HUGE thanks to fuusunshine *be sure to catch her story 7 days starring Renji!* for doing artwork for this story

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to see chibi's of these characters and some for my other story *kitty bitch* art/Chibis-369484346

"Ichigo get the fuck outta here!" Renji hollered as Shuuhei pulled her off him. The teen wasted no time and scrambled toward where Unohana had opened the barrier, immediately closing it she set to the task of healing him, nervously glancing at the trio.

With a hiss she spun around to stare into the dark eyes of Shuuhei, screaming she flew towards him dodging his attacks and crushed him in a heard embrace her mouth greedily seeking his, when he relented she bit down on his lip and drew blood. Leaping back he wiped his mouth as she circled him, she sensed Renji coming up behind her.

"Howl, Zabimaru!" Easily she knocked it from the air with a laugh; she turned to face Renji not forgetting about the man behind her.

In this form you need not say commands just think of the attack and it will be done. The dragon breathed into her mind.

Make them prove themselves, if they are worthy of you.

Ayla snarled and using her hands fired earth missiles at Renji, he parried most with his sword but some caught his flesh as she heard him grunt in pain. Satisfied she smiled and turned to Shuuhei, he commanded the death wind Kazeshini, but she knew she had more command of air than he. She flicked her wrists and watched as a tornado swirled around the dark headed man, he attempted to cut through it but to no avail, she threw him against the barrier and charged. She had him pinned between the barrier and her, blood pouring down from his lovely mouth, her hand around his throat so tight it was leaving marks. She knew she was hurting him but she couldn't stop, he had to prove his strength to her. He kicked her suddenly in the stomach sending her backwards and landed on top of her yelling kido to bind her arms and punching her face. She felt her jaw crack and bust and tasted the copper of her blood. Howling in rage she made to jerk her knees up but they were rooted in spot, by Renji. Grinning wickedly she easily broke through the kido and landed a solid punch on Shuuhei while at the same time delivering a vicious kick to Renji's chin. As she sent them both fly through the air she heard them yell

"BAN…KAI!"

She watched as Zabimaru transformed into a massive version of its Shikai form, resembling a skeleton of a snake. It resembled a mix between a snake's vertebral column and the pick-like protrusions of his Shikai segments. It also gained a snake-like head about the size of a small car. Renji was also slightly transformed, gaining a fur cowl around his neck. The cowl appeared to be the fur of an ape, and the ape's skull was resting on Renji's left shoulder.

Shuuhei was now dressed in all form fitting black from head to toe with crimson red outlines; his hair had grown long and stuck straight out behind him similar to Kazeshini's. The blade's he wielded now were at least 10 times the size of the original ones and instead of 4 blades there were 8. She jumped back as both released their bankai's aimed directly at her, she barely dodged only to find the new improved and seriously deadly Kazeshini whizzing by her shoulder, she thought she had made it but felt the heat of blood on her face. Pissed she flipped around and snarled at the assault, she drew a line of air around the annoyance and commanded the earth to swallow him; she snickered as Shuuhei was pulled down into the ground and it slowly closing over him. Turning her attention to a startled Renji she saw him in the air, a good avoidance tactic to be sure. She used air to quickly dismember his bankai but even in its pieces it was capable of attack.

"Higa zekko" she watched as the pieces began to glow and sharpen with spiritual energy and race towards her, she opened her arms welcoming the attack.

Yes, let me see your strength.

He didn't stop his attack but he winced as it pierced her in numerous places, blood spurting from the wounds and dripping down her body. Her eyes glowing more intensely than he had previously seen, she reached down to her bleeding hand and licked it, looking up at him with a grin that wasn't human she rushed him. Her sickle would have landed in his chest if he hadn't been able to dodge in time, but her fist connected with his side and threw him back. Using this to her advantage she struck him in the shoulder with one sickle and buried it deep into the ground. Turning away from him she looked back at the mound of earth as it began to shatter and crack. To her *and everyone else's* surprise Shuuhei was still alive and kicking, twirling his two blades above his head he came for her, Shuuhei was monstrously fast and she was having trouble keeping up with him. She howled as she felt a blade land on her back, swishing her wings in annoyance she turned her predatory gaze to where he was trying to free Renji. Without a second thought she buried her other blade into the red heads other shoulder, his body rose and convulsed with the pain, she slapped the brunette across the face and saw with glee she had re opened the wound from her bite on his lips. Raising her foot she kicking him squarely in the face, and as he fell backwards she manipulated the air and slammed him down on top of Renji, both blade piercing his shoulders so that the two men lay there face to face pierced on either side of her sickle.

"Renji" Shuuhei barely got out; reaching his hand to touch the other man's bloodied face. "In case she kills us, I love you." Renji's eyes opened a crack

"I love you too, but she can't. You have to get up, we have to get up."

"I know, I only want to rest for a moment. I just wanted to tell you, in case."

Steeling himself for the pain Shuuhei braced himself on the blade and lifted himself off it, feeling the metal tearing through his flesh and hearing the sickening wet sounds of his muscles being torn. Not giving himself any time he quickly pulled the sickle out of Renji only to find Ayla closing in on them. The two men stood back to back ready for her, she circled them like a predator stalking her prey. Then with a speed they had not known she possessed she started to run around them so fast that she appeared to be in several places at once. Both men felt wounds on their bodies, felt the blood trickle.

"Shuu" Renji said softly, Shuuhei nodded, knowing exactly what it was Renji was asking; slowly the two men stepped apart to widen their berth

BAM! She ran right into Renji, with a growl she swung her sickle which was met with the screech of Zabimaru, the snake head took her in its mouth and rammed her against the barrier, as it did Shuuhei let loose Kazeshini in an effort to trap her in Zabimaru's mouth.

"Hurry Renji, I can't keep it up for long!" The red head nodded and as Shuuhei struggled to hold her in place

"Hikotsu taiho!" He yelled repeatedly as he nailed her again and again with the dense balls of spiritual energy. Panting he turned to look at Shuuhei who was having noticeably less trouble holding the chain, then Shuuhei was yanked from where he stood toward Zabimaru's mouth.

"FUCK!" Shuuhei let out a yell as he was dragged out of Renji's sight, quickly he brought Zabimaru towards him to see. Ayla had Shuuhei by the throat making unhuman sounds, she herself looked a lot worse for wear, burns and blood littered her body, her wings were torn and one of her horns was broken. Shuuhei was dangling from her arm gasping for air.

"AYLA STOP!" Renji yelled as he barreled toward her with nothing but his fists, she looked at him with her blank eyes and roughly threw Shuuhei aside. Instead she grabbed Renji's arm as he went to punch her and calmly broke it. Using the broken arm as leverage she grabbed him by his hair and swung him into where Shuuhei lay on the ground coughing. Springing to his feet Renji jumped in front of him cradling his broken limb.

"Shuuhei, can you wrap her again?" The raven haired man nodded. "Do it now." Renji whispered. Shuuhei stood on shaking legs and threw Kazeshini and held on for dear life as Ayla launched herself into the air taking him with her, he fought but was no match for her. Renji acted quickly, he used his shikai to create a ball like structure around her that would encompass her and impale her from all directions.

"Shuu, send your spiritual energy down the chain and zap her or something, I'll do the same." They concentrated their energy towards her and Renji whipped his sword closing it in on itself and her. He pulled back and she plummeted to the ground and landed sending dust flying.

It is done…she heard in her heard before she passed out.

So I know Shuuhei doesn't have a bankai, sooooo I made one up.