Exiting his room Ichigo made sure to close his door quietly. Hearing the snores of his soul male roommate Takeru originating from the loft, he made his way into the kitchen area of the dorm room.
Sighing to himself he had to question as to how he had gotten himself into this mess. Couldn't he have just lived in Karakura Town, finished his high school days there? Ichigo was sure that Kisuke could have somehow helped out in the outrageous Reiatsu department. But no, instead he was here at Tenbei Academy that had its own laws and jurisdictions completely separate from Japan's. He was surprised he didn't need a passport coming here.
What Ichigo found the most outrageous out of all of this? He had three female roommates when the dorm room was only three bedrooms large and there were a total of five living there. Ichigo had seen enough female underwear flung about the place that he could practically take, not to mention he knew who each set belonged to. He'd have to talk to Minori about a possible room change, there was no way he could continue living like this.
How was he supposed to get higher grades or focus on controlling his reiatsu when he couldn't get his damn mind out of the gutter whenever there was a girl present? What? He was a teenage boy with bottled up hormones, what did you think was going to happen? He had already envisioned several fantasies and that was just with his dorm mates, and don't get him started on the several he had about the principal, not that he would ever say them out loud, or even mention them to anyone. He was taking those to the grave.
"Definitely going to have to talk to Minori about a new room." Ichigo muttered as he opened the fridge door and reaching for a bottle of water. "I've had enough cold showers in the past few days then I've ever needed before." Ichigo shook his head, he was usually better at hiding his attraction to the opposite sex, he wasn't Keigo for Christ sake. But now, at a co-ed school and the completely gorgeous girls he woke up to each morning, he was beginning to feel the strain. He didn't want to be made out to be some pervert like the majority of the other males at this school were.
Heading for the front door Ichigo grabbed his workout towel which Haruko had cleaned and folded for him beside the door, he slipped into his sneakers before exiting the room only for a bottle of water to be held out to him. Ichigo stopped slightly, he hadn't even felt her presence, not that he was searching but he should have at least known she was on the other side of the door. Haruko stood with a smile on her face, towel over her shoulders she held out a water bottle for him in one hand while holding a bamboo sword in her other.
"I've got one, thanks." Ichigo told her showing the bottle he had with him. "What are you doing up so early?" He questioned, this was his time away from the girls of his dorm and away from the pervertedness of his lone male dorm mate.
"I tried to catch you yesterday morning, but you were already up and off before I was even up out of bed." Haruko smiled sheepishly. "I didn't know what time you awoke, it was lucky that I was up this early today but I couldn't get back to sleep you see." Ichigo rose an eyebrow at her. "Inaho tried sneaking up into the loft with Takeru again." She said, her voice clearly showing her annoyance.
"Ah..."
"Right, sorry I didn't answer your question did I?" Haruko questioned. "I was hoping I could exercise with you, I usually go at it alone but now that there is someone here who is actually adamant about exercise I figured why not do it together?"
"Sure, it shouldn't be a problem, do you mind getting up at this time of the morning?" Ichigo questioned as the two walked down the walkway towards the staircase.
"No, not at all." Haruko smiled at him. "I usually am only twenty minutes later anyway." She explained getting a nod from Ichigo as they descended the staircase. When the two stopped at the bottom of the stairs they began to stretch, Ichigo doing his best to keep his back to her not wishing to be caught looking at her alluring voluptuous figure. Why the hell did the sunlight just have to zone in on her of all places!? Opting to ignore her as he stretched, simply letting her talk on about school and hearing no signs of questions gave an audible grunt every now and then to give her the impression that he was listening.
"Ready to go?" Ichigo questioned as he turned back to her getting a nod from her, the two teens began to jog at a moderate pace, Ichigo letting Haruko take the lead as she knew the school better and quite frankly if she was beside him the constant bouncing of her large breasts would be a constant distraction. Not to say his eyes didn't stray south to the form-fitting skin tight running shorts she was wearing. "God damn it why am I thinking like this!" Ichigo mentally shouted as he shook his head moving to run beside Haruko and keeping his gaze to the path. Haruko glanced from the corner of her eye at the teen running beside her.
"Do you like it here at Tenbei so far Ichigo?" Haruko questioned.
"It's fine I guess." Ichigo replied half-heartedly making Haruko pout, she was trying to get something out of him. She was the leader of Maken Ki, he was going to be apart of Maken Ki and the only thing she knew about him was that he was easily annoyed! Hell Himegami knew more, not much more but more than she did!
"How come you transferred to Tenbei in your third year?"
"If you keep talking and running you're going to bite your tongue." Haruko smiled happily.
"I'll be carefu-tch!" Haruko had to stop as she bit her tongue just as Ichigo warned her. "Ow." She pouted as she stuck her tongue out, Ichigo came to a stop and leaned forward slightly as he glanced at her tongue, not seeing any blood being drawn from the bite he sighed.
"Doesn't look that bad, might sting for a while but nothing serious." Haruko nodded as she retracted her tongue. "I told you." He continued as Haruko lowered her head, she just wanted to get to know her senior better. They were roommates, soon to be team members and she barely knew anything about him. Even in the few days of living together, she had gotten to know Inaho a lot better and she had been sharing old memories with Takeru again. It was like Ichigo was trying to not get attached to anyone while he was here.
"Himegami did mention that he said something about not staying for long, does he intend to leave Tenbei soon then?" Haruko questioned herself as she rose a hand to her chin in thought.
"Come on, we're burning daylight and we've only got two hours before we have to make it to class." Haruko nodded and the two began to jog once more, this time in silence however that didn't stop Haruko thinking of ways she could get Ichigo to open up a bit more. The two ran for an hour before stopping in a small lookout point with a seat situated in the middle, sweat dripping from them both. While Ichigo had been distracted by Haruko's 'presence' he did enjoy the company on his morning run.
"That was 'puff puff puff' a good workout." Haruko panted as she collapsed onto the seat, her usual morning routine wasn't as brutal as Ichigo's training, they didn't just jog. Ichigo placed random sprinting intervals, before making detours through the woods where there were no paths. She had a few scratches on her arms from a tree branch and her orange singlet now had a tear across her stomach. Ichigo glanced at her from where he was still standing, Haruko was now on the seat arms spread out on the back of the chair with her head tilted back, her large chest heaving up and down making Ichigo's cheeks heat up slightly as sweat ran down her cleavage and the way her breasts moved beneath her shirt...
"Is she even wearing a bra! They shouldn't be bouncing around like that, they're going to knock her out one of these days!" Ichigo mentally chastised her before looking away. Swiping his arm out to the side Zangetsu appearing in his hand sending a gust of wind from the force of the summoning. Ichigo immediately went into his routine katas that Kisuke had suggested he master during his time at Tenbei since he could now access his zanpakuto from his human body. Haruko looked up to see Ichigo wielding the massive blade as if it weighed nothing and going through a set of katas she had never seen before.
"Maybe it's because of the size of his Maken?" She thought to herself before rising to her feet, taking hold of her bamboo sword she watched Ichigo's movements for a few moments before trying them herself. She found that the movement's that Ichigo was doing was much more fluid and used less energy than that of the kata she used. While following the kata's movements Haruko found that she didn't use unnecessary movement allowing for stronger blows and more fluid action and increased speed.
It was amazing to follow Ichigo's movements with her own to the point where the two were completely in sync with one another moving about the outlook platform as the kata was designed for movement. When the two finished Haruko was unable to keep the smile from her face as Ichigo hefted his blade onto his shoulder, it's large size, even more, intimidating as Haruko realized that the blade was insanely sharp.
"Not bad." Ichigo commented causing a swell of pride to rise in her chest before Ichigo turned and began to walk away with his blade disappearing. "We should get back so we can get ready for school." He called out Haruko nodding as she chased after him.
But just as they were about to head back Ichigo suddenly stops and glares at the bushes.
"What's up?" Haruko asked looking at the same direction as Ichigo only to see nothing.
"I thought I saw something, but I guess it's just my imagination. Anyway, let's head back." Ichigo responded still looking at the bushes only to see nothing neither does he feel anyone is there.
"Um...ok I guess." Haruko said as the two sprinting all the way back to the dorms. When they got back Ichigo let Haruko shower first as he readied his uniform and books for school.
When Haruko let him know the shower was free Ichigo headed for the bathroom remembering to take his clothes with him this time remembering the run in with Himegami the previous morning. Once dressed he exited the bathroom, still seeing no one awake apart from hearing Haruko getting ready in the other room. Entering his room he began to get his bag ready before relaxing on his bed for a while seeing as he had the time.
When Ichigo glanced at the time on his phone he figured it would be better to head off early he exited his room dressed and ready for school, actually adorning his blue blazer however completely refusing to wear the visibly impairing green tie, he'd rather wear nither but it was one or the other. Either the person who designed the uniform was blind, color blind or downright angry at the people having to wear it, either way, the tie and uniform sucked. Ichigo refused to wear it at all. If anyone from Karakura saw him wearing something that outrageous, he'd never live it down. He had a reputation to uphold!
"Man, is everyone still in bed?" Ichigo questioned aloud to himself before hearing the shower start. "Guess not." He muttered as he headed through the kitchen not seeing Takeru's foot sticking out made him realize that it was the pervert that had just entered the shower. Ichigo poured himself a bowl of cereal before leaning up against the counter and eating it casually before he heard footsteps.
"Takeru just got up and headed for the shower." Himegami explained as she walked into the main room, fixing one of her pigtails, already dressed in the female uniform. Ichigo had to say it suited her and her lolita taste in clothing. "The other's are just finishing getting ready and will be off soon enough. But since you are already dressed and ready we might as well walk to school together." She offered as Ichigo finished his bowl of cereal.
"Might as well." Ichigo nodded. Himegami simply grabbed her bag that was on the table and both headed for the front door. The two headed out of the dorm and started on the trek to school. Himegami pointed out a few things to him while Ichigo questioned as to why many people didn't live in Tenbei itself. Himegami explained the Tenbei wasn't that large of a place and not many people lived there, there really wasn't that much more of an explanation needed than that.
"So, what's this Maken Ki really all about? You guys made me join and only told me that it was some sought of security force of some kind." Ichigo stated as they headed towards the school gates. "I should know more about it, right?" He questioned.
"Of course." Himegami smiled. "We're the security force for the school, but we're also moderators." Himegami stated flicking one of her pigtails back in a seemingly routine fashion. "Basically, back when Tenbei Academy opened up, the school had a lot of problems with fights and what not. People were getting hurt and not a lot was happening about it. The principal back then created Madō Kenkei Kikōu or Maken Ki for short." Ichigo nodded in understanding as Himegami continued.
"The Madō Kenkei Kikōu is made up of the Student Council, the Security Committee and then the Magical Enforcement Committee. Furan Takaki is the Student Council president, she overlooks Maken Ki as a whole and helps run the Magical Enforcement Committee, but then you have Haruko who is the Security Committee president while also being the Student Council President."
"So either way, Haruko answers to Furan?" Ichigo questioned.
"Yes, while Haruko runs the Security Committee, she still takes orders from Furan about how the Security Committee should be acting, Furan also gets the Security Committee to help out with Student Council duties, so basically we're all just apart of the student council." Ichigo nodded in understanding as he began to process all the information. While the two had been talking they had made it within the school gates and were now heading over to a bench.
"You said something about being moderators, moderators for what, exactly?" Ichigo asked as they both sat down, Himegami crossing her legs as she smirked lightly.
"Don't you remember? Just yesterday you had a fight with the Student Council president." She explained with a slight smirk. "Didn't Haruko moderate the match?" She mused making Ichigo nod.
"So if a fight breaks out, as long as one of us is there to moderate it, it's fine?" He questioned.
"Not exactly." Himegami interrupted. "The fight has to be fair, and usually it's over something so a wager is more than likely held between the opponents. As the moderator, you have to make sure both opponents are aware of the wages, that the fight is kept honorable and when the fight is over the losing opponent keeps their end of the deal."
"Just what the hell did you girls sign me up for?" Ichigo questioned with a slight glare.
"You'll get used to it." Himegami smirked. "Now, do you want to get signed up before classes start or after school today?"
"Does it really matter which one?" Ichigo questioned getting a shrug from Himegami. "They might as well make it this afternoon-"
"There you are Ms. Himegami!" A shout came making Ichigo and Himegami glance over where a young pink haired girl was running over to them. "Ms. Himegami, there is a duel happening right now down at the track, will you be the moderator for it?"
"Nice." Himegami smirked. "I'll get to show you what I've been talking about first hand, let's go." Ichigo sighed as he rose up from his chair and followed after Himegami who led him to the sports field where a large group of students was gathered. Himegami led Ichigo through the group of people, he was surprised to see that Inaho, Takeru and Haruko were already present among the gathered students.
"Oh, Himegami, did you want to moderate this one? It's Azuki again." Haruko explained making Himegami sigh.
"Why is it always her?" She questioned as Ichigo glanced out to the two, Azuki has short red hair and purple eyes and normally has a small bandage over her nose. She wears a pair of purple fingerless gloves. Ichigo noticed that she was the one who was supposed to fight at the entrance ceremony however he ended up fighting in her place after Minori got him more involved in something he really had no need being involved in. Ichigo glanced over to Azuki's opponent, he was a tall, muscular freshman, with brown hair and a signature visor.
"You're not lying, if I win you swear on your life you'll go on a date with me?" Kai questioned making Ichigo stop and re-track what he had just heard, was this truly over something as stupid as a date? From what he had just heard, he was going to be dragged into people's goddamn personal affairs simply because they were too lazy to come to a conclusion without using force!
"Oh, this was going to be the biggest pain in the ass! Why the hell would anyone want to join Maken Ki if you were basically a glorified babysitter settling meaningless disputes between children!" Ichigo thought as he watches the situation with Himegami on his side.
"Sure, and If I win you swear on your life you'll never gross me out by asking me to go out on a date ever again!" Azuki smirked as she tightened her fingerless gloves before she noticed Himegami. "Hey, look who's here, nice of you to show up."
"Who had the honor of making you mad this time?" Haruko questioned.
"What? It's our job as upperclassman to teach the underclassman a lesson or two, right?" Azuki grinned making Ichigo sigh causing Himegami to look up at him.
"What's with the sigh?" The blonde questioned.
"I'm totally regretting ever agreeing to join this stupid committee of yours, can't they just settle a dispute without the use of their Maken? Once they leave Tenbei and they try to pull this crap, it's just going to get them arrested."
"It's tradition." Himegami told him. "But I have to agree, a duel over this is completely stupid and a waste of time." She sighed alongside Ichigo. "Well..." Himegami glanced over at Takeru and Kengo who she had caught peeping in on the girls' physical exams in the nurse's office.
'He's still better than some people I know, at least he's honest about his feelings.' She smirked as she stepped forward. "If both of you are ready, let the duel ceremony begin now. Here are two twin flowing rivers, whose paths will never cross. To follow your path. To prove yourself. You must first expose your soul to the blazing sun." Himegami chanted.
"The children of the sun's path is carved into the heavens!" Both Azuki and Kai called out, Ichigo would never get over that lame ass chant that they had to do and hoped he never had to do it again.
-In Minori's Office-
"It's nice to finally meet you in person Mr. Urahara." Minori said as she extends her hand offering it to shake with Kisuke.
"Please, the honor is all mine Principal Rokujou." Kisuke said wearing a dark green suit with a black tie while still wearing his signature hat as he's shaking Minori's hand before letting go.
"Please have a seat, so I've been told that you'll be joining our staff as a science teacher, and by checking your resume I must say I'm impressed," Minori said as she looks over the resume that Kisuke gave her.
"Why thank you, I'm always one to help the young minds to achieve a better future." Kisuke said as he takes a seat acting professionally with the principal.
"Aren't we all, although even with your impressive resume and all you're a bit late to come in since the semester has already started an-"
Ring, ring, ring! Ring, ring, ring!
"No please, take the call." Kisuke insisted
"Hello, oh Prof. Hatake what can I-WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU QUIT!?" Minori shouts in both shock and rage while Kisuke simply smiles as he remains seated on his chair. "WHAT! Lottery! All Expense paid trip! All around the world!? Bu-but what about your….Hello? Damn bastard hung up on me!" Minori yelled in frustration as she slams the phone down almost breaking it.
"Well...looks like there is a position open then, yes."
"Apparently it looks that way. Well while this is rather sudden and a giant coincidense, Mr. Urahara welcome aboard to Tenbi Academy." Minori gently gives Kisuke a small welcoming bow.
"The pleasure is all mine Principale." Kisuke said bowing back in appreciation.
"Yes, oh also I've been meaning to speak to you about Ichigo Kurosaki."
"Hey, Minori! About tha….oh hey didn't you have company." Gen barges into the office without warning. Wanting to speak with Minori about a student only to realize she's not alone.
"Damn it, Gen! How many times do I have to tell you to knock!"
"Oh hello, I don't think we've met. Kisuke Urahara nice to meet you." Kisuke introduced himself as he gets up from the chair and offers a hand to Gen.
"Ah...name's Gen Tagayshi." Gen said awkwardly as he shakes Urahara's hand.
"Kisuke here is going to be our new science teacher!" Minori announced with a big smile.
"Wha? But what about Prof. Hatake?" Gen asked getting confused.
"Lucky bastard won a lottery and now he's going to travel the world apparently." Minori said with a closed fist in both jelousy and anger with the said lucky former science teacher.
"Well damn, I wish I had that kind of luck."
"Anyway, what do you want? Don't you see I'm in the middle of something!?"
"Oh right, there's a student that is unable to be compatible with a maken!" Gen revealed.
"For real!?" Minori exclaimed in surrpise.
"Oh, interesting." Kisuke said with intrigue.
To be continued! (A/N: Alright then from this point on the story will be written 100% by me and I already have some ideas on where I'll be taking the story and I'll be bringing in more story elements from Bleach into this fic. Can't say anything for the time being but know that I'll be using the anime mostly the first season and maybe from the manga depending on where the story might be headed. As for Ichigo wherever or not, he'll get a harem is still up in the air. But for now, expect lots of twists and turns and maybe some secrets to be revealed. ;) Til then guys, later….oh and please as always if you like the story drop a fav, follow and a review and I'll be sure to back with you all soon. Til then, later.)