Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.

A/N: I'll get to work as soon as I can with coming up for good ideas for other stories as well.


'Oh my god...this...this is...'

The creature named Nemu was essentially a twisted, humanoid mesh of flaky green skin, patches of greasy black fur, throbbing red boils, disjointed limbs and a gaping maw filled to the brim with razor-sharp teeth. Standing on its hind legs, the monstrosity reached at an impressive 6 full feet in height. Its head was the largest part of its body, with the rest of its figure being unnaturally slim. Its stringy, opaque drool dribbled all over the blonde girl's hair, face and shoulders. A rancid smell emitted from its mouth, and it made Halibel's stomach turn. She tried to let out a cry for help, a scream, anything at all, but nothing would come out; she felt paralyzed. As the creature gradually inched its jaws down over her head, Halibel awaited the sharp, agonizing pain that would engulf her for just a single moment, and then her death would come. She knew she would die eventually, but she never expected it to be so soon, or in such a bizarre manner like this.

She stared blankly down into its throat, and saw nothing but darkness...all-consuming darkness. She could hear it beckoning for her.

'This must be...what attacked Mayuri and Szayel...'

Suddenly, just as Halibel was about to admit total defeat to the beast's hunger, a loud boom erupted from behind her, followed with shattering glass. The creature shrieked in agony as it toppled backwards, greenish-blue blood gushing from a tiny hole in its left shoulder. It fell against a filing cabinet, knocking it over and sending stacks of paper flying all about. Vice-Principal Nanao Ise opened her own office door partway before closing it again in fear and screeching, the beast struggled back onto its feet and dashed out the room and down the hallway. Several cries could be heard in the distance.

Only an instant later, a strong, yet hairy, arm wrap itself tightly around Halibel's waist, and pulled her backwards, all the way into the office. She found that her ability to move and speak had returned to her, and she glanced upwards to see that it had been Principal Kyoraku who had saved her. In his right hand was a Jericho 941 pistol that looked so clean that it had just been taken out of its case. This was her first time seeing a real gun up close.

"Are you alright?" Kyoraku wore a playfully shrewd grin despite what had transpired.

"You...you saved me. Thank you." breathed Halibel in relief.

"You're welcome. The sudden appearance of that monster must have caused you to freeze up on the spot like that. It's understandable, though; when we find it again, you'll be able to handle it."

"I really don't get this at all, so can you...umm...can you let go of me first? This is really uncomfortable for me."

"Aww, do I have to? You're so soft!"

"Yes!"

"Argh..."

Kyoraku was reluctant to release his grip on the teen, but he did as requested nonetheless. Halibel felt her heart thumping heavily in her throat; she had been dangerously close to actually dying just a few seconds ago. Kyoraku was beginning to leave the office, most likely to pursue the monster. Once she calmed down, though, she realized that at this point there were even more questions to be answered than before!

"What is going on? W-What was that thing?" Halibel demanded to know. Much to her surprise, Kyoraku shrugged his broad shoulders in response.

"Beats me. I saw it for just a moment when I arrived at the school today, so I decided to try and lay in wait for it by pretending to sleep. You ruined it by coming here, ya know."

"That's a ridiculously stupid plan, and it makes you look less cool and more of an idiot! That thing could have very well gone after anyone else in this school, like it did to Mayuri and Szayel! You were just taking a nap, admit it! Plus, why in the world are you carrying a gun?"

"It's because of this that you're still alive, isn't it? As for why I have it, what if I get attacked? I need to be able to protect myself!"

"A gun might be a bit much for a high school principal to have on him, ya know!"

"Really? I never thought that..."

Their conversation was abruptly cut short by the intrusion of Vice-Principal Nanao Ise, who was understandably pale in the face. "K-Kyoraku! I just called the police over here! What...what in the world was that?"

Kyoraku hesitated a moment before replying. "I'm not really sure, Nanao. Please make sure everyone in the school gets out safely...Halibel and I will go and take care of this."

"What? Why do I have to go with you? I'm just a student!" cried Halibel.

"I can't fight to my fullest unless I have a pretty girl by my side; since it would be too dangerous of a risk for my darling Nanao, you'll have to do."

"YOU'RE SO SELFISH! AND ENDANGERING A STUDENT ON PURPOSE IS AGAINST THE LAW!"

"Listen a minute," Kyoraku's brow furrowed, "Don't you want to find out more of what that thing is? The only way you can is if you come with me. I've seen your swimming club practice in the pool after classes; you might be able to fight this thing too."

"I...I don't understand...this isn't making any sense!"

"Look, you're strong, and you have a high potential of kicking ass. That's what I want you to do, got it? I want you to help me kick that thing's ass, and then we'll find out what it is."

"Well, fine, for the sake of my fellow students and my curiosity, I shall help you!"

"Don't say such embarrassing things out loud."

"...I'm definitely blocking this whole scenario out of my memory once the day is over..."

"Good idea! I'll do that too!"

While Nanao went to work at evacuating the building, Kyoraku and Halibel headed off to find the monster before it had a chance to hurt anyone else...although they had wasted alot of time just talking already...


"EN GARDE!"

Luppi Antenor was the self-proclaimed 'greatest fencer to ever grace Karakura High', and he was not over-exaggerating; it had been because of his help that the fencing club won the last three tournaments in a row. He was swift and precise, and he always put enough force in each of his hits to knock the breath out of his opponent even if they were armored. He was popular with many female students, although he never seemed able to stay committed to a relationship. At this very moment, he was busy protecting a group of first-year students from reptilian monster, which was still in great pain after being shot in the shoulder. It seemed to be quite disoriented with its surroundings.

Luppi swung his thin blade, and it cut a thin line on the monster's forearm, which made it recoil in fear, but then it let out a low, angry growl. It was sick and tired of being picked on like this. It didn't like it. Not one bit.

"GRAAAH!" With a single swipe of its giant hand, Nemu smashed Luppi against the wall so hard that he spit up blood before losing consciousness. His beloved fencing sword laid in pieces at his feet. For the next few months, his right arm would be stuck in a cast.

Nemu was about to attack again when three figures suddenly approached from the left-wing annex. They were three of the strongest teachers in Karakura High: Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio, the Dance teacher, Cirucci Sanderwicci, the Math teacher, and Gantenbainne Mosqueda, the football coach. It wouldn't be long until the police arrived, but for now the monster had to be kept busy at least.

"It's not nice to start fights," Dordonii smiled devilishly, "My ugly little nino..."

Nemu snarled, and then leaped at its new foes.