As Ichigo walked home, the image of the events that conspired earlier drifted through his head, none if it making absolutely no sense. As Ichigo shoved his hands in his pocket and tried to figure it out, the answer just kept coming back a question mark.
"Two people with samurai gear fighting gigantic beasts," Ichigo said aloud as he walked up to the front door of his house. "Makes no god damn sense at all..." Ichigo fiddled in his pockets for a little while before finding his key and sticking it into the keyhole. As he opened the door, a man with spiky black hair jumped out at Ichigo, preparing to strike him.
"Your late boy!" the man growled as he hit Ichigo in the head, Ichigo wrestling with the man with an annoyed look on his face.
"Could you two stop?" a young girl complained as she sat at the kitchen table with another young girl about the same age. "The food is about to get cold..."
"Ichigo's fault for being late!" the man shouted as Ichigo pulled out of his iron grip and kicked the man away.
"Dammit Dad, do you have to attack me every time I get in the damn house?" Ichigo asked as he rubbed his his shoulder.
"So what happen Strawberry?" the other girl at the table asked as she chewed on a small toothpick. "Had to go on a little Ghostbuster trip?"
"Yeah, but this one was a little strange..." Ichigo started as his dad walked over and got into Ichigo's face, looking at him with a skeptical look.
"Where the hell were you at boy?" Isshin asked as Ichigo looked at him with a annoyed stare.
"I was helping a young girl find peace!" Ichigo shouted as Isshin tried to grab Ichigo again, Ichigo slipping away from the attack and kicking his dad away once again. "Wow, I can't stand this house sometimes!" Ichigo picked up his backpack that had fallen during the commotion and slugged it on his back as he went to his room and slammed the door.
"What was that about Yuzu?" Isshin asked his youngest daughter as she watched Ichigo leave.
"He had a hard time and you picked on him Daddy!" Yuzu shouted as she hit Isshin with the ladle that was in her hand.
"He started it..." Isshin replied childishly as his second daughter, Karin sighed.
"This is such a weird house," she said as she opened up a book that sat on the table.
As Naruto and Rukia walked around the town, Naruto walked around the area with awe, looking at every building and sign that they passed during the walk.
"Can you give it a rest Naruto?" Rukia asked as she looked at Naruto with a small smile. "You act as if you have never been here before..."
"It's just that every time I visit this place, I get so excited," Naruto said with a gleam in his eyes. "This is such a wonderful planet..." Rukia watched her best friend with a smile as a small pager began to go off. She pulled out a small cellphone and looked at it with a grim look.
"We have another Hollow approaching," Rukia said as Naruto nodded.
"Dam, why are they coming out like this?" Naruto asked as Rukia thought about the boy that they met earlier. A human with the ability to see ghosts... something that no Shinigami has yet to see until today. Rukia shook off the thoughts as her and Naruto rushed from the scene to meet up with the Hollow.
Ichigo laid inside his bed and looked up at the ceiling with a thoughtful expression as he suddenly felt the presence of something near him.
"Hello?" Ichigo said as he looked around the dark room, not able to see much at all. Ichigo got up from his bed slowly and reached for a baseball bat that laid up against his bedpost. He picked it up and gripped it tightly as he watched two dark figures jump into his room from the window.
"It should be arriving soon..." a voice said as Ichigo turned on the light near his door, Naruto and Rukia standing in the middle of his room.
"You two!" Ichigo shouted as he pointed his bat at them. "Just who and the hell are you guys? Robbers? You want to rob me or something? You guys old school samurai? Start talking!"
"Wow, he thinks we are old school samurai," Naruto said to Rukia as he giggled. "This guy is an idiot."
"You are honestly one to talk Naruto," Rukia replied as she walked up to Ichigo. "Listen to me, we are not robbers or samurai. We are Shinigami, also called Soul Reapers. We send the souls of the dead to what you humans would consider heaven. We also have a second mission as well though. We also serve to kill monsters like you saw earlier, which are called Hollows."
"So why did the order say it was here?" Naruto asked as he looked around the room. "I don't see any Hollows..."
"Getting to that..." Rukia said as she turned and looked at Naruto with a "shut the hell up and let me finish" look. "We think that the Hollow is here, and it is..." Before Rukia could finish, bloodcurdling screams were heard from outside of Ichigo's room.
"Yuzu! Karin!" Ichigo shouted as he headed for the door.
"Back away from the door!" Rukia screamed as Ichigo ignored her and headed for the door.
"No choice!" Rukia shouted as she pointed at Ichigo and casted a kido spell, the spell making Ichigo fall to the floor, stiff as a board.
"What the hell did you do to me?" Ichigo choked out as Naruto put his foot on top of Ichigo's back and looked down at his face.
"She used a kido spell on you because you were about to go and get yourself killed," Naruto replied as Ichigo began to struggle even more. "Don't struggle, you won't be able to escape from that no matter how hard you struggle. You are just being a burden to us, so stay quiet and let us do our job OK?" Ichigo looked up at Naruto with a desperate look as Rukia looked at Naruto in surprise, his seriousness startling her. Naruto took his foot off Ichigo's back as Ichigo's door opened slowly, Karin crawling into the room with blood trickling down her forehead.
"I-Ichigo..." Karin stuttered as she looked at her brother wit ha sad expression. "I-It hit us so quickly that we couldn't even stop it... Dad's back just exploded and he fell to the floor... But I'm glad you are OK Ichigo..." As Karin choked this out, she fainted. Ichigo looked at his sister with widened eyes as he began to struggle from the spell once again, this time his body actually beginning to move.
"What the hell...?" Rukia said as she looked at the boy struggle. "He can't possibly..." Ichigo gave a battle cry as he broke the kido spell, looking up at Naruto as he grabbed the bat and walked out of the room.
"Son of a *****..." Naruto said with a grin as he followed Ichigo. "I like this guy." Rukia and Naruto followed Ichigo quickly as they spotted the Hollow, trying to devour Isshin's soul.
"Step off my Dad!" Ichigo shouted as he ran at the Hollow, Naruto and Rukia looking at each other in unison as he did. As the Hollow looked up, it gave an eerie grin as it dropped Isshin and prepared to grab Ichigo in it's jaw when Ichigo edged closer. Ichigo began to shout as he got in range, the Hollow biting down quickly. As he did, Naruto and Rukia jumped in front of the attack, Naruto taking the most damage and Rukia's arm was completely shot by the attack.
'Why would you...?" Ichigo asked with widened eyes as Naruto turned around and looked at him with a determined grin, his eyes turned blood red.
"I just can't stand there and let you kill yourself like an idiot!" Naruto shouted as he winced from the pain. "You can't just rush into a situation like this armed with guts kid. You got to use your smarts as well..." As Naruto said this, he closed his eyes and fell to the ground from his injuries. Rukia pulled her injured arm from the Hollow's mouth as she leaned against the wall, blood all over her kimono.
"You said your name was Ichigo right?" Rukia asked as she looked up at Ichigo. "Come here... I need to discuss something with you..."
"What the hell are we going to do?" Ichigo asked as he leaned down and looked at Rukia straight in the eyes.
"Well, I'm afraid my arm is done so I'm not going to be able to fight the Hollow," Rukia explained as she looked at her bad arm. "I'm going to need you to do something now... I need you to become a Soul Reaper like me and Naruto."
"How would I do something like that?" Ichigo asked as Rukia picked up her sword from next to her.
"In order to become a Soul Reaper, I would need to stab you in the heart," Rukia replied as Ichigo looked at her with widened eyes. "If it is successful, you will gain the powers of a Shinigami. If not, you will die. What will you choose?" Ichigo didn't reply immediately, looking up at the ceiling and thinking about his sisters and his father.
"Well, I don't like the idea," Ichigo answered as he cracked his knuckles. "But after you and you friend sacrificing yourself for me and my family? I'd have to be a real ******* to not try to save you guys... Give me the blade Soul Reaper."
"Not Soul Reaper," Rukia replied. "Kuchiki Rukia.
"Ichigo Kurosaki," Ichigo answered with a smile. "Hopefully this won't be our final meeting huh?" Rukia nodded with a smile as Ichigo stabbed himself in the heart, the room filling with a brilliant light. After the light faded, Ichigo stood there, wearing an all black kimono along with a gigantic sword sheathed on his back.
"All of my power has been drained," Rukia thought as she sat there and looked at the boy in awe. "But what is this boy? And never have I seen a blade that large!"
"It's over..." Ichigo said in a low voice as the Hollow tried to attack him, Ichigo pulling out his blade and slicing the Hollow's face as it attacked. The Hollow screamed in pain as it vaporized. Ichigo stood there valiantly, the wind blowing as he stood there in the night.
"Two people with samurai gear fighting gigantic beasts," Ichigo said aloud as he walked up to the front door of his house. "Makes no god damn sense at all..." Ichigo fiddled in his pockets for a little while before finding his key and sticking it into the keyhole. As he opened the door, a man with spiky black hair jumped out at Ichigo, preparing to strike him.
"Your late boy!" the man growled as he hit Ichigo in the head, Ichigo wrestling with the man with an annoyed look on his face.
"Could you two stop?" a young girl complained as she sat at the kitchen table with another young girl about the same age. "The food is about to get cold..."
"Ichigo's fault for being late!" the man shouted as Ichigo pulled out of his iron grip and kicked the man away.
"Dammit Dad, do you have to attack me every time I get in the damn house?" Ichigo asked as he rubbed his his shoulder.
"So what happen Strawberry?" the other girl at the table asked as she chewed on a small toothpick. "Had to go on a little Ghostbuster trip?"
"Yeah, but this one was a little strange..." Ichigo started as his dad walked over and got into Ichigo's face, looking at him with a skeptical look.
"Where the hell were you at boy?" Isshin asked as Ichigo looked at him with a annoyed stare.
"I was helping a young girl find peace!" Ichigo shouted as Isshin tried to grab Ichigo again, Ichigo slipping away from the attack and kicking his dad away once again. "Wow, I can't stand this house sometimes!" Ichigo picked up his backpack that had fallen during the commotion and slugged it on his back as he went to his room and slammed the door.
"What was that about Yuzu?" Isshin asked his youngest daughter as she watched Ichigo leave.
"He had a hard time and you picked on him Daddy!" Yuzu shouted as she hit Isshin with the ladle that was in her hand.
"He started it..." Isshin replied childishly as his second daughter, Karin sighed.
"This is such a weird house," she said as she opened up a book that sat on the table.
As Naruto and Rukia walked around the town, Naruto walked around the area with awe, looking at every building and sign that they passed during the walk.
"Can you give it a rest Naruto?" Rukia asked as she looked at Naruto with a small smile. "You act as if you have never been here before..."
"It's just that every time I visit this place, I get so excited," Naruto said with a gleam in his eyes. "This is such a wonderful planet..." Rukia watched her best friend with a smile as a small pager began to go off. She pulled out a small cellphone and looked at it with a grim look.
"We have another Hollow approaching," Rukia said as Naruto nodded.
"Dam, why are they coming out like this?" Naruto asked as Rukia thought about the boy that they met earlier. A human with the ability to see ghosts... something that no Shinigami has yet to see until today. Rukia shook off the thoughts as her and Naruto rushed from the scene to meet up with the Hollow.
Ichigo laid inside his bed and looked up at the ceiling with a thoughtful expression as he suddenly felt the presence of something near him.
"Hello?" Ichigo said as he looked around the dark room, not able to see much at all. Ichigo got up from his bed slowly and reached for a baseball bat that laid up against his bedpost. He picked it up and gripped it tightly as he watched two dark figures jump into his room from the window.
"It should be arriving soon..." a voice said as Ichigo turned on the light near his door, Naruto and Rukia standing in the middle of his room.
"You two!" Ichigo shouted as he pointed his bat at them. "Just who and the hell are you guys? Robbers? You want to rob me or something? You guys old school samurai? Start talking!"
"Wow, he thinks we are old school samurai," Naruto said to Rukia as he giggled. "This guy is an idiot."
"You are honestly one to talk Naruto," Rukia replied as she walked up to Ichigo. "Listen to me, we are not robbers or samurai. We are Shinigami, also called Soul Reapers. We send the souls of the dead to what you humans would consider heaven. We also have a second mission as well though. We also serve to kill monsters like you saw earlier, which are called Hollows."
"So why did the order say it was here?" Naruto asked as he looked around the room. "I don't see any Hollows..."
"Getting to that..." Rukia said as she turned and looked at Naruto with a "shut the hell up and let me finish" look. "We think that the Hollow is here, and it is..." Before Rukia could finish, bloodcurdling screams were heard from outside of Ichigo's room.
"Yuzu! Karin!" Ichigo shouted as he headed for the door.
"Back away from the door!" Rukia screamed as Ichigo ignored her and headed for the door.
"No choice!" Rukia shouted as she pointed at Ichigo and casted a kido spell, the spell making Ichigo fall to the floor, stiff as a board.
"What the hell did you do to me?" Ichigo choked out as Naruto put his foot on top of Ichigo's back and looked down at his face.
"She used a kido spell on you because you were about to go and get yourself killed," Naruto replied as Ichigo began to struggle even more. "Don't struggle, you won't be able to escape from that no matter how hard you struggle. You are just being a burden to us, so stay quiet and let us do our job OK?" Ichigo looked up at Naruto with a desperate look as Rukia looked at Naruto in surprise, his seriousness startling her. Naruto took his foot off Ichigo's back as Ichigo's door opened slowly, Karin crawling into the room with blood trickling down her forehead.
"I-Ichigo..." Karin stuttered as she looked at her brother wit ha sad expression. "I-It hit us so quickly that we couldn't even stop it... Dad's back just exploded and he fell to the floor... But I'm glad you are OK Ichigo..." As Karin choked this out, she fainted. Ichigo looked at his sister with widened eyes as he began to struggle from the spell once again, this time his body actually beginning to move.
"What the hell...?" Rukia said as she looked at the boy struggle. "He can't possibly..." Ichigo gave a battle cry as he broke the kido spell, looking up at Naruto as he grabbed the bat and walked out of the room.
"Son of a *****..." Naruto said with a grin as he followed Ichigo. "I like this guy." Rukia and Naruto followed Ichigo quickly as they spotted the Hollow, trying to devour Isshin's soul.
"Step off my Dad!" Ichigo shouted as he ran at the Hollow, Naruto and Rukia looking at each other in unison as he did. As the Hollow looked up, it gave an eerie grin as it dropped Isshin and prepared to grab Ichigo in it's jaw when Ichigo edged closer. Ichigo began to shout as he got in range, the Hollow biting down quickly. As he did, Naruto and Rukia jumped in front of the attack, Naruto taking the most damage and Rukia's arm was completely shot by the attack.
'Why would you...?" Ichigo asked with widened eyes as Naruto turned around and looked at him with a determined grin, his eyes turned blood red.
"I just can't stand there and let you kill yourself like an idiot!" Naruto shouted as he winced from the pain. "You can't just rush into a situation like this armed with guts kid. You got to use your smarts as well..." As Naruto said this, he closed his eyes and fell to the ground from his injuries. Rukia pulled her injured arm from the Hollow's mouth as she leaned against the wall, blood all over her kimono.
"You said your name was Ichigo right?" Rukia asked as she looked up at Ichigo. "Come here... I need to discuss something with you..."
"What the hell are we going to do?" Ichigo asked as he leaned down and looked at Rukia straight in the eyes.
"Well, I'm afraid my arm is done so I'm not going to be able to fight the Hollow," Rukia explained as she looked at her bad arm. "I'm going to need you to do something now... I need you to become a Soul Reaper like me and Naruto."
"How would I do something like that?" Ichigo asked as Rukia picked up her sword from next to her.
"In order to become a Soul Reaper, I would need to stab you in the heart," Rukia replied as Ichigo looked at her with widened eyes. "If it is successful, you will gain the powers of a Shinigami. If not, you will die. What will you choose?" Ichigo didn't reply immediately, looking up at the ceiling and thinking about his sisters and his father.
"Well, I don't like the idea," Ichigo answered as he cracked his knuckles. "But after you and you friend sacrificing yourself for me and my family? I'd have to be a real ******* to not try to save you guys... Give me the blade Soul Reaper."
"Not Soul Reaper," Rukia replied. "Kuchiki Rukia.
"Ichigo Kurosaki," Ichigo answered with a smile. "Hopefully this won't be our final meeting huh?" Rukia nodded with a smile as Ichigo stabbed himself in the heart, the room filling with a brilliant light. After the light faded, Ichigo stood there, wearing an all black kimono along with a gigantic sword sheathed on his back.
"All of my power has been drained," Rukia thought as she sat there and looked at the boy in awe. "But what is this boy? And never have I seen a blade that large!"
"It's over..." Ichigo said in a low voice as the Hollow tried to attack him, Ichigo pulling out his blade and slicing the Hollow's face as it attacked. The Hollow screamed in pain as it vaporized. Ichigo stood there valiantly, the wind blowing as he stood there in the night.
