A.N: Enjoy & REVIEW. Ill get the next and last part of this chapter up before the end of this week. Foolish girl, is part of the first paragraph, the stupid thing just refuses to save it that way...but nehu

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Chapter 3; 2nd Part – Quincy

Foolish girl

his mind screamed. She was foolish for travelling alone; the twins were foolish for leaving her unattended however short a time. Only by careful deduction had he surmised her to have travelled to her brother. Ulquiorra knew he was lucky to have arrived in time, though not quickly enough. He despatched of the Adjuchas with a powerful Ginto spell Kisshōten-sama had taught him; the spell drew from surrounding reishii instead of his own reiatsu, keeping the spiritual energy without identity therefore free from detection. He had not been in time to save the soul it had devoured, or in time to stop the foolish girl from leaving her gigai.

Ulquiorra could not quell the frustration that had been growing inside ever since the twins had informed him they had lost track of her. His frustration nearly caused her injury when he had tossed her to the side and her head had nearly slammed back against the trunk of the tree, luckily, he had been able to cushion her head before it hit the trunk. His frustration was stronger now that he knew they would be arriving soon, even if for only a second, she had still left her gigai, every Matsuyukisou would have sensed her shinigami presence freed from the protection the gigai afforded. They would be here soon; he did not have enough time to escape, the single-caster displacement spell taught to him by Kisshōten-sama belonged to the family, performed by a non-Kisshōten it would become distorted, he would not risk killing her by performing it, they would have to hide.

There was one spell he knew that could achieve what he needed but he was not certain whether it was a typical Ginto spell or one devised by the Kisshōten family, he could not risk the latter, but they were drawing close. Her squirming interrupted his chain of thoughts, he pressed closer to encase her, a soft growl of frustration escaping him, his hand upon her mouth tightened, her squeak of pain drew him back to her so he loosened his hold, he would have to risk it then, they were already close. He would deal with everything else in time.

He began muttering the incantation under his breath, and removed his arm around her waist; he raised it holding his palm up in the direction they were coming. His palm glowed, a disk of white energy forming around it, she squirmed more to his annoyance. Her hand caught between their bodies pressed back against his chest, foolish girl, she could not succeed in pushing him off. Her muttering against his hand snapped his attention to her; he stared coldly into her determined eyes it did not matter now though, he had only to keep her quiet. The spell was cast. The condensed reishii around his upraised hand brightened to transparency, he bent his head lower towards her and felt the tremor from her body, fear?, she was afraid of him, his eyes hardened, she should be.

"They mustn't discover you," he whispered dangerously into her ear; she stopped her futile attempt at escape and stared at him with her wide violet eyes full of shock and suspicion. The bushes across rustled with movement, they were here.

Only two of his Matsuyukisou brothers walked out of the tangle of bushes, they walked closer into the clearing, brushing off twigs and leaves caught in their attire. Ulquiorra instantly recognised his brother from his built and height, his booming voice sealing his assumption, Kuroshio Bōsetsu. This did not bode well, unlike his other Matsuyukisou brothers, Kuroshio's shinzui-yumi had no manipulation abilities, it was never about a quick assassination with a member of the Bōsetsu clan, but a long brutal battle.

Ulquiorra had initially likened Kuroshio to Grimmjaw; his assessment though, was disproved upon their meeting. He suspected they would get along well, like to like, brute to brute and all, but instead there was an instant dislike on both sides. Ulquiorra had realised then that he had overlooked the greatest difference between the two, Grimmjaw was a fighter for survival and pride, Kuroshio was a killer, a battle was merely his weapon of choice.

Ulquiorra sighed inwardly there would be a battle; this patrol area was Byakuya Kuchiki's and Byakuya was bound to be drawn into battle with Kuroshio, Ulquiorra would be unable to prevent her brother's slaughter without revealing themselves.

Ulquiorra shifted his gaze to his other Matsuyukisou brother, he was not certain of whom, he fit the height and built of three of his brothers; let it be Ryuusei or at least Ama, either as long as he was not Yuki. He held nothing against his brother Yuki, but the situation was bad enough, Byakuya was guaranteed a brutal death by the hands of Kuroshio, adding Yuki to that would break Rukia's soul, she would never recover if her brother died by Kuroshio's and Yuki's hands. Kuroshio guaranteed a brutal death, Yuki on the other hand, promised a bloody death. The Kuchiki noble was better off dying at the hands of the deceased 9th Espada Nnoitra Jiruga; whatever sick slaughter Nnoitra could devise was nothing to death at Yuki's hands. Yuki was commonly only despatched for targets that Kisshōten-sama deemed needed physical suffering before their annihilation, above all his other brothers, Touketsu Hatsuyuki, commonly known as Yuki, guaranteed that. The shinzui-yumi of the Hatsuyuki clan mastered in control, that its form of control was torturous was Fate.

By the fates, it was not the cold steely voice of Touketsu Hatsuyuki that answered Kuroshio's rant, but the calm confident voice of Ama Kangetsu. Ama, Ulquiorra was relieved; though Ama's shinzui-yumi promised inner suffering, Ama would never interfere or assist in the battle of a brother, Byakuya was saved…somewhat.

Ulquiorra could feel her stare upon him, but chose to ignore her; Kuroshio turned around on the spot as if expecting Rukia to appear, luckily the big oaf had not spotted the modsoul pill upon the earth close to where Ama stood. Soon the weight of her stare shifted from him, following his line of sight, he felt her swallow the gasp about to escape, he did not need to look into her eyes to know the horror that was there, they could easily extract the information from her modsoul, thus exposing him as well.

Another arrived then, drawing his attention away, it was not the twins, they always travelled together, Hikari or Zora then. Ulquiorra could not ascertain for certain, not yet; possibly either from the way he is eying the surroundings suspiciously, he pauses minutely at the packed meal that had rolled under the bush but draws no attention from the others of his finding, Hikari. Spotting the pill near Ama, he walks toward it strengthening Ulquiorra's assumption, Hikari…Kuroshio's bellowing confirming the identity.

Ulquiorra stiffened as Hikari drew all attention, but Fate was on their side, Hikari's boot fell casually upon the modsoul pill crushing it and pressing it into the soft earth, the sound of it shattering muffled by Kuroshio's heavy advancing footsteps. Hikari answers easily, squashing any suspicion of his presence that could have formed. All attention was shifted; the cool baritone of Byakuya Kuchiki announces his presence.

So it begins.

"That is not wise, shinigami," spoke Ama almost compassionately. Ulquiorra noted the tilt of his head as he realised who the shinigami is, he knows, "Very well then," his left hand flickered out, his Quincy-cross secured around the wrist, he bowed his head slightly and muttered beneath his breath. The reishii in the area glowed condensing into a pentagonal symbol upon the ground; all too fast for Byakuya to react or move he was caught in the centre, his gigai fell to the ground the sharp ring indicating the destruction of the modsoul within.

One of the points of the pentagon reached Ulquiorra and Rukia; Ulquiorra tensed again and held his breath, but his brothers remained unawares. He bowed his head and sighed, they were still protected but now trapped; he cursed inwardly, his frustration growing, Ama tended to have that affect on him.

Byakuya fell to his knees, he could feel it within, the shield not only prevented his escape but also locked his soul within; he could feel it chaining him to the area.

Ulquiorra knew what Byakuya would eventually devise for himself; the shield drew its energy from Byakuya's own reiatsu, the more he expelled the more it strengthened, the barrier could not be withdrawn once cast, only with the death of its source would it dissipate, and that source was Byakuya Kuchiki.

Kuroshio stepped forward, Ulquiorra knew him to be smirking with delight at a battle.

"Scatter, Senbonzakura," Byakuya intoned deeply, the blade shattering into the thousand petal blades

A low chuckle escaped Kuroshio, "Raze the Earth, Ushioshini!", his left hand raised, the Quincy cross hanging from the wrist, it glowed bright revealing his scythed bow. "Are you prepared to die shinigami…because I'm prepared to kill!"

So it ends

AN: This only made 3pages…hmm…Nope, ill leave the end to the last part of this chapter

So this is like Part 1 but from Ulquiorra's POV, I don't believe him to be OOC, his frustration and cursing is still fitting. He's Ulquiorra, he's already analysed the situation from multiple angles, he has already surmised that without outside interference what will be inevitable. His revealing of his brother's identities is just part and parcel of his analyzing the latest variable in the situation.

So now besides Ulquiorra's little group, and Ryuusei from the beginning, you're now fully aware of three other Matsuyukisou members. And yes, if you remember Ichigo's lineage, Ama is his half-cousin.

Ginto is the Quincy equivalent to Kido. Certain spells were devised and sealed by certain families (primarily the Kisshōten family). Ginto spells devised by the Kisshōten family were sealed with Kisshōten blood, that is why only Quincy's of Kisshōten blood can perform the spell without any distortion, i.e. equivalent exchange etc. as noted in C1 P2. Other spells, just like Kido spells can be performed by anyone.

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