D-F: Hello there again! So sorry about the long wait. I had this chapter ready to be posted and was gonna right after I got the 18th chapter done, but when I went to find this chapter it turns out I couldn't find it. I think it got deleted when I reformatted my laptop and I hadn't saved it on my usb drive, though I coulda swore I did. So please bare with me as I can't remember exactly how the original chapter went but I'll do my best. Alright then, on with the story, R&R please!
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Bleach, I DO own any Ocs in this fic.
Chapter 17
The group watching the spar between Kyo and Perry all stared wide eyed and opened mouthed at the true form of Kyo. She now stood at about six feet tall and was hunched over slightly in an animalistic pose. Her mask had appeared and looked the same as it had the first time it formed. Her arms and legs were covered in layered bone armour and her torso was covered in what looked like a black one piece swimsuit. Her hair was still short in the back but the longer parts that hung on either side of her face had grown to about just above her knees and it was pure white. She also now had white wolf ears and three white wolf tails. A collar around her neck was attached to manacles around her wrists with silvery ribbons. There was also no hollow hole on her being.
"K-Kyo?" Orihime stuttered as she looked at the creature standing where her friend once was. Kyo looked over at the group, her pupil-less eyes sweeping their gaze over everyone. The girl grinned at them and then threw back her head laughing.
"I've got it! I have complete control over my resureccion!" Kyo howled. She brought her gaze back to Perry and pointed at the mod soul, "Do your worst." Perry grinned and took up her stance, launching herself at the arrancar in front of her.
That's when everything went wrong. Something in Kyo snapped and she automatically knew that she didn't have control over her release. Perry's attack faltered when she heard Kyo growl at her. The growl was monstrous and completely inhuman. Perry glanced over at the group and made eye contact with Urahara moments before the ribbons attached to the collar around the hollow's neck let go and the creature used them to rip the mod soul's gigai to shreds.
The hollow turned it's attention from the ruined gigai to the group of people standing near the ladder leading to the shop above them. The creature roared and prepared to charge at them. Ichigo separated from his body bringing Zangetsu out in front of him, preparing for the hollow's attack. Before the monster could charge, Chad ran at it. "Be careful the ribbons! They're razor sharp!" Ichigo called out.
The muscular teen tackled the hollow, driving it's head into the ground hard. The hollow was knocked out instantly and reverted back to Kyo, Lobo re-materializing next to her. As Ichigo re-sheathed the girl's zanpaku-to and placed her back into her body Urahara examined the ruined gigai. "Great, I just created this!" Ichigo shot the man a glare and shook his head, picking Kyo up as the others began to ascend the ladder.
When Kyo woke up she felt a pressure on her legs that kept her from moving them. Opening her eyes she sat up and nearly gasped when she saw Ichigo asleep on her legs. "He's been here the entire time." a voice made her jump. Kyo turned to see Uryu sitting next to where the orange haired teen was sprawled out. "How long have I been out Uryu?"
The quincy smirked, "It's only been about a day, we weren't sure if you were going to wake up. Chad accidentally drove your head into the ground pretty hard and we thought you might have a concussion." Kyo nodded, glancing down at Ichigo, a blush spreading across her cheeks. Uryu smirked again, "You like him more than as just a friend don't you." Kyo's head shot up and she stared wide-eyed at Uryu, her face turning a shade of red that rivalled strawberries. The quincy nodded knowingly, and Kyo sighed, "Orihime figured it out too, but please don't tell him."
Uryu smirked yet again, "Don't worry, you're secret's safe and there's no way he'll figure it out on his own. He's kind of dense." The arrancar giggled and Uryu couldn't help but think of her as a little cute when she did that. Right then the dark haired quincy decided that he would help protect her from whatever Aizen had planned for her, he would be like an older brother to her. "Well I'll leave you two alone, I have to get home anyway." He patted her head as he stood and smiled at her as she giggled again. "See you later Uryu." Kyo said, and the dark haired teen nodded.
Ichigo stirred slightly from a dream he had been having to find that his pillow was really hard and lumpy. He punched it hard to soften it a bit but he sat up fast when he heard a familiar voice cry out in pain. As his eyes focused he saw Kyo rubbing her shins and glaring at him with tears in her eyes. "Oh Kyo, s-sorry about that." Ichigo apologized, a blush blazing across his cheeks. Kyo shook her head, "It's fine, don't worry about it."
Ichigo looked around the room they were in, then glanced at his watch. "We should probably get home soon." Kyo nodded as she looked shyly at Ichigo. Neither of them said anything, Kyo shifted so that she was kneeling in front of Ichigo. It was another few moments with both of them just sitting there, staring at each other, then as if on instinct both teens began to lean forward, getting closer and closer. Their lips were mere inches apart when they heard voices.
"Really I don't think you should go in there." Urahara was saying. "I don't care what you think, I want to see Ichigo." Just seconds before the two entered the room Kyo sprang back to where she had originally been sitting. Rukia burst through the door an angry gleam in her indigo eyes. "Are you okay Ichigo? I heard what happened." The substitute soul reaper nodded, "Yeah I'm fine, Kyo's okay too." Rukia nodded, but didn't cast so much as a glance at Kyo.
"The soul society has asked me to stay in the world of the living for now, to keep an eye on things." She threw a glare at Kyo then turned swiftly on her heel and stormed out. Urahara gave the teens an apologetic look and followed the angry soul reaper. Kyo looked up at Ichigo with her huge violet eyes, tears glistening and threatening to stream down her face. Panic tightened Ichigo's chest and to keep her from crying he grabbed the small girl, crushing her to his chest in a tight hug. Kyo only gave a little gasp of surprise, then she melted into the hug.
Both teens were blushing slightly as they entered the main part of the Urahara shop. Urahara was standing at the door waving. He turned around ans grinned at the two. "You're going to want to be careful when you get home Ichigo, Rukia's pretty angry and you know she's camping out in your closet again." Ichigo sighed and nodded, he was suddenly dreading going home.
Kyo reached out and touched the tall teen's arm, sending small shivers through his body. Ichigo looked down at her and she gave him a small smile. Urahara grinned at the two feeling the sudden change in atmosphere. That girl's got some effect on Ichigo. The former soul reaper thought to himself as his grin widened.
Ichigo and Kyo said goodbye to Urahara and left the shop, heading out into the cool night air. Both were silent the entire way home, neither sure of how to break the slightly awkward silence. Once they reached their houses Kyo quickly said goodnight and ran to her house, tripping as she raced up the steps and ran through the door. Ichigo couldn't help but grin after the klutz as he walked slowly to his house.
Once inside he headed straight for the stairs, his family would be asleep at this time so he didn't bother calling out to say he was home. Rukia was waiting for him at the top of the stairs. "I know what you're going to say, but Rukia she's not working for Aizen and she's not bad." Rukia crossed her arms, "But Ichigo, she could have killed someone. Why was she using her resurrecion if she knew she couldn't control it?" Ichigo shiged, "Urahara wanted to see it and how she fought while in her release state, she tried to refuse but he gave her a bracelet that was supposed to help her control it. The bracelet seemed to work at first but then she lost control."
Rukia didn't look convinced but she merely turned on her heel and stalked into Ichigo's room, disappearing into his closet. The orange haired teen sighed and followed her into his room, collapsing on his bed and falling asleep.
Kyo sighed as she leaned back against the trunk of a large maple tree, the brown changing to grey then back again. It was always so peaceful in her dream plane and she came here quite often when she slept; it always gave her such a rested feeling when she woke. As she sat there in the complete silence of her world, she suddenly heard a twig crack.
The girl jumped to her feet, fully alert and on edge now. "Who's there!" She called out, "I know there's someone here, I can feel your spirit energy!" As she said that Kyo was blasted with an overwhelming wave of spiritual pressure and she automatically could tell who the intruder was.
"You're Ichigo's hollow right?" She asked, though the person was still hidden. She was about to call out again when she heard a high shrill laugh and the intruder called out in a voice that was so frighteningly similar to Ichigo's yet so menacing, "Yes, I am that fool's hollow, but that will soon change." The completely white and black version of Ichigo stepped from behind a tree and grinned evilly at Kyo. The small girl was unable to move, the immense amount of power coming from the being in front of her kept her rooted in place. Hollow Ichigo noticed this and laughed again.
"You know I'm going to take over his body and when I do he will be no more." The hollow sneered, using flash step to bring himself to stand behind the small arrancar. Kyo still couldn't move so all she could do was say, "That's not going to happen, I won't let it." Hollow Ichigo cackled loudly and placed his hand on her shoulder.
"What I'd like to know is how you got in here, I didn't bring you in here. The only person who should be able to enter this place is Ichigo." Kyo snapped, trying to divert the hollow's attention as she attempted, with no luck, to move. Hollow Ichigo grinned down at her, "When you created a bond with that idiot you also created a pathway for the two of you to enter each other's minds and inner worlds. I could feel the pathway when it opened, so could the old man. You left yourself completely open to me."
Kyo's eyes widened, she hadn't thought of that even being possible, but it made total sense. Why else would she have been able to access Ichigo's bankai, and also have both he and she see each other's dreams. The hollow behind her leaned down so that his face was next to hers, his hand gripping her shoulder tighter. He placed his cold lips onto her neck in a soft kiss, nipping slightly at the nape. Kyo shuddered involuntarily and Hollow Ichigo laughed again.
"When I take over Ichigo's body I will have my way with you," He paused then, as if pondering something, then he continued, "Or maybe I'll just take over your body, now wouldn't that be fun?" The hollow laughed loudly again and then Kyo plunged into darkness.
D-F: So there you have it, chapter 17 rewritten and it's just as good if not better. Oooh, spicy scenes between Ichigo and Kyo and also between Hollow Ichigo and Kyo, what will happen? Again, I'm so sorry about the wait. Hopefully this won't ever happen again. I promise I will get 18 up as soon as possible. So until then enjoy this and thanks to everyone who is reading this and who have added this and me to their fave lists and alerts. It's because of you guys that I'm still writing this one at least!