Author's Note: Again, I'm typing this on the WordPad...Merrrr! Thanks for the reviews! :D
I slowly stood up, my body graceful despite the strong, visible turbulent of power circulating both around me, and my sword. Gripping my scythe, I raised it as Kenpachi stared at me disbelievingly. I stared at him confidently, feeling perfectly in tune with my Zanpakuto.
Grunting, I lunged towards him and brought my blade down on his heavily, making his blade fly back as his eyes widened. Taking advantage of the situation, I brought my blade back up without turning it, letting the sharp notch on the end give him deep slash across his chest. His eyes widened as he jumped back.
Leaping after him, I easily knocked his blade aside again and smashed my scythe into his shoulder, causing a deep wound. I ripped it out and blocked on of his attacks, throwing his blade aside easily before I gave him an equally serious wound on his other shoulder. Our blades met, and mine only increased of strength; I was beating him.
"Come on, what's the fun in this?!" I screamed at him as he suddenly grinned.
"How come you came back?!" He yelled, charging me as I jumped back. Our blades met and my eyes narrowed as he seemed to release more of his strength and not let his blade be brushed away as easily. "Why're you so much stronger?!"
"Because I'm not fighting alone! I have my Zanpakuto! And my Shiro!" I yelled, charging him as the power circulating me mounted to a new level. He laughed like an insane person as our blades met, sparks dancing freely inbetween us. I continued to charge him, making smaller cuts around his body before he stopped trying to dodge. He charged me now, and I took to prancing around his blows at the last second. Jabbing as I saw him become open, I made a nice gash in his stomach, similar to the one he gave me.
Suddenly he started to laugh as I jumped away again, and my eyes narrowed slightly as he started to talk. "Amazing! A draw - no - you're slightly better. How long has it been...? When was the last time I felt such elation...?!" He asked himself as I swallowed, tuning myself with my sword even more. I searched inside and located Shiro; I didn't have her trained, but that didn't mean she wouldn't have the common sense to help me. "I think...with you..." He started, lifting up his hand.
My eyes widened slightly as he went for his eyepatch, and I was tense and ready at a moment's notice. He ripped it off, and instantly I was flooded with the outrageously strong power he couldn't control. Eyes narrowing, I exerted my own in an attempt to rival it. "That's some power! Too bad you can't control it!" I tried to taunt him.
He smiled in responce. "I'm going to pump it all out!" He said, the power around him disappearing as he whipped his sword to the side. I observed the building next to him start to crash down due to the diagonal stroke. "To kill you! That's all there is!" He told me with a manically grin, his eyes glowing. My eyes fell onto his sword as he was once again swarmed with power; I heard it's pained cries.
"I hear it, Miru." I told her quietly as I felt her materialize behind me. "They'll destroy each other; that much is obvious." I explained to her as she smirked.
"Glad to see you remember something; I was beginning to lose hope." She taunted as I smirked.
"Well then, I'll have to put my powers in your hands, won't I?" I asked her, feeling her grin behind me as she snapped her fan shut.
"Yes; I suppose so." She said as I flet her powers mesh with mine, both of our harmonizing to the same melody. Our powers escalated together, flowing around us in a gigantic fire-like motion, the same that Kenpachi had.
"It still increases!" He observed, smiling largely. I felt a grin tug at the corners of my mouth, so I released it.
"Yeah, of course. I'm fighting with Miru, of course." I told him, observing how my hollow was taking a neutral role in this.
Later then? I thought, directing my thoughts toward her.
Tch... Whatever! Smiling lightly as her responce, I took an offensive stance.
"Miru? Is that the name of your Zanpakuto?" He asked as I responded.
"Her full name is Miru Koto Garasu." I supplied, feeling that she didn't want everyone to call her by her nickname.
"I see. Borrowing her power and fighting alongside it... That's nonsence!" He told me as I glared. "Zanpakutos are tools for fighting! What you said is a line for a weakling who has no confidence in their own strength, so he has to 'borrow' the power of his sword! That's not my line...Sydney!" He screamed as my eyes narrowed at not only his absurd power level, but his line of thinking.
His power flared and I noticed a skull become apparent in it; mine flared in responce and a hollow mask appeared. My hollow mask. He still smiled a large smile, and lunged with that crazed look in his eyes. I suddenly grinned, bringing my scythe up to meet his blade. We charged at each other, screaming battle cries as our blades met.
Our powers met each other visciously, and an explosion occured. My eyes widened as I registered his sword sliding into my chest. The dust cleared, and I realized that my scythe had cut a new, deep gash next to his neck, stetching across his chest. We stared at each other, our eyes unable to read the others. My brown eyes spoke of a sudden crashing fear that enveloped me. "No..." I begged, slowly losing myself. "Everyone..." I murmured as his blade ripped out of me. Due to blood loss and nothing holding me up, I fell to the ground painfully as I tried to desperately breath. Coughing up some blood, my eyes were forced shut as I slowly let go of reality. Thank you... Everyone...
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"Listen to me! I didn't kill him!" I yelled at Captain Hitsugaya, jumping aside to dodge another one of his blows. We were inside his office; I was reporting in again and had gotten blamed for the death of... Captain Aizen, was it?
"Who was it then?!" He growled, pointing at me. A yellow rope seemed to fly out of it and wrap around me. Forcing myself to stay standing, I gritted my teeth.
"It wasn't any of the Ryoka, as you call us! Damien was taken down a while ago - he would be the only one that woud dare do such a thing! Sydney could never kill someone like that!" I protested as his eyes narrowed.
"And you can say that for sure?" He asked suspiciously as my tongue caught.
"Well, I can't say Sydney won't murder if she's pressed into a corner, but-"
"So it was her!"
"We would've known if Sydney did it - from when I've seen her fight, she enjoys playing with her opponent more. You know by her smile that you're fucked unless your stronger." I told him, shivering as I recalled a time she held her sword up to my neck, grinning. "She's a predator through and through!"
"So who killed him then?!" He asked himself, turning away as I was left to stare at his back and squirm inside my bonds.
"Maybe - it was that Captain you didn't like! Ichirmaru!" I recalled his name. Hitsugaya turned back to me, his eyes connecting the dots.
"That would make sense..." He murmured. "I need to go somewhere. Stay put." He told me, and I found myself being freed as he unlocked the door and left. I stared after him, unsure why he trusted me in here. My gaze turned to his desk. Best start going through his paperwork while I have the time... I thought drearily, not looking forward to the papercuts that were sure to happen.
Feeling Sydney's soul suddenly drop to almost nothing, I tensed as I crouched behind his desk. My eyes narrowed as I tuned into her. She's been defeated; no, she tied with her opponent I believe...and is that... Yoruichi?! I realized. I shook my head at this. Well then, no time to worry. She'll be fine with that cat's help.
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No longer feeling any pain, I allowed my eyes to drift open. I seemed to by lying inside a small cave. Unable to place it in my memory, my eyes roamed and widened at the sight of Damien sleeping peacefully next to me. He seemed to be in worse shape - his bandages were a little bloody and I knew they had been recently changed.
Looking around for who saved us, I found Yoruichi. I watched her eyes as she watched me. "Yo. You're awake." She observed and I nodded. "Your wounds are healing nicely - with some more rest, you should be okay." She told me as I looked down, seeing that I had large bandages here and there.
"Thank you." I told her quietly. "So where'd you go off to, when we all landed?" I asked curiously, wanting to know how things played out in my absence.
"I landed with Sloth - we walked around for a bit and we discovered that if she hid her Zanpakuto, she could pass off as a normal Soul Reaper." She told me as I sweat dropped. Damn... Wish I thought of that! "But I left soon afterwards to check on Ishida and Brianna - they survived their fight, by the way." She told me as I stared at her, confused.
"What fight?" I asked, not believing I had missed sensing it.
"They fought against the gate guard's brother." She told me as I nodded, faintly recalling it in my memory. Seeing this, she continued. "I also checked in on Seeker and Orihime - they seem to be doing fine, all though they seem to have come across Soul Reaper uniforms..." She told me as I nodded. Good going Seeker! "Chad and Damien are also fine - they are alive." She supplied as I nodded.
"So..." I started slowly, unsure of what to say now that she explained everything. I'm forgetting something here... "How'd you get me here?" It popped out as I mentally barrated myself for letting it out so easily. She chuckled.
"I suppose I haven't shown you or any of your friends, have I?" She asked me, walking away as I stayed silent. "I used my original form." She said, turning back to face me. I watched her carefully. Her eyes began to glow as her power spiked; it swirled around as her body began to physically change shape. I watched as the smoke cleared, forcing myself not to eye her body openly as images of Kisuke flashed across my mind.
"So you're a lady, huh?" I asked, closing my eyes and crossing my arms in an attempt at not to stare. She laughed.
"So uptight! And usually showing off my real form get such a shocked responce, too~" She said whimsically while I blushed.
"Please put clothes on!" I hissed at her, my face starting to burn.
She laughed. "All right, all right." Grabbing some clothes from a nearby box, I politely averted my eyes as she changed. Scanning the ground as she finished adjusting her long purple hair, my eyes landed on my mask. "Without it, you would've surely died." She told me as I nodded.
"I don't doubt that for a second... But I wonder why I even had it on me?" I asked her as she raised her eyebrow in question. "I ate it before - why'd it just appear?" I clarified as her eyes narrowed.
"I do not know... But I will keep it for now." She told me in a low voice.
All I could do was nod as she crouched in front of me. I eyed the skull baton-like thing she was holding. "So I used this to fly you here," she started to explain just as a powerful spiritual pressure rained down on us. Both of our breathes caught in our throats, and I jumped up, ignoring my now bleeding wounds. Snatching the object from her hands and Miru who was resting against the wall, I flew out of the cave.
"Fly!" I hissed as I leaped off the small cliff. The tool reacted immediately. The bone structure grew as a thing, but strong webbing grew in between it. Using it like flying was second nature, I easily took off into the sky.
"Sydney!" Yoruichi called after me desperately.
"I need to save my friends!" I screame back, knowing full well that both Hanataro and Ganju were in trouble. Flying towards them, I exerted my power to show that I was at least on the same level of a Captain. My eyes scanned the bridge, and I was thankful the tool could fly so fast. Ukitake was staring up with wide eyes, Byakuya looked surprised, and Hanataro mirored the same expression of shock that Rukia had.
Directing the sole wing towards Rukia, I only semi-awkwardly landed in front of her. "Yo, I'm here to save you." I told her immediately, standing tall as I gave her a one armed hug. The winged untensil seemed to deactivate fully, and I quicky let go of her unresponsive form to take it off and slip it inside my Shihakusho. Speaking of which... I registered, looking down and seeing it was fully open. Thanks for bandaging me boobs, Yoruichi! I thanked her silently before closing it and making it look like normal.
Seeing Hanataro, I bypassed Rukia's shocked eyes and stepped up to him. I reached up and put a hand on his head, smiling. "Thanks for going on ahead! You did well, Hanataro." I told him warmly as he slowly nodded. Feeling good about his reaction, I turned back to Rukia...who was still staring. Putting my hand in front of her face, I snapped my fingers. She flinched back in shock. "Time to wake up princess, your heroes here." I told her, unsure why she wasn't either 1) Crying 2) Screaming in anger or 3) Jumping for joy. She was doing...nothing.
"W-What're you doing, fool?! I told you not to come!" She told me, sadness filling her eyes. Aah, so that's where all the emotions went... I registered dully.
"Um, that's not what friends do Rukia." I told her like it was blatanly obvious. "We stick up for each other because we're pals - I'm not going to let any of my friends die because of me." I told her honestly. "I refuse to let a friend die like this." My grim speech seemed to make her even sadder.
"But you're all cut up...!" She told me, bowing her head as I put a hand on it.
"This is nothing, Rukia. I'd do anything for my friends - you should know that." I revealed the simple truth. "That's why I'm going to defeat him." I told her, my voice growing out of its softness and into its strong, predatory nature. "You're older brother." My eyes narrowed at his, and he glared back. I chuckled. "What's up with you?!" I called out to him, unable to help the smile on my face. "I thought Kuchiki's weren't supposed to look so human? That's a glare, isn't it?" I asked bravely as he frowned. I unsheathed my sword from my back, having put my sheath where it belonged when I flew here.
"Sydney..." Boton said softly behind me.
"ALL OF YOUR OPINIONS ARE BEING IGNORED, WOMAN." I told her loudly, turning back to leer at her. "I am definitely not leaving because you told me to!" I growled at her as she glared at me.
"What's with this attitude?! I didn't even say anything! And you're a woman, too! What kind of rescuer are you?!" She yelled at me.
"The kind that saves her hoes when they're in trouble!" I told her, making faces as she glared at me.
"I am not this 'hoe' you speak of!" She yelled back as I continued to make faces at her. She glared at me before suddenly turning soft. "Still the same... You won't ever listen to anything I say, will you?" She asked, letting me peer into her heart a little. My gaze softened.
"Nope." I stated easily, turning on a dime as she yelled at me.
"What the hell?! I say something nice and that's all you can say?!" She screamed at me as I sighed.
"Quit worrying about me! I can raise myself!" Catching my own tongue after I said it, I looked back at her with wide eyes. Please don't say anything, please don't say anything! I begged her. Please don't catch on!
"Sydney..." She murmured slowly as my eyes suddenly hardened.
"I'm not alone - I've gotten stronger." I told myself, but got the distinct feeling she was listening as well. I watched and tightened my grip on my blade as Byakuya started to slowly walk forward. Copying his actions, I rose an eye at his serious. "What's up with you? You'll catch a cold from the ice inside your soul~" I teased him, using a line from a pop song.
His eyes narrowed. "Your joke means nothing; I will catch no cold." He said unemotionally as I huffed.
"Damn, try to have some humor!" I said, stalking closer as he suddenly flexed his power. My eye twitched, but besides that it had no affect.
"Oh? Not to be perturbed by this kind of spiritual pressure... You've grown strong, girl." He told me as my eyes narrowed.
"Girl...?" I asked, suddenly feeling put down by what he called me. "I have a name, and I'd be damned well pleased if you used it!" I yelled at him suddenly. I am not a little kid! "The names Sydney Kurosaki, if you didn't happen to catch it." I told him, glaring visciously.
"Don't talk so big, girl." He said again as I visably bristled. "I do not know how you regained your Soul Reaper powers... But why did you come to throw away the life that was so narrowly saved?" He asked me coldly.
"Because..." I told him, feeling the venom on my tongue. I was unable to hold back my harsh words that I knew were going to get to him. "I've made my choice. It's the law that's my enemy - not you." But I really can't say 'not anyone else', can I?
"What?" He asked, his voice cold and unemotional. I smirked.
"You heard me. I said that the law is wrong - I'm on the side against it." I reveled in what I saw in his eyes - for anyone who hadn't watched him like a wickedly good stalker through a computer screen, it would be shockingly easy to miss the swirl of emotions in his eyes.
He frowned slightly before Flash Stepping. My eyes narrowed as I heightened my senses, spinning around and batting his sword away with my own as I took a few paces back. He lunged after me like I knew he would and I side stepped easily, bringing my blade around to cut the back of his neck. He ducked down in time and I jumped up, avoiding the blade that would've cut cleanly through my heels.
Laughing as I back flipped away, his cold eyes delighted me. Damn, Kenpachi seems to have had a bad influence on me~ I recalled distantly as I brought up my sword to block another on of Byakuya's blows.
"You think you can honestly stand up to me now... Kuchiki, Byakuya?" I asked, my voice thick with danger as I stared at him, my eyes like a true predator. Smiling as I leaned forward, his eyes narrowed at my behavior.
And to think she acts so different when she fights... Shiro chuckled inside of me.
She's truly one of them. Miru agreed.
I'm truly... Evolueren! I screamed mentally, batting away another blow of his sword.
Author's Note: So how is everyone? I'm doing good...actually, supurb! I requested a fic from honeyMellon, and she wrote me an amazing one! :D I luvs it so much! It's called the Lost Agent, and it's a totaly Rated M Ichigo x Urahara thing, but it's so dark! Truly amazing, I've already read it three times xD But I would recommend that you go read and review it - she's gotten feedback requesting that it be dropped as a one shot and turned into a book, but she's not sure... So if you like it, please tell her! Not that you should mention little old me, of course. ;)
