Hello everyone. Sorry it took me this fucking long to update. I was writing as much as I could but it wasn't enough to get done. I finally sat myself down and wrote for about three hours and got the last 5 pages done. I seemed to have gathered quite a few followers with this, I hope that the long wait didn't turn everyone off from reading this :/ sorry if it did.
I have some good news ; I passed Physics with a C the last 9 weeks! WHOO! 70 baby! I win I win I win! :P I have one more 9 weeks of school left and then I graduate! HAHA, and I'm going to be going to *drum roll* the wonderous college of the University of Mississippi AKA: OLE MISS, fuck yeah I'm going to be a Rebel baby!
Anywho, this chapter is about 10 pages, 6, 400 words (approximate) and does reveal more to the story and some info that you have been waiting for :)) But now on to Reviews, having Windows 7 really helps with this part (Thank you whoever came up with the idea for the pop to the side for all pages).
To hinataellis– yeah sorry about the short chapters
To Jidt– yeah sorry about the long wait on these chapters, not too much longer left in school and I'm trying not to fail :/
To Ayashi Kinsho– you know I've played the first Dragon Age but I haven't gotten to Dragon Age 2 yet.
To insomniac1970– lol, yeah she does have a good imagination doesn't she? The Eragon books are okay, but the movie was horrible.
To Tenshi-no-Megami– no he won't die, not in this one, not yet
To Yuriski-1st– lol, Grimmjow does like to protect his best friend and Captain.
To Hakkuchi– yeah, well Ichigo's palace is, they are all in different places. But I like that you like it.
To Mexgirlmindy– thank you, sorry it was soo late.
To lord vlad– I'm going to go as long as I can on this one…my ideas don't end, the trick is getting them onto paper (or screen lol) before they disappear.
To Eilyn– LOL, love Tarantino movies :D well if you found out that you were with your soul mate wouldn't you be thinking of sex too?
To xwhitemoonx– they will be reunited soon, promise.
To blades of blood488– thank you, I shall keep it up.
To Ri696q– they are my kind of dragons ;)
To gummibear09– *rolls eyes* thanks babe lol
To When bleachscreams– thank you, I shall try to keep it up.
To J– lol, well I shall have more Rukia and Ichigo, but first I have to lay out the entire plot so you know whats going to happen to them. When that finally happens I promise that I'll work on their relationship more. K?
To Shirayuki– lol, sorry you've been starved from your oxygen for so long
To L– ROFLOL, that was so worth me…I make jokes like that all the time
To Jess– yeah I know, I'm really sorry about the long wait, the next one shouldn't be that long I hope.
To clear some things up, cause I know that people are going to ask, the Divisions are the same as in the Anime except for a few changes. Ichigo is Captain of the 5th Division (Grimmjow= Lieutenant), Aizen the 9th (Rangiku= Lieutenant), Isshin the 6th(Shuhei= Lieutenant), Kisuke the 12th(Tessai), Toshiro the 10th (Karin= Lieutenant), and Yoruichi the 2nd(Soi Fon= Lieutenant). The other Divisions are all still the same.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN BLEACH…or a dragon…JUST THIS IDEA!
Rukia rushed down the hallway after hearing that Captain Isshin Kurosaki had arrived at the Palace of the Moon. She had quickly dressed in her shift and a blue dress with a black hem that touched the marble floor. It was now one of her favorite dresses since Momo had brought her a wardrobe full of clothes. It had a strip of violet down each side from under her arms to her waist and at the bottom of the violet strip the dress split for easier riding when on a horse…or a dragon.
She saw Byakuya standing by the gate at the entrance to the palace and she rushed over to him. She stood next to him as she tried to catch her breath. Byakuya looked down at her with a small smile and placed a hand on the small of her back as the large gate opened and a tall man with short black hair stepped through the gate. Rukia recognized him as Isshin Kurosaki from the paintings.
"Byakuya Kuchiki! You rotten flea bitten snake skinned bastard!" Isshin yelled as he walked over to Byakuya who opened his arms in greeting.
"Lord Captain Isshin Kurosaki of the Ninth Division. I never thought I'd ever see you again you goat bearded dog rutting man whore!" Byakuya yelled back and walked forward. They stopped right in front of each other and glared for a moment before they laughed and hugged each other.
"It's been too long Byakuya. Far too long. At least for you, for me 10 years is nothing, a mere blink of the eye," Isshin said and they stood back at arms length with smiles on their faces. "Now, explain to me why you are here, not that I mind of course."
"We had a little problem with a human lord by the name of Tosen-"
"Tosen? Kaname Tosen?" Isshin's face turned questioning at Byakuya's statement.
"Yeah, how did you know that name?" Byakuya asked and Isshin's face went flat.
"He's friends with a certain Dragon Warrior Captain," Isshin said and Byakuya raised an eyebrow.
"Who?"
"Captain Sosuke Aizen," Isshin said and Byakuya raised both eyebrows at that.
"But Tosen said that he was waging war on all Dragon Warriors. So how could he be friends with a Dragon Warrior Captain?"
"We've had raids on three towns owned by Dragon Warrior Divisions loyal to us," Isshin said and then shook his head. "We should go somewhere more private," he said and then saw Rukia and his smile returned.
"Captain Kurosaki," she gave him a small curtsy and Isshin swooped her up into a hug.
"Rukia! My dear girl, how have you been? I haven't seen you in 12 years. Look how you've grown and matured," Isshin grinned and put her down.
"I've been well enough Captain Kurosaki," Rukia said and Isshin chuckled.
"My dear girl. You are going to be my daughter someday, the least you could do is call me Isshin or dad," Rukia blushed and looked at the ground.
"What do you mean by that Isshin?" Byakuya asked and Isshin grinned.
"My son's mark is still on her essence. He still has claim on her."
"Can you explain to me about this claim thing please?" Rukia asked and Isshin nodded.
"Sure, but let's do that over tea shall we? Now, can someone tell me where my lazy ass, good for nothing, future father, son of mine is?" Byakuya and Rukia shared a look before they looked at the ground. "Well?"
"He's-" Byakuya started then frowned at the guard that came rushing up to them.
"My Lord Captain Kurosaki, Lord Captain Zaraki has arrived with your son," the guard said and Isshin smiled.
"Well let's go greet the little shit aye?" they all looked away and Isshin frowned. "What has happened to my son?"
"Let's go see him," Byakuya said and Isshin turned on his heel and fast walked down the tunnels, Byakuya, Rukia, and two squads of men right behind him. They arrived at the front gate a few minutes later and walked out onto the ledge where Kenpachi was standing holding up a wounded Ichigo with his arm slung across his shoulder. Yachiru rushed over to the gate and stopped short; she was pale and looked tired.
"Lord Captain Kurosaki," she said and bowed to him.
"What the fuck happened?" Isshin asked his face serious.
'That human, Tosen, got a hold of him," Kenpachi said as he walked up to them. "This girl's betrothed turned him into the lord and Tosen ordered him executed. We arrived just in time to save him," Isshin threw Ichigo's other arm over his shoulder and they helped him inside.
"Where is this man?"
"Right there," Byakuya said and pointed to Renji who had just ridden up the small pass from the valley below.
"You! Are you the man who turned my son in to be killed?" Isshin roared and Renji saw Ichigo and turned white.
"Y-y-yes sir," Renji stuttered and Isshin let Ichigo loose and drew the sword on his hip.
"Goat beard, stop," Ichigo muttered from where Kenpachi still had a hold of him. "Help me to my room," Isshin glared at Renji for a moment before he nodded and walked back to Ichigo.
"This isn't over boy,' Isshin said and he and Kenpachi started to carry Ichigo inside.
"Yachiru, let's go," Kenpachi called and Yachiru quickly broke her gaze away from Byakuya who had captured her attention. Byakuya cleared his throat and followed them all, Rukia right behind him.
"Rukia, Lord Byakuya, please wait," Renji called out to them and they stopped. "I'm sorry," he said and Rukia gave an unladylike snort and continued to walk after Ichigo and the others.
"We'll talk about this later, Abarai," Byakuya said and Renji hung his head and followed them into the gates.
"You again?" they all stopped and saw Grimmjow and Nel walking towards them. "What's this fuck doing here?"
"I followed Captain Kenpachi here," Renji said and Grimmjow shook his head, sticking his hands in his pockets as Nel slipped her arm through his and they stared at Renji for a moment.
"Eh," Grimmjow said and turned away from the gates.
"Lieutenant Grimmjow," they looked at the gates and saw a soldier pointing at the mouth of the cave where a large number of soldiers wearing Aizen's armor stood.
"Hey! What are you doing here?" Grimmjow shouted as he pulled away from Nel and walked towards the gates. "I asked you a question. What the fuck are you-" there was thud and Grimmjow stopped walking as he grunted. He looked down and saw a crossbow bolt sticking from his chest.
"Close the gates!" Nel screamed as she grabbed Grimmjow and pulled him backwards. "Close those fucking gates!" Renji helped her drag Grimmjow back inside as the gates swung shut as quickly as they could. More bolts bounced off the gate as the soldiers rushed forward with shouts. The few guards that were stationed on the walls quickly started to fire back, using crossbows and longbows. There was barely a two foot gap between the top of the wall and the cave ceiling, allowing the guards to fire down but made it impossible to climb. There were also plenty of arrow slits in the walls and towards the ground there were holes that were just big enough to slip a spear through to stab at the attackers.
"Nel, alert Ulquiorra to the attack as well as the Captains. Go now, get the troops to their positions," he gasped and Nel nodded before she gave him a quick kiss and rushed off down the tunnels. "Renji, you stupid bastard, help me up and to the Palace."
Renji helped Grimmjow up and they made their way towards the gates that led to the Palace. They were passed by company upon company of soldiers; swordsmen, spearmen, archers, and men fully covered in armor carrying large axes, swords, or pikes. Renji helped Grimmjow up to the Palace where they met Rukia who was now wearing her Dragon Slayer armor and weapons. Byakuya was right behind her also in leather armor.
"This attack is by Aizen," Grimmjow said and they saw the bolt in his chest.
"Grimmy-bear," Nel ran down the stairs of the Palace and up the group of people. "You fucking asshole!" she screamed and punched Renji's right cheek. "You led them here. You led them right to us!" she punched his other cheek and he stumbled back.
"Nel, stop this. Save your strength baby, we're going to need all the help we can get," Grimmjow said and they looked up as Kenpachi and Isshin walked down the stairs.
"What the hell is going on?" Isshin growled when he saw the bolt in Grimmjow's chest.
"Aizen's forces are attacking us," Grimmjow said and Isshin let growl.
"Can the troops hold them off?"
"They'll fight until they're dead sir," Grimmjow replied and Isshin nodded and turned to Yachiru who was just coming down the stairs towards them.
"Lieutenant Kusajishi, we are going to take Ichigo and fly to Central 46 to attend to the wishes of the council. The council has ordered all Captains and their Lieutenants to the meeting."
"Lieutenants too? We're never allowed in on meetings though," Yachiru said in confusion and Isshin nodded.
"Exactly, which poses a severe problem. We know what the meeting is about and we're split at the moment. Seven favor Ichigo, three would rather kill him now, and two are undecided. Guess who the undecided ones are.'
"Aizen and Gin?" Grimmjow asked and Kenpachi nodded before answering.
"Yep, the two men who are part of the plot against Ichigo won't betray their true intentions."
"Who are the ones with Ichigo?" Yachiru asked and Isshin grimaced.
"Me, Head Captain Yamamoto, Shunsui, Ukitake, Yoruichi, Kisuke, and Kenpachi. Which leaves Unohana, Hitsugaya, and Komamura against us all."
"Wait a minute, isn't Captain Hitsugaya mated to one of your daughters?" Yachiru asked and Isshin nodded.
"Hey that's right, then why is he against us?" Kenpachi asked and Isshin shook his head.
"Something to do with the fact that if 'The Highly Esteemed and Almighty Council' gives an order we have to follow it no matter what. I know for certain that Karin has cut him off for that," Isshin said and everyone laughed. "It's made him extremely testy lately."
"Well that sucks for him. He should have chosen the family," Grimmjow wheezed and they nodded solemnly. "Now if someone doesn't mind…WOULD YOU PLEASE GET THIS FUCKING THING OUT OF ME?" he screamed and they quickly helped him lay on the ground.
"Kenpachi, hold him still," Isshin said and Kenpachi placed his hands on Grimmjow's shoulders. Isshin pulled on the bolt and, with a slight sucking sound, ripped it from his chest. Grimmjow let out a small yelp of pain before he sighed in relief as the wound in his chest closed.
"Well, that feels a lot better," Grimmjow said and stood up, stretching his arms. "So are we just going to fly to Central 46 and leave Ulquiorra in charge?"
"Who?" Isshin asked and Grimmjow raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth when he closed it again.
"Yes, Ulquiorra will be in charge and Renji will stay here under his command," they all turned around and saw Ichigo walking slowly towards them. Renji grimaced as Ulquiorra walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Let's go bastard," he said and dragged Renji away.
"Ichigo," Rukia said softly and he smiled at her for a moment before he turned to his father. "Good to see you again goat face," he said and Isshin nodded.
"Good to see you up and at em boy," Isshin said and Ichigo nodded once at him. "How are you feeling?"
"Like shit," Ichigo said and Isshin hit him on the head.
"You should know better than that. There are ladies present," Isshin scolded and Ichigo glared at him.
"Shut up," Ichigo growled and Isshin threw a punch at him. Ichigo knocked his hand aside and kicked him in the face. Ichigo grunted and leaned over in pain as Isshin went flying. Rukia, Grimmjow, and Nel were immediately at his side.
"You okay?" Rukia asked as Grimmjow helped Ichigo stay up. Ichigo's shirt was open a bit and they saw bandages wrapped around his chest.
"Yeah. So what is this I hear about Aizen's men attacking us?" he asked and they shook their heads.
"There is a small army outside the gates and they are wearing Aizen's colors," Grimmjow said and held up a bolt. "They stuck this in my chest."
"But the gates are holding right?" Ichigo asked and Grimmjow nodded.
"Good. Now how are we going to get to Central 46?" Ichigo asked as Isshin rejoined them.
"We are going to fly. Grimmjow will take Nel and Ichigo, I'll take Rukia and Byakuya, and Yachiru will take Kenpachi," Isshin said and they all nodded. "Now let's go," he started to walk towards the palace.
"But, Isshin. How are we going to get out? The enemy is blocking the gates," Rukia said and Isshin grinned back at her.
"There is a secret passage, remember I told you about there being one," Grimmjow said and Rukia nodded, her eyes wide as she remembered. "That is what we are going to use."
"Oh, okay then," Rukia said and followed them towards the palace. They walked towards the palace and through the front gate.
"But, we're going to stay here and have tea real quick first," Isshin said and everyone groaned.
"We don't have time for this goat beard," Ichigo said and Isshin aimed a punch at him, which he dodged.
"We always have time for tea. Yamamoto will understand if we are a bit late. We don't have to be there for another day at least," they walked into the large sitting area and sat down.
"I'll take my leave now Captain Isshin, Captain Ichigo," Kenpachi said and gave them each a small bow. "Come Yachiru."
"Yes Kenny," she bowed to them and, with one last look at Byakuya who quickly looked away from her eyes, she followed Kenpachi out the door. They waited for a moment as Momo and another servant brought in cups and pots of tea.
"Thank you Momo, you may go," Ichigo said and Momo curtsied to them all and left. "Now. Why are we here drinking tea?"
"We have much to discuss. First thing on the list is the claiming of people. Rukia since you asked, why not tell me specifically what you want to know?"
"Well, can you clear up exactly how it works?"
"When a dragon, or Dragon Warrior in this case, claim someone as their mate it is an unconscious thing. They don't really realize that they do it, but all other creatures, save humans, can sense it. Now a Dragon Warrior can't claim more than one person and they can only claim one person their entire lives. That only happens when the two, the Dragon Warrior and the one being claimed, both subconsciously agree to it. So if you hadn't wanted to be with Ichigo then he couldn't have claimed you."
"So I just allowed myself to be claimed? I was like three or four at the time though," she said and Isshin grinned as Ichigo hid his face in the tea cup.
"True, but your heart and your brain apparently wanted him even then because he was allowed to mark you as his."
"So even then you could say that it was love at first sight?" Rukia asked and Isshin nodded happily.
"Exactly! See Ichigo she is smart."
"Shut it old man," Ichigo growled and then shook his head. "What else is there that we have to discuss?" Isshin's face became serious.
"There have been small assaults on three towns owned by Dragon Warriors loyal to you. One of your towns; a small farming community, and two of Kisuke's towns; one a port, the other a small mining town. By the looks of things the attacks were conducted by the same person, or people, and the same army. They used similar tactics on each town."
"How many lost?" Ichigo asked and Isshin let out a low growl.
"Every man in your town was killed. Kisuke's port city was burned to the ground and the mining colony everyone was slaughtered. He has moved troops and people back to the mining colony but the port city is beyond repair. I've taken the liberty of ordering some of my human troops and more people to your town."
"Thank you father," Ichigo said and nodded his head. "Do we know who lead the attacks?"
"Our reports indicate that it was a mix of humans and Dragon Warriors. They took their dead with them to be buried. Those some of the people who survived from the port and from your town said that they had Shades and Readers with them."
"Then we are in trouble if there are Shades and Readers with them," Byakuya said and Rukia looked at him.
"Seriously? You too Bya?"
"Rukia, we told you those stories for a reason," Byakuya said and she raised her eyebrows at him. "We were trying to prepare you for what you were going to find out when you went out in the world. You chose to make it stories to separate yourself from the real world because you hated dragons and other things."
"So they were all true?" Rukia asked and Byakuya nodded.
"Yes, they were all true stories about heroes, but not all of these "Dark Creatures" are actually evil Rukia," Byakuya said and Rukia looked at the toes of her feet that were poking out beneath her dress. "Look at Ichigo and Isshin, Grimmjow and Kenpachi. They are Dragon Warriors yet don't they look out for you?"
"Yes, they do. I was wrong about them being mindless beasts. I'm sorry guys," she said quietly, looking at them for a moment before she lowered her head again.
"It's okay," Ichigo said and took another sip of tea. "You thought what you did because of what happened to you. I know how it feels," he said and then shook his head. "Anyway, we need to get going now that all this is out of the way," he said and stood up slowly.
"You sure you're ready son? Don't you need more time?" Isshin asked as Grimmjow stood up and grabbed a hold of Ichigo.
"No, I'm good. Fully healed," he said with a grin as he stood up straight then grimaced as he hunched over. "Oaky, mostly healed. By the time we get to Central 46 I'll be fine," he said and Byakuya shook his head.
"You are an idiot," he said and Ichigo grinned.
"Eh, maybe, but who's going to be your brother in law some day?" Ichigo asked with a grin and Byakuya gave him a flat look.
"If I let you live that long," he said and everyone laughed lightly as they stood and followed Isshin towards one of the large portraits, this one of a serious looking Ichigo in a uniform. He had on dark blue pants and a dark green dress coat with long sleeves, both dark enough to look almost black yet light enough to tell the colors apart. There were silver bars on each lapel, gold weaves that looked like DNA down each arm from the neck to the wrist, and gold cufflinks. He had on a pair of white gloves with small black lines from the tips of each finger to the wrist, meeting at one point. He had his hair slicked back to make himself look more presentable yet he still looked like the same Ichigo.
"Everyone in," Ichigo said and he tapped the bottom right corner of the portrait, which was about 20 feet tall, and the portrait snapped open with a click. Grimmjow and Isshin pulled the portrait forward and Ichigo climbed into the large hole in the wall that was just tall enough to let Ichigo pass without bending over. Once everyone was in Isshin and Grimmjow followed and pulled the portrait back in place.
"Follow me," Grimmjow said as he grabbed a torch and let out a small stream of fire to start the torch to light the way. They followed as he walked down the large tunnel until they came to what appeared to be a rock wall but they could see through it as though it was a pane of smoked glass.
"Stand back," Ichigo said and they followed his directions as he stood in front of the wall spoke in the guttural dragon tongue. The rock shattered and he walked through the hole and into a large forest.
"Where are we?" Rukia asked and Ichigo grinned. As they all followed him into the trees.
"There's a reason why goat face built the palace here. We're currently 10 miles from the palace," he said and Rukia gasped as Byakuya's eyes widened.
"How?" Byakuya asked and Isshin grinned.
"Ichigo's mother was a magic user, therefore he has a bit of magic in him too as well as Dragon Warrior blood which holds magic itself. This forest and the mountains that he lives in are full of magic, so he can control it which is why the walls glow and how we got the palace built in the first place."
"That still doesn't explain anything," Rukia said and her mouth dropped open in surprise as Ichigo turned back to the hole and spoke again. This time the rocks on the ground lifted into the air and reformed the wall, the outside of the rock matched the mountain side.
"Wow," she said and Byakuya shrugged.
"I've seen better," he said and looked around the forest. "So we're going to fly away from here?"
"Yes," Grimmjow said and they heard bones snap as he and Isshin started to change. Isshin was large, just a bit bigger than Ichigo, and black. There was a small spike on the tip of each wing and at the edge where the vein met the hard skin. He had a ridge of spines from each eye to the bottom of his neck. His tail was just like Ichigo's except a bit longer and thinner.
"Doesn't that hurt?" Rukia asked and Ichigo grinned.
"You get used to it after awhile Rukia," he said and then climbed onto Grimmjow's back and helped Nel up and she sat behind him as Byakuya crawled onto Isshin and helped Rukia up to sit in front of him. Rukia felt jealousy burn in her stomach as she watched Nel wrap her arms around his waist and lean against his back. When Ichigo placed a hand on her hand Rukia could have screamed. Both dragons leaned back on their hind legs and launched themselves into the air.
Nel looked over at her and frowned at the look of rage on Rukia's face. She tilted her head to the side and stared at Rukia. Nel's eyes widened in realization and she shook her head at Rukia with a small smile.
'He's like my brother Rukia, nothing more nothing less.' Rukia nearly fell off Isshin's back at the sudden voice in her head. She looked over at Nel who smiled at her and nodded. 'Yes, I can speak to you telepathically. I am a magic user, a sorceress of sorts.'
'Can you here my thoughts?' Rukia thought to herself and Nel nodded.
'I try not to, but in cases like this I can.' Nel replied and Rukia took a deep breath and nodded.
'So Ichigo is your brother?'
'More like an uncle. He took me in and let me mate with Grimmjow. He likes to think of me as a sister.' Nel said and smiled at Rukia as they tore through the clouds into the sun. Rukia nodded and left it at that.
Soon they drove through the clouds and Rukia gasped when she saw the large sparkling city that sat on the edge of the sea. There were large walls in three sections making rings; the markets were between the first and second walls, the homes between the second and third, and the barracks behind the third. There was a large tower, made of some sort of brown stone, in the center of the city, thirteen thin spiral towers surrounding it.
Rukia looked over at Ichigo who was smiling slightly, apparently happy to be home. Rukia looked at the towers again and then let out a small shriek as the dragon's plummeted towards the ground. She hung onto Isshin's large scaled neck as he snapped his wings open and flew over the ground. She heard Byakuya roar with laughter, something she hadn't heard since Hisana was killed. Both dragons flew to one of the towers that had a banner on it with a large black 5. They set down on a ledge that joined a large room and Rukia slid off, Byakuya right behind, as Ichigo and Nel jumped down and walked over to them.
"So how was that three hour flight?" Ichigo asked and Rukia blinked.
"Three hours?" Rukia gasped and Isshin shook his head. He and Grimmjow were dressed in armor.
"Don't let him fool you," he said and Rukia glared at Ichigo. "It was more like four and half," Isshin replied with a small smile as he started to sip at a cup of tea.
"Shouldn't you be getting back to your tower for the meeting?" Ichigo asked and Isshin set the cup down.
"Almost forgot about that," he said and walked to the edge of the balcony and leapt off. They watched as he flew away.
"So Ichigo. Where do we sleep?" Byakuya asked and Ichigo grinned.
"Guest quarters," he said and lead them to a staircase.
Isshin landed on the ledge of his tower and was met by his Lieutenant. Isshin quickly walked towards the closet that held his uniform. He opened the closet and stared at the one article of clothing that he hated.
"Has the council been convened yet, Shuhei?" Isshin asked as his black haired Lieutenant came forward and helped him from his armor.
"Not yet sir. Captain Hitsugaya thinks that they will be within the hour not that Captain Ichigo is back," Isshin nodded.
"Any changes in loyalty?" he asked as he stepped out of his clothes, leaving his well muscled body to shine in the light.
"Captain Hitsugaya wanted to talk to you before the meeting. Should I call him?"
"Please do Shuhei. Anything else I need to know?" Isshin pulled on a pair of black pants with a stripe of green about an inch wide down the outside of each leg. Shuhei came back from sending a messenger dragon, a tiny little lizard with wings that could spew a little stream of fire; good for cooking, lighting candles, and carrying messages but useless for everything else.
"Well, Head-Captain Yamamoto seems to think that the Council won't banish or kill Captain Ichigo. They are afraid of a civil war between the Divisions loyal to us and those that are against us. If Captain Hitsugaya comes to our side then it's eight versus three and you know Unohana won't fight."
"Wait. Did you say eight versus three?" Isshin asked and turned to Shuhei as Shuhei held up a black jacket with green stripes down each arm.
"Um, yes sir."
"Aizen and Gin have sided against Ichigo?"
"Um, yes sir. They spoke out this morning against Captain Ichigo raising an army to attack Central 46."
"This morning? They're here?"
"Yes sir. They spoke out against Captain Ichigo and have been locked with the council members for the last two hours. Komamura was asked to join them about half an hour ago," Isshin nodded and let Shuhei help him with his jacket.
"I have a bad feeling about this council meeting. Where is Toshiro?" he asked just as a large black dragon landed. It had the same wings as Isshin but the same ridges as Ichigo. Its tail was just a bit thicker than Ichigo's but still the same. A short white haired man jumped to the ground and waited as the black dragon changed into a black haired girl who appeared to be about 18. She was about two inches shorter than Toshiro with a modest breast size. She took his hand without hesitation and they walked over to Isshin and Shuhei.
"Dad, Shuhei," Karin greeted her father.
"And how's my darling little Karin!" Isshin screamed and unsuccessfully tried to hug her, unsuccessfully because Karin delivered a kick to his face.
"You know not to hug me dad," she said calmly and Toshiro raised an eyebrow before he shook his head. "What the hell are you shaking your head about?" she snapped at him and crossed her arms under her breasts as he gave her a small smirk.
"I thought you liked hugs," he said and she gave him a small glare before sighing in defeat.
"Fine. Just from you though," she said and he grinned again.
"Sorry about that dad," Toshiro said and Isshin nodded as he got up.
"Don't worry about it, I deserved that," he said and held his bleeding nose. "So, what brings my lovely daughter and her handsome Captain here?"
"I wanted to talk to you sir," Toshiro said, all business now.
"Oh?"
"It's about all this that has been going on. I wanted to apologize and tell you that I'm joining your side."
"Well that is very nice, but why?" Isshin said and Toshiro and Karin shared a look.
"Can we tell everyone at dinner tonight before the meeting?" Karin asked nervously and Isshin looked at them both. He had never seen either one of them be embarrassed before and it was creeping him out.
"Uh, sure. That'll be in half an hour Shuhei?" Isshin asked and Shuhei nodded. "Half an hour. Where is your sister?"
"I don't know where Ichigo is," Isshin rolled his eyes. "I don't know where Yuzu is. She disappeared a while ago and I haven't seen her since."
"She didn't tell you where she was going?"
"Nope," Karin said and Isshin shrugged again.
"Interesting. I've never smelled any mark on her essence so either she's not been marked, or they found a way to mask it."
"Lord Captain Kurosaki," a messenger said from the doorway and they all turned to him. "Head-Captain Yamamoto would like a word. He'll be in your private dining hall," the messenger bowed and left.
"Well, looks like we're going to be dining with the Head-Captain. Someone please tell Ichigo to bring his guests to the 6th Division dining hall?" Isshin said and walked from the room. The others walked with him as they went down to the dining hall and saw the Head-Captain sitting at Isshin's left. The right seat being open as a sign of respect for Ichigo. Isshin sat right next to Yamamoto who stood up and placed a hand over his heart.
"Captain Isshin Kurosaki. It is good to see you again, if not for this horrible reason. It looks as if Captain Hitsugaya has joined us, is this correct Toshiro?" Yamamoto asked as Toshiro and Karin walked over to the table.
"Yes, Head-Captain, it is," Toshiro said as he stood next to Yamamoto. They all looked over at the door as Ichigo, Grimmjow, Nel, Rukia, and Byakuya walked in.
"You brought Humans here?" Yamamoto asked, angry that a rule had been broken.
"Cool your head old man," Ichigo said as he and Grimmjow saluted him. Nel curtsied as Rukia and Byakuya stood over to the side.
"You have broken the Council's Law," he said sternly and Ichigo grinned.
"Since when have I ever obeyed their laws? Head-Captain Yamamoto, with all due respect to you, I would like you to meet my future mate and her brother; Rukia and Byakuya Kuchiki, formerly of Seireitei City."
"What do you mean formerly?" Yamamoto asked and Ichigo directed everyone where to sit. Grimmjow sat to his right, Byakuya to his right, Rukia sat next to Byakuya. Toshiro sat next to Yamamoto, Karin sat next to him, and Nel sat next to Karin.
"Now that we are here and seated let's eat," Ichigo said but Yamamoto shook his head.
"We need to talk Captain Kurosaki," he said and bother Ichigo and Isshin shared a look before Ichigo sighed.
"Fine. What is it?"
"The law states that Dragon Warrior Captains may not have contact with their human mates or their offspring. So why did you bring her here?"
"I can answer that Head-Captain," Isshin said and cleared his throat. "Ichigo claimed Rukia when she was only three."
"Wait what?" Ichigo asked his eyes wide.
"Yes. You claimed her when she was three. We used a mage to wipe your memory of her because of the law. Anyway, Ichigo claimed her when she was three years old and then you made that fucked up beyond belief law. You know how long I had to fight to keep Masaki alive? Your law tortured us Yamamoto. So yes, Ichigo claimed her before the law, and I'm not going to fight against my son and his happiness."
"Very well. I will not fight against him either. However this business with raising an army to destroy Central 46 is beyond the ability of mine to protect."
"I'm not raising a damn army!" Ichigo shouted, his face turning red.
"If not you then who is?" Yamamoto asked and Byakuya raised his hand.
"I may be able to spread some light on the subject if you'll permit me to speak Lord Captain," he said and Yamamoto turned his gaze to Byakuya and nodded.
"Very well then. Speak and let's see what you have to say," Yamamoto said and Byakuya took a deep breath.
"Well a few days ago when Ichigo was brought to my city by my guards it was my surprise that he was with Rukia and her betrothed Renji Abarai. Well it seems that Renji had it in his head that Ichigo needed to be killed because he was getting close to Rukia so he had somehow contacted a man by the name of Kaname Tosen, a human lord. This lord came to Seireitei City, my home, and occupied it with his forces. He told me how he was friends with a certain Dragon Warrior Captain named Aizen, and that they were planning on destroying Central 46, which by the way is a magnificent place."
"So this Lord Tosen admitted to this?"
"Yes sir, he did. Tosen said that Aizen was the man behind the whole plan."
"Where there is one there is the other," Yamamoto said and everyone else nodded. "Gin Ichimaru."
"They are behind this? They've always been my friends though," Ichigo said and Isshin nodded.
"They have acted like it haven't they?"
"So if they are planning the attack, then what are they doing with the Council?" Toshiro asked and Yamamoto opened his mouth to reply. A tiny dragon winged into the room and landed on the table. Isshin waved his hand at the dragon and it opened it's mouth.
"You have been summoned to the meeting my Lord Captains, Honored Head Captain; gather your Lieutenants and report to the Council chamber immediately," they heard the gruff voice of the Head Council member through the dragon's mouth. As soon as the message was delivered the dragon closed its mouth and flew away.
"Looks like we're about to find out," Isshin said and stood up, everyone following his lead. "We'll be using the tunnels, so everyone get ready."
They followed Isshin down the halls towards a large silver door in the shape of a dragon curling around the tail starting at the outside and curling in till its nose touched its stomach. Isshin blew a stream of fire from each nostril and the door slide open revealing a small boat looking object. It was about 15 feet long and had enough seats to hold at least 20 people. There were rows of three except the front where there were only two.
"Everyone in," Ichigo said as he climbed in and helped Rukia in. They sat down and Isshin briefed them.
"For those of you who have never used a pod before it's very simple. We close the large glass dome, press that button, and steam engines crank a chain to pull us towards the chambers. As the pod gets closer the machine slows down until we come to a stop. The trip will take a few minutes seeing as we're about two miles from the Tower of the 46. Remember that once we get there let the Captains speak, everyone else will be silent until spoken to or asked to speak. That means you especially Karin, am I clear?" the Lieutenants and Kuchikis nodded before Isshin nodded once and sat down. He pulled a lever and the dome snapped shut.
"And here we go," Ichigo said and hit a red button as he sat in the chair next to his father. There was a rumble and the pod shot off through the dark tunnel, heading towards their summons.
Well the next chapter is going to be the meeting and that's going to be interesting. ;) at least from where I'm sitting, er reading, uh typing…eh you get it
