Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha nor do I own Bleach. So very sad too. :( I LOVE Bleach! :) I wouldn't want to own the series of either, just certain characters. Inuyasha: Sesshomaru & Inutaisho Bleach: Toshiro Hitsuguya & Byakuya Kuchiki (I love these guys) :)
Authors Note: I will say this now before I get any reviews. I know that only those with spiritual power (Reiki, reitsu, ki) can destroy hollows. But for this Sango can kill hollows. Also I remember distinctly from the manga and the anime that she can feel auras and such; that those with spiritual powers or demon power are only supposed to feel. So why can't she feel and kill hollows? Also this will switch between different POV's.
(Captain Toshiro Hitsuguya POV)
He hated patrolling around Tokyo. But he was thankful that he wasn't assigned to patrol the city limits only the urban areas.
He sighed heavily as the snow flew around him. He was tired as he had been in Tokyo for a week and he was now nearing the end of his patrol near the Shinjuku District. It was his last patrol stop then he could go home. It had been a very uneventful, not a hollow in sight and only a few wandering spirits for him to send to the Soul Society.
All in all it was a very lazy patrol that his Lieutenant enjoyed quite immensly. So she spent the time talking his ear off but tonight he ordered for them to split up just so he could have some quiet. The only sound around him was the light crunch of the snow from his footfalls, nothing could disrupt the wonderful quiet he was immersed in.
The sudden flare of energy several yards away alerted him to a hollow. But if there was a hollow there more than likely was a wayward spirit running for its' life (no pun intended). He quickly sped in the direction he felt the hollow and still many yards away he heard a yell of a woman; followed by vicious roars of the hollow.
(Sango POV)
The young woman sat under a tree in a small "park", (as she had heard the living people call it), and stared off at the full moon. Its' silvery light reflected off the snow making the area lighter.
"I wish you were here with me." she said to no one in particular.
She had been dead many centuries and everyone she had cared for and loved were gone and she was alone. Again. First she had lost her mother after her brother had been born, but she had still had the rest of her family. Then she had lost her family and her entire village to the evil hanyou, Naraku. But she still had her friends to be with her and her first love, the lecherous monk Miroku.
Sadly as it comes to all, death took her. It took her quickly on a night very much like the one before her and then she was alone. She had been so young, no older than 19 when she died. But it was older than many woman of the Feudal Era who died in childbirth.
She could still see her friends and the man she loved but they couldn't see her. She stayed near them until death took them all but unlike them she didn't cross over and she spent the next few centuries wandering.
She had met some hideous black creatures with white bone masks that wanted to eat her and some people with black robes that could see her that wanted to stick their swords to her. She fought them all with her handy Hiraikotsu, (that had somehow came with her along with her other weapons, and mask to her death), and spent everyday hiding from them both.
For once in several months she had finally recieved a quiet day. No freaky black creatures or bossy people in black robes to disturb her tranquility. She closed her eyes and sat seiza to meditate. She could feel one of the freaky black creatures was closing in on her and fast. She stood quickly, grabbed the hiraikotsu, and stood ready to defend herself.
Moments later the freak was in her sights and charging at her like her friend Inuyasha did for the last pack of ramen. She waited until the last second and jumped and avoided contact. Immediately she swung her body around and threw the Hiraikotsu with a yell.
"Hiraikotsu!" which was followed by the vicious howls of the black creature.
She was so enthralled with the fight with the creature that she never saw the young man in the black and white robes come into the clearing ready to kill the creature and send her to the afterlife.
(Captain Toshiro Hitsuguya POV)
He was running full speed towards the spiritual pressure of the hollow. Seconds later he came into the park where it was currently residing and stopped to watch as a young woman was beating the hell out of it. She was dressed in a skin tight leather outfit with pink armor, a sword at her side, and was brandishing what seemed to be an overly large boomerang.
He noticed that she was so distracted that she hadn't even noticed he was there. The way she was fighting the hollow was amazing (season 2, Only You Sango) he had never seen anything like it. Was she the spirit the hollow was after? He saw the chain on her chest and knew that she was and that she didn't have a high spiritual energy but she had some.
It wasn't until she had recieved a blow that sent her catapulting across the park that he moved and wasted no time slicing the hollow through its' mask, killing it, and was then standing over her.
"Who are you?" he asked.
The woman blinked her eyes a couple of times and then groaned when she saw him.
"Damn!" she said lightly and scowled.
Quickly she was on her feet and had the giant boomerang ready to thrash him.
"Calm down. I am a shinigami and I am here to help." he said.
"A Death God. That is what the guys dressed like you are? Well they should have told me years ago." she said still ready to attack if need be.
"Please put the weapon down. I am here to take you to the Soul Society, Miss." he said.
"Why?" she asked.
"To protect you from the hollows, the creature you were fighting." he explained.
"Oh, so that is what they were trying to tell me. Oh well." she said shrugging.
"Who?" he asked.
"Others that were dressed like or similarly to you. Over the centuries they kept trying to put their swords on my head and I gave them an ass whoopin' they would never forget." she said.
"Centuries? How are you still here?" he asked.
"I fought like hell." she said.
"No! A spirit can't wander for centuries, eventually their soul chain and soul sleep are severed turning them into hollows and only after months." he stated matter-of-factly.
"Well I have been dead for centuries. So now if you will be so kind, I am tired. I want you to either leave or take me to this Soul Society I have been hearing about for centuries." she said.
"Hold still." he said drawing his sword.
"Whoa now." she said standing to battle.
"I am not going to hurt you. I have to touch you on the forehead with the end of the sword and not the sharp end." he said.
"Ok. Will I see you again on the other side?" she asked.
"Yeah. I have to take you to my superiors. We have to understand why your chain and sleep were never severed after centuries, (as you claim), of wandering." he said.
"Oh. Ok I am ready to go, Mr. What's your name?" she said.
"Captain Toshiro Hitsuguya." he said.
"Oh. I am Sango." she stated.
"Hold still." he said and touched her forehead with his sword and she was gone.
Moments later a tall, well endowed, red head appeared before him.
"Captain. I have finished my patrol. I have sent three souls and there was no sign of any hollows, sir." she said.
"Very well Rangiku. We have to get back." Toshiro said.
"Back? But it is still early for us to return." Lt. Rangiku Matsumoto said.
"I know but I just sent a soul that has been wandering for centuries and she doesn't have high reitsu but she took on a hollow." he said.
"She did? Wow. She didn't get hurt did she?" she asked.
"No. She did quite a number on the hollow though." he said with respect coloring his voice.
Rangiku was impressed a soul fought back and did a number on a hollow. But what she was most impressed with was the respect that was oozing from her captain over the mystery lady soul that he had sent.
(Sango POV)
She had been tapped on the forehead by the young Captain Hitsuguya and was now waiting for him to come and find her. She was currently sitting down outside of what seemed to be an orphanage in a very rundown town with several mean looking men staring at her lustfully. It felt as if she was standing before them naked and she was getting very uncomfortable with their staring.
She got up to find herself a more secluded area to await for her savior with the white hair and beautiful cerulean eyes. She moved out of the rundown town and towards a grassy area several yards from the town and its creepy men. She sat there and stared at the bright full moon.
After several minutes passed she laid back upon the grass and closed her eyes and then soon fell into an exhaustion enduced sleep. She never felt the shake to her shoulders, the sweet call of her name, or the strong arms that lifted her and cradled her as they began to make their way to the Seretei. She missed the soft gasp as she snuggled into the warm embrace of her savior. She never even heard herself mumble every now and then. But she did vaguely notice the sudden absence of warmth and she whimpered about it only to have it returned.
(Captain Toshiro Hitsuguya POV)
He spent a hour giving instructions to his lieutenant about finishing the hours of patrol that was left and to report back to the Seretei when she had completed the task and to make sure that everything was in order. He also mentioned for her to do her paperwork and to not even think about hiding it. Of course being lazy Rangiku whined slightly but went to do her duty and Toshiro was off to find Sango.
Once he entered the Soul Society he didn't hesitate for a moment to find her. Hours passed as he went from village to village, not finding her in any of them. When darkness fell he turned to go back to the Seretei and took a short cut through one of the most run down districts to a field that was straight shot to the Seretei. He was going to resume his search in the morning and had made up his mind he wasn't going to stop searching until he found her again.
He hadn't been in the feild long when he came upon Sango being bathed in the moonlight. She was sleeping peacefully on the ground, curled up in a ball. He knelt down beside her and gave a sharp shake to her shoulders. It did not wake her and then he called her name to find it had no effect, he shouldered the Hiraikotsu, and gathered her in his arms and headed towards the Seretei. Suddenly she shifted in his arms and snuggled up to his chest, eliciting a soft gasp from him.
He had never had a person besides his childhood friend, Momo, ever suggle into him and he never thought he would ever after Momo had died. She never woke from the coma she had been in since Aizens' betrayal and she gave up. He had given up after her death, for he had loved her and never told her and now here was this woman he barely knew pulling feelings from him that he had locked away.
A cold breeze swirled around him and he picked up his pace to return to the Seretei. Before long he reached the gate that Jidanbo guarded.
"Who goes?" Jidanbo demanded.
"Captain Hitsuguya. Open the gate." Toshiro responded.
"Oh yes sir, Captain." Jidanbo said and opened the gate.
Toshiro quickly passed through the gate and took off towards his quarters. Along the way he sped by Captain Kenpachi and Captain Mayuri, whom stopped him immediately. He kept his back to them and listened, all they could see was the Hiraikotsu.
"Hitsuguya your early." Kenpachi remarked.
"Yes." he said.
"What is with the boomerang?" Kenpachi asked.
"It's a weapon." he replied.
"Shirking your duties, Hitsuguya. General Yamamoto will want to hear of this." Mayuri said.
"Yes he will." Toshiro said non-chalantly.
"Why have you returned early?" Kenpachi asked.
"The work is too much for a child." Mayuri remarked loudly.
Even though he was 19 and had actually grown they still regarded him as a child. True he was the youngest of them all, the Captains, but still he was a grown man.
"Quiet you fool." he hissed at Mayuri.
"Did you just tell me to be quiet? Of all the nerve..." Mayuri said loudly.
"I said quiet!" Toshiro hissed louder.
His reitsu crackled and he suddenly stopped when Sango shifted in his arms with a whimper and a mutter.
"Toshiro." she said quietly.
But she was still heard by the other captains. He pulled her tighter to his chest and she snuggled closer and let out a contented sigh.
"Hitsuguya, who is with you?" Kenpachi asked, quite curious of the female voice.
"None of your business." he said.
"You know you can't have her here." Kenpachi said.
"General Yamamoto will disapprove." Mayuri said.
He swung around then, giving them a good look at Sango. His cerulean eyes colder than the arctic and the air took on a bone chilling bite. His voice was clipped, icy, and very dark.
"Leave her out of this! She has nothing to do with your insane problems with me." he said to Mayuri.
He left no room for words to be spoken between any of them with his command. They stood there in stunned silence. Toshiro had never talked to anyone that way and now that he did it seemed as if he were a different person. He actually chilled Kenpachi of all people to the bone with that glare he bestowed upon Mayuri, whom seemed literally frozen.
Seeing as they had no more to say Toshiro continued his way on towards his quarters. He didn't run into anymore people and finally made it to his quarters. He made his way to his bed and laid her down, whereupon she whimpered at the sudden loss of warmth and he quickly put a blanket over her and removed her sword.
When she had settled he moved away and set down her weapons. He wondered how she ever manage to carry around that giant boomerang, it was heavier than she was. He swept his gaze back to her and then left. He had to report to General Yamamoto before Mayuri made it known that he was back before he completed his assignment.
(Captains Kenpachi & Mayuri POV)
Toshiro had been gone for atleast ten minutes before Kenpachi snapped out of his initial shock. He had never felt a threat of death as real as that had been. Never before had he seen a glare that chilling, Hitsuguya even put Captain Kuchiki to shame at that moment. He had never before heard a voice that cold, detached, and menacing in all his life.
He was sure that since it was all directed at Mayuri he was more surprised than he was. He thanked his lucky stars that it was not directed at him for he was sure he would have been frozen to his spot, much like Mayuri was at the moment. He then made a move towards Mayuri and shook him. Mayuri snapped out of his shock and glared at where Hitsuguya had been standing.
"What just happened?" he asked.
"In a few words, you just had your ass handed to you." Kenpachi said.
"General Yamamoto is going to be hearing of this right now!" Mayuri said and stormed off to General Yamamoto.
Kenpachi rolled his eyes and followed him. Since he had been present he would have to tell his point of veiw on what had happened between the two.
(Captain Toshiro Hitsuguya POV)
He quickly reached the Squad 1 barracks and was thankful that Mayuri had not made it there. He entered and was immediately came upon by Lieutenant Chojiro Sasakibe.
"Captain Hitsuguya you have returned early." he remarked.
"Yes. I need to speak with General Yamamoto." Toshiro said.
"Come with me." Lt. Chojiro said.
He followed the Lieutenant down a few corridors and was ordered to wait outside a door they had finally come to a stop at. He waited patiently for a couple of minutes and Lt. Chojiro came back and told him that General Yamamoto would see him.
The Lieutenant bowed slightly as he passed the threshold and stepped out, closing the door behind him. He looked ahead of him and saw General Yamamoto sitting at his desk. He stepped forward and stopped halfway across the room.
"General Yamamoto." he greeted, bowing his head.
"Captain Hitsuguya. Your early in your arrival. Why is that?" he asked.
"General, sir. I encountered a peculiar soul while in the living world, sir." he said.
"What is peculiar about this soul?" he asked.
"Sir, she claims that she has been wandering the world of the living for centuries. She has little reitsu and she was able to fight off both hallows and reaper, well so she claims. How is that possible and she hasn't turned hallow herself?" he explained.
"I do not know but we will need to find out. I will need to speak with her. Where is she?" General Yamamoto asked.
"She is currently in my barracks, sir. Sleeping." he said.
"Keep her safe. She may have hidden powers that she is not aware of. I am assigning you to watch over her. Is that understood Captain?" he commanded.
"Yes, sir!" he answered.
"Good. I will see her first thing in the morning, 6:00." General Yamamoto said.
"Yes, sir." he said.
"You are dismissed, Captain." he said.
"Yes, sir." he said and bowed to the elder man.
Standing quickly he turned and left the room. A couple corridors down he heard Mayuris' arrival. He smirked to himself and quickly discarded it and made his way to the front of the barracks. He made his way around the corner and saw Mayuri glaring at Lt. Chojiro, with Captain Kenpachi shaking his head. He cleared his throat to get their attention.
"Hitsuguya." Kenpachi greeted.
"Kenpachi." he inclined his head.
"General Yamamoto will be able to see you now, Captain." Lt. Chojiro said to Mayuri.
"Thank you." Mayuri said and narrowed a look at Hitsuguya before leaving.
Kenpachi shook his head and then clapped him on the shoulder.
"So who's the girl?" he asked.
"Sango." he replied heading out the door.
"You know that he is going to report you?" he asked.
"Yes I do. Only problem if General Yamamoto has made me her guardian." he said.
Kenpachi laughed loudly. He understood and laughed along with him. He could just see the look on Mayuris' face when he learned that he had escaped all consequences an he got to keep Sango with him. A sudden dark thought came to him.
Mayuri was the head of Research and Developement so General Yamamoto may ask him about Sango. That meant Mayuri would want to do experiments on her or slice her open to study her and her anomilies. He could not let that happen.
If he knew Mayuri, which he did. He never asked, he took and caged. He was not going to let Mayuri take Sango and force her to be a project for his insanities.
He stopped suddenly and felt for Mayuris' aura and found it. He was coming at him and very fast. Mayuri knew and was either going to go get her or beat around the bush with questions for him and try to set up a meeting through him with Sango.
Nope. Wasn't going to happen. He took off and shunpoed right to his barracks, leaving a bewildered Kenpachi and a displeased Mayuri in his dust.
He quickly checked the grounds around the barracks and the halls for anyone that shouldn't be there. He made his way to his quarters and entered. What he met surprised the hell out of him.
The moment he had entered a small smoke bomb exploded at his feet and he was thrown backwards with a sword at his throat and Sango sitting on his chest, pinning his arms to his sides. When the smoke cleared, who he was registered in her mind and she removed her sword but kept him pinned.
"Oh its you." she said.
"Will you get off?" he asked.
"Maybe, when you tell me where I am, how I got here, and why am I here?" she demanded.
"*Sigh* This is my quarters. I brought you here and you are here because I want to keep you safe. You will need to speak to General Yamamoto in the morning. I have and explained everything I know about you and he has ordered that I keep you safe." he said.
"That is very sweet but no. I can take care of myself." she said defiantly.
"I know that, but another Captain knows about you and well he isn't sane. He will want to cut you up and make you a pet project." he said.
"What? I will not be anyones' pet. I will not." she said.
"He doesn't ask, he takes and cages. If you fight him you will lose. I know you can fight I saw it myself, but Mayuri has a zanpakto that can paralyze you with one cut. You can't move but you will still feel all the pain." he said.
"I don't care. That pain will never compare to the pains of my past. Do you know what it is like to watch you little brother become a puppet for a mad man? That mad man controling his every move, every thought, having complete control. Having him slaughter his whole family then when you try to save him, the mad man has him stab you through the back, and at that moment he snaps the control and lets your brother see the atrocity that came at his own hand. But you are still up and fighting to live, your brother is crying and you go to him only to have him and yourself filled with arrows. You watch your family die by your brothers hand, watch you brother lose it and then watch his struggle for his last breath, all the while you slowly fade away into rest." she paused.
He had never heard of a story like hers before. It was terrible and so sad. She had been through so much and for what? She continued.
"Do you know what it is like to claw your way out of your own grave?" she asked.
"She did what?" he thought.
"I clawed my way out of the grave the mad man put me in. I pulled myself out in agony, blood everywhere pouring from my body. The mad man found me only he had a new body and he picked me up and tended my wounds. All the while he explained what had happened, it was a lie, but I didn't know. I heard him talking with a servent and found that my village had been destroyed along with all the people and they even said who had done it. My need for vengence spiked and I went after the one accused. He put a jewel shard in my back to keep me from feeling pain from my wounds. Fatigue it didn't stop but vengence kept me going and I was used like a puppet but I still had control of myself. I found the one they had told me about and then discovered that he never killed my people and that the mad man had the jewel shard in me so I would fight until I killed myself and his enemy. I ripped that shard out and fought death and won." she said.
"She is amazing." he thought.
"I won only to come upon my dead little brother, alive. He was alive but only with the shard. He was controlled, memory wiped clean, a puppet to do with whatever its master commanded. The mad man was that master, he tortured me. He hurt my brother to hurt me, he made him take lives and attack me. Used his body as a vessel for his insanities, he taunted me and let me know there was nothing I could do to save him. He wouldn't even let me kill him to put him out of his misery." she said and started sobbing.
She grew slack and he was able to get his limbs loose. He carefully manuvered around and held her until she stopped crying. When she had stopped she had fallen back asleep and he once again placed her in his bed and he laid down beside her, falling into sleep.
Authors Note: Yeah long. I hope you all enjoy this fic and I will update as soon as I can.