Here's the next chappie but don't expect the next one to be up so fast... well maybe it will be up tomorrow.

Thank you akirk85029 for review and I hope everyone will like this chapter.

Chapter 2 – On the Run

Kai was the average looking 20 something woman. Average height, not thin but not fat either. Being plain had its advantages but those advantages leaned away from Kai nowadays. So in an attempt to look different from her usual plain appearance she had made a few changes, nothing too big. She grew her black hair long, really long. Passed her arse to hang down to her mid thigh and garnished it with a few beads, silver rings and her favourite embellishment, three bells tied securely to the end of her mane. She had also ditched her old closet for a completely new set consisting of a few halter neck mini dresses. She happened to be wearing one of the dresses with combat boots, they were a lot more sturdy and comfortable than heels. But she was starting to rethink wearing the dress. It wasn't midsummer after all.

Kai had moved to a hill West of Karakura. It was the prefect spot to watch the looming battle. The illusion was already in place and like Urahara had planned the real town along with it residents were now safe and sound asleep on the outskirts of Rukongai. She had walked out of range of the Tenkai Kecchū after breakfast she had brought food and drink with her just in case the battle lasted longer than expected or if she just got peckish.

At around 2pm the gate was activated and within half an hour the captains and a few lieutenants arrived. They hung in the air as if they stood on an invisible platform in wait for the enemy. The anticipation was killing her but finally it came. The perfect blue sky was ripped open revealing the white clad traitor shinigami. In the back was another but it was too far away to get a clear view. She couldn't hear the words shared but she certainly felt the atmosphere become think and dark. Three more openings ripped the sky to reveal three Espada followed by there Fracción. More words were shared. She could swear that the clouds were getting darker.

Within a blink of an eye they separated off and battle commenced. She tried to keep an eye on the battles but they were moving so fast she couldn't keep up. Various coloured lights flashed followed by rumbling bangs and smoke. She couldn't help reaching over for the party sized bag of crisps and munched down. Her heart raced at the excitement of battle. It was an old feeling which she hadn't experienced in a long time. The battle went on for sometime and other than some of the lower Arrancar being knocked out nothing was happening.

Kai heard the strangest sound which sent a chill up her spine. She searched for the source and found it as the sky a few feet from her once more ripped open. Instantly on her feet she stood ready for attack. At first nothing came forth which made her unease grow. Then a hand appeared followed by an arm and then a full white clad body which fell on to the grass with a thud. She froze waiting for something. She didn't quite expect an Arrancar to fall at her feet. Taking a deep breath to gain some decorum she approached the body. It was pretty badly beaten up. On closer inspection she realised it was in fact an Espada. The 6 was clearly marked on his back. Eying him suspiciously she moved around till she found the right spot. In a flash Kai knelt down, her knee pressed down firmly on his neck. Her hand held his head down into the dirt and the other held his arm up behind his back.

He eyes opened at the sudden attack and squirmed but he calmed after a moment realising she had got him into a tight hold.

"Get of me bitch."

"Shut up Espada!"

"grrr"

"What are you doing here?"

"GRIMMJOW!!"

Before he could answer they were interrupted as an arrancar came pelting towards them out of the sky. Without thinking much about it Kai grabbed the Espada at her feet and threw him out of harms way. The arrancar hit the ground sending tufts of grass and soil in the air. Kai now stood between the Espada and arrancar who was up, aiming a blow with her zanpakutō at her head. Kai countered the blow with the tantō she had whipped out from its sheath concealed under her skirt. Every movement accompanied by the tinkle of the bells. She was mere inches from the arrancar who was trying to use its strength to over power but it only caused a temporary stalemate.

"Getting a woman to fight your battles now Grimmjow. You're pathetic!"

"Shut up, bitch no one's fighting my battles."

The exchange of words gave Kai a little more time to observe her opponent. She couldn't help staring at the unusual eyes she had. The one blue, one yellow with a red ring gave her a kind of rabid look which added to the eccentric attitude she had. She couldn't stand being that close to the strange being any more or listen to the argument as if she was no more important than a bug. She pushed the arrancar back with great force that it stumbled to gain her footing.

"Bitch!"

She came at her again. Her speed was greater than Kai's but her strength was low. She elbowed Kai in the face as she spun around but in return received a heavy boot in the stomach which made her fly into the air. She pulled her self to a stop then sped towards Kai again using her zanpakutō to slash at her. The blades sliced along her right arm leaving the arm practically useless. She jumped out of range nearer to the Espada who seemed to have trouble getting up. Kai was getting pissed off. She wanted to stay out of this fight. The tantō was proving useless at the moment; she knew she should have brought her axe along. But it wasn't going to help her thinking about it now.

She looked at the arrancar who was laughing manically and shouting about her down fall and it would be over soon. Kai ignored her as it just seemed like a load of bull shit. She found it amusing when someone shouted stuff like that in battle it usually end with their own defeat. Instead Kai tried to think of something else which would swing the battle in her favour. She looked back at the Espada who was shouting at the Arrancar to shut up. A smile touched her lips as she finally got an idea. She lunged at the Espada who was temporarily too stunned at her action to realise she had grabbed his zanpakutō.

"Thanks," and then she leapt into the trees behind him leaving him with his attacker.

"HEY! Matte."

For a second the Arrancar was too stunned to do anything. She waited to see if her opponent would jump out but nothing happened. She couldn't sense any reiatsu, it appeared her opponent had run away. Then she burst out laughing holding her sides. "Haahaa. Left you to die like the scum you are Grimmjow." She gripped on zanpakutō tightly before speeding towards her victim who couldn't move from the injuries he already had.

Just then something flew out of the trees just in front of them. To the arrancar's shock it was her runaway opponent. With a huge smirk on her face and her wounded arm tied to the buckle on her left hip, Kai brought the zanpakutō down with such force it severed the arrancar's right arm from her shoulder. Before she had time to react Kai kicked her back.

"Dammit!"

"I don't runaway from a battle. I just rethink my strategy."

Blood dripped from the wound of the severed appendage which lay at Kai's feet. The arrancar was starting to panic. The sweat dripped down her face obscuring her view. Kai moved when the arrancar went to wipe the sweat from her eyes. The blade slide from her open wound to her left hip. As Kai moved to the side, a red beam shot passed her hitting the fallen arrancar and obliterating her remains. Following the source of the beam she found it was the Espada forming a cero blast with his hand. When the remains were gone he lowered his arm.

'Well this is a turn of events' she thought. She looked over to the other battles and realised that it was over. The captains were still there but they looked worn out. She felt disappointed that she missed the end but she would be able to get the news from Urahara anyways. Remembering that she had company she turned back to the Espada.

"Here's your zanpakutō," she said handing it back. To be honest she didn't fully know way she was giving someone who should be her enemy his weapon back especially as she would be defenceless. Well maybe not defenceless as he was more beaten up than her. Similar thoughts must have went through his mind as he looked at her perplexed but took it back anyways with a little more attitude than she liked. "Why are they attacking one of their own?"

"None of your business. Who the hell are you anyway? I haven't seen you with the others before."

"I work alone," she looked over her shoulder to see if the town was back to normal but she couldn't see any change yet. 'Urahara should be changing things back soon'. She turned back to the Espada. "Look I'm going to need something more than abuse. I just saved you from one of your own kind at great risk to my own life and to others for that matter. So why did she attack you?" she knelt down so she was eye level with him. He didn't seem to be willing to answer her. The wound on his left shoulder looked worse than she originally thought. "Fine, I'm Tensei Kai. You can call me Kai though. What's your name? I got the Grimmjow, is that it?"

"Grimmjow Jeagerjaques," she felt like she was attempting the impossible, like 'bleeding a stone'.

"Okay," she looked over her shoulder again and saw a few cars pass along the streets. It was back to normal. "Good," she rose to her feet. "You need to get cleaned up. You're welcome to stay at my home. I have a spare room."

"Why are you helping me?"

"I have a soft spot for sick lost puppies."

"Don't screw with me."

"You mean you don't feel like you owe me for saving your life for one extra day?"

"No. I finished her off for ya."

"You fail to realise she was already dead when I sliced her in two."

"But if they still have that woman she can bring it back from the dead."

"You mean Inoue? Well let's hope Kurosaki & co. brings her back. Maybe we can get her to heal you. Though you'll end up bleeding out before that happens." She sighed as she felt the lack of progress wear at her nerves. "Look, you can either sit here bleeding and wait till either your own kind or shinigami to deal the last blow. Or you can come with me and you'll be safe."

"And how safe is your place?"

"Safer than being out in the open."

He seemed to take a moment to think over his options before deciding she had a point. Gruffly and awkwardly he rose to his feet and walked towards her. She didn't need to say anything or for him to say anything. As he approached her she turned to the direction of their destination. After 15 minutes or so of walking through the back alleys to avoid any attention they arrived at the large gates. Kai opened them with great difficulty due to her arm which remained limp and tied to her side. They walked into a fairly large compound with a traditional style home.

"Could you push the gate shut?"

Using his foot he kicked the gate which rumbled when it slammed into its past.

They discarded their soiled shoes in the genkan and entered the house which opened up into a small enclosed by the surrounding rooms of the house. However the onset of night and the lack of light meant it wasn't fully visible.

"Take a seat jus there" she pointed to the wooden platform which simultaneously connected the entrance to the rooms directly opposite and divided the garden in equal halves while she entered a room next to the genkan. He obediently sat down on the platform and looked out across half of the garden; his damaged muscles ached from the walk. She returned a minute later with a battered old case in hand and a bottle of water and towel tucked under the crook of the same arm.

"My first aid kit's a bit old but I'm sure it'll be fine." She began methodically cleaning the blood away as best she could with some assistance with anything requiring the use of two hands from him. "I would take you to someone who can do healing with kidō but as they hate hollows even more than shinigami…"

He didn't reply so she continued. "I'm going to clean it up the best I can. And then I'm going to go and get my wounds cleaned up. I suggest you take some time to rest. That room over there…" she pointed to the room directly behind him in the corner, "that's now your room." She returned back to bandaging his larger wounds. She tied off the end of the bandage before continuing. "The room on the left is the toilet, the room to the right leads to the kitchen." She then pointed towards the rooms on the left side of the house starting with one nearest the genkan. "That's the lounge," she skipped the next room, "the bath room and shower room. The rest is private."

He seemed to be paying attention but he didn't say anything to indicate it.

She stood up and made her way to the genkan. "Make yourself at home." She slipped her boots back on. "I'll be back later." She didn't wait for a reply as she really didn't expect one from the way they were going.

A/N: Apologies if my OC is too MarySue but if you think about every anime/manga character is a MarySue... please keep reading and please review