I had to rewrite half of this chapter because my internet connection died before I could save the first time.
I have crappy internet.
Meh...beggars can't be choosers.
You'd be surprised how many times I say that in real life.


1:20 P.M.

Ichigo, Ulquiorra, Grimmjow, Rukia, Orihime and Nel were outside the restaurant where Nel had discovered the remains of a dead Vampire only minutes before. Ichigo was sweeping the dust into a trash bag being held up by Ulquiorra. Only Orihime was standing in the lit area of the alley. She was watching Ichigo and Ulquiorra with nervous eyes. Grimmjow and Nel were currently listening to Rukia rant about Byakuya.
"He asked me a bunch of stupid questions. 'Did I graduate high school?', 'Why aren't I in college?', 'Why did I move to Las Noches?' You have no idea how close I was to strangling that guy." Rukia said.
"Those don't sound like stupid questions. I would ask questions like that to someone who was about to join my family." Said Nel.
"Say what?" Rukia asked.
"You said that Byakuya and Hisana were dating for ten months now, and he wanted her to move into his house. Doesn't it seem pretty obvious that he's about to propose? And what better place to get married than a place like Las Noches?" Nel said.
Rukia glared at her.
"I'll shut up now." Nel said nervously.
"Hey, I just noticed that the clothes he was wearing aren't an Arrancar restaurant uniform." Orihime said.
"Not all Vampires in Las Noches work here, Orihime. There's too many." Said Ichigo.
"Really, how many Vampires are there in Las Noches?" She asked.
"Well, the truth is…Vampires make up about 5% of the city population. That would be about…200,000 Vampires." said Rukia.
"Wow. So is this place like a safe haven for Vampires or something?" Orihime asked.
"Well, it was. Now that we know that Vampire Hunters have arrived in Las Noches, every single Vampire, including us, is in serious danger." said Grimmjow.
"So, are you all going to move?" Orihime asked.
"It is the protocol." Rukia said.
"But Rukia, what about your sister?" She asked.
"I...I'll figure something out." Rukia said, looking away.
"You all don't have to move yet."
Everyone turned to the door leading to the restaurant kitchen. Standing there was Stark in a light grey suit.
"Stark, what are you doing here?" Ichigo asked.
"Nel called. Told me what happened." Stark said.
"Oh, yeah...I did" Nel said.
"So what do we do?" asked Rukia.
"Running away is the Espada's Plan B. Plan A is something you all will like." Stark said.
He then led them to the poker table in the Lounge. He easily flipped it over, revealing a secret compartment underneath. He pulled out a key from his pocket and unlocked the compartment. He opened it up, revealing several close-combat weapons.
"Whenever the Espada have to deal with Hunters, we use these to take care of them. If the Hunters are too much, then we leave. We don't use long-range weapons such as guns, but the reason why is long forgotten." He explained. He then picked up a daito with a black hilt, black blade, and a black tsuba with four prongs sticking out and curving at 90 degree angles.
"This sword is reserved for the current leader of the Espada. Only he is allowed to wield it, and it is the only weapon he can wield." explained Stark. He handed the sword to Ichigo.
"Nice." Ichigo said, admiring it.
"I'll take these." said Grimmjow.
He was wearing black gloves with thin metal plates on the back of the hand and the knuckles. Each glove had three long blades attached in between the knuckles.
Ulquiorra was holding a small silver rod about the length of his palm. He then flicked it, causing an emerald rod to extend from each side. The staff was now his height, and both tips ended with a long point.
"What about you, Rukia?" asked Stark.
Rukia looked at the assortment of weapons, until she spotted something she liked. She picked up a one-sided dagger with a white blade and hilt.
"I don't think that'll be very useful, Ruki-"
Grimmjow didn't finish, for he froze when something white flashed by his head. The blade of the dagger was now embedded into the wall behind Grimmjow. Connected to it was a thin chain that lead to the dagger's hilt, which was in Rukia's hand. Rukia smirked as she flicked the hilt back, causing the blade to fly back and instantly reconnect to the hilt.
"Bitch..." Grimmjow muttered.
"Nel?" Stark asked.
"What? Why do I have to choose a weapon? I'm not an Espada!" Nel protested.
"No, but you're still a Vampire, and until we deal with these Hunters, every Vampire in the city is in danger." said Stark.
"I know you hate violence, and that's why you wouldn't join the Espada, but you still need to protect yourself." said Ichigo.
"Fine." Nel said. She kneeled down and began looking through the weapons.
"Wait, Nel's a Vampire?" Orihime asked.
"You didn't know?" asked Rukia.
"Well, I thought she was, but when she started working the morning shift, I realized that she had to be human." Orihime said.
"There are some Vampires who can be in the sun much longer than regular Vampires can. They can spend at least six hours in sunlight before they start burning, while normal Vampires can only spend about ten to thirty minutes. Nel here is one of those Vampires." said Ulquiorra.
"We don't know why they're able to stay in sunlight longer though. I'm sure we'll find out eventually." Ichigo said.
Nel then stood up, holding a katana with a light green hilt.
"Is this good enough?" she asked.
"Yep." said Ichigo.
Stark then closed the compartment and flipped the table back up. The group then quickly left, surprised that none of the workers noticed them.

1:30 P.M.

Byakuya and Hisana were currently laying down together on the sofa in the living room. Hisana was on top, her arms wrapped around Byakuya's neck and her face buried into the junction between his neck and left shoulder. Byakuya had his arms wrapped around Hisana's waist and holding her tight.
"I don't think your sister likes me very much." said Byakuya.
"Yeah, Rukia has never gotten along with any of my boyfriends. She's really overprotective, even though she's the younger one." Hisana said.
"Do you think she's going to try to keep us apart?" Byakuya asked.
Hisana then pushed herself up.
"Of course. She always does." she said.
Two then chuckled before Hisana leaned down and kissed Byakuya. Byakuya kissed back passionately, moving a hand up to run his fingers through Hisana's hair. Hisana moaned as they kissed deeper.
However, they suddenly stopped and pulled away when they both heard the growl of an animal about to attack.
They looked and saw Rukia standing over them, glaring at Byakuya. She was hiding her right hand behind her back.
"Rukia...I didn't hear you come in." Hisana said.
"If I see crap like that again, that son of a bitch is outta here." Rukia said through clenched teeth.
She was gripping the white dagger she was hiding behind her back so hard, part of her was afraid that she would break it.
"Rukia, I know you don't trust Byakuya, but you shouldn't treat him like trash. You are going to show him some respect, understand?" Hisana said firmly.
Rukia growled again. Hisana was a bit shocked at how animalistic her sister looked. Byakuya narrowed his eyes when he saw the feral gleam in Rukia eyes, as if she wanted to tear him apart.
Rukia then stomped to her room, shifting the dagger to the other hand fast enough so neither of the other two could see it. She slammed the door so hard that Hisana heard the door frame crack.
She sighed and leaned back into Byakuya's arms.
"Do you and Rukia always fight like that over your love life?" Byakuya asked. Hisana shook her head.
"No, even though Rukia always hated the men I dated, she would always do what I say and put up with them. This is the first time I've ever seen Rukia so angry at all before." She said.
"Did you see the way she was looking at me? It looked as if she wanted to slaughter me, as if I was her prey." Byakuya said.
"I know. I'm kind of ashamed of it, but for a second, I was scared of her." Hisana said.
Meanwhile, Rukia sat against the bedroom hugging her knees, listening in to their conversation with her advanced hearing. She gripped her knees tighter and rested her head on her kneecaps.
'My big sister is scared of me.' she thought sadly.


Poor Rukia...With all that's happening, it makes sense that she'd be stressed out. No wonder she's having trouble controlling herself.
I'm tied between my Bleach/Code Lyoko story and my Bleach/Soul Eater story on my poll.
I will write both eventually, the poll is just to determine which one you want me to write first.
I also changed the name of the Bleach/Soul Eater story, so check it out on my profile.
Bye!