A/N: i really have no idea where the setting is on this one. i know it's during Aizen's rebellion but it has stuff from the Fake Karakura Town Arc in it as well.. it's like a clusterfuck of stuff

"I wonder where Kurosaki-kun has been… I haven't seen him in school and I haven't sensed him around anywhere. I'm a little worried about him though…" Orihime Inoue, buxom beauty of Karakura High School told her hulking friend.

Orihime quickly dismissed her foul mood though, shaking her head fiercely.

"I know that if Kurosaki-kun is gone for this long amount of time then he has to have a reason, right? Maybe he's practicing in secret again with Mr. Urahara."

"Mr. Urahara said that he hasn't seen Ichigo either." Chad said.

Orihime ate some rice with a downcast look and a sigh. Kurosaki-kun… I hope you're alright…

"M-maybe Ishida-san would know where he is." She thought out loud.

"I haven't seen Kurosaki-san either. The last time I saw him, he and Rukia went back to the Soul Society to do something important but other than that,. I haven't seen him." Uryu Ishida said as he walked up, pushing his black rimmed glasses up back up his nose.

Orihime sighed again and set her rice down, not feeling hungry.

"It's lonely without Kurosaki around…" she said softly.

SOUL SOCIETY

"Have you found anything?" Rukia Kuchiki of Squad 13 asked of her friend.

Renji Abarai, lieutenant of Squad 6, closed his brown eyes as he walked into the hut and shook his head.

"No sign of him anywhere. We even did a thorough search of the Research and Development Center and he was nowhere to be found. He's lost… Can you tell me again exactly what happened?"

"We came into the Soul Society to do a little research on some different things but it was only for a short while. We got done quickly and I took him back to the Senkaimon and he went through but when I went to check a couple weeks later, Inoue-san said that Ichigo hadn't gotten back to the World of the Living."

Renji nodded and stood up, pacing.

"We're doing everything that we can to find him…" Rukia sighed and Renji pulled her into his embrace. "Don't worry, Rukia. Ichigo is strong and can handle himself. Wherever he is, I am sure he's fighting."

"You're probably right… We probably shouldn't even worry about him but… I guess it's the not knowing what's going on that is making things so difficult."

Renji nodded and pulled away. "We will find him." He assured.

Rukia hugged him to her and Renji looked out the window of the hut, wondering where his friend could have gone.

LAS NOCHES

"Why am I the one who has to take food to the prisoner? I'm an Espada, dammit, not a butler! Why am I being treated like a servant? Gah!" Grimmjow Jaegerjaques growled as he walked down a long hallway in the capital city of Hueco Mundo.

He was walking toward the dungeon where they were keeping and certain captive. He opened the door and the light flooded in, revealing a very battered and bloodied Ichigo as he hung by chains that were attached to his wrists. Ichigo lifted his head heavily, blood from where he had been beaten and had run down his face was blurring his sight but he could sense the spiritual pressure of someone walking into the room.

"Wake up, Strawberry. Time to eat."

Ichigo didn't say anything even though he wanted to because his voice was lost from all the screaming he had done previously. How long had it really been since he had been captured? How long was it since he was lying in a nice warm bed, snuggling under covers in pajamas, not hanging like this with half his clothes missing from weak spiritual energy.

Grimmjow, not caring about Ichigo's concerns, threw the plate to the floor.

"Eat." He snarled, his turquoise eyebrows furrowed as he watched the orange haired boy.

The chains rattled as they moved as Ichigo pulled on them to reach his food. They were retractable chains, able to move to and fro from the loop attached to the ceiling but were weighed down with heavy weights. It took a lot of Ichigo's strength to pull on each of them to get close enough to the plate and eat, but if nothing else, the Substitute Soul Reaper's determination was a great pass time for watch. Grimmjow stayed in the doorway, crouching down and setting his elbows on his knees as he watched Ichigo struggle with the chains.

Ichigo wasn't going to let these Espada get him down any further than he had gotten himself. He was in a massive amount of pain and was weak physically and his spiritual pressure wasn't very impressive at the moment, but his spirit was strong. He still wondered how exactly he got captured by them but they offered food for him and gave him a way to obtain it on his own and he was determined to use that small humanity to his advantage; even if the weights ripped his shoulders out of their sockets or ripped the tendons to pieces. He finally grabbed the plate of food and ate a little bit of the bread that was there as Grimmjow stood up, giving him a mocking clap.

"Good job, good job... You're more amusing than that girl we had here before, that's for sure. I'm sure Lord Aizen will figure out what to do with you soon and then that determination of yours will crumble."

He left and Ichigo stuffed another piece of bread into his mouth before his strength began to waver and he slowly forced his way back to the original position of the chains.

Grimmjow walked into the hall where Aizen was sitting on his throne with Gin and Tosen on the other.

"Grimmjow, what brings you here?" Aizen asked with the usual smirk that looked like it was always hiding something no matter how nice it seemed.

Grimmjow leaned on the table that was in front of him and glared up at his lord.

"What are we doing with that Substitute Soul Reaper? I mean are we keeping him as some sort of pet? It's annoying to have to feed him all the time."

"In due time, Grimmjow. I have a plan for him…"

The Espada growled, rolling his eyes dramatically, and turned on his heal to leave Aizen's presence. Gin bent forward so that he could look at Aizen's face.

"Aizen-sama, what is your plan for the Substitute Soul Reaper?"

"He has a very interesting spiritual pressure. I plan to utilize it and if things go well, he will be of great use to us very soon."

A/N: i apologize for those who are waiting on Reaction. i'm not abandoning it but for your enjoyment, it must be written in the right mindset or the story will not flow. i again, apologize for the hold up.