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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 23
Rin was awoken by the clashes of reiatsu all around Las Noches. She sat up abruptly. The last time they had been updated on the invaders in Hueco Mundo, they had been told that they were too far away to do anything and everyone had been sent to their rooms. Rin had fallen asleep out of boredom soon after.
She stood and stretched, flexing her now healed wrist. The human girl that Ulquiorra had taken, Inoue Orihime, had healed it along with Grimmjow's arm. The blue haired Espada had killed Luppi and retaken his former rank immediately after.
The woman grabbed her zanpakuto and slipped them into her sash. She wasn't for a second going to listen to Aizen's orders to stay in her room and wait until he told everyone what to do. Not when she had an opportunity to fight. She leapt out the window of her room, knowing that she would get lost in the hallways if she used the door.
She landed neatly on the sand and took off running. She pinpointed what she was sure was the closest clashing of reiatsu and made her way towards that. She doubted she would find anyone without an opponent, so she decided that she would have to steal someone's prey.
When she entered a place where there were dozens of pillars, Rin was forced to slow down and make her way through them at a slower pace. She stopped when she heard someone land in the sand behind her, and her hand moved to rest on the hilt of one of her zanpakuto. She turned to face the other. It was a small woman. She had dark skin, and a long braid.
"It seems not all the shinigami have been preoccupied with battle after all," the brown haired woman murmured.
"You really don't remember anything, do you, Rin?" Aika whispered, downtrodden by this.
"Hm. At least you know my actual name," Rin mused instead of answering the question. Aika stiffened when the woman gave her a predatory grin. "You're strong, too. Though not quite as strong as the first woman or even Grimmkitty. Still enough that you could give me a reason to draw my swords, though."
The moment Aika disappeared from her sight, Rin was ready. She whipped around, surprising her opponent by catching her fist. She continued to smirk at her.
"Surprised?" Her grip on the small woman's fist tightened to the point where it caused her pain. "I've fought so many speedy opponents that you've all become so predictable. Though I'd like to just once fight someone head on instead of having them dance around," she muttered.
Aika ripped her hand away and immediately put distance between them. She nursed her hand, which she suspected now bore fractured bones. The pain was fading, though, and she was soon able to flex her fingers. She looked up to see Rin watching her curiously.
"I broke your bones. That hand should be near useless," she said, looking at the others hand pointedly. Aika drew her zanpakuto.
"Don't be surprised. You don't remember the abilities of my zanpakuto. Charge, Jinsoku Koshi."
A bolt of lightning ran down the length of the blade as she swung. Rin's eyes widened when the weapon split into different segments connected with a thin wire. With all the electricity dancing across it, though, it looked like the segments were connected with lightning instead. The angry woman leapt backwards, leaving the weapon to slam into the ground where she had been a second before.
The brown haired watched with a scrutinizing eye as the weapon retracted. Besides the lightning, it looked like a normal wakizashi when the segments were attached. Finally, Rin drew one of her weapons, showing Aika that she was serious.
"Nice range," she praised. "But mine's better."
Aika saw the shot charging up, and dodged just in time to avoid having her head blown off. She then lunged forward and swung at her opponent, her sword extending. Rin held up her arm to protect her face, hissing with pain when the sharp blade left a deep cut down to the bone. The entire limb tingled from the electricity. She pointed her pistol at Aika, but the small woman disappeared before she could get hit.
Rin drew her other sword and blocked her opponent's attack with the retracted blade. She shoved the weapon aside and jabbed her other sword at Aika's face. The small woman narrowly avoided having the weapon shoved through her eye. Instead, she received a deep cut on her cheek. Rin gasped when Aika slammed her foot into her stomach, pushing her back.
Leaping back to gain some distance, Aika then slammed her weapon into the ground. The tip of the blade burst form the sand at the other woman's feet, leaving a deep cut in the middle of her chest. As soon as the blade had disappeared into the ground once more, Rin lunged forward to take advantage of the brief opening.
She tossed one of her zanpakuto aside, leaving it to stick in a nearby pillar, and grabbed Aika's head. The small woman was sent hurtling into one of the pillars and then through it. Rin smirked with satisfaction when the structure was reduced to a pile of rubble. She was about to retrieve her sword from the pillar, but a lightning bolt came at her from the dust.
In response, Rin charged her hand with her mask and deflected the energy, sending it into and promptly destroying another pillar. She grabbed her sword and met Aika as she came from the rubble, bruised and covered in wounds. Their blades met, but it was clear that Rin was the stronger of the two.
Suddenly, a dagger came out of no where and slammed into Aika's shoulder from behind. She cried out in pain, and Rin was able to disarm her. However, instead of killing the small woman when she fell to her knees, she dashed passed her. Aika stared over her shoulder, her eyes widening when she saw an arrancar that looked like a child.
"Oi, Asaje! Why didn't you kill her?! I gave you the perfect opening!" the arrancar said in disbelief.
He stared at her when she dropped her pistol and grabbed his throat, lifting him clear off the ground.
"Asaje...what...the hell...?" He gasped for breath.
"Lipessa," she snarled darkly. "She's mine."
He gripped her wrist, trying to make her release him.
"You're squeezing...too hard... Can't...breathe...!" He was now clawing desperately at her hand. A slow smirk spread across her face.
"Is that so?"
She released him, and he fell to the ground. He still couldn't breathe, however. Aika watched in horror as he clawed at the ground and grabbed at Rin's hakama. The woman had crushed his windpipe. She continued to smile as she watched the arrancar writhing in the sand at her feet. The small woman had never seen her take such pleasure in the death of another. It sent shudders down her spine.
While her opponent was occupied, Aika tried to pull the dagger out of her shoulder. Unfortunately, she not only failed to get a good angle to pull it free, but it was also stuck deep into the muscles. She had no choice but to fight with it embedded in her shoulder.
When Rin turned back to the small woman after Daniel had suffocated, she had her sword once more and had gotten into a fighting stance. The taller woman grabbed her pistol and began walking towards her.
"Now that the nuisance has been dealt with... Shall we continue?" she purred.
Both leapt forward. One was eager to be fighting once more, the other determined to restore the first's memories. They exchanged several blows, with neither possessing the advantage. Aika was quickly tiring, though. She was losing blood through her several wounds, and everything had become blurry.
Finally, Rin slammed her into a pillar, holding her with one hand and pointing her sword at her victim with the other. The brown haired woman was breathing hard. Aika gripped the tall woman's wrist, fearing that she would suffer the same fate Daniel had.
"You're lucky," she panted. "Aizen gave me the choice of letting you live. Since you gave me such a good fight, I think I will allow you to keep your life." She frowned when Aika's eyes flashed, and she whispered something beneath her breath. "The hell?"
"I said that that will be his greatest mistake."
Rin's eyes widened when Aika slammed both feet into her chest, causing her to stumble away while the small woman landed on the ground. Before she could recover, Aika yelled.
"Ten Kou Kaminari!"
A lightning bolt fell from the sky, striking Rin. The pressure wave ripped apart most of the clothing on her upper body as the electricity entered her body through the area around her shoulders. The remaining sword she still held went flying, as did the woman herself. Even from the spot where she was sitting near the pillar, Aika could see the third degree burns where the lightning had entered Rin's body.
The small woman dragged herself over to the fallen woman. She wasn't sure whether she was relieved or terrified when she saw that Rin was still breathing. Especially when she stirred and propped herself up on the elbow of her good arm. She fixed her piercing blue gaze on the dark skinned woman.
"Fuck... Aika?" she mumbled, clearly confused.
Said woman grinned when her friend uttered her name. She limped closer to the angry woman.
"Rin?" she said hopefully.
"What the hell? You tried to fucking kill me!" the brown haired woman snapped angrily.
"To be fair, you tried to kill me, too," Aika retorted.
Rin pushed herself up into a sitting position. Most of her left arm and leg were numb from the electricity strike -they were the places the lightning entered and exited her body respectively- but it was quickly fading, only to be replaced with pain. There was no feeling whatsoever where the third degree burns were. Still, the woman managed to pull Aika into an embrace, which she returned.
"...Sorry I fucked up..." she muttered.
Aika held her tighter, knowing just how much pride her friend had to swallow in order to say that.
"Uh... You do realize there's a big fucking knife sticking out of your shoulder?" Rin asked, staring at the hilt that was centimetres from her nose.
"Really? Thanks, I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't of pointed it out," Aika said sarcastically.
"Smart ass," Rin snarled. "I think it's barbed. It's going to hurt like a bitch when you get it taken out..."
"Rin?"
"Yeah?"
"Stop touching it."
"But it's cool!" the woman protested. "Why isn't it bleeding much?"
"Jinsoku Koshi has stabilized it. It hurts when you move it. I'll have to get someone from Fourth Division- Rin, I swear, if you don't stop touching it, I'll take your hand off."
"It's no fair. You screwed up my shoulder, why can't I screw up yours?" Rin growled jokingly.
"7th Seat Asaje Rina," Aika growled.
"Okay, okay!" The woman held up her hands in surrender. "No need to pull out the mom voice..."
"Captain Kuchiki's in trouble. We should head to his position," Aika informed her friend, getting serious. Rin's eyes hardened.
"Where?"
It wasn't quite the reaction Aika had expected. They stood as the small woman replied. Rin was favouring her foot heavily.
"I'll show you," she said.
Rin nodded and turned away. That's when Aika spotted the claw like scars on the woman's upper back.
"I don't remember those scars," she said as she fell into step beside the other woman.
"What?"
Rin glanced over her shoulder, her eyes widening when she realized the top half of her uniform had been destroyed. She immediately crossed her arms over her chest, cursing and blushing profusely. Unfortunately, Aika had nothing to provide so the woman could cover herself.
"Fucking lightning bolt..." she muttered. "And the scars on my back are old."
"Were they from a hollow?" Aika asked. Rin looked away.
"No."
"Then where did you get them?" the small woman pressed.
"It's not my story to tell," was all she said before falling silent.

Byakuya had defeated his opponent by the time Rin and Aika reached the destroyed palace. He was watching Rukia being healed by Isane, his back to the approaching women. His wounds had already been healed. When he heard them approach, he glanced over his shoulder. His eyes widened when he saw Rin, and she gave him an exhausted smile.
"Oi, long time no see, Kuchiki," she purred.
"Rin..." He raised an eyebrow at the state of her undress. "You...?"
"It's Aika's fault, before you ask. Where the fuck's your haori? I was depending on you to have it, baka!" she growled. "What the hell am I supposed to wear, now?!"
The noble, without hesitation, took off his scarf, and handed it to her. Aika watched wide eyed as the angry woman wrapped it around her chest, tying it securely. Something had obviously happened between the Captain and his subordinate.
"Kawasuzu, you have a dagger sticking out of your shoulder," the noble Captain stated. The small woman pinched her nose.
"Yes, I do. Thank you for noticing, Captain," she murmured.
Isane, who was just finishing with Rukia, turned to Aika when she heard the Captain's comment.
"Kawasuzu-san, may I have a look at that?" she asked.
Aika nodded and let her lead her away. She didn't miss the wary glance the tall woman gave Rin when she passed. She wasn't surprised; Rin had been proclaimed a traitor not two days ago.
Rin and Byakuya stood in silence. The former shifted uncomfortably, her gaze firmly fixed on the rubble. She felt the Captain brush the backs of his fingers against her cheek. They were warm. She could feel his gaze on her mask, though.
"Are you all right?" he asked. She pulled her head away a little, breaking the contact.
"Besides having a lightning bolt shoved up my ass, all my memories restored at once, and being unable to do anything about the man I want to kill more than anyone else in the world? Just dandy," she snapped dryly. "You?"
She looked him head to toe, searching for injuries until she realized that he must have been healed already. He looked like he was about to reply, but then he froze. In fact, everyone that was present had gone still. Rin glanced at Byakuya, expecting an answer, but she heard Isane whisper something about Tenteikura. The woman suspected that Aizen was the one contacting them, and that she had been left out because the information he had was only for the shinigami. He must still think she was on his side. When it was finished, the noble Captain turned to the brown haired woman.
"I assume you know of Aizen's plans," he stated.
"Down to the tiniest detail," she confirmed. "He's gone to Karakura now, hasn't he?"
"We were able to replace Karakura Town with a replicate. The remaining Captains were placed there in order to fight off Aizen," he informed her.
Her eyes narrowed with thought. Suddenly, a look of horror crossed her face and she grabbed the front of the man's robes.
"Where's Daisuke?!" she demanded. "Is he in Hueco Mundo now...?"
He grabbed her hand, gently removing it from his shihakusho.
"Esaki has joined the defending force in Karakura's replicate," he replied. She gritted her teeth.
"Dammit!" she hissed. "If Aizen gets the tiniest chance, he'll kill him first!"
"What?" Rin turned to meet the wide eyed gaze of Aika. Isane had removed the dagger and was busy patching up the tiny woman's shoulder. "What are you talking about?"
"His Bankai. There's something about it that made Aizen give me specific orders to... to kill him as soon as possible," Rin told her friend. Her eyes widened.
"When did Daisuke obtain Bankai?" she said, surprised.
"70 years ago? It doesn't matter!" Rin snapped. Byakuya rested a hand on her shoulder, stopping her from speaking more.
"There is nothing we can do at the moment. The four garganta have been sealed off. We have no way of accessing the World of the Living," he said.
"Then I could open one!" she exclaimed. "I could-"
"Rin," this time it was Aika speaking, "he can take care of himself. With the Head-Captain and all the other Captains there, too, he'll be fine," she insisted. "You need your injuries treated. You look like you're about to fall over."
"I'm perfectly fine!" she snarled, bristling.
Her hand moved to her zanpakuto, as if she intended to draw them and run off. Byakuya caught her wrist, making her glower at him instead.
"Sit," he ordered. "Lieutenant Kotetsu and 7th Seat Yamada will heal your injuries. Only then will I allow you to return to the battle."
Even though it was clear that the defiant woman wanted to ignore his orders and run off, she knew that he was not only faster than her, but was also completely healthy. She seated herself on one of the many pieces of rubble and waited for her injuries to be tended, growling like a sulky child the whole time.
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