I went ahead and change some things but I not sure if it is noticeable, but yeah. enjoy!
Warnings: yeah the usual stuff a little bit of ooc and this and that. Plus I may or may not have misspelled some words if I did sorry ahead of time.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Bleach.
"Talking"
"Talking" Old man Zangetsu
"Talking" Shiro Zangetsu
"Who the hell are you?"
The shout drew the Queens and Ichigos attention behind them. Though Ichigo couldn't see the person, the voice sounded really familiar. He could hear the person stomp towards them, he was making so much noise that Ichigo's headache was coming back, but unlike earlier this one was from annoyance.
"Hey bastard I ask who you are and why are you hugging my mother!?"
"Shiro." Masaki says sternly, and the name has Ichigo choking, 'no way is that Shiro.'
"Hey dumbass that's not me."
Before Ichigo could respond he feels his shirt collar being grab. He is then forced up onto his feet and could feel the offenders' breath on his face, not liking that someone has him pulled up like this he readies his fist aiming in hopes in the right area Ichigo lets one of his fist fly. He smiles when it connects with something.
"Bastard!" the person also known as Shiro starts to shake him making Ichigo lose his bearings.
"Shirosaki." Masaki quietly says, "I would rather you didn't threaten one of my guest who is currently under our protection." She chastises.
"Um whatever." He says as he throws Ichigo on the ground.
"Jackass." Ichigo mutters
"Language Ichigo." Masaki says, "Now Shiro, where is your brother?"
"Tch, I think he went with dad and Kisuke, I was going to but I saw you and wanted to come see ya." He says sweetly.
"I see, in that case would you be a dear and help me guide Ichigo there. He is blind and needs the help."
"Yeah sure." Shiro says disgruntledly, he was shock when he saw the orange head's face, for a second he was sure it was his brother, but then he knew it couldn't be. Furious that someone was masquerading as his brother, Shiro charge in not thinking that it was really how Ichigo look. If his mother wasn't there, Shiro knew that this person wouldn't be here.
"Why are you protecting him anyway?" he ask curious now that he can get a closer look at the teen. The first the get through is the brats orange hair then the tone lean body that showed that the kid knew how to fight, and then how the boy reacted to him landing a punch right on his face. 'The brat has quite a punch, I think that I might have a bruise tomorrow.' He smirks.
Taking his time walking over to the teen, Shiro watches the other follow his moves. Yanking him off the ground and throwing his arm around his shoulders, Shiro's all but drags the other out of the garden and into the castle.
"You mind going slower?" came a hiss from the other.
"Hmm nope." Smiling at the growl from the orangette Shiro hums as he follows his mother further into the castle.
oOoOo
Ichigo couldn't believe his luck, first it's the asshole in his head and now there is one outside it, and unlike the one in his inner world this one he can't see. If he could see and if the Queen wasn't nearby Ichigo would have laid the other bastard flat on his ass.
"Hey, King mind toning down your drama? Besides I am better than that imitation." His zanpakuto says smugly. "And do something for your head, it's raining lightening blots in here."
"What?"
"Idiot, you are so dense that you can't feel your own headache?"
"Well I thought it was because of your twin giving me that headache, I mean you do it all the time."
"Oi!"
Snickering at his larger blade, Ichigo let himself drift into his inner world, coming face to face with is white doppelganger. The blade was still that same since the last time Ichigo saw him and in the distance stood the smaller of his two blades.
"Yo old man, sorry about the weather." Ichigo shouts to the other.
"Hump, he gets a hello and I get nothing, some love here King." Shiro Zangetsu says sarcastically.
Ignoring his hollow, Ichigo looks around his mind scape. It literary looked like a war zone, the buildings had scorched marks and broken windows. In the distance lightening rained down. "At least it isn't raining." Ichigo says sheepishly.
"Really" Shiro deadpan, "that's all ya have to say?"
"Well, what do you want me to say?"
"You have been given a lot of new information, Ichigo. What is your plan now?" Old man Zangetsu ask
Another bolt of lightning illuminates the area and Ichigo could feel the pressure of his earlier headache starting. "I haven't thought that far ahead, but if I have to say I think that I'll start by learning what I can about this world then go from there."
"I see." The sword stays silent before getting his wielders attention. "We figured that you be staying here in the castle, but you do want you want as long as you don't second guess yourself."
"That would be nice, but it would be the same with the Thirteenth and Kaien back in our world. I don't want to cause too much trouble."
"Ha, ya already causing trouble, need I point out that little tussle earlier." Shiro mocks.
Ichigo would've shot something back but he wince when a sharp shot of pain raced thru his head. Groaning before laying down on the building he was currently on, Ichigo was pulled up into Shiro's lap. Sending his white counterpart a questioning look, Shiro only rolled his eyes. "What? I can't try to give you some relief?"
"Uh, thanks?" Ichigo says
"I think you need to return to the outside Ichigo, it seems that your distance is causing the others some concern." The old man cuts in
"Oh thanks" Ichigo answers gripping his head as another blast of pain hits him. "Hopefully this headache will pass quickly."
"Do visit soon Kingie." Shiro mocks, laughing as Ichigos fading image flips him the bird.
oOoOoOo
When Ichigos mind became conscious of the surrounding area he found himself on the floor and with what he could hear, the Queen and the Prince were above him.
"Ichigo, Ichigo can you hear me? Are you okay?" Masaki asks worryingly
"Yeah find, sorry about that." He says trying to relieve some to the woman's worry. Trying to get up he felt a hand grab his arm and hauling him onto his feet. Nearly stumbling, Ichigo felt like he needed to throw up. If he could see now his vision would be spinning.
"Ya trying to give my mother a heart attack?" the Prince shouts at the orangette, "Have some consideration for others asshole."
"Like I planned to fall dipshit, how about you go stick your sword were the sun don't shine." Ichigo yells back.
"Tch"
"That's enough boys." Another voice cuts in between the arguing teens, pulling the two apart. "I will not have you fight in front of your mother." Isshin says sternly
"Whatever, he is not even part of the family, so Moms not even his mother." Shiro words having more bite towards Ichigo causing the other to flinch. "Besides he just here till he's healed right? So there is no reason to get attached, he is just another face in the castle." Shiro says as he starts to walk off.
"Shiro don't be that way." Masaki's calm voice follows him, "At least hear us out before you make up your mind."
Ichigo silently listens to the conversation, he is trying not to get involved in the spat between family members. He would have been find just leaning up against the wall and letting the cool stone relieve his pain.
"What's going on out here? I thought you were just stepping out and whose this." A new voice echoes through the hall causing Ichigo to turn in its direction. "Oh wow what a cutie, I wouldn't mind sharing a room with you." The owner of the voice comes closer purposely making his footsteps loud.
"KAIEN!" Shiro shouts
"What?" the voice belonging to Kaien ask. "I was only making a comment at our guest.' He says innocently.
Ichigo wished that he could see, if only to looked at the people he wanted to hit. One Prince was bad enough, but now he had a playboy after him.
'I rather have fight the asshole from earlier.'
"So, what is your name cutie?" the question brought Ichigo out of his thoughts and without thinking on who had ask it he just replies.
"Ichigo Kurosaki" 'damn, I didn't mean to say that.'
"hmmm Ichigo, I like it."
"Kaien don't bother with that loser, he ain't staying so-
"But it would be impolite to ignore him. without his eyes he is going to need help getting around," Kaien chimes smiling at his fuming brother, "So I think that mother and father should give him to us to look after."
"WHAT!"
"Are you crazy?"
Both Ichigo and Shiro said at the same time. Shiro glared at the orangette who scowled.
"Don't go insulting my brother freak." Shiro sneered
"Oh, if I wanted to use the air to insult someone I would and it would cause you to run crying in tears to your room." Ichigo says smugly. Despite not being able to see where his offender is at, he smirks in the last direction he hear him hearing the growl made him grin that he got the right area.
"Why you little—
"That's enough, you are all grown men so act like it. Boys this is Ichigo who I found injured and until he is healed he will be under our care, so act like to Princes you are." Isshin sighs before turning to Ichigo, "Ichigo these are my sons, Shiro and Kaien, they may act like spoiled brats but they are nice boys once you get to know them."
"Oi!"
"Father."
Ichigo snickers, but the happy family moment has him remembering his own lost family, but only for a moment as another person joins their little party out in the hall.
"Oh, he is awake I see. Good I have something to give him."
Ichigo is stun, there is only one man that he knows who that voice belongs to and so without giving much thought he says the one thing on his mind.
"Stupid Ghetabishi, what did you think of sending me here? You could have just healed me and sent me back out to finish that jackass off." He yells in what he hopes is the right direction.
Silence greets his ears after his shout, Ichigo took a minute to think before realizing that this wasn't the Kisuke he knew.
"Sorry." He mumble sadly, "Forgot that you're not the same Urahara." He clarifies.
"It's alright my boy" the cheerfully voice reminds the orangette of his old mentor when the man started to grate on his nerves, "I understand, so no harm no foul but tell me, would you happen to know what this little ball is?"
Ichigo hope that he was giving the man his best scowl. "You do know that I can't see right? And that I was unconscious from the start, right? So what makes you think that I would know about what you're talking about?" his temper starting to rise, "And for that matter who the hell are you?"
"Oh me, did I forget to introduce myself?" Ichigo could just feel the man pulling out a fan and covering his lower face with it, hiding the smirk. "Well to answer your question, I am the great Kisuke Urahara, the Kings only wizard and one of his best advisors." The man proudly says.
"Yeah right, drop the great and you're left with a shady blond man in weirdo clothing acting all smart and stuff." Shiro snarks.
"Aww that hurts little Prince." Kisuke whines.
Ichigo wanted to snicker but the increase of pain shooting thru him has him swaying. He sure he was about to fall before a rough hand grabs his arm. The pain has his whole body trembling and the need the heave whatever is left in his stomach.
"You ok there kid" a gruff voice ask
Ichigo wanted to say something but he couldn't, only small moans and whimpers escape his mouth as the sounds made his head worse.
"Hey I think he needs to go back to the healers, he don't look to good." The same voice from before yells causing all noise to stop, for which Ichigo is grateful for.
"Oh dear, Ichigo why didn't you say anything." Masaki ask in a motherly tone, she rushes over to the prone orangette but he seems not to notice her presence.
"Grimmjow why don't you take Ichigo b ack to the healing room." Isshin says, it's not an order but the blue hair man complies. But before they go the little ball comes to life.
"Hey pervert!" Kaien calls out to Kisuke, "What's happening to that ball of yours?"
The question has everyone looking at the blond man as the purple ball in his hand starts to glow and pulse. It hovers glowing brighter and brighter, but before anyone says anything a beam of light blast from it and hits Ichigo engulfing him, the only sound that could be heard was Ichigo's painful screaming. When the light died down everybody saw Ichigo clutching his face a red poured between his fingers. The pain has the teen thrashing in Grimmjow arms nearly causing the man to drop him. The struggling teen's pain had the people present frozen in shock before the Queen and King were franticly calling out people to get this and that, while Kaien and Shiro watched in horror as memories assault them keeping them frozen. Kisuke was taken by Aizen aside so they would be out of the way, even with all their magic there was nothing they could do.
"What's wrong with him?"
"Someone summon the healers now!"
"We need to stop the bleeding!"
"Grimmjow! Get him to the healers now!" Shiro shouts, his voice holding a pained edge to it.
Not wasting any time, Grimmjow runs full tilt, hugging the whimpering teen close to his chest. It's when their out of range of the purple ball that Ichigo goes quiet. At first Grimmjow thinks he dies, but a quick check only shows that the teen was asleep though his face was cover in his own blood, Grimmjow let out a long sigh as he comes upon the doors to the room of healing.
oOoOoOo
"Can somebody please tell me what just happen?" Isshin ask watching the room full of people.
"I don't know one minute he was ok then the next he was screaming his head off." Kaien says
"Yeah, but I notice it was near the same time when that ball of Kisuke's started to act up." Shiro adds
Everyone looked to the blond man who was staring at his own hand looking slightly confused. When he saw that everyone was staring at him, he gave a sheepish looked before putting his hand back into the folds of his clock.
"Well Kisuke, care to tell us what happen?" Isshin tone sends a warning to the other man, forbidden him from evading the question.
Sighing he looks at each person before bring out his hand again, opening it up to reviled a pile of purple dust. Seeing the confused looks Kisuke gives a small grin.
"This is what's left of that little ball I had, and I suspect that it is what caused our new guest to be in so much pain. What this thing did to him is anyone's guess." The man says shrugging his shoulders.
Just as Isshin was about to question the man further, the doors burst open as a servant rushes in. kneeling before the King the little man walks up to Isshin's ear and whispers his message before bowing them leaving.
"Ichigo is now stable and according to the head healer it seems that all his injuries have made a full recovery, but he wants to let the boy rest before he takes a full evaluation tomorrow." Isshin happily says much to the relief of Masaki and Kaien and secretly Shiro. "However, for now I want Grimmjow to stay with him just in case the boy tries to get out of bed and ignore orders." The last mostly directed to Shiro who silently agreed.
With that the inhabitants if the castle went to their own ways for the rest of the day, though they would periodically stop by to check up on Ichigo who seem to be better. Grimmjow stood as a silent sentinel by the boy's bed, his sword Pantera lying next to him. Masaki stayed the longest, fluffing the boys pillow to humming a sweet lullaby, she seem content to staying there until Isshin came to collect her. Kaien came next, he stood by the bed staring at Ichigo's face before he made up his mind giving one of his smiles to both to Ichigo and Grimmjow before leaving. After him various others come to see the boy who looked like the late Prince and who seemed to capture the hearts of both the King and Queen. Shiro, Grimmjow noted, had stayed as far as he could from Ichigo but Grimm could see him just beyond the door peeking in every now and then. Kisuke, plus Aizen, also made an appearance but they only stayed to run test and stuff that Grimm didn't understand but he would growl when one such test would cause the teen to whimper.
By the time night had fallen everyone from Shiro's unit to Kaien's had been by, and now Grimm was hungry. Leaving instructions to come find him if the teen awoke the second in command went to find something to fill his stomach. As he left a shiver went up his spine, whirling around to confront what had caused it he only met an empty hallway. Standing there a few more minutes before he was satisfied he continue on his way not noticing the being slinking down one of columns watching him go. It was curious about the human it had seen earlier, but with so many others near him it was impossible to get close without being seen. So it had waited until the human was alone, as it neared the entry to the room the being crept low to the floor pressing itself into the wall. Its long lizard like tail hugging the stone as his talons click quietly against brick floors. Part of its face was covered but its gold on black eyes shone brightly against its white coloring. On its shoulders it had a collection of spikes that was short enough that they didn't hinder its movement.
As it found its way to the sleeping teen it stared at the teen's hair before pulling a lock of its own. Both had the same shade of orange and that made the white being even more curious. Reaching out with one clawed hand it gently touched the teens face, jerking back when the boy leaned into the touch. This confused the being, normally other people would fear its touch and run screaming at the mere sight of him, but this human didn't try to get away from his hand but leaned into it. Leaning down till its face was inches from the teens, it started to nuzzle the boy's hair. Ichigo body relaxed which when the being saw let out a low purr before it leap away as loud footsteps came close to the door. As the boys guard took his place back by the teens bedside, the being took one last look at the sleeping boy before silently it crept out of the room and back into the darken hallway. It would keep an eye on the other, maybe it thought that this human would be different.
oOooOooOo
Ichigo woke to sunlight beaming down on him, making him toss his covers back over his head and burying himself back into blissful sleep. He couldn't remember fallen asleep nor did he know how he had gotten back to bed, but the thrashing he receive from his zanpakuto for some odd reason had him feeling tired. He stiffen when a chuckle came from the person next to him. Slowly peeking out he saw a large built blue hair man that reminded him of Grimmjow. His sleep addle mind hadn't caught up yet but soon Ichigo was gaping at the man, who was grinning back at him.
"Please tell me I am not having a weird dream?" he beg, "It has to be a coincidence that you two look alike."
"Oh and what kind of dream would you be having?" ask his neighbor wondering who looked like him before sending the irrigated teen a smug grin
"The kind that I can see in and seeing ghost as well."
"Hmm, well I can tell ya now, I ain't a ghost and since that true I guess I could do this." He leans into Ichigo's personal space, and before the teen had a chance, gave him a hard pinched to his arm.
"OW" Ichigo shouts taking a swing at his offender, "What the hell was that for asshole?"
" See not a dream, by the way my name is Grimmjow Jaeggerjaques and for now I am your babysitter." Grimmjow smirk as the fuming teen who was giving him one of the deadliest glares he had come across.
"I don't need a babysitter, blueberry."
"Nick names already huh? I didn't know we were so far in a relationship." His smirk going into a feral grin.
Ichigo wanted to punch the infuriating man but at the moment he couldn't get out of bed without showing the world what he had to offer so instead he settle for glaring at the arrancar look alike. The stared down lasted until Ichigo realized a very important fact one that his mind finally caught up too.
"Hey I can see again."
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Chapter end.
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