"Now you see why she is secluding herself from everyone, she is losing the battle with her inner hollow and doesn't want anyone to find out. Her suffering is not needed; her suffering is because of her level of power, she is so far from everyone else that she is getting in trouble and doing whatever she can to find that one person who is at least the same level of power she was born with." Sakurako said sadly and then disappeared, and just when he disappeared Rayona opened her eyes slightly and struggled to get up.
"Rayona, don't push yourself, I may not be the same power level as you but I understand your pain, please, listen to me, you are not alone, sure your more powerful than everyone else, but you mustn't be sad, there will come a time where there is someone who is as strong as you. All you need to do is believe and don't give and that day will come sooner." Ichigo said helping her up.
"Thanks Ichigo, but really, I might be dissolved into nothing but a hollow and so I'd rather die now to save everyone the trouble later." Rayona said with a very sad but accepting expression on her face.
Ichigo looked at her with sorrow in his eyes and grabbed her shoulder and gently grabbed her chin, she looked up at him and he kissed her gently, Rayona closed her eyes and a single tear fell upon the ground, it glowed and suddenly she started glowing too. Ichigo pulled back and Rayona closed her eyes, her hair started floating like she was underwater and she then floated up and was slowly spinning around, her body maturing and her finally taking on her full grown look along with complete mastery on all her powers, she then floated back down into Ichigo's arms. Rayona opened her eyes slowly and Ichigo was shocked, her eyes had this soft golden undertone and her hair was her usual Midnight black with golden highlights. She hugged Ichigo around the neck and spoke to him in a more mature and womanly voice, he looked at her surprised and she smiled.
"Ichigo, thank you, if you hadn't been there for me then I wouldn't have gained control, truly, thank you Ichigo." Rayona said happily, she took Ichigo's chin, closed her eyes and kissed him; he pulled back and hugged her tightly.
"For you, Rayona, I would do anything for…" Ichigo said honestly and blushing slightly, Rayona looked at him and kissed him again, the most sweet, soft, and heart-warming kiss she had ever experienced.
"Ichigo, would you like to be my lieutenant, I know it's just a lieutenant position but I really want you to be here with me, I cannot bear to be parted form you, after all you saved my life, so how can I compete with that? But still, if only a little, I want to make it up to you Ichigo." Rayona said seriously and blushing slightly, he said yes and they kissed again, they were glowing and suddenly a golden pillar shot up to the sky from them and it turned all of Seireitei golden and new again.
Rayona looked all around her in amazement and happiness overtook her entire body and spirit, she and Ichigo ran all around the Seireitei making sure everyone was alright and they happened to come upon Shuhei Hisagi and Kensei Muguruma talking together, she giggled and used her flash step to get a few yards behind them and she snuck up on Hisagi and hugged him around the neck, yelling his name happily. He saw her and blushed immediately, looking like he didn't know what to do because her breasts were in his face, Kensei sighed and smiled saying hi to her, Rayona got off and hugged Kensei too, also with her breasts in his face, saying "It's been such a long time Kensei!" with such a cute tone in her voice. Hisagi asked how she knew him and Rayona looked pained, he asked her what was wrong and she smiled saying it was nothing and that she met Kensei when she was placed in the 9th division some time ago. Kensei caught onto her lie and played along, Hisagi smiled slightly when he found out that she was in his division before, Rayona suddenly felt a cold chill as a shadow loomed over her. She slowly turned and Ichigo was standing there with his arms crossed over his chest and a fiery aura around him, he dragged her by the back of her captains' haori and she outsmarted him. She slipped her arms out of the sleeves and ran, he looked down when she suddenly got lighter and saw that she disappeared, he got angry and ran down the hall trying to find her, she clung to Kensei, begging him to help her escape from Ichigo and he gave in. Rayona and Hisagi and Kensei ran down the halls and ran into Ichigo, she screamed when he suddenly appeared and Hisagi helped her up and they ran again, this time they went into Byakuya's house and hid in there. She peered out of the room and then took a step out, Byakuya passed by and he stopped suddenly, and spoke to her harshly.
"Why are you in my house, you have no reason to be here Rayona." He said to her coldly and Rayona pouted.
"I'm hiding from Ichigo, he wants to hurt me, and by the way, it's my house, I was here first so it's mine." Rayona said still pouting and then stuck out her tongue and pulled her eyelid down and ran off.
"Rayona Kuchiki I've found you!" Ichigo yelled and appeared before her in the house, she screamed and fell backwards and he picked her up, threw her over his shoulder and started walking off to the squad 1 barracks.
"Put me down you jerk! It hurts let me go!" Rayona said fighting back, she kicked her legs wildly and beat Ichigo's back as he carried her over his shoulder throughout the Seireitei.
Everyone was staring at them when they passed people, Rayona was still struggling but Ichigo's face was calm, but his eyes gleamed with anger, despite feeling his anger she continued to fight back, she hated being treated like a kid. They got to the squad 1 barracks and Ichigo went straight to Rayona's room, locked her door and threw her down on her bed, she screamed when she was suddenly thrown and she hit the bed and bounced off slightly and Ichigo stood there staring at her angrily. He sighed and leaned over hear, put his arm next to her head and Rayona blushed at how close he was, he was completely on the bed and blocking her every escape. Rayona closed her eyes when he leaned forward and Ichigo whispered in her ear quietly so that if anyone was listening they wouldn't hear him.
"I'll get even more jealous if you keep getting friendly with the other male Soul Reapers, you understand don't you, Rayona?" Ichigo said teasingly and Rayona kicked him off of her, she sat up and was breathing hard, she put her hand to her chest and closed her eyes as she breathed.
"Get… out….. Get out… Get out now Ichigo Kurosaki! Hyaa!" Rayona yelled embarrassed and threw a knife at his head, he bent backwards and hit his head on the ground dodging it and she slammed the door closed and locked it with her Kido.
Rayona sighed and sunk onto the bed, blushing badly but then realizing that she was in Soul Reaper clothes, huh, when did this happen, oh yeah I must've changed into them after I got appointed head captain, hm~… oh well time to change back into my Arrancar uniform! Master Ulquiorra is waiting for me so I mustn't keep him waiting! Rayona smiled and got out her Arrancar clothes from her closet and she stripped down to her underwear, she looked in the mirror and suddenly pain had overcome her happiness. There it was, the hole in her chest, where her heart was supposed to be, she put on the skirt and just then Ichigo broke her Kido and walked in, she looked at him with her miniskirt on and her shirt in her hands, Ichigo stared at her chest and got a bloody nose. Rayona screamed and immediately fell to her knees covering her breasts with her arms and she blushed badly, Ichigo turned around and let her finish getting dressed, his bloody nose increased more when he saw her in the mini skirt and the top the resembled Orihime's but with the chest area wide open so her breasts were clearly visible and her hole in her chest was visible too. She turned around and walked calmly to the door and opened it so he could come back in and then she swiftly walked over to her dresser and looked in the mirror and she saw the necklace that was her Arrancar mask, it was a lovely choker with a cross Rosario and chains extending from the points to the choker and it had a lovely red crystal embedded into the center of the cross. Ichigo appeared in the mirror and she smiled, turned around and he blushed at how stunningly beautiful she was, she giggled and walked out of the room to head to open a Garganta but she found that they had opened one for her, she pouted because she wanted to do it herself then she sighed and stepped through and ran to Hueco Mundo. She ended up at the Los Noches entrance and she slipped through the wall, there was no door, she literally walked through the wall and ended up in Los Noches, Ulquiorra was waiting for her, she smiled and ran to him happily. She slowed down and giggled, standing in front of him and they walked together into the throne room of Los Noches, Ulquiorra sat in his throne and Rayona went to his side and sat down on the armrest, a few minutes later Grimmjow came in and Rayona's face contorted in a look of disgust.
"What's the disgusting pig doing here? I thought you'd have killed him long ago, Master Ulquiorra." Rayona spat to Ulquiorra in rage and Grimmjow smiled at her.
"It's good to know you're still like a pet here, Rayona." Grimmjow said teasingly and she disappeared, grabbed him by the throat, lifted him off the ground and punched him straight in the stomach so hard he went flying across the room.
"What was that, you ungrateful little dog? Might I remind you that it was I who saved your sorry ass when you were on the verge of death! So shut up and put up you feline rejection!" Rayona said harshly and went back to Ulquiorra's side, just then a Garganta opened up and Ichigo Kurosaki, Shuhei Hisagi, Orihime Inoue, Byakuya and Rukia Kuchiki, Yatsutora "Chad" Sado, Uryuu Ishida, Yoruichi Shihoin, and Kieske Urahara stepped through and spotted her next to Ulquiorra.
Rayona narrowed her eyes at them and Ulquiorra went to get up, Rayona stepped in front of him, protecting him from them, and she raised her voice to them in anger. Ichigo looked at her sadly and memories flooded to her, she clenched her fists and kept speaking, telling them they had no obligation to come to Hueco Mundo and that they should go back to the Soul Society if they wanted to live. Byakuya looked as serious as ever, Rayona narrowed her eyes again in frustration and her Zanpaktu stepped out from the shadows, now they were her Fraccion, they stopped on either side of her and she smiled devilishly, their clothing was the same but they wore the Arrancar version of it and had masks on. Sakurako had a mask that resembled a masquerade mask but only showed his right eye, KuroiHonooNoko's mask covered her mouth like her shirt did and it looked like an animal bearing it's teeth at them, Rayona giggled and they drew their swords and attacked the intruders.
"Try and stop me now! Sakurako! KuroiHonooNoko! Attack sequence D, commence operation Desolation!" Rayona crouched and flung her arm out as they landed beside her and took off again, she straightened up and her wicked killer smile came across her face and Ichigo and everyone else shivered at her cold aura.
"Rayona, cease all of your attacks now." Ulquiorra said softly but she didn't hear it and she stuck out her hand, getting ready to fire a cero and Ulquiorra grabbed her hand, disrupting her cero. "I believe I told you to cease fire Rayona." Ulquiorra looked at her seriously and she slowly relaxed and he let go of her arm as it fell to her side limp.
"Yes, Master Ulquiorra." Rayona knelt on her knee and bowed her head to him, he lightly touched her hair and she stood up and faced the rest of the visitors to Hueco Mundo's Los Noches, Rayona was embarrassed that he scolded her in front of others and she shook her head to clear her mind, she opened her eyes and Ulquiorra spoke softly but loud enough so they could hear him.
"I'm sorry for the rude greeting my subordinate showed you, please pay no mind to her temper, she's a little on edge right now." Ulquiorra said and Rayona blushed slightly at his words.