A/N This is my first fanfic and i'm not used to self-editing so pleeaasssee don't kill me=). This is placed after the recent manga where Ichigo's hollow comes out completely and he changes into a weird ass mother fucker. And he has Really Really long hair, which is obviously the reason that he kicks Ulquiorra's ass. (Wait...what?) Anyway, i always thought that the whole rebirth and connection between souls was underplayed in the series. That is what this is about so have fun.

As Ulquiorra faded away into nothingness Ichigo sighed as he watched with a deep sadness residing in his eyes. Orihime noticed it as she studied the object of her infatuation. As she ran

her eyes over his miraculously healed body she couldn't help but notice how good he looked shirtless. She felt her cheeks heat up us she looked at his chiseled chest and abs until she

noticed something hanging around Ichigo's neck. She gasped as she stared at the beautiful black ring hanging on a white chain around Ichigo's neck. It seemed to almost shimmer with

power and mystery as it swung lightly in the almost nonexistent movement from Ichigo's breathing. As it swung slowly Orihime continued to stare as she felt herself start to get drawn

into the swirling depths of the black pattern etched onto the signet ring. When she took a step forward still staring at the ring, Ishida noticed her staring and gently took a hold of her

arm and asked quietly, "Inou, what are you staring at?" Orihime jumped as if she had been struck and then looked at Ishida sheepishly as if she had been caught in the middle of a crime

scene. Then she looked back towards Ichigo and pointed at the ring and said, "That ring, I've never seen Ichigo wearing it before and it caught my eye... Kurosaki-kun! What is that ring

around your neck? I've never seen you wearing it before." Ichigo turned to Inou his amber eyes not completely losing the depth of sadness there and still seemed to be staring at

somethingbeyond the infatuated girl in front of him. As Orihime squirmed under his powerful gaze he said, "What, this? I've always worn this Inou. It just normally blends in with my

uniform or isbeneath my shirt. I'm surprised you noticed it actually. Most people don't ever even seem to be able to see it much less spare it a second glance." Orihime seemed doubtful

until Ishida said, "It's true Inou, I saw it the first time I ever met Kurosaki. I just never asked him about it since we were kind of busy arguing." Ichigo gave a small small that didn't reach

his eyes at this, but he was still seeing something that neither Orihime or Ishida ever could. Orihime smiled sadly at Ichigo knowing she would get no response when he was like this.

When Ishida started to say something to Ichigo, Orihime cut in saying, "Shhh, I think Kurosaki-kun needs a little time to think." Ishida looked put out but stayed silent as Ichigo continued

to stare into the distance…

Ichigo's POV

Ichigo was distantly aware of answering Inou's question and was able to force a smile onto his face at Ishida's mention of how they met. But by the time Orihime shushed Ishida Ichigo's

mind was lost in the swirling depths of his mind's eye. He saw Inou and Ishida's faces as his hollow finally completely came out. And he grimaced as he felt the horrow and disgust as well

as the elation that both he, and strangely, his hollow felt as they started to mutilate Ulquiorra's body until Ishida stepped in to stop them. Then he saw the fear upon both of his friends

faces as his body turned towards them. And finally he felt the sharp pain as Ulquiorra hit him in the back and shattered his , as Ichigo agonized over the past few minutes, he heard

Zangetsu's voice. He said to Ichigo, "Ichigo, Shiro is beginning to become…restless. As you can see he is starting to slip around the seal and I cannot hold him much longer." Ichigo thought on

this for a moment then asked, "Is it time Zangetsu, does we really have to go through that pain again, does she have to remember." Zangetsu, was silent for a moment then said, "I'm sorry,

Ichigo, and I'm sorry for Rukia too." Ichigo groaned inwardly at this and said, "Oh, god Rukia, I don't know if I can do this to her Zan…" Orihime interrupted his thoughts as she went against

her own advice and spoke to him, "Umm… Kurosaki-kun, shouldn't we be going to help the others now?" At this Ichigo noticed the massive reatsu of Yammi in his released form and he

quickly sprang into action. He appeared next to Inou and picked her up over his shoulder and said to Ishida, "I'm going ahead to help Rukia and the others follow me and get there as

quickly as possibe. The others are going to need a level headed person to keep them calm after… well, they're just going to need you, okay?" Ishida nodded then as Ichigo turned to go

he asked so quietly that Ichigo almost didn't hear, "And Rukia won't need it?" Ichigo paused then simply nodded in affirmative and took off racing towards the growing reatsu of Yammi

faster than he had ever run in his life. "I have to make it to her. If I don't… no I will make it." So Ichigo thought as the orange haired demon god flew towards death, hope, and

remembrance.

A/N Okay so here's the deal, i might just have another chapter up and waiting but then again. You might just have 30 reviews in you. Who knows? I do. But that's not the point the point is that you don't and that's what makes this fun, so please review...or...or... I'll kill Ichigo! Ok maybe not that but do please review.