The heat of it burned him each time he used it but there was nothing he could do about that. He wondered briefly if any of the other vizards felt that; the burning of flesh as the mask was brought down over the face. Like he would ask a stupid question like that anyway. He could picture it now, walking up to Shinji and asking if his mask burned his face and seeing that mocking Cheshire grin spread across his stupid face as a scathingly flippant remark tumbled from those thin lips. He rolled his eyes at his own thoughts and brought his hand back over his face, clenching his teeth and pushing back the pain. Would it hurt every time? He readied his sword and dodged the first of several attacks Shinji sent at him, blocking, parrying and finally moving to the offensive, slashing and crashing the boulders as Shinji dodged his blows. He sent out his Getsuga Tenshou, spiked black with his hollow influence and him missed completely.
"Shit!" He growled in frustration as he lowered his sword and watched Shinji approach.
"You've been missin' me quite a bit there Ichigo. Somethin' on yer mind?" He asked as he pulled up his mask to peer at Ichigo.
Ichigo shook his head and sighed audibly. Shinji rolled his eyes and lifted his mask completely. "Idiot. I can't help ya through all this shit if ya don't tell me things. I don't need yer life story, but at least tell me why ya can't hit me fer shit."
"Fuck you." Ichigo said under his breath as he too pulled off his mask.
Shinji smirked and shook his head. "Temper, temper. Don't I keep telling' ya to control yerself? God yer stupid."
"Are we going to train or argue?" Ichigo bit out. If this was how things were going to be right now he would just as soon leave to kill some hollows or something equally productive.
"Yeah, yeah. I think we're done fer taday. Ya really gotta practice holdin' back yer reiatsu. It'll save ya some trouble…."
"How many times are you going to tell me that?" He snapped as he sheathed his oversized sword.
Shinji followed suit with his own sword and sighed. "I'll keep sayin' it till ya start listenin'."
"Whatever. I'm gone." That said Ichigo stomped out of sight leaving Shinji behind shaking his head with frustration. That boy really would never learn.
A/N So I have no idea where, if anywhere, I'm going with this so for now I'm posting this incorrectly as a drabble :D If it's liked maybe I'll go somewhere with it in the future but for now enjoy this random thought of mine
~Penny