Thanks to.-RINGY rina-. for being my first reviewer, I got inspiration to write chapter 1('cos what else are maths lessons good for?), but don't expect all chapters to get up so quickly, my inspiration is a tricky thing to hold onto. I also taunt my brother with the fact I have a review and he doesn't, mwahahahah. Ehem, anyways, enjoy the first chapter.

Disclaimer: I still don't own D. Gray Man or Bleach (I know a few changes I'd make if I did)

Now rated T for swearing

Chapter 1 – Vanishing

Allen felt like he was suffocating in that terrible black bubble that surrounded him. But he ignored all feeling, ignored the fact that even if he did get out, Tyki would still be there, waiting to fight him, to play with him 'till bored when he would kill him. Allen concentrated on the sole thought of needing to save his friends, Lavi, Lenalee, Krory, Kanda, even Chaoji whom he'd known for less than a day. But he knew that whatever he had to do, first he would have to get out, no matter what waited on the outside, no matter what would happen to him in order to make it happen.

Outside the bubble, Lenalee despaired. She saw what Road was doing to Lavi, even though she couldn't see what he did. In frustration at her helplessness, she kicked at the side of the transparent, die-like box she was trapped in with Chaoji. She glanced over to the similar box Lavi was in, before turning back to the bubble that trapped Allen.

She saw Tyki sink into the bubble and called out to Allen, knowing it was useless but not caring.

Allen ignored the comments from Tyki, who stood behind him, concentrating on breaking out of the bubble he thought of as hell. His strength grew rapidly, causing Tyki to step back in surprise. The bubble burst as a scream echoed throughout the ark. High pitched and terrified, it was the scream of a girl, no more than fifteen. Everyone froze, wondering where it came from. After a couple of minutes the scream was cut short and a deep, cloying blackness swallowed them. A 'What the fuck?' was heard before light once more spilled over the crumbling ark, revealing the two Noah and the absence of three exorcists and a normal human. The Noah stared for a few seconds before the clutches of unconsciousness took them.

A day later, in another world, and time, Ichigo Kurosaki was having similar thoughts on his purpose as Allen. He fought desperately against Grimmjow, not letting his desperation show, his hollow mask covering his face, making his eyes black with yellow irises and his bright orange hair stick out more than normal. He thought of Orihime who stood watching him, terrified of his mask, but still hoping for him to win as losing meant death, with Nel by her side. He also thought on the friends that came with him, Rukia who was fighting the Nine Espada, Aaroniero, Renji and Uryuu fighting Szayel Aporro Granz, the Eight Espada, Chad whose power he could no longer feel. He also gave a fleeting thought to his family that would lose him, without knowing what had become of him, if he died here. He spared no more thoughts and focused on the enemy in front of him.

Orihime looked over the mass of broken, leaning pillars that lay over the battlefield, evidence of the damage Grimmjow and Ichigo were causing each other. She held the trembling hand of Nel, who feared for Ichigo but knew she could do nothing, and felt the trembling reiatsu of her friends as they fought their own battles. She cursed her own weakness, her lack of power to do anything to help, and the fact that her friends were being hurt because of her, that if she had not come to Hueco Mundo, they wouldn't have followed her and had to fight opponents stronger than themselves.

The same scream that had echoed around the ark was now heard throughout Hueco Mundo. Ichigo's first reaction was to look at Orihime, but the sound came not from her mouth or Nel's, and it most certainly didn't come from Rukia, but seemed to come from all around, no fixed point of origin. Just as before the scream was cut short and darkness enveloped them, it was such a thick darkness that no one could see anything, no matter how good their eyesight or control of reiatsu to form light.

Light slowly seeped back into the world revealing the lack of Shinigami, humans and Nel. A loud 'Damnit' came from Grimmjow before unconsciousness' overcame those left in Hueco Mundo.

Saeko blinked slowly, taking in the blandness of her room that she had not seen before. Doctor More sat in a chair across from her, examining her eyes, which had started seeing again as suddenly as they had stopped.

Well, I can see nothing wrong with your eyes. We'll keep you here for a couple of weeks to make sure you don't start seeing things again, if not then you'll be free to go..." He stopped, watching for her reaction. After years of disuse, her eyes revealed little, but it was still obvious that she was troubled.

The doctor sighed softly before going on.

"We're doing all we can to find your family, and even if we don't find them, we won't just turn you out onto the streets for the demons, they won't get anyone else if we can help it." He smiled kindly at her before getting up to leave her with her thought for a while.

When the door had clicked shut behind him, Saeko stood and moved over to the window. She stared out at the children that played in the hospital's extensive gardens. She wondered if their families had abandoned them there too, or whether they visited them, cared about them at all.

Saeko quickly brushed such thoughts aside, determined not to let herself cry. She instead turned her thoughts to the 'Exorcists' and 'Shinigami' that she no longer saw. She had the awful thought that it meant they were dead, this simple thought giving her mental images of their horrifying deaths. She huddled into a corner, clutching her head, trying to force the images away until she instead slipped into the welcoming arms of sleep, preparing herself for what horrors may await her even there...

The doctor left Saeko's room, heading towards the room of records. If was the only room in the hospital that was in a practically permanent state of 'heaped mess'. There was only one person in the city that could possibly know where the right information in there was, Ryôsuke Sasaki. Setsuna was one of the few who liked him as a friend, whereas most avoided him as much as possible.

This time though, there was little time for small talk, so Setsuna just quickly went through the pleasantries and asked to have any information on Saeko's family sent to his desk. After this, he went on with his usual rounds of the hospital, giving everyone what they needed and trying not to let any annoyance, for the more irritating of patients, show.

Okays, chapter one done. Tell me if anythings bad, flames are always useful for burning my brother,who is, unfortunately, at the same house as me this weekend. May not be able to do much with him around but i'll try.

I may not be able to update for a while as my room is being completely re-done and all my notes will likely be misplaced for a while, aswell as a lack of being able to get at a computer (damn annoying school filtering systems grrrr....)

Anyways I'm pondering pairings. Tell me if you want anything in particular and I'll do what I can, I'll give you apology cakes if I can't fit your suggestion in and anyone who reviews gets a cookie like .-RINGY rina-.

so r&r and see you soon

Kouseki