Hello. Judging by the saddening reviews, I don't really know what to think about the last chapter. :/
Chapter 12:
-Continue-
Continuing on in his rather hasty steps, Ash ignored all the worried and fearful looks shot at him. He vaguely heard someone call his name but he paid it no heed. He needed to think. He doesn't want all this attention nor did he particularly care for school. As they neared the home room, a very large and easily recognizable boy stood in front of the troubled Kita. "Well if it isn't the freaks?" Kagawa said with a disgusting sneer.
His words somehow managed to take Ash out of his cloudy mind. The red eyed teen stared at the rotund boy with practiced indifference but he was seething on the inside. "Not now Hotaru. I'm not in the mood." Though his words were calm, cool and collected, his voice was venomous and filled to the brim with warning. Tōshirō, who was still hand in hand with Karin, felt Ash's slowly raising reiatsu and took action.
"Oi. Hotaru. If you value your life in anyway, shape or form…. You will run and run far away as quickly as possible."
The hallway fell into an eerie and the tension was so thick it was almost hard to breathe. Kagawa paused and realized the very clear malicious intent dripping from Ash's being and wisely turned around and walked (jogged) away.
Ash silently entered the classroom. He completely disregarded with had just happened and headed directly for his seat in the back of class. Tōshirō gave the teacher a nod of acknowledgment and pulled a blue paper from his pocket and handed it to Yuzu. She looked puzzled. 'When did he write that?'
I think it would be best if you just avoid Ash for a while. He hasn't had the best week.
Hitsugaya
Yuzu blinked. Twice. Three times. Before tearing the paper in two. Like hell she would leave Ash alone. She was determined to find out what was wrong, though she knew she would probably just annoy him further but it was a risk she was willing to take.
Tōshirō sighed. 'Just control yourself Ash.' He thought to himself before the class began.
-The Rooftop, Lunch Break-
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"What is wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong."
This had been going on for ten minutes now and neither party seemed wanted to give in. Yuzu originally came with the simple question and a cute pout but Ash just ignored her. A few questions later it turned into this.
"Yu-chan can you please stop? You are beginning to annoy me." He said bluntly. But his words feel on deaf ears.
"What's wrong?" Yuzu said for the fourteenth time in a row.
"Yuzu…."
"What is wrong?"
Ash just sighed and got up. "Just stop." He said as he began to walk away. He didn't get far. Yuzu jumped on his back and wrapped her arms and legs around his neck and torso. Ash pouted and sighed.
"How long are you going to stay there?"
"Until you tell me what's wrong."
"Fair enough."
True to her word, she stuck to his back between class periods for the rest of the day. He didn't really mind her being with him all day, quite the opposite. He loved the idea of her being with him but what he didn't like was the constant questions. There was really nothing wrong with him. Really. He honestly just didn't feel like talking much today but these Kurosakis were stubborn as all hell.
"Yu-chan. Nothing is wrong." Ash reiterated, barely suppressing his ever growing annoyance. The red eyed teen was wholeheartedly surprised when the petite girl actually came off albeit with a pout and a grumble. "Thank you."
"Oh yeah guys. We got a new student." Karin said suddenly. Both brothers raised a brow at this and gestured her to continue. "Some red haired kid."
Tōshirō stared blankly into Karin's onyx eyes for a few short seconds before groaning. "Are you serious?" The ice in his voice could almost be visible. Karin tilted her head in confusion. "What's the problem?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all. Ash I think we should leave early." He said suddenly and turned around. Ash just grunted and began walking to the edge of the rooftop before Karin grabbed Tōshirō's wrist.
"Where do you think you're going?" She said with a scowl.
"Elsewhere." Was Hitsugaya's plain response. He gently removed his arm from Karin's grip and he and Ash jumped off the roof. Why you may ask? Why not?
-Several minutes later at Urahara Shop-
"Oh Kisuke-San. You are a dead man." Ash said angrily at the man clad in green, whom was currently cowering in fear.
"But Kita-san I'm technically already dead." He said with a grin despite being a few centimeters from Ash's black blade.
"Okay that's even Ash. You can kill him later." A particular cat said as it appeared on Ash's shoulder.
"Hm. Fine sensei. You live to fight another day Urahara." Ash's rare glare was enough to change the whole room's atmosphere.
"Now Kisuke. Why'd you send Jinta to school?" Yoruichi asked though she already knew the answer.
"What can I say? The boy needs an education." Kisuke burst into uproarious laugher. It was at this moment that Tōshirō Hitsugaya…left the room.
"Bring them int-" Ash began in a scary calm tone but was cut off with a paw to the forehead.
"Calm down hot stuff. You're burning the floor."
"I was about to burn him." Ash's reiatsu lowered ad he sheathed his sword. "I hate you Urahara." He turned and shunpoed away.
-Much, Much Later-
"Where are you taking Rukia?!" Ichigo demanded with an intense glare.
His glare was directed at two men. One tall with spiked red hair, from what Ichigo could see, he also had sported lots of tribal tattoos on his forehead and visible arms. The other man was about moderate height with short Raven hair. He had some weird hair piece and wore a blank, calculating expression. The thing that caught Ichigo's attention was the stark white robe he was wearing.
"Rukia Kuchki is a criminal of the Soul Society and must be arrested." The red haired man said with a wicked grin.
"Like hell I'm letting you take her!" Ichigo said angrily as he charged.
CLANG!
The clash of swords echoed through the hollow streets. Ichigo's swords ground against his opponent's making sparks fly. The shorter man apparently decided that he didn't have time to watch a petty brawl and shunpoed at a great speed. He aimed his sword from Ichigo's spiritual cord and instantly severed the connection.
"You even fall slowly boy." The man said with distain. As he walked back to the portal he had generated, a hand clamped around his ankle.
"N-no. R-rukia." Ichigo said weakly. The man looked at Ichigo with very little interest and attempted to end the boy's life with a stab to the heart. Key word being attempted.
A hand grabbed his wrist.
"What do you think you're doing?" Tōshirō's calm voice sounded. The cloaked man looked mildly impressed that Hitsugaya got this close to him without detection and glared at the boy. "Abarai." The man's voice was cold and unforgiving.
Abarai shunpoed to Tōshirō's left side with a stab primed to strike. It was cut short as a particularly annoyed red-eyed brother kneed him in the stomach. Abarai slid back a few feet before regaining his balance and doubling over. "Hm. No."
The cloaked man yanked from Tōshirō's grasp and quickly slashed him across the back. Tōshirō's eyes widen tremendously as he narrowly avoided the second strike. Ash quickly shunpoed in front of the man and sent a powerful knee to his chin. The man dodged and pointed a single finger at Ash's right shoulder. He whispered something and made a bolt of lightning shoot into Ash's arm.
The red eyes widen immensely and the lightning combined with the rain and Ash's wet form only made the pain worst. He gritted his teeth and shunpoed back, clutching his limp arm. He glared at the man and let his power rise. The stone-faced man's eyes appear to focus on the boy. The rain had begun to evaporate around him, shrouding him in mist. Captain Kuchki shunpoed in the mist and after a brief moment, walked out, apparently unscathed.
Rukia gasped as the mist dissipated and Ash's prone body was revealed. "Abarai." The stotic man said in a deadpan. "Hai Captain."
Ichigo's head weakly shook and he looked eyes with Rukia. He tried to speak but his body wouldn't let him. Everything he wanted to say was conveyed through the intense stare, 'We're going to save you.'
Rukia began to tear up at the sight of her three male friends facedown in a pool of each of their own blood. She didn't know what happened in the mist but it would appear the Captain Kuchki had some trouble in subduing Ash. She barely caught the burn on her brother's arm. He himself appeared to be ignorant to the injury until his other arm faintly brushed over it.
As the portal disappeared from view, Tōshirō forced himself to stand up. 'Well that could've gone better.' He thought as Urahara and Yoruichi had appeared next to Ash and Ichigo.
"Wow. Did you feel that Yoruichi? Seems like our little fiery friend made Byakuya break a sweat." Kisuke said with a light chuckle.
"Seems so, I thought he was going to get serious there." Yoruichi said with a proud stare at the slowly awakening Kita.
A/N: I know none of you were expecting this. But I'm truly sorry about how long this took. But, ya know, school and life. T^T . And I am waiting to see Ash appear in another doc. xD
