bringing his head back up. "Now then, please treat our guest with some respect until she returns to where she belongs."

The white Ichigo sighed in defeat. "Fine, whatever…"

The middle-aged man then disappeared, leaving the woman and the white Ichigo alone again.

"So, you're that Soul Reaper's Zanpakuto spirit," said the white Ichigo.

"And I'm guessing that you're that carrot-top's Zanpakuto spirit," the woman replied.

"As well as his inner Hollow."

The woman raised her right eyebrow. "Okay, that'll need some explaining."

"First, names, since we have to get along now." The white Ichigo offered his hand. "I'm Zangetsu, and, as you already guessed, I'm Ichigo's Zanpakuto."

"Zangetsu, huh?" the woman took Zangetsu's hand and shook it. "Well, I'm Haineko, and I'm Rangiku's Zanpakuto."

The two relocated to what looked like a replica of Kurosaki Clinic, one of the only areas not slanted on its side.

"So let me get this straight," said Haineko. "You and the old man are the same?"

"More or less."

Haineko raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "Does Ichigo know about this?"

"He doesn't even know we exist yet." Zangetsu sighed. "Your Soul Reaper only just gave him her powers."

Haineko put her hands on her hips in annoyance. "She does have a name, you know."

"Right." Zangetsu smirked. "Lieutenant Couldn't-Even-Beat-A-Normal-Hollow gave her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo."

Haineko got uncomfortably close and playful held Zangetsu by the collar for his gi. "That sounds like sarcasm, white boy."

Zangetsu's smile bared his teeth at Haineko. "Whatever gave you that idea?"

Haineko licked her chops and smirked back at him. "I'm going to have to punish you for that, Moon Slayer."

Zangetsu was skeptical. "And just how do you plan to do that, Ash Cat?"

"I'm going to steal your first kiss." Before Zangetsu could react, Haineko pulled him into a forced kiss on the lips.

Zangetsu tried to get Haineko off of him, but his attempts were in vain. That was until Zangetsu reached and grabbed her boobs, something Haineko was quick to notice. Separating from him, she retaliated by slapping him across the face with her right hand. The impact sent Zangetsu flying right into a wall.

Haineko covered her bosom with her left arm. "Keep your hands to yourself, you little pervert!"

"You first," Zangetsu grunted back. "Don't start what you're not ready for."

The day Kon and Momone caused trouble:

Rangiku had arrived at the spot where the Hollow signal came from and had encountered it. The Hollow attacked her by running right at her, but Rangiku quickly moved out of the way.

"GROWL, HAINEKO…!"

Rangiku tried to activate her Zanpakuto, but for some reason, it didn't respond.

"What? It's not working!" Rangiku gasped.

Before Rangiku could process what happened or didn't happen, the Hollow whacked her into a wall.

Damn it, Rangiku thought. It must have happened when Ichigo absorbed half of my powers. I should be thankful he didn't take all of my powers, otherwise I'd really be in trouble.

Ichigo's Inner World:

Haineko sensed something. What the? Was that old lady calling me?

"What's wrong, Ash Cat?" asked Zangetsu.

"I thought I felt Rangiku calling me."

"It was probably your imagination."

The Real World:

Rangiku struggled against the Hollow. Seeing that her Zanpakuto wouldn't activate in her weakened state, she opted for old fashioned sword fighting and other tricks.

"HADO #4: BYAKURAI…!"

Rangiku pointed her index finger at the Hollow and generated a concentrated bolt of lightning. She then fired that lightning at the Hollow, but barely missed its mask, only hitting its right shoulder. The Hollow screamed in pain from the spell, but the lieutenant could see that the damage wasn't as severe as she had intended it to be.

Damn it, I should have known, Rangiku thought. Not only did I lose the ability to use my Shikai, but my Kido spells are only half as strong.

The Battle against the Shrieker:

Haineko and Zangetsu were sparring with one another. Zangetsu charged at Haineko, raising his sword up and preparing to bring it down. Haineko darted aside and followed with a scratch to the face.

"That wasn't very nice."

Haineko licked her fingers. "Since when did you start caring about things being nice? Last time I checked, you preferred playing rough."

"Oh, shut up!" Zangetsu charged at Haineko, making the cat-woman roll her eyes.

"NEKO RINBU!"

Haineko enveloped Zangetsu in a cloud of ash before using her hands to form a tornado, trapping her fellow Zanpakutō inside it.

"This is one of my signature techniques. All the ash surrounding you is my claws. Try to step through it, and it'll shred you to pieces."

"This won't stop me!" Zangetsu raised his sword again.

Zangetsu then swung down and as he did, the blade absorbed his spirit energy and released highly condensed spiritual pressure at the tip. This magnified the slash attack and it flew forward, taking on the form of a crescent moon or the shape of a wave. The attack cut through the tornado like a knife through butter, causing the ash to disperse.

Suddenly, the ash disappeared. Haineko was staring into the distance, a frown on her brow.

The Real World:

Ichigo and Rangiku were pinned to the ground by the Shrieker's Targets and were unable to move. Yoruichi went on ahead to help Orihime, Tatsuki, Chad, and Yūichi, leaving the two to try and escape on their own.

"How are we going to get out of this?" Ichigo asked through his teeth..

"I have a plan," Rangiku told him. "But I need to concentrate."

Rangiku then began concentrating more spirit energy into her Zanpakuto.

"GROWL: HAINEKO!"

Upon activation, Rangiku's Zanpakuto, the blade turned to ash and she used this ash to take out the creatures holding her and Ichigo down, much to Ichigo's surprise. Once the creatures were dealt with, Ichigo and Rangiku got back on their feet.

"How did you do that?" Ichigo asked.

"We'll have time for that later," Rangiku answered. "Come on!"

Agreeing with her, Ichigo took off with Rangiku as they moved to catch up with Shrieker before he did any harm to the others.

The day Haruko moved in:

"Hey boys, let's play a game."

"A game?" White Zangetsu raised an eyebrow.

"What are you proposing?" the Old Man crossed his arms.

"A simple game called Liar's Dice." A round table appeared between the three of them. Haineko took out a pink cup containing 5 pink dice. "And to sweeten things up, if one of you wins, you get to have your way with me."

Both Zangetsu stared at Haineko for a moment. Then White Zangetsu licked his lips as he examined the ash cat girl's body.

"Welp, I'm in." White Zangetsu took a white cup with the same number of white dice.

"And so am I." Old Man Zangetsu had a black cup with five black dice, their markings colored red. "I don't trust you."

"Me?" said White Zangetsu. "Talk about self-esteem issues."

"I don't share your Hollow essence. You're the one who lusts for violence." Old Man Zangetsu shook his cup to roll his dice. "The last thing I want is for you to be tempted by sex."

"Is that what you think, Old Man?" White Zangetsu shook his cup to roll his dice. "Well, we'll see who has the last laugh."

"Hey, hey, save that until after the bids start." Haineko shook her cup to roll her dice. "Now, let's get started."

All three then shook their cups, turned them upside-down, and the game began.

Haineko peeked under her cup. "Okay boys, ladies first and I bid Two 2s. What's your bid, White Boy?"

White Zangetsu went next, checked his dice and bidded, "Three 2s."

Old Man Zangetsu went next and checked his dice. "Three 3s."

"You boys are getting along nicely." Haineko smiled at the two Zangetsu before upping the bid. "Four 3s."

"Well that's what happens when two Zanpakutō spirits occupy the same Soul Reaper." White Zangetsu explained. "Four 4s."

"As much as we both don't like to admit it, we are in fact one and the same." Old Man Zangetsu sighed. "Four 5s."

"Yeah, white boy told me that earlier." Haineko checked her dice again. "Six 3s."

"I still say I should be the dominant one here, but he always… ah… persuades me otherwise." White Zangetsu smirked at Old Man Zangetsu. "But not today. Seven 5s."

Old Man Zangetsu didn't believe him. "Liar!"

"Oh really?" White Zangetsu revealed his own dice, showing that he had two 5s, one 1, and two 2s.

Haineko took the liberty of revealing next, showing that she had three 2s and two 3s.

Old Man Zangetsu's eyes widened upon seeing this. He then sighed before revealing that he had four 5s, just as he bidded earlier, and one 4.

"You lose, old man," White Zangetsu chuckled. "Ones are wild if they aren't called first."

Old Man Zangetsu removed one of his dice from the game. "That also means I get to start the next round."

"But this also means that I lose a dia, since the number was equal to the bid." Haineko removed one of her dice from the game. "Ugh, why'd it have to be true…"

The three put their remaining dice into their respective cups, shook them, and put them upside down and round 2 began.

Naturally, Old Man Zangetsu went first. "I bid two 2s. Your bid, Haineko?"

Haineko licked her lips. "Two 3s."

White Zangetsu chuckled. "Three 3s."

"You know very well why I can't allow you to take over." Old Man Zangetsu reminded his counterpart. "Four 3s."

White Zangetsu turned his head to Haineko. "What about you, Haineko? What's your relationship with your Soul Reaper?"

Haineko bit her lower lip and waved her head. "Let's just say that we don't get along too well. She thinks I'm moody, lazy, and self-centered. Five 3s."

"Huh," White Zangetsu scoffed, "and where's the lie on thatt? Five 6s."

"I'm not denying it," Haineko explained, "but she's just as moody, lazy, and self-centered as I am. And by the way, Liar!"

Everyone revealed their dice and as it turned out, White Zangetsu had four 6s and one 3, Old Man Zangetsu had three 3s and one 6, and Haineko had two 5s and two 1s. The ones acted as additional 6s leading up to seven 6s in total.

White Zangetsu chuckled. "You lose, pussycat. And since the number was greater than the bid, only you lose a dia."

"Whatever." Haineko removed another one of her dice.

Round Three:

Everyone took their remaining dice and rolled again. White Zangetsu had five dice remaining, Old Man Zangetsu had four dice remaining, and Haineko had only three dice remaining.

As per the rules, Haineko went first. "I bid three 6s."

"Lazy, moody, and self-centered?" White Zangetsu raised an eyebrow. "That's not the vibe I've been getting from her recently. Four 2s."

"I agree with my counterpart on that." Old Man Zangetsu closed his eyes and nodded. "She seems to be more active, especially when it comes to helping Ichigo. Four 3s."

But Haineko wasn't convinced. "And how would you guys know that? You're not her Zanpakutō, you're Ichigo's. Five 5s."

"She gave some of her powers to Ichigo, that's how." White Zangetsu reminded Haineko. "Six 5s."

Haineko was still skeptical. "Care to explain that to me?"

"It happened when Rangiku gave some of her powers to Ichigo," Old Man Zangetsu explained. "When you entered this world, both Ichigo's Soul Reaper powers and Rangiku's Soul Reaper powers became synchronized. Six 6s."

White Zangetsu was quick to call out to his counterpart. "Liar!"

Everyone showed their dice. Old Man Zangetsu had one 6, one 2, and two 4s. Haineko had one 2, one 6, and one 1. White Zangetsu had one 5 and four 1s. With the two 6s and the five 1s on the table, the total added up to seven 6s, more than enough to cover Old Man Zangetsu's bid.

The Real World:

Everyone laughed as Tatsuki proceeded to stomp on the two Mod Souls into the ground for their perverse behavior. While that was going on, Rangiku got a good look at Haruko's cleavage and got behind her. She then proceeded to grab her breasts, much to Haruko's surprise.

"AAAHHH!"

"Wow, these might be as big as mine." Rangiku gave Haruko's boobs a gentle squeeze. "Looks like I have a rival."

Ichigo's Inner World:

"Uh oh, she's at it again."

The three Zanpakutō rolled the dice. Haineko had 1 die left and the two Zangetsu each had 2 remaining. Haineko went first.

"Five 5s."

"Liar!"

Everyone revealed their dice.

White Zangetsu laughed. "You lose, Ash Cat!"

Haineko folded her arms but didn't seem that put out. "Guess it's down to you two."

"Indeed."

Both Zangetsu rolled their dice. White Zangetsu went first. "Three 2s."

Old Man Zangetsu narrowed his eyes. "Liar!"

Both showed their dice. White had rolled doubles.

"Read 'em and weep."

Old Man Zangetsu groaned as he removed one die. The two then rolled again.

Old Man Zangetsu went first. "Two 3s"

"Liar!"

The dice were revealed and White Zangetsu didn't like what he saw.

Final Round, winner take all. What exactly they'd take would depend on who actually won it. The Old Man would take all of his counterpart's frustration. White, by contrast, would take… Well… He'd take one thing, and Haineko would get another.

The two Zangetsu rolled their one remaining die. White Zangetsu went first. Per the rules, 2 players with one die each would bid on the total value of the dice.

"Seven," said White.

Old Man Zangetsu's eyes roved back and forth, from his cup to his counterpart's. "Eight."

White's grin was slow, growing larger as he savored the anticipation, and what he knew was about to happen. "Liar."

The dice were revealed. White Zangetsu showed a 4, his counterpart a 5. The winner was… White Zangetsu.

"HA! In your face, killjoy!"

Afterwards, White Zangetsu and Haineko returned to their room, a replica of Ichigo's room in Kurosaki Clinic, and White Zangetsu locked the door.

"So, Haineko," White Zangetsu began. "When you said that I could have my way with you, did you mean it?"

Haineko seductively smiled at White Zangetsu. "You think I guessed a 5 of a kind on 5 dice because I'm bad at math?"

"How am I supposed to…"

"That was a rhetorical question." Haineko shook her booty at him. "Come and get me, big boy."

Not needing any more temptation, White Zangetsu picked up Haineko and threw her onto the bed. Naturally, the Ash Cat landed on her feet, but was caught off guard when she suddenly felt the Moon Slayer climb on top of her. She felt his crotch smother against her butt and his chest rub against her back. If that wasn't enough, Zangetsu grabbed her waist and started rubbing her skin with his hands. This was just a warm up, however, as he snaked his hands down to her hips before groping her ass, her fur still covering her private areas. Haineko purred at this feeling at first, but then meowed loudly upon feeling her tail being grabbed followed by a sharp spank.

"Yeow! Man, you're so rough!"

"You said I could have my way with you." Zangetsu licked his lips, then moved his hands around her body and grabbed her breasts. "Don't tell me you're backing out on the deal."

"No," Haineko moaned from Zangetsu's groping. "I just… ahhh… I just didn't expect you to… ahhh… to be so rough with me. Nnnh… That's all."

Zangetsu chuckled. "You think this is rough? Trust me, I'm just getting started."

Zangetsu gripped Haineko's nipples, feeling them harden beneath her fur. The Ash Cat moaned from the feeling of her buds being pinched, twisted, tugged, anything that forced a more sensual sound out of her. Even though they were still covered by her fur, Haineko couldn't wait to get naked. But, she wanted to see how long Zangetsu could go, before he couldn't wait any longer.

"Mmm, you gonna toy with me all day?" she mewed, arching her head back and letting Zangetsu nuzzle her neck. She reached back and began hiking down the "fur" around her hips, revealing it as clothing. "NYA!"

Her tits got a good squeeze, before Zangetsu's hands darted to her hips. He had no trouble yanking her puffy pink trunks down her legs, pooling them around her knees. Her fuzzy pink tail, which was real, popped out and swished around as she felt her naked butt smother the bulge beneath Zangetsu's robes.

"Ooh yeaah," Zangetsu slurred, slapping her big, tanned booty. "Kitty got back."

Her tail, which emerged from her spine at the top of her ass crack, brushed against his face and curled around his neck, marking him with her spiritual scent.

"And what do you got, big boy?" she smirked. "Something for me?"

"Why don't you get over here and find out?!"

Haineko laughed with delight as Zangetsu dug into her cushy thighs and hauled her over himself, falling sideways to lay on his back. She parked her rear in front of his face as he tried to pull her trunks off of her ankles, then gave up and just tore them to shreds.

"Heyyy!" she sarcastically whined. "Those were my favorite ones!"

"And these are my only ones," Zangetsu replied, "but I'm not about to stop you."

Haineko chuckled lustily. "You'd better not."

Her light fingers tore at his robes in a frenzy, digging through the cloth packaging until she got to the meaty prize within.

"Oh wow." Haineko's eyes lit up. She licked her lips. "Is Ichigo the same size as you?"

"I dunno," Zangetsu grinned. "Is Rangiku the same size as you?"

Her eyes adopted a drooped, feline hunger to them. "Touche. Mmmmah!"

Her lips kissed Zangetsu's tip, a light gray atop the chalk white of his shaft. Another kiss was followed by a lick.

Haineko's back arched as Zangetsu got in a lick of his own, then another, and soon she had to concentrate to not lose herself in his pussy-eating. It amazed her just how skillful he was despite being a virgin.

"Gah!" Haineko cried out as Zangetsu sucked on her clit. "Ngh, practice at all?"

"Ichigo has a lot of horny thoughts." Zangetsu kissed her again, prompting her to up the ante.

"Any of them go like this?" Haineko asked as she grasped her huge breasts and closed them around Zangetsu's cock.

"Or this?" She began to roll them around, sliding her soft tittymeat along the throbbing veins of her new favorite toy.

The back of Zangetsu's head socked into the bed. "God… Damn, this is amazing."

Haineko giggled and kissed his cock, just long enough to peek out from her squishy mocha mounds. Her tongue ran rings around his tip, lubing him up for every new stroke inside her soft cleavage. She was making herself wet, feeling him violate her cleavage, her poor pussy feeling left out.

"Well? You done already?" she taunted, before- "NYAH!"

Zangetsu's palm caused her butt to ripple. "Not hardly."

Like a rewind of before, Zangetsu palmed that haunchy goodness and pushed it away, steering Haineko around until they were back where they started: Haineko on all fours, Zangetsu behind her, their horniest parts smothering each other. This time, though, Haineko was naked and Zangetsu was almost naked, soon fixed when he shucked his robes.

Haineko looked back and gave him a lidded smirk, her tail swishing back and forth. She rolled her shoulders and ass around. "You ready for all this, Moon Man?"

Zangetsu's pale fingers dug into her hips. "The only 'moon' I see is the one I'm about to clap."

And clap they did, once Zangetsu got going.

"Ah! Ah! Yeah!" Haineko's fingers curled into the bed sheets as her pussy got its due. "Give it to me like you mean it! NYAH!"

One hard thrust pitched her forward, her face turned sideways. She caught Zangetsu's look, his unbridled lust turning him feral as he glared down at her and groped the life out of her ass. It was as the Old Man feared; it was just as Haineko wanted.

"Gimme them titties!" Zangetsu shouted, leaning forward, turning his hands on her breasts.

"OH YEAH! Mmm, feels so good!" Haineko mewled. Her hands rose between her legs, stroking and rubbing her stretched-out lips. She could feel the shape of Zangetsu's cock going in, out, in, out-

"Ah! AH!" He was starting to swell as she pinched her buds again.

"Gonna color you white, pussycat," Zangetsu growled. "Yeah, gonna baste your insides like a premium roast!"

Haineko laughed, then moaned as he pulled her maroon hair. Her head jolted back. He licked her neck and tightened his grip on her tits, just as she tightened her grip on his cock.

"MROW, YEAH!" Haineko lurched as she came, her eyes rolling back. "FUCK!"

"AAH YEAAH!" Zangetsu howled as he followed up, slamming as deep as he could. His elbows clasped her ribs. Her tits felt ready to pop, he squeezed them so hard. "FUCKING TAKE IT!"

When Haineko finished cumming, and when Zangetsu finished filling her up, the two tipped sideways. Spooning Haineko, Zangetsu's shrinking dick slipped out of her pussy as he kept fondling her.

"You feel so sexy, Ash Cat."

"Mmm, you're pretty built yourself," she murmured back, covering the hands on her tits with her own. "Though, I get the feeling you and Ichigo have a thing for huge tits. Oooh!"

Her moan got him hard again as he cupped her boobs back into herself, using the leverage to prop himself upright and turn her to her back at the same time.

Still burying his white fingers between the bulge of her exotic mocha skin, Zangetsu smiled. Not grinned, but smiled.

"That's not all we have a thing for, Haineko."

Giggling, Haineko opened her arms and legs to him. "Then come and get it, Zangetsu."

It was the day after the Grand Fisher attack.

"Up until now, you've only been using the Soul Reaper powers that I loaned to you," Rangiku explained. "But now, you must return the powers I loaned to you, and from now on, you must rely on your own Soul Reaper powers."

"My own Soul Reaper powers?" Ichigo's eyes widened upon hearing this until he remembered that his father was a Soul Reaper too. "Oh, right. But how do I do that?"

"The same way I transferred my Soul Reaper powers to you." Rangiku continued. "Only instead of me running my Zanpakutō through the center of your being, you must now run your Zanpakutō through the center of my being."

Ichigo got the idea and positioned himself to start the process. "Then get ready, Rangiku."

Ichigo then shoved his Zanpakutō into Rangiku's body.

In Ichigo's inner world, Haineko and the two Zangetsu sensed the process.

"Well, looks like my time here is over."

"Perhaps, but I believe we will meet again." Old Man Zangetsu commented.

Haineko began to glow. "See you guys around."

"See you, Haineko." White Zangetsu waved goodbye.

Haineko then devolved into glowing ash and disappeared.

"Don't get any ideas."

White Zangetsu shot a look at Old Man Zangetsu. "What are you talking about?"

Old Man Zangetsu narrowed his eyes. "I'm talking about your relationship with that cat girl."

"There's nothing going on between us!" White Zangetsu stomped his foot. "And besides, we need to focus on training Ichigo right now."

Old Man Zangetsu nodded his head. "Indeed, but I will pose as his Zanpakutō spirit. If he sees you, he won't want to harness his powers."

White Zangetsu saw right through him. "Yeah right, you don't want him to fight at all."

At that moment, White Zangetsu dissolved into ash and became part of Old Man Zangetsu.

Ichigo appeared in this inner world where Old Man Zangetsu was waiting for him. Upon his arrival, Old Man Zangetsu tried to get his attention.

"Ichigo, can you hear me?"

And that was chapter 12. So yeah, while Ichigo, Rangiku, and the others were doing who knows what, their Zanpakuto, Zangetsu and Haineko, were enjoying each other's company, in the best way possible.

Now for the next chapter, we will be returning to the main cast and getting right into Ichigo's training.

Author's Note: Now as I mentioned, this chapter had my story's first ever lemon and it was not between Ichigo and Rangiku. It was between their Zanpakuto Spirits, Zangetsu and Haineko. However, I must give a shout out to my friend and editor, Ikrani, for his help in making this chapter. Without his contribution, I don't know what I would do. Thanks buddy.

Chapter 13: Unlock! The Power of the Soul Reaper