Acidwire

"I was just giving her a tour of Karakura Town. She's very bad with directions so she asked me for help." Ichigo explained. Rukia slapped his shoulder.

" Idiot! I'm not bad with directions!" Rukia pouted at him. Ichigo chuckled.

" You didn't even know the location of the class after recess. How's that for Ms. 'Not bad with directions' ? " Ichigo teased her with a grin. Rukia huffed. She raised her hand and squished Ichigo's right cheek.

" Get your face out of my sight, asshole. " Rukia grumbled. Ichigo sighed and looked at Orihime.

" Are you okay, Orihime?" Ichigo asked her with a worried face. Orihime got up and smiled.

"I'm fine! The car just bumped me a little." Orihime answered. Ichigo helped her get up.

" Thanks, Ichigo. " Orihime muttered shyly.

" Where's the car? " Ichigo asked her while he was looking around.

" Oh, it drove away. " Orihime admitted, prompting Ichigo to clench his fists in anger.

"But seriously, I'm fine. I don't have a scratch on me." Orihime showed her hands to prove to Ichigo. Ichigo sighed.

Orihime looked at Rukia and smiled. "Hello Rukia." Orihime greeted.

"Uh. Who are you again?" Rukia asked her. Ichigo snickered and leaned into Rukia's ear.

"Her name's Orihime. She's in our class." Ichigo told her. Rukia widened her eyes in realization.

"Oh! Hello Orihime." Rukia politely curtsies to Orihime while she greets her. Orihime was somewhat confused, but she happily returned the gesture.

"Have you been out shopping, Orihime?" Rukia asked while trying to forget the awkward moment.

"Oh! My dinner!" Orihime looked back and saw a plastic bag on the ground with some vegetables on the ground.

Orihime stood up and looked at Ichigo. She smiled happily. She was holding a leek in her right hand and started spinning it.

"My green onions, butter, banana and sweetbean jelly are all uninjured. Hihihihi. " Orihime giggled cutely while having a small blush on her face. Ichigo smiled.

"That's great, Orihime. Do you want me to walk you home?" Ichigo offered. Orihime blushed and shook her head.

"There's no need, Ichigo. You're very busy and I don't want to distract you." Orihime gave an excuse.

"It'll be fine. Walking to your home will be part of the tour." Ichigo grinned a little. Orihime nodded.

"I guess if you have time, then you can walk me home." Orihime mumbled. However, Rukia was not focusing on the conversation. Instead she was staring at the bruise on Orihime's left leg.

"C'mon Rukia. Stop staring at her leg, she's fine." Ichigo patted her shoulder. Rukia snapped out of it and nodded slowly.

Ichigo and Rukia escorted Orihime home. They arrived at her apartment unit.

Orihime turned around and looked at Ichigo.

"Thanks for walking me home, guys." Orihime smiled brightly. Ichigo leaned in and kissed her.

Orihime widened her eyes at the sudden kiss. But then she closed them to enjoy the moment.

When Ichigo released the kiss, a string of saliva was created between their mouths. Rukia was staring at them with a baffled look.

'What is this feeling in my heart!?' Rukia asked herself and clutched her chest.

"Bye bye, Ichigo!" Orihime waved at him which he gladly returned the gesture. Orihime went in her apartment and closed the door.

Ichigo looked at Rukia. "C'mon. Let's go." Ichigo told her and they started walking back home.

" So.... You and Orihime huh? " Rukia looked at him slyly while they were walking back a riverbank.

"I sense jealousy in your voice." Ichigo grinned at her. Rukia snorted.

" Tch! As if I would date you! There's no way!!" Rukia crossed her arms and turned away. Ichigo chuckled.

"Sure sure. But did you notice the bruise on her left leg?" Ichigo changed the topic. Rukia looked at him.

"You noticed as well?" Rukia asked which Ichigo nodded back.

"She lied. Why can't she be more truthful?" Ichigo asked himself. Rukia had different questions in her mind.

"How did that car thing not break her leg?" Rukia asked out loud. Ichigo shrugged.

" Stroke of luck I guess. Or someone she can't see protected her. Maybe it's him. " Ichigo muttered.

" Who's him? " Rukia asked Ichigo.

" Her brother. I actually know him. His name was Inoue Sora. He was her only family left. He was badly injured in a car accident. Sora was transported to our clinic via ambulance. She was crying all over him, begging him not to die. He didn't make it. " Ichigo muttered. Rukia frowned.

" At that time, how was your spiritual perception? " She asked him. Ichigo shook his head.

" I couldn't see or interact with spirits until about six months ago." Ichigo answered her question.

" Hmm.... " Rukia hummed to herself.

"What's wrong?" Ichigo asked her.

"It's nothing." Rukia replied to him. Ichigo sighed.

'She doesn't fully trust me yet. I mean what did I expect?' Ichigo chuckled to himself.

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"Big brother, have you seen my pajamas?" Yuzu asked while she entered Ichigo's room. Ichigo looked at her and frowned.

"Sorry, Yuzu but I have no clue where your pajamas are." Ichigo answered.

" My dress is missing as well. Today is not my day." Yuzu sighed and closed the door to Ichigo's bedroom.

Ichigo stepped out of the bed and stretched his hands. He looked at the 'Ichigo' bunny Rukia drew.

"I really need a picture frame." Ichigo grumbled. All of a sudden, Rukia barged out of the closet. She was wearing Yuzu's pajamas. The pajamas were yellow and had lines drawn on them.

"Hollow alert." Rukia explained while putting her Gokon Tekkō on. She shoved Ichigo's soul out of his body.

Ichigo's physical body dropped onto the ground. Ichigo picked it up and sat him up against the closet.

Ichigo unsheathed his claymores. Suddenly, a black portal appeared above Ichigo's bed. A giant hand shot out from the portal of darkness.

Rukia looked on in surprise. "I'll name you Acidwire. Because you stink." Ichigo chuckled and looked at Acidwire's features.

Acidwire is a large nāga-like Hollow with shoulder-length black hair and a skull-like mask with narrow yellow eyes.

The majority of his muscular body is dark brown in color, but his arms are a deep red, and a black pattern resembling sawblades on a thick strip starts on the small of his back and runs down the length of his tail, the tip of which is completely black.

His Hollow hole is in the center of his chest, near his collarbones.

Acidwire's giant hand flattened Ichigo's bed and pulls himself fully into the room as he roars at them.

"WRROOOAAAARRRRR!!!!" Acidwire roared loudly.

He thrusts his head at them, Ichigo leaps into the air and Rukia leaps back. "I should finish this quickly." He muttered. Orange Flames engulfed Ichigo's claymore.

'Honō no kokyū, First Form: Unknowing Fire!!'

Ichigo disappeared and appeared in front of Acidwire's face.

*SHING!!*

Ichigo sliced the mask in half. He saw the face behind the mask. "Ah, Inoue Sora. You can rest in peace now." Ichigo muttered. Water flowed out of his blade.

'Mizu no Kokyū, Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought'

*BAM!!!*

Suddenly, a second hand shot out of the portal of darkness and grabbed Acidwire by the throat.

The hand pulled Acidwire back to the portal. Ichigo was surprised. He landed on the ground and looked at Rukia.

"I didn't know Hollow's know how to save their own kind, Rukia." Ichigo pointed out.

"They don't. Whoever saved him, he is a powerful Hollow. That Hollow that wants to devour your soul is sending several Hollows after him from the shadows of Hueco Mundo." Rukia theorized before looking at Ichigo.

"We have no time, Orihime is in danger." Rukia revealed. Ichigo growled.

"Get on." Ichigo crouched in front of her. Rukia got on his back and held on tightly. Ichigo opened the window and started jumping from rooftop to rooftop while carrying Rukia piggyback style.

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At Orihime's apartment, Orihime and Tatsuki were eating dinner together.

"Let's have dessert!" Orihime told Tatsuki with a smile. Tatsuki was very intrigued.

Orihime brought out some leeks and bean jam. "These will go great together!" Orihime explained to Tatsuki.

Suddenly, the face of Orihime's stuffed teddy bear Enraku face suddenly tears open as he falls off Orihime's shelf.

Orihime noticed this and crawled over to Enraku.

"How did it become like this....

To be continued.....