There I go again, starting a new story. *sighs* I'm sorry to those of you who are/were reading 'In Sickness' because I've given up on that one. I'm sorry.

I sigh as I look out of the tower, seeing the same sight as always. It's been so boring ever since I was little. It's because dad won't let me go outside. He says that it's because people want to take me away and use my powers for selfish purposes. I guess I couldn't argue with that.

I push away from the window of the tower and sit down in the middle of the round living room, my long, orange hair trailing behind me. I look around at all of my artwork on the walls. It's what I usually did in my free time, paint. Dad didn't mind if I took up the walls with all the things that I think of. I lay down, yawning as I put my hands behind my head, running my soft, spiky, locks through my fingers. I don't even move as I hear soft footsteps coming over to me.

"Ichigo, are you feeling well?" I nod and turn on my side, not facing my dad, Aizen. He sighs and kneels down next to me, running his hands through my hair.

"Ichigo…I know that you wanted to go to the kingdom to see the souls get released into the sky, but you know you can't go out there. You could get kidnaped and taken away from me. You would be in danger."

I roll my eyes and sit up.

"Then why don't we just hire someone to protect us? We do have enough money." Dad just scowls and moves the one curl out of his face. I sometimes call that stupid curl the "bitch curl". I just looked away as Aizen got up and straightened his shirt. He grabbed his satchel and started towards the window, nodding his head towards the small hook above it.

"Ichigo, you know what to do." I nod and get to my feet, grabbing my hair and put it through the hook and let it go until I felt it hit the ground. Aizen climbed out of the window and grabbed my orange strands, sliding down to the ground.

"I'll be back in three days, Ichi! Be good and be sure to eat healthy!" I nod and pull my hair back up, sitting on the window sill. I close my eyes and lean against the wall, one thought going through my head. 'Is this all my life is gonna be?'

"Halt! Stop! Get back here!" I look back, smirking as I run through the forest. I start to run backwards, making faces at the guards that were dressed in black and white. They all get ticked off, especially the redheaded one. I hear my partners in crime sigh.

"Oi, Grimmjow. Stop fooling around." I turn back around to glare at Tosen, seeing that he's as serious as always. But Gin was smiling like always. It was surprising to hear that they're half brothers.

"Oh, come on, Kaname~. Let him have his fun~." The blind brother scowls and clicks his tongue.

"Fine, but if he loses the crown, I'm blaming you." Gin just nods.

"Yes, I know." I roll my eyes and speed up, running past them. That's when I see a wanted sign nailed to a tree. I stop and grab it, seeing that they messed up on my hair…again. I sigh and crumple it before putting it in my small, brown, leather bag that contained the lost Prince's crown.

I run into Gin and Tosen and fall over. I scowl and jump up, trying to kick one of them, but they duck.

"Don't stop so suddenly! Fuck! I could have gotten caught!" They just look up. I do too and see that we were at a dead end. I gulp and quickly think of a plan. I go in front of them and point my thumb towards the large wall in front of us.

"I have an idea. How about you give me a boost up and I then help you guys?" They look at each other, making concerned faces, but then nodded once they heard the guards coming closer. I smirk inwardly as they get on each other's shoulders. I climb up them and jump over the wall and onto the ground. Gin puts his hand out for me to take it, but I smirk wickedly and stand up.

"Thank you, boys! Now that you helped me, I hope you think of my everyday in jail!" Their eyes widen and they start to scream at me as I run off. I run as fast as I can away from the two brothers as the guards capture them, letting me escape. If I don't get away, then I'm dead. I turn back and shout.

"Thanks for your sacrifice~!"

I open my eyes and look up at my painted ceiling, scrunching my nose as I feel how stiff my face was. I guess I fell asleep with paint on me. I sigh and get up, starting towards the small shower. That's when I hear small feet following me.

"What do you want, Kon?" The small lion just crosses his arms over his chest, pouting as he looks away.

"You never play with me anymore." I scowl and kick him away. He yells and jumps on me, making me stumble. He starts to pull my hair, hard. I yelp and try to pull him off.

"Hey! Cut it out, would ya!?" The stuffed toy doesn't listen and just continues to pull. I growl and yank him off, feeling a few strands of my hair get ripped out. No big deal. Those strands just won't glow with spirit energy anymore and won't be able to heal. Like I care. But, dad really does. He says that I'm a precious being and that I should always be protected.

"Oi! Ichigo! Stop daydreaming and play with me!" My eye twitches as his little furry paw hits my face gently. I smirk and squeeze Kon, hearing the choked sound coming out of him.

"Shut up, Kon. I wanna shower, okay? I'll play with you later, got it?" I grit out, squeezing him more. He nods slowly, giving me a reason to let go of him. I turn on my heel and start towards the bathroom, my hair trailing behind me.

"I have a question. Do you ever worry that your hair is gonna get dirty if it just keeps dragging on the ground like that?" I look down at the stuffed animal lion, my eyebrow raised.

"No, because it's clean in here."

"Well, what about when you go outside." My shoulders slump slightly. I had forgotten, Kon doesn't know I don't go out. He does, but I don't.

"I put it up in a ponytail." He nods and jumps up on my bed as I shred my white clothes. I walk into the bathroom and turn on the water, quickly looking in the mirror to see that, in fact, there was dried paint on my face. I roll my eyes and step into the nice warm spray. If only I had known what was gonna happen that day, I would have showered faster.

I bet you can guess what's gonna happen. XD I'm so evil! Leaving it hanging like that! Lol, until next time. ~Sweet-Lemonade