Scarlet Linen

By- ByaRukifan

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"Welcome." A mysterious voice said from the shadows.

"Sosuke...Come out from hiding!" Rukia yelled with venom in her voice.

"Who said I was hiding." Rukia turned around to see Sosuke directly behind her. She backed away from him fast and so did Byakuya. He knew Sosuke was dangerous.

"Where is Kaien!?" Rukia demanded angrily.

"Don't worry about him. He's fine. Gin's taking good care of him." Sosuke replied calmly. He suddenly appeared behind Rukia again, cutting her arm with a dagger he had hidden in his coat.

"RUKIA!" Byakuya yelled, obviously worried.

"I'm fine!" Rukia yelled back as the blood dripped down her arm. As fast as lightning she flashed around to Sosuke freezing his foot to the ground then shooting another icicle, letting slice his leg. Sosuke winced a little, then looked at Rukia. Rukia suddenly flew back and her back hit the wall. Byakuya ran over to her.

"Rukia! Are you okay?!" He asked alarmed.

"I'm fine. That was just Sosuke's power. He has telekinesis. He can control anything with his mind. I let my guard down and he used his power. Normally if I concentrate enough, his power won't effect me. Byakuya. I need you to find Kaien. He's nearby. I can sense him."

"I'm not leaving you."

"You have to. You have to save Kaien for me." Rukia pointed to a door in the warehouse's shadows. "He's through that door. That door will lead to a hallway. There's another door at the end. Gin will be waiting there with Kaien. Please, do this for me." Rukia said quickly, standing up.

"...Alright." Byakuya reluctantly agreed.

"Good."

Byakuya nodded and headed off in the direction of the door. Sosuke started to look in Byakuya's direction, but Rukia shot another icicle at him. Cutting his arm. "Your fight is with me. Not him." Rukia said angrily.

"Alright. I'll let Gin handle him." Sosuke said still calm as he broke the ice that held his foot to the ground.

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Byakuya ran down the hallway until finally he reached the door and stopped in front of it. He turned the handle and entered.

"Who are you?" An unknown voice said.

"Byakuya Kuchiki." Byakuya replied.

Gin walked out of the shadows. "Hmm. Never heard of you. Why are you here? You a friend of Rukia?" Gin asked.

"More than that. She has also trusted me to defeat you and rescue her cousin, Kaien."

"Oh. I see now. I guess that means I have to kill ya." Gin said with a hint of humor. Byakuya frowned angrily. "Too bad. Maybe if you weren't with the enemy, we could have been buddies."

"Enough with all the talking." Byakuya replied. He had just met this man and already he hated him. Gin raised his hand towards Byakuya. Making it look like he was pointing at him. Suddenly a lighting bolt emerged from Gin's extended finger. Byakuya moved just in time to dodge the attack.

"Hmm. You're a quick one. This should be fun." Gin said smiling wider than he already was.

Byakuya suddenly appeared behind Gin. "I thought I said, enough with the talking!" Byakuya said, kicking him into the nearest wall, before Gin even had the time to turn around. Gin slowly stood back up, but before he had regained his balance, Byakuya had kicked him again. Stomping his face into the floor.

"My, my. You're rough when you fight." Gin said as the blood poured from his head and mouth. Byakuya just continued to frown at him. "I can see it in your eyes. Pure hatred. Your directing all your anger into a single attack, making it powerful when it collides with the object of choice. Interesting." Byakuya disappeared from Gin's sight again, only to appear beside him. Gin reacted this time by hitting Byakuya on the arm with a bolt of lighting. Byakuya quickly backed up before Gin could strike again.

"So. Your power is to make lighting." Byakuya guessed.

"Yup." Gin said happily. He pointed his finger at Byakuya quickly. Producing a large bolt, shooting it straight towards Byakuya. Byakuya dodged it, except for his already injured arm, which had been grazed by the most recent bolt. More blood started spilling from the wound, but Byakuya ignored it. Using his speed as an advantage appeared straight in front of Gin. Punching him hard in the stomach. Gin smashed into the wall again. This time coughing up blood. He tried to stand back up, but Byakuya quickly kicked him back down. Gin coughed some more. "Okay, okay. Enough. I'm tired of fightin' are ya sure we can't reason with each other."

"I don't think so." Byakuya said before giving Gin a final kick. Gin fell unconscious. Byakuya wasn't sure if he were dead or just passed out. He waited for any sign of movement. None came. He turned towards the door that would lead to Kaien. Suddenly, he felt extreme pain in his left leg.

"Gotcha'." Gin said darkly. Byakuya quickly disappeared right before Gin fired another bolt.

"Bastard." Byakuya said through his teeth, before dodging another lighting bolt.

"Oh, this is fun." Gin said as he shot bolts at Byakuya. Watching him dodge them. Byakuya appeared at Gin's right foot and rammed it hard with his fist. Gin winced, falling to the ground. Byakuya didn't waste time. He grabbed Gin by the neck and threw him, head first, at the wall. It cracked both the wall and his head. Byakuya went over to Gin's still body, walking quietly, getting ready to dodge another attack if Gin was still conscious. He noticed he had broken Gin's neck and fractured his spine. Byakuya was now sure Gin was dead. He went over to the other door and entered it.

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Byakuya saw a man with spiky hair, similar to Ichigo, sitting on a wooden crate. Looking rather bored and staring up into the ceiling. "Are you Kaien?" He asked the man.

"Yeah. Who are you?" Kaien replied questioningly.

"Byakuya Kuchiki. I came here with Rukia."

"She's here! Why?!"

"You were kidnapped by Sosuke right?"

"Well, yeah, but I didn't think she'd be stupid enough to come and try to rescue me! What was she thinking?"

"She was worried about you. She didn't want Sosuke to kill you."

"She worries too much. She should have known I'd be fine on my own." Byakuya just stood there. "Wait. Where is she now?"

Byakuya looked down. "She...She's fighting Sosuke."

"WHAT!? Is she trying to get herself killed? I mean, yeah. She has the power to kill him, but Sosuke will probably attempt to take her down with him. Which is highly possible." Byakuya's eyes widened. He looked at Kaien with a worried expression. "How do you know Rukia anyway?" Kaien asked questioningly. Byakuya quickly explained what had happened the past few weeks. "Oh...I see. So little Rukia has finally found a mate. Isn't that cute." Kaien said with a chuckle.

Byakuya blushed a bit and then imediatly thought, 'Why the hell is he laughing!? Rukia is in danger. We have to save her.' Byakuya put on a serious expression. "We have to go save Rukia. I care deeply about her and I'm not about to lose her. I know you care about her to. So let's go." Byakuya started to leave and Kaien quickly followed. As soon as they reached the room where Gin's body was Kaien stopped.

"Whoa...Did you do that? Man, you really beat the hell out of him." Kaien said with a smile and a small bit of laughter.

"Come on." Byakuya grabbed Kaiens arm and dragged him out of the room. He let go when they reached the hallway. They both ran down it as quickly as they could manage. Byakuya stopped at the door. "Hey, Kaien. You think you can use your water control power? It might surprise Sosuke so that Rukia or I could get a shot in." Byakuya said quietly.

"Sorry. My power can only be used when there is water near. Ice won't work for me either. So I'm useless in this situation." Kaien replied.

Byakuya put his ear to the door. He didn't hear anything. Was the battle already over? Was Sosuke dead? Was Rukia- no. Byakuya wouldn't allow himself to think like that. He shook his head and opened the door.

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Byakuya wasn't prepared for what he saw. There was so much blood. Sosuke was lying dead on one side of the warehouse. He looked over to the other side and saw Rukia on the ground propped up by the wall. She was covered in not only Sosuke's blood, but most of her own. Byakuya's eyes widened and he rushed over to her. "Rukia?" No reply. "Rukia, come on." Nothing. "Please, Rukia. Wake up!" Byakuya grabbed her shoulders. "You can't die on me. You just can't!" Kaien sat down beside Byakuya. He closed his eyes and concentrated.

"She's still alive, but she won't be for long." Byakuya froze at that.

"No...She..She can't." Byakuya wasn't able to talk right.

"Do you really want to save her?" Kaien asked in a serious tone.

"I'd do anything."

"Then bite her." Byakuya looked at Kaien, shocked. "I see how much you care for her. And for you to have stuck around this long she obviously cares a lot about you to. I positive she wouldn't mind being bonded to you. If you were the one dying, she'd do the same thing. I know it. So go on. Save her."

Byakuya looked back at Rukia. He turned serious again. If this is what it took to keep her by his side, by God he would do it. He leaned down so that his lips were now touching her neck.

"Come on! We don't have much time." Kaien said, still serious. Byakuya then punctured Rukia's neck with his teeth. He felt something come out of his mouth. Besides that he could also taste Rukia's sweet blood. He felt the unknown liquid go into Rukia. He stayed there for a moment longer.

"Okay. That's enough." Kaien said. Byakuya immediately pulled his teeth from her neck, he licked the puncture wound, which closed them. Byakuya then looked at Rukia's face.

"That's all?" Byakuya asked, not averting his gaze.

"That's all." Kaien confirmed. "Let's go back home. You carry her. She'll wake up in a few hours." Kaien said before he headed towards the exit to the warehouse. Byakuya quickly scooped Rukia up in his arms and followed Kaien.

To Be Continued...


Yeah...Sorry I skipped Rukia's fight...I mean come on...I really don't know how I could make it believable...Heh. Sorry If you didn't like the Gin Vs. Byakuya fight. Heh. I'm not to good at Romance or Fight scenes. This is really my first major attempt.

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