Everyone was gathered in the main room of the Squad 5 barracks, all of them anticipating to meet their new captain. All but Momo. She couldn't even look in his direction. She hid herself in her room and waited for just the right time. She held a 7-inch knife and waited for when he would least expect it.
The double-doors to the room swung open, a bright light from outside shone in. Ichigo walked into the room and the doors closed behind him. Some of the Squad members were almost surprised to see the orange-haired man. Many of them had known him for a long time, some grew up with him, so they knew how strong he was. It only made sense that he would become a captain.
"Hi, I'm Ichigo Kurosaki. I'm your new captain, although I wasn't really trying to become a captain." Ichigo said noticing that the last part got everyone confused "Forget I said that. I see a lot of familiar faces here." nearly half of the Squad greeted him with familiarity. Some of the others had questions to ask "How do you know so many of us already?" one asked "I grew up with a lot of you guys. But I can't answer all of your questions right now." he said. "Where is my room?" he asked, one of his friends pointed down the hall "It's the room at the end of the hall.". He thanked him and walked to his room.
Momo hid behind the corner of his room, her hand holding the knife. The door opened and she readied herself. She could hear his footsteps coming closer and she prepared to lunge, and then he just walked right past her. She couldn't believe she let him pass her. Why couldn't she do it? She saw him taking off Aizen's captain robes. Aizen's captain robes.
She didn't hesitate this time. She snuck up behind him and buried the knife deep into his lower back. Ichigo gasped in surprise and pain. He reached behind him and took the knife out of himself, he turned around and pinned Momo against the wall. He put the knife's edge against her throat "What are trying to do?!" he yelled. She lifted her arm and pushed the blade closer to her throat "Do it. Kill me, I don't have much to live for any more anyway." she said. Ichigo let go of the knife and let it drop to the floor "Is that really how far you'd go just to avenge him? You'd even take your own life to be with him again?" he asked. She fell to her knees "Yes. I loved him with all my heart." she said weakly.
"You've been blinded by his lies. You don't know what he's really like." Ichigo told her. "Shut up! What do you know?! You don't even know who he was!" Momo yelled in rage. Ichigo looked her in the eye "Tell me something. Do you know who Aizen's former luitenant was?" Momo looked confused "No. I just know that she was killed during a mission with Aizen." she replied, more calmly this time. "And the only person that could confirm that it was a hollow that killed her was Aizen." he finished for her.
"How did you know?" she asked. Ichigo ignored her question "The only reason that I ever wanted to fight Aizen was to avenge her. Aizen murdered her. They weren't even on a mission." he said. Momo grew even more confused "How do you know all of this?" she yelled.
"Because, the former Luitenant's name was Masaki Kurosaki. They were visiting me while I was just a child. And then, right in front of my eyes, he impaled her. Aizen is a murderer. He murdered my mother in cold blood." Ichigo explained, his voice croaking as he talked. Momo's eyes widened. She didn't want to believe him, but she could see the pain and sorrow in his eyes. She stood up and walked over to the night stand. She opened a drawer and took out the bandages. She walked back over to Ichigo and started treating his stab wound.
"Thank you, Momo."