64 Kidnapped

A week has passed since Ichigo and his friends have come back from Soul Society. Ichigo, Orihime and Chad weren't relaxing though.

They were all training rigorously. Seeing Ichigo training had made them motivated. They wanted to get stronger and carry Ichigo's burden of being a Shinigami together.

Ichigo was very happy about their decision to train with him. 'If they keep this up, they should be way stronger than they were during the Arrancar Arc or even the Fullbringer Arc. ' Ichigo thought to himself one day while he was sparring Chad and Orihime who were in a team.

Orihime now doesn't need to chant out her hairpins names to initiate her attacks or shields. Ichigo was so proud he gave her lots of kisses.

Ichigo had also started teaching her and Chad on how to sense Reiatsu and hiding their Reiatsu pressure. He was very impressed at how fast they were taking all of it in and utilizing it.

But Ichigo was starting to get suspicious of Orihime. Every time they walked together, Ichigo noticed clothes in her duffel bag.

Those clothes were very familiar to him. 'It couldn't be.' Ichigo thought to himself one day. He realized what those clothes were. They were the training uniforms that Master Gyatsu gave out to his students.

Today was Saturday, Ichigo is following Orihime stealthily. He followed her until she arrived in front of the Dojo.

"She must really want to get stronger to train with him." Ichigo muttered to himself. After a while of hiding in the bushes.

He saw Orihime greet Master Gyatsu. Then he saw her doing all sorts of exercises. Pushups, situps, even handstands. Ichigo was watching all of this from afar.

" You are improving, Orihime. The amount of pushups and situps you can do are increasing and the time you can manage a handstand has increased as well. You are improving faster than I thought you would. You're just like the other disciple that I have, he's always improving so much everyday. I wonder where that brat is right now? " Gyatsu grumbled.

" Who is that guy, master? Maybe I know him. " Orihime asked him. Gyatsu shrugged.

" I'll just describe him. He has orange hair, brown eyes and he's 6'1. From what I heard, he's also a delinquent as well. " Gyatsu described Ichigo. Orihime's eyes were getting wider and wider from the description.

"He's probably dead now with how much he gets himself involved with those gangsters." Gyatsu continued his grumbling.

"Talking behind your disciple's back isn't good, master. Especially when you're talking about him in front of his girlfriend." Ichigo scolded Gyatsu when he appeared beside Orihime.

"Kya!!!! Ichigo!" Orihime jumped back in surprise. Ichigo smiled at her.

"Hey, Orihime. I didn't know you trained here as well " Ichigo greeted her. Orihime stuttered.

" I-i... uh... " Ichigo patted her head.

" You're not doing anything wrong, Orihime. In fact, I support you for wanting to get stronger. " Ichigo grinned at her.

" Ahem! " Master Gyatsu cleared his throat dramatically. Ichigo sighed.

" Cock blocker." Ichigo grumbled. Gyatsu smiled at him.

" Welcome back, Ichigo. How was your trip to the Shaolin Dojo? " Gyatsu asked. Ichigo nodded.

" It went swimmingly, master. I learned a lot of fighting techniques while I was there." Ichigo reported. Gyatsu nodded.

" Good. Good. And did I hear what you said correctly? You two are together? " Gyatsu looked at Orihime and Ichigo with a small smile.

Ichigo intertwined his right hand with Orihime's left hand, making her blush at his forwardness.

"Yes. We are." Ichigo smiled at him. Gyatsu nodded and rubbed his beard.

"I must say, you two make a great couple. You have my blessings." Gyatsu smiled at them. Orihime blushed even more.

"Thank you, Master." Ichigo grinned. Gyatsu nodded.

"Now enough about that. Since you are here, how about you teach your junior on some hand to hand combat? " Gyatsu suggested.

" Which one? " Ichigo asked him. Gyatsu scoffed.

" The basics obviously. You can't expect her to break steel when she doesn't even know how to throw a proper punch." Gyatsu answered. Ichigo looked at Orihime who nodded at him with a serious face. Ichigo grinned.

" Welcome to Gyatsu's Dojo, Orihime. Prepare to reach the limits of the potential of a human."

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" Ugh.... I want green tea ramen... " Orihime groaned while lying on the ground. Ichigo chuckled and sat beside her.

" It's not funny, Ichigo. I feel sore everywhere. How did you even survive in this Dojo?" Orihime asked him weakly. Ichigo moved her hair that was on her forehead to the side of her head.

"I got used to it. And you will to, Orihime." Ichigo reassured.

"You think so?" Orihime asked him.

"I know so." Ichigo replied confidently. Orihime smiled sweetly at him.

"I love you, Ichigo."

"I love you more, Orihime."

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Tatsuki and Orihime were currently walking around Karakura Park.

" Orihime. I have something to tell you. " Tatsuki called her. Orihime looked at her.

"Yes? What is It, Tatsuki?" Orihime answered. Tatsuki had a nervous face. Sweat was flowing down her forehead and Orihime noticed it very well.

"I know this is going to sound so absurd but.... I have powers, Orihime....."

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" Rasengan. " Ichigo muttered.

A red ball of fire was created on his right palm. Ichigo chuckled.

" Nice. " He muttered.

[Skill evolved.

Fire Rasengan Lvl 1]

Ichigo then slammed it onto the ground.

*FOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!*

Pillars of flames rose out of the ground, destroying it in it's wake. Ichigo whistled at the destruction.

"What the hell will happen when I hit a person with this?" He asked himself. He shrugged and continued to train.

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Ichigo was lying on his bed staring at the Denreishinki in his hands.

*Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!*

Ichigo quickly stood up and closed the flip phone. He had just received an order from Soul Society to purify a Hollow.

"It's Shinigami Time..."

Ichigo's body was surrounded by a golden glow. After the glow died down, it revealed Ichigo to be donning on his white shihakusho.

Ichigo quickly used Sonído and disappeared from his room. He had sensed a strange Reiatsu in the town despite it being minimal.

"Oh fuck. It's near Orihime as well." Ichigo cursed. He used Sonído again and appeared in front of Orihime's apartment block.

He widened his eyes. Ichigo quickly unstrapped one of his claymores and dashed towards her.

Orihime was being sucked into a large pair of skeletal gates that were floating in the air. She noticed Ichigo.

"Ichigo!!! Help me!!!" Orihime screamed while tears were flowing down her eyes. Ichigo appeared in front of her and stretched out his right hand. But before he could grab her hand, Orihime was pulled into the gates violently.

"Ahhhh!!!!" Orihime screamed in horror. Ichigo growled and tried to use Getsuga Tenshou at the skeletal gates but it shimmered and dissipated before he could use the attack.

Ichigo landed on the ground and stared in horror. Uryū and Chad appeared behind him.

"What happened, Kurosaki!" Uryū demanded. Ichigo muttered something but Uryū and Chad couldn't hear it.

" Ichigo. Can you speak a little louder please?" Chad asked politely. Ichigo looked at them with a gloomy and menacing gaze.

"Orihime has been kidnapped..... And I will find who did it. If you try to get in my way, I'll kill you.....

To be continued....