Lost Without You Chapter 6: Lost 6, a bleach fanfic

Lost Without You

A/N: Here we are chapter six and the first real fight with the bount. Be sure to let me know just how you like my fighting writing style. As I don't do it much. (Or ever to be honest this was my first)

Previously beta'd by: Enderoftheworld (Love him for being sweet enough to offer!)

Touched up by yours truly: 9/7/15

Warning: Everything you know about the bount has still been changed, Ishida is officially a non combative, and possible gore. (Since I've no clue what everyone else finds gory.)

Ichigo scowled looking over the ledge of the roof he was perched on, it over looked the alley where the spiritual pressure could be felt strongest. Chad, Orihime, and Ishida were just around the corner or the building, unable to scale it as he was in his shinigami form. In the alley there was what looked like a middle aged man with a cane just standing there looking harmless. He jumped down signaling to the others to stay on guard, he would figure out if this was indeed one of the Bount. Not ten minutes ago they had all rushed around getting ready for this fight he was going to be mad if this man was just some innocent bystander. Which was something he highly doubted with the spiritual pressure rolling off him in great force.

"It's good of you to come." The man smiled tapping his cane on the ground as he turned to face him. "This way I don't have to hunt you down to eat you." The smile was toothy and deranged while his blue eyes crinkled in pleasure. He wore a nice suit but upon closer inspection one could see the blood covering a whole sleeve of it's fancy jacket. "I've already disposed of the hollow Mr. Shinigami."

"I'm not the shinigami on duty." Ichigo growled out with a scowl watching as a bouncing ball, he now knew to be a doll, came up behind the man. "I'm here to end you." He added watching the ball slide away from the Bount and into the shadows of the dark alley. He silently hoped that Ishida would be able to see from his position. This was the best he had been able to come up with on such short notice. Orihime was using her powers to ascertain the weakness while Ishida would keep an eye out for it while Chad protected them both. Ichigo was therefore going to confront the Bount and hope to keep their presence hidden.

"He's a young one isn't he Henry?" A small voice spoke from the shadows near Ichigo's ear before he heard it giggling behind the man.

"You're right Edgar." The man chuckled tapping his cane again as he shook his head smiling. "But you're not alone now are you Mr. Shinigami?" He smiled as his doll did exactly what he wanted shifting through the shadows unseen by any but him. He had heard rumors there was still a Quincy in Japan but he figured they must have been wrong he hadn't sensed a Quincy anywhere in his travels. However there was an unfamiliar spiritual pressure from around the corner and he wasn't about to take his chances.

"Oh lookie Henry," The voice sounded around the corner and Ichigo turned to look as he heard a high pitched scream. It was Orihime. "There's more to play with." It sounded horribly cheerful as another scream sounded.

Ichigo looked at the Bount who didn't move and turned to run around the corner. What he saw made his blood run cold. Orihime was being held up by the neck by a shadow that took the form of a man. She was struggling to breathe as she kicked at it. Ishida was hidden behind Chad, where the giant had probably pushed him to protect him better. Things had already gone down hill and they had just arrived. Without a second thought he sliced his zanpaktuo through the Bount's arms chopping them off much to his own surprise. And horror as blood rained down on him and Orihime that was not red but black like the shadows.

Orihime coughed as she landed on her ass doing her best to scrabble backward and breathe in deep luxurious breaths. Her spirit of attack was out before she commanded it shooting into the middle of the shadow man's chest. It exploded spraying everyone with black blood and body parts she didn't even want to think about. She sat stunned for a moment looking over at the mostly clean Ishida he was frowning and she knew that wasn't a good sign but she had to know. "Did I get the weak spot?" Her voice was small and her lips barely moved unwilling to get this black blood in her mouth.

"No..." Ishida frowned staring intently at the wall the shadow man had come from.

Ichigo scowled something was wrong he just couldn't place his finger on what. That's when he heard it, soft chuckling from the alleyway. He grabbed for Orihime only pulling her slightly as he pushed Chad and Ishida back from the wall. Just as it exploded forward a black light coming from within. On the wind one word floated to his ears.

"Hendar." The voice was soft like the giggling earlier just a bit breathier carried by the blackness that was this doll's attack.

"SHIELD!" Orihime shouted as it came right at her luckily she had been quick enough and it blocked the attack but only more chuckles and giggles met her triumph. "Ishida... Have you seen it's weak spot?" Orihime asked shuddering at the close call she had narrowly avoided. She couldn't see the enemy anymore and she was certain she wasn't the only one in the dark. One look at Ishida's face told her he was having trouble finding what he wanted to know.

Ichigo growled dragging all of them into the alley to face the one known as Henry. He stood there unaffected by the screaming his deranged smile now replaced by a bored expression as he leaned against his cane. That was until he looked up spotting Ishida.

"Oh ho looks like Viveka might have been right when she told Blake there was still a Quincy running amok." The Bount smiled widely all teeth and no cheer. He was extremely displeased that this rumor, which of course had spread like wildfire after only a day, was true. However he was gratuitous that this opportunity should fall into his lap. If he were to eat the last Quincy the other Bount would be extremely grateful and might hold a feast for him. A hollow feast sounded quite lovely, he hadn't been able to dine much in Holland too many Quincy about.

"Does this mean I should eat him?"The voice known as Edgar sounded like the cat that had got the canary. From behind the man with the cane a shadow stepped forward, it had no definite shape to it but the voice seemed to come from within it. "I could always rip out his intestines and hang them around that pretty girl's neck. Do you think she'll scream louder that way? You know how I love to hear them scream." It continued on even as the Bount seemed to ignore it. As it began slinking back into the shadows it continued talking. "Maybe I could rip the big one's arms off and offer them to her." It sounded thoughtful as it disappeared entirely in the shadows of the wall.

"I've heard enough! What's wrong with you! Do you even need to be that disgusting!" Ichigo growled slashing out at a wall that's shadow had grown darker to his dismay blood as black as night sprayed forward soaking into his clothes.

"Hasty, hasty." Edgar sang back still sounding completely unharmed. "I don't like hasty little boys." He added to Henry who just chuckled and nodded in agreement standing undisturbed still leaning on his cane.

"There isn't much we can do with the youth these days." Henry added with another shake of his head, he saw how cornered the group before him felt and he would happily admit to Edgar this was his favorite feeling. It was like a bird caught in a cage unable to fly away because he had broken it's wings.

"Ishida!" Ichigo hissed lowly, the situation was getting worse instead of better as this went on. Edgar was not only hidden but with every word spoken Orihime was starting to lose it. Not that he would blame her he would want to lose it too if someone wanted to hang intestines from his neck.

"Chad..." Ishida whispered completely ignoring Ichigo as he was forming a plan slowly. This had been a bad idea to begin with. None of them had been hurt yet but he was certain it was only because these two enjoyed toying with their food. "Do you see that small window up there?" He pointed to a barely visible window a few feet away from Henry. When Chad nodded he smiled slightly having shut out all other noises while he focused on his task he was surprised it had taken him this long to notice. "It's right under that window sill. Do you think you can get to it while I have Ichigo distract it?"

Chad nodded slowly noticing the way Ishida's hand was pointing, he didn't bother to look as Ishida moved closer to Ichigo knowing his timing needed to be perfect.

"Ishida..." Ichigo nearly jumped when his hand landed on his shoulder. It was just then that a soft word floated to them again and that same ugly black attack came at them from above. Once more they were saved by Orihime's shield lighting up the dark without any command.

Orihime herself had been listening to Ishida telling Chad where to hit. Without a second thought she fired her only attack taking out not only the window sill but everything two feet around it. She only smiled when she heard the voice that had so crudely spoken to her scream however she frowned when it began laughing just after wards.

"Did you not think that I knew it was to obvious a place." Edgar laughed heartily his smile evident in his voice.

"They are yet young and unwise." Henry added with his own smile that was until he noticed Chad's sudden movement and by then it was too late.

"Goodbye!" Orihime smiled as Chad drove his fist into the ground between them where Ishida was pointing downward where a small shadow had grown between them. The scream that rent the air afterward left her covering her ears as a bright light exploded around them dissolving the darkest parts of the shadows leaving normal shadows in it's wake.

"That's just..." Ichigo scowled watching the old man age before his eyes as bright lights left his body, the freshly eaten souls rushing away from their cage. Among them he knew there would be that hollow they had heard earlier but he braced himself for the fight. Anything had to be better than facing the shadow.

A/N: Well that's all for now. Please review! With the following if you don't mind as I would like constructive feedback!