A.N: Hey eveybody! I know, I know. Long time but look at the bright side, I updated in the same month so you have to at least give me a thums up for that. I would also like to thank everyone that reviewed, cyber cookies to you all. Same stuff I usually tell you guys. It is yaoi, just not yet but it will be eventually. There might be some strong language, well it is strong if you consider it strong.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. I wish I did but I don't.

Ichigo knew he was different from the other kids. He knew he was able to see things other kids weren't able to and he knew people would pick fights with him because of his hair. At this thought he pouted, something his mother took notice of.

"Is something wrong Ichigo?" She asked him. He looked up at her and gave that one special smile he reserved just for her. Masaki's worry faded a bit as she looked down at her nine year old son.

"Nothing is wrong kaa-san. Now that I think about it, why is it that Tatsuki beats me in dojo. She's a girl! I'm a protector! I should be stronger!" He stated. Masaki smiled at her son. He was just so cute sometimes. She continued listening to his babbling as they walked home from his karate dojo. The river flowing besides them and a bridge hanging over head connecting the two areas. Ichigo continued talking until he looked at the river.

Masaki stopped walking as soon as she heard Ichigo's footsteps stop. She looked back at him worriedly as he stared down at the river, so still and serious. It briefly reminded her of the night they had sealed his powers. He suddenly broke into a run.

"Ichigo!" She screamed as he ran towards it.

"Kaa-san, there's a girl! She's gonna jump in, I have to stop her!" Ichigo shouted back, worry in his eyes. Masaki quickly looked down to see if it was true before momentarily freezing in place. That was no girl that her son saw, it was the Grand Fisher… And Ichigo was running straight towards him.

Masaki quickly doubled her efforts before realizing that by running, she wouldn't make it on time. She pushed reiatsu into her back allowing her wings to appear. She dived down the slope, wings pressing into her back allowing her to gain speed. She reached Ichigo in no time and grabbed him just as the Grand Fisher leaped from the water and landed right where Ichigo stood merely seconds before. He roared angrily up at Masaki as she hovered above him, Ichigo safe in her arms.

"Kaa-san, what is that?" He asked through his tears. Masaki just looked down at him, wiping the tears from his eyes, slowly reassuring him. She quickly turned, eager to fly Ichigo to safety before alerting Isshin to destroy the hollow.

"Now where do you think your going?" Roared out the Grand Fisher as he swung a fist towards Masaki, knocking her out of the air and crashing into the ground below. Ichigo rolled out of her arms stopping a few yards away from them. He slowly sat up, dazed from his tumble. Masaki tried to dart back towards him, but it was a futile attempt as the hollow grabbed her leg, dragging her back towards him. He paused as he felt her reaitsu.

"Your reaitsu is kinda the same as that bastard that abandoned the rest of us hollows years ago. Just because he was a vasto lorde he thought he was stronger and better that the rest of us and mated with a winged human. He started feeling again. That fucker! You know what else human? You look a bit like him, along as his winged mate, so you will die like them as well!"

He swung his free hand at her causing her to fly and hit the wall of the bridge. She slid down a faint trail of blood showing she had suffered a head wound. The Grand Fisher cackled insanely as he mixed her identity with her sire that betrayed them so long ago. His chuckle stopped as he felt a faint kick at his side. He turned and saw Ichigo trying to fight him. This caused him to start laughing again.

"So you think you can defeat me you little brat?" He laughed before he leaned over child. Ichigo looked up at him, fear in his eyes. It was quickly replaced by determination as he saw his mother weakly crawling towards him. That was all he needed to see to overcome his fear and continue his assault on the hollow.

The Grand Fisher rolled his eyes before flicking his fingers at Ichigo sending him flying back, the breath and consciousness knocked out of him. Masaki watched with horror filled eyes as she watched her son thrown back. She struggled to her feet and flew to her son unaware of the blood soaking her hair or the hollow that was watching her in sadistic glee.

When she was close enough to grab him, a punch hit her, throwing her off course. She tucked her wings into her body as she tumbled across the ground. She looked up back at the hollow and the sight froze the blood in her veins. Ichigo had been grabbed by the back of his karate uniform and was dangling over the hollow's open maw. She watched in slow motion as he started falling when instinct kicked in. She jumped into the air and flew towards him while drawing one hand forward in front of her face, a hollow mask forming. Claws grew at the end of her hands as she grabbed her son seconds before the hollow's mouth closed shut. Turning around mid-flight she sliced off a few of his fingers before turning around, hoping the distraction was enough to give her time to fly home.

"You bitch! You'll fucking pay for that!" The Grand Fisher cried out in rage. He drew his good hand back in a claw like manner, a glow forming around it. He aimed at Masaki's retreating figure before he threw the cero at her. Masaki screamed as she felt the burning pain at her back as she was hit. She fell to the ground wrapping her arms around Ichigo, protecting him with her body as they hit the ground. She felt the ground tremble below her as the hollow charged to where she had fallen. As her legged was grabbed and she was dragged back once again she let go of Ichigo, allowing to stay in the small crater she had formed from the fall.

"You think you can hurt me and get away with bitch? Let's see how you like it," Grand Fisher roared as he ripped off one of her wings. She screamed and gasped for breath as her blood began pooling around her. She was quickly turned on her back as the hollow as he shed the illusion on his tail allowing a sharp blade to be revealed at the end of it. From the corner of her eye she saw Ichigo regain consciousness and sleepily sit up, just for his eyes to widen as he saw her bleeding form.

"Run Ichigo!" Was all she was able to scream out as the Grand Fisher stabbed her in her stomach with his tail. Ichigo watched with wide eyes as he saw the blood leak out of his mother's mouth.

"Kaa-san!"

"Why are you crying brat? There's no use of crying over her," The hollow said as he wrapped his tail around Masaki and threw her back to the ground. The sickening sound of breaking bones resounded in the air along with the heavy scent of blood. The hollow laughed as he saw the tears fall before getting ready to charge at the child. "You're next!"

Ichigo stared frozen at the form of his mother before his vision became clouded with rage. He stared at his mother's murderer before letting out an anguish filled scream in the air that even froze the hollow in place. His bangs covered his eyes as a pulse of power emanated from him. His white karate uniform bled black as it changed into a shinigami uniform. A zanpakuto appeared at his waist as two mature wings sprouted from his back. One white and one black. What caught the hollow's attention though was the hollow mask that appeared in his hand. He watched with slight fear as the nine year old placed it over his face, warm honey brown eyes turning gold on black as soon as it was on.

In a now warbled voice Ichigo spoke to him. "I'm not next monster. You are."

A.N: Mwuhahaha cliff hanger, sorta. Yes I know, it is a little dark. What can I say, angsty mood today. As you noticed it is a longer chapter than most. My way of thankin you guys and apologizing for having you guys wait. Also because this chapter would have been super long if I put eveything up. Sorry about that.