Chapter four

Hitori was sitting in class and the end of the day was drawing near.

'Damn it were is that hollow' he thought.

Practically going nuts about what Tatsuki had said and wondering what was taking the hollow so long to get there. He finally sensed something's spiritual pressure coming towards the school.

'Good maybe this can help me get my mind off Tatsuki' he thought. Hitori watched as Rukia and Ichigo both asked to go the bathroom.

"Can it not wait there is only twenty minutes left in class", the teacher asked. But, her words fell on deaf ears, as both of them had already left the room. Hitori waited a couple of minutes and then stood up and left the room telling the teacher he needed to go to the office. When he got outside he used flash step to get to the top of the school and look for the incoming hollow. He saw it off to the south of the school.

'Damn they had to catch it all the way down there' he thought. He started towards Rukia and Ichigo when he sensed another hollow coming straight towards him.

'What the hell, damn it must have been drawn by there spiritual pressure. I may as well deal with that one first hopefully I can still collect the data from there fight'. Hitori thought.

"Harvest, Shi no Doragon", he said and flash stepped to intercept the hollow. He landed on top of a building above the hollow. This hollow wasn't very impressive. It was only a few feet taller than him, but it had six arms, and what looked like a scorpions tail. Its mask looked like a spiders face with fangs included, and its body was solid black. Hitori jumped down in front of it and said "Damn your ugly". The hollow just attacked Hitori with its tail, screaming out bloody murder as Hitori blocked the attack and jumped behind the hollow. "Kuro Hi", he said and cut the hollow across the back with a wall of black fire escaping his scythe.

As the hollow disappeared Hitori said " that was way to easy, Doragonmisuto". Suddenly a black streak stabbed Hitori through the shoulder.

"God you're slow and stupid", Said Hitori from behind the hollow. while the misty image in front the hollow vanished Hitori shouted "Souruhābesuto," completely cleaving the hollow in half. As the hollow slowly disintegrated into spirit energy Hitori flash stepped away from it, and back towards Ichigo and Rukia. When he caught site of them he watched as Ichigo was sent through a building leaving Rukia defenseless.

'Damn it if she dies then all our troubles will have been for nothing'. thought Hitori. 'I wont get involved until the last second'. All of a sudden Ichigo came flying from the building and ran the hollow through with his Zan-Paktou.

'Damn he should have already killed it what the hell is his problem. Shit'. Hitori thought as he jumped away from a blast of blue energy shot from behind him. When he landed on another building he had to dodge another blast of energy. This time he landed in front of its source, a thin young man with black hair and glasses, he had a bow made of blue energy in his hand.

" Who the hell are you and what the hell do you want damn it?" said Hitori.

"I am a Quincy and that's all you need to know. What I need to know is what your doing watching those soul reapers and what you are. You don't look like a soul reaper, but you used a Zan-paktou to slay that other hollow, and that's a physical body not your spirit" said the Quincy.

"How Perceptive and I'm amazed you know what a Zan-Paktou is, but what I am doing here is none of your business, and you know as well as I do you are in over your head. If it's a fight you want you will lose in an instant. Harvest, Shi no Doragon, Doragonmisuto ". said Hitori.

While the Quincy was standing watching him he froze in his spot feeling the cold bite of steel against his throat. He slowly watched as the man in front of him disappeared. 'But, how He never flinched or moved. He didn't even blink how did he get behind me'. thought the Quincy. "Boy. before I cut off your head what is your name?" asked Hitori. "Uryu, my name is Uryu Ishida, why do you want to know"? asked Uryu. "So I know who owes me their life. If you keep your mouth shut I wont say a word about you to anyone. See you at school on Monday Uryu." said Hitori. With that Hitori left knowing full well Ichigo had already defeated the hollow.

As the sun was setting Hitori was walking past a gym when he heard a scream from inside the building.

'I wonder what that was,' he thought as he opened the door, and heard someone say "Ha, is that all you've got your pathetic".

'Wait, a minute that sounds like Tatsuki,' Hitori thought.

He stepped into the sparring room and saw Tatsuki standing over a man who looked like he would be taller than her if he wasn't curled in the fetal position. He was holding his stomach and whimpering. Hitori also noticed that the guy was ripped.

"Hey Tatsuki, looks like your having fun". As Tatsuki turned around Hitori saw that Tatsuki was a little flushed when she saw him.

"Oh hey Hitori what's up" She said.

"Nothing much, just wondering what all the noise was about" He said.

"Well that's kind of obvious now isn't it these guys don't stand a chance against me, so do you want to take me up on my offer from yesterday" Tatsuki asked.

"Sure why the hell not" said Hitori as he stepped onto the mat. Tatsuki's coach stepped up and explained the rules and then, "fight!" he shouted. No sooner did the words leave the coaches mouth Tatsuki was on the move with a swift round house kick aimed at Hitori's chest. He simply side stepped her kick and moved in with an elbow aimed at her stomach, but she blocked his elbow spun and brought her knee into his ribs. Which he just rolled with and side swept her leg out from under her. He grabbed her arm and attempted an arm bar, but Tatsuki had other plans she rolled and slid into a leg lock before he could lock in the arm bar. Hitori used his hands to leverage himself and slide out of her leg lock. He then rolled and was on his feet before she could make it back to hers. He moved and tried to kick her feet out from underneath her with a slide, but she could see it coming and jumped to the side of his kick. Hitori quickly jumped to his feet before she could grab him and mule kicked her square in the gut. Tatsuki slid back with the force of the kick, but it didn't hurt that bad she thought. When she saw him jump in close and punch her in the same exact spot of her stomach he had kicked. Tatsuki felt like she couldn't breath for a few seconds while Hitori just stepped back letting her catch some air. 'Oh shit, it doesn't look like she's getting any air,' Hitori thought then started to slightly panic. He stepped forward to ask her if she was alright when she grabbed him, and slammed him into the ground while pulling his arm behind his back, and putting him in a headlock. She leaned down and whispered in his ear "yield". Hitori sat there for a second realizing there wasn't much he could do without injuring her, "Fine you win," he said just loud enough for her to hear. They sat there for a couple more seconds With Tatsuki choking the hell out of him when finally she let him go, and she laughed out,

"Man I cant believe you fell for that".

Hitori just looked at her and said "I fell for it because I don't try to hurt my opponents most of the time. I know its just one of my many flaws when it comes to a fight".

He looked up and saw her smirk, "what the hell's so funny," he asked. She looked down at him and said

"Oh, I thought it was because you were scared you hurt someone as beautiful as I", while striking some goofy pose. Hitori just stared at her, Tatsuki noticed it was a lot like Ichigo's goofy stare when you were teasing him.

"No, Tatsuki I have more respect for people than that. If someone wants to fight then I will fight them. I just wont hit them with all my strength, I hold back as much as I think I need to".

"So your not denying my beauty," she taunted. "Yes, No, I Ugh" he stammered out before turning beat red and shutting his mouth.

'he's just as much fun to tease as Ichigo' she thought then laughed until she noticed the clock.

"Oh crap I was supposed to have been home ten minutes ago" She shouted. Surprising Hitori while she ran to change. Her coach walked up to Hitori and said,

"Young man, I have never seen someone push her that far and then fall for a trick like that". Hitori looked up at he old man and said,

"Well, I just have a ton of things on my mind right now".

"Would some of those things be about her" he asked and then stopped Hitori before he could say anything and said, " Don't create an excuse boy I can see your curious but in a good way. You should offer to walk her home these streets can be dangerous for a young lady, especially after dark".

"Ha like she needs it old man".

"True but a small act of chivalry can attract a woman's attention in the best way possible" the old teacher said before Tatsuki opened the door cutting off Hitori's next remark.

" Goodbye sensei," Tatsuki said "I'll see you on Monday". She grabbed her bag and noticed Hitori waiting for her at the door.

"Come on I'll walk you home", he offered.

"Thanks Hitori," said Tatsuki. Surprised by the offer, but she instantly new her teacher was behind it, 'Oh well maybe we can talk some more', she thought as they stepped outside. She vowed to get her teacher on Monday. When the door shut, her teacher stood in the middle of the room with a smirk on his face 'Ha, she gets along better with him than she does with Ichigo', thought the old man, before he closed up the gym. As Tatsuki and Hitori walked down the street an awkward silence fell between the two. Hitori had finally had enough of it after a few minutes of walking, and said, "Tatsuki what's up with your coach".

"He is one weird old man", said Tatsuki " but he is a genius when it comes to a fight. None of his students have ever been able to beat him, and I have never even been able to lay a hand on him".

"Well you've probably already figured it out, but it was his idea for me to walk you home", he told her.

"Yea I kind of figured that. He's always tried to set me up with people he's just met and thinks is a good person", she said with a hint of aggravation in her voice, "Most of the time he's right they are a good person, but the last guy was a giant puss, and the guy before that was such a snob he pissed me off right after he shut the door. They were some of his students and they sucked up and kissed ass to get on his good side so he would set em up with me, but what they didn't know was he was settin them up. Each one tried something stupid and I kicked their ass. Of course the first time it happened he didn't tell me and that kid got hurt. Damn it why is it so cold." she said with a shiver. Hitori laughed as he took off his jacket and handed it to her.

He asked, "Well, has he ever been seriously wrong befo-". Hitori was cut off when two guys stepped out in front of them, he instantly recognized them as the idiots from school the day before. He glanced behind them and noticed two more guys there as well.

"Ahh, you guys must be ready for another ass kicking, oh and look you just had to bring some friends alrighty then the more the merry", Hitori said with a smirk on his face. He was ready to hurt someone and everything about him at that moment exuded confidence, as he stepped forward and said

"Tatsuki, don't get involved I want to hurt these idiots". Tatsuki took a step back, and leaned against the wall and said "whatever, just hurry up". 'How does he plan on coming out of this, four people would give me a lot of trouble' she thought to herself. When Hitori took another step forward, all four of the men, spread out around him perfectly surrounding him. Hitori put his hands in his pockets, and just waited.

The idiot Hayato stepped forward, and took a swing at him, but this was going to be way to easy. Hitori ducked under his punch and kneed him in the sternum. He then slid his leg back and tripped him while kicking one of there buddies in the face then turning to Gorou. He said, " Not a single one of you realize it but yall are in some deep shit".

Gorou then charged Hitori ready to knock his lights out. He swung at him, but his swing was way to wide giving Hitori the perfect shot to catch his head with the back of his heel, and slamming him face first into the sidewalk knocking Gorou out cold.

Hitori looked at the fourth guy, and said, "Scram, before you get hurt".

The last guy turned and ran so fast he was tripping over his own feet. Hitori turned around to see Hayato getting back to his feet still clutching his ribs. Hitori walked up to him reared back and kicked him in the face causing Hayato's head to snap back, and he dropped straight to the ground with his eyes in the back of his head. The last of Gorou's and Hayato's help was slowly getting to his feet when he finally got up, he turned his head to face Hitori and went completely pale as he saw Hayato and Gorou out on the ground. He dropped to his knees and started begging Hitori not to hurt him. He looked down on the idiot and said, "I could hurt you worse than either of them, but you don't deserve it just leave before I hurt you".

As the kid ran off Hitori turned to Tatsuki and said "were where we". Tatsuki just sighed and thought, 'What did I get myself into.

Authors notes:

Can people please review and tell me were I have problems and what you think