As The Bow
Pairing: None.
Warning: None in particular.
A/N: Semi-serious, semi-humorous. More lighthearted than Hougyoku, to be sure. At any rate, this is inspired by Ichigo's little bit of evilness during Uryuu Ishida's temporary acid-trip somewhere in the Zanpakuto Spirits arc (edit: I was wrong, the episode in question is the Shinigami Illustrated Whatever for episode 250 of the anime). More of a what-if. I doubt that this will ever be canon. And no, you're not hallucinating. I did update twice in the same week. Other stuff will be updated. This is all I can fit in for the time being since my exams...
...well, my exams... I'm probably going to fail. BUT WE WILL GO DOWN WITH HONOUR! D8
I glower up at the sky in a bed of flowers.
My existence sucks.
Not only do I have a wielder who does not even know I exist, but it's really boring in here. There are some things to be said about a meadow of flowers, but regrettably, being almost constantly rained upon is not one of them. Of course, there is a forest somewhere else on this floating island in the sky, but I really can't be bothered to go there right now. Not to mention caves... but then I really, really hate being forced to leave the open sky.
I should probably just permanently hide in a cave or something. It's not as if my wielder is going to come here any time soon... and wet clothing sucks.
It's lonely.
Oh, Zangetsu comes round every now and then. Come to think of hit, so does his younger counterpart, Tensa Zangetsu, and that hollow who comes at the same time. I tried to name him, actually. Apparently 'Shiro' and 'Hichigo' were just too unoriginal for him. He doesn't like me much, although that might have something to do with the dress I tried to get him to wear once.
...What? It looked good on him!
They still come over, though. Something about no trees and kittens, I suppose... although the seemingly perpetual downpour does tend to dampen the mood of any gathering.
I visited Ichigo Kurosaki's mindscape once or twice, actually. I'm curious as to what exactly happened in order to leave gravity rotated at 90 degrees to the normal, leaving the majority of his inner world (and, thus, his powers) inaccessible, but it's impolite to ask that kind of question. It's doubtful that Zangetsu or Tensa Zangetsu will ever bring up the topic, at any rate. The sky there is mostly blue with a few clouds, and the entirety of the accessible part of his mind is made up of skyscrapers... I suppose it suits Zangetsu since he seems to have a thing for standing on poles. I've never found out why.
On the plus side, though, his inner world is mainly dry and constituted of open sky.
Plus that substitute shinigami looks kinda cute... although admittedly the same could be said of my current wielder...
...Maybe I should just leave Uryuu Ishida in favour of Ichigo Kurosaki or something.
Hmmm... but then, I'm not that unfaithful. Although if I have to stand another year of getting soaked, I might rethink that decision.
Then there is the familiar sensation of my wielder drawing on my powers, and I stand up as the downpour eases off somewhat. Another day, and another opponent.
He needs me, even if he doesn't know it. He calls on me, even if he doesn't call my name. He doesn't have my full power, either... but perhaps...
One day... one day.
Wait, you're a girl?
...your point being? You're a hollow.
Yeah, but... this... this explains... everything.