Disclaimer: Bleach is owned by Tite Kudo, not by me. If I owned Bleach, Zangetsu would have gotten a lot more screen time. I also would not have written the Quincy Arc, the Toshiro deserves better than that.
Spoilers: Soul Society, Arrancar, & Hueco Mundo Arcs
Genre: Adventure, Action, Humor, Supernatural
Warnings: Swearing, violence, and romance
Wow, this one took me forever. Hey everybody, sorry it took me so long, but my f*cked up life kept getting in the way. Well Chapter 2 of White out is now touched up and ready for reader consumption.
Gin'yanagi: 'bout damn time
Dragon: Quiet, you. Well, anyway, before we get to the story, there are a few anonymous reviews that I would like to respond to. Now, both of these people just left the title 'Guest Reviewer' so... you guys will know it when you see it.
Guest #1: What the heck does 'o'clock talk' mean?
Gin'yanagi: =/ Exposition?
Dragon: Well, if that's it, then I'm sorry? I'll admit that I probably could have done it better, but the exposition was kinda important. I tried to tone that down in this chapter, though so don't be to upset with me.
Guest #2: 1. I know I should have come up with a better surname, but I majorly suck at coming up with names, and there was a leftover surname that wasn't going to be used otherwise, so... If it's any consolation, they're not gonna be using it all the time. 2. I know 'Black Sun and White Moon' is a big thing in the Bleach Fandom, but I don't really follow it, mostly because the stories I've read for it weren't very interesting. Also, the red outline of Ichigo's reiatsu came from his Inner Hollow, and in this story he doesn't have one, plus Ichigo is not half Quincy, so no dual swords. I'll probably write a story with that later though. 3. I'll let the opening dream sequence show the dynamic between Rukia and Shiro. 4. Wait! Gin's hair was purple!? I don't remember that!
Gin'yanagi: It was probably a very pale lavender. That can easily be mistaken for silver by someone inexperienced in art.
Dragon: I guess... Well, that's everything I wanted to say, so on with the story.
White Out
Chapter 2: Enter the Princess
Rukia shivered as she slowly woke up. I must still be outside, she thought, remembering the events that took place. As she shifted to try and alleviate the stiffness in her body, however, she noticed that the ground was to soft to be asphalt. Cracking her eyes open, she saw that she was not on the street in front of her house, as she previously thought, but instead in a star-lite meadow, snow gently falling all around her.
As she slowly sat up, she noticed something that didn't quite fit in with the rest of the scenery. Off to her right was an old, knarled looking tree that was very different from the pine trees that dotted the meadow, and sitting under the tree was a pale figure.
"Hello.", Rukia said as she stood up and moved to get a closer look. The guy looked like a carbon copy of the guy that helped her last night, Ichigo, except that this guy was completely white. When he heard her greeting, he lift his head to set his midnight-blue gaze on her, but made no further move of acknowledgment.
"I wouldn't waist my time on him if I were you.", a voice said behind her, "He's been incredably grumpy since he got here."
Surprised, Rukia spun around to see a beautiful Yuki-onna, with pale skin and pale, lavender hair, wearing an elegant kimono.
"Did I startle you that much, Mistress?", the Yuki-onna asked, ice blue eyes crinkling in amusement.
"Who are you?", Rukia asked.
"I am -", the Yuki-onna replied. Rukia's eyes went wide. Her mouth moved but no sound came out. The Yuki-onna sighed at this. "It appears you are not quiet ready to hear my name. I hope you will be soon." Before she could ask what that meant, Rukia's vision faded to black, her consciousness being pulled toward the real world.
"Rukia, wake up.", Byakuya said with a light shake of her shoulder.
"Five more minutes.", Rukia mumbled as she turned over. Byakuya straitened up and pondered the situation. A devious glint light his eye as he came up with a solution.
Meanwhile, Rukia was laying there, trying to get a few more minutes of precious sleep when she suddenly felt the sensation of someone tickling her at her weakest point; her stomach.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! STOP! HAHAHA! I CAN'T BREATHE!HAHAHAHAHA!", Rukia shouted as she struggled to get away.
"This is what you get for trying to sleep in!", Byakuya stated before smoothly dodging a strike from Rukia's pillow. He than proceeded to run out of the room and down the stairs, Rukia following him the whole way. Upon reaching the ruins of the kitchen, however, Rukia came to a halt. There, sitting at the miraculously intact table, eating breakfast, was a very familiar orangette, wearing the Karakura High School uniform.
"What the heck are you doing here?!", Rukia exclaimed, pointing her finger at the boy. Ichigo carefully places his chopsticks down and wipes his face before answering.
"Isn't it obvious. I'm the new transfer student that is renting your spare room.", he stated in an innocent tone.
"No, I mean why are you still in the Living World?", Rukia asked in an agitated tone, "I thought you would have gone back to Soul Society or something."
"He can't, Rukia.", Byakuya said from behind her, "Only Shinigami can go to Soul Society."
"What do you mean? He is a Shinigami."
"Not now, I'm not,", Ichigo remarked, "because someone took all my powers."
"What?", Rukia asked.
"Last night, I only intended to give you a fraction of my power, but you took nearly all of it.", Ichigo replied, "Now I have to use a Gigai until my power returns." Rukia felt guilty at this. She didn't mean to take all of his power. "Furthermore, you have to take over my duties as a Shinigami."
"Alright.", Rukia said in a calm voice.
"Really?" Ichigo asked, eyes wide with shock.
"Yeah, well, seeing how I absorbed all your powers, it makes sense that I would have to take over your job.", Rukia reasoned, "Why, did you think I was going to say no?"
"Well," Ichigo responded, "if I was the unwitting human in this situation, I would probable say something like 'Last night was a one time thing' or 'I'm not going to put my life on the line for total strangers'. I guess I was expecting you to do the same."
"Ah, come on, give us humans a little more credit then that.", Rukia said in defense of her people. For some odd reason, both Ichigo's and Byakuya's lips twitch upward at this comment.
"Alright," Byakuya said, "enough chit-chat. If you two don't hurry up, you're going to be late."
"Okay, Tou-Chan." "Yes, sir.", Rukia and Ichigo said at the same time. As they all sat at the table, a thought entered Rukia's mind.
"Hey, Tou-Chan?", she asked, "What was it you wanted to tell me last night?"
Byakuya paused in the action of bringing food to his mouth, looking at his daughter with the intensity of a deer caught in the headlights.
"Um."
At Karakura High School, two girls were walking down a hallway. Both were wearing the school uniform, and both were carrying messenger bags in front of them, but that was where the similarity end. One girl was clearly an athlete, with short, ebony hair and blue eyes. The other girl had a softer, more gentle feel about her, with long orange hair, held back by two blue, flower shaped clips, as well as gray eyes and a rather large bust.
"Hey, Orihime," the raven haired girl asked as she turned toward her companion, "did you bring lunch with you today?"
"Mm hm," Orihime replied, "leftover Taiyaki style raman with wasabi and honey." The raven tried to imagine it. It didn't look good. "Would you like some, Tatsuki?", Orihime asked.
"Uh... no, that's okay.", Tatsuki replied.
"Are you sure?" Orihime continued. Before Tatsuki could answer, however, they both hear someone complaining about something around the turn at the end of the hallway.
"I can't believe he would keep something like that from me!", that someone shouted.
"I'm sure he only did it to protect you.", another person answered. At that point, the two girls and the people in the other hallway reached the turn at the same time, causing Orihime to run into a solid wall of flesh, resulting in her falling backwards.
"I'm so sorry.", a voice above her said, "Are you alright?"
"Oh, don't worry," Orihime said as she looked up, "I'm perfectly... fine." What she saw was nothing less then the most perfect man she had ever seen, with hair the color of the sun and chocolate brown eyes looking at her with great concern. He held out his hand, and she took it mechanically, her eyes never leaving his face.
"Are you sure?", the boy asked. Orihime didn't respond, to much in awe of the Earth-bound angel in front of her to fully comprehend what was being said.
"I think you dazzled her, Ichigo.", someone chuckled off to the side, snapping her out of her daze.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry.", she said, blushing furiously as she bowed, "I space out a lot. I'm Inoue Orihime."
"It's a pleasure to meet you. My name's Shiba Ichigo.", he said, returning her bow.
"Wow, Rukia. You managed to find an actual gentleman.", Tatsuki stated bringing Ichigo's attention to her, "Name's Arisawa Tatsuki. Nice ta meet'cha.", she finished, holding out her hand.
"Same here.", Ichigo replied, shaking her hand.
"Well, that's enough introductions for now." Rukia said, "Come on Ichigo, I still have half the school to show you before class starts." Rukia then started shoving Ichigo down the hall. "Oh, and Tatsuki, I need to talk to you and Uryu during lunch.", she shot over her shoulder.
"Okay.", Tatsuki shot back.
"It was a pleasure meeting you, Inoue-San, Arisawa-San.", Ichigo put in as he and Rukia rounded a corner.
"Wow.", Tatsuki said once they disappeared from sight, "I have a feeling thing are gonna get a lot more interesting around here."
"Rukia, are you alright?", asked a raven-haired boy sitting in the desk diagonally in front of hers as Rukia took her customary seat by the window.
"I'm fine, Uryu.", Rukia replies, "Why do you ask?"
"I heard about the giant hole that now opens your kitchen up to the street.", Uryu said in an even tone while adjusting his glass to the point that the glare of light completely blocked his eyes from view.
"Whoa. Now Way. What happened?", came the excited babble from the boy sitting in the seat directly behind her, his eyes and mouth wide open . Behind him sat another boy who looked up from his cellphone, his eyes just as wide.
"Relax, Keigo, Mizuiro. It's not that serious.", Rukia says, waving it off.
"What's not that serious?", Tatsuki asked as she took the seat in front of her. Orihime took the seat in front of Tatsuki.
"A truck ran into our house.", Rukia said with a shrug, "Nobody got injured."
"You call a truck running into your house 'not that serious'.", Mizuiro said in a mildly shocked tone with one eyebrow raised. Orihime had a hand over her mouth in shock, while Tatsuki and Uryu looked at her suspiciously.
"Do you need any help cleaning up?", asked the boy sitting next to Keigo, having great difficulty sitting comfortably do to his hight.
"Uh, that's okay Chad.", Rukia replied, a bead of sweat forming
"Yeah, Chad. You'd probably bring the whole house down.", Keigo chimed in. Chad grunted in response.
"Okay, class. Settle down.", said Ochi-Sensei, a young woman with glasses and brown hair done up in a ponytail, "I have an announcement to make.", everybody fell silent, "We have a new transfer student." Ichigo walked in, his traffic cone hair drawing everyones attention, "Now, please introduce yourself to the class."
Ichigo picked up a piece of chalk and wrote his name on the chalk board. Many people started snickering but stopped at Ochi-Sensei's glare. When he was done, he turned to face the class. "Hello, my name is Shiba Ichigo. Please take good care of me."
"Alright," Ochi-Sensei said, "you can take the empty seat next to Kurosaki." And with that, Ichigo made his way to Rukia's group.
"Hello again, Inoue-San, Arisawa-San.", Ichigo greeted politely as he took his seat.
"H-hello again, Shiba-Kun.", Orihime stuttered, blushing like crazy once again.
"Shiba.", Tatsuki said indifferently.
"Alright, Ichigo.", Rukia said, "You've meet the girls of the group, now it's time to meet the guys. Introduce yourselves, boys."
"Ishida Uryu."
"Asano Keigo."
"Kojima Mizuiro."
"Sado Yasutora."
"It's a pleasure to meet you all, and before you say anything, my name means 'One Who Protects', and anyone who calls me 'Strawberry' or 'Berry-Chan' will immediately find themselves in a bloody mess on the ground.", Ichigo said pleasantly, his lips forming a warm smile. Something about that smile sent shivers down everybody's backs.
As soon as the lunch bell rang, Rukia, Uryu, and Tatsuki made there way to a secluded corner of the school yard.
"Alright, Rukia, what is it you wanted to talk to us about.", Tatsuki asked when they reached their destination.
"Will this conversation include the true explanation of what happened last night?", Uryu asked, folding his arms across his chest, "Because I don't believe for a second that a truck ran into your house."
Rukia sighed, "Brace yourselves. This is going to be a long story." She then launched into the story of what happened last night and this morning. When she finished, their eyes were wide with shock.
"Wait, let me get this straight.", Tatsuki said, rubbing her forehead with her hand, "Ichigo is some sort of Shinigami who kills monsters and sends ghosts onto the afterlife, and last night a ton of shit went down that resulted in him giving you his powers, and top everything off, your dad is one too."
"Pretty much.", Rukia sighed.
…
"What are you willing to bet that our dads are in on this.", Tatsuki said, turning to face Uryu.
"It certainly would explain a lot.", Uryu sighed, rubbing a hand through his hair.
"You guys gonna confront 'em about it?", Rukia asked.
"Yes.", Uryu and Tatsuki answered in unison.
"Be sure to send me video of it." At this, the group broke into maniacal grins, deeply amused by the suffering of others. Meanwhile, unbeknown to them, a certain orange-haired Shinigami stood in the shadow of a near by pillar, quietly observing the exchange.
"Your friends seem interesting.", Ichigo said from behind an orange book that he was apparently reading. He changed from the school uniform to a pair of black cargo pants and a black muscle shirt that showed of his abs and tattoo. He was leaning against a batting machine that was firing black and white baseballs at random intervals.
"You know," Rukia remarked, "I don't appreciate that you're reading porn while I'm working my ass off!", she accented the last word by hitting a black baseball with the baseball bat in her hands. The ground around them was littered with baseballs, both hit and missed. Her current attire was a pair of blue jeans and a Happy Bunny tee shirt.
"I keep telling you to only hit the white ones.", Ichigo replied, not looking up from his book and blatantly ignoring the comment about the porn.
"Why am I doing this again?", Rukia asked as she hit another baseball, white this time.
"The black balls represent hands, the white balls represent heads. In order to purify Hollows effectively, you must aim for the head every time."
"Rukia-Chan, Shiba-Kun!", came an excited voice from the street. Ichigo and Rukia looked up to see Orihime waving and walking over to them. She was wearing a pink, short sleeved blouse and a white skirt with a pink floral design. In her hand was a shopping bag.
"Hey, Orihime.", Rukia greeted, leaning on her bat and giving a light wave.
"Inoue-San, it's good to see you again.", Ichigo said, giving a slight bow, the book suddenly nowhere in sit.
"What are you guys doing here?", Orihime asked.
"Practicing my swing.", Rukia stated.
"So you can beat up the bad guys and save all the ghosts as the superhero of the dead?", Orihime asked excitedly.
"Yep.", Rukia replied.
These last two comments left Ichigo wide-eyed, both at Orihime's perceptiveness and at Rukia's calm reaction. Then he noticed something on Orihime's leg.
"Inoue?", Ichigo asked.
"Hmm?"
"That mark on you're leg. Can I examine it?"
"Oh, s-sure.", Orihime stuttered nervously, a light blush coloring her cheeks as Ichigo knelt down to examine the dark bruise on her leg.
"Good grief, Orihime. What did you do this time?", Rukia asked in a tone that said this wasn't the first time Orihime had a serious injury.
"I almost got hit by a car.", Orihime replied, "No big deal."
"Wow. It looks like the universe is out to get you.", Rukia stated calmly, leaving Ichigo to wonder at the girls' sanity as he rose from his kneeling position.
"Yeah, it does, doesn't it.", Orihime replied before looking at her watch, "Oh, I've gotta go. Laugh Hour is almost on." And with that, Orihime ran off.
"Orihime.", Rukia sighed, placing a hand on her forehead.
"How does she know?", Ichigo asked.
"Orihime can be surprisingly perceptive sometimes. She probably sensed the change in my Reiryoku subconsciously."
"I take it she's Spiritually aware then.", Ichigo said, a thoughtful look on his face.
"She can't see spirits like me, Tatsuki or Uryu, but she can sense their presence. Same goes for Chad. Keigo and Mizuiro are normal though.", Rukia replied.
"So, Tatsuki and Uryu can see spirits, too?", Ichigo asked calmly.
"Yeah. It's one of the reasons why we're so close. Plus our dads all know each other."
Ichigo looked at his watch then. "It's getting late. We should pack up and head home, too."
While they are cleaning up, Rukia can't help but notice the thoughtful look on Ichigo's face.
Byakuya was sitting in the Clinic office, doing paperwork, when he heard a knock at the door.
"Come in.", Byakuya said as he turned his chair around to face the door. Ichigo walked in to see Byakuya still wearing his lab coat over his standard graphic tee and jeans.
"Byakuya, I was wondering if you could tell me anything about Inoue Orihime?", Ichigo asked. Byakuya looked shocked for a moment before a world-weary expression took over his face, proving Ichigo right in his assumption that there was more to the story then what had Rukia told him.
"Why do you need to know?", Byakuya asked. He didn't like where this conversation was going.
"I think she was attacked by a Hollow this afternoon.", Ichigo replied.
Byakuya sighed before launching into the story. "Orihime had an older brother named Sora, who died three years ago. As far as I know she has no other family."
"How did he die?"
"He was run over by a drunk driver. He somehow managed to survive the initial hit and was brought to the clinic.", Byakuya paused to take a shaky breath. Ichigo could see wetness in his eyes. "I did everything I could to stabilize him, I even used Healing Kido, but he died of Hypovolemia before the ambulance could arrive to take him to the hospital." Silence pervaded the room for a few moments.
Suddenly, Ichigo's Soul Pager went off.
"What is it?", Byakuya asked as Ichigo looked at the screen.
"A Hollow will appear in Rukia's room in less then a minute.", Ichigo said before running up the stairs, Byakuya following close behind.
Rukia was minding her own business, sitting on her bed and reading a manga while listening to her Ipod, when all of a sudden Ichigo came bursting into her room. He then proceeded to thrust his right hand, which is in a strange red glove with a flaming skull, into her face. The next thing she knew, she was dodging a giant hand coming through a black void in her wall.
"What the hell!", Rukia exclaimed as the Hollow pulled itself into her room. It looked almost like a naga.
"Talk later, fight now!", Ichigo shouted back.
Rukia swiftly dodged a sweep of the Hollow's claws before aiming a strike directly at it's mask. Her sword made contact, but it only made a small crack in the mask. Too shallow, Ichigo thought to himself. A part of the mask crumbled away as the Hollow roared in pain. Ichigo heard a gasp coming from the door just before the Hollow disappeared back through the void.
"Rukia," Byakuya said in a grave tone, "you need to go to Orihime's, now."
"Why?", Rukia asked.
"Because that was Sora Inoue, and Hollows almost always go after their family.", Byakuya replied. Rukia got the point and immediately jumped out the window and ran toward Orihime's apartment. "Ichigo.", Ichigo looked at Byakuya, "Garage. Now."
"We are fighting dreamers. Takami wo mezashite.", Orihime sang as she did the dishes, "Fighting dreamers. Narifuri kamawazu. Fighting dreamers. Shinjiru ga mama ni. Oli oli oli oh! Just go my way." Suddenly a noise from the front room catches her notice. When she went to investigate, she found that the picture of her older brother was on the floor.
"Oh no!", Orihime exclaims as she ran over to the fallen portrait. She lifted it up to reveal a crack running right through his face. "Oh, Sora. Looks like I have to get you a new frame." Suddenly she felt an immense pressure on her chest, followed by intense pain causing her to black out. When she came to, she saw a shocking sight; her own body, laying across the room. Coming from her body was a long chain that is also attached to her own chest.
"W-what's going on?", Orihime asked, getting more terrified by the minute.
"Orihime.", a voice said from behind her. She turned around, yelped, and quickly backed away from the giant, snake-like monster.
"W-who are you, and h-how do y-you know my name?", Orihime stuttered.
"That makes me sad, Orihime. Don't you recognize my voice. It's me, can't you tell.", the monster said, a hint of insanity in its voice.
"What are you talking about?"
"It makes me sad, Orihime. Very, very sad!", the monster yelled, raising its arm up to strike. Orihime closed her eyes, not wanting to see her own death.
"Despicable, what kind of monster attacks his own sister."
Upon hearing that voice, Orihime immediately opened her eyes to see Rukia standing in front of her in a black outfit, blocking the monster's hand with a sword. Rukia then pushed the monster away. It howled in pain, clutching its bloody hand, before retreating through a black void.
"You alright, Orihime?", Rukia asked as she turned around to face her.
"Oh yes. I'm fine.", Orihime replied. Rukia traveled from her chest to her body.
"Good, the chain's still attached.", Rukia said quietly.
"What do you mean..." Before Orihime could finish, the monster came back. It roared before grabbing Orihime's chain and lifting her up. Rukia took a swing at its tail, but it was to tough, and she wound up getting knocked out the window.
Outside, Ichigo and Byakuya arrived on Byakuya's black Kawasaki Ninja, just in time to see Rukia slide across the air as if it was solid ground.
"She's had her powers for one day and she's already capable of creating Reishi Platforms.", Ichigo remarked in awe.
"Were you expecting anything less from my daughter.", Byakuya said in return, a hint of pride in his voice.
"You going to help?"
"No. I want to see how she handles this." Just then, the Hollow Sora appeared in the hole in the side of the building.
"Stay back.", Hollow Sora said as he held up Orihime. Orihime let out a gasp of pain.
"Orihime!", Rukia shouted. Hollow Sora took advantage of the distraction to swing his tail at her. Rukia managed to dodge, but just barely.
"Rukia!", Ichigo shouted from the street below. Byakuya's eyes narrow in concern.
"Rukia.", Orihime whispered.
"Orihime, have you really forgotten me?"
"Huh.", Orihime said softly, looking back at the monster, her gaze falling on its eyes. Before, they were black with gold irises, but now the looked human, white with gray irises, just like... "Sora?"
"I was so lonely, Orihime.", Hollow Sora said, "You had forgotten about me. And it's all your fault!", he redirected to Rukia, "You and that other girl took Orihime away from me! Once I devour you, there will be nothing keeping us from being together forever!"
With that, he dropped Orihime and lounged at Rukia through the ruined window. Rukia dodged the initial charge by performing a flip over his back, slicing up his tail in the process. He attempts to backhand her, but she cut off his hand. Hollow Sora then spat acid on her hands, causing Rukia to drop her sword and fall to the ground, the searing pain making it impossible for her to concentrate on maintaining the Reishi Platforms. She landed on her feet and stood up, but Hollow Sora was moving to fast for her to dodge. But suddenly, he stopped. Orihime managed to get in between them and was now clutching her Hollowfied older brother, her bloody shoulder still in his mouth.
"Orihime.", Rukia gasped, eyes wide with shock, and she wasn't not the only one. Off to the side, Ichigo was off the Ninja, mouth agape as he tried to process what just happened. Byakuya had also dismounted the Ninja, and was now making his way to Rukia. Those burns weren't going to heal on there own.
"Orihime, why?"
"Because I couldn't let you kill my friend over a misunderstanding."
"What"
"Ever since you died, I've always been able to sense you near by, watching over me. Like today, when you pulled me out of the way of that car earlier."
"That explains it.", Ichigo said. He was now standing beside Rukia and Byakuya. Byakuya had his hands over Rukia's, a pale green light enveloping them.
"One day, I realized that if I kept depending on you, then you would never find peace. So you see. I didn't forget about you, Nii-San. I was trying to show you that I was happy and that you didn't need to worry about me anymore. I never dreamed that it would make you so sad and lonely. I'm sorry, Nii-San." At this, Orihime collapsed.
"Orihime!", Sora shouted before screaming in pain. He clutched his head and starts thrashing about.
"What's wrong with him?", Rukia asked.
"He is fighting his Hollow half.", Byakuya replied, watching Sora with what almost looked like empathy, "He obviously was forced to become a Hollow."
"What do you mean, forced?", Rukia asked.
"When a strong Hollow consumes a soul, he is then able to manipulate that soul.", Ichigo replied.
"Right now," Byakuya continued, "Sora is desperately trying to fight off that Hollow. For his sister's sake."
Suddenly, Sora's mask broke, revealing his human face. His body seemed to shrink dramatically, and while he still held the form of a naga, overall he is less intimidating.
"Orihime!", he exclaimed upon seeing her on the ground.
"Don't worry," Ichigo said, walking towards them, "she's not dead. Her Inga no Kusari is still attached. I can restore her to her body." Ichigo leaned down to pick Orihime up, and that was when Sora noticed something.
"Those hair pins...", he said in shock.
"They were a gift from you, weren't they?", Rukia asked. She and Byakuya had walked up behind Ichigo. "She wears them every single day."
Sora was rendered speechless by this, but he then smiled before turning around, face turned serious. He took hold of Rukia's Zanpakto.
"What are you doing?", Rukia asked.
"It's only a matter of time before the Hollow takes over again.", Sora stated, "I'm going to end this before that happens." Sora then puts the Zanpakto to his chest.
"But-"
"Rukia, calm down.", Byakuya says, "He's doing the right thing."
"How is killing himself the right thing?", Rukia asked, rather loudly.
"Rukia, when did I ever say we kill Hollows?", Ichigo asked rhetorically, "A Shinigami's Zanpakto is used to purify a Hollow's soul, allowing them to pass on to Soul Society."
Sora nodded at this,and proceeds to thrust the Zanpakto through his chest. He started to dissolve, but before he was completely gone, Orihime managed to get one final word in.
"Good bye, Nii-San." And with that, Sora left the world with a smile.
Dragon: Before anyone says anything; I am well aware that Shiro/Hichigo's eyes are gold with black sclera, but if I left them that color then there would have been awkward questions when Rukia's Inner Hollow is revealed.
Gin'yanagi:'gasp' You just spoiled the story.
Dragon: Oh please. Like they couldn't figure that out on their own anyway.
Gin'yanagi: 'spins around on an office chair' Hahaha, well got anything else to say to the audience before we sign off.
Dragon: Yeah, I have an announcement. Chapter 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh; A Tale of Two Brothers is almost down. It should be up within the next week or so if my muse cooperates.
Well, that's everything. Be sure to fav and follow. Oh, and, reviewers, please use words I can understand. I was up for hours trying to figure out what 'o'clock talk' meant.