Bleach: Saving Rukia: 3
04 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Ichigo + Rukia, One Shot, One Shot Series, Saving Rukia
Disclaimers, etc., see chapter one
Saving Rukia Arc
By Eugena
Three:
Return of Loyalty
Ukitake pov
The spiritual pressure of a captain approaches, but I know it not. He has his sights set on Byakuya. There is no wavering in him. He stands a sentinel to protect Rukia, the unseated member of my squad. Yet, something is familiar. He begins to fight, but I cannot shake this feeling. I have lived to see many die—and now I see one return.
Kaien Shiba. The one before me is nearly his duplicate. He who died at Rukia’s hands will now reborn causes her to die. Must it be a never-ending cycle? Is there no end for them?
In both times, it is Rukia who suffers. She who loved another woman’s husband was doomed to live past his demise. Now she is doomed to die before they can be united. Is this Kaien already taken? Has his wife returned as well?
Yet Byakuya warns that this man before me is not the same. He is not the man who once swore loyalty to me. Yet, this man has pledged his life to Rukia, and that is enough.
Bleach: Saving Rukia: 2
04 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Ichigo + Rukia, One Shot, One Shot Series, Saving Rukia
Disclaimers, etc., see chapter one
Saving Rukia Arc
By Eugena
Two:
Reunited, Briefly
Ichigo pov
At first I check on the young soul reaper. He has a good heart and strong will but he is weak in strength. Perhaps I check on him first, because I cannot yet face you. You lied to your own family to save my life. Again, you save me. Yet how do you take me now? Will you really not forgive me, as you have promised? An ache begins in my soul, for without you I am lost. Yet if you live and you leave me, am I just as lost?
Yet your eyes reassure me. Though you say otherwise, you are truly happy. Then what Hanataro has told me is correct. How happy my memory has made you. Now, if you allow, take my life and find your happiness.
Bleach: Saving Rukia: 1
04 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
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Bleach © Kubo Tite
Saving Rukia Arc
By Eugena
Rated: T
Bleach S2 (Eps 41-42) one shot fic series.
One:
Saving Rukia
Rukia pov
Somehow, she knew she would let go. Let go of Kaien and her role in his death. Someday, she would free her heart.
So, she watched her big brother try to kill the man who looked so much like him. He summoned the cherry blossoms of his sword, his final and undeniable killing move. Her former captain looked on, in pain to see the man looking like the lieutenant he lost.
No. No, thought Rukia. Why should anyone else die for me?
Was fate really that different this time?
“What is it, Rukia?” Ichigo’s voice in her mind.
“Rukia?” Kaien.
She knelt before her memory of Kaien. Forgive me, forgive me, she begged.
Whether or not Ichigo proved to be the reincarnation of Kaien, Rukia felt something for Ichigo for him alone.
Maybe she gave Ichigo her power because he looked so much like him. Maybe she thought it was her repentance.
In the end, she could only give into one feeling, for the one man who stood to protect her. Kaien died, and with him, her feelings for him.
Goodbye, Kaien.
Bleach: Cross: Desolate: 02
04 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Bleach Cross, Bleach Cross Desolate, Crown Prince Ichigo + Shirayukihime, Ichigo + Rukia, Kail + Shirahime, Toshiro + Momo, Toshiro + Rangiku, Toshiro + Shirahime
Disclaimers, etc., see chapter one
Opening Theme: 3 Heartful by AAA
Ending Theme: Believe Own Way by AAA
Bleach: Cross
Desolate
By Eugena
Chapter Two: Sisters in Spirit Force
SOUL SOCIETY – SQUAD FIVE BARRACKS – THORNE TAICHO’S QUARTERS
“Gah!”
Shirahime Thorne felt her entire body break. She no longer felt her soul self, just her body racked with pain. Her hand outstretched for Shinnou, but it was no longer in reach. Only Yukihime remained. Forcing her fingers to stretch, she grasped the blade and allowed it to slice her fingers. Not that the feeling of bleeding could compare to the pain she already felt. She had to leave a message for Momo and the others. A warning, with whatever strength she had left.
“Shirayukihime Shinnouhi, give me strength.”
She felt tears unbidden fall from her eyes. “Shinnouhi, you’ve finally been freed. Will you die now?”
“Shinnouhi!”
oOo
ICHIGO’S INNER BATTLEFIELD (THE SIDEWAYS BUILDING) (FLASHBACK)
“Shirahime!” Kail screamed. “Shirahime!” He turned to Sam, his eyes filled with hatred. “Is that what you wanted to know? Shirahime. Your name was Shirahime.”
Sam knelt before him, her wrists shackled together in front of her. The cloth of her dress ripped to shreds. Lesser reapers would have wept. But she kept all of it inside. She let rage and fury replace her desire for vengeance.
She breathed in and out several times, steadying her voice. “Who am I to you? Simply her rebirth?”
Kail fell to his knees before her. Conflicted emotions played across his face. “No,” he said, almost inaudible. “No, I am Kail Zangetsu, not Kail Shiroyuki the Prince. I am no prince, but you will always be my one.”
He touched her tentatively with his fingertips and kissed her forehead. He looked her in the eyes.
“Do you want to know why you can’t separate your human self and your spirit self? Why you can’t use a gigai? Because you are the Princess of the Heavens. Because your own zanpaku-to is what remains of your past life.”
“My own zanpaku-to?”
“Yes.” He touched the shackles on her wrists. “You are still chained to your past life, the Shinnouhi.” He kissed her full on the lips. “You created me, Shirahime Sam Thorne no Tenjou.” He kissed her again.
oOo
SOUL SOCIETY – SQUAD ELEVEN BARRACKS
Toshiro Hitsugaya and Ichigo Kurosaki combined their strength against Kenpachi Zaraki. He had not yet removed his eyepatch, but soon he would decide they were formidable enough. Lately, Kenny had pushed himself beyond his normal limits. Normally he would have already removed his eyepatch, but he wanted to get stronger. He wanted more than anything to protect Yachiru, Sam, and Rangiku. Part of him wanted to protect Ichigo and Toshiro, too, since they, too, would look after the women he loved.
Yachiru was his daughter with Sam. Even though Sam now adopted her past life’s familiar name of Shirahime, he still thought of her as Sam, much like she thought of him as Kenny and not Kenpachi. Yachiru had first called Sam “mom,” and never let go of it. In his past life, he was going to marry Sam. He had fallen in love with her again. Yet he could not deny his growing feelings for Rangiku.
While he loved Sam, he had dreams of her ending up with Toshiro. Strange to have dreams of it, but he had lately begun to believe in the Element God Hyorinmaru. If she would be happy with Toshiro, he would let her go. For he already knew she loved him. Toshiro had grown a lot for her. He had matured at a rate that surprised Kenny and the others starting after her first “death” after a battle with Aizen. Perhaps Kenny was only choosing Rangiku as a second choice, but as soon as they defeated Aizen, Ichimaru, and Tosen, he and the others would face their own emotions. He could ignore them for now, but when the battle was won, he had an inner battle to face. And perhaps finally he could harness his bankai.
With the help of Sam’s reiatsu, both Kenny and Yachiru had once achieved their shikai forms, but they had not done so easily while Sam was gone. Kenny pledge to be able to perform shikai on his own.
Toshiro released his second shikai, the ice prison. While this held Kenny, Ichigo released his shikai.
Something went wrong.
Without fully releasing the shikai, Ichigo fell forward, motionless as stone.
“Kurosaki!” yelled Toshiro.
Rangiku, Yachiru, and Rukia, who had been watching the battle rushed toward Ichigo. Yachiru beat Rukia to Ichigo.
“Kail,” he muttered. “Kail.”
Rukia’s zanpaku-to began to glow in a white light. “No. No!” she shouted.
oOo
RUKIA’S INNER BATTLEFIELD – FIELD OF SNOW
Rukia fell forward onto the snow, stopping her fall with her hands. Her breathing became heavier and she could hear the sound of her breaths filling the space of her inner battlefield.
“No!” she screamed. “I won’t allow it.”
She looked up into the frozen form of Shirayukihime. She knelt. “This won’t happen again!” Shirayukihime did not answer, could not answer. She unsheathed her zanpaku-to and threw it on the ground. “I won’t take your power!”
She screamed. “Stop this, Shinnouhi. Stop giving us your power! Fight! Fight, Thorne Taicho, fight!”
A vision of Thorne Taicho appeared behind her. “You know I’m dying.”
“It’s not true.”
“How can you deny it? You of all people should know. You were the first to receive my power. I am giving my power to you. You can defeat the enemies that remain.”
“Last time, you returned to the human world. But now I see the Shinnouhi. This time, this time, Thorne Taicho, you won’t return. I can’t take your power. You have to fight.”
“Are you happy, Rukia? You’ve been reunited with the one you love.”
“No!” she turned from Shirayukihime to Thorne. “How can you say that when you’re about to take away someone I love? I love you! Ichigo loves you!”
Thorne leaned down her and placed her hand on her face. “Rukia, you’ve grown so much. I’m so proud of you. As long as you’re happy, I can finally let go and be free.” Thorne walked toward Shirayukihime, seeming more distant and less real with each step.
Rukia fell after her, grabbing her leg. “My lady! I love you with all my heart. I’ve loved you since our life long ago. I pledged myself to protect you, and you always treated me as an equal. Your happiness is as important as my own.”
“Little sister,” Thorne said with fading tears in her eyes, “do not let go of the life that lies before you. Be happy, Rukia.”
“No!” Rukia screamed. “No!” She crawled after her. “What about Ichigo? Yachiru? Kenpachi? Toshiro?“
oOo
SHIRO’S INNER BATTLEFIELD – FIELD OF ICE
Toshiro’s inner battlefield was unusually quiet. He could not even feel the presence of Hyorinmaru. He stood in a field of ice alone.
“Kail,” he repeated Ichigo’s words. “Kail.”
He knew what it meant. Like it or not, Ichigo would always be closer to Sam than him. She seemed closest to Kail, and since he was Ichigo’s hollow, Ichigo would know his feelings.
“Hyorinmaru!” he called. Perhaps this Hyorinmaru was not the one he needed. He knelt down and as if beginning a prayer, called out again, “Element God Hyorinmaru.”
A large ice dragon flew into view before him. Although it did not move its mouth, it spoke.
“You finally find me, Hitsugaya Toshiro.”
“Your princess is in danger.”
“She is no one’s princess. Even you must know that by now.”
Toshiro lowered his eyes. “She can only belong to herself.”
“She does not have long for this life. I will reunite her with Zangetsu.”
oOo
ICHIGO’S INNER BATTLEFIELD (THE SIDEWAYS BUILDING)
Ichigo stood with Zangetsu in its bankai form. His breathing slowed, and he tried to control his senses. He could feel and hear Kail, but Kail did not appear before him.
“Kail. Kail!”
“He can no longer hear you,” Zangetsu said. “He will soon pass completely beyond even my hearing.”
“What’s happen to him, old man Zangetsu? I know it has something to do with Shirahime.”
“She’s dying.” Zangetsu took off his sunglasses and held them out. He let go of them and watched as the fell away over the building’s roof. “The past repeats itself again.”
“No. Because this time, I choose her.”
Bleach: Cross: Desolate: 01
04 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Bleach Cross, Bleach Cross Desolate, Crown Prince Ichigo + Shirayukihime, Ichigo + Rukia, Kail + Shirahime, Toshiro + Momo, Toshiro + Rangiku, Toshiro + Shirahime
Bleach © Kubo Tite. Bleach: Cross original characters and elements, including the “past life backstory” © Eugena.
When the Soul Reapers of Cross face Aizen for the final time, will they be prepared to lose the ones they love?
Pairings: Kail/Shirahime, Toshiro/Shirahime, Crown Prince Ichigo/Shirayukihime, Ichigo/Rukia, Toshiro x Rangiku friendship, Toshiro x Momo friendship
Opening Theme: Heartful by AAA
Ending Theme: Believe Own Way by AAA
Bleach: Cross
Desolate
By Eugena
Rated: T
Chapter One: Prelude of a Past Released
SOUL SOCIETY – SQUAD FIVE BARRACKS – THORNE TAICHO’S QUARTERS
Thorne Taicho sat in silence, drinking the tea that Hinamori had prepared for her. She had asked her fukutaicho to come back in shortly to check on her. Her human body had been wearing down as of late, and any minute, she expected to be knocked out asleep on the floor, just like times long ago when she had first joined squad ten. Today she had wanted time to gather her thoughts, for many worries lately haunted her.
As of late, she had turned her attention to Rangiku Matsumoto and Gin Ichimaru. Surely, either Aizen, Ichimaru, or Tosen could be defeated in their next battle, but how would the outcome affect those who remained? With Tosen defeated, Thorne Taicho could predict little difference. With Ichimaru defeated, Matsumoto would be safe from his now obsessive advances. Yes, if Thorne could afford to be selfish, that was the path she would choose. Although she was human, she was also the fifth division taicho—meaning that a greater responsibility was upon her shoulders. No, if only one could be defeated in their next battle, it had to be Aizen—no choice or hesitation between the others.
How could she defeat Aizen? Even with all the other soul reapers working together, he had increasingly gained power. She died once long ago to slow down his attainment of godhood, an act that won her the posthumous award of captain of the same squad he had once led. Still, Hinamori harbored hurt feelings over him. Guilt that she loved him, but love in some form nonetheless. Thorne had to keep Hinamori from becoming involved. There would be no time for hesitation—something she knew would come from her. She would not mean it, but Hinamori might kill them all.
Thorne Taicho was running out of time for herself. She trained with both her squad and many other captains with both of her zanpaku-tos – Shinnou, a copy of the White Kail Zangetsu and Yukihime no Tenjou. Shinnou was the more normal of the two, closer to having its own zanpaku-to spirit. On the surface it appeared just like Kail’s—Hollow Ichigo’s—zanpaku-to. Yet its spirit was that of a white dragon with blue eyes the color of Shirahime’s. Thorne had some while ago abandoned her human name, Sam Hawthorne, kept part of her last name as her new last name and took the familiar form of her past life’s name as her own. Her name of royal title still remained to this day as Shirayukihime no Tenjou. To separate room for herself from among her past life, she called the spirit of her past life by the royal title and referred to the zanpaku-to only as Yukihime or Yukihime no Tenjou. She only called it by royal title in bankai form, where she could use the command Kouten. But that command drained much from her, especially when she used it with Shinnou—Kouten no Shinnou (“Prince of Royal Blood’s Revolution of the Heavens”). Usually, she preferred shikai commands. Yukihime, like Sode no Shiroyuki, had more than one shikai form and command. The release command for Yukihime was “revive,” fitting as she was always getting the power from the spirit of her past life. As for Shinnou, he, too, had more than one shikai form and command. She released him with “prepare,” short for “prepare for battle.” Although generally, Shinnou’s shikai form did not change much and looked the same as its sealed form, she usually called on the shikai which allowed the zanpaku-to’s spirit to appear. A dragon for a protector was very useful and Shinnou allowed her to attack others during training without tiring her human body.
Of all of Thorne’s squad members, Hinamori seemed not to improve. Granted, she had gained consciousness on her own, finally without using Thorne or Shirahime’s power. Still, it was her forbidden love for Aizen which crippled her.
Like Thorne could complain. She wasn’t exactly and expert in the love department. Long ago, as Shirahime, she had been forcibly engaged to the Crown Prince of Heaven, Ichigo. An act alone which gave her the title as Princess of the Heavens. Though now she still drew on her power as Shirahime, she was more than willing to trade it in for freedom from her cycle of suffering.
Even now she remembered playing with Benehime, her younger sister who had been originally pledged to marry the Crown Prince. Her father, Kisuke, had been a childhood fighting companion of the Emperor of Heaven. The Emperor promised that his heir would marry one of Kisuke and Yoruichi’s daughters. Tragedy took the life of Benehime, leaving more tragedy to follow. Even though the crown prince had become fond of Shirahime, he gave his heart to Rukia, the captain of the guards in charge of Shirahime’s safety. Thorne remembered overhearing the Crown Prince arguing with his twin brother. Yet the Emperor had sworn an oath: the heir would be her husband. She had been so surprised then that Prince Kail did not try to kill Crown Prince Ichigo. All the while, they did not see her growing love for their sword master Zangetsu.
“Zangetsu,” she murmured, her heart still entranced by him. Yet she was Shirahime no longer, even though she now used the same name. She could not love the men she had loved in the past. She had even grown distant to Kenny Zaraki, who had once been her fiancé in the living world. Strangely enough, that left only Shiro, the incarnation of the element god she had sworn herself to. Shiro, who had been Hinamori’s childhood friend. Thorne had tried to force on him love for Hinamori, just to selfishly get him to let her go. Her plan failed. He continued to love her. He loved her more than Hinamori and more than Matsumoto, no matter how hard she tried to deny it.
She looked up to the heavens and laughed. She stretched out her hand on the floor and formed Shinnou. “Kail,” she asked, “will you let me go now?”
She closed her eyes and remembered the many times she had danced with him. Finally in this life, she had learned to love the younger prince. “Kail, I think I can finally move on. Even if it is the last thing I do, and I don’t have much time. If for one moment I can still be happy, will you still love me?” She looked up again into the heavens. “Maybe Shirayukihime can remain with you and,” she said, thinking of her estranged human name, “Sam with Shiro.”
It was enough, and she found the closure she needed. For a final time, she would dance with Ichigo and ask him as the Crown Prince to let her go.
As she began to envision her freedom and the chains of the past life breaking before her, she felt a sting at her neck. She felt her blood began to burn. A poison arrow had struck her without warning. She felt her life begin to leave her and her chain of fate beginning to dissolve.
oOo
A/N: I have a lot of the Cross series planned out. Near the end of Sam’s time as squad ten third seat, she discovers her name in the past life, Shirahime, and that she was the daughter of Kisuke and Yoruichi in the past life. This of course brings her close to Soi Fon, who is dedicated to Yoruichi. Soi Fon is one of the few in Soul Society who refers to Sam as Thorne-Shihoin Taicho.
The King of Soul Society was called the Emperor of Heaven in the past life.
Bleach: Cross: Blush: 04
03 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Bleach Cross, Bleach Cross Blush, Gin + Rangiku, Ichigo + Rukia, Kail + Shirahime, Kenpachi + Shirahime, Toshiro + Shirahime
Disclaimers, etc., see chapter one
Opening Theme: Toki Ni Ai Wa by Masami Okui
Ending Theme: Sen no Yoru wo Koete by Aqua Timez
Bleach: Cross
Blush
By Eugena
Chapter Four: Rewriting History
Ling, Mars (Zhan Shen)
I walk out of my zero degree space and everything finally falls apart
Even if it is tiring to be in love, I won’t regret it
I put down all my defense and don’t care about anything
I run away from the dark world and start a new tomorrow
A new tomorrow
ICHIGO’S INNER BATTLEFIELD (THE SIDEWAYS BUILDING)
Snow fell onto the sideways building. This had once been the battleground between Ichigo and Hollow Ichigo—Kail—but no more. Now it was a place were Kail could meet Shirahime face-to-face, and they could have their own battles.
Kail held out his right hand, catching a snowflake in it. He looked at it and then crushed it in his fist.
“Stupid little reaper!” he shouted. “Thinking he has the right to my one. Not even Ichigo can touch her and he thinks he can!”
“Kail,” Shirahime called from behind him.
He turned around to her, the anger still apparent in his face as he faced her. Sam stood before him in a snow colored dress. The White Zangetsu zanpaku-to was strapped to her shoulder, the only element out of place of her princess look.
“Isn’t it time I woke up? If I don’t soon, Sou Taicho may order tests on me. We can’t expect Fourth and Tenth Divisions to hide you much longer.”
“No,” he answered sharply. “No. I’m keeping you to myself, princess. You aren’t strong enough without me, not after you told Zangetsu to leave.”
“Ai Zangetsu—.”
Kail scoffed at her name for Zangetsu.
“—left because I asked it of him. Yet what of you, Kail Zangetsu? You wouldn’t leave even if I fought you for it.”
“You’re right,” he said walking up to her. “Because I love you enough to ignore your requests.” He grabbed her right hand with his—the same hand he used to crush the snowflake. He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. “Let’s dance, princess.” He took her hand in his and placed her other hand around his waist. He began to hum a dance tune from the past life.
“I know this song,” she said.
“You should know it. This was the dance we should have had long ago. This was the song they played when you became engaged to Ichigo.”
She tried to stop, but he continued the dance, pulling her around with him on the sideways building. Although his hollow appearance had rarely bothered her, she became frightened as he changed before her. His bone white face changed to flesh, the same with his hands and the other parts of his body. He looked more and more as he did in the past life.
“Kail . . . .”
“Shh,” he said against her ear. “Let us rewrite history together. There is no royal mandate here, no parents who sold you to slavery. There is just you and I. The whole world could burn, and we would still remain.”
Bleach: Cross: Blush: 03
03 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Bleach Cross, Bleach Cross Blush, Gin + Rangiku, Ichigo + Rukia, Kail + Shirahime, Kenpachi + Shirahime, Toshiro + Shirahime
Disclaimers, etc.: see chapter one
Opening Theme: Toki Ni Ai Wa by Masami Okui
Ending Theme: Sen no Yoru wo Koete by Aqua Timez
Bleach: Cross
Blush
By Eugena
Chapter Three: Gifts and Worth
SOUL SOCIETY – SQUAD ELEVEN BARRACKS – ZARAKI TAICHO’S QUARTERS
Lying on his bed, Kenpachi looked up at the silver necklace he held between his fingers. He watched the sunlight gleam off the chain and the light reflected into his eye. With his other hand, he removed the patch he traditionally wore over his other eye. He wanted to see the necklace with both eyes.
His spiritual pressure spiked as he removed the patch. Third seat Madarame knocked on his door.
“It’s alright,” he said quickly. “Just testing something.”
“Yes, sir.”
Not that he was lying. He was testing something—his memory. Outside of the Court of Pure Souls, he had gone shopping with Yachiru. Very unusual for him, but he would humor anything for her. They looked at many items, and none interested him. Yachiru kept saying that he needed to find the perfect gift for Sam. He still called her that, even though now she took the name Shirahime. After all, they had just been reunited after being apart so long—an entire lifetime for him. But what to get for her?
Jewelry was often worn as a sign of family status. It rarely held some of the same significance here like it did in the human world.
But something in this necklace connected with him. It reminded him of his other life. The old woman who had made the necklace recognized him as a soul reaper and had said her own grandson had left to become one. She had named the necklace the Jewel of Winter, saying that it reminded her of her beloved Toshiro. Of course, she already knew that he had made tapchp and was among the many that protected the common souls of Soul Society.
Yachiru had insisted on trying the necklace on. The silver lotus flower looked good on her, but the chain was too long. She didn’t mind; she knew this gift would not be for her anyway. In the center of the flower, a small stone shined. It was the color of a diamond, but Kenpachi knew it was a more common stone.
“Kenny!” Yachiru burst through his door, bouncing once on the bed.
Kenny sat up. “What brings you here, Yachiru?”
Yachiru put on a long, disappointed face. “Come on, Kenny, you know that. Today’s the day. Today’s Valentines. You have to have your gift ready.”
“Do you have one?”
“Yeah, but you have to give yours first.”
“Okay.” Kenny put Yachiru down on the floor. He handed her his eye patch and stood up. “Hold onto this for me.”
“You got it, Kenny.”
She jumped up and down, watching the stone’s light reflect in the room.
“Here, Yachiru.” He handed her the necklace. “Make sure I don’t lose this.”
oOo
SOUL SOCIETY – SQUAD SIX BARRACKS
It wasn’t often that Renji Abarai bothered himself with affairs of the world of the living. However, he couldn’t help but over hear Matsumoto’s plans for a Soul Society Valentines. He knew it had to be hard for her; after all, she had been in love with Ichimaru, and any holiday centered around love had to be difficult. Usually, the higher ranking reapers shunned such holidays, saying that their position immunized them to such weak emotional needs. Although, none of that was true. It had really been to prevent relationships between captains and their subordinates. Yet love itself could never be denied, even if publically it was.
For instance, Shunsui and Nanao were certainly denying their love for one another.
When did Renji start to notice things like that?
Since Rukia Kuchiki joined the Kuchiki clan.
It became so clear to him now. Now that Rukia had found someone else and openly showed her feelings for him.
Well, at least I’ll let someone else have a nice Valentines.
Although many would not join in the celebration, it would not matter. Renji knew Rangiku had held this event for the new third seat of squad ten, the great bard Thorne. Even now Renji saw tell-tale tensions between Hitsugaya and Zaraki over her. But why? Like many high ranking soul reapers, Renji knew that Thorne was at least part human. He hadn’t yet realized she was all human.
Perhaps it would be nice if he visited the Valentines guest of honor.
oOo
SOUL SOCIETY – SQUAD TEN BARRACKS – THIRD SEAT THORNE’S QUARTERS
Hitsugaya returned to a state of normal consciousness. Once again, he looked upon Shirahime’s sleeping form. A blush creeped into his cheeks—so strange to watch her sleep.
Unfortunately, they were not alone. Kail, the hollow form of Ichigo, rose up from out of Shirahime’s body. He lifted his zanpaku-to and pointed it at Hitsugaya.
“You’d better not get any ideas. She’s my woman.”
Hitsugaya steeled his gaze. “Get in line.”
Kail laughed. “Now this is funny. Who do you think owns her? My brother, your substitute soul reaper? He’s no longer a prince. Kenpachi? His life as her fiancée is over. Am I missing anyone?”
“Zangetsu—and me. I won’t let someone claim her as property.”
“Oh?” he laughed again. “I see. You’re taking Zangetsu’s place. This time around you’re the forbidden lover.”
“You’re wrong. I want her freedom.”
“Oh?” he hissed. “So it is true. You’re in love with Matsumoto!”
“No, damn it!” He began to increase his spiritual energy, preparing to summon Hyorinmaru.
“Element God Hyorinmaru, decide which one of us is worthy!” Kail shouted the challenge. He sat down in front of Shirahime. “If you summon him to hurt me, what do you think will happen to my one? Do you think I will let you? Touch her, and I’ll destroy you.” He laughed again and faded back into Shirahime’s body.
Bleach: Cross: Blush: 02
03 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Bleach Cross, Bleach Cross Blush, Gin + Rangiku, Ichigo + Rukia, Kail + Shirahime, Kenpachi + Shirahime, Toshiro + Shirahime
Disclaimers, etc.: see chapter one
Opening Theme: Toki Ni Ai Wa by Masami Okui
Ending Theme: Sen no Yoru wo Koete by Aqua Timez
Bleach: Cross
Blush
By Eugena
Chapter Two: Paths Crossing
KARAKURA TOWN
Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki walked hand-in-hand past the shops of Karakura Town. They had not talked to each other the entire time. They simply enjoyed each other’s company after being apart so long. Not even the snow distracted their thoughts from each other.
“Ichigo?” Rukia placed her other hand on top of his. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
Ichigo ran his free hand through his hair, as if brushing off a thought of doubt. “Yeah, Rukia.” He stayed silent a few moments. “I just feel bad for Zangetsu.”
“It wasn’t too long ago that he returned to you.”
Zangetsu and Ichigo’s Hollow form—Kail—had been reunited with their first love, Shirahime, who was once the Heaven Princess in a time long ago. For now, Kail remained inside Shirahime, allowing her to survive in both human and soul form in Soul Society. She had asked Zangetsu to return to Ichigo after she felt Ichigo’s pain of being separated from him. His zanpaku-to was part of his soul, and he could not do without it. True, Kail was part of his zanpaku-to as well, but some strange power allowed Ichigo to exist without Kail.
“I feel his pain,” Ichigo said. He touched his lips, remembering the last time Sam had kissed Zangetsu. He felt the kiss as if she had kissed Ichigo himself. “It’s been so long. Finally reunited with the woman he loved.”
“Ichigo, it’s not your fault. Shirahime wanted him to return to you.”
“Yeah,” he said with a sigh. “But will she really be okay Soul Society? She’s still human.”
Rukia looked up and smiled up at him. “Hitsugaya Taicho took her in. A little strange for him, but she couldn’t be in better hands. He’s an honorable taicho. I’m sure he’ll protect her.”
Ichigo stopped his walk and Rukia stopped with him.
“Rukia, do you think the past will always repeat itself?”
Rukia looked into his eyes. Seeing for once in a long time Kaien. “No, Ichigo. I think it is good to know about the past, because we can change the future. You could say that I met you once before. But I promise you, this life is a lot different than the life before.”
“I hope so. Because I—I . . . .”
“What, Ichigo?”
“I can feel love for Shirahime. I don’t think it’s Zagetsu’s but it’s from Kail. He was once my twin brother.”
“Twins are very connected, Ichigo,” Rukia said. “You can feel each other’s emotions. You were once married to her. It was your duty to protect her. And that, Ichigo, is something that will never change from the previous life. Give her some time in Soul Society, then go to visit her.”
“Right, Rukia.”
oOo
SQUAD TEN BARRACKS – THIRD SEAT THORNE’S QUARTERS
Hitsugaya allowed himself to go inside of his mind. Here he visited Hyorinmaru. Now was another time he would need the Element God’s wisdom.
oOo
SHIRO’S INNER BATTLEFIELD – FIELD OF ICE
“Why so sad, Toshiro?” Hyorinmaru asked.
Hitsugaya kneeled before Hyorinmaru, frustration racking his body. “Must the past always repeat itself?”
“It is far too soon for that conclusion. If you truly want to protect her, you must rid yourself of your own barriers. You must no longer doubt yourself. Until you do that, you will not be able to protect her.”
oOo
SOUL SOCIETY – SQUAD ELEVEN BARRACKS – KUSAJISHI FUKUTAICHO’S QUARTERS
Yachiru woke up cheerily to watch the cherry blossom petals fall. As she leaned out her window, she inhaled deeply and sighed. Yes, today would be the day. It had to be close to the actual day in the human world. Today in the human world was a day for people to tell the ones they cared about that they loved them. Yes! Today she would convince Kenny to do something. Maybe he didn’t remember his life in the human world with Shirahime—whom Yachiru called mom—but surely his feelings wouldn’t have passed away.
Yachiru reached out a hand to grab one of the petals. She caught it and jumped up and down. “Yes, yes! Kenny’s going to say that he loves mom!” I’ll have a whole family now. I’ve had Kenny, and now I’ve met mom.
She flipped in mid air and landed on her feet. Holding her hand out with a ‘thumbs up’ she was very excited about her plan. She would get Kenny to confess his love for mom.
Bleach: Cross: Blush: 01
03 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Bleach Cross, Bleach Cross Blush, Gin + Rangiku, Ichigo + Rukia, Kail + Shirahime, Kenpachi + Shirahime, Toshiro + Shirahime
Bleach © Tite Kubo. Bleach: Cross original characters and elements, including the “past life backstory” © Eugena.
A/N: This is a Valentine’s-centric fic. Other details from Bleach: Cross are in the main story.
Pairings: Toshiro/Shirahime, Kenpachi/Shirahime, Kail/Shirahime, Gin/Rangiku, Ichigo/Rukia
Opening Theme: Toki Ni Ai Wa by Masami Okui
Ending Theme: Sen no Yoru wo Koete by Aqua Timez
Bleach: Cross
Blush
By Eugena
Rated: T
Chapter One: The Unraveling
Ichigo’s Narration (Voice Over)
Ichigo Kurosaki, 15, substitute soul reaper. Until recently, I was the only human soul reaper.
Rukia Kuchiki, the soul reaper that gave me her powers, has been living in my closet and trying to live a human life. She gave me a book called Kail the Knight and as it turns out, that’s changed my life more than I could have imagined. But there’s more to that story, I’ll save it for another time.
Sam Hawthorne, author of that book, had been transported into Soul Society by none other than Zangetsu—the incarnation of my zanpaku-to. As it turns out, she was in love with him in a past life but married me. She was once the Snow Princess of the Heavens, Shirayukihime no Tenjou. Now she’s taken up her old familiar name, Shirahime, the one she once let her friends call her and what I once called her. But I doubt I’m her only love this time, now she’s the third seat of Squad Ten under Toshiro Hitsugaya Taicho and Rangiku Matsumoto Fukutaicho. After all, I’m sure my hollow, Kail, will cause trouble.
oOo
SOUL SOCIETY – SQUAD TEN BARRACKS – THIRD SEAT THORNE’S QUARTERS
“Sleeping as usual?” Hitsugaya asked Matsumoto as he looked over at Thorne.
“It can’t be helped, Taicho,” Matsumoto said, brushing back a lock of her hair. “She is still human. Time passes much faster in her world than ours.”
Hitsugaya looked away from them both. “I know.” His tone was low, almost remorseful. “I wish I could restore her back to herself.”
“It won’t be possible, Taicho.” Matsumoto made a fist and brought it down to the desk. She stopped herself short of slamming it and making too much noise. “Not right,” she said. “Will we always be prisoners of the past?”
Hitsugaya looked up, a slight blush on his cheek. Ever since meeting Shirahime, he had found out a past life he had shared with Matsumoto. It was a past life he regretted, one he never wanted to repeat. He would never be weak again. He will protect both Matsumoto and Shirahime.
“Rangiku,” he said in a soft voice.
“T-taicho?” her voice broke, so unaccustomed to hearing him use her given name.
“I swear to you, and to her, that the past won’t be repeated anymore.”
Matsumoto looked away from him. The pain of memories threatened her eyes to tears. “Taicho, the best thing would be to give her happy memories. Erase the pain with new memories.”
“For both of us. All of us.”
Matsumoto nodded and left. She could take on the taicho’s duties for today. They both needed their own sort of closure. She had the Gin of her heart to battle for the day and Hitsugaya had to grow up a little before he could take on his problem.
Bleach: Cross: 015 (M)
03 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in Bleach Tags: Bleach Cross, Bleach Cross Main Story, Ichigo + Rukia, Kisuke + Yoruichi
Disclaimers, etc., see chapter one
Opening Theme: Hanabi by Ikimono Gakari
Ending Theme: Life by Yui
Bleach: Cross
By Eugena
Chapter Fifteen: White Princess Rebirth
SOUL SOCIETY – YORUICHI AND KISUKE’S TRAINING GROUND
For once in a long time, Sam felt safe and no longer alone. Sure, it seemed like an insane dream she wished never to accept, but somehow she had made it this far. She was human but no longer human. She was loved. She was loved for who she once was and now for all time.
But all things end. The very fact she was here evidenced that. “I can’t be her,” she said at last to Kail. “That life was so long ago. I have lost my will to live. I have only revenge. For—for….”
Her voice trailed off. She should say “revenge for Kenny,” but that was not how she felt. She wanted revenge for herself. Ichigo and the others of the Royal Family were her murderers. She could feel her blood leave her body again. She died alone. For them. And yet she died with the thought of a child in her arms. A child that was hers that she never knew.
“I sent Zangetsu back.”
“I know, hime-sama,” he said. When he looked at her then, she no longer heard “princess” in her head.
Her words turned to seething. “I sent Zangetsu back to that Touguu.“
Kail gasped at her grasp of the language. Sam was truly possessed by a vengeful spirit, her own, one rightfully seeking revenge.
“I want my child. I want my life. I want a life of my own!” Her voice finally rose to a scream and with it her reiatsu flared.
Although he was holding her, Kail knelt to her. “I swear, Shinnouhi….”
“I don’t want promises, Shinnou. I want actions. The words of the Royal Family are empty.”
“As you wish, Shinnouhi.” He leaned in and kissed her.
oOo
ROYAL REALM
Senna’s puple hair swayed in a rare breeze. The breeze reminded her of her many other lives and one in particular as she looked down to the hilt of her zanpaku-to. Her eyes skirted past the patch emblem on her arm which indicated her position in the Shinnouhi Royal Guard. She was the taicho of the one guard who seemed to function in name only.
As every king before him, the current soul king was bound in a blood debt to The Shinnouhi, Shirayukihime no Tenjou. One betrayal many generations ago had brought death to the Royal Realm and a near endless cycle of repentance. Shinnouhi had appeared before, but only to meet death. And the punishment upon the Royal Family grew harsher each time.
The current king had only one child and would have no other. But it would be some time before this child, if ever, had a child of his own. For the child of the king was none other than one who held a closer place in the blood debt tie than the king himself.
Senna took her thoughts away from the Touguu and remembered her duties. Her soul called to the soul of the Shinnouhi, as it had every day since she had been born. As she looked to the heavens, she wondered if her calls would ever be answered.
A sudden flash of reiatsu knocked her to her knees. With a quick glance behind her, she could see the other soldiers were more paralyzed than her. She felt her entire body wish to shake apart. Remembering all she knew of the Shinnouhi, she rose with purpose and ran for the Inner Temple. It was what remained as the Temple of the Element God Hyorinmaru and she knew Touguu would be there.
oOo
URAHARA SHOP
The reiatsu flash threatened to cripple the shinigami and Orihime. Yoruichi no longer felt the ghost’s grasp on her. Slowly, she turned her head to Ichigo and Orihime. Orihime had been knocked aside by the blast.
Standing in place of the woman was the spirit of Zangetsu, Ichigo’s zanpaku-to. He seemed in mourning. The ghost Yoruichi was standing in front of him, pleading. Yoruichi could hear the ghost.
“Where is she? Where is she?”
But Zangetsu said nothing to the ghost as it faded.
Yoruichi fell forward but caught herself. She ran towards Zangetsu. He looked at her briefly then to Ichigo. He stretched his arm out to Ichigo then faded.
Kisuke remained silent. There was no doubt in his mind that the ghost Yoruichi was somehow the same as the Yoruichi he had known for over 100 years. What bothered him more was the silence of his blade. Benehime became silent before the woman appeared and she had said nothing now. She briefly reached to the ghost Yoruichi before she faded but Kisuke could not hear Benehime’s thoughts then.
Tessai extended his hands to Orihime, healing her as he quickly performed a kido. He bent down to Ichigo and examined the fading reiatsu in the air. The power of it disturbed him. “Kouten,” he repeated. Kisuke flinched. “Kouten. What does it mean?”
“It seemed powerful enough to be a bankai,” Yoruichi said at last. She could see other images in her mind, memories of the encounter. If she could put words to them, perhaps she would have some answers.
Ichigo began to move. Slowly, he extended his fingers into the air as if trying to grasp the fading reiatsu. “Love.” The only one of his words that could be heared. “My love, where are you?”
Kisuke looked to Rukia who was unconscious. No, he had not imagined it. Ichigo had reached for the reiatsu and not towards her.
Orihime began to stand. She extended her hands to Ichigo but Tessai placed his hands on hers. “She needs you more,” he said, gesturing to Rukia. Orihime did not move. She seemed determined.
“Don’t touch that reiatsu,” Yoruichi warned her.
oOo
Mini Dictionary
Shirahime: White Princess
Hime (-sama): Princess
Shinnou: Prince of Royal Blood
Shinnouhi: Imperial Princess
Shirayukihime no Tenjou: Snow White Princess of the Heavens
Touguu: Crown Prince
