Ichigo spent the next 2 weeks trying to readjust back to life but he can't seem to understand what was so out of place.
Everything was normal but somehow it didn't feel normal.
His Hollow had also agreed with him as well, as weird as that sounded like.
"Oyaji?" Ichigo calls to his father.
"Yes Ichigo?" Isshin asks, he had decided that it was time to be more serious at times.
"I... I feel like something's missing from my life..." Ichigo says.
Isshin stills.
"I'm sorry Ichigo. But you have To figure that out yourself..." He said and left the house, leaving Ichigo confused and distracted.
Ichigo was so distracted that he didn't realise a huge hollow aiming for his head until it was almost too late.
"Ichi!" His inner hollow yells as he materializes and pushes Ichigo out of the way, taking the blow instead.
Ichigo watches in slow motion as his inner hollow gets thrown into a tree and falls limp.
"Sh-..." Ichigo chokes as he sees blood staining the white Shihakushou.
Ichigo's knees fail him and he falls to the ground.
"Shi-..."
Something's probing his mind.
He's trying to remember.
What has he forgotten?
What was so out of place?
Ichigo slowly crawls towards his white double and grips his white Shihakushou.
"Shi-nii?..." Ichigo whispers without thinking.
Ichigo felt tears sting his eyes as a bunch of new and completely different memories flood his mind.
"Ich-Ichi?... You remember?" Shiro asks.
"Remember what?" Ichigo asks.
"Back in Hueco Mundo... I was tryin' to protect you from that huge hollow..." Shiro chuckles weakly.
"... Yea... And then dad came and save us..." Ichigo chuckles as well.
"No time for chit chat... Kill that hollow for me." Shiro grins.
Ichigo nods and clenches Zangetsu.
He finally found what was so out of place.
Memories that he had forgotten with his brother and adoptive father.
He swings his Zanpakuto down and the hollow dissolves.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry!" Ichigo cries as he clutches Shiro's hands and helps him sit up.
"What are you apologising for? I'm older, I'm suppose to save my baby brother from these types of situations. I have no regrets. You're safe." Shiro chuckles, his wounds already healing.
"I forgot... I forgot about everything!" Ichigo leans in and slumps on his brothers shoulder.
"I did too. Until you were about to die from a measly hollow." Shiro says.
Ichigo laughs at that.
"W-We need to get you a gigai but before that. We need to go and see Dad... I miss him." Ichigo smiles.
"Aren't those things uncomfortable? Anyways, yea. We should. Hopefully he hasn't forgotten about us. OMG! Are we going to get in trouble for that one time we gave Lilynette candy?" Shiro groans.
Ichigo laughs as they walk hand in hand into Urahara-san's shop.
"Urahara-san?" Ichigo calls out.
"Oh my. Kurosaki-kun and... Hollow-kun?" Urahara raises and eyebrow at the hollow who had his hand clasped around his students.
"It's Shiro!" Shiro glares.
"Pardon?" Urahara blinks.
"His name is Shiro, Urahara-san. Please don't upset my brother. Shi-nii has a temper as bad as Dad's." Ichigo snickers when Shiro playfully punches his shoulder.
"Shiro? Dad? Who?" Urahara asks.
"Shi-nii is him. And Dad is... Well that's what we're here for." Ichigo says.
"I don't follow." Urahara says.
"Well that's a first." Shiro mumbles, everyone could hear though.
Ichigo snickers again as Urahara doesn't know whether to feel insulted or confused. I guess he could feel like both.
"So? What did you need?" Urahara asks.
"We need the Garganta." Ichigo says.
"Hm? What ever for?" He asks.
"None of ya business!" Shiro immediately shouts.
"Shi-nii It's okay. We can tell him." Ichigo says.
Shiro 'Tch's and crosses his arms.
"We want to go and talk to someone." Ichigo explains.
Urahara raises his eyebrow but reluctantly allows them to enter the basement.
"Your father is going to kill me you know?" Urahara says.
"Yes well you can deal with that when he figures out where we're going." Ichigo waves a dismissive hand.
Urahara sweatdrops before opening the make shift garaganta.
"I do hope you know what you are doing." Urahara says.
"Of course I do." Ichigo replies.
"Let's just go. I want to see him." Shiro scoffs.
"Okay Okay!" Ichigo chuckles as Shiro pulls his arm.
"Thanks Urahara-san!" Ichigo yells back as Shiro Sonido's away.
Urahara blinks at that before shrugging and closing his garganta.
"Come on Lil' bro. We need to search Las Noches. We can't just enter without permission. What would Uncle Aizen think?" Shiro says.
"I don't think he'll think about anything really." Ichigo snickers as he lets his brother drag him along by the hand.
Shiro rolls his eyes before Sonido-ing them into the meeting room. Much to the surprise of everyone in the room. Which was... Everyone.
Ichigo however felt a little dizzy after so many Sonido's in a row and fell on top of his brother.
"Geh?! Ichi! Get. Off." Shiro groans as he tries to push his heavy brother off.
"It's your fault! You kept on Sonido-ing and wouldn't give me warnings! I'm telling dad on you!" Ichigo exclaims as he sits up slowly.
"You wouldn't dare! Besides Dad's not going to get me in trouble just for Sonido's. He would be proud!" Shiro retorts.
"Yea? Well I'm going to tell him you were being mean to me! You know how much he hates that." Ichigo, being the most mature on out of them (obviously), stuck out his tongue.
"Oh. Real mature Ichi." Shiro rolls his eyes.
"Yes. Unlike someone I know, Shi-nii." Ichigo says.
"Oh that's it! I don't care if dad gets me in trouble!" Shiro bravely says, more like stupidly.
Shiro materialises his sword and Ichigo widens his eyes.
"Hey no using Zanpakuto's! That's not allowed!" Ichigo yells.
Shiro ignored him.
"Dad!" Ichigo looks around and spots the familiar blue hair.
Ichigo dives behind Grimmjow, who looks confused, shocked, happy and sad at the same time.
"Hey! You can't use dad like that!" Shiro glares.
"Yes I can! I just did!" Ichigo yells and hugs Grimmjow's from the back, trying to protect himself.
"Wait that's not fair! I want to hug him too! I haven't seen him in forever!" Shiro whines before running forward, dropping his sword and hugging Grimmjow's from the front.
"You two... Remember?" Grimmjow asks as he places a hand on Ichigo's head and a hand on Shiro's.
"Yea... Ichi was about to die from a hollow." Shiro says.
"Hey! That makes me sound weak!" Ichigo scowls.
"Last I checked. You are weak." Shiro says.
"Boys! No fighting. Say you're sorry." Grimmjow instinctly lashes out.
"Sorry..." The twins say reflexively.
"Oh right!" Ichigo perks up.
"What?" Grimmjow asks.
"I need to hit someone!" Ichigo says.
"Why?" His dad asks.
"Because he shoved me onto my ass and didn't explain to me about what happened to me when I forgot." Ichigo replies before getting up and punching his Uncle Szayel.
"Ow! You little brat!" Szayel exclaims as he clutches his head.
"It seems like the twins have returned... Grimmjow will no longer have depression." Aizen says.
"Depression?" The twins ask tilting their heads.