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Desperation
Orihime ran around the kitchen, trying to think of a way to escape. She tried to force the weakened ropes that binded her wrists to break apart, but she didn't have the strength to do it. She had to free her hands if she was to stand any chance of surviving, but for the time being it seemed she would have to fend for herself armed with only her two legs.
Ryo cornered her in the kitchen, a scowl on his bloodied face. "I'll kill you, bitch!"
Orihime assumed a fighting stance, but with her arms bound it was awkward. "Watch out! I may not look like it, but I'm an expert at karate!"
"Bullshit!" Ryo charged head on and Orihime leapt up onto the kitchen counter. When the man came within range she snap kicked him in the jaw and then she jumped down, landing on his wounded stomach. The man coughed and blood spurted up through his lips.
Orihime ran out of the kitchen and looked around for an escape route. The window was out. A two story drop would surely knock her out or kill her. The door was locked and she couldn't use a set of keys with her feet, so that was not an option either. She could try and ram it down, but with her limited strength she would probably break before the door...
Ryo roared and climbed up the kitchen drawers, using them to support his weight as he rose unsteadily.
Inoue glared at him and prepared for his next strike.
He ran straight at her until he was only a few metres away, then he dive rolled, landing in a crouch beside her. She tried to kick out, but he caught her leg and then performed a sweeping kick to knock out her support. Orihime landed in the splits and waves of pain shot up through her body. She tried to kick Ryo off of herself but her legs were paralysed.
"Ha! Landing like that has messed up your legs. You won't be able to use your Karate any more!" Ryo took out his whip and coiled it around Orihime's stomach, he then unfurled it, incidentally slicing through her shirt and digging into her flesh. A deep gash now ran in a perfect circle around Orihime's waist.
"That move is similar to ringbarking, though the difference is, unlike a tree, you will be in agonising pain." Ryo chuckled as Orihime tried to hold a brave face. It became tainted by tears and she let an outburst of pain erupt from her lips.
"Lovely. Now that you are incapacitated, I guess I can enjoy myself a little longer!" Ryo tore at Orihime's shirt until it was so tattered that it fell apart, revealing her soft flesh beneath. "Hmm. It would be worth going back again, just to have one more taste!"
Inoue screeched and writhed about with all the effort she could muster, but it was useless. There was nothing she could do now. Until Isane arrived, she would be completely helpless...
*****
Isane broke the speed limit twice over and barely avoided several pile-ups due to her erratic driving. Orihime was in trouble and there was no time to waste...even if she was going against the very rules she had to uphold as a police officer.
Its times like these I wished the car had a siren...Hold on Orihime!
The small sedan bounced as it hit a gutter and began to spin out of control. Isane wrestled with the steering wheel and tried to turn the car back onto the road, but the reluctant vehicle ploughed into a small cafe which was thankfully closed. Isane was thrown forward and she head butted the dashboard before the airbags deployed, which only slammed her skull into the headrest on her chair.
Dazedly, she emptied a round into the airbag to collapse it. She then kicked the door open and crawled out into a crowd of shocked onlookers.
"Out of my way!" Isane screamed, holding the gun up. The group scattered and she sprinted through them and vaulted over a parked car to get on the road. A bus narrowly missed clipping her and a small compact broke just in time before it ran her down.
Isane's heart hammered away inside her chest, so hard that it felt like her ribs would break under the pressure. She pushed herself beyond her limits to pass through the still busy streets in as little time as possible.
The crowds didn't part willingly so she resorted to the gun again.
"Everybody get on the ground now!! Move out of my fucking way!!"
Children screamed and people huddled under benches or behind cars. Other hid behind counters in the nearby shops while some played dead.
The unlawful acts was gnawing away at her conscience but it was all for a good reason.
Isane ran through an empty street which surprised her seeing how crowded the previous areas were. She shrugged it off and stared at Orihime's apartment, just at the end of the block. The two story apartment block stood over the single storey houses around it.
So close! Just wait a second Inoue...I'll be right there!!
She ran up the deserted street and was only a few houses away when a car drove out from nowhere and nearly ran her down. She dived out of the cars path and looked only to be blinded by a sudden flood of light.
"This is the police! We have you surrounded! Come out where we can see you and we will let you go."
Isane's jaw dropped. The police were here. Had Orihime called them?
She rose to her feet and jogged towards the road block when a bullet flew past her head. In that split second, all hope died.
*****
Ryo rose from his defenceless prey and went to the window. Police cars were lined up across the road. He ducked and crawled back to Orihime.
"Dammit! The police are here! If I'm going to rot in jail, then I'll satisfy my desires before they arrive! They can't take me until I have finished my mission!"
Orihime tried to scream but the evil man covered her mouth with a hand, muffling it.
"None of that. We don't want to be interrupted do we? Mwahahahaha!"
*****
Isane stood her ground against the police officers.
"Raise your hands!" The booming voice commanded.
"Never! I am a police officer too! I need to save-"
"Raise your hands or we will be forced to shoot!" The police interrupted.
"Well, I guess it can't be helped then..." Isane closed her eyes and then broke into a sprint for the nearest house. She vaulted over a hedge garden and then leapt over the back fence. Cops tried to chase but she continued jumping over fences until she was behind the apartment block. She clambered over the tall wooden fence and landed near the back entrance to the apartment. She barged the door down and faced a trio of armed officers.
"Throw down your arms or we will shoot!"
A scream came from upstairs and the three officers all broke their concentration.
"ORIHIME!!!" Isane roared. She shot out each officer's kneecaps and then bolted up the stairs. She rammed her body into the door and it collapsed under the impact. She fell through into Orihime's apartment and she landed in a deep puddle of blood.
She instinctively screamed until she realized the corpse beside her was far too large to be Orihime. She scrambled to her feet and ran through the kitchen to where Orihime was being held down by an assailant.
Isane fired but the shot which intended to his him in the head fell short and struck him in the shoulder. He cried out as he rolled off of Inoue and hit the wall.
"Isane!"
"It's okay Orihime! I'm here now!" Isane ran to her and helped the poor girl up. She was only in a bra and panties, but torn remnants of clothes were littered around her. Isane snarled and approached the attacker. "You bastard! Preying on a helpless young woman. It's scum like you that make me sick!" She spat on the floor and then pointed the barrel of her gun at the cornered foe...Who suddenly burst out laughing...
"What's so funny?"
"The girl and a police-woman? Today must be my lucky day!"
"What?" Isane pulled the trigger but no bullet came out, rather her gun broke into little pieces. Isane stared at what used to be her gun and then looked to the man who was holding a barely visible steel wire.
"The whip would've been too obvious, so I carry this with me for occasions like this! Give it up lady, I've won!"
"You'd like that wouldn't you!" Isane took out her pepper spray and emptied the whole canister in his eyes. Ryo laughed insanely the whole time. "How?! A whole bottle!!"
"In my time, I've grown resistant to such feeble defences. Try again police lady."
Isane reached for her baton but the steel wire wrapped around her arm and began to tighten until it drew blood. She cried out and tried to yanks the wire away, but it only carved up her fingers as well.
"You lose. Sorry." Ryo chuckled and rose to his feet. "How should I play with you?"
*****
Far away, inside a prison transport vehicle, a group of weary prisoners awaited their fate. The bus rocked and jolted as it sped across the dirt road.
"Where are we? This is like the middle of nowhere!" Soi Fon growled.
"It couldn't get any worse than the prison, I suppose..." Ichigo muttered.
"Ichigo, are you alright?" It was Rukia. She stroked Ichigo's arm while giving him a concerned stare.
"I'm coping...Why?"
"You haven't spoken for twenty minutes now. I thought something must have been wrong." Rukia giggled like a young girl. "I guess I'm just worrying too much.
Ichigo silenced her with a kiss. She closed her eyes and lost herself in the moment while nearby prisoners cheered.
"Thanks for caring." Ichigo smiled before messing up Rukia's hair.
The orange haired boy leaned back in his chair and stared ahead at the town on the horizon.
Rukia fixed up her hair while she pondered something. She felt paranoid, but it was if there was something off about her lover...
"Next stop, No Man's Land!" A guard at the front bellowed.
"No man's land?" A prisoner repeated.
"Yeah, because there ain't any men alive in that hell hole no more! Ha ha ha ha!!" The guard laughed hysterically while the prisoners exchanged concerned glances.
Ichigo bowed his head and sighed. "We escaped the prison, now we're headed for the next ring of Hell."
Rukia frowned at Ichigo's words. His expression while he spoke...It was almost like a smile...
*****
Isane stared wide eyed at the man who lunged at her. She was tackled to the floor and she felt wandering hands caress her thigh. She scowled and drove her knee into the man's stomach. He persisted though and moved his hand up her stomach. She grabbed his hand and then slammed it into the floor. She heard a gratifying crack but the man's eyes were blank. He was almost possessed. Drunk on his own power.
"Isane!!"
"Don't worry! I can beat this psycho!" Isane reached out and grabbed the man's collar bone. Her hands drifted around until they found a nerve and then she pinched. The man spasmed and rolled away from her.
"Grrrr! You're a tough one! I'll give you that!"
"I could say the same for you." Isane replied.
"I'm sick of your silly games! Why can't you just stay still?!" He cracked his steel whip and it hit Isane full in the chest. She was flung back and she collided with a cupboard. Ryo then limped over and wrapped the wire around her arms and torso. "I might just slice you in half, but that doesn't bother me! You're too much of a stuck up bitch to have fun with!"
Isane grunted as she tried to squirm out of the coil, but it was pointless.
Ryo's fingers twitched on the whips handle and his grin grew wider.
Isane took her retractable baton from her belt and pointed it up towards the coiled whip which was still a bit loose around her. She pressed a button on the base and it extended, pushing up through the coil and setting up a bit of room between her and the steel wire.
Ryo cursed and yanked the whip but Isane ducked out of the coil just as it split her baton in half. Still wielding the broken handle, Isane charged. Ryo couldn't get the whip back in time and he was open for attack. Isane jabbed the broken steel pipe into his stomach and it sank in with a sickening 'schluck'.
Ryo cried out and Isane drove her elbow into the side of his head, temporarily stunning him. In that time she snatched up his whip and hurled it to the other side of the room. Ryo glared at his captor with blazing eyes.
"No! I won't lose to a woman!! I can't! Aurgh!" He was cut off when Isane twisted the baton.
"It's over! Now before I kill you, I want a few questions answered!"
"I won't tell you anything!" Ryo snarled.
"Really?" The police officer drove the baton in further. Blood seeped out from the wound and Ryo fell to his knees. He cursed and spat blood into Isane's face. She wiped it away and then punched Ryo in the nose. He went silent after that. It was time to get some answers...
Isane has succeeded in rescuing Orihime, but at what cost. The police are now after her and she hasn't got long until they raid the building. But more importantly, will Kaiens hench-man give away any answers? If so will it lead Isane to the truth, or will it just uncover a new web of lies? Meanwhile, is Rukia being paranoid of Ichigo's odd behaviour, or is he really acting out from fear? The answers are all in the next chapter! don't miss it!
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