A/N I thank anyone for watching. Much appreciated. :D
Chibi-Onee-chan – Nojima will be prepared... and Hijo wants one thing from him that he'll get in this chapter! :D
whitefyrefoxxy – Mitsuo's almost right about them. X3 Almost. And I just loved writing those parts~! :D
DeathKnight KiraKira – I'm sorry! DX I only had Hibiki in a small part of this chapter. :( But I tried. X3 I'm sorry for any OOCness! DX
RinaSakaki43 – Awesome, I likes the name. =3 I also missed Hijo~! =D Maybe he did, we'll never know. XD
Guest – You're welcome. :3 I love fights. X3
DreamingInThePast – Yes, she can. X3 Her words did help, a little. But not enough. :[ But he'll get help later on in the chapters. :D Yep, Ichirou inspired her. XD Kenpachi's not scared of them, thankfully. XD And she has to run, FAR! XD Sad thing is that she doesn't know that they know. XD Kayo can tease, too~! :D Amazing. Seika will be herself, since she figured out it's working a little. :D Rina can be tough when she wants to be. XD
arabella15 – I just love writing fight scenes~! =D
Dina Sana – Thankies~! =D
DemonVermin – He's scared to death of Ichirou when he's mad. XD Damn right Hijo's gonna fuck things up! XD He's crazily awesome! XD
Some interesting news on our prisoners in this chapter~! X3
HI HI! Morita Hibiki does not belong to me, she belongs to DeathKnight KiraKira~! X3 I'm not sure if I got her personality right, but that's because she is not mine. X3
You know... I'm not exactly sure why I started making "bad guys" fighting the "good guys" in my stories. 0.o I just thought, hey maybe I can make a bleach fighting story, too~! :D Which is what started in Captains' Love... which I'm still ashamed of! XD So I started making antagonists. XD
To be truthful, I'm going through the fight fast. There are some things I just want to hold off on, but we all know I take my time with fights. XD
Disclaimer – I do not own Bleach.
Warning – Swearing and fights, fights, fights! :D
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Where is everyone? Where is everyone? Where is everyone?!
Hijo frowned, running through the streets quickly. His eyes snapped left and right, seeing no one in the streets. The last time he had been there people had been charging him, swords ready and spirits high. So where was everyone?! His ears caught something, causing him to stop running. Raising his head he listened closely, his heart slowing down and eyes closing.
...Footsteps...
He turned, a savage grin growing across his face.
Unknown to him, since he was not used to the Seireitei, he was close to the academy. Many students were hiding, sensing his reiatsu close to the area. One student was out, running past the buildings to get back to the dorms. She panted lightly, her zanpakuto strapped to her side. Her messy green hair bounced as she ran, brown eyes hard as she hurried along. Hell, she didn't know why everyone was making a big deal?! They were just intruders, the Taichos should just take care of them! But no, they ordered everyone to stay away when they would break into the city.
Morita Hibiki let out a scoff, continuing to run.
A loud scream sounded in the distance, causing her to stop and widen her eyes. Turning, she glared in the direction, giving a frown before she ran towards the scream. She's in the advanced class, she could watch out for herself. Ignoring the screams of the teachers yelling at her to get inside she ran around the corner.
Elsewhere, Hijo let a smile cross his face, dragging his sword across the ground as he walked towards the fallen student. She gasped quickly, crawling back as she gazed at the man with wide eyes. Tilting his head, he grinned, glancing at the sword that was still in her grasp. Blood ran down the side of her head, whimpering uncontrollably as she held her hand out.
"P-Please, I-I don't know how to fight! I'm not a shinigami yet!" She pleaded, eyes wide with fear.
"That's it," Hijo murmured, eyes half-lidded as he smiled. "Keep pleading... whimpering... begging..." He chuckled darkly.
"I-I... I'll give you anything!" She yelled, whimpering when her back hit the wall. "Please!"
"What I want... is to hear you scream..." Hijo widened his eyes and grinned, raising his sword above his head.
She covered her head and screamed loudly.
Hijo let out a surprised sound when something hit the side of his head, blinking for a moment before he looked down. A pebble. Tilting his head, he looked up in time to see a fist. It connected with his face, sending him flying back and going through a wall. The students inside the building screamed when the walls caved in, all running to the other side of the room. They gasped lightly, all trembling when the man in white stayed laying down.
One moved forward slowly, swallowing hard as he made his way across the room. He looked down at Hijo with wide eyes, letting out a gasp and stumbling back when he sat up. He turned, yellow eyes locking onto the others. He froze, eyes growing wide as he watched the intruder stand up and dust himself off with large, innocent looking eyes.
"Hoo..." Hijo tilted his head, looking outside. "Who did that?" He murmured, blinking twice before he started walking outside.
Hibiki helped the student up, looking up and scowling when she saw the intruder walk casually through the wall. He scanned the area, stopping when his eyes landed on her. The student she was holding let out a horrified gasp, shaking uncontrollably. Hijo kicked aside rubble, heading for the two.
"Get lost, asshole!" Hibiki yelled, backing away from the man.
"Aw..." Hijo narrowed his eyes and smiled, tilting his head. "What a cute little girl."
"Eh?!" Hibiki sent him a dark glare.
His reiatsu rose significantly, knocking most of the students in the area to the ground. Hibiki gasped, eyes wide as she struggled to stand up. The student she was holding passed out, slumping in her grasp. When it finally eased up she looked up, seeing Hijo smiling at her. In one moment she was flying across the courtyard, the white haired man holding his fist out as he grinned.
"You hit my face..." Hijo tilted his head and raised an eyebrow. "I hit yours."
Hibiki hit the ground, letting out a pained yell. Staying still for a moment she pushed herself up, sending the man a glare as he walked towards her calmly. Pushing herself into a stand she launched herself at him, making him smile. He stabbed his sword into the ground, holding his arms up. Better at hakuda, the green haired woman attacked the man with punches and kicks. She soon scowled when he blocked every attack, quickly thinking how she could get his guard down.
Her eyes flicked downwards, glancing at his bare feet.
She smirked, raising her foot the next time he stepped back and brought it down on his foot. Hijo's eyes grew wide, letting out a pained yell. Hibiki struck, hitting him across the face and sending him skidding back. Looking up, his eyes were enraged and glowing gold. Disappearing, he caused the woman to gasp and widen her eyes. She turned in time to see him grab his sword and jump towards her.
He was intending to kill her with this attack.
Raising her arms, her eyes grew wide when someone appeared in front of her and blocked the attack. Hijo blinked, staring down at the dark haired male.
"Get lost!" Renta growled, raising his leg and kicking the man away.
Hijo skidded across the ground, looking up with narrowed eyes. His eyes flicked to the side, tilting his head when he saw cameras zooming around the area, focusing on him and the other two. He looked back towards the two, seeing the woman giving the man a surprised stare.
"What are you doing?! I had him!" Hibiki snapped, sending the third seat a glare.
"Are you an idiot?!" Renta hissed, turning to glare down at her. "This guy's reiatsu is stronger than anyone around this area! He was just playing with you! Heck, he could kill us without even trying!"
"Yoo-hoo~!"
Renta looked forward and narrowed his eyes, seeing Hijo waving with a grin. As soon as his attention was back on him, Hijo grinned and shot forward. Though he soon stopped and frowned when Renta threw his sword aside, watching as the blade sailed through the air and hit the ground. Tilting his head, he blinked a couple time before looking back to see him holding his hands out towards him. The third seat quickly told the student to throw hers aside, as well, snapping at her when she tried to protest. He had heard the news about this guy, about someone in white. Mentally unstable, strong... and just plain scary.
But he would not attack those that did not attack him.
"I'm unarmed," Renta said, eyes narrowed as he kept his gaze on the man. "She is, too... We're defenceless..."
"Yeah, you sound so amazing." Hibiki muttered sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
Hijo narrowed his eyes and raised an eyebrow. Tilting his head, he glanced at the swords set aside before looking back, walking towards them slowly... and uncertainly. Renta's breath hitched when he got closer. Was he still going to attack? When he got within range, just as arm's length within them he was sure his heart stopped beating. Hijo glanced at the swords once more and looked back, leaning in close.
"But... I wanted you to scream," Hijo muttered, furrowing his brows and pouting. His hand lashed out, gripping the front of the third seat's robes and tugging him forward until they were face to face. Renta's eyes grew wide, staying very still when the other man grinned. "Don't get in my way again~!" He sang, letting out a little giggle.
He pushed him away, causing Renta to stumble back. Hijo glanced at the woman briefly before he turned and grinned, finding one person he wanted to see. He ran towards the gates, leaving the courtyard. The third seat let out little gasps and let out a huge puff of air.
"Holy shit, I thought he was gonna kill me," Renta said, raising a hand to his chest. "Turns out it's true... don't attack and he won't attack." He rubbed his head.
"What... do we do?" Hibiki asked, glancing at the place she had last seen the man.
"You get back to the academy... and I gotta get back to the tenth division." Renta said, turning to glare in the distance before he ran to get his zanpakuto.
Once he had it he turned and ran away from the academy, hoping his sister was safe. It was good that he was in the area when it happened. Otherwise, a lot of students would most likely be dead from that man.
"What is he doing?"
Everyone frowned and glanced up, seeing Nikito staring at the hologram with narrowed eyes. Unohana narrowed her eyes, gazing at the man closely. He was analyzing something he saw. They only saw a man trying to kill, what did he see? He raised his hand to his chin, frowning slightly with an intense look in his eyes.
"He's taking his time..." Nikito murmured, biting his finger lightly. "Why is he taking his time...?" He sighed and closed his eyes. "Fun... He's not taking anything seriously... And if he's taking his time and not taking things seriously, to even go so far as to attack a student..."
He looked up, staring at the Soutaicho.
"He knows no one will attack him."
"How do you know that?" Ichigo asked, glancing at the man with a frown.
"It's obvious... While he may know no shinigami will attack him, he's still expecting some to attack," Nikito crossed his arms and leaned on his right side. "He's gaining information from somewhere..."
"But from where?" Ichigo walked closer to the hologram, hands clenched by his side. "You guys said he was the one controlling Central Forty-six, right?" He asked, turning to stare at the group of Taichos to see some of them nod. "Maybe he got it from them somehow?"
"And you've been willingly giving it to him," Nikito said, letting out a huff and glaring at the hologram. "Why did Nojima stop?"
"What?" Ichigo glanced at him curiously.
"I can only guess that Hijoshikina came here for one reason... and that reason is Nojima," Nikito looked towards the city. "He is obsessed with him... For what, I don't know. But Nojima has most likely came to the same conclusion." He rolled his eyes and scoffed. "And Nojima has stopped moving entirely."
"Meaning what?" Kenpachi grunted, letting out a huff.
"He's waiting for Hijoshikina." Nikito said, closing his eyes and lightly shaking his head.
"I see yer intelligence hasn't left ya." Shinji commented, sending the man a smirk.
"Thank you, Hirako Taicho," Nikito reopened his eyes, narrowing his eyes and giving a smirk. "I'm rather glad I haven't lost it."
"I'm sorry, Yamato-san," He looked, seeing Ukitake step forward with a troubled frown on his face. "But what did that man mean... that my former fourth seats were mentally unstable? We saw no signs of this when they lived here."
"Hmm... While Mitsuo is talented in perception he is not exactly sane himself," Nikito glanced at the city and huffed. "Renzo and Reizo are not mentally unstable... They are more battle crazed than... well, crazy." He smirked in amusement. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the Taichos. "...I didn't tell you... did I?"
"Tell us what?" Komamura asked, looking away from the hologram.
"Why I chose them?" Nikito asked, holding his hand out towards the city, referring to the eight.
"You did." Kyoraku said, holding up his hat and blinking.
"No... I did not," All the Taichos frowned and glanced at one another. When the hell would he stop speaking in riddles? "I chose them because they would teach other their talents, yes... but they all share one quality." Nikito narrowed his eyes. "One quality that makes many people fear them."
Zenaku jumped out of the way, turning just in time to see Rei land and hit the ground, the concrete cracking under his weight. How the bastard was so big and heavy he had no idea, probably genetics, but this fight was making him excited. Has hasn't had a good fight in over a hundred years. Two years ago didn't count. They ran away from the Taichos that he didn't have enough time to enjoy it. He smirked, seeing Rei turned towards him and jump. When his arm went to punch he jumped, landing on Rei's massive arm and kicked his leg out.
The giant grunted and flew back, knocking down a wall.
"Hah!" Zenaku grinned widely and narrowed his eyes. "Glad you're so fuckin' big, Rei! It makes ya an easier target!" Holding up an arm he pointed towards the man, raising an eyebrow as he smirked. "Hado thirty-one... Shakkaho!"
Rei looked up, grunting when it hit his shoulder. Zenaku frowned and widened his eyes when he saw a small mark.
"Guess your skin's harder than it looks!" Zenaku wasn't deterred, letting a wide grin cross his face. "Guess that's why your punches are so powerful."
"An' I guess ya ain't as stupid as ya look!" Rei ran forward, his footsteps causing the ground to shake.
Zenaku threw his head back and laughed, running forward with a smirk. Rei widened his eyes when his opponent launched himself from the ground and kicked his legs out, both feet hitting his face dead on. Dammit, why the hell did he have to be so slow?! Stumbling back, he let out another grunt when Zenaku spun in the air and kicked his side, growling before he reached out to grab him. Without missing a beat, Zenaku landed on the ground and grabbed his arm and flipped him over his shoulder, watching as the large man sailed through the air.
"It'd be better if I had my zanpakuto..." Zenaku shrugged and huffed. "But, oh well."
Rei pushed himself and smashed his large fist against the ground, turning to glare at the smirking man. He let a grin cross his face, standing up and turning as he unsheathed his sword. Zenaku stopped moving, blinking twice as he stared at the sword that was proportional to Rei. Which was huge.
"...Shit..." Zenaku scowled.
He was soon running down the streets, dodging the swings of the massive sword. He cursing Rei, yelling that he was a coward to use his sword when he didn't have one while the giant ignored it. Zenaku frowned, comparing his height and mass to the Taicho of the seventh. Heck, he had to be three feet taller than the furry Taicho and was nothing but muscle. He shuddered before he continued running.
Zenaku looked ahead and blinked, seeing Shiko jump from building to building.
"Oi, Shiko!" He yelled, about to tell the brunette to help him.
The brunette turned around, shooting kido from his hand. The scarred man widened his eyes. Koichi?! He saw the redhead jump aside to avoid the attack, grinning widely as he jumped towards Shiko to swing his sword at him. The faster of the two disappeared, reappearing behind Koichi and swinging his leg sideways.
Koichi hit the ground, groaning and pushing himself up.
"Fucker!" He yelled, glaring at the smirking man.
Just as he stood he blinked, turning to see Rei flying towards him. His eyes grew comically wide, barrelling out of the way in time. Zenaku rolled his shoulder, a grin across his face. Well, he managed to disarm Rei. Turning to he stared at the massive sword, turning to see Shiko looking towards him and giving him a nod. He returned it, looking back towards the two fallen warriors.
"Watch it, dumb fuck!" Koichi snapped, glaring at the giant. "You almost fucking crushed me with your fat ass!"
"Ah, screw you, ya little shit!" Rei growled, pushing himself up and turning to glare at the scarred man. "Pretty wimpy move, Zenaku! Ya got scared that I'd cut your head off?!"
"I just wanted to even the fight!" Zenaku held up his fists and grinned. "Not fair that you get a sword while I have nothin' ta work with!"
"Not my damn problem." Rei murmured, running towards the scarred man.
"Tell me, Rei!" Zenaku yelled, getting ready. "Did that bastard Hijo get ya ta come here!"
Rei threw a punch, wind whipping past Zenaku when he dodged. "Ya know it, so why do ya ask?!"
"So many people talking in a drawl manner," Shiko murmured, a wide smirk of amusement across his face. "It almost makes me want to talk that way."
"I'm almost honoured, Shiko," He looked up, not reacting when he saw Koichi standing across from him. "I get the handsome one of the group and I get to mess him up." He gave a wide smirk. "I can make you so ugly you'll send women running for the hills."
The brunette stared at him seriously before he smirked. "I'm glad you think I'm handsome, Koichi, but I'm afraid I'm not into that."
Koichi blinked before he flinched. "I'm not saying I'm gay, you fucking asshole! I'm saying-AGH!" He growled and ran towards him, swinging his sword to attack.
He snarled when he kept missing, stabbing his sword into the roof and tackling Shiko's side. Though the brunette smirked and rolled over, Koichi letting out a grunt when he hit the roof. Shiko grabbed his shoulder, getting back to his feet and throwing the redhead through the air. Koichi growled and flipped through the air, landing on his feet and looking up with a snarl. Raising his hand in the air, Shiko wiggled his fingers and smirked.
"You're fucking annoying." Koichi hissed, eyes narrowed dangerously.
"I'm aware," Shiko responded, smirking in amusement.
Laughter filled the air, both twins running down the street and twirling as they dodged the attacks from Mitsuo. The dark haired male growled, using shunpo to get to them and lashed out with his sword. But he missed every time! They would dance and twirl away, like this was all a game! He needed to kill them, he wanted to kill them! Stop moving, dammit! Just as his sword was about to make contact with one of them, the other appeared and kicked his face, sending him flying to the ground. They twins landed, both staring at him with grins.
"Aw, poor guy fell," Renzo cooed, furrowing his brows and smiling. "Should we help him, Reizo?"
"I think we should kiss it better, Renzo." His twin responded, snickering as he grinned.
"I think so~!"
Renzo kissed his fist and smirked. Disappearing, just as Mitsuo stood up, he struck out. Fist connecting with his target's cheek, he gave a wide grin when he saw the dark haired man hit the wall. They both started snickering, watching the man closely. Mitsuo turned, swinging his sword out when one of them was close. Reizo cried out, giving a pout as he held his arm. Renzo's eyes grew wide with rage, snarling before he launched himself at the dark haired man, pulling his arm back and giving a hard punch across his face.
Mitsuo smirked and grabbed his arm, spinning around and smashing him into the ground. The concrete cracked and flew into the air while Renzo choked. Damn! Mitsuo then turned and threw a punch, scowling when the other twin dodged and kicked his legs out from under him. While he was still in the air Reizo grabbed his clothes, turned, and threw him. The dark haired male sailed through the air, grunting when he hit a wall.
"You okay?" Reizo asked, staring at his brother worriedly.
"...Swell...!" Renzo groaned, eyes screwed shut and lips thinned out. "Just need to get air back into my lungs... and punch that bastard into oblivion...!"
A relieved smile crossed Reizo's face.
"Duck!" Renzo snapped, watching his brother crouch quickly just as a sword swung sideways.
He turned, kicking his leg out, letting a scowl cross his face when Mitsuo jumped. While he was in the air Renzo put a hand on Reizo's shoulder and hopped over, gathering reiatsu in his hand before he punched him squarely in the chest. He let out a pained growl, and while he was still in the air, both twins gathered reiatsu in their right and left hands, both jumping forward and pulling their arms back.
After their punches he was launched through the air, flying down countless streets before he crashed into a wall.
Dust flew high into the air, both twins snickering and barrelling down the streets. Their feet moved fast, everything blurring out around them as they ran towards their opponent. They jumped high in the air, both raising their hands and giving wide grins as they pointed at their fallen opponent. Mitsuo looked up, laid across the ground, and widened his eyes when he saw light gathering at the tips of their fingers.
"Hado thirty-three, Sokatsui!"
An explosion went off, Mitsuo having jumped away in time. He panted lightly, turning to see the twins grinning at him from on top a building.
"Eh? What's that?" Renzo held a hand to his ear, raising his eyebrows. "We're better than you? Why thank you, Mitsuo, you're so kind~!" He gave a graceful bow.
Mitsuo narrowed his eyes and growled, which made the twins snicker.
"But it's not fair, brother~!" Reizo whined, turning to pout at his twin. "We don't have our zanpakuto, but he does!"
"Oh, you're right!" Renzo gave a mock gasp, raising a hand to cover his mouth. "This just won't do, will it?"
"No, it won't!"
"So..." They both turned, their expressions growing dark as they grinned. "We'll have to take it from him."
The dark haired man frowned before he narrowed his eyes and smirked.
Nojima stood still, eyes staring ahead as he stood atop the building. The breeze went by, cooling him off as the scorching sun kissed his skin. It was silent. The birds had went quiet, no sound hitting his ears. In one moment he blinked, eyes looking to the side before he slowly turned around. Across the other side of the building stood the one person that scared him countless times. He stared at the man, watching as his white hair blew to the side with the breeze, his kimono blowing to the side. His dangerous sword held loosely in his hand and a wide smirk across his face.
Yellow connected with blue.
Simultaneously, they both shivered.
"Nojima," Hijo murmured, eyes narrowed and a smile across his face. "I missed you..."
"Hijoshikina," Nojima murmured, eyes narrowed and mouth in a firm line, looking indifferent to everything. "I wish I could say the same to you."
"Aw, don't be like that, Nojima," Hijo whined, pouting and furrowing his brows. "After everything I did to get you out." He smiled widely as he tilted his head. "You should be thanking me."
"I had accepted my fate," Nojima said, gazing at the man with cold eyes. "What you did was for your own interests." The man across from him chuckled darkly, not even denying such a fact. "Tell me, Hijoshikina-"
"Ahh~!" Hijo gave a wide grin. "You always call me by my name~! Everyone just calls me Hijo! That's not nice! That's not my name!" He tilted his head and gave a sad sigh. "Why does no one call me by my name, Nojima?"
"Most likely people do not want to call someone Insane," Nojima answered, expression remaining the same. "I believe, Hijoshikina, I was about to ask you a question." The man in white smiled widely and nodded for him to continue. "Did you attack Riko?" His expression grew demonic, eyes growing much colder.
"Riko?" Hijo tilted his head and blinked. "Riko? Riko? Now who is Riko?" He clicked his tongue and looked up with large eyes as he thought about it. "Ah..." He narrowed his eyes and gave a cold smile. "Do you mean that little girl you tried so hard to hide from me?"
Nojima's expression did not change, glaring at the man.
"What if I did?" Hijo asked as he rested his sword on the surface of the roof. "You do not care about anyone, right? You scare people, right? Then why do you care... if I was about to gut that girl?" He asked, yellow eyes glowing as he grinned. "If I gutted her... would you all be mad?" Nojima didn't respond. "Would you want to kill me?" No response. "Would you all cry?!" He yelled, eyes growing wide as his grin grew more crazed.
"Cry?" Nojima asked calmly. "...Most likely... Be angry at you? Most definitely. And kill you?" He narrowed his eyes. "Yes."
Hijo giggled. "I remember it like it was yesterday..." He smiled and tilted his head. "None of you knew... I saw her..."
Hijo pouted as he waited outside the manor, huffing and pacing back and forth. Why did he have to wait outside?! He wanted to go inside! Where Nojima was! He swung his sword lazily, continuing to pace as he looked around the area. Why were they all so afraid of him? Letting out a huff he stabbed his sword into the ground and sat down, glancing at the flowers for a moment.
Reaching out he plucked some out of the ground, staring at them before he began to twine them together.
He paused, ears picking up a sound. Hearing small grunts, he turned his head. Watching as the door slid open he tilted his head, watching as a tiny girl opened the door with a grunt. She let out a coo, crawling outside. Her large, red eyes gazed around the area in wonder. She soon smiled, crawling across the ground.
Hijo blinked, tilting his head.
She stopped when she saw him, large eyes blinking as she cooed in wonder. She started crawling over towards him, making the white haired man stare with large, innocent eyes as she wandered closer. She crawled twenty feet to where he was, stopping next to him. Red eyes peered up at him, letting out small whimpers and eyes filling with tears the longer his eyes stared at her. As soon as he saw it his eyes flashed to the flowers he was holding.
"Look, look!" Hijo held up the flower crown he made, giving a bright smile. "A crown~!"
Her eyes wandered over to the flowers, eyes growing larger as a smiled crossed her face. She reached for it, making the yellow-eyed man blink before he set it on her head. Reaching up she touched her head, letting out a small gasp before she started smiling. Touching his leg she smiled up at him, which made him pause before he smiled.
"Riko-sama!"
Looking up, Hijo saw a woman run outside. Her eyes grew in fright when she saw him. Riko-sama...? Why the suffix? Unless this girl was important to Reta's brother and his fighters? Glancing downwards, he blinked curiously when she crawled into his lap. Gazing at the frightened woman he grabbed the child and stood up, making his way towards the woman. The fear in her eyes grew the closer he got and the longer he stared into her eyes. Holding the girl towards her, he grinned when she grabbed her with shaking arms. The girl started fussing and wiggling when she realized she would be leaving.
"Riko..." Hijo murmured, eyes large as he grinned. "I hope to see you again..."
Riko looked at him and smiled brightly, holding her hands out towards him. He blinked before grabbing her hands, grinning widely when the smile grew. He waved when the woman walked back inside, narrowing his eyes and smiling when the door closed. Tilting his head he looked to the side.
"Riko..."
"You met her," Nojima said, eyes narrowed dangerously. "Yet you did not kill her."
"She was only a little girl," Hijo said, giggling. "She couldn't fight... but she can now." He let out a sigh and furrowed his brows. "I'm almost sad she forgot me."
"I've asked my question... you answered," Nojima closed his eyes and frowned. "That is all I wanted to know."
"And?" Hijo asked, giving a bright smile.
He blinked, a surge of energy going by his head. His hair blew back, making him look to the side slowly before looking forward to see Nojima's arm outstretched with his finger pointed towards him. They both stayed silent, one gazing at the other. Eventually, Hijo tilted his head and grinned widely.
"What were you doing?"
"It is obvious," Nojima responded, eyes cold. "I am going to kill you."
Hijo started cackling, his laugh causing the serious man to frown. His laughter could be heard on the large screens in the sky, including all the televisions around the city. People that heard it shuddered and glared at the screens. In one moment he was behind Nojima, sword pressed against his neck. The serious man didn't respond, merely glancing at the blade while Hijo leaned in close to his ear.
"I missed you, Nojima." Hijoshikina murmured, eyes dark as he grinned. "But... I want to see the real you."
"I do not understand." Nojima responded calmly, eyes staying forward.
"You're like me, Nojima... Exactly like me," Hijo purred into his ear, narrowing his eyes as he smiled. "I want to see you have fun."
"I am afraid, Hijoshikina, after all this years I still do not understand what you mean by that." Nojima said, disappearing from his grasp.
Hijo widened his eyes when he escaped his grasp, turning in time to see Nojima holding his hand out towards him. Kido lit up the area, a large explosion going off.
"What the hell is Nojima doing?!" Zenaku snarled, both he and Shiko back to back.
"I'd say he's fighting." Shiko responded calmly, a relaxed smirk spread across his face.
"I realize that," Zenaku said flatly, turning to send the brunette a glare. "But he's fighting Hijo! That crazy dumbass! He's gonna get himself killed!" He yelled, glaring ahead with a scowl.
Rei and Koichi ran towards them, both giving savage grins as they jumped. Shiko elbowed Zenaku lightly, twirling his finger. As soon as the two intruders got closer they widened their eyes at the unexpected move of both the brunette and scarred man switching positions and attacking. Zenaku punched Koichi dead on in the face, watching as he flew back and skidded against the ground while Shiko kicked Rei's face. Landing on the ground he kicked upwards, hitting several places against the giant's large right arm.
As Rei hit the ground, he growled and pushed himself up. His eyes grew wide, looking down to stare at his arm to see it limp. What the hell?! Looking up he glared at the brunette, seeing Shiko smirk.
"Little bastard!" Rei growled, running forward to punch with his left arm.
In a split second Shiko was in front of his face, kicking his leg sideways. He stumbled, grabbing the side of his face as his anger grew. Just as he looked forward Zenaku punched his face. Koichi picked himself up, looking up with a huff when he saw Rei's face getting pounded by kicks and punches.
"Stupid fucker!" Koichi growled, pushing himself up and running towards the two.
Shiko landed on the ground, turning in time to see the redhead jump towards Zenaku with his sword pointed at his back. Kido shot out from his hand, wrapping around the redhead. Koichi widened his eyes when he lurched, letting out a loud pained yell when he smashed into the wall and then into the ground.
They don't even have their zanpakuto... and they're still stronger than us?! Koichi looked up, eyes narrowed as he pushed himself up. But looking up he smirked when he saw both Zenaku and Shiko backing up when Rei started swinging his sword, which he had retrieved. Walls went tumbling down, the concrete under them cracking, and reiatsu steadily rising. Zenaku cursed when both he and the brunette were cornered, looking up to see the giant raise his sword.
"Heads up!"
The four around the area paused.
Ichirou appeared in front of Rei, gathering a massive amount of reiatsu into his right hand before he brought it forward. He punched him in the gut, saliva flying out of Rei's mouth and eyes growing wide. In one second he was flying through dozens of walls, Ichirou holding his fist out as he looked up. Koichi's eyes grew wide, staring in shock as dust flew high into the air as it trailed after Rei. Zenaku and Shiko gasped lightly before they smirked.
Every person that was watching widened their eyes impossibly wide and gawked.
In the office, Shinji blinked before walking over to Kenpachi. Raising his hand he patted his arm.
"I wish you luck, Kenpachi." Shinji said, giving a wide grin.
He received a scowl from the man.
Back with Ichirou, he shook his hand and stared at the blood falling to the ground. It was better when he had his zanpakuto. His hands didn't split so easily.
"My, my, your strength didn't diminish at all over the years," Shiko commented, raising his eyebrows as he smirked. "Impressive." He blinked and stared down at the one sandal the tall man had. "Where's your other sandal?"
"...It's in the office." Ichirou said, turning to send the brunette a glare.
"Oh, yes. Now I remember... You hit me with it." He paused. "Why is your eye red?" He got a warning glare from the tall man.
Zenaku cursed, seeing Koichi appear behind Ichirou with his sword raised in the air. "Oi!"
A foot smashed against the side of Koichi's head, causing the three men to widen their eyes comically when they saw Rina. Landing on the ground she reached out and grasped the redhead's ankle, turning to smash him against the ground. Standing straight she gave a smile, seeing the man groan and try to push himself up.
Ichirou raised his leg and brought it down on his stomach, Zenaku and Shiko wincing when a large crater appeared under him.
"Oooh-hoo~!" Shiko raised an eyebrow and smirked. "I almost feel sorry for him."
Ichirou huffed as he removed his foot, seeing the man now laying unconscious. "Bastard," Turning, he stared at Zenaku and Shiko. "You two, go help Nojima!" He ordered, seeing the two blink and raise their eyebrows. "Me an' Rina'll go help Renzo and Reizo."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Who died an' made you boss?" Zenaku asked, crossing his arms and scowling.
"Oh, do you want to stay here and discuss it while Nojima is being overpowered?" Ichirou asked, crossing his arms and giving him a flat stare. "Because by all means, let's sit down, have tea AND DISCUSS ABOUT THE DAMN FUCKIN' WEATHER!" He snarled, glaring down at the scarred man.
Zenaku blinked.
"...'Kay, we're going."
He turned and ran down the street.
"Ichirou," Shiko said, glancing at the tall man with a serious look in his eye. "Considering who Nojima is fighting, shouldn't you come with us?"
Ichirou scoffed loudly. "Think for a minute, Shiko. The guy's smaller and faster. It'd be hard for me to catch him." He said, seeing the brunette nod.
Shiko nodded to the two before he ran after the scarred man, disappearing after a moment. Ichirou and Rina ran down another street, after the blonde sealed Koichi with a kido to keep him still.
"...I never want to go against your 'Papa.'" Kaori said, turning to stare at the dark haired woman with wide eyes.
Kayo nodded with wide eyes, gulping as she looked around to see almost every person in the room looking incredibly pale. Riko also nodded, eyes wide with awe as she smiled. Whoa... She soon frowned and narrowed his eyes. They were all out there... fighting these guys that went there to fight them. But where was Nikito? Shouldn't he be helping?
Nojima hit the wall, letting out a huff as he fell to the ground. Panting lightly he stared down at his lap before he looked up. Hijo walked towards him, his sword trailing behind as he stared with wide eyes and a small smile on his face. After how many times of seeing such a look on his face it still managed to scare Nojima. He narrowed his eyes slightly before he braced himself against the wall and started pushing himself up.
"I said I want to fight the real you, Nojima," Hijo complained, furrowing his brows and pouting. "Why don't you come out?"
"As I have said, Hijoshikina, I do not know what you mean when you say that," Nojima said, looking up with a frown. "This is the real me."
"No, it isn't," Hijo said, now looking serious. "That's not the real you..." He blinked and turned his head, raising his eyebrows slightly. "Koichi got knocked out..."
He can sense him all the way over here? Nojima curled his fingers into fists, moving away from the wall.
In the office, Nikito narrowed his eyes and smirked. "You're an interesting man, Hijo," He murmured, letting out a small chuckle. "Amazingly perceptive."
He watched with sick satisfaction, something he hadn't felt in so long.
Shinji stared at him with narrowed eyes, letting a smirk cross his face. Something had happened with Nikito... The entire time he had been out he was depressed, so annoying and quiet. But now he had the same light he had in his eyes while he worked as a shinigami.
"Powerful... perceptive... analytical... a very interesting specimen," Nikito muttered, walking around the hologram with a smile. "What I wouldn't give to analyze him closely." He said, eyeing the image closely.
"You've met him before?" Ukitake asked, frowning slightly.
"No... This is my first time seeing him... but after he had attacked Nojima I went around the Rukongai to ask questions about him," Nikito smiled darkly. "It seems he's quite famous in the eightieth Rukon districts... I got curious so I started asking if anyone had met him after he had shown up three hundred years ago."
"And?"
"It seems he had lost all functions while crossing over... forgetting his name... not even having any common sense whatsoever," Nikito leaned forward and placed a hand on his chin. "I hope to see him in the future."
"Why don't you just go out there and fight him, then?!" Ichigo snapped, sending the man a glare. "He's clearly losing!" He pointed out, seeing the blonde hit the ground and gasp.
"Because, Kurosaki Ichigo... I no longer possess that passion I once had for battle," Nikito answered, standing straight. "If I were to join now I would be completely useless."
"You mentioned," He looked up to see Kyoraku staring at him with a curious look on his face. "that they had a quality they all shared, another reason you chose them. Is it that passion to protect the souls of the Rukongai?" He asked, giving a smile as he pushed his hat up.
Nikito narrowed his eyes. "No."
"Oh..." Kyoraku sounded disappointed. He was sure to figure it out. "Then what is it?"
The grey haired man stayed silent, glancing at the hologram to see it change scenes to the twins, to Ichirou and Rina, to Zenaku and Shiko, and finally Nojima once again. Closing his eyes he breathed softly, trying to calm himself before he did try to go and fight. He did not possess that passion, as he said before. He couldn't fight anymore. Reopening his eyes, he stared at the serious man that was Nojima, seeing him run down the street from Hijo and turned to fire kido at him.
"I did not just study these seven," Nikito finally spoke, eyes narrowed. "I had studied hundreds of people closely... people that strongly wanted to protects the souls of the Rukongai. But then that would mean I would choose hundreds of people as Joshi's fighters." Kyoraku and Ukitake nodded in agreement. "No... I studied close to find a quality some people would not miss."
Nojima caught Hijo's shoulder, narrowing his eyes. He almost got him. His heart started beating quickly, eyes dilating as he turned to run.
"A quality people find repulsive," Nikito said, narrowing his eyes as he watched the fight closely. "You better hurry up, Zenaku and Shiko... You don't want Nojima to snap again, do you?" He asked lightly with a smirk.
Hijo swung his sword, watching closely as his opponent dodged. In one moment he kicked his leg out, kicking the blonde into the wall. Nojima let out a pained grunt, screwing his eyes shut.
"Snap?" Ichigo murmured, frowning in confusion.
"They all hide that quality well, with the exception of Zenaku and the twins," Nikito said, which made Unohana frown before her eyes started growing in realization. "I see that you figured it out, Unohana Taicho." He commented, turning to smile at the woman. "They hide it well, do they not?"
"Hide what?" Komamura asked, frowning as he watched.
In one moment Hijo's sword lashed out, going through the blonde and hitting the wall. Nojima's eyes widened, his mouth opening in a silent scream. He slumped, trembling as the sword held him to the wall. Hijoshikina narrowed his eyes and grinned, eyes glowing as he giggled.
"They're not mentally unstable if that's what you think," Nikito said, watching with a growing smile. "They hide it very well." He gave a wide grin as he watched. "But when they are close to death... they can't help it." He narrowed his eyes and smirked widely.
"Aw, Nojima," Hijo cooed, furrowing his brows as he pushed himself close to the blonde. He leaned in close, his mouth close to Nojima's neck. "Are you okay? You're not going to die, right? You're going to play with me?"
Nojima stayed silent, his head hanging.
Slowly... a smile spread across his face.
Hijo widened his eyes when he felt his fingers touch his chest.
"Hado thirty-three... Sokatsui..."
He let out a choked yell, eyes remaining wide when kido ripped through his chest and kept going. He pulled his sword free, jumping back when blood splashed to the ground. Raising his hand he touched the hole in his chest, looking down to stare at it before he looked up. Narrowing his eyes Hijo let a malicious smile cross his face.
"There you are, Nojima."
The blonde looked up, eyes narrowed and a wide grin across his face. Opening his mouth he let out a dark chuckle, eyes growing small. They gazed at one another silently, until Nojima disappeared. He grasped Hijo's head in the next second, making the white haired man widen his eyes before he was spinning through the air. Kido shot out and wrapped around him, making him grit his teeth before he hit the ground, the wall, and any surface around the area.
Nojima laughed loudly, eyes wide and a grin stretched across his face as he swung the man around.
Nikito narrowed his eyes and smiled calmly. "They are all battle-crazed... They all lust for battle..." He looked up, seeing most of the Taichos watching with wide eyes as they saw the man that had remained composed and quiet the entire time they had known him. "Even Rina and Shiko..."
The Soutaicho opened his eyes, watching as Nojima shot kido after kido, attacking the white haired intruder.
"Each and every one of them loves the thrill of fighting..." Nikito murmured, closing his eyes and taking a calming breath. "A quality people find repulsive... A quality that I willingly took to give Reta-sama the fighters he wanted."
Hijo landed on the ground, looking up to see Nojima panting heavily with a grin. A grin that he mirrored. They gazed at one another, though Nojima soon tried calming himself down. Narrowing his eyes he gave a frown and stood straight, glancing at the wound on his chest. He'd need to get it treated soon.
"Nojima," Hijo breathed, standing straight and holding out his hand as he smiled. "Dance with me..."
"I decline," Nojima answered, letting a smile cross his face. "But, Hijoshikina... I believe I finally know what you mean when you say we are the same."
Renzo and Reizo stopped, both their eyes growing before they grinned.
"Hello, Nojima~!" Renzo said, snickering as he looked at the air. "It's great to see you again."
Shiko and Zenaku stopped, both glancing at one another before they sighed. The brunette smiled and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"It's been so long since Nojima's had any fun." He commented, seeing the scarred man grin and nod.
Ichirou stopped and frowned. "Fuck." He let out a scoff while Rina closed her eyes and smiled.
"Oh, well." She murmured.
In one of the rooms of the first division, Tetsuya winced and slowly opened his eyes. He quickly closed his eyes when the light gave him little pain before opening his eyes once more as soon as he adjusted. Pain wracked through his body, inside. Turning his head he stared out the open window, furrowing his brows slightly. The air... His eyes slowly started growing wide with worry.
What happened? What had happened while he was unconscious?
Were any of ya'll expecting that? =D
April 11, 2013