~Bleach: A Demonic Encounter~

Previous Chapter Summary: Kira and Orihime were walking to school when they stopped by a stand to get their future predicted, worried about her own fortune, Orihime was thinking about it for most of the day. Later, during lunch, Kira spoke to Ichigo and Orihime about battle plans for the war. After school, Kira went to Ichigo's house where a couple of misunderstandings occurred. After some talking, Kira warned Ichigo about the opponent he would be facing, but assured him the opponent wouldn't be too difficult to defeat. Later at Orihime's house, Kira retired to his book just as Orihime was settling down from the day's events. Suddenly, a mysterious figure clad in full body armor appeared before her from a black portal, claiming he or she had been looking for Orihime.

Author's Notes: Congratulations to Red-Weasel-Chan for guessing the hidden Kingdom Hearts reference. Kira mentioned Envy's lieutenant is a creature named "Darkside" this creature is one of the main enemies in the first Kingdom Hearts game as well as the very first boss you encounter. Also, Congratulations to C-2 for correctly guessing the other hidden reference. The quote "Over nine-thousand" is a very common and popular quote on the internet, originating from the anime franchise "Dragonball Z". The quote is said by one of the first villains, Vegeta, when he is reading the main protagonist, Goku's, power level.

There will be two references this time in this chapter, and one of them is a difficult one, so keep your eyes peeled! Also, there will be a fairly long segment of mischief involving the sins and someone else in this chapter, so look forward to it! I needed something to make the chapter a little longer, four-thousand words just didn't feel right to me since all the other chapters are at least six-thousand.

~IMPORTANT NOTE!~ I've gotten a couple complaints lately, claiming that I'm apparently giving Kira and the sins too much "screen time" or something. Well, in the next two chapters after this one there will be absolutely NO appearances by any of the sins, giving the story more of an IchixHime feeling that it's supposed to give. My apologies to anyone who was disliking how the story was turning out, It's going to change a bit.

Bleach: A Demonic Encounter – Chapter 11

"I've been looking for you, Orihime ..." The mysterious armor-clad figure said, slowly walking towards Orihime who was backing up in fear.

"W-Who are you?! What do you want?" Orihime asked, terror filling her eyes.

"I've been looking all day … now that I finally have you here ..." The armor-clad figure stood in front of Orihime who was backed up against the corner while sitting on the floor.

"K-Kira! Help!" Orihime screamed, then went to put up her barrier. "Santen Keshun, I reject!" Orihime said, setting up her barrier between the mysterious person and herself.

"Oh? What's this? I knew you had abnormal powers for a human, but this sure is something~." The figure raised its left hand, and struck the barrier with a powerful slash, shattering it in a single hit. Orihime just stared in horror as her defensive tactic was destroyed in the blink of an eye.

"P-Please … don't hurt me ..." Orihime shivered as the figure bent down to look her in the eyes. The figure said nothing, but instead cast some sort of spell, and the armor began slowly disappearing in a black mist. Orihime watched as the armor completely disappear, leaving the human-like figure hidden in black mist. When suddenly, the unexpected happened.

"Orihime-chan~!" The figure leaped at Orihime and embraced her in a tight hug. The mysterious person turned out to be a girl, with long silver hair wearing a black and white partial plaid dress. She had an antennae like strand of hair coming out of the top of her head, which curled into the shape of a heart.

"Ah, I c-can't … breathe ..." Orihime gasped, as the girl stopped shaking her, released her from her embrace and stood up.

"Heheh, sorry! I got a little too excited, after all this is the first time Kira has let me meet one of his clients!" The girl smiled a wide smile as her hair-antennae twitched slightly. Orihime stood up and nervously smiled back.

"K-Kira? Are you that girl he talked about during lunch?"

"He was talking about me?! Well that's only natural, I am one of his oldest friend after all." The girl boasted, puffing out her chest and smiling confidently.

"U-Um, if you don't mind me asking … who are you exactly?"

"I am the chaos that always crawls up to you with a smile, Nyarlathotep! However, you can just call me Nyaruko, kay?" Nyaruko said with a wink, smiling at Orihime yet again.

"O-Okay … um, why were you in that armor a moment ago?"

"Oh! That's my battle armor, isn't it amazing? I wear it during inter-space travel." Nyaruko looked around the room, then walked over to Orihime's bed and jumped onto it. "Ah~ so comfy! I'm exhausted."

"I-If you don't mind me asking … isn't Nyarlathotep a western myth … ?" Orihime asked, standing up and looking at the girl who was laying on her bed.

"Yep, but I'm real, so are the others like Cthuga and Hastur, I don't usually look like this though." Nyaruko said, purring and rubbing her face on the pillow.

"So … this isn't your real form?"

"Nope! We take these forms when we want to interact with humans. I actually look like-"

"She actually looks like a nasty as fuck tentacle monster, it's bloody disgusting." Kira said, coming out of the book and noticing Nyaruko laying on Orihime's bed.

"K-K-Kira … you're so mean to me~" Nyaruko whined, burying her face in Orihime's bed pillow.

"Yeah yeah … anyways, I see you two are already acquainted. Now, get up, Nyaruko, so we can talk about war plans."

"I don't wanna, you called me hurtful things ..." Nyaruko whined through the pillow.

"I said truthful things, but fine, you can lay there if you want, I'm still going to talk about the war plans." Kira cleared his throat and turned to Orihime. "As you already know, this is my friend, Nyaruko, and although she's annoying, she's powerful and very resourceful."

"I-I see ..."

"She's going to be in charge of leading the front lines, I'm also counting on her to gather supplies for medical care." Kira stopped and looked at Nyaruko who was still laying face down on Orihime's bed. "Oi … are you getting up or what?"

"..." Nyaruko didn't respond, but just continued laying on the bed. Kira grunted, walked over and delivered a devastating pile driver to Nyaruko's spine, which caused her to let loose a loud exhale of breath, signaling she had been hit pretty hard.

"Gah! Ah … w-why … ?" Nyaruko choked out.

"You weren't responding, I was making sure you were still alive."

"I was just sleeping, sheez~ you're so mean to me ..."

"You fell … asleep!? How in the bloody hell did you do that?!"

"Ehehe, I guess the long trip took more out of me than I thought, and Orihime's bed is really comfortable, so I just couldn't resist."

"You're so … I don't even know what you are anymore, anyways ..." Kira sighed and leaned against a wall.

"U-Um … if you don't mind me asking … have you dated Nyaruko-san before, Kira?" Orihime asked nervously.

"As a matter of fact, there was this one time-" Nyaruko began.

"Hell no, never, not in this life, the next one or the life after that, I'd sooner give myself a second circumcision using a splintered four by four plank of wood covered in rusty nails." Kira used his arms to signal an "x" in front of his body, while Nyaruko sulked in the corner of the bed.

"You didn't have to be so detailed about it ..." Nyaruko whined in the corner.

"Yes I did … why did you ask that, Orihime?" Kira asked, looking at the confused girl.

"W-Well, you usually make fun of girls that you like, so I was just wondering ..."

"Oh, no she isn't my type … at all. Anyways, we have war plans to discuss, I already went over everything with Ichigo."

The air in the room became filled with a tense feeling, as Kira went on to explain everything he could about the upcoming war, how they will be fighting in a false Karakura Town, Envy's lieutenant and how Ichigo will be fighting it, and anything else he could. Orihime seemed to be confused about something.

"Something the matter, Orihime?" Kira asked, looking at her, she looked like she badly wanted to ask a question.

"It's just … um, where will the medical team be?"

"Excited about being part of a fight, huh? You're going to be staged in a building created by us, it'll be protected by a holy shield so no demons can get inside of it. However, that includes myself and the other sins as well, so we won't be able to assist you."

"A … holy shield? B-But … I thought demons couldn't use holy magic?"

"We can't … the shield will be made by a few others that will be helping us, you'll meet them … soon." Kira shivered slightly, obviously having an unpleasant memory about the people he was just speaking of.

"H-How soon will I meet them?"

"Tomorrow, because right now I'm tired as hell so I think I'll retire for the night." Kira yawned and began returning to the book when Nyaruko stopped him.

"Wait! Where am I going to sleep?"

"You can come sleep in the book with me and the other Sins, just don't cause any problems."

"Yay! A sleepover with Kira! I haven't slept in the book with you and the others in a long time! Good night Orihime, I'll see you tomorrow!" Nyaruko waved goodbye as she and Kira disappeared into the book. Orihime just stared at the book as the two disappeared, then threw herself onto her bed and took a deep breath.

"I'm going to be in my first war … I'm scared, but happy at the same time ..." Orihime wasn't sure what she was feeling. She was happy she would be able to assist in an actual large scale fight, but she was also scared about all the fighting. All she knew was that she had to try her best, no matter what happens.

"I miss you … Ichigo ..." Orihime whispered as her battle with fatigue ended, her eyes closing slowly as the night sky twinkled in the distance.

~Meanwhile: Inside the Demonic Book of Summoning~

Hey you guys! I brought Nyaruko!" Kira yelled out to the other sins inside their large mansion-like estate.

"Nyaruko-chan?! She's here?! I'll be right there!" Pride yelled from her room.

"Yay~! Nyaruko onee-san is here!" Greed said, running into the living room where Kira had brought Nyaruko into.

"Hey there, Greed! It's been a while, how ya been?" Nyaruko grinned and rubbed Greed's head, then Pride came in and Nyaruko looked up with an extremely scared look on her face.

"Hi~ there Nyaruko-chan …" Pride sung, slowly walking up to Nyaruko who began backing away.

"H-Hi, Pride … u-um, c-could you please stay away from m-me?"

"Aww, why? I won't hurt you, don't worry … I'll be very~ gentle." Pride said seductively, closing in on Nyaruko who was backed up in a corner.

"K-Kira, help me~!"

"Pride, leave her alone already … can't you tell you're scaring her?"

"Aww, fine …" Pride pouted and walked back to her room, just as the other sins were walking in.

"Hello there, Nyaruko-san, how have you been?" Gluttony asked as he bit a large carrot.

"Dieting, are we, Gluttony? I've been amazing~, except Kira being mean to me …"

"Lust will always be an asshole, it's amazing someone like you even likes him." Wrath growled, patting Nyaruko's head.

"Ehehe, I guess I can ignore his rudeness 'cuz he's so cute." Nyaruko purred and attached herself to Kira's arm.

"Let go of me, dammit! You have Mahiro, why are you hanging on me?! Let go!"

"I don't wanna~, and it's because it's been centuries since we saw each other, but you don't wanna spend any time with me~."

"That's because you're a pest … ah fuck this shit!" Kira yelled, picking up Nyaruko and carrying her over to a wall that had a sign above a tube-like structure.

"K-Kira, you wouldn't- … n-no! Please, don't! I swear I won't bug you any-"

"Have a nice ride!" Kira yelled as he threw Nyaruko down the tube, her screams could be heard on the way down.

"Come now, Lust, did you really need to throw Nyaruko-san down the laundry chute?" Gluttony said, pulling out another carrot.

"Yes, yes I did … she can sit down there with your sweaty clothes for a while until she can climb back out." Kira sighed and flew up towards his room. "Call me when she gets out of there."

"He's very … ruthless … to his … friends …" Sloth yawned, before dragging himself back to his room.

"I'm happy, I got to see Big Sister!" Greed cheered before running off somewhere, leaving Gluttony and Wrath alone. They looked at each other, both with a worried look on their faces.

"You just realized it too, didn't you, Wrath?" Gluttony asked with a frightened tone to his voice.

"Yeah … Kira threw her down the wrong chute, that was the trash disposal …"

"Did we remember to turn off the grinders?"

"H-H-Help me~! I don't wanna die~!" Nyaruko screamed in fear, the faint sound of the trash grinders could be heard just below her.

"Guess we didn't remember, I'll go get her … damn you, Lust ..." Wrath growled as he shot some Demonic energy down the chute to act as a rope.

Later, after Nyaruko was pulled out of the trash chute, smelling like leftover rotten mean and over-ripe fruit, she was directed to Kira's room. Inside, Kira was laying on his bed listening to music. Nyaruko walked in, sobbing slightly and pulling bits of trash out of her hair. Kira noticed her walking up to him, and sat up to greet her.

"Oh hey Nyaruko, I see you got out of the- whoa! What in the flying fuck ferrets happened to you?"

"Y-You sent me down the t-trash chute … I almost got shredded to d-death." Nyaruko said, sobbing still.

"The trash chute? Pfffttt ahahaha! That's fucking hilarious, I thought I sent you down the- oh god you smell!" Kira winced from the smell and held his nose shut. "Take a shower for hell's sake, you can use my bathroom." Kira pointed to a door to the right of his bed, Nyaruko slowly dragged herself over to it, still sobbing. As the bathroom door shut, there was a sudden knock on the bedroom door.

"Lust, can I come in?"

"Yeah, sure Pride."

"Thanks." Pride slowly opened the door and shut it behind her, picking up the bits of trash left by Nyaruko and evaporating them into thin air with one of her demon arts. "You know, I think you were a little too harsh to Nyaruko-chan this time."

"Oh whatever, she shouldn't be so annoying, and it's not like she couldn't have protected herself from the grinders." Kira yawned and outstretched his arms. "Come cuddle me, I'm bored."

"It's rare to see you wanting me to get close to you. However, I still think you should apologize to the poor girl, she's really upset, and I'm sure she gets enough harassment and insults from that Mahiro boy already." Pride climbed into Kira's bed and laid in his embrace, resting her head on his chest.

"Ugh, fine … I'll apologize to the little derp." Kira moaned and ran his finger down Pride's back, making her whimper slightly.

"So mean … you know I hate being teased." Pride whispered and gently bit Kira's neck.

"Nice try, but not tonight. Like you said, I have to apologize to Nyaruko."

"Aw~ curse my good nature …" Pride sighed and stood up, beginning to walk towards the door. Suddenly, she stopped in the doorway and stared at the ground. "You know, Lust … I hope Envy can come back after all of this …" Pride closed the door, leaving Kira with a sudden change of attitude, he was now staring down at the bed with a frown on his face. After a while, Nyaruko came out of the shower, wrapped up in a towel and her head poking out of the door.

"K-Kira, do you have any clothes I can wear …?" Nyaruko asked, Kira didn't answer however, he was too busy drowning in sorrow while thinking about what life was with Envy, and what it will be like with her gone. "Kira?"

"Huh? Oh, you're out, uhh … you can wear my pajamas, one second." Kira hopped up from the bed and opened his dresser, after rummaging through it for a moment, he pulled out his pajamas which had red and purple design giving off the appearance of fire. He walked over to Nyaruko and handed them to her while looking away so he didn't get a good view of her in nothing but a towel.

"H-Here … they may be a little big, but they should fit you …" Kira said, looking away with a slight blush creeping across his face.

"Ehehe, you're blushing~, is it because you know I'm not wearing anything underneath this towel?" Nyaruko purred and pressed herself against Kira's torso.

"Just put these on already, dammit! I need to talk to you when you're done …" Kira growled, threw the pajamas on Nyaruko's head and laid back down on his bed.

"Aww~ you're no fun ..." Nyaruko whined as she went back into the bathroom to put on the pajamas. Surprisingly enough, they weren't all that big on her, considering the height different between Kira and her, maybe these were old pajamas? After she was dressed, Nyaruko left the bathroom and saw Kira laying on his bed again, eyes closed and breathing steadily.

"I'm back~!" Nyaruko announced, receiving no response from Kira. "Hello~?" She said, walking up to the sleeping demon to gently poke him in the ribcage. Suddenly, Kira opened his eyes, grabbed Nyaruko's arms and pulled her forcefully onto the bed. The position they ended up in was fairly strange, the pajama top had been pushed up slightly, exposing Nyaruko's stomach and part of her ribcage, and Kira was kneeling over her, his red eyes glimmering.

"W-W-What are you doing?!" Nyaruko asked in shock and embarrassment, even though she was always throwing herself at Mahiro, she wasn't used to others doing it to her. "K-Kira, are you-"

"I'm sorry, Nyaruko … I didn't mean to hurt you, I was just stressed out from all this war shit happening, and I took my anger out on you, I'm sorry." Kira said quietly, staring into Nyaruko's eyes.

"I-It's fine …" Nyaruko smiled awkwardly and looked away. Kira exhaled a cold, deep breath onto her neck and began biting down it to her collarbone as he placed his right hand on Nyaruko's bare stomach, making her shiver slightly.

"Nyaruko …" Kira whispered as he began sliding his hand up her stomach under the pajama top, making her whimper. Suddenly, Nyaruko placed her hand on his and grabbed it, stopping his ascent up her shirt.

"I'm s-saving myself for Mahiro-san …"

"Tch, of course you are … fine, have it your way." Kira sighed and withdrew his hand and got off of Nyaruko who sat up, still blushing and smiling.

"See? I knew you like me!" Nyaruko purred, poking Kira in the spine.

"S-Shut up … I just felt bad because I almost got you hurt …"

"Sure~ you did."

"Ugh, you're such a pest …" Kira groaned and laid down under his blankets and covers, Nyaruko smiled and laid next to him, making him blush. "You're … sleeping here tonight?"

"Yep! I don't have anywhere else to sleep." Nyaruko smiled gently and pushed herself against Kira into his embrace.

"What about-"

"I trust you more than I trust Pride." Nyaruko said, shivering slightly.

"Fine … hey, Nyaruko …" Kira whispered.

"Hm?" Nyaruko answered, looking up at Kira who suddenly moved down slightly so their faces were inches apart, and pressed his lips up against hers. Nyaruko's eyes shot open as Kira wrapped his arms around her, deepening the kiss. After a few seconds, they broke apart, and Nyaruko moved back in the bed a few inches, her eyes still wide open.

"I c-can't trust you after all, can I?" Nyaruko asked, shaking slightly but also smiling and blushing a little.

"Oh come on, it's not like I'm going to take advantage of you. Besides, that was just an apologetic, friendly kiss …" Kira groaned and moved towards Nyaruko, pulling her into his embrace again.

"Hehe, sure~ it was. These pajamas are really smooth and comfortable, what are they made out of?"

"Silk spun from the Flame Spider Queen, Beth'Tilac's, web."

"You're letting me wear something so valuable? Aww~ you're so sweet." Nyaruko giggled and poked Kira in the cheek.

"I-It's only because you're … special to me. It's either that, or you sleep naked besides me which would be bad for you. Just shut up and go to sleep." Kira groaned, holding Nyaruko against his chest.

"Hehe alright, good night~" Nyaruko purred, the lights were turned off and the two friends fell into a peaceful slumber.

~The Next Morning~

"Poke ..." A voice said softly, poking Orihime in her ribcage.

"Nn …." Orihime said, stirring in her sleep.

"Poke poke, rise and shine, Orihime!"

"W-Who is it?" Orihime slurred, still half asleep.

"It's me! Nyaruko~!"

"Ugh … What are you doing to my client this early in the morning?" Kira groaned, coming out of the book.

"I was just trying to help … besides, I should tell her what you did to me last night!"

"I already apologized for that, sheez, and it's not like you would have let yourself get ground up."

"I wasn't talking about tha~t." Nyaruko purred and stared at Kira who blushed and began shaking.

"D-Don't tell her about that, she doesn't need to know!"

"Need to know what?" Orihime asked curiously.

"Nothing at all, it's just Nyaruko being a pest." Kira groaned with a slight blush still on his face.

"You're so mean, I am not a pest …"

"Yes you are, and yes I am mean, but that's because it's early in the morning. Now then, Orihime, what day is it?

"Umm … I think it's Wednesday ..." Orihime said, looking over at the calendar.

"Great, they will most likely be here today … ugh, this is going to be very unpleasant. They didn't even tell us when they will be showing up." Kira groaned and fetched his school uniform, then removed his shirt.

"Y-You mean the people you were talking about yesterday, right?" Orihime asked curiously while walking to the bathroom.

"Yeah, I'll introduce you to them when they show up."

"Oh okay … will you be coming to school with us, Nyaruko-san?"

"Hell no, if I brought her along with us to school, she would cause nothing but trouble, you can ask my friend Mahiro about how she acts at school." Kira said, rolling his eyes and beginning to get dressed.

"I behave perfectly at- nyaa~? What are these~, Kira?" Nyaruko purred, sliding her fingers down ten very long, overlapping straight scars on Kira's back.

"They're j-just scars, why is it a big deal?" Kira quickly slipped on his shirt and walked away from Nyaruko who gave chase, all the while poking him in the back.

"Scars from what~?"

"A fight with a … very large cat … leave me alone."

"Not until you tell me what they're really from, don't forget, you owe me."

"I already compensated you for that! Don't touch me, dammit!" Kira yelled, running through the house.

"Tell me or I tell Kuko what you did to me."

"N-No! For the love of barely legal Lolis, please don't tell that woman, anything but that." Kira whined and got on his knees to bow to Nyaruko.

"That's what I thought, now tell me!" Nyaruko said triumphantly, Kira grunted and stood up, putting his mouth to Nyaruko's ear.

"Okay fine, what actually happened was…" Kira whispered something in Nyaruko's ear, which made her perk up and blush intensely.

"Y-You're h-horibble!" Nyaruko stuttered, blushing the deepest red imaginable.

"Actually I'm pretty sure it means I'm amazing." Kira grinned and winked, which only made Nyaruko blush more, and steam to come shooting out of her ears. "You passed up an amazing night … oh well, see you later~." Kira caressed Nyaruko's cheek before leaving the room, leaving her collapsed on her knees on the ground, blushing deeply and staring wide eyed at the floor. Orihime came in for a moment and saw her like that, then left to go find Kira.

"U-Um, Kira … are you sure it's okay to leave Nyaruko-san like that?"

"She'll be fine, she's just in shock." Kira said as the two teenagers slipped on their shoes to leave for school. "We're leaving, cya later Nyaruko."

"Have a … good day …" Nyaruko said in a monotone voice.

The crisp morning air felt cooler on the teenagers' skin, signaling that winter was approaching quickly. The pair walked without saying much to each other, except when Orihime tripped on some loose stones and Kira had to tell her to be careful. Eventually, they reached the school just as the morning traffic was letting up. Entering the school and walking up the stairs, Kira suddenly felt a striking feeling in his gut. Not a painful feeling, but a feeling that gave him the idea that something bad was about to happen.

"Well … that can't be good." Kira groaned, causing Orihime to perk up.

"W-What can't be good?"

"I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen … let's hope I'm wrong." Kira and Orihime walked down the hallway and entered their classroom, noticing the normal commotion commencing, they were glad for once they didn't need to worry about walking in on anything strange or being asked questions about the previous day's events.

"Yo, Orihime, and silver-haired bastard ..." Ichigo's cheery mood, at least whatever his version of cheery is, upon seeing Kira changed to that of disgust when he remembered yesterday's unfortunate misunderstanding.

"Still sore about yesterday, Strawberry? I can't say I don't blame you, I would hate if someone hit on my family too ..."

"I meant the room misunderstanding you dumbass! What did you do to my sisters?!" Ichigo yelled, the entire classroom heard him clearly and looked over in his direction.

"Nothing at all, calm your spiky hair … unless you count hugging as flirting, then yeah I flirted with Karin a ton in that case."

"Stay away from her you hell born asshole!" Ichigo said with a comical snarl, he looked like he was trying to make his yelling look like a joke, although his tone of voice was obviously serious.

"She seems to be quite fond of me, I wonder what our kids would look like …"

"Don't you dare ..."

"I'm kidding, she's too young for me, Yuzu too, can I go sit down now?" Kira grinned, looking Ichigo dead in the eyes as their foreheads pressed against each other. Ichigo glared at Kira before stepping back and turning to Orihime. Kira chuckled and walked away, heading towards his seat.

"It s-sounds like you two had fun yesterday ..." Orihime said with a slight giggle, trying to cheer Ichigo up.

"Not at all, my family almost got the wrong idea about me … and then he goes and hits on my sister, I knew it was a bad idea letting him come to my house."

"B-But at least you two got to talk about the … you-know-what coming up … right?"

"Yeah I guess, but we didn't discuss much. What has he told you?"

"Um, nothing new … the same old stuff ..." Orihime fidgeted slightly, trying to keep the news of the medical team and, more importantly, the holy barrier and who will be making it, secret. She wasn't sure who the people were that Kira mentioned, but since he seemed to detest them, she figured they were probably old rivals of his.

"I see … let's hope that bastard doesn't leave anything important out." Ichigo sighed just as the bell rang. The students all went to their respective seats and the teacher walked in, and began taking attendance. The day looked like it was going to be pretty boring, but that aching feeling in Kira's gut still wouldn't go away no matter what he did. A couple hours passed, and the class was now in Algebra.

"Nothing has happened yet … maybe my gut was wrong." Kira projected his words into Orihime's mind.

"Y-Yeah … maybe, but it's still only 3rd period."

"Way to be Miss. Pessimistic … still, this class is boring, Algebra fucking blows, when will I ever need to know what x and y are equal to?"

"M-Maybe if you get a job as-"

"Orihime, remember who you're talking to."

"O-Oh yeah … sorry …"

"And if you take this and multiply with the solution you got over here, you get x is equal to or less than 18, any questions?" The teacher looked around at the class, when his eyes happened upon Kira who was looking lazily out the window, ignoring the lesson. "Shizumi-san, maybe you would like to solve the next question?"

"Huh? Yeah, sure, whatever." Kira got up from his seat and began walking to the board. "I really hate Algebra ..." Kira took the marker from the teacher's hand and began writing away on the board. Suddenly, as if by a stroke of fate, the ceiling suddenly exploded and collapsed, debris falling on all of the students. Screams could be heard everywhere, mostly from shock or fear, not from pain.

"I'm not turning around ..." Kira said, his whole body shaking out of anger and slight discomfort.

"Anon, good children! Celebrate our arrival, doth thou not share in our happiness?" A booming voice said, Orihime couldn't recognize the strange way of talking.

"I'm not turning around, I'm not turning around ..." Kira said, shaking even more from anger.

"Wherefore art thou not facing me? Come! Away, we must fly, ere the day ends so young."

"I'm not turning around, I'm not turning around, I'm not turning around, I'm not turning around, I'm not turning around, I'm not turning around ..." Kira continued to shake, repeating the same phrase over and over.

As the dust cleared, seven winged figures were seen standing in a group, the tallest one was a man speaking in an old Shakespearean dialect. He began walking towards Kira, who hadn't moved a muscle from his spot at the board.

"Young sirrah! Pray I know why thou aren't celebrating-?"

"I'm going to rip out your throat you moronic, ass faced, trash-filled fuckwit!" Kira lost his mind, he suddenly turned around and began screaming in the face of the tall figure, who just stood in place while staring blankly at the pissed off demon.

"Bite your tongue, you saucy-!"

"Fuck you and your entire set of furniture! Do you even know how normal the day was and how peaceful it was until you dumbasses showed up like that?!"

"Hath we disturbed thine-"

"Do you even know?!"

"I ..." The tall man stayed silent, he seemed to be in shock from Kira's suddenly explosion of emotion.

"Do … you … even … know~ … ?!"

"No … the shame hath shown its ugly face to me … I am deeply ashamed." The winged man lowered his head and walked back to the group, as another figure walked up to Kira.

"Do you need to be so rude to Diligence all the time? We were just trying to show up as quickly as possible, ya know." The figure speaking now was a guy, about as tall as Kira. He had short blue hair and deep gray eyes.

"You. Came. Through. A. Roof! When would that ever be a good idea?!"

"We thought it was a good idea to get your attention."

"Oh yeah, it got my attention … and the attention of everyone else!" Kira pointed to the other side of the room, behind the group of intruders, where the entire class except for Ichigo and Orihime could be seen cowering in fear.

"Ah … I see your point, want me to fix this?" The man asked, bringing up his fingers which began to glow with a bright white light.

"Yes! Fix the ceiling, erase everyone's memory except for my client, that orange haired boy's and mine, and teleport us back to your house, now!" Kira yelled, rubbing his head in frustration. The blue haired man just sighed and waved his fingers, repairing the ceiling automatically. Then, a small white light appeared over everybody's head except for Ichigo and Orihime's, freezing everyone else in place.

"W-What the hell is going on here!?" Ichigo asked in surprise and anger while looking around the room, stopping at the winged figures.

"Winged Style: Disappearing Light!" The blue-haired man yelled out, as white pillars of light enveloped Kira, along with Orihime, Ichigo and the other winged figures.

"Ow … fuck me in the eye-socket, I forgot how much this hurts ..." Kira winced slightly as the white light touched him. Suddenly, the entire room flashed with the bright light, and the group suddenly vanished. The light faded from the classmate's heads, and everyone looked around, confused about the current situation.

"Huh? Why are we all back here … ? Oh well, back to teaching!" The teacher shrugged and walked back up to the board, and the students all sat back down at their desks.

Meanwhile, in a large mansion-like house on the top of a large cloud, Orihime and the others arrived in the middle of what appeared to be the living room.

"What in the … what just happened? Do you know, Orihime?" Ichigo asked the stunned orange haired girl, he was just as confused as her, and he gathered from her expression that she was clueless as to the current situation as well.

"My head hurts … why must you lot arrive in the flashiest of ways?" Kira rubbed his temples.

"Blame Diligence, he always wants to make such a … strange appearance." A tall girl with long, blue hair said, pointing her finger at the taller man whose head was still hung low in shame.

"No words can be said to express this most embarrassing feeling ..." Diligence said.

"Stop whining, Lust is just being an immature asshole like always ..." The blue haired man said.

"Oh go jump into the River Styx … ugh, just introduce yourselves to Orihime and Ichigo already, I'm sure they're confused about this situation." Kira sighed and walked away.

"Where do you think you're goin'?" The blue-haired man asked again.

"I'm going to go lay down for a nap, you lot have given me the biggest headache I've ever had …" Kira disappeared into a room, leaving Orihime and Ichigo alone with the seven winged figures. The blue haired man sighed and walked up to the two stunned teenagers.

"Let me first explain who we are. Just like there are seven deadly sins, there are also seven heavenly virtues, we're all the exact opposite of each other. My name is Patience, I'm the polar opposite of Wrath. It's a pleasure to meet you two." Patience bowed, and then walked back to the others. The next one to walk up to them was the tall, boisterous man. He had long, flowing black hair.

"Good day, young children! Pray thee not know my name? I am Diligence, the polar opposite of Sloth!" The man said, patting the two teenager's heads before returning to the group of people. The next person to step forward was a girl, fairly short with short red hair and a fang extending out of her mouth just like Kira, except her's was on the right side of her mouth.

"Hello you two, I am Chasity, the polar opposite of Lust. I must apologize for Lust's poor attitude, he never has enjoyed our company." The girl bowed and returned, a lady with long, blue hair stepped forth next.

"Good evening to you both, I am Temperance, the polar opposite of Gluttony. Do not worry, I will discipline Diligence later today for his reckless actions." Temperance glared at Diligence, who cowered behind Patience. Then, a short, blonde haired boy walked forward, and immediately hugged Ichigo and Orihime.

"Hi~ my name is Kindness, you're both really pretty~." The boy smiled then walked back.

"I'm … pretty?" Ichigo said with a stupefied expression. He sighed as the second to last angel stepped forth. He was a tall man with short, spiked pink hair and an emotionless face.

"Hello, I am Humility, I respect that you two are taking this situation so calmly, now if you'll excuse me …" Humility bowed then returned to the group. The final person to come forward was a boy, medium in height with a beaming smile and hair completely combed to one side.

"I'm the final one! But that's okay, I don't mind giving up for an earlier position, it makes everyone else happy! I'm Charity, it's nice to finally meet you two! Do you want some candy?" The young boy took out a few suckers from his pocket and handed them to Ichigo and Orihime.

"T-Thank you …" Orihime said with a smile.

"Y-Yeah … thanks I guess, you all are much less annoying than the silver-haired bastard and his group." Ichigo said, rolling his eyes.

"I heard that! Admit it Ichigo, you love me!" Kira yelled from the other room.

"Nobody loves you, Lust!" Chasity yelled back.

"I know you love me!"

"S-Shut up!"

"Just give up already~, you and I both know you're going to end up dating me one day, why delay the whole thing?"

"I-I told you already, I won't date you until you give up on your sexual desires!"

"Not gonna happen! I'll make you give up your Chasity before that! Mark my words, I will get you in bed with me one day!" Kira yelled and let loose a loud cackle, Chasity violently shivered and stood behind Patience who was covering his face with his palm.

"He will never change… ah, now that introductions are over, I must ask you two a favor-"

"Hey Patience! Have you fucked Temperance yet?"

"Lust, that's hardly an appropriate topic during this time, now if you'll excuse me-"

"Come on dude, hit that shit already! You know, bow chika wow wow! Ahahahah!" Kira yelled again while laughing hysterically.

"Very funny, Lust, now can I please-"

"Hey! You know what would suck? If you and her had a kid! They wouldn't know if they wanted to be neutral or active!"

"Yes that would be something, now would you just-"

"Being patient must suck, you can't give it a little push and ask for sex, you gotta wait for her to-"

"Would you shut yer mouth ya hell-born spawn of Lucifer?! I am trying ta speak! I can only be so patient!" Patience suddenly burst out, shocking the other Virtues as well as Ichigo and Orihime.

"Fine fine, continue with your little discussion, if you need me I'll be laying in Chasity's bed, waiting for her." Kira said seductively, making Chasity whine slightly.

"Finally … now then, I assume you two already know about the war?" Patience asked, Ichigo and Orihime both nodded. "Good, now then, Orihime-san, you know about the holy barrier we're gonna cast?"

"Y-Yes … thank you again for doing this."

"Don't mention it, however there's a small problem …"

"W-What is it?" Orihime asked worriedly.

"We need a few reagents from other worlds to cast the barrier, and these worlds are strictly off limits to both angels and demons. However, they aren't off limits to humans or what you call Soul Reapers. So, I need you and a few of your friends to gather the reagents. We're going to send four pairs of two to get the stuff, one to each world to gather two different reagents." Patience started scribbling on a sheet of paper.

"Are these worlds … dangerous?" Orihime asked.

"Yes they are fairly dangerous, that's why we need strong and sharp people to go there. I need you two to gather six other friends who you can trust to keep a secret, and gather these reagents for me, can you do that?" Patience handed Ichigo the paper which had different names of items on it, where they could be found and how to attain them.

"Why do we need to do this crap?" Ichigo asked, reading the paper.

"Because, the barrier will protect the medical team, which includes your girlfriend here, from getting hurt."

"W-What? Orihime isn't my girlfriend, you asshole!" Ichigo yelled, Orihime just blushed while frowning slightly.

"Ah, my apologies, I only assumed she was because you two seem so close, please forgive me." Patience bowed apologetically, then walked back to where Kira was. "Lust, it's time for you and your friends to leave."

"Aww~ come on, I was almost done prepping Chasity's room for our little love-fest."

"W-What are you doing to my room!? Stay out of it you blasphemous pervert!" Chasity yelled, slamming her foot into the ground.

"Bah, whatever … I'll be right there." Kira called out, and after a few moments he teleported next to Orihime. "So, the introductions are over with? You two know who these annoying lot are? Let's go then, this 'holy place' has been giving me headaches ever since we got here."

"Very well, it was a pleasure to meet you two, and as soon as you finish that list, use this device to call me so that I may teleport you and the other pairs to the dimensions. There's no rush, however, we will all be waiting patiently for your call." Patience tossed a white orb at Orihime, then snapped his fingers, causing white pillars of light to appear around the three friends instantly.

"Again with this?" Ichigo moaned.

"Ow, my head … ow, my kidney … ow, my upper intestine … ow, my abdomen … ow, my lasagna." Kira said, moaning in pain.

"Lust, lasagna isn't a major organ." Patience added.

"It isn't …?" Kira said before the three friends disappeared. The virtues all sighed and relaxed, having been rid of the nuisance that is Lust. Just then, Chasity perked up and ran into her room, the other Virtues then heard a loud scream a few moments later.

"W-W-What the hell is that?! Why are those things blinking?! Eww~ what is this sticky stuff?! And … oh I actually kind of like this … but still, what the Christ is all of this?!" Chasity yelled, Patience sighed and rubbed his temples.

"I don't have enough patience to deal with all of this shit ..."

~Later – at Urahara's house~

"So … you three need four pairs of two to go gather reagents from different dimensions to create a holy barrier that will protect Orihime in a large-scale assault by a Sin embodiment that will happen in three days … how come nobody told me any of this sooner?" Urahara looked at Ichigo, who looked away in frustration.

"We didn't think we would need reagents for the barrier, the bastard angels don't tell me anything …" Kira groaned and sipped some of his tea. "Ah, and it's nice to finally meet someone who didn't freak out when they found out what I am."

"Well, I've dealt with some strange people in the past, a nine-thousand year old demon isn't too much different."

"I see, by the way, as far as people that know the situation completely, there's Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai. I know Tatsuki and Chizuru know who I am, but they don't know about the war …"

"I see, well that leaves only two other pairs to be assigned. I know just who to call, in the meantime, go home and rest, tomorrow first thing in the morning."

"B-But what about school …?" Orihime asked.

"Don't worry about it, I'll write you all an excuse note, saving this town is more important."

"Alright, thank you Mr. Hat and Clogs." Kira said, bowing to Urahara who waved a hand in front of his face.

"No no, please call me Urahara-san, I don't need another person calling me that ridiculous nickname …"

"Alright, whatever you say, Mr. Hat and Clogs. See you tomorrow!" Kira waved goodbye as he, Orihime and Ichigo all walked away to head back to their houses. Urahara was left alone, sighing as yet another person will be calling him that ridiculous nickname.

"You've got challenges ahead of you, Orihime and Ichigo, will you two be able to face them together?"

~Chapter End!~

Author's Notes

Well, I've gotta say this was a fun chapter to write! Lust sure is a piece of work, isn't he? Introducing the Seven Heavenly Virtues, and setting up the plot for the next couple of chapters was fun too. The end is drawing closer, how do you all think the war will end? Don't forget to guess the reference for a mentioning in the next chapter in a review along with your thoughts on the chapter. As always, thanks you for reading and I'll see you all next chapter!

~Love, Ecstasy~