Sorry about the delay in this chapter, I have been busy with exams, assignments and my computer had a virus.
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Persistence- Thank you, it would be rather funny if Ichigo and Yammy had a one on one fight.
Aoi-Mizu- I know, I'm so mean to Rangiku but I still love her. I wanted to explore Rangiku's and Toshiro's relationship a bit. I can tell you now I don't plan on making this an Orihime/Ichigo story. Thank you very much.
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"Chain him up!" Ulquirroa ordered, as Yammy and Grimmjow dragged Ichigo Kurosaki along the stone floor. "What is so good about him?" Grimmjow asked, as he began putting chains around Ichigo's hands and ankles. "Just shut up and do what you're told. Do not judge Captain Aizen's orders!" Ulquirroa bellowed as he walked out of the room. God, he surely isn't impressed, Grimmjow thought before Yammy and he left the room.
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"KUROSAKI-KUN!" Orihime yelled, once Ichigo and the Arrancars had vanished from site. Where have they taken him! No! This can't be happening! Orihime has never been so heart broken in her life, her best friend had been taken away and there was nothing she could do. She continued to look up at the sky, before she noticed Rangiku collapsing into Toshiro's arms.
Rangiku-san! Orihime thought, before the small captain landed besides her, with a simple request. "Can you heal Rangiku?" he asked, worry evident in his voice. "Yes!" Orihime answered immediately, as she began to work.
"Take care of her!" Toshiro yelled before walking the other way; "Where are you going?! You just don't leave your partner!" Toshiro stopped dead on his feat. Was he hearing correctly? Or did that just sound like Kurosaki Ichigo? "Humph, it's obvious that you don't care about her. It's about stupid rules and laws aren't it? That is all you and the Soul Society are worried about, believing in something which is crap! Partners come before any of those dumb laws. Don't leave her Toshiro."
"Toshiro-kun, are you alright?" Orihime asked, as the temperature began to slowly decline. "Y-yeah, on second thought, I will stay," Toshiro said in barely a whisper, making Mr. Hat and Clogs eyebrow raise. "We should all go back to my place, there are a lot of things which need to be dealt with," Everyone nodded in agreement, and headed to Mr. Hat and Clogs shop.
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"It has been brought to my attention, that the substitute Shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki has been taken hostage by Captain Aizen. Captain Hitsugaya and Vice Captain Matsumoto from the 10th Division has been unsuccessful with protecting Kurosaki, and I'm now ordering Captain Kuchiki and Vice Captain Abarai Renji to go to the World of the Living and help them. You may now leave, this meeting is over," Captain Yamamoto said, before everyone left.
This isn't good, thought Ukitake, who began to find Rukia. "Is something wrong Ukitake?" Byakuya Kuchiki asked his expression blank. "Ahh… not at all, I thought I might as well tell Rukia the news," Ukitake said, feeling slightly uncomfortable. "Humph," Was all Byakuya said, before he walked of in the other direction.
"You're a self centered jerk, do you know that?" Ichigo asked Byakuya, who was a little shocked by what his mind was telling him. "You love Rukia, yet you don't wish to help her? Still following rules, huh? Well screw you Byakuya Kuchiki! You couldn't save her once, what made me think you could save her now? And I was actually beginning to think you where a decent guy. Hell! I was wrong!"
Byakuya didn't know what to think. Ichigo Kurosaki's words echoed through his mind, as though it was set on repeat and wouldn't stop. Of course he loved Rukia, and he would do anything to go and help her, but what was he trying to tell him? That dumbas* might be right, Byakuya thought, as he began to walk towards Rukia's room.
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"Rukia?" Ukitake asked, as he entered her room. Rukia turned her head slightly, before lowering her head back down to the ground. "Something bad has happened I am afraid," Ukitake stated, before Byakuya enetered the room. "If you don't mind, I would rather tell her," He said, before Ukitake nodded in understanding and left. "Brother?" Rukia asked in barely a whisper.
"Kurosaki Ichigo has been kidnapped by Captain Aizen," Byakuya said simply, as he walked towards her. "What do you want me to do?" Rukia snapped, eyeing her brother. "I don't know. Anything is better than nothing," he stated, before Rukia replied. "I don't care brother, and I know you don't either. So save me the 'let's go be compassionate' speech, and leave."
"So you're going to continue to sit here and do nothing? Even after he saved you?" Byakuya wasn't exactly comfortable with where this conversation was headed, but he knew what had to be done. "He didn't save me," Rukia stated; "No matter how much you try and tell yourself that, he did! I didn't save you, neither did Renji or Ukitake. Even though I dislike Kurosaki Ichigo, he still did something which I couldn't. I couldn't save you, not then, but I can now. Let's go find Kurosaki Ichigo."
With his words being said, he began to leave the room when he felt two small arms wrap around his waist. "Thank you," Rukia said simply, before she grabbed her zanpakutou. "Let's go!"
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