Chapter Four: Transfer student

Chapter Four: Transfer student!

“IIIcchhiigo, I’m so glad you’re okay!” Keigo grabbed onto Ichigo before he could throw him away. Ichigo grunted.

“Keigo get the hell off of me! What did I tell you about doing this?” Keigo let go in a hurry.

“Right, my bad Ichigo! Anyway, you’ve still got to meet the new transfer student!” Ichigo sat down at his desk.

“A new transfer student arrived? Who cares Keigo? I’m not going to have anything to do with them anyway…”

“How can you be so cold Ichigo? Rukia’s a wonderful girl!” Ichigo sighed at his friends actions. ‘Rukia… That name sounds familiar…’

“Hello there! You must be Ichigo; Keigo’s told me so much about you!” Ichigo stiffened. He’d heard that voice before. Ichigo gripped the desk tightly. ‘It can’t be her… She can’t be here too…’ Reluctantly he turned to look behind him, the short raven haired soul reaper smiled at him. “It’s nice to meet you, my name is Rukia Kuchiki!” She extended her hand to him and her sweet smile became a smirk.

You’re going to join us soon enough, until then I’ll be watching you.

Ichigo’s eyes widened as he read the writing on her hand. ‘Damn her…’ Keigo looked at him concerned.

“Are you alright Ichigo?” Ichigo turned back to stare at the desk.

“I’m fine Keigo…” The teacher walked into the room causing Keigo to let it drop.

…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…

“IIIcchhiigo! IIIcchhiigo!” Ichigo sighed as he leaned back against a wall. “IIIcchhiigo!”

“WHAT!” Keigo flinched at Ichigo’s harsh tone.

“Relax man! What’s with you today? You were so mean to Rukia… Well meaner than normal for you! I’m your best friend you can tell me anything!” Keigo began sobbing; Ichigo rolled his eyes and ignored him to eat his lunch.

“Ichigo…” Ichigo craned his head to look up at Chad.

“Mph… What…?”

“Do you know Rukia?” Keigo laughed.

“Don’t be silly Chad! Rukia’s only been in town for three days and Ichigo was in hospital or at home the entire time! Right Ichigo?” Ichigo stared down at his lunch for a moment.

“I don’t know her…”

“See Chad! I mean why would a classy girl like Rukia know Ichigo?” Ichigo glared at Keigo.

“I don’t know her but she’s been following me everywhere I go for the last week!” Keigo and Chad looked at him in shock.

“Are you sure Ichigo?”

“Humph… I’ve caught her watching me through my window at night!” Ichigo viscously bit into his sandwich. “I’m having enough trouble sleeping as it is without her watching me constantly…” Ichigo coughed harshly causing blood to spill onto the floor.

“Ichigo… Ichigo!” Chad picked Ichigo up with ease as he passed out.

“Let’s get him to the nurse’s office!”

“O-okay…”

A small hand held onto Ichigo’s collar pulling him through the air.

“What the hell do you think your doing you little midget? Put me back in my body right now!” Violet eyes glared at him.

“No!” Ichigo growled.

“Why the hell not?”

“We have orders, a hollow is about to attack a soul in a nearby park.”

“Oh no listen here soul reaper! There is no ‘we’ here! There’s no way I’m going to help you!” Rukia slid to a stop outside the park and threw Ichigo into the gate.

“You will help me! Listen boy, you may have escaped going directly to the society but you will work for us! It was decided that you may stay for a time until your powers fully manifest themselves. Until that happens you will be assisting me with whatever meagre powers you can use before going to the academy.”

…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…Zangetsu…

A small boy’s scream tore through the air. A spider like hollow chased him through the park.

“Somebody help me! Please!” Ichigo tried to run over to him but Rukia blocked his path.

“Get out of my way!”

“What do you think your doing? I thought you didn’t want to be a soul reaper; you have no powers at all! If you wish to save this boy then awaken your soul reaper powers and accept your fate as a soul reaper!” Ichigo ground his teeth together. ‘That little… I can’t just watch him be devoured!’

Ichigo shoved Rukia out of the way and ran over to scope the boy into his arms and ran back in the direction away from the spider-like hollow.

Next Chapter: The mysterious woman Neliel!