Ultrabross's Vision
CHP28: Face Off
Bruce looked at himself for a final time in the mirror re adjusting his collar and tie. Closing down the computer he headed up the stairs exiting out of the cave both hands in the side pockets of his jacket/vest, meeting with Alfred in the dining room.
"Once I get through this meet I can focus on more important matters. I'll investigate all my leads further in the upcoming night." Bruce told.
Alfred informed one of the backup drivers awaited him in a limousine just outside the Manor.
"Enjoy the rest of your morning. I'll see you in the next couple hours. If you'd like, you can take the rest of the day off." Bruce said.
"That is very kind of you sir but much of the place needs cleaning. Maybe at the conclusion of my chorus I'll consider it."
Giving his butler the customary billionaire Wayne smile Bruce walked down the hall exiting. The limousine driver opened the door for him, shaking hands with stepping into the back seat closing the door.
"Is there anywhere you'd like to stop, or would you like to go straight to Wayne Tower?"
"On the way back perhaps, but let's head straight to the building. I would like to get there early so I can look over a few things concerning my presentation." Bruce replied.
Starting up the vehicle they pulled out of the massive parking space through the automatic gates. Bruce thought long and hard of the crazy events that took place the night before. First it was the shinigami and then came two bat like women at different times. Part of him believed they had to all somehow be associated.
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Through their travels to the city neither Moka nor Ichigo said much. Kon kept silent and at times peeked out from inside Ichigo's jacket pocket. It was hard to hold back from making another attempt at her body. She was so squishy and soft but didn't like the thought of taking on the role of a soccer ball for a second time. Tempting as it was to be between her breasts even if it was only for a few moments Kon couldn't bring himself to make a move. It would likely upset Ichigo as well and didn't want additional anger directed at him.
Out onto a side road they walked into the city side by side. Both hands situated in his pants pockets Ichigo looked around thinking about where they could go first. He knew what Moka wanted but at the same time understood he had a mission. With him around worrying about her being harmed by a hollow wasn't a big deal. He could take care of them both no problem but still something about the whole thing of her being there annoyed him and was unable to put a finger on it.
"Mind if I ask another question?" Moka asked.
"Go ahead shoot."
"What do you do on down time? This home of yours is gloomy don't you have family or friends? Just curious is all going at everything alone all the time really isn't ideal. Promise not to ask anything else."
Ichigo looked her way for an instant before gazing upon the ground. He didn't feel it necessary to get into his personal life but if he didn't say anything had a feeling she might get suspicious and flood him with more questions. On top of that was just as knew to the city as she and was intent on keeping it a secret, "I've got plenty of friends and two sisters." He replied in hopes the subject would go no further.
"Oh really, what are their names?"
Ichigo rolled his eyes looking off to the side, partially annoyed. More so than the question he was still displeased Moka didn't listen and stay behind. He felt restrained and in ways the vampire served as somewhat of a handicap through his eyes. From ahead a group of men walked their way looking dubious as so many others he spotted lurking around the night before, "Great just what we needed." Ichigo thought clutching his fists.
Moka didn't seem bothered by the whistles and by the look on her face Ichigo guessed she might even enjoy it. They were quickly surrounded by the group of seven mainly having their eyes on Moka. Not that he wouldn't on his own but with Moka had a feeling they'd draw extra unwanted attention their way. Ichigo and Moka stood their ground as the group circled them a couple times.
"You is the finest thing I've seen eva. You from these parts sweetheart?" One of them questioned.
"Pretty face, tits, nice ass and the perfect body! What else can we ask for boys?!" Another added laughing aloud with the entire group, "My question to you is what you are doing with a chump like him? What's the relation?"
"Him, well ah," Moka looked Ichigo's way smug look on her face, "He's my fiancé." She winked at Ichigo.
"Fiancé?! What the hell are you tal…" Ichigo stopped himself from finishing choosing to go along with what she said crazy as it was.
"Fiancé hhhmm," One of them looked Ichigo's way, "Unfortunately that's going to be a problem. See how it works around here we take what we want and get rid anything that stands in the way of that. Understand what I'm saying ginger boy. Dis bitch now belongs to us and you gotta be taken out of the equation!"
The specific individual lashed out swinging the small blade around unsuccessfully connecting with his target. Ichigo grabbed hold of his wrist twisting it and disarming him of the knife head butting him into the street. The remaining six came at him from different angles attacking all at once, Ichigo dodging sideways connecting with strikes of his own. Through it all he was hit only once, each thug out cold over the rough pavement. Ichigo turned to a smirking Moka clinching his fists marching her way.
"Fiancé really?! That's all you could come up with! You did that on purpose didn't you yeah I think you're enjoying torturing me too much! How about we spare each other the heart ache and you turn around and go back to my base. Not up for debate I want you gone now!" Ichigo pointed to the hillside from which they came from.
"I don't have to take orders from you even if this is your home world. Would you prefer if I had said husband?" She grinned.
By her tone alone he knew she was enjoying herself far too much.
"How about nothing! You know something you're the biggest troll I've come across in the past couple weeks, you beat out a guy in seventh period back at Yokai and that's saying a lot. Why is it so hard for you to be a good girl like your other half, all sweet, cheerful, understanding and most important a non nuisance. To the base with you! I will find Tsukune on my own no questions but with you around will probably suffer a heart attack before that happens."
"Unless you plan on physically carrying me back I'm not going anywhere but with you. My friend is out there and until I find him I'm not hanging around in your place doing nothing."
"Friend…don't you mean lover? Oh I'm gonna tear your head off for taking my precious Tsukune-sama bastard! We were going to spend the rest of our life together, ride off in the sunset and have ten children. I will kill you for taking away my only purpose in life arrrrhhhhhh!" Ichigo did his best impersonation of Moka.
Her cheeks turned red out of embarrassment and anger.
"You're putting words into my mouth that isn't what I said at all."
"Maybe not exactly but was sure damn near close. If you really want to stay around and continue on with me do me a favor and act normal as possible. No more taunting and all that other stuff that's apparently within your tendencies. If not it's back to the headquarters for you and I will carry you myself if necessary so don't try me." Ichigo made clear.
"Sure whatever you say." Moka looked away from him.
They traveled down the street leaving behind the unconscious persons. They bypassed other citizens of the city as they went along. Ichigo scratched at his hair, "This might be asking too much but do you have any idea where you were last with Tsukune?"
"I'd rather not get into the details of how we got separated. An explanation would take far too much time and for part of the time I was unconscious and relocated. I had no idea where I had been taken when I awoke, or more precisely Omote. I know you have the ability to separate from your physical body but you never did reveal to me your true form. Do you have an ability to track people or anything like that?"
"If I did don't you think I'd be using it? And don't ask about me, I won't answer questions concerning myself or anything of that nature just so we're clear. Something tells me we might be at this all day," Ichigo scratched at his hair gazing at Moka from the corner of his eye, "Not that it relates to anything but have you and Tsukune…well you know?"
Moka didn't know exactly what he was getting at thinking the question over for a moment. She caught a quick glimpse of his expression and knew exactly what he referred to. The vampire threw her hands around his neck shaking him back and forth!
"How dare you ask something or even assume I'd engage in such activities! Have you no idea the pride of a vampire?! Tsukune is just a friend stop thinking dirty thoughts perv!" Moka prolonged with shaking him.
Ichigo wrestled her off using little strength, "Ok ok I get the point a simple question doesn't warrant attempted murder! Anyhow I'm not gonna lie when saying finding your boyfriend won't be easy, especially since we have no clue which direction to go in the first place. Isn't there some special way you have of getting on his trail, I mean you probably have sucked away his blood on more than one occasion. With all that shouldn't a vampire have a repeated victims scent and be able to sniff him out or something."
Moka was about ready to pull at her hair.
"Do I look like a damn dog or wolf to you?! When's the last time you saw a vampire sniff out its prey? I'll answer that for you never, that isn't how we operate and for the last time Tsukune isn't my boyfriend or mate. He and I are really good friends and nothing more!"
"So you say." Ichigo murmured.
"What was that?" She snapped.
Kon couldn't help but be entertained by the back and forth bickering by the two. He didn't exactly have the greatest view from inside Ichigo's pocket but it was entertaining none the less. Ichigo faced Moka's way immediately pointing to her chest, "Move outta the way there's a blue light shining over your chest!"
"Stop changing the subject." Moka grumbled.
With instinct kicking in Ichigo took off throwing his arms around Moka taking her down as an energy wave passed by, its force on impact with the ground sent them soaring. Moka went head first into a wall falling unconscious whilst Ichigo fell over the sidewalk on his side. He pushed up shaking off all the cobwebs.
"Moka Moka." He pulled at her shoulder quickly realizing she was out cold.
He stood to his feet and before him over a rooftop stood a woman, long light brown hair, at 5'8" silver eyes. Why she attacked them he had no clue but had the impression her basis of doing so wasn't good. Equipped with more than a few weapons let him know just what kind of person she was. The first thought that came to mind was assassin but who would hire someone to kill either he or Moka? They were in a world far from their own and hadn't made any enemies.
"Who the hell are you? Why did you attack us?!" Ichigo shouted with clutched fists.
A grin took shape on the woman's face diving off the roof in front of Ichigo, "Just as I suspected, a Death God is indeed in town. I'm here on business when I suddenly felt the presence of a shinigami and knew I had to find you."
"Dammit you didn't answer who and why you attacked!" Ichigo interrupted.
"I am loyal to my master and whatever he says goes, there is no questioning his decisions. Naturally when he sent me here to study the one destroying his subjects I did so without fuss."
"Subjects, wait you don't mean hollows do you?" Ichigo said.
"Bravo bravo," She clapped taking another few steps his way, "I take it you were sent by the Gotei Thirteen right? Never imagined they'd be so on top of things locating the dispensed hollows, but then again I shouldn't really be surprised. You traveling alone boy?"
Could he have gotten luckier? From what the woman said pretty much implied she was working for the one responsible for the pack of hollows appearing in two different worlds and through her could get to the one responsible. Then there was the other part regarding why she was in town. Was Batman the one she'd been sent to spy on? Far as he knew the Dark Knight was the only one capable of seeing and showed the ability to take them out.
"With what you've said I'm guessing your master isn't fond of the Gotei Thirteen. Who is he anyway?"
She shook her head, "Getting information from me won't be that simple, you're gonna have to earn it. Perhaps if you defeat me in combat I'll talk. Don't take my word for it though I'm the biggest lying son of a bitch you'll ever come across. I know you were sent here to destroy the hollows and because of that you must be dealt with accordingly. Outside interferences aren't acceptable."
Ichigo reached into his pocket uncovering the stuffed lion, propping the pill into his mouth. Separated from his body in shinigami form he looked to Ichi/Kon, "Look after Moka. I'll take care of miss over confident and then we can get back on track."
Ichi/Kon nodded bending down and taking Moka into his arms.
"Now that that's settled let's take this to the rooftops shall we." Ichigo said.
"Sure, whatever works for you."
She took off into the air, Ichigo following close behind. Eyes peering over his Zanpakuto the woman chuckled feeling her energy level rise. Being one of the more powerful members within the organization there wasn't much that frightened her and facing off against a shinigami was more a treat, "Before we get started tell me your name, but then I guess it doesn't matter. You aren't the reason I'm here but should surely serve as great entertainment!" She spoke.
His confidence was beyond a lot of what she'd experienced not sensing any fear coming from him. That alone got her more excited. Any moment a fight between them would ensue. The heated atmosphere between both sides made it obvious. Question was who would attack first. Ichigo watched carefully as blades of 31 inches dispensed from her wrists, "Ready to dance Shinigami?"
"Let's do this."
At once they scurried toward one another at top speed, their blades colliding!
To Be Continued