Chapter 15: An Odd Request

I'm Gonna Be Changing Up Xcution's Whole Motives Thing, Because In All Honesty, That Fullbring Story Was Pretty Terrible.

After their battle, if one could call it that, all three people were taken out of the tank much to Ichigo's surprise and Jackie was rushed over to the hospital by both Riruka and the Mohawk girl. Ichigo insisted on going with them to make sure he hadn't gone overboard but was stopped by Kiku. He looked to the woman and could tell that this ought to be good in some sort of way. He crossed his arms and leaned on one of the support columns as the rest of the women stared at him in complete shock and awe. He grinned to them, causing a few, mainly Shizuko and Yukiko, to blush.

"So, what exactly do all of you want with me?" Ichigo asked in a calmed tone.

They all looked at him, still amazed by his attitude and power, but managed to get out an answer.

"W-well Ichigo," Kiku started in a still shaken tone of voice from the intense weight she felt only seconds ago. "We need your help to infiltrate the soul society."

Ichigo was a little surprised to hear this and rubbed his hair a little bit. "Wow. So that's literally it?" He asked, confusing them all for a second. "Huh. Kinda figured there was something more you know. Oh well, mind me asking why."

Shizuko decided to answer this time as she stepped closer to the orange haired teen. "We're looking for information on someone. Someone important."

Ichigo tilted his head to the side a bit. " And who exactly is this person you ladies are looking for?" He asked, a bit intrigued now.

From the looks on their faces, none looked to be willing to give away that information to Ichigo yet. He sighed a bit, thinking that what the head captain told him about other interested parties mainly meant them asking for favors since he was the only male within the spiritual worlds. If that was the case, then this would be mainly an annoyance than anything else. Maybe if they repaid him with some sex he would- no, no, no. He wasn't raised to treat women like that, even though he could already think of around ten or twelve women who would willingly bend over for him at the drop of a hat if he asked.

But back to the situation at hand. If they weren't going to tell him just what he wanted to hear, then maybe it was time to take a different approach.

"If this is about some kind of revenge scheme or something, then you can already count me out of it." He said to them in a serious tone that surprised them all. He stopped leaning on the support column and went for the door. Before he opened it, he turned back to them all. "Tell Jackie that I'm sorry for the kick by the way. See ya'll around."

And just like that, before any of them could stop him from leaving, Ichigo was gone. There was a slight panic that he would rat them out to the soul society and that they would have to leave and find a new place to hid out in. If this was the case, then they would have to keep an eye on Ichigo.

A Few Days Later, Karakura High

Ichigo had just gotten to his classroom to get ready for class along with Kon. They each took their respective seats and waited for class to start while conversing with the others. It was at this moment that Tatsuki had had enough of the girls hanging around Ichigo like he was their favorite ice cream.

"Okay, that's it." She stood up much to everyones surprise and dragged Ichigo off by the collar out of the room. The others were more than a little stunned by just why exactly Tatsuki was doing this, but were stopped by the teacher before they could follow.

On the roof of the school, Tatsuki had shoved Ichigo up next to the wall of entrance to the stairs. She looked pretty pissed from what Ichigo cold tell and looked ready to explode at any second, so he decided to just ask the obvious.

"So, Tatsuki. What's up?" He asked in a slightly shaky tone while trying to put on a smile.

Tatsuki didn't like that, one bit. "'What's up'?" She started in a low tone at first. "'WHAT'S UP'!? Is that all you have to say to me!?" She yelled at him. "So tell me Ichigo, cause I'm a little confused. Why the hell are Orihime, Uryu, Chad and even that weird Kon girl all over you like a bunch of lovestruck puppies!? And just what in the hell happened to you during the brake!?"

Ichigo was more than a little surprised by what Tatsuki was asking him. "What do you mean Tatsuki?"

"I mean, what the hell is wrong with you?" Tatsuki was getting more than a little aggravated with Ichigo's apparent stupidity and grabbed him by the collar. "Before the break there would be no way for you to be overly comfortable with even two girls around you, but four? Give me a break!" She yelled at his face. "And to top it all off, you're acting differently too. What the hell happened to you Ichigo?"

Ichigo could hear her voice crack just a little. Almost as if she were trying not to break down. Hearing that, and how much she had noticed how much he's changed, Ichigo decided to try something that she would not expect from him. Ichigo wrapped his arms around her in a warm embrace. This caught Tatsuki completely off guard as she felt Ichigo hold her like this. Ichigo never hugged her before, so this notion was completely foreign to her. She let go of his collar and didn't know what else to do other than lean into his embrace and feel his warmth.

"Listen Tatsuki." Ichigo whispered in her ear, causing her to shiver slightly. "I finally found something that makes me see the world a little differently now. I finally feel at peace with many things now, and I don't want to feel like I felt before. Okay?"

"O-Okay." Tatsuki stuttered to him.

"Great." Ichigo said as he released her and looked into her eyes with a smile. "Then lets get to class."

Tatsuki nodded and the two went back downstairs to rejoin their classmates. Little did they know was that they were being watched by a few pairs of eyes far off from the school.

"I don't get this guy." Riruka started off. "I mean, we all thought that he'd use that status of his to get whatever he wants, and there he is. Treating that girl with respect."

"So he's crazy powerful and a gentlemen." Shizuko said to the magenta haired girl. "That just makes him an even rarer gem among all men." This statement raised a few eyebrows around her and caused the woman to smile gently to her comrades. "Not only is he a powerful man in a harem-like situation he isn't taking advantage of any of these women, but he actually cares about each and every single one of them. Think about it. He actually cared for Jackie's well being after he defeated her, and from what I've seen, he seems like a genuine person. That, is something a combination of things in a man that I have yet to see."

Her words did mean a lot, and this just strengthened their determination to get his help. If a seduction method won't work as well as they thought would, then maybe they could try something else.

I Know. Too Short And All, But I've Been Under Some Stress So I'm Trying To Pull Through As Best I Can.

Like I Said In The Beginning Of This Chapter, I'm Gonna Change Up Xcution's Motivation For Wanting Ichigo's Help. Really Hated Their Motivation In The Canon, So I'm Changing It Up In This Story.

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