Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.
Beauty And The Beast
When Ayasegawa Yumichika and Shiba Ganju first met each other, they never expected such a battle…
A battle between a beauty and a beast.
"If one is born ugly, they should at least die beautifully." – Ayasegawa Yumichika
Ayasegawa Yumichika worshiped nothing more than beauty. To him, the sole purpose that the ugly exist is to make beautiful people like him stands out as contrast. He would be damned if he let someone ugly defeat him. That was why he kept running after Ganju, kept attacking Ganju with his Fujikukaku and kept cornering Ganju to the edge of dead end. Most importantly, ugly or not, he wanted him dead in the end.
"I was taught that the guy who survives, no matter if he's ugly or whatever, always looks cool in the end." – Shiba Ganju
Shiba Ganju never gave a damn how he looks. To him, the most beautiful thing in life is to survive. He would be damned if he let anyone takes his life away. That was why he ran for his life when he faced a stronger opponent, dodged for his life when Yumichika struck the lethal blow, and countered Yumichika's attack if he couldn't dodge it. Most importantly, ugly or not, he wanted to lived till the end.
And so their battle began.
One running away.
The other chasing.
How could he possibly keep running from me for such a long time, keep suffering my attacks and still move like that?
It annoyed Yumichika. He was running out of patience.
How could he possibly keep chasing me after such a long time, keep attacking me and still smirk like that?
It annoyed Ganju. He was running out of stamina.
His stamina is worthy of praise.
But despite that, Yumichika still acknowledged his prey.
His persistence is worthy of praise.
But despite that, Ganju still acknowledged his predator.
How dare he kept insulting me with his ugly running manner and even managed to scratch my beautiful face?
Yumichika felt humiliated.
How dare he kept insulting me with ugly comments of my looks and even managed to nearly kill me?
Ganju felt humiliated.
He's as ugly as a cockroach.
Yumichika despised his ugliness.
He's as vain as a woman.
Ganju despised his vanity.
Yumichika was winning.
But in the end, Ganju won.
Because Yumichika has made one mistake.
He forgot a golden rule, "Never corner a beast or you'll be cornered instead."
Ganju smiled victoriously when he looked up to the sky.
The firework was indeed beautiful.
It was a victory he would never forget.
Meanwhile Yumichika screamed horridly in the sky.
The firework was indeed disastrous, to his beautiful hair, that's it.
It was a defeat he would never forget.
They both felt fate must have pulled the biggest prank on them.
Little did they realize, they both missed one thing:
Underneath it all, they weren't as different from each other as they liked to think.
They were both stubborn.
They both lived up to their own principle.
They were both loyal allies to their partners.
But still, even as their battle ended long after Aizen's betrayal, they refused to make peace with each other. They didn't shake hands and bid farewell.
After all, this was no fairy tale.
And the beast never transformed into a handsome prince.
Beauty and beast simply never mix.
A/N: I find this pairing fun to write because of their contrast and rivalry. Hope you'll enjoy reading.
