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I know! The truth's out now! However, there are still some holes in the story! This chapter will explain one, and is also kind of a flashback episode! Please enjoy Chapter 10!!! Also! If you read Secret of the Ouin, may I ask you not to flame me? Someone did that, and now I'm really pissed off! I won't say who, and I don't want people chasing this person down or anything, but please, I ask for no flames! Thanks a million!

Chapter 10: Memories explained

"What the fuck happened?!" he asked.

"I dunno. I heard Ichigo collapse in the hall and I was about to get up to see what happened and the next thing I know, I'm outta your body." He then gave Hichigo a puzzled look. "Did ya find anything out?" he asked.

"Yeah…" He locked eyes with the Mod soul. "Ichigo and I…we really are twins…" He turned away from the shocked look in the Mod's eyes and tried to lift Ichigo onto his shoulders. As soon as he stood, however, pain swam through his leg and his fever grew more ferocious, and he collapsed, coughing.

"You are in no shape to move anymore!" Kon sighed. He quickly lifted both Ichigo and Hichigo onto his shoulders and took them downstairs.

"H-hold up." Hichigo coughed. Kon put them both on the couch, shivering at the sight of the unconscious Ichigo.

Man, this is too weird! He thought. "What?"

"I…need to leave a message for dad…" Hichigo replied as he slowly stood and got some paper and a pencil. His hand shook as he tried to write, so Kon grabbed his hand to help steady him. "Thanks…" he whispered.

"No problem. When you're a freeloader, ya have to be nice once in a while." Kon replied. Hichigo rolled his eyes and finished the note. Hichigo started to heads towards the door, but he collapsed, the pain too great. "Looks like you both need a lift." Kon opened the front door and lifted Ichigo onto his back and held Hichigo in his arms.

"You're too hot…" Hichigo moaned. Kon just rolled his eyes.

"No, you're just too sick. Not to mention soaking wet. What, did you think swimming in a freezing river was gonna cure ya?" he asked sarcastically. Hichigo let out a weak laugh.

"No, but it was fun…" he said. Kon just rolled his eyes.

"Lemme guess, we need to go to Kisuke's right?" he asked. Hichigo nodded slowly.

"Yeah…"

"Gotcha!" he began running at top speed, straight to the Urahara Shop.

Kisuke was just closing up when he saw Kon running. "Why, hello there! Why are you-" He stopped mid-sentence at the sight of the twins. Kon stopped in front of him, gasping.

"They're…heavy…"he breathed.

"Get them inside." Kisuke said as they walked into the store.

Hichigo sighed and sank down onto the floor. It's nice to be in my body again…he thought with relief. After Kon had dropped Ichigo off in a small back room, Hichigo had noticed how tired he was and re-entered his body so the Mod could rest. I guess he does have some good points…

"So, Hichigo, are you gonna tell me what happened?" Kisuke asked as he brought in two cups of hot tea. Hichigo grabbed one of the cups and quickly drank it. It scalded his mouth some, but it helped him forget his fever and pain in his leg.

"Yeah, as much of it as I know, anyways." He replied. He began to tell Kisuke all that he remembered. "It seems that all of these memories are actually real, and they all take place about a few years after Ichi- I mean, our mom died." He said. Kisuke didn't say anything, but nodded. "Well, I'm still not exactly sure what happened, but after I…remembered, I decided to come back to tell Ichigo. But when I got home…" he trailed off.

"He was like that, unconscious, right?" Kisuke finished. Hichigo nodded slowly. "So, what do you think helped you remember all of this at once?" he asked. He gave it some thought.

"Well, the spirit of my zanpakuto said it had something to do with 'key memories'. He told me that Ichigo and I had different key memories and it was hard for Zangetsu and him to find them." He explained. Kisuke sighed.

"Wow. I haven't heard about 'key memories' in along time." He said, partly to himself. Hichigo gave him an odd look.

"Whaddya mean?"

"Well, back when I was the Captain of Squad 12, I used to study all kinds of things. Memories and their effects on the heart and soul was one of those many things." Noticing Hichigo's still puzzled look, he decided to continue. "Apparently, if someone forgets something, the memory can get buried in the heart, hidden away, but it's never truly forgotten." He explained.

"Yeah, but all of my memories were erased, not to mention Ichigo's memories of me were too." Hichigo said.

"I was getting to that. However, if someone were to, I guess you could say, develop amnesia, those memories are still there, but are almost impossible to reach."

"So, how in the hell did we-"

"Please, Hichigo, quit adding stuff in and listen." Kisuke interrupted his question. He could see the frustrated look on the teen and smiled softly. He's a lot like Ichigo…in more ways than one…he thought. "Anyways, it would take either a really strong event or memory to trigger the release of all the hidden ones." He finished.

"So, maybe my being separated from Ichigo when the hogyoku exploded was what triggered the release of all these memories?" Hichigo asked. Kisuke nodded.

"Seems likely. But that then throws all of my research off." He sighed. "Oh well. There's another option though." Hichigo looked into his eyes, determined.

"What?"

"It's possible, that your soul had been either fused, or absorbed by Ichigo's and your existence as a human was erased. That would have erased everyone's memories of you." Kisuke explained. Hichigo looked down at his half-empty cup.

"Then…how do I exist now?" he asked, sounding disturbed by the idea.

"The hogyoku must've reversed whatever process used on you that combined you two to begin with, restoring your human body and your heart. Therefore, your memories have been coming and going, trying to help you remember your forgotten past." He explained. Hichigo nodded slowly.

"It sounds nice, Kisuke, but do you have anything to back it up?" he asked, sounding aggravated.

He's tired…defiantly. Kisuke thought. "Yes, I do actually." He stood up and grabbed his laptop and set it on the table. "After Ichigo came and told me about your sudden 'attack', this theory we explained came into my mind. So, in order to check, I went to a website that shows missing children's cases." Hichigo cocked an eyebrow.

"Something happened once like that. Yuzu went missing after this nasty blizzard and Ichigo and I went out to get her…" he stopped, lost in thought.

"Damn thing, it's taking forever to boot!" Kisuke snapped suddenly, knocking Hichigo out of his thoughts. Kisuke sighed and turned to look back at Hichigo. "Is there anything really important in your memories that we might be able to use and figure out what happened to Ichigo? Physically and mentally, there's nothing wrong with him, and his soul's in his body, so I'm at a loss." He explained. Hichigo gave it some thought.

"Yes, actually, there's one thing." He locked eyes with Kisuke. "One time, Ichigo was by the river during a really bad storm. I was yelling at him, and as he ran up, he looked at the river and froze. I noticed to odd lights in the water, then he fell in. I went in after him, and then I saw it…an arrancar."

"There was an arrancar?!" Kisuke gasped.

"Yes, and it almost drowned him. After that, Ichigo's health was always poor. He could get sick easily." Hichigo sighed. "I think I ended up getting a little overprotective of him after that."

"So…what happened then?" Kisuke asked.

"Well, a few years after that incident, that's when Yuzu went missing. Ichigo wanted to go with me, but I kept saying no. It was too cold and if he got sick…" Hichigo shook his head. "But dad let him go."

"Anything else?" Hichigo tried to think about it when his heart suddenly started to ache. He clutched his chest and began coughing. Kisuke ran over and patted his back. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"D-don't know…" he gasped. He tried to remember what had happened when he coughed up blood. Kisuke kept rubbing his back until the coughing died down. "I…can't remember past that. It's like…something's….blocking it…" he managed to say through breaths.

"Well, don't push it. I might have something that'll help with that cough. Stay put." Kisuke got up and walked into a back room. Hichigo slowly turned the laptop around.

It's working now…he thought. He noticed a previously opened link and clicked it. It showed a list of missing children. He looked in the K's until he found 'Kurosaki'. When he clicked it, it showed pictures of him and Ichigo as kids. "What in hell?" he gasped.

"I see you couldn't wait to find out what I had found, eh?" Kisuke said, emerging with a cup of water and some pills. He looked at the site and sighed. "It changed again."

"What did?"

"The dates. For some reason, the only one missing at first was Ichigo, but just in case, I kept revisiting the site. Over time, you popped up, but it had showed you as found recently. Then, after your 'attack', I checked again, and the date changed to an earlier time. And now, it says you were found at the same time Ichigo was. And I guarantee you, that in a few minuets; it'll say that you never went missing." Hichigo stared at the computer.

"Why? I don't understand…" he whispered.

"I honestly don't either, but my guess is that it has something to do with your returning existence as a human." Kisuke said. Hichigo let out a quiet laugh.

"I ain't a human like Aibou." He said. Kisuke pulled his fan out.

"Then…what are you?" he asked. Hichigo paused at the sudden question.

"I…I…I don't know…" he replied slowly. Kisuke sighed.

"Oh, I'm sure we'll figure something out!" he said cheerily.

Oh goodie, he suddenly decided to be optimistic…Hichigo thought. "But I do know one thing. It's something my zanpakuto told me. I have to meet him in my soul." He took the pills and swallowed them with a gulp of water.

"Oh, well, if you want to do that, I wouldn't have-" Kisuke's warning came a little too late. Hichigo took one glance at him before sleep crept over him and he collapsed. "Oops. I think they were a little too strong…" he sighed.

When Hichigo woke up, it was already afternoon. Damn, my head's killing me…he thought as he rubbed his hand through his white hair. He was surprised that his fever was gone. "What in the…?"

"Ah, you're awake now! That's good!" He turned around to see Tessai staring at him, his nose practically touching his.

"What the fuck?!" Hichigo yelled as he backed away.

"Hmm! Good reflexes too. I do believe you've recovered mostly from your illness." He grunted.

"What the fuck were you doing?! Watching me sleep or something?!" Hichigo snapped.

"Boss! Hichigo's awake now!" Tessai yelled, ignoring his questions.

"So I hear!" Kisuke called from another room.

"Hey! Don't ignore me!" Hichigo yelled and was about to sock Tessai a good one when Kisuke opened the door.

"Ah, you're looking much livelier now!" he exclaimed. Hichigo just rolled his eyes.

"Look, I wanna get to the bottom of this mess, and the only way I can is-"

"I know, Hichigo." He knelt down ad covered his pale face with his hand. "You just got up, but if you're so eager, then it's time for the rest of the truth. Just promise me that if you do figure it out, you won't do anything rash."

"Yeah, whatever." Hichigo sighed. Kisuke smiled.

"Good luck then." He forced his spirit energy into his palm, knocking Hichigo out and into his soul.

Chapter 10 end

Ichigo: Damn! I didn't get to do anything!

Me: That's because you're-

Hichigo: Hey! You're not gonna reveal that now, are you?

Me: Oh, thanks for stooping me!!!

Ichigo: What? *looks at both of us* What the hell's going on?

Plot Bunny 1: There she is!!!

Plot Bunny 3: Catch her!!!

Me: Aww, shit!

Hichigo: We gotta go, right now! *runs*

Me: Well, see y'all later!!! *runs*

Ichigo: H-hey! Wait for me!!! *runs*