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White with Wrath 2 : Volcanic Activity

"That's it. That's the real last sake for you."

Hisagi Shuuhei

"Hinamori can't live without me. Therefore, I have to kill her."

She knew what to do. She must survive at all cost. She would prove to him she was not his puppet. She would kill him.

Hinamori-kun, I am your captain. You can confide your troubles to me, if you want to."

Her hands stopped in front of the door. This was her only chance. She would not blow it. She would have to be careful.

"Tell me, did you waste one year on this bed? Dreaming about me on your perfect world? You are innocent, Hinamori. That's why I used you. Now wake up..."

She opened the door soundlessly, zanpakuto gripped tightly. She was close. She could do it. Just one stab on the heart...

"...because it will be the last thing you do."

"What are you doing in my room? Especially with your zanpakuto?"

Hinamori whipped around. Here was her captain, standing behind her with glasses, slick long black-and-white hair, and smirking.

"Do you have any trouble sleeping, Hinamori-kun? Then you can come to my room at anytime."

She took her chance. "Snap, Tobiume!"

Her captain's eyes widened as the room exploded.

"What are you doing!"

"Nothing you do can stop me, Hinamori-kun. Your only significance in my plan was just as a distraction, nothing more."

With a cry Hinamori lunged again, releasing multiple pink spheres as she went. The captain dodged easily, hands gripping her dull blade.

"Impulsive and instinctive, that's why you are useful."

"Snap out of it! Wake up, if you're dreaming!"

A part of her mind, the logical one, tried to. For a grace period, she felt she was awaken from trance and was still adjusting to the real world.

"Good...just...calm...down..."

"K-Kusanagi-taichou?" Hinamori stuttered, the face of her captain still unfocused and blurry.

"Your emotion is a danger to some, but it makes it all the easier for me to manipulate you. That's right, just like that. I know how to make you cry, I know how to make you laugh, I know how to make you angry...I know how to make you my perfect tool. Yes, let loose that emotion. Rage, am I correct?"

"NO!" At her will, Tobiume exploded again, along with the captain holding the blade. Her heart leaped for a second. Perhaps she finally did it...

...Then the smoke cleared, revealing her captain still alive and harmless, save for the white hands. At this point, she switched into her other instinct.

"Running, Hinamori? You can never fend off for yourself, can you?"

Running away.

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It must be a nightmare. If not, how else would her always calm and collected brother was suddenly chasing her while carrying Senbonzakura around?

"Nii-sama! It's me, Rukia!"

And yet it was real, because she was running around with Sodeno Shirayuki. Fear clutched her heart; she knew it would be over for her once he meant it to be. Judging by the way he was very close to her and was already preparing to strike...

Rukia yelped when someone pulled her away from Byakuya's attack.

"Ukitake-taichou!" She cried out in relief.

Ukitake didn't answer her, narrowing his eyes. Byakuya's neck was completely white, which meant...

"Sentarou! Get Kuchiki away from here!" He gave her to Sentarou, who saluted and flash-stepped out of harm.

Ukitake huffed, whipping his zanpakuto to meet Byakuya's. "Kuchiki-taichou! Snap out of it! It's just an illusion, whatever it is you're seeing right now."

He obviously had said the wrong thing, because Byakuya's formerly cool complexion were screwed in some degree. He pushed Ukitake back, holding Senbonzakura in the infamous releasing posture.

"Scatter, Sen—"

Ukitake threw himself sideways to evade a sudden burst of elongated blade.

"I will surpass you now, Kuchiki-taichou!" It was none other than Renji, who retracted Zabimaru and launched it again. Ukitake jumped and perched on the wall. Renji had a white mane...

"A monkey, trying to bite the moon", Byakuya coolly droned, deflecting Zabimaru then cutting the strings that held the segments together. Now they lay on the ground, harmless enough to unknowing eyes.

"Higa Zekki!" The segments suddenly sprang and attacked Byakuya, making a tower of smoke. When the smoke cleared, Byakuya was not there to be seen.

"Ban—"

"Bakudou 33, Mizumuchi!"

Whips made of water snared both of them, coming from Ukitake. "Both of you, it's not real! You're not really feeling that at the moment!" He doubted that. By the way Byakuya was going to release Bankai; it was obvious their anger had been pent up for a long time.

"Hadou 19, Raigenzaino." Lightning current flowed from Byakuya's fingers to Ukitake, amplified by the water as its conductor. Ukitake screamed, releasing the spell on them. He knelt on the ground, coughing.

"Your inability, Ukitake, makes many sufferings." In a flash, Senbonzakura was already beside his neck. In the same speed, Zabimaru lashed out again which Byakuya dodged.

"You're mine, Kuchiki-taichou! Bankai, Hihiou Zabimaru!"

As if they were not destructive enough, Ukitake thought. His coughing had stopped, but even he would have a lot of trouble calming two captains with Bankai. He dropped flat to the ground. Split seconds later, gigantic snake bones passed overhead, destroying great part of the Kuchiki estate. The snake head only stopped when Byakuya blocked it with his sealed zanpakuto. Ukitake coughed again.

"You can never surpass me. That is your destiny. Scatter, Senbonzakura."

The scattered blade severed the bonds of Renji's Bankai. In a blink Byakuya was already in front of the red-head, preparing to behead him.

Something pink and black hit him on the cranium, its momentum so great Byakuya was thrown away from Renji.

"Kusajishi-fukutaichou—cough—I'm—. " There was no point in continuing, for Ukitake finally noticed Yachiru's white 'hair'. He palmed his face. I'm screwed. Nevertheless, he rolled back to his feet before a snake's skeletal head could eat him.

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Hitsugaya cursed repeatedly. "What do you think you're doing, Matsumoto?" He said, eyebrows twitching. His sleep was disturbed by a loud noise and now he found his vice-captain destroying her own room like a mad cat with a white scarf.

"Oy, I'm talking to you!"

She turned around, pain and anger written all over her face. The sight of it was enough to make him step back. "What's going on, Matsumoto? I know you won't just destroy things for no reason..."

To his horror, she bared her teeth. "We don't need reason. Growl, Haineko!"

The blade turned to smoke, hazing to him in high speed. Hitsugaya waved Hyourinmaru around, pushing away the sharp smoke.

"Baka! Do you even know what you're doing!" He chided, still eyeing the floating smoke.

He soon realized he couldn't talk to her when she sneered. "Did you think when you killed Gin?" With that sentence, the smoke rushed to him. He blocked it, but it merely split into two cloud and attacked him from two directions. He waved Hyourinmaru without calling, and the ice dragon froze the cloud of smoke.

"Last chance, Matsumoto! Snap out of it!" He said threateningly; ready to launch an ice dragon in case she wouldn't give up.

He didn't count on a pink fireball to attack him right at that moment.

Hitsugaya rolled aside, thinking that he must have had a nightmare. Hinamori was standing on the hole Rangiku made, expression equally agitated.

"Get out of my way!" She barked to Rangiku, waving Tobiume around for emphasis.

"Don't you dare ignore me!" Somehow Haineko had broken free from the ice and was now attacking Hinamori, countered with pink balls.

"You two, stop it!" He put himself between them, hoping against hope that would stop them. They didn't. Each of them kicked him away. Dumbstruck, Hitsugaya just watched as the two fought and moved away from the Tenth Division.

"The ---------- is going on?" He muttered, rubbing his sore head. He should have noticed it sooner. Rangiku had been acting odd all day after all, starting from the time they fought that...

Well...that would explain the weird ornaments the two wore, or the fact that they were joint-attacking him. Hitsugaya rolled out of trouble again, this time using shunpo to get behind them and destroying the white pieces. Without warning, two feet slammed his head from two sides. With lights popping in his eyes and his ears ringing, all he could make out of his surroundings was that someone had come and shouted something (he had a very good idea who) then the two fled.

"All right, you." The two of them were short, but since he was shorter, Soi Fong had no trouble hoisting him by his collar. "Explain."

Hitsugaya shook his head. "You can start doing the same thing."

She dropped him and he nimbly stood on his two feet, dusting himself. Before any of them could say anything, Soi Fong suddenly threw her zanpakuto to behind his back. It was caught by a pair of white hands. Hitsugaya whirled around surprised by the sudden violent action. He quickly reached for Hyourinmaru.

"I think you should do that first", he drawled to Idaten. "If you can."

Idaten stared at him, at the Suzumebachi in her hands, and then at the glaring Soi Fong. "I can't; I know nothing of this." She tossed the short zanpakuto back. Soi Fong caught and sheathed it, still glaring. Hitsugaya still had a hand on Hyourinmaru's hilt.

"Just...what did your subordinates do today?" She asked demandingly.

"Being a --------", Hitsugaya answered offhandedly.

"We fought a group of Hollows and found a shinigami with similar predicaments", Idaten mused, "I think that's the source."

Soi Fong's eyes snapped wider. "What--? Did you destroy the mask?"

Hitsugaya stared at her as though she was crazy. "Any other options?"

"Fools! That's how the Hollow takes control of you!" The Second Captain snarled. "Break the mask, the fragments cling on to you and then it starts to manipulate you through anger."

"Wait...how do you know?" Idaten asked suspiciously.

Soi Fong gave her an ask-again-and-I'll-kill-you look.

"Alright then", Hitsugaya changed the subject, crossing his arms. "How are you supposed to stop it?"

Soi Fong looked away. "I wouldn't know. We'd need Ukitake-senpai."

"We still need to stop the two from killing anyone", Hitsugaya reminded.

"You do that. We'll look for him."

"I—What?"

"You know them better than we do. Coax them out of this."

He begrudgingly obeyed. They were the two women he respected the most, and now he had to stop them without hurting them.

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"Don't worry a squat, Iba-san."

"Easy for you to say, you're not sleeping next to him."

"What! Iba-san and Komamura-taichou!"

"Kira...you're really forbidden from drinking."

"Viva la sake!"

Ogichi Shintarou, the new 3rd Division Vice-Captain snickered. "He's twitchy when he's normal, and the worst drunkard when not. I get a great captain."

"Really?" Muttered Ginji Roba, 9th Division Vice-Captain. "I can't say the same about mine...he's an introvert, brooding all day, can't even get a decent conversation out of him. Nice to know he reacts normally to alcohol."

"Hey, you two! No talking behind our backs!" Shuuhei scolded, snatching Kira before he could do anything to a tree.

"Gomen, Taichou!"

"Give them a rest", Iba sighed, "we did that a lot."

"At least not when we were literally behind our captains. Hey, is that Komamura-taichou?"

Four sets of eyes ogled at the monstrous brown figure trashing the 7th Division with other shinigamis trying to talk him down. They achieved little, for as the four watched they were swept away with ease.

"What is he doing?" Ginji asked meekly.

"A party! Cool!" Kira had abandoned the tree and was now cheering Komamura, which unfortunately got his attention.

Shuuhei glared at him. "That's it. That's the real last sake for you."

Komamura rushed to them like a beast spotting a prey.

"Ee-to...Good night, Taichou", Iba said, cowering slightly, "Are you—"

Komamura swung his zanpakuto down along with the suddenly materialized Tenken. The four yelped and dove away, leaving Tenken and Komamura to hit thin air.

"Taichou, I'm sorry for whatever it was that I did!" Iba cried impulsively. "Please, we can talk about this!"

Komamura targeted him instead. Shuuhei dragged him out of harm's way. "I doubt he wanted to talk."

"Tetsuzaemon!" The roar made them all stopped. "Do you still regret being in my division!"

"N-N-No! Why would I?" Iba gulped. His captain could practically smell a lie. Like now.

"Lies! You still prefer the demon Zaraki to me!" With that howl, Tenken slammed down again. Iba used shunpo to move behind Komamura.

"Why would I, Taichou? He's dead!"

"Exactly!" Tenken swiped there, this time actually hitting Iba who sailed to Shuuhei. They both rolled from the momentum. "Even though he's dead, his legacy lives on! You, like every other thug, still embrace it!"

"I don't think he'll listen to you", Shuuhei whispered, wincing in pain.

"Bakudou 27, Nemuri!" Transversal waves emanated from Kira's open palm which was held in front of Komamura. For a second his expression was lull before he bared his fangs and roared.

"You! Have you no shame! You have been working for Ichimaru, and now you're replacing him!" Tenken lunged for the blonde who threw his body aside to avoid it.

"What do we do now, Taichou?" Ginji shouted.

"We don't want to hurt him..."

Komamura charged at Ginji along with Tenken's gigantic blade. Shuuhei used his own released zanpakuto to bind the blade and Komamura, rather ineffectively holding them back. Komamura and Tenken were stopped a hair's breadth from Ginji, or rather, they stop on their own accords.

"...But he wants to hurt us", Iba finished, baffled as to what to do.

Komamura turned menacingly to Shuuhei, Orochimaru still bound around him. "You broke your promise."

Shuuhei blinked. "What--?"

"'We'll open his eyes', that's what you had said! In the end, you didn't even try!" Komamura forcibly jerked his hands upwards. Orochimaru slinked back to Shuuhei's hands. They all stepped back as they felt Komamura gathering his energy.

"What do we do now? He's reaching for Bankai", Kira whispered, finally sober.

"There's five of us, and one of him", Ogichi replied confidently, "It's not like it's that difficult to do."

"Bankai."

Massive feet stomped behind Komamura, followed by the rest of the body of an armored warrior.

"Kokujou Tenken Myouou."

It raised its stout blade.

"Ogichi, he has mastered his Bankai long before us. He doesn't look he will hesitate to kill us. None of us actually has a reason to kill him. Does that sound okay to you?"

"No."

They scattered around when the stout blade dove.

"On second thought", Shuuhei wheezed, "I know what to do."

Kira looked at him hopefully.

"Scram!"

The Ninth Captain dashed away comically. The others shared looks before following him. Komamura tailed behind them with his Bankai.

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"Nanao-chan! What is going on!"

"Kawaii Nanao-chan! Why don't we just forget these?"

Nanao growled. "Years I have endured all of your selfishness—"

"Ah?" Kyouraku's eyes widened, not quite understanding her change of attitude.

He was chasing girls, again. She had to stay inside the office, doing all the work for him while he was fooling around.

Nanao's hand glowed with reiatsu. Kyouraku stepped forward. "Please, Nanao-chan. If there's anything that bothers you, we can talk about it."

Her hand glowed brighter. "Have you ever listened?" She shot her hand forward, kidou blasting from it. Kyouraku easily ducked. He took a brave step forward, catching her hands. She, of course, tried in vain to break free, but he forced her to look at him in the eyes.

"Nanao-chan, have I ever let you down?" He asked softly. Nanao suddenly stopped struggling. She stared at him, at his earnest eyes. True, as much as something tried to prove it the otherwise, her memories told her that Kyouraku had always kept his promises to her, which was why he never promised to do paperwork. But, there was one thing that she was always disappointed of.

"Yes...Yes you have." To Kyouraku's horror, Nanao's hands glowed again, poised for blasting.

"What is it that you want me to do, Nanao-chan?" Kyouraku exasperatedly half-begged.

"You are never committed to anything", Nanao pursed her lips, "Should I trust you to do what I ask?"

She fired the kidou, decimating most of the Eight Division office. Kyouraku winced inwardly. Yama-jii's going to scold me again...

"Nanao-chan, you know that I won't make any promises I know I can't keep."

Nanao visibly trembled. "I know...and that's what disappointed me! Hadou 54, Haien!"

Kyouraku dodged in a flicker while the spell burned whatever was left of his desk. Nanao was preparing to fire more spells. He took his chances. He flickered close to her and embraced her in a gentle hug. This time, Nanao didn't even squirm.

"I promised to keep you from harm", he whispered softly, "if that's what you want, I will also promise to be by your side all of the time."

Tears rolled from Nanao's eyes. "But...But you always chase those women..."

"I have never been these close to them, Nanao-chan", he pat her head reassuringly, "You're the first."

Nanao returned the hug.

None of them realized it in their moment, but the wristband shattered into dust that wasn't even enough for the night wind to blow away.

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Mizumuchi: water whip

Mizumuchi, raigenzaino, and nemuri are taken from the bleachindo forum along with the meanings, though the effects of nemuri is mine.

Two more OCs, and they are mine.

In case you're wondering, volcanic eruptions only happen because the energy is repressed. Like the rages they are having right now.