(A/N: Hey I'm back. Sorry for the late update 'coz been busy these past few weeks. But I promise that I would update more often.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach. Period.

Chapter 2

URYU LOOKED DISBELIEVINGLY at the "person" who was in front of him. Was his sight playing tricks on him and seeing illusions? But his mind quickly asserted that it was no illusion. It was "real". Or rather "she" was real. It was Nemu. The daughter of the weird shinigami captain who tried to kill him. "What is she doing here?" he wondered in confusion.

"Now, don't look at me like that. I came here to help you. May I ask what are you doing here?" Nemu asked casually, as if she saw him every day.

Uryu narrowed his eyes.

"I should be the one asking you that. And how did you even get here?" Uryu questioned.

"Before I answer your queries, we should focus on the enemies first." Nemu said calmly and turned to the direction of the hollows.

Uryu then realized that there were still surrounded by a hollow. No, make that two. 'Cause the one who shot a bright light on him appeared out on the sky and was looking at them with mocking contempt. He snorted in disgust. He really wanted to finish these creatures quickly 'cause they were really getting on his nerves now. Besides, he wanted to interrogate the woman who was on the opposite side of him.

"We'll talk later. But don't even think that you're getting away at this so easily." Uryu said flatly at her before he flash stepped up in the sky to face the hollow.

NEMU TOOK A SIDEWAYS GLANCE at Uryu while she was fighting the other hollow. She already thought that there was a probability of seeing him in the World of Living when she was sent here on a mission. But she didn't expect that this would the kind of first meeting they would get after their last encounter in Soul Society. She was puzzled and slightly amused at his initial reaction when he saw her. He reacted like he saw a ghost. Well, she was not a ghost but close to a one. Normal human beings couldn't see her in this form, only those with strong reiatsu could detect her presence. Like Uryu. Her thoughts revolved around him. Why would they meet at the most unexpected way? Was it fate that always brought them together? But she didn't believe in things like that. She wasn't the fatalistic type. She even has a faintest doubt that this wasn't a "coincidence". What if—

Her train of thoughts was cut short when she felt a mild pain from her right arm. She was slightly wounded when the hollow's claws comes contact with her skin. Small drops of blood were coming out from her right arm.

"Didn't your master teach you that you shouldn't let your guard down in a fight?" The hollow taunted.

Nemu looked blankly at the hollow.

"I haven't forgotten. It seems to me that I underestimated your powers as a low creature. But now I won't take chances. I'll kill you before you even know it." Nemu replied coolly. She then grabs the hilt of her sword and pulled it out.

It was a thin katana form with a green hilt and a seemingly warped guard. She took then on a battle stance.

The hollow narrowed its eyes.

"Then let's see what you're capable of." The hollow then tried to lunge at her with its enormous and sharp claws but she effortlessly blocked it with sword.

"Now it's my turn. Nemu said simply. "Way of binding spell No. 30 Beak-stab Triple Beam!" Menu chanted.

Before the hollow could realize what that chant meant, powerful three beams shoot out of nowhere and pin the target to one place on a surface, slamming into his body in three places in a shape of a perfect triangle. The hollow's eyes widened in shock.

"What the hell is this?" The hollow tried to free itself in vain.

"Don't even try to free yourself. It's impossible to escape. And this is the perfect time to meet your death." Nemu stated and she sliced off the hollow in a single blow. The hollow didn't have a chance to scream in pain. She looked calmly at the hollow's body as it slowly disintegrates. Her mission was accomplished. For now. There were still many of them. And she can't go back to the Soul Society until she wiped off each one of them. She wondered now how Uryu was.

URYU SENSED THE other hollow's reaitsu faded quickly. Well, that's not surprising. Its powers were high, but not enough to beat a lieutenant-level shinigami, much less of a skilled Quincy like him. The other hollow sensed it too and looked at Uryu sharply.

"It seems that the tables have turned. Now, you're the one who's in a no-win situation." Uryu stated coolly.

The hollow growled in response.

"Don't even think that I'm easy to beat up just because your partner killed my comrade. I'm not going to waste his sacrifice for nothing." The hollow hissed.

"All right then. Show me what you've got." Uryu Replied blandly.

The hollow then shot numerous flashes of light around him. But he only dodged it quickly. Uryu then shot his arrows using his bow but the hollow merely countered it by shooting a wave of glaring lights. The arrows dissolved quickly.

"Now it's my turn to ask: Is that all you've got?" The hollow mocked.

Uryu narrowed his eyes. How a simple hollow could counter his attacks effortlessly? Much less of dissolving his arrows that instantly? "I guessed I underestimated him." He thought dryly. Well, he won't make the same mistakes again. He was not an intellectual Quincy for nothing.

"I guessed that I assessed you in a false manner. But I'm not making the same mistake again. And I believed that I haven't shown you my full powers yet." Uryu said tonelessly.

Before the hollow could react, a wave of blinding light emanated from Uryu's direction. The hollow closed his eyes momentarily because of the harsh dazzling light that surrounded the whole area. But when the hollow opened his eyes again because the light was gradually decreasing, it made its jaw dropped. A huge arrow was pointing at his direction, ready to strike him that instant. The hollow gulped.

"What the hell is that thing?" The hollow asked incredulously.

"This is the thing that's going to kill you." Uryu answered in monotone.

And before the hollow could respond quickly, Uryu shot his giagantic arrow at the hollow's direction. The arrow's strike was at blinding speed that the hollow disintegrated before a blink of an eye. Uryu then took a deep breath and looked at Nemu's direction.

"I guess it's time to have a little chat with her." He thought dryly and went towards her direction.

(A/N: So how was it? Let me know what you think.)