AN: Oh hi! It's me again. ^-^ And I brought a new chapter with me! .
Thank you to everyone who reviewed! ^-^ It made me feel extremely happy.
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the decision of this! ^-^ I'll try my hardest to work it into the story. But once again, this is NOT a romance centered story, so it'll probably be minor-ish depending on how well I can work it into the story. Oh and just for fun, does anyone have a pet name for IchigoxErzaxHarribel?
Also, I watched the new Fairy Tail movie, Priestess of the Phoenix. It was AWESOME. I was crying for like, half the movie. ^-^ NaLu, NaLu everywhere. I recommend watching it!
Hope you enjoy this chapter!
The New Guild in Town
Chapter Eleven: The Begining
"Oi! Untie me right now! I'll fucking gut you like a fish if you don't!" Shirosaki yelled, struggling against the ropes he was tied up in. The ropes looked like a cocoon with only his head and feet sticking out.
"Ignore him." Ichigo said, turning his back to Shiro and looking worriedly at the wanted poster situated in the center of the table. "Where exactly did Grimmjow, Dondochakka, and Pesche find this?"
"We found it on the side of a fruit cart. Old man running it said Magic Council minions had been parading about asking for your whereabouts. Since no one was telling them shit they started putting the posters on almost every surface available." Grimmjow said, coming down the stairs with Lilynette right behind him.
"Oh well good morning sunshine." Ichigo greeted, smirking at Grimmjow's bed hair.
"Shut it Strawberry." Grimmjow muttered sitting down at the table. Ichigo glared and stuck his middle finger up at Grimmjow.
"So what are you going to do Master?" Harribel asked. Ichigo glanced at her and frowned.
"I don't really know. I suppose we could start by contacting the Soul Society to see if the posters have been posted there as well. You know Karakura Town has a lot of bounty hunters that pass through." Ichigo looked at the poster again.
"50,000 Jewels is a lot for what seems to be nothing more than a teenage punk. Most bounty hunters will probably think it's an easy job." Zommari pointed out. Everyone nodded.
"What exactly does 'various criminal activities' mean?" Ichigo questioned. Gin sighed.
"It means they don't have anything on you, but their working on coming up with some." He explained.
"Well crap. How am I supposed to defend myself against charges that don't exist?" Ichigo muttered to himself.
"You don't. You get caught and dragged to the Council, stuck in a cell for either a couple hours or a couple days while they find something to charge you with, and then you get tried by the big wigs and have to explain why you're innocent." Starrk said lazily.
"It's a major pain in the ass. Cells are small and uncomfortable, food's shitty, and it's boring as fuck." Grimmjow added, resting his head in his hand.
"Fuck that." Shiro said suddenly for the floor, startling almost everyone. "The bounty hunters and Council bastards are going to have to get past me first if they want to get their grubby mitts on Ichi." Shirosaki declared defiantly.
"Shi, violence isn't going to solve anythi – " Ichigo started.
"The hell it isn't! You expect me to just sit here and let them take you? It's most likely my fault in the first place that they're coming after you!" Shirosaki yelled, interrupting Ichigo.
"I too agree with Shirosaki. I think it would be best to defend you to the best of our abilities until further contact is made with the Magic Council. I do not wish for any unnecessary harm to fall upon you Master." Harribel said calmly.
"But I'm not just going to let you guys throw yourselves into battle for me – " Ichigo tried to say.
"Oh you mean like you did for us? Just let us protect you this time around. I owe you too many favors for my liking anyways." Grimmjow growled, glaring at Ichigo.
Before Ichigo could argue further, there was a loud banging on the door. Everyone turned to stare at the door for a few seconds before jumping into action.
"Grimmjow, take Master and Shirosaki behind the bar to hide. Barragan please take care of the poster. Lilynette you answer the door. Everyone else act casual." Harribel ordered, and everybody moved to follow instructions.
Lilynette got up from her seat and hurried over to the door, looking over her shoulder before opening it a crack and peeking out. Everyone watched as she froze. There were voices outside saying something, and Lilynette nodded her head before opening the door wide.
"It's the Soul Society!" She yelled loudly, backing out of the way to make room for the guests.
Inside stepped a rather large group of familiar faces – Renji Abarai, Rukia Kuchiki, Kenpachi Zaraki, Yachiru Kusajishi, Toshiro Hitsugaya, Rangiku Matsumoto, Retsu Unohana, Uryu Ishida, Sado Yasutora, and Orihime Inoue.
"Huh. This place actually doesn't look that bad. I was expecting worse with Ichigo running things." Rukia muttered, looking around.
"Nah, I was expecting something neat and orderly like this. Haven't you seen his room?" Renji said.
"Hey, where do you guys keep the booze?" Rangiku asked, running her hands through her hair.
"Over there." Ulquiorra pointed at the bar. Rangiku hurried over while everyone else came inside and looked around.
"Hey, why are Ichigo and Shirosaki underneath the bar with Grimmjow?" Rangiku questioned a bottle already in hand.
"Oh, we thought you were Council minions come to take Ichigo away." Lilynette answered from the doorway.
"You mean they haven't come already?" Toshiro questioned. Harribel shook her head.
"Not yet. I don't believe they are either. They're too cowardly to face us directly without legitimate charges on Master." She explained.
"Hm. Well have you already discussed a course of action?" Unohana asked as Toshiro walked over to Rangiku who was harassing Ichigo and Shirosaki. He reached and snatched the bottle of booze from Rangiku's hand and tossed it in a nearby trashcan.
"Aw, Captain! I wanted that!" Rangiku whined. Toshiro ignored her.
"Not completely. We were in the middle of a debate when you arrived." Barragan said gruffly.
"Hm. Pardon our interruption then. We are here on the orders of Captain-Commander Yamamoto to assist Mister Kurosaki and his allies in defending him from the bounty hunters and Magic Council." Unohana explained calmly. She then looked at the current antics of everyone. "Or at least some of us are." She corrected.
"Well that's good to hear. We're probably going to need as much help as we can get." Zommari commented.
Unohana, Harribel, Zommari, Barragan, and Toshiro – who had returned – all began discussing tactics while everyone else started bugging Ichigo.
"Ichigo!" Orihime shouted, hugging him excitedly before pulling away. "We all missed you! Especially Uryu – he didn't know what to do with himself with no one to bicker with." Orihime giggled.
"Eh, really? The high-and-mighty Quincy actually missed me?" Ichigo asked, grinning.
"Shut up. Who would miss you and your stupidity?" Uryu muttered.
"Yo Chad!" Ichigo said, fist bumping with Sado.
"Hey Ichigo. How have you been?" Sado asked, a small smile on his half-hidden face.
"It's been okay. Being a guild master is a major pain in the ass though." Ichigo replied, working on helping Shiro up, who was still in a rope cocoon.
"Why is Shirosaki tied up exactly?" Renji asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Because Ulquiorra is apparently into bondage." Came Shiro's nonchalant reply.
"You shut up." Ichigo growled at him. "It's because Shi was ready to go on a murderous rampage when he learned about the posters." Ichigo explained, looking pointedly at his twin.
"You fool! What did you do to get yourself on the Council's bad side?" Rukia yelled suddenly, kicking Ichigo in the shin.
"Ow! What was that for, midget?!" Ichigo hissed, clutching his shin. Rukia kicked the other one as well, irritation clearly shown on her face.
"I'm not a midget!" Rukia growled.
"Ow! Alri – ow – ght! Dammit Rukia that hurts!" Ichigo hollered, clutching his legs in an attempt to protect them from Rukia's wrath.
"Um, Rukia, I think he gets the point…" Orihime said nervously. Rukia huffed and ceased her beating of Ichigo, marching away.
"Thanks Orihime…" Ichigo muttered. Shirosaki snorted.
"Leave it to you to get your ass handed to you by a girl." He laughed.
"Quiet you, or I'll let Kenpachi do whatever he wants with you." Ichigo warned.
"Tch. Fine with me. It's been a while since I last had a good fight." Shiro replied casually.
"I'd actually prefer it if you didn't do that Shirosaki. Together you and Kenpachi would most likely blow our guild off the map." Starrk commented, having moved over to the bar.
"Pft, forget the guild. You juggernauts would probably blow Magnolia off the map." Grimmjow muttered.
"Hey idiots! Get over here, we need to talk!" Toshiro yelled, beckoning the large group of people over back to the table.
"Who are you calling an idiot?!" Almost everyone shouted back.
"Dinner's ready!" Nelliel called, poking her head out form the kitchen. "Eh? When did so many people get here?" She asked, startled.
"Just few minutes ago. Will there be enough for everyone?" Ichigo questioned. Nel looked thoughtful before pulling her head back into the kitchen. There was yelling and lots of loud bangs before Nel stuck her head out once again.
"Yeah. Pesche had a feeling we'd need extra so he prepared enough to feed everyone. Even the people put into slow-motion." Nel said happily, pointing a finger at the people off to one side of the guild. They were all in various poses with different expressions on their faces.
Ichigo thanked her as he dragged Shirosaki over to the large table. "Hey Ulquiorra, can you untie these ropes? I think Shi's calm now." Ichigo said loudly to the guy who had moved to sit in a corner to read.
"Yes Master." He replied, closing his book.
"And Barragan, I think it's safe to change their time back to normal speed now." Ichigo added, jerking his thump at the group of slow-motion people.
Barragan grunted in disapproval, but waved his hand anyways, dispelling his magic. There were several thumps and 'oofs!' which were no doubt people falling over.
"Dinner is served! I present to you, the Super Awesome Epic Brother Trio Pasta Special!" Nelliel said excitedly, balancing large trays with plates of pasta. Pesche was behind her with a basket of sliced bread and butter, and Dondochakka was behind him with a pan of what looked like extra sauce, a container of parmesan cheese, and various other items including silverware.
They served everybody a plate with their wanted toppings and sides, and everyone paused to say grace before digging in.
"Itadakimasu!" They said together, and then dug in.
AN: I WANTED TO POST THIS YESTERDAY SOOOOO BADLY IN CELEBRATION OF ICHIGO'S BIRTHDAY. But noooo. Real life is a bitch, you know? :T Oh well. Better slightly late than never, I suppose.
Um, one of the very few chapters with no random time skipping or point of view changing. Yay?
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~ Luci-chan
