Mizuko took a step back slightly seeing Aizen. She felt Hisagi's hand touched her arm and she relaxed slightly. She flicked her eyes to him for a moment and then turned back to her father and Aizen. "We're not backing down!"
"We have no plans of working with those two." Moriko shoved her finger in Aizen's direction. "Sorry Dad but we have no plans of allying with you either."
"Moriko… Mizuko…" Their father hissed.
"They said no." Renji said.
"Stay out of this Abari." Aizen said coldly while gripping his blade. He looked ready to attack.
"Don't even think about touching him!" Moriko moved in front of Renji. "You'll have to go through me."
"Moriko, Mizuko, please." Their father said. "Don't be so stubborn."
"We're not being stubborn, we're being smart." Mizuko said as she moved forward a little. "We do love you dad, but we hate Aizen and Gin." She shot a glare towards the former soul reaper.
"You just need more time-." Her dad almost sounded like he was begging.
"I LOVE HISAGI!" She felt her face heat up as soon as the words came off her lips. She tensed refusing to look behind herself at him, but she continued. "You… You can't force my feelings dad. I hate Aizen. I have no intentions of marrying him… I… I trust the soul reapers more than I do Aizen. Nothing you say or do will change that."
Her father looked at her with a stunned expression. He looked like she had stabbed him, and maybe in his mind she had.
"Mizuko…." HIsagi's voice half whispered behind her.
She slowly turned to look at him. He was smiling slightly. "Hi." She whispered.
"You love me?" He asked and reached out, taking her hand. "Mizuko… I'm so happy… I love you too."
Mizuko felt her whole body flush and then move. She flung her arms around him. "I'm so happy!" She laughed. "I thought… I'm so happy!" He squeezed her to his chest and then he leaned in and kissed her. Her heart started pounding even faster than she thought would be possible.
"NO!" Her father roared, and then she felt someone yank her away from Hisagi.
She gasped as she was pulled away and looked to see that it was Aizen. He had pulled her away and was attacking Hisagi. "NO!" She roared and shot at his back but her father grabbed her arm pulling her back.
"Mizuko stop!" He roared. "Stop being so foolish! Mizuko stop!"
"LET GO OF ME!" Mizuko yelled out as she struggled against her father's arms. "I'VE GOT TO HELP HISAGI!" She watched as Aizen aimed to kill the man she loved. The man who loved her. Out of the corner of her eyes she saw Moriko and Renji fighting against Gin and an elemental warrior.
"Mizuko please." Her father begged.
Mizuko looked over at her father, glaring as darkly as she could. "Let. Go. Of. Me." She put in as much venom into her voice as possible and she felt her father's grip loosen. Enough that she was able to spring away and start running towards Hisagi. Hang on Hisagi!
Hisagi flinched as his blade and Aizen's clashed again. There was no way he could win. He gasped as Aizen knocked him back a few inches. "I won't let you take Mizuko."
"You won't have a say, you will be dying today."
"Why are you so insistent? It's not like you love her, there's no way you truly care about her."
"I don't." Aizen smirked and slashed at Hisagi. Blood leaked from the wound and Hisagi growled but Aizen continued. "She will be the next leader after her father and brothers are dead. And then her husband will be the one the elementals will have to listen to." He sliced at Hisagi again.
"You intend to betray her family, I should have known." Hisagi gasped as he slammed into the ground. His breath was knocked from him and he looked up at Aizen. I'm going to die. No… I'm sorry Mizuko. Aizen's blade came down.
Right as Hisagi thought he was going to die a shadow moved in front of him and a blade stuck out of the shadow, stained with dark red blood.
Hisagi's eyes narrowed in on the form. Mizuko. She stood in front of him with her back pointed at him. Her back starting to be stained red with her own blood. Aizen's blade was sticking out for a moment before Aizen withdrew his blade and then Mizuko dropped, right into Hisagi's arms.