Breach: By MAD DUCK

Yugi was walking home late one evening from Tea's house. He had spent the evening doing their geography project and English homework together.

And eating chocolate ice-cream!

Tea always kept a stash in her deep freeze.

Suddenly he shivered. Where had that cold air come from on such a warm night? It wasn't windy at all. There wasn't even a breeze. He kept walking.

The creature laughed.

The boy carried enough energy to feed a thousand million of his like a thousand time over. Indeed he was a real find.

The hollow salivated over the anticipation of the soul it was about to devour as it drew near.

"Eh, back off from my buddy."

It looked up.

Shinigami.

It's eyes glowed in frustration.

No! It would not be deprived of the perfect meal.

It went after the ignorant soul that was getting away.

The Shinigami went after him.

The Shinigami was faster; slicing the hollow in two before it even reached the youth.

The scream was terrible and piercing, going unheard on the mortal plains.

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The Shinigami lapsed back against the wall.

Man this was hard work.

Joey yawned. He was so tired he could hardly keep his eyes open.

Hmmmm, maybe just grab that last hot-dog at the back of the fridge...yeah...that sort out his grumbling stomach.

He entered his kitchen, smiling as he thought of him, the hotdog and lots of mustard when all his dreams where shattered by a blue jeaned butt sticking out of the fridge.\

"WHAT YA THINK YA DOIN!"

A red spikey head popped out.

-with said hot dog half stuffed in his mouth.

Joey nearly had heart failure

"No way! that was my dinner!"

"I have to eat when I'm in a Gigia." Renji explained as if to a simple child

"Yeah, but not my dinner!" Joey fumed "and not after I had been busting my butt off all night."

"Your dinner tastes three days old."

"Yeah so...maybe it was."

Renji looked at Joey funny before finishing the roll.

"So now what am I supposed to eat eh?" Joey glared at the red-head after checking the contents of his fridge and discovered it had been cleared out (and I just refilled it yesterday) "Say what are you doing here anyway?"

"Orders from Soul Society." Renji replied "I'm staying in domino and since you're the only one based..."

"Forget it! you ain't staying with me."

"Orders are you are supposed to allow your VICE-CAPTAIN." Renji reminded (EEP!, Joey gulped)

"To stay with you." Renji finished "And assist with the mission I'm on."

"What mission?" Joey frowned "I'm on my own one right now and its full time as it is.'

"Aizen's learnt of your sennen buddies. He wants to gather the items and use them to take over Soul Society and gain control of the key of heaven."

"Wo seriously?" Joey scratched his head "I dunno, don't sound like it'll work."

"Why not?"

"Cause Bakura's after those items too." Joey replied "And you don't know Bakura."

tbc