24 June 17th
"Are you sure this isn't defective?" Ichigo asked Rukia as he pointed at the Gikongan(Soul Candy) in his hand. Rukia huffed.
"Why? Do you not trust me?" Rukia asked him with a frown on her face.
" I do but I don't need problems in my life. Imagine if I take this then my physical form starts acting all goofy and shit. I'm not attacking my own body Rukia, just saying." Ichigo argued back calmly. Rukia stared at him silently. She sighed and held out her hand.
"Whatever. If you're that cautious about it then give it back. I'll go swap it out. " Rukia grumbled. Ichigo nodded and gave Rukia the Gikongan.
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"Hello." Ichigo's physical body waved at Ichigo in his soul form. Ichigo waved back.
"Alright, me. You have to go back to class. Take notes and don't talk to anyone." Ichigo ordered. The physical body saluted back.
" You got it sir." The clone answered and walked back to the school.
Ichigo was silent.
"C'mon. Let's finish the Hollow quickly." Ichigo grumbled and started running.
"Hey! Wait up! Ichigo!" Rukia shouted as she ran after him.
"Why are you running so fast!? The substitute soul can cover for you!" Rukia shouted.
" I just don't trust another person in my body!" Ichigo shouted back. Rukia growled.
Ichigo saw the Hollow he was targeting. He pulled out his claymores that are strapped behind his back.
He killed him with a crossed shaped slash to the mask. Ichigo landed on the ground.
Ichigo looked at Rukia who was breathing heavily behind him.
He picked her up and put her on his shoulder. Rukia blushed in surprise.
"Wh-what are you doing, idiot! Put me down!" Rukia shouted at him. Ichigo looked at her.
"Don't worry Rukia. You'll only be there for a moment." Ichigo reassured. Rukia's face got even redder.
"I'm not going to be treated like this—
" We're already back. " Ichigo interrupted and put her back down. Rukia looked around in surprise.
"What...." She was confused.
'Did he just use Shunpo. But that's impossible! I didn't teach him how to use it!' Rukia thought to herself in a panic. Ichigo chuckled.
"Whatever you're thinking about, Rukia. It's not that. It's a technique I learned by myself before I became a Shinigami." Ichigo replied. Rukia looked at him.
"What technique is it? " Rukia asked curiously. Ichigo lol at her.
"Shunpo." Ichigo answered with a straight face. Rukia almost tripped on the spot.
"That's the name of a Shinigami technique, Ichigo." Rukia corrected with a smile.
"Oh, really? Damn, I have to rename that." Ichigo grumbled. Rukia giggled . He looked at Rukia.
" You think it's funny huh? " Ichigo growled at her. Rukia smiled at him.
" Of course it is. " Rukia put both of her hands on her hips and smirked at him.
"I'll show you funny. " Ichigo grumbled and started tickling her waist.
"Wa-wait!! No!! Not here! Have mercy Ichigo—Bahahahahahahahahaha!!!!"
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"I miss her a lot. " Karin muttered as she and Yuzu stared at their mom's gravestone. Ichigo who was silent behind them patted their heads.
A few weeks later, it was June 17th, and it was Masaki's deathday. Ichigo and his family were visiting her grave. Ichigo gladly skipped school because of this.
"We all do, Karin. We all do." Ichigo whispered and walked away.
"Don't find me. I'm going to take a walk." Ichigo told them and walked away, leaving Karin and Yuzu there at the grave.
Ichigo easily found where Rukia was and arrived behind her in a literal second.
"Who are you!" Rukia asked the man wearing a black shihakusho and a straw hat in front of her.
Ichigo stayed silent and watched. The man didn't respond.
"Your name, Kuchiki Rukia is famous back at the Shin'o Academy. You are known as 'Princess of the Rukongai' for being adopted into the noble Kuchiki Clan. " The man stated, shocking Rukia.
" The name's Saidō and I was two years ahead of you in the academy. Do you remember me? I'm pretty popular in the academy you know. " Saidō asserted with a creepy grin.
" No. I don't remember you at all." Rukia flatly stated with a deadpan on her face. Saidō was deflated and dejected to hear that.
"Whatever. Time to move on to my mission." Saidō muttered. Rukia immediately assumed a combat stance.
" So Soul Society already started their moves huh. " Ichigo muttered while standing beside Rukia.
Rukia looked at him in surprise." Ichigo! How did you even find me? " Rukia asked him with wide eyes.
" Using Reiraku." Ichigo answered simply. Saidō narrowed his eyes.
"And who might you be, human?" Saidō asked Ichigo. Ichigo grinned at him.
"Kurosaki Ichigo. I'm a special human." Ichigo introduced himself. Saidō narrowed his eyes and looked at him and Rukia repeatedly.
"You better have a good excuse of why you're spending time with him, Rukia." Saidō seethed at Rukia. Rukia narrowed her eyes.
"The Shinigami in Soul Society are getting annoyed and are wondering about why you're not coming back yet." Saidō added. Rukia sighed.
" I have not returned simply because Hollows keep returning and I keep receiving orders to purify them." Rukia stated her reasons. Saidō snorted.
" What kind of excuse was that? You're purifying Hollows while wearing that? C'mon Rukia, we all know you're just staying in the human world to seek pleasure. You're doing this for him, aren't you?" Saidō pointed at Ichigo. Rukia's face became beet red.
"Are you doing this out of pity or are you just seeking pleasure in the human world, Rukia?" Saidō asked her with a mocking grin.
"It's none of your business, bitch. I will sew your mouth shut if you keep running your mouth." A visibly angered Rukia declared. Saidō clutched his shoulders.
" Can't even say that you want to pursue a romantic relationship out loud, guess I really overestimated you. " Saidō grumbled.
" Tch. " Rukia started charging up a Kidō spell. Saidō widened his eyes and jumped back.
With his hand on his Zanpakutō, Saidō looked at Rukia. "I guess I have no choice." Saidō muttered.
"You leave me no choice, Rukia. I will have to take you back now—
*BAAAM!!!!*
"ACK!!!" Saidō spat out and was blasted back by a punch from Ichigo. He broke through trees in half and slammed onto the ground.
"My back...Ugh...." Saidō groaned in pain.
"He's still alive. Should've used Seki with that punch. That would definitely kill him." Ichigo grumbled and walked to Rukia.
"C'mon, Rukia. Let's go back—
*Beepbeepbeepbeepbeep*
Rukia pulled out her Denreishinki and opened it. She read the message sent to her by Soul Society.
Ichigo popped a Soul Candy into him. His soul flew out of his body. He looked at his physical body.
"Knock him out when that guy gets up. Then you go hide behind the trees." Ichigo ordered and started running towards where Karin and Yuzu were.
Ichigo saw Yuzu screaming loudly. She was about to be devoured by a giant Hollow. The Hollow resembles a giant hamster with red bird-like hands and feet and a red tentacle-like limb that hangs from his forehead, similar to the lure of an anglerfish.
"Shit." Ichigo unsheathed both of his claymores.
'I'm not letting you escape, Grand Fisher. ' Ichigo thought to himself and leaped up to the air. He appeared in front of Grand Fisher in a blur.
'This is for everyone you devoured! Tsuki no kokyū, First Form: Dark Moon, Evening Palace!!! '
Ichigo's eyes glowed yellow for a second but then it returned to it's original brown color.
He quickly raised his claymores and swung both of them swiftly in a singular X motion in a crescent shape, creating numerous chaotic crescent blades.
Grand Fisher could only watch as crescent blades came closer to his face.
*SHING SHING!!!!!*
*BAAANG!!!!*
Grand Fisher was cut up in an X shape. Chunks of his furry body fell on the ground. Ichigo caught a falling Yuzu and set her down on the ground.
Karin could only watch in surprise. "Ichigo?" She muttered in confusion of what was happening.
Ichigo looked at Grand Fisher who was disappearing into thin air. Ichigo looked at him as he was dissipating into motes of light that were flying up into the sky.
Rukia was staring in shock, but then she sighed. "I mean. What did I expect? Of course killing Grand Fisher should be easy for him. Did our Shinigami standards really drop? " Rukia asked herself.
Ichigo looked at his mother's gravestone. "Hey mom. I killed the guy that ate you. Hope you're proud of me. " Ichigo muttered before walking away.
Rukia walked up to Yuzu and Karin.
*Poof!!*
They immediately fell unconscious. She had swapped their memories. She sighed to herself.
"I hate doing this shit to them." Rukia grumbled. Ichigo entered his body again. Rukia walked up to him and smirked.
"Congratulations Ichigo, you just killed the Hollow that has eluded the Shinigami for 54 years." Rukia congratulated him. Ichigo stayed silent.
" What's wrong, Ichigo?" Rukia asked him. Ichigo shook his head.
"Nothing, Rukia. Let's go home....
To be continued....
