All Things Together

Chapter 5: Bringing This Together

Wolfie-chan: I just realized I made a mistake! Kazuma was secretly born before the Winter War, not during it. She is, after all, 15. Are people reading this?

Hatori: It would appear that no one is.

Wolfie-chan: …..shut up. T_T

Hatori: No.

Wolfie-chan: Backstageinuyashatamer (), thank you so much for reviewing! You are the seond person ever to review! And I'm glad you love it

Disclaimer: All Bleach aspects belong to Tite Kubo, and all Fruits Basket related aspects belong to Takaya Natsuki

Claimer: Chihiro belongs to me

Grimmjow: I thank you for creating her! BUT SHE IS NOW MINE!

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Haru looked at the glowing thing in Grimmjow's hand. Fuck this, he thought. I need to kill this bastard. Who does he think he is? How dare he call me stupid. "HOW DARE YOU CALL ME STUPID!" Haru lunged.

Grimmjow fired.

Grimmjow didn't expect Haru to lunge at him. Really, was the ox that stupid? And then it hit him. He didn't know how much danger a cero was to him. But it was too late. The cero was fired. Grimmjow was surprised to see it had hit the opposite wall, with no apparent pieces of Haru contained.

Haru didn't know what hit him. One minute, he was flying at Grimmjow, ready to kill the bastard, and the next, he was crashing into a side wall as a cow. "Uhhhh…" His head hurt. As he glanced around, he noticed Grimmjow staring at him, amazed, and a pile of rubble on the opposite wall. Then he felt something move. "What?"

"Are you okay?" A girl stood up a few feet away. "OMG. YOU'RE A COW!" She stared, wide eyed. She had long blonde hair, was shorter than him, thin, had blue eyes, and was rather cute.

"Kazuma, he's one of our guests. And what the fuck happened here?" Renji walked in, ruffled Kazuma's hair, and glanced around. "Grimmjow, what did you do? Haru, are you okay?"

"He started it! He's been pissing me off all week, and today he attacked me!" Grimmjow roared.

"He called me stupid. No. One. Ever. Calls. Me. STUPID!" Haru roared back, changing back to a human.

"SHUDDAP! Both of you are stupid fools-" Renji started, but was cut off when Yuki showed up and covered his mouth with his hand.

"Don't kill him, Haru, he didn't mean it." Yuki explained. Haru scowled, then walked off.

"What, don't I get a thank you for saving you life?" Kazuma asked.

"I DIDN'T NEED YOUR HELP!" Haru roared, walking away.

"It didn't look like that. Grimmjow was gonna cero your ass off, and maybe next time, I'll let him." She mumbled.

"What was that for?" Renji turned to Yuki. "They were both being idiots!"

"You never, ever call Haru stupid or a fool, unless you have a death wish." At this point, lots of people were gathered around.

"Why not?" Rukia came to stand by Renji.

"You just don't. It's a…touchy subject for him." Hatori glared at them, daring them to ask more questions. They didn't.

"It has to do with Akito." Momiji put in. Everyone stared at him.

"Who's Akito?" Ichigo asked.

"Not here. Let's go sit somewhere, and then we can explain it." Hatori led the group away. Ayame, Shigure, Kyo, Yuki, Ichigo, Orihime, Renji, Rukia, Grimmjow, Chihiro, and Kazuma all followed. Eventually they all ended up sitting at the table in the Kuchiki household, eating lunch.

"So, we all want to know about Akito. Are you going to explain?" Ichigo asked.

"Yes." Hatori sighed. "We, as you know, are the zodiac animals. Well, Akito is like our God. We have to do what she says. And….she's not always the nicest."

"She's a bitch who abuses her power." Kyo interjected.

"Kyo…" Yuki glared.

"She's extremely controlling, and she likes to mess with people's minds. So, since one of the zodiac stories is the rat tricked the cat so the cat's not one of them, Kyo's always been out casted…until recently, when Akito decided she liked Miss Honda. Another story is how the rat used the ox and rode to the banquet, making the ox look stupid and foolish. So Haru's always been…well...Akito decided that Haru must also be an idiot, so he's always been taunted for being one."

"But they are not the only ones. My dearest darlingest brother was punished as well…for being the evil rat. And obviously that's not true!" Ayame interjected. Yuki frowned. "Come now, we are leaving. I will see you later, darling!" The last part of Ayame's sentence was directed at Hatori, who sighed. Ayame left, dragging Yuki with him. Kazuma left as well.

"Akito has left many scars." Shigure looked at them all. "It's what she does. And she's always thought she could control us all. However, she's losing her control. Kureno's not a lapdog anymore, and you, Hatori, you left as well!" Shigure smiled.

'Yes, Akito is slowly losing control. She won't relinquish her hold on us easily, though." Kyo looked at them all. "She just barely accepted Tohru. And what's she gonna say about this? Hm?"

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Kazuma wandered around. She'd left because she had heard enough. She wanted to find Haru- find him and apologize. She wasn't sure why, but she felt sorry. Maybe he had felt he needed to fight Grimmjow. She could understand that. Her father was, after all, Gin Ichimaru. And she was Kazuma Ichimaru!

When she did finally find him, she was surprised to find he was just sitting there. He was at the edge of the Seireitei, sitting at the base of a tree in the woods. He was completely oblivious to her, just sitting there staring at the ground. She moved forward, accidently stepping on a twig, which snapped.

Haru's head shot up. He saw her and frowned, "What do you want?" He's voice was sharp.

"I…I just wanted to see if you were-" she was instantly cut off.

"I'm fine! Just leave me alone." He went back to staring at the ground. She went and sat next to him.

"Hatori told us about Akito." She said softly. "He told us what type of person she is.

"Oh really? Did he tell you how Akito would lock me or Yuki in a room, a dark room, and leave us there for hours on end, then come in and punish us for nothing at all? Hmm?" His voice was laced with anger and sadness.

"No. He told us that Akito likes to leave scars, scars that will always be there. How she likes to always be in control. How she needs it. And how now, she's losing her control." Haru said nothing, and Kazuma realized that he was keeping down black Haru. "Why are you so angry?"

"You would be too, if all your life you were taunted and punished for something you never did. If all your life you were called stupid and foolish because of someone else. If, when you finally met that someone, you realized you were stupid and foolish, for thinking that they were bad. Because Yuki…Yuki is a good person. He would never do what the rat in the stories did." Haru never once looked up.

She just watched him for a minute. She couldn't understand why anyone would be that terrible. "How could Akito do that?"

"She's our God, and she likes to make sure we never forget it."

"Since you've told me all this, it's only fair that I tell you something about me, right?' Kazuma looked at Haru, who barely nodded his head. "You know about the Winter War, right?" He nodded. "Kay, well I was born before it. My parents, Gin Ichimaru and Rangiku Matsumoto, kept me a secret because they were not yet married. Then, when my dad betrayed the soul society, my mother decided I needed to stay a secret. For a while I was living with Renji, pretending to be a maid at the Kuchiki manor, but then people began to suspect. So then I was living with Izuru Kira, but eventually people became suspicious again. So my mom, Renji, and Izuru built me a house out here. They would come and bring me food, and stay and visit. Eventually, after the war and my parent's marriage, they brought me into the public." She glanced at him. He was watching her.

"Is the house still out here?"

"Yes. I visit it sometimes. Would you like to see it?" I grinned. I loved that house, and wouldn't mind showing it to him.

"Sure.." They both stood up. They walked through the forest for a while, until they came to a particularly thick set off trees. They pushed through and came to a beautiful clearing. The trees were thick all around, and you could see the sky. In the center there was a small, stone cottage. There was a table outside of it, and a stream behind it.

"The cottage is always stocked with food. I use it sometimes to just get away from everything." She started walking towards it. He followed her. Inside the house it was this nice, cozy cottage. There was a couch, a table with chairs, a fireplace and a kitchen on the first floor, and stairs leading up to the second.

"It's really...nice." He finished lamely. "I like it."

"I'm glad." She smiled at him. "Do you want anything to eat?"
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"Where is Kazuma?" Rangiku was having a minor spaz attack. "Where is my daughter?"

"Calm down, Rangiku. She's probably in the woods." Izuru glanced at Rangiku, who was pacing back and forth.

"But we need to get her ready for the big dinner!" Rangiku, Gin, Kazuma, Izuru, Ichigo, Renji, Chad, Orihime, Uryu, Grimmjow and the espada, Chihiro, and all the Sohmas (and Tohru and Arisa) had been invited to dine with Byakuya and Rukia.

"Calm down, Rangiku. She'll show up before then. She always does." Gin smiled.

"…You're right. She'll show up." Rangiku smiled, then looked around their home. It was a nice, simple yet elegant house.

"We're gonna go get ready." Gin nodded at Izuru, and both men left the room.

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Wolfie-chan: Hey! I hope you liked this chapter. I gave more background on Kazuma. Also, I know it was just Yuki that used to be locked up, but for the sake of the story it's now him and Haru.

Hatori: This was anti-climatic.

Wolfie-chan: How so?

Hatori: Well I was expecting Ak- (gets cut off by Shigure's hand covering his mouth.

Shigure: IGNORE THIS FOOL! (To Hatori) Don't give it away you idiot!

Ayame: (Sigh) Please R&R before something catastrophic happens to our author.