Ichigo ½

A.N.: I was flipping through the Ranma ½ manga when I was hit by an idea. I decided to write this down before I forget so to everyone waiting for their requests just chill. This is just going to something that I'll work on when I'm feeling whacky. After I reread the manga I thought about it for a moment before figuring "Why the hell not?" For the record: No this is not a Ranma ½/Bleach crossover. This is just borrowing one of the key concepts and using it in the Bleach universe.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of the characters. Nor do I own Ranma 1/2 .
Warning: Genderbender!

Rukon District 67

Ichigo walked down the worn path and sighed. "Why did Yoruichi talk me into taking a vacation? What exactly is there to do?" His mentor had told him that lately he'd been a little stressed and told him to go to the Soul Society.

"You need a stress-reliever Ichigo! You're way too tense and it's starting to become scary. Just go into the woods in the Rukon District. The tranquility should help calm you down," she had told him. Ichigo did feel a little at peace while traversing the green forest. Feeling the spring breeze felt soothing to him as he walked down the path, but soon peacefulness had given way to boredom.

According to both Yoruichi and Rukia there really wasn't much in the districts of the 60's, considering it was mostly forests and caves. Thinking that it might be fun to explore some caves, Ichigo went through his mental map and remembered Yoruichi saying something about a cave near the western edge of the forest. 'What was it Yoruichi said? That… I should visit the cave, right? Ah well, I can't remember….'

What Yoruichi actually said: "There's a cave near the western edge of the woods, DON'T go in!"

By the time Ichigo found the cave the sky looked like a painter's canvas, full of orange and red as the sun sank. It didn't bother Ichigo all that much; he was strong enough to handle anything that might attack him in the dark. As Ichigo walked toward the mouth of the cave he saw an old rotted sign nailed to the top of the entrance. It was too eligible to read, the years had taken its toll on the carved wood.

If Ichigo could've read it when it was put up, he would've read: "Keep out! Do not Enter!"

As Ichigo entered the cave he was thankful that he didn't need much light. The walls in the came almost seemed to glow in the darkness as he went further into it, almost mystified by the walls greenish hue that illuminated him.

When the substitute reached the heart of the cave he came across a massive chamber. In front of him was an old rickety bridge. As he gazed down below he saw a large hot spring bubbling below. The spring was massive; Ichigo could see the glow from the heated water from all the way up where he was. He looked and saw the exit on the other side of the bridge. 'I wonder why Rukia and the others never said anything about this. I figured that the Soul Society could use a few more hot springs.'

Ichigo started across the bridge, taking it step by step. He tried his best to take it slow, hearing the wooden planks creak on the bridge. 'Please don't break. Please don't break…' he prayed. Sadly for Ichigo, his prayers went unanswered. Either that or the man upstairs has a bad sense of humor.

'Crack!'

The board beneath Ichigo's feet gave under him. Ichigo grabbed at the support rope but doing so caused the bridge to sway. In the many years since the bridge's construction it had rotted and eroded. The deteriorated rope snapped and Ichigo tumbled below. Too caught by surprise Ichigo was unable to right his balance and use the air-walking technique. Hot water enveloped Ichigo as he splashed into the spring below.

The water felt heavy to Ichigo, like it was made of something that looked like water but did not have the same feel. He sank to the bottom, clawing as water filled his lungs. Ichigo mustered all of his strength and swam to the top. He gasped as his head rose above the water, taking in sweet air into his lungs as he coughed up water. He swam to the edge of the spring and pulled himself out. He collapsed as he coughed up more water. "…That is the last time I take Yoruichi's advice!" he angrily shouted.

Something that bothered him at that moment was his voice. 'Wait, why did my voice sounded higher?' Ichigo jumped up to the exit and made his way to the exit. Unlike the previous tunnel this one did not glow, leaving Ichigo to fumble in the dark. 'Wait, why does my back hurt? And why does my chest feel heavy?' He rubbed his chest and felt something that definitely shouldn't be there. As he reached the exit and the light of the setting sun met his eyes. As he stepped out into the light he looked down. The next 5 seconds were filled by a loud scream.

Ichigo's body had gone from male to female. On his chest was a rack that would've made Rangiku raise an eyebrow and his hair was now as long as Orihime's! Finely manicured nails adorned her fingers. Ichigo reached into her pants and found that the usual equipment was no longer there. 'Oh my god, what is happening!' His mind rewound back and he remembered, 'The Spring!' Ichigo raced back to the chamber at top speed. Once she reentered the chamber she flung herself back into the spring.

As Ichigo climbed out once again she saw that she was still a woman. Now the cave was filled with the screams and shrieks. Ichigo made her way back out of the cave, the moon beginning to rise from the sky. "What do I do? I can't go back to the others like this!"

'Ok, calm down. I just need to find somebody who can help fix this:'

'Byakuya? No. There's no way I'm coming to him like this!'

'Unohana? Maybe. As a last resort.'

'Kurotsuchi? …No….'

'Urahara and Yoruichi?' Ichigo sighed at the idea of coming to them like this, but desperate times call for very desperate measures. 'Damn it! I left my badge at Rukia's place! And I can't open up the Senkaimon on my own without somebody to help!' Deciding that his best decision was to go to Rukia for help Ichigo took off, hoping for the best yet preparing for the worst. 'Please let there be a way to do fix this….'

To Be Continued….

A.N.: Well, that was fun! If you're wondering why I keep putting Ichigo through the ringer it's because I am one sadistic nutcase! Anyway, this is gonna be kind of a mutli pairing story with FemIchigoXUnohana, FemIchigoXRangiku, and FemIchigoXYoruichi; plus anyone else if I get bored. Until I pick this up again, ciao! Also, please R&R, I like it when I get feedback.