Warnings: a subpar fight scene, I am not that great at writing those. Other than that not much.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Bleach.
Red and white
White and red was all that Ichigo could see. It was like time had stop and enhanced those two colors. His ears were ringing and the sounds around him were muffled that everything was becoming a blur. If it wasn't for the blood and the spear sticking out of his chest, Shiro would look like he was sleeping. A hard yank then a shock of blue filled Ichigo's vision. Grimmjow was saying something but the orangette couldn't understand him and his inattention had the loyal guard scowling before he roughly grabs the teens shoulders and violently shook him.
"You little shit now ain't the time to be freaking out he is still breathing now but if we don't get out of here neither of us will live pass sun up." Shouts Grimmjow. he keeps shaking the teen until that fire returns to those brown orbs. "Finally! Now hurry up and help me kick some ass."
Ichigo nodded but he picks up the unconscious Prince and lays him in front of Hisana and Severn.
"Look after him please," he whispers to them before turning back to the oncoming figures.
Drawing both blades, he jumps after both Renji and Byakuya scoring hits on both and easily knocking Renji out and into a nearby wall. Giving neither a chance to strike back he allows his spiritual pressure to rise but made sure that it was focus only the lieutenant and Captain. He let the anger fuel him and laugh when the larger blade of Zangetsu took the red heads arm right off at the shoulder then delivering a savage kick the others middle.
"Stay down dog," he spat.
"Those who live in that little Kingdom are nothing but beast and seeing you tonight proves it to be true," the noble pants not even looking to see if he down lieutenant is still breathing.
"They may be beast in that opinion but you are the one that's the monster." Ichigo said back. Giving the noble a scowl as he walked towards him.
Byakuya lifted himself up glaring at the orangette. "You think that you will win but your actions here will only bring war on that pathetic kingdom and then they will be wipe off the face of existence."
"Ya know your becoming a regular chatter box; what is it with you nobles that like to hear yourselves talk during fights?" the teen said highly amused at the glare shot his way. Ichigo then turns serious, "You really shouldn't assume that someone will lose a fight base on the size of the Kingdom."
He walks past the raven stopping long enough to whisper into his ear then he runs over to help Grimmjow, who had attracted the majority of soldiers in the mansion. Before he reaches the blue hair man he manages to catch a glimpse of Hisana, Severn, and Shiro; he was shock to see the woman's hand glowing green and placed over the Princes injury.
'I have to asks about that,' he thinks then dodges at arrow that clipped his ear. 'but not right now need to focus on the fight first.'
Jumping into the fray he fights with Grimmjow back to back they had just about gotten rid of half of their opponents when Ichigo felt white hot pain followed by cold numbness. He vaguely wonders why the ground is shooting up to him and why did his chest feel so sticky. Its then that he looks down at the arrow sticking out of his chest. Stabbing the ground with the larger blade to keep him from fallen Ichigo touches the feather shaft but his hands were pulled away from it by Grimmjow who by now was dragging him over to Hisana. He watches as Severn leaps over them tearing into the pursuing guards giving Grimmjow time to deposit him in front of the startle woman before leaving again to help Severn.
"Do what ya can for them," the bluenette grunts. Hisana frighteningly nods.
Ichigo however, was too far gone to notice. He felt that he was fallen the dark enclosing him into sweet oblivion. It should have occurred to him that it was a similar feeling the last time that he died with a blow to the chest. But it doesn't occur and he lets himself fall as his power sky rockets too fast for both Zangetsu to stop it and the changes that follow.
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Grimmjow was getting tired if felt like it had been hours since the fight started. He thought that he would have to get Severn and grab the two look alikes and make a mad dash out of the compound, but even he could see that that would be a foolish idea. They wouldn't even make it half way before being set upon again with fresh fighters this time and with both Ichigo and Shiro injured their escape would be hampered. He had to a way out and get the two men to a safe place to heal before heading back home.
'damn, should've have waited for those reinforcements,' he thought as another reaper fell to his blade.
Him and Severn were back to back a circle of bodies around them acting as a small barrier keeping them and the trio behind them protected. Even if it wasn't doing much else.
"Could really use some help right about now," he mutters.
Just as the words left his mouth everyone including him were slammed into the ground by an unseen force. Unlike some Grimmjow had manage to stick Pantera into the ground stopping him from kissing dirt. He was barely able to move but he was see able to see that Severn was faring much better the guardian was moving though slowly towards him. Another power slams into them nearly knocking him into the ground.
"what the hell," he said through gritted teeth. "Who is doing this?"
A female scream had him whipping around to the trio that he and Severn had been protecting. Hisana was on the ground with Shiro next to her but that wasn't was had Grimmjow gaping with a slight shiver of fear. Standing tall in nothing but tatter clothes with long orange hair, two taper horns on his head, black markings adorning his now white skin, and a pair of jet back feather wings was Ichigo. Grimmjow had also noticed that the teens face was covered by a mask but he couldn't see the others eyes.
"Ichigo?" he tries calling. The teen doesn't seem to hear him.
Grimmjow was going to try again when Ichigo let out a loud roar that froze all those in the court yard. The sound was cold and wild filled with rage. Grimmjow could swear that the sound froze his blood. Instead of calling out to the orangette Grimmjow waited to see what he was going to do because for now he was just standing there. It didn't seem that he even notices that Shiro and Hisana were still behind him.
The teen moves but its only his wings that move. They arch and with one swift flap a hurricane force gale of wind follow by a loud clap of thunder throws everything and everyone not held down up or against any surface.
Severn had latched on to Grimmjow who had a death grip on Pantera that was stab into the ground, their bodies being pelted with debris. Hisana was holding on to Shiro while she was hanging on to the tree that has behind her. The blue hair guard thought that he would have to be used as a shield for them should she lose her grip and came flying their way.
Grimmjow watched as Ichigo took to the air and a red beam of light formed from the two horns on his head shot towards the surrounding buildings each close but still far from their location. Gathering as much courage Grimmjow planted his feet firmly into the ground.
"Ichigo!" he shouted. "idiot calm down; Do you want to hurt everybody more than they already are?"
A blast next to him has him ducking feeling the heat as it scorches his side but he still shouts.
"Ichigo stop it!"
He has to jump back when Ichigo appears in front of him growling. Severn sinks to the ground baring his throat but Grimmjow glares defiantly into the teens masked face.
"Calm down or you'll kill everybody here and I know that is the last thing you want." He says in a low but calm voice grabbing the teens now white forearm.
But Ichigo doesn't seem to hear him. he reacts to Grimmjow's actions and grabs the bluenette by the neck and flings him across the yard. He lands next to Hisana who had pulled Shiro behind an over turn cart.
Grunting he pulls himself up and marches over to a roaring Ichigo. He allows some of his own power to enhance his body. Rising a fist, he yanks Ichigo around to face him.
"Damn it when someone talks to ya you better listen," he yells getting in a lucky hit to Ichigo's masked face. "Ya damn brat."
The punch was hard enough that it makes Ichigo stumble back a few feet before he rights himself. Grimmjow stood ready for a fight but is surprised when the eye holes of the others mask glow briefly and Ichigos raspy voice comes out.
"ug, what happen?" the orangette is confused. "Grimmjow?"
"Bout time you woke up you had us worried there for a second," Grimmjow relaxes his tense muscles hiding the shiver that Ichigo's tri tone voice causes he hopes that it is a temporary thing. "You had quite the temper tantrum."
"Huh?"
Grimmjow didn't let the teen wonder he begins to lead the other towards the others. Knowing that Ichigos little rampage had only bought them a small window of escape.
"We need to move now or we'll get closed in again." He informs as they reach Hisana and Shiro both looking better then Grimmjow felt. He surveys every idea but each ends with them not getting far enough or getting caught before they could get out of the yard itself. Glancing over to Ichigo another idea hits him.
"Ichigo how many people can you lift when ya fly."
"Huh!?"
"Ya have wings right? So how many can ya lift?" Grimmjow questions again.
Ichigo was stilled in a daze that he hadn't notice his new appearance or the newest appendages on his back. But an almost heavy feeling in his shoulder blades has him looking back and if it wasn't for Zangetsu mentally holding him down he would have reacted more strongly than shock silence that borderline near fainting.
"Those are new."
"Not really it's just something that your Quincy heritage just added. Remember how some of those Quincy's back in our world had wings when they powered up."
'I don't know how to feel about this,' Ichigo mentally says. He decides to push everything related to his wings to the back of his mind and focus more on his current problem. he looks back to Grimmjow.
"Um this is the first time that they came out actually," he says sheepishly. "I never had wings before."
Grimmjow was a bit dumbfound before getting back to his idea.
"Still ya think that you can lift Shiro and the rest of us and fly us out of here?"
"I can try but how am I going to carry all of us?" Ichigo said determinedly. "What about Hisana we can't just leave her here to die. She was trying to help me escape."
Grimmjow looks at the woman he can just imagen the trouble that bring her will cause but leaving her to the mercies of the Sereitiei would be a poor thank you for her help. So not giving anyone time to stop him he picks her up and deposits her in Ichigo's back then glancing at Severn silently telling him to come here. The Guardian complies. Grimmjow points to the woman and Ichigo glad that he didn't have to tell the other what he was thinking.
Severn climbs up on Ichigo's back holding Hisana by the waist with one hand and using the other to latch onto Ichigo. Grimmjow ties Shiro onto Ichigos right side and with the remaining rope ties himself on the other side encircling his one free arm around the teens waist.
Ichigo was a bit concern and awkward but once everyone got settle he, consciously this time, moved his large wings with powerful thrust causing small dust clouds to billow out obscuring them from view before an orange and black blur shoots out of the cloud and up into the sky before being covered by the clouds.
Where they once were there was nothing but wreckage. Buildings destroyed, bodies everywhere, and one raven hair noble still standing having not moved from where he had lost his fight with the orangette. A sense of lost filled him an ach in his chest grew as the orange dot disappeared. It was then that Byakuya Kuchiki realize that he had been a fool.
"Hisana," he whispers mournfully. "What have I done?"
To the cries of his subornation's he collapses onto his knees staring up at the empty skies as the winds blow the few surviving blossoms from one of Hisana's favorite trees fall off their branches and onto the ground.
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Ichigo was getting tried he vaguely hears Grimmjow and Hisana's shout of alarm as he rapidly descends. He could swear that he even heard Zangetsu yelling at him to stay awake. As they passed the tree canopy he wonders why his rapid regeneration hasn't kicked in yet before going unconscious.
Grimmjow barely manage to control their landing as Ichigo's new appearance evaporates returning the teen back to normal. Grabbing both boys he twists and turns his body advoiding most of the branches and hitting the ones that break upon impact. He was able to land, very hard, on the snow cover ground on his back with both his Prince and Ichigo on top of him. Severn had jumped into the trees carrying Hisana with him and was now crawling down one of the trunks chittering, whether from what Grimmjow right now didn't care.
"Well that could have gone better," grimaces Grimmjow as he lifts both Shiro and Ichigo off of him laying both up against a nearby snow bank. His back muscles protest the movement. "I am going to be feeling this later."
"Um, is there anything I can do?" Hisana's quiet voice asks.
Grimm looked over to where Severn had deposit the woman who was timidly walking towards them. Grimmjow couldn't really blame her, he was still a bit freak out by Ichigo's little display.
"Not if ya can heal everyone here and know where we can hide. Oh, even better if ya can send us back across the border and back to the Castle." He jokes bitterly.
"Well, I can help with the minor wounds and I do know where we can get help." She says ignoring the Kuro soldiers humor. "But we need to find them first." She adds quickly at the bluenettes stun look.
"Alright, first help me with my back then do what ya can for the others." He says.
Hisana nods before kneeling behind the Kuro soldier letting the small healing ability she has mend the torn muscles in his back. When she was done she scoots over to Ichigo, to her surprise not much was needed. It seems that he was almost healed a few new bumps and cuts but nothing major.
"Ichigo-san is fine just exhausted, a week's rest at least should set him straight," she says. Grimmjow lets a sigh of relief before turning back to his stoic look.
But when looking at the white Prince Hisana became concern. While she was able to stop the bleeding and heal the vessels and artery the Prince was not out of the woods yet. They needed someone who was more powerful than her. All she can do right now is slowly mend what needed mending but that was not something she wants to do. The wound needed to be seen by a true healer and she wasn't sure if the rebel camp had such a person. When she told Grimmjow he swore up a storm.
"Great, just fucking great." He rants. "First let's find some cover for now it's almost morning and I rather we put as much distance as possible between us and whatever search party they send. Then when we are far enough we'll send out Severn to look for your rebels just write a note so they don't try to kill him. hopefully Ichigo wakes up soon pulling them along is a pain in the ass."
Hisana nods. She gets up to help gather sticks to make the stretchers that would be used to carry the boys. Grimmjow also has her refilled his and Shiro water cantinas. They will have to ration the water since they only have to two.
They were just about to leave when Grimmjow stops. His hand inching towards his sword hilt. Severn was growling standing protectively over the two boys.
"Alright whose there," the soldier yells.
The leaves rustle follows by snow being crush and if Hisana didn't know that there was no wind she would think that Grimmjow would be overreacting or that it was just an animal. However, there was no wind and from the sounds of things they were surrounded. She grabs the nearest large stick knowing that it was a poor substitute for a weapon against someone wielding a sword.
"Maa maa there is no need for such aggression," a lazy sounding voice called out through the trees. "let's all settle down before someone gets hurt."
Hisana nearly drops her stick in shock. She knew that voice.
"Captain Kyoraku?" she yells back.
"You know who that is?" Grimmjow hisses. Almost having Pantera fully drawn.
"Yes he was a dear friend of the family he is one of few open minded people here." She whispers back.
the sound of feet walking over loose dirt and rocks come closer stopping their hushed conversation as a man with brown hair tied in a low tail with a pink flower women's kimono covering his shoulders and a sakkat hat comes out of the woods. Grimmjow stared dumbfounded at the man.
"ah Lady Kuchiki, what a pleasant surprise to see you here of all places." Kyoraku smiles. "I hope that you haven't found yourself in poor company." His eyes land on Grimmjow and Severn his own hands nearing his blades. The threat clear.
"Oh no no no Captain Kyoraku, they had been helping me after I help that young man over." She says quickly clearing up the misunderstanding and pointing to Ichigo's unconscious form.
"Is that right, well since they are such good people why don't you let us help you all back to camp." Kyoraku says with a smile but his hands stay near his swords.
Grimmjow was about to say something when the trees started to bleed people. As the group surge towards his Prince and Ichigo both him and Severn let out growls warning the unknown group away.
"Now now none of that," Kyoraku says. "They are here to help; you look practically dead on your feet. But if you want you can stay near his highness."
Grimmjow whip his head around so fast that most would think that he just gave himself whiplash. Still not moving Kyoraku sighs in understanding but time was running out before they would be found.
"Yes I know who that young man is. Hard to miss actually," he chuckles. "however, now is not that time for us to stay here and argue. He needs to get medical attention and the rest of your group looks worse for wear. So how about you calm down and let us worry about Shinigami today."
Grimmjow didn't move nor did he relax. Severn hover near Ichigo ready to bolt once the bluenette gave to word. Kyoraku however, had other ideas. Before the two guards could twitch the man was behind them. He was quicker than Ichigo so the two did even see him till after he appear behind one of them knocking them out for a word of protest was utter.
"Now that that's done let's head back before the others start to worry," he says as the rebels gather up the unconscious men. "Lady Hisana would you do me the honor of escorting you today?" he asks with a wink.
Hisana light giggle, "Such a gentleman." She says before taking his hand she cast worried looks over to Ichigo and the others as they pass her.
"No worries once they are recover we will be sending them one their way," he doesn't want to think about the troubles that this might cause them in the future. "but until then mind telling me why you are out here and with a foreign prince." Asks Kyoraku.
"Shouldn't we wait till we are back at your camp?" Hisana asks.
"True Jushiro should hear this too."
The rebels that had met Hisana's group fade back into the forest leaving only the small area where they found Hisana's group nothing but broken branches, a human shape hole, and small specks of blood in the snow that would be gone once the heat of the sun hit it.
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Chapter End
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