"Hitsugaya Toushiro do you know anything about the whereabouts of Kurosaki Ichigo?" Aizen asked, smiling to innocently.

"No," He stared the ground, while 2 arrancar held him in place.

"I ask you again…"

"Why would I? He only told me he was leaving, he didn't say where!" He yelled, finally meeting Aizen's eyes. His eyes were furious.

"I see, can you give us any valuable information?"

"No, didn't I tell you already? He never told me anything like that."

"Fine you can go, you're useless to me," He waved his hand as dismissal.

"The one you should be questioning is Grimmjaw, not me," He said as they pulled him out of the room.

He smiled.

"Oh yes, I know."

Isshin unlocked the door as we arrived at my house. I looked unsurprised at the mess before me.

"Yuzu kept it up and I've been unmotivated to clean," He mumbled. I smiled slightly at him

"I know, it must be hard, I came back here last night…"

"I know, when I woke up this morning I somehow knew, so I wasn't surprised when Kisuke called me."

"I'm sorry for not coming back sooner."

"No I understand. It must have been hard for you, too."

"I was lucky." I shrugged. If I didn't have Grimmjaw, I wouldn't be here today.

"So am I, I didn't lose my entire family," Isshin said, smiling at me. I tried to smile. He was so obviously different. This must have really affected him. My poor dad…he was left all alone for so long. How can I make that up top him?

"Ichigo don't blame yourself, I'm fine, this is natural to anyone who's lost someone."

It's as if he was reading my mind.

My room was strange, after all this time I've spend in that cell. It held so many memories and it was much warmer. I went around touching things. I found the lion Kon use to be in in the corner. I smiled, remembering him, but he was dead, right?

In my closet I could see Rukia sleeping. Everything held memories I couldn't have again. If Rukia didn't come back she couldn't sleep there again and Kon…he was dead. He could never wake me up again or yell at me.

I almost wanted to cry. Why was it I could be here when everyone else was still there? It wasn't fair. It was up to me than, to save them. I can't just leave them there. I know the feeling all to well, of feeling hopeless there. I had to…I promised so many people I would.

I fell asleep, holding Kon, needing some kind of reassurance.

If I couldn't save them, who will?