"So this world is called Soul Society, the place for the soul." Ichigo summarized as she listened to the man named Aizen who's explaining about the existence of the world, how soul arrived and their fate if ever they died.

Aizen nodded as he observed the child. In all honesty he would never do something like this but for some reason this child had something in her, instinct telling him to take her trust who will become a great asset for his coming plan. Of course it wouldn't be easy like he expected. This child was clever, she knew when he's lying and wearing his mask. He had ones thought using his hypnotism to control her but put that as the last resort knowing this was his first and last chance, he had to play this right.

After their meeting, Aizen had given her a place to stay and will be back at night time. He did and saw her waiting for his arrival, not scared nor innocent, a cautious child with backbone. Their first conversation was about this world which he explained for the child to understand.

"So does that mean I'm… dead?" Ichigo asked in murmured, question that's not pointed to him but to herself. She died in the end and if ever her mother was dead like her, she's either here or in the living world where surely watching over the rest of the family. She began to curl herself, 'Why am I here if mom is still on the other side?'

Still eying the child, Aizen discovered her loneliness and guilt which he easily discerned the reason.

"Ones dead can never return back to life." Aizen said in a matter of fact tone as his eyes still observing the child. "Be grateful you turn fine than becoming a hollow."

"Hollow?" Ichigo questioned.

Aizen began to explain about hollow and their home called Hueco Mundo. Ichigo listened intensely, something within her was telling her to learn the nature of both Soul Society and Hueco Mundo which in truth she doesn't understand why she felt that way. Thinking about it she suddenly remembered the time before everything turn black. The light, it said something about Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, could that be the reason why she felt she needed to learn about them?

"Souls that had greatest regret… huh…" She murmured after hearing the whole explanation. Aizen grabbed his tea then drinks it, "They became mindless beast and eat souls for their satisfaction. So it's the Shinigami's duty to protect and give order to the soul."

Ichigo eyed the man in front of her and again blurted, "That's the shinigami's words, not yours."

Aizen smirked, 'Well well, I am right all along. You are not ordinary Kurosaki Ichigo.' He hummed, "What made you think that?"

"I don't know." She looked away, "I just know."

"Then let's put this to test." Aizen suggest, making Ichigo question this. "I will tell two sentences, tell which one of them is true and false."

Blinking for a moment before nodding, understanding at the same time didn't. Aizen began.

"The captain of the second division is a man name Kuchiki Byakuya. I plan to rule over Soul Society."

"The captain part is false while the rule part is true." Ichigo answered without a beat, like she knew it all along. Aizen narrowed his eyes, "What made you think the captain part is false?"

"Like I know. You just told me there are total of thirteen divisions in Seireitei, you didn't add those who are in position."

Which she got the point. Aizen left that part but still, the fact that she knew that was the false part without thinking and not even noticing it is something else. Before Ichigo could open her mouth to question him, Aizen gave another test.

"I love bitter tea. Ninety percent of soul population live in richness."

"The tea part is true while the second is false… does it?"

Aizen nodded as his mind analyzed everything to this point until they first met. He made a final conclusion of how she could tell everything about him which made him chuckle.

"You have a skill to tell lies." That widen her eyes, "I do?"

"You could tell about my mask nor the fact like you knew everything but in truth wasn't. You are a mystery." Aizen commented. He's starting to show interest to this child.

For Ichigo she doesn't really know if it's still alright to stay with this man or not but for some reason, something tells her he could give the answer she needed. 'I could tell lies… no I could never tell lie before. But now that I think about it, why does it feel like I could easily tell which are lies and which are truth? When did this happen?"

A flashback of a monster and a light entering her. This widen her eyes, realizing maybe it's because of that being, the one who called himself the Soul King. He gave her something within her, could it be part of it?

"Hey… ummm…" Hesitant but still asked. "What's a Soul King?"

The word made Aizen narrowed his eyes on the child, "How did you know that?"

Frightened but kept herself straight, "Answer my question then I'll answer yours."

Aizen can't help but smirk amusingly. 'If this is how the game works, so be it.'

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After Isshin adapted Rin to the family, she had started going to school with conveniently same class as Ichigo. She was introduced in front of the class but of course she didn't give any warm smile, just stoic and emotionless. Ichigo didn't mind as she gave the most welcoming smile for her which was obviously noticed by Rin and gave a sign of gratitude. Unknown to Ichigo there's a gaze of the certain group mirroring disgust, this of course was noticed by Rin but didn't comment for now.

Kairin on the other hand was doing the usual routine, attending class to either listen or sleep, getting to fight, playing soccer and of course the most usual seeing souls of the dead. His friends were there as well, hanging out with him while silently looking after him. It's been long ever since Yuuzu's death and they knew better, Kairin hasn't recovered yet and they knew they can't tell him forget him so they decide in times of need, they would become open ears for Kairin to open up.

A year later an unexpected event happened. A short girl in black clothing appeared out of nowhere in Kairin's room, very thoughtful and concentrating that she ignored what Kairin was telling her until she felt being kicked. Looking the source, it was Kairin who looks very irritated.

"Will you stop ignoring me stupid girl! Now I want to know why the heck are you here?" The girl was shocked, did this person just… "You… you can… you can see me?"

That raised his eyebrow, "Are you by chance a soul perhaps? You don't look like one."

"Yeah but a different kind. I'm a Shinigami."

That's how Kairin met the Shinigami named Kuchiki Rukia and how he had first encounter a hollow, saved Ichigo and Rin from being harmed by borrowing Rukia's power to become a Shinigami himself. Due to what happened Kairin had no choice but to take Rukia's job for a while as she recovers her power.

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Sunset somewhere no people were around, Ichigo and Rin were walking in silence before making their stop as Ichigo turn to her. She could see the trouble look of Rin and she knew the reason why.

"You don't need to blame yourself all the time Rin, I can handle it." Ichigo said with a smile. Rin didn't take the assurance, "Why won't you let me do something about it? Why do you always have to stop me? I could-"

Ichigo shook her head, "Don't worry I'm fine okay. You guys too, don't go harming them like the last time you did."

As if on cue, a bunch of hollow appeared and immediately approached Ichigo to give their affection toward her. Ichigo can't help but giggle, "I'm fine don't worry."

The hollows could only whimper as they stroke their body toward her, telling they cared and wanted nothing but put those who kept harming her to death.

They knew how Ichigo was holding up to her school, how she was being bullied and how most of her class treating her. Thankfully they haven't done something physical because if they do, her orders or not they would come and eat their souls be there a Shinigami on sight or not.

The place where they're located had a barrier which protect all the hollows from being detected by the Shinigami. As long as they're here and hidden, they could live peacefully.

"Hahaha I miss you guys too." Ichigo said with a smile as one of the hollows licking her face, truly missed her.

This scene made Rin smile weakly. A month after meeting Ichigo, she helped her search her other half whom she found in the world called Huendo Mundo, the world of hollows. Her other half had the hollow form and in the level of Adjuchas. Ichigo actually commented she expected a Demi-hollow and not adjuchas. Finally finding her other half, the hollow haft had chosen to kill the human half to become a whole but Ichigo stopped its assault. That's when a man she never met appeared. He introduced himself as Aizen Sosuke and from what she could see Ichigo highly respect the man as she openly told him the situation she's in which Aizen found her and her other half interesting. He gave a promise he'll take care of her other half as he disappeared with her hollow haft. Rin wasn't sure if she could trust the man because he's a Shinigami that kills hollow but Ichigo's assurance was enough to make her calm and believe the man.

"Are you thinking something again Rin?" Ichigo's question halted Rin's thinking as she faced her and answered, "My apology, it's just I'm remembering my first meeting with my other half and that man as well."

Ichigo smiled to her, "Don't worry Rin, he won't harm your other haft."

"How come you're so sure?"

"Instinct."

If Rin had her human emotions, she would have frown but still believes on her words so she let her worries subsided.

"Rin how's my brother's progress?"

"He do well as we expected, even met other Shinigamis that we are aware yet unable to find their location."

Ichigo nodded knowing who she's pointing to, 'That man named Urahara Kisuke and the previous second captain Shihouin Yoruichi… if we never knew we had been found more than a year ago. Then there's a quincy that my brother met, things had gone several changes ever since that girl arrive.'

Rin remained silence as Ichigo pounder something within her head. It was quiet until she felt a presence that made her go to her fighting stances as a garganta appeared before them. Who appeared made Rin put to ease knowing who he is.

"Aizen" Ichigo greeted as she faced the man who's approaching their way. Behind him was someone Rin recognized yet unfamiliar. Aizen smirked, "Meet your haft Rin."

The said haft was in the human hollow form of a man, smirking. Had a silver hair, pale purple lips, bone covering her forehead and right cheek, pale slim body, long nails on the left side and wearing an almost fitting white clothing uniform. There's a hole displayed on the left side of his chest.

"We meet again my other haft." Her hollow haft greeted, had a soft tone as a woman. Rin could only blink, not understanding how her other haft had transformed so much different to the point no longer recognized if aren't for his spiritual pressure. "What… happened?"

Ichigo who's eyeing the other haft of Rin questioned what she's seeing, "You turn her other haft into an arrancar?" Aizen nodded, smirk still in place. "I did to give more convenience, he even gave his loyalty to me. I named him Rinzo."

"Of course." The other half named Rinzo said as he twirled around to face the two, "And this forms is very convenient which I am thankful for and…" He bowed himself to his new master, "I will do anything for Aizen-sama's cause."

Rin eyed her other half. She had soon found that even separated, for some reason they could tell what's happening to one another, making it convenient for her to know her other half's well-being. Now seeing him bowing his head to that man and even gave loyalty she can't help but looked the man differently.

"How did you do it? You don't have the Hogyoku yet." Ichigo asked, completely surprised by this.

"I did many researches and found a way, although not powerful enough to increase their strength. So I will still need hogyoku for my cause." Aizen answered before turning to Ichigo, "It is thanks to you that I found new ways or another."

Ichigo smiled, "I'm glad to be at your service." She turned back to the arrancar to see him playing with his human haft. She saw so much emotions, something his human half lack. "Can both become one?"

"In my current source it's impossible but with hogyoku maybe I could bring them both into one." Aizen answered before asking her, "Do you wish to make them whole?"

"That unfortunately is not something I could decide." Ichigo said before facing the man who had taught her everything. "Have you decided to do your plan Aizen?"

"I had waited for two hundred years, waiting, planning and now the right time have come." Aizen answered, "I will use your brother."

"As long as you don't kill him, I treasure my brother more than you could think." Ichigo answered, eyes showing how serious she is to her words.

Aizen chuckle, "Very well, although I can't make promises of not harming your brothers."

Ichigo decided to remain silence, knowing well what he means, instead she asked, "How's Yuuzu-nii?"

"As I expected, he joins and became Shinigami. He's now part of the tenth division under Hitsugaya Tochiro."

Ichigo nodded then her eyes darkened, "That old man?" Aizen could feel her hatred which made his smirk widen, "Very content of the result. He now plans to send someone to get Rukia for her execution, just as I plan."

"Who will he sent?"

"I believe it would be her brother and his lieutenant."

"I see…" Ichigo said almost in whisper.

She knew very well about Aizen's plan and what's going to happen ahead. One of the power the Soul King had given her was to be able to take a glimpse of the future, a clairvoyant. Another was to be able to detect the inner part of the soul, both living and dead. Thanks to it that Aizen can never lie to her, she knew very well how manipulative Aizen could become which currently contradict his appearance of this moment.

"Aizen you wish to take the Soul King's place, correct? To control the whole three worlds." Aizen eyed the girl beside him, eyes showing who truly he is, a manipulative and god complex man. Ichigo faced him, eyes showing her will and vengeance, "I will assist you to your goals, to do my promise to the Soul King and have my revenge for having such twisted mind and taking Yuuzu-nii away from us. Use me for the sake of my goals."

Aizen knew well what she's saying which made him smirked, for her to give her loyalty toward him, his plan had been accomplished. "Very well Ichigo, as you desire I will make sure you will fulfill your goal as I do mine."

Ichigo smirked as she took a step back and kneel before him, "Thank you for accepting me, Aizen-sama."

Everyone saw the interaction and did one thing, they bowed before him, same goes for Rin which made Rinzo smirk because his other haft too had decided to pledge her loyalty before him.

Seeing the display, Aizen smirk in victory. He knew well how these Hollow see her as their ruler, more like their princess whom they will protect for their very lives and now that Ichigo gave her loyalty toward him and so the rest as well, he could control the whole hollows at will.

"Remember my word Ichigo, you give mine and I will give yours."

"The covenant is sealed."

A week later everything Aizen had told Ichigo came true, the six division lieutenant Abarai Renji came with Kuchiki Byakuya the six division captain of Sereitei. They successfully took Rukia and taking Kairin's Shinigami power then started training under Urahara Kisuke and soon finding way to take a sneak in to save Rukia from her coming execution.

As those happen, Ichigo and Rin stayed on the sideline as they watch at the same time making sure Kurosaki Isshin didn't notice their activity. Ichigo knew the truth about his father thanks to Aizen and she knew he wasn't lying when he told her about that. It only confirmed when Rin saw both Isshin and Kisuke meeting in secret.

Now that her brother with his friends were doing their rescue mission in Soul Society, Ichigo had decided to do her secret training to avoid being rust when comes to battle skill. She still goes to school even though not every day gone well due to her classmate's bullying, of course Rin won't let any harm come to Ichigo so she won't hesitate to hurt them although Ichigo kept stopping her before she does it, ones were enough after all. Ichigo also play her oblivious act on her actually-wasn't-brother whom she believed was named Kon, a soul candy pill. There were times Kon would try something inappropriate but Ichigo's threatening look was enough to make him a coward, much to her pleasure.

On the certain night, both Ichigo and Rin were in Ichigo's room, the room was dark and only a large eye shape monitor gives light upon the room. The large eye shape monitor was projecting Ichigo's brother progress with his twin brother without a second thought joined forces to save Rukia. Ichigo can't help but smile sadly as her eyes stared at Yuuzu who's supposed to be alive if it wasn't for that incident, the regret and blame ever since that day stayed with her no matter how much her brother and father told her it wasn't, even her mother's death still hit her very heart.

Rin could only stared, knowing well she couldn't do anything to comfort Ichigo's pain.

They kept watching until the scene showed in the execution platform where Tosen brought Rukia to meet up with Aizen who soon appeared before them. Aizen successfully extracted the Hogyoku from her despite the effort of Renji, Kairin, Yuuzu and Captain Komamura.

"Your brothers are injured." Rin stated, feeling nothing despite the fact she knew Kairin more than Yuuzu. Ichigo took a deep breath to calm herself before replying, "That cannot be helped, just like what Aizen had told us it cannot be avoided."

Rin gazed her direction before commenting ones again, "I believe you don't like being ordered around, yet gave yourself to Aizen-sama."

Ichigo giggled slightly, "Is it weird for me?" Rin can't answer, pondering what to say which Ichigo understood. "How about you, why call him Aizen-sama when you felt you can't trust him when you first met?"

"That is due my other half accepted him and gave his loyalty to follow him until death. As his other half I had felt his resolve toward him and so I too accepted him… added the fact you too Ichigo-sama whom I had pledge myself gave your loyalty toward him."

Before Ichigo could ask the scene showed the Gotei 13 appeared before them who tried to stop Aizen's flee with Yousen and Gin but the arrival of the Menos Grande had stopped them, making Aizen and his accomplices escape to Hueco Mundo.

Ichigo nodded on the outcome, they won after all. "That concludes everything." She swayed her hand as the motion made the monitor disappeared. She turned to Rin, "You said you pledge your loyalty toward me… when did it happened?"

"Ever since the day you helped me find my other half. I pledge myself I will be by your side, be used according to your will. Forgive me if I had decided this on my own." She said as he bowed her head toward her.

Ichigo shook her head, "Don't worry, it's just I'm surprised that's all Rin." She raised her head much to her relief, "So does that mean your other half also…"

"Yes, just like Aizen-sama he too will do anything you desire." Rin said in very most absolute and confident voice, making no room for argument.

"I see…" Ichigo whispered upon herself then turned around to look upon the clear moon above the sky. As she gazed the moon she can't help but see the reflection of her brother's Shinigami form. She knew sooner or later she will have to face them and fight them for ideals. She won't expect them to understand her because this is her mission and her mission alone, and she will use Aizen to accomplish that mission. "Next day is a new beginning… and so our fate."

Next day Kairin returned with his friends except for Rukia and returned to their daily lives. Kairin never noticed how Ichigo doesn't look worried nor questioned him, believing Kon did well to fool her, Rin and Isshin, not knowing Isshin didn't give a damn nor care about it as long as he returned back alive, Rin's calculating and guarded eyes and Ichigo's knowing everything as they kept their normal life as a family.

Everything is fully normal ones again… then soon the calm before the storm shall come upon them.

I do not own Bleach

In case of notice your author had skip scenarios and it would continue as the story goes by. Unfortunately its been so long ever since your author had watched Bleach so in case your author had miss something feel free to review it and your author will find a way to either add it or leave it be. Some characters may cause to become OOC as well so again feel free to tell your author to make it right... except grammar, I knew I had too much grammatical error and I'm telling you now that I'm not English expert nor a English person itself but trying to improve so please understand.