Byakuya came up stairs to check on Ichigo and Rukia but what he saw made him worried and angry at the same time. Rukia lay unconscious on the bed with anguish on her face. But Ichigo was nowhere near her. He ran over to Rukia and shook her "Rukia wake up" he shook her more forcefully and she finally came too. "Rukia what happened to Ichigo?" Byakuya asked.
"He… he is… going after… Grand Fisher." She said weakly. "He said that he didn't want my help but I kept on arguing with him to let me go but I guess he knocked me out to save me."
"Why would he do that?" Byakuya asked.
"His mother was killed by him" Isshin said. "It was only a matter of time he would go after him. Don't interfere with his battle he needs to do this."
"I can't leave him alone" Rukia said as she stood up weakly.
"Rukia no! If you do that he will most likely die. To save you." Isshin said.
"If you try to stop me I will have to strike you down." She said while pulling her white sword from its sheath.
'Don't be foolish Rukia; he will need you when he returns.' Came Shirayukis voice.
'I have too he can't do it alone.' She pleaded with Shirayuki.
'She is right Shirayuki. Ichigo is going to need her whether he wants to admit it or not he will face him with Rukia.' Came Zangetsus voice.
'She is not ready! I can't allow her to go, she isn't powerful enough!' Shirayuki said.
'You know I can hear you right?' Came Rukias annoyed voice.
'I'm so sorry' they both said at once. 'When we normally talk you couldn't hear us Rukia. Shirayuki give her, her Bankai now. She will need it to help Ichi…'
Shirayuki cut him off 'No she isn't ready!' she yelled.
'She is plenty ready you're just afraid that she won't handle it, but she has dealt with Ichigo for 3 years that's no easy task.' Said Zangetsu.
'I-I-I- I can't do… fine! I will do it.' Shirayuki conceded. 'My Bankai name is Yoki Mai Shirayuki.'
"Rukia I will not let you leave." Byakuya said.
"I don't think so. Bankai" everyone was shocked when Rukias spirit pressure sky rocketed. "Yoki Mai Shirayuki!" The temperature in the room started to drop and fast. "You will not stop me!"
They were finally able to see Rukia she has a clear ice blade. She accidently tapped it against the wall and it instantly started to freeze. She has ice over her uniform that must act like armor. But the ice doesn't crack or break like it should from moving. Her hair took the purple hue from her eyes and her eyes took on a lighter violet. "That is amazing I can't believe that you made Bankai."Byakuya said.
"Zangetsu convince Shirayuki to give me my Bankai." Rukia said.
"What? I didn't know two Zanpakutos can talk." Said Byakuya and Isshin at once.
"Yah but now I have to leave" she said as she slowly disappeared.
"What? How can she move so fast?" Byakuya asked.
Rukia was moving faster than she has ever moved before. Ichigo please be safe till I get to you she thought to herself. She could feel Ichigos spirit pressure she was getting close. She was running for what seemed like a few minutes but she has almost made it to Ichigo. She could see him now and he was talking to someone but she couldn't tell who. She arrived at Ichigo just in time for her to see that he was talking to Grand Fisher. But then all of a sudden Grand Fisher attacked making Ichigo go on the defensive.
"Rukia run he can't…" he couldn't finish as he noticed Rukia. "What happened to you?"
"I have reached Bankai. Now let's kill this guy before he attacks again." Rukia said.
"No I need to kill him alone it is my fault that she died." Ichigo said.
"No you are wrong it is not your fault it is Grand Fishers fault. Your mother would never let you take him alone you will need my help." Rukia said. As Grand fisher struck her in the chest.
"Rukia no!" Ichigo screamed at Rukia fell to her knees .
"You know it is not wise to attack someone as they are talking." Rukia said standing up unscathed. "and those feeble attacks won't hurt me."
"I think I should go now" Grand Fisher said as he was opening a Hueco Mundo portal.
"Oh no you don't" Rukia said as she appeared in front of Grand Fisher. She drew her blade and attacked him and hit his arm and started to freeze it.
Then Ichigo appeared their and hit his frozen arm and shattered it. Ichigo went for the final blow when the image of Ichigos mother appeared in front of him.
"You wouldn't hurt your mother would you?" came the voice of his mother.
Ichigo faltered in his attack. "You can't be her!" Ichigo screamed.
Rukia appeared in front of him, "Don't believe that thing, it is not her." Rukia told him. She started to shake him trying to bring him out of this stupor that he is in. Rukia finally giving up on Ichigo, and turned just as she was impaled through the chest by a vicious attack. "Ich-ichigo help me!" she pleaded as she fell to the ground.
Ichigo instantly snapped out of his daze and became intensely angry. "How dare you attack her!?" his reiatsu started to flare. "I shall kill you! Krisekia Slice the Moon and Stars Zangetsu!" he then place his hand over his face and instead of the Vizard mask his body started to change. He started to grow horns and his hair grew longer. Meanwhile his reiatsu was growing and growing to the point where even a royal guard squad couldn't last against him. A hole appeared in his chest and his body was covered in a white shell substance and his eyes turned black with a golden ring. After his transformation was over he let out an ear shattering roar. "I am going to kill you for killing my mother and almost killing Rukia!" Ichigos hollow voice said.
Ichigos mother appeared in front of him "You wouldn't hurt me would you?" came the innocent voice.
"Ha, you can't fool me with that little trick anymore I am more hollow than human now" Ichigo grinned evilly. He attacked Grand Fisher with several ceros blowing him apart piece by piece. Ichigo was laughing that sounded maniacal. Soon there was nothing left of Grand Fisher.
Rukia had woken up to wake Ichigo systematically blow Grand Fisher apart. Though the spirit pressure was unbearable she stood up and staggered over to Ichigo and hugged him. "Ic-Ichi-Ichgo…"
Ichigo glared down with his black eyes to see Rukia crying into his chest, his eyes turned back to his amber eyes. "Rukia thank you for bringing me back." He said as he ripped his horns off. His hair started to recede back to its original length and the shell substance started to break apart and fall away. The hole in his chest started to cover back up. "Rukia I am back you can stop crying." He said as he was hugging her.
"I am afraid that one of these days you might not come back to me." She started to cry even harder into his chest.
"No matter how many times I leave, I promise to come back to you." Ichigo told Rukia as he held her closer to him.
Rukia looked up "Promise me that you will never leave me Ichigo!" she demanded.
"I will never leave you Rukia." He said. He leaned down and kissed her on the lips.
After many breathless minutes they broke apart. "Ichigo can we go to your… our…" she panted but couldn't finish as she heard a ahem. They both looked at Byakuya and Hisana.
"Ahhh, aren't they so cute!" Hisana said tauntedly. She ran over to Rukia grab her by the waist and flapped her white wings and flew into the air. "See you two boys in a little while."
With Rukia and Hisana
"So has my little sister lost your virginity?" Hisana asked.
Rukia blushed a deep red. "Of course I haven't . I have been stopped by something happening before anything serious happens." She said truthfully.
"Ah, but you have dreamed it haven't you?" she told rather than asked.
"How did you know" Rukia asked in disbelief.
"God Guardian thing" she said with a wink.
Back with Byakuya threatening Ichigo.
"Have you taken my little sisters innocence?" Byakuya asked threateningly.
"What no!" he said defensively.
"If you hurt her I will kill you in this life and the next." Byakuya threatened.
Right then Hisana and Rukia landed right in front of them. "Ichigo what's wrong you look pale?"
Byakuya gave Ichigo a look that says if you tell her I will kill you. "Um nothing has happened."
"Byakuya what did you say to him." Hisana accused Byakuya.
"What nothing!" Byakuya said defensively
"You said something to him and I know what! Now tell Rukia now!" Hisana said.
"I threatened him." He conceded to Hisanas will.
"You did what?!" Rukia yelled.
"He threatened me that if I ever hurt Rukia he would kill me in this life and the next one. But I highly doubt that he could kill me before Rukia does." Ichigo came to Byakuya defense. But soon went into unconsciousness from his efforts with killing Grand Fisher.
Something was closing on Ichigo at a fast rate of speed it would be near him in a matter minutes. Ichigo knew who it was. It was him.
"Ichigo?" a voice said from nowhere. "Ichigo something is coming. You should run. I will hold him off for as long as possible." Came the voice but it seemed familiar.
"Zangetsu?" Ichigo asked.
"No Ichigo I am Shirayuki." Came Shirayukis voice. "Now Run!"
"I don't think so Shirayuki." Ichigo said stubbornly. "I will never run from the likes of him."
"You should have listened to her when you had the chance." Came the all too familiar voice.
"I would never run from you." Ichigo said calmly.
With Byakuyas help they got Ichigo to Kisuke Uraharas shop. They brought him to the back room and laid him down. Rukia grabbed his hand to make sure he was still alive. But when she did something happened she blacked out and woke up to hearing the clanging of metal on metal.
Where am I she thought to herself. She looked around to see Ichigo fight a hollow. She then heard the voice. "Ah, she has made it!"
"What do you mean she is here?!" Ichigo said looking around to see Rukia."No this fight is between us doesn't involve her! Rukia run!"
"No Ichigo I won't run. I will help you." She said calmly.
"No Rukia this creature will destroy us both you will have to survive. Now run!" Ichigo demanded.
"No Ichigo together we will never be defeated. We will defeat this creature just like everything else." Rukia said.
They heard the creature start to laugh "I guess I'm just going to have to take control of her body!" it lunged for Rukia but she dodged easily. "You won't be able to dodge me forever."
"She won't need to because we will destroy you. Bankai Tensa Zangetsu!"
"Bankai Yoki Mai Shirayuki" Rukia said under her breathe.
They both moved into the fight at lightning speed. They knew each other and could move with each other with insane precision. They quickly cut the creature down to size.
"I think we killed him" said Rukia.
"No he will return to haunt me with something new. I know it all too well." Ichigo said. "You should wake up. They are starting to worry about you."
"What this was a dream?" Rukia asked.
"Yes, my nightmare. But it is over for a while. It takes him a while to regenerate every time I hurt him now wake up."
"No!" she screamed as she woke up.
"Rukia, Rukia it is okay!" Urahara said.
"I-I-I was in Ichigos dream." She said weakly. "We were fighting something but I don't know what."
"I do, but I think Ichigo should tell you." Urahara said.
"No you have to tell me!" she screamed.
"I will tell you." Ichigo said weakly. "That thing is something that is should not be taken lightly it is the hollow king trying to recruit me to his side." He said walking over to her and sat next to her. "He will try anything to get me to join his side. He even used you against me and Karin but I will never let him do that again."
"Ichigo exactly how many times have you beaten him?" Rukia asked.
"I don't know it is to many to count but every time I beat him he gets stronger every time." Ichigo explained. "But I'm really tired and I think I will get a good night sleep tonight because of you Rukia."
Authors note: sorry about such a long time to update but I had a family emergency/ problems.