Ch19: Back in Your Arms
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. It belongs to Tite Kubo
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"So are you are you an espada?" The chameleon humanoid hissed.
"No." Rokaku said with his high nobility voice. However Rokaku wobbled a little from the arrancar's attack from earlier. It seems to be affecting him, Rokaku could feel his reiatsu already failing him.
"Hehehe, what was that you said about your pain again?"
The chameleon leaned his head back and threw it forward and his tongue came flying out, straight at Rokaku and pounds him against his head.
"Rokaku-san!" Takara was about to run over to Rokaku's side, but her body wasn't well enough to move due to the prssure she was in with the arrancar's bind.
The arrancar charged at Rokaku with his tongue swinging around widely. Rokaku quickly stood up and at the same time, reached his hand into his dress shirt and pulled out a dao based zanpakuto with a white chain connecting to the bottom of the grip. As Rokaku pulled it out his zanpakuto, the chains began to bind around Rokaku's sword hand.
"Transform beneath the gleaming moon, Zougo Okami!"
His zanpakuto slowly transformed into a large broadsword, both the steel blade and the hilt turns completely white and his grey chains turned pure white and the white chains grew until the bottom dragged to the ground.
As the chameleon charged wildly at Rokaku, he did a round house kick at Rokaku and Rokaku simply crouched down. He had his giant zanpakuto face the arrancar and swung it upward as the arrancar's attack missed. The arrancar saw the attack coming, and with one foot, he simply jumped back and stuck his tongue out and grabbed at Rokaku's neck. As the arrancar jumped away, Rokaku got dragged to the floor. As Rokaku tried to recover, the arrancar smiled and swung his head around, swinging Rokaku around in the air.
"Heehehe, having fun?"
In midair, Rokaku grabbed the arrancar's tongue and swung his sword at it, setting him free and crashing to the side of a wall. Rokaku slowly stood up and placed his hand on his neck, making sure to see if any part of his neck was broken, only little pressure is what he felt. The arrancar sucked his tongue back it and his mouth was dripping with purple blood, staining his giant white jaw. Out of nowhere, the arrancar lifted his arms in the arm and began snapping and began twirling around on one foot laughing.
"Heehehe, you talk big! Even if the big man is loosing! HEEHEHE!"
Rokaku slowly raised his giant zanpakuto with both hands and pointed the tip of the blade at the dancing arrancar.
"Senkoumunashii (Flash Void)"
A giant white sphere of reiatsu began to form at the tip of blade and fired at the arrancar. The arrancar tilted his head and crouched down to all fours like beast and the attack missed. The arrancar on all fours then charges towards Rokaku like a mad animal with his curled tail running right behind him. As the arrancar charged towards Rokaku, Rokaku grabbed the white chain that's connected to his zanpakuto and he began swinging it around overhead and randomly throw it at the arrancar to keep him from bay, but each time it was thrown, the arrancar dodged it with ease. With in range, the arrancar places pressure into his four legs and pounces at Rokaku with his mouth wide open revealing little sharp teeth in his drooling mouth. Rokaku stared at the arrancar with an emotionless look and pointed his zanpakuto at the arrancar again with another white sphere ready to fire. The sphere got fired at hit's the arrancar in the eyes and giant flash of light blinded the arrancar. As the arrancar saw the flash, he covered is eyes from the bright light and he fell to his back, rolling back and forth as he rubbed his eyes. The arrancar quickly stood up to his hind legs and jerked his head around trying to find Rokaku. As the arrancar jerked his giant head around, he heard Rokaku's voice behind him.
"Behind you."
The arrancar swung his hand around trying to grab Rokaku, but nothing.
"STOP HIDING! FIGHT!"
"As you wish."
Just as the arrancar's vision began to clear, Rokaku is seen right in front of him charging with his giant zanpakuto ready to pierce him, and it did, right in the middle of the arrancars giant chest and blood squirted it out as his flesh felt the coldness of the blade. The arrancar screams in pain and bites Rokaku at the shoulder. The arrancar lifts up Rokaku, leans his head back and throws Rokaku. As Rokaku was got thrown away, he quickly grabbed the chain that was connected at the hilt of his zanpakuto and yanked it out of the arrancar's chest. With both of them with serious pain, they were both at even levels, however, Rokaku feel to his knees and placed his hand at his chest, the effect of the arrancar's attack is really draining his reiatsu and for a second, his zanpakuto almost returned to it's sealed state.
"HAHAHA, you may bleed me, but you in more pain! Effect is still draining your reiatsu and soon, you die by me! Poison Dart!"
As Rokaku had his knees to the ground, trying to catch his breath his mask quickly shattered to pieces. Poison used sonido and appeared right in front of Rokaku with his mouth wide open, ready to devour him.
"Wonder if you tasty..."
Poison opened his mouth like a croc, ready to chomp off Rokaku's head. Just then, a blade then pops out of his ribs. Poison quickly turned around and grabbed Takara by the head and lifted her off the ground and his tail slowly reached to the hilt of her blade and threw it aside.
"Annoying shinigami."
Poison then slowly opens his mouth but his arm gets cut off by Rokaku's giant blade and it wiggles on the ground, making Poison let go of Takara and he roars in pain as his hand was covering his arm. Takara quickly picks up her blade and both Takara and Rokaku shunpos off to a safe distance.
"Are you alright Takara?"
"Yes, Rokaku-san."
As Poison screams in pain, a grin grew across his face and his arm simply grew back like new, and he then threw up his head laughing like mad.
"BWAHAHA! You can't beat Poison! Poison strong!" As Poison laughed, his body slowly began to disappear.
Rokaku and Takara quickly observed their area around them, guessing what he used was a sonido, but then Rokaku suddenly fell to the ground and his body dragged across the ground. Rokaku then oddly stands on his two legs, shaking.
"Rokaku-san! What's wrong!?"
As Rokaku stood, his head then jerks to the left, to the right multiple times, his back then throws up and he fell to the ground and then, for some reason, he began screaming in pain. Takara quickly runs over to Rokaku's side, only for some reason get smacked by and to get binded into something. Poison then slowly reveals himself with his hand at Takara's throat and his foot on Rokaku's back.
"So, which die first?" Poison grinned as he squeezed Takara's throat and pressuring Rokaku's back.
"Maybe kill at same time, yes?"
"I beg to differ."
Then Poison's foot and arms then quickly gets cut off, setting the two free, but as quickly it got sliced off, it quickly grew back in it's place. Before Poison could respond, a kick to the chest sent him flying back.
"It seems that you two love birds are finally together again." A man wearing a 9th Division haori smiled, yet he had a bandana covering almost all of his face but his mouth and nose.
"Saburo?" Rokaku smiled to see a familiar face.
"What are you doing here? This isn't your territory." Takara added as she tried to catch her breath.
"Forgive me, I felt two familiar reiatsu and I was like 'Hey, maybe I should pay them a visit'." Saburo smiled.
As Saburo smiled, he crouched down and then suddenly jumps, as he was in mid air, he did a split kick behind him and pushed Poison back a little, and then a palm thrust to the chest with both hands.
"DAMN SHINIGAMI!"
"Hey, hey, I never said anything bad about arrancar's, though some off them could at least talk a little more clearly. Why don't you two take a little rest and let me take over."
"You forgot your zanpakuto again Saburo-san." Takara mentioned.
"Don't worry, I won't need it."
Saburo then took a little step towards to Poison which quickly turned into a sprint and he pulled his hand back and gave another palm thrust at Poison, but Poison easily grabbed it, only to get a knee to the head by Saburo and Saburo did a back flip. As Saburo recovered by his flip, he then threw a barrage of punches at Poison at the chest, with each punch, Poison gets pushed back. As Poison was getting body shots to the chest, he leaned his head back and a purple tongue shot out of his mouth. Saburo simply took a step back and sliced it with a karate chop and Poison sucked his tongue back in and quickly camouflaged himself.
"Tsk, this game again?" Saburo tilted his head and did a roundhouse behind him which broke Poison's camouflage easily, because Saburo kick contacted Poison's head.
As Poison's head was jerked to the side, Poison raised his hand and revealed three sharp claws on his hand and scratched Saburo's chest. With enough time, Poison quickly raised his other hand and gave a barrage of his own at Saburo, but with sharp claws. He then rams with his big head to Saburo's stomach and Saburo was sent flying, and hits his back to a wall.
"You too easy!"
"SABURO!"
Poison quickly uses sonido and hovers over Saburo then raises his hand over Saburo's head ready for the finaly blow, then Rokaku appears behind him to do a faint attack, but Poison grabbed him by the throat.
"You think Poison fall for trick twice!?"
Poison then slowly opens his humongous mouth to devour Rokaku, but a Red Flame Cannon hits Poison at the eye, also damaging it. Poison roars in pain, throws Rokaku to a wall, and then uses camouflage to escape. Takara quickly searches her area around her, trying to keep her guard up, but Poison was hiding his reiatsu from behind her. A slowly reveals his body and then raises his claw at Takara and throws it down. At the last minute, Takara quickly turns her head around to see a grin on Poison's face and his claw coming down at her, however the body that Poison got was Rokaku. At the last minute, Rokaku used shunpo to get between Poison, and Takara.
"ROKAKU-SAN!"
Poison's claw went in too deep into Rokaku's stomach that Rokaku will die to blood lost. Rokaku fell to his back and into Takara's embrace.
"FOOL! I STILL KILL YOU AND YOUR GIRL!"
"Unfold your beautiful petals, Okaosu!" Takara quickly stabbed her zanpakuto into the ground and her zanpakuto sank into the ground.
The ground beneath Poison's feet began to shake. He tilted his head and quickly did a back flip and a huge beautiful red flower pops out of the ground. As soon Poison landed, the ground began to shake and Poison made a run for it. The more Poison ran, the more the ground shook and flowers would pop up, having a trail follow Poison. As Poison ran, Rokaku appeared in front of Poison, swinging his zanpakuto over head andhe threw it at Poison's chest and Poison stopped in his tracks. Rokaku then raises his off hand and fires a kido spell.
"Shakkuho!"
The kido was fired at Poison's legs and he fell to his knees, but he simply grew his legs back, however his other foot was trapped in the red flowers that popped out of the ground. The more Poison struggled to get his leg free, the quicker he got devoured and the more the flower grows.
"WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME!?"
"Whoever is caught in the flower of Okaosu, there is no escape for them but death."
Already at his neck, Poison threw up his head and lets out a mighty roar until he became completely devoured and the flower then shrinks in size and sinks into the ground.
As Poison vanished, Rokaku collapsed to his back but he Saburo broke his brace by supporting his back and slowly lower him down to the ground and Takara slowly approached Rokaku and kneeled down next to his side and smiled.
"Okairinasai. (Welcome home)"
"I missed you Takara. I missed you dearly-" Rokaku was interrupted by Takara's finger that closed his mouth and she began crying.
"I know."
"I'm sorry that I hurt you. I didn't mean to leave, I couldn't bare to let you see what I've become."
"Dumbass, you gotta lot to learn about a women's heart. You don't understand what it was like to hear this girl whine because of you." Saburo smiled, but he was punched in the crouch by Takara and he fell to the ground holding his jewels.
"I wouldn't care if you are a visored. You're still you-" Before Takara would say anything else, she felt a cold air come from Rokaku when he closed his eyes.
"He's still loosing reiatsu! We got to take him to the 4th Division!" Saburo quickly picked up Rokaku and swung his arm around his neck and without hesitation, both Saburo and Takara shunpo off.
"I can't bare to loose you again Rokaku-san! Please stay with us a little bit longer!"
"I feel so light, so cold, I can't even feel my hands…Am I going to break that promise I made to you, Takara? It's so dark in here…"
Back then before Rokaku, Takara, and Saburo became captains in the Gotei 13, they were both in the same squad, Squad 9. Takara was the vice-captain, Rokaku was 3rd seat, and Saburo was 4th seat. Rokaku just got promoted and Saburo easily became Rokaku's friend. The first time that Rokaku laid eyes on Takara, it was during their time in the mess hall.
"I can't believe. How in the world did you get a seat higher than me? What did I do wrong? I passed all the exams with ease, my sword abilities is impeccable, and my kido is outstanding!" Saburo wailed at his table.
Saburo was sitting across from Rokaku. Rokaku looked the same, however his skin was a little lighter and a lot more young good looking. Saburo looked the same as he did back then, just without his haori and he still wore a bandana. Even if Saburo's blind, he's an excellent fighter.
"Saburo, each time you fired hakkusho, you hits are always off target because your blind-"
"Don't remind me.."
"Sorry…"
Just then, a girl just passed behind Saburo and she went up to her captain and sat next to him.
"Rokaku-san, your spacing."
Rokaku smiles and began eating his food.
"How did you know?"
"Even if someone's blind, their other senses increases, besides my sense tell me you don't want to be around a girl like Takara-cha- I mean san, Takara-san."
"Why do you say that?" Rokaku said in a cool jockey way.
"Don't try it man, back when we were in the academy, she would be approached by all these guys and she'd turn them down."
"How would you know that?"
"No comment."
"You tried didn't you?"
Nothing but silence came from Saburo until he confessed.
"… I was curious."
Then Rokaku slowly lets out a sigh and began to make his way towards Takara.
"I'm warning you man, don't do it."
Rokaku ignores Takra and made his way to Takara's table. Saburo sat silently in his seat, focusing onto Rokaku and Takara's conversation. He felt disgusted yet he was curious, very curious, but Rokaku threw a couple of chopsticks at the side of his head and Saburo fell of his chair unconscious, after all, 'curiosity kills the cat'. All of a sudden, sake fell on Saburo's face and he sat up couching out the bitter alcohol.
"What in the world did you do that?"
Nothing but a smile appeared on his face.
"What are you smiling about?"
"I'll tell you in the morning." With that said, Rokaku left the mess hall.
Later on since that very day, Rokaku and Takara have been seen together for quite some time. As time passed, they seem to more and more together until that very special day. After two years together, after Rokaku made Captain of Squad 10 and Takara of Squad 8, Rokaku finally asks Takara to be his wife, and without hesitation, she agreed with a happy smile on her face. They were wed within the very walls of Soul Society. They loved each other very much, that is until Rokaku suddenly vanishes without a word, and leaving his squad and Takara behind. Since Rokaku left her, Takara went down the road of depression and she rarely talked to anyone and years later, Rokaku finally came home and Takara's seen smiling again. Knowing that if Rokaku leaves Takara again, who knows what road she will take…