CHAPTER 20: TAYOMI VS YAMMY

Yumichika, Ikkaku, Renji and Matsumoto gathered in Hitsugaya's office. They were all equally curious, not knowing the exact reason why Captain Hitsugaya would call them here. Matsumoto was in her own Division, so she did not feel out of place. As for the other three, they felt strange, wondering what they were doing Captain Hitsugaya's office while preparing and training for Aizen's comeback. Just then, Hitsugaya entered his office, nodding at his subordinates. He had gathered his team who entered the Human World with him, after Ichigo was attacked by Aizen's Espada and Captain-commander Yamamoto sent them there to find out more about the situation. He sighed and explained that Aizen was likely to be heading to Soul Society today. Sitting back on his chair, he told them that he would be entrusting a very important task to them. Just then, Tayomi entered his office, wondering why he had called her here.

"I want you to protect her." Hitsugaya ordered, pointing at Tayomi.

"But Susu-chan…" Tayomi protested. "I…"

"No buts." Hitsugaya walked up to her, covering her mouth with his palm. "I'm going to make sure that Aizen won't ever get the chance to lay a finger on you."

Tayomi continued persuading Hitsugaya that she did not need protection, even though his hand was still cupped over her mouth, muffling her voice. Yumichika, Ikkaku, Renji and Matsumoto all stared blankly, as Hitsugaya and Tayomi squabbled. Tayomi forced Hitsugaya's hand off her mouth, arguing that she was now a Captain and she could protect herself. Hitsugaya sighed and grabbed her hands, persuading her to let him protect her. Matsumoto sighed in satisfaction, proud of her Captain. Renji shook his head, laughing to himself silently. Yumichika muttered to himself about how beautiful Hitsugaya and Tayomi looked when they were arguing. Ikkaku simply rubbed his shiny, bald head. Tayomi sighed and nodded her head. Hitsugaya smiled and patted her head, before nodding at his subordinates and leaving his office. The five of them stared at each other, before Yumichika finally broke the silence.

"I must say, Tayomi Taicho, you do know how to dress quite well!" He flicked his hair. "Finally, a Captain with a decent sense of style!"

"Tayomi Taicho, rest assured that we will protect you, under Hitsugaya Taicho's instructions." Ikkaku bowed.

"It's alright…" Tayomi smiled. "You all don't really have to protect me… I'm a Taicho after all. I should be looking after all of you instead!"

Just then, a hell butterfly entered the office and landed on Tayomi's finger. Aizen was here. Ichimaru was here. Yammy was here. Along with a whole army of hollows from Hueco Mundo. Matsumoto sighed, upon hearing Ichimaru's name. Tayomi noticed it and remembered someone mentioning to her Matsumoto's relationship with Ichimaru. Apparently, they were really close and Matsumoto seemed devastated when he defected from Soul Society. The way she saw it, she was sure that Matsumoto was in love with Ichimaru. She was furious inside. Tayomi hated irresponsible boys. Nodding at her subordinates, Tayomi ran out of Hitsugaya's office, bumping into Hitsugaya. She took a deep breath. The battle was about to begin. The six of them ran out of the 10th Division's barracks, coming face to face with hundreds of hollows rampaging the corridors of the Gotei 13 headquarters. Unsheathing their Zanpakutous, they began slicing through every single hollow rapidly. Every Division in the Gotei 13 had been mobilised in order to destroy the intruding hollows. As they were the closest to the Espada, Captain-commander Yamamoto had ordered Hitsugaya and Tayomi to distract Aizen, while the other Captains rushed to the scene.

They ran into the other Captains of the Gotei 13, who were surrounding a giant Arrancar whose head was as shiny as Ikkaku's. He had sideburns, as well as a ponytail on the back of his head. He had an arrogant look on his face, smirking all the way. Beside him stood Aizen and Ichimaru, with Aizen having an evil grin plastered onto his face. Ichimaru grinned, just like he did in the past. All the Captains glared at the three intruders, especially the mastermind. Hitsugaya attempted to grab Tayomi's hand, but noticed that she had disappeared. Inside, he began to panic and looked at his subordinates. Matsumoto shrugged, Renji's eyes were wide, Ikkaku and Yumichika looked serious. Aizen laughed, mocking the Captains and the fact that their military power was still as 'pathetic' as ever. Soi Fon smirked, telling Aizen that they had gotten a new Captain. Aizen seemed amused and asked for the new Captain to show his face.

"What makes you think that the new Captain is a male, Aizen?" A voice spoke up.

Aizen turned around and saw a small-sized girl sitting up high on the rooftop, smiling at him. She wore a pink hairband in her long black hair, wearing a black skirt instead of the standard hakama. Her Zanpakutou had a yellow and sky blue hilt and was tucked in white sash. She had purplish-blue eyes and well-defined features, making her look beautiful and adorable, somewhat like a young girl. He noticed that she wore a sleeveless haori and he concluded that she was probably the new Captain that Soi Fon was talking about.

"Who are you?" Aizen asked. "Which Division are you from?"

"I'm from the 5th Division. And are you sure you don't remember me?"

Hitsugaya sighed. There she was. He wondered how she managed to climb up onto the roof. Aizen face was devoid of emotion and it appeared that he had forgotten who she was.

"It appears that you're suffering from memory loss… So, let me remind you who I am." She sighed. "Hadou 31, Shakkaho!"

The red blast of fire narrowly missed Aizen by a few centimetres. Aizen's eyes grew wide. That Kidou spell… It could only be fired with such strength by one person. It was the person he had been trying to get rid of and had gotten rid of fifty years ago.

"You thought I was dead, didn't you?" Tayomi smirked, her voice full of sacarsm. "It was nice of you to send those assassins for my life and have them kill everyone else under the Special Training Program… It was really nice of you to do that, Aizen."

Tayomi jumped off from the roof and rejoined the Captains. Hitsugaya squeezed her hand tightly, reluctant to let go. Aizen smirked and used Shunpo to escape, along with Ichimaru. Yammy cackled, knowing what Aizen meant. It was time for him to do some destruction. Shouting 'suerte', he laughed, his laughter full of complacency as he challenged the Captains to a battle. Tayomi briefly thought for a moment. Every single Captain in the Gotei 13 has done something in the battle against Aizen, but I haven't done anything. I have to do something. I know I have to. Turning to Captain-commander Yamamoto, she volunteered to fight Yammy. Hitsugaya looked at her in shock, wanting to hold her back but once he saw her determined face, he offered to back her up. Tayomi nodded, as Ukitake offered to back her up as well. Some of the Captains disappeared, off to chase after Aizen and Ichimaru, while the other Captains stayed within the premises to offer assistance if needed. They stood back, well-aware that there would be a lot of destruction. For the fight, Tayomi would be taking the lead.

"Suerte!" Yammy laughed. "I've gotten insects as opponents today! Insects to crush and stomp on!"

Tayomi glared at him. All the Captains at the scene stared at her furious expression. If there was one thing that was obvious, it was that Tayomi hated it when her opponents drag her height in and relate it to her abilities. He… just… insulted… me… She unsheathed her Zanpakutou, still glaring at Yammy, straight into his eyes. She released Inazuma Kaze, just as Yammy went into Resurreccion. Hitsugaya and Ukitake released their Zanpakutous as well, waiting for either Tayomi or Yammy to make the first move. As she had predicted, Yammy started off the battle, by firing a series of Bala at her. She neatly dodged every single one of them, before appearing behind him and slashing him with all her might. His hierro was exceedingly tough as it had only created a small cut. I'll have to slash him more times. Yammy fired Bala at her and she narrowly dodged it, as it created a huge gash on her arm. Her wound began bleeding and all the Captains stared at her, preparing to enter the battle. She shook her head, trying to tell them that she was alright. Raising her arm, she decided to use Kidou.

"Hadou 91, Senju Koten Taiho!"

That spell was able to damage Yammy, as his arm began to spew blood. Hitsugaya sent an ice dragon flying at him, hoping that it might stop Yammy from growing bigger. Unfortunately, it did not work. Yammy was enraged and swelled in size.

"Damn, you midget! That hurt!"

Tayomi chose not to reply him, even though inside, she was more enraged than he was. She sent lightning darts flying at Yammy's wound, effectively separating his arm from his body. The whole battleground was already stained with blood, belonging both to Yammy and Tayomi. Yammy had fired a Cero at her, which she escaped, but had created a wound on her arm. Now, both her arms were stained red, as blood dripped down her arms, falling onto the ground in drops. She was already contemplating bringing it out on him, but decided to stick longer with her Shikai.

Yammy fired another Cero at her, sending Tayomi flying backwards. She crashed through five buildings and she could feel her body beginning to hurt, but she knew she had to fight on. In fact, she could fight on. But that would mean bringing it out on Yammy. She was quite determined to avoid using it on such a brainless, lowlife brute like Yammy. His arrogance irritated her, as she watched him cackle like a madman, acting as if he had already won the fight. Hitsugaya was enraged and immediately went into Bankai. As Yammy attempted to fire another Cero and destroy the battleground further, Ukitake interfered with his Zanpakutou, absorbing Yammy's Cero and firing it back at Yammy in the face. With three people involved in the fight, Hitsugaya was sure that he had enough time to attempt to set up the 'Sennen Hyoro*'. He flew over to Tayomi, worried about her injuries. She got up and smiled.

"I think I might have to bring it all out on him…" She laughed weakly. "Wish me luck!"

"Is that all you've got, Taicho?" Yammy smirked. "Who exactly are you, Taicho?"

"Didn't you hear, you pea-brain?" Tayomi smiled. "Captain of the 5th Division, Tayomi Sakuri."

"Espada 0, Yammy Riyalgo." Yammy grinned. "Where's your Bankai, Taicho? Don't tell me you don't have one!"

"I was trying to avoid using it on brutes like you, but since you want to see it… Fine." Tayomi sighed. "You should be honoured, because it's not easy to make me use Bankai on my opponents. You'd better not regret after I use it."

"Ha!" Yammy snickered. "Bankai or not, it won't make a difference. You'll still wind up dead, lying in a pool of blood!"

"We'll see about that."

Tayomi raised her blade horizontally, as her eyes turned light purple. She began to glow pale yellow, as her reiatsu manifested and lightning bolts ejected out of her body. Softly but surely, she spoke, creating a huge explosion and covering the whole battlefield in smoke once she said it.

"Bankai."

TRANSLATION:
*Sennen Hyoro: Thousand Years' Ice Prison

Author's Note:
YAY! :D I hope you all are excited to see Tayomi's Bankai XD As expected, due to her young age, her Bankai will be incomplete as well... Exactly how its 'incomplete-ness' affects her strength, it'll be explained in the later chapters :) BANKAI!
I hope you all liked this chapter! Please review! Thanks! ^.^
Oh and after the fight with Yammy, I intend to do a special Omake chapter and let all the characters in this FanFiction get involved in a game of Truth or Dare :D So start sending in your burning questions and dares! XD Chapter 23 shall be an embarrassing, fun, crazy session! :D