Of course it shocked everyone when they first saw Ichigo Kurosaki with a hollow mask. You were in disbelief. Your parents were murdered by hollows after all, how could you not be afraid of him when he was staring at you with those eyes.

You were simply walking back home when you sensed an intense spiritual pressure nearby which caused you to go to it and help whoever was being attacked. Unfortunately, you were overpowered and laid on the ground, bruised and battered. And as you braved yourself for an attack that would end your life, Ichigo stepped in and saved you with the power of his hollow mask

’…She’s scared…’ Ichigo thought to himself as he was fighting off the assailants while you stared at him with wide eyes, his heart aching as he knew you were most afraid of him.

Ichigo was fighting with all his might, the whites of his eyes black while the hollow masked stayed glued to his face. You tried to reason with yourself but it was useless. You were trembling and shaking just like the child you used to be.