Only Ichigo knows about his inner hollow, but what happens if they start to actually like each other. Could a hollow and a shinigami actually get along and be friends. And what happens when Rukia overhears Ichigo talking to "himself". Oh and Urahara makes Ichigo's hollow a gigai, possibly…okay...I'm up to like episode 120 so I guess the story is set somewhere around maybe just a bit before there. SUCKY SUMMARY!..

Chapter 1

Ichigo threw his school bag aside and jumped onto his bed. It was finally school break (thank god). Keigo and almost everyone at school had been annoying the hell out of him and he was glad that he could at least semi relax for a few weeks (with the exception of the substitute shinigami job, of course).

He wasn't sure where Rukia had gone, but then again she often disappeared for a while without saying where she was. He reached up, ran a hand through his orange hair and sighed. How could he be bored already? School had only finished about an hour ago and he was dying to get out of there, so he must have had some idea what he intended to do when he left.

'Bored King? If you've got nothing to do you could always let me out for a while. I feel like killing something and you could always wait in here and chat with Zangetsu if you like.'

Ichigo's eyes widened as the creepy voice in his head snickered. The hollow or whatever that insane thing was in his mind had never been able to talk to him like this before. Was this a sign that it was getting stronger? Maybe if he can take over his thoughts and occasionally his body, then… Ichigo shuddered. What if this thing took over his life?

'I promise I won't kill any people or random souls, just hollows. How 'bout it, will you let me play for a little while?'

'If you're a hollow then why would you want to kill other hollows?'

Ichigo said out loud not exactly grasping the fact that he could just think it.

'… good question…I guess I don't see myself the same other hollows, I mean, I am you and you are me so I'm still part shinigami and human…and you are still a hollow as well.'

Ichigo trembled as the reality of the last bit set in. He was partially a hollow. A part of him was evil.

The hollow in his head laughed in its creepy insane kind of way. He could just see those gold and black eyes burning behind his own. Then the laughter faded suddenly as if the hollow had just realized something and had become distracted.

'Wait a sec, you where thinking evil. What makes you think I'm evil?'

At that Ichigo almost laughed.

'What about you isn't evil. Have you heard the way you laugh? Have you seen the way you lash out at the people you attack and enjoy it more than anything?'

'Maybe I'm a little bit harsh but I don't think I am evil. I'm more like you than you know king.'

Ichigo was surprised by the sudden change in his voice. The insanely amused tone had faded and he sounded more serious, possibly more human than he had ever sounded before. Also there was something else hidden in his voice. Almost like sadness.

'You asked what about me isn't evil. Well, I feel a lot of the things you feel, I feel love. Ya know…Rukia.'

Ichigo almost blushed.

'I don't love Rukia!'

'Don't give me that shit I am you I know everything you feel. You can't lie to me about stuff like that, it's just pathetic.'

'Well fine maybe a little…But if you ever got a chance to tell her that then I would get Zangetsu and rip you to shreds!'

The hollow just laughed and Ichigo no longer felt scared. He was starting to wonder whether his thoughts about this side of himself were really true or not.

Neither Ichigo nor his hollow noticed a very confused Rukia who had returned and heard Ichigo talking to himself and hid just below the window to listen.

'Who is he talking to and why is he saying that it's a hollow and evil? Has he gone crazy? And was it just me or did he just say that he loves me!?'

Rukia whispered to herself totally bewildered and slightly worried for Ichigo's mental health.