Here we are! I'm very sorry for the long wait. Got writers block halfway through.
Disclaimer: Don't own BLEACH. Tite Kubo does.
Everyone, save Urahara and Yoruichi, were too shocked at what they saw to so much as form anything resembling a word let alone an entire sentence. Ichigo on the other hand was pleasantly surprised and happy to see that all her friends had come to see her. Though she was a little bit confused as to why they weren't speaking to her. Were they afraid she'd leap out and decapitate them or something? Than it hit her and she silently berated herself for it. Of course they wouldn't know she was a woman now. She let out a sigh and folded her arms under her chest and waited for the inevitable outbursts and questions. Ten seconds later it happened.
Tatsuki shouted first "DO UP YOUR GODDAMN ROBE!" Everyone blinked. Only now did most of them draw there attention to the fact that Ichigo's robe was half open baring a good portion of her chest to the world. Ichigo merely blinked in confusion before staring down at her chest. What's wrong with it? she thought. Seeing that Ichigo seemed a little confused Orihime decided to help. "Kurosaki-kun... let me." she said fixing Ichigo's robe so it completely covered her chest and showed far less leg her face getting redder and redder as she did.. This got s round of disappointed pouts from around the room. Renji got a kick to the gut for his, Ikkaku got smacked in the back of the head from Matsumoto, Keigo got stomped on by Tatsuki and Yoruichi got a questioning look from Urahara.
When Orihime went to sit down Tatsuki noticed that her face was bright red. "Orihime, whats wrong?" she asked. Orihime's reply was so quiet she couldn't hear it. "Um, could repeat that?" Again she couldn't hear. Again Tatsuki asked for her to repaet it. Everyone crowded around curious to hear what Orihime had to say. After the fourth time Orihime finally blurted out "Kurosaki-kun isn't wearing any underwear!" She quickly clapped her hands over her mouth in embarrassment. Most everyone looked over at Ichigo blushing. She just shrugged before Tatsuki leaped up and brought her foot down on Keigos face. "And just what the hell were you about to do?!?" she growled, though it was plainly obvious he was trying peak up Ichigos robe from his position on the floor. Ichigo merely rolled her eyes in annoyance as she walked by him. "Wow you make a super foot rest mister Asano." quiped Mizuiro to whom Keigo muttered 'get off'.
"So... what are you guys doing here?" asked Ichigo as she took a seat. Tatsuki was the first to answer this time upset. "What do you mean 'why are we here'? We're here to see you dummy!" Ichigo merely raised an eyebrow. "And I should believe you why?" Tatsuki was taken aback by Ichigo's cold response and increasing cold demeanor. "W-w-why should you...? Because we're your friends, Ichigo! We care about you!! We were worried about you! The whole time your were gone." Ichigo scoffed at Tatsuki's words and narrowed her eyes as she looked around the room. Where have I seen that look before...? wondered Yoruichi. "Didn't care eno---" Ichigo stopped talking and brought her trembling hand to her face as she turned away her voice shaky "I-I'm.. gonna get cleaned up..." "I'll get you some clothes" said Yoruichi. Ichigo nodded her thanks and left.
Silence covered the room. It was an unwelcome stifling presence that had drained all life out of the tiny room no one said a word. No one dared. Ichigo's words had stung. To each and everyone of them it had felt like she had grabbed hold of the pain in their hearts and twisted it like a knife. They didn't need her to finish her words to know what she'd meant. 'You didn't care enough to save me'. Orihime was crying into Tatsuki's shoulder. Rukia held her head down in shame Just like when was awaiting execution Renji mused grimly. He, Chad, Uryu, Ikkaku and the others mostly felt a sense of supreme failure. Isshin thought felt the worst. Ichigo was his son and he didn't save him. Urahara, as bad as he felt, noted with curiosity that Ichigo had seemed unable to deal with meeting his friends. He wondered briefly if he'd made a mistake bringing them here.
Ichigo slumped against the bathroom door. She felt horrible about what she'd nearly said. At the time... she'd meant it, and now she regretted it. It wasn't that she actually believed that, it was just the voicing of her darker thought's from her time in captivity. She refused to believe that she could ever truly see the ones she trusted in and loved in such a light. If anything she she tried to blame her thought's on Aizen and the treatment she had received. But... that was a lie and she knew it. She shook off any further thoughts she might have had.
She stripped off her robe and the unneeded bandages (her instant regeneration had already healed her wounds before she'd even woken up).Sighing she deposited her robe in the nearby hamper and she stopped in front of the mirror and her eyes grew distant and sorrowful as she gazed at her reflection in the mirror, well maybe not so much her reflection as the the tattoo etched into her flesh. The number '4' that was stenciled on her right breast. In one quick motion she burned it off with a burst of kido. She didn't want anyone to see it, luckily her instant regeneration didn't bring back the tattoo when it stitched together. She stepped into the shower. She let out a content sigh as she fely the hot water wash over her skin. I haven't had a shower in awhile. Heh, the last time was... her thought's quickly stopped and she slumped against the wall and slid down to the floor hugging her knees to her chest. She tried not to think back, but she failed miserably as a chilling cascade of memories washed over her.
-*FlashBack*-
It was right after her latest 'training' session. Well, they called it training but all the arrancar did was beat her nearly to death. Ichigo fingered the thin cloth like metal that was bound around her neck and wrists. Aizen had put this crap on her right after the Hogyuko debacle that left her as a woman. Atleast that's what Aizen called it. Truthfully though Ichigo and Gin knew he had done what he'd wanted. The 'girlfication' was just a random side effect. Hell Aizen didn't care he was now a she and neither did Tosen or Gin. Though Ichigo wasn't sure she that was necessarily a good thing. Gin seemed to take it as kind of a joke. Tosen merely told her he was sorry, but that he'd, no she'd, adjust. Aizen treated her like the daughter he'd never had. Ichigo was sure it was only because he couldn't afford to lose her when she was so close, as he put, to becoming the perfect fusion he so desperately wanted.
These training sessions had been to draw out her hollow power that had gone dormant since she'd been changed. Which was mostly throwing her into a free-for-all against a bunch of arrancar. The bands bound her shinigami power to the point she couldn't even feel it! Aizen had said it was so she wouldn't use it as a crutch and to expedite the 'evolution' of her hollow power, the prick. In her opinion she'd only evolved from getting into fights to getting her ass handed to her on a daily basis. That wasn't even the worst of it. SHe was defenseless against any other arrancar that, as they put it, wanted to see how womanly Ichigo had become. She cringed at the thought. They never got far as Harribel always got there in time so they'd run off to avoid getting slaughtered by her.
"Well what do we have here boys?" Ichigo cringed. She knew that voice. "Don't you people have someone else to bother?" She spat. "What I'm just stirring up some friendly conversation" He replied stepping out of the shadows. Standard white uniform. Greasy black hair slicked back, hollow whole center of his chest, black eyes tall kinda lanky. All in all he reminded her of a shorter fatter Nnoitra. Only, in her opinion, impossibly less charming. "Your conversations are anything but friendly now---!" she was silenced rather abruptly when he grabbed the front of her tattered robes and slammed her against the wall. "I didn't say you could talk, woman!" he spoke that last word with a sneer.
He reached up and promptly brought his hand down tear away most of the front of Ichigo's clothes. "Oops, clumsy me!" he said. "Aw, don't be so sad sweetie." he quipped when he noticed the anger rising off of Ichigo. He began leaning in closer to the point where Ichigo could his hot breath on her face. An unpleasant sensation to say the least. "I promise you'll like it after all all women are whores--" Anything he might have said after that was cut off by his pained grunting from Ichigo delivering a swift kick to the crotch. Releasing his grip Ichigo made a break for got a grand total of fifteen feet before help arrived. Unfortunately it wasn't for her.
"Hey lose something, buddy?" She didn't see who said it. But she sure as hell felt him when he smacked upside the head with enough force to send her back to the man she left hunched over in pain. She looked to see him glaring down at her. "YOU BITCH!" he howled picking her up by the hair while she feebly grasped at this arm. He threw her into the nearby wall. She hit iut with a sickening thunk. Even before she'd hit the ground he was, there kicking her in the face stomach pretty much anywhere he could all the while hurling insult after insult after her. "YOU DARE TO HIT ME YOU LITTLE BITCH!! KNOW YOUR PLACE YOU WEAK LITTLE WHORE!!" "H-hey!" said a voice Ichigo recognized as one belonging to one of her recent 'training partner's. The kicking stopped abruptly as the pulled him off her. Something she was thankful for, atleast until they spoke up. "How are we supposed the fuck her if you kill her first!" They're gonna rape me!?! In hindsight it was kinda obvious.
She was abruptly hoisted up by her arms. She couldn't see anything with all the blood in her eyes. "Don't worry I ain't into foreplay." he whispered into her ear. He promptly tore away the rest of her shirt. "Y-y-you better stop...or---" "---or Harribel will kill us?!" he laughed. "Sorry to disappoint babe, but ALL the Espada are in a meeting now. Don't worry will leave you somewhere she can find you" he leaned in close enough that they were nearly kissing "but until then your all ours." He pulled his head back and broke out laughing quickly joined by the others. "Yeah so scream all you want!" "Go for it!" Tears were flowing from her eyes. Help! Somebody please help me.. she sobbed quietly. How could this happen to her? How? Because you're too pathetic Ichigo!
Ichigo's shot open to the familiar landscape of her mind. "How ya doin' partner!" said the hollow Ichigo had hoped died during her transformation. Still a perfect photo negative of herself. Even as a woman.I chigo quickly got to her feet and reached for Zangetsu, only to find it gone. "Tsk, tsk, partner. Ain'tcha got any brains at all? Or did what little brain power you have migrate to those overgrown tits of yours?" she said with a hand on her hip waging her finger like you would a small child. "Aizen sealed away your shinigami power dumbass. So of course Zangetsu-chan ain't gonna show up." "Chan?" asked Ichigo. "Well duh!" she snorted folding her arms across her chest (Or rather under it considering how big it was)."Didja think you little transformation affected only you?" she finished pointing an acussing finger at Ichigo. She he;d up her hand before Ichigo got a chance to reply "But I'm not here to lecture you. WHy the fuck are you letting yourself get raped by the weak little fuckers?" she yelled. "H-hey it's not like I wanna--" "Then use your goddamn hollow power! What? Did you think It simply left?" the disdain in her voice clear. "Look queenie, you can't use your shinigami power so you can't do no Vizaird shit withe mask. But now all you got left is your hollow power. Hollow power might I add that got hit with a round of power from the Hogyoku... ahh now you're getting it" she said when a look of dawning spread across Ihigo's face. "Now go kill the worthless bastards!" she shouted as Ichigo faded back to reality.
Ichigo was brought back too reality to the scene of her would-be rapist bringing his hand across her stomach going dangerously south to her crotch. She responded by bringing her knee even more dangerously north into his. He stumbled back groaning."You little--" he hissed right before Ichigo sliced of his head. She was surprised to feel something warm spray across her and feared the worse before she smelled the blood. She wiped the blood from her eyes and looked at the hand that had taken of the assholes head. In her hand was a zanpakutō but she knew it wasn't Zangetsu. For one it was more the size of a wakizashi than the over sized cleaver she was accustomed too, but still shorter than a regular blade. The blade itself was beautiful, it looked to be made of polished silver or maybe platinum, it had the one sided edge like a normal katana but was straighter (I think the sword type's called a ninjato or kodachi. Something like that). It also had no guard.
"You fucking whore you killed him!" and with that another man rushed her, but he was moving so... slow. With a burst of Sonido and a flick of her wrist that man too lost his head. "WHAT? How the hell did she do that?!?" The surrounding Arrancar each starting backing off. Ichigo however had other ideas. Raising her hand she brought three fingers together and charged a cero. She let it loose on the closest arrancar. He disappeared in a brilliant flash of red light. The cero however kept going till in left a sizable swath of destruction leaving a series of holes in the walls in front of her. "H-holy shit! Did you see the size of that Cero?!" Unfortunately that act left her severely drained which when slumped to the floor in a huff of exhaustion. "Huh? Heh, looks like the bitch ran outta steam."
Ichigo fell to her knees. Hard. Her breath escaping her in ragged gasps. They arrancar started closing laughing at all the cracks they were making what they intended to do with her. Move... move dammit! it was no use. No matter how much Ichigo willed it her body was to tired. To beat up. Wait! she had a zanpakutō didn't she? With that small hopeful thought she desperately tried to think of her swords name.
"Heh, I'm gonna enjoy this." Ichigo felt the hand close around her neck. She felt the other one roughy fondle her breasts. The name, she had to find the name! Despite how tightly she had her eyes should tears were still escaping through much to the enjoy meant of her would be raper. Then it came to her. Gripping her sword tightly, her voice little more then a whisper. she said it. "Rend, Endriago." The massive explosion of reiatsu incinerated the man holding her, sent the others flying in all directions and brought down the walls and ceiling.
Harribel was moving as fast as she could go. She had been excused by Aizen from the espada meeting so she could save Ichigo again. She hated doing this. How many times had she saved the poor girl from being raped? It was ridiculess! She hadn't even been a 'she' for more than a month. She shouldn't have to go through this shit on a nearly daily basis. Then she felt it. A massive explosion of reiatsu. Fearing the worst she decided to take action. "Attack, Tiburón."
Ichigo's position wasn't hard to find. The collapsed hallway, gaping hole in the side the tower, and giant dust cloud helped some. When Harribel landed she was worried she held her sword at the ready and let out her pesquisa in order to pinpoint where the massive power was and who it belonged to... Ichigo!?! She blinked a few times. She hadn't noticed it earlier because it felt like an arrancars and not a shinigami's and different then when she'd witnessed his fight with Grimmjow.
As the dust cleared she noticed a figure materialize. She brought her sword up. Ready to strike. Then she saw her. The reiatsu was Ichigos, but the form intrigued her. The dust had cleared and she could see her clearly now. Ichigo hair had taken on a more wild spiky appearence. White armor covered most of her, it reminded Harribel of the armor Grimmjow got when he released. She now had red stripes on her left cheek reaching to the back of her head. She also had red tattoos on her body. The armor formed a kind of collar on her neck. It also covered the lower half of her breasts. her midriff was bare. Right below her belly button the armor continued until it reached her feet where Harribel noticed were shaped like a bird or reptiles, with three elongated clawed toes and a skeletal looking appendage on the back. Her hands were covered in the white armor too. Her hands were pure white which further up her arm melded perfectly into the armor which ended small shoulder pad with delicate looking spikes extending from the back. When more dust cleared she noticed the tail. The tail was long, and somewhat thin and with the same white bone armor as the rest of her. At it's base it continued along her spine with in small layered ridges up to the base of her skull. However the most notable trait so far was the man struggling whil her tail choked the life outta him.
"Please... Let me go..." the man whimpered. In response Ichigo's tail coiled around the rest of the mans body. "Please I'm--" he never finished. Ichigo retracted her tail along the length his but Harribel was surprised when seemed to just blow apart in a gory mess of blood and guts.
Ichigo's tail had sprouted saw like blades along it's length which then meltedback into the rest of the tail which was now swaying lazily in the wind. Several arrancar had picked themselves out of the rubble. They glared warily at Ichigo who began charging the tip of her tail. Then a small beam lanced out criss-crossing along the floor. The arrancar blinked the tried too charge believing that Ichigos attack had failed. However the lines her attack had left in the floor exploded in a fiery red wave energy the vaporized the arrancar.
It was then he choose to attack. He believed Ichigo had been so caught up in her battle that she hadn't noticed him. He was wrong. Even though had organized the little assault on Ichigo. Even though he had released his power (Which oddly enough gave him a massive claymore an old style European armor). He was no match for Ichigo. In one deft motion Ichigo revealed her sword. The blade was pure white, about the length of a nodachi only straight and half the length on the other side of the blade had small wicked looking saw like protrusions starting from the tip. The guard resembled the manji on her bankai slightly except the were curved like a shuriken. The hilt instead of having a broken chain had a segmented pendent that bore a semblance to her tail.
She brought the blade up in one swift motion cutting the arrancar neatly in half. "I-i-impossible... no women can beat me..." she finished him with a cero. Finally she noticed Harribel turning face her. Her eye's were a beautiful shade gold and (you guessed it) reptilian. her canines had grown into small fangs though still pretty noticeable.
"Harribel?" She asked mildly surprised to see her but nonetheless lowered her sword. "When did you get here?" Harribel merely smirked and sonidoed right up to her. Ichigo let out a gasp in surprise. "You're... really beautiful Kurosaki." before Ichigo could react Harribels hand shot out to grip the back of head and pulled her into a very deep kiss. Which Ichigo returned,wrapping her tail around the both og them.
-*FlashBack End*-
Ichigo head jolted up in shock. Her face was now taking on a deep shade of red. Harribel hadn't stopped at kissing or even coping a feel. Ichigo her head clearing her mind a she finished cleaning the rest of the dirt and grime from her body. After she tried her self off she noticed the Shinigami robes. She put them on and made her way to the back to eveyone sighing she opened the door.
And that's the end of this chapter sorry for the incredibly long wait. Ichigo Resurrección gives a hint into Zangetsu new abilities. I tried to base Ichigos Resurrección on her hollow form seen when fighting the Vaizards. Her command I had figured out pretty much from the get go. The name of her form though was trickier. I didn't like lizard. I thought it was too plain. Plus I always thought Ichigo would work well as a dragon. Now on to the extra!
Extra #1: Ichigo's relationships
Harribel Tia: She's in love with Ichigo. She also a bit of a posessive streak though not really all that controlling (Atleast from her point of view). Not to mention she's more than willing to injure, or more likely kill, anyone who makes a 'move' on her little Ichigo. When Ichigo first came to Hueco Mundo she found him kinda cute. When he fought with Grimmjow she became intrigued with his strange power. After he was captured and changed into her current form she became diterrminied to make Ichigo her's. When Ichigo first began her escape Harribel tried to stop her from escaping to the real world claiming they wouldn't accept her. After a short fight Ichigo stabbed her through the chest and fled. Curiously Harribel doesn't doesn't bear any ill will to Ichigo for it. She's determined to retrieve Ichigo even if she has to fight her again. She also gave Ichigo the crystal shark tooth she wears around her neck. On a side note she considers Ichigo Resurrección form cute and sexy.
Sun-Sun, Apache, Mila-Rose: They consider consider Ichigo as a little sister despite her status as an Espada. Sun-Sun treats Ichigo like little sister and they get along fairly well. Apache and Ichigo butt heads occasionally but not to seriously (Mila usually says something that diverts Apaches attention to her. Mila-Rose is actually excited that such a strong female warrior, regardless if she used to be a he has taken up position as an Espada. They consistently call her 'Ichigo-sama' despite Ichigo's protests.
Sosuke Aizen: He treasures Ichigo like a father would a daughter. He can't lie to Ichigo either, though in truth he's never had too. Ichigo on the other hand see's Aizen as her father and master. Aizen has gone to great length's to ensure that Ichigo would be loyal to him and not Soul Society. These attempts have be marginally successful. Aizen was incredibly pleased when his gamble that Ichigo would change into something new and useful yielded. not the more powerful warrior he had honestly expected, but the very form he'd been looking for. He was also pleased that a side effect was that Ichigo's personalty was shattered, meaning she would has have to recreate hers be taking traits from others. Thus he insured she'd draw from his own mind to fill in the gaps. Ichigo also understands and loves him deeply, though she'd never admit it. Despite the love an understanding they wouldn't hesitate to kill each other if the met on opposite side of a battle. He considers the changes to Zangetsu intriguing, but not wholly unexpected.
Kaname Tosen: Tosen considers Ichigo a valuable comrade in arms. He deeply respects her deep seated value's and unshakeble sense of justice. He also was one of Ichigo's teachers. Using his bankai he'd strip her of one or more of her sense's in order to hone them to maximum sensitivity. He was the first to find out about Zangetsu's new shikai ability.
Gin Ichimaru: They get along like brother and sister. He helped trained Ichigo's sword fighting and kido abilities. Around Gin, Ichigo seems more sarcastic and quick to tease others. They were often partnered together on missions by Aizen.
Yoruichi Shihouin: The steady atraction she had developed for Ichigo during their first foray into Soul Society only grew the more time they spent together and developed into deep feelings of love. At first she dismissed her love for Ichigo under the pretense that he was just a kid. During Ichigos internment as Soifon's lieutenant she rigorously trained ihcigo in shunpo and hakuda as well as Shihouin techniques and other stealth force related knowledge. Her deepest regret is not informing Ichigo of her feelings and failing to protect him from capture. After Ichigo's return she has developed a rather protective streak when it comes to her. She has taken too to sleeping in Ichigo's room in cat form and she has taken to using Kon as a scratching post whenever he tries something perverted to Ichigo's body (though she herself has to problem doing it herself). She's also easily moved to minor bouts of jealousy and freely expresses her afection for Ichigo and has no problem makeing out with her in public.
Soifon: She holds a great deal of respect and affection for Ichigo. Before Ichigo could take up duty as 5th squad captain he was required to intern as a leutanient. Yoruichi convinced Ichigo to join squad two. Soifon was reluctant at first but eventually relented at Yoruichi's insistnece. She was initialy jealous of Ichigo's close relationship to her 'Yoruichi-sama', but eventually saw Ichigo as a fellow student and comrade. That and she developed a crush on him. She grew so close to Ichigo infact that she wanted him to stay as her permanetnt leuitenent, despite the vehement protests of Ōmaeda. She is envious of Ichigo's bankai stating quite simply that it was 'perfect'.
Rukia Kuchiki: Their relationship remains much the same as before. She was both pleased and a little jealous of Ichigo's promotion to 5th squad captain. Even with his appointment to 5th squad captain she still referred him as just Ichigo. WIth Ichigo's new female body any attempts she makes to hide her jealousy at Ichigo new and supurior curves fails. Miserably. Though she is rather pleased that Ichigo now finds her art style cute.
Renji Abarai: Like Rukia he was both jealous and pleased at Ichigo's appointment. He is a little annoyed that Byakuya makes him call Ichigo 'Captain Ichigo'. Now however Renji like Ikkaku constantly tease Ichigo on her knew found womanhood.
Momo Hinamori: They had little interaction prior to his appointment as her captain. She found Ichigo rather charming if a bit blunt. He treated her more like a friend than subordinate, which she enjoyed. She readily agreed to bocome hhis kido teacher. She became despondent over Ichigo's capture, an event which sent her into a near catatonic state over feelings of guilt an inaducuacy concerning her own abilities as a shinigami.
Rangiku Matsumoto: She constantly flirts with and atttempts to get a date with Ichigo. Despite her flrty behaviour many of her closest friends have noted that her feeling are genuine. She along with Kyōraku took Ichigo out for a night of drinking. She later woke up in bed with Ichigo and a rather stunned and embarrassed Nanao. They were still clothed and the bed was actually three pillows and a blanket in Toshiro's office. Despite Ichigo's change Rangiku still flirts with and attempts to get a date with her much to the male populations chargin. She has since taken it upon herself to be Ichigo's teacher in the 'ways of being a beutiful woman'. On a unrelated note Haineko has repeatdly expressed a desire to become Ichigo's new zanpakutō much to Rangiku's annoyance.
Orihime Inoue: Her relationship is deeper than it was before. After her rescue from Aizen she blamed herself for all the injuries Ichigo and the others had 's still shy around Ichigo though she does attempt to get her to behave like a proper girl. Ichigo reguraly visits her home, though he always weasled out of any of her offers of a home made meal much to Tatsuki's endless amusement. Ichigo's change has left her confused about her feelings toward her. She is number three of Ichigo's womenhood teachers, number two being Yoruichi.
Tatsuki Arisawa: Since the retrival of Orihime, Ichigo and Tatsuki have mended their relationshiop and are in fact a little closer than before, though she still feels like there is a gap between them. Ichigo now freely divulges information on his shinigami activites to her and she is left wanting to join him like Orihime and the others. She's ecstatic at Ichigos return though very jealous at Ichigo's new figure. At school she's taken on a role as Ichigo's protector (mostly against Chizuru) and still tries to get her to join the Karate club. Though she's obviously well aware that Ichigo was a man that hasn't stopped her from expressing pride that there's another girl in school who isn't afraid to show some muscle.
Chizuru Honshō: She doesn;t care in the least that Ichigo was once male. From her point of view that just gives her a better chance with her. She treats Ichigo much like she treats Orihime but with a little more gusto.
Risa Yadomaru: Ichigo's gender change hasn't fazed her in the least. She's rather friendly to Ichigo and consistently tries to get Ichigo in 'sexy' outfits, ranging from bikini's to maid outfits. When asked why she merely chuckles perversly.
Keigo Asano: Essentionly same relationship as before, but with the added fact he tries the same perverted tings with Ichgo as any other attractive female he meet's. He also tries to get Ichigo to let him see her naked stating 'it is your sacred duty as a man'. Tatsuki and Ichigo promptly beat him into a quivering ball of human flesh.
Mizuiro Kojima: He took Ichigo's change in stride like he does with nearly everything else in his life. Everyone was surprised when he started hiting on Ichigo considering she was his same age as opposed to the older women he generally goes for. When Tatsuki asked why he replied 'I don't know why. Maybe it's her eyes. But when I like at her she just seems so much older. Older than all of us put together. Like she's been through more than anyone else her age.'.
Boyaah! Extras ahoy. Hoped you anjoyed it. Remember these aren't written in stone and may or may not be accurate. Enjoyed writing them though.