Ichigo sighed as he flopped down onto his bed. School seemed to suck more these days, and soul society was just a pain in his ass. He barely had anytime to himself, and that really bothered him. How was he supposed to lead a double life? He was half dead for crying out loud! Nothing could get worse than that, or so he thought. The best thing about having something bad happen are the benefits afterwards. Some people grow stronger, some gain money, but Ichigo gained..

"RANGIKU!!!" The orange haired teens eyes nearly popped out of his head as he fell onto the floor, staring up at the volupuous orange haired woman. Her enormous bust hadn't crossed his mind first though; it was the pink panties she wore that were visible as she squatted, of all things, in her school uniform in his window.

"Ichigo?" He must've looked quite stupid, staring at her prized spot as his face lit up a dark shade of red. Quickly recovering himself, Ichigo stood, folding his arms as he looked away.

"What do you want? You can't just come barging in through my window at any time." Rangiku chuckled at his expression. Much to her amusment, it was. Seeing him so flustered. She often thought only Yoruichi could do that to him.. Looks like she has taken up that duty now. Yoruichi had been missing for quite some time. Everyone only assumed she were with Kisuke in Soul Society. Rangiku happened to know Ichigo was worried about her. Ever since the dark skinned goddess went missing, he hasn't been the same; often staring off into space.

"I only came to inform you that soul society has a mission." Figures. They always butted in when he had a break from school.

"Whats this mission?" Ichigo asked, watching as she stepped in and sat on the bed. His eye twitched a bit as she purposely, or so he claims, thrusted her large chest up at him, leaning back on her hands. Ichigo couldn't help it when his eyes wondered over her body a bit.

"Captain Ichigo Kurosaki of the 14th squad and Vice Captain Rangiku Matsumoto of the 10th squad are to exterminate a group of gathering hollows." Ichigo laughed slightly at her professional tone. Normally she were goofy.

"Us? Why just the two of us? Wheres Toshiro?" Quite suspicious it were. Him alone with Rangiku on a mission, that would undoubtedly take forever, not to mention the fact that it would be tough since they only send him on hard missions. Unfortunately for him, he had no permanent fukutaicho and instead was paired with another vice captain from a different squad. He would need to change that soon, though. It was bothersome.

"My taicho has alot of work to do." Her voice was as ditsy as ever as she smiled whole hearted. "Its just you and me Ichigo-kun!" Great. Not only was the girl drop dead gorgeous, she was extremely annoying. To him anyways. And he knew Toshiro would agree with him. "Besides, we can get to know each other a little better. I'm not as brainless as I seem, you know."

Maybe she was right. Maybe when he got to know her, he would understand her attitude a bit more, and even get to see a much more mature side of her. Shrugging, he smiled to her.

"Alright. When do we leave?" He asked, heading to his closet and packing a few things. He wouldn't much; being in his shinigami form often affected system so he had no need for sleep or food.

"When your ready we'll head to soul society for further briefing, then we'll return here to the destination and proceed to destroy our targets." It was faint, but Ichigo could sense the anticipation in her voice. Had she wanted to go with him? He brushed off the questions as she opened the gates to Soul Society. Inhaling, he followed her. The two came out on the sunny streets of their precious Soul realm. Rangiku walked beside him, smiling as little kids ran around them. Ichigo felt himself relax as he saw her kneel to one of the youngest girls, picking her up as she carried her to the gates with them. The children all followed, giggling and laughing. Several climbed on Ichigo's back, resulting in a furious orange haired reaper. Rangiku laughed as he ran after them. "Are you done fooling around?"

Ichigo grunted, out of breath as he stopped beside her.

"Yeah, yeah. Lets just go so we can get this over with." The gates opened, causing the two to straighten themselves and head on to meet Shigekuni. Hopefully he wouldn't send them after too many hollows..

"ONE HUNDRED!?" Ichigo shouted, standing as his mouth dropped. Rangiku giggled, looking up at him as she sat in front of Shigekuni. "No friggin' way!" He said, shaking his head.

"All you do is find them using this locator." Shigekuni continued, placing two cell phones between them. Ichigo stared down at them, then looked back at the Commander of all Reapers. It wasn't that he was against going with Rangiku, but he would be gone for a long time. He had already missed so much school, it was impossible for him to catch up. Soon he'd be as dumb as his father.

"Thats not good.." Ichigo muttered at the thought. Rangiku tilted her head at his words. "Oh, nothing." He said, scratching the back of his head as he sat down next to Rangiku. "So, we find em, kill em, and then I'm homeward bound, right?"

"Until we find you a permanent fukutaicho, yes. When your vice captain has been decided, you'll be confined to soul society unless going out for a mission." Hell in a cell, eh? Ichigo growled as he stood and walked out of the room. Damn that Shigekuni! If Ichigo wanted, he could throw him off his high horse, but then again, everyone had respect for the old geezer. He'd have loads of enemies if he threatened the old bastard.

"So, your going?" Rangiku was fast on his heels, walking beside him as he stepped out and breathed in a breath of fresh air.

"I don't have a choice." He muttered, folding his arms over his chest. He could feel a pair of icy eyes on him, and he turned to see Toshiro walking towards them. Rangiku was immediately obediant as she bowed to her captain.

"Hitsugaya-taicho." She said, smiling. Toshiro looked up at her, standing but a foot infront of her.

"You becareful out there Rangiku." He said softly, giving her a grin. His eyes turned to Ichigo instant death glare. "If anything happens to her, you'll be freezing your ass off for the rest of your pathetic immortal life." Rangiku was unphased by his words as she waved by to him when her and Ichigo began walking off. Oh, it was going to be a simple mission alright... in hell.

A/N: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH...haha...ha... Ahem, s'cuse me (clears throat) Alright, so here is the very first chapter of my new fic, oRaNgE. Pairing: Ichigo x Rangiku. I'm not quite sure where I'm going with this fic just yet. I'm still making the idea sketch for it, heh. But, nonetheless, it will be good. I promise you that much, at least, I hope it will be. So, don't sew, that would be entirely pointless seeing as I am dirt poor. And you would get no more than half a penny. Anywho, I don't see much Ichigo x Rangiku fanfics, and I think its about time I write one. I already have a slew of Yoruichi x Ichigo, and theres alot more to come for those two. And I have a Kukaku x Ichigo pairing story, so whats left is Rangiku. Rukia, eh, I'll write one for Rukia x Renji somewhere down the line as well as an Ichigo x Rukia one, though, I'm no where near a dedicated fan for that pairing. Personally and obviously, my favorite Bleach pairing is Yoruichi and Ichigo. Now, enough of my babbling. I don't own Bleach, I only dream I do. R&R Pwease :3