"Good evening, Kurosaki Ichigo." A soft voice greeted him.
A soft voice, forever unforgettable, no matter how many times passed by.
A soft voice that could only belong to her, a person no longer there.
The voice of someone who always comforted him when he was sick. The voice of someone who always cheered him up when he was sad. The voice of someone who protected him with her own life and left him when he was nine-year-old. The voice of a dead person. The voice of his beloved mother.
"Mom."
His mother stood in the middle of his room with a gentle smile on her beautiful face. His already dead mother.
She looked too real to be an illusion. Was this a dream? When did he fall asleep?
His bag fell to the ground. He took a step forward, his arm hesitantly reaching out towards her.
His eyes burnt. A tear slid down to his cheek. A sob escaped him.
"How strange." A frown appeared, too unsuitable on his mother's face.
The being that took on the appearance of Kurosaki Masaki tilted their head. "All tears and no smile. You are supposed to be happy to see this form. Am I mistaken?"
"Is this form not to your liking? Then," The form of Kurosaki Masaki shimmered before changing into one Kurosaki Yuzu, "how about this one?" The voice was no longer that of his mother but the feminine voice of his sister.
Grand Fisher was already dead. His father finished him off. Was this another hollow? One who could take on the appearance of other people? Or maybe...
"Are you Aizen? Is this one of your fucking illusion? How dare you-" Ichigo gritted his teeth in anger. "at least, have the fucking courage to face me on with your own shitty appearance, asshole."
Nevermind the fact that the former captain of the fifth squad managed to stop his sword with a single finger, Ichigo was too lost on his anger to care. He was furious. How dare this guy took his mother's appearance and voice. How dare this guy took his sister's appearance and voice. Unforgivable. So definitely unforgivable.
There was a surge feeling to destroy this person in front of him. An instinct to kill. Bit by bit, black darkness started to appear on the white light of his eyes.
A second later, a cold wash of fear overrode the previous feeling of anger. The blackness that unknowingly started to creep on his eyes gone in an instant.
Shit.
Shit. Shit. Shit.
His family was downstairs. There was only Ichigo in his human body between Aizen and the door behind him. His soul reaper badge was inside his bag, currently out of an immediate hand reach.
"I am not Aizen Sousuke." They stated before observing him with their eyes. With Yuzu's eyes.
"You are angry." They stated the obvious before their appearance started to shimmer again and changed into Kurosaki Karin, "is this one better?" they asked with Karin's voice.
"Cut it out! Who are you?!" He was trying and failing to discreetly reach for his bag yet Karin's eyes only followed his movement and did nothing else.
"You won't recognise me in my true form. Isn't seeing a familiar face better than an unfamiliar one?" Their appearance morphed into one Kuchiki Rukia.
Ichigo slammed his hand to the wall behind him in anger. "I said to cut it out! Who are you?! What the hell do you want?"
Coming to his room unannounced with the appearance of his mother simply to greet him? Like hell. Ichigo wanted to know the true purpose of this being in front of him.
"I want to thank you." Kuchiki Rukia changed into Abarai Renji.
"Huh?" That was unexpected.
"You helped me. I wish to express my gratitude." It was Byakuya this time, down to the cold appearance and icy voice.
"Okay, hold on, stop that shapeshifting thing for a second. It is creepy, damn it! What help? When?"
"You freed me when you rescued Kuchiki Rukia on Soukyoku Hill." They smiled with Kuchiki Byakuya's face. Ichigo felt the goosebumps all over his body.
Wait.
Wait a damn minute.
Holy shit! Did he unknowingly free a dangerous criminal with shapeshifting ability from their imprisonment when he rescued that midget?
Yeah, no, wait. Soul Society was kind of messed up anyway. Especially their definition of a criminal.
Example number one: Kuchiki Rukia.
Example number two: Urahara Kisuke.
Ichigo calmed down from his little moment of internal panic.
"Uh... okay? Your welcome." He said lamely. Now please get the hell out from his room.
"Well?"
"What?"
"What do you desire, Kurosaki Ichigo?"
The appearance of Kuchiki Byakuya turned into that of Kurosaki Masaki again. "I thought this form will bring you joy yet it seems that I am mistaken."
The form changed again into the appearance of Ichimaru Gin. "I always repay my debt. Tell me your desire."
Fuck. Creepy. Way too fucking damn creepy.
"Uh..." Ichigo glanced at his window before moving towards it.
He opened it before turning his attention back on the shapeshifting guy who already changed form again into his father.
"Okay, I want you to get the hell out of my room and don't cause trouble around the town. I need to do my homework." Ichigo said while pointing towards the window.
Kurosaki Isshin's face looked stunned for a moment before a full-blown out laughter came out of them.
"You are truly an interesting human, Kurosaki Ichigo." Those words were said with Aizen Sousuke's voice. This was Aizen Sousuke's appearance when he left Soul Society.
Ichigo tensed for a moment before relaxing again when the form took the appearance of Shihoin Yoruichi.
They put their hand on his shoulder. "I owe you one. Call me when you are in trouble, I will help you out." They said before leaping out of the window, leaving Ichigo bewildered at the turn of event.
"Wait! What's your name?"
When he looked out of his window, the one who stood on the air had a long, turqoise hair and yellow eyes. Remains of hollow mask were on his right cheek on what appeared to be the upper jaw and went around the back of his head with a sort of crest. A hollow hole on the base of his neck.
Unlike before, it wasn't the appearance of anyone that he knew.
Ichigo's eyes widened.
Was this their true appearance? Some sort of a weird hollow?
"Arturo Plateado. A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Kurosaki Ichigo." The hollow said with a smirk before opening a Garganta with a snap of his fingers, leaving the Karakura Town peacefully.
Ichigo blinked once. Twice.
"Screw the homework. I need to call Urahara now."