Well I just realized I had some really stupid typo's in chapter 6 so I apologize to anyone that may have been annoyed by it. But here is chapter 7! Please R&R and enjoy the new chapter. Also I did many of the names from memory so I apologize for any weird spellings of names, but I believe I have them all right.

To: Hollow Ichigo-Ichigo, nooooo not the plushy! *cowers in fear*

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Chapter 7!

~Hidden Key~

Time seemed to warp and distort as Ichigo saw his opponents blade quickly approach him. He could hear his hearts rapid beat in his ears. Trying to deflect the blow with his Zanpakuto he knew it would be too late. Closing his eyes tightly for the impending pain Ichigo stopped breathing from fear.

"Ichigooo!" He could hear it; a familiar voice. Ichigo opened his one good eye and saw a blur fill his field of vision. A loud crash rang in his ears as he felt a strange wetness on his face. Blood. As his vision cleared Ichigo recognized Harribel and Nnorita locked in a death match. Within a blink of an eye however Harribel easily threw Nnorita off, hissing at him. Nnorita cursed as he was smashed through several walls before landing outside. Ichigo gaped at the tercera espada in awe. Holy-. Ichigo managed to recover some of his dignity by sitting up and wiping some of the blood off of himself. Harribel turned around and grabbed Ichigo by his collar pulling him into a standing position. He managed to hold himself with his one good leg as the woman threw his real body at him causing him to merge with it.

With his usual grace Ichigo fell to the floor exhausted and bloodied. He noticed a small abrasion on Harribel's left side. Ah, so that's where the blood came from. With the little strength that remained in his arms Ichigo pulled himself over to a wall for support while Harribel disappeared through the hole in the wall. Ichigo sat for awhile feeling the obvious reiatsu clashing outside. He knew that Harribel would win but he couldn't help but be curious. Leaning over a little the boy glanced out to see the battle between the two espada. Harribel had Nnorita pinned to the ground with her sword through his stomach. Ichigo flinched at the amount of blood pooling around the defeated espada. Harribel soon pulled her blade from her opponent flicking it to the side to remove the blood before slipping it back into its sheath. For a moment Ichigo thought that the woman was going to leave Nnorita in the sand until a body came zooming past his head only to crash into the wall behind him. Craning his head behind him Ichigo trembled in fear as Harribel stepped up beside him. Feeling a hand on his shoulder Ichigo jumped moving away from it. Harribel tightened her hold until Ichigo let out a pathetic whimper in defeat.

"You are a stupid and reckless boy." Harribel calmly spoke. Ichigo didn't reply but opted to try and get off of the floor. Harribel helped him by pulling up on his shoulder. Not a moment later had Ichigo been standing that Grimmjow happened to come across the destruction.

"What the Fuck? Ichigo what did-" Grimmjow turned to face the boy with a vile air about him. Ichigo flinched back into Harribel's hold as he could feel Grimmjow's spiritual pressure rapidly increasing. "You." Grimmjow hardly punctuated, Ichigo could feel the impending doom from his actions. I am sooooo screwed. Grimmjow eyed Harribel for a moment as if having a silent conversation with her. The woman simply glared before shoving Ichigo into Grimmjow's awaiting chest.

"I am not the one responsible for this mess." Harribel verified as she disappeared in front of their eyes. Grimmjow huffed as he gripped Ichigo and quickly burst into their shared room. Throwing Ichigo on the bed Grimmjow proceeded to disrobe him.

"W-wait Grimmjow! WAIT!" Ichigo struggled as much as he possibly could until he accidently kicked the bluenette in the crotch. A few moments of silence passed until Grimmjow ran into the bathroom. Ichigo face palmed as he just made his situation much, much worse. Now he had an angry and injured Grimmjow on his hands. Fuck. Rearranging his crumpled clothing Ichigo managed to almost reach the door until he felt a very hostile presence behind him.

"Where do ya think yer going?" Grimmjow seethed as he grabbed the boy by his back and situated him on the bed yet again. Ichigo swallowed hard as his mouth became dry. The sexta espada tersely pulled Ichigo's shirt off before he did the same with his hakama. Ichigo turned five shades redder as he covered his lower regions with the blanket on the bed.

"Fuck berry. What the hell did he do?" Grimmjow seemed to not care that Ichigo was naked at the moment, much to Ichigo's distress. Grabbing the boys leg the espada inspected it "tsk-ing" at the new wound. Becoming bored with the injured leg Grimmjow's hands roamed all over Ichigo's body examining new and reopened wounds. Ichigo lapsed into silence from shock but on the inside his brain was in overdrive. After another five minutes of fussing over his ward Grimmjow sighed and left the room slamming the door closed. Ichigo flinched as he wrapped himself in the soiled blanket.

"So much for my new clothes..." Ichigo peered down at the tattered heap on the floor. As he sat on the once white bed Ichigo tried to think of everything that had gone wrong. A common feeling was rising in him again, hate and anger. He punched the bed over and over until his arm became tired from the abuse. He sat for awhile until he was once calm again. Deciding to see the extent of the damage he shifted the blanket to see the majority of his injuries. Ichigo noticed that a white substance was covering every single one he came across. When he looked at his mangled leg his eyes widened seeing the white substance ooze quickly out and covering the majority of it. After a few moments of gaping Ichigo got the courage to touch his leg. The texture felt familiar. Suddenly the acute pain in his eye came back causing him to gasp and clutch at the bandage covering it. Grinding his teeth together Ichigo hissed as he made his way the bathroom with the blanket in tow. Ichigo gripped the cloth protecting his eye and ripped it from his face. Looking in the small mirror Ichigo stood shocked. Staring back at him was a familiar eye he had seen, a black one with a gold iris. Ichigo stared in disbelief until he realized his "damaged" eye was surrounded by the same substance on his wounds.

"A mask…" Ichigo touched his newly decorated face. As he pulled his hand away his face contorted into wrath. Yelling at no one in particular Ichigo smashed the mirror in front of him cutting his hand only to have it instantly heal. In his blind rage he tried to rip the hollow mask from himself with no success. In his anger Ichigo's reiatsu ripped through the bathroom breaking and tearing through anything it touched. Ichigo was in a chaotic state of emotions. Tears collected on the human eye he still had as he thrashed in disbelief. All around Hueco Mundo a heavy, malice laced reiatsu could be felt.

"I'm a monster! I-I'm exactly what they said I was-"Ichigo yelled out in confusion and frustration. The pressure had become so thick and heavy in the room that the other mirror and the glass surrounding the shower shattered in a dazzling display. Ichigo failed to notice that Grimmjow had come back into the room in a hurry will Szayel Aporro close behind him.

Entering the bathroom was a laborious task for both of the espada with Ichigo's enraged reiatsu lashing about. The reiatsu was so dark that Grimmjow and the other espada could only see a few parts of Ichigo as the threads of power moved about. The sexta espada brandished his sword and built up his own reiatsu to rival Ichigo's to try and suppress him. After a few crashes and brushes against each other Ichigo's power began to fade. Ichigo was left panting on the floor with sweat rolling down his naked body (he had dropped the blanket). Every few seconds a tremor would rack his body and his spiritual pressure would spike. In his exhaustion Ichigo leaned against the cabinets below the bathroom counter letting a few stray tears fall from their place.

Grimmjow panted for a moment before straightening up and walking carefully over to the boy on the floor as to not startle him. Ichigo had closed his eyes as his breathing evened out. Grimmjow grabbed the red heads shoulder before actually pulling him up into his arms to carry him to the bed. Szayel followed with inquisitive eyes. Upon entering the bedroom Grimmjow noticed Harribel and Starrk standing in the doorway with a serious look on their faces. The bluenette sighed as he set the boy on the bed. Surprisingly Grimmjow took off his jacket and laid over Ichigo's body to save him some dignity. As Szayel approached adjusting his glasses he pulled up the equipment he brought with him and began to check the boy. The other three espada watched in hesitation.

(Somewhere else in Hueco Mundo)

"Ah Aizen-Taichou, it seems he snapped today." Gin dawdled as he observed the screen in front of him. Aizen smirked but otherwise was emotionless. Secretly Aizen had Gin keep tabs on the boys' progress. Everything was going according to plan.

"He never ceases to entertain me." Aizen said.

"He is an interes'in pet Taichou." Gin appraised.

Aizen watched as his Scientist checked over the boy. Aizens smirk widened as he thought of the irony in the situation unfolding. He knew that the sereite feared Kurosaki's hollows power but only let it slide due to the fact that they were indebted to him. So sending an arrancar to bring his hollow to the surface was an easy task. The fact that Rukia Kuchiki reported to her superiors on the matter was just a bonus. Of course Aizen knew that he'd have to emotionally psyche out his shinigami toy he had taken interest in to get him to even think of Las Noches as a refuge. Luckily his intelligent scientist had come up with some interesting things in his research. Mod souls were nothing new to either Aizen or Szayel and Szayel had taken sometime to modify the personalities of Mod souls in him boredom. Szayel had, upon request from Aizen, created two replica bodies of Abarai Renji and Byakuya Kuchiki. In which the scientist placed two mod souls, but these were no ordinary mod souls. Unlike the glitched and useless ones the sereite made these were like mechanize dolls. They were each given a sadistic and keen hatred of the Kurosaki boy and that they were to act upon on contact with him. These mod souls did not have a mind of their own; when they were given an order they carried it out fully, no questions asked. When the two imposters cornered Ichigo it was an easy task to beat and emotionally scar the boy. The mod souls were given choice over what actions they would do to the boy. And to Aizens amusement they chose rape, perfect. Of course Aizen also knew that Ichigo wasn't the brightest when it came to reading and controlling spiritual pressure so fooling the boy was easy as well. Yes, his plan had gone perfectly. Despite the fact that some of his espada had come to enjoy the boys company Aizen was content. Grimmjow had been the perfect candidate for stumbling upon Ichigo being that he had interacted with the teenage boy the most and had a mutual interest in him. It was only a matter of time until the boys hollow surfaced again. Luckily it surfaced sooner than later. Aizen licked his lips in anticipation of his potential new weapon. He could almost laugh at how easily this was all playing out in his hands.

On the screen currently his scientist was talking to the others in the room. Aizens smirk widened more seeming to slice his face in half as Grimmjow ranted at the pink haired espada , Harribel left the room, and Starrk went over to the Shinigami on the bed staring down at him.

Aizen just had to wait for his next part to play out. Sooner than later soul society would realize what had been taken from them and would coming running, all Aizen had to do was be patient.

(Grimmjow's room)

The current situation was nothing short of confusing and very interesting. All of the espada knew of Ichigo's hollow but not many had experienced its power. The fact that it was manifesting itself easily was surprising. Grimmjow had faced the albino once and had respected it for the strength the hollow possessed but couldn't help but pity that it was stuck in such a weakling as Ichigo. The sexta espada knew that Ichigo couldn't actually control the hollow but that the albino was actually just biding its time. When he wanted to come out he came out. But Grimmjow noted that even though it wasn't unusual for the strange hollow to guard is container it was strange that he would recklessly let his mask appear on Ichigo. It was common knowledge that when shinigami didn't understand something or couldn't control it that they'd try to destroy it. Sadly Ichigo was in the exact situation and it was also sad that Ichigo reacted the same way even though he housed the dangerous being. The fact that Ichigo hadn't accepted his hollows presence at all was dangerous in and of itself.

"So you're sayin' that his hollow just wants out? That's it?" Grimmjow muttered.

"It would appear that his actions were not hostile, in reality he was as humans say "being courteous" by coming out slowly and not abruptly. But as we all know Ichigo apparently didn't see it as that. I surmise that the boy is currently with his other "resident" and arguing or fighting." Szayel paused a moment before continuing, "He is extremely unstable at the moment, I do not advise angering him. However with that said his hollow is going to cause problems if he does come out."

"What kinda problems?" Grimmjow questioned.

"Well obviously he is going to test you out, as in he's probably going to want to fight you. On top of that Ichigo's hollow is extremely intelligent and strong, I believe that he is faking his personality with the boy to give him a sense of security." The scientist pointed towards the boys face, "Do not try to remove the mask and do not let the boy try to remove it either. Removing what basically marks him as the hollows will do nothing but irritate him, it will not turn out well if the boy has another episode as he did earlier, and it will probably be worse."

Grimmjow stared at Ichigo for a moment before turning back to Szayel, "So he's a ticking time bomb…"

"In a manner of speaking, yes. But this all depends on what his hollow does. From what I can tell Ichigo is going to be in a lot of pain." Grimmjow opened his mouth to say something but the espada raised his hand to be silent. "The fact remains that he is still human, becoming a shinigami even if he's a substitute puts strain on his body. He has adapted to this well and has a tolerance for the change. That being said him becoming part hollow and actually using his counterpart's powers is very bad for his body and excruciatingly painful. If he was in his shinigami form while becoming part hollow the pain wouldn't be a bad but that isn't the case."

"So even though he's unconscious right now he's in pain?"

"Yes. Now I must report back to Aizen-sama. If anything changes please alert me to it…I'll see what I can do." Szayel finished as he left the room heading to report to his master even though secretly Aizen had already heard and knew everything.

Grimmjow stared at Ichigo thinking over everything that had been said. The sexta espada had a new respect for the boy for not showing his pain and hiding it so well. As Grimmjow mulled over his thoughts, Harribel reappeared with some new clothes for Ichigo. She set them on the bed as she propped up the red head with some pillows. Starrk and Grimmjow watched in wonder. Harribel took the shirt she brought and put on Ichigo after some pulling and tugging. Standing up she went into the destroyed bathroom and managed to find a cloth and wetted it and returned to the main room placing it on Ichigo's forehead. Turning to the two men in the room Harribel took the pants she had gotten and handed them to Starrk.

"I assume that you are comfortable with this." Harribel plainly spoke to the primera espada. Starrk hummed and nodded shortly. Grimmjow was trying to catch onto what Harribel was implying until she gave him a small smirk, "He was rather loud the other day." Harribel left the room quickly afterwards. Grimmjow stared after her.

"She knows."

"Hmm." Starrk walked over to Ichigo removing Grimmjow's shirt and quietly dressing the boy the rest of the way. "I'm not surprised, what she says is true." He chuckled a bit while letting Ichigo's leg rest again on the bed.

(In Soul Society)

In the past few weeks Rukia and a few of Ichigos other friends searched for Ichigo relentlessly with no success or leads. Rukia had noticed that Ichigo had gone missing when his sister said he hadn't been home in two days. Now it had been a week and a half with no Ichigo, no evidence, and no leads. Many people in the Sereite were looking for him as well. Even some of the captains expressed genuine worry for Ichigo's safety.

Rukia sighed as she entered the Kuchiki household.

"Kurosaki still hasn't been found?" Byakuya asked startling Rukia.

"Nii-sama!" Rukia bowed in respect, "Yes..Ichigo is still missing…" her voice became quieter as she spoke.

"This is all rather strange." Byakuya bemused.

"Yes it is Nii-sama. If you do not mind, I wish to rest, there is a meeting tomorrow that I have been requested to attend." Rukia bowed her head as Byakuya stepped out of her way and let her pass.

(The next morning)

A servant came to the Kuchiki mansion in the early morning with urgent news. Rukia's feet patted quickly around the house as she rushed to get ready. She quickly ran to the main gate of the house where the messenger awaited.

"Kuchiki-sama." The messenger greeted.

"Yes. I heard you have an important message for me?"

"Yes, it was discovered late last night that the Substitute Shinigami Kurosaki Ichigo went missing in sector 18, block C in Karakura town. The information around the area and Kurosaki's disappearance has been classified. I was told to tell you to report to Yamamoto-" Before the messenger even finished Rukia was off to her leaders quarters. Upon arrival all of the other Captains were talking and Renji was there as well.

"Silence!" Yamamoto stamped his staff onto the floor demanding attention. The captains quickly stood in their positions. Renji and Rukia stood behind Byakuya.

"I have called this meeting on information that I have received on the Substitute Shinigami Kurosaki Ichigo." Some captains were on their toes waiting for any news while other could care less. "However the following need to leave before I disclose this information. Soi Fong, Kuchiki Byakuya, Abarai Renji, Komamura Sajin, Kyouraku Shunsui, Kurotshuchi Mayuri, and Zaraki Kenpachi." Everyone in the room tensed but eventually after some silence those who were called left. "Now Hitsugaya-taichou please retrieve Rangiku and also retrieve Ikkaku Madarame."

"Yes sir." Toushirou quickly left and returned with those called by Yamamato.

"If you would please follow me." The old man led them into a smaller room with two sets of guards on either side of the door. The men quickly opened the door as everyone entered the dimly lit room.

"Now the reason you all have been selected are for sensitive reasons." The old man paused, "I have reviewed the material and based upon that you all are here to respect Kurosaki Ichigo. Through investigating you all have respect for him or are good friends of his." Everyone in the room nodded. "Everything that is said and seen in the room is not to be spoken outside this room." Everyone this time took on a serious face while slightly looking at each other. "Kurosaki Ichigo has been missing approximately a week and a half. Recently after reviewing sections of security tapes we have uncovered what has happened to him. I must warn all of those here, this may make you very uncomfortable, I myself almost couldn't stomach what I'd seen or believe it…"

As soon as the captain finished speaking a screen came down from the ceiling and a video began playing. Everyone watched as they saw Ichigo come out of a convience store with a bag full of a few snacks and drinks. Everything was normal on the screen until suddenly Ichigo was pulled into an alley unsuspectingly. The screen fizzed out for a few moments before another started. There was a collective gasp throughout the room. On the screen were Renji and Byakuya shoving Ichigo into a wall. Ichigo's face was covered in shock and slight fear. For a few moments Ichigo yelled at the two while they merely encroached on his personal space. After a few more minutes of rough housing between the three men Ichigo was on the ground with a busted lip and obviously broken leg. Renji stratled Ichigo while Byakuya pulled his shirt off. Again everyone in the room gasped and couldn't believe what they were seeing. Ichigo was being raped by Renji and Byakuya. After about seven more minutes of film and a battered and abused Ichigo the two men left.

"So then-" one of the people present started.

"Wait there is more." Yamamoto quickly silenced them.

On screen a gargantuan appeared as Rukia covered her mouth as she cried into Rangiku's chest. Appearing in all his glory was Grimmjow finding Ichigo. Everyone thought he was going to kill Ichigo but were surprised when he actually acted tender toward him. As the scene unfolded before them, everyone watched as Ichigo disappeared into Las Noches. Then the screen fizzed out again until Renji and Byakuya could be seen on screen again seemingly saddened. As the screen went back into the ceiling silence stretched across the room. Unohana-Taichou had turned from the screen while trying to collect herself as were most of the others. After a few minutes everyone turned to face Yamamoto again.

"Disgusting-"

"Horrible, poor Ichigo-"

"How-"

As everyone muttered to each other Yamamoto waited before speaking. "As you can see, Kurosaki-san has indeed been taken. I also know that Byakuya and Renji-" Before finishing Rukia ran out of the room crying while Rangiku excused herself before chasing after her. "As I saying Byakuya and Renji are not being charged at the moment until-." Everyone talked at once for a moment before Hitsugaya spoke up.

"Something isn't right. I know for a fact that Abarai Renji was out drinking with Rangiku and some of their friends."

Unohana then spoke up, "If I may say Byakuya and Renji would never…do such a thing." Many nodded agreeing with her.

"I understand that. I know that this is very out of character for the both of them." Yamamoto paused, "At the moment I have a special squad gathering information and what they found affirms what I think happened." Before the old man could continue Ukitake spoke up.

"Aizen" He hissed the name in anger. Yamamoto nodded his head in agreement.

"We do not know right now how he accomplished…this. However I am not proceeding further on this matter. No one is to go after Kurosaki until I give notice." Everyone began shouting again until Yamamoto silenced them. "I have a hunch that Aizen wants us to take his bait. I am not sending anyone unprepared into Las Noches until more information is uncovered. Is that understood?" Yamamoto yelled out.

"But Ichigo!"

"What if they-"

"Enough!" Yamamoto stamped his staff on the floor again. Everyone present bowed their heads and hesitatingly agreed to the terms. "Ukitake-Taichou I wish for you to watch over Rukia."

"Yes sir. I will do my best to see that she is fine."

"Dismissed."

Everyone filed out of the room with a distraught face as they headed towards their barracks.

(In Las Noches- Grimmjow's Room)

After the drama that had occurred earlier in the afternoon things had settled down. Ichigo was asleep and Grimmjow and Starrk watched him from the couch and chair that sat in the room. Occasionally Starrk or Grimmjow would ring out the rag and soak it in fresh water before placing back on Ichigo's forehead. Every once and awhile Ichigo would wine in his sleep and thrash but was otherwise resting peacefully. Little did they know what was happening to their ward. As Ichigo turned in his sleep again he faced the espada in the room and black eyes stared them down as a sickening smirk spread across Ichigo's face.

ANNNNDDDD CUT!

Yupp I'm very evil I know. I'm sorry. Anyways I liked how this chapter turned out. I gave you guys a little more plot to play with. Please Review. You guys really keep me going on this story.

p.s. To all you flamers out there. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE STORY DON'T READ IT! I deleted a few very rude and downright mean anonymous comments. I was quite defeated for a week until I had a nice review come my way.

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