Chapter 11: A two front trap
*Okay seriously... Nemu I swear if I had any idea what Aizen's new form was going to look like I would've changed your Bankai.
Nemu: It's alright EmpressSaix. I don't believe anyone could've imagined that.
Me: Good point...and I just realized Aizen really is a fairy! Lol, Grimmjow will be happy to hear that. As always please read, enjoy and review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach, just the OC's*
A sleeping figure lying on a couch breathed out a soft sigh. She shifted under the soft blankets that had been draped over her by the gentleman sitting in an armchair next her, trying to read.
His eyes worriedly darted to her and stayed until she stopped moving and her breathing evened out. He breathed out a mental sigh of relief. The sleep she was getting now may be the only peaceful sleep she had gotten in a while.
Uryu knew full well she wasn't sleeping well. He could hear her tossing and turning in bed, the muffled cries and yelps from her nightmares. The caring Quincy made it a priority to wake up every few hours in the night to check in on her. He didn't bother waking her, unless the nightmares and fits became worse which the hardly did, because disrupting her sleep may do more harm than good.
He settled back down into the armchair and went back to his reading material. Well he would of if not for a particular black cat sitting nonchalantly on the coffee table in front of him. Uryu gave a startled gasp and almost jumped out of his seat.
When the startled Quincy's heart and breathing relaxed he asked the calm animal, "Is there something you need Yoruichi? And how in the world did you even get in here?"
The cat flicked her tail towards an open window that Uryu could have sworn he had closed. She directed her gaze to a still sleeping Nemu.
"She hasn't been sleeping well has she?" Yoruichi asked ignoring Uryu's first question.
Uryu's eyes softened and his head dipped down slightly. "It's as if Anya's presence alone is siphoning life from her. I can't stand just sitting here and watch her wither away."
The feline licked her paw and rubbed it over her head a few times before speaking again. "It isn't Anya herself that's causing Nemu's distress but rather what Anya's presence could mean."
Uryu's eyes hardened and narrowed, "Being forcible dragged back to that monster of a captain."
"Yes," Yoruichi purred softly. "Not one of Kisuke's better ideas. There was a reason Kurotsuchi was put in the Maggots Nest."
It took three seconds for what Yourichi said to sink into Uryu's mind. "Wait...what!"
When he realized how loud he said it he slapped his hand over his mouth and looked towards Nemu. She shifted again but stayed asleep. Before he could ask/demand Yoruichi to elaborate she interrupted.
"That's odd I don't usually let things like that slip out, oh well. I believe that's another story for another time." The way she said it and the look that accompanied it firmly told Uryu that the conversation about Urahara's past mistakes stopped there. "All I can say for now is stay on your guard, be wary at all times especially at night."
With that she stretched, sauntered over to the open window and gracefully leapt out.
When night fell, quicker than Uryu would've liked, Yourichi's warning repeated in his head like a broken record. Kurosaki owes me big time for this. He's the Soul Reaper; he's supposed to take care of the Hollows tonight, not us. Ichigo had called not too long ago asking if they could take care of a few Hollows for him. Ichigo kept pestering him for help until Uryu grudgingly agreed. They're small fries; it'll only take you two a few minutes anyway. Please can you help me out, I'm swamped with homework. Can you do it just for tonight please?
Uryu cast a quick worried glance at Nemu. She stood tall in her uniform, her hair wasn't in a braid but rather a loose ponytail and her black sword hung nobly from her hip. The glow from the moonlight made her radiate with absolute beauty and elegance.
He could feel the reiatsu of the Hollows and Ichigo was right they were small fries. They were weak and hardly noticeable. Why would Ichigo ask us to take care of such minor pests? One was to the east and the other to the west.
"I'll take one and you take one?" Nemu asked softly.
Uryu gave her a light nod and leaned over gave her a brief chaste kiss, before they departed. She used shunpo to the east and Uryu used hirenkyaku to the west.
Nemu's Hollow was unusually weak. It was a few feet taller than her, and that's counting the spikes on its back too. It staggered on four grayish thick legs and dragged a bulky tail. Its mask was white as usual and it had small fangs protruding from its mouth at different angles.
All it took was one quick strike from Kirahime and it was finished. That was easy...too easy in fact.
"Even though it was weak that was still impressive." Hummed a voice Nemu would rather not want to hear.
Standing nonchalantly in front of her was Anya. Nemu quickly took a fighting stance but Anya didn't bother reaching for her swords. Instead she remained relaxed and unwilling to fight.
"Please sister, listen to me." Anya pleaded. "I wish to help you not harm you."
Nemu didn't make any advancement nor did she sheathe her sword.
"This was supposed to be a trap. I was supposed to incapacitate or kill you and our father was going to trap the Quinces. He had me lure you all out by posing as one of your friends asking for help. But I want to help you." Anya explained.
"Why in the world should I believe anything you say? The first time we met you tried to kill me." Nemu snapped. She wasn't prepared to take anything Anya was saying seriously incase it lead to another trap.
"I understand your suspicion towards me and it is completely justified, but I am asking you to at least hear what I have to say, even if you choose not to believe me." The blonde multi-braided Reaper pleaded.
Nemu relaxed her guard but still kept a grip on her sword.
"When we had last fought I couldn't understand why you wanted to fight for that Quincy and how you could love him. But as I spent more time here in the World of the Living I came to grasp your way of thinking. I also want to deeply apologize for all the harsh and disrespectable comments I may have said to you and the Quincy during our last encounter. Please forgive me and let me help you." Anya pleaded desperately.
Nemu looked deeply into her "sister's " eyes hoping to find something that could be hinting that this may be a trick because this was a bit too much to believe. But she found nothing but pure honesty and pleading in those golden eyes. Her "sister" honestly wanted to help her but what really sealed this deal was the feeling of their father's reiatsu coming from the same direction that Uryu had headed in.
*Good God you don't know how long it took me to do this! Lately I've been tired and lazy (lazier than Stark) to type this. Please forgive me on the long wait and please...PLEASE review! You don't know how much they help.*
