Things had changed. Not only were they changing outside, but inside too. Outside the asylum, the sky was dark signaling that it was night time and a storm was coming. The wind blew hard, the air taking leaves off of the trees that swayed and bent to its will. Everyone was locked up at home; except for Ichigo.

Nights like these never helped him. Knowing beforehand that it would get like this for the night, Ichigo had stayed at the asylum after work with the guards, planning on spending the night. It was strange as ever here at night. The patients were locked up, asleep. All except for his own, Hichigo Shirosaki. The albino was wide awake, his eyes locked outside of his window with his head tilted.

"They'll be sorry in the end." It wasn't his voice that had said it, but it came from inside of his room. It made him whip his head around quickly, only to meet Ichigo's eyes that were locked on him. "I'll get you out of here, Shirosaki. You're not insane. You're just lost. Every human gets lost along the way. And I plan on helping you find whatever it is that you need."

Golden hues widened in surprise, his mouth agape. "W-what..?" Surely Ichigo wasn't serious about getting him out of here. That he was sane. He had killed when he was younger, didn't that make him insane?

"I know what you're thinking.. It was an accident, Shiro."

Flashback.

"Mommy. I want to go on that ride!" A younger Hichigo stated at the local fair in Karakura Town, pointing up at the Ferris Wheel while his other hand tightened around his mothers.

She let out a laugh, a smile on her face. "Alright, Shi. But this is the last one, alright? We have to get home to say good bye to your father. He has a trip, remember?"

"Okay, mommy!" Giggling, the albino had pulled her towards the large ride, amazed by the size of it. It literally looked over the entire fair!

"Freeze, kid. Or I'll shoot!" A gruff voice appeared from the side, making the young boy whirl around in surprise.

But the sight in front of him made him drop to his knees, his eyes wide at the figure laying before him.

"M-mom…?" A hand reached out, his fingers brushing along the skin of his mothers. He didn't even hear the gunshot! Why did this have to happen to her of all people? Murdered in public! Because of him! Because of this man standing before him with a smirk on his face, proud that he had killed an innocent mother simply because her child had turned around in response to the demand.

"I'll kill you…" The broken voice whispered. "You killed my mother, you bastard! It's an eye for an eye now!" He yelled, tears running down his face as he reached into his boot, grabbing a hold of the knife that his father told him to carry for safety. "I HATE YOU! DIE!"

End of flashback.

"It wasn't an accident, Ichi-"

"Shut up. I'll tell you the truth, Shiro." Ichigo mumbled, running his fingers through his hair. His hand dug into his pocket, grabbing a hold of the same knife that Shiro used to carry before pulling it out. "It's a fake. You were given a fake, Shiro. The only thing it did was stun someone. When you 'cut' him, it was just stunning him. But it gave him a heart attack."

"W-what?"

Ichigo sighed, bringing the knife up and cut his cheek, making the albino jump off of the bed and rush towards him, only to find that there was nothing there. No cut, no blood. "If I had known sooner that this was the weapon used that night, you wouldn't be in here."

Golden hues widened once more, staring at the doctor before him. "I don't understand…"

"You're free." Ichigo grabbed a hold of Shirosaki's hand, pulling him out of the room. "However, due to your mental state, I've been ordered to have you live with me." He mumbled, walking past the guards who all merely nodded.

"… Why?"

"I'm a doctor, after all. But I'm not just any doctor, Shiro. I'm your doctor, no one else's. Be glad that I had free time and checked into your case."

After a moment of silence, Ichigo and stopped by his office and threw Hichigo a pair of clothes. "Go put them on so we can leave. It's cold outside and that uniform isn't going to help."

It took him a moment to understand, but once the white haired ex patient got it, he nodded and headed into the private bathroom that was in the office. It took him five minutes to change, having to remember how to put on normal clothes. Once he was finished, he walked out to see Ichigo dressed in a pair of tight jeans, and a red shirt that said 'nice vibe.' The only thought was "there is something nice there" as the two left for Ichigo's house.