Protecting You Part 2 Time To Disappear

Just like for the past few weeks Ichigo spent all his time alone when either, Orihime, Chad, Uryu or Keigo speak to him he just walked off. It's now after school and Orihime and Tatsuki are walking home. When Orihime first told her Tatsuki laughed it off as a joke but throughout the day she started to think that it could be possible he has shut down since she first confronted him and it only got worse when she laid into his face and yet he never thought back he just let her do it. Of course she still thinks it's highly unlikely.

Ichigo's walking home when he turns the corner and looks up and sees Orihime and Tatsuki coming in the opposite direction he turns around and heads away but he was spotted by Orihime and Tatsuki and they ran after him. Luckily he had a head start on them so by the time they turn the corner he's gone. As there's nothing else to do they end up walking back to Orihime's. When they get there they go inside and start talking.

Several hours later Tatsuki leaves and starts to head home the chat that her and Orihime had wasn't about anything important and if it was Tatsuki was still trying to piece things together could Ichigo really have feelings for her it's impossible although they were close years ago things changed and they drifted apart yea they hung around on the odd occasion but that stopped when he became a Soul Reaper. She's so lost in though that she doesn't feel a large spiritual pressure until it's to late. She looks up just as she's slashed across her chest.

Any person who wasn't trained to fight probably would have given up but she's trained for years so she ends up surprising her attacker by kicking him in the face of course that doesn't phase this monster attacking her that much she looks up and gets a good look it looks like a silver back gorilla. Before she can do anything it launches itself at her and punches her twice in the chest winding her this thing is tough she looks up just as it's about to punch her again at the last second something strange happens at first she sees this thing the next someone's infront of her when she looks up all she can see is someone wearing black a Shinigami but when she looks higher she sees Ginger hair it's Ichigo.

She's still in pain so when she says "Ichigo" It comes out more as a whimper. Ichigo's holding the monsters hand with little effort. "Arrancar how pathetic are you" With a kick to it's face it stumbles back but before it can do anything it's missing both arms it howls at it's missing limbs "Shinigami scu...Before it finishes the fights over as Ichigo slashes it from shoulder to groin then slashes it's mask killing it. Tatsuki watches all this in a daze he's so powerful he killed it with little effort and he called it an Arrancar which is strong according to Orihime.

She pulls herself to her feet "Ichigo" He doesn't even look at her he takes several steps before he speaks "Go home" Before she can say anything else he vanishes she grabs her waist and winces she might have bruised a few ribs she's not far away from home so she walks home unbeknownst to her Ichigo is watching her from the roof he follows her until she gets to her house he was lucky he sensed her when he did it was lucky he remembered the homework he's been putting off all week.

The next day he arrives at school before he gets far he's confronted by Orihime "Kurosaki-Kun" He looks up "What do you want Orihime" She sighs "You look tired" He sighs "Is that all" She sighs "No I wanted to thank you for saving Tatsuki-Chan she told me what happened two bruised ribs so she's off school today if you didn't arrive when you did she would be dead" He nods "OK" She sighs "Is it true do you have feelings for her."

He sighs "I don't have the luxury to grow feelings I gave up that chance when I became a soul reaper feelings are a weakness, love is a weakness friendship is a weakness and that has caused me problems in the past Rukia,You,Uryu with the Bounts well not anymore she was right. I make her sick I'm an arsehole she said it herself all I am is a monster who causes people nothing but pain I don't have the luxury of being happy I'm a Shinigami having feelings for someone will only cause me problems." He walks away from her leaving her depressed.

He walks out of the school not wanting to talk to anyone. Zangetsu speaks "Ichigo your pain is understandable" Hichigo speaks "Dammit King it's pissing it down hear you know when you get sad it rains well it hasn't stopped in weeks and now it's only getting worse there's damn thunder and lightning."

Ichigo sighs "Do me a favour King" Hitchigo sighs "What" Ichigo sighs "Open up Garganta" Zangetsu sighs "Where are you going" Ichigo sighs "I need to get away for a while" Ichigo sneaks into Urahara's shop and sneaks downstairs to the training facility then he uses his soul badge to leave his body he looks down at his body "You ready King I'll let you take over just to open the Garganta that is it" Hitchigo sighs "Fine."

It only takes a few seconds to open the Garganta then Ichigo looks around then at his body before entering the Garganta. Just as he enters the Garganta Yoruichi who'd sensed his Reisetsu came down the ladder but wasn't able to stop Ichigo from leaving all she knows is he went through a Garganta. She rushes upstairs "Kisuke" He opens the sliding door "What Yoruichi."

She sighs "Ichigo went through a Garganta I'm going to the soul society to find out if he went to Hueco Mundo." He nods "Let me know what you find out" She nods "Will do" Urahara sighs "What are you up to Ichigo" He's sensed Ichigo's Reisetsu it's been all over the place he can tell he's troubled.

Yoruichi comes out of the Senkaimon and Shunpo's straight to Squad 12's HQ knocking on Captain Kurotsuchi's door he opens up "Lady Yoruichi what do I owe the pleasure" She sighs "Ichigo opened up a Garganta you have trackers in Hueco Mundo do you not can you find him" Mayuri sighs "Let's see" He goes to the computer and starts typing. After several minutes he sits back "A Garganta opened but nothing came out it closed 30 minutes ago no nothing new since then" She sighs "So where is he" He sighs "That I do not know." She sighs "Fine" She leaves the office and Shunpo's away "What are you up to Ichigo."

After stepping into the Garganta he just stopped they can probably track him in Hueco Mundo they can't track him here. He sits down and sighs. After an hour he stands up and starts training just like he did when he trained with his father to become stronger so he could beat Aizen.

Yoruichi was able to find Rukia who's with Renji "Rukia" Rukia looks up "Yoruichi what brings you here" She sighs "Ichigo he entered a Garganta and now I have no idea where he is we can't sense him anywhere it's like he's just vanished" Renji sighs "Why has he done this" Yoruichi sighs "After he defeated Aizen Kisuke told his friends Keigo, Mizuiro and Tatsuki all about him it seemed.

Tatsuki didn't take it so well and blamed Ichigo for hiding it form her and Ichigo also told Orihime that he doesn't love her even though we all know she loves him apparently he loved someone else I'm thinking it was Tatsuki it only got worse she apparently messed his face up and she hates him he's taken it badly.

Also for the last few weeks the hollow activity has skyrocketed hollows are turning up several times every night Ichigo's been killing them but it's taken it's toll on his body the last time I saw him he looked like a zombie he was so pale." Rukia looks shocked "But where could he be" Yoruichi shrugs "Who knows."

It's now been several weeks since he disappeared to say his sisters were worried about him would be an understatement even his father was worried. Orihime and Tatsuki both took it badly for different reasons when Orihime told Tatsuki what Ichigo said to her Tatsuki actually cried she couldn't believe he'd say something like that yes she did say some horrible things to him and she did mess up his face but she never called him a monster and now he's vanished and nobody knows where he is Yuzu and Karin are both worried sick about him which is understandable they miss there brother.

She also misses him she misses the banter they share and now she knows about his feelings she needs to talk to him but she can't exactly do anything until he gets back whenever that will be.

In the Soul Society the news has spread of Ichigo's disappearance Rukia is the person who's most distraught about what's happened. A few of the captains who know Ichigo are also worried about him. Rukia sighs "Damn you Ichigo what's gotten into you where are you dammit"

It's been three months since Ichigo disappeared in the Human world and for his friends it's an eternity. Where Ichigo is things are different time goes differently for him he's been gone three years the strangest thing is he's not eaten on drank anything since he's got here but strangely he's fine all he's done is train his body.

He looks different now also he dresses like Hisagi now his biggest change is his hair it's now long down to his lower back and half his face is covered by hair his muscles have grown also his hollow has trained him in the use of Cero, Sonido, Garganta, Bala and something that can toughen up his skin kind of like what happened when he thought Kenpachi and he couldn't cut him he thinks his hollow called it Hierro.

Another thing he's learned is to transform into that monster that he turned into when he though Ulquiorra except now he can control it unlike last time he also can fire Cero's through his horn which was cool plus he also has Instant Regeneration which will come in handy."

Ichigo sighs and enters his inner world it's still raining heavily with thunder and lightning. Zangetsu sighs "It's been a while Ichigo" Hitchigo smirks "Loving the new look King and the hair suits you" Ichigo smirks "It does look good aye well how long have I been here" Zangetsu sighs "Three years."

Ichigo looks shocked "Seriously it seems like months to me I guess it's like the Soul Society a years a week in the world of the living that type of thing" Zangetsu nods "Yes I think so" Ichigo nods "I think it's time I return home" Zangetsu nods "Your family will be worried sick about you."

Ichigo nods He raises his hand and opens up a Garganta and steps inside then it closes. It re-opens again in Karakura town. He steps out and looks around. It's late of course he has no idea what time it is time meant nothing to him to him it was always dark.

Yoruichi is on the roof of Urahara's shop thinking about Ichigo when she senses something a Garganta open then close she then sense a familiar Reisetsu "Ichigo" She runs off in the direction of his Reisetsu" It doesn't take long to find him when she lands on the floor from him she notices he's just standing there but he looks different he'd dressed like Hisagi and his most different change is his hair it's much longer.

When she's a meter behind him she speaks "Ichigo" At first he does nothing then he finally looks over his shoulder and looks at Yoruichi he then sighs and fully turns around.

She Shunpo's over to him "Where have you been" He sighs "Needed to clear my head" She looks shocked "For three months" He smirks "No three years according to Zangetsu" She sighs "How have you survived you never came back here and never went to Hueco Mundo so how did you eat and drink." He shrugs "I didn't eat or drink the weird thing was I never needed to eat or drink I don't know why so where is my body."

She sighs "At Urahara's still I just missed you I would have gone with you" He looks at her "I wanted to be alone that's why I went in there alone" She nods "So what did you do there" He shrugs "Trained my hollow powers" She nods "And your hollow didn't try and take over" He shakes his head "Not this time no."

She nods "Come on we better get your body then you should go home your family must be worried sick about you" He nods "Yea I bet they are" They Shunpo to Urahara's and Ichigo enters his body Urahara and Tessai are out along with Ururu and Jinta. She smiles "I really like the look" He nods "Yea my hollow said the same thing" She nods "OK."

He nods "Well I'll see you." She smiles "I'm glad your back don't you ever do that to me again." Ichigo arrives outside the clinic 20 minutes later he sighs how is he going to explain his absence. He sighs normally he would just walk in but as he's been away for three months so he knocks on the door.

The door is opened by Karin she looks up "Can I help... Ichigo smiles "Hey Karin" She hugs him "Ichigo" He smiles "Hey" Just then Yuzu enters from the kitchen "Who is it" She then sees Karin getting hugged "Ichi-Nii" He looks up "Hey Yuzu" She's already crying as she runs into his arms where Karin already is.

He's hugging them both when Isshin enters from the clinic he then sees both Karin and Yuzu then he smiles "Took you long enough to get your ass back here" Yuzu smiles "I'll cook you something now your back" He smiles "Thanks Yuzu I haven't eaten in three years."

Karin looks confused "You've only been gone three months not three years" Ichigo grins "Where I was things run differently time is different just like in the Soul Society" Isshin "You was in between worlds" Ichigo nods "Yea" Karin hugs him "Well your back now" He nods "Yea"

She grins "Wow your hair I like it" He smiles "Thanks Karin" A little while later they eat then they all go to bed. What Ichigo doesn't notice is that both Karin and Yuzu sneaked into his room and are cuddling up to him. Isshin's about to wake him up like he usually does when he sees all his kids asleep in the same bed he smiles "They really missed you Ichigo."

When Ichigo wakes up he's about to sit up when he notices something's holding him down and also feels something around his waist he notices that Karin is cuddling him from the front and Yuzu is cuddling him from behind. He sits up "Hey Karin,Yuzu" They wake up Yuzu grins "I thought it was a dream your really back" He nods and ruffles her hair followed by Karin's "I guess you missed me" Karin sighs "Of course we missed you why the hell did you disappear."

He sighs "I'm sorry I needed to clear my head" She nods "Well your back now" He nods "Yea hey Yuzu I could do with a nice breakfast" She grins "Coming up" She runs out of the room and Ichigo and Karin follow.

Ichigo grins "Did you keep dad in check" Karin grins "Sure did" He grins "Good girl" They head downstairs and Yuzu's already at work with the breakfast. An hour later after they've eaten Ichigo heads back upstairs it seems it's Monday so he has to get ready for school although he'd rather not go. He leaves the house apart from his family and Yoruichi and probably Urahara and the rest of the people from the shop know he's back but he also now knows how to hide his Reisetsu now so nobody will know he's back.

He stops outside school a lot of people see him but they either don't know it's Ichigo or they are shocked how different he looks he hears some girls talking about how hot he is but he just ignores them. He looks in the classroom and sees Chad, Keigo and Mizuiro in the class and Uryu's with them. Orihime and Tatsuki aren't there yet.

He sighs then slides open then door. Everyone looks up Keigo grins "IIICCCHHHIIIGGOOO" He runs up to him instead of his usual closeline he allows Keigo to jump on his back "Your back" He nods "Yea now get off" Keigo climbs off. Ichigo nods "Uryu" Uryu nods "Kurosaki" Ichigo nods "Chad" Chad nods "Ichigo" Sup Mizuiro" Mizuiro grins "Long time no see" Ichigo nods "Yea" Ryou, Mahana, Michiru and Chizuru enter the room they see Ichigo they all look shocked even Chizuru.

Orihime and Tatsuki are walking to school when they reach the school they hear a lot of gossip as they get closer they start to listen one of the girl smiles to another "Did you see that guy I think it's Ichigo but he looks different he's grown out his hair he looks hot I wonder if he's single" The other girl grins "Yea I wonder from what I hear he's never dated anyone it's weird he scowls to keep everyone away but he has no idea that half the girls in the school have crushes on him. Tatsuki and Orihime are shocked.

Orihime looks at Tatsuki "Do you think he's really back" Tatsuki smiles "Lets find out" They make there way to the class when they open the door they see Ichigo he has long hair half way down his back it's not even in a ponytail or anything he turns around hair is covering his face also. Orihime smiles "Welcome back Kurosaki-Kun" Tatsuki smiles "Long time no see Ichigo."

He nods "Orihime, Tatsuki" Tatsuki smiles apart from his hair he seems to have grown in muscle since she saw him last not that he wasn't muscled already. For several minutes they both look at each other until Ochi sensei enters "Quiet down class oh welcome back Kurosaki-San".