CHAPTER 19: AIZEN'S PLOT AND OFFICE TIME

Aizen sat in the Espada meeting room in Las Noches, as his servants healed his injuries for him. Ichimaru simply stood beside him, grinning widely even though he was secretly mourning the loss of Tousen. Yammy sat in the same room, in his chair, grumbling all the way. He was absolutely fuming over the fact that he had not managed to kill Kenpachi and Byakuya. Right after Aizen's defeat, the Omnitsukido arrived and dragged every single Shinigami who was in Hueco Mundo out, as well as Ishida, Chad and Orihime. With his fight left unfinished and his opponents still alive, Yammy banged the table with his fist, swearing to kill off those Shinigami if they ever met again.

Aizen sighed as he recalled the events that had taken place. Just as he started having fun showing off his tremendous power, killing off everyone that came his way, Ichigo had to appear. The cards had told him that he was meant to rule over every being and he was confident in becoming the most powerful being on the face of the universe. Ichigo had appeared and they engaged in battle. Ichimaru stood at the side, watching their fight unfold. Suddenly, Ichigo lashed out at him with what he claimed to be 'The Final Getsuga Tenshou', knocking him backwards. Ichimaru wanted to help out, but he refused, still firmly believing that as the King, as someone who stood above everyone else, no one could be more powerful than he was. He was invincible with the Hougyoku. Well, at least until he realised that Ichigo's 'Final Getsuga Tenshou' had cut through his clothing, shattering the Hougyoku. He looked at the broken Hougyoku in pure shock and Ichigo took the chance, charging towards him and slashing him non-stop. He had no chance to use his Shikai and confuse Ichigo. With one more 'Final Getsuga Tenshou', he was sent flying backwards. He was defeated. The King of the Universe… DEFEATED! Ichigo left the battlefield, embracing his victory by picking up his precious Zanpakutou and smashing it against the wall. Ichimaru immediately opened the Garganta once he left, helping him back to Las Noches.

"I refuse to admit defeat." Aizen muttered, stroking his cracked Kyoka Suigetsu. "I will make my comeback and reduce the whole of Soul Society into rubble."

"Ah, Aizen Taicho…" Ichimaru smiled. "How are you going to do that? There's only one Espada left…"

"Espada Zero, Yammy Riyalgo? The Captains of the Gotei 13 already had enough trouble with my top three Espada!" Aizen smirked. "Yammy, are you up for some destruction?"

Yammy looked at Aizen, his eyes filled with evil. If Aizen were to send him to Soul Society, he could make a fool out of those Shinigami. He would kill that blasted, spiky haired Shinigami who dared to slash him. He would kill every single Shinigami there. Soul Society would become his playground. Those cursed Shinigami would pay for making him spill a drop of blood. Who cared if there were so many of them against him? With his power and strength, he would crush them just like ants. Yammy had an evil grin on his face, waiting for Aizen to give his order.

"Once you are fully healed, you will set off for Soul Society and crush everyone there."

Tayomi looked through the pile of paperwork on her desk. After the Captain's meeting, her subordinates had handed in all of their reports, flooding her desk. Sighing, she picked up her pencil and skimmed through every report carefully, editing them with her pencil. It had been a month since she took over the 5th Division and things were looking up. The 5th Division's morale had took a good turn as they treated their work seriously, handing in their reports on time and having a positive attitude during missions. She had managed to gain their respect and all her subordinates shared a good relationship with her. The 5th Division had been steered back on track and Hinamori seemed to have forgotten Aizen. Aizen had caused a great deal of pain to Hinamori and Tayomi wanted to make sure that Hinamori kept that jerk out of her mind.

Just then, Hitsugaya entered her office. He greeted Hinamori, who smiled at him and left the room, letting the two of them have some time alone. Tayomi was fully focused on her paperwork, as her eyes ran across the finely printed words on each page. Hitsugaya stood in front of her desk, staring at her. He had never seen her work so hard before. She grumbled, leaning back in her chair and holding the report up in her face. Hitsugaya observed her actions silently, wondering when she would realise his presence. She twirled her pencil with her fingers, before setting the report down on her desk and editing it. There are quite a few spelling mistakes in this report… After an hour of hard work and effort, she was finally done with her paperwork. Giving a sigh of satisfaction, she rested her head on the table, with her left ear pressing on her left elbow. She could not care where she was sleeping. She was exhausted after torturing her eyes with the tiny words on the reports. Just as she was about to close her eyes, she saw Hitsugaya walk into her view. She stood up sleepily, yawning. Hitsugaya took out her stuffed bunny, the stuffed bunny that he had been secretly sleeping with for the past fifty years. Tayomi smiled, cuddling the bunny that she thought had disappeared into thin air.

"I'm sleepy…" She yawned.

"Then sleep…" Hitsugaya smiled. "Maybe you'd grow taller after that."

"Yeah…" She mumbled. "And I'll end up taller than you…"

Hitsugaya gazed at her for a moment, before holding her in his arms and letting her lean on him. Tayomi closed her eyes, smiling and hugging her bunny. For some strange reason, leaning on Hitsugaya was especially comfortable. He held her hand and they sat on the sofa in her office together. She fell asleep on his lap, hugging her pink bunny. Hitsugaya stroked her hair as he watched her sleep. Even though he had been watching her for the past hour, he was not bored. Matsumoto was about to enter Tayomi's office and tease her Captain, when Hinamori held her back abruptly. She grabbed Matsumoto's hand eagerly, before slowly pushing open the door and letting Matsumoto peep at their Captains having a moment together. They looked at Tayomi sleeping on Hitsugaya's lap and squealed in delight. Watching their Captains having a romantic moment was so adorable.

Half an hour later, Tayomi woke up and saw Hitsugaya staring at her.

"Why are you staring at me?" She smiled.

"If you don't want me to stare, I can just look away…" Hitsugaya mumbled.

"You're jealous of my bunny!"

"No…"

Tayomi giggled and got up to give Hitsugaya a cuddle. She ruffled his hair, still giggling. Hitsugaya wondered if she was alright as she continued laughing while she played with his hair. She interlocked her fingers with his and rested her head on his shoulder. Hitsugaya kissed her forehead and they stared into space together.

"I knew it. You were jealous of my bunny." She spoke, still sleepy.

"You're really cute."

"Susu-chan is the most adorable boy in the whole world…" She sighed, before using her fingers to force a smile onto his face. "If only he could smile more…"

"You should just continue sleeping…" Hitsugaya grumbled. "You're obviously tired."

"Make me."

Hitsugaya picked her up and carried her, causing her to squeak a little. He carried her all the way to her bed and put her down. He covered her with her blanket and knelt down beside her bed, running his fingers through her soft hair. Tayomi laughed, telling him that he made her feel like his daughter. He snickered and kissed her on her lips, telling her that he would stay with her until she fell asleep. She reached out for his hand and held it, before closing her eyes and falling asleep. Hitsugaya watched her sleep, before stroking her hair and leaving the room. He saw Matsumoto and Hinamori outside the room, giggling to themselves. Matsumoto playfully nudged her Captain, complimenting him on a job well done. Hitsugaya sighed, before returning to his Division's barracks.

An hour later, Hinamori entered her Captain's room and saw Tayomi lying on her bed, wide awake. She appeared to be deep in thought, but smiled once she saw her Lieutenant smiling at her. Immediately throwing off her covers, she ran to the 10th Division's barracks, where Hitsugaya was. He looked surprised to see her and her serious expression. She told him that she had just remembered something and wanted to ask him about it. He nodded and Tayomi asked him what had happened to Aizen. Hitsugaya sighed, telling her that the Substitute Shinigami, Kurosaki Ichigo, had defeated Aizen. Aizen's Zanpakutou, Kyoka Suigetsu, was broken and he was unable to use it for a period of time, until his Zanpakutou recovered. Though Aizen was defeated and Ichigo had emerged victorious, Aizen was not dead. Ichimaru had carried him off somewhere and they were all told to be prepared, because Aizen would definitely make his comeback and take revenge upon Soul Society. As for Tousen, he hollowfied and was now dead. Tayomi nodded.

"Aizen was the one responsible for the massacre that year…" Tayomi sighed. "He's going to have to pay for killing the whole team."

"I know." Hitsugaya grabbed her hand tightly. "Actually, the one he was after… It was you. You were his main target. That's why you have to be careful and I will protect you no matter what. I swear, I will not let Aizen touch you."

"I can fend for myself…" Tayomi smiled. "I'll protect you too!"

"You don't have to." Hitsugaya replied. "As your boyfriend, I will protect you."

Hitsugaya hugged her tight, letting her rest her head on his shoulder.

"Aizen will never get the chance to hurt you."

Aizen and Ichimaru sat in the Espada meeting room with their last Espada, Yammy. Yammy's injuries were fully healed and his wounds had been treated. Aizen and Ichimaru had decided to enter Soul Society along with Yammy, not caring if Kyoka Suigetsu was broken. Aizen firmly believed that he was the King. No one would get in his way from ruling over every being in the Universe. This time, no one would get the chance to stop him. He would crush them all. He would kill Yamamoto and every single person in the Gotei 13. Then, he would look for Kurosaki Ichigo and destroy his life.

Author's Note:

YAY well then, let's get the show on the road! LET'S HAVE TAYOMI FIGHT YAMMY. And watch Yammy get beaten by someone who is so much smaller than him :D It's quite obvious that I find Yammy very irritating XD He should stop being so...vulgar and idiotic and yeah... ^.^
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