Fox: Greetings! Welcome to the second chapter of my story! I got two reviews! Yay! (gives you cookies) I'm glad to have reviews and alerts. They make me happy. And my Nee-chan liked it too! There's another plus. :D I mention some things like Predator, other Anime, things like that. I don't know what goes in the Bleach world when it comes to TV and game stations. So, I thought it would be cool to involve other stuff too. But that doesn't make this a crossover. Just mentioning it. Hey, they gotta do something, ne?

Thanks to: kira michi-san, Kou Francisco-san, and Nee-chan!

Please enjoy!

PS: Toni-nee, you may get a lil sad in this chappy. Just wanted to warn ya. :/

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Her mouth opened to say something but nothing came out. Her eyes grew wide. "Wh-what the hell is that?!" She pointed behind me. I quickly turned around but it was just an empty street. "Pfft," I glared at Mirai. "That wasn't funny." "Haha, yeah it was! Haha, I don't know what's the matter with you but, haha!" "Choke on the air, please." I mumbled. Her laughed came to a dead halt. Mirai began to shake. "What the-?!" She pointed behind me again. I frowned. "I'm not falling for it again, Mirai." Her eyes widened. "No seriously, look behind you!" "How stupid do you think I am?" "This isn't a damn prank! Look behind you!!" I shook my head. "Fine, but if there's nothing there I'm gonna..." I trailed off. I felt breath of the back of my neck. I slowly turned my head.

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Chapter Two: Bleed Black

"Ahh!!"

A weird looking face was staring right back at me. I couldn't help myself. It was just reflexes I suppose, but my leg suddenly twitched and kicked the weirdo in the face. It grunted and held it's face. "Take that! You freak!!" I shouted at it. "Hey, Kiki-chan, take a closer look...That 'freak' is wearing human clothes." Mirai pointed out. My spass moment had extinguished and I could think more clearly. I blinked. "Oh my gosh!!" I gasped. The masked person was wearing a white T-shirt and faded blue jeans. I know who those clothes belong to!

"Strawberry-chan! You're so mean!" I yelled at him. I stomped over to the slumped figure and ripped the paper bag off his face. 'I kicked him harder than I thought..' Blood trickled down his nose as he stared at me. "Can't take a prank, can ya?" He grumbled brushing off the dirt. I blushed. "I could if you guys picked better ones than ghosts and monsters!" Ichigo sighed. "Well, if you want, I could dress up like Sasuke and kidnap you." Mirai snickered. That girl always had some evil little plan stuck up her sleeve... "Eck! That's more disgusting than frighting!" I exclaimed. Mirai giggled and ruffled Ichigo's hair. "Good job anyway, buddy!" He glared at her and put his bag in his back jean pocket. "Yeah, well, I'm not doing that again. Getting attacked by Kiki is more action than I need!" He huffed. Mirai had a wide grin on her face. It was as crazy as usual. Ugh, it reminded me of her favorite clown. All she was missing was the suit and green hair... I leaned against the brick wall. "I'm surrounded by idiots..."

"What's the matter?" Mirai piped up. Ichigo looked at us curiously. "You two are strange ..." Mirai stuck her tongue out at him. "And you have orange hair." His eye twitched. "So what?! There's nothing wrong with it!!" He defended himself. Mirai just smiled and said nothing. This caused Ichigo to grow more furious. "At least I'm not criminally insane!" He spat. Mirai had her eyes closed with a small grin on her face. "Ah, Ichigo, always trying to play that card with me." Oh, no. She's really pissed now. In a flash Ichigo was up in the air and was falling back onto the street at an alarming speed. Mirai single handily punched him to the sky. With a thump, he hit head first into the ground. While Mirai just stood there with a triumphant smirk. "Boys will be boys, ne?" She asked me. My jaw dropped. "I want no part in this." Mirai looked like I stabbed her. "Aw, why not?" She whined. "You're going to ge me landed in jail one of these days." I stated and began to walk in the direction of my house. Mirai's shoulders dropped. "So lame..." Ichigo slammed her on the back of the head. "Hey, hold up! I'll walk you home!" He shouted after me. I glanced back. "You don't have to. I'm only around the corner." He frowned. "It's getting dark and I don't want to look at the news in the morning and see you dead or something. Nighttime is a dangerous time for girls." I grinned. "Silly Strawberry, I'm a big girl now. I think getting home won't be a life threatening situation." But he wouldn't take no for an answer. Soon I had Ichigo and Mirai on my tail. I don't understand why Mirai tagged along but her reason was funny. She wanted to be back-up in case Ichigo got his butt kicked by muggers. The two had it out until my house came into view. I turned to say good-bye but Mirai was strangling Ichigo. "Haha, sorry to interrupt the lovers quarrel, but we're here." Mirai let Ichigo fall out her grasp. Her brown eyes were lit with anger. "Gomen. I didn't catch that. Wanna come a little closer?" I started to sweat bullets. "N-no, no! That's not necessary!" I stammered. Ichigo was red as a beet. He always got easily embarrassed by romance. Honestly, I say it's adorable.

"Bah, whatever! Get your ass in there so I can leave!" Mirai growled.

I chuckled. These two...I opened the door and waved at them. "Goodnight! See ya in the morning!" They returned the gesture and disappeared into the darkness of the ally.

"Oi, I'm home!" I slid off my shoes and set them aside.

'Tap' 'Tap' 'Tap'

I looked up to see my oldest friend. A greyed black colored poodle wagged her fluffy tail at me. I smiled. "What's up, Jasmine?" She barked happily as I rubbed her small head. She always came to see me when I came in the door. It was nice to have someone there waiting just for you. "Kiki, that you?" I heard my mom's voice ask. "Yeah!" I replied. I snapped my fingers. "Come on, girl." I cooed. Jasmine wagged her tail once more and obeyed. She followed me into the living room where my baby brother, Ritsuka, was playing Star Wars on the PS2. "Yo," He managed to get out before falling back in his little space world. I threw my bag on the couch and walked in the kitchen. Mom was running back and forth with dishes. "Whoah, where's the fire?" I laughed. She came to halt and smiled. "Welcome home, sweetie!" I nodded. A red object attracted my attention. There in all it's red glory was an apple! I swiftly grabbed the fruit and bit into it. I licked my lips as the juices dripped off the sweet fruit. "Again, what's with the rush?" She eventually calmed down. "I had to fix you kids some dinner early. Me and your dad are going on a date!" "Ah..." My dad came home later in the evening. I guess tonight it's just going to be me and Ritsuka. "Cool. You guys have fun." She nodded and went on to explain everything about the food. All I needed to do was heat it back up and so on so forth. I looked down at Jasmine when my mom exited the kitchen. She cocked her head to the side. "Hm?" Her just continued to gaze at me. "You're odd sometimes, you know?" Jasmine snorted and strode out as well. I shrugged and finished off my apple. I threw the core into the trash. I drew a glass of water and headed to my room. On my way, I snatched my bag and poked my brother on the head. "Hey!" I ignored him with a grin. He needed a little slap every now and again. I closed my door and placed the bag on my desk. "Okay, time to get this crap over with." I cracked my fingers and began my homework.

6:30 P.M.

We just finished dinner and I was now scrubbing away at the dirty plates. Growing bored with my chore, I aimlessly started to pop bubbles. Eventually I returned to my dishes. I dried and put them in the cabinets. Cleaning up the counter some, I was soon finished. I left the kitchen and entered my room once more. Jasmine was lying on my bed asleep. I shook my head and went to finish my paper when a butterfly fluttered outside my window. It was the black Monarch again! I watched silently as the bug swayed in the wind. I noticed again that the insect seemed dead. It wasn't as bubbly as the others. I stood there. The butterfly then vanished. "What the...?" Suddenly Jasmine jumped up and barked angrily at the window. Her yellowed fangs bared as she growled. "Jas, what's wrong?" I went to touch her but she bolted off the bed and out my door. "Okay, acting strange here..." I muttered chasing after her. I slid across the floor and stopped in front of the door. Jasmine was barking her head off. "Hey, hey, calm down. Did you need to go to the bathroom?" I scratched my head. This dog... I gently moved her from the door and creaked it open. Like thunder clapped, she was outside. "Oi, slow down!" I called. Quickly shoving on my sandals, I followed my dog. I hopped over the gate and saw Jasmine snarling at the dark. A electric chill shocked my spine. I couldn't see what Jasmine could sense. My eyes narrowed. Could it be the blurred form again? I rushed to pick Jasmine up when an invisible force knocked me down. I gasped as my back came in contact with the street. I shakily got up. My torso hurt! I clutched my sides and tried again to retrieve Jasmine. But she darted after the thing. 'What is it?!' I questioned myself. I smacked my forehead. How was I supposed to know!? I drew a breathe and dashed for Jasmine. This time I caught her. But she wiggled in my arms trying to escape. "Jassy, stay still! We're both gonna get hurt if you kept this up!" I exclaimed. I was shivering. Not because the night air was cold but because of the sensation that creature was giving off. It felt evil. I looked down the ally harder. I strained my eyes. I froze in my spot. Out of the blackness came a enormous pale figure. It's arms were thin but looked like they could smash through anything. The chest of the monster was built well, all except for the perfect circle in the middle. Lifeless yellow eyes glared at me from within a mask like face.

"Hehe, so you're the delicious spirit energy I smelled earlier." It said as it's head dipped down to my level.

Without thinking of the consequences, I slapped the horrid thing away from me and my dog. It hissed. A long pink tongue snaked out of it's mouth and moistened the wound I gave it. "Why you dishonorable little flesh bag!" It roared. The pale monster rose it's hand and formed it into a fist. I held onto Jasmine tighter. I snapped my eyes closed as the fist came sailing down. "This is it..." I muttered, assuming those to be my last words. I awaited the blow but it never came. I slowly peeked out through my strands of hair. I saw the monster's arm on the ground twitching with what little life it yet had and a shadow standing before the creature. My head shot up to get a closer look. The man, I presume, had on such odd robes. A black yukata and a white cloak that had the arms ripped off with the number eleven painted on the back. Over his broad shoulders was a bloodied katana. I glanced between the severed arm and the blade. The substance the creature bled was black. Much like the liquid dripping off the man's sword. Did he protect me?

"Agh! You bastard!" The creature yelled, clutching what was left of his arm. "I-I'll eat your soul for this!" It threatened.

The man just gave a short laugh before wiping away the blood. "You? Kill me? Hollows of your rank are hardly worth my time." He scoffed.

The thing now referred to as a 'Hollow' reared it's head back. "How dare you?! I could eat you in a matter of seconds! You-" It cut itself short. The creature now took the time to analyze what it was shouting at. It's gold eyes widened. "Those...robes! I recognize them anywhere! They're Shihakusho! You are a Soul Reaper!" It was horrified. The man faced me. "Move outta the way, girl." I blinked rapidly. I could finally get a glimpse of his face. He had a tan complexion with a long ragged scar running down his right eye. His other was covered by an eye patch. And his hair...wow, that's a style. He had spiked up in many different directions. On the end were small knobs. I couldn't make out what they were exactly. "Huh, wait, I don't get it! What's a Hollow? Who are you-" I didn't finish because the man picked me up and threw me aside. "I'll repeat myself one more time, outta the way!" He charged at the Hollow with his blade in hand. The monster hunched up and jumped above him. The man missed and he scowled. "Son a bitch!" He jumped as well to meet the Hollow in mid air. The thing seemed to spass when it realized that his foe joined him in the sky. "Stay away!" It howled. It waved it's good arm at the stranger. He gracefully evaded the attack. A prideful smirk was plastered on his features. "Come on, come on, you're no fun!" He slashed the Hollow's other arm. The monster screamed in agony. Kicking the man away, it dived back down to the road. Black blood was oozing from it's gaping wounds. "Damn Soul Reaper..." It's breath came out in pants. It was probably losing because of the tremendous blood lose. It turned it's attention back to me.

"Oh shit!" I panicked. With Jasmine securely in my arms, I sprinted off towards my house. I had to get away from this thing! I heard a roar come not too far behind me. "Crap, crap, crap!!" I ran faster but I tripped over my feet. I yelped as my face smacked against the concrete. I grabbed my nose. It was pouring blood! I winced. Maybe it was broken... I flinched as a sound I did not want to hear rang in my ears. I spun around so fast, I'd make a Merry Go 'Round jealous. That damn monster had it's foot stomped down on Jasmine! Tears of anger built up in the corners of my eyes. "Damn monster! Let go of my dog!" I screamed as I ran towards it. The Hollow looked up at me and grinned. It added more pressure to my dog. "I'll kill you! I'll freakin' kill you!!" I charged faster. After what seemed hundreds of years, I finally reached the monstrosity. I kicked and punched it's leg so hard, my knuckles started to bleed. "Let go! Let go! Let Go!" I noticed the man was just watching the scene unfold. His black eyes grew wide. "Hey, girl, watch out!"

'Snap!'

Fox: Hehe, cut ya off again! I'm so evil :} Hope you enjoyed Nee-chan! I hope you other readers did as well! I'll try to update again soon! See ya!

Peace,

FoxDemon303