Re: Return of The Death [Rukia/Ichigo/Ryuzawa]

Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:44 am

That was mildly unexpected, at least at first. So busy were the leadership, it was easy to forget that they were owed time off too. Ryuzawa could only surmise that the Lieutenant was here to make a social call to whoever resided in that shop building.

"I see. I'm on patrol, ma'am," he answered Rukia promptly. His left hand settled over the top of his Zanpakuto's hilt. "I know some would say it isn't strictly necessary here of all places, but I wanted to put in a few days' duty in the midst of ongoing training..." He trailed off and turned distracted to look in the direction of an approaching reiatsu. Even stronger than Rukia's was this presence - it set the hairs on the back of Ryuzawa's neck standing on end.

What stepped into view... was decidedly not any Shinigami he knew. He appeared to know Rukia, though. Ryuzawa held his tongue for now, electing not to interrupt the Lieutenant in this meeting. The name that passed her lips gave him stunning pause, however. Ichigo? Could it be...

It was only when the man addressed him directly to offer an introduction that the fledgling Shinigami shook from his stupor at the presence of this veritable celebrity.

"I-It's an honour, sir! I've studied the reports and stories, but to actually meet you-" He stopped babbling just long enough to offer a bow. "Ryuzawa Hogosha, Second Division." It occurred to him that it might have been considered rude that he hadn't verbally answered Rukia's invitation, but he fell in behind her and Ichigo - holy crap, the Ichigo Kurosaki! - as they set off on their reminiscent jaunt across the city.

He had to confess, he found himself feeling increasingly uncomfortable - like he, a mere novice, didn't deserve to be stood in the presence of these two incomparable heroes. But he kept his silence, so as not to intrude. For now, simply observing would suffice.

Sun Feb 19, 2017 5:46 pm

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"The very same window that Kon jumped out of after kissing Orihime in your body?" Rukia said, reminiscing to the first time she had used her Gokon Tekko on him — which now was collecting dust somewhere beyond the gates of the Kuchiki Manor — inserting Kon's gikongan into his body who later hijacked it.

Her smile made its rare appearance once more, before she turned to look at the building that was now Karakura High School. It was unrecognizable to her; shedding the pretense of formality briefly, and comically, she stomped over to Ichigo, barking at him, "I don't see how you can recognize anything here." Her nostrils flared, and she scowled at him from beneath her thin, licorice eyebrows.

The camaraderie between the Kuchiki noble and the Substitute Shinigami surely went unnoticed by Ryuzawa, though who could blame the pair? They had been through much together, forged a bond because of it. It's not everyday that a Substitute Shinigami risks his life to save a Shinigami who lost her powers to the aforementioned Shinigami Daiko; and then the two fought alongside eachother before Rukia seemingly dissappeared from Ichigo's life — until now.

She caught Ichigo staring at her now, with his hand at his neck. She swore the thing would get stuck like that if he kept it there for too long. She cocked a thin eyebrow in his direction, quizzically, as if she were asking him, "Is there something on my face?" with a stern facial expression. She then turned her attention to Ryuzawa, who was gawking at them, in a starstruck manner. Sure, Rukia was used to the celebrity by now, but it still fascinated and struck her that people regarded her in such a way that she was above others. Yes, she was a Lieutenant, which garnered a certain amount of respect, but that didn't make her godlike in comparison to the rest of the Gotei. The noble Kuchiki was merely a woman weathered by battle, which sometimes surfaced across the plane of her otherwise youthful face, forming stress-lines; scars emerging from deeply beneath the flawlessly healed topmost layer of skin.

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Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:17 am

Shinigami Daiko

ICHIGO KUROSAKI

Return of The Death [Rukia/Ichigo/Ryuzawa] - Page 2 6EdIfMt

Artist: Hazel Fernandes - Song: Number One - Word Count: 479

Ichigo sighed as he remembered Kon being, well... KON. He brought a hand to his face and sighed once more before his lips emitting more that just sighs.

"Not the same window... but, it may as well be. Pretty sure that guy always got me into trouble when he was in my body; whether it was purposeful or not. I'm sure he's still wandering around in a dilapidated animal doll."

Ichigo sighed softly and then looked back at Rukia, noticing the smile once more. It really was a fantastic smile, whether or not she would admit it. And, Ichigo likely wouldn't admit, out loud, that he had missed Rukia in all those years. He sighed softly and popped his neck, removing his hand from his neck as he continued to stare at Rukia on accident. Rukia noticed his staring and Ichigo recoiled in surprise; not really sure what to say. He scratched the side of his face while looking around some; clearly looking for something to say so that he didn't seem so awkward to simply stare at Rukia while she was smiling. He cleared his throat and smiled softly.

"No, it's nothing. It was just nice to see you smile again is all. Ah, also, I can recognize it since, while it is definitely immensely different, some stuff is still the same. The building is even still shaped like it used to be. At least somewhat."

He sighed softly, looking away from Rukia, having recovered in a way that was certainly terrible in it's execution. He looked up at the building for a couple of seconds before he turned to Ryuzawa and looked at him for a couple of seconds before smiling and outstretching a hand towards him; offering it for him to shake.

"Hey, I'm a Shinigami just like you; there's no need to call me sir."

He gave Ryuzawa a smile and after they shook hands, Ichigo would turn back around and look at Rukia for a moment. He mused on some thoughts for a moment and the sighed after a couple seconds.

"Want to visit the hospital? May be the only thing reminiscent of my family's clinic. Afterwards, we can go get something to eat or just simply go to my apartment; your choice, Rukia."

His face returned to it's normal expression as he looked around, studying the surrounding area to see what may be around for a couple of seconds before he sighed softly. He looked towards Rukia, waiting for an answer from her so that way they could move towards either the hospital, a restaurant, or Ichigo's apartment; which wasn't messy as you would think. Hey, he may be a guy but he knew how to clean and everything.

Coding Altered From: [THEFROST]'s