Hello again, It´s Shadow Typhoon. This is actually a pretty fast update, if I should say it. Please enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, but I do own Ryushiro, even though I wanted to own Hitsugaya and Ulquiorra as well.
Dark Ice
Chapter 13: Reflection
by Shadow Typhoon
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Hitsugaya and Ulquiorra stood once again in front of the one and only Aizen. Hitsugaya gave him the sacred scroll and waited for an explanation. This never came.
"You are dismissed" Aizen said and waved them off.
"Aren´t you going to tell us, what exactly the sacred scroll is?" Hitsugaya asked nervously. He didn´t know if he were to be punished for asking.
"No, not yet. Now go!" Aizen snapped impatiently.
Hitsugaya and Ulquiorra walked out of the throne room. Inside, Aizen opened the sacred scroll and began to read greedily. And then he laughed like a maniac.
"I´ve finally got the last piece of the puzzle. It is only matter of time, before the world is mine! HAHAHAHA"
Outside the door, Hitsugaya had chosen to wait for a few seconds more. He heard what Aizen had said and was now listening to his sick laughter. A ball of fear formed in his stomach. What had he done?
He shook his head. He had to think. What could he do now for preventing Aizen´s plan for succeeding? He couldn´t blow up his cover, so he had to keep low profile.
He went to his room. He sat on his bed and lay down. What could he do? He thought of the latest day's events. About what had happened these days. About his"betrayal". What did the other think of him? They probably hated him now.
He sighed and rolled to his side. He was now staring on the wall. The plain white wall. What a nice wall. It was like he couldn´t think clearly, repeating the same thoughts over and over again.
Did they hate him? Did they want to kill him? What would Aizen do? What would Ukitake and Yamamoto do? What would he do? What could he do? He was out of options. He sighed for the hundredth time that day and got up from the bed.
He went to the bathroom and looked into the mirror. He looked extremely tired, with black circles under his eyes. His eyes were blank, not like the shiny orbs they used to be.
Even his hair looked tired. It was hanging down a little and it had a grayish shade. He was wearing a constant frown, which gradually became deeper. He didn´t like what he saw.
Then he noticed something. Behind him, he saw Ryushiro standing. He was winking and a smile was plastered on his face.
And behind Ryushiro, Hyourinmaru was curling. It looked at Hitsugaya with its crimson eyes, looking into his soul.
They both knew what was troubling him. But they couldn´t ease the pain. They were worried, it was clearly written on his face.
They knew what he felt. They felt the same too after all. But, as it was said before, they couldn´t do anything about it.
They just had to wait. They just had to wait as Hitsugaya did. After all, they couldn´t do anything.
Hitsugaya turned around and went back to his room and sat down on his bed again. He buried his face in his hands. He was so depressed.
He was stuck in the enemy´s territory, he couldn´t move. He had to obey Aizen. That was what Yamamoto and Ukitake had said.
He thought about Matsumoto. He thought about the substitute shinigami, the idiot Kurosaki. He thought about those who called him their comrade. And maybe even friends.
He thought about his division. It was like a spear had stabbed through his heart, creating pain and numbness.
He had to think about something! Anything which could help his situation! If he just could remember the latest events…He thought about Ulquiorra revelation…
Wait a second! Didn´t he say, that every arrancar hated Aizen, but was forced to do as Aizen pleased? Hitsugaya got a brilliant plan. If it worked, all his problems would be sorted out.
"That might actually work" Ryushiro said enthusiastic.
"Even if it sounds a little weird, I think it might solve our problems. But if it doesn´t, we will all die. Be aware of the risk." Hyourinmaru growled with worry, but it had also hope in its voice.
"I know the risks Hyourinmaru, but we have to do it. It might be our only chance"
"Heard, heard" Ryushiro said and jumped up and down.
"Relax young hollow. Don´t forget, if the plan fails, we are all going to die"
"I know, I know. It´s a suicide mission. I did understand that that already. I´m just glad that we can actually do something"
"So we all agree" Hitsugaya said
Hyourinmaru and Ryushiro both nodded.
"Well, then let´s begin"
He smiled and looked at the wall. The nice plain white wall. Now he just needed Ulquiorra and…
Matsumoto was sitting in her office and drinking sake. They still haven´t cleaned the mess, which Ulquiorra had caused. But that wasn´t her responsibility anyway.
She was still wondering. Why had Hitsugaya come to Seireitei? What was the reason? They were still investigating the incidence, but they were clueless.
What had happened? She didn´t know, and somehow she feared for the answer.
She drank another bottle and relaxed. Oh well, she couldn´t do anything about it, even if she knew the reason. It would be better, if she just forgot everything.
Aren´t Hisagi and Kira holding a drinking party? Maybe I should go and see.
Then she tripped out of the office, leaving a trail of sake, since she had forgotten to close the bottle.
Ulquiorra had listened to Hitsugaya´s plan and nodded. He would do as Hitsugaya said. If he did it effectively, the plan would be succeeded the next day.
But if it didn´t work… both he and Hitsugaya would be in serious problems. This could probably lead to certain dead.
But he would take the risk. He would do anything for his friend. Since Hitsugaya was his only friend anyway.
He stood up and walked out of the room. Now he had to get to work. It would be a little hard in the start, but in the end, it would spread like a wild fire.
He smiled. This could be a solution. The solution to all arrancar´s problems. But only if there wasn´t a traitor amongst the arrancar. But hopefully there wasn´t any traitors. He hoped with his entire heart- or the lack of it.
Now Hitsugaya just had to wait. And hope. And hope, and hope and hope and…
The substitute shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki, was sitting in the classroom. He was bored out of his mind. He looked out of the windows and stared at the sky.
Hitsugaya had betrayed them. The thought was unbearable. How could the noble, cold and smart prince of ice tag along with Aizen? He haven´t understood that then and still couldn´t.
Even if Hitsugaya betrayed Aizen and returned to Soul Society, would he so be able to forgive him? He didn´t know. And he wouldn´t know. He wouldn´t know if he could forgive his ex-friend.
Everyone could walk down the wrong path, and then find the right one again. But could Hitsugaya´s friends forgive him again? Could Matsumoto? He didn´t know.
"Kurosaki, are you listening?!" Ichigo´s teacher asked annoyed.
"Stop daydreaming and answer this question!"
Ichigo got up and tiredly went to the chalk board.
Oh well, I can´t do much by just thinking, Ichigo thought and began scribbling with a chalk.
I can´t do anything at all.
That thought was extremely depressing.
Rumors were streaming across Las Noches. Almost everyone had heard Hitsugaya´s plan. And those who haven´t heard it yet were soon to know.
All those who knew the plan, was trilled. Now they could finally become free. Of cause only if the plan worked.
From low ranked Gillian's to high ranked Espada were exited. They could hardly wait for the plan to start.
Hitsugaya was also satisfied. It seemed his plan worked, but you couldn´t be too optimistic. It was almost sunset, and then plans would be set into motion.
Hitsugaya would first sleep and then contact Ukitake and apologize for the secret scroll incident. But he wouldn´t say anything about the plan. If he did, Ukitake might have stopped him, and he wanted to avoid that.
After telling Ukitake, Hitsugaya would leave Las Noches and speak to the hollow tribe. He would convince them to join him and follow the plan. And then the real plan would begin…
Hello. I left a cliffhanger didn´t I. I know, I´m evil. But hey, it's not like you guys don´t do it once for a while.
I just read some d. grey man fanfiction, an I´m sold. I had forgotten how good these were. You should all try reading the manga D. grey man. It´s really good.
Oh well, next time you´ll all see what Hitsugaya´s plan is.
Well, until next time, have sweet dreams.
And don´t get too stressed by minor problems, even if they seem major. I have tried that already.
See ya