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Author's Note: Well here's the next chapter. I just want to thank all the reviewers you are all really awesome, and I didn't get any negative reviews so I'll think I'll go ahead and finish this story. I forgot to mention that Hichigo is not the true Zangetsu in this story. There are also no pairings. I have a long and a short version of this story depending on if you guy's like it or not. I know I'm not the best writer; that is the reason I'm writing this story, and I plan on finishing it.

Chapter 2 Hearing a Voice

Ichigo POV

I was ready to manifest my mask again, I could only do it for a few precious seconds, and so I would use it to try to make an opening. I only needed one, so with that thought I pulled it down. However when I charged I couldn't get an opening, Hiyori went off to the side letting me fly right by her. Dang it, now I would be on the defensive while I waited to be able to use my mask again. I turned around sharply as I landed heavily on the ground. However my mask didn't break, I was so shocked that I stopped. She did as well counting how long I was now able to hold it. A few silent seconds went by and I was still had it. Then realizing that I should be using this chance, I charged her and rapidly clashed, I was winning now, and within two minutes I had beaten her.

"Ha! Who's the noob now?" I stated proudly in my echoing voice.

"You wish! I just kept thinking your mask would break. Anyway it's lunchtime now, don't take your mask off just put it to the side let's see how long it stays."

We then went and had lunch; everyone seemed impressed that on just the third try I was holding my mask for such a long time. At the end of the day I had trained with most of the vizards and I still had my mask on.

"Wow, I didn't know your hollow was this weak." said Hiyori.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"A hollow usually tries to stop you from stealing its energy, but if it's weak enough it can't, yours must be pitiful. " As soon as she said this my mask instantly broke. "Ha, see pitiful it took it 7 hours to force the mask off you. Only Mashiro has something weird like that. I thought your hollow was actually intelligent because it was born in your soul and not put in you like ours were. I thought it would take at least a month even with your gifted ability to grow abnormally fast, to get up to a minute. But now I don't even know why it took you so long to beat it into submission. " I got mad at her then, I knew my hollow was strong, to be honest I didn't even get how I had defeated it. All I knew was that I let my instincts take over, and I had won.

As I was thinking of way to get back at her for saying that I thought I heard 'Weak! Weak! You dare call me weak! I'll show you who's weak just come here and say that to my face!'

I stopped and then spoke back 'Hichigo?'

Hichigo POV

I had let King where the mask the whole day, he was happy and proud, but he did tell everyone that he didn't know how he was able to. I hoped he would catch on, as cool as chains were I didn't want them on me. Not that this nice act would do anything. Then the short vizard had the guts to say I was weak! It was then I screamed, "Weak! Weak! You dare call me weak! I'll show you who's weak just come here and say that to my face!" I sighed knowing that my challenge would go unanswered.

It was then I heard a voice in the world, "Hichigo?" it was King, I suddenly felt joy, I had been heard.

"King!?" I shouted.

"Yah, it's me but why are you still here? Didn't I seal you for good?"

"Sealed doesn't mean I'm gone idiot!" I retorted. The ability to insult him felt so satisfying. I then saw through the King's eyes as he told the short vazjerk he was going to do something. He asked Shinji how to meditate. Hiyori scoffed at him for his lack of basic knowledge. I do get it; it seems impossible to claim to have a bankai and later asking how to meditate. A seemingly endless argument and 12 sandal smacks later he finally got his answer. King then started to mediate and entered his world. I lost sight as he entered, why was he coming?

Ichigo POV

I entered my world; Zangetsu was standing on his poll, black coat ruffling in the light wind of my world.

"Welcome Ichigo how can I assist you?" he said.

"I just have a question."

"I shall do my best to answer it."

"Can Hichigo take my body over now? How come I was able to hear him, I thought I shouldn't be able to hear him anymore."

"Hichigo is unable to reach your conscious mind, so he can not take control of your body. As for being able to hear him you were both feeling the same emotion so you were able to hear his voice. Then you started a conversation with him, so he was able to talk back to you. These are the only two ways that he can communicate with you."

"Can I make it so I can't even hear him if he is feeling the same emotion as I am?

"Do you truly wish to not hear his voice ever unless you want to?

"Yah, is something the matter with that?"

"Hichigo may be a hollow and have tried to take over you, but he is apart of your soul."

"So?"

"I would think you would want to hear what every member of your soul has to say, even if you don't wish they were part of you."

"Are you saying that I should talk to him?"

"..."

"Alright I get it, I'll try to talk to him. Where is he?"

Zangetsu pointed in a direction and I followed it along with the faint spiritual pressure that I felt.

End of Chapter 2

Zangetsu- Remember Ichigo, "talking" does NOT require a sword.

Ichigo- I know, I just want it just in case.

Zangetsu- Sure… and what situation would require it?

Ichigo- What if Hichigo… um… if he… um…

Zangetsu- I can see that this talk will go just fine. R&R