Kyoukai (Bleach Fanfic)

Tense Interactions

"Shit." Hisagi looked around the place trying to see if anyone else had headed in the same direction as he and Kira had.

The blond haired Shinigami looked around. "Well... I can say that this mission already isn't going how Hitsugaya Taicho planned it would go."

"Hitsugaya Taicho isn't acting like his normal self, so it honestly is no wonder the mission went the way it has."

Kira stopped short before turning his head to look at the other Shinigami. "I now that I tend to be very pessimistic, but did I catch a trace of you having doubted that this mission would... will turn out well."

Hisagi's hand reached up and scratched his head before letting out a sigh. "Sorry. I was just blaming him for the ways things are going because of his earlier behavior. We should start moving to the meeting point and see if we can't meet anyone on the way over."

The two started moving at a slow place, suddenly switching the path a bit when they felt the rieatsu of Ichigo, Renji and Uryu. Upon arriving at the spot they saw that the three were arguing which direction they should head in. Hisagi took a deep breath, placing his hands behind his head. "So... none of you bothered to check the Soul Phone to figure out where the meeting spot was."

Ichigo and Renji turned their heads to look at the dark haired Shinigami while Uryu placed a hand on his forehead and let out a sigh. The Quincy spoke up. "Renji... why didn't you say that you had a way to figure out which direction we needed to head in?"

"I forgot."

Ichigo raised his hands up. "Well... I can't be blamed for this one. I honestly didn't know."

Hisagi let out a sigh. "Come on. We need to be headed back towards the spot."

They headed to the area and looked around, noticing an out crop of rocks that could hide someone. Uryu was the first to speak. "Do you think that someone will be over there? I mean, if I were to wait for the rest of our group that would be where I would stay."

Ichigo frowned, then cupped his hands to his mouth. "Hello! Is anyone there! Ashio-san!"

Renji cupped his hands to his mouth. "Hey Ashio-san!"

"Can you guys be even bigger idiots." Kira shook his head, only to jerk it back towards the rocks when he heard the sound of a child.

"Ichigo!" Out from the rocks came running a very small child dressed in green and wearing a Hollow mask.

"Nel?" Ichigo blinked a couple of times, only to find himself bowled over causing the other four who were with them to turn their attention away from the rocks where Nel had come from.

The small female bubbled over. "There is this man there and this man that are big and scary. But there are two other kids who were brought here that showed up while Nel was asleep. One of them is hurted pretty bad and the other is healing him. They are much, much older then Nel."

Ichigo swung the small child under his arm. "Toshiro."

"Wait..." Kira pointed at the child. "Is that an Arrancar?"

"Yes." Uryu pushed up his glasses.

Renji scratched his head. "Sheesh. That means that they're there as well."

Hisagi reached out and grabbed Ichigo's robes. "Are we sure that it was Hitsugaya Taicho who was the one who was hurt? He can use healing kido you know."

"Simple... Toshiro would have gotten between Hanataro and any Hollow that attacked them."

The fukutaicho of the ninth division frowned and then pushed forward, brushing past Ichigo. The orange haired teen blinked a couple of times before following after him. "Hitsugaya Taicho! You know very well that Mat..." Hisagi stopped short at the sight that he saw. There was the stranger, two obvious hollows and Hanataro attending to Hitsugaya Taicho. What caught his attention was the silver haired man. "Ichimaru."

The silver haired man had been leaning on his arm, his chin resting in his hand. His gaze was directed at the two boys. When Hisagi spoke though, he looked up as if everything was all right. Hisagi however drew his blade and Gin let out a sigh. The silver haired man stood up and dusted himself off just in time for Hisagi to lunge at him with his blades completely released. Their blades crashed against each other and Ashio looked on to see if he would need to interfere.

The other four came up with the small child and watched in complete shock. Hisagi was managing to press Gin back, the man obviously injured just like the small taicho was. He started to swing the blade for a blow that would hit, only to find his blade hit away by the child taicho's blade. Toshiro was in front of him standing, and then he was collapsing to the ground between the two men. Gin stopped short, then made to go towards the boy.

One of Hisgi's blade's came to be at his throat. "Don't! Don't you dare touch him Ichimaru."

Kira stepped away from the others and pulled the blade away. "Remember. Our order is to bring back both of them alive."

"He's the one who was sent by Soul Society?" Hisagi glared at the man, then looked quickly at the small taicho who was shaking. Hanataro was hurrying over.

"I wasn't done healing you!"

The ninth division taicho turned towards Gin. "I'm not going to kill you, but let me make it clear that I won't let you near Hitsugaya Taicho."

The silver haired man glared at him, but said nothing. It was instead Ichigo who said something instead. "He's not really a bad person."

Renji snorted through his nose. "Ichimaru... a good person? Yeah right."

Toshiro swallowed from where he was now lying and tried looking away. Nel suddenly wiggled free of Ichigo's grip and came running forward, dive bombing onto the small boy's stomach. "Hello! Nel's name is Nel!"

Hisagi looked around and noticed Ichigo's mouth twitch, but then looked back as the small taicho reached a hand up to touch the green head of hair. "Hitsugaya Toshiro's name is Hitsugaya Toshiro."

Hanataro lifted her up. "I've got to heal him up."

"Nel can do that!" Nel started making a sound deep in her throat.

Ichigo suddenly rushed forward. "Nel! No!"

Toshiro looked at his chest injuries, his eyes wide at the slime covering his injuries. He then took a deep breath, his voice catching in his throat. He stammered as he looked at the mess. Hanataro sighed. "I'll get it cleaned up.