15: Disney and Worries

Grace's POV

Orihime and I were stilt in the Senkaimon....staring at empty space in shock.

"....He's....taking both of us?"I whisper quietly. She stares at her bracelet he had given her. Mine is exactly like it.

"I....I guess... but why would Aizen want either of us?" Orihime whispers. My eyes darken as I realize.

"For our power. Well, he'd want me for power.... but you...."I say quietly thinking it over."I don't know...I can't put my finger on it.... let's do what he said. We don't want the others to get killed..." We leave the Senkaimon and head back to the world of the living. When we get there she tells me she's going for a walk and leaves. She's probably going to go think about who her one person to say goodbye to is... I hope she doesn't do anything reckless. I sigh and walk to the park, slipping the bracelet on my wrist.

"I have to figure things out like this.... If Aizen is taking me, not entirely of my own will as he threatened, how can I tell the others where I am?"I think out loud. I cover my mouth as I noticed the humans walking past me. No one even glances my way..." What?" I sigh and hang my head to keep walking, remembering what the emo dude said.

"You will both wear these bracelets. Keep in mind, while doing so, this masks your spiritual pressure so no one can detect you as well as it makes you unable to be seen or heard by any humans or soul reapers. You can pass through objects as well."

So talking to Toshiro was out. As I was walking I wasn't paying attention and bumped into a pole. Well....I went through it.

"Freaky...."I whisper and turn, stalking towards Orihime's home. When I get there Toshiro is on the roof staring at the stars. I quietly climb up there and sit next to him. He doesn't move, doesn't even realize I'm right here.

"I wonder if Grace is ok...." He says quietly. I flinch thinking he's talking to me but realize, he's talking to himself.

"So.... Toshiro. You can't hear me right?"I ask. He doesn't move or reply. He doesn't.... know I'm here." Ok, then let's make sure you can't hear me....YOU'RE A MIDGET!" He doesn't even notice my yelling or anything. I sigh. He stares at the stars still. "You like staring at the stars, huh? I used to do that too. A lot. Listen, I have to go away and don't know if i'll even come out alive. All in all, I want you to know I wasn't even mad at you. I was glad you even cared to try to apologize. And Toshiro....." He pulls his phone out and it lights up. I look at the stars. "I'm really going to miss you. I do love you. I just didn't know how to say it, and after you'd confessed....I felt like everyone wanted us to be together. Rangiku for example. She was a..a..shipping us I think that's what she called it. I don't want our relationship to be required. Yeah, I want to be with you. I love you and only wish you could hear me now. I've been told to only say goodbye to one person. So....I chose you. Goodbye Toshiro....I hope we see each other again so I can do this when you feel it." I lean over and kiss his cheek gently. He looks up his eyes widening and I pull back. His fingers brush over his cheek and then he looks at me. I almost pass out, from fear i'd let him know what was happening, but.... he's looking through me. He looks all around him in confusion.

"What....what was that?" He whispered. I swallowed and stood on the roof next to him. I gently brushed my fingers over his that were on his cheek and he flinched, pulling his hand away from me and staring at it. "G....Grace?"I panic and jump off the roof, running away from him. I ran all the way to the spot where the emo had told us to meet him. I stopped and fell to my knees, breathing hard.

"Finally here, are you? Let's go," The emo says. I sigh and stand, taking a step towards him but falling forward. He catches me and I'm unable to stand again, and slowly I black out.

Toshiro's POV

I sat there in confusion, staring at my hand. I had felt it. Someone's hand had touched mine. And..... it was Grace's. I swear it. The touch had sent warmth through me, the same with her hand touching me the other day. And then there was the feeling on my cheek. It didn't feel like a hand, and it had sent more warmth then the simple touch on my fingers I had felt after. I swallowed and lay back on the roof, staring up at the sky. I slowly felt my eyes closing shut.

When they opened again, the sun was blazing into them. I sat up.

"Itai!"I hiss. Spots appeared on my vision. Wait. Why am I still on the roof? Usually Grace wakes me up...

I jump down from the roof and go to open the door, when it flings open and hits me in the nose. Rangiku is standing there without her Gigai on.

"Captain!" she says frantically.

"What is it, Rangiku?"I growl holding my aching nose.

"Grace! And Orihime! They're gone! Head Captain has called a meeting, and he requested the attendance of Ichigo as well," She informs me.

"What?! Grace is gone?!" I yell. She nods and pulls me inside. I strip my Gigai off and leave it on the couch. I run inside and stand there facing the big screen. When Ichigo arrives, the meeting begins.

"We have received Intel of the disappearance of Grace and Orihime Inoue. We have no clue whether or not they were captured," Head Captain says.

"I woke up this morning with Orihime's spiritual pressure on my wrist, though. How could she be gone?"Ichigo says holding up his wrist.

"If her pressure was there, then it seems she and Grace have left of their own will," Head Captain replies. My eyes widen in anger.

"There's no way! You heard the reports of how hard Grace fought against her own kind so she could be with us!"I protest. "There's no way she would've left just like that!" Head Captain opened his narrow eyes.

"What is the only other explanation?" Head Captain asks rhetorically. "I understand what you mean by that, but it's obvious that if Orihime Inoue healed Ichigo before leaving, she left of her own choice. That includes Grace." I grind my teeth and step back slightly. "I am ordering you all to return to Soul Society immediately."

"I'm sorry, Head Captain, but I can't do that. If you wont help me go after them, I will myself," Ichigo says quietly. A Senkaimon had opened behind us and Captain Kuchiki and Zaraki had both stepped out, ordered to bring us back with force if necessary. "But I don't know how. If you can just get me there, I can get them out. Tell me how to get there." A moment of silence ensues. I swallow. If Ichigo can go.... then I must go with him.

"You must not." Head Captain says. I flinch as if he's answering my thoughts, but realize he's talking to Ichigo. "We do not need you to go and get yourself killed. Ichigo Kurosaki.... you will stay in The World Of The Living and await further orders. Everyone else, return and report to your squads immediately." The screen shuts off, and reluctantly I step through the Senkaimon. Ichigo is standing there with his head down. The doors shut and we depart for the Soul Society. Grace...... I promise. I'll get you out soon.

Grace's POV

When I awoke, a blue haired arrancar was sitting beside wherever I was laying, staring down at me in annoyance. I sat up and looked around.

"Where-""Keep your mouth shut, you stupid girl," the arrancar says. Wow. Rude much? He puts his hands on me and he pushes me back down. "And stay down."

"Excuse me?"I ask after a bit of silence.

"What?" He growls.

"Who are you? And.... where am I exactly?"I ask. I'm laying on a bed with dark blue silk sheets. The room has dark walls and a large rectangle door on the far wall. He's staring down at me with his eyes, blue and electrifying.

"You're in my bedroom. In Hueco Mundo. And I'm the 6th espada, your king, Grimmjow Jaggerjaques!(A/N: That's how I spell it, don't judge.)" he says triumphantly. I raise an eyebrow at him. He has part of a mask on, just the sharp teeth of it on his face.

"So.... why am I in your bedroom? And where's Aizen?"I ask confused. I decide to try and sit up again. This time I don't get pushed down.

"You're in here because Lord Aizen ordered it of me. He also said to take you to him once you woke up, so let's go now,"Grimmjow replies. He grabs my arm and drags me off the bed. I fall off and barely catch myself on my feet.

"Let go of my arm,"I say gritting my teeth.

"You don't make the orders," He simply says and drags me out of the room and into a hallway. He turns and closes the door, then drags me off in one direction.

"Dude, let go, you're hurting my arm!"I growl at him. He glances down at me and stops. He turns all the way around, staring me down. "W-what are you staring at?"

"You're so short," He replies. An irk mark shows on my forehead.

"I'm not short damn it! Don't call me short!"I shout at him and slam my fist into his abdomen lightly. He laughs at me suddenly.

"Was that supposed to be a hit?"

"No I went easy on you. Keep gripping my arm like that and it'll be a real one."

"You've got guts, stupid girl," He said. He dragged me into a huge room, with a large white throne in the enter up some steps. Aizen is sitting in the middle of it, and immediately my teeth clench. Don't tell him anything and don't answer his questions. Grimmjow flings me to the bottom of the steps, and I barely catch my balance. Aizen smirks evilly down at me.

"Grace, my sweet angel," Aizen says. My stomach churns. "What brings you here?" I scoff and don't answer. "Oh, no answer? How sad. Tell me. Do you know...." my mind immediately clicked. Do you know the muffin man? My thoughts screamed at me. I heard a laugh inside my head. Tengokuhime...." What the plans of Soul Society are?" I shake my head. "Rethink that statement and listen to my question, I am giving you an opportunity here to make yourself appear useful. Do. You. Know. What the plans of Soul Society are?" I try to think about it. I know but I can't tell him....OH. A thought pops into my head. Tengokuhime snickers again.

Are you going to go with that plan? She asks me. I internally nod.

"Well,"I say clearing my throat. "I do know what they're NOT going to do." Aizen wrinkled his eyebrows.

"What?" He asks confused.

"I do know what their plans AREN'T. But in all literal aspects of everything, they might do something I don't think they're going to do. Perhaps they'll do something that I thought they were going to do, you know as plans do change,"I blab on. He sits back in his chair thinking in confusion.

"Then what are they NOT going to do?" He asks.

"Well as I just said, they could do something I don't even know about,"I replied. He blinks. Grimmjow hides a snicker suddenly, realizing completely what I'm doing. "In all likely possibilities, they could do something I expect them to do at the same time they do another thing I didn't think they would do. But if you thought about it and tried to do the opposite, since I think I know what they AREN'T going to do, then maybe you could end up doing the same thing. In all factual aspects there are-"

"SHUT UP!" Aizen shouts at me. I close my mouth biting my lip to hold back a smile. "Answer the question!"

"But I did, see I told you that I THINK I know what they AREN'T going to do, but I also might be wrong and they could do that. So in all likeness, you probably shouldn't ask me again or I might end up accidentally telling you the wrong thing, then that could get the wrong people killed for the wrong reasons,"I chattered. I heard Grimmjow choke a bit behind me.

"FINE! I wont ask you anything. Grimmjow is now your Espada, he will take care of you and you will follow his orders, do you understand?" He growls almost. I bite back another laugh.

"Well, I don't necessarily not understand but-"

"GRIMMJOW GET HER OUT OF MY SIGHT!" Aizen screams and points to the door. I follow Grimmjow and when we get down the hallway we both burst out laughing.

"I.... can't..... breath..... I thought he was gonna explode,"Grimmjow howls with laughter. I laugh a little and nod.

"Yes, that is an effect that technique has,"I reply. He raises an eyebrow.

"And what technique is that, short stack?" He asks.

"The Pinocchio Can't Lie technique and I'M NOT SHORT!" I reply. He wrinkles his eyebrows.

"Pinocchio?" He repeats confused.

"Yes, it's a fairytale creature made by humans,"I answered.

"Oh.... ok then. Well let's get down to business -"

"TO DEFEAT THE HUNS!" I screamed before he could finish. He blinks at me. "It's a song...."

"What's with you today?" He says shaking his head at me.

"Everything just relates. It's like....AT LAST I SEE THE LIGHT!"I reply. Grimmjow  sighs.

"You're strange,"he tells me. I shrug. We walk in silence, me trailing behind him. "So you have to follow my orders. What shall I have you do?" I sense evil in his words. We get back to his room and he throws me on the bed. 

"Wah-Hey!"I protest as he climbs on top of me. He lays his head on my big chest and rests his body on top of mine. 

"We're going to stay like this until I feel like moving,"Grimmjow states gruffly. I try to wiggle out from underneath him but make not progress. I sigh and Grimmjow's breathing slows. 

Oh great he's asleep on me! Stupid blue-haired bastard!

You know, Tengokuhime begins. He kind of reminds me of a cat. An image from her of me playing with his hair and petting it flashes through my mind. 

Well, he isn't a cat! And I am not playing with his hair for you! I just wish he would get off. I growl at her. 

No, you wish this was Toshiro instead, she replies snickering. I turn red at the image she replaced the one of Grimmjow with. 

Sh-shut up! You don't know me! I shout at her. 

But I do. I am inside you, I live within you, therefore I would say I do know you. By the way, have you seen Orihime? Tengokuhime brings her up. 

No actually. Maybe they're keeping us separated so we don't attempt to form a plan or something, I reply mentally shrugging. Grimmjow mutters something in his sleep and rubs his face against my chest. I blush. 

Ha he IS a cat! laughs Tengokuhime. Suddenly I wonder something. 

I left you at Orihime's house...I just realized this. So then how come I can still hear you? I ask her. 

Stupid girl. I am within you, we are one. This means technically you could summon the sword I dwell in from thin air. You know. Like a Jedi. Poof! Basically. Tengokuhime tells me. Interesting. I sigh and she falls silent. I feel myself being dragged under into darkness. 

The weird thing is, I woke up in my inner world instead. I see Tengokuhime under the tree by the big rock and I walk towards her. 

"It's time you met your other zanpakuto,"She tells me. I raise an eyebrow.

"What do you mean, 'other zanpakuto'?" I ask in confusion. A figure steps out from behind the tree. It's a male and he stands probably about as tall as Gabe would if he were here. I blink at him. 

"Hey Grace!"the guy says and waves. He has short black hair and bright red eyes. His outfit is nothing like Tengokuhime's. He wears a dark black leather jacket with black jeans and a black tank top underneath. The leather jacket hangs off one shoulder so you can clearly see the black tank top strap. His skin is pale white, almost as white as the emo dude who kidnapped Orihime and I. He smiles slightly. I shake my head in even more confusion. 

"Now, I know you're confused Grace but just bear with me,"Tengokuhime says. She walks over to me and puts an arm across my shoulders, pulling me along to the guy before me. We stop in front of him and i stare up at him. 

"I'm Akumu no Oji,"He says and sticks his hand out. His fingernails are painted black. (A/N:Akumu no Oji translates to Prince of Nightmares, there will be a description of his powers as soon as I write Grace in training with him)

"Uh, I'm a little confused here. Aren't soul reapers supposed to only have ONE zanpakuto?"I say and stare at his outstretched hand. He pulls back and suddenly smiles evilly. 

"Oh yes. I can sense the thoughts twisting in your head round and round! I love it! Some of them are so cold, so bone chillingly cold towards me! Yet I can sense that you fear you can't control this power! Oh it just sends pleasure down my spine!"Akumu says and hugs himself. His cheeks have tinted themselves red. I wrinkle my eyebrows and Tengokuhime lets go of me. She wacks him across the head. Akumu lets out a noise of pain mixed with pleasure. 

"Don't creep out our master, Nightmare,"she growls at him. 

"I'm just going to guess and say you're a total masochist,"I joke at him. He laughs. 

"Indeed. Pain is my everything! I love it! Now, as for why you have two zanpakuto, you must understand. Your mother and father had you out of your fathers plan to create a weapon, therefore as you have an intensive amount of spirit energy, two zanpakuto souls were born along side you,"Akumu no Oji says. 

"Ohhhhhh,"I say nodding. "I get it now. So, am I gonna wake up with another blade?"

"Welllllll, you wont wake up with me there as you did with Tengokuhime, see since you were able to train with her first thing, your blade automatically appeared. With me it's  a little different. You'll have to call my name before your katana will appear,"Akumu tells me. I nod. "I'll tell you my little call out thingy after your katana appears. But I would highly advise you of doing so when you are only about to fight one of the Espada. Remember, though one of them has taken it upon himself to cuddle up to you, they are still the enemy. We need to establish a plan to find Orihime first, then make your way to the World of The Living, so you may be reunited with our lovely ice-cold Toshiro Hitsugaya!" Akumu steps foreward and wraps his arms around me, pulling me into a hug. He whispers in my ear now. 

"My power will be the strongest thing you will have to control, I want you to be careful with me ok? Now get some actual rest."My vision goes dark again. 

Toshiro's POV

"Captain, it's going to be ok,"Rangiku tells me for the millionth time this hour. I am sitting at my desk with my head in my hands. 

"No it isn't Rangiku! She's been captured by the enemy and she doesn't even have her zanpakuto with her!"I growl at Rangiku. Rangiku flinches and I sigh. "I'm sorry, I lost my composure for a second."

"Well, any man in your position would. I mean, you'd confessed to her and she was just starting to actually believe you about it too. So of course you're going to lose your composure,"Rangiku replies to me. She sets down a cup of tea in front of me. I grab the cup and take a sip from it. It soothes and relaxes me. I wonder why and look at the cup. "It's chamomile. I thought it might help relax you just a little bit."

"Thank you, Rangiku,"I reply. She smiles and sits on the couch. 

"Personally I prefer to relax with a bottle of sake but, you're not me and we need to stay level headed instead of drinking,"Rangiku tells me. I raise an eyebrow. 

"Listen to you, talking about level headedness. You know, we will be fighting Gin,"I tell her. She tenses up. 

"Yeah, I know."

"And there probably wont be much time for talking to him at all,"I say. 

"I know,"she whispers. This is probably destroying her inside. Like Grace's kidnapping is destroying me, but for a different reason. The one Rangiku loved betrayed her. I hope Grace is safe. 

Grace...

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Me: WELLLLLLLL

Grace: Oh

Toshiro: GRACE YOU CALLED ME A MIDGET?! YOU'RE SHORTER THAN I AM!

Grace: AH SORRY! I JUST NEEDED TO SEE IF YOU COULD HEAR ME!

Shunsui: Well at least she kissed you.

Grace: SHHHHHH!

Toshiro: *blushing* Yeah....I guess you're right.....

Shunsui: Probably going to only get that far with where you're going in the relationship

Other Captains: That's true

Toshiro:HEY WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS PICKING ON ME

Soi Fon: You make it so easy

Other Captains: Yeah 

Me:*sigh* I guess thats all for now, hope you enjoyed!

Toshiro: WAIT COME BACK AND DEFEND ME!