Wild Drive
By Audrey
Chapter 2
Killing Without Killing
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Summary: BleachHP crossover. Voldemort has started recruiting
Hollows from Hueco Mundo so Dumbledore recruits the help of shinigamito
Hogwarts. Memories resurface and old grudges come forth. Set during
Harry's fourth year. Post Aizen.
Disclaimer: Bleach isn't mine, it's Tite Kubo's. Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling. Is my name Tite Kubo or JK Rowling? No.
Notes: Just to clarify, they met unformally before the first
task, but formally after the first. So right now it's somewhere between
the first task and the Yule Ball. Not exactly the Yule Ball though. I
don't plan on making it go that fast. Oh yea. Fear not. Ron and
Hermione and the rest will appear shortly. I'm thinking around when I
start focusing on the Yule Ball. Okie dokie? Oh btw, they're all on
relatively good terms with Kisuke and Yoruichi. Anyone want to tell me
Hisagi's zanpakutoh's name and the shikai and bankai? I can find no
information whatsoever on it. Thanks for all the reviews correcting my
mistakes. I appreciate it. I'll try and fix the ones about
Kuchiki-taichou, but as for the ones on Hisagi's name, we'll just leave
it at Shuhei being his last name, and Hisagi his first. Okay? Good. I'm
too lazy to change it. Besides, it sounds so much more better that way.
And what else? Hitsugaya and other shinigami will all come in very
soon. -smile-. And on Byakuya's name. Sorry. I was just trying to add
some variation. Thanks for pointing it out though. Won't happen again.
-bows humbly- Anything else I need to fix? Just tell me in a review and
I'll work on it. Btw, can someone provide me some info on the arrancar
arc? Like a sypnosis? Or where I can get a sypnosis? Deeply
appreciated. I've only watched/read to the Bount arc. Thanks for all
the reviews.
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Two weeks after the whole 'Kido is Wandless Magic' incident, Hisagi was pacing back and forth in his room waiting for something very important. He was waiting for a letter from Hitsugaya. Beside him, finishing up 'Quidditch Thru The Ages' was Aisuka. She was scowling by the fact that Soul Society hadn't thought up something as ingenious as to play games on flying cleaning materials. Harry, was doing the last of his Charms essay and puzzled at why Hisagi was pacing so much. He had gone to his usual 'shinigamilesson' only to discover from Hisagi that he wasn't learning anything today and the only thing they were doing was waiting for an important letter from a very important person. When asked who, Hisagi told Harry to shut up and do 'his damn homework' before 'his head was sliced off with a zanpakutoh' for being an idiot. Taking the threat seriously, Harry was now attempting to be fully absorbed in his homework while wondering what in the world Hisagi was waiting for.
"Aisuka? Shouldn't we have gotten whatever we're waiting for by now? Dozens of owls have come past here..." Harry asked Aisuka casually.
"We're not waiting for an owl. We're waiting for a butterfly." Aisuka replied.
"A butterfly? But that's going to be impossible to see!" Harry sputtered.
"We're not waiting for any old butterfly, bakamono. We're waiting for a death butterfly. One used by shinagami. Okay? So be patient. It takes awhile. Hitsugaya said he sent whatever it was out only a couple of hours ago. I wouldn't be surprised if the butterfly got lost."
"Oh." Harry decided to let the matter drop as he continued his homework.
"Oh screw this. I'm bored too. Let's play a game." Aisuka said, dropping the book on the table. She pulled out a small dark blue notebook and opened it. "We'll test how well you've remembered all your stuff." She said happily. Harry groaned. He should've just shut up while he had the chance.
"Fine. Test me on anything. I'll know it." Harry said, over confident. In reality, he wasn't sure the difference between 'Zabimaru' and 'Zangetsu' yet.
"Okay. Here goes." Aisuka said flipping open the book. Hisagi looked at the pair with amusement. "What type of zanpakutoh does Yumichika own?"
"Ahhh...a magic based one...that's not the word, a demon...no, a kido based zanpakutoh!" Harry said.
"Good. Why is Zaraki Kenpachi different from all the other shinigamicaptains?"
"He...hasn't achieved bankai or shikai. He doesn't even know his sword's name." Harry said dully. They'd been over this fact billions of times.
"Mmhmm, how do you distinguish a captain from a vice captain?"
"Captains wear huge billowy white robes while vice captains do not."
"Who's Matsumoto's favorite drinking partner?" Aisuka grinned.
"That dude who wears the pink overcoat and ridiculous hat."
"Shunsui. But that's close enough. Aniki! We should tell that to him. Pink overcoat and ridiculous hat. Ha!" Aisuka called to her brother who grinned in amusement, "Anyways, what's Hitsugaya's favorite food?"
(Hee. Random silly questions. I love thee)
Harry wondered why he was being forced to answer these useless questions, Aisuka had merely told him so that he wouldn't offend all the honorable shinigamiwhen he went up to Soul Society.
"Watermelon."
The questions went on for another considerable twenty minutes until a small black butterfly came in. Seeing this, Aisuka quickly shut the book but not before, "One last question!" By this time, Harry had almost dozed off, "Are you a baka or not?"
"Huh? Yea...sure...whatever...WHAT! I AM NOT AN IDIOT!" Harry said suddenly wide awake and fully comprehending the question.
"Glad to see you've been keeping up your basic Japanese too." Aisuka giggled then turned to Hisagi. "What's it say, aniki?" She asked quietly, noticing that the butterfly was still flapping its wings.
"Hitsugaya says...that...he has a theory that if we do what Kisuke did to Ichigo. Basically kill him without killing him and hope he becomes a shinigamion time or else we'll have to put out an obituarary saying we murdered Harry. How wonderfully thoughtful." Hisagi said as the butterfly flew away.
Harry's eyes widened. Kill him without killing him? What in Merlin's beard did that mean?
"So we have to kill him without killing him. Great idea! But I don't have a spirit glove like Rukia. Do you, aniki?" Aisuka said thoughtfully.
'They're actually going to go through with this nutty plan?' Harry thought suddenly feeling sick. 'What if it doesn't work? What if I'm never able to harness my spirit energy?'
"Nah. Why would I be carrying a spirit glove around when I can just get in and out of my gigai easily? I suppose we'll have to ask Kisuke more on this matter though. I don't wanna be framed if something goes wrong." Hisagi said. Aisuka nodded.
"Hey Harry, fancy going to Japan this winter?" Aisuka said turning to him smiling.
Harry could only nod weakly.
"It's settled then! We're off to Karakura this Christmas! I'm going to tell Rukia." Aisuka said, "And about the killing without killing part Harry, don't dwell on it too much." Aisuka smiled and skipped off.
Harry nodded. 'Don't dwell on it too much? As if!' Harry quietly packed up his Charms homework and supplies.
"Seriously though, Harry, don't dwell on it. We'll make sure you don't actually die." Hisagi said grinning. "It's not like we'll be any better off if we did let you die."
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The next few days passed by in a blur. Harry almost forgot about the
whole killing without killing incident. He was too busy wondering who
he should ask out for the Yule Ball. It was almost as challenging as
remembering all the requirements for even catergorizing and slaying a
hollow. Harry shook his head as yet he passed another group of
Beauxbatons girls. He turned to Ron and sighed.
"Why must they all travel in packs? Can't they come out alone or something?" Harry asked as he smiled nervously at a passing bunch of Hufflepuff girls.
"Beats me, mate. Why don't you ask the transfer chick? I mean she's pretty much alone, unless she's with her brother." Ron replied eyeing Fleur Delacour.
"Yea but she's already been asked."
"How do you know?"
"George sent her an exploding sugar quill the other day."
"My own brother? But how does that mean he asked her?"
"When it exploded, it formed the words 'See you at the dance.'" Harry said.
"Oh. Well then, suck up the courage and ask...Fleur. I mean, two champions together can't be that weird can it?" Ron wondered.
"Like she'd go with me? I'm 'just a leetle boy.'" Harry said mimicking the French accent.
"Ha! Yea. But the ball is only a couple of days away. Reckon we can go ask Hermione if she's got a date?"
"I dunno. S'worth a try." Harry said as he and Ron walked to the potions classroom.
(AN: I absolutely adore this scene from the movie, hence I'm writing it in here. It's not exact though.)
Inside the potions classroom as everyone was doing their work, Ron turned to Harry and sighed.
"At this rate, we'll be the only one without dates. Well besides Neville." Ron said miserably.
"He could always take himself." Harry grinned.
"Right but still."
Hermione turned to both boys.
"For your information, Neville's already gotten a date."
"Oh no. Now that makes me really depressed." Ron moaned as Fred flipped a piece of paper his way. Ron opened up the parchment, in scrawly handwriting it read, 'Get a move on or all the good ones will be gone.'
"Well who are you taking then?" Ron hissed. Fred thumbed to Angelina. "What! You've already asked her?" Ron groaned.
"Good point." Said Fred, then he threw a paper ball at Angelina who was sitting beside Katie and Alicia. Angelina looked up at Fred, "Yo Angelina. You and me, go to the ball?" Fred said mimicking the actions of dancing and winked at her.
"Sure." Angelina whispered back. Fred grinned than turned to Ron.
"See, little bro? Easy as pie."
Ron stared then turned to Hermione.
"Hey Hermione! You and me, go to the ball?" Ron said mimicking Fred.
"For your information, I've already got a date."
"Who is it then?"
"I won't say." Hermione huffed packing up her homework and turning in her essay, then hissing at Ron, "And the next time you want to ask me, ask me first, not as a last resort!" And with that she huffed out of the room.
"Well that went well." Ron muttered.
Harry's mind however, was reeling with whether he could still ask Cho or not.
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The days numbering to the Yule Ball passed quickly. Each day where he
spent time with Hisagi and Aisuka, he wondered if he'd truly be killed.
Choosing to put the fact behind him, as Hisagi nor Aisuka mentioned it
any further, Harry concentrated on his sparring skills. He remembered
at how Hisagi had nearly died of shock when told he'd never picked up a
sword except for that one time during the Chamber of Secrets, but he
neglected to mention that, as Harry did not feel it was wise to explain
his whole past to them yet.
"Hey. Hisagi? Aisuka? When can I tell Ron and Hermione about all this?"
"I dunno. Dumbledore-sama never said you couldn't right? So why not just be honest with your friends. Sooner or later it'll affect them too. In fact, it's probably already started to." Aisuka said brushing off her shinigamirobes and pulling grabbing a wooden sword. "So tell them."
"Or else, it'll really be hard to explain when hollows start randomly coming after them." Hisagi added.
"Oh. How should I break it to them? I can't just go and say, evil souls are after you because of me."
"I suppose not." Aisuka said lunging for Harry's torso with the wooden sword, "But, you could always start like how I explained it to you."
"How did you explain it to me?" Harry wondered dodging Aisuka's blow and narrowly swiping Hisagi's arm with his sword.
"I told you what I was. A shinagami. You can go by telling Ron and Hermione that you are training to be a shinigamiso you can harness your spirit energy. It'll take off from there."
"Oh. So I'm supposed to go to Ron and Hermione and tell them..." Harry was interrupted by two pairs of voices.
"Tell us what?" Hermione asked.
All three, Harry, Aisuka, and Hisagi froze in place.
"Nothing. Nothing at all. Just that I needed help with my transfiguration homework and if Ron wanted to borrow my copy of Quidditch Weekly?" Harry laughed nervously. He was not ready to break the news yet.
"Oh really? For your information, we finished all your homework last night and you gave Ron the copy of Quidditch Weekly this morning." Hermione said, hands on her hips.
"Did I? Must've forgotten." Harry said trying to hide his sword.
"Harry. We know something's going on. We've known it for quite awhile. We were just wondering when you'd come outright and tell us. It's quite a poor lie that you're helping Hisagi and Aisuka with their English, seeing how it's virtually flawless thanks to a language charm." Hermione pointed out.
"Yea. You don't need to hide anything from us." Ron added.
Harry looked from Hisagi, who nodded, to Hermione and Ron. He took a deep breath and began.
"See, the reason that I've been with Hisagi and Aisuka is that..."
After a good two hours of questions and amazement, Hermione finally finished up her last question and received her last answer.
"So Harry is trying to become a shina or death god? Why? How is that supposed to help him? Why put him through more?" Hermione burst out.
"Because, if Voldemort is really trying to ally with Hueco Mundo, it'll be very easy for the hollows to target Harry due to his immense spiritual energy, therefore, we must try and harness it to protect Harry and those around him." Hisagi explained.
"Is it...the only way?" Hermione asked.
"Yes. For now it is the only way."
"So how is he going to do it?" Ron asked eagerly.
"Well...you might not like it but...we might have to kill him without killing him to turn him into a shinagami." Hisagi said.
"WHAT!" Hermione screeched.
The whole room winced.
"Calm down, 'mione. I'm sure I won't die. After all I've escaped death three times already." Harry said.
"But still. Killing him without killing him? What's that supposed to mean?"
Aisuka took a deep breath, "Every soul is connected to the body by the chain of fate. Someone dies only when the chain of fate completely shatters or breaks, then you either become a wandering soul needed to be saved or a hollow. Shinigamicome when people with enough spirit power...can find their inner energy before the chain completely corrodes. Kisuke's method is forcing the soul out of the body, cutting the chain, tying the soul up, then making him crawl out of a long hole completely bound before his chain corrodes completely. It's rather...harsh. But we're trying to think of a better way. We HAVE to get Harry in contact with his zanpakutoh."
"Why can't you just buy him one? Why make Harry go through all this!"
"I told you! YOU CAN'T BUY A ZANPAKUTOH! If we were able to, even the lowest of idiots would be a shinigamiright now!" Aisuka said annoyed.
"A zanpakutoh awakens from your own spirit power. Harry has to learn to be able to use his when he WANTS to in order to awaken his sword." Hisagi added. "We cannot do it for him."
"But can't you help him?" Hermione's voice quavered slightly.
"What do you think we've been doing, baka? Playing dominos?" Aisuka retorted.
"Well..."
"We've been training him in EVERY possible way! Kido. Swordsmanship. Strategy. We're not stupid." Aisuka said coolly.
"But I was just..."
"Whatever. It's a natural thing too I guess. I'd freak if someone told me that Hisagi would have to die without dying to become a shinagami." Aisuka waved it off.
Hermione remained silent. Then spoke up again.
"So when is it going to happen? The killing without killing?" Hermione asked.
"During winter holidays." Harry replied dully. "I'm going to Karakura Town in Japan to visit the guy who's going to help me do it."
"Oh. Is there perhaps...any chance that...Ron and I could...you know."
"Course. It wouldn't be the same without you." Harry smiled.
And for the first time since Hermione heard the whole tale, she smiled at the group. It was then that Ron decided he should ask Hermione to dances first instead of a last resort after all.
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The night of the Yule Ball came and Harry was busy fixing his dress
robes before he went down to meet his date. A couple of days before, he
and Ron, well actually Harry, had asked the Patil twins, Parvati and
Padma to go with them to the ball. They had agreed. Harry was to escort
Parvati and Ron to Padma. On the other hand, neither boy actually knew
who was going with Hermione.
Hisagi had gotten a date with a rather enthusiastic sixth year Ravenclaw and as mentioned, Aisuka was going with one of the twins, George to be exact. Harry and Ron set off to the Great Hall entrance to meet their dates, on the way the encountered Hisagi, pleading at someone, anyone to take the annoying Ravenclaw off his hands. Kami, he'd go on a drinking fest with Matsumoto and Shunsui if he had to right now! Harry smiled in sympathy, he knew what it felt like to have...fangirls.
Harry paused and straightened his bowtie before greeting Parvati and Padma 'good evening'. Padma cringed at Ron's distasteful dress robes in disgust. Before long, Harry and Parvati where stopped by McGonagall telling them where to go.
Harry had almost forgotten about having to open the first dance. He turned around to tell Parvarti it was time to go but was stopped by the sight of Cho and Cedric.
"Goodness. She really is beautiful." Parvarti whispered.
"Yea she is." Harry replied thinking that Parvarti meant Cho.
"No. Look. It's Hermione!" Parvarti said.
Harry then realized, they were facing different directions. He whirled around and saw Hermione. She was dressed in a pink dress and her hair was dolled up. She looked absolutely stunning.
"Wow." Harry breathed in his best friend. Then he saw Viktor Krum walking towards her and offered Hermione his arm, which she gladly accepted. 'So that's who she was coming with.' Harry thought as they walked away.
Harry took Parvarti's arm and they too, walked to the Great Hall. Proceeding out of the double doors, Harry could tell that many people were in awe by Hermione. One in particular was Hisagi. His eyes were fixated on her. He followed her throughout the Great Hall. Harry also spied Aisuka, next to her aniki, equally in awe of Hermione's beauty. Beside them, the rest of the Weasley clan was also gawking.
The night went presumably well, until Hermione blew up in Ron's face, leaving her face brimming with unshed tears. She shooed both Harry and Ron off to bed, saying it was late.
Hisagi, watching the whole thing, decided that it would be an oppurtune moment to comfort her. He stepped out of his hiding spot and offered her a butterbeer which Hermione gladly accepted.
(Ohh! It's some side HisagixHermione romance! Wheee.)
"You know, not all men are gits." Hisagi said quietly.
"I know but...it's always as if I'm a last resort! Just because we've been friends for so long! If they can't do it, they come to me, but why am I always last? Why can't I be first for a change? Or am I being to selfish." Hermione whispered shakily.
"I once knew someone like you." He said.
Hermione looked up at him, eyes red rimmed with tears.
"She was smart, quick witted, and sensible. She was also shy and beautiful." Hisagi said.
"Really?" Hermione cracked a small smile, "Am I quick witted and beautiful?"
"I said you reminded me of her." Hisagi said a smile playing at his handsome face.
"And...?" Hermione prodded, responding to Hisagi's subtle flirting.
"She often remained unnoticed by me. I never truly realized until she actually bloomed, like you did tonight." Hisagi said quietly.
"Bloomed?"
"She...wasn't the little bookworm, she transformed into a belle. She was belle already but no one really noticed...she wasn't a belle on the outside most of the time, it was rather on the inside."
"Mmhmm."
"She was the most gorgeous lady of all. She wasn't the little bookworm girl who only had answers. She was...the most beautiful lady in red at the annual shinigamicherry blossom festival dance."
"What happened?"
"I sucked up my gut, ditched my date, and asked her to dance. Ironically, we danced to a song called 'Lady in Red.'" Hisagi grinned.
"And what did she say?"
"She asked me if this is all it took for me to notice her." Hisagi said.
"What did you reply with?" Hermione asked, taking a sip of butterbeer and wiping away a few stray tears.
"I said, it didn't take anything. It was just me being...an idiot."
"Oh? And are you saying that one day, something like that, will happen between either me and Ron or Harry and I, and they'll fall in love with me?" Hermione asked.
"Oh no. They won't have time for that."
"Never mind that question now, I have another question now." Hermione said, "What happened between you two?"
"It was the last night I ever saw her."
"No. It couldn't have been." Hermione whispered.
"It was. She was killed the next day. Sent on a mission with Kaien's division to investigate a hollow. She didn't come back. It was the last time I saw her. I never told her anything either." Hisagi said quietly.
"But...fate isn't that cruel. How long ago was that?"
"It was...in September, fourteen years ago." Hisagi said.
Hermione let out a small gasp.
"But..." Hermione began, but Hisagi cut her off.
"Would the lady in...pink like to dance?" He offered her his hand, "The night is still young after all."
"I...I'd be delighted to." Hermione accepted and followed Hisagi onto the dance floor as the music for 'Perfect Moment' started playing.
The pair swayed to the music for awhile, Hermione rested her head on Hisagi's muscular upper body...
(Droool...sexiness. I wanna be in Hermione's position. Don't you think HermioneHisagi make an interesting pair? I think I can develop on this pairing...)
A little over a minute into the song, Hermione could hear Hisagi softly crooning the lyrics into her ear. Hermione shivered as Hisagi's hot breath hit her ear...
(Must resist...making it...smutty...until at least...sixth year...-cringe-)
"This is my moment...this is my perfect moment with you..." Hisagi crooned softly into Hermione's ear. She smelled exactly like her too. Vanilla and bluebells. "I wish I could free...this space and this time...the way that I feel...for you inside."
Time passed by all too quickly as the song ended and Hermione and Hisagi parted.
"Hisagi?" Hermione asked before she turned to leave.
"Hmm?"
"Thank you. I had...a wonderful time dancing with you." Hermione said then boldly went up to him and kissed him on the cheek, "Thanks for making me feel better."
Hisagi smiled, "Anytime, Hermione-chan."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
As Hermione left the Great Hall, Hisagi was left thinking, 'She really is just like her...'
Meanwhile, behind an ice sculpture, Aisuka smiled, seeing her brother
so content. Then she went off to the owlery. 'If only he knew.',
leaving a clueless George as to where her whereabouts were.
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(Why I put Aisuka as going to the ball with George, I do not know. Just
for filler I guess. We'll see if anything happens between them like
Hermione and Hisagi.
The next few mornings, right before break, Hermione looked oddly more cheerful than before. Harry was puzzled as to why. He had tried asking Hermione but all he got was a 'it's nothing, go back to your herbology essay.'...but Harry wasn't as to be satisfied with that answer. He tried asking Aisuka, but again, he got no help but a playful little smile on her lips.
Finally, the day came as to when they'd floo to Karakura Town.
"Remember. You have to say 'KUROSAKI CLINIC' very clearly. KUROSAKI!' Aisuka repeated for the tenth time, "Ichigo's expecting us there soon. So everyone have their things?" Aisuka asked turning back.
Hisagi nodded.
"You've told us that over a hundred times already imouto." Hisagi sighed, "Now let's go."
Harry was eager to leave and he gripped the handle of his trunk tighter. Dumbledore was repeating to Aisuka the directions of how to use floo powder one last time.
"Okay then. I'm ready." Aisuka said throwing in a handful of floo powder. The flames turned bright green and cackled in the sunlight. "Right then, KUROSAKI CLINIC!" Aisuka stepped in and dissappeared.
"Alright then, I'll go next." Harry offered and made his way to the front. He repeated Aisuka's process and he too disappeared.
"I'll go." Hisagi went after, followed by Ron and Hermione. Pretty soon, the whole lot was at the Kurosaki Clinc in Karakura Town. Dumbledore's eyes twinkled at the empty office, only a trail of ash remained in the fireplace. This was to be an interesting winter break, he expected.
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In the Kurosaki Clinic's fireplace in Karakura Town, Isshin Kurosaki's
face went bleach white. Had a girl just come through the fireplace? A
girl wearing shinigami garb? Had she just bid him hello and good day
and called for Ichigo? Maybe Isshin really did need a vacation...
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Thanks for the reviews, did I improve a bit in this chapter? Meh. I could've done better on the ball scene. But I want to get it moving.
