Shinigamis In Yokai

Chapter 1

Ichigo sighed; she had a point. "Alright, fine, won't happen again. By the way, where is she?"

Rukia crossed her arms and said, "Already sent to Soul Society. I performed the kònso while you were fighting. Still, I wish you didn't-"

"Just DROP it Rukia! C'mon, let's get back to class."

The duo flash-stepped to the high school, with Rukia still on Ichigo about the 'soul throwing' incident. They both slipped into their respective bodies before coughing out their soul pills. Ichigo couldn't be happier to be in class. That thought seemed to fade as the school day went on, getting more and more boring. After listening to the teacher for about ten minutes, Ichigo began to look around the classroom. Uryu was diligently listening to the teacher, as were most of the other students. Orihime was daydreaming about who-knows-what, and Chad was passing notes with Rukia. Ichigo scowled as he tapped on his desk; why did school have to be so boring? After he'd gotten his powers back, he thought that his everyday life would have changed. The only real thing that changed was that he had to switch to Kon to fight hollows, and that only kept him occupied for a few minutes at best.

'At least Rukia came back, that is a plus-right?' Ichigo asked himself. Actually, looking back at it, it could also be a minus. Rukia was always getting on his ass about some mistakes he'd made (which were usually stupid) but he would never admit to saying she was right. That would be the day when Hell froze over. Suddenly, the bell rang, pulling Ichigo out of his thoughts. Now that school was done for the day, all of the students seemed to rush out the doors. Ichigo picked up his bag and slung it over his shoulder, trudging slowly through the hallways before stepping out of a door, into the sunlight.

"Kurosaki-kun!" A girls voice rang through the strawberry's ears as he turned towards the source of the noise. There stood the busty auburn Inoue Orihime, her long bright hair flowing freely over her shoulders and down her back, really showing off her many curves. Her peach-shaped face wore a big smile, and her gray eyes seemed to radiate happiness. Beside her stood Arisawa Tatsuki, second strongest girl in Japan and best friend to Orihime. She seemed to be the polar opposite of the healer, with her long black hair and confident attitude. Her muscular frame and tomboy-ish nature made many guys turn down the idea of dating her, but in her own words, she "could give less of a shit."

"Hey, Inoue, Tatsuki." Ichigo lazily raised a hand as the girls began to speak, but were interrupted by the arrival of Uryu Ishida and Yasutora Sado, or Chad.

"Kurosaki," The Quincy simply stated. He brushed his dark blue hair out of his face as he greeted the girls. He was clad completely in white clothing, and his glasses had a cold sheen about them. His attitude and posture resembled that of a noble's, and his cold demeanor would make even the nicest person step back. Next to him, the giant Chad merely grunted in greeting and returned Ichigo's gesture. He wore a light brown overcoat that did nothing to hide his muscle and height. With his dark brown pants and tanned skin, he looked like he'd just been on a business trip in Hawaii or something.

"Kurosaki, we need to talk-in private." said Uryu as he motioned Ichigo towards the side of the school. Ichigo raised an eyebrow, but accepted and told the others he'd be back. Once he and Uryuu were alone, he said,"Okay. What do you want?"

Uyru pushed up his glasses and replied,"Urahara-san has asked me to tell you to go to his shop. Alone," he added with a frown.

Ichigo, confused, asked,"What for?"

"How should I know?! He didn't tell me anything beyond what I have just told you." Uryu barked back, obviously displeased.

Ichigo smirked; "You're just pissed he didn't ask you for whatever it was, aren't you?"

The Quincy flushed, "N-no! That's not it! I just don't like what he might have in store for you! Who knows, he might send you back to Hueco Mundo or something!"

"Haha, whatever. You're a terrible liar, you know that?"

Uryu's face returned to it's usual calm and smug demeanor. "Actually, I'm rather good when I try."

Ichigo facepalmed; he could never piss off the Quincy for more than a few seconds. "Alright, then. What about Rukia?"

"Strictly ALONE. Jeez Kurosaki, you're even more blunt than usual," Now it was time for Uryu to smirk.

"Shut-up Ishida. Now, what time do I have to go to Hat-N'-Clog's?"

"Preferably midnight. He said to be quick and unnoticable. In your shinigami form, that should be no problem." repied Uryu now getting a serious expression on his face. "And Kurosaki," he said to the strawberry who was turning back to the others. "Be careful."

"Jeez, Ishida. You make it sound like I'm gonna die or something." scoffed Ichigo as he ran back to the group.

Uryu sighed. 'Kurosaki never takes warnings seriously,' he thought as he began to walk to the group as well. He played Urahara's words in his head over and over again:

"Kurosaki-san is going to be gone for a while to-errm- guard a school from hollow attacks. Nothing to worry about," said a cheery Urahara, covering his face with a fan.

'Why would he send a powerful shinigami like Ichigo to protect a school?' thought the distraught Quincy. As he approached the group, he quickly switched his cold face back on.

'No need to worry about Kurosaki. He can handle himself.' mused Uryu as he stood next to Chad. The group of friends exchanged a few more words, before starting to walk.