BLEACH- Thundering Blizzards
WAVE 4
Hanayuki was not in a good mood at all. "Now don't you look scrumptious!!" Luppi exclaimed, a suggestive twinkle in his eye. Her eyebrow twitched with anger. This Luppi freak kept dressing her up in skimpy clothing and 'cute' cosplay outfits. "Such a delicious doll you are Hanayuki." he sang, smiling the whole time. Her current outfit was that of a kitty maid.
'I look like Ichigo from Tokyo Mew Mew!!' She liked the dress, but hated the man. "Ohh! I know! I'll show off my doll! You're going to serve the tea at our next meeting!!" he suggested, his voice growing higher pitched. "No way!!! I'm not letting anyone see me in this!! Its bad enough having your midget ass drool over me!" Hanayuki cried.
"But such a beautiful flower must be shown, Lily-chan." he smirked. "L-Lily-chan?" "Yes, a beautiful pure white flower is exactly what you are my dear." 'I'M GONNA KILL HIM!!!!' she pledged in her mind. "And I'm not lying Lily-chan, you're perfect body fills out every single outfit." he said, purple eyes outlining every curve. "Very sexy." he smirked, licking his lips.
"God, he has me missing Grimmjow! I guess it could be worse, could've been 'given' to that one lanky Espada…Nnoitra I think. He looks even creepier then Luppi!" she groaned, sitting down on the frilly chair. Luppi had the room redecorated in extremely girly décor. 'Too girly if you ask me. I like pink and all, but this is over the top!' she sighed.
"I agree, Nnoitra is a creep." she heard a gruff voice speak up. She turned her head and saw Grimmjow, the only person she remotely liked in this world. "Grimmjow! I could hug you!" She cried. "What's stopping ya woman?" he grinned. "You're a bad guy, that's what's stopping me." she stated, turning her head away from the Arrancar.
"That's not the way to treat your mate." he growled playfully. "I'm not your mate!" she shrieked as Grimmjow stalked closer. His smirk growing wider. "And here I thought good girls loved bad boys." he chuckled, cornering her. "C'mon leave me alone! Its bad enough I have to wear this! And on top of that, he's giving me a very bad diet!" she cried. "What do you mean? What is that freak doing to you?" Grimmjow asked in a demanding tone.
"Well, he makes me wear skimpy clothing like this. Calls me his doll! And I'm not getting any meat! Or fruit either! Just junk food! I love sweets, but this is ridiculous!" she sighed, sliding down the wall, sitting on her knees to keep herself covered. She looked up and saw anger in Grimmjow's eyes.
"That bastard." he growled. "The Espada have a meeting tonight, I'll bring you something better to eat." he told the woman he chose as his mate. "If I'm still here…" she sighed. Grimmjow knelt down beside her. "He said, he's gonna show me off to the others. That I have to serve the tea tonight." Hanayuki groaned, blushing at the scene playing in her head, all the male Arrancar eyeing her. It was enough to almost make her sick.
Grimmjow could feel his anger boiling over. Not only did Luppi take his girl, but he was going to just put her on display?! 'She is not some item! She's my mate and I'm gonna have to show that pint-sized pain in the ass that NO ONE messes with my mate!' he growled in his mind, his instincts kicking in.
Grimmjow noticed an ill look on Hanayuki's face. "You okay woman?" he asked. She didn't answer, just scrambled for the trash can. Then all he heard was her retching and hurling. He then noticed her arms shaking. "Hey! What's goin on?!" he demanded as she kept throwing up. "You can't tell?! I'm sick you oaf!" she groaned before hurling again.
Hanayuki was laying next to the trash can, panting and trying to get the taste of bile out of her mouth. She was paler then normal and bags were under her eyes. "Grimmjow…I'm weak." she said softly, her voice sounded rough. "Don't bullshit me woman. You're not weak!" he growled, picking her up and holding her close. Her breathing seemed extremely weak and labored.
"I feel…my energy being sucked out of me." she coughed, raising a shaking hand to her face. "I feel so cold." she muttered weakly. Grimmjow rested his head against Hanayuki's nudging her with his cheek like a cat would. 'She looks so exhausted.' he noted, her pink eyes barely open. He could feel her ribs as he held her.
Why this woman as his mate? Grimmjow had asked himself that very same question. He hardly knew her. All he knows is that he was attracted to her, like a magnet. What got him the most was her scent, sweet honey. If he was still an Adjuchas, he would've devoured her by now. Her looks and body got to him too. One thing he loved, was her spirit, strong, the spirit of a fighter.
Aizen made Luppi bring Hanayuki to his meeting room. He was instructed to have her wear her shihakusho and to bring her zanpakuto. "You may observe as well Grimmjow. Now Hanayuki, show us your power." Aizen instructed. Grimmjow's eye grew wide. "Aizen-sama. Can this please wait? Hanayuki is in no shape to fight!" Grimmjow almost pleaded, speaking his mate's name for the first time. "Oh? What is wrong with her?" he asked.
"She isn't eating right, she's exhausted! Look at her!" he yelled. He could see Hanayuki shaking. "I'm sure she'll be fine. Now Hanayuki, please release your Zanpakuto, you may even summon its bankai if you wish." Aizen asked, keeping his eyes on the female Shinigami.
All eyes were on her as Hanayuki shakily drew her zanpakuto. She held it out in front of her. "Ascend, Nekokami!" she exclaimed weakly. Grimmjow was amazed at her Shikai. The duo blades broke off into smaller, thin blades that became nails on her fingertips. Her reiatsu started pouring out. 'This reiatsu, it doesn't feel like hers.' he pointed out.
"Now Hanayuki, show us your Bankai please." Aizen asked, remaining eerily calm. "Fine, I can't be blamed…" she said, raising her clawed hands to the sky. "Ban…kai!" she called out, a strange strength in her voice. All were in awe as silver, form fitting armor slowly covered her body, small blades curved back were on her forearms. Her face was left uncovered, metal covering her forehead like a crown letting her hair run free. "Shitenno Nekokami.*" she called out, almost looking refreshed.
Grimmjow started grinning like a maniac. Her Bankai form reminded him of his Resurreccion form. 'What an interesting woman you are, Hanayuki!' he cheered in his mind, she had a tail as well, but it started where the tailbone was. Her armor segmented, her claws were slightly longer as well. Her stance was quite similar to Grimmjow's Resurreccion as well.
Hanayuki's body started glowing gold. Her hair danced about as the atmosphere grew thick with her reiatsu. Luppi took notice that her eyes changed. 'Slits, like a cat's eyes? Just what is going on?!' Hanayuki slowly changed to Feral, who grinned wide, showing off her sparkling fangs.
'Here she comes.' Aizen smirked. He knew about the being inside Hanayuki. He wanted to see it for himself. His eyes widened ever so slightly as Hanayuki launched her claws at Nnoitra, four connecting to his hands and feet! "GAHHH! YOU BITCH!!!" Nnoitra cried out in pain. 'She broke through the Arrancar's special skin with tremendous ease.' What he also noticed was that her middle finger claw had not launched. 'She can control them? Very interesting.' he smiled.
Yammy took the young woman in a chokehold. A low, demonic growl was heard deep within Feral's throat. Grimmjow could see Yammy's body shaking from the force of Hanayuki's reiatsu. Even he was shaking a bit. 'This woman's something else.' he smiled as he saw Feral raise her left arm and forced the blade into Yammy's side! Yammy cried out in pain, releasing the woman who in turn sent the giant man flying with a single kick to the cranium.
"I think that is enough Hanayuki." she heard Aizen say. Her pink, slit eyes landed upon the traitor whom she despised. Feral finally spoke, her voice sounded rough, demonic just as a hollow's voice. "Ai…zen." she growled, narrowing her eyes. Aizen showed a very slightly confused look.
Feral knelt down, very catlike, eyes never leaving Aizen, the other 'loyal' Arrancar ready to attack her. She scooted back a bit then flung herself towards Aizen. "DIE TRAITOR!!!" the voice sounded like a mix between Feral and Hanayuki. The hit was intercepted by Kaname Tousen, her claws barely missing his heart. Kaname raised his sword to attack, but stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"She cannot control her self Tousen. In that form, she goes by her purest instincts. I prepared for such an outburst. Szayel, the sedative if you will." Aizen commanded towards the pink-haired male, who sustained a minor injury from Feral's onslaught. "Yes, Aizen-sama." the brainy Arrancar said, stepping up to where Feral was trapped, paralyzed by Aizen. Szayel pulled out a syringe and stuck it in her neck, a strange pained sound coming from Feral's throat.
Soon, Shitenno Nekokami returned to normal. And Hanayuki fell to the floor, knocked out. There were blood splatters covering her body and clothes. An extremely injured Nnoitra stood up, blood oozing out of his wounds. "What the hell was that Aizen-sama?!" He yelled, his voice filled with pain.
"Hanayuki's zanpakuto is an extremely rare one. It belongs to the Kami class, as its name suggests. Those swords hold such power that, very few people have been able to handle it. As you can tell, Hanayuki cannot handle the powers her zanpakuto can give her, that is why her reiatsu is so uncontrollable. Her body and mind revert to that of an animal, attacking anything that may threaten it. I'm certain that the only reason she released her zanpakuto this time was because she couldn't care less if we were to die." Aizen explained.
"All who were injured by this minor demonstration, please report to Szayel. Grimmjow and Luppi, you two stay behind." Aizen instructed. "Now, Luppi, you take Ms. Hanayuki and get a change of proper clothes and see to it that she gets a warm bath tonight. You may go." Luppi nodded, picking up Hanayuki and left, smirking at Grimmjow.
"Now Grimmjow. You saw Hanayuki before I had her brought here. What did you talk about?" Aizen asked. "She told me how Luppi was treating her. He only feeds her junk food. She says she can't sleep, she's getting paler! She can barely breath, she's been coughing and barfing up anything she eats." he explained, remembering how delicate she looked when he was holding her earlier.
"Hmm. Well, I'll leave you to make sure that she gets a better diet, Grimmjow. Some sunlight may be good for her as well. So, you may take her for walks when you want." Aizen said, making it sound as if she was a pet or something. But, Grimmjow managed to swallow his pride. "Yes, Aizen-sama." he said then walked out and headed to the kitchen.
Multiple men and women were working making meals. One certain one, a young girl noticed Grimmjow. "Good evening Grimmjow-san. May I take your order?" she asked, smiling sweetly. "This is for that prisoner I brought here. Not getting any good food." "Well, thank you! I've been thinking the same thing. Luppi-chan has only been feeding her things like cupcakes! Tell me what you want and I'll make sure you get top quality." she told the man.
Hanayuki was just waking up, feeling somewhat nauseous. "Hello, Lily-chan." Luppi said, smiling at his captive. "Hello yourself." she groaned rubbing her head. "Yeah, Syazel mentioned you'd feel pretty sick after the shot he gave you. Unfortunately, I'm not in charge of feeding you anymore. Its Grimmjow's job now." Luppi growled after mentioning the former Espada's name. "Ohh, what a shame." Hanayuki sighed sarcastically, running a hand through her hair.
"Wait a minute…how's my hair so clean?" she wondered out loud. "Oh, I bathed you." Luppi grinned then wolf whistled. "YOU CREEP!!! IF I WASN'T FEELING SO SICK…I'D STRANGLE YOU!!!!" she shouted, coughing violently afterwards. "I used my special shampoo and conditioner combo, hair like your's deserves top treatment Lily-chan!" he ranted, playing with her snowy white locks and sighed dreamily.
The two felt a strong reiatsu outside the door. "Great, the muscle head's here." Luppi groaned. Grimmjow kicked the door open. "Come on woman." he ordered, narrowing his eyes into a glare towards Luppi. Hanayuki ran to Grimmjow's side. Grimmjow put an arm on her shoulder, letting Luppi know that she was his. "Don't do anything to my Lily-chan you big brute." he growled pushing them out the door.
"You're a savior, Grimmjow." Hanayuki sighed, trying to walk. "I pity anyone stuck with that guy, if he can be called that." Grimmjow said, hand still on her shoulder. He noted that her skin felt cold, but soft and smooth. "Thanks for getting me outta there. I feel like a caged animal in that room. I finally know how show dogs feel." she said, her voice sounding shaky.
Grimmjow couldn't believe the state this woman was in. 'She's only been here a week at most. How could this have happened?' he wondered in his mind. He noted that her legs seemed shaky.
The wild, blue-haired male led her to a somewhat grassy area with beautiful flowers and trees everywhere. There was a stone table with stone benches surrounding the table. And there was the meal Grimmjow picked out for Hanayuki. The smell was like heaven to her. Yes, she loves sweets, but she also balances them out.
"Here you go, hopefully this is better then what the freak's been making ya eat." Grimmjow said, sitting beside her. "Wow, this is for me?" she asked, pink eyes wide. "Yeah, What, is it not good enough?" he asked, almost sounding insulted. "No, its not that at all. I mean, this is filet mignon! Its pretty much the best steak you can get!" Hanayuki said, smiling at the food before her.
Grimmjow just watched as she practically devoured the food, savoring each and every bite and filling her long empty belly. He loved her reaction to favored tastes, she would smile, close her eyes and squeal. Almost like a little girl. He noticed Hanayuki saved the steak for last, she cut it up then took a big bite, with her favorite sauce, and she squealed loudly, her smile wide. "Ooh!!! That's so yummy!" she squealed, causing Grimmjow chuckle deeply at her.
"What's so funny?" she asked, looking at the man. "You're reaction woman. Its so cute and childish." he answered, smirking at her. "I can't help it. I'm naturally childish. I like it! Its fun. Acting 'mature' is too boring. Besides, I think it adds to my adorable charm." she said smiling and taking another bite of steak. "Someone sounds sure of themselves." Grimmjow chuckled. "Well, I'm usually in the Soul Society calendar, guys constantly drool over me. And I somehow caught the eye of an Arrancar or two. So, I'm sure I'm attractive." she explained, eating more steak.
"God, this is good. Nice to get some meat, ya know?" she asked looking at Grimmjow. "Yeah, gotta love meat. Wouldn't peg you for a carnivore. I've heard a good deal of people are uhhh….veterinarians?" "Oh, vegetarians. I couldn't live like that. I like veggies, just not enough to have that consist of my diet. Besides, your body needs actual meat." Hanayuki explained, finishing off her meal. Grimmjow could see that her legs, thighs most noticeably were getting thinner.
"Hanayuki, why are you getting so thin? You had a knock out body when I met you and when you first arrived." Grimmjow asked curiously. "Well, I think its because of maybe the atmosphere. I feel like my power and energy is being drained. I've been throwing up as you've seen, that leads to some ungodly weight lose. But, I kinda feel like something's changing inside me. I just hope its good." she said seriously.
Aizen had launched an assault on Hitsugaya's advance squad stationed in the Living World. Yammy, Luppi, a still one-armed Grimmjow and a newly made Arrancar named Wonderweisse Margera. He was a strange one. He was Hanayuki's height. His hair was platinum blonde and layered, ending at his shoulders. And he had lovely purple eyes. He just seemed…not at there if you catch my drift. But, he's still an Arrancar, and those who have battled such an opponent have learned: NEVER judge by their appearance. It seems that the more 'compact' they are, the more power they have.
Grimmjow left immediately to find the Shinigami he vowed to kill. 'It should be easy, kid can't control his reiatsu at all.' Grimmjow thought, gliding through the sky. The other Arrancar were left to deal with the entire advance guard. However, Kakuya and Renji were not present. Renji and Chad were too worn out from training to even attempt battling any Arrancar, much less FOUR Espada!
*Flashback*
Matsumoto, Yumichika, Ikkaku, Hitsugaya and Kakuya were in Orihime's living room when the received word that four Espada class Arrancar had arrived in Karakura Town! "We have to go now!" Kakuya cried, getting up to follow the group. But Hitsugaya held her back, genuine worry in his eyes.
"Kakuya, please stay here." he said, in an almost begging tone. "What?! But they could know where Hanayuki went! I have to fight! I'd be letting her down if I didn't!" she exclaimed, eyes wide, tears forming at the memory of Hanayuki. "I know, but please…I want you to stay safe. I need you to stay safe. You are not in the right mind right now." he said, placing his hands on his love's shoulders.
"I can't just sit by while those monsters wreak havoc!" she yelled. She was about to yell at the boy when he suddenly kissed her ever so softly. "Please Kakuya, I…we already lost a friend and comrade. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if we lost another." he begged. "Fine. I guess I'll try to locate her some why." she sighed, knowing he wouldn't give in. "Thank you. I'll make sure one of them talks." he declared, following the rest of his group.
*Flashback end*
If only it was that easy. The whole advance squad were held in Luppi's released form, an octopus-like apparatus on his back. Luppi's eyes landed on Matsumoto and moved her closer, taking her voluptuous form in. "What a killer body you have baby. Very sexy." he stated, licking his lips. "Just as scrumptious as the other woman." he added, one tentacle pulling back, pointed at the woman.
"What other woman?" Ikkaku asked, his interest peaked. "Oh, my lovely Lily-chan. An utterly perfect body! Smooth, wavy snow white hair and beautiful pink eyes." Luppi moaned, remembering certain outfits he made her wear. Ikkaku's anger grew. "You took Hanayuki from us?! What have you done to her you bastard?!" he hollered. "Sheesh, ugly and noisy! Well, it would be better if she'd stop coughing and throwing up." Luppi groaned. "You son of a bitch!"
On the other side of town, Grimmjow was fighting Ichigo Kurosaki. But he had gotten considerably stronger to say the least. 'What the hell's up with that damn mask?!' Grimmjow growled, barely able to block Ichigo's attacks. "You're done, Grimmjow." Ichigo declared, his voice somewhat mechanical. But, just as his strike was about to connect, the strange mask shattered!
Now it was Grimmjow's turn! And once again he was interrupted by yet another Shinigami! "Dance! Sode no Shirayuki!" she called, sending a blast at Grimmjow! The Arrancar was enveloped in ice. And just as Rukia was about to scold Ichigo, Grimmjow broke his torso free, grasping Rukia's head! He would've killed the Shinigami by blowing her head off, but another person intruded on his fight.
This guy also had a strange mask, much different from Ichigo's though, and he seemed much more powerful. Just as Grimmjow was about to release his true form, a ghostly white hand stopped him. "What is it now, Ulquiorra?" he growled. "The mission is done Grimmjow." All the Arrancar then headed back to Hueco Mundo.
Aizen's true goal was Orihime Inoue, he longed for her power. "Hmm, how about you demonstrate your power to us by restoring Grimmjow's arm?" Aizen suggested. "What?! She can't possibly do that Aizen-sama! There's nothing left to heal! This woman's not God!" Luppi growled as Orihime made her way to Grimmjow's un-armed side. "Soten Kisshun, I reject." Orihime chanted softly. Two fairies emerged from one of her hair clips and made a barrier around the area where Grimmjow's arm would be, slowly bringing the limb back.
Luppi's eyes were wide with disgust and fear. How dare you woman?! You can't restore what's been completely destroyed!" he growled. Grimmjow lifted his arm and clinched it, it was as if it was never gone! "Hey woman. Heal this to." he commanded, pointing at his back, to the upper-right of his Hollow hole. Bit by bit, Grimmjow's Sexta Espada tattoo was returned, a sense of fear burned deep within Luppi.
Grimmjow walked up to Luppi, a dark smirk planted on his face. He pulled his newly revived arm back and impaled Luppi through his abdomen! "GRIMMJOW?! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Luppi shrieked in pain, sending death glares to the Arrancar. "Sorry about that. Oh well. Farwell, former Number 6." Grimmjow answered sarcastically. Holding his left hand right in front of Luppi's face, Grimmjow let loose a powerful Cero blast, completely obliterating the ex-Espada.
His maniacal laughter echoed off the halls. "ITS BACK!!!! MY POWER'S BACK!!!! And my first order of duty is this, the prisoner Hanayuki now belongs to ME!" He growled, a psychotic smile planted on his face.
Needless to say, Hanayuki's imprisonment is better, she can sleep a bit, just has to share a bed with Grimmjow. She's getting better food, and he takes her for walks around Las Noches, carrying her when she gets too weak. But, her condition hasn't gotten any better.
Hanayuki was wearing a plain white dress that ended at her knees, and sitting on the bed. She was covered in cold sweat, she had just thrown up the delicious chicken meal Grimmjow had brought her. Even though she bathed quite recently, she still felt filthy somehow. Every part of her body was shaking, and her cheeks were somewhat sunken in.
She heard a rasping voice from deep inside her subconscious. [I can help you Hanayuki. I know you're weak, and you can't stand it. Just do as I say, and we'll be out of here.] it spoke. She felt her eyes cloud over, she stood up, still shaking and grabbed her zanpakuto…
Aizen was having a meeting with his Espada, the war was coming soon. And his army growing more immense everyday. "Soon, the Hogyoku will be completely awakened. Hmm?" his attention was drawn to the door, someone was entering the meeting room. "Ms. Hanayuki?" he called out, taking note of her condition.
The young woman didn't utter a single word, and everyone's attention was on here. Aizen saw Grimmjow get up and start walking over to her. As the restored Espada drew closer, she slowly withdrew her zanpakuto, her head, looking down on the ground. "Hanayuki, just put the sword down and go back to our room, I'll be back in a few minutes." Grimmjow said, almost in a comforting voice.
Hanayuki placed both hands on the hilt and raised the sword into the air, the blade facing herself. In the blink of an eye, Hanayuki stabbed herself through the heart. "Ascend, Nekokami…" she croaked weakly, her golden reiatsu completely destroying her insides, but leaving her body intact.
Grimmjow had a look of terror on his face as Hanayuki fell to her knees and then onto her side, blood dripping onto the stone floor. "This meeting is concluded. Szayel, take her body to your lab, see if she was influenced by anything." Aizen commanded.
Grimmjow, knelt beside the corpse of Hanayuki and took her into his arms, ignoring the blood. "Grimmjow, give the body to Syazel." Aizen ordered sternly. "No…" Grimmjow got up and ran from the meeting room, he would not allow Syazel to experiment on her, dead or otherwise!
Right as he saw what happened, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Was this heartbreak? He wondered. Stopping at the meadow he always brought Hanayuki to. He set her body on the soft grass. 'Her zanpakuto…where'd it go?' the two blade holes were still in her chest, but the sword was gone. He knew no one pulled it out, he took off with her too soon for someone to attempt it.
He held her body close, resting his head on hers. "Why'd you do something so stupid woman?" he asked, his eyes felt strange, like they were watering. He softly gripped her hair between his fingers. "What happens when a Shinigami dies?" he thought sadly…
Kakuya was out with Toshiro, the two were playing soccer again. She had been constantly looking for Hanayuki, she felt something but couldn't pinpoint it. She kicked the soccer ball, making a goal but felt a wave of deep sorrow throughout her body. Toshiro noticed this quickly and ran over to his girlfriend. "What is it Kakuya?" he asked in concern.
"Its Hana…she's…gone…" she spoke shakily, looking up at Toshiro with tears in her eyes. Many other people felt this as well, Yachiru, Yumichika, Ikkaku and Shinji. But all would agree, Kakuya broke down the worst of all…
A sad chapter I know. Hope you enjoyed it regardless. And Hanayuki's bankai means: Four Heavenly Kings, Devine Cat.