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Shut up!

[Ichigo angrily fires that back at Rin while he faces off against that Menos, glad that it's focusing on him. He shouldn't need to bankai for this, but the laughter inside of his head makes it hard to focus -

And he nearly gets clipped by a wave of it's hand, wincing to himself. Come on, focus and get this done!]

[Rin was all set to just watch and not participate, but then Ichigo goes and gets too close to getting hurt. And he seems pretty unfocused too, which isn't good when fighting a menos like that.

Rin summons his sword, though it appears on his back and is still sheathed. He's just getting ready to jump in if he's needed.]

Come on, you're stronger than that! Take him down already!

[The menos shows no sign of slowing. It will bring another hand down towards Ichigo, and then start charging a blast from its mouth. That one wouldn't be good to dodge, since it might actually destroy some stuff.]

I've got it, stop yelling-

[He's able to dodge the hand, but in the moment it takes him to yell back down at Rin, attention diverted for just a second -

The menos fires, and he has to make a snap judgement to keep the rest of Karakura safe.]

-fuck! GETSUGA TENSHOU!

[He manages to split the cero in half as well as the menos itself with the blow - but he's still roughly clipped by the cero itself, being slammed hard by the energy and sent flying away in the air.

You still gonna sit by, Rin?]

[Well, not anymore he's not.

Does he feel bad for distracting Ichigo? Maybe a little. But really, those were supposed to be encouraging cheers! Have you never had a cheerleader before, Ichigo?

But yeah, as soon as Ichigo gets knocked flying in the air, Rin will jump up and grab him by the wrist. He can't go losing the hero like that, now can he?]

That's not your limits, right? I'd be disappointed if it were.

[So he'll just. Casually toss Ichigo down towards the school rooftop again. And on his own way down, he'll finally draw his own sword.]

AO NO KIYOME!

[And with that, a burst of flames erupts from both Rin's sword and Rin himself, bathing him in its light. He brings the sword down right on the menos' face, cracking the mask and making it howl in pain.

It's not enough to kill it in one blow, but it's enough to weaken the menos, and the fire is spreading all over its body, eating up every bit of hollow it can to fuel that pale blue fire.

Yes, blue.

Surprise~]

[He's had cheerleaders, but they had the good grace to stay out of his way and not yell at him while he's fighting. He jerks when his wrist is grabbed, feeling the hollow trying to gain control due to the tenshou he just fired off, eyes squeezed shut and shaking his head to stabilize himself before he opens them -

and all the angry comments and harsh words die in his mouth as he realizes that, for the first time in his life, he's seeing color. That pale blue fire is -

so incredibly, obscenely beautiful that it burns into his mind, stopping his breath and thoughts even as he slams into the rooftop, giving a cry of pain and knocking the wind out of him.

In the future, he'll know that was the moment he found his favorite color.]

[Rin was about to give a follow-up attack to finish off the menos- probably in a flashy manner because he likes to show off like that- but that pained cry from Ichigo draws his attention back to the rooftop. This time he's going to ask if Ichigo is okay instead of chastising him, since that did sound like it hurt and all.

Those words never make it out, though. Mostly because he's now seeing orange for the first time ever and it's left him unable to utter a sound. He had tried imagining color based on the descriptions others gave him, but anything he had ever imagined paled in comparison to this.

For a moment, Rin is left standing there speechless.

He was never one to believe in love at first sight, but now he might be changing his mind on that.

And then Rin's thoughts are rudely interrupted by the menos swatting at him and knocking him down into the rooftop next to Ichigo.]

[Right. Well.

This was not how he expected to see his soulmate - He didn't expect to ever meet his soulmate at all - but as Rin thunks against the rooftop, Ichigo groans and gets to his feet, walking over and offering a hand to help Rin up.]

Come on. Let's...let's finish this.

[The menos is starting to thrash around, and Ichigo wants to focus on that before really comprehending what's just happened, and all of the new color around him, somehow bright even though night has muted them.]

[Yep, that hurt. Almost enough to make Rin see stars, and a certain nagging voice at the back of his mind is telling him 'I told you so' and 'you should've let me handle it'. But he ignores that, and he reaches out to take Ichigo's hand.

The fire is still crackling on his body, and Ichigo will definitely be able to feel it when the two grab hands, as it seems to spread out to whatever Rin touches. But instead of burning, it feels warm. Warm like the comfortable warmth of being inside on a cold winter's day, or maybe the warmth of taking a nap in a sunny spot. Whatever fond memory Ichigo attributes it to, it's probably a positive one. Because this fire doesn't hurt allies. Rin won't let it.]

A quick one-two kinda deal?

[Rin is fine with that. He's really good at shunpo, and he definitely uses speed to his advantage. The question is, can Ichigo keep up?]

[The warmth does make him blink - and reminds him a little of Inoue's powers, how it feels warm when she heals damage - and he lingers maybe a little too long on holding Rin's hand before (reluctantly) letting go.]

Ah, yeah - I'll follow your lead.

[Regardless, he feels like he's fat enough to keep up - speed is one of his strengths - and he takes a deep breath and quickly gets back in the air, heading towards the thrashing Menos while trusting Rin'll follow him.]

[Rin spares another glance to Ichigo's hair- a sight that he doesn't think he'll ever grow tired of- before focusing on the battle. The menos is hurt, but nowhere near dead, and even with their combined efforts it might be a bit of a struggle. Rin's fighting style relies on him going in quick and getting the first strike before the enemy knows what's going on, and now that they've been revealed he's going to have to fall back on skills he's not quite as good at.

'Let me handle it' the voice at the back of his mind says again. And this time, Rin is inclined to agree. It's something Ichigo is going to find out about eventually anyway, so why not now?]

Oi! I'll trust you on cleanup, then!

[If Ichigo glances back, he'll see what looks like a hollow mask in Rin's hand. It has sharp-looking fangs on it that are long and overlapping, and there's a pair of small horns sticking out of the forehead. The mask is mostly white, but around the eyes are little marks of flames, as if the eyeholes themselves are on fire.

And when Rin slips on that mask, his power absolutely explodes. Even the flames surrounding him get bigger. But the power itself also changes, feeling a bit more hollow-like.

Surprise! Ichigo, your soulmate is somewhere between 'shinigami' and 'hollow'.]

STUPID BLEACH SHIT FOR ESKI AND MEEEEE

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