Hello Readers,
I would like to thank you for reading, especially those of you who have kept with me through the entire story so far, so here is chapter 11 of "The Grimmjow Revolution"…
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Chapter 11: I know where my loyalties lay!
Morning came with the sound of birds and leaves rustling in the breeze. I didn't care what was going on around me, the war, the recent battle, the only thing that mattered was my scar, and how much it bloody hurt. I was in the bathroom in Urahara's Shop, staring into the mirror mounted on the wall, looking at the black, burning, symbol, which was Grimmjow's one and only mark on me. I was in some shorts and a no sleeved top, like I always slept in, the shorts black with little fish patterns on them in gold, and a matching golden top that had a single large fish right over my breasts, yeah, not exactly the best birthday present from Naruto.
I closed my eyes, trying to push through the pain, though instead of the black darkness, or even the red of the light shining through my eyelids, I saw a white room, the walls a crisp and clean color, like the brightest star, though the bed underneath me was not, draped in red, the smell of blood hung in the air, the scent like a rusted metal. My hands tanned, meaning that I was looking through another person's eyes, meaning only one thing.
"Grimmjow," The words caused whoever I was sharing a vision with looking to their right, eyes laying on the arrancar named Ulquiorra. Like I when I had first saw him, he didn't express any emotion in his voice or in his body language, and much like the other arrancars I had seen, his eyes were filled with nothing, not even a small spark of life. The arrancar walked around us, well Grimmjow, looking up and down, as if trying to decide as if we were worth killing, or saving. "I heard of your confrontation with the girl," the arrancar said, looking away, toward the opposite wall.
"So what?" I felt my mouth move but it was not my mind controlling it, and the voice that escaped was Grimmjow's own, the voice was harsh, an obvious notion that he didn't like this guy.
"You really are trash," Ulquiorra said, and in a flash I was standing up, my bruised and battered right hand wrapping around the arrancars neck, pushing him into the wall, a slight glint of surprise hitting the arrancars eyes, though it faded immediately. "This is why you were demoted Grimmjow," Ulquiorra still spoke calmly and coolly, pushing Grimmjow and I away, though I could tell Grimmjow was letting him. "Your brash actions made you what you are now, and that mark across your eye isn't helping the situation any." Ulquiorra said starting to stroll out of the room before turning back to look at his comrade. "Grimmjow,"
"What?" I snapped, Grimmjow whipping his head in Ulquiorra's direction, a clear indignation that he wasn't happy with what they were talking about.
"Try not to make that scar of yours glow silver, Aizen-sama is pissed off at you enough, don't make him tempted to kill you because of that 'Rival' mark that Revolution gave you. Losing your arm was probably punishment enough." I was slightly shocked at what I heard, not really caring as Ulquiorra stepped out of the open door, closing it behind him. Grimmjow looked away from the door, throwing his fist into the wall, creating a slight dent. He looked to his right, just slightly so that I could see his reflection in a mirror. His body bruised and taped up to heal right, his left arm was missing, a white bandage sitting on his shoulder, some blood having seeped through, and on his left eye was the scar I had left, the normally black marking glowing silver, though as well as that so did his left eye.
I opened my eyes, when I heard a crack, looking down I had noticed that my hands had been gripping the granite sink hard enough to break it into little chips in the palm of my hand. Looking back up into the mirror I only saw myself, though the scar on my eye glowed blue slightly before fading back to black. I narrowed my eyes, baring my teeth slightly in a low growl, not really knowing how to take this situation. I pushed myself away from the sink, making the thing break in the process; I'd have to apologies for that later. I walked through my room, throwing on my new uniform while I did, and waking Khikanni at the same time.
"Rev what's up?" He asked me, obviously slightly alarmed at how I was reacting, though with the simple connection between us he immediately knew what I was doing and joined me in a single leap.
~ About 20 Minutes Later ~
"Isn't it obvious that Aizen is forcing some of the arrancars to stay in his army!" I shouted, standing in front of a screen that communicated with the whole of soul society, I was communicating with all the captains, one even standing beside me. "The vision that I had made it clear, Aizen tortures them!" I shouted again, trying to make it clear that I wasn't going to let this drop, being a half-breed and all I didn't want some of my brethren to be suffering, especially Grimmjow.
"Miss Sosuke," the head captain said, his eyes not really showing under the bushy eyebrows he had, "We understand your passion for the other arrancars' safety, but then they should take responsibility and defect,"
"They can't weren't you listening!" I growled, my canines growing in enough that even the captains seeing me through a screen would be able to see them. "With Aizen being the strongest in Hueco Mundo, he knows everything that goes on; if one leaves he'll KILL THEM!" In back of me I could tell that some of the other soul reapers that were listening in on the conversation were definitely worried about me suddenly exploding.
"Revolution!" I heard Komamura shout, him being wolf like he kinda got me being the outsider. "We know this is an emotional subject for you but what do you wish we do?" What he said calmed me down quite a bit, though when I looked down I could tell my eyes were beginning to slit, to look more like an animals.
"Isn't it obvious?" I asked, not looking up to see their reactions, but in the muffled huffs from them I knew that they didn't know what I was talking about. "Grimmjow once told me that arrancars lived in a 'dog-eat-dog' world, Aizen offered them a safe haven, away from it all, that is obvious. Though now that he has become a leader that is willing to risk millions of souls for what he wants, they don't know, they don't understand what to do. I believe if we offer them a better life than, than what Aizen is giving them, some may switch sides." I closed my eyes, thinking of Grimmjow.
"I was a king Ulquiorra!" I shouted, my voice once again Grimmjow's, "I looked over the world of Hueco Mundo, and I protected the souls here!" My voice reached his ears, I could tell, mostly because his emerald eyes dropped, "I won't abandon them now just to get away from an ass of a leader!"
"In fact I know it," I said looking up, knowing that my scar was glowing blue, and with it my left eye, allowing Grimmjow to see what I was talking about. "All we have to do is tell them this when they come again,"
"And when exactly will they come again?" I heard Byakuya ask, many of the captain's eyes lingering on my scar as I closed my eyes again.
"When are we leaving for that town again?" Grimmjow asked, his thoughts racing, as Ulquiorra answered him.
"Three weeks, five of us, Yammy, Luppi, you, a new arrancar and me."
"And you're gonna show Aizen and all the other arrancars what happened?" Grimmjow said stressing the last few words, as if knowing that I was listening.
"Of course, it is Aizens orders that I do so, I cannot tamper the memory, cannot destroy it."
"Three weeks, Ulquiorra will be with them," I said, looking up at the screen, into the eyes of the many captains there, "Aizen has required him to share any experience with the rest of the arrancar forces, he can't change the memory, he can't do anything to it on Aizens orders, if we say this to him, he'll unknowingly deliver the message to the other arrancars whether he wants to or not." I said, many of the captains suddenly getting where I was coming from, as looks of understanding crossed their almost emotionless faces.
The Captain General looked at me, not that I would have known, and he seemed to know that he was kinda in a corner, not really having anywhere to go with this argument rather than agree with me, besides I did give a good argument. Allowing the arrancars an escape was just what we needed to weaken Aizens forces, and with the hollows no longer needing to eat souls to survive they could become allies to soul society. "It is clear to me that you know what you are talking about, Sosuke." The old captain said, "though what if none come?" I looked up at him, not really knowing the answer to that.
I didn't want to think that Grimmjow wouldn't want to escape from Aizens grasp, though there always was that possibility, I knew that. I turned away from the screen slightly, though I was surprised to hear someone else answer for me. "It is clear that there is a chance that no arrancars will join us, but we should at least give it a chance to work," I looked in to the face of Grimmjow's uncle, Byakuya, his eyes meeting mine as some of the other captains nodded their heads in approval or disapproval.
"The arrancars are dangerous, and unpredictable, we won't be able to control them." Soifon said sternly, her voice as one of the two female captains making her a strong point.
"They always were, even as hollows," Jushiro Ukitake said in response, "but with Revolution they shouldn't be a problem to us."
"I wouldn't say that either Captain Ukitake," Mayuri Kurotsuchi added, "Revolution obviously has a soft spot for the hollows previous leader, this Jeagerjaks-"
"Jeagerjaques." I said at the same time as Byakuya, the two of our eyes meeting for a second before the conversation continued.
"Yes, well," the captain of the twelfth squad continued, "she obviously has a soft spot for him, and with him as the previous 'King' as records have stated, Miss Sosuke may let him get in the way of her judgment."
"You tryin' to say our top fighter's a distracted, fan-girl?" Kenpachi Zaraki asked, his voice a little skeptical.
"No, I am just making a statement," the captain said, though his voice held a bit of anger, though the other captains ignored it.
"Captains," Toshiro Hitsugaya said, calling attention to himself, "I saw Miss Sosuke fight the arrancar until his wounds were not only bleeding, but sealed shut by her spiritual pressure, and flames that made even her have scars as proof." at this he motioned to the healing scars on my arm. "She showed him no mercy, and it was very clear that they had a past history together."
"Really?" Shunsui Kyoraku asked, a look of pure stun on his face. "And here I had always thought she and I were soul mates!" I couldn't help but chuckle at that comment, knowing the idiot was always after a girl to be with him. "I'm happy for ya kid!"
"What do you mean you're happy for her?" Soifon shouted, bringing my attention to her.
"Isn't it obvious?" Retsu Unohana spoke, her voice gentle like it always was with me. "That mark across her eye is not only a 'rival' mark as we had thought," she smiled at me as the other captains took in this news, "This Grimmjow Jeagerjaques wishes her to be his mate."
~ About 2 Hours Later ~
This conversation had been going on for too fucking long. By now Toshiro had brought me and himself a chair to sit in, the past two hours having been spent on how I didn't tell the entire truth to the other soul reapers on how I had been marked. Soifon, Shunhei Hisagi, Mayuri, and Izuru Kira all saying that this will affect my fighting skills, while Yamamoto, Retsu, and Byakuya remained indifferent, and the rest saying that they thought that this would improve my fighting skills for the better.
"This is overall a BAD idea!" Soifon said again, which must have been the hundredth time in the past twenty minutes.
"Soifon!" I finally said, standing up, making the many conversations halt, as she looked right at me. In back of me Khikanni raised his head from where he had been laying for the past hour.
"That's CAPTAIN SOIFON." The lady said a clear indignation that she wasn't happy at the informality. I walked up to the screen, before placing an arm next to it and leaning in close enough that she and the other captains could see my slit eyes.
"You get this into that thick skull of yours," I growled, making her cringe slightly, "If our spots had been switched when you and Yoruichi had been fighting during the invasion, she would be dead right now." My voice was harsh, and she could tell that I was saying the truth, so she bowed her head and went silent. "Now to all the Captains and other soul reapers listening," I said backing away from the screen. "My mother stood on soul society's side, even in her death! I have vowed to stand by your sides, and if you think that Grimmjow will get in the way of that you have another thing coming!" In back of me I heard Renji huff his approval, Toshiro stand, as if supporting me, and the boys from the eleventh squad chuckle. "I may be a half breed, but I know where my loyalties lay!" I turn toward the exit, Khikanni following me closely as I heard one of the captains shout after me.
"We'll send you support for the next invasion." I stopped, knowing it was Yamamoto speaking.
"No, we need to make it look like we don't know what they are doing, we can manage." I said, not turning back.
"You'll kill the others by not letting us send help!" This time it was Soifon again, and at this I turned, so they could see how serious I was in my answer.
"I have faith in my team here in the human world, these soul reapers are enough to handle this, and defeat them without any casualties! And to prove that," I said, my uniform fluttering as I turned back around to leave. "They'll bring a corps back with 'em!" I walked out the building, the other soul reapers knowing better than to get in my way, before I flash-stepped away, toward the group of people more like me than anyone else in the area, besides Eleni and Naruto.
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"Hey Rev!" I heard Ichigo shout, from behind me. I turned to see him walking up to me; he was in his school outfit, though in his bag like always was his soul reaper badge. I didn't know why but I didn't like that thing, it was to freaking loud. "What're you doin' here?" He asked me as he stepped beside me, looking at me in the eyes, much like Grimmjow used to do.
"I could ask you the same thing," I said, "aren't you supposed to be at school?" at this his cheeks flushed with some color, obviously embarrassed at how he was caught.
"Well, I, um," He started, though I interrupted him immediately.
"Don' bother lying, I already know why yur here." I said, gesturing to what I was standing in front of. The area around us was all warehouses, though this one in particular was what he and I were looking for. It wasn't very special in itself, tinted an ugly color just like the rest of them, and the way the sunlight hit it made it look even older. Though it wasn't the building itself that we were looking for, it was the people inside, and I knew that they knew that we were outside.
I took a step forward, making sure my spiritual pressure was well hidden, the soul reapers would think it would have been weird if Ichigo and I just fell off the face of the planet, being unable to detect our spiritual pressure one minute, and not the next. I tampered with Ichigo's as well, though I could tell he didn't notice, the idiot. Ichigo moved with me, though he also stayed in back of me, whether out of respect, fear, or just the follow the leader thing, I didn't know. We entered the warehouse with caution, though I immediately relaxed as I heard a familiar voice call from above me.
"Well if it isn't Aizens' little girl!" I guy said, dropping from an unseen platform. His name was Shinji Hirako, the leader of the Visoreds, the exact ones that Aizen had turned after my mother had left with me for Konoha. They were strong, that was a fact, many of them Captain class when they were turned. In truth besides the shorter hair, he didn't look any different; neither did any of the others that were above us, my eyes catching what they looked like even in the dark. "Whatcha doing here kid?" Shinji asked me as he looked back at Ichigo who was staring at us weirdly.
"Anger issues." Was all I needed to say, before he slung an arm over my shoulders, leading me over to the others that were jumping down, though only one caught my eye. "Hey Hiyori!" I shouted as I dodged one of her many kicks, making her hit Shinji instead, launching him back toward Ichigo.
"What took ya so long to visit?" She asked me, as she landed back on the ground with a soft thud. The others behind here laughing at how she was just above half my height, the female standing at four feet four inches significantly shorter than me.
"Sorry, I was busy, you know, living in Konoha," I said, smiling the entire time as she tried to kick me again, though failing as I blocked her attack. "So Ichigo you comin' in or what?" I shouted behind me, making Ichigo jump slightly. "You were here to train weren't you?"
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Well that's the end, I didn't mean to make it this long, sorry about that… Hopefully you guys like it!
Next chapter will be more interesting I promise!
Thanks again
Keltic Arrancar
