Child of the Hogyoku

Chapter 38

"Toushrio!" Ichigo finally managed to grab the boy just outside the shop.

Having to get out his body to catch up he couldn't help but curse Yoruichi's flash step training.

"Get off me!" He yelled struggleing against the mans grip.

"T-Toushiro," Ichigo held tightly through the attempts to kick punch and overal just get free, "I'm not leting you go. Just calm down."

"Piss off!" He shouted at him.

Back to square one, Ichigo thought sadly as he thought back to the other two times he'd had to do this to the boy.

He evetually stopped as it all sank in. Ichigo loosened cautiously and the boy didn't move. He gently pushed him round to face him and bent down to they boys bowing head. Putting a hand under his chin he pulled his eyes to met his. He saw it all in his teal eyes.

"You don't even know why this is so upsetting do you?"

He nodded soon finding his head guided to the mans shoulder.

"You don't have to be strong for me, Toushiro," He ran a hand through the boys hair as he head the sniffle of restrained tears,

He couldn't hold it back any longer. His arms went round Ichigo's neck and he burried himself in the mans shoulder to muffle the the sobs before he let it go. His tears socked his shoulder as his fists clenched round the black fabric. Ichigo didn't say anything, he simply offered his support by rubbing his back.

"Is this-" He sniffed and brought his tear streaked face up, "Is this who Aizen is?"

Ichigo solumly nodded.

"This is why we fight him," He told him, "He only cares about his goals, about obtaining more power."

Keeping eye contact he could see in his teal eyes how much it hurt for him to hear that and it worried the subsitute.

"You understand...why we have to stop a man like that?" He asked warrily.

Toushiro nodded and his eyes drifted to the ground.

"So I am...just an experement..."

"No."

Ichigo said it so suddenly the boy looked up.

"You're Toushiro Hitsugaya a 12 year old genious in high school, your Yoruoichi's student, your Rukia's pancake eater, your Rangiku's ice dragon, Hyorinmaru's wieder, May's Toushi and," He hesitated but smiled and his hand landed in his head, "My foaster son."

He smiled and wiped away the tears from his cheeks.

"You and Renji eat Rukia's pancakes too," He pointed out.

"Oh yeah and I for got one," Ichigo playfully smiked, poking him a few times as he said, "Mr. Pick-holes-out-of-everything."

Toushiro swatted his hands but it didn't stop him.

"Best go see the others before we go home," Ichigo stood up, "Don't want Rangiku haveing a panic attack over you,"

"Yeah..." Toushiro followed him back in although he only really wanted to go home.

He was quick to find the familiar and large pair of breats in his face.

"You okay, Hitsugaya?" She squeased his tight.

All that came out was muffles and when she let him go he gasped for air.

"You're gonna kill me with those." He nearly fell back.

She smiled.

"I take it you're okay then," she giggled.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"We just came to say we're gonna head home," Ichigo looked round, "Where's Renji and Rukia?"

"They escorded...her back to the soul socaty?" Ikaku answered.

The room was silent for a moment as Ichigo nodded.

"C'mon the Toushiro," Ichigo got back in his bpady and turned to leave.

"What's goping to happpen to her?" He suddenly asked.

"Haven't you had enough to worry about today?" Ichigo put a hand on his shoulder.

He looked around the room and sighed when he saw he wasn't going to get an answer.

"C'mon," he repeated and the boy followed him out.

"What is going to happen to her?" Yumichika asked as soon as he heard the final door out close.

"Well the head captain will be the judge of that," Urahara thought aloud, "Since the central 46 is still out."

"I can't see him going easy on her," Yoruichi jumped onto the table in cat form, "The murder of a captain..."

Ichigo brought some take away pizza on the way home and the two openned the door to the very empty apartment.

"I'll leave this in the kichten," Ichigo walked forward, "Have it when you're ready."

Toushiro nodded as Ichigo already understood why the boy went straight to his room.

Sitting on his bed and closing his eyes He soon felt the dragon's expectant gaze as he stood in the icy plain.

"Hyorinmaru..." He took a breath before looking the dragon straight in the eye, "I'm sorry, even if Ichigo and the shinigami were my enemy I shouldn't have said that to you."

The dragon gave a nod of aproval and curled himself round the boy.

Apology accepted, child, He nuzzled his young weilder gratful to Ichigo for calming he storm that had taken over his heart not long ago.

So Aizen's a twat...

Toushiro put a hand on the dragons nose and looked over to the hollow. Black spiked hair pushed by the wind his red and black eyes focused on the two.

"If you want to put it bluntly..." Toushiro replied.

He quite liked his hollow actually. Blunt and to the point. He had never once said to the boy that he wasn't ready for anything or with held information cause he thought he was too young.

And you're just gonna leave it at that? He stood up in a white hoddy and jeans.

One thing at a time hollow, The dragon hissed at him, Revenge can wait.

I'm just sayin, The hollow put his hands up, I think we should blow a hole in his plans.

"You want me to tell Ichigo,"

The hollow nodded.

For the first time I find myself agreeing with you, Hyorinmaru eyed the black haired hollow carefully before turning to Toushiro, It would help them and us if they were to know the truth.

Toushiro gave a slow nod, "If It's somethng you actually both agree on," He smirked.

Toushiro opened his eyes to his room.

I do not believe it will be long until Azien finds out what happened, Hyorinmaru said seriously, You must not take long in telling him.

"I won't," Toushiro mumbled but sighed, "But it'll wait until later."

Authors notes: I do not own bleach or the characters.

that first bit was hard to write. Never really wrote anything like that before...anyway yay Toushi's inner hollow, I quite like him too :P. so the beans shall be spilled next chapter...

thank for reviews and sorry to momo fans. (not that i reallythink i need to day that since 90% of you said you didn't like momo anyway:P)