One and the Same

Authors note: This is my first fanfic so please be kind. Inspired by shuffle on a hichixichi ipod. Bleach is owned by Tite Kubo and the song the fic is based on is "I'm you" by Leona Lewis. I only made the story up and any similarities to other stories are purely coincidental. Please review and enjoy! Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

I'm You By Leona Lewis

Shirosaki's (Hollow ichigo's) P.O.V

"How many times are you gonna let them beat you down Ichigo? You go on like this and there aint gonna be much left of ya."I watch him sprawled out on top of the sidescape that was my home. Home? Yer right, more like a prison. I watch him attempt to lift his frail body. A strained effort to get my attention, so that I'll look in his eyes, and maybe even help him.

Night after night you end up like this. You sit up and cry, leaving me to pick up the pieces. Yet you don't even realise that all this time you've been crying out to yourself in the mirror. So you think I'm strong when you're feeling weak. But you're wrong. You see we're one and the same so you're just as strong as I am. Because even though I don't always feel the pain physically, seeing my king come back to me in this state shakes me. I may only be the horse, but I got feelings too.

You see, we deserve better than this. Having been deserted by both shinigami and vizard is unforgivable. I think it's time for me and you to leave. "You know what to do! I aint no fool and neither are you!" The idiot clearly still cares about the friends who deserted him. But I'll have to admit they're not crazy for doin' that; they just finally understand that I'm all he'll ever need. "So why are we sitting here on the floor king?" He stares blankly at me before turning away. "Listen to me Ichigo, I'm you, and we aint cryin' no more. You have my soul and my strength. It's yours. So pick yourself up now, we've been here too long." I wipe away his tears and pull him into a loving embrace. "There aint nothin' for us here Ichi, it's time for us to move on."We're far too strong for this to go on. So from now on, "I'll protect ya."