alright here we go. Let's kick some ass!
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of it's characters. That's all Tite Kubo who my autocorrect wants to make Tire Kubota for some reason
Everyone seized a spot in Byakuya's living room, readying their paintball guns. They had agreed to use different colored paintballs to track who received the most hits. Ikkaku and Yumichika sat in the middle of the room, loading their guns with green paintballs. Ichigo and Uryu took the table in the connected dining room, loading orange in theirs. Toshiro had chosen blue, and sat on the loveseat next to Gin. Gin loaded yellow paintballs in his gun while consoling Izuru who sat at his feet, pouting. Everyone had agreed when Ayame said he would be sitting this one out. They weren't sure what Momo would retaliate with and things could get hairy. Ayame sat far away from Toshiro, ignoring his existence and loading pink paintballs in her gun. Azra and Grimmjow sat on the couch next to Byakuya loading their purple paintballs. Byakuya watched Renji as he sat on the floor and loaded red paintballs into his gun. The older man had decided not to take part. He had already allowed his house to be temporary base due to what had been done to it, but that's as far as his participation went. He would stay inside with Izuru.
"How much should we carry for back up?" Uryu asked Azra.
"As much as you can," Azra responded, "If these bastards do show, we'll be ready to light them up."
"Light em up up up light em up up up light em up up up," Gin began to sing.
"I'm on FIYAAAA!" Renji finished the song with enthusiasm.
Ayame cracked a smile but it was gone before anyone could notice. Or so she thought. Toshiro smirked to himself, turning away so she couldn't see him. He was glad to see her. He had missed her smile, and her voice, and her face. He had missed the shit out of her. He didn't even mind that she was sitting so far away, ignoring him. She was in the same room with him and that alone made him happy.
"You bought clothing?" Yumichika asked as he rummaged through the various bags Izuru had brought in from his haul. He picked up a long sleeve black shirt and cringed, "This is hideous!"
"It's all black," Azra stared at Yumichika blankly.
"I need something with some flair! I can't be seen in this!" Yumichika whined.
"Flair will get you spotted. The point is to not be seen," Ayame explained.
"But…" Yumichika sniffled.
"Shut up and put it on Ayasegawa!" Ayame snapped.
She set her gun down and grabbed a black shirt from the bag. Rummaging around the bags, she found other pieces of clothing. Alongside the shirts, they contained black pants, black beanies, and goggles.
"Damn Kira. You went all out," Ayame commented as she pulled on the clothing she chose.
"Azra said to get as much gear as possible," Izuru shrugged.
"Figured it would be a covert op so I suggested all black," Gin smiled.
"Good thinking Ichimaru," Ayame nodded, impressed with the haul.
"Won't this purchase look suspicious?" Byakuya asked as he watched the group get dressed in his living room.
"That's why I buy everything with cash," Azra explained, slipping on a pair of pants over her gym shorts.
It didn't take long for everyone to arm and dress themselves. The entire group was ready shortly before sunset. Azra looked out the window at the rapidly changing sky and took lead of the operation.
"Alright. Sun's going down everyone. Find a hiding spot before it gets too dark. Make sure you are well hidden," Azra then turned to Ikkaku and Yumichika, "Madarame, Ayasegawa, I want you two in trees across the street. Keep an eye out on the road and signal us if you see anything suspicious. Don't shoot anyone till they're in the yard though. I want them pinned."
"Kira," Ayame walked over to Izuru, tossing two sets of keys at him, "Move both of the cars into the back. We don't need them knowing we're here."
Izuru nodded and headed for the door with the rest of the guys. He had to park the cars in Toshiro's back yard since Byakuya's was surrounded by a privacy fence. Renji and Grimmjow took their spots in the trees they had climbed earlier that day. Toshiro and Azra perched on Toshiro's roof. Gin climbed into a large tree sitting in Toshiro's front yard. Ayame, Ichigo, and Uryu spread out on Byakuya's roof. Ikkaku and Yumichika sat high up in trees across the street. Ikkaku found a large branch and kept in nearby, ready to drop it if he saw any movement on the road.
The full moon rose high in the sky rather quickly and everyone sat in complete silence and darkness. Time seemed to drag on at an agonizingly slow pace. The guys began to get restless. Shuffling could be heard as Renji and Grimmjow repositioned themselves in the trees. Ayame shot a nasty look to the men but it was lost in the darkness. It had seemed like they were sitting there for days, but in reality it had only been two hours. Finally, after hours of waiting, Ikkaku spotted movement down the road. He secured the branch in his hand, but held on until he confirmed this was their target. Several silhouettes down the road exited two vehicles. The doors were pushed closed instead of slammed. Ikkaku was positive this was who they had been waiting on when they began to approach Toshiro's home in a group. He dropped the branch and grabbed his gun, ready to fuck some people up. Everyone in the yards readied their weapons, waiting for the enemy to show itself.
"Here we go," Ayame whispered to anyone that could hear her.
A figure turned the corner to Toshiro's yard. Gin aimed and got the first shot, yellow paint splattering on the figures chest. It shrieked, causing it's comrades to swarm the yard. Azra counted 9 in total, almost a fair fight. They each chose a target as paintballs began flying.
"Fuck your paintball guns!" One of the figures yelled, holding it's own weapon.
"FUCK!" Toshiro yelped, gripping his shoulder.
Ichigo winced as he felt a stinging in his arm. Uryu felt the same pain on his thigh.
"They've got pellet guns!" The Toshiro yelled, warning the group and giving away his position. He shifted to the back side of his roof, taking cover.
Ikkaku and Yumichika began shooting once everyone had swarmed the yard. They stayed hidden and the intruders couldn't figure out where the green paintballs were coming from.
Ayame unloaded on anyone who dared to get close enough, keeping an eye out for Momo. If the girl had manned up and showed up with her friends this time, she wanted to land a pink paintball in her face.
Ichigo and Uryu covered Renji and Grimmjow. Three figures were standing at the base of the trees, shooting up at the two men. Uryu aimed and shot one of them in the ear, causing the figure to grasp it's head and fall back. Ichigo laid down a heavy stream of paintballs on the other two, successfully causing them to fall back. When the coast was clear Ichigo yelled out, "You're welcome!" to Grimmjow, earning him a purple paintball to the chest.
The sound of a window breaking got Gin's attention. He turned to see it was one of Byakuya's windows. Gin shot at anyone near the house, hoping Izuru wasn't hit.
"Kuso," Byakuya cursed under his breath when he heard the glass shatter, "How will I explain this to my insurance." Byakuya and Izuru made their way into the hallway, away from any windows. Izuru sighed as he was led around like a child by Byakuya. He wanted to be outside with the others, he was missing out on all the fun.
Azra crept to the edge of the roof, trying to get a better shot. She crouched down on the edge and held her gun up to her cheek, looking like a sniper. She spotted Momo but not before Momo spotted her.
"Gotcha bitch," Momo spat as she shot at Azra.
A pellet hit Azra in her left shin, causing her to jump. She lost her balance and began to fall from the roof. Her gun was thrown to insure she wouldn't land on it before hitting the ground. Azra went down on her left shoulder. Wincing at the pain that shot into her shoulder she stood, clutching it in her hand. Momo walked up to the girl and swung, throwing all her weight into the attack. The hit knocked an unsuspecting Azra back down. A barrage of purple paintballs began to rain down on Momo, some hitting their target.
"Stop!" Azra yelled out at Grimmjow, "Focus on the others!"
"That's what you get for stealing my man bitch!" Momo glared at the girl.
Azra stood once again, keeping her eye on the girl this time. She removed her beanie and goggles, revealing her face. Momo's eyes widened at this in surprise. This was the wrong girl. This wasn't the girl she had planned to fight. This is the girl had hoped to avoid. She had fucked up.
"You fucked with the wrong bitch," Azra grinned, relishing the look of fear that washed over her face.
Azra threw a punch, a sickening crunch telling her she had hit her target. Her adrenaline surged and she couldn't feel pain in her shoulder or hand.
"That's for hitting me," Azra growled as the girl went down.
She grabbed the smaller girl by the collar, pulling her up and off the ground. Momo flailed her arms, hoping to land a hit on her assailants face. Unfortunately for her, she missed, causing her to throw her weight to one side. Azra pulled the girl towards her and jabbed her knee into her stomach, eliciting a wet cough from her. Momo grabbed a chunk of Azra's hair and pulled as hard as she could, feeling some strands break free. Azra chuckled and captured Momo's wrist, squeezing as hard as she could, causing the girl to yelp and let go.
With Momo's wrist still in her grasp Azra smiled wickedly, "Don't get me all worked up. We're fighting, not fucking. You wanna fight bitch? You'll have to do better than that."
Momo pulled away, trying to wrench her wrist from Azra's grasp, but to no avail. She turned and looked for backup. Most of her friends had fled. The few remaining were covered in various colored paintball splatters. When they tried to fall back they were attacked by Ikkaku and Yumichika.
"Nobody's gunna save you. Learn to fight your own battles," Azra said in a hushed tone.
Momo's eyes widened once again as she realized she was completely on her own. This caused Azra's face to warp in an evil grin. She had the girl right where she wanted her. Azra twisted Momo's arm, eliciting a shriek of pain from the girl. Momo, refusing to go down without a fight, kicked Azra in the ribs. This only angered her further and she retaliated by taking out Momo's knees, dropping her to the ground. She released the girl's wrist and threw her down, watching her face plant in the dirt. Her toe dug deep into Momo's ribs, forcing her to roll over onto her back. Azra straddled the girl. In a last ditch attempt to get away, Momo swung with everything she had. A loud slap of skin meeting skin echoed through the yard as her fist made contact with Azra's jawbone. The force caused Azra to jerk to the side, but it wasn't enough to throw her off. Azra chuckled darkly and spat out a glob of blood. She looked down at Momo, her blood red eyes gleaming in the moonlight. Scooting up to sit on Momo's upper torso, Azra pinned the smaller girl's arms under her knees.
"Nice try," Azra growled.
She grabbed the girl by her hair, gripping onto the strands tightly. Momo's head was lifted off the ground, only to be slammed back down. The world spun as she saw stars from the impact. She wasn't able to recover before the action was repeated again and again. It seemed to go on forever. Her head was lifted one last time and she opened her eyes to look into Azra's. The beaten girl silently pleaded at her to stop. The look in her eyes resembled that of a helpless animal begging to be saved from slaughter.
"This is for knocking me off the roof," Azra whispered in the girl's ear.
Azra raised her head high before it came crashing down. It connected with Momo's in a sickening crunch. Momo heard her nose break before she felt the pain shoot through her head. Blood began pouring freely as Azra released the girl's hair, allowing her head to fall back and lull to the side. She stood and stepped away from Momo. Toshiro wasted no time hopping off the roof and reaching Azra.
"Are you ok?" He asked, concerned.
Azra nodded and turned to Momo, getting a good look at her work. Her face was a bloody mess and welts were beginning to form where Azra had hit her.
"Shiro," Momo sobbed, "Help me."
Toshiro approached the girl and looked down his nose into her pleading eyes. He lifted his gun and pointed it at her face.
"Stay the fuck away from me," Toshiro growled.
He squeezed the trigger and shot a single paintball in the middle of the beaten girl's forehead. Momo let out a bloodcurdling scream and leapt to her feet, running away as fast as her feet would carry her.
Everyone left their hiding spots and approached the two standing in Toshiro's yard. Grimmjow was the first to Azra's side.
"Holy fuck! You ok?" Grimmjow grabbed Azra's chin and examined her cheek.
She swatted his hand away, "I'll be fine. I think my shoulder's dislocated though."
Ayame, who had leapt from Byakuya's roof, advanced on her friend and grabbed her left arm. She shoved hard, popping her shoulder back into it's socket.
"FUUUUUUUCK!" Azra yelled loudly.
"There you go. Good as new," Ayame chuckled.
"You bitch," Azra responded in a weak voice, holding her tender shoulder.
"That was fuckin awesome!" Renji shouted as he made his way to the growing group, "Azra you fuckin killed it!"
Azra smiled at the redhead, "Thanks. I'm glad my rage could entertain you."
"I hope I never piss you off," Gin chimed in, "You're terrifying."
Everyone made their way in the yard and began exchanging stories. They showed off various welts they had received from the pellet guns, and argued about how many hits each of them had gotten. While the group was distracted, Grimmjow leaned in to Azra.
"That was fuckin hot," He growled in his girlfriend's ear.
The girl turned to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. Any response she had was cut short by his lips crashing into hers. He cupped her ass and lifted her up, causing her to wrap her legs around his waist. The kiss deepened and Grimmjow carried the girl towards Toshiro's house. Toshiro noticed this and immediately piped up.
"Where are you two going?" Toshiro yelled at the couple.
Grimmjow flipped the smaller boy off and slammed the door behind him. Toshiro bolted to the door and turned the knob frantically, but it had already been locked.
"Fuck!" Toshiro shouted as he beat against the door, "I left my keys inside!"
The group began to erupt in laughter. Toshiro slumped against the door in defeat.
"Consider it a blessing in disguise," Ayame turned to the smaller boy, "Even if you managed to get inside, it wouldn't stop them."
Toshiro peered over his shoulder at the girl, wearing a surprised look on his face. Did she mean to talk to him just now? Was that a mistake? She continued looking in his direction.
"Can...we talk?" He asked after a long awkward silence between the two.
Ayame looked down at her feet and thought for a moment. She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths before looking up and nodding. She began walking away and Toshiro stood to follow her. They turned the corner to the side of his house and she stopped, turning to him.
"I know I fucked up. And I know sorry isn't going to cut it. But I need to you know I am sorry. I never meant to hurt you," Toshiro spoke up before his nerves got to him.
"Thanks for apologizing," Ayame mumbled.
"I'm not asking you to but, I hope one day you can forgive me'" Toshiro slumped, his voice barely above a whisper.
Ayame looked down at her feet, "Did you have sex with her?"
"No! God no. I don't remember much from that night, but I know that didn't happen," Toshiro rubbed the back of his head, "The last thing I remember is drinking wine and feeling really tired."
Ayame nodded. Well that was a weight off her chest, "You still allowed yourself to get into that situation. You still lied to me."
Toshiro felt his heart sink, "You're right. I did lie to you. And I understand that's unforgivable."
"But," Ayame began, "You did just shoot her in the face, which tells me you're at least trying to show me you're done with her."
"I do want you to know I'm finished with her. I mean, I am finished with her. I tried to allow her to be my friend, I gave her the benefit of the doubt. But she betrayed my trust. And in doing so I betrayed yours. I may be done with her but that doesn't make up for what I did to you," Toshiro explained finding his shoes very interesting.
His eyes widened in shock when he felt the girl embrace him. He hugged her back tightly, drinking in her warmth, her scent, her everything. He had missed this, missed her, so much.
"If you're serious about keeping her out of your life, then maybe I can give you one last chance to earn my trust," Ayame whispered in his ear.
Toshiro broke the embrace and stared deeply into her eyes, "I am serious. I promise you that."
The two stared at one another, both thinking different things. Ayame hoped she wasn't making a huge mistake. She wanted to give him a second chance; she had missed him. But she was afraid he would hurt her again and she wasn't sure she could handle that. Toshiro, on the other hand, knew what he said was completely and utterly truthful. She was all he had thought about since she left. He knew for a fact he would never hurt her again, and he would strive to gain her trust back, no matter how long it took. The only question going through his mind was whether she would allow him to kiss her. He decided he had done enough unpredictable, crazy shit tonight, so one more thing wouldn't hurt.
"Fuck it," He mumbled to himself before leaning in and firmly pressing his lips against hers.
AHHHHH! Finally complete! It took a lot out of me to get this chapter to you guys but I managed! I'm happy. I hope everyone is happy cause I am. I haven't started the next chapter yet but I know how it's gunna go so give me like 2 weeks. I promise hilarity will ensue!