Wow!
I got chapter 7 too!!!
-starts singing "what's this" from Nightmare before Christmas-
I like that movie...
It took two days to get to Aizen's kingdom of Los Noches, just as it had the last time when they had to save Rukia. Or as she liked to put it, got the privilege of saving her. They were now hiding in a bush outside of his estate.
"Is that where he keeps his sex slaves?" Ichigo asked, pointing to a tower on the side of the building. Rukia smacked him for using the term "sex slaves", but said,
"Yes, that's where he keeps his wards and servants. Though sometimes he sent me to stay in the cellars." Ichigo felt a familiar pang of sympathy for the girl, knowing how hard she must have had it. He gave a sharp nod and turned to Renji.
"Do ya' think you could pose as a messenger and see how tight the security is?" He asked him.
"Yeah I can do that. People aren't supposed to kill the messenger, right?" Renji asked, suddenly looking a little afraid.
"Oh yeah it's like a rule. You absolutely cannot kill the messenger." Rukia assured him. He seemed convinced and got up to go inside.
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"Aizen we've got another messenger coming our way." Gin said when he saw Renji walking up the path.
"Hinamori, let him in." Aizen ordered. She quickly bowed and left to open the door for Renji.
"What do you want? Have you found Rukia yet?" Aizen asked when Renji was in front of him.
"Um n-no. We haven't found her. We were wondering if you heard any news." Renji lied.
"You need to find her and her kidnapper quickly." Aizen said. He knew that if Byakuya somehow found out about what happened to Rukia during her days here, he would definitely be in trouble.
"Kidnapper?" Renji asked.
"You haven't heard? Rukia was kidnapped by a man with orange hair. It's terribly tragic, but my men will find the perpetrator in no time. They already have a number of leads." Aizen said. "The kidnapping of a noble is a serious crime, one that is punishable by death."
"I see. I'm sure lord Byakuya would like nothing more than to see someone who hurt his sister pay with his life." Renji said, causing Aizen to flinch. "I will relay your message to lord Kuchiki." He finished, walking away quickly.
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"What took you so long!" Tatsuki hissed. "I was scared shitless! I thought they killed you and I was about to go in there myself!"
"I didn't want to seem suspicious." He defended, though Tatsuki really scared him when she was angry.
"That's beside the point." Rukia interrupted. "Was there heavy security?"
"No, only around Aizen, but that reminds me of another problem. Aizen's cover story for the reason Rukia ran away is that she got kidnapped. By you!" Renji informed them.
"Well I don't have time for that Aizen guy. I guess we'll just have to kidnap another one of his wards then." Ichigo said, getting up.
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A woman with long copper hair and less than modest breasts sat near the window in her concrete prison. Her room wasn't literally a prison, since it was large and lavishly decorated, though it might as well have been. She sighed and looked out at the moon, remembering Hinamori's prattle about how Rukia was stolen away from her room in the middle of the night. She had not known Rukia personally, but had heard often about the trouble she had caused Aizen-sama. She was startled by a soft thud as a handsome man with orange hair quietly hopped from the window to the floor.
"I'm Ichigo Kurosaki, and I came to help bust you out of here." He explained, holding his hand out to her. 'This is just like a fairytale!' She thought to herself, taking his hand and climbing with him out the window. 'This handsome man has come to rescue me, it's so romantic!' When they were on the ground a shriek came from the room they had just left, signaling that they had found out the princess was missing. The man with the orange hair, Ichigo, carried her and they both ducked behind the bushes.
"So, before we get going I'd like to introduce you to the rest of my group since you'll be stuck with us for a while." Ichigo huffed. "But first, what's your name?"
"I'm Inoue Orihime. I am heir to the throne of Karakura." She said.
"Alright well this is Abarai Renji," he pointed to a red haired man. "Arisawa Tatsuki," he pointed to a lean girl with bluish hair. "And Kuchiki Rukia." He pointed to a tiny raven haired geisha wearing a kimono with crimson embroidery.
"Pleased to meet you a-" Orihime began, but was interrupted by Rukia.
"By the sound Hinamori made, I'd say that the guards will be out any minute if we don't get going." She warned.
"She's right, we better get out of here." Tatsuki agreed, getting up as the rest of the group joined her.
That was Chapter 7.
It was really short but that's because I need to find a stopping point because I think the next one is going to be pretty long.
And next chapter I am going to throw a whole bunch of new obstacles in their way.
I'm drunk with power.
-Miss Samurai
