Chapter 6

What? Aiko?

That little girl I saved back there in the world of the living?

It's hard to believe she turn into this... well, hot nurse," I thought to myself.

Before I could ask anything else, she hit me harder than i thought possible in my stomach, knocking the wind out of me. As I try to regain my breath, she whispered to me coldly.

"And this is for my parents. You rotten bastard."

As she reached for some kind of medical tool, a soul reaper rushed in through the doors. Thank God. Just in time! I'd hate to see what she would have done to me with a scalpel.

"What is the meaning of this?" Aiko asked indignantly.

"Apologies Ms. Yoshida, but I have just been informed that Lady Inoue has arrived. Your services are no longer required."

"Oh. Pity." She looked at me and said sarcastically "And I was starting to have so much fun."

That woman put the fear of God into me.

As soon Aiko left, another woman entered. Another human? Well, at least she didn't look anything like that behemoth I fought with earlier. She could best be described as having long flowing orange hair and huge... uhh nevermind.

She looked over me, examining my wounds, Jikan, and strangely, my outfit.

"Now this is new." She pondered.

"What do you mean?"

"Your outfit, I've not seen anything so new in years. What squad were you with?"

I had to come up with something; unfortunately, nothing came to mind. Somehow, she sensed my hesitation. She chuckled softly.

"Oh don't worry, I won't tell anyone. I'm just curious, you know?"

For some reason, I just couldn't lie to her. Maybe it was her cheerful charisma.

"I'm part of Squad Two, Lady Inoue."

She giggled again. "There's no need to be formal with me, just call me Orihime. So, does that make you part of the Stealth Force?"

"Yes ma- or I mean Orihime."

She examined my body again.

"These wounds. Were you attacked by a hollow?"

"No." There was a pause. "It was an Arrancar."

Orihime was startled at this. She seemed amazed that I was still alive. She moved down to my stump and started to remove the bandages.

"What are you doing?"

"Please be quiet, I'm trying to concentrate."

With that, she fully removed the bandage from my stump and whispered a few words to herself. Suddenly my entire body was engulfed in a orange light.
It was soothing, and as I looked towards my wounds, they were being healed at an incredible rate.
Unbelievable! Not even the highest level of kidō could heal wounds that quickly. "Whatever she is, she must be very special," I thought. Somehow my leg was regenerating as well, bone and all. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It looked new; no, better than new.
After all was done, she left me to relax.

"You should rest now. I have other people to heal."
She left before I could say thank you. I did what she said. I was unconscious for half a day. I didn't know anything about my strange captors, but still I was more than happy not to be a cripple. I made sure to remember to thank her after I woke up.

As I awoke, I noticed something different. I was abandoned, alone, in some abandoned city! What the hell happened?

Did those people just up and abandon me, or was this Aiko's revenge?

Either way, I didn't sense any spiritual pressure-

"Saidō! Whats going on? Where are we?"

It took me only a moment to realize that it was Jikan talking to me! Shocked as I was, I began beating him against the ground.

"What took you so long Jikan! I suffered hell because of you?"

"Because of me?" Jikan reacted angrily "I wasn't the one who got us stuck here in the first place! If it wasn't for me, you would be drifting through time forever!"

That was when I finally caved in. I fell to my knees. I truly knew despair.

"So, you can't get us out of here, can you Jikan?"

There was a long pause.

"There is a small chance, but I seriously doubt it."

That gave me hope. Now I'm anxious to know the answer.

"How?"

"We would have to achieve Bankai."

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