Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ Forgotten ❯ The Awakening (Part 1) ( Chapter 5 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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Chapter 5 - The Awakening (part 1)

`Me?? H-how can that be? That's not possible' Orihime stood in shock at what she saw before her eyes.

This person, she had all of her features; her wide eyes, big bust, slender shapely body, and long flowing hair. However, she was so vastly different; her hair was raven black, and where there was supposed to be the white's of her eyes it was pitch black. The uniform she was wearing was a replica of Orihime's only black in color.

This person that stood in front of her had a menacing smile that spread from ear to ear, and the hairpins she wore was black just like her hair and eyes.

It stunned Orihime; she wondered who this person with such a strong murderous intent was.

“W-w-who are you” Orihime asked, her voice trembling.

“Who am I you ask??” the person asked, closing her eyes and putting her finger to her chin as if she was thinking. “Who am I, who am I” she mused out loud. Her eyes snapped open and with her wicked smile she shouted, “I AM YOU!! INOUE ORIHIME!! I AM YOU!!”

Orihime had a confused look on her face, looking like what this person had said was complete gibberish.

“Such a silly girl you are, you haven't even realized fully who I am, and I bet you don't even know where you are, now do you, I-no-ue?” she said saying her name by each syllable.

It was true, Orihime didn't have the slightest clue who she really was and where she was. All she knew what that she was in a beautiful place away from that hell but somehow the devil had seemed to follow her to her resort.

“Tell me who you are!! Tell me where am I” Orihime demanded, shouting at the woman in front of her.

“Ha, baka, you make me laugh, I've already told you, I'm you,” she said in a mocking voice. I thought that even someone as aloof as you could figure out; I guess I'll have to explain it to you.” She said lying down on the grass. “Come sit right here so I can explain to you” she said patting to the piece of land right besides her.

The woman saw Orihime hesitate and said in an annoyed voice, “I won't hurt you, ok so just sit here so I can explain things to you.” She was holding up both hands to show that she meant no harm.

To Orihime's reluctance she sighed and sat down gingerly next to the woman that looked like her. Suddenly the woman propped herself up with her hands and asked in an excited voice “So are you finally ready to hear what I have to say, O-ri-hi-me??”

“Mm, I-I guess so” Orihime said shyly.

“Don't you find it strange that I look like you, exactly like you” she said staring directly into her eyes, “It's because I am a part of you, you could say, the 'evil' part of you.” She said matter-of-factly. “I enjoy everything that you would consider bad or not appropriate; killing, sex, manipulating, harming others, the whole cha bang.

In other words, I am your `hollow' side.”

Orihime had a countenance of disbelief and shock.

“I keep all your dirty desires locked inside of me, all your secret fantasies that wouldn't suit your 'personality'." She said, pointing to herself. "But while I do this I also cut off a large portion of your powers. You surely realize this now that I have said it, your probably thinking of when you rescued your friends from that Espada, how you wanted to see him bleed, how you wanted to see him die.” She said with a sinister smile on her face. “That was me, releasing some of my power to you.”

Orihime understood clearly, this person had been here all along, when her Shun Shun Rikka awoke, this person also came along with the bargain of her powers.

She hadn't noticed her until now because in the living world she was always protected by her friends and never came close to a situation where she really needed her power. But in Hueco Mundo, when she felt the need to protect her nakama, she unknowingly called out to her to use it.

But then a question arose, why was she calling out to her now, what did this other part of her want??

“I bet your probably thinking what I want, aren't you Hi-me??”

Orihime looked at her in surprise; it was like she was reading her very thoughts.

“The reason I called out to you is because I want you to use this power. Although I really do hate the way you do things I can't do a damn thing about it. You are the ruler of this land, and if you haven't realized yet this place is your inner world and I live here.” She said looking at the beautiful landscape, then back at Orihime with a serious face, “you will need this power, whether you accept it or not. Hard times are upon you and you will have no choice but to use my power and when that time comes you should at least know how to use it right.” She said, that smile returning to her face. “That's why, were gonna do a test, right now.”

Orihime looked at her, a confused look on her face and asked "what kinda test are we-" suddenly this other Orihime pushed her to the ground and grasped her hand clasped tightly around her throat.

“Wha-What are you doing” Orihime said gasping for air.

“Just a little test, silly, I have to make you realize don't I?” she said menacingly.

Then suddenly power started to pour into Orihime. A black aura surrounded her and her eyes started to turn into shells of what they were.

She felt it all; the hatred, the raw desire, the jealousy, the need to see people in pain. She felt it all along with the incredible power that was pouring into her. She felt a thousand times stronger than she had previously felt. She felt that she could destroy anything with this power of hers.

The hollow let go as her power increased. `Maybe too much??' she thought,“eh she has to learn to use it sometime soon, so why not now?” Orihime started to dissipate before her very eyes and before long she was completely gone out of her inner world.

“I see, so you have completed your task” a voice in the distance said.

“Yea yea yea I did just as you asked.” The hollow said.

A man with jet black hair that was sticking up and a scar over his left eye came into view.

He looked to be in his early 30's and wore a black uniform that looked like that of the Arrancar. “Good, now she will finally take the initiative to truly learn how to use our powers.” The man said.

“Tch, baka, I only did this because I will someday be the ruler of this world.” The hollow said with determination.

“Ha, you are truly the fool, for Orihime is much stronger than you think and she would not let the likes of you take over so easily.” He said with a gentle laugh in his tone.

“You wait and see, just wait and see.” She said, seething with anger at the man.

Suddenly, the ground before them started to shake. The birds that were humming and singing fell dead to the ground, and butterflies wings withered in seconds. The beautiful grassy fields that they had been talking in started to rot and the grass became brown and then shrunk into nothing. The strawberry trees that had been standing in the distance began to shed their strawberries as they came crashing down to the ground. The gorgeous sky with the radiant sun began to turn a dark grey as lighting streaked across the sky; the rain threatened to come down and finally began pouring in parallel sheets.

The woman and the man looked at the bleak rain infested land that had once been a complete opposite of what it had become.

“I guess its started.” she said.

“Mm, definitely.” He said. `Please Orihime get through this, and then we will teach you how to truly control your power.'