Me: HI AGAIN EVERYONE!
Takara: HELLO!
Me: I got so happy when I heard that all of you wanted to kill Aizen. It warmed my heart ^-^
Takara: ... You're sick...
Me: No, I actually feel quite well, thanks for asking?
Takara: ... Are you really that stupid or are you just teasing me?
Me: You're looking at the queen of teasing! Of course I hate Aizen, I want to kill him very painfully...
Takara: AAAAAND that's why you like to write fics? 'Cause you can kill people you hate?
Me: One of the reasons ^^
Takara: ... No coments...
Me: Great! Then LET'S GET GOING!!!!
Disclaimer: Wish I owned it, but sadly I dont, if I did I wouldn't have to write this fic ^^ And yes, I love that smiley
Ichigo couldn't see a thing! He wa surrounded by a thick fog but he had heard that Toushiro tried to use kidou against Aizen.
'You have to give him some credit for trying so hard without his zanpakutou...'
Suddenly he heard a gasp and a low chuckle. Uh-oh, it didn't sound good at all. When the dust cleared, Ichigo gasped. Aizen had his hand around Toushiro's throat, pushing him up on the wall. Toushiro gasped and tried to breathe. Ichigo darted forward as fast as he could.
"Toushiro!"
"Not so fast~..."
Out of nowhere came Aiha with her sword drawn and blocked his way.
"Sorry boy, but I'm afraid that I can't let you interfere with Aizen-sama's plans" she purred, tilted her head to the side and smiled playfully while pointing her sword at him.
"You have to get past me first... " She said and eyed him and his zanpakutou carefully, still looking playful as before.
"I've heard a lot about you, you're Kurosaki Ichigo, am I right?"
"Yeah, what's it to you?"
She grinned and shrugged.
"Not much. I've heard a lot about you, enough to know that I shouldn't underrestimate you. Come out and play, Omocha!"
It shrunk to its toy-style and she started to play with it. Toc-toc-toc-toc...
Ichigo stared at her zanpakutou in disbelief. What the heck? A toy? Didn't she say that she was going to take him seriously? Toc-toc-toc-toc-toc...
Meanwhile Toushiro fought against Aizen's strong hands. He sqeezed hard enough to make him gasp for his breath, but still loose enough to make sure that he could still breathe. Toushiro could've used his metal arm, but it was pressed in between his back and the brick wall. Which meant that he only had one hand to use. But he was just a kid and even if he was strong he couldn't fight a riddiculously strong grown-up like Aizen with only one arm!
"Gakh...! Aizen you... !"
Aizen chuckeled.
"There there Toushiro, don't be mad"
"Shu...shut up!"
"Hmm, you better stop talking like that or I'll get mad at you. You don't want me to punish you, do you?"
"Let... go...! Bas... bastard!"
Aizen smirked and then, without any warning at all, he sqeezed harder. Toushiro gasped and clawed at the hand that held him. He knew that it wouldn't matter if he tried to push him away using only reiatsu, Aizen would absorb it right away. But maybe...
Toushiro lifted his free hand to Aizen's chest and...
"Ha-hado # 31, sh-shakka-shakkahou..."
Aizen's eyes narrowed and he moved away from the young prodigie's hand from which thre balls of fire emerged. One of them burned the edges of Aizen's sleeves and Toushiro grinned, but not for long. Aizen didn't like that his prey fought back. He raised his right hand and Toushiro understood right away. He tried even harder to get away, it was futile...
"Toushiro... don't disobey me... if you do, I'll have to punish you"
His hand came closer, Toushiro tried to get away. He closed his eyes tight and turned away from the hand as if he could get away by doing so. Aizen was just about to put his hand on Toushiro's chest, when suddenly...
"Hado # 33, SOUKOTSUEI!"
Aizen glanced over his shoulder and shunpoed away. He didn't bother to take Toushiro with him. He simple let go and let him fall. Luckily, the young captain didn't get crushed this time either, this time a woman's slim arms caught him before he hit the ground. He massaged his neck with his hand, looked up at his rescuer and smiled.
"Took you long enough, Mishiro"
Mishiro forced out a smile and put him down. She was furious at Aizen, but for the sake of both herself and Toushiro, she hid her feelings. She knew that she wasn't strong enough to defeat Aizen and that she would only get in the way if she tried.
"I'm sorry sir, I came as fast as I possibly could"
She reached for something behind her back and pulled it out. It was a zanpakutou.
"Here you go. Can't fight him without him, can you?"
It was Hyorinmaru. Toushiro couldn't breathe. Hyorinmaru, thank god! She brought Hyorinmaru! He placed it on his back and drew the blade.
"Glad to see you again, Hyorinmaru"
"Likewise. Are you feeling alright, arushi?"
"I'm fine now that you're here"
He could hear Hyorinmaru's content growl in his head and he grinned. He turned to Aizen and gripped Hyorinmaru's hilt tighter.
"Mishiro, I want you to assist Kurosaki. I know that it is hard for you to fight Aiha, but you have to help him. Hopefully you'll help her realize that Aizen's a monster before you defeat her"
"And what if she doesn't, sir...?"
Toushiro hestiated but decided that she had to realize that she couldn't get away from the truth.
"Then it can't be helped. You have to defeat her..."
"You mean that I have to fight her to the death, don't you sir?"
Toushiro nodded.
"Yes I do. Don't let your feelings get to you, she isn't the woman she pretended to be. Remember that. "
Toushiro cried on the inside. He and another one of his loved ones had been decieved by Aizen, or at least his relative, again! The hatred grew and he could feel it pulsing through his veins when he stared at Aizen.
"Go Mishiro! Don't you dare lose...."
Mishiro hestiated at first, but then she nodded and shunpoed her way over to Ichigo. He glanced at her but not for long.
"Be careful with her Omocha, it's not as harmless as it looks. Don't underrestimate her" Mishiro told him and drew her own zanpakutou.
"Who are you, woman? And who is she? Geez, Toushiro sure has a lot to explain..."
"I am Hitsugaya Mishiro, fourth seat of the 10th company and Hitsugaya-taichou's mother..."
Ichigo gasped and turned to her but she ignored him and kept talking.
"That woman is Aiha Doujin, Aizen's cousin and a traitor who I thought of as a sister until she kidnapped Hitsugaya-taichou along with Aizen"
Ichigo closer his mouth tight and turned his focus back to Aiha who was watching them with amused eyes. Mishiro clenched her teeth together.
"Why Aiha? For how long?"
Aiha laughed.
"Ever since you came to my house after being with Aizen. I knew what he had done, but I didn't care. I just helped him get information about his son and the son's mother all the time you were with me. Got a problem with it? I'm a quite good actoress, don't you think?" she taunted, threw her head back and laughed even more. Mishiro clenched Byakko's hilt harder and tried to keep her emotions away from her face. She didn't want anyone to see how broken she was.
"Aiha... you... traitor! Rip her to shreds, Byakko!"
Her sword grew and got thinner. She saw Byakko inside her mind, he was troubeled. He was a tall and muscular man with white hair that had black stripes in it. The hair was spiky, he had golden eyes, fangs and dark skin. He had two black stripes on each one of his cheeks and a white armor over a stricken haori and a pair of white hakamas. His ears were pointed and he had a tail. A tiger's tail and claws.
"Are you sure on this, Mishiro? You're too upset" he asked, his tail twitching back and forward.
"Yes I am. This is my fault, I should've seen this many years ago..."
"It was impossible to see Mishiro, don't blame yourself"
"Easy to say, several times harder to..."
Aiha had stopped laughing and eyed them with cold but amused eyes. Ichigo made himself ready, he had decided to trust Mishiro when she said that he shouldn't underrestimate the brown-haired one.
"I don't understand any of this, everything is kinda blurry. But at least I understand that you're not really a nice chick" Ichigo said and pointed at Aiha. She smirked and started to play faster with her toc-toc-toy.
"Oh? Well, that may be true... but anyhow, let's start shall we? I've been bored for a long long time now, haven't had anyone to play with. Just don't disappoint me, ne~?"
Mishiro backed a few steps as Aiha started to spin the toy.
"Watch out, she's coming..."
Ichigo turned to her just as Aiha yelled "First game, tag!". He had to cover his ears when they grew to the sound of a loud BOOM. He gasped when he saw her again. The balls were twice as big as Aiha and the ring looked like it was as sharp as a blade.
"Oh shit..."
"Here we go!" laughed Aiha and threw one of the balls at them. They both shunpoed out of the way, but the second ball was close behind. She spun them fast and laughed like crazy!
"What the hell is she?! Is she some kind of female Kenpachi?!" roared Ichigo as they tried to escape the huge balls.
"More or less. She's alwas loved to fight, but I didn't know how much!" answered Mishiro and tried to get closer. She held out her free hand in front of her and started to chant.
"Bakudou#63 Sajou sabaku!"
But Aiha immideately contered with another kidou.
"Bakudou#8 Seki!"
A shield formed in front of Aiha and protected her. She chukeled.
"So, you don't want to hurt me, is that it? You just want to catch me? Despite your anger? HAHAHAHAH! You really are a fool Mishiro!"
Mishiro gritted her teeth and clenched Byakko's hilt harder. Ichigo shunpoed over to her. He put his hand on her shoulder and she turned to him.
"Listen, I don't know what you guys have been thorugh. It's obvious that this is hard for you, but she's going to kill you! She's going to kill us both if we don't stop her!It's good that you try to capture her, but it's obvisou that you two are at the same level when it comes to kidou. Listen, she's working for Aizen but she's lived with you for several years, decades, whatever, am I right? Make her remember the good times you've had together, maybe she'll come over to our side"
He smiled and she gaped. Hadn't Toushiro given her orders to do that? Ichigo was right! She had to try, she wasn't going to back down. She had to help Aiha to see the light!
"By the way, Mishiro-san..."
She glanced at him, he obviously had another question for her.
"Why are we the only ones here?Shouldn't the others be here as well?"
"The others are preparing for battle, they should be here any seco-LOOK OUT! BAKUDOU#39 ENKOSEN!"
One of the balls came at them in high speed, the shield formed in the last second possible and protected them both. Ichigo, who didn't know any kidou, was quite happy that she seemed quite good at it.
"Woah, thank you"
"No problem. Can you reach her? I've heard that you're quite fast, Ichigo-kun"
He nodded.
"I should be able to do that, but do you think Toushiro's going to make it against Aizen? I know that he's strong but..."
"He'll make it. I trust him"
She said that both to him and to convince herself that that was the case. She made herself ready and so did Ichigo.
"Let's go..."
Meanwhile, Toushiro tried to fight Aizen. He hadn't activated his bankai yet, he was still trying only with his kenjutsu skills and his shikai. Aizen didn't do much. He just blocked, nothing more.
"How could you?! You're the worst scum that has ever existed, Aizen! The only thing you do is playing with people's feelings! I'm going to kil you!" Toushiro said and attacked harder and faster. Aizen blocked and blocked until he decided to fight back. He drew his sword and aimed for Toushiro's head. But Toushiro could see it coming and blocked it with his metal arm. Aizen raised an eyebrow.
"Well well, what's this? Fought someone you shouldn't have?"
"I fought your espada Espìrito, thank you very much! Where is he by the way? Did you only take Aiha with you?"
"Of course not, he's right behind you..." Aizen answered and smirked. Right then, Toushiro could easily feel the espada's spiritual pressure. He turned around a little, still holding his arm up to block Aizen's attack, when Espìrito appeared behind him, ready to strike.
"Hello there little one..." he purred and the blade came closer.
'Damn! I can't block!' thought Toushiro and struggeled agains Aizen. He ocouldn't get away, the blade came closer and...
Clang
The sound of metal hitting metal filled the air. Toushiro gasped.
"Ukitake?!"
Ukitake's long white hair blowed around him in the wind and he smiled at the small captain.
"Hello there Hitsugaya-taichou"
Me: There you go! The latest chapter of my fic! What do you thing?
Takara: Okay... cliffhanger though...
Me: I love cliffhangers!