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Overlord and Strawberries

Chapter 1: A surprising endeavor

Soul Society Squad 5 barracks, 6 years after the defeat of Ywach

A lone Shinigami shunpoed quietly down the halls of Squad 5, a sealed message in his hand. It was nearly midnight, but he was told it had to be delivered with the utmost urgency and secrecy, letting as few others see him as possible. The boy assumed that was the very reason a letter was sent instead of a hell butterfly, so that nobody except the intended receiver would see it. He was given specific instructions. Don't talk to anybody, don't look at anybody, and do not stop until the message is delivered. Of course he was not allowed to speak of it after the delivery either, for it would mean severe punishment if he did. He was even given a reiatsu seal so he could not be detected by anybody below lieutenant skill level. Not only that, but even the letter itself was sealed with reiatsu so only the intended recipient could open it. 'But why me?' He thought. Why entrust somebody who wasn't even a seated officer with something so important? And furthermore, wouldn't it be safer for somebody stronger to send it? Sure he could defend himself, and was even a proud member of squad 11, but he wasn't all that in a box of chocolates. Whatever, the sooner I finish up here the sooner I can get some shut eye Pushing such thoughts aside, he arrived at his destination. The squad 5 captain's office. Even though he was in a hurry, he still had to show respect to a superior officer. Swallowing nervously, he put his fist up by the door to knock when it suddenly slid open, causing him to jump back slightly. Standing at the door looking at him was the smiling fox-like face of the squad 5 lieutenant, Gin Ichimaru

"Ara ara," Gin said airily, his smile widening, eyes opening slightly. "What would a member of squad 11 be doing here so late at night? You looking for a fight?"

The boy stumbled, slightly unnerved by the question. 'Damn he makes me nervous,' the boy thought. Lieutenant Ichimaru was a strange character, but proved loyal to the Soul Society even after his "betrayal" several years ago. The assholes in Central 46 wanted to execute him, and were it not for the efforts of the current squad 5 captain, they would have succeeded. He not only saved the silver haired man from death by Aizen, but also put his neck on the line for him to be reinstated, and lieutenant Ichimaru proved to be a good friend and ally in return. But still, the boy couldn't help but be put off by him, as most people were. Something about the way he smiled, as if he always knew something you didn't.

"I-I bring a m-message for your captain, lieutenant Ichimaru," he stammered. bowing hastily.

Gin smiled even further and chuckled, ushering the boy in before shutting the door.

"I was just joking with ya, I figured it out when I saw tha letter you're clutching so tightly. What's your name?"

"Fushigi Hayase sir," he said, bowing again.

"Alrighty then Fushigi-kun I'll bring ya to tha captain. Oh and ya might want ta drop the honorifics and the bowing. The captain doesn't give a damn about them, or most of Soul Society's rules for that matter."

Following lieutenant Ichimaru, Hayase mentally prepared himself. He was actually fresh out of the academy and had never met the legendary captain of squad 5 known throughout Soul Society as "The Invincible Strawberry."

Putting his reiatsu seal on the final piece of paperwork, Captain Ichigo Kurosaki cursed whoever came up with the idea of using countless stacks of paper for record keeping. Surely something more high tech could be arranged. Pushing back from his desk. He stretched out and stood up to meet the newcomer approaching the door. He had sensed him coming several minutes ago, and had sent Gin to meet him.

"I bet Gin was playing around with him," he said to himself. "He always seems to get a kick out of scaring new recruits."

Ichigo had changed a lot in the past 6 years. Now 22 years old, He now stood at 6'4". He was more muscular, but still leaner than somebody like Kenpachi. His bright orange hair, while still unruly was longer, stretching a few inches past his shoulders and slightly covering his eyes. His smoldering brown eyes held a blue tint around the edges, as if they contained barely restrained power, which they did. His abilities had changed as well. He could easily hide his reiatsu, and was very good at detecting and tracking the reiatsu of others. He could seal his zanpakuto, and use a release command to enter shikai which took a load of practice to pull off. It was currently an onyx-black katana with a crescent moon shaped guard. Even the blade was black and had about half a foot of chain hanging off the end of the hilt. He had a permanent hierro, and could use hollow abilities in 4 separate forms. With that came instant regeneration, another perk of being a hybrid. He had trained sufficiently in hakuda and kido, and had even created a few kido of his own, with Geta-Boshi's assistance. Speaking of Kisuke, he taught Ichigo how to store his body in his inner world when not using it. He could also safely say that his flash step and sonido were unmatched. He couldn't seal his reiatsu because he had far too much of it, and it had taken some long training with his zanpakuto spirits and several accidental landscape changes for him to able to lower them to a normal captain's level. He also had his transcendence state, which was just unfair in terms of speed and power.

'And even that wasn't enough' he thought, his knuckles tightening.

'Oy king, you have to stop blaming yourself for that. What happened that day was not your fault.'

'He is right Ichigo. Only 2 people are responsible for their death's, and both of them are dead.'

Ichigo smiled slightly at the words of his partners. Zangetsu and Shiro always managed to keep him sane. He broke out of his musings when he heard a knock at the door.

"Captain, ya have a visitor."

"Please, come in," Ichigo said.

Gin opened the door smiling and stepped in, the boy right behind him. He reminded Ichigo of Hanatarou, if he was tall and not hunched over. He walked over and shook the boy's hand, smiling gently.

"Hello there Hayase. Thank you for bringing this letter so late at night. I know you must be tired."

"Ah, i-it was no problem at all sir," he said, bowing to Ichigo despite Gin's warning.

"Please call me Ichigo, at least in here. There is no need to be so stiff and formal. Anyway, as I said, I'm sure you are tired so you're dismissed. Feel free to grab some food from the mess on your way out, and get some rest."

The boy smiled brightly, drool forming at the corner of his mouth. "Hai, Ichigo-san. I will take my leave." He did, and shut the door behind him. Ichigo gave out one of his infamous scowls, glancing at the letter. He used his reiatsu to open it, and took out the note, which was folded in thirds.

"It's from Shunsui-san," he said glancing at Gin.

"Must be important then. What does it say?"

Ichigo read the note silently, which held only one line.

Meet me at "that place" immediately. Bring Gin. 5-0.

Ichigo scowled again, reread the letter, and passed to Gin, who frowned after reading it. He then used a silent Shakkaho to destroy it. He understood perfectly. The numbers were a code.

"What do you think Gin?"

"I think something important has ta be done, and Central 46 doesn't need ta know about it."

'Shiro, Zangetsu?'

'I think we finally get to have some fun after a while, but fox-face is right.'

Indeed, it seems we have a surprise endeavor ahead of us. Best we leave quickly.

Ichigo nodded, and with a flash of shunpo, he and Gin vanished into the night air.

End Chapter 1

Heehee, chapter 1 complete! *proceeds to dance about in a circle*

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