Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach

This is my first story and I apologize ahead of time if it's a little sloppy.


Rukia peered out over the small town of Karakura, her violet orbs searching the town from the roof tops. It was a cool summer night the vast starry sky a deep purple, the full moon hanging low and larger than normal.

There has been a rise in vampire attacks and she was sent to stopi it. This would be an easy mission, just like the countless others she'd been on. More than likely it was a vampire gone berserk, they did that some times after they turned. Rukia jumped silently across the roof tops, it was strangely quiet tonight, the streets empty due to the curfew the town was now under.

She knelt down, her eyes searching the streets below, when she heard a raven calling from the lamp-post to her right. She glanced at the black bird, its red orbs glowing in the dark at her keenly, it tilted it's feathery head as if interested in her before taking flight with a screech .

"Creepy bird." Rukia muttered, when a scream sounded from her right. Rukia leap into action racing across the roof tops, as another shrill scream sounded. She jumped down racing towards the park to find a tall woman dressed in a red evening gown, staggering towards her, her blond hair pulled up into a fancy bun.

"Help me... please help me!" She cried. Her left hand held firmly against her bleeding neck, her green orbs pleading with Rukia.

Rukia rushed to the woman, "it's okay, I'm here." Rukia said calmly, examining the woman's wound.

"He's still out there, the monster who attacked me!" she cried grabbing on to Rukia, her whole body shaking with fear.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of him, which way did he go?" Rukia asked softly.

"Towards the woods." she said, glancing over her shoulder in fear.

"Hurry home, you'll be fine." Rukia said softly. The frightened woman nodded once before hurrying past Rukia.

Rukia rushed towards the woods. It was weird, why did the vampire leave this woman alive and on top of that he didn't change the woman. Was he simply trying to lure Rukia out? If so, he had done a fine job, she was on his tail and she'd soon end his miserable existence.

She darted through the woods; her gaze searching the dark trees, she stopped hearing a twig snapping to her left. Narrowing her gaze she peered through the darkness only to realize it was a squirrel.


She felt her body relax and turned to find a man standing in-front of her. He was leaning into his ivory walking stick peering out at her from under his white top-hat, his red orbs glowing brightly at her.

He was dressed in a white tux which was smeared with dirt and shredded in places. "I've been expecting you, little hunter." he said softly lifting his top-hat a bit.


Rukia reached for her zanpakuto, "good, then we both know what happens next." Rukia said pointing her zanpakuto towards him.

He laughed softly, "this will be fun, I hear hunters blood is the best." he said lifting his walking stick. He pushed a button on top the ivory walking stick; it rolled back into the top a glistening sliver blade sliding out.


"Impressive." Rukia said flatly, as she brought her zanpakuto down over him.

He quickly blocked her attack, "it is impressive isn't it." he grunted as he pushed her back with his sword.

The two danced through the dark woods their swords clashing. Rukia swung her zanpakuto aiming for his neck, which was the kill zone. He quickly jumped out of range, laughing down at her as he walked along the thick tree limb.


Rukia groaned leaping up after him, she was really getting tired of his game of chase. He swung his sword as she landed on the thick branch, she danced around his blades path, but not fast enough. His blade just grazing her shoulder, slicing a huge chunk out her sleeve.

"That looks a lot better!" he laughed as Rukia glanced at her bare left shoulder, her gaze shooting back towards him in anger.

Rukia growled and swung her zanpakuto, he darted away but not fast enough her blade racked across his back leaving a line of torn clothes and bleeding flesh. He gasped as his skin bubbled and burnt from the holy water the zanpakuto had been soaked in.

She took her chance and leaped at him swinging her zanpakuto, she'd have his head.

As her blade came down he turned just in the nick of time, blocking her attack. She leaped back as he swung his sword, the two dancing through the branches till the branch beneath them broke.

He darted away but she was fast on his heels, he turned into the thicker part of the woods and Rukia lost him, her eyes searching wildly as she raced after him.

"Did you miss me?" He called from behind her, she turned blocking as his sword came down over her. Their blades grinding into each other as his sword slid past hers, his blade plunging into her shoulder and out her back.

She gasped as he pulled it out, her blood spewing out as he did.

She fell to her knees grasping her right shoulder, she could barely hold her zanpakuto now.

"It looks like I won, kitten," he laughed as his fangs slid out. "Time to feed," he smiled grabbing her by her raven colored hair and pulling her head back. He moved fast his mouth open and drawing near her bare pale neck.

"Not to-night," Rukia hissed as his lips just grazed her skin, she plunged her gold handled dagger into his neck and slid it across.

It wasn't strong enough to take his head off but it did do the job, he coughed up blood as he fumbled at his neck stumbling back.

Rukia stood lifting her zanpakuto with her injured arm and swung taking his head off easily.

He fell to the ground his body flailing about as his head rolled at his side, his eyes wide his mouth open in a silent scream before he eventually turned to dust.

"Mission complete," she muttered falling back against the tree exhausted.

After catching her breath and binding her arm she headed back, "you did good, he was one of my best.. ya know." A feminine voice called from above Rukia as she staggered out from the woods.

Rukia turned as the woman from earlier smiled down at her from the trees, she jumped down towards Rukia her sharp fangs visible.

Rukia leaped out her path drawing her zanpakuto, "so, it was all an act, you're the-

"Yess, you got it right." The woman cut Rukia off appearing behind her.

Rukia spun around her movements were becoming slow. She was losing too much blood even with the tourniquet her shoulder continued to bleed.

Rukia swung her zanpakuto towards the woman but she slid out of range fading into the shadows of the trees. Rukia took a deep breath searching the area, she quickly spotted the bright red dress and raced towards her.

"So much warm blood you're wasting- such a shame!" The vampire called as she slid in and out of Rukia's view, she was playing with Rukia.

Rukia gritted her teeth and lunged at the vampire, the blade of her zanpakuto just slicing off the hem of her dress. Rukia cursed under her breath as the vampire vanished once more. "Stop playing around, come out an face me!" Rukia called in anger turning away from the trees, her gaze searching the park.

"Boo," the vampire whispered behind Rukia her warm breath tickling her right ear.

Rukia swung around slicing the empty air. "Where are you?" Rukia hissed.

"I'm right beside you, dear," the vampire laughed.

Rukia gasped turning her gaze on the woman, she grinned and in one swift movement knocked Rukia across the park.

Rukia crashed into one of the old wooden park benches, it splintered under her as she crashed into it. Groaning she rolling onto her back, her whole body throbbing in pain. She wiped her forehead feeling something warm sliding down her temple.

It was blood, she realized when she drew her hand back it was covered in red.

Rukia looked around her vision blurring, she rubbed her eyes, she couldn't pass out just yet, not till she killed the vampire.

She squinted in the dully lit park, her gaze falling on her zanpakuto which laid just out of reach. Before she could move the vampire was in-front of her, her pale face inches from Rukia's.

"I can't wait to taste your blood," she said as her hand slid around Rukia's throat.

She lifted Rukia up off the ground like she was nothing but a rag-doll.

Rukia fumbled for her dagger a moment before raising her hand, the vampire caught Rukia by her wrist, just before she could impel her.

"You didn't think that would work twice, now did you?" the vampire snickered tilting head slightly.

Rukia lifted her free hand and tore at the vampires fingers, she could barely breath her grasp was so tight it was crushing her windpipe. Rukia's lips were now turning a pale blue, her lungs burning from lack of oxygen, if she didn't get free soon- she'd die.

"I always get my way," the vampire said dropping Rukia to the ground.

Rukia broke into a coughing fit her left hand rubbing her sore throat. She then rushed for her zanpakuto, her fingers nearly grasping it when she felt her leg being tugged, and she was pulled across the ground. Rukia turned kicking at the vampire with her free leg, she dodged Rukia's kick and within seconds she was over Rukia pinning her to the ground.

"I'm going to turn you and let you wreck havoc and when your brothers from the Soul Society come to kill you, well I will watch." She laughed, her laughter was soon cut short as her head was sliced from her neck. Blood spewed up from it till her body fell away.

Rukia laid motionless on the ground covered in both her blood and the blood of that vampires.

She pushed herself up expecting to see one of her brothers from the Soul Society, but instead she was met with a stranger.

He was tall and very handsome with golden brown orbs which watched her curiously. His hair; though, was what really got her attention, it was spiked on top his head and was a beautiful orange hue. He smirked revealing his sharp fangs a quick moment.

As Rukia looked at him she realized two things, one he just saved her life, an two he was her enemy- he was a vampire.

She climbed to her feet, "you there, hey!" Rukia called to him weakly as he turned to leave.

He stopped but didn't turn to face her, "what is it you want? I saved your life didn't I.. Go home," He said stiffly.

Rukia scoffed, "I never asked to be saved by the likes of you- vampire." Rukia hissed lowly as she retrieved her zanpakuto. "I can't let you leave," she announced.

He was the one to scoff this time, he turned shifting his gaze on her which was intense and seemed to burn right through her. "In that state. Ha, you couldn't kill a fly even if you tried," he said deepening his scowl.

'we'll see," she hissed and rushed at him.

He rose a brow and stepped out her path, she staggered past him, and shot him an angry look for moving.

Her vision was fading in an out again, her breathing heavier than it should be. She pushed forward and swung her zanpakuto at him once again, this time he caught it with his right hand, easily pulling it from her weak grasp.

"Like I said- you couldn't kill a fly," he uttered lowly.

"You, who are you?" She questioned as she tried to snatch her zanpakuto back from him, he moved it from her reach with a smirk.

"Kurosaki Ichigo," he replied.

"Ichigo," she uttered just before everything went black.

She fell back but before she could hit the ground Ichigo caught her, his right arm cradling her neck.

"Goodnight little hunter," he whispered.