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Chapter 22

Kimura POV

I walked through the portal and found myself at the front of Kisuke's shop in the world of the living. I walked towards the entrance, just as the door opened. I looked up and saw Yoruichi standing there with her hair, in the similar high ponytail I kept mine in. She narrowed her eyes at me, and I knew I was in for a lecture.

"Yoruichi. I'm assuming you've been filled in…." I said as I approached one of my oldest and dearest friends.

"Your idiotic plan, yes, I've been told." She growled at me while I walked past her. "Honestly, I thought Kisuke was just trying to cover up another one of his hairbrained ideas by saying this one came from you, but NO it really did!" She yelled at me while we walked.

"It's the only way. Tianma saw the path before me. I need to sync with Okami fully, or I will die. In order to do that I need to be in a battle for my life." I explained turning to her, causing her to stop her tirade. I watched as she crossed her arms in front of her, and hmphed while turning her face away.

"For what its worth I still think this is a horrible Idea. Why don't you let me come with you?" Kisuke said as he walked from his back room. I turned to him rolling my eyes.

"We talked about this, I need you hear to make sure the rest of the plan goes on schedule and to make sure the five of them arrive." Kisuke shook his head before turning to Tessai.

"Did we get that door in by any chance?"

"Yes, boss. I have it downstairs ready to go." Tessai responded. I turned to Kisuke raising my eyebrow at the conversation.

"Oh, just a precaution, never know when you're going to need another front door." He said while he waved his fan at me. "You ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be I suppose."

The three of us turned and exited his shop to stand in the front open area. Kisuke raised his hand it began to glow blue; he knelt on the ground placing his palm to the surface before the power shot from it, forming a rectangle. I watched as Kisuke stood and slammed his cane down onto the ground, causing a doorway to appear with a boom. The doors swung open, and I watched as a figure approached from the other side.

"Oi, Grimmjow." I heard Kisuke shot to the figure. The light faded away, but the door stayed open. I watched as Grimmjow stood there with his vest open, baring his chest as he looked to the three of us.

"What do you want Kisuke, you said you had a sweet offer for me, but all I see here is a soul reaper." He said but as he stared at me it suddenly dawned on him. "You're the one that crazy fuck Kohaku wants." He growled.

"You're right." I replied to him.

"That fucker has something that belongs to me, I was told that if I got you, I would get what's mine. I don't believe him though, he reeks of Aizen." Grimmjow said to me, I nodded my head. My gut feeling was apparently right, he needed help but didn't want to ask for it.

"I can kill him; I can help you get back what's yours." I told him, holding his gaze. He looked at me like I was crazy.

"How do you think you're going to that? Even with that demon inside you." He laughed.

"With your help." My response made him stop laughing and cross his arms across his chest waiting for me to continue.

"I'll make you a deal Grimmjow. 5 for 1. You have a better bargaining chip with me. I'll help you get her back, but you must train me first." I said holding my ground and his stare, I could tell he was considering it, Kohaku must have given him some background on me and Okami.

"I can only buy us three days; think you can learn to be a killer in that amount of time?"

"I have no choice, but you have to let them go first." I stated, trying to hold my conviction, and belief in myself. Grimmjow stayed silent, contemplating my deal, he looked at Kisuke and Yoruichi before turning his gaze back to me.

"Deal." He spoke. "We leave now though" Turning back towards the doorway. I turned to look at Kisuke nodding to him.

"Stick to the plan. I laid it out perfectly." I told him as I followed Grimmjow through the portal, and it closed behind us.


Kisuke POV

I watched as Kimura and Grimmjow disappeared through the portal sighing. I felt Yoruichi's eyes at my back.

"You know one day your face is going to get stuck like that" I muttered without looking at her.

"Are you really going to not make your own adjustments to her plan?" she asked me, I hung my head smirking and looking at her over my shoulder.

"What makes you think I haven't already?" I said as I walked back into the shop, to wait for the hurricane that was going to appear in his shop.


Kimura POV

I walked behind Grimmjow silently, looking around at the white building we had appeared in. It was dark, and bright at the same time.

'Where the hell are we?' I asked myself to look around.

"This is Los Noches." I heard Grimmjow say, causing me to wonder if I had said that out loud. "After Aizen, the Numeros that were left divided the palace amongst us. This is my wing."

"I see…. So, what did Kohaku take from you?" I asked being curious.

Grimmjow stopped and turned towards me with a glare. "He took one of my Fraccion. I want her back." He growled before starting to walk again. We turned down a dark hallway before hitting a wall. Grimmjow motioned for me to stop as he placed his hand on the wall. A door started to form, and it swung open. The hallway beyond was lit with torches, and we started walking again.

I watched as he turned towards metal bars and stood staring at them.

"What the hell do you want?" I heard a familiar voice snap. "Come to toy with us again?"

"You must have me confused with one of my Fraccions." Grimmjow growled.

"Grimmjow?" Her startled reply came as her hands wrapped around the bars.

"Get back, you idiot." He said with an annoyed sigh. I watched as he raised his hand to the bars, a beam of light shooting from his palm cutting through the metal bars, creating a door as if it had always been there.

"Do you morons want to stay in there or do you want to come out?" He asked in annoyance as he rolled his eyes.

"Why are you doing this?" Momo said as she emerged from the cell.

"I got a better offer." He said as he reached out faster than she could react, catching her wrist. She jerked back from him, but he held her grabbing the cuff at her wrist and snapping it off with ease. I remember Toshiro having to freeze the ones that Kohaku's pansy had put on me after the festival.

Grimmjow held out his other hand waiting for her to give up her other wrist, when she didn't, he sighed and said "do you want those off or not?"

I watched as she hesitated before giving him her other wrist. Grimmjow made quick work of the cuffs on the other soul reapers tossing them carelessly to the ground. I stepped closer to Grimmjow and caught the others attention. I watched as Momo glared at me; I'm sure wondering what I was doing there.

"Kyoraku, what are you doing here?" She asked sharply, her gaze fixed on me. I crossed my arms in front of my chest and shrugged my shoulders.

"Someone had to come and save you after your idiotic idea of entering a garganta." I said sarcastically, I heard Grimmjow stifle a laugh, and I raised an eyebrow to him. "Grimmjow… if you please." I said without removing my eyes from Momo.

"What are you doing Kyoraku?" She asked as a garganta appeared behind her and the other soul reapers.

"Removing you from the equation." I said harshly to her. "You are the cause of Toshiro's inner demons, and pain. I fully intend on keeping you from making them worse." I growled to her stepping towards her and watching as she took a step back. I watched as the four other soul reapers jumped through his garganta, and Momo hesitated, seeming any words she had were stuck in her throat.

"I thought you two were rumors, you aren't the type her would want." She spoke.

"We're not, and I am." I replied to her narrowing my gaze. "I intend on having you out of the picture before he arrives. The last thing he needs is to be distracted by you if he ends up fighting. I won't make him choose again." I pointed to the garganta for her to go through it.

"Hurry up, finish gabbing and get through the portal." Grimmjow said getting irritated.

I watched as Momo still didn't move, and I had enough, she was delaying my timeline. I growled, turning, and swinging my leg out to kick her in the gut sending her flying backwards through the portal.

"Close it." I said to Grimmjow, and he sealed the garganta before turning to me.

"You're an interesting soul reaper…." He muttered before turning to walk away, motioning for me to follow him.


Toshiro POV

That captains meeting was tedious. Captain Zaraki continued to interrupt wanting to know how many things he would be killing. I just wanted to get home and see Kimura. I had tried to feel for her all day through our bind, but it was faint. At first, I was concerned, but I know she likes to repress her spiritual pressure when she is in the seireitei, so I did not think anything of it.

I arrived at our home, and at the thought I paused realizing how I had thought of it as our home. I had never had a home with someone before, aside from my grandmother.

"Master…." I heard Hyorinmaru whisper in my head.

"What's wrong Hyorinmaru?" I asked.

"Something feels off…. I cannot feel her." He said, which cause a drop in my gut. I vanished and flash stepped inside, looking for her, but not seeing her in the living room. I went to the bedroom, finding it dark.

I saw the made-up bed, which she must have done this morning after I left, she knew how I liked to keep things organized. I immediately noticed a letter on the pillow. I reached for it with shaking hands. I took a deep breath before opening it.

Toshiro,

If you're reading this than I must have already left. I was shown my path by Tianma. My path led me to Hueco Mundo, to Grimmjow. I know you probably have many questions and are going to be furious with me but trust me that I know what I am doing.

I have asked Kisuke to create a doorway and put me in contact with Grimmjow today, by the time you get this I will already be with him. Please understand why I am doing this. I cannot bare the thought of you having to be placed in a position to make a choice again. I will not have your hurts and sorrows increased when I can do something to ensure they don't. I will always do anything in my power to spare you pain.

I know I will have to face your wrath when and if I return, I will fight like hell to return to you. I would not leave you if I did not see another path to follow.

Please trust me and my love for you.

Yours always.

Kimura.

I felt my spiritual pressure flare high as I crumbled the letter in my hand as it turned to ice.

"I'm going to kill him." I said to the empty room before I vanished, going to find Rangiku. We were heading to the world of the living so I could turn a shop owner into a popsicle.


Kisuke POV

I felt the air change outside, looking at my watch.

"Right on time… She is good at this." I muttered before the front door of my shop was frozen and blew apart. "Seriously…." I grumbled as Toshiro and Rangiku marched through what used to be my entrance way.

"Ah! Toshiro! What a lovely surprise! Anything I can help you with today!" I exclaimed grabbing my fan and holding it in front of my face, trying to keep my voice happy and easy going. I watched them with hooded eyes as they approached and felt Yoruichi appear behind me standing just off to the side.

"I'm going to killed you Urahara." I heard Toshiro say in a growl.

"I'm going to need you to be more specific for the reason why captain. There's a line you know." I said with humor and sarcastically. Apparently, he did not enjoy my comment because I watched his spiritual pressure flare and a few of my displays freeze. "Hmmm." I grumbled again.

"How could you help her make the dumbest decision in her life!" He yelled. I looked to Rangiku who stood behind Toshiro and was also apparently mad at me.

"I see…. So, this is about Kimura's master plan I take it?" I stated obviously, again receiving a growl from him.

'Gheez…. Is this guy sure he doesn't have a damn wolf demon in him… he growls more than Kimura…..' I thought to myself. Before I could respond there was a large boom and a black hole appeared right outside my shop, since I had no front door it was quite easy to see.

I looked at my watch before turning to look at Yoruichi. "Damn… she is good." I said as five bodies suddenly fell to the ground outside. "How does she get it down to the second…." I muttered, reminding myself that I needed to ask her how she did that when this was over.

The four of use watched the group of fallen bodies start to get up as they got their bearings. I noticed Momo Hinamori was the first to notice us.

"Kisuke?" She asked as I waved at her. "Rangiku…. Uh… Tosh… Captain Hitsugaya." She finished looking at everyone.

"TESSAI!" I yelled to the back room.

"Yes boss?"

"Can you go ahead and bring up that spare entrance door we received and a few of those space heaters? We need to defrost the front area."

"On it boss!"

I watched as Toshiro turned back to me still glowering.

"You know your face is going to get stuck like that…" I joked.

"How could you – you two are supposed to be friends of hers, how could you help her get into the hands of someone who could kill her!" Toshiro shouted.

'That's it… I've had enough.' I stood my joking expression turning hard as I glared at the captain. The new arrivals making their way inside to us.

"Yes, we are her friends, and we know when Kimura makes a plan, she makes sure every detail is laid out to the last second. Have you missed the face that I have been looking at my watch right before something happens Toshiro? We must support her in her choices, or she will do them alone." I put my fan down and glared at him through my hair.

"Here's a better question for you Captain Hitsugaya, you, her lover, wasn't able to give her a different path, what makes you think we could have." I said and watched his eye twitch and his back straighten, knowing I hit a nerve.

He stayed silent but kept my glare. "I knew you would come here. I'm sure it was detailed in the letter you received, yes, I know about the letter." I said as his expression looked shocked. "She told me her whole plan, every turn and change, I was to make sure it stayed on schedule."

"But do you think I wouldn't add insurance, knowing that I was handing one of my closest friends off to Grimmjow…." At that exact moment Ichigo walked into my shop. I looked up at him and nodded.

"Did Nel put them in place?" I asked him.

"Yea, after some convincing and me having to promise her, I would play the unending chase game."

"Perfect." I looked at everyone in the room. "Come with me." I turned and made my way to my back area and down a flight of stairs that led to one of my rooms in a separate dimension.


Toshiro POV

Is still wanted to kill him, and was still considering it. I couldn't stop thinking about how she did this stupid decision with Kisuke of all people. When I got her back, I was going to make her pay somehow. I felt Rangiku following close behind me.

"Captain… what do we do?" She asked. She had originally wanted to go straight toe Hueco Mundo and drag Kimura back with us, but we needed a portal for that.

"So, for those of us juts joining this group, Kimura has a plan, though even I did not agree with it at first. She needs to learn to sync with Okami's unlocked powers but in order to do that she needs to be in a life-or-death situation. Apparently her zanpakuto told her this path was laid out for her already, and with the events that have already happened, nothing changed." I listened to Kisuke speak.

"She made a deal with Grimmjow that if he returned the five captured soul reapers, he could have her, who is who Kohaku really wants anyways. Funny story, Kohaku took something from Grimmjow and is holding it captive until he delivers."

"How is this supposed to keep me from killing you." I said flatly.

"Wait for the punch line mr. freezy pants. Kimura told Grimmjow she would get his captive back but only if he trains her to kill Kohaku. What better training arena than fighting someone who doesn't care if you live or die…"

"Speeding up the story a bit, Grimmjow agreed, hence our five soul reapers are returned, and our Kimura is with Grimmjow. Now I don't trust him one bit so I had Ichigo here, ask Nel to plant some cameras for me so I could keep an eye on things there. Grimmjow has only been able to put off Kohaku for three days, so that is all Kimura has, to figure out her unsealed powers."

I was shocked as Kisuke finished speaking. I couldn't believe the ends she would go to; I thought back to the letter.

'I cannot bear the thought of you having to be placed in a position to make a choice again. I will not have your hurts and sorrows increased when I can do something to ensure they don't.' I shut my eyes and clenched my fists.

"We need to go get her." I ground out.

"Yes, and we will. In three days. Like I agreed" Kisuke said, his words holding a final edge.