"Trust me, Ichigo."

"Ru-Rukia…"

White smoke filled the arena as the crowd watched in awe and amazement. Ichigo and Renji watched the cloud of smoke, waiting to see what could come out. "How…could Rukia achieve…Bankai?" Ichigo stuttered as he gripped the railing tight. "She- She's coming out!" Renji yelled, pointing to the smoke.

She walked out of the thick cloud in pure white shinigami hakama, with no sword at her side. Her hair was longer and pin straight, the bottom of it looking like it was cut off by a jagged sword. Instead of a blade, she carried a white trident with three blades at the top. The middle of the weapon was covered in white wrapping, white ribbon, where she carried her scepter.

With her usual bangs crossing her face, with her usual deep purple eyes, she walked toward her opponent with the pride of a great noble, with the pride of a Kuchiki. Suddenly, she screamed in the air:

"DANCE THROUGH THE ICY SEAS AND HEAVENS…

SHIRA ENKOU!"

Juan clapped his hands, "Finally, a power truly worth fighting…"

"What…" Renji stuttered, baffled by the dense spiritually energy emitting off Rukia, "How could she-"

"Shira Enkou… Rukia...Rukia's a… a white flame…," Ichigo muttered, still in shock at Rukia's beauty. Beauty? Yeah…he said beauty. Because she truly, in his eyes, looked beautiful.

And powerful.

"Prepare to have a swift death," Rukia said coldly, pointing her weapon at her opponent, who crashed his iron fists together, making the ground shake. "Bring it."

Suddenly, Rukia charged at her opponent. Rukia swung her staff as if it were a sword, Juan dodging it easily. "You still are not experienced with your Bankai yet, Kuchiki-Chan," he said as he suddenly disappeared and came up behind her, lunging in for a punch.

Rukia smiled, "I was never good a swordsmanship…"

Then, Rukia shunpo-ed and appeared behind the treacherous Arrancar. "First waltz, Koori Taihou!"

Rukia twirled her staff out in front of her as she jumped into the air, a barrage of ice and icicles coming out of her trident, piercing the Arrancar. Juan screamed in pain as he was bombarded by Rukia's icy fury, but Rukia wasn't finished

She hurtled herself off a near wall, making her fly over to Juan as she prepared to initiate another attack. Suddenly, masses of snow rotated around her body as another command was activated.

"Next waltz, Kousetsu Seme!"

An explosion of snow surrounded Juan as Rukia spoke from outside the circle. "Kidou, was always my thing. Gyou!"

The snow surrounding Juan crashed into him and froze, leaving an ice sculpture in the place of the fierce Arrancar. Rukia knew it wasn't enough to defeat the Arrancar and when she saw the ice that surrounded him started to crack, she knew she was correct, but Ichigo didn't see it.

"Rukia!! You did it, Rukia!!" Ichigo yelled as he started run onto the battlefield. Onto the battlefield…without his zanpaku-to, onto the battlefield…defenseless.

"No, Ichigo!! Not yet!!"

At that moment, Juan broke out of his ice prison and sprinted toward the powerless Ichigo, who saw him coming at him but couldn't move. He closed his eyes for impact. "Die Shinigami!!"

"Ichigo!" Renji yelled from the sidelines.

"ICHIGO!!"

"Crap, the welcome party! Be careful Rukia"

"I'm sorry…but we both have to suck it up and move on. So let's go."

"Don't worry, Rukia. This is pie,"

"Fine…but if you need any help, just…touch me…"

"Rukia!! You did it, Rukia!!

Ichigo…No


Ichigo closed his eyes and braced for impact, but when nothing came he opened his eyes to see Rukia standing in front of him, her white hakama slowing changing from its majestic white to a crimson red, color draining from her pale face.

She coughed up blood. "Rukia!!" Ichigo yelled as he caught her before she stumbled to the ground. Her breathing was becoming shallower and shallower with every breath she tried to inhale.

"Hah, what a weak shinigami. You killed her, my Vaizard friend, you killed her…some comrade," Juan mocked as he began laughing hysterically, "I punched her in the chest. I'm surprised she has not suffocated yet. Her chest has collapsed and she can't breathe anymore. Just give up…she's DEAD!" Ichigo looked up from his dying nakam and glared poisonous daggars at his definition of Satan, "I'm gonna KILL YOU!!"

Just then, he looked back down to see Rukia getting up out of his grasp and pushing him away. "The fight…isn't over…yet Ichigo," she stuttered, trying to keep her balance.

"Rukia…You can't be thinking of fighting anymore…I'm taking you to get healed by Renji right now!"

"Do you trust me?!" Rukia exclaimed turning to look at her nakama. "Of course I trust you, Rukia."

"Then keep trusting me…trust me, Ichigo."

Ichigo looked at her with concern and then turned away.

"Alright."


The Bankai of all Bankai's!!! I'm so happy!! I'm sorry if you were expecting something better but I love it and I'm so happy right now...to happy to care!! If you think really hard, it looks like someone else's zanpaku-to. Know who? The answer will be revealed later in the story...

I really REALLY hope you like it!! Please tell me what you think!! And, out of all the chapters to flame on, PLEASE DON"T FLAME ON THE BANKAI!! I LOVE IT TOO MUCH!!