Notes: For CottonballLOL. Title taken from the September 24, 2005 prompt for 31_days. Vaguely set prior to chapter 218.

The hollow hefts Zangetsu in his palm, and it doesn't feel like borrowed power. It feels like his. It feels right. The blade doesn't protest, it recognizes him as master. Ichigo will too.

Everything good, Ichigo takes. The black Getsuga Tenshou is his, and Ichigo's too weak to use it properly. This is the moment to take it back, take everything back.

The hollow crawls up Ichigo's spine. Swaying, moving, itching, burning. Dripping into Ichigo's eyes, fighting for dominance. He feels alive, Ichigo's resistance subsiding as the hollow cuts through his mind.

Zangetsu looks better in white. Ichigo will too.