here is a new BLEACHfic i am working on. it's set sometime after aizen's sealing and before ichigo loses his powers. it took a while in the anime but i don't know how long it was in the manga so... yeah... i'm going with anime time - enjoy!

ps: i don't know where kon is...

Ichigo Kurosaki stared out the window of the school, drowning out the teacher as she blabbered on about a subject. He didn't really care about school anymore, for what did he need school for when he was a Substitute Soul Reaper for the Soul Society? The World of the Living would never know of his skills and accomplishments and besides, saving Karakura Town was a fulltime job in itself. It wasn't like he could put Soul Reaper as an occupation on an application and plus, the Soul Society called on him too much for him to be able to keep a steady job in the first place.

"I-chi-go!" the teacher yelled, smacking her pointing stick on his desk. "What are you daydreaming about?!"

"Nothing that concerns you." He said with a slight growl.

"Then pay attention to my lesson. How are you supposed to survive in this world if you don't have a proper education?"

By fighting Hollows to save the world. he thought to himself but sighed, looking at the board instead. He then looked over at Rukia, studiously paying attention as if it really meant something to her. He made a face about her brownnosing nature and continued to wait.

Later that day, Rukia went to Ichigo at lunch and began to type on her phone.

"There is a report from the Soul Society on the Precipice World. It seems there are some things going on with it so they advise us not to go through there for a few days."

"What happens if we do?"

"Who knows? I wouldn't want to find out."

"Does that mean they won't be able to come here for movie night?" Orihime asked from the grass as she sipped her drink. "I had invited Rangiku-san, Hitsugaya-san, and Renji-kun to come watch a movie with me."

"I'm afraid those plans will have to be done later."

Orihime nodded though she was saddened by the fact but it didn't get her down as she smiled brightly and looked up at them.

"That's alright! We'll just have a movie night later! Maybe there will even be a better movie!"

Rukia and Ichigo smiled at her happy-go-lucky nature when a sound came from Rukia's phone. The two looked at each other quickly and nodded.

"Hollow." They both said at the same time.

Rukia threw a small ball into her mouth from a PEZ looking bunny dispenser and it seemed like her body separated into two of her, one in a black shihakusho with a white sash tied at the waist and the other of her regular self. Ichigo pulled out the Substitute Shinigami badge and hit his chest with it, splitting like Rukia did but unlike her, his body fell straight to the ground.

As they took off running, Ichigo turned to Orihime from over his shoulder.

"Watch over my body for me, alright?!" he yelled back to her.

To anyone else, it would have looked like Orihime was waving at nobody as she dismissed her friends.

As they ran to destroy the Hollow, Ichigo looked at Rukia.

"What are they doing in the Precipice World? I mean, can they be in there?"

"Well, since Aizen destroyed The Cleaner, they haven't been having any problems staying in there for a while like they used to. According to the text, Mayuri is working on something in there but we shouldn't go through it. It has to do with space and time and if someone is working on it, it's best that we not touch it."

Ichigo nodded, understanding very well how the Precipice World worked. They finally reached the Hollow that was terrorizing the small park and destroyed it with ease, it disappearing into thin air. Ichigo put his zanpakuto on his shoulder and looked around.

"We should get back…"

"Ichigo?"

He turned back to her and smiled. "I'm just thinking, that's all."

Rukia nodded and they both went back to the school.

Jinta knocked Ururu in the head again as she yelped in pain.

"You're such a slacker!"

"You're the slacker, Jinta…" she said softly.

The back door opened up and Urahara walked in, his hand on his hat to keep it from flying off in the wind. He looked up and sighed at his helpers.

"Jinta-kun, please don't hurt Ururu-san so much."

"Ah, Urahara-sama…" she said, pushing Jinta away from her. "Did you find what you were looking for?"

"No I'm afraid not but I did find something interesting that is going on in the Precipice World. I don't know exactly what's going on in there but I know that it's disturbing the flow."

"Didn't that Aizen guy do something to it?"

"I heard that The Cleaner was destroyed but…" He opened his fan and fanned it slowly in front of his face as he thought about what he was going to do. "I gained some trust from the Soul Society but not enough I'm afraid. I can't go through the Precipice World…"

He walked around for a moment as he tried to figure out what he wanted to do when he stopped and smiled to himself, a lovely little trick up his sleeve. He'd figure out a way to see what was going on in the Precipice World one way or another and he knew just how to get it done…

As Ichigo walked home, he just couldn't shake a weird feeling he was getting. He didn't know what exactly it was but it made his insides, his cells, feel like something was happening. Is it because my spiritual pressure is starting to wane? he thought, looking at his hand and opening and closing it. He shook his head a little and just continued walking back home.

"I-chi-go-san." He heard behind him and turned to find Urahara waving at him with a fan.

"Oh, Urahara-san, what is it?"

"I was wondering if you wouldn't mind doing something kind of important for me."

Ichigo made a face. "What does this consist of?"

"What? You don't trust me?" Urahara said with an over exaggerated surprised face.

Ichigo just gave him a look and Urahara laughed a little.

"Okay, okay, I get it… But on a serious level, Ichigo, I really do need a favor from you."

"Like what?"

"I need you to go in the Precipice World and see what they are doing in there."

"Oh, well, I can tell you that. Mayuri-san is trying to fix it since Aizen destroyed The Cleaner. We aren't allowed to go in there until they give clearance."

"Not even to take a peek?"

"I wouldn't know… Why do you keep wanting me to go in there?" Ichigo said, narrowing his eyes at the shop keeper.

Urahara suddenly laughed overdramatically as Ichigo stared at him with a stone expression.

"Oh, Ichigo, you and your doubts. All I want to know is what's going on… You can feel it, can't you? The strange sensation in your body?" He said, pointing at him with the cane in his other hand.

Ichigo looked at his hand.

"I just thought it was the waning of my spiritual pressure… so you can feel it too, Urahara-san?"

"Rukia-chan feels it too but she wouldn't tell you or me. Ever since they started 'working' on the Precipice World, I have felt something strange happening. Don't you want to know what it is?"

Ichigo nodded, curiosity getting the better of him. "Then I have a small mission I'd like for you to do for me."

They walked back to the shop.