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Never Let Me Fall	By : shadoesong Category: Bleach > General Views: 1394 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 21
Rin found the shocked expressions on the faces of the shinigami she was looking down at very amusing. Especially when they looked at her. It made her feel better despite the fact that she had been assigned as a 'babysitter' to Yammy, Luppi, Wonderweiss, and Grimmjow by Aizen a month ago. They were there to create a disturbance in the Living World so that Ulquiorra, who had been given his own orders at the same time, could kidnap a human girl called Inoue Orihime. They, besides Aizen, were the only two aware of the true nature of this mission.
She walked onto thin air, her hands tucked into the pockets of her hakama. She had added a white vest and boots to her uniform. The other arrancar continued to argue behind her, but she tuned them out as she tried to pick out the strongest opponent. Yammy hurtled past her before she could attack the white haired Captain. The woman watched impassively for a bit as Luppi joined the fight and released his zanpakuto. Wonderweiss had gone off to chase bugs, while Grimmjow had gone in search of better prey. Rin was about to follow suit and leave her charges to die, when someone spoke from behind her.
"Rina-chan?"
Rin's eyes narrowed as she glanced over her shoulder at a dark skinned woman with long, black hair done up in a high ponytail. She had no clear weapons on her, but her reiryoka alone was enough to put the brown haired woman on edge. Her left hand rested on the hilt of her zanpakuto as she half turned to appraise the other. She smirked.
"Rina-chan? What a cute name," she purred. "I'm afraid I don't know who you're talking about. My name is Asaje Rin."
She took pleasure in the horror that slowly formed on the other woman's face. She was staring at her mask. Before she could say anything, Rin drew her weapon and released it. In a second, she had aimed and fired, but her opponent not only had quick reflexes, but was fast, as well. Rin cursed mentally. Of course she got the fastest opponent.
"Stand down, Rina-chan," she heard her for speaking from her right. "I don't want to hurt you."
"You say that like you can hurt me," she growled. Rin scowled at her, feeling slightly indignant. "And that's not my name. Are you fucking deaf?"
She grabbed her other zanpakuto and shot at the woman again. Again, she missed. This time, though, her opponent retaliated. The kick to her back sent her hurtling down into the forest below. Rin pushed herself up, spitting out dirt. She was spared anything more than a couple of bruises due to her mild Hierro.
"Bitch is fast," she muttered, glaring over her shoulder. The woman had landed on a tree branch above her. "Who the fuck are you?"
"Shihouin Yoruichi. But you should know that."
Rin flipped over so she was sitting. She dusted off her pistols.
"Clearly not. I lost my memories," Rin tapped her temple with her pistol, "I wouldn't remember you even if I did know you."
"You're a shinigami. What are you doing with Aizen?" Yoruichi demanded. Rin grinned.
"What other options do I have?" She sealed one of her weapons and pointed it at her foe. "But enough chat. Let's fight!"
Yoruichi's eyes widened when a cero formed on the point and shot towards her. Rin immediately got to her feet and leapt after her when she used shunpo. Yoruichi got her from behind again, this time hitting the back of her shoulder. A jolt of pain rocketed down the nerves of her left arm. Rin whipped around and swung out the sword in her right hand, catching Yoruichi across the chest before she was able to use shunpo to get away. Rin, who had sparred with Grimmjow a few more times even though he had lost his arm, was getting used to the speed of her opponents. She shot to her left, and the loose sphere of reiatsu hit Yoruichi in the gut hard when she reappeared. Rin jabbed her sword forward to exploit the opening created. The blade punctured Yoruichi's hand when she held it up instinctively. The dark skinned woman winced, and held out her other hand.
"Sokatsui!"
The Kido hit Rin head on and she was forced to back off a little. Yoruichi slammed her good hand into the younger woman's chest, driving the wind from her.
"Bakudo #61: Rikujokoro!"
Six bars of light slammed into the brown haired woman, rendering her immobile.
"Fuck!" she yelled. "This won't hold me for long! I'll kill you when I undo the spell! I'll rip a fucking hole through you, bitch!"
"What did Aizen do to you, Rina-chan?" Yoruichi ignored the death threats.
The other struggled against the spell, which was already beginning to fail.
"Call me that one more fucking time, and I fucking give you to Yammy for his amusements after I'm done with you!" Rin snarled. "And to hell if I know! But whatever that fucking pink haired scientist of his did, it gave me a shit load of stuff to experiment with. I'm still trying out these new powers he gave me!
"But if you're really curious, he mentioned something about merging my DNA with that of arrancars. Bastard has to visit me twice a week just to make sure I don't fall apart or whatever. It gave me the mask, the powers. Spared me that fucking hole, though. Those things are just annoying. Took my memories, I assume. Not that I fucking care."
The spell shattered, and Rin flung herself at Yoruichi. The dark skinned woman side stepped her attack with the sword, grabbing her wrist. Her grip tightened and she twisted, making Rin cry out when the bone broke. She sealed her other weapon and was going to slam it through the others middle, but Yoruichi slammed her foot into her and sent her stumbling back. Her sword fell to the forest below.
"Son of a bitch!" Rin cursed.
Yoruichi came in close to land another hit, but Rin blocked it with her now sealed weapon and used shunpo to disappear to the forest below. Rin aimed her pistol upward in anticipation of Yoruichi coming through the branches. Instead, her feet were kicked out from under her and she fell heavily to the ground. Fortunately, before Rin could take any further beating, a negacion beam forced her opponent back. As the ground began to float up to the garganta above, the brown haired woman sat up and glared at Yoruichi.
"I'll kill you next time, bitch," she snarled before she began nursing her broken wrist.

Inoue Orihime had come to Soul Society along with Kuchiki Rukia in order to be trained. However, upon the attack on the World of the Living for a second time, both went back in order to aid against the threat. Rukia, as a shinigami, was able to go through the Senkaimon. Aika went with her, not wanting to miss out on the fight. Orihime, as a human, was forced to travel through the waste dimension along with two escorts.
Ichiami was one of those escorts. He had no idea who the other one was, but he was glad that he was chosen. It was the perfect chance to pull a move on the innocent human girl. As Orihime ran through the gates into the dimension, yelling her thanks to the Kido Corps members, Ichiami and the other escort ran after her and quickly caught up.
"Oi, Inoue-san," Ichiami said, flashing a grin. "We're going to be your escorts."
"No, no! It's okay!" she said, flustered. She waved her hands.
"Nonsense, you're our guest," the other escort said. "It's customary to have two shinigami escort guests on their travels!"
"Okay... In that case..." Orihime smiled at them as she continued running through the Dangai.
"What's this? Only two?"
They'd only been running for a little bit before they heard the voice. All three of them stopped and turned in time to see a garganta opening. Both shinigami unsheathed their zanpakuto. Ulquiorra stepped out of the garganta.
"I would expect even trash like you shinigami to at least know that you are the most vulnerable when you are travelling," the Espada said in mild disgust. "Fortunately, the walls have been fixed and the lack of a fighting force will make this task even simpler."
"Dammit! An arrancar here?!" Ichiami exclaimed. "Die!"
"No, wait!" Orihime yelled as Ichiami lunged forward.
"Ignite, Ryu Kiba!"
He released his weapon and leapt at Ulquiorra, the black sword raised above his head as if he intended to cleave the Espada in half. The green eyed man held out one finger, pressing it to the centre of Ichiami's chest and stopping him in his tracks. The young man's only warning was the tingling as reiatsu formed at the end of the arrancar's finger. The green cero easily ripped a hole through the shinigami's chest.
"You should have listened to the human woman," Ulquiorra said as Ichiami fell back.
"Souten Kisshun!"
An orange, oval shaped shield formed over the fallen shinigami. Orihime turned to her other escort.
"Run! Please run!" she begged him.
"B-but..." He hesitated.
"I'll be fine! Get out of here!" she insisted. "Please!"
Ulquiorra didn't give him the chance. Another cero easily obliterated nearly half of the escort's upper body. Orihime's eyes widened, but she didn't waste any time in extending her healing shield to cover both men.
"I see. Your powers can help even those with injuries like that? How valuable," Ulquiorra mused.
Orihime looked over her shoulder at him, a hard expression on her face. Her hands were clenched into trembling fists.
"Why are you here?" she whispered. His countenance did not change.
"You are to come with me, onna."

Aika had entered the Senkaimon just as it was closing. She entered the battlefield right after Rukia did. She was about to rush towards the biggest disturbance when she realized who was present. All she could feel was Rin's reiatsu as it clashed with Yoruichi's. What terrified her the most, though, was the odd scent her friend's spiritual pressure held. It resembled that of the Espada. She got there in time to see the garganta closing. Still, she drew her sword and flung herself at it.
"Rin!" she yelled. Within, she saw the brown haired woman lift her head before the garganta closed completely. "No! Damn it!"
Aika turned when someone rested their hand on her shoulder to see Yoruichi, who had a grim look on her face.
"Why didn't you get her back?" Aika whispered.
She didn't want to say what she feared the most, but the other woman only shook her head.
"I'm sorry, Aika-chan. She's on Aizen's side, now-" The other cut her off.
"But you still could have taken her! We could have..." She trailed off, staring in disbelief. "Why would she...?"
"Her memories are gone, Aika-chan," Yoruichi continued. "She doesn't even remember her old name, much less who I am. I would have taken her if I'd been able to, but I can't stop a negacion beam."
"Then... She didn't have a choice. He had to wipe her memories to make her agree to join him!"
The short woman stood staring at the spot the Garganta had opened at. She looked down at her zanpakuto in her hand. I swear, I'll make you see again. I'll make you remember even if it kills me!

Later, Aika stood beside the shopkeeper on a huge rock in the underground training area. The other shinigami were there, as well. The injured were being treated by Tessai and Ururu. Toshiro stood below Kisuke watching Yumichika and Ikkaku being treated. For being in the 11th, the two men sure were whining a lot.
"Aizen had his arrancar scientist merge Rin's DNA with an arrancar's," Aika finished explaining.
The blonde man shot her a shocked look from under his hat. She could almost see and hear the gears of thought going on in that head of his.
"You're sure about this?" the man asked.
"I could feel it as soon as I crossed over, but don't take my word for it. Yoruichi-san can tell you the same. She actually got to fight her."
That last comment was filled with bitterness. The scientist tried to draw the small woman into a half hug against his side. Aika did not want to be comforted, though. Instead she jumped down to the ground. Kisuke went back to his thoughts.
Her Captain was wrapped up in his own musings as he watched the conversation of his subordinate with the mysterious former Captain. He thought he had felt Asaje's reiatsu during the fight. Aika, though, was conspicuously silent about it.
"Matsumoto! Have you gotten in touch with Soul Society, yet?!" He decided to turn his attention to more pressing issues.
"About that, Captain..."
The look on his Lieutenant's face didn't bode well. Communication was being jammed. The white haired man sighed.
"Then we'll have to try again in the morning," he said.
He searched for Aika. He couldn't see her, but could feel that she hadn't left. He found her sitting on a rock gazing into what looked like a hot spring. It was located through a maze of large boulders. Most likely to give the users of the spring privacy.
"You should stay here for the night," he told her. "We have no idea what's going on in Soul Society, and I would rather be safe than sorry. Especially since we don't know what Aizen is planning or where he will attack next."
"Hai, Captain," she answered. Her tone told him she was distracted. Toshiro turned to leave. "...Captain? You said if I needed to talk...?"
He nodded, looking at her out of the corner of his eye, waiting for her to finish.
"You see, I'm in need of advice from a friend," she continued.
For the past month, their relationship had shifted. She was cautious, at first. They both were since neither had many friends. Her daily trips back and forth had helped cement their growing friendship. She found herself looking forward to their time together.
Toshiro caught her meaning right away. She used friend, not Captain. The small woman was asking if he could set his rank aside to give her advice that he probably wouldn't approve of as a Captain. It didn't take too long for him to decide. He had come to trust her judgement, implicitly.
"You can trust me," he said without hesitation.
A look of relief crossed her features as she slid down the rock to lean against it. The white haired Captain leaned against the rock, beside her, crossing his arms.
"I have this friend," she began. She was going to deal in a 'theoretical' situation to further give him plausible deniability. "This friend has a friend that she's known for decades. This friend was kidnapped. Unfortunately, her friends were told they couldn't go after her. Now, she has found out that not only was she experimented on but has been turned against her friends, and is now working with the enemy."
Toshiro drew in a sharp intake of breath, shocked at this news. He was right, after all. He did feel Asaje earlier. He sighed, closing his eyes. How would he feel if after all Aizen had done to Hinamori he had kidnapped her, as well?
"Your friend is sure of this information?" he questioned. Aika only crossed her arms, raising an eyebrow at her Captain.
"Of course she is. Her Captain may be able to help her," he murmured. Aika held her breath, hoping he had information she didn't. "A strike force might be going into Hueco Mundo. He could recommend that she go along."
The short Captain knew he shouldn't be saying anything, but he knew if he didn't Aika would go rogue. There was only so much one could take when a loved one was in danger. The worst that would happen would be the woman's death at the hands of the arrancar, the least she would be charged with insubordination. During wartime that charge may be a death sentence if one was found guilty.
"When?" the dark skinned woman asked. She didn't want to get her hopes up until she knew the answer.
"Considering that our estimates about Aizen's readiness were incredibly naive? Sooner than was originally planned."
All the pent up emotion Aika had been suppressing suddenly overwhelmed her. She threw her arms around Toshiro, burying her face in his neck and shoulder. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her waist. Her thanks were muffled by his shoulder. It took him completely by surprise.
She held him tightly while she composed herself. Her whole body shook with emotion. She wasn't crying, but she was close. When he began to caress her back she relaxed in his embrace. Taking a deep breath she noticed how good he smelled. How soft his hair was between her fingers. How sensual his breath felt against the sensitive part of her neck.
She lifted her head a bit. Their lips were now millimetres apart. His half-lidded gaze was hazy with desire. Time seemed to slow to a crawl as they closed the distance. Just as their lips met, Rangiku's voice interrupted them. Time went back to normal as they pulled apart. Aika disappeared using shunpo just before the Lieutenant rounded the corner.
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