Christmas Nightmare (Bleach Fanfic)

Building Nightmare

Holly leaned against a crumbling wall, waiting for the two children to return. She let out an irritated sound. "Why do I honestly have to use two children for my stupid plan to work? It would be so much easier if that man just listened to me in the first place as that brat is a pain in the neck to control. What is taking them so long?"

It was at that moment that a head of white hair came around the corner, only to have Ivy burst from the doorway, spinning as she did so. "We got lots and lots of snacks Holly! Do you want any?"

The woman let out a deep sigh before reaching into the plastic bad and grabbed a pastry. She then glanced at the boy whose skin was pale as ice, fitting for someone with such a power. However, it was also rather obvious he wasn't doing well physically. "Take your medicine already. Do I really need to order you to do something like that?"

Toshiro picked up the packaging for the allergy pills. However, his hand shook and she simply grabbed it from him. Upon reading the instructions, she let out another sound of irritation. She grabbed one of the bottles of water that the two had managed to get and pried the boy's mouth open. She poured the liquid in, before shoving the pills in too.

The woman watched as two small hands reached up to clutch his throat. Holly placed a hand over his mouth. "No... you need to swallow it. The medicine is good for you." Her eyes watched as his Adam's Apple went down and she pulled her hand away, shaking it with disgust. She tilted her head over to the bags. "Why don't you go and get something to eat. The last thing I need is the two of you losing your energy."

She continued to mutter to herself, not paying the two children any mind. "Seriously though... Ivy was enough of a problem with her constant need for nourishment. One top of this she refuses to eat other Hollow. They aren't sweet enough she says. And him... well, of course a shinigami can't eat spirits."

Holly glanced down at the package. "May make a person drowsy, huh. Well, the plan can wait for a few more hours while he takes a nap."

"What can wait?" Toshiro's voice spoke up as he settled down into a corner.

"Never mind. Just take the medicine." The woman tossed it to him before walking of, her arms crossed as she continued to mutter to herself about how inconvenient the whole thing was and how she wanted to get the whole thing taken care of sooner rather then later.

M

The looks of amusement on the substitute shinigami's face did not lighten the mood of Hisagi and Kira as they were cut out of the ivy by Ichigo and Rukia. Eventually Renji showed up as well, only to shake his head at the two. "What did you two do to piss off Hitsugaya Taicho this time?"

"We didn't do anything you moron." Shuhei grumbled.

"Hitsugaya Taicho isn't himself. He seems to be... well, he kept muttering strange things." Kira glanced down.

"Like what?" Ichigo raised an eyebrow.

"He was playing the keep away game with that little girl, where what was being kept away was the two of them." Shuhei dropped to the ground and rubbed his muscles. "His eyes were glazed over and he was smiling as if he was enjoying it. He also kicked me in the stomach and told me I was it."

Renji frowned, before shaking his head. "That's not like him. That isn't like him at all."

"What's worse is we're going to have to tell Matsumoto that he's turned traitor."

"No he hasn't."

"Ichigo..." Kira frowned.

"Doesn't him acting this way make you think that he's under that other woman's control."

"You mean that her powers are to control people?" Shuhei shook his head. "I don't like the fact that Hitsugaya Taicho is under her control any more then you do, but we may very well have to cut him down in order to save everyone else."

"I'll save everyone thank you very much." Ichigo snapped the words out before turning and leaving, his irritation growing. They followed them back to see that Isshin and Matsumoto were sitting at the kitchen table. "Whose with Gin?"

"Momo-chan is at this point." Isshin folded his arms. "How bad is her control of the kid?"

"It's to the point he thinks this is a game he's playing with us without any repercussions that will cause people to end up hurt." Hisagi sat down. "Anything else we need to know about those two?"

"If she's not boosting your powers and mind controlling you, she's causing your powers to tank to the point you collapse." Isshin then added something else in. "Also, Toshiro is allergic to those vines."

Rukia's eyes widened. "Then the reason they messed around with the drug store was so that they could get some medicine for him."

Isshin's frown deepened. "Very likely."

Ichigo glanced around. "Where are my sisters?"

"Yuzu is in her room. Karin said she had to run an errand."

M

Karin walked along the street with her hands in her pocket, her mind set to the particular task. She arrived at the sporting goods store and went in, the bell chiming as she opened the door. She went straight towards the soccer balls and picked up one which was white and black rather then black and any other colors.

She headed to the front register in time for the person to speak up. "Buying another soccer ball as your other has gone flat again?"

"No... I'm still doing fine. This is actually a Christmas present." The next stop was a small shop where she picked up some markers and a bag. She then headed down the street towards one of her friends house and knocked on the door.

"Karin? We can't play soccer outside if there is snow on the ground like this. Mom won't let me."

"No. Actually, I was wondering if you would help me with a present for Toshiro."

The boy's eyes suddenly brightened up. "Toshiro?" Then came the frown. "You never get me Christmas presents."

"I do get you birthday presents. Plus, Toshiro's a closer friend then you guys are and all of you know it. This isn't a Christmas present though. His birthday was a few days ago and it honestly was the worst birthday ever for him, so I figure we could cheer him up. I figure all of us could sign his soccer ball, and I might be able to get a few others who are at my house right now to sign it."

The boy glanced out at the clouds. "The weather's getting bad Karin, so you'll want to hurry with what you're doing."

Karin turned to look at the clouds as her friend signed the ball. "Strange... it wasn't supposed to snow today. I should be fine."

M

Holly came back, her irritation just as much as it had been before. She over heard the conversation between the two children and how they called each other siblings and how Toshiro said that he was fine. She found herself rolling her eyes and thinking to herself. "As if we're family. Why either one would want family I don't know."

A smirk then spread across her face. "Well, if we're family that means I'm the abusive step-sister."

The female headed in, only to become furious that the two were being so friendly. She stormed over and pulled the two apart, causing Ivy to tumble across the ground. Toshiro stood up to defend the small female, only to back down from a quick glare from Holly. "We have work to do. Toshiro, it's time to unleash that beautiful power of yours."

"We're going to be playing a game?"

"Yes... I want to see how deep Toshiro can make the streets with snow, not to mention how cold it can get."

"Yes..." The boy stood up.

"We just need to head to the particular spot."