Final Day – Chapter 1

"Ah, he's awake."

Ichimaru Gin slowly opened his ice blue eyes. For a second, he did not know where he was, or who he was, for that matter. The whole world was black and full of undiscovered things. Was it pain that kept him still, lying in the desert of Hueco Mundo? Was it sorrow that made his chest feel so heavy? Who were the strange creatures staring down at him with such a sympathetic gaze?

Then he remembered everything. The fog in his mind seemed to clear away as a gentle breeze hit his face – and he sat up, leaning on one arm. He tilted his head, straining to properly see who was standing before him.

"Harribel-san, Nel-chan," Gin's voice was soft and weak. He glanced at Harribel's fraccion and nodded slightly at them as well.

"Ithimaru-sama!" Nel Tu ran up and gave Gin a gap-toothed crooked smile. Gin saw that her eyes were rimmed with tears. "Uwaaah! Nel thought you died!" The little teal-haired Arrancar jumped up and down. "I have to go tell Pesche and Dondochakka the good news!" She ran off as fast as the wind.

"She knows that you helped Kurosaki Ichigo," Harribel said calmly. She glanced sideways at Ichimaru, feeling rather sorry for him. Gin had nearly lost his life trying to kill that – that villainous man, who had nearly took her life. Harribel tightened her hand into a fist. Damn him for all the evil he has done, she cursed. I wish I never let him make me stronger.

"Ain't Nel-chan a funny lil' kid." Gin chuckled slowly, but his laugh was cut short by a sudden wave of crippling agony coming from his left arm – the only arm he had left after his former superior Aizen Sosuke ripped off his right. He grimaced and let out a painful sound.

Harribel sonnido-ed behind Gin and stopped him from falling over. She put a hand on his shoulder. "It would be best not to move so suddenly," she informed him. "We, as in, the remaining Arrancars left in Las Noches, healed you the best we could. But your injuries are still great, and we could not restore your arm." She sonnido-ed back.

"Oh, that's alright. Thank ya." Gin paused for a moment, breathing in the dusty air of the hollow world. Then he remembered why he was injured in the first place. Sharply turning his head, he stared straight into Harribel's eyes. "Aizen! What happened to Aizen?"

"I'll answer that for you, Harribel-sama." Apacci stepped forward, her arms crossed. She had a somewhat miffed expression on her face. "Humph. That orange haired freak defeated him."

Gin let out a sigh of relief. So Ichigo really did it, he thought. I knew I could trust him. He narrowed his eyes back into his usual slits and smiled. "Ah, that's sure good ta hear."

Sung Sun and Mila Rose went to Apacci's side. "After Aizen got his ass kicked, the shinigami returned Karakura Town back to where it should've been. Before that happened, we were healed by that…Human girl." Mila Rose shrivelled her nose up in disgust. "Harribel-sama just happened to find you lying half-dead amongst all the rubble."

Sung Sun put her sleeve over her mouth and glanced sideways at Gin. "Tch, you should be very grateful to Harribel-sama. Or you might've really died."

Apacci put her hands on her waist and cackled. "That bastard Aizen who dared hurt Harribel-sama is finally getting the punishment he deserves. He's being held in Soul Society. I hope they keep 'im there forever."

Soul Society. Gin started coughing uncontrollably. Rangiku. He finally toppled over and landed on the ground with a thump. The four female Arrancars rushed over to him. "Hey, you alright?" Mila Rose waved a hand in front of his face.

"Mila Rose-san…Sung Sun-san…Apacci-san. Do…Do you remember…The reiatsu of the blond female shinigami you fought?" Gin struggled to speak.

"Ah, you mean the hag?" Sung Sun chuckled behind her sleeve. "Of course."

"Then please…" Gin turned to Harribel. "This will be my last request of you…Open a Garganta…And send me to wherever she is."

This is my second fanfiction overall, but my first BLEACH fanfiction. Check out my Naruto one too~ This fanfiction will only be two chapters (a two-shot, so to speak). Please review!