I sat there and just stared at it. It had a roundish head, with needle like teeth in the mask and it's eyes glowed red. It had a lizard like body, it sat there on all fours, just staring at me. And then it let out a low hiss. I wasn't sure if anyone else could see it and I still didn't move even when the bell rang for lunch to end. By the time the rest of the kids eating outside went inside, I was sure I wouldn't be able to move ever again.

It let out a menacing growl. I screamed.

Suddenly it appeared right in front of me and picked me up. "I remember you. You were the one I accidently left alive. I guess I won't make that mistake again."

I couldn't even struggle. All my muscles were locked in fear, even as it opened its mouth and moved me towards it. I couldn't even manage a scream.

Instead I closed my eyes. I wasn't ready to die, but I had to face it anyways-there was no escape for me.

But then the monster let out a shrill screech and I was suddenly flying. I slammed into somebody and then suddenly went rolling. I finally opened my eyes after I was done rolling. I managed to get to my hands and knees and I noticed that Ichigo was standing in front of the monster with a huge blade and was in a completely different outfit. I frowned.

My arms gave out and I realized I was bleeding pretty heavily. My vision blurred and I eventually blacked out.

When I regained consciousness I woke up in a room, I didn't recognize where. I was lying on a mat, in the middle of an otherwise empty room. It was like a traditional Japanese room almost. A door slid open and Ichigo was standing there. I sat up and stared at him wide eyed. He took one step and I was off the mat and I scooted into the other wall, shaking and still staring at him, totally freaked out.

He held his hands up in a I mean no harm gesture. I was still shaking and I couldn't blink. My eyes were frozen wide.

The first thing I managed to say. "Did you kill the thing?"

He nodded slowly. I sagged in relief. "Good."

"It looks like you've seen those before."

"I've seen that one before once. It killed my parents."

Ichigo's face froze on shock. "What?"

I nodded. "Yeah. Exact same one. I don't know why he left me alive the first time but…"I trailed off with a shrug.

He stopped where he was standing and just slowly sat down and I realized he was carrying a tray. I also realized I had tears running down my face. I covered my face, not wanting him to see that I was crying.

"Are you hungry?" He asked softly.

It took me a minute but when I finally uncovered my face I nodded, not trusting that my voice will be steady.

He passed the tray over to me and I chowed down on the toast and cereal on the tray. After I finished I passed the tray back to him.

"So." My voice is crackly and hoarse. "What was that thing anyways?"

"I'll explain-um-later." He got up and took the tray out without another word. I didn't move from my spot although now my ribs were aching as well as my right shoulder and I realized they were bandaged. That must've been where I was bleeding. And the bandages were starting to turn crimson and I hissed in pain and went to lie back down.

Ichigo came back in and noticed that my bandages were getting red again and he sighed. He looked out. "Kisuke the stitches didn't hold up she's bleeding again!"

I lied down, getting dizzy. I didn't like looking at blood for large amounts of time. At least not mine own. I'm fine with others but not my own for some weird reason. And I knew it would probably start to really get worse after a minute.

I heard someone come in. "They should have."

"She kind of moved away when I came In the room."

"That would explain why she's bleeding again." Suddenly someone in a green hat with blonde hair was leaning over me. "You know, it's not a good idea to move when you just got fairly bad injuries yesterday."

I scowled at him. He shrugged. "I'm just letting you know."

"I already knew that." I growled at him.

He didn't say anything but did start taking the bandages off which meant I could see blood which made me lose consciousness again.

When I woke back up Ichigo was sitting against the other wall and I slowly sat up, wincing when there was a slight ache. He was watching my movement.

"Easy you don't want to rip open the stitches again. And you'll end up annoying Urahara again."

I didn't say anything, but I knew that there was total confusion on my face. He sighed. "This is Kisuke Urahara's place. He's the one who fixed your stitches a little while ago."

I nodded and then exhaled. "So are you going to explain what that monster was?"

He sighed. "This will take a while."

"I obviously have a while."

He laughed and then started explaining.