I've decided to continue it. Should be interesting. Now I have three stories to work on, not that I'm complaining but you'll forgive me if it takes longer to update right? :3
Here's the second chapter of Jinx!
Disclaimer: I don't own bleach, if I did, Zangetsu would have way more attacks than just Getsuga Tensho.
Ichigo felt a warm feeling in his chest. It wasn't like a warm hand or blanket, it was like a warmth in his soul. He felt dazed. What had he been doing…? Fighting…fighting...Grimmjow…Grimmjow? GRIMMJOW!
Ichigo's eyes snapped open as he bolted upright into a sitting position before groaning and leaning over in pain. "Kurosaki-kun!" Inoue cried alarmed. "Ino—Inoue?" Ichigo looked up then briefly scanned his surroundings. He was in Urahara Shoten.
" Nah, nah Kurosaki-san, " Urahara's annoying voice sang from the door. " You just finished healing " "Urahara-san, you saved me again?" Ichigo asked, a frown. "If I had left you there, you would've died." The shopkeeper replied in a more serious tone. Ichigo looked away, ashamed to have lost and then found all beaten up. "You should've brought some friends with you." Urahara said in a low voice. Ichigo closed his eyes; he didn't need a nagging. No, he shouldn't have been alone, but he thought he could beat Grimmjow. "Like you piece of scum could beat him!" said the nagging voice of his hollow.
Urahara was watching him. His were eyes concealed in the shadow of his hat, yet Ichigo knew that he was observing him. He made up his mind.
"Thanks" He said shortly. Ichigo got up, ignoring the pain that was building up, almost throbbing from everywhere in his body. "Kurosa—" Inoue began but Urahara's hand gestured for her to stop. Ichigo avoided eye contact as he walked past the shop owner. Urahara made no move to stop him, not even bothering to turn around as he left.
Ichigo entered the dark garage-like house. He looked slowly up at the Vaizards.
"Ichigo," Shinji said, grinning. "You've finally decided to join us eh?" Ichigo didn't reply, he peered up at the blonde headed Vaizard. "We knew your ability at sensing reiatsu was like crap. That's why we pumped up a lot of spirit energy to lead you in here." Ichigo finally spoke. "Join you?" He scoffed, "not likely." "Eh?" Shinji said taken aback. "I'm gonna use you, you're going to tell me exactly how to control my hollow." Shinji frowned. "Who told you we were just gonna tell you how to suppress your inner hollow you dick?" Hiyori retorted.
"I'll force you if I have to." Ichigo said simply, a few seconds later he sprung out of his human body swinging his giant sword. "Heh, thought it might come to this." Shinji muttered, his own sword flashed out to meet Zangetsu.
Ichigo growled and pressed hard. The two swung their swords at each other but the attacks were half-hearted. "The brat's pretty good; he's holding his own against Shinji." Aigawa, Love said. "Baka, can't you see that Shinji isn't even trying?" Lisa Yadomaru replied scornfully. "Looks like to me Ichigo isn't giving his all either." Hachi or Ushouda Hachigen intervened. "He's afraid! Of his own hollow! Why are we going to train a wimp?" Kensei Maguruma snorted. Hiyori closed her eyes. Without opening them, she said "Hachi, put a five layered barrier on this house." Hachi looked bewildered, "But why—?" He asked. "Shut up and do it." She replied. She took off her sandal and held it like a weapon.
"Hmph,"
She shot up with her arm like a bullet, zooming at the target; Shinji's face. "Shove along you idiot" She said, brutally whacking Shinji aside. Shinji's twisting body spiraled almost gracefully through the house and out onto the pavement. "Hachi! I told you to put a FIVE layer barrier!" "But you didn't give me time," he whined. "Whatever" Hiyori said, smirking at Ichigo who was looking perplexed. "You seem to have the wrong thing stuck in your stupid little head, baldy."
"What?" Hiyori cocked her head a little. "You think we're gonna teach you how to get rid of your hollow. Why should we eh? It's not your choice, if you're weak, we'll kill you. If you meet up to our standards, we'll teach you to fight your hollow." "I don't have time for your test. I have to learn now!" Ichigo argued. "You just don't get it do you?" Hiyori's mask formed by the side of her head. Ichigo watched with awe and fear. "How-how do you do that?" He asked.
Hiyori grunted, "If you're gonna keep that ignorant, suit yourself." She put her fingers into the eyes of her mask then directed the whole mask right in front of her face. The eyes met where the eye holes were, except the eyes have changed to black except for the golden pupil. "But you're gonna get killed."
Ichigo's eyes widened as Hiyori flashed in front of him, grabbing the cloth of his shihakusho, the top part that covered his abdomen. "Don't expect me to take it easy on you" She said, her voice sounding weird but killer like. It was like hearing it through a messed up walkie talkie.
Ichigo panted, trying to keep his stance up while fighting his hollow at the same time. Hiyori didn't look tired at all, in fact, she looked bored. "Che, I'll give you a hint, bring out your Bankai." She said with an exaggerated emphasis on the Bankai part.
"No, I'm never giving my soul to him!" Ichigo yelled, charging forward desperately.
"Pft," Hiyori was merciless; as soon as Ichigo was near arm distance, she swung her sword with full power, sending Ichigo crashing to the ground. Dust billowed everywhere.
The last thing Ichigo heard was a hoarse chuckle from his hollow before he sank into the darkness.
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"RAAAAAAAAAOR" Hiyori jerked back as a shrill hysterical voice came from Ichigo.
She raised her sword to protect herself as a hand emerged from the dust aiming as though to rip her face apart. She was too late, the hand caught at her throat driving her towards the wall. Her eyes widened at 'Ichigo', who's eyes turned black with golden irises, looking frenzied with excitement. She started to suffocate as the hand tightened around her throat, her chest heaving and convulsed with the strain of staying alive as oxygen was deprived from her body. She was honestly scared now; the eyes were harsh and showed no mercy. The grin pasted on the face stretched his face looked gruesome and almost comical at the same time. Hiyori's eyes rolled back, her hollow power was disappearing as she started dying.
'Ichigo's' hand was suddenly tugged away from her throat. Hiyori panted, greedily sucking as much air as she could, her eyes filled with tears. She looked shocked and funny, and at other times, Shinji would have laughed. But this was a serious matter. The Vaizards, all (excluding Hiyori) had their swords pointed at Ichigo's hollowfied face. Shinji looked grim as he broke the mask that was covering half of Ichigo's face. "Do ya get it now? You don't have a choice, without our help…You're gonna be swallowed by your hollow."
Ichigo's distress showed as was let up from the ground. Hiyori's frightened face plagued his mind.
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"I'm hungry Hiyori, make me something to eat." Shinji muttered lazily. "Like hell!" Hiyori replied (Now grumpy rather than scared), "Why should I make something for you? Besides, even if I did make something, I'm not giving any to you, baldy." "Hey Love, have you heard the new "Prince of Darkness" CD that just came out?"
"FUUHHF! Rose, have you read this week's jump?" Love replied, ignoring the first question. Tears of laughter streaming from his eyes. "No…that's because you never let me…" Rose replied hauntingly, feeling resentful.
"Oi, Lisa, aren't you on duty today?" Kensei asked grumpily. "Make sure you take good care of that shinigami punk." "I'm keeping a lose eye on him, so piss off." Lisa shot back, her eyes never leaving her magazine. "Nuh uh, you're just reading your porno magazine with peoples in swimsuits." Lisa's eyes narrowed in anger, "I AM NOT READING PORNO MAGAZINES! I just like to see swimsuit models!" She yelled in a dignified manner. "BWAHAHAHAHA!" interrupted Love as he read his manga.
Ichigo's eyes twitched as he continued to listen to the stupid conversation that was going on around him. He had been walking on an old walker thing, and ever since then, nobody had paid him any attention. "I am watching him," Lisa insisted, "See? One, two, one, two, one, two…" She repeated in a monotone, in rhythm of Ichigo's walking.
Ichigo's patient was running thin. "I……Can't….TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" He screamed, cutting off Lisa's 'One, twos'. He kicked the exercising machine at Shinji's head. "OOF!" was Shinji's pained grunt as the old machine made contact.
"Whatya think you're doing, Baldy! Do something like this 'gain and I'll whack ya!" Hiyori cried furious. "T-That's my line!" Shinji said weakly, fuming.
"No! That's my line!" Ichigo yelled. "What the hell is this? Why do I have to walk on this old piece of shit? You've said those cool things like pounding the technique into my soul!" Ichigo pointed an accusing finger at the both of them.
"Shut up!" Hiyori roared back. "We've been training you and you've done nothing but bitch 'bout it! Anyways, yer BALD" She said, as though that settles the matter. "I'm not bald you fanged freak."
"I'm not talking about the hairs on yer head, you idiot. I'm talking about the hairs on yer dick, you baldy!" "Again with the baldy shit" They rowed. Hiyori was yelling whilst dragging Shinji around.
"Doesn't look like he's pleased with the 'Super Hiyori Walker'." Love stated to Mashiro who just came back from shopping. "Doesn't look like Hiyori-chan explained what it was for." The ditsy girl replied. "Berry-tan sure looks frustrated" *everyone looks at how Ichigo was flouncing around angrily*
"ENOUGH..ALREA..DY!" Hiyori cried, her voice breaking with the effort to lift the heavy walker. "Quit bitchin' and walk till you pass out!" Hiyori threw the huge machine, which unfortunately hit Ichigo's chin, nearly breaking his neck.
"You bitch—"
"Hold yer horses, Ichigo…" Ichigo paused and looked up at the bored looking Vaizard.
"It's the basis for future training, so do as Hiyori says: Quit pissin' about and give the 'Shite Hiyori Walker' a try, eh? We'll teach you to govern your hollow after you walk three days straight ok?"
"Give me a break!" Ichigo shouted angrily. "It's obvious I can do it for three days straight, I can do it for a week! The thing's designed to suck reiatsu, you want to measure how much I have. With my reiatsu, I can go for five days without feeling discomfort. Teach me to control my hollow, I don't have time to play with you Vaizards—!" "Shut the hell up!" Shinji yelled coldly with new authority. "Don't have time…? That's a lot of cheek coming from one who doesn't know how long it takes for the Hougyoku to awaken."
Ichigo stiffened visibly, "You know about that?" he asked.
"Hmph…I know about the Hougyoku, arrancars, even Aizen Sousuke, I've known for years…" Shinji said Aizen's name with bitter hate. He jumped down to where Ichigo was, putting his hand in front of Ichigo's face.
"The story will have to wait." Shinji said with a smile. "I thought it would be a good idea for your soul to get use to our methods but now that I've thought about it…Your shinigami powers, shikai, and bankai were obtained with incredible speed. I'm impressed with what you've achieved so far. You said that you wanted us to teach you right? Perhaps it is better to train you in the style that you like. Hurrying up with your teaching of hollowfication might actually help you instead of hurting you like we originally thought it would."
Ichigo didn't know what to say, his thoughts were absorbed with what Shinji said.
"Don't waste your only chance…" Ichigo's vision blurred as Shinji sucked out all his reiatsu. The last thing he saw before falling was Shinji's face, peering gravely at him.
The Vaizards carried him down to a secret room underground, like the one Urahara had. It was just as big if not bigger, and it had a painted sky also.
"Hachi, put up a double dislocation barrier." Shinji said.
"Hai," Hachi obediently put one up, waving his large hands, and clapping them twice. A transparent barrier covered the whole house. They walked to a flat place.
Ichigo, can you here me? Shinji thought. In a little while, you're going to become a full hollow. Don't get devoured by him. Consume him. If you're swallowed up in there…It's all over…We'll be forced to kill you.
Love laid Ichigo on the ground with Ichigo's back facing the sky. "Hachi, put a barrier in this place too." Shinji commanded. (1) "Eh~~~?"
"Don't give me that 'ehhh~~?', there's nothing cute about an old man say that." Shinji snapped. After you do that, bind Ichigo's arms and legs."
"…Understood" Hachi said, clapping his hands together. Small balls of spirit energy shot out of his closed hands. He clapped his hands to the ground, his five balls of spirit energy sank into the ground. The balls of spirit energy formed a circle around his hands. And then he chanted:
"Walls of Steel Sand
Towers of Pious Form
Distant Glimmer of Heated Steel
As a Sincere Prayer, This Final Silence
Bakudou #75
Tetsukan Gochu!"
(2)
Five large pillars of steel landed on Ichigo, two resting on his arms, two on his legs, and one on his upper back. "And now, we wait and watch." Shinji said.
In the Inner World
"Sup…Your majesty? It's been awhile eh? King." The annoying voice mocked.
Second Chapter done! ^^
Hope I did a good job.
(1) "Eh~~~?" Is a Japanese expression said with a rising intonation indicating surprise, commonly used by young girls trying to be cute.
(2) Tetsukan Gochu: Five-Pillar Brace of Steel
I took stuff from the manga and have literally written it all out. Thanks to my friends who read out from the manga while I typed. I also thank all who have reviewed for Jinx, your comments/suggestions are always appreciated. Hollow Ichigo or Hichigo is coming out next chapter :D, you get to see him in action. I've started writing Foul Play, and it's almost done. My friends want to help, I tell them to get their own account 'cause they can write all they want but they tell me that they want to write on my thingy.
The rating for Jinx is T for now, I don't know whether to raise it to M or not. There are probably underage peoples reading this so I'll just let you decide by revewing or voting. I'll put a poll on my profile for T or M.