Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, or the characters, just the story line.
Warning: May contain sexual situations further along in the story. The prologue is safe. XP
Note: This is my first fan fic so I hope you enjoy it, and if people like it I'll continue it...
A Failed Mission
Prologue
You must not hesitate...
Kill without mercy...
Don't trust anyone...
Obey orders, or die...
Life isn't important...
Pain is nothing...
If you're caught, don't hesitate to end your life...
Those were the words that were drilled before every mission; it was the code of life for the shinobi in the Edo period. It was to remind them to be merciless killers, to not think of their enemies as anything but.
The short, white-haired boy was one of those heartless killers. He was a skilled shinobi, and did everything he was ordered to. Killing others is all he had ever known. Seeing the sticky dark liquid was normal for him. The blood was constantly on his clothes, as if it was meant to be there.
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"Welcome back,Shiro-chan!!" Screamed Hinamori in her high voice. Her arms were waving over her head like crazy, while running toward him.
Toushiro rolled his eyes, and like always stepped to the side just as she jumped at him. "It's Hitsugaya-sama to you. I'm an elite shinobi now and have been for some time..." The short white-haired boy answered. His older sister was a pain to have around, but she was the only thing keeping him from going insane. He had to go on missions constantly. He saw people dying almost every day. Dying from his sword...
"Whatever you say, Shiro-chan." Hinamori said playfully, patting his snow white hair. He didn't pull away. He knew she needed to reassure herself that he was safe. She became apprehensive every time he was sent on a mission.
"Hitsugaya-sama?" Toushiro turned around to face his most loyal subordinate, Matsumoto. He raised a brow and she continued, brushing her hair out of her face while talking, "Yamamoto-sama wants to speak with you. He also wants the report from the mission."
Toushiro's face hardened at hearing their boss's name. He motioned Matsumoto to come closer, then started to walk away towards 13 Gotei. It was were they went to talk to Yamamoto. Matsumoto followed, the report finished and in her hands, "See you later Hinamori-chan." She waved. Hinamori waved back less enthusiastically, and then walked back to her house that she shared with Shiro-chan.
"Hitsugaya-sama...?" The big-breasted red head said softly, hesitation in her voice...
"What?" Hitsugaya replied precipitously. Matsumoto didn't reply, "Well....? What did you want to tell me?" He said inquiringly.
Matsumoto sighed, debating whether to tell him or not. He was going to find out from Yamamoto-sama anyway. Hitsugaya won't like it, she thought. "Well, um, Yamamoto-sama is going to tell you--"
"Tell me..." Toushiro whispered, hoping it wasn't something tragically bad.
"H-hai, you're assigned to do another mission..right after talking with Yamamoto-sama." She paused momentarily before continuing. "You have to eliminate... Kuchiki Byakuya..."
"Kuchiki...? That name sounds familiar... why couldn't they pick someone else? I just came back!" Toushiro said, enraged at doing another mission right after completing one. He sighed. He had to do what he was told, or else... No, he didn't want to think about what else. "Fill me in about Kuchiki... His name sounds familiar, but I just can't distinguish him at the moment."
"Hitsugaya-sama...he's a loner, he doesn't belong to any organization, a shinigami who was said to have spilled a lot of bloodshed and killed almost all the organizations in the north. No one can control him...They say he's silent and deadly. He'll kill you before you even realize you're dead!" Matsumoto cried, clearly horrified. "He has no feelings... He's like a machine--"
"Who told you this..?" Toushiro asked, his voice emotionless, calm, unlike Matsumoto.
"I-I'ts in the report, Hitsugaya-sama...you're supposed to go alone...It's a suicide mission, and they know it!" She exclaimed, her voice close to a whimper.
Toushiro smirked, "They chose me because I'm skilled at killing. There might be a chance that I will kill him and survive...Don't worry, I wont die Matsumoto." Toushiro reassured her. "Don't tell Hinamori any of this, and in case I don't return, tell her...tell her...that despite my inadequate way of showing it, that I love her..."
"How heartfelt..."Said a deep, facetious voice.
Toushiro turned toward the voice, not recognizing the owner. The dark figure lurked in the shadows, Toushiro couldn't see who it was. "Show yourself!" He barked to the stranger, venom in his voice.
"My, my, how very friendly of you." The voice replied. The man moved out of the darkness, revealing his face.
"K-Kenpachi-san??!" Toushiro said in bewilderment. Confusion broke through his emotionless facade." When did you come back?! I thought you betrayed us in--"
"Ha-ha, as if..." Kenpachi replied, he rolled his one visible eye. His other eye worked just as well as the other one, but he just thought that the eye patch made him look scarier. Though the scars scared others enough without it. "I just finished the mission they assigned me," He grinned widely, " It was fun." His voice boomed with such emotion.
"Ken-chan had lots an' lots of fun," said a high girly voice. The voice came from Kenpachi's shoulder. A little pink head popped out looking at Toushiro. Yachiru.
"Shorty-sama!" Screamed the little pink-headed girl, jumping off Kenpachi-sama's shoulder as she leaped towards Toushiro. He stepped to one side, but she turned in mid-air, still landing on him. "Got you..." She giggled.
Toushiro grunted, trying to push her off when she started petting his soft, snow-white hair.
"Hitsugaya-sama, we don't have time. We have to go to Yamamoto-sama!" Matsumoto disrupted. Yachiru jumped off to Kenpachi's shoulder and waved while they walked away.
"Bye-bye Shorty-sama, Big-boob-chan." Yachiru chimed, waving at them innocently.
"That girl..." Matsumoto muttered angrily when they were far enough away not to be heard.
Toushiro grunted in response. They were finally in front of the 13 Gotei, which was bigger than any shrine or building Toushiro had ever seen.
"Oh, welcome back Hitsugaya-sama." Ikkaku said, passing them on his way out.
Toushiro nodded at him, then continued through with Matsumoto, his emotionless facade intact. When they got to the door that led to the council room, Toushiro knocked twice and opened the door when a voice told him to come in...
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Okay, so this is my first fan fic, and it took me a while to write this, I kept revising it and what not. Please don't be real critical and stuff, um, I want to thank Psy-chan for editing it, she found a lot of mistakes. My grammar is just bad, and I hope the prologue turned out good... Anyway, I hope you like it, if I get good reviews then I'll continue writing it. I also want to thank Shi-chan for introducing me to anime/manga a long time ago, and also for telling me about this website. She helped me sort of write this, I kept pestering her about what I should write next, she kept telling me its my fic I should do what I want. Ha-ha. I was reading Tsuki no Toiki, and thats when I thought about them being ninjas, and all these ideas started to come out and boom, I wrote the prologue. I also want to thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed my first fan fic. .
~Scattered Cherry Blossoms
P.S. Don't you think Kuchiki Bkyakuya and Hitsugaya Toushiro make a cute couple??!
:D