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Previously: Rukia huddled closer to him and fell asleep almost too easily. Byakuya laid back and pulled yet another blanket over them before he too, fell asleep...
Their combined warmth kept them both content all throughout the night...but would it save them for what comes next?
"You wanted to see me?"every time he looked at the bastard, he saw his brother being murdered all over again. It didn't help that Aizen still had his brother's blood all over him.
"Yes," Aizen said as he continued to wash the crusty blood from his hands, "I want you to find this man that has decided to interfere with my plans for Miss Kuchiki." he looked at his head of security.
"Grayson... I assume you remember what happened to your brother? Don't fuck up."
"Yes sir." Greyson said through gritted teeth. One day. One day he was going to take that fancy suit of his and shove it up Aizen's ass and then make him eat it.
It had nearly killed Grayson watching his younger brother die in front of him. Ever since they were kids, he had always protected him in some way or another. Growing up with that idiot had gotten Grayson into numerous amounts of fights with the older and much bigger kids at school. They always picked on Grayson and Danny. If he had a nickle for every time he got in a fight protecting them, he would be rich. Really rich, enough so he wouldn't have to work for this sadistic ass hole. But Grayson had no choice, it's either live off scraps or live on maids and chefs.
He had to find some way to provide for his demanding wife and son. Was it worth his own brothers blood? No. But the way he saw it, he didn't get a choice.
Grayson's wife, Amelia, and his son, Greg, were the most important things he had. He would do anything for them, even though that means lying to protect them. Amelia thinks he's a traveling business man. Not a total lie. Grayson would prefer the boring side to life compared to the crap he's been forced to do: torture, kill, kidnap, lie...
Aizen... well, he's Aizen. He sends others out to do his dirty work for him. The only reason he wanted Rukia was the reason for her powers. The Hokyoku. Every witch has on. Wherever their tattoos are, hands, feet, face, chest, anywhere is where the Hokyoku is. But the thing about Rukia is, she doesn't just have one, she's got three: one in each hand, and one in her chest. That's why it hurts so bad when someone with evil intentions comes near her. If Grayson could get his hands on her he would be set for life. His wife would ask questions, naturally, and he would have to come up with some ridiculous answer that would be, hopefully, satisfy her until he had the balls to tell her the truth.
Now sitting at his desk, he began flipping through the Kuchiki girl's file: photos, background, everything. Being an ex-ranger, this should be a simple job. Go in, snatch her, get out. This whole thing would go down at night of course. But before he could even begin to plan his entry and exit, he needed to find her first.
Grayson knows she's extremely powerful do to her multiple Hokyokus. Just take the range of the average witch and the most powerful hit possible and multiply that by three: 54 miles. Damn. He'd have to extremely careful. Judging by the way Grimmjow had landed Grayson was pretty sure which way he had to go in order to find the "woodsman".Hmmm... maybe he should take someone with him, someone who knew her better than anyone...Ichigo (saw that one coming) He would be perfect. Deep hatred and determination. When he was a recruit, he was put on this job: seduce Inoue Orihime. The boss had just been testing him. But right after that, Aizen discovered he had been dating a girl. The same girl who Grayson is now hunting down...He was pissed, no, that is an understatement. So, as punishment, he sent Ichigo with the others to her house and kill her entire family.
"Yo, Gray." a voice behind him called.
Grayson turned around to see Ichigo standing there, his arm in a splint, a gift from Rukia during their chase through the woods. Well so much for taking him along.
"Hey, kid. How are you feeling?" Grayson stood to give the young lad a hug. Ichigo smiled and hugged the middle-aged happily. That happiness soon faded when the open file caught his eye.
"Aizen sending you after her?" he said, not really a question, seriousness in his voice.
"Yeah." Grayson closed the file and slid it off to the side.
"Later." he said and walked away. Well that ruined everything. Guess the kid won't be able to go with him after all...
Rukia woke with a start. She sat straight up, her hair a tangled mess, and saw Byakuya asleep next to her, his face tilted towards her. He slept softly, peacefully, his breaths slow and even. She saw the empty chip bag on the table and the two blankets she was wrapped in. She owed for the chips. Which is the least of what else she owes him. She sat there, considering her odds on getting out without him hearing anything. Not very likely.
"You can't be sneaky on wooden floors." he said, one eye open and looking at her. She blushed, not having realized he was awake or that she was that easy to read.
"They are going to find you." she looked down.
"You really need to stop blaming yourself for what isn't your fault." he looked at her seriously.
"It should have been me_" he made her stop talking with a soft kiss on her lips. She gasped, eyes wide with shock. He pulled back and looked at her. I have been wanting to do that for a while now. He stood and walked into the kitchen. Rukia sat there for a long moment before finally noticing the familiar burn of her hands. Only this time it was hotter than fire. This time, her hands began to bleed... She looked down at her shirt and saw the blood there too. She sat there too terrified too scream.
Everything...went...black...
Oh to the yeah. Cliffhanger! O.o Hit the below button and lemme know what all y'all think :D I think she likes to pass out or something lol but I already have more for the new chapter :D But this particular chapter was for more of insight rather than excitement or whatever... but I hoped you like it!
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