A/N: First things first,
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Bleach, or any characters from Bleach- such as Grimmjow, Aizen, Ulquiorra….those people. I just own whatever's not cannon. Happy?
Ok and second things second: It's the 31st and that means that it's Grimmjow's Birthday today… so we're just gonna wish that blue haired psycho happy birthday! And then start the story…
They had been given orders to seek out a reiatsu similar to his. Once it was found they were given orders to not pursue the owner of the reiatsu but instead to report it and then await further orders. The others were not so keen to search the World of the Living for a single being; however, Ulquiorra had made it a habit between missions and meetings to search that world for what his master was seeking. It was not his place to question what the wanted the owner of the reiatsu was needed for, but instead his place was to follow orders to the best of his abilities without question, a concept some did not seem to understand.
Much like the moon in Hueco Mundo the moon in the World of the Living was but a mere crescent suspended in the sky at an angle. There was a breeze some might consider pleasant whipping his black hair and white clothes around his still, rigid form. Below his feet was a town lit by street lamps. The sounds of the city wafted up from below, faint by time it reached his ears. From what he could see there was very little activity at this time, not that it mattered. Pale hands were shoved into deep pockets as the single figure stood there, searching.
There was a chance that tonight could be like every other night thus far, that he could return to Hueco Mundo empty handed one again, but eventually results would be yielded, maybe not on this night nor the next but it was only a matter of time before they were. Aizen-sama seemed to be in absolutely no hurry to receive the being he was searching for through the Espadas so his search could take as long as it needed to without consequence.
With eyes closed, as to block out any visual distraction, such as the large town below, he scanned it for even a vaguely similar reiatsu. If this area failed to hold what it was he was searching for then he would simply move out of his range and continue searching.
Tonight could have been like every other night since the orders had been issued, however it was not. Tonight was different the search ended at the precise moment he had found exactly what it was that Aizen-sama was looking for.
Verdant eyes slowly opened, thin lips still curved into a frown despite his findings and the completion of a mission. Not a moment later a Garganta was opened. He stepped from the sky of the World of the Living and onto one of the many white halls of Las Noches. Upon reentering Hueco Mundo he sought Aizen-sama to report that he had found that reiatsu, that he was now awaiting his next orders which would be completed without flaw.
Not a better night could have been requested for a nighttime walk. Overhead not a cloud was in sight, the tiny pinpricks of light otherwise known as stars twinkled merrily and the moon, the shape of her thumbnail, was nestled between those shining stars in the black silk of the night sky. A light breeze raked its many fingers through thick hair, caressing light skin briefly before moving on to whisper through the trees and meander around buildings and down streets and alleyways.
Long strides slowed until they had stilled, bringing a figure to stand perfectly still in the middle of the sidewalk that lined one of the many deserted streets. Eyelids slowly drooped over orange irises to block out the sight of the soulless street around her so that the sensations of the beautiful night could be savored like the last bite of a favorite dessert.
Behind her she could sense her friends, the reiatsus of Hiyori and Shinji spiking mostly likely due to a squabble over something rather insignificant. Besides those two she could sense everyone else, who seemed both fine and normal. However, somewhere above her, somewhere nearby stood a strange reiatsu.
It wasn't that of a Shinigami nor was it that of a Hollow. In fact it was similar to that of her Vizard friends but at the same time it wasn't. It seemed to be more Hollow than Shinigami unlike her friends.
Orange eyes snapped opened as brows furrowed and a face turned upwards in hopes of catching sight of the one with the strange reiatsu. As the sky around her was searched a calloused hand reached for the orange hilt fastened to her waist. Tall buildings, rooftops, power lines and poles obscured her view, possibly even concealing the being from sight.
There was only one fix that did not include drawing her sword or destroying the buildings in her way. Boot clad feet leapt off the ground and into the air. A few kicks and the tops of the highest buildings had been cleared. Only as the sky was searched for the being with the odd reiatsu that had just been sensed she discovered that it had disappeared completely, as suddenly as it had come it was gone, into thin air.
Boots slowly spun in a circle as the city and the sky was swept over once again, still searching for what she had just sensed. But no matter how hard she looked, no matter how far she sensed she found that it was nowhere to be found.
Confused features smoothed into a scowl as the night walk that had started on the ground continued in the sky on an invisible path above the town.
So close. She mentally grumbled to herself, disappointed that she didn't get to see what she had sensed.
You should have acted faster. A voice sneered.
"Shut up." She muttered aloud to the voice in her head, who was only echoing a thought she had already had.
However, unlike the voice she had absolutely no desire to fight the being, she did not want to test its strength before proceeding to tear it slowly apart limb by limb, she merely wanted to satisfy her curiosity.
Unfortunately the voice did not obey the command and continued talking. Fortunately she was adept at ignoring it as she walked high above the city, slowly making her way home via muscle memory because mentally she was a million miles away, far too wrapped up in her thoughts to be paying attention as to where it was she was going.
As Ulquiorra showed Aizen what it was he had found the man's lips curved upwards in a smile that meant nothing good.
"Very good Ulquiorra." The man purred the words extremely pleased that she had been found.
"What are your next orders?" The fourth Espada asked in his usual monotonous voice.
The smile one Aizen's face only broadened at the question asked, "Take Grimmjow with you and bring her to Los Noches."
He knew the girl the Espada had found well and knew that she would not go with Ulquiorra willingly, she would not go with Grimmjow of her own free will either. He also added that she was to be taken to a free room and held there because he knew that she were to be immediately brought to him after being forcefully taken from the World of the Living then not only would she lash out but she would also be jumped by not just the Arrancar but also by Tosen. Aizen was not too sure of Gins reaction.
"If at all possible try not to hurt her too badly."
"Is Grimmjow the best option if you wish no harm to come to her?" Ulquiorra asked shooting the briefest of glances at the blue haired wrecking ball who sneered at him with a cocky smirk on his lips.
Trash. He thought.
That Trash was going to accompany him to deliver a mere girl to Aizen-sama.
Aizen lifted his cheek from the fist that it had been leaning against and then leaned forwards with another smile adorning his features.
"It would be wise not to underestimate her my dear Espada."
That did not mean that Grimmjow had to be the one to accompany him back to the World of the Living. However it seemed that he had no option but to complete the mission with the Trash.
"Are we goin' or what?" It asked standing.
"Yes." Was all he said turning sharply away from Aizen, not sparing the Trash another glance. A Garganta was opened and for the second time that night he returned to the World of the Living, this time not alone and with different orders.
"Do not get in my way." He said closing it behind him.
The scene had not changed a single bit during his brief return to Hueco Mundo. However almost instantly he locked on the reiatsu of the one he had felt earlier, they were still out and nearby. Without a word he took off towards the reiatsu.
He stopped not too far from a figure wearing tight black pants, thick boots that looked rather heavy, a shirt that was flapping in the breeze and a white shirt under that.
"Is that it? You're got to be fucking kidding me!" Grimmjow muttered coming to a stop. Obviously he had been expecting something more, something not so ordinary.
Before a step could be taken a thin pale arm shot out stopping the Trash from advancing on the girl who should have noticed them by now. If not having sensed them then she should have at least heard Grimmjow's voice.
Despite the reiatsu that she was keeping reigned in, the fact that she was foolish enough to keep her back to them was beginning to make him wonder if they had found the correct person.
Her reiatsu was not that of a Shinigami but not that of a Hollow either, though it was more like that of a Shinigami than that of a Hollow, an observation Ulquiorra doubted Grimmjow had made. Instead of seizing up their opponent, the one they were to not underestimate, Trash was spending his time glowering at him in what he assumed was supposed to be a threatening manner.
"Woman." He said using Sonido to step in front of her.
She let out a laugh, cocking her head slightly to the side before saying,
"So it was you I felt earlier. I was wondering if you were just going to stand behind me and watch me walk away. What do you want?"
There was a beat of silence between the two, green and orange eyes looking the other over. She did not look very threatening, very capable of much. She did not have very much reiryoku and his reiatsu was stronger than hers.
The being in front of her looked rather glum, as though he did not want to be here, though no one was keeping him there. His skin was an unhealthy color and there was a hole at the base of his throat. To top it off not only did the remnants of a Hollow mask cling to the side of his head but there was also a sword strapped to his side.
"Come with me." He said.
It was not a question, it was not a request and his voice implied that much. He turned and began walking away but when she did not follow he looked over his shoulder and he added,
"If you do not come willingly I have been given orders to take you by force."
"Will you now?" She asked in a teasing tone, not the response he had expected. "How do you expect to do that?"
"Like this!" A new voice shouted from behind as a foot came arcing towards her, aiming to get the girl right in the head. He had expected for the direct blow to land the hit, to send her spiraling towards the ground where he would continue to assault her until she hit the ground. However what he did not expect was to be knocked back to the releasing of her reiatsu.
Even Ulquiorra failed to keep his composure as orange reiatsu flared, his earlier evaluation of the girl now behind him proven wrong.
Grimmjow grinned wickedly as he righted himself. The girl had powerful reiatsu and now he wanted to see exactly what she could do.
Don't disappoint me. He thought before using Sonido to rocket towards the girl, rearing his fist back, his next few moves planned out in his mind.
Those plans flew out the window when she merely turned her body to the side, his fist sailing past her, his momentum sending him forwards and off balance. Out of the corner of his eye, as he fell past her, he saw a knife-hand aimed for his exposed throat. Quick reflexes allowed him to dodge the blow before she could strike. Grimmjow used his momentum and loss of balance to his advantage to in turn kick the girl and send her flying away from him.
As the other being with strange reiatsu managed to send her flying she muttered the incantation of the first Kido of decent strength to come to mind. She fell towards the city until she angled her body upright and stopped her decent with Shunpo before using the technique to race towards the blue haired being who was rocketing towards her.
Before they could meet in a clash of power, before they could send the other flying or hurdling towards the ground Ulquiorra stepped between the two, facing the girl Aizen-sama had requested, his back to the Trash.
"If you're done playing." He said releasing his reiatsu to blow off Grimmjow's attack and lifting an arm to fire a bala that he aimed at the girl.
She dodged it with only a second to spare, if that, throwing off at her needle straight course towards Grimmjow. Despite the disturbance in her path she continued and shouted,
"I'm not playing."She looked past the black haired man and at the seething blue haired one. She smiled then added, "Besides, I'm not going with you." She had no reason to. Was he foolish enough to believe that she was going to go with them without a fight?
Negotiation was obviously not going to work; simply asking for her to come wasn't either. She had very bluntly told them that she was not coming unless they forced her to, a method he, nor Trash had a problem with.
"Very well."
He aimed another bala at her. This attack would not miss, it also would not kill her, simply knock the girl out and make getting her to Hueco Mundo easier than if she were thrashing about. It would also piss the Trash off that he did not get the chance to fight; the few blows they had exchanged could hardly be considered a fight. If she were to fight the Trash more damage would be had than his simple bala hitting her.
"Show me what you've got."
Grimmjow sneered as she disappeared from sight, dodging the green cero of Ulquiorra, who was interrupting his fight. When she reappeared in front of him her sword was drawn and swinging dangerously. Grimmjow jerked back just fast enough so that the very tip of the sword grazed across the bridge of his nose. It might have broken skin, it might not have but either way laughter erupted from his throat as he feigned left and kicked at her once again, her orange reiatsu flaring to block the kick, though that didn't stop her from skidding away from him.
"Don't hold back." She snarled back with a smile on her face despite the situation.
She was more or less fighting for her life and they probably weren't going to stop attacking her until they had both dropped dead. Unfortunately their power was great, far greater than hers, especially when combined. Even if one of them had been on their own their defeat was not guarantee. And even though training had finally been fruitful and three minutes and fifty nine minutes had been increased to a full four minutes and thirty seconds she did not want to use that power, not yet. She did not want them knowing all of her tricks, that meant Bankai, though she supposed that Shikai would be alright to use if it came to that.
"Are you not going to draw your sword?" She asked as he blocked a stab to the chest with a single hand that wrapped around the blade, the metal tip once again grazing skin.
"Nah." He told her using her sword to bring her close and get a good punch to the gut that winded her. The grip on her sword loosened and he pulled it out of her hands with ease. Tossing it behind him he looked at Ulquiorra and said,"Don't lose that." It would be no fun to fight her in the future if she didn't have it.
"Bold words." She gasped before lashing out at the blue haired male. Her fist made no contact with skin because he had already disappeared, so she used that opportunity to pursue her falling zanpakuto. She raced to reach it before the black haired guy did. However she had no such luck. She took her attention off the blue haired guy with a bloodthirsty reiatsu and tried to figure out the best way to pry Naitomeashinga out of his pale bony hands.
Scowling Grimmjow lifted and arm and pointed at the girls back a blue cero charging. If she did not dodge she was not as strong as he had thought after the release of her full reiatsu meaning she wasn't worth the trouble of fighting. As for the bastard who had stolen her attention from their fight it was his problem for having not avoided it if he got hit.
Come on let me out. I can get Naitomeashinga for you.
Both Ulquiorra and Grimmjow heard the girl mutter with a firm shake of her head as though she were trying to dislodge a thought.
"No."A short animalistic growl came from her before the annoyed words, "Not yet."
Neither knew who she was talking to though Grimmjow decided that the girl was a little off, maybe even crazy, while Ulquiorra thought that there might be another reason for her talking to herself.
The voice in her head, that was her trump card, a trick she didn't yet want revealed. She had to keep some techniques a secret.
Let me out.
The voice growled again, this time more persistent. It was nearly as bloodthirsty as the being with electric blue hair and a hole in his lower abdomen. It wanted to fight, to cross swords with him.
I'll get rid of them for you.
"What don't you understand about no?" She murmured sidestepping a cero aimed at her back that she should have sensed sooner than she had. While she sidestepped it the black haired, rather gloomy looking being simply deflected it with a flick of his wrist, still holding her zanpakuto captive.
"No is not an option." A toneless voice said before the owner of the voice suddenly appeared in front of her, aiming a blow at her neck.
She ducked, feeling the air whoosh over her head. Just in time. She thought to herself as she swept her legs at his, aiming to kick his feet out from under him so that he'd let go of Naitomeashinga. But instead of falling as she had both planned and hoped he jumped and now stood higher in the sky than she.
She didn't bother demanding that the man give it back to her, the answer was clear even if she had bothered. If she wanted it back then she was going to have to tear it from his grasp. And that seemingly simple task was going to prove to be quite difficult with the other one vying for her attention.
Four minutes. It pleaded. That's all I'll need.
In response to the voice she used Shunpo to rocket towards the black haired one. As she did she gathered a large amount of reiatsu around her hand and then compressed it so that it was small and could slice like a sword, like the one he was holding captive. She swiped but he moved out of the way with ease. Deciding that she needed to fix her attacks she gathered the reiatsu around both hands and feet.
It was an endless cycle of attacking, dodging, appearing, disappearing and shunpoing. She landed a few hits, he landed a few hits and the blue haired guy tried a few times to get involved again only to be blasted by a green cero or a Kido. Both were trying to wear the other down, to make the other weary and tired for their own purposes.
"Do you feel that?" the black haired Vizard, Lisa, asked with disinterest as she looked up from the erotic manga she had her nose buried in.
"Kazune's fighting so what?" Hiyori muttered launching an attack at Shinji, sandal in one hand, his face her target. That's what he got for making such a face at her!
Everyone was aware of the two presences fighting her. They were like them, both Shinigami and Hollow, however, they were more Hollow than Shinigami.
Two Arrancar.
"She hasn't activated Shikai or Bankai so she must be doing fine." Shinji pointed out as if that was any indication that she wasn't in need of their help. "If she's not back by dawn Rose will go see what's up."
"What was that?" The blonde man asked looking up from the guitar he was tuning on the floor when he heard his name.
"Check on Kazune in an hour or so."
"Alright." And with that he went back to doing as he had been before he had heard his name.
No one was worried about her; she was a capable fighter, as was all the other Vizards. Everyone figured that she'd be fine and back once she had wrapped up her fight.
It wasn't rare for Kazune to go missing during the night; she liked strolling around the city at nighttime no matter the season. On occasion she'd even manage to talk someone, mostly Love, Lisa or Hachi, into coming with her to keep her company during the long walks. Tonight was a particularly nice night for one of her walks but she had slipped out without a word.
She was tiring, it was obvious. Their fight was taking a toll on her. She was on the defensive now, rapid firing Kidos in every direction. She had given up trying to get her sword back from Ulquiorra and had stopped using direct attacks and started using Shunpo to get away or to take advantage of blind spots.
"Dammit just leave me alone!" She shouted both at the voice in her head and the two she was fighting, blasting the blue haired one with a binding Kido that she knew from experience wasn't going to hold him long and went to attack the other one.
Just a few ceros and you'll obliterate them.
"I said no!"
So much for a nice stroll during the night! The skies were fading from black to dusty grey. The moon had been descending to make place in the sky for the sun that had yet to begin to make its appearance at the horizon. Instead of being able to enjoy the night she had been bombarded by these idiots who wanted her to go with them.
The black haired one appeared behind her but before she could jump away from him he said,
"Stop being foolish."
"I'm not." Foolish was the last thing she was being. It was only natural for one to fight when one did not want to go with a stranger who was hell-bent on taking them somewhere unknown.
"Our intention is not to harm nor kill you." He informed her even as he attacked.
That made her laugh. They had done a damn good job of harming her. Even if he had said that sooner, before the fist throwing had begun, did he expect her to be like 'oh, ok. I suppose since you mean no harm I'll go with two Hollow beings.'? Because even if she had been told of what their intentions were they would have found up fighting.
Where was Hachi when you needed him? She wondered.
Fortunately she wasn't the only one who had taken a few hard hits. The one who was crying green tears looked as though next to none of her attacks had even grazed him, but the blue haired one, the guy who had the joyful laugh of a maniac, he looked as bad as she felt. The difference between him and her was that while he had been hit with a magnitude of Kidos and physical attacks she had been hit with a few bullets of reiatsu and even a few weak ceros that hurt like hell. The two of them had kicked each other around the sky and even into the streets of the city for a few rounds before returning to the sky once again.
Black blood dripped down the corner of his mouth, from somewhere past his hairline, burns and scrapes covered his body and blood, both his and hers, had stained his white uniform that sort of matched that of the black haired being.
"Is that all you've got?" The one with the hole in his abdomen, the one she had just bound sneered as though having his legs and arms locked against his body didn't bother him in the least.
"No." She answered turning away from in time to see him breaking free from the Kido and speeding towards her with a technique a lot like Shunpo.
Rose looked up to see that the sky was a mix of fiery oranges and blazing pinks instead of fading black and fading black.
Guess it's dawn.
He thought putting his guitar down and excusing himself from the conversation he had been having with Love about a manga they had both recently finished, no risk of the spoilers he despised so much slipping out of Loves mouth.
"I'm going to check on Kazune now!" he announced at the door before closing it behind him. As he stepped outside he located her and raced towards where she was.
He found her fighting, her zanpakuto not in her possession; however before he could take a step towards her and the bloodthirsty male the second Arrancar appeared before him saying,
"Do not interfere Trash."
The arrival of Rose distracted her. That and the fact that he wasted no time in donning his Hollow mask and attacking the black haired guy was what tore her attention off that of her current opponent.
When she looked away towards a blonde haired guy with reiatsu similar to hers Grimmjow saw his opportunity.
Even though he'd rather draw out the fight until she passed out from exhaustion the arrival of the new bastard meant that he should probably wrap things up. It wasn't like he wasn't going to get another opportunity to fight the girl Aizen had interest in.
Instead of simply attacking her neck to knock her out in one clean blow he kicked her out of the sky. And as she fell he continued his barrage of punches and kicks, not giving her a chance to retaliate. She weakly lifted her arms exposing her torso but not covering her face. If she wasn't unconscious upon hitting the ground or before it was reached then he would have to fix that with a few Balas or a weak cero, either would work.
The girl hit the ground hard and when the smoke cleared she lay there motionless in the center of a crater created by the force of her body slamming into the ground like a meteor. Grimmjow landed on the street and began slowly walking towards her, a wicked smile on his face, carefully watching for any sign of movement. When he reached her he cocked his head to the side.
Out already? He mentally grumbled, so much for a good fight. He then pulled back his foot and proceeded to kick her, sending her out of the crater and into the street.
The smile on his face fading into a frown as he walked out of the crater and over to where the girl's body now lay.
"Next time don't hold back bitch." Grimmjow grumbled bending over and picking her up. He tossed her limp body over his shoulder and used Sonido to stand above Ulquiorra.
"Let's get out of here." He said down to Ulquiorra who disappeared from sight only to reappear in front of the opening Garganta Grimmjow had opened.
Wordlessly they stepped through, both keeping the blonde man away from the doorway into Hueco Mundo with ceros and balas. One was solemn looking with the slightest traces of a frown and the other grinning as he lifted a hand and smacked the girl on the ass just to piss off the blonde haired man who had come to rescue his princess.
Once the opening had blocked out the vibrant morning sky of the World of the Living Ulquiorra pivoted on his heel and Sonidoed towards Los Noches, not caring if Grimmjow managed to keep up or not.
A/N: So usually I don't have two of these, let alone ones that are this long. So what did you think? This is my first attempt at a Bleach fanfiction so I hope it was somewhat bearable. Updates might be kind of slow, I have other stories to finish but those shouldn't take too terribly long. I hope to see you in chapter 2 whenever it comes out. Sorry about all the switching there won't be as much of that in the next chapter I don't think.
Oh and another thing, anyone know how to use Sonido/Shunpo in past tense? Do you just add an ed?
Tell me what you liked, what you didn't like, how I could improve and what I could do better. Please I beg you to tell me if I've gotten anyone OOC (I'll have to fix that right away) and how they were OOC. So the moral of this message is that reviews are welcome.
Thank you.