Chapter 2
The Confrontation
Ichigo had his eyes locked on Orihime who was in his arms despite knowing that the green-eyed man stood a few meters in front of them. Ichigo couldn't care less that he had come, or his reason to. He felt there was something more important he had to take care of now.
The green-eyed man decided to break the silence when he realized that the orange haired boy in front of him wasn't going to.
"I see…" he said, calmly observing Orihime who was in Ichogo's arms. "I assume that you have come to rescue that woman"
Ichigo hugged Orihime tighter into his chest, never letting his sight leave her. His body was calm, even his voice, when he spoke up definit. "Move out of my way Ulquiorra"
"I see…" Ulquiorra replied, now looking at Ichigo. "Have you not planned to fight me first?"
"You haven't hurt any of my friend's. I have no reason to fight you" he replied while he lifted his head, now facing Ulquiorra. His brown eyes were full of determent. "So move".
Ulquiorra narrowed his eyes slightly for a moment as their eyes met. He then said something that shook Ichigo deeply to his core.
"So what if I were to tell you that I'm the one in charge of Orihime? And what if I were to tell you that I'm the one who brought her to Hueco Mundo?"
Ichigo didn't answer Ulquiorra's question. He just broke the eye contact with him and shifted his eyes back to Orihime. He looked at her as he put her down with all his care and embraced her in his black cloak. He then whispered something to her Ulquiorra couldn't quite comprehend. And barely for a second, it would seem that he had vanished, at least for the human eye to see.
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Ichigo headed right towards Ulquiorra with all his force. Their eyes met once more as his sword got stopped only by Ulquiorra's hand, and Ichigo's eyes were filled with something that could only be described as hatred to the man he was now facing.
"What the hell have you done to Inoue!" Ichigo shouted. "And what the hell is that weird machine for?!" He was furious.
"It seems that I've got your attention now." Ulquiorra said, still calm. He didn't even seem to struggle against the power Ichigo lunged at him. "Do you want to fight me now?"
Suddenly, another great force came right between the two of them. The sudden attack forced the both of them to pull back. Someone in a white cloak was now standing right between them. It was Kuchiki-taicho.
Ichigo was of course surprised to see that Kuchiki-taicho had come to Hueco Mundo. He would normally have said something to him. Like asking what he was doing there, but he didn't. He didn't care. He would only command him "Don't Kuchiki. This guy is mine".
Kuchiki-taicho turned his head towards Ichigo who was in a complete fighting stance. He interrupted him with a firm voice. "No Kurosaki. You don't". He continued "You are not in the right sense to fight right now. You will only get yourself killed if yo…"
"Shut up and move!" Ichigo yelled back
Kuchiki-taicho ignored Ichigo's outburst as he sighed for himself. His eyes went on Orihime and he continued to speak. "Take Inoue-san to safety. You came here to rescue her, isn't that right?"
"Besides," Kuchiki-taicho continued. "She will not be able to defend herself with her Shun Shun Rikka from your reiatsu. She will only be in more danger." Kuchiki-taicho began to explain. "Kotetsu Isane from the fourth division is here together with her team right outside Las Noches south of here. Take her there."
The words from the captain made Ichigo realize that he had to make himself calm down and get himself together. He had to do it for the sake of Orihime's safety. Ichigo broke his stance and made himself take a deep breath. He then flashstepped over to Orihime, picked her up and took her gently into his arms once more and said with a low, aching voice facing only his back towards the captain.
"Don't come back until you have defeated him".
And within a second, they were gone.
"Well then..." the captain said. " I apologize for the interruption. It strictly goes against my principles to interrupt someone's battle like this."
Kuchiki-taicho faced Ulquiorra as he drew his sword. "But then again, that boy has a way of shaking my principles."
And so, the second chapter was released!
This chapter has taken me a while to write since it's only a buildup for what's coming next.
I wanna thank you for all the positive responses I've been receiving. I know that my chapters may seem short compared to others, but it won't mean that they won't get longer!
Be safe, until next time!
