White Flower
Chapter 3
"Hello" – Normal talking
"Hello" – Flashback talking/Zanpakuto talking
"Hello" – Flashback thinking
"Hello" Normal thinking
"Hello" – Zanpakuto release/kido spell
Author's Note: Hey guys! Here is chapter 3! Please feel free to review my story with compliments or constructive criticism. I'm also having trouble learning how to spell Aizen's first name. Is it "Sousuke or "Sosuke"? Please review me an answer! For now I'm just going to go with "Sousuke" since I've been using it this far. Thank you and enjoy!
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A quick recap:
"Oh, don't worry Captain Hirako," he lifted his sword high into the air. "Your death won't be in vain. You and your friends made wonderful research material." That was when Sousuke swung his sword down.
And a shower of blood filled the night…
Back to the continuous flashback:
There was a low moan of pain as Lily held on to her now bloody shoulder.
"Good. I made it in time." Lily thought. She snuck a glance back at Shinji and saw that he had now passed out. She sighed in relief.
"Well at least he's out of harm's way" She then turned her glare towards the one person who was responsible for all of this destruction. Sousuke had a small frown on his face, which eventually turned into a smirk.
"Well, well, if it isn't-"
"Cut the pointless chatter Sousuke. I want to know why you did this! You put innocents in danger for no reason at all. And for what? For your own stupid ambitions?"
"I'm sure you heard me from your comfortable spot by the trees over there," Lily scowled. "So there's no need for me to explain it again. And about the innocents…they're just sacrifices for my ultimate goal."
"Ha, I'm sure. I always knew you were a monster…"
Sousuke smiled. "Calling me names won't get you anywhere. For now, I suggest you get ready." Lifting his sword up again, he prepared to strike her down. Lily got into a fighting stance and was getting ready to leap until-
A man in a black cloak and hat appeared right between Lily and her target. She was about to sawing her sword, thinking that the new arrival was on Sousuke's side, until a sword appeared in his hand and he swung at Sousuke. At first, it would've seemed like he cut his arm off, but the only thing the cloaked man got was the lieutenant badge on his arm.
When it looked like he was going to swing again, Kaname appeared between them and blocked the swing. Using his momentum, he pushed the cloaked man back a few yards away.
The strange man skidded away and used his sword to stop himself from going any further. Lily, herself was still wondering who the man was.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
The man, whose head had been bowed this whole time, lifted his head to meet her eyes. Lily gasped at who she saw. It was Kisuke Urahara, the newest captain to the 13 Court Guard Squads, and captain of squad 12. Kisuke is a tall, lean-built man with light skin and gray eyes. His hair is messy and light-blond with strands framing the sides of the face and hanging between his eyes.
That was when she noticed that there was a man beside Kisuke. He is tall, muscular, lightly tan-skinned man. His hair is cornrowed and looked to be shaped like horns. He has a large handlebar mustache, which is connected to his long sideburns. He wore the standard Soul Reaper robes with an ornate dark blue robe with a large upturned collar and the symbol of the Kidō Corps on it. He also carried a shakujō.
Sousuke smiled at them softly. "Well, this is quite an interesting turn of events. What are you doing here, Captain Kisuke Urahara and Captain Tessai Tsukabishi, of the Kido Corps?"
Lily tilted her head to the side. "That man was the leader of the Kido Corps? I've heard of him, but have never seen him in person!"
The child to the right of Sousuke said, "It seems we have been found." Lily shivered. Even as he said that, he still said it with that foxy smile on his face. It gave her the creeps.
Kaname stepped forward. "Should I dispose of them, Aizen?"
Sousuke shook his head. "No Kaname. We're leaving."
However, Kaname stepped persisted. "I insist. I can deal with them now that way they won't end up-"
A heavy amount of spiritual pressure came over the area. It was so heavy that it almost brought Lily to her knees until Kisuke held her elbow so she wouldn't fall. She heard Kaname panting and saw him on the ground as Sousuke looked down at him with a small frown on his face.
"Are you disobeying a direct order…? Kaname?"
Lily was shocked. "Has his spiritual pressure always been this heavy before? Either it's just me, or he's somehow been hiding it all of this time."
Once Kaname had enough air to breath, he shakily stood and said, "No sir, of course not."
Lily heard a rough cough from behind her and turned her head to see that it was Shinji. It seems that the white fluid had already solidified half of his face. The only thing that seemed to be moving was his head.
He turned his head towards their direction. He looked confused to see why Lily was there but was too tired to question it. Then he looked towards Kisuke and Tessai.
"What…are…you doing here…Kisuke…" he coughed out weakly.
Kisuke smiled sadly at him and said, "What am I doing here? The question should be what's up with your tacky mask?"
Shinji chuckled but in soon turned into a cough. "Don't make…me laugh…idiot…"
Kisuke smiled sympathetically and then turned his eyes back to Sousuke and frowned. "Lieutenant Aizen…what have you done?"
Sousuke smiled innocently. "I simply happened upon the members of the task force laying here half-dead. I was trying to help them."
Lily growled. "Yeah. By trying to put them out of their misery! You traitor!"
Kisuke shook his head. "Why are you lying to me? I know they weren't injured in battle. They are experiencing… hollowfication."
Lily narrowed her eyes "So he knew… or at least had suspicions."
Sousuke smiled. "It seems you were the man I thought you were. I'm glad you came to witness this catastrophe." He turned his head towards his two companions. "Come, Gin and Kaname. We're leaving."
Kisuke and Lily growled and leapt forward in protest. "Now wait just a min-!"
"STEP ASIDE! KISUKE AND YOUNG GIRL!"
Lily and Kisuke barely had time to drop to the ground as Tessai loaded up a high-level Hado.
"Hado #88 Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō! (Flying Dragon-Striking Heaven-Shaking Thunder Cannon)" Tessai screamed. He held his palm out straight forward with his other arm gripping it for support. A large electrical beam, that Lily could feel was oozing with spiritual pressure, sprang from his palm. It headed straight for the backs of Sousuke, Gin, and Kaname. The electrical beam was so fast, there seemed to be almost no way they could dodge it. Lily smirked. "There's no way they can dodge a kido that strong and fast."
Unbeknownest to her, Sousuke was very aware of what was coming straight for them and was already ready to counter it. He smirked deviously and spoke, "Bakudo #81: Danku (Splitting Void). A translucent barrier a few meters tall suddenly appeared behind the three of them. As soon as the powerful kido hit the barrier, there was a bright and giant explosion so bright and large that it would have blown Lily away if not for Kisuke and Tessai holding her down.
When the dust and smoke finally had settled, the barrier had shattered and the three assailants were gone. Tessai cursed. "I can't believe this. A lieutenant stopped my kido?" He then turned to kido and bowed his head in shame. "I'm sorry Kisuke. I couldn't stop them."
Kisuke shook his head. "No, my friend it's alright. But first, I have a question-"
He was stopped mid-sentence by Shinji's coughing. He looked over in alarm and saw that the white fluid on his face had spread and was slowly hardening.
"I think we should deal with the fallen Soul Reapers first."
"B-but treating them here right now will be difficult with how far the hollowfication has progressed!"
"Do you know of a way to save them if we were at the Sereitei right now?"
Kisuke said nothing but in his eyes you could see the confirmation. That was all that Tessai needed to know that Kisuke did have a way to save them.
"I will use a forbidden technique to get us to the Serieitei right away. Let us gather them together."
As they gathered all eight of them together in a dog pile. Tessai just noticed there was one person missing among the ten of them. "Where was the young girl?" He looked around the area. She was in deed gone.
Meanwhile, Lily was running through the forest. "No…No…No! They can't find out! They can't find out the truth! No one can... Sousuke…I will kill you brother… I will not let you ruin my life…not again…"
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A/N: There's the end of chapter 3! What do you think? It's getting juicy! What will Lily do? What will be her fate?