Hello, this chapter is my tenth chapter…yay? Anyways I'm completely stoked right now, Canadian Expo is coming up over here and my friends are all coming (C'mon Ciara, you have to come!) and with it, I'm hoping to update on my Bleach manga! Anyways thanks for the reviews, especially Skins Thundbomb for showing me the ropes! Arigato Sensei!

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach

Chapter-10- Koji's Sword Unleash! Fight for Your Friends!

"Dammit," Hana swore as she punched the wall of her room causing the thin wall to buckle under to pressure.

"Careful Hana-chan!" Miho wailed, "You won't get back your security deposit if you do that!"

"Shut up!" Hana snapped irritably, "You, Rei-san, and Shinn all can unleash your shikai and yet I still can't!"

"Koji-chan, Cho-chan and Saito-chan still can't," Miho remarked.

"Don't compare me with them!" Hana snapped.

"Sorry Hana-chan!" Miho wailed.

"And don't say sorry!" Hana added, "You're beginning to sound like Shinn!"

She stepped forward and sent her fist aiming for the door.

"Oy, Hana-san, can you…" Shinn began as he opened the door.

Hana's fist collided with Shinn's sending him flying through the rice paper walls and out into the hot springs.

Rei's voice could be heard screaming making it obvious Hana's blow had sent Shinn rocketing into the women's public bath.

"Shinn you pervert!" Rei shrieked, a crashing noise was heard and Shinn's wailing followed shortly after.

Shinn body was seen flying out into the forest and the rantings of Rei could be heard in a 10-mile radius.

"And you're fixing the walls too!" Rei added angrily as she stalked back into the bathhouse.

Later that day Hana and Miho were out in the training courts practicing.

"Lesse…" Miho began, "I think you have to talk to your zanpak-to first,"

Hana regarded her friend as if she was an idiot.

"Talk?" Hana asked confused, "This thing is a piece of metal!"

"That's not respectful Hana-chan!" Miho scolded.

"This is irritating," Hana muttered, "Okay…um…hello sword,"

"Haha!" Saito laughed from his hiding place in the bushes, "Hana speaks to her sword!"

"Shut up!" Hana screamed kicking him out of the court.

"Remember me as a savior and not a destroyer of souls!" Saito wailed as he disappeared into the sky.

"I'm not talking to this damn thing!" Hana snarled.

"Then how can you do it?" Miho asked confused.

Hana merely grumbled to herself.

"Where's Cho or Shinn?" Hana asked angrily, "I need to punch something!"

She stalked off leaving Miho blinking confused.

"Lalala," Shinn sang absently as he was clad in an apron and hairnet as he set down and replaced the wall's frame.

"Hey!" Hana called out, "Shinn!"

"Eh?" Shinn asked.

Hana kicked him down the hallway.

"Show me how to unleash my zanpak-to." Hana demanded.

"Eh…Hana-san is very demanding," Shinn replied, "I still have to finish replacing the walls!"

Hana glared at Shinn menacingly.

"Waah, I am in big trouble!" Shinn cried as Hana dragged him by the cuff of his shirt.

She dragged him out to the courtyard and told him to get up.

"But I don't even have my zanpak-to!" Shinn protested.

"Then go get it," Hana ordered.

Shinn dashed madly away.

"And don't even think of running away!" Hana added.

"Eh?" Shinn squeaked as he froze in mid step, "Hana-san is so cruel!"

He returned shortly with his zanpak-to.

"Now show me how you unleash it," Hana demanded.

Shinn sighed then lifted his blade.

"Burst Raikaze!" Shinn said calmly.

His sword suddenly was coated in blue energy. Then his blade transformed into a long gunblade that shone with a dark blue light that seemed to cast a shadow upn the sureface rather than illuminate it.

"The blade's light had grown darker," Shinn thought grimly, "Yami is trying to break free again,"

He immediately changed the blade back to its original form.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry but I have some cleaning to do!" Shinn chuckled as he rubbed the back of his head, "I have to go now,"

He quickly sped off leaving Hana startled.

"Hey!" Hana snarled, "Get back over here!"

Shinn hurried off for a bit then regarded his sword. Ever since he had trained with Renji-dono the black blade of his sword disappeared leaving it a bright blue, now it was back and yet Shinn sensed nothing from the sword.

"This is odd," Shinn sighed as he walked back into the meeting hall.

Cho regarded his friend from a distance. Normally Shinn was cheerful and happy but lately he had been distracted and unfocused.

"Hmm, I wonder what Shinn-chan is up to?" He asked to himself.

He hopped off his perch and made sure none was around.

"Laugh, Kotesu," He murmured softly.

His sword shuddered in a purple light then if coated his sword.

His shikai transformed into a blade with no hilt or handle. A long purple beam of energy, roughly the length of a normal katana, shone brilliantly in a purple light. He held is as though his hand clasped around an invisible handle.

"Come out, old friend," Cho whispered.

A giant black wolf that bled out purple energy stalked up behind him.

"He's very powerful, possibly as strong as you if he could learn to control that power," Kotesu remarked.

"I know, which is why he ordered us to observe him," Cho replied unusually grim.

"Then what is the matter?" The spirit asked, "I know you did not merely called me out to talk of your orders,"

"Our instructions were to watch him, as in both sides of him," Cho sighed, "But Renji's gone and messed things up and sealed away his other half,"

"Then should we release him?"

"That would invite panic," Cho replied, "No, we need Shinn to be in a situation where his own power will not be enough, we need someone to try and kill him,"

He spun around and walked down the street as his zanpak-to dissipated into the air.

Shinn hurried down the streets until he made it to the captain's office.

"Oy, Renji-dono!" Shinn called out.

"What is it?" Renji shouted from his office above the entrance.

"Um…my zanpak-to's been acting weird," Shinn called out not wanting to get into further detail.

Renji's voice could be heard cursing as he made his way down to the main entrance.

He slid open the door garbed in a pink bed robe along with fluffy pink slippers and a white fan. As usual he had his hair done up in a topknot and had a bandanna holding up his hair rather than his usual Soul Pressure Scouter.

"Um…nice outfit," Shinn remarked trying desperately not to laugh.

"Idiot!" Renji snarled kicking Shinn approximately 100 meters away, "Show some respect for a captain! Say 'sir' at the beginning and end of every sentence when you speak to me!"

"Sir, sorry, sir!" Shinn apologized, "Sir, I've been really distracted, Sir!" Sir, I have come to ask about my zanpak-to and its current state, Sir!"

"Ah…so your zanpak-to is unstable again?" Renji asked.

"Sir, yes, sir! Sir, as in it is very unstable sir," Shinn replied, "Sir…"

"SHUT UP!" Renji snarled kicking him away again, "Stop saying sir, its freakin' annoying!"

Shinn sat up sighing.

"Anyways, show me your zanpak-to," Renji ordered holding out his hand.

Shinn drew his sword and handed it to his captain with the handle outward.

"Hmmm," Renji muttered noticing the darkened blade, "The dark soul is definitely trying to break loose,"

"So what can we do?" Shinn asked worriedly.

"This time around I can't just beat it up," Renji sighed, "And I can't merely seal it off completely,"

"So what can we do?" Shinn asked.

"You have to master your dark side," Renji replied, "You and your other half have been conflicting which weakens your power, right now you use only your own power, if both of you were to be able to combine your powers into one whole power then you will be able to achieve a higher level of power,"

"But…he's…" Shinn began.

"Try to speak with him," Renji advised, "He's gonna wake up anyways, best it be on better terms,"

Shinn nodded then lifted his blade carefully then sheathed it and tied it to his waist.

"Thank you Renji-dono," Shinn bowed as he left.

The moment he stepped outside he spotted Cho waiting for him.

"Um…Cho, I don't have time…" Shinn began.

"There's a hollow!" Cho cried immediately, "Rei-san and the others went to go fight it; they sent me here to get you as backup!"

"A hollow?" Shinn asked seriously, "Let's go!"

Cho took off into the forest while Shinn tagged along.

Just after they left Rei herself walked into the captain's office.

"Hey, Renji!" Rei called out, "You seen Shinn?"

"Ya, he was just here," Renji replied impatiently, "Now shoo! I have work to do!"

He shoved Rei outside then slid the door closed.

Rei sighed and slid open the door again.

"I wish those doors had locks on them," Renji grumbled.

"I need to find Shinn, he's supposed to be cleaning the bathrooms today!"

"He went off with Cho somewhere," Renji replied, "Who knows what that kid wants with Shinn,"

"I don't even want to think about it," Rei sighed as she left the room.

Meanwhile Cho and Shinn dashed through the forest.

"When did Cho get so much faster?" Shinn murmured as he struggled to keep his friend's darting form in sight.

Suddenly Cho's figure disappeared altogether.

"Shuunpo?" Shinn thought alarmed.

He suddenly sensed another presence, much darker.

A tall and gaunt figure emerged from the trees. It was pale white with an elongated neck and long arms and legs that were disproportionate to his torso. The mask covering the hollow's face resembled a cow's skull rather than a human's.

"A hollow!" Shinn snarled as he drew his sword.

"Oh…food for the soul!" A voice sneered back.

"Where are the others?" Shinn asked.

"Others?" The hollow replied, "I'm the only one here!"

"What…?" Shinn began.

The hollow didn't wait for Shinn to finish.

"I'm so damn hungry!" The hollow whined.

His neck extended like a whip and his mouth opened wide revealing sets of jagged teeth.

"Ergh!" Shinn grunted as he shoved his sword into the beast's mouth to keep it from clamping down on him.

The hollow stepped forward putting Shinn off balance.

"Hey!" Shinn cried as he stumbled back.

Suddenly the hollow's arm extended and his razor sharp talons sank into Shinn's side which also caused him to slacken his guard against the hollow's mouth.

The hollow's teeth dug into Shinn's shoulder causing his eyes to widen in pain.

"Dammit!" Shinn thought angrily, "I don't have the strength to release my shikai…I have to…"

The hollow lashed out with his foot extending it so that it wrapped around Shinn's neck.

"Hey!" A voice shouted.

"K-Koji?" Shinn croaked weakly but then fainted.

"Take this!" Koji cried lashing out with his sword.

He sliced off the hollow's leg that held Shinn up.

"Brat!" The hollow sneered.

Koji didn't reply. He merely lifted his friend's unconscious body and jumped a few feet back.

"Whoever you are…I'm going to make sure you pay!" Koji promised as he set his friend's body down.

"Let's see you try!" The hollow snarled back as he lashed out with his arm.

Koji blocked the attack then sliced the arm away.

"I'm better than this," Koji scoffed as he stepped forward and slashed with his sword.

"But not this!" The hollow shot back as a third arm sprouted out and slashed a deep cut into Koji's arm.

Koji jumped back and clutched his wounded sword arm with his free hand.

"Now how are you going to fight me?" The hollow jeered, "I'm not even breaking a sweat here!"

"Then try now!" Koji snapped as he swung his sword in a wide arc to keep the hollow at bay.

"Fool," The hollow spat, "You can't even scratch me, much less wound me!"

Koji suddenly grinned slightly.

"You think I'm beaten?" Koji asked as a red aura gathered around him, "You think you know me?"

The hollow suddenly felt an intense heat burn up his foot charring the bone white skin that covered his leg.

"Eyagh!" The hollow screamed as it stumbled back off balance.

Koji stepped forward and swiped down with his blade which had ignited in flames.

"I told you, you don't know anything about me!" Koji shouted.

His sword sparked as it met the hollow's claw halfway.

"Maybe so," The hollow snarled back, "But even though your sword's getting a bit toasty, it doesn't make a scratch against my claws!"

To emphasize his point he grabbed hold of the blade and slowly began to force the burning weapon back.

"And you'll never beat me!" The hollow added as he added more and more of his weight.

"I'm not going to lose! Not while my friends are around!" Koji shouted.

"You have reached the point where your mind has become pure in your wish for you're friends safety, such a spark will become a raging blaze! Say my name!" A voice shouted through Koji's mind.

It was as if someone had seared the word into his brain. He could never forget it now.

"Burn, Kelevandros!" Koji cried.

His sword, once red hot glowed even brighter, to the point that is was white hot. The blade was nothing but fire making the hollow feel like his skin would peel like an onion in the face of such extreme intensity. The hilt was in the design of a glowing ball of fire. The handle was wrapped in red gauze that pulsed with warmth and was capped with a red tip. A white bell covered the handle and it glistened as it reflected the intense light from the flaming blade.

"Take this!" Koji cried as he pushed the blade forward.

The sword burned through the hollow's hand and sank into the hollow's startled face causing it to hiss and bubble as the face melted away, and yet Koji felt only a slight warmth emitting from the blade itself.

The hollow slumped forward as the ruby red flames ate away at the burnt corpse till nothing but ashes remained.

"For now and forever more we are partners, call me forth and we shall burn a path of courage in a time of darkness!"

Koji smiled in amusement at the sword's righteous ranting. He mentally turned it back into its zanpaku-to form.

Now the sword was the same as any other katana save the swirling pattern of fire on the cross guard and the red pommel.

He sheathed the blade then regarded his friend.

"Now why were you out here by yourself?" Koji muttered as he set to bandaging his and his companion's wounds.

Koji was unaware of the figure that regarded his every move.

"Too bad," Cho sighed, "It might have been fun breaking the sword's soul free,"

He hopped away on tree branches.

Elsewhere another mysterious figure stepped inside the Shinigami headquarters.

"He's unstable you know," Renji remarked even as the figure stepped into his office, "And you shouldn't be out in that condition,"

The man was completely silent as he stepped through Renji's untidy floor.

"I had no choice," The man replied, "I feel this is all somehow my fault,"

"Its not," Renji sighed, "We are in no position to judge, he's a wild card but he's a good person and I think he will become a great help to us,"

"I hope so too," The man sighed as he ran his hands through his long silver blue hair.

"Soul Society's greatest mistakes and its running rampant amongst us," Renji sighed, "And hell who knows what he'll do,"

"But believe in him," The man replied as he stepped out, "He may just save our world,"

"And you'll be the one responsible for our possible damnation," Renji replied dryly, "If he ever learns the truth, Ukitake Juushiro,"

Okay, so that's another chapter done. My friend told me to write my own opinion down here or hints for the next chapter. Well I'm not into spoilers so I'll just comment on the chapters I write down here.