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Chapter 5: Don't say to Your Sister

Ichigo and the hollow were at a standstill, 'He's… not attacking.' Ichigo observed, 'Did the sword wound scare him off?'

Kyoko was worried, "Is he really just cautious? I mean, he did attack us first…"

Ichigo allowed his gaze to fall on Tatsuki's injured form, 'Tatsuki… she was just hanging out here and became a victim…' Ichigo was beginning to be filled with the spirit of vengeance. As Ichigo was glancing around the room, he noticed a third form on the ground. 'Hm? Someone's on the ground over there… who is it?' Ichigo suddenly recognized the form as Orihime's. Ichigo's eyes widened as he thought, 'Inoue?' Ichigo quickly turned around thinking, 'It can't be! Inoue's behind me!'

But when he did, Orihime exclaimed, "Oh. I thought so! It's Kurosaki-san!" Ichigo couldn't believe his ears

"Why do you hide yourself while walking?" Rukia inquired as Ichigo was hiding behind telephone poles

Ichigo looked at Rukia incredulously, "Why? Isn't it obvious? What if someone saw me?"

Rukia simply shook her head, "You think an average person can see a Shinigami? A Shinigami is a spiritual body! It can only be seen by other spirits!"

Ichigo stared at Orihime, "Why… can you see me…?" he whispered

"And why are there two of you Inoue-san?" Kyoko questioned

Orihime was confused now too, "Eh? Why?"

"Isn't it obvious?" The hollow mocked behind Ichigo, "It's because that's her soul! Too bad for you. Orihime is ALREADY DEAD!"

Ichigo swung his sword in fury, but the Hollow's tail got in the way. Ichigo looked closer at the tail and realized, 'Scales! My blade can't cut through them…'

A blast was formed above Rukia as Ichigo as sent out of Orihime's home with a bleeding forehead. "Damn…" he cursed

"Ichigo!" Kyoko cried

"What's wrong?" the hollow called, "For a guy spouting off big words… your movements sure are slow." The hollow began to open its mouth, as it asked, "Is it that much of a shock to see that Orihime's soul has been removed from her body HUH, ICHIGO KUROSAKI?" Some kind of liquid shot out of the hollow's mouth and landed right on Ichigo's sword hand.

Ichigo's hand began to burn from the liquid, "Uaa!" he cried as he released his sword. Realizing too late that the hollow was attacking. The hollow's tail slammed down on Ichigo's form and forced him to land on the ground.

"Ichigo!" Rukia yelled as she ran to the fallen orange-head

Orihime was shocked, "K…. Kurosaki-san!" she cried, but the hollow's hand grabbed her and prevented her from moving "Let me go! Kurosaki-san is…" she cried. Out of desperation, Orihime began to even bite the hollow's hand

"Orihime…" the hollow called, "Have you really… forgotten about me?" the hollow brought its other hand up and raised it's bangs as he cried, "It's me, Orihime!"

Orihime's eyes widened in recognition, "B… big brother?"

"Ichigo!" Rukia yelled, "Wake up, Ichigo!"

Ichigo managed to wake up from Rukia's yelling, "What happened?" Rukia inquired, clearly upset that Ichigo was so easily defeated

"Nothing. This is just different from before. It's affecting me." Ichigo replied

"Ichigo..." Kyoko sighed, her eyes showing understanding for her brother's confusion.

Rukia's expression darkened, "I see… Well then, that's fine, but… don't forget. If you lose, he will eat Inoue's soul!" her words practically echoing in Ichigo's mind

"Is…is that really you, big brother?" Orihime asked, still very shell shocked

"Yes it is, Orihime." The hollow sighed in relief, "So, you haven't forgo-"

But he was interrupted when Orihime cried, "Why? Why would you do horrible things to Tatsuki-chan and Kurosaki-san?"

"Why?" The hollow repeated, "Isn't it obvious? Those two… tried to tear you and I apart!"

Orihime was truly confused, "Wha…?"

"After I died, you would pray for me everyday." The hollow explained, "It made me so…happy. I had died but… I felt that everything would be all right just from your prayers. But a year or so after that you became friends with that girl. Since then… I watched on as the days you prayed for me diminished!" Orihime's eyes widened in realization, "Then you entered high school… and Ichigo Kurosaki appeared. You finally… stopped praying for me all together! Before you'd leave and when you'd come home, all you would talk about to me was Kurosaki Ichigo! It was painful… Seeing myself disappear more and more each day from you heart."

"No!" Orihime cried, "That's not true, brother! I just…"

But Orihime couldn't finish, "I was sad! All alone… so lonely… So many times I just wanted… to kill…" her brother when on

Then, Ichigo appeared from the large hole the hollow created. The hollow simply used his tail to hold Ichigo into place. "Kurosaki-san!" Orihime cried

"Now… let's go, Orihime. Together with me… let's live together, like we used to." Her brother cooed

"Why?" Orihime gasped, "If you were sad, you should have said so… Why did you… hurt Tatsuki-chan and Kurosaki-san like this… My brother… wasn't a person who did things like this!" she cried

The hollow suddenly grabbed her tightly, surprising both Orihime and Ichigo at his sudden change. "I'll kill you! Who do you thing turned me into this?" he yelled, tightening his grip even more on Orihime. "It was you, Orihime!" Orihime was having trouble breathing and her brother wouldn't stop saying he would kill her.

The echo of a sword swinging was heard. The hollow's hands were suddenly disconnected from the rest of him. Ichigo, in his fury, also cut the hollow's tail to bits. "Do you know… why the elder brother is born first?" he gritted out, "It's to protect… the little brothers and sisters that come after him! A brother telling his sister 'I'll kill you'… You never ever say something like that!" he yelled

"Ichigo…" Kyoko sighed sadly, "You didn't fail to protect me, Ichigo. I'm still here."

The hollow wailed at the loss of his hands and tail. "Why? Why do you interfere, Ichigo Kurosaki?"