Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or Rosario+Vampire

Author's Notes: Yes. Another chapter finally. Being sick and all, I feel like that this is a major accomplishment, heh. Anyway, reviews are appreciated. And as always, please, enjoy.

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Daisuke heard the thunderous crash from the distance. He looked to see from where the blast had come from and was in horror to discover that it was Tae's room. Oh no…

"DAMMIT!" Daisuke cried out loud as he rushed towards all the rubble and destruction. There was a small crowd of people gathering several stories below the window, everyone wondering what in the world was going on. Of course, regular humans couldn't see hollows attacking sick people but, who knows.

This is bad… That Hollow has come back, spiritual energy stronger than ever… Tae… Shit…. I'm sorry…

With that last thought, Daisuke unsheathed his sword, approaching the room as the smoke and dust cleared.

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The Hollow knew he had hit something worth hitting when his fist had impacted through the wall. Through the whirling dust, he saw something glistening amidst it. Upon first glance, he knew what it was. Smiling to himself, he mouthed, WRISTWATCH.

The Hollow waited for all the dust to clear; however, there was something strange. Whatever he had hit hadn't seemed to have been moved or destroyed, at all actually. Then, as soon as the dust cleared, he saw him. A man, with great spiritual energy, had clutched him by the fist with his bare hands.

A MERE HUMAN!? HOW?!

The man smirked upon eye contact with the Hollow and began to speak.

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"Nice move there hot-shot."

Tae was surprised, although the man was smiling, the reason wasn't that.

It was Admin Jean.

"What the-? Sir?!" Tae said eyes wider than before.

"Surprised?" Jean said with his signature smirk as he held the Hollow's devastating blow, unfazed, in one hand.

Tae was at a complete loss of words as the Hollow struggled to free itself from Jean's grasp, clearly unable to do so. In a flash, Jean spun and punched the Hollow squarely in the middle of its mask, sending it flying across the streets… Right into an unsuspecting Daisuke.

"What is th-"

In an almost comic-like fashion, the two were flung far down, several blocks away from the hospital, tumbling over signs and benches, creating havoc for many unlucky bystanders. Daisuke stood up quickly, brushing of all the dust off his white Shihakusho. He gripped his sword ever so tightly, still surrounded by a cloud of dust, Strange… The dust should have cleared by now… But it hasn't… What the hell?

Then, nearly at the speed of light, a figure charged out of the dust cutting deeply into Daisuke's shoulder, covering the sidewalk with a fine reddish liquid; His blood splattered on the ground, his left shoulder bleeding pretty badly. Daisuke fell to his knees, nearly collapsing.

Shit… He thought to himself as he struggled to keep himself from losing balance.

Daisuke… His Zanpaku-to spoke out to him.

What is it Toketsu?

Observe your opponent's fighting patterns.

What pattern? I don't see any such thing.

Not yet. Look closer. The Hollow charged from your right and slashed your left shoulder and fled to the left backside…

I see… Daisuke replied to his Zanpaku-to, drops of sweat appearing over his forehead as he regained balance, ignoring most of his recently acquired pain.

The cloud of dust continued to whirl around him as Daisuke blinked at each passing second. Time mattered. Now, it was a fight for either life or death. This Hollow attack and speed prowess vastly improved from our last encounter. Although I can withstand its first blow, I doubt I can endure the next one. This isn't good… Daisuke held the hilt of his sword ever so tightly as blood trickled down his left arm.

There was a sudden irregularity in the dust pattern. The dust from one side moved towards the opposite way of the flow.

There. That is where he is going to strike from next.

Gotcha.

There was the same figure wheeling forward at him, but Daisuke saw it this time. With elegance, he swung at the behemoth; cutting him as the blood sprinkled the air in a fine red mist. Got you.

The Hollow howled in agony, gripping its wounded area. The dust had finally begun to clear, no longer providing the Hollow a sneak attack position. Daisuke held his ground, standing firm, Toketsu in his hand. He looked at the beast straight in the eye as the Hollow raised his head to see him as well. But instead, he saw something shining and covered in blood.

WRISTWATCH

The spiritual pressure around the two rose to terrifying levels. Windows shattered, ground cratered, even the people around them were affected by it; most of them collapsed to the ground while some withstood the intense pressure.

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Admin Jean watched from above, standing on the edge of a building, hand in pocket, lighting himself a cigar. After inhaling, he blew out a dark, grey smoke. He observed the intense fight ensuing below. All he did was smile.

"He sure has grown a lot… hasn't he?" a voice rang out.

Jean, startled, looked to his side to see a man garbed in a black Shihakusho and a white Haori, hands in pocket, also smiling a rather unnerving smile. The man had snow, white hair and his eyes seemed nearly closed, opened in slits. He also was armed with a Zanpaku-to, although sheathed, that seemed the size and appearance of a standard Wakizashi, a size seemingly too small for a Zanpaku-to. He had a thin appearance but his Reiatsu was monstrous.

"Who the hell are…?" Jean began to speak, as the man turned his face towards him.

"I assumed you'd know by now who I am… Guess not…" the man said, smile slightly faltering. "That boy..." The man began to say, smiling his strange smile once again at full, this time, eyes opened, revealing shining blue eyes.

"Is of my blood…"

"Wait… What?!" Jean exclaimed, nearly falling out of the sky, catching himself midair, dropping his cigar.

The man looked blankly into the sky, then at Jean, finally, to Daisuke.

"I'll be back… for you… one day… Daisuke…" The man said, walking away from the site.

Jean could only stare as the man flash-stepped away at a moment's notice.

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Daisuke blocked the tremendous force behind the Hollow's claw attack with his Zanpaku-to. His muscles were now screaming in pain because of the continuous chain of blocks he had to do in order to fend off the Hollows incoming attacks; Now, he had begun to reach his limit by the continuous strain on his body.

This isn't good… Not good at all…

Daisuke took a moment to take a quick observance of his newly strengthened opponent. The Hollow no longer hides and uses sneak attacks. Now, it just plainly uses brute force with his claws. It's as if he was empowered by some strange force… What would that be?

The Hollow started to slash down with his right claw. Daisuke immediately saw this and sidestepped it and dashed under the reach of the beast and slashed upward with his sword. There was definite contact but there was no feeling of cutting behind the blade. Daisuke found out that his hands had begun to bleed.

What?! How?!

During his little revelation, the Hollow took this to his advantage. He struck Daisuke in the chest with such momentum it sent Daisuke flying through several shopping stands set up on the streets of Seoul. Daisuke landed on several packages of rice, cushioning his landing but not from any of the pain of crashing through hard wood and some concrete.

Slowly and weakly, Daisuke got up, wiping blood away from his mouth. He gripped his Zanpaku-to as hard as he could in his bloodied hands. He stepped out of the ruined stand unsteadily and faced the approaching Hollow, half-conscious with himself. He swung his fist at Daisuke who was too fatigued to react. As Daisuke was blown back once more, something tightly clasped onto his wrist came loose. The silver object flew off and tumbled onto the crushed pavement. It rested on top of the ruined street.

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WRISTWATCH

The Hollow quickly bent over and picked up his long-lost possession, grasping it tightly across his chest. However, in a battle, one must not take his eyes off an opponent no matter what. In a flash, a snow white blade cut in front of the Hollow's mask, immediately slicing off the top half of the mask. Blood gushed out of the Hollow's face as his identity was revealed once more. Screaming, it tried to cover its face but to no avail.

Daisuke, solemnly looking at the Hollow, was quiet. It was Sang Hyun. However, the Sang Hyun that he knew wasn't here anymore. This… beast had stolen him for Daisuke. The real Sang Hyun was gone. Daisuke knew what he had to do. He had to finish this.

For himself.

For Sang Hyun.

He gripped his sword with both hands, despite his physical state, he raised his Zanpaku-to and spoke out, "Toketsu… Toketsu no Shirayuki… Grant me… Grant me your power… Let me master… Shikai."

"As you wish… Daisuke…." A chilling voice rang out. Snow and frost began to whirl around the boy and his sword. He had closed his eyes as the wind blew back and forth with ice on its fingertips. Daisuke opened his eyes, gleaming with a shining blue, and chanted, "Rule over the world covered in frost… Toketsu no Shirayuki."

There was an explosion of cold and frost around the area.

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The icy mist swayed away, revealing a cloaked Daisuke, with the intricately fashioned Zanpaku-to that he first awakened with. All of his wounds had been sealed with the ice, stopping the bleeding, instantly healing him in the process, therefore, renewing his strength back to the maximum.

Cracking his shoulders, he said, "Let's start again… Shall we?"

He dashed towards the Hollow with astounding speed. Swiftly, he swung his sword at the distracted Hollow. With a clean motion, he landed a great cut down the chest of the beast, bringing him to his knees. Blood burst out the abdomen, flooding the street, yet it didn't kill the Hollow. He continuously reached for the fallen wristwatch lying mere centimeters away. Daisuke brought the tip of his sword down onto the Hollow's hand, nailing it to the ground. He then pointed his index finger at his bleeding face, preparing a Hado spell.

"DO IT! PLEASE!" a voice shouted. Daisuke looked all around to see where the voice came from. It was no other than the Hollow himself. "KILL ME! KILL ME!" He screamed.

"Sang Hyun…" Daisuke said softly.

"DO IT! DO IT! PLEASE! KILL ME!" The Hollow continuously exclaimed, Daisuke only stared, finger still pointed, shaking.

"DAISUKE! YOU MUST! DO IT!"

Then, he came to his senses.

Pointing his finger with more firmness, Daisuke soundly chanted, "Hado #4, Byakurai."

From the tip of his finger, a bluish-white lightning crashed out through, clearing everything in its path, including the Hollow.

Daisuke fell to his knees, shaking slightly, staring into the distance.

I'm sorry Sang Hyun.

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Daisuke got up and pulled his sword of where the Hollow hand was, it too, disintegrating along with the rest of the Hollow. He went to where the wristwatch was. He picked it up, looking at fondly for one last time. Then, slowly, it began to fade away, like dust in the wind. He tried to grasp onto it but it wouldn't stay. Soon, it was gone. Daisuke stared, eyes wide, unbelievingly, into his empty hand. He bent one knee down, hand over his face. Shaking.

However, Daisuke lifted his head instantaneously when he thought he had heard a voice. He listened hard and keenly. There was definitely a voice somewhere here.

"Thank you… Thank you Daisuke…"

He recognized the voice. He slowly got up and sheathed his Zanpaku-to. He brushed his hair away and there, a single tear, glistening in the sunlight, rolled down his cheek. He let it drop to the ground.

With that he walked back to the hospital. He had to know whether Tae was alright or not.

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"Adminstr- I mean Jean, just what the hell is going on? With EVERYTHING!" Tae exclaimed, almost yelling. He had been moved to a new room after everything had somewhat cleared back at the hospital. Jean and Minami were with him in the room.

"Sigh. You see, the Orphanage… isn't just an Orphanage…" Jean said.

"Well. No shit there sir."

"And it's NOT a mental institute."

"… okay?"

Staring out the windows, Jean drew a deep breath, "You may think of what I am saying as foolish and hard to understand… but the Orphanage… is a place where we recruit people… people with worthy talents… to save the world from turmoil… We've already seen so much of it…"

Tae was still for a moment. "From what I've seen so far Jean, that seems the least foolish and difficult to understand."

"Glad to hear that..."

There was plain silence as the two looked into different directions, both deep in thought.

Minami, the nurse, didn't know what the hell was going on in the conversation.

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"Where does Daisuke fit into all this?" Tae asked, breaking the residing silence.

"Daisuke?... Huh… You see… The reason we locked him in confinement was not out of punishment… but for his sake."

"Really? Elaborate." Tae said, eyebrow raised.

"The world is a terrible place. No doubt here and there. The world would have tainted such a person already abused enough like him. We put him in his room, to keep him away from the terrors of the world… until he was ready to go out and face it…" Jean said softly.

"So you're just going to boot him out of the Orphanage and tell him to go save the world?"

"No. In fact, it's more complicated than that."

"What do you mean?"

"We are going to send Daisuke to the next training grounds for his future ahead of him. A place called Youkai Academy." Jean said with a long sigh at the end.

Tae recalled hearing Youkai Academy somewhere. It must have been several nights ago at Koji Aono's son's celebration of acceptance into the same place… Strange…

"So are there other people with you on this plan of yours?"

"Yes."

Tae leaned against the wall on his bed, blinking. This was just all too overwhelming at once. The Orphanage is creating heroes to save the world. The world is going to dive into chaos soon.

And I thought I was going to have a maintainable job and life for once…

"Oh Tae?" Jean said, amidst while he was lighting a cigar.

"Yes?"

"You're fired."

Tae was quiet for the next hour as Jean inhaled and exhaled the sweet smoke of his cigar for the time being.

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Daisuke saw Tae's old room. It was demolished beyond repair. He closed his eyes and tried to look for Tae's spiritual pressure. After meditating for a several seconds, he located Tae on the fifth floor.

He leapt downwards and got to the window. He rapped on the glass pane as a nonchalant Jean opened it for him. Daisuke didn't recognize the man as he made his way into the room. There was also a nurse who stared oddly at him. It was as if she could see Daisuke, but only a glimpse or a reflection, not his entirety. He sat down on a chair next to Tae.

"Are you alright?" Daisuke asked, face showing concern over Tae's earlier wounds.

"Never better." Tae said, forcefully smiling, not wanting Daisuke to worry.

The two were silent as they shifted uncomfortably for a while.

"The Hollow came after me, Tae. Not you."

"… I see… Did you defeat it?"

"Yes… It put up one hell of a fight."

"I'm sorry for your troubles."

"It's fine… really… The Hollow came after me because of my silver watch…"

Silver watch? But it's over on my night table… Daisuke didn't notice… "Hmm... Where is it now?"

"The watch disappeared along with the Hollow."

"… Sorry…"

Daisuke was silent, but it was clear that he was upset by it.

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Tae had gone to sleep and Minami had left the room to get some medications for him. In the mean time, Jean and Daisuke were in the room, sitting in silence.

"I don't believe we have officially met yet, Daisuke." Jean said, throwing his cigar into a trashcan.

"How do you know me?" Daisuke asked, wondering.

"I am the person who runs the Orphanage." Jean said, straightening a crease in his coat.

"… So you are the bastard who kept me confined for all these years…"

"Look Daisuke. The reason you were confined was to keep you safe. Safe from whatever is lurking out there in the world. Not only Hollows. Something much much worse."

Daisuke sat quietly, looking at the tiled floor. He didn't know whether to accept the words of the man as the truth or blatant lies.

"The name is Jean, Daisuke."

"Alright, Jean." Daisuke said, looking straight at Jean's eyes.

Those eyes. Jean thought. They resemble… THAT MAN! FROM EARLIER!... Should I mention this to him?... No… Not yet…

"Is there something wrong Jean?" Daisuke asked, tilting his head.

"No. There isn't."

"Oh." Daisuke shifted his eyes from Jean to the window. He just stared out into the sun setting sky.

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"I hope you understand Daisuke why we locked you in confinement." Jean said, startling him.

"No… I still kind of don't."

Jean rubbed his temples with his fingers. "I know. I apologize the way we enforced our marshal law onto you. But it was the only believable way."

"But why me?!" Daisuke exclaimed, nearly awaking Tae. "Why me out of all the people over at the Orphanage? Why not Takeshi?! Or Ryo?! Why not them?! But why me?!"

Jean put his hands to his side as he got up from his chair. He leaned by the wall, brushing through his hair with his hand. With a long deep sigh, he found his words.

"Because you are who you are Daisuke Shirai. It's because… of you."

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(A/N): I apologize for this unorganized chapter. But regardless, thank you, whoever you are, for reading this chapter. I deeply appreciate it your time you took to read it. Reviews are appreciated as always. Until next time,

~SAYONARA~