The Cherry And The Strawberry (Bleach Fanfic)

Chapter Forty Nine

Cherī starred at Aizen before falling to her knees, she didn't bother covering her mouth as she coughed up more blood.

"Cherī!" She spit out the blood, looking up she whipped the blood running down her chin with the back of her hand.

"I... I'm fine..." She watched as Hiyori stepped forward glaring at Aizen.

"Sōsuke... I think it's time we settle things between us. I really liked those old days, back when we were in the Soul Society." She started off.

"Soul Reapers are always in death's way because of where they exist and what they do. We all know we might die tomorrow. Or even today, we may be talking one minute and be dead the next. No one ever talks about it, but we all carry that thought in our minds. We all knew death better than we wanted too. We saw death up close. We felt death up close. Knowing death helps us cherish each day, it united us. That's how we built such trust. You tratior..." She gritted her teeth glaring at him.

"Sōsuke... The reason I hate you isn't cause you gained our trust and chose to betray us. I hate you because you made me hurt my friends! You used me... and them. You destroyed us, you ruined what we shared. Aizen! I'm seething with hate for you it's been boiling inside me for a hundred years! I can't live with this hate I won't go back to the old days until your dead!" She proclaimed.

"Don't be reckless as you approach him. He possess great power. If you approach him carelessly, it would be the end of you." Shinji said.

"Right, I know that." Hiyori said. Her grip on her hilt tightened.

"Hold on! Listen to me you idiot. You need to take a deep breath right now."

"Typical." Shinji glared at Aizen.

"You've always tried to give good advice, Captain Shinji." Hiyori slightly growled.

"You do, but it's silly advice to give, it's totally worthless. It doesn't matter whether you approach me recklessly or carefully, or even if you decide not to approach me at all, the end result for all of you will be the same. I'm not talking about things to come. Regardless of what you chose your demise is inescapable. It's an event of the past." He told them.

"He's taunting us! Stay put!" Shinji yelled at Love and Rose.

"Tell me, what do you have to fear? Remember a hundrad years ago? Every single one of you died. Have you forgotten that night?"

"Hiyori!" Shinji shouted but it was to late. Hiyori had rushed in, raising her Zanpakutō above her head she was ready to strike. Cherī gritted her teeth, by using Shunpo two times the normal speed she stood in front of Hiyori.

Grabbing ahold of her, Cherī tried to move the both of them away from Aizen as quickly as she could. Blood went through the air. Hiyori eyes starred in shock seeing Cherī in front of her. As Cherī coughed up blood, Hiyori looked behind her to see Gin had been the one that had attacked them.

"At least now you are leaving us." Both woman flew through the air heading down to the ground.

"Hiyori! Cherī!" Shinji shouted. He used Shunpo, grabbing them in mid-air he appeared on top of a broken roof top of a building. He held both of them in his arms, a large amount of blood pooled on the ground beneath them.

"Hiyori... Cherī..."

"I'm... so sorry, Shinji." Hiyori said.

"I- I tr-tried to get us away a-away as quickly as I c-could... I- I really d-did try..." Cherī rasped out.

"Don't speak." He told them. They both gave him a smile.

"I... I did hear you... I just c-could hold back." Shinji gritted his teeth.