Chapter One
Ichigo Kurosaki had his hand wrapped around Rukia Kuchiki's shoulder. Her head was resting silently in his chest. She listened for each breath he took and on occasion his heart would speed up for some reason. She found that really amusing.
They were sitting peacefully in his room. Compared to Byakuya's room his room was extremely small, but she made no note of that…out loud. Ichigo wore a plain white T-Shirt white gray shorts while Rukia wore a pretty yellow summer dress that reached to her knees.
The sun was shinning through the window, replacing the electric lights. Birds were chirping and every once in a while they would hear a car go by. Ichigo's family had left to buy supplies for both the small clinic and for the house it's self.
A single noise ruined their peaceful moment. The sound of Rukia's phone and he knew that tone as well. There was another Hallow. He hated that phone. Rukia had jumped up, breaking his grip on her, and took her phone out of a pocket.
As she read the orders Ichigo quickly changed into a soul reaper. As he explained to Kon for millionth time about not causing a big commotion in his body.
Rukia read the orders. As she did this her eyes scanned the whole thing over and over again. How could there be so many in the same place? Unless the Hallows are after someone. But who?
Rukia quickly changed into a soul reaper and rushed out the window. Ichigo followed close behind her, leaving Kon, who was already sneaking out the window.
"So where is it?" he asked as they were about to reach their destination. Rukia let out a small sigh.
"Have you ever tried to sense Hallows before?" she was getting a little agitated at the fact that Ichigo knew how to sense to Hallows but he was just being lazy.
"Well, of course I have!" his face was going red. "But it's been a little hard for me lately"
Rukia saw the Hallows. About seven. She could easily take them down and not even have her sword. Their spiritual energy was weak, which was a good sign.
"Maybe it's because you stopped practicing and relied on a phone other then your instinct" Ichigo knew she was right, like always. He hated that she was right about almost everything they talked about. Sometimes it was a good thing but others are kind of annoying.
Rukia took out Shirayuki and charged toward the Hallows. Why did these Hallows seem different then the usual Hallows the fought? Rukia didn't want to know she just wanted them dead.
Ichigo took out his sword and started to kill the Hallows, but they both underestimated the Hallows. Every they would cut one in half, the half's would transform into two separate Hallows.
"Shit" Ichigo said, already exhausted. "How are we going to kill them if they only double?"
Rukia didn't answer. She didn't know herself. She got into her position. "Dance. Sode No Shirayuki."
She was able to kill a single Hallow but she would be exhausted if she did with all the Hallows.
"Howl! Zabimaru!" They both knew that voice quite well. It was Renji Abarai. Apparently Rukia had let her guard down and a Hallow was going to attack her.
"Renji!" she couldn't keep her voice calm. Renji would make a million Hallows and get wouldn't be tried. Renji was the many of crazy soul reapers that loved to fight.
"Looks like you guys need a bit of help" Renji jumped from the roof and landed on his feet. He held Zabimaru over his neck and rested his arm on his shoulder blade.
"Yes, and the Hallows double every time to cut in down the middle" Rukia explained. Renji thought for a moment then his face lit up.
"Have you guys tried just stabbing it in the head? Not cutting it into two?" his voice was annoyed and a bit surprised.
Rukia hit her forehead with her hand. Well duh! Why didn't she think of that? She was worse then Ichigo.
Rukia ran after another Hallow, the strongest one actually. The hallow had long tentacles and she froze in terror. This reminded her of Kaien Shiba, her lieutenant that she had to kill because he was possessed by a Hallow. A hallow that had tentacles.
"Rukia!" Ichigo knocked her out of the way as one of the tentacles was about to grab her. The Hallow realized that Rukia was scared of it and decided to make her his next target.
Rukia landed on her feet shaking the thoughts off. She decided that it would be best if she were to fight another Hallow. Renji was too busy making new Hallows to pay attention to their little scene.
Ichigo started to fight the Hallow with the tentacles. But the Hallow only doubled, and then it tripled. Hallow headed straight for Rukia, and both of her friends were busy with their own Hallows.
Rukia had her back turned to the Hallow but she sensed it coming. As the Hallow was about to reach her she jumped high in the air and jumped on its head. Bad idea.
The hallow grabbed Rukia's ankle and lifted her in the air. She dropped her sword, and being Rukia, Rukia froze in terror. She couldn't move. Flashbacks flashed through her head about Kaien and the scene that would make any girl who was close to her lieutenant cry.
The Hallow was using some trick on Rukia. She didn't know what but the Hallow's tentacles was glowing and so was Rukia. There was pain in Rukia's head but she ignored that. She just stared at the Hallow.
Rukia suddenly went flying down. What had the Hallow done to her? What ever it did she couldn't remember. Rukia fell to the cement, her heading cracking. Blood went everywhere.
"Rukia!" Ichigo and Renji said the same time. The Hallows saw this as their chance to escape. As they did this, Ichigo and Renji rushed to Rukia. Her head had been cracked and it seemed bad.
Renji picked her up and took her to Kisuke Urahara's house.
Orihime Inoue had just finished healing Rukia. She was still out of it, but she would be fine. Chad Yasutora and Uryu Ishida were there as well. Uryu hated soul reapers but he didn't hate Rukia. He thought of her as a friend as much as everyone else did.
Urahara, Ichigo, Renji, Orihime, Uryu, and Chad sat around a circular table in the main room. Rukia rested in one of the spare rooms.
"So that's how it happened, huh?" Urahara said, fanning himself with a fan. He held his head down, but smiling.
"Well that's what we think happened. We just saw her fall, and we didn't catch her in time" Renji explained.
Renji thought it was all his fault why Rukia almost died. Though Ichigo on the other hand thought the same thing. Both their thoughts were almost the same. 'If only I paid more attention' they thought.
"Well it's strange that Rukia would just suddenly freeze like that. If she were to do it once it accrue to you guys that it would happen again?" Uryu said. Both guys felt like idiots.
Second time today he felt like an idiot. By worse a Quincy. It was one thing being wrong in front of your girlfriend, another to be wrong in front of a Quincy. Ichigo banged his head on the table really hard. Renji leaned back on the wall, with his head resting on the wall.
"Let me check on Rukia" Orihime said, sounding depressed. The thought that Ichigo was with Rukia still made Orihime's heart hurt.
Orihime passed a few rooms then turned to her left. She entered her room and sat down beside the resting Rukia.
A tear fell down her cheek. She was glad no one was watching her cry. If they were she would have to tell them, and she didn't like that idea. Usually she was happy and carefree but right now she felt like she was hiding under someone's shadow.
She watched Rukia sleep. Her breaths were long and deep. Orihime just realized how close Rukia was to death. From what Ichigo explained she thinks that it brought memories back for Rukia. She was sure what he meant but it wasn't good. Rukia should have been paying attention to what she was doing.
A bandage was wrapped around Rukia's head, and a few smaller bandages were wrapped around her arms and legs. Orihime could only do so much. She got to the point were Rukia's crack in her head was gone, but that didn't stop the bleeding, and anymore work would have made Orihime pass out.
Rukia slowly opened her eyes. Her violet eyes were shinning beautifully in the dimly lit room. She looked around for a moment then she placed her eyes on Orihime.
Orihime whipped a tear and finally smiled at Rukia. "How are you feeling?"
Rukia sat up, cussing under breath from all the pain, and smiled. "Alright, and yourself?"
Orihime looked at her confused. Usually Rukia would say "Thanks to you, all better. Thanks Orihime" and Orihime would smile and say something stupid.
"Um, not to be rude or anything. But where am I and who are you?" her voice was calm and a bit nervous.
"I'm Orihime Inoue. Don't you remember me Rukia?" Orihime seemed to have a sudden depressed feeling in her stomach. Did the fall do more then crack her head?
"I am sorry but I don't. I really don't understand anything. Like why you called me Rukia or why I am all jacked up" Rukia gave a weak smile.
Ichigo, Renji, Urahara, Uryu, and Chad entered the room. Rukia looked at them all. Orihime looked at them with sad eyes.
"She doesn't seem to remember anything" Rukia sat up straight, leaning on the wall, and resting her head on the wall. "She doesn't know her name nor does she remember how the Hallow attacked her"
"I am still in the room!" Rukia yelled. "Don't talk as though you are my friends. I don't have a single clue who you guys are and I don't care"
Everyone watched Rukia as she stared back at every single person.