It took another two weeks for Rukia to have freedom again.
"Ichigo, how have you been?" She asked, smiling at me.
"Fine, I guess. Can I ask you something's?"I said, getting straight to the point.
"Sure, but I have to know have you stopping taking the pill?"
"Yeah, now will you answer any questions I have?"
"Not any, I want you to remember it on your own," She said, smiling at my pout.
"But with Renji…"
"I'll tell you some things but not everything, ok?" She said patiently.
"Fine."
"Where's Toushiro anyways? He's usually always by you, right?"
"He's sick, he couldn't get out of bed so I went by myself. They may be onto us, they won't give us food. He um started to cough up blood…" I looked at the ground, sadly, not wanting to think about it.
"I'm so sorry Ichigo, I know you're close,"
"Yeah anyways onto my questions."
"What do you want to know?"
"Do I have a family, and where are they? Are they here somewhere?" She giggled.
"Of course you do, you have two sisters and a dad. Your mom died a few years ago, but I don't know where they are. Probably back in the human world, I don't think they were taken."
"The human world? Than where are we?" She smiled again, amused.
"We're in Hueco Mundo, where the hollows live. I'm surprised I thought you'd be smart enough to figure that out."
"Well I'm sorry, I don't exactly know everything here. That's you."
"I know, once you're back to your normal self you'll go back to yelling at me, that is if we get out of here alive and you know you smile a lot more now, It's kinda weird to see a smile on your face, it's not normal."
"I don't remember who I was Rukia."
"I know," She bit her lip, looking at me thoughtfully. "But you will and you'll be back to the same Ichigo people know and love."
"Can you tell me how I saved Soul Society, please? I'm curious."
She started to go into a detailed report, smiling the whole time. All I could do was nod and stare amazed.
"Hello Ichigo," an oddly familiar voice said. I looked over and found the teal haired guard from a few weeks ago.
"What do you want?"
"Are you hungry?" He asked, looking absolutely angelic, it may have made me worry if I wasn't so hungry.
"Of course I am, but you're not going to feed me," I said bitterly.
"Come here." He motioned to the door, without thinking I got up and walked over to him. He smiled and casually put something into my hand. I stared up at him shocked. He was actually gonna give me food?
"But…" I found myself at a loss for words. Why was he giving me such kindness?
"Don't tell anyone I did this, ok? I'd get in trouble," He said, smiling at me. Ichigo almost jumped when a hand slipped into his.
"S..sure," I stuttered out, feeling my whole body go weak at this innocent touch.
"It's hard to see you like this Ichi, I wish I could do something for you, but this is all I know that I can do," He looked pained while he said this, and then it hit me. He was that guard on the first day…how could I forget him?
"How do you know me?" I whispered. He let go and walked away, without answering me. I could only stare in his direction shocked. What the hell was that? When I regained sanity I went over to Toushiro's bed, setting the food the guard had give me, which was bread, on his bed. I stared at him for a while, he looked so pale and weak. I didn't know what to do. He was so sick. Please don't die on me Shiro…