Hey chapter nine is up people!! wooo! i got sooo stuck on chapter ten but i'm done now! not long to go on this story! But i shall be starting a new one soon! maybe a lil ulquihime number who knows! till then enjoy!
9 the second wave.
Kai slept soundly, her first proper night of rest since Toshiro had been taken. She awoke early and went to the kitchen to make some breakfast for herself. When she got there Matsumoto, Renji, Ikkaku, Yumichika and Ichigo were all sitting around the table laughing and joking, it seemed that no one had informed them of Toshiro's abduction.
"Oh! You guys scared the crap outta me! I didn't realize you were back." Kai stood in the doorway her hand on her chest, breathing heavily.
Matsumoto smiled.
"Hey Kai, we only got back about twenty minutes ago, we didn't want to wake you so we came through here, but now that you're up….Maybe you can fill us in on what's been going on around here? You know on any romances perhaps?"
The entire table turned to look at her, eagerly awaiting all the news.
"Give me five to go and get dressed will ya? Then I'll tell you all about it." Kai's expression did not give Matsumoto much hope. She stood and followed Kai into her bedroom.
"Kai? What is it?"
"Matsumoto! I'm so….sorry!" Tears poured down Kai's face.
"K..Kai? What's going on? What happened?!"
"Aizen. Three days. Toshiro. I couldn't….."
"Alright calm down, take a deep breath and tell me again."
Kai slumped to the floor, her face in her hands. She steadied her breathing.
"Everyone needs to hear this."
Matsumoto shouted everyone else through. They crowded in the small doorway, staring at Kai, confused as to why she was on the floor crying.
Kai looked at them all, took a deep breath and began.
"Aizen appeared a few days ago, he blew up most of tenth division, Toshiro and I were caught up in it. We tried to run, we even met Jushiro and Captain Kyouraku. Aizen and Gin appeared. Gin and Toshiro, they started fighting. In the midst of it all Aizen snuck up behind Toshiro and…and that bastard he stabbed him in the back!. They took him….they fucking took him back to Hueco Mundo. Then that bastard sealed the gates shut, we can't get them open. We searched for a way to open them but so far we found out how, but we don't have the incantation to open the gates, Aizen has it. I'm so….sorry, I couldn't even help out! I couldn't stop Aizen taking him. And I…I don't even know if he's still alive……….." Kai trailed off, leaving the room in shocked silence. Matsumoto grabbed Kai, pulling her into a fierce embrace.
"Don't you dare….don't you dare blame yourself for this! This was Captain Hitsugaya's battle. He fought to protect, and he is capable of taking care of himself. You would know if he had been killed, you would feel it, I know you would. So he's fine! Don't think in the negative, if you do that , what's left? Trust me. There is no one but Aizen and Gin to blame!!"
Matsumoto let go of Kai, tears were streaming down her own face. She had not been here when her captain had needed her. Matsumoto stood up, helping Kai to her feet.
Ichigo spoke up.
"So the gates are sealed shut? What do we do now?"
"Nothing, we wait." Kai's voice was so low Ichigo barely heard it. He looked at her. She was staring straight at him, her eyes filled with tears. He could see it all over her face, she didn't want to just sit around, she wanted revenge.
Renji chuckled.
Everyone in the room looked at him horrified.
"What? Oh come on, you can just imagine him now. Sitting in a cell, charming them all with his fabulous personality. I mean he's probably frozen them all to death just with one of his glares!"
Kai laughed at the thought of this. Soon there was a quiet chuckle going round the room.
"Yeah, he wouldn't want us to be moping around like this, he would want us to be training, so that we're more than ready for the battle ahead of us." Matsumoto nodded in agreement with Renji.
Suddenly the warning alarm went off. Everyone ran outside.
Smoke was billowing from over in the direction of thirteenth division.
"What the hell is going on over there?!" Ichigo was already running towards the explosion. The others followed.
As they approached they noticed a tear in the sky. The gates to Hueco Mundo had been opened. But who had come through?
They reached the front of Jushiro's office, or rather where the front of Jushiro's office should have been. All that was left was smoldering debris.
"Captain Ukitake! Are you there!?" Renji and Ikkaku raced towards the demolished building. They raked through the wreckage.
"No one's here!" Renji yelled turning to face them. " I think they all got…….."
"All got what?" Matsumoto yelled back.
Renji was staring at the air behind them, a look of complete shock on his face. Ikkaku ran back over to them, closely followed by Renji.
Kai turned round. She couldn't believe her eyes.
"T…Toshiro?"
Toshiro was standing in front of her. He had Jushiro in front of him on his knees, Hyorinmaru was at his throat.
"Kai, run. Get away from him. That's not Toshiro, something is controlling him." Jushiro coughed, blood spattered the ground in front of him.
"Kai come on! We gotta get outta here and tell Head Captain Yamamoto." Matsumoto was pulling at her hakama.
"I can't… I can't leave Jushiro."
"What? Kai he'll be fine, he's a captain"
Toshiro dropped Hyorinmaru from Jushiro's neck and let him go.
He looked at her. His eyes looked empty, they lacked any sign of life.
"K…Kai, help me, please…" Toshiro pleaded with her.
"Kai don't fall for it! It's a trick! Kai please!" Matsumoto's voice grew distant.
"But…he, he needs me…I can't just leave him….Matsumoto…..get help…I'll be fine."
Kai walked towards Toshiro, he had his arms outstretched. As she got closer to him she could hear someone talking to her.
Kai, what are you doing! That isn't Toshiro, he's under a spell of some sort! Kai Listen to me!
"Kuroi Hoshi? But, he called to me. I have to help him!"
Kai listen to me! Toshiro is fine! I have spoken with Hyorinmaru, you need to get away from here! Get Your father and run!
"Father! I nearly forgot!"
Kai stopped walking towards Toshiro and raced towards her father instead.
"But Kai, I need you" She looked at Toshiro, something wasn't right. It was his body alright but his eyes were empty and his voice was different, almost mechanical. She had nearly fell for it. She grabbed Jushiro and ran as fast as she could towards Matsumoto and the others. Renji took Jushiro off her and they took off towards the central 46.
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Toshiro could have cried. He stood watching from inside his own mind. He could not control his actions, would the thing controlling him…would it have killed Kai?
He was sure that it would have. He had to find a way of breaking this control, or…..
He didn't want to think about what would happen……
He closed his eyes trying to block out the images of the carnage in front of him. The carnage his body had caused.
He concentrated on finding Hyorinmaru.
Suddenly his world spun and he found himself on the icy wasteland once more.
Hyorinmaru was in front of him. He looked at the great ice dragon in front of him and bowed low.
"Hyorinmaru I need your help, I can't break this spell, this thing in me, how do I get it out!?"
Hyorinmaru simply looked at Toshiro.
"Toshiro, you need to concentrate on contacting Kuroi Hoshi. I have managed it briefly but i believe that together we can hold the connection and relay events to Kai and the others. This will not be easy but there is no other way."
Toshiro sat on the snow, his knees bent up, head resting on them. He sat still for a long time, trying to picture Kai and reach her with his mind. Slowly he began to see a forest in front of him, he was in a small opening in the middle of the trees. it was night, the moon flooded the little haven with light, fireflies danced around a small pond in the very centre of the grass. In front of this pond was a tall man. Dressed in a long white kimono covered in scattered red cherry blossoms and a large winding green dragon. He had long jet black hair that reached past his waist, and when he turned to face Toshiro he was faced with the most amazingly blue eyes Toshiro had ever seen. Toshiro walked towards the elegant man, his face a picture of awe. Kai's Zanpaktou really was amazing.
He stopped just in front of Kuroi Hoshi and dropped to one knee.
"My name is Toshiro Hitsugaya, I am captain of squad ten of the thirteen protection squads. I have come to ask your assistance in contacting Kai. I need to speak with her. Please help me."
Kuroi Hoshi stared at Toshiro. A kind smile spread across his face.
"Toshiro Hitsugaya, stand. I do not like people begging at my feet."
Toshiro stood up.
"I spoke briefly with Hyorinmaru, the thing controlling you, can you tell me what it is?"
"I don't know exactly, it looked like an ordinary worm, but it had a human face and when the lid was lifted it jumped on me. The goddam thing bit into my neck and lodged itself there. I can see everything that happens but I have no control over my body. You have to help! You need to tell Kai, to stay away from me! I don't want to hurt her!"
Kuroi Hoshi studied the young white haired man in front of him.
So this is Toshiro Hitsugaya.
"I shall contact Kai, if you can hold the connection I can bring her here."
Kuroi Hoshi turned away from Toshiro and clasped his hands in front of him. An Aqua ball of light shot from his fingertips and flew into the sky, exploding like fireworks.
The tall man turned to Toshiro and smiled.
"And now we wait for her."
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Kai sat on the floor of the great hall in the central 46. Jushiro was conscious but injured badly. He had recounted his version of events. It had been simple enough.
Flash back.
Jushiro sat having his morning tea when he felt an immense spiritual pressure. He walked to his door to see who it was, as he opened the door the room behind him exploded, he flew forwards through the air, landing in front of Toshiro.
"Toshiro! You're alive!"
He looked up at the man in front of him. This was not Toshiro Hitsugaya, his eyes were glazed and when he spoke his voice was different.
"Old man, you are going to die."
He had said it so matter of factly, not a hint of emotion in him.
Jushiro's eyes grew heavy, they started to close.
End flash back
The next thing he had said he remembered was Kai and the others arriving.
Kai had then slumped to the floor and sat, deep in thought for the next few minutes as the others barricaded the doors to buy themselves some time to formulate a plan of action.
Suddenly Kai felt the room go hazy, she fell backwards on the floor, unconscious. Unaware of the cries coming from her friends as they ran to her side.
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She stood in her forest clearing, the full moon shone brightly. She heard movement behind her and turned to see Kuroi Hoshi. Her elegant Zanpaktou, Kuroi Hoshi the master of light. Her Dark Star. He looked concerned, a look Kai was unaccustomed to seeing on his handsome features.
"Kai, there is someone here to see you, although I must warn you, time is running out, his connection will not last long, there are forces at work in his body and mind that are trying to control him."
Kai gasped as Toshiro stepped into the moonlight on the other side of the pond.
She ran to him, silent tears poured down her face. She leapt into his arms.
"Toshiro"
"Kai"
They embraced each other tightly, neither wanting to let go.
"Kai" Toshiro leaned to her ear. " You need to act fast, there is something inside me, a bug, it's controlling my body, it's lodged at the base of my neck. I don't know how you're going to get it out but you have to. I don't think I can break its control on my own."
Kai pulled back from him. She wiped the tears from her eyes and put on the best brave face that she could.
"Don't be stupid, you can beat it. You got this far didn't you!"
"Kai, if I can't. You have to kill me, promise me you'll save yourself! I don't want to hurt you."
Kai shook her head."NO! You can't ask me that, you can't!"
"Kai promise me!"
She stood silently staring at the grass, which rippled in the gentle breeze.
"okay" her voice was almost inaudible.
Toshiro smiled. He pulled her close once more.
"I want to stay with you here, but I can't, I have to go. I'd stay here forever with you if I could."
"Please, Toshiro, fight it! Stay here, don't…don't leave me." Kai pleaded with him.
Toshiro leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
"Kaiba Yumi, you have become my world in such a short time, you think I'd just leave you?" Kai looked up at him, unsure as to how to answer.
"Of course I wouldn't you idiot. Get back to everyone and help them sort this mess. It's time to take Aizen down once and for all!"
He hugged her tightly once more. She could feel him flicker as his connection grew weaker.
"Toshiro Hitsugaya you better make it through this, if you don't….. I'll never forgive you!"
He smiled at her then. He grew fainter, his connection was almost gone.
"Well just in case." He kissed her again. "Kai, I love you."
She smiled through her tears.
"I love you too"
He disappeared before her eyes. She stood there, embracing the air where he had been just mere moments before.
Kai turned to face Kuroi Hoshi.
"So what happens now?"
"Now you wake and together we kill Aizen."
The ground beneath her feet disappeared and was replaced quickly with the cold stone floor of the central 46 chamber.
She opened her eyes and her Grey ones met with Matsumoto's big blue ones.
"Kai are you okay? Renji she's awake!"
Kai sat up. Her head still felt fuzzy.
"I spoke with Toshiro, it's a bug, implanted in his lower neck. It has control of his body but not his mind."
"We need to act fast then." Head Captain Yamamoto stood over her.
"We need a plan."
Kai stood up, wobbling slightly.
"Don't you worry about that, we have it sorted."
Kai looked at Head Captain Yamamoto with confusion.
How had they came up with a plan so quickly?
"So what's next?" Kai turned facing Renji and the others.
Ikkaku answered.
"Now….we fight." a grin spread across his face.
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so big fight scene up soon guys!! will have it up as soon as i can, but ya know how it is. i get caught up in reading everyone elses awsome stories on here and next thing you know its 230 in the morning and you're up for work in 4 hours lol! till then r&r please!!
ichirin no hana xx