Ichigo had just finished her training with the Vizards and was heading home when a strange looking hollow got in her way. She groaned in irritation, she really didn't want Kon in her body longer than he had to be. Mostly because she didn't know what he had already done to her body, the pervert. She drew Zangetsu and faced the hollow head on like she did all the others, little did she know, this hollow was unique and the result of an experiment from a male pink haired menace, according to half the Espada. Before Ichigo had the chance to strike a deep purple could covered her. she slashed zangetsu in an attempt to clear the area around her. She began to grow dizzy, as her vision faded to black she swore she heard someone call her name.
When she came to she recognized the area she was in from when she and everyone had traveled to find Kukaku. She sat up and winced, she was hurt somehow, she didn't know what had happened to her. Then she heard a roar of a hollow she looked up and saw the back of someone she would never have believed would protect her, Sosuke Aizen. Though, he looked different, younger, she tried to stand but her legs wouldn't cooperate with her, causing her to fall backwards again.
"Sosuke!" A voice she had grown familiar with the past few weeks of her life called to the young... Lieutenant?
"Captain Hirako." Aizen slashed at the hollow who seemed to be more limber than anticipated, as it dodged the slash.
"Take the girl and get out of here. She needs medical attention."
"Right." The brunette picked her up in his arms and carried her away.
"Where are you taking me?"
"Somewhere safe, preferably the squad 4 infirmary."
"No. I want to go home." The two actually argued for ten minutes on weather she should go to the squad 4 infirmary or not, she won just out of sheer stubbornness
"Well where is that then?" the brunette sighed, resigning himself to healing her himself.
Ichigo knew where she could go, during her stay in Soul Society during her 'Invasion' she had heard stories about a house that had stayed empty for at least a century, it had belonged to a high ranking shinigami's lover. Ichigo only prayed it was empty here now. She had given him directions on where to go and while the house was immaculate it was empty.
'Thank god.' she thought in relief.
"It doesn't give that lived in feeling. Are you lying to me?" the lieutenant questioned.
"No, I managed to get here from the 68th district... I haven't had much time to settle in, I was looking for fruits and vegetables in the forest, when that thing attacked me."
He sighed softly, the 68th district was one of the bad districts, being so close to the district Kenpachi Zaraki came from it wasn't uncommon for people to run to other districts. He laid her on the futon in the corner of the room and began to perform the healing kidos he knew to first check any damages he could miss and to heal the major wounds.
She laid there on the futon as he healed her, not saying a word. Usually someone in her position would be curious and try to see what was happening just in case he tried something funny. Actually she was talking to Haku, as she called her hollow.
'What do you think i should do? While I still sense the loneliness, I don't sense the anger or betrayal.'
'At the moment Queenie, just treat him as you would anyone else. Act normal.'
'Easier said than done.' Ichigo thought resignedly.
'Just try Queenie.'
'Yeah yeah.' She sighed softly.
"Can you tell me your name?" The quiet Lieutenant spoke finally.