(Alrightie then, so, in the last chapter, we left Ichigo exhausted and being watched . . . but by whom?! In this chapter, it will continue to go on with Ichigo Thank you for reading and reviewing! ^-^)

Chapter 2

Ichigo looked around, noticing that the surrounding area had changed from where he left it, and there was something very wrong with this situation. He lay there in his bed, his room looking as if he hadn't changed it any from the last time that he saw it. "Dad? Yuzu, Karin, are you guys there?" he shouted at his closed door. Hearing a rustling from the stairs, he felt relief course through his veins, calming his heart rate and making him feel lighter.

'Maybe that was just a dream. A horrible dream…' Ichigo thought, sighing in relief as he got up and stretched. A slight knock sounded from the door, and Ichigo jumped at the sudden noise. "C-come in…" he said softly, taking his shirt off and grabbing a clean one from his closet. He heard three pairs of footsteps approaching him, then a noise he had never heard before. A terrible noise that Ichigo literally cringed away from. He turned around suddenly, seeing the most frightful thing he had ever seen in his entire life.

Isshin, Yuzu, and Karin all stood there, their faces gone, and an odd gurgling noise coming from all three of their throats. The noise got louder, and louder, and louder.

Ichigo shot up, the gurgling noise never leaving his ears, even when he had screamed like a shrieked aloud into the vast desert where he had fallen asleep. In a split second, he felt a disturbing trickling feeling running sown his face and went flying through the air, startled and scared. (A/N: POOR ICHIGO Q, q)

"What the Fu-"Ichigo stopped dead in his tracks, looking around to see no one. He swiped a hand across his forehead, and put the coated hand right in front of his face. He touched his fingers together, noticing that a long string of the substance hung of his index and thumb finger. Ichigo trembled, thinking, 'What could have done this, because I know I sure as hell didn't do it.' Right when he was about to wipe the goo off his hand, a small tug on the bottom of his over coat made him gasp and fly backward.

"Haahaa, your silly!" a small yet loud voice pierced the quiet air, making Ichigo turn around to notice a small form sitting in the sand, a hand on one of her feet and the other in her mouth. "Who are you?" she smiled, slobber falling from her mouth and running down her chin.

"Are you a human child?" he asked, bewildered to see a hooded girl in his presence. She looked at him in a curious way, letting her head fall somewhat to the left.

"Why would I be from that scary place? I live here, with Aizen-sama and my big brothers! Everyone knows that!" she replied happily, giggling and rolling around in the sand. Ichigo pondered this thought for a minute, and then looked at the strange girl.

"What is your name?" he asked kindly, kneeling down to meet her face to face. The girls smile faltered and she looked put out by his question.

"What, you don't know who Nel is? But, Nel seems like she knows you from somewhere. . . What is your name?" she frowned, pulling off the hood she had been wearing. Instead of being met by a full head of hair that should have surrounded her, yes Ichigo admitted it, adorable face… he was met by a skull like helmet that was cracked right down the middle.

An arrancar child? Well, I guess I should have seen that one coming. Ichigo thought lazily to himself, sitting down in front of the small child. "I'm Kurosaki Ichigo." He said, patting the girls' helmet lightly. Somehow, this reminded him of someone…

The girl smiled as he patted her head, but as he spoke his name aloud, her smile was replaced by a light gasp, followed by a small scream. She jumped backwards, and then fell to the ground, her arms outstretched and her whole form shaking. "Ishigo-sama! Nel had no idea she was in the presence of Ishigo-sama!"

Ichigo coked his head to the side, looking as the girl bowed before him. 'What on earth is she doing?' he thought to himself, moving forward to the girl. He placed a hand on her small shoulder, making the poor quivering child squeak in a small burst of fright.

"It's okay! I won't hurt you, Nel. I promise, okay? Don't be frightened." He said softly, bringing her chin up so she would look at him. He smiled a reassuring smile at her, and noticed the sparkle in her eyes as he did so.

"But Ishigo must be bowed down to! Aizen-sama has prepared Nel for this day since the day she was born!" Nel burst out, two small hands on the hand that Ichigo had with her chin. She looked up to him, her eyes still sparkling and a small bit of drool on her chin.

Ichigo felt that same feeling of dread sink into his nerves as she said 'Aizen-sama' once again. What had happened with Aizen? Wha-

"You know, I have been looking forward to this day all of your life, you know that don't you?" he whispered delicately into Ichigo's ear, leaning right up against Ichigo's lean figure. Ichigo shivered, feeling the pain in his head heighten. Ichigo could hardly stand, and right before his knees buckled and his sight went completely black, he could have sworn Aizen had said," Sleep sweet darling boy, for tomorrow, shall be a big day for you. Oh, and I am apologizing beforehand."

Ichigo all of a sudden felt dizzy, falling back into the sand. What had Aizen meant by 'all of your life'? Ichigo had only known him for like a year or so. And, when he apologized, was it for… What was it for? What had he done to Ichigo in his past? Ichigo strained to remember anything… Anything… thinking back to his dream, Ichigo hadn't the slightest idea who those people were without the faces were. He recalled calling one of them 'Yuzu' and maybe one of them was actually his father…

Ichigo's head hurt just trying to remember who those people were. Who was Ichigo? Who was Aizen to him? Slowly, Ichigo felt his mind turn to pulp, trying to remember something to put his mind at ease. All he could come up with was Hichigo, but that was the only thing that had come into his mind, and he couldn't even remember how he had met the albino boy. He had only one thing that he could think of, and that was Aizen. The man was tall, handsome, and seemed to be very kind. But, the very sight of him made him feel uneasy. Why was that?

"Nel, can I ask a favor?" Ichigo said after his long moment of antagonizing thinking. He smiled when he asked the question, trying not to make her feel scared.

She smiled brightly, coming closer to him. "Anything Ishigo-sama wants, Nel will provide!" her hand shooting up to salute Ichigo. Ichigo giggled, feeling somewhat comforted by Nel and her silly antics.

"Can you please take me to Aizen-sama?" he smiled, trying to reassure her that he would accept a 'no.' She smiled brighter, nodding her head and giggling with the upmost happiness. He smiled and held out his hand, and held hers gently with a small smile placing on her face. "Thank you Nel." He chuckled as she skipped ahead, pulling him slightly.

"Are you kidding!? Nel loves Ishigo-sama! After all the wonderful things Aizen-sama had told us about you, how could Nel not love Ishigo-sama?!" she smiled and slobbered as she ranted on and on about Ichigo.

Ichigo had a confused look on his face, and with slight hesitation asked, "Like… What kinds of things?"

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