Vietvn: ...Wow, it's been how long since I updated? WAYYY too long. Sorryy!!! X100000000000 I've been so busy with school and stress got to me with all the projects piling on top, homework every night and overall, that leaves me tired at the end (Damn math and science in the same semester grr..). Plus, I admit I had a small writer's block (more like big... .) BUT I was really happy that I still find people reviewing this story still which makes me happy :D so for that, I will post up two chapters (the other tomorrow b/c I'm worn out...) Basically I tried summarizing everything that happened in the movie in this part so yeahh..just to shorten it.

So here it is! Chapter Four!

Chapter Four: For the One You Love Most

"WHAT HAPPENED?!"

The gigai winced at the orange haired teen's voice.

"Reimei-sama's been kidnapped last night by a strange man in a mask. I was knocked unconscious before I could do anything..." it replied sadly once again as it sat rigidly on Ichigo's bed. The poor thing had only come early the next morning and shook the entire Kurosaki resident in panic. It took Reimei's gigai two times to explain the situation before it finally calmed down and the two shinigami made sense of what it was trying to say.

"This is bad." Rukia said. "Do you think it might be Kusaka?"

"Most likely, who else would go kidnapping a shinigami at night?"

"We need to find her before anything drastic happens, I have a feeling that Reimei might be part of Kusaka's plot with whatever he plans to do with the King's seal."

Ichigo sighed and ruffled his hair in frustration. "Leave it up to those two to get in trouble...."

"I'm sorry Rukia-sama, Ichigo-sama...I couldn't prevent this from happening when I was there." Reimei's gigai replied sadly.

"No, it wasn't your fault. You were up against someone who was way stronger than yourself." Rukia comforted, offering a friendly smile. Unfortunately, the calm atmosphere didn't last too long. Ichigo turned away from the pair to gaze out of his window to the bright afternoon sun when he noticed something strange was heading towards them. Narrowing his eyes slightly, he finally pinpointed what was coming and immediately went wide eyed.

"LOOK OUT!" He shoved the two out of the way and the three dove for cover as something crashed through the wall from outside. Once the smoke cleared, Ichigo and Rukia glanced up and saw the two arrancers who assisted Kusaka.

"It's them."

"Then let's go see what they want." Ichigo said, popping a gikon pill into his mouth and sprang out from his body along with Rukia.

"Hey, you two!" shouted Ichigo once they approached the pair.

"I told you before. If you attempt to interfere, you will be eliminated." spoke the blue haired arrancer. Before Ichigo could retort, a new reiatsu presence appeared.

"Shinigami-kun."

"Who're you?!" demanded Ichigo, agitated by the stranger's presence.

"Ichigo, that guy's strong. He's got an abnormal reiatsu." warned Rukia as she still kept a steady eye on the two arrancers in front of them. As the masked man pulled out his zanpakuto, the sheath to the blade disappeared and Rukia easily took note of that and the siginficant star-shaped guard.

"That's...Hyourinmaru!"

"Soten ni zase; Hyourinmaru!" The icy serpent was unleashed at the command and the fight between the arrancers and Rukia commenced. It was proven to be a handful for the two shinigami as both the arrancers constantly interfered with Ichigo's fight. Even though it was difficult to keep up, it was still manageable.

"Who are you?!" demanded Ichigo for what seemed to be the fifth time after their meeting. "How is it that you have Hyourinmaru too?!"

"My name is Kusaka Soujirou. The man who in the Central 46 chamber of Seireitei was murdered by Hitsugaya Toushiro!"

Ichigo stood shocked at what he had just heard from the masked man, who was now identified as Kusaka; the man that they were looking for. Recovering from shock, Ichigo slowly started to piece together the bits of information he remembered about him. It soon led to the first flashback he witnessed when he clashed swords with Kusaka.

'If I clash swords with him again, will it happen?' Ichigo snapped out of his thoughts quickly enough to notice Kusaka charging at him. Without a moment's hesitation, Ichigo charged head on too. As he expected from clashing swords with Kusaka again, Ichigo witnessed another flashback.

'What is this? A hallucination? Or was it the past?' With so much thinking on his mind Ichigo hadn't managed to stop the giant ice dragon heading his way. Holding his zanpakuto up in defense, the dragon swallowed him whole and encased him in an icy prison.

"Ichigo!" Rukia shouted in alarm. Her eyes widen at Ichigo's frozen form in the large block of ice. Narrowing her eyes again, she glared at the two remaining arrancers and cursed silently to herself as Kusaka left them behind for her. For the time being, she would have to deal with them alone and only hope Ichigo would survive.

Little does she know that Ichigo was thrown into the part of his conscience where his zanpakuto existed, Zangetsu. He was to say, relieved to visit the rather wise spirit to sort out his thoughts. With the bundle of puzzle pieces gathered, all Ichigo needed to do was piece them together. Though the spirit spoke of only contradicting facts, they offered a hidden advice and keys that always seems to hold the answer. After decoding the hidden meaning of Zangetsu's words, Ichigo finally found an answer that he was sure of.

'I get it. I know what he's trying to do.' Full of confidence, Ichigo determinedly headed towards the blue skies to resurface to reality.

'I have to tell him, no matter what happens!'

Elsewhere, Hitsugaya -after following the thin trail of reiatsu- had finally reached an underground facility of some sort underneath the town. He was definitely sure that the reiatsu he was following belonged to the bastard that stabbed him. Pushing aside the door, the young captain forced himself down the flight of steps. He gritted his teeth at the strain he was putting on his body but still, he had to push forward. Plus, his sash was becoming a nuisance so with a final huff, he finally tied it around his hand.

Hitsugaya made his way down, glancing around him cautiously. The reiatsu presence was stronger so it was no doubt the man was down here, most likely waiting for him. As if to confirm his thoughts, a light chuckle rang throughout the still air.

"I'm glad you were able to find me, Toushiro. I've been waiting for you."

Snapping his head to the voice, Hitsugaya was at last, confronted by the taller man. At the sight of him, he had to grit his teeth together in anger. As the man in front of him removed his mask, the young captain couldn't help but let out a gasp.

"Kusaka," Hitsugaya gasped. "You took the King's Seal?! What are you planning to do with the King's Seal? Where is it?!"

"Well, it's right here." With that, a bright, golden light filtered through the entire area. Hitsugaya's eyes widened as the sight of something that held so much spiritual power overwhelmed him. Not only was something so small powerful, but it was also potentially dangerous; especially in the hands of someone with evil intentions. The man in front of him hid the small object back into his robes, the light disappearing and leaving them in darkness again.

"We've been stuck in the crossroads for a while now, don't you think Toushiro?"

"Crossroads?"

"You've seen what the Gotei 13 is capable of! Even so, you still stay with them?" The man in front of Hitsugaya strode over to one side of the room, stopping at something large and draped over with a cloth. He turned to face Hitsugaya once again and smirked, placing a hand on the surface of the object and patting it slightly. "Maybe it was because of that girl?"

"If you're talking about Hinamori then leave her out of this." spoke Hitsugaya firmly, still keeping his eyes trained on Kusaka. The said person only chuckled at his retort and shook his head, still wearing a smirk on his face.

"Perhaps it might be her, or maybe someone much closer."

On that sentence, a vision of Reimei's gentle, smiling face appeared in the captain's mind. He involuntarily gasped. "Reimei..."

"Ahh...You caught on quite quickly." chuckled Kusaka, still giving Hitsugaya that mysterious smirk. Piecing together his hints, Hitsugaya narrowed his eyes into a deadly glare.

"What did you do to her?! How do you know her?!" Hitsugaya demanded through gritted teeth. Kusaka chuckled once again, clearly amused by all of this. With a smirk spread wide across his face, Kusaka took a hold of the fabric in his hand and with a yank, the cloth tugged away from what it was hiding.

"Why don't you see for yourself?"

Once the object was completely unveiled, Hitsugaya's eyes widened and he felt the breath in his throat get caught. Frozen in a large block of ice was the raven-violet haired shinigami, the shocked expression still visible on her face. Slowly though, Hitsugaya's eyes narrowed dangerously and by the act of anger, he unsheathed his zanpakuto.

"KUSAKA!" shouted Hitsugaya venomously.

"Calm down, Toushiro." chuckled Kusaka, patting the block of ice. "As long as you co-operate with me on releasing the King's seal then you'll get your precious Rei-chan back."

"Like I would help you do that." replied Hitsugaya through clenched teeth.

Kusaka smiled devilishly. "I'm afraid you have no choice. You see, even with the slightest amount of shock will shatter her into a million pieces."

Hitsugaya stiffened and his glare intensified, knowing well that Kusaka was right. Hitsugaya for once didn't know what to do; co-operate with Kusaka to insure the safety of the one he loved but risk the lives of many others? Or risk losing someone who meant his everything in the safety of millions of others? To add to that, he needed to correct his past mistakes. If only she hadn't gotten involved....but it was too late now and even so, it seemed like Kusaka had already known his relationship with her. Naturally, he would use her as an advantage against him.

The grip on the hilt of his zanpakuto tightened.

"So Toushiro, what will it be?"

Gritting his teeth, the young captain lowered his zanpakuto and tilted his gaze to the ground, letting the shadows conceal his eyes. Though this might be something that he'll regret doing, he was simply out of options.

"I'll do it..."

A maliciously grin formed across Kusaka's face and he chuckled delightedly. "Guess this girl really is worth something to be able to get you to do my bidding. Looks like I caught myself a nice catch after all."

Dun Dun Dunnn.....Toushiro's going to help Kusaka for the sake of Reimei?? Sweet but what about the rest of Soul Society?! :O!!

Alright..So like it this is where things get a little...meh i don't know... Lost? XD Yeah....wait...I'm actually getting an idea forming in my head at the moment......okay yeah, gonna ponder on this before i lose it. Hope this chapter isn't so crappy! R&R

Thank you to all of the readers/reviewers for this story!!! Love ya all! :D