Ichigo sighed as he looked around. He was back at home, back to the day he first met Rukia, back to the day he first became a Shinigami.
ôMan, what a gyp,ö he murmured, as he walked towards school. The monotony of things were beginning to take a toll on him. Sure, he enjoyed taking down his major foes like they were first-graders, but he was missing à the challenge of it all.
There were after all only so many ways one could kill Aizen and still be funny.
ôMan, what I wouldnÆt give for something new,ö he murmured.
If this was after a Fused Loop, a certain pigtailed martial artist could have warned him never to say such a thing. But sadly, our Looping Shinigami never had that bit of advice. Soà
ôIIIIICHIIIIIIGOOOOOOOOO!ö
ôWHAM!ö
ôN-N-NEL!ö cried Ichigo, as he opened his eyes, spotting the very familiar green-haired Arrancar now laying on top of him, hugging him close to her bountiful chest.
The Arrancar nodded happily.
ôWhat are you doing here?ö asked the stunned teen.
ôWell, I was with you on Earth when everything went real wavy. And then I was back in Hueco Mundo. When I realized you werenÆt around, I came right here to Karakura Town to find you!ö she said happily.
Ichigo blinked. ôBut à how are you an Arrancar now? Aizen doesnÆt have the H?gyoku yet.ö
ôWhy would I need to have that used on me again?ö she asked with confusion.
ôNot very smart, King,ö his Inner Hollow responded. ôHave you forgotten? Just as we retain everything we undergo, so might the semi-loliàö
You are so not getting free this Loop.
ôà Dickàö
Sighing, Ichigo gave Nel a quick rundown on the essence of the Infinite Loopùat least as he understood it from the dominatrix Goddess that had explained it to himùwhy else would she have worn all that leather and spoken with a heavy European accent?
ôWowàö murmured the girl. ôSo à I can help you out now!ö she finished cheerfully.
His mouth opened to respondùwanting to remind her that aside from her, no other Arrancar existed at the momentùwhen he clicked it shut. This was something new, just like he had asked for. And it would be not only nice to shock the hell out of Rukia when she arrived to have Nel with himùnot to mention assaulting Soul Society with herùbut it would give him some new experiences. ôSure,ö he finished with a smile. ôI guess we should head over to UraharaÆs shop and see if we can get you a gigai.ö
ôOh, can we get some for Pesche and Dondochakka as well,ö she said.
Ichigo twitched. ôUm à do they remember too?ö
She nodded happily.
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In another Looping Universe, a pigtailed teen felt the sudden urge to laugh.
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ôSo à where are they?ö
ôOh, they said they wanted to see a friend.ö
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ôWAH!ö cried Pesche, dodging more Quincy arrows. ôRenji, was it something we said?ö
ôWeÆre sorry if you donÆt like to be hugged, donÆtcha know!ö cried Dondochakka.
Ury? Ishida huffed as he drew back his bow, an arrow of reishi forming. Why are these powerful Hollows after me? Is this another trick from the Shinigami to remove the last Quincy?