Let It Snow (Bleach Fanfic)

Fiery Annoyance

"That damn kid's annoying." Bazz-B left the room and his steps took him towards Rangiku's room. "Don't know why I'm bothered by all of this. Even wanting something to do with her doesn't make sense. We're strangers now." He stopped short when the female fukutaicho of the first division stepped into view. "Aww shit."

The man watched as the woman stopped short. "You."

"What do you want?"

"Isane sent a message that Hitsugaya Taicho was found. She said something about Rangiku also waking up. I'm headed to..." The woman stopped short. "You're headed towards Rangiku's room. What ever for?"

"None of your business." Bazz-B felt a nasty taste on his tongue as the words 'none of your business' were said yet again that day. "This whole business is a bunch of shit."

"Leave them alone."

The man felt his neck muscles tense up as a familiar female Quincy brushed by him unnoticed by the fukutaicho of the first division due to Nanao's focus falling directly on him. His eyes followed the Basterbine Bambietta as she hurried away towards Rangiku's room. The man shoved his one good hand deep into his pocket. "My business with them is none of your business."

"Didn't I tell you that I'm that child's legal guardian right now?"

"We'll see about that."

"Excuse me?" Nanao's eyes widened. "Are you inferring you are interested in having legal guardianship of Hitsugaya Taicho? You're a Quincy. What gives you the legal right?"

"What gives you the legal right?"

"I'm her best friend. If she'd known Toshiro was hers..."

"If." Bazz-B let the words snap out. "I doubt if would hold up in a court of law unless you damn Shinigami would twist it into your favor just because you're Shinigami and us Quincy aren't. But then I know something that you would rather people not know."

The horrified look on the woman's face was priceless and he bumped into her to head to the room Rangiku was in. He found the woman he was looking for awake and propped up in the bed, but the look on her face made it obvious she wanted nothing to do with him. His attention focused in on the female in the room and his alarm flared up. "What are you doing here you miscreant?"

"What am I doing here? I'm visiting my mother."

Basterbine Bambietta's inability to go anywhere without making trouble kicked in. Rangiku tried to first defend the girl, and then freaked out when she remembered he'd attacked her small taicho. Eventually Bazz-B found himself able to drag the girl out. He spoke to her in a lowered tone. "What do you think you're doing?"

Bambietta looked him in the eye with a blank stare. She then spoke in a rather candid manner. "Why should I speak to the person who hurt nii-san?"

Bazz-B stared at the girl with his mouth clenched shut, and then he remembered something. "That delusion of hers." One hand reached out and grabbed her head. "How many times have we had to tell you that your delusional about having a bother?"

"I'm not. We want nothing to do with you or that woman."

The man glared at the girl wishing he could shove both hands into his pockets. "You're annoying. You've got no business deciding what he does or does not want."

"She's got ties to you. I saw the necklace."

The man drew his breath in and his good hand shot out to grab the front of her clothing. "Basterbine? Did you say anything to him about that necklace?"

"What if I did?"

"You're an absolute moron, that's what!"

The girl hit her face away. "So? He needs to know that woman has ties to you. You hurt him."

"We were fighting on different sides you idiot! Plus he would never turn on her."

"Why? He's got me."

"He doesn't need you. He needs her."

"Why?"

"Because she's his damn mother!" Bazz-B watched as a twinkle appeared in the girl's eye, and her mouth twisted up in anger. "What?"

"So she really is our mother."

The man drew in a deep breath. "Is she crazy?" He watched the facial features on the girls face carefully. "Something's not right." The man let go and rubbed the back of his neck. "What are you thinking Basterbine?"

"I'm thinking of how nice it would be to play nice with her and then when she thinks she's got a daughter who dotes on her then I tell her I hate her."

"What the fuck!" Bazz-B grabbed the back of her clothing this time as she went back into the room. "What are you even thinking?"

"I'm getting revenge for nii-san because she remembers me and not him."

The man tugged on Bambietta's clothing so she stumbled backwards. "There is no way you're his sister. Compared to him intelligence wise you're a slug." He watched as the girl's facial features twisted up indicating she wanted to go vollstandig on him. "Do you understand nobody knows those two are Quincy? I doubt even they realize it." Bambietta's dark eyes widened. "What?"

"Then the reason he got upset earlier when I said I hate Shinigami is because he thought I was saying I hate him? He's a Quincy, not a Shinigami."

Bazz-B tilted his head to see the girl's facial features soften into a panic, and his hand went back into his pocket as his mouth twisted up into a look of triumph. "Do you understand what kind of mess you've created now?"

A bit of fire lit back into her eyes. "Of course I don't."

The man felt the corner of his mouth twitch with frustration. "That kid is the taicho of the tenth division. The only thing he knows is the life of a Shinigami. What do you think would happen to either one of them if everybody found out they're not actually Shinigami or Quincy?" His eyes darted around to see if any of the forth division members were around. "Basterbine. I need to know if you said anything to him."

"I don't know."

"There wasn't anything that caused an odd reaction from him when you last saw him." Bazz-B watched as her facial features twisted up. "You did say or do something stupid. What was it?"

"I just mentioned the fact that was your family crest."

The man cursed under his breath. "Damn it Basterbine." The man pushed by her. "Stop interfering in things you don't understand. You've really gone and messed things up now."

"But..."

"Stay out of this." Bazz-B headed back to the room where his nephew was. "I've got to keep my promise, but I've also now got to fix what ever damage she's done." The man attempted to walk through the doorway, but found himself thrown to the ground in a painful manner as if a barrier stood in his way. He could hear the voice of the small taicho.

"Ise. Please. Take down that barrier. I need to talk to him."