Chapter 1: Warrior at His Weakest ~ Hitsugaya

A new mission...

"Toshiro Hitsugaya." My leader calls.

"Yes?"

"Your next target has broken the laws that have been set in this country, he is acting suspicious of the military's purpose, and he has also a power of his own, kill him and leave no trace of his existence. Is that understood?"

"Yes."

"Good." His hand is in my hair, I have no feeling for this gesture what so ever. "Be careful now the power he wields is very powerful."

"I will be careful."

"Good." His hand withdraws. "Now go." I stand and turn exiting.

The world outside this compound I was born in is completely different, there is life, and so many more humans, and the sun is bright. People accuse me of a child until they notice the uniform, the badge.

"Look, that is no child! He is a protector of the law! Leave him be, he is surely busy right now!" They clear a path and their whispers continue, I only stare straight though. They are foolish thinking I cannot hear their human whispers, their small talk.

I ask around for Ichigo Kurosaki but receive little information on the man, they all say he is a good man but once I tell them he has broken the law they change their minds in an instant saying he is a bad man and pray I find him quickly. Foolish.

I continue, the sun is setting now, I continue to ask people, I am getting into the darker areas of this city. Smugglers and dealers scatter as I make myself known, I know it would be better to kill them with the blade at my side, but that is not my mission, that is not what Aizen-sama assigned me to do. I must eliminate Ichigo Kurosaki. That is my mission. I have no idea what this man looks like, perhaps I will know him when we cross paths and when my blade cuts his skin the scent his blood gives off will stay in my memory as a reminder of the man. He will die for his stupid actions.

I wonder how he has received a power; you can only receive power through a special injection of "Euphoria" a serum created by Aizen-sama himself. Then how did this Ichigo Kurosaki get an injection of it? No, that did not matter at this moment, he needed to be found and eliminated.

"Yo kid what are you doing?"

I turned and was faced with what appeared to be a teenaged boy or maybe older. His eyes shifted down my body and then a smirk made its way onto his face. He then tilted his head back, his orange spiky hair shifting in the moon light, he laughed.

"So you're the one they sent out? But you look like a kid."

No doubt now, this man is...

"Ichigo Kurosaki."

His laughing died down and he looked back at me and smiled. "Yeah?"

"Then you are the man I must eliminate."

"If you think I'm gonna fight you, a freaking kid, then you're dead wrong, now go back home to your leader or whatever..."

"You must be eliminated; you not putting up a fight will only make this all the simpler." I drew my sword and his grin disappeared as he eyed my blade then his eyes locked with mine, I had the sudden feeling as if he were trying to dig into me.

"Euphoria. You have Euphoria in you don't you? Flowing through out your entire body... Aizen really has gone far making someone like you..." He had turned serious and before I knew it he was inches from me, I went to swing my sword to deliver a finishing blow, but his hand grasped my wrist, I kept the same face I always did, I was not surprised by his power.

He pried my hand open making me release the handle of my sword and it clattered to the ground metal meeting asphalt echoing throughout. He pressed me to the ground, my back against the hard surface as he straddled me. His own blade appeared out of now where, a pure black blade that shined in the light of the moon. He stared down at me. I tried to think of a way out from underneath his body, my eyes stayed focused on his.

"You aren't a kid, you look a bit wise... care to tell your age?"

"I will not give you such information Ichigo Kurosaki."

"It's alright, I'm just gonna help you is that okay?"

"You are going to kill yourself for me?"

"No..." His blade eased down and I registered it puncturing the skin of my shoulder and then going through muscle then bone. For once I felt pain and it was unbearable and I stared up wide eyed at him.

Suddenly I felt something tugging and then energy slowly leave my body and flow to where his blade had stabbed me, he kept the blade there and my energy flowed up it, leaving me.

"What are you...?" I raised my free arm to grip at the blade and pull it away, but I felt weak now and he held the blade there.

"Easy..." One of his hands gently pried mine off his blade and laid it back down on the asphalt. I felt a stronger tug and the pain became more, it was uncontrollable, like anything I had ever felt before, never had I felt pain, never had I felt anything, and then suddenly this was happening. I let a measly whimper escape from me.

His hand moved away from mine and into my hair, like the comforting motion Aizen-sama had done many times before, but this seemed different. The tugging at my energy continued and his hand continued to brush through my hair. I could barely catch the muttering words he let out.

"Wow... you must be nothing but Euphoria... poor guy... hey it's alright... it'll be over soon... you can sleep afterwards... I know it hurts... 'cause you got so much in you... he's gone too far this time... I wonder what he told you about me..." I jerked at another tug, his soothing movements continued and the blade stayed embedded in me. "So you know... you're pretty cute... hey... it's alright... I think we're almost done, just a bit longer... you'll probably be resting a while... but hey you're welcome to rest at my place..."

I couldn't speak.

I felt weak.

I felt as if all my air was leaving my body.

My Euphoria was being stolen from me.

I see now what you meant Aizen-sama. His power is unbelievable, the power to steal someone's Euphoria from their body. I underestimated him even after you warned me to be careful. Forgive me Aizen-sama...

"I think that's it..." He pulled the blade out and I felt exhausted, I closed my eyes and gave into darkness easily.

SO! This is the start of another one of my stories, this one I came up with on a whim and yep it is IchiHitsu. If you were confused about anything in this first chapter let me know! Anyway hope you enjoyed and please review!