Chapter 2: Quincy & Hollow

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A FULL MOON shone over a forest. The ground was covered in grey sand and small lizards scurried around. They were Hollows.

A portal opened in the sky. It was grey and filled with strange clouds. Ashido and Takeshi leaped out of the portal and landed on the ground. The two looked around, studying their environment. By their expressions, they were calm, but braced for action.

      "So this is it, after all these years I am back to this godforsaken place. Hueco Mundo, the realm of the Hollows," Ashido said, his tone filled with dread.

Takeshi looked around, suspicious.

      "Hey, didn't people say Hueco Mundo does not support natural life?" Takeshi asked, "If so, why are there trees here?"

      "I do not know. Hollows are destructive creatures and they would destroy any trees. Other than the Hollows, the atmosphere is so thick with reiatsu, they plants would be unable to grow. I have no idea how there are trees here. This makes no sense," Ashido said as he continued on.

ICHIGO ENTERED his room from the bathroom with a toothbrush in his mouth and Rukia just finished making the bed when he entered.

      "Okay, living with a chick in the same room is weird," Ichigo said.

      "Yeah, well this is not a vacation for me either," Rukia said, "there is no privacy in this tiny room"

      "Hey, it's not tiny! — Well, it kinda is, but my room at home is bigger," Ichigo said.

      "You sure?" Rukia asked, seeing through Ichigo's pathetic attempt at a lie.

      "Yeah, you're right, it's not," Ichigo said, defeated.

      "Anyway, when do we get to eat around here? I'm getting hungry," Rukia asked.

      "Well —" A knock came on the door.

      "Ichigo, hey, Ichigo are you there?" Tatsuki called from outside the hallway.

Crap, not now.

      "Quiet down, it's Tatsuki" Ichigo whispered.

      "Who's she?" Rukia asked.

      "Quiet down! She's a friend of mine," Ichigo whispered, although at that point, he quietly screamed.

      "Your girlfriend?"

      "No, now shut up and hide,"

Ichigo opened the wardrobe and Rukia walked up to it.

      "What, I'll never fit in here," Rukia said, not whispering at all.

      "Will you whisper, dammit? Just get in!" Ichigo said, no longer whispering either.

Rukia entered the wardrobe. Ichigo walked up to the door of the room and opened it. Tatsuki looked around as if expecting something.

      "Hey, Tatsuki," Ichigo said as if nothing happened.

      "Hi, Ichigo, could you give me my books back?" Tatsuki asked, still looking at the room at the corner of her eye.

      "Yeah, sure," Ichigo asked, wondering what Tatsuki really wanted.

Ichigo looked around the room, wondering where the books were. He then realized that they were in his backpack that was in the wardrobe where Rukia hid. He tried to think of an excuse and he could tell that Tatsuki was getting impatient and would soon end up searching the room herself.

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