Hi there new story I really hope you like it!
Special thanks to Asagiri, elvivo, Ai Angel, yume girl 91(I am really sorry if I happened to forget anyone just PM me I add you on next time) for all your wonderful suggestions they really helped me get by!
Note: The more people review the faster I update. If you don't review I was send by tiny, stubborn character to bug you!
I don't own bleach or any of the characters but I do own a pen. Aye for me! No…wait that's my dad's…sob…tear
Anyway (got to love that word) never mind my drastic self coincidence reduction onto the story, hint: I might cheer up if you review!
"Die shinigami!" I sighed heavily as several grotesque hollows dove toward me, they're arms spread out threateningly. Without much effort I shunpoed past the first, swinging my zanpakutōin a wide ark, cleaving cleaning thought the trapped soul and darting aside just in time to avoid a fatal blow from another; a particularly gruesome, pig shaped hollow. Raising my katana over my head I stabbed it though the chest of the offending enemy and pushing with my other handed force it out, severing the spine. Crying out in agony, it reeled back its head one last time before disappearing in a cloud of scattered ashes.
The last faced me, its head pivoting to the side, contemplating how best to approach. Amused, I shunpoed forward before it had time to think and ground my zanpakutō into its fiord. Withdrawing it with a sickly slurping sound, it stood too dumbfounded to speak, its head lolling unpleasantly to the side.
Swing the blade swiftly away form my body, I attempted to swipe of the blood and sheathed it, the gleaming metal disappearing behind live forage. Turning back to suspect the battlefield, I frowned. Why had so many hollows gathered at once? Shrugging I grabbed by body and returned done the usual path.
"Dad, I home!" Hanging my coat by the door I skipped across the hall to where Ichigo was located, flipping his magazines obsessively. He turned to inspect me, his eyes running up and down my slender frame.
"Did everything to smoothly, not hurt?" I puffed out my cheeks in annoyance. What was with him? He was the one who taught me how to fight so why couldn't he have the slightest amount of faith in me?!
"Want me to lie? I got mulled over by the hollow and he dragged me to Hueco Mundo where I was subjected to a slow and painful death!"
He sighed turning back to the print with a tired expression plastered to his features.
"You know what your mom what say if you got hurt." My brows furrowed dangerously, "don't bring mom into all this! You knew perfectly well those hollows weren't a match for me otherwise you would have gone!"
He grinned, "Don't get overconfident Ai, I only agreed to teach you because you promised me you would use it for self defense!"
I laughed, swinging into the loveseat across from him. "You one to talk about self defense, whose the one who's always pulling out his sword every time he gets pissed!"
Ichigo sighed again and set down the magazine looking me straight into the eye. "I know your already better then most of the lieutenants but don't ever try to attempt something beyond your league."
Even with his now serious expression and strict words I could sense a touch of pride in his voice as he silently mentioned my little duel with Rengi where I had wiped that smug smile off his face by kicking his ass without even bothering to release my sword. He had been overly depressed since then about that and avoided all hints of a battle
Aye, but then why won't you teach me bank I won't have to worry about what or what not to do?" I wined. Ichigo only gave her a grave look, "You've only just awaked you zanpakutō and besides banki isn't something you can learn overnight."
I pouted, "You practically did." He laughed bitterly, "Desperate times call for desperate measures."
I looked at him, curious. My parents were otherwise mute about their past and were especially sensitive about anything concerning Hueco Mundo. Renji and Ikkaku regularly let things slip so I learned that Rukia, my mother had lived in the Rukongai area after she died and her admission into the Kuchiki clan. About their faithful meeting that evening when Rukia transferred her powers about her exaction and finally hints on how Ichigo rescued her.
But on thing I could never understand was why Dad got as angry as he did when they ever even mentioned these things. Was there a story behind the scenes that they didn't want me to know about?
"It time for bed you've got school tomorrow." I scowled as Ichigo successfully deflected another question directing to his past. Even though he already knew I had been aware of this, complements of Renji for bragging about how he had learned banki, he continued being ridiculously stubborn on keeping me from learning anything that could cause me to learn banki. He hadn't even showed me how to manifest my zanpakutōyet!
"Fine…"gliding swiftly away I washed, dressed and throw myself onto my blue, knee high bed. Folding the covers neatly around me I closed my eyes and drifted off into sleep.
"Beep! Beep! BEEP!"
I darted upright, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. An alarm clock/Hollow sensor was planted on my nightstand, its crimson numbers gleaming excitedly. I jump out of bed grabbed my substitute soul reaper badge (well actually it's my dad's. He gave it to me after expressing some concern as to having Kon in my body while I unoccupied it). Having pressed the lank wood to my chest, I closing my eyes, letting my senses pan out until I felt a menacing presence with a fair amount of spiritual pressure.
"Ni-san!" I sighed knowing at once who it was and not having the time for this I backhanded him still pinpointing the source of the disturbing presence. Once I had located it I slid the window back and sprang out into the cold night air.
Icy winds tore at my face as I darted from building to building, my tiny, slender far more agile and graceful then my father had been. Suddenly I felt another presence move closer to the hollow, by its weak spiritual signal, an unsuspecting human. Accelerating to an astonishing speed I added shunpo into my moves reaching the spot without a moment to spare.
The human had already reached the base of the hollow her form swaying faintly. Horror clawed at my throat when I saw a lure on the crown of the hollows head in the form of a little black haired girl standing shockingly close to the river that guarded my left side. The grand fisher, the same one who had murdered Grandma Masaki! Flinging myself across the hollows path I tackled the human, pushing her out the way in time to avoid a fatal blow.
Unfortunately I was not so lucky, it's long, sharp talons pierced my soft flesh; pain shooting its way across my back. Its claws penetrating thought my chest, crimson blood staining the grainy brown soil. I bit back a scream as the claws shifted painfully under my tore skin.
"Ha! Ha! Delicious!" I was lifted high into the air as the Fisher inspected me with sleeted eyes. "You look so much like that shinigami, so much like that…!" before he could finish his sentence a thin blade was driven into his throat. He stopped and starred at me with unblinking eyes.
"Your died hollow!" I yelled cutting off his hand and sliding of the nails was they tipped forward. I shut my mouth tightly, unwilling to reveal the amount of pain I was in at this point.
"Ai Kurosaki, remember that!"
Ok little history for you! In my story Aizen and the soul society ties and even though both sides had suffered great losses they continued to fight up till this day. Ichigo and Rukia both survived (obviously!) and had Ai. Ulquiorra doesn't die but instead fights with Aizen's group in the Winter War. Most of the lower Espada are dead but not Grimmjow and they get replaced right away. Ai was raised away from the soul society and wasn't told about it until her thirteenth birthday (she's 16 by the way) mainly out of self protection because she could see sprits and had an exceptional amount of spirit energy. After about a year she was tested and it turns out that she has full shinigami abilities and talents to rival Ichigo's own. However her father is reluctant to train her and as a result she has no been able to make full use of her powers. Rukia is still an active member of the soul society so she only visits them but for longer periods.
Ok hope you liked it! This is easily my longest chapter so far! Please review I will update immediately with 5 reviews even if I have to steal a satellite to do it! xD
