Six thirty in the evening, Rose was finally released from the clinic. Isshin gave the okay and wished her well. Yuzu gave her packed dinners for the next couple days to help keep her strength up. Rose was forever grateful to the Kurosaki family and their kindness. She really needed to repay them for taking such good care of her. Saying her goodbyes, Rose walked toward the bus stop that lead the way toward her apartment.
After an hour venture to her home, Rose was relieved to have made it. She opened the door and sighed with content. 'Home sweet home,' she thought to herself as she placed the food gave to her on the small table. She then walked over to her bed and sat down. Having her own space felt amazing once again.
After awhile, Rose ate and just got ready for bed. Her thoughts were wrapped around the incident. A part of her feared that something like that was going to happen again. Another part of her wondered if she was ever going to see Ichigo and Rukia again.
As Rose was falling asleep, a piercing scream jolted her up out of her bed and she looked around. "N-No way." She stuttered as she goes to lock all the windows and double check the door again. "This can't be happening to me again." She shuddered and crawled back into bed holding the pillow close to her chest. She didn't know what to do. She didn't know how to fight it either. She was completely helpless.
A loud crash boomed and quickly devoured the silence. Debris and dust filled the air causing Rose to cough. A large, black arm was in her living room, a few inches away from her bed. The hand ripped the cover from Rose, attempting to grab her. She screamed bloody murder. Her first instinct was to run. Before she could even make her break, the monster spoke to her.
"Want... You." It growled and reached for her. Rose was frozen with fear. She couldn't move, knowing that this monster wanted her. Before it could grab her, it's arm suddenly fell on the floor and evaporated into the air.
Ichigo Kurosaki was now standing between Rose and the Hollow. "Rose, are you okay?"
She nodded slowly, looking rather pale.
"Listen to me Rose, Rukia is on her way over. You need to go outside and wait for her. I'll take care of this son of bitch. GO NOW ROSE! RUN!" Ichigo demanded and Rose ran. As she ran, the Hollow's left arm suddenly grabbed her through the wall.
At the moment, the Hollow noticed Ichigo readying his attack. As Ichigo thrusted his sword toward the white skull, the monster swiftly protected his face using Rose as a shield.
"NO!" The Soul Reaper screamed as he sword pierced Rose's heart.
"I-Ichigo," Rose muttered. Suddenly a bright, purple light surrounded herself, Ichigo, and the Hollow. A rush of air pushed both Ichigo and the Hollow back in opposition directions. As the smoke began to clear and the purple light dimmed, there stood Rose in the Soul Reaper uniform.
Ichigo rose to his feet and looked at Rose. His eyes widened in shock. He couldn't believe what just happened. He turned Rose into a Soul Reaper by accident. Her spiritual pressure was...just as powerful as his own. He was also surprised at the fact that he didn't lose his soul reapers like Rukia in the past.
He walked over to Rose. "Are you okay?" He asked as he kept an eye out for the Hollow.
"I-I don't know. How did... How did you turn me into a Soul Reaper? What is this fee-?" A high pitched scream had cut Rose off. The Hollow had reappeared and charged toward the two Soul Reapers.
"Rose, you are going to have to help me fight. You need to pull out your Zanpaktuo. Aim for his head, got it?"
Rose shook her head. This was all too overwhelming for her. How could she help him fight? Yes, her father trained her in hand to hand and actually Alitalia with a katana but she never had to use those skills.
"Ichigo, I don't kn-"
"You can do it! Now help me Rose!" He shot up into the air and lifted his zanpaktuo in the air. He swung the large sword at the Hollow but the attack was simply blocked and Ichigo was knocked out of the way.
Rose gripped her sword. Ichigo save her life. His family helped her recover and treated her as part of the family. If they lose Ichigo, Rose couldn't even bear that thought. She must help him. Something was calling to her. Her Zanpaktuo was humming, asking Rose to be used and be unleashed.
The Hollow screamed as it charged toward Rose. In one swift movement, Rose withdrew her katana and a dark purple light engulfed her and the Zanpaktuo. The elememt air began to swirled around Rose. She suddenly vanished and reappeared behind the Hollow. She swung her katana in one swift motion and landed in front of the Hollow.
The Hollow froze, it's body slowly evaporating. Ichigo was just sitting on the sideline, both shocked and in fear of Rose. Her aura was so powerful that he couldn't believe she was once human. Or was she ever human? He snapped put of his train of thoughts and walked over to Rose. He felt a gush of wind as he approached Rose. Odd, only air was surrounding Rose but further away there wasn't a single breeze.
"Rose," he said softly as he approached her. Suddenly, the gush of wind disappeared. Rose moaned softly, exhausted and fainted. Ichigo caught her in time before she hit the ground. How was he going to explain this to Rukia?