Ichigo has avoided the ponies as much as he could. It was hard at first to find his way out of the palace. Soon enough he managed to get out of the palace, Ichigo hid behind a column and used Sonido to find himself on the roof. He was standing on a tower, it reminded him of the churches in Russia, he has never been to Russia. But mass media and TV gave him the means to imagine how the architecture looked with all the tented roofs.

The towers roof tiles were golden. There was a dormer that was perfect to lean against and sit to rethink again everything that he has met in this new world. Ichigo sat and sighted, the clean air filled his lungs, as his body accepted it inside to then with his exhale get rid of carbon dioxide. With his hand on one of his knees, and with his Zampakutou next to him, Ichigo felt safe.

He ran away because he doesn’t want to be in the center of attention. Maybe if his mental situation gets better, then he will try to get in the center of attention. There are probably many ponies jealous of this, and the only thing he wants is peace and time to rest after he has just entered an emotional crisis for God’s sake!

He accepts help, and he would like to maybe somehow sort everything out, but that’s not as easy as one could think it is to do, say and explain. With time his problems will get stronger and with time he will be forced to just say who he really is. He fears it, for now as long as the princesses think he is an outsider who runs away from something. And he isn’t an alien from another world trying to blend in, he should have less stress.

Why? Because Luna and Celestia would gladly ask things that would remind him of his home. He doesn’t want to forget about Japan, and his lost friends…But he doesn’t want also to only be driven by these memories. His father, Isshin would probably say that they would want the best for him and to make new ones. He will try to, but he feels as if he committed treason against them.

Is it wrong to think like this? Ichigo doesn’t know, for now he might look weird to all o them, and he did really make a mistake when he screamed at them. They just wanted to help! He is an idiot, but he isn’t a child. If you look at the whole law bullshit thing he is still a child, but if you look at the things he has lived thru and learned as a Shinigami, he is an adult.

His hollow doesn’t even help, he is one of the worst things he has with him in this new adventure. Yes, sure he will come in handy when really protecting something he will grow banded to, yes, he will be useful to maybe talk to. But he doubts that he will ever be good enough to become someone worthy of telling his sorrows.

The familiar feeling of something heavy in his chest, he feels it. Sadness, sad. The familiar burn in eyes before crying. And the so well-known thinking that you won’t cry, but you still will. Everything was now with him, beside him. In this world he basically is an orphan, no parents, no friends for now. No home or any valuable reason to start a new life. No way of extending the Kurosaki family’s name.

Wind blew against him, cold like the coldest breeze in winter. Playing on the emotion that drives him to the bottom, for now sitting, then lying. In the end dying. If there is much hope left, if there is much reason to stand up and fight, he has lost it for now. Will he find it again? Questions and more questions. Where the hell is Zangetsu in such moments.

Its like if with each though he was played by a pianist. Joking from his situation right here, wanting him to stand up to then play him and make him fall and rise and fall and rise again. In a rhyming symphony, so hard to understand and hard to read or see sense in. Like in Shakespeare’s literature.

Has he been defeated by himself? Did he do this to him? What is he even thinking? The tiredness has gone away, the energy had again pumped into his bloodstream and again Ichigo felt good and strong to only move his head to the right and be hit to lose all the thought he had in his mind. He has lost his thoughts just like he has lost his heart when he was killed by Ulquiorra.

“This is pointless” Ichigo stood up, and moved towards the edge of the roof

He looked down, at the ponies, weird. Who would have thought he would end up in such a universe with horses, colorful horses with names being adjectives? Not all names being adjectives, he didn’t count in Cadence, Celestia, and Luna. Are the Alicorns special, and they have normal names? Without mentioning the whole moon/sun goddess thing.

He would count as one as well, technically he is the god of death. Now as an Arrancar he is a very powerful doomed soul that should eat his own to gain more strength! He doesn’t even know if he is an adjuchas or an Vasto Lorde class Arrancar. But judging by his very human form, he must be at least a adjuchas.

What will he do with this power now? It is now of no usement, other than helping in great battles or fighting against very powerful demonic or evil foes he will find or will fight for someone. Should he think it will be hard for him to find a place in this world, maybe or maybe not. It all depends on what he should do.

He saw the ponies dancing and doing various other things, celebrating that the changelings are gone. He noticed that on one side of a building there was a big poster, on it was written “Thank the guards!” in red paint, while the word guards were highlighted with blue paint. Ichigo smiled at that weakly, and his facial expression returned to his old, neutral, emotionless, empty one.

‘Maybe I should return’ He though ‘They will be worried where I am’

A party, it will only keep him in the same mood he is in. He understands that when there is a party out need to dance, drink alcohol, do something crazy like throw your best friends into a table full of popcorn that you had made ready only to throw him into it. While he doesn’t know why you did that you quickly take a handful of the popcorn of the floor and use liquid ass to spray it with and give it to him.

Exactly that what parties are supposed to be, he doesn’t have the strength for now. But these few minutes of peace gave him some reason to go back and at least try, to hide himself from the cruel curiousness of Luna and Celestia that will hunt and torment him about why he reacted as he reacted. Why did the universe forsake him with women! A guy would understand him.

Ichigo nodded to himself, it was indeed time to go back. Then again it was pointless to go and sonido himself up here when he could have again do it somewhere down there in a corner. It isn’t as bad as he has thought here on the tower, he could go and see who is going what behind the window he has been sitting up against.

‘What wrong can happen?’

Before going down and look stupid to only disappear for a few minutes and not longer. Ichigo approached the dorm he has been sitting up against. He looked what room or whether what is inside the tower. Carefully stepping not to fall, who knows, it can be a possible way inside the to just go inside from the same way he has exited the palace.

Ichigo was in front of the dormer. As quickly as he looked so quickly he did make a step back and turned away. He didn’t expect THAT to be inside. But now he learned a lesson, never look inside a tower of a palace. Never and ever try to do this again. Be it a life or death thing to do, never look again there.

‘At least we know they ain’t fucking around’ Mūnroau commented

Despite Ichigo's sadness and really bad day. He snickered at Mūnroau’s comment. Mūnroau maybe had been quiet and he will be for a long time as he promised him to be, but in such situations. He can let that pass and not shout at him for breaking the promise of being quiet. Although the sound of his voice did spark some anxiousness and annoyance in him.

Ichigo used sonido to get down in the same place from where he has used sonido to get on the rooftop. Thanks to the mass of voices and ponies singing and celebrating the victory, combined with the voices and sounds coming from inside the palace. His appearance wasn’t noticed and the sound of his sonido wasn’t heard by the guards or ponies possibly thinking there was an explosion. If even in this strange renaissance word they have bombs.

With this done, now he must re-enter the palace again. Ichigo casually walked towards the entry and didn’t look at the guards. They didn’t stop him and let him pass, possibly the guards knew about him from some high officials telling about an orange haired, white dressed, having an apiece of a strange mask attached to himself creature. He is surprised they didn’t check if he is he, he doesn’t know the full capabilities of magic. But some strange shapeshifting spells could be common in this land.

Ichigo entered the palace, there were many entries, one was the main entry, there were two on the sides for special caravans bringing in food and supplies, but normal citizens and guests could also enter it. Just like he is doing right now. There was also the back entry/exit gate he used to exit the palace. No one guarded it.

The palace itself was weird, it looked so complicated but inside it was so easy to know where what room is, and the path to the throne room was also easy to remember. Way easier then when he first went in here. He learned it all from just sings they have placed after the changelings have tore them from the walls.

Ichigo has noticed familiar reiatsu not so far away from him. It belonged to Twilight if he isn’t mistaken. Now as an Arrancar it feels way different, as if he was an animal. And reiatsu was the smell of the prey he would hunt. Of course, Ichigo doesn’t think that way, and the way of saying that out loud about hunting for someone is rather weird and really double-meaning.

Especially when you talk about a mare.

Twilight was closing in, at the same time he could again feel already known to him reiatsu again. This time it belongs to Rarity. Maybe they are looking for him? If yes, then he will meet with Twilight in a moment. If no, then he will continue to rejoin the party he has left. The ponies who saw, looked at him with a rather passive look, but still they recognized him as one of the guests. Of course, Ichigo heard them asking what Kind of thing he is, if they at least didn’t use the word ‘it’ he would be happy.

But he can’t judge them, they never saw something like him and he sadly must live with it. He will be asked who he is and where he comes from all the time in this world. He is the only one, obviously. And he would be forced to always say he is running or adventuring from a far away land called Japan, and then go further away in the world if he must.

Ichigo stopped, he saw Twilight approaching. She looked worried and next to her was spike, he was talking to her he didn’t quite hear what he was saying, the voices of the crowds severed his voices under a layer of different topics. Rarity would come in a moment from the left, Ichigo made his way to Twilight excusing himself every time he had to use some force to go in between small openings.

Ichigo looked again to see where Twilight is, but he didn’t see her. He looked around, but he couldn’t find her. But her reiatsu was close, a few meters away. He was surrounded by it. Rarity’s reiatsu was also near, still one the left side. Ichigo looked around to see if he could determine where she is by looking at pony’s hair and fur color.

‘Where did she go?’ he asked himself

*Bumb**Hadong**Auch! *

Ichigo felt something bump into him, to be more precise. Something has bumped into his leg. He didn’t feel any pain from it, he just felt a small peck on his thigh. Ichigo looked down, and there was siting a small purple dragon with green scales on his belly. He rubbed his head and moaned quietly.

“Who put a statue h- “Spike stopped when he noticed Ichigo was the ‘statue’

Ichigo gave spike his hand to help him stand up “Are you alright?” He asked

Spike helped himself out and took Ichigo's hand “Yes! Where have you been? We were worried!„ He yelled

“I’ve been thinking out loud and sorting things out in my head.” He explained, hiding the fact he has been on the top of a tower “But thanks that you had been worried, I saw Twilight with you. Where is she?”

“I dunno, but we all were looking for you. You can’t just disappear like this.”

“I promise I won’t do this again” He looked down on him

Spike narrowed his eyes “You better not mention promising next to PinkiePie or else you might get yourself in something you don’t want to be in”

Ichigo took this, stunning revelation to heart “Alright, but why?”

“She will make you Pinkie Promise what you have just said, and I tell you something, if anypony breaks a pinkie Promise, you have no place to find where you can be safe” Spike said it with a rather weird way, as if he feared the Pinkie Promise and its effects.

“Ichigo!”

Both Spike and Ichigo turned to see Twilight walking towards them, Ichigo didn’t like the angry look Twilight had. It really meant something bad is going to happen, and it was going to happen to him. Spike also took a step back, he was grinning nervously and was sweating hard. This is going to be a wild ride.

“Where have you been? We were worried about you, you are new here. You said yourself you didn’t know the surrounding areas and the city itself!” She said and came close to him, she poked him in his chest

While she did this, Ichigo's jacket has bent inwards his hollow hole, this did make Twilight curious as her ears perked and shook. Ichigo made a drastic step back. He doesn’t need her to ask questions why had this happened. Twilight continued her violent assault on him about how worried she was when he was gone.

“You could have got lost, and you could have got ambushed by some sort of gang or criminal. Pickpocketing is famous lately!”

“Twilight listen I thank you for y- “

“Making me worried is one thing! But making Princess Celestia worried and Princess Luna is another thing.” She stated, with an angry tone

Ichigo was running from Twilight. But she grabbed the collar of his jacket and pushed him towards her, she stared into his sweet like chocolate brown eyes. His and her hair met each and blended together making a very pretty mix of purple and orange. Spike was behind Twilight, he could try to maybe cool down the tensions, but it would worsen the situation Ichigo is in.

“You will go with me, to Princess Celestia and she asked me and my friends to look for you and bring you to her.” She commanded with a deadly stare

Ichigo just gulped

“Good, now c’mon. The wedding party is going to end quicker than it should have ended. Apparently, there is much work for all the officials, the royal parliament members and Princesses”

Twilight forcefully lead him behind her. Spike was just next to him and he looked with at him with an apologizing look that he didn’t tell him she is very angry at him. But at least he didn’t met Rarity, she would have ripped away all of his way freedom to say anything, she would make the biggest scene in this place since the changelings have entered the palace. This happened only a few hours ago!

It was three hours since he was brought in front of princess Celestia and Luna that were also worried about him. At first, they have just looked at him with crossed arms. When he tried to say anything she just moved her hand upwards and he knew it was a command to be quiet. He should be happy they like him, and that the royals of this country are worried about him.

The fact the ruling royals of this land are worried about something, and he is the person they are worried about actually has its own good side. One is that he might have some protection if he does something bad. Rather than using this to his own gains, he could use this to hide his true self. In this moment Ichigo was in a humiliating position

The party has ended quicker then it was supposed to end, it was night. Celestia and Luna swapped places but Celestia was still on her feet until 10 pm. He was in the throne room, and the guards have been the only ponies beside the Princesses in the area. He had his head low and his forehead touched the red carpet.

His hands were stretched in front of him. With his palms also on the red carpet. He was in this position for fifteen minutes. He was bowing for fifteen minutes straight. Celestia and Luna were looking at him and didn’t say a thing. The guards stood as they were supposed to stay, in one place and say nothing.

Ichigo didn’t hear a thing from his hollow. This was quite surprising as he has thought he will definitely start talking and again convincing him to stop bowing or hunt him in his mind to force him to stand up. This was a nightmare, he thought it will be only a small yelling contests in between her and Luna, but here it seems he will be left with two very angry Princesses.

He understands you can be angry, he understands you can be worried. He understands the amount of stress they live with every day and every night when they rule their country. But this is ridiculous, why force anyone to be scared and frightened with their attitude and behavior they are showing. He isn’t scared of them, he is more scared what he might accidently do when his hollow decides that it’s time to fight now over the control of his body.

Luna looked at her sister, and Celestia did the same. Ichigo didn’t see it happening. He also didn’t feel even a pinch of reiatsu coming when the supposed “Moon rising” happened, only proving his theory she lied to him. He was disappointed as he didn’t expect Luna to lie to him, he thought she will be rather honest to him.

“Ichigo” Celestia started

Ichigo was like a rock, he didn’t move a millimeter, he doesn’t want to provoke any of those guards here to come and raise their weapons against him. Better wait for the command to raise then to do it himself, just in case these two suddenly decide to punish him for such action and throw him inside dangerous dungeons.

“Rise” Luna added

Ichigo stood up, he first moved his head back. Then his hands and from there he stood up. This still didn’t convince him he should stop bowing, this time he did this in the traditional Japanese way. He leaned forward with his hands close to him. The princesses again looked at each other, Celestia sat on the stairs to her throne while Luna was sitting in the throne.

“Looks at us”

Ichigo nervously looked at Luna and Celestia. Nothing changed in their looks, other then seeing them clearly angry and upset. They wore the same clothes, if anything has changed, he would say that Celestia’s mane is now more chaotic, it looks better this way actually. The princesses gave him a very cold look, while Luna had a more disappointed one, Celestia’s had one message ‘Why?’

He should start apologizing, but then again, he would be stopped by one of them. He felt bad actually, he made them worried, and he didn’t meet in the end the girls and confronted them, or rather they didn’t him. He just hopes he didn’t destroy his first impressions in their eyes. Ichigo’s behavior also changed, as he stopped for a brief moment dramatizing about his own problems.

“We have only one small question for you” She said and waved her hand

“And please stop bowing” Celestia commanded

Ichigo stood tall and stopped his bowing. Normally it should be like this, but he has to accept the fact that he is in a world similar to the western World. European-American based one. How and why he doesn’t know for now. It may as good as coincidence that this very convergent with the western culture.

“We know you are seeking a new home, my sister has offered you one for the time being for your great and heroic deed” Luna started

“You have made it clear you have a problem back there, when I presented you to the ponies and nobles, guest officials, rich families and merchants.” Celestia finished after her sister

“Yes” He responded

He didn’t like where this is going, he tried to avoid this, he might just forced them to ask questions he didn’t wanted them to ask him in the near future, or until he himself would decide to tell them. If only he had stayed there and didn’t go to again debate with himself. Then he would have been left in peace for real now.

“Is there any way we can help you? With this problem?” Celestia asked

Ichigo was taken back by this, he expected questions. All sorts of questions from what it is, to what happened that this occurred. Or why is he running and didn’t stay to fix his misery? And here he is greeted with a proposition to actually find an ally, a powerful ally he could say in getting back? Getting back to Kurakara Town.

Maybe he should say yes, then he would have to tell them about his problem and how he was sucked in. How he fought Aizen, how he saved Orihime and his friends and they him about his life and all. He doesn’t want to share this information, and what chance does he have to be taken seriously? No one would believe such a story.

He could be thrown somewhere, like a prison or a special asylum as they would think he is crazy. He isn’t, the truth that he would tell them about the Hōgyoku and the souls, hollows, Arrancars. How he has become one. The nature of the hollow would scare them away, and the fact he is one right now would scare them even more.

Besides that, they need a Hōgyoku or something as powerful to get him back, he doubts there will be something as powerful to bring him back to his world. Even if, it would cost too much to build or get, and it would take too much sacrifice or time. It is pointless to say yes, the is only one answer and it is NO

“I’m afraid…No” He said, sadly and looked away

Celestia nodded, and Luna herself was hurt to see her ’friend’ sad, standing there and just replying to this question. What happened to him that even their help wouldn’t do much? Or fix it. Something really horrible, be it death or something valuable lost. But maybe it could be taken back partially.

“Art thou sure?”

Ichigo looked at Luna, he saw the hope to be helpful a little, only in the slightest way be helpful. In a way, this was thanks to him talking to her probably, it was clear as day that she was alone and wasn’t liked and still isn’t. He gave her some happiness, she wants to do the same but for him. As a princess she has the means to make it true. But not now, and not in this situation.

“There is nothing you could do, but I appreciate the will to help me” He replied, warmly sparking some fire in the chest of the princesses

Something new indeed, never did anyone’s answer like this regarding thanking them for trying to help felt so warm and so powerful as the one he gave to them just a second ago. It's nice to finally feel something other than boredom and internal emptiness that is filled with grey every day with every stamp.

“In this case, I don’t see any reason to hold you here” Celestia stated, she looked at him, and they gaze met. Definitely there was something that made her think he is special.

Luna on the other hand, she wasn’t convinced to let him go, she would gladly continue to ask questions. But she was afraid of hurting him while asking these questions, she might step on a very personal thing on the way to getting to the truth. He isn’t a citizen of Equestria, but maybe after what he did, she could give him citizenship and then demand him to tell her wats the problem?

“Could there by anything that would help you getting over it?” Luna asked

Ichigo listened to what Luna has said, he liked to take this question seriously, but he couldn’t. It was to late to et over it, it was impossible to even try and get over it. It was too high to jump over. Ichigo internally smiled and laughed as this was so unreal that it was funny. Getting over losing everything is something no one would ever do.

“No, there is nothing.” He replied

Celestia has looked at Luna, Luna also looked at her sister, and sighted. She waved her hand. One of the guards stepped forward. He went towards Ichigo and stopped beside him. Luna Nodded and the guards has bowed his head. Celestia stood up and exited with one of the side doors, Luna looked at Ichigo.

“This guard will show you to your chamber my sister has assign you.”

Ichigo has once again done a dogeza “Thank you, and I’m sorry for making you worried Princess Luna”

Luna closed her eyes and let him go. Ichigo followed the guard who lead him to his chamber. He exited the throne room and went along the hallway together with the guard saying nothing. The whole time looking at the ground and the scarlet carpet he has been stepping on. If counting everything bad he did today, it would be a long list.

He went two floors up, from there he turned left and saw a big door on the right side of the hallway. This had to be an area where diplomats or very special ponies and guards sleep. Having a big room, a giant room with a giant bed for himself, sounds pretty net. But what will it do when he doesn’t care if he sleeps or not. His tiredness was the product of his sadness that for now went away.

The guard stopped in front of the door and took the keys he had with him attached to his belt. He took a silver key with a blue gem in it and unlocked the door. Then he pushed them. It was very dark inside, Ichigo didn’t see a thing beside the night sky. The windows were very big, and they were far away. This means that he has twice as big chamber then he thought he will get.

The guard entered and turned the lights on, Ichigo was met with pillows, and more pillows with different colors stacked on each other in big piles. The bed was as he thought, big and round. Probably for royalty, at least ten million JPY if not more. The ground, was marble, he didn’t doubt it, it was reflecting the light very clearly and he saw hi reflection as clear as if he looked into a mirror.

Three wardrobes, two oak desks in gothic or similar like style. Five different carpets all in different colors, a wide balcony, blue curtains, almost like Luna's mane. Silver plates, a basket full of fruits. There was even a fireplace made out of bricks, with wood ready to be set on fire in front of the bed.

“If you need anything feel free to ask” The guard said, and he handed him over the keys

Ichigo saw the guard exit his room and closing the door. Ichigo was now left alone. Now that he was left alone, he could lay down on his bed and rethink everything properly until he doesn’t fall asleep. He hopes that he won’t be invaded with guards and maids, staff members constantly asking if everything is alright.

Ichigo nodded to himself and laid down on the soft bed, he sunk into the softness and into the most comfortable pillows he has ever laid on. This was so relaxing and calming, instantly he begins to feel his eyes beginning to close.

‘King…’

“What?” Ichigo groaned annoyed

‘I don’t want to prevent you from your beauty sleep. But I just wanted to note that we have been talking English the whole time.’

Author's Notes:

So, I want to apologize for the big pause in the story, I had some problems but now I don't anymore.I would also like to apologize for the grammar as I know it's horrible and I should die, I executed the basics of the English language.I'm so sorry

I have been also tired of writing, not this story, but just tired of writing. I still create small stories and chapters. Possible endings but I'm just tired of putting in on here, to write it down. If anyone has an idea what should I do so that this feeling might go away I will be happy