Should I be doing this? The zanpakuto thought to herself as she stepped quietly along the side of a skyscraper.

Sode no Shirayuki was the most beautiful of all the zanpakuto. So she had been told, at least, and everyone seemed to agree so it must be true. And while she felt some pride in the fact, she didn't think the man she had come to meet would care. Hollows had very different standards of attractiveness.

"Heh!" That small giggle was all the warning she had before a sword was flung at her. Sode no Shirayuki dodged gracefully, as she did everything, but then her eyes widened as she saw the hollow above her. He was insanely fast. She dodged again and his sword shattered the window beneath her, sending dust into the air. "Another zanpakuto in King's inner world? You people don't ever learn, do you?" His voice was distorted and echoing. Sode paused for a moment to examine him.

He was Ichigo's duplicate in every way, but pure white. There were differences, however. Sode no Shirayuki had seen the teen several times by now, and he was always serious. He did not appear to enjoy fighting, although he did it very well. His hollow was quite different. He wore a wide grin and seemed to be enjoying himself, if the laughter was any indication.

"I am not here to fight you." She said quietly, spreading empty hands. Although she could summon her sword in an instant.

"Oh yeah, princess?" The hollow said, resting his great blade against his shoulder. "What are ya here for, then? Going to try to sweet talk me?" His laughter was loud and long. "Does that Muramasa freak think I'd go weak for a pretty face?"

"Not at all." Sode no Shirayuki said, determined not to be side tracked. "He does not know I'm here. Kazeshini showed me how to do this." She didn't know how the other zanpakuto had figured it out, or what he'd done with the knowledge. And frankly, she didn't want to know. Knowing him it was something obscenely violent. "I…" She felt her cheeks heat as she looked the hollow over. "I… want to…" It was so hard to say. And the hollow was looking at her like she was insane, which wasn't helping. "I want to… mate with you."

"What!" The hollow dropped his weapon, letting the tip hit the ground as he stared at her. "Are you serious?" He asked wonderingly and she nodded, still blushing. "…Why? I mean, there must be plenty of zanpakuto you can get it off with." He said warily and she sighed softly.

"It's Rukia. She wants Ichigo and I – I do, as well." Sode no Shirayuki swallowed before wetting her lips. Her throat felt dry. "But he would never look at me. But you… you are a part of him, like I am part of Rukia. It seems appropriate, and hollows are not known for restraint." She thought there was a very good chance the hollow would consent to mate with her. He suddenly grinned.

"Got that right, princess. But do you know how mating goes for hollows?" He asked, swinging his sword idly. Sode no Shirayuki frowned and shook her head. She'd assumed he would simply take her, a thought that both alarmed and titillated her. Alarmed, because she thought it would be painful. Titillated, because she'd always had fantasies of being claimed harshly. "Normally I wouldn't care but, heh, this is the first time for me too. You're a virgin, ain't ya princess?" He eyed the sleeves of her kimono and she nodded. The particular style of kimono she was wearing was a coming of age garment, the most formal of kimonos. "Okay. It goes like this. First, we fight. If you're weak as shit I'll kill ya. If you're strong but not strong enough, I'll let ya go to get stronger. If you're strong enough to be my mate, then we fuck. The fight's important, hollows don't mate with weaklings." Sode nodded, not particularly concerned. She knew her own strength.

"Very well. I will show you my power." Her sword appeared in her hand and the hollow grinned again, gripping the tie of his sword and twirling it in the air.

"Alright! I think I like ya, princess. But I won't go easy." He warned before attacking. Their blades clashed and Sode no Shirayuki quickly got a feel for his style. He fought like a madman, pressing her hard. But she had more than a few tricks up her sleeve. As he attempted to throw his sword at her, she spoke the words.

"Tsugi no mai, Hakuren." The blast of pure ice hit the sword and launched it back as Sode had intended. The hollow had to dodge his own weapon and his laughter filled the air.

"Good one! I love it!" Their blades clashed again and again, and she drew a thin line of blood across his chest as he slashed one of her hanging sleeves. They parted for a moment, circling each other, and the hollow cackled. He leapt towards her and Sode no Shirayuki took the opening… the opening he couldn't know he was giving her.

"Some no mai, Tsukishiro." The circle of light claimed the hollow and he froze, instantly. Sode no Shirayuki stared at him for a moment, unsure of what to do. If she shattered the ice, he would die. She hadn't anticipated he would be so easy to defeat –

That thought turned into shock as the ice abruptly shattered in a burst of black and red reiatsu. She was unable to dodge as the hollow pounced on her, laughing.

"Impossible. How…" She murmured as he knocked her to the ground, her sword skidding across the ground. But he wasn't holding his sword, either. It was impaled into the building, not far away. "You broke my ice with your spiritual pressure?" She'd never seen such a thing, although she suddenly remembered that she had seen a hollow survive that attack before. Grimmjow had not been very impressed with it, either. But Ichigo's hollow seemed to have a different opinion.

"Yeah, King does brute force really well, and so do I." The hollow brought his face so close to hers that she could smell his breath. It was surprisingly pleasant, reminding her of sandalwood. "You're strong, princess. I think you'll do. And am I okay with you?" She blinked as he realized he was giving her a choice. She could back out now and leave this world.

"You are more than okay." She replied, wrapping her arms around his shoulders. They kissed then, his tongue exploring her mouth greedily. Sode no Shirayuki moaned softly at the feeling. She had never kissed before. How could she, trapped within Rukia's inner world? The hollow's hands were in her clothing, trying to undo it, but he clearly didn't know how to handle such a formal kimono. She concentrated a moment and the kimono vanished, leaving her undergarments.

"Nice trick! Heh, I know that one too." The hollow grinned as his clothing vanished. But he didn't leave any undergarments and Sode swallowed as she saw his body, fully revealed. He was hard and strong, very desirable. White hands groped her and she moaned as her chest straps were snapped open, then tossed aside. "Beautiful. Y'know, hollows aren't much for foreplay. But I've been watching King and I know a few tricks." He lowered his head to her breasts, then, and Sode gasped as he claimed one pert nipple in his mouth. He sucked slowly on the sensitive skin, his blue tongue sliding teasingly over her flesh.

"Yes!" Sode gasped, feeling a strange heat rippling through her body. She'd never felt like this before… acting mostly on instinct, she dug her nails into his back. That made the hollow growl and bite her nipple, hard. She arched in pain but the pain also brought an odd pleasure, an electrical sensation that made her body tighten. He let go of her body with a small pop, and licked away a few drops of blood. Then he went to her other nipple, giving it the same treatment as she moaned feverishly.

Then his fingers slid under her panties, sliding the fabric away. Sode wrapped her legs around his waist, urging him onwards. She knew it would hurt, it would have to hurt, but she craved this experience like a drug. She had to have it. The hollow surprised her then, sliding into her body slowly. She bit her lip at the pain, but breathed evenly as she waited for it to dull. And he paused, giving her time.

"You… surprise me…" She murmured in his ear, shocked by the consideration. The hollow chuckled and claimed her lips for another kiss before he began to move.

"You think hollows… are all about animal instincts? Just fuck and screw the… foreplay?" He said, grinning as she moaned, tossing her head back. His lips were on her throat in a flash. He sucked the pale skin, nipping the yuki-onna playfully. "Ya know… we are! But I ain't… some simple hollow… heh…" He gave up words then, concentrating on her body. He was thrusting into her hard now, taking her with a harsh and fast rhythm. Sode gasped as he seemed to fill her like a cork in a bottle, her body rippling around him as he stimulated her with every thrust. He squeezed her breast with one hand and she arched, a soft pleading sound escaping her throat.

"Nnn! You… oh! So… good…" She moaned, nails raising more blood on his back. The hollow didn't mind, in fact he loved it and he gripped her buttocks, driving into her even deeper. She was warm and wet around him, hot and virgin tight. Her blood was like a fire on his tongue, and the way she enjoyed his love nips and returned the attention with her nails only inflamed him more. The hollow bit her shoulder, raising a few more drops of blood and making the zanpakuto cry out in bliss. "Yes!"

Sode no Shirayuki was quickly approaching her orgasm, although she didn't know it. All she was certain of was that her body was caught in a sea of bliss, and something was coming, something that would make it all perfect. There was a brief, shining moment where everything seemed so sensitive, so gloriously pleasurable that she could almost die of it. Then her insides clenched rapidly around him and she cried out, arching as she found her release.

That was too much for the hollow. The feeling of her insides undulating around him brought him over the edge and he howled in pleasure, his voice echoing off the skyscrapers of Ichigo's inner world. Sode gasped softly as she felt him cum, felt his hot seed spilling into her body. Accompanying it was a burst of reiatsu like nothing she'd ever felt before, thick and dark and powerful. She couldn't absorb it and didn't try, just letting it sit within her core. Eventually, it would become part of her, but it would take a great deal of time.

"Mmm." The hollow held himself up on his elbows, looking into her face with a grin. She smiled back at him, reaching up with one hand to touch his pale face. "Was that good for you, princess?"

"Beyond my wildest dreams." She said sleepily before tugging him down for another kiss. "Was it good for you?" There was a soft chuckle in her ear.

"No one else could ever compare." That statement warmed her to her toes. But then the white hollow was pulling away, sliding out of her, and she whimpered faintly at the loss. "But you probably need to get going. All we need is your freaky friends coming after you."

"…Ugh." Sode no Shirayuki muttered to herself. He was right. Kazeshini likely had an idea of what she was planning and she did NOT want to see the damned zanpakuto leering at her. He would, too, guaranteed. It was his nature. "You're right." She stood up, feeling wobbly, and found her undergarments. Quickly putting them back on, she resummoned her kimono. The white hollow was fully dressed again, his sword slung over his back. "I hope we will meet again someday." She said with a smile and he grinned at her again.

"I'll be waiting." He said and watched as she departed Ichigo's inner world.

It had been one hell of a ride.

"So where have you been, little ice princess?" Kazeshini asked with a shit eating grin. Sode no Shirayuki attempted to ignore him, although the echo of the hollow's term for her made her stomach clench. "Gone off to visit someone? Who could it have been?"

"That is none of your concern." She said frigidly and was about to walk away when Kazeshini invaded her personal space. He slid up in front of her in one lightning motion, his face gliding over her neck.

"Who left that bite on your pretty white skin?" The zanpakuto asked and Sode's eyes narrowed. Then she smiled sweetly.

"Kazeshini." She said softly as she put a finger under his chin, lifting his face up. He was grinning at the intimacy of the touch. "It is not – " Her fist impacted between his legs and his bright blue eyes went impossibly wide. "Your business." He snarled and was about to swing his weapons at her when she lashed out at him. Not with ice, but with the dark reiatsu the hollow had placed inside her. The other zanpakuto went flying, hitting the wall so hard he left a dent behind.

"What the fuck was that?" Hisagi's zanpakuto staggered to his feet, wavering a little and fixing her with a poisonous glare. Sode no Shirayuki just fixed him with a calm stare. "I should tell Muramasa about this shit!" That was a threat. Sode took slow, measured steps towards him.

"If you do, I will take you to see my… friend. I'm sure he would enjoy killing you." She said softly and Kazeshini looked a bit stunned. He'd clearly hadn't expected her to admit she had a 'friend'. "Now, go to your duties and I will go to mine. There is much to be done." They had their orders and they didn't include lollygagging in the cave. Kazeshini slung one of his scythes over his shoulders.

"Hmph… fine, ice princess. But I'm going to find out who this friend is sooner or later." Kazeshini walked away and Sode watched him go before turning her attentions to her duties. She would be facing Rukia soon, and she did not want to use up anymore of the dark reiatsu inside her.

She wasn't sure why, but she had the feeling it was precious.