~Chapter 3: The hunt

The days when he could see us again had come, but that also meant that I got new orders: Stay away from him, at least ten meters, and let Yoruichi go close if it's needed. When I told Yoruichi about it she got furious.
"They gave you an order to stay away at least ten meters?!" She walked around with her hands in her hair. "I can't believe them! It's thanks to you he can see us all again! It's thanks to you we even have him!" I sighed. Maybe I shouldn't have told her about it.
"But that doesn't change the fact that Central 46 ordered it." She looked at me.
"I wonder what those old people are thinking!" I rolled my eyes.
"Just watch your tongue. Don't say that when someone else can hear. How do we tell Ichigo?"
"How to tell me what?" I froze and turned around when I heard his voice.
"Nee-san!" I stopped Kon with my feet and pushed him down in the ground and looked at Ichigo without paying Kon as much as a gaze.
"I have new orders." I said with a sight and he looked at Yoruichi who nod.
"No… They ordered you to stay away from me." He said and looked at me. I nod.
"Ten meters, at least. There is nothing to do about that." I looked at him as his face got pale, Kon jumped to him and all of sudden he just grabbed Kon and swallowed the Mod Soul.
"Get out of your gigai!" He shouted. "Both of you!" We looked confused at him but then Yoruichi did as he said and pushed me out of mine.
"What is going on?!" I shouted as I saw Kon taking our body's away.
"We don't have time to explain!" They shouted at the same time, Ichigo jumped forward me, lifted me up and started to run.
"Ichigo! This is against the…" I stopped when I felt a huge reiatsu. What did it come from?! I got my answer sooner than I had though. A female Vasto Lorde jumped down at the spot I had been after Yoruichi pushed me out and then looked after us. Her eyes was black and with a gold pupil, like Ichigo when his Hollow side comes out. Her hair was black and long, her skin was pale and a skeleton armor protected her.
"Come back here!" She shouted and started to run after us but with her eyes fixed at me.
"She's after Rukia! I have seen her before, Ichigo, and read reports about her. She is targeting you but has stayed away until now. She must see Rukia as a threat!" He nod.
"What is going on?! How come I'm the only one who don't know what's going on?!"
"You was kept away from him from the start because of this! They didn't know what she would do if a girl Ichigo is close to would appear. She don't see Inoue as a threat."
"But I'm a threat?" She nod.
"And this hunt has just begun. She will try to get you no matter what."
"For which purpose?"
"It could be for any reason." Ichigo said. "She can want to kill you, take you away from me or something like that. Who know what she, a Hollow, an obviously jealous woman and a Vasto Lorde, will do to you when she gets you. That's why I won't let her take you! I won't let anyone take you away from me again!" I looked at him with big eyes and then smiled.
"You never miss a chance to sound like a prince." He smiled as an answer at that.
"Let's split up. I will do an illusion which makes it looks like I took her from you when she is with you." He nod, they made it look like he handed me over to her and then placed me in his arms and they ran into a different direction. I looked over his shoulder and saw the Vasto Lorde running after Yoruichi. It had worked! I looked up at Ichigo's face. He was really concentrated right now.

-Byakuya-
I ran to Yamamoto's office and knocked.
"Come in." The familiar voice said and I walked in.
"Yamamoto-sama." I said and nod forward him and he nod back.
"Why are you in such rush?"
"The Vasto Lorde around Ichigo Kurosaki has started to move. She noticed Rukia and has now started to hunt her." As I sad that he rose. "Ichigo and Yoruichi are working together to get the Vasto Lorde away from her and Yoruichi have called for reinforcement from Gotei 13." He nod.
"I will call to an emergency meeting! What we feared happened." I nod and hurried to talk to as many captain's as possible and everyone was gathered in the meeting room.
"We have an emergency. Rukia Kuchiki has been notified by the Vasto Lorde and is now being hunted by her. We need to stop this Vasto Lorde to every cost! If we lose Ichigo Kurosaki as a shinigami we are all domed, we need to save Rukia's life!" They all nod and I looked at the head captain. We all knew that the final battle came soon, that Vasto Lorde had friends and had declared that she would break us down and Ichigo is the key tag in that battle.