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Weak assassins
Chapter 12: The Start
During the past week, the Armageddon and Asylum teams have been completing their missions. Ichigo, Tatsuki and Chad have been survalling the Cifer residence and trying to find any evidence of the assassins that were going to kill Ulquiorra. They also tried to prove that Orihime Inoue was at the house. Because of their encounter at the house a week ago, Tatsuki couldn't let go of the fact that Orihime was at the residence.
Rukia and Captain Yachiru were keeping their eyes on Orihime and soon found the hidden cameras that surrounded the house. Rukia told Orihime ways to exit the house without being seen, and that's what she did. She reported back to the hotel when her job was finished and told then the events of her day, cleaning and cooking; even playing video games with Ulquiorra's sisters. While Ulquiorra enjoyed Orihime's services, his friend Nottori has been busy with her own things.
Right now, close to midnight, Nottori got out her laptop and turned on her webcam. She connected to a secure line then soon reached the wanted man on the other end of the connection. "Why, hello Nottori. How have you been?"
"Fine," she reported to her head master Gin Ichimaru, "our vacation has been nice but I think Ulquiorra and I are ready to head into the field."
"That's good to hear, because I have a mission for you." Gin smiled as he pulled out a photo and put it in front of the camera. It showed a woman with long orange hair and gray eyes. Nottori's eyes widened as she recognized the woman shown. "Her name is Orihime Inoue. I want you to find her and terminate her."
"Why?"
"Because she was sent on a mission by Yoruichi Shihoin to get rid of him. Get rid of her before she gets rid of him."
"I thought you and Yoruichi were close friends, head master."
"Yes, but when it comes to protecting my own, I intend to do so before protecting my friends. You have seven days to end her life. I expect a report on Friday."
"Understood," Nottori closed the web chat and closed her laptop. She covered her mouth and sighed heavily. Not only was this 'Orihime' apart of Ulquiorra's past, but she was an assassin sent to kill him. Ulquiorra meant too much to Nottori and she wasn't going to let this girl end his life. She had to kill her; no matter what it took.
Day 1: Saturday
"I'm heading out," Orihime said to her friends. "Bye," Yachiru said in a groggy tone. She turned on the pull out couch on the room and went back to sleep.
Rukia turned her head from the computer, "Have a safe trip. By the way, before you leave, swap out the disks from the private camera we placed and put the new ones in."
"Sure thing," Orihime smiled and waved goodbye. Rukia turned back to her computer and continued her email with head master Yoruichi. She reported that their progress was continuing and things were well. A few minutes later, she got an email back. "Good work," it read, "you I expect Ulquiorra will be dealt with by the end of next week. It's time to head back home. Good luck, signed head master Yoruichi." Rukia sighed and rubbed her head. She looked over and saw Yachiru snoring away the early morning. She smiled at her, turned off the computer and headed back to bed.
After about 30 minutes, Orihime pulled up behind Ulquiorra's house. The security camera installed by Ichigo's team didn't catch the car behind the house. Orihime walked in, got out the extra house key from under the outside rug, opened the door and headed in. when she turned, she jumped when she saw Nottori on the other end of the counter.
Her face was still and emotionless. Her arms were crossed and her pieced pierced Orihime. "Good…morning."
"Hi," Nottori simply said. Orihime froze. She didn't know what to say. She shook the back of her head and made a settle smile.
"Well, for today, I was thinking about cooking a nice breakfast."
"No need, we plan to do something different today." Nottori walked behind the counter and went to the fridgorator by the door. "We're going to the amusement park today. It's a good thing you didn't wear your maid outfit today." Orihime simply smiled.
At that moment, Ulquiorra walked into the kitchen while holding Kagome's hand. The small child smile and ran to Orihime's legs. "Good morning! Are we having pancakes today?"
Orihime shrugged. "I don't know, but we're going to the amusement park."
"Yay!" Kagome cheered. She sang and ran around the kitchen with a wide smile on her face. Ulquiorra turned and saw Nottori staring at the orange haired girl. He knew something was wrong.
Tatsuki glued her eyes on the security cameras that surrounded the Cifer residence. She continued to see the somewhat empty streets, then the side of the house that continued to remain empty. She couldn't place a camera in the backyard without being caught by the people in the house. The backyard remained unwatched.
Minutes later, Ichigo exited the bathroom with damp hair. He exited the bathroom with black pants and was shirtless. Tatsuki turned to him then back at the computer. There was no interest at all.
"Did you find anything?"
"Nothing," the tired woman answered. She'd been up since four in the morning and it was now close to eight o'clock. Just then, Tatsuki's eyes widened as she looked on her screen. "Found something!" Ichigo walked over. Chad got up from his bed and joined his friends. They saw everyone exiting the house; even Orihime. "I knew it was her!" Tatsuki shouted and pointed to the screen.
"Yeah, but where is she going?" Ichigo said.
"Amusement Park! Amusement Park!" Kagome sang.
"Does that answer your question?" Chad asked.
"Kind of, but which one are they going to?"
"We're going to Six Flags down the street!" Kagome continued to sing.
"It's like she hears us…" Ichigo said.
Tatsuki jumped up from the bed and got out some clothes from her suitcase. "That doesn't matter. We have to move out as soon as possible. We have to protect Ulquiorra and find out what Orihime's doing here. Ichigo, find the six flags that's in that area. We move out in 10 minutes." Tatsuki got her clothes and rushed into the bathroom.
"I've never seen Tatsuki this angry and determined." Chad said.
"I don't blame her, but she's right. We have to protect Ulquiorra at all cost; no matter how much I don't want to."
"We also have to find out about the evidence you guys got from the library. Since Orihime is there you can ask her about us finding her blood at the scene. Have you asked Rukia if she's here in China?"
"Not yet…" Ichigo answered as he paused from locating six flags. He looked up to his friend, "But I plan to."
Kagome's eyes widened with awe as she looked at the entrance of the Chinese Six Flags. The rides could have been seen all the way from the roads. The fact that she was here and this close to them made her heart face. Her sister Mori wasn't all that exited. This ride, the rides that reached over 30 feet in the air, was child's play for her.
The adults soon caught up with the children and everyone headed in line. They paid for their tickets and went inside. Because it was eight in the morning, not a lot of people were there. By the time they left, people would be entering. Kagome smiled as she thought about the short lines and how many times could she ride a ride and not have to wait. She grabbed Mori's hand and ran to the longest ride in the park, "The Pork chop."
Nottori turned. "I'm going to the kids so be careful."
"Sure," Ulquiorra said. Orihime nodded. Nottori hesitated but then followed the kids to their first ride. She didn't want to leave Ulquiorra with that assassin, but she also knew he could handle himself. "So where do you want to go?"
Orihime turned to Ulquiorra. "Wherever you would like to go, my lord." Ulquiorra rolled his eyes and turned away. He couldn't help but turn away as he felt his face heat up. A guy like Ulquiorra didn't 'blush'. He rolled his eyes and started walking away. Orihime followed.
As they walked to their selected ride, entering the park behind them stood Ichigo, Tatsuki and Chad. The sun shined on them as if they were the stars of the world. The team put on their black sunglasses and looked around.
"I've contacted head master Urahara," Ichigo started, "He gained access into all survallence cameras in the entire park. Here's the plan, "Tatsuki follow Orihime. Chad and I will scout out the area. Keep eyes on both Ulquiorra and Orihime." The group nodded and moved out.
After riding several roller coasters and even riding the bumper cars, Ulquiorra and Orihime headed to a stand and bought some salty pretzels. They sat on a bench and ate. Tatsuki hid behind a bunch of streets across from where they sat. "So," Orihime started after swallowing, "are you having fun?"
Ulquiorra shrugged. "Sure, I guess. What makes you say in not?"
"Well, usually when people ride a roller coaster, they put their hands up and go "WEEE!". But you put your hands up and looked bored the entire time."
"I'm not the kind of person who smiles a lot as you can tell." Orihime lowered her head. Ulquiorra looked over at her. "It's not that I'm not having fun, alright." Orihime looked at the man beside her. She smiled at him. He looked at her and turned his eyes away. He then ate more of his food and she did the same. Tatsuki was interested in the connection that she just observed.
Nottori continued to travel around with the kids and the whole while she looked around for any sign of anymore assassins. She was skilled when it came to environment and weird behavior. It was a part of her job after all. "I'm hungry," Kagome whined as everyone exited their fifth ride that day. Nottori took the girls to get some burgers. They on the outside table and enjoyed their meal. Walking down the cement pathway was a man with orange spiky hair wearing a red shirt with black pants and matching shoes. He walked with a taller man with a purple shirt, dark jeans and purple shoes. They both wore black sunglasses.
Ichigo took off his glasses and looked around the park. Nottori's mouth dropped as she looked at the orange haired man. "My God, he's hot!"
"This is a pretty big park," Ichigo said.
"Where should be start?"
"I don't know, but Tatsuki is with them so she'll alert us if something happens."
"Hey Ichigo…"
"What's up Chad?" Ichigo looked at his friend.
"There's a woman who's gawking at you." Chad pointed to Nottori. Ichigo faced her. Nottori jumped and turned her head. Her face was red and her heart was racing. When she turned, the guys were gone. She turned behind her and saw them walking to another area of the park.
"Let's go," Nottori said. The girls grabbed their drinks and followed Nottori as she followed the guys.
Several hours went by and the group continued their doings. Orihime dragged Ulquiorra to prize stands and made him play. He won nothing. Orihime smiled and gave it a try. She failed as well. They then played at a shooting game and they both won several prizes. Tatsuki followed and continued to see Orihime's smiling face. She even saw they her engagement ring wasn't on her finger. Something was up and she knew what it was.
The couple sat down on a ledge under a tree and rested. Ulquiorra looked at his watch and saw it was almost noon. They still haven't ridden all of the rides in the park, but they were still enjoying themselves. Even though Ulquiorra showed a smirk once in a while, he never truly smiled. Orihime looked in her bag of prizes and got out one of her cat ears. She placed it on Ulquiorra's head and smiled. They were black ears with pink insides. She got out her camera and quickly took a picture. "You're not putting that on Facebook are you?"
"Of course not," Orihime smiled. "It's just for me." Ulquiorra took off the ears, closed his eyes and rested his head on Orihime's. Her face started to heat up. She closed her eyes. "Is something wrong?"
Ulquiorra said nothing and continued to rest of Orihime. Tatsuki couldn't believe the sight in front of her. She took out her phone and took a picture. Once it was captured, she closed her phone and kept her eyes on them. But as she turned, she saw two familiar people. Leaning on a few feet from them stood a short woman with black hair wearing a sunhat and a small child with short pink hair. Everywhere Tatsuki went, the same two people were there.
She thought about investigating it, but then she saw Ichigo and Chad walking down a pathway in the distance. Behind them, there were a few people but one face stood out; Nottori's. She was following the guys with Kagome and Mori. She stayed behind to not gain any suspicion.
Tatsuki absorbed the scene in front of her. She watched as everyone came together. Ulquiorra and Orihime got out of their trance and stood up from the bench to find Ichigo and Chad walking up to them. The boys froze as well as Orihime. Nottori paused in her tracks and stood to the side. "What's going on?" Mori asked. Nottori put her finger on her mouth and listened in.
"Orihime?" Ichigo asked shockingly. Said woman's eyes widened. Ulquiorra looked over at her then back at the men.
"This isn't Orihime. This is my friend Jane. Is there something wrong?"
"Ulquiorra Cifer?" Chad asked. Said man hesitated.
"Yeah…"
"My name is Sado Yasutora and this is Ichigo Kurosaki. Is there someplace where we can talk in private?"
"Whatever you need to tell me you can say it here."
Ichigo looked around and saw no eyes on them. "We're here in orders of a secret organization called Asylum. We are here under direct orders to protect you from assassins who plan to kill you."
"And who ordered this?"
"Our head master, Kisuke Urahara. He told us to protect you at all cost."
As Tatsuki watched Ulquiorra and the others, the two mysterious women in the hat and pink hair disappeared. They were nowhere to be found. Hidden in the trees behind Tatsuki, a sniper escaped the bushes and was aimed right for Ulquiorra's head. The young girl's hand rested on the trigger.
Ulquiorra listened as Ichigo and Chad continued to speak. The entire time, he had the feeling he was being watched. He also had the feeling that something was about to happen. Due to his job, Ulquiorra's skills of environment and observation help him detect upcoming events. He then sensed where the feeling was coming from.
"Do you understand your situation Ulquiorra?" Ichigo asked. Ulquiorra got out of his trance.
"Yes…I understand." Just then, Ulquiorra took out a gun from his back pocket under his shirt and shot into a bunch of trees in front of them. Tatsuki jumped as she heard a small explosion behind her. A small girl fell through the trees. It was the same pink haired girl she saw before. She ran out of Tatsuki's sights. As she exited the bushes, Orihime looked at her in shock.
Suddenly, someone grabbed Orihime's hand. She was then dragged away from the group. Everyone turned and saw Orihime entering the shocked and screaming crowd. The gunshot caused a huge scene and everyone started to panic. "Let's get out of here," Ichigo said then looked for an escape. Ulquiorra followed Ichigo and Chad and they headed out.
Everyone soon exited the park and police showed up to the scene. Ichigo and the others went outside and entered their van parked right outside. Chad got in the driver's seat. As soon as Tatsuki entered, they headed out of the area. Ulquiorra turned to her then back to Ichigo. "I don't need anyone's help."
"Our head master things you do," Ichigo answered. "You may not want our help but we're following orders whether you like it or not. We might have had a non-friendly past but we're the best you've got. Good past or not, we're helping you." Ulquiorra turned away.
"My friend and sisters are there. What will happen to them?"
"They will be fine. I'm sure of it." Tatsuki said, trying not to ask him about Orihime. She figured she could wait until later.
Orihime and the unknown woman ran out of the park and got into a black Camaro. The women entered the car. Orihime looked in the back seat and found Yachiru. She was wearing a black leather outfit and she was breathing heavily. She turned to the driver's seat and found Rukia taking off her sunhat.
"What are you guys doing here?"
"Protecting you," Rukia answered. "We saw on the installed cameras that the agents found out your location and we knew they were going to follow you. They were probably trying to protect Ulquiorra too."
"One of those agents was Ichigo…" she said.
Rukia started the car. "Your necklace showed us the truth. I know Ichigo is an agent." Rukia put her foot on the gas and drove off to the hotel.
Back at home, Nottori entered the house and told the girls to head upstairs. Mori and Kagome did as they were told. Nottori absorbed the situation. Without a doubt, someone was trying to kill Ulquiorra. Since Orihime was right beside him, there were more players involved. Finding them was going to be the interesting part.
Soon after, Ulquiorra entered the house and Orihime was nowhere to be found. Nottori looked over at him from the living room. "Are my sisters alright?"
"Yeah, but where's Orihime?"
"She was caught into the crowd. She'll be alright."
"Look," Nottori started, "I believe someone's trying to kill you."
"I know that, but whom?"
"I don't know, but when we find out, we're taking them out. No mercy."
"No mercy…" Ulquiorra and Nottori raised their heads high and stood as the skilled killers they were.
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