"Where is Ichigo I thought he would've been back by now?" Kuraku thought to himself." He better be back soon or I'll kill him." Xirata had been sleeping until he felt Aizen's rieatsu come closer to him and Kuraku and jumped up out of bed and scared Kuraku. "Damn xirata what the hell are you doing?" xirata just looked at the door as it opened and Aizen walked in….

"I have one simple question and want one simple answer." Aizen said

"Where is Ichigo?"

"Well um" Kuraku said not knowing exactly what to say, he knew he was dead for sure he couldn't tell Aizen he gave Ichigo permission to go back to the soul society alone. That wasn't his authority to do so, and oh how Aizen hated people who uses there authority against him or his wishes he would kill for something like that.

"I'm right here." Ichigo said startling everyone in the room he was in his normal sleeping ware. A white tee with a pair of stripped boxers and a badge on, identifying him as one of Aizen's most trusted and dangerous men. Someone not to be reckon with.

"Where have you been?" If I'm not mistaken you never returned from the soul society"

"Well in a way your right Aizen Captain Sir" Ichigo said bowing down to one knee then standing back up as if to show he is fearless.

"Is that so?"

"Yes, you wouldn't have detected my return for I was concealing my rieatsu. Basically training myself"

"Well I have to admit you've become quite good at it"

"Thank you Aizen Captain Sir"

"Just tell me next time you decide to hide yourself from me, I like to know these things"

"Yes Aizen Captain Sir"

"Get good rest for we head to the living world tomorrow. You will receive your mission in the morning"

" Excellent work on your defense Xirata, you woke up when you felt strong spiritual pressure. As fast as I used too" Aizen said walking out of their barracks leaving Kukaku the rest of his dignity.

"Well I must say that went rather well." Ichigo said proudly.

"Yeah for the guy that didn't get tested by Captain Aizen, so how did it go with the girl?" Ichigo sighed at the sound of this, he really didn't want to talk about it but he owed it to Kukaku.

"Her huh, you want to know how it went?" Ichigo said "She, She know more then she's telling me, but I wont push her to tell me, it'll be easier to kill her when the time comes." Ichigo said half okay with himself and the other side of him aching.

"Well good who needs memories when we have all we need and more, right?"

"Right, now lets get some sleep our missions in the morning." Ichigo said cutting of the lights and heading to his bed but before Ichigo could leave he heard kuraku say…

"You know they'll be there"

"I know" Ichigo sighed

"Your not alone Ichigo, you have everything you need here and more."

"I know I just feel like something's missing"

"I know it's your memory" kuraku laughed

"Yeah that and her" Ichigo whispered just low enough for kuraku to miss it. Ichigo didn't know why or how she did this to him, but she mad him feel like he belonged there standing beside her just far away enough not to touch her but still close enough to protect her. He wanted to protect her. "Why" he asked himself "Why do I feel this way. Stupid ass human emotions, I'd be a lot stronger without them, without these dreams, without meeting her." Ichigo said to himself as he feel asleep they had a big mission tomorrow and he didn't want to be late. Ichigo began to dream about Rukia and about the day he meet her. But he didn't see it from the beginning all he saw was what Doubutsu wanted him to…

Ichigo's dream:

Ichigo didn't know where he was but in the distance he could see two body figures standing infront of each other. Ichigo began to approach them. He saw a girl and a boy with orange hair but it wasn't just any boy it was him and her that Rukia girl. He couldn't hear anything they were saying but he could see they were fussing. He didn't see the hollow or her blood and wounds for Doubutsu was manipulating his dreams making him focus on himself and the girl infront of him. Ichigo didn't know what was going but he saw Rukia take out a sword and pierce his chest, he saw himself trying to stop it holding it there as a light formed inside of him…

Back to present:

Ichigo woke up in cold sweat. He knew it he didn't want to believe it at first but she was the one who took his memories whether it seemed logical or not. His own dreams had proved him wrong and he know knew that what Aizen said was correct "Never trust a Soulreaper, because in the end your death will be caused by their hands." Ichigo had no idea Doubutsu was behind all this.