Ichigo bit his lip as Aizen gave him a look. "Would you believe if I said I found another illusion zanpakutō?" He had to get Aizen off the topic of whether or not Gin did his job.
"Do not act all innocent, you almost killed me." Gin was of course not helping, though he didn't truly expect the man to help his case.
"Do you know how hard it is to act like you are above everyone?"
"Would one of you like to explain to me what happened?" Aizen was looking between Ichigo and Gin.
"Have him explain to ya. I have no idea what happened."
Ichigo sighed, here it went. "Do you remember these words? Everything has an ending, I know you can no longer hear me. The Soul Society killed you, I will get revenge on them. I promise you and one day we will be reunited."
Aizen shook his head. "Where did they come from?"
Ichigo groaned. "A memory, that I had no idea about."
"Does this explain you trying to kill me and the whole my lord comment?"
Ichigo looked at Gin. "I saved your ass back there."
"Ichigo, you found another illusion zanpakutō? That isn't possible." Aizen was looking at him with disbelief.
"I'm still trying to figure out everything."
Aizen looked down at the Hōgyoku that Ichigo had in his lap, when did that move? "You don't listen."
"Just let me talk. It may have saved my life, would you rather that I die? Or worst become someone who may have been worst then you were before?"
"Is that really possible?" Gin got out.
"Those memories are in me, I saw it when Kisuke gave me the zanpakutō. I tried to act like him, but that failed."
"Well you did a pretty good job. "
"Gin stop interrupting him" Aizen said.
Ichigo sighed. "The last memory I saw was one I didn't remember. That has to be what the imposter meant by being the key. It was like a past life. We were on Sōkyoku hill, yet it looked different. The memory before that, Kisuke had just put the Hōgyoku up and the me from before appeared, he asked if you sent me. You said those words to me after kissing me, your lips were stained with blood. Are you sure you don't remember that."
"So you two were lovers before that" Gin started.
"Shut up Gin" Aizen and Ichigo said in unison.
"Is that your zanpakutō" Aizen said looking at the zanpakutō that hung from Ichigo's side. Ichigo nodded. Aizen ran his hand over the black hilt, the zanpakutō looked vastly different than Zangetsu.
"The release command is end all, and its name is Shinokagami."
Aizen shook his head. "I don't remember that name at all."
"It doesn't matter. I don't know what I am going to do about having two zanpakutōs now."
Orihime had been quiet and was looking at Ichigo. "Ichigo you look different."
Ichigo looked at Orihime. "Wait who you are" he got out. The girl looked like she was going to start crying. Aizen quickly took the Hōgyoku from Ichigo. That comment had done it.
Ichigo looked at Aizen, a smirk playing on his lips. "The Hōgyoku you have in your hands is mine, it has always been mine."
Gin had gotten off the bed and had backed away from Ichigo. "Though you don't change do you Sōsuke." Aizen couldn't do anything before he found himself on the bed, he was staring up at Ichigo.
"Gin would you show that girl out of the room? Make yourself useful for once." Ichigo kissed Aizen's lips, he wasn't even paying attention to Gin as he order him around.
Gin didn't know what to do. "Yes my lord" he got out, he didn't want to make Ichigo mad, he looked at Orihime. "Come on girl if you want to live" he said and led Orihime out of his own room.
Aizen looked up at Ichigo. "Ichigo this isn't you."
Ichigo frowned at that comment. "Don't call me by that name, you know my name Sōsuke."
"But it is your name" Aizen got out. Ichigo sighed and got up off of Aizen.
"No it isn't. My name is Katsu Ametsuchi. You act like you don't remember me at all. That is a shame."
"What are you going to do to me" Aizen got out. He hated it, but he would have to act like Ichigo had with him. He needed to get his Ichigo back.
"What do you suggest I do with you? You're a genius, I would hate to lose you. "
"But do you love me?"
Ichigo smirked. "Yes" he said.
"Then why don't you allow me to ask you question so I can remember who you are."
"Fine, you're odd Sōsuke, but go ahead. "
"What squad are you in?"
"It appears you lost your memories, but I suppose since it is you I will humor you. Five."
"So you were in my squad?"
Ichigo was so close to him. "It was my squad, after I took it from our dear captain Hirako."
"Are you older than me?" Aizen hated asking the question, but he needed to know.
Ichigo rolled his eyes. He didn't seem to be wanting to answer, Aizen moved over to him and began to nibble on his neck. The move that Ichigo had done to him.
"Mmmmm, you're older than me, but that doesn't stop me from taking control over you."
"How much older" Aizen stopped the motion.
"Two years older, you really don't remember do you?"
"You told me this was your Hōgyoku?"
"Yes, it was made for me by Kisuke Urahara. "
"I see, what is your goal?"
"That is enough questions. "
"No one more, how did we meet?"
"We met in Rukon. Now enough."
Aizen opened his mouth to say something only to find Ichigo's zanpakutō on his throat. "You're going to kill me" he got out.
"No, you have gotten slow in your reaction time. Come on."
Aizen got off the bed, and followed Ichigo as he opened the door. Gin was outside waiting by the door, he did an awkward bow to Ichigo. "The girl is gone."
"Good job, Gin. Come along we have work to do. Both of you."
Ichigo went to the throne room and just like Aizen would, he took his seat.
Aizen was pulling Gin away.
"He is worst then you" Gin said when they had gotten far enough away.
"What was with the 'my lord this and my lord that'? Why are you following him?"
"Because I value my life. He may not kill you but he will kill me in an instance. What kind of plan do you have to bring him back?"
"We play his game for now, but you will follow my every order. Where did you put her anyways?"
"With the others."
"Go get Momo."
"You really want that girl to die don't ya?"
"Just do it, Ichigo said that she attempted to kill him in the other reality. We will use that to our advantage. Tell them exactly what happened."
"And that would be?"
"Just hurry."
…
Gin went down a few hallways after sneaking away from Aizen and Ichigo. He was now standing in front of the cell of the lowest level of Hueco Mundo.
"Change of plans, ya might be very useful in knocking some sense into the new lord."
"That isn't Ichigo" Orihime got out.
"He is ten times worst then Aizen."
"Ichigo snapped, just what we needed." Renji said "why should we believe you anyways?"
"He was terrible. Is there a way to save him?" Orihime was asking.
"Actually, if ya all work together maybe so." Gin pushed a code into a key pad on the side of the cell door and it opened.
"Perhaps I should have killed you when I had the chance" Ichigo voice came out of nowhere.
Ichigo appeared with Aizen slowly following behind him.
"So which one of you should I kill first, all of you are intrudes or people who have betrayed me."
Aizen was attempting to communicate with Momo without Ichigo realizing it. That would have been comical if it wasn't for the situation they were all in now. Momo understood and moved forward. "Captain" she got out. Which made Ichigo smirk, she looked at him with the same look she did with Aizen. She pulled out her zanpakutō and had gotten a cut upon Ichigo.
"You little bitch" Ichigo got out pulling his own zanpakutō on her.
"Scatter."
"That is cute" Ichigo said cutting down the blades.
"You are such an idiot Ichigo!" Rukia was looking at him.
Orihime had to do it. "Sōten Kisshun I reject" she got out. She had moved towards Ichigo. "Please Ichigo" she got out.
"What the hell are you doing, girl" he got out as the light surrounded him. Gin was the one who knocked Ichigo unconscious.
"Ya will thank me for that later."
After several minutes had past, the light faded from around Ichigo. Aizen took that moment to take the zanpakutō from him. His eyes slowly opened.
"Are you actually Ichigo?" Gin asked.
"What happened?"
"Well that past life you had was worst then Captain Aizen here."
Ichigo's eyes landed on Aizen who refused to look at him. He then looked around the room at all his friends. Byakuya zanpakutō was on Ichigo's neck in no time at all.
"Why must you keep treating me like this, Byakuya?"
"Brother, that isn't needed."
"I think he is doing the right thing. How do we know that is actually Ichigo" Uryu said creating his bow.
"What is your zanpakutō name? " Aizen finally spoke up.
"Zangetsu. Come on, why are you not looking at me?"
Ichigo moved towards Aizen only for him to move away from him. "No." His voice was anything but calm, Ichigo could notice the small shaking note in his voice.
"What happened? I honestly don't remember."
"Two years difference, fifth squad, lying."
"Huh?"
"It doesn't matter. "
"Sōsuke, at least tell me what I did wrong" Ichigo got out attempting again to reach out to Aizen.
"Ya not going to get any answers outta him. Basically you _" Gin started. Aizen glared at him, if looks could kill Gin would be dead at that moment. "Ya gonna have ta tell him" Gin got out.
"Tell me what? Anyone want to tell me what the hell just happened?" There was silence. "Fine, one of you will break sooner or later." He looked at Orihime, out of everyone she was the weakest link and he knew it. "Orihime" he got out.
Orihime had quickly cleared the distance and was in his arms. Ichigo gave her a very awkward hug. "Ichigo, I'm so happy that you're back to normal. You didn't remember my name and you were so cruel to everyone. You threaten to kill everyone and…"
"Shut up!" Aizen had lost his calm composter.
Ichigo let go of Orihime and looked at Aizen. "What is wrong with you?"
"Oh I don't know. Do you remember what I told you before, when you tried to get answers out of me?"
Ichigo slowly nodded. "I don't see how that connects to this. Go on."
"Do you love me" Aizen got out again. Ichigo moved towards him. "Yes, why would you ever have to ask me that? I believe I have proven that to you, haven't I?" Aizen flinched away as Ichigo once again attempted to touch him.
"Prove it. Prove that you are really Ichigo."
"Prove that I am me? How the hell am I supposed to do that one?"
"Say something that Captain Aizen wouldn't say." Gin hinted.
"Will someone just tell me what I did, please. "
Renji finally broke. "You were like a second Aizen."
"He was worst then Captain Aizen ever was" Gin added in.
"I didn't even get to fight that side, bring him back out Ichigo" Kenpachi who had been surprisingly quiet had finally spoke.
Ichigo looked at the people he considered his friends, then he looked at Gin and finally his eyes locked on Aizen's. "Is that why you are acting like this? What do you mean by two years difference, fifth squad... lying. What did I lie about? Oh I understand now, I think." Ichigo's eyes fell on his past zanpakutō, Aizen still had a hold of it.
Ichigo sighed. "That wasn't me." His voice was quiet, he remembered the memory. That had been him, it was who he had been before he became Ichigo Kurosaki. Yet Aizen didn't remember him, was it because he couldn't or because he didn't want to.
"Gin" Ichigo got out.
"Yes" Gin replied despite Aizen glaring at him.
"I want you to tell me everything that happen. I don't want you saying I was worst then him. I want to know exactly what I did."
Gin looked at Aizen than back to Ichigo. "Well ya was just having a normal talk with Captain Aizen about what he remembered. Then all of a sudden ya started actin weird. Captain Aizen is upset because the tables got turned. You were acting worst then he ever did and you made him feel helpless. I came here to free your friends, in hopes it would help ya. Yet ya soon came down here yaself and ya was gonna start killin one by one. If it wasn't for her ya would probably still be the same ya were before." Gin had pointed at Orihime, Ichigo nodded. It would be Orihime who had helped him out of that place he was in.
"Explain the lying part."
"Oh ya other self was two years younger than Captain Aizen. Ya apparently was a captain of squad five, and ya_" Gin started.
Aizen frown. "I caught you lying to me. I started asking you questions and you lied to me."
"How could you tell he was lying" Orihime asked, her voice was soft and innocent.
"The smirk. Plus you said even thought I was older it didn't stop you from taking control over me. It was as if it was a game to you."
Ichigo began to chew on his lip. "The words I told you before I lost control and I blanked out. You did say them, even if you caught my past self in a lie, you honestly loved me before. We will be reunited" Ichigo repeated the words Aizen had said in the memory.
"Does anyone remember the name Katsu Ametsuchi" Aizen got out saying the name he now hated.
Byakuya shook his head. "I've never heard that name."
"Ichigo, I want you to try to remember without giving into the memories. Tell me anything you have on your past life." Aizen was trying to become his normal calm self again.
Ichigo closed his eyes. "We met in the sixty fourth district of north Rukon."
"That's where I'm from. Why there?" Gin got out.
"I'm from the same district" Aizen said matter of factly. "Continue" he told Ichigo.
"There are so many memories that have gaps in them." Ichigo was trying hard not to wince as the pain shot through his skull. He was shaking his head, he couldn't go on.
Pain, there was so much pain. Ichigo's hand darted out and grabbed Aizen's shoulder. He didn't realize just how hard he was gripping to the man. It was as if he was clinging for his life.
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Author's Notes:
So this chapter went by fast, but that happens when good ol' Orihime is there to save the day.
Where would Ichigo be without her, honestly? Orihime is the one character that always saves the day.
Anyways moving back to the story…
Some important facts I would like to point out in this chapter.
"The smirk. Plus you said even thought I was older it didn't stop you from taking control over me. It was as if it was a game to you."
This part is really important to understanding any foreshadowing. I'll leave you with that much.
The other part is where Aizen and "Ichigo" / Katsu first met. The North 64th district of Rukon is a hint within itself. The district has not been given a name at all, but all that is disclosed in the series is that Gin and Rangiku are from that district. Where is the perfect place to make Aizen from? The perfect place for him is the place with no name and that is surrounded in mystery.
Katsu means Victory when Ametsuchi means Heaven & Earth.