Blue Skies and Black Hearts

Chapter 2 – Heuco Mundo

At one moment I was at school, things were simple. Or, at least, as simple as they could be for me. Then I get thrown into another dimension. How life can just screw with a person is incredible. To be honest, Huco Mendo or Huiko Mindo or whatever the hell this place was just was plain creepy and it sucked. Period.

"What is this place?" I asked anybody who was listening.

"I told you, Hueco Mundo," Rukia repeated irritably.

"I know where we are!" I snapped. "But, what is this place?"

"The home of Hollows," Ichigo said.

"Look, Jaylen." Rukia grabbed my shoulders and looked me in the eye. She actually had to look up a little because I was taller. "Now is not the time to ask questions. This place," she paused, "it's evil. And it's infested with things like the creature you just saw a few moments ago. We will answer what questions you or Ichiru do have later, but, now, we have to get back to the Human World."

I thought about it a moment. "Okay," I grumbled.

"Good." She let me go.

"Rukia? How exactly are we going to get home?" Orihime asked. She stood close to Ichigo, who looked like our only fighter.

"We have to find another Hollow and force it to take us back somehow," she said.

"Another Hollow!" Uryu asked disbelieving.

"Yes! It's the only way we can get back," she said harshly. She was stressed. Hell, we all were.

"What do we do?" I asked.

"Uryu. You don't have any of those pills that bait Hollows, do you?" Chad asked. Uryu shook his head.

"Damn," Ichigo grunted. "How the hell are we going to get one of these things here!"

"You idiot," Kon said. "Rukia just said this place was infested."

"Yeah, well, I don't see any here. Do you?" Ichigo demanded.

Kon looked away. "No…"

"Exactly."

"Shut-up! Both of you!" Rukia snapped. "We start looking."

"Now?" Ichiru asked.

"Yes," she replied.

"Aww! I almost got eaten and you want me to start searching this god forsaken place?" he demanded childishly.

"Yes now quit complaining," she growled.

"Hey! Watch who you're barking orders to!" I snarled, stepping in front of her.

"You don't know anything about this place or what or who is here. Trust me, you don't want to know. I do so I am leader here," Rukia told me angrily.

"Says who! Why would I take orders from a midget anyway?"

"Says me! And this 'midget' will kick your ass, child. You don't know who you're dealing with."

"I'd like, no, I'd LOVE to see you try it! Do something!"

"Both of you enough!" Ichigo shouted,

We ignored him and Rukia did something. She began to glow then, out of nowhere, she shot something at me. I flew back and landed on my ass. I grunted and stared at her for a moment. Her attire had completely changed, she was wearing the same thing Ichigo was only she had a smaller katana. She pointed the sword against me.

"You are just a human girl with high spiritual power, that's all. I'm a Soul Reaper with abilities you couldn't comprehend," she said glaring.

"Rukia! Stop!" Orihime cried.

I stood. "You don't know me," I growled. "I could make you wish you were dead. I can make you dead. I am not just a girl!" I raised a large stone behind her and threw it. My anger gave me my power.

She quickly spun and sliced it in half. Before she could come at me I gave her a horrid migraine. She screamed and fell to the ground. She sat on her knees and dropped the sword to bring her hands to her head.

"Rukia!" Ichigo cried. "Jaylen! Stop!"

I ignored him. After another minute my power began to fail and my breathing became labored. I dropped my hand and Rukia rose. She shoved me back with her psychic force. I felt the pain, but I couldn't react. I was too drained. Rukia, then, appeared over me, her blade pressed lightly on my throat.

"How did you do that?" she asked in a low voice.

"Go to hell," I said breathlessly. The statement sounded better than 'I don't know'.

She pressed the sword harder. I flinched. "You will tell me." Her glare was meant to be menacing but I showed I wasn't afraid.

"Rukia, stop this," Ichigo said. He pulled her back, but she pointed the katana at me.

"If you are hiding something -"

"What?" I hissed.

Ichiru stepped in front of her, his transparent body only making her seem paler. "Don't try anything again."

As I shakily stood up, Ichiru tried to help. I tore my arm away from him and glared at him. "Don't help me. I can take care of myself."

"Jaylen-"

"No!" I snapped. I walked away and it took all of my strength not to collapse. I guessed Ichiru's help would have taken a lot off my shoulders, but I hated looking weak in front of anybody.

"Hey! Jaylen!" Orihime called, coming up next to me.

"Go away Orihime. I want to be alone," I said.

"It's not safe alone anywhere here we have to stay together, it's safer in numbers," she said.

I glared at her. "Stop trying to help me. I've been alone for years and I've been fine."

She grabbed my arm. "This is Hueco Mundo, not the Human World."

To tell the truth I didn't care at the moment if it was Jupiter, but I debated a moment. I noticed small, dark figures growing towards us. I looked and Orihime's eyes followed. The first form was very large from the distance they were from us and the second form was normal sized. As they got closer I noticed they were two men.

The larger one moved like a bear. He had tan skin and his head was large and he was bald. The man was all muscle and brawn. He had long, bushy side burns and I noticed a thin ponytail. His eyebrows were orange for some reason and he had red markings under his eyes. What really got my attention was what was on his chin. It looked like a jawbone complete with 8 teeth.

The other man was dwarfed by his much larger counterpart. He was slender, yet fairly muscular and was average in height. Overall, he had a melancholic appearance. His hair was fairly short, messy, and black. His skin was pale white, like a ghost, a black upper lip, noticeably thick eyebrows, and teal lines that descended from his eyes, like tears. And part of his bangs fell between his eyes. He had what looked to be a broken helmet on the left side of his head.

"Oh no," Orihime whispered, taking me away from my observation of them.

I tore my eyes away from the pair. "Who are they?" I asked.

"We have to go back, Jaylen," she pleaded, tugging at my arm.

"You won't be going anywhere." I spun and faced the two men. They were farther away a second ago and here they were, right before our eyes. It was the larger one who spoke and he was smiling arrogantly. His brown eyes glowing.

Me and Orihime backed up. "What do you want?" I asked sounding strong and fearless but feeling the complete opposite.

They were both wearing a white uniform. A white jacket, black sash, and a white hakama. The large man's coattail was short and he wore the thing open, revealing a well-toned body. The more emo-looking man's coattail was long and he wore his zipped up. His collar was open and rather high. One big thing that freaked me out on both of them, they both had holes in them. Not fatal, just like they were a part of them. It was like a large, round gap in them that opened up to the other side and, to be honest, it scared the shit out of me. Big boy's was in the center of his chest and emo boy's was at the base of his throat.

The big guy laughed at my question. He was so tall I felt he was going to step on me. "What do you want?" I growled.

"Look Ulquiorra," the big one bellowed, "this one has spunk."

The one apparently named Ulquiorra ignored him. He was observing me closely. He seemed to have a perpetual frown and his bored expression never faded. I noticed his eyes were green and his pupils were slit-shaped.

"Grab her, Yammy," Ulquiorra said.

"Which one?" Yammy asked.

"The one with purple hair."

My eyes widened and I shoved Orihime away. "Run!" I ordered. She ran and I tried to follow, but Yammy grabbed me. I was already weak so I couldn't do much. I did manage to kick him in the face and get some distance.

"Ichigo! Rukia!" I heard Orihime cry.

Ulquiorra appeared in front of me and I halted, gasping. I tried to turn away but, then, I felt myself being picked up by my throat. I kicked and squirmed; as I fought I tried to get as much air as I could.

"You bitch!" Yammy snarled, squeezing tighter. I yelped and tried to glare at Yammy, who held me higher than his head.

"Don't kill her," Ulquiorra ordered tonelessly.

"Why?" Yammy demanded.

Ulquiorra hit him in the stomach with four fingers. One would think that Yammy wouldn't have even felt it, but he cried out and dropped me. I landed on my side and looked up, coughing a fit in the meantime. Ulquiorra stood between me and Yammy. Yammy held his stomach tenderly. "Do not ever question me," Ulquiorra said.

Yammy refused to look him in the eye. "I'm sorry," he apologized bitterly.

Ulquiorra then turned to me. "Get up."

I could barely hold myself on my side so I dropped completely. I needed rest, I couldn't fight. I couldn't even stand. "I can't," I whispered.

"Carry her and don't harm her," he ordered Yammy.

Just as Yammy threw me over his shoulder I heard Ichigo yell my name. Yammy faced him and I looked up with little strength. Ulquiorra pointed two fingers at Ichigo, who was coming at us really fast, and a sphere of green began forming around his fingers.

"Ichigo! Stop!" Rukia shouted coming up behind him. Chad, Uryu, Kon, Ichiru, and Orihime followed her. Ichigo wouldn't listen and Ulquiorra shot the green ball at him. The wave that went with it sent the others flying with him, only Ichigo got the brunt of it.

I felt so helpless, I couldn't move. I had to go and lose my temper with Rukia and use all of my energy. It was stupid. I knew I was in a dangerous place and still I had to go off. I felt like such an idiot.

Yammy laughed. "Dumbasses," he said.

Ulquiorra said nothing, his expression never changing. He turned and Yammy followed, they began walking and after a mile or so I grew nauseous and groaned. "Shut it," Yammy said.

I groaned again.

"I said shut it!" he growled.

I groaned louder. Yammy began to move me, probably to hit me again. "Yammy, stop," Ulquiorra commanded. "Just put her down a moment."

Yammy complied by dropping me. I grunted and got on my hands and knees. "What is wrong with you?" Ulquiorra asked me without real care. He didn't even try to fake it. In response, my stomach turned over and I vomited. When I finished he helped me up.

"Does that answer your question?" I wondered sarcartically.

He ignored my tone. "Yes, now, let's keep moving." He nodded to Yammy, who picked me up again.

"Where are you taking me?" I demanded weakly.

"To our leader," Ulquiorra replied.

"What the hell for?"

He looked straight ahead as he spoke, "You have an oddly high level of power. You may be useful."

Before I could tell him off, I fainted.

Author's Note:

Well there you have it. Jaylen is getting taken to Aizen. I have to say this FF is based on what I have researched and heard. I watch Bleach but since I don't have the time to get as far as probably all of you I have to use what I have. I will promise that in Chapter 3 Grimmjow will make his debut and I apologize that he hasn't already. I got this chapter out as soon as I could and I'll try to do the same with chapter 3. I hope I did well with the other characters and didn't change them too much. I would like to ask you readers to give some reviews, they are much appreciated.

-Cloud Raithwall