Authers note: I am so sorry for not updating for so long I doubt anyone is still reading I took a sabbatical because I was in a major rut I still am, however I do want to continue this one…sooo I am going to be doing a short chapter just to let you know I am still around…I will try to update more now but I don't know how well that will go…I maybe a little rusty on both Kyo and Ichigo as I haven't been following those two as much lately.

Chapter Seven

Hollow

Kyo sat in his room his eyes looking up at the ceiling. What had happened tonight? His eyes traced over his room it was sparsely decorated. His orange hair was falling into his eyes as he looked upwards.

"Shit…there's no way I am going back" he growled as he sat up and walked towards the window. He slowly opened it as he looked down at the ground. He then grasped a hold of a drain pipe near him and clamored up it onto the roof letting himself plop down there. In the living room Hatori heard the thud and sighed to himself.

"Looks like the cat's on the roof again…" he said lightly sipping the tea Shigure had finally provided him with. Shigure look at his old friend and cousin and nodded lightly with a wide grin.

"Oh yes he does that!" Hatori shook his head lightly letting the black bangs fall into his useless on.

"I don't want to do what I have to….but it is Akito's orders, It's too bad Yuki told you about what happened sometimes I wished thing like this didn't get to Akito…but you always tell don't you Shi…" Hatori said softly as he continued to drink his eyes adverted from the other man who lowered his head lightly to bend over his cup.

"…yes…" was all the other man said his voice carrying all of his sadness. "I just hope someday Akito…realize what he is doing to this family…"

"Doubtful…" was all that Hatori said back.

"Well!!! Lets talk about much happier matters like young Tohru!" Shigure said switching gears again in a flash. Hatori looked at him with a glare made doubly frightening by his one covered eye.

"you have no scruples do you…" he said. Shigure laughed brightly and waved him off.

***

Meanwhile Ichigo stood on top of one of the buildings in town a scowl on his face.

"yeah…nice…Rukia why the hell do I have to be our here now!" he said turning to Rukia who looked at him with a sigh.

"Don't even start Ichigo as a substitute soul reaper it is your job to do what I would have done had you not taken all my powers" she glared at him darkly and he sighed.

"Shit….your going to be a …" she glared before he could finish it and he sighed. "Whatever lets get this over with…here Hollow…here boy" he said in a mocking manner as he took off running. Rukia shook her head and followed. She knew that he wanted time to think about what had happened the past few days but she also knew that there were hollows out there that needed to be taken out. Hollows could not wait for Ichigo to get his bearings. As she watched him run looking for the rouge souls she stayed slightly back making sure he made no mistakes. Soon they were in a more remote part of the town only a few houses littered the countryside. She watched as Ichigo ran along his feet finding there way. He ceased to amaze her he was honing in on a hollow with out even knowing it.

***

Kyo continued to look up at the sky the stars were already out and he watched them twinkle lightly in the night. What was wrong with him he had never felt this weak since he was young. He remembered when he had come to the Shoma house he had been welcomed by all the older members they had all said how cute, or that he looked like his mother. He had been happy at first then it happened the old cat passes away and his soul shuffled to a new owner. That owner was Kyo they had found it out when one of the servants at the main house hugged him like she normally did. However that day he had turned into a cat for the first time. The beads that once adorned the wrist of the pervious cat were instantly put on his wrist he was told to never take them off by a woman they appointed his guardian. She was a Shoma to but she was different then the others she told him she loved him like her own son but he saw in her eyes that she feared him just like the others did. He never attached to her no matter how much she wanted him to, instead the first chance he got he left to train with his master. He had been a burly man who taught him martial arts. He was one of the few Shomas whom Kyo had found memories of. He had just come back recently from his training in fact. He sighed as he continued to look up a stray cat leapt from a tree near by and walked over to him mewling softly. He looked at it then petted it lightly his hands gliding over it's soft fur.

"….are you as lost as I am?" he asked the cat it's black coat shining in the moonlight. Those members of the zodiac had unnatural connection to there animals while sometimes it was annoying a companion right now soothed him a bit. The cat mewled at him and rubbed up against his hand the deep vibrations of it's purr coursing through his hand. As he sat there he heard a odd sound it was light at first but as it got closer he jumped to his feet as a thundering sound of something stomping the trees shocked him back to reality. Suddenly a white monster coursed form out of the forest it Oni like mask grinning toothily at Kyo.

"You Smell tasty!" it said darkly to him as it stared at him almost as big as the house.

"WHAT THE!!!!" Kyo yelled his hair standing on end his shoulders pulled upwards and his head down slightly. The thing licked it's lips as it reached out and tried to grab the cat. Kyo bolted quickly thanking his martial arts training. The cat he had been commiserating with was no where to be seen he hoped it had found a place to run off to away from this monstrosity. The creature again tried to grab him and Kyo was struck by how much this thing looked like the one that Ichigo had killed.

"Back off!" he growled as he continued to dodge it as it grasped out for him…