A/N: I'm on a Bleach kick right now. I've got this story sketched out as to what I want to happen, but there's still room for reader opinion, suggestion, and I have some polls planned for in a few chapters. This is probably going to be a medium long story, so I hope that as I write this, you enjoy it and I also hope that I can improve my writing style. Not Beta-read. Written at three in the morning. If there are mistakes, please let me know so I can fix them.

Disclaimer: If I owned Bleach, I wouldn't be writing fan fiction for it. The fan fiction would be the canon.

Time Stands Still

by: Noelani Aiko

started: August 30, 2009

edited: August 30, 2009

Ichigo couldn't believe it. He was one second away from destroying Aizen for good and the bastard pulls a kido out of his ass. Looking back on it, Ichigo had to admit that as horrible as Aizen was, he was a genius.

*FLASHBACK*

"Don't let him get away!" yelled Rukia, as Ichigo gave chase after a fleeing Aizen.

An annoying voice chimed in 'C'mon King! Can't ya move faster than tha'?

'Shut up Hichigo. I don't have time for this!' narrowing his brown-orange eyes, the Vaizard picked up some more speed. 'Three steps...'

'Two..'

'GOT YO...WHAT THE HELL!?' was all Ichigo had time to think as the blue kido struck him head on.

*END FLASHBACK*

Ichigo clenched his fist as he stood up to see where he was.

"A field. I'm in the middle of a field in the middle of nowhere. Great. Honestly, this couldn't get any worse." As it always does, it proceeded to get worse as the sky turned gray with rain and Ichigo heard his stomach rumble like the thunder above.

"Damn it. Guess I better start walking." Ichigo was so busy trying to figure out where he was going, that he didn't notice the 71 sign laying on the side of the almost road he was on. If he had, he might have guessed he was in district 71 of the Rukongai district and saved himself some trouble by heading in another direction. As it is, Ichigo didn't notice the sign.

Ichigo looked down at his stomach. He had been walking for about ten hours and hadn't eaten since before the battle with Aizen. Then he felt around his borrowed yukata for change. He'd finally found some civilization but didn't have any money for food.
'Grwllllllllllll' complained the berry's stomach.
The young soul reaper shrugged. 'Guess I don't have a choice. I'm going to have to either kill someone for their food or just steal something.'
Ichigo had already replaced his tattered shihakusho and figured that since his clothing trip had been successful, the strawberry decided he'd try his hand at stealing some food.
The bright haired boy looked around to see if there was anyone to worry about before reaching out a snatching a loaf of bread. At that moment, the owner of the stand grabbed Ichigo's wrist with startling strength and called for the guards. Soon, three uniformed men arrived and started to drag Ichigo away.

'Ya know what King? Life with you is always entertainin' drawled Hichigo. The so-called King could just envision the smirk that accompanied that statement.

The boy turned soul reaper was tossed none too gently into a bare cell.

"Think long and hard about what happens when you still, boy. If you're lucky, you'll only loose that arm o' yours." The guard grinned maliciously at Ichigo before stalking off.

Ichigo resisted the temptation to hit his head on the wall. "Yeah. Definitely couldn't get any worse now"

Hope you liked this little intro and that you'll stick with me while we see what happens with Ichigo. The next chapter will be longer, I promise! Feedback is wanted/welcome/appreciated!