Hey guys, I decided on making a short story between Hinagiku and Ichigo. So, hope you enjoy it! Anyway, this story was set during the Arrancar arc, before Ulqiorra kidnapped Orihime and the winter war.

Summary: The winter war draws near and Urahara needed something so that the advantages were sided to Soul Society. Therefore, Urahara made an invention to allow someone travel within someone else's inner world. So, Ichigo and Hinagiku became test subjects for his invention-which lead her trapped inside Ichigo's inner world-not to mention meeting his hollow self and his zanpakuto, Zangetsu.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own any of Bleach characters except Shiroiko Hinagiku. Those other characters belong to Tite Kubo himself.

Hi – Normal

Hi – Zangetsu

Hi – Hollow Ichigo

Chapter One: The Daisy in Strawberry's Mind

Hinagiku's POV

"Urahara-san, is this ok?" I asked the blonde-haired ex-shinigamiscientist, Urahara Kisuke about the device he gave me. It was a silver bracelet with some diamonds on it. Yes, it looked simple but believe me, it wasn't. He told me that the bracelet is used to travel from one inner world to another, depending on the users' wishes and riatsu level.

"Don't you worry much, Hinagiku-san. I'm sure it will work perfectly...I promise," Urahara-san reassured me. I was really unsure about his invention because according to Tessai-san, Ururu and Jinta, most of his invention were unsuccessful and sometimes blown up into pieces. I shivered remembering the time machine was blown into thousands of tiny pieces (luckily, I wasn't in the area that time) and we need to clean the place up.

"Ok, all was been set up. You can begin at any times," he announced as he finished tying Ichigo with some ropes. I still can't believe how Ichigo was being tricked by him to become one of his subjects. Shrugging and several deep breaths, I concentrate on the bracelet, imagine that I want to enter Ichigo's inner world.

'I hope Ichigo wasn't mad at this...' I thought before I went completely blackout.

I growled before I opened my eyes. After adjusting the light and blinked multiple of times, I began to sit up.

"Where am I? Did it work?" I took a glance around my surrounding. I noticed that the clouds are moving...downwards? I looked down. The building, covered with windows I was sitting was blue and...sideways? I sweat dropped and began to stand up so that I review the scenery. Surprisingly, I didn't fall down to...the 'street' below, which was on my left...'Weird...and creepy...'

"Who are you may I ask, miss?" I heard a voice asking me from behind. When I looked behind, there stood a 40 (or something) year old man, wearing a long, tattered coat, glasses on his face and a long, shrubby black hair. Apparently, he was standing...on a flag pole?WTH?...with wind blowing his coat and hair, though I didn't feel any wind blowing.

'Am I hallucinating or something?' I screamed inwards-wanting for answers-eyes twitching.

"I ask one more time, miss. Who are you?" I snapped from my thoughts as the man repeats his question.

"Uh...S-shiroiko Hinagiku...aaahh...um..." 'Damn it say something!' "Nice day isn't it?" I nearly face palmed myself at the horrible question...how stupid I am...

"You're one of Ichigo's friend, am I correct?" He asked me one more time and I nodded.

"Very well. Please follow me," he said, turning around, jumping from the...pole, I guess...and headed towards another building. I followed suit, not wanting to be left alone here.

Hollow Ichigo's POV

Weird...reaaallly weird...why? One thing king was resting in his room until that geta-boshi came and offered king something, what I wasn't sure...and the one thing king was knock out, appeared here and now, blaming that geta-boshi... Huh, he wasn't notice that I was right beside him, glaring at him. Stupid king. Boredom, I began searching for Zangetsu's riatsu...

'Wonder where Zangetsu-san went...oh wait, he's here...and there's someone with him? Wha-?' I looked towards Zangetsu...and saw a girl with black hair and blue eyes? I noticed that king also stopped his ranting and looked at Zangetsu and that girl with wide eyes.

"H-h-h-hina? What are you doing here?" King exclaimed and his face went as red as a tomato. I snickered at him and looked at Zangetsu, hopefully he would tell us what happened.

Third person POV

~After Hinagiku went unconscious~

"Well, that was unexpected...seems like my invention works!" Urahara exclaimed as he watched Hinagiku's body being placed near Ichigo's by Tessai.

"You know that Ichigo will be furious when he finds out…." Yoruichi came, in her human form. She crossed her arm seeing one of her best friend is playing with dangerous inventions.

"Yes, I know that…..still, he can't kill me since I know how to reverse it," Urahara said while fanning his face. Hearing that, Yoruichi sighs and headed upstairs to clear her mind. After watching his friend leave, Urahara went towards Tessai to check on the duo substitute shinigami. Just before he reached them, Ichigo suddenly regain conscious and started to stare the ex-shinigami.

"A-ah….Kurosaki-san, good afternoon, eh…." Urahara began, but was taken back when Ichigo began to rise his riatsu, making the rope that held him broke.

"W-wait, Kurosaki-san…I can explain…..." Urahara took a step back, holding his hands in front when Ichigo took a step forward.

"You'd better be…." Ichigo hissed and began beating the ex into a bloody pulp.

~Ichigo's Inner World~

"Uh…..where did Ichigo go to?" Hinagiku asked the two souls that lived inside Ichigo after he suddenly disappeared into thin air when ossan (A/N: Zangetsu) told him what happened.

"He went to talk to Urahara for a moment," the ossan told her while shiro Ichigo (A/N: Hollow Ichigo) remain silent, both watching the sky above. Sighing, she went to sit beside the white counterpart of Ichigo, watching him with interests and awed.

"Watcha lookin' at, huh? Ya got problem with me?" Hollow Ichigo turned his head, looking at Hinagiku with anger and irritated, hoping that she go away.

"Nothing…I'm surprised that you seem different from any other hollow I've encountered before…..um…can I call you Shiro?" Hinagiku waved her hand in front of her and named him Shiro, since his hair and skin was white.

"Ya call me wha? Ya gotta be kiddin' me…" Hollow Ichigo replied, annoyed that she called him 'Shiro'.

"No, I'm not because you're white, same goes to your hair. Besides, Ichigo told me that you didn't have any name to be called since he always calls you 'hollow' or 'hey you'. So I thought 'Shiro' would be nice," Hinagiku explained while watching the blue sky move in front of her. She had a small smile escaped from her lips.

The newly named Shiro was taken back when he heard his king's name, saying that king was concerned about him. Shiro looked at Hinagiku and surprised that she has elegance within her-her smiling, her composition and everything about her seemed to be perfect. The wind was only the addition to that. Feeling something in his stomach and his face burning, Shiro quickly averted his eyes away from her. Unknown to him, Zangetsu was silently watching the hollow and amused that the hollow had something towards the girl, similar to his master's feelings.

'This should be interesting…..' Zangetsu grinned and began planning in his head that involved the hollow, his master and the girl, leaving the love-bird alone for now.

To be continued….

Oh-oh…seems like Zangetsu was planning something...hmmm….what could it be? Well to know about that, just wait for the continuation of this story~ fufufufu~ Please read and review….