The Whole Hollow
In response to questions as to why Ichigo wasn't in the Hollow form he took when he battled Ulquiorra, my answer is this: I am considering that form to be Vasto Lorde level. Ichigo is at the power level he was at when he first met Rukia and he just became a Hollow. He is in a newborn Hollow form for the moment. Though, I plan for him to skip the Gillian stage when he evolves and go straight to Adjuchas, as a mindless Ichigo isn't that good for plot.
Also, Ichigo will become an Arrancar, but that will be much later, and after he becomes a Vasto Lorde. Look forward to that.
(If you didn't notice, I've been mixing Japanese and English to try something new.)
Now: Let the show, BEGIN!
Disclaimer: I own nothing, though I wouldn't mind being a Fullbringer.
Ichigo streaked through the dark night of Karakura. He was tracing the presence of a Hollow that had ventured into the town. Ever since he was transformed, Ichigo found he had a hunger for spiritual energy. His father had taken him to a small candy store who's shopkeeper was what his father had called a Shinigami, beings that purify Hollows and send them to the next life. Ichigo was also surprised to find that his father was an Ex-Shinigami as well.
After his sisters had convinced (read as Karin beat the crap out of him while Yuzu gave him a kicked puppy look until he complied) him not to purify their brother, he had introduced himself as Kisuke Urahara and explained some things about their brother's new form. Apparently he now had the natural hunger that is present in other Hollows and it would only be sated by devouring other spirits or Hollows.
Ichigo was horrified at first, but his father and Kisuke pointed out that there would be other, less friendly Hollows that would inevitably come to the town to feast on souls and he could sate his hunger by devouring them. That was how Ichigo became the protector of Karakura, devouring any Hollow that dared trespass on his territory. Urahara had even introduced him to a group of people that had, after more 'convincing' from Yuzu, agreed to teach him to use the basic techniques that all Hollows have.
Now back to the present.
Ichigo arrived at the location of the Hollow and finally caught sight of it. It was a 16 feet tall humanoid creature with a fish-like mask and a dorsal fin. A large hole was in its stomach, similar to the one that was in Ichigo's chest.
"Who are you?" asked the Hollow, "Are you here to feed as well?"
"In a manner of speaking," said Ichigo, "this city is under my protection."
"What's this?" sneered the Hollow, "You think you can hoard the puny little souls here for yourself? I'll show you your place."
The Hollow lunged forward, but Ichigo vanished with in a blur and appeared behind the Hollow with a claw reared back.
"Pathetic," said Ichigo before impaling the Hollow with his claw and moving forward to devour him.
After finishing the Hollow, Ichigo began to head back to the Kurosaki Clinic. As he was speeding through the night, he sensed a strong presence approaching. Spinning around, he barely managed to dodge a swing of a katana wielded by a petite black haired girl wearing a black Shihakushō.
"Just what I need," sighed Ichigo, "can we do this later? My sister's waiting at home with dinner."
"You won't feast on any more souls tonight, Hollow," said the girl.
"Look, Shinigami," sighed Ichigo, "it's been a long night, and my family is waiting for me back home."
"You won't escape, Hollow," said the petite Shinigami, "Hado #33: Sōkatsui!"
The Shinigami extended her hands and shot a blue fireball at Ichigo from them. Ichigo used his high-speed to get out of the way, but the blast destroyed part of a building.
"Watch it with that!" yelled Ichigo, "People could have been in there!"
"Why do you care, Hollow?" asked the Shinigami, "Concerned about your next meal?"
Ichigo was about to retort when yellow energy appeared in the Shinigami's hand, "Bakudo #4: Hainawa!"
"What the?!" exclaimed Ichigo as the Shinigami threw the energy, turning it into a rope made of yellow energy that wrapped itself around Ichigo, binding him.
"This is the end for you, Hollow," said the Shinigami as she raised her sword and prepared to deal the final blow.
Ichigo's death was averted by a blue arrow and a blast of energy, causing her to jump back.
"Shinigami," said a smug voice, "normally, I would be averse to helping a Hollow, but he is no normal Hollow."
"Please fall back," said a deep and calm voice, "or we will be forced to stop you."
Two figures appeared, standing on one of the buildings. One, the thin archer that had fought Ichigo when he first changed, and the other, a muscular, dark skinned teen that stood quite tall and was quite intimidating.
The archer had his bow in his hand and the muscular teen was holding up his right arm, which was black with violet designs and had a fin-like object on the shoulder.
"Chad, Ishida!" said Ichigo.
"Looks like you could use some help, Kurosaki," said the archer, Uryu, as he pushed up his glasses.
"Are you alright?" Chad asked Ichigo in his calm voice.
"I'm fine," said Ichigo as he broke out of the Bakudo.
"A Quincy?" exclaimed the Shinigami, "I thought you were all wiped out. Why are you aiding this Hollow?"
"Normally I wouldn't," said Uryu, "but we've formed a sort of truce. I don't kill him, and he only attacks Hollows that attack the town. However, I am not adverse to attacking Shinigami."
"You can't be serious!" exclaimed Rukia, "He's a Hollow! You can't trust those creatures!"
Ichigo just sighed and vanished with his speed, appearing behind the petite Shinigami and knocking her out, "Give it a rest."
"So what do we do with her now?" asked Chad.
"Let's tie her up and take her back to my place," said Ichigo, "Yuzu would love some houseguests. Call Tatsuki and Inoue as well. We might need their help."
"I'll do that," said Chad before he left.
"Spending dinner with a Hollow and a Shinigami isn't my idea of an ideal evening," said Uryu as he turned to leave.
"Too bad," said Ichigo, "Yuzu made quite the spread tonight."
Uryu stopped in his tracks. If there was one thing that was certain, that was the fact that little Yuzu was a goddess in the kitchen.
"…I'll be there," said Uryu before vanishing in a blur, using his own high-speed technique.
Nobody could resist Yuzu's cooking.
xXsceneXx
Rukia Kuchiki was having a bad day. It had started off normal enough, she was dispatched to Karakura Town in the World of the Living in order to guard the town against Hollow attacks. When she arrived, she felt a powerful Reiatsu and rushed to the source, only to find a Hollow finishing off another. When she had moved to purify said Hollow, the beast had avoided her attacks as if it wasn't trying to fight her. Then a Quincy a human with strange powers had appeared to help the Hollow. The next thing she knew, they had knocked her out and she was waking up, tied to a chair in a human house.
"Ichi-nii," said a girl's voice, "she's waking up."
Rukia looked around and saw that it was a young black haired girl who had spoken. She had a fierce glare that was fixed on her.
"Where am I?" asked Rukia.
"You're at my house," said Ichigo as he walked up, "thanks Karin. You can rest now."
"Don't mention it, Ichi-nii," said Karin.
"What are you doing?" demanded Rukia, "Untie me this instant!"
"Why?" asked Karin, "So you can purify Ichi-nii and take him away from us?"
"What are you talking about?" exclaimed Rukia, "He's a Hollow! A savage beast!"
*SLAP*
Rukia's head snapped to the side as the black haired girl slapped her across the face. She had a cold glare on her face that unnerved the Shinigami.
"Don't you DARE talk about Ichi-nii like that," snarled Karin before storming off.
"You really put your foot in it," said a teenage girl with short, spiky black hair. She also wore gloves with metal guards and similar boots.
"Are you alright?" asked a second girl with orange hair and a buxom figure.
"Who are you people?" asked Rukia, "And why are you helping a Hollow?"
"My name's Orihime Inoue," said the orange haired girl, "and this is Tatsuki."
"As for why we are helping him," said Tatsuki, "it's because we know him and trust him, something we can't say about you, Shinigami."
"My name is Rukia Kuchiki," said Rukia, "and Hollows can't be trusted!"
"Just give it up," said Tatsuki before walking to the table and grabbing a plate of food for herself.
"Ichigo's our friend," said Chad as he walked up, "he has never given us any reason to doubt him."
"I'm not allying myself with a Hollow," said Uryu as he ate some food that Yuzu had given him, "I'm simply protecting the town. Our goals align so I do not hinder his efforts."
"What are you going to do with me?" asked Rukia.
"We're going to take you to an acquaintance who can help us figure out whether we should let you go, or not," said Ichigo, "but for now, we'll all get some rest. We'll deal with this tomorrow."
xXsceneXx
The next day, the group woke Rukia up and took her to Urahara shop. Uryu had opted not to join them, saying that the affairs of Shinigami and Hollows didn't concern him. This left Tatsuki, Chad, and Orihime to go with Ichigo.
"My my," said Kisuke when they walked up, "what have you brought to my doorstep this time?"
"Cut the crap, Geta-boshi," said Ichigo, "we need your help."
"Oh?" said Kisuke, "would this have to do with the young Miss Kuchiki that you brought with you?"
"You know her, Urahara-san?" asked Orihime.
"Of course," said Urahara, "I tend to keep informed about things that happen in this town."
"Whatever," said Tatsuki, "what should we do with her? We can't just let her go."
"That is true," said Urahara as he covered his mouth with a fan.
"What is with you people?" exclaimed Rukia, "Why do you ally with a Hollow?"
"Well," said Urahara, "his sisters are very persuasive."
"All we ask is that you leave Ichigo alone, Kuchiki-san," said Orihime, "and we promise he won't hurt any humans."
"Fine," said Rukia, "but I'll be watching."
"Excellent," said Kisuke as the others walked off, "now, I'm sure you'll want a gigai, Kuchiki-san?"
"That I would," said Rukia, "there are things I need to do here."
"Then I have just the gigai for you," said Kisuke, "and I can arrange a few things for you as well."