Crossover Fan Fiction / Bleach Fan Fiction / Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ Aint Nothing But Magick (reverse) ❯ Chapter 31 ( Chapter 31 )

Title: Ain't Nothing But Magick (Reverse)

Author: J'dee, Mabelle, & Tobias

Rating: NC-17 sexual content in some chapters…

Genre: Drama / Humor/ Action / Adventure / Romance

Belle's Note: Ignore all AN from Tobias….he's simple….very simple.

Tobias's Note: I am NOT simple! I'm special!

J'dee's Note: *face palm*

 

Chapter 31

 

J'dee after spending an afternoon finally away from Cloud who seemed to want to be attached at the hip, she managed a successful afternoon of shopping, window and otherwise. She was eventually dragged back to the apartment by Renji who was mistaken for a possible boyfriend at the hair salon where the girls had starting making comments on his hair color and seeing if it was natural.

“You two need to breed, we need more red heads out there, they're a dying race.”

“Oooh yeah he's just my type too.” J'dee had teased. “Tall, strong and tattooed... the sword's really long too.”

Renji had blushed before grabbing her by the hand and yanking her out of the salon.

 

She was nearly in hysterics by the time she got home at how flustered Renji got.

“Impossible woman.” He grumbled stalking into the apartment. “You're supposed to be Kurosaki's mother…. Act like it!”

“Awwww c'mon you should be flattered...” J'dee laughed.

Renji shot her a look before shoving her right into Cloud, who caught her.

She saw Cloud blink looking at her. The once waist length hair looped off half way between her shoulders and her back, only just inches longer than Tifa's hair.

“A-Aerith... what did you-?”

J'dee smiled and touched the side of his face. “Cloud look at me, I'm flattered I really am... but I'm not Aerith, not fully anyway... just call me J'dee here.” She stepped back and pulled at the straight hair, that had once been wavy. “I was hoping that it might reach Zack, to see me as for me in his infected state and not as some remnant that he has to kill.”

She saw Cloud look at her and swallow. “A-Aer- J'dee... I'm sorry... It's just...”

J'dee nodded. “It's okay. Just keep that chin up and smile more... it suits you.”

“Borrowing Cloud while I head out to Toby's by the way.” Belle added.

J'dee blinked then nodded. “Uh sure…”

Cloud looked at her. “She's going to take Alphonse to the tanks.” Cloud explained.

J'dee looked at Belle nodding. “Do you need company?” She asked knowing how emotional her friend would get.

“I'll be okay… I can cry on your shoulder when I get back okay?”

J'dee gave her a hug and smiled. “Sure thing, always here to cry on.” She tapped her shoulder.

“Even if I have to turn into a hunch back to reach.” Belle joked as she headed out the door.

“Hey hey hey we only need one Roy round here!” J'dee shouted after her.

“You call me?” Roy stated from the balcony where he'd been standing with Havoc.

J'dee's eyes went flat. “Oh fun leave me with the perverts…”

Belle's laugh could be heard outside the door. “Well you ARE one of the perverts!”

J'dee was sure her eyes could go no flatter… “Damn… got no comeback for that one.” She muttered walking to her room. “I'll be looking at Sephy's yaoi aka pervert repellant no one interrupt me.”

Reno blinked. “Wait Sephiroth has yaoi? I knew he was twisted yo but that's disturbing.”

J'dee decided not to correct Reno that it was her friend Sephy not the great General Sephiroth.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Belle drove in silence, looking at the car-seat in the back seat, baby Alphonse was staring at the world. Belle's heart skipped a beat at the sorrow of what was to come. They didn't stop at Toby's house, instead they headed right back to the barn. Belle was slow to take Alphonse out of his car-seat, but she did it solemnly. Cloud parked Zack's bike behind Belle's car as she freed Alphonse.

“Are you alright?” Vincent asked and Belle shook her head.

“He's the first child my body has ever produced. I have to make him grow up in a few days,” Belle sighed as she stroked Alphonse's face. He giggled and Belle smiled sadly back at him. “His first laugh…in this body.” She closed her eyes and thanked Cloud as he held open the door. Belle hadn't really wanted Vincent to come but she couldn't deny her self-imposed bodyguard. They entered the area of the barn with Washu's tanks and the two men froze at the sight of the human arm and leg floating in the first tank.

“Those are for Edward. Washu made them from his DNA to surgically reattach them to him,” Belle explained as she approached the third tube from the door. She held Alphonse to her chest with one hand while the other hand pressed a blue button near the bottom of the tube.

“Hewo! I'm Widdle Washu, I'm going to hewp you!” a tiny robot cried as she popped out of the side of the tube. Belle looked over her shoulder to see Vincent and Cloud staring at the tiny robot as it floated around. Belle giggled at their expression before she looked at the robot.

“Little Washu…” Belle began.

“Widdle Washu!” the robot cried and Belle felt her eye twitch slightly.

“Uh…Widdle Washu, I need to begin the age acceleration for Alphonse,” Belle said.

“Okie dokie, wet's get started!” the robot giggled and Belle got the feeling it was going to be a long day.

 

~*~*~*~

 

J'dee sat at her desk just staring at the wallpaper on her laptop the Cloud plushie sitting by the screen. She glanced at Zack's face she had changed it after the incident with Cloud in hopes to motivate herself to save him and all it did was give her guilt trips on her time with Cloud… like going to Seventh Heaven the day before…

 

They had entered Seventh Heaven, it had been a while since she had visited, Belle's return being the last incident, she had looked to Belle stepping out of the car while Cloud was looking at the garage curiously.

“Cloud… this way.” J'dee grabbed him by the wrist she pushed the door open.

She looked inside and stopped seeing Tseng sitting at the bar with a cup of tea in his hands. “Ts-Tseng?” She swallowed.

“Cloud! You came back!”

J'dee dodged the glomp attack on Cloud from Denzel.

Tifa looked up from behind the bar, J'dee saw the relieved look on the dark haired woman's face. “It doesn't hurt to call to let us know you're alright.”

“Air has my phone… sorry.” Cloud apologized walking up to her; she stepped out from behind the bar and gave him a hug.

“Whose phone do you have?” Denzel aked.

“Zack's.” Cloud replied simply.

J'dee saw a look cross Tseng's face.

“That's why I'm here… we've analyzed Zack's bloods… and yours too.” Tseng was staring right at her. “I know I've asked this before… but your parent's are you sure there's not anything unusual about them in comparison to others?”

J'dee shook her head slowly. “N-not really… But then again, my mother's a medium it's not unusual, but it's not exactly American family sitcom either. And my dad… he's a carpenter, slash jeweler, slash painter, slash cook, slash-”

Belle's hand covered her mouth. “To traumatic for her to speak about.”

Tseng nodded. “That could be it… I'll have to talk to the science department again.” He held up a letter. “Take this… it's your test results back.”

“Zack's tests?” J'dee asked taking the envelope.

“Apart from the decomposition it's inconclusive I'm afraid… these are yours I've added Aerith's in there so you can see.” Tseng had stated. “I also wanted to ask about Reno… we're a man down and Cissnei is still recovering…”

“Reno's fine. A pain in the ass but fine.” Belle sighed.

Tseng looked at them both. “I'm wondering if the porthole would help to return him.”

“We might need him.” Belle stated suddenly.

Cloud turned to look at her. “He torments you every morning.”

“I just feel something big is about to happen… I think we'll need him, if you could just wait a little bit longer then we'll return him I promise.” Belle looked at Tseng.

Tseng nodded his head. “I suppose I can get Rod to fill in for him, in the meantime. There are protocols to go through in this world for borrowing a Turk and a fee that applies, but seeing as your not from this world and your currency doesn't match that could be excused as a loophole, I'll just deduct it out of his pay when he returns.”

J'dee smirked. “Oh he's going to love you for that one Belle.”

“Consider it a fine for his shower use.” Belle smiled sweetly.

J'dee shook her head. “You know I love you you're just so evil without actually being evil.” She laughed.

Belle smiled in return. “I know.”

 

Cloud looked to Tifa. “I want to see if I can take Fenrir…”

“Probably best you don't.” Tseng stated, “buildings, the life steam and the plates are one thing but objects or vehicles embedded to certain locations might hasten the disruption in the worlds.”

“Good point… I'll just go grab some extra weapons and I'll work on Zack's bike to make the appropriate changes to it for the battle then.”

Tifa loked at Cloud. “You're really going to do this, fight this battle with them?”

“Yeah.” Cloud nodded. “For their world and ours… Zack made me promise to protect her… and if she has to fight these elements then I'm going to make sure I'm there.”

 

J'dee watched Cloud as he headed to the garage she was sure she was blushing.

“Zack's promise…” Tseng stated. “I do trust you'll find a way to save him.”

She felt Tseng's eyes on her, she knew Tseng and Zack were good friends and he must have still felt some guilt at not reaching Zack in time to save him.

“I… I'm working on it.”

“You have my number and if not Reno does… make sure either of you let me know if the situation changes.”

“I think I'd be a little better at doing that than Reno he's easily distracted at the moment… and I think he stole my sake… him or Kenpachi… Too many people I can't tell anymore.”

“Mistao was over the other night.” Belle pointed out.

J'dee frowned. “You're not helping.”

 

“J'dee…” She lent back in the chair as the door opened and looked at Kira standing there and smiling slightly. “Sorry to bother you. But Kougaiji has arrived… it's about that spell.”

J'dee stood up. “Sure.”

Kira looked at her screen. “No yaoi then?”

“No it's just my pervert repellent… but then again it didn't defect Gojyo or Zack so I don't know why I bother.” She smiled walking out of her room and smiled again seeing Kougaiji walk in.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Water was watching Vincent as he followed the woman around, it would be easy for her to make witness to his capture. Water smirked as he looked at his fourth container, it would be a race to see who got to the goal first. Air was in last place and Fire was certainly fucking up by the numbers. Water couldn't help the chuckle, how desperate was Fire that she was capturing the individual soul and nothing to use as collateral, hell all she had was the goddess. Hardly true love like he was going for.

The woman was fiddling around with the baby and some sort of tube. It looked like a possible way to age the child, amazing, that little goddess was powerful, Water would give her that. The one Air needed was with her as was the red-eyed vampire.

While Water had very little regard for the others, Air was the one he trusted the most, hell Air had sent him the warning that Fire had started using black magic directly on her target. Water supposed he could return the favor, besides Water had very little concern for Air, after all, they were not polar opposites like Water was with Fire, nor did they treat each other as lesser for where they were in their captures like Earth. It would be oh so easy to lure the blond back with the right bait.

“Zack,” Water whispered and a shadow formed in the corner, zombie-like and sullen. He turned to look at the shadow, this would lure the blond away and then Water would approach, stating he would take either the child or the man and she must choose. He chuckled, he would take the vampire either way, and he would love the look of anguish on her face as he ripped away another man she loved. It was perfect.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Gojyo cracked his neck and let out a breath, he should have been in the tanks by now he knew this, but it meant one thing, Hakkai was still showing up daily. He didn't know how he knew but he did… Their bond was a strange one. It wasn't the finish each other sentence kind, but it was definitely there, he saw it in Belle and J'dee, the two of them seemed to resemble the bond.

`Damnit Hakkai… I hope you got the monk out of there.' He looked up seeing Sephiroth playing guard, the silver haired man leaning against a wall a book in his hands flipping the page slowly.

“Oiy pretty boy watcha reading?” He asked.

Green eyes looked up meeting his red ones. “Loveless…”

“Title suits you.” Gojyo huffed and pulled at the chains.

“Not my first choice… it's all this idiot has in reading material from my world.” He snapped the book shut before walking up to Gojyo.

“Now why would he have that book?” Gojyo asked.

“I wondered that myself… so I had to have a look.” He opened the pink book up and spun it round to reveal a single name on the inside cover.

“Genesis…” Gojyo raised a brow. His eyes went wide; he remembered that name J'dee had mentioned it while playing her stupid PSP game. “Fuck dude don't tell me that pretty boy is here too.”

“Hardly I've checked…” He dropped the book at Gojyo's feet before turning round heading to the door.

“Oiy where the hell you going?”

“I tire of stupidity… I need to leave before I kill you. Air needs you alive.”

Gojyo watched the door shut. “Fucken prick.” He muttered tugging at the chains.

 

~*~*~*~

 

“Now you program how owd you want Awphonse to be,” Widdle Washu instructed as Belle typed in the programming to the holographic screen.

“Remind me to ask Washu to get me one of these things,” she said as she looked over her shoulder to see Vincent holding Alphonse, rocking the child gently. Belle felt herself heat up over the sight, apparently she had a thing for men holding babies. She turned from Vincent quickly as she blushed. Good thing Reno wasn't around or she'd never live that epiphany down.

“Now aw you have to do is pwace the baby in the tube!” Widdle Washu cried and Belle sighed as she got up and headed over to Vincent. She was almost tempted to place Alphonse into Cloud's arms, tell them to take an hour walk, and then do her best to rape Vincent. She tossed that idea out of her head as Alphonse giggled as he chewed on his fist. Tears filled her eyes and she took Alphonse out of Vincent's arms.

“Alphonse, I don't know if you can understand me, but you're going to go into the tube and you're going to go to sleep. When you wake up, you should be normal,” Belle whispered before kissing the soft hair on his forehead. She took one more deep sniff of the baby smell of Alphonse before she walked over to the tube. “Don't be afraid, you're going to be okay.” The tears were falling as Belle removed the diaper and placed a special brief thing on Alphonse, it was for modesty as he grew.

“The wiquid in the tube is breathable so you can just press the bwue button!” Widdle Washu said and Belle nodded as she pressed the button. The tube closed and a blue liquid began to fill the tube. Her shoulders were shaking with the force of her sobs and the clawed hand of Vincent landed on her shoulder. Belle turned to face into his chest and wept as Alphonse seemed to fall asleep as the liquid filled the tube.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Air stood outside in position. He was grateful for Water's head's up on Cloud's location, he was perched in the tree on the branch.

 

The puppy was the perfect bait; the decomposition was just dripping from his shadowed silhouette. Whoever he was… it was gone, there was no way she could reach him now… unless she could stand getting a whiff of the scent of decomposition herself.

She was air; smell was going to be extremely sensitive for her now along with her hearing, he looked to where Zack was standing crouched on the ground examining a white feather before looking up at the sky. The area still held a very charred look, so his hiding place wasn't perfect, but he could vanish in a whim if he needed to.

He waited for Water's signal to send in Zack to draw Cloud out.

 

It was just too perfect, he may have disliked the others but Water's co-operation always proved useful and he gave it to slippery fellow he knew when to play his cards right.

They had tormented Cloud and Zack together before sending Zack home… which had helped in him gaining a very powerful former 1st Class as a minion.

Air then saw Water move towards the barn and he let out a low whistle.

“Ready puppy?”

Zack's hand gripped round the white feather the decomp turning the feather black from his touch as he moved up to the base of the tree…

“R-ready…” The voice stammered the only thing that truly remained of the once of the top four 1st Class fighters of ShinRa.

Water stood by the entrance leaning against the door and Air's eyes meet Waters and he saw the sign.

“Show time puppy. Go fetch.”

 

~*~*~*~

 

Belle finally calmed down before she pulled back from Vincent, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.

“Are you alright?” Vincent asked and Belle shrugged.

“Who knows?” she sighed before she turned and froze. Cloud and Vincent turned to follow her gaze.

“Zack,” Cloud said and they all took in the dark form of Zack. Belle gasped in shock as she looked at him.

“J….Dee….” he groaned. “….Danger….” He looked like he was suffering and Belle reached out as if to go help him when Vincent caught her arm and pulled her back to him.

“Ugh…can't…stay…” Zack muttered before he turned and rushed out of the barn.

“I've got to help him,” Cloud said and Vincent nodded.

“Wait!” Belle cried but it was too late, Cloud was already off and running.

“He has to go,” Vincent said and Belle turned to him.

“It's too perfect, why come to us when he should have gone to J'dee?” Belle asked and Vincent nodded.

“He knows,” he said and Belle sighed.

“Men...I'll never understand you,” she said with a sad smile.

“Yet you keep surrounding yourself with them, you're very contradictory,” a voice said and Belle turned to stare at the tube. Widdle Washu's robot body was crushed in the hands of a familiar face. Belle stared for a moment, well aware how close he was to the tube, thus why her hand was over his holster.

“Hello…Water,” Belle stated and the man smiled at her.

“Hello again, Belle,” he said and placed his hand on Alphonse's tube.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Cloud raced out of the barn and he saw Zack stop before kneeling by the feathers left over from J'dee's transformation the day before, he raced up to Zack slowing down as he reached the form of his friend and mentor.

“Z-Zack…” He wanted to reach him and try to wash away the decomposition, but the scent the smell prevented him from getting any closer.

He saw Zack's head turn to look at him and Cloud saw the familiar eyes give him an apologetic look.

“She's not in danger is she… it's a trap isn't it?” Cloud asked softly saddened by the fact Zack had been resulted to be a pawn in Air's games to lure him away from Vincent and Belle, but he already knew that when he saw Zack, he chased Zack because if he had to go he hoped Zack could replace him, he really hoped Zack would.

“C-C-Cloud… S-oo-rry.”

Zack struggled with the words, before gripping a handful of the feathers and Cloud stood there watching as each one darkened in his grip.

“CLOUD RUN!” Zack shouted from his crouched stated hugging some of the blackened feathers. The tears were the only thing Cloud saw as the decomposition began to return to an oozing form over his mentor's body.

“NO!” Cloud shouted back at him. “I'm not going to Zack. I won't let you die in front of me again. Aer-J'dee is getting stronger. I've trained with her I can see the improvement already, she'll be fine. We need to help you.”

Zack began pulling more of the feathers from the ground to himself hunched over each single one turning black from his touch. The despair mixed with the urgency on his face to have those feathers close.

Cloud felt his heart going out to his friend, he was in there, Cloud knew Zack was in there. He was trying to return to normal. He felt the feathers were important to what Zack sought, but they weren't helping him in the least.

Cloud felt the verbal question come in a whisper. “Those feathers… what's so important about them?”

“They're a part of her and he seeks her blood in order to retain some form of who he used too be.” The voice stated on the wind.

Cloud didn't need to glance over his shoulder to know Air was standing behind him. His eyes closed for the moment and his hand moved to the hilt of his sword.

“How dare you use him like this, he would rather be dead than be in this state.”

“Yet you won't kill him, you're no better than I am.”

“If I kill you I'm betting he'll return to normal though… there's a loop hole, there's always a loop hole and you're it.” Cloud spun round the sword meeting in a clang with Air's darkened black blade.

“Maybe she's the loophole…”

Cloud's eyes narrowed as the air whipped around them both.

“Cloud… need… to… run… please…” Zack sunk to his knees holding the feathers, his head dropped. “Go…”

Cloud swallowed hard. “No you'll see her again, that's where we were heading right… to Midgar… to see her… we'll get there… together.”

Air just seemed to smirk. “Oh please… with you… it makes four and then all I need is the girl, come with me and you'll both get to see her soon enough.”

“Cloud…” Zack doubled over, his hands clutched as the semi muddy ground. “J'dee… please…”

Cloud shook his head holding Air's gaze. “She doesn't need me anymore Zack… They're not feelings for me. They're for you…”

Cloud saw the gust of wind shoot round them and he saw Zack blink the dark eyes blinking blue for a moment before Air yanked him up into the sky.

 

~*~*~*~

 

“You're calmer than I thought you would be,” Water stated. “Perhaps I should harm the child.”

“You're not going to harm him…not yet anyway,” Belle stated in complete confidence…even though her heart was pounding in her chest.

“I'm not?” Water asked with a smirk.

“No, you don't have me for certain, besides what's the point in taking Hohenheim, Vash, and Sanzo if you're just going to harm Alphonse in front of me. Whatever you've got planned, it's going to be much more emotionally crippling for me than just the harm of one child,” Belle stated and Water chuckled darkly.

“I forget, you have a brain, I deal with less than intelligent people on a regular basis. Still, I'm here for a reason,” Water stated as he dropped the destroyed Widdle Washu. “I'm here to collect the fourth.”

“Who's the fourth?” Belle asked as she stepped away from Vincent.

“I'll let you pick,” Water chuckled and Belle shook her head.

“No, you're not, you're going to do whatever the hell you planned to do, you're just trying to make this a psychological torture,” Belle said and Water blinked, his eyes narrowing.

“You can't know me that well,” Water said but Belle smiled.

“No, but I know my malicious side, if I wanted to tear an enemy apart I would mentally fight with them. If I was dealing with a compassionate enemy I would force the choice between their loved ones,” Belle stated and Water blinked before shaking his head.

“Really, being rational like that takes all of the fun out of this,” Water stated and Belle shook her head.

“This is foreplay for you, I know it, you know it, let's just get to the main event already,” Belle stated and Water stared at her for a moment.

“As you wish,” he chuckled.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Cloud dodged the gust of wind and spun his buster sword round sending a vital slash through the blade.

 

Air dodged the glowing blue wave of energy as it shot through the air. Cloud could only swing and slash at his attacks with no momentum he couldn't charge but only send waves of attacks at him from the sword. With no ability for his feet to touch the ground, he couldn't perform any limit breaks like his Omni Slash, Cloud although a very air like element needed the ground to push off from.

 

Cloud blocked the black blade and it meet back with several clangs echoing around the surrounding skies. He had enough moment to spin round and dodge attacks but he knew unable to move his feet was going to hinder his attacking skill so he got in on it while Air was close.

 

Air jumped back shooting Cloud a cocky look before cracking his neck and rolling his shoulders so they clicked loudly.

“Oh you just don't give up do you blondie.” He waved his hand around sending a fresh gust of air in to surround Cloud.

 

Cloud struggled against the gust of wind trying to slash free, but it wasn't any good Air held his control. He spun the buster sword round his head summoning up the energy and then he saw the blue wave of aura surface over his blade and he brought it down as it circled around him.

Air laughed. “Oh you're going to limit break on me boy, you can't even move.”

 

A shadow shot up from the ground between them and Cloud blinked seeing Zack as his friend wrapped his arms round him.

“Z-Zack?”

“You can do it Cloudy…”

Zack smiled at him that familiar carefree smile.

 

Air saw the black feathers floating to the ground and Zack spun Cloud round then propelled the blonde at him.

“ZACK!” Air growled and flicked his hand at the former 1st Class.

Zack dropped to the ground and landed in a crouch. The black feathers floating to the ground around him.

Air felt the impact of the buster blade as it stuck him through the stomach.

“That was for having Sephiroth impale me… again.” Cloud hissed.

Air smirked. “Then how about I have him impale someone closer to home.” He glanced down to where Zack stood looking up at them.

 

Cloud turned to look and he saw the shadow of black charging towards his friend.

“ZACK BEHIND YOU!”

Zack turned round and Cloud saw the spray of blood and decomposition, the former SOLDIER's body jerked and his hand gripped onto the blade of the Masumune.

Cloud then felt his blade grabbed and he turned round as Air pulled him close the long haired blonde grabbed him by the chin.

“You can't save them both…”

Cloud's eyes narrowed. “I can try.”

Air raised his hand and Cloud saw the clouds form above Air's head. “I wonder how well decomposition works as a conductor for… lightening…”

Cloud heard the familiar rumble and he glanced to Zack worriedly. “ZACK!!!”

He saw those blue eyes look up at him then the lightening seemed to brighten the sky above them.

Zack just smiled and Cloud watched as he dropped into shadow form sinking into the ground before the lightening hit.

Cloud let out a breath of relief. “I knew you were in there…”

“Damn stupid feathers…” Air muttered and grabbed Cloud's sword before spinning round and flinging the blonde to the side harshly making him let go of the blade and hit a tree.

 

Air landed on the ground walking up to where Cloud lay against the tree before yanking the blade out of his stomach and tossing it at the blonde's feet. He held up his hand.

“Lets finish this on my turf.”

He waved his hand and the three of them vanished in a gust of air.

 

Zack let out a breath slipping out from the shadows of the ground, he doubled over grabbing his stomach looking at the blood and he blinked seeing the single white feather amongst the black and reached for it clutching it in his hand before his shadow form took over again and he sunk into the ground vanishing.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Water placed his hand on the tank and blinked when the liquid refused to move the infant. His eyes turned to the woman and he stared for a moment. Her eyes were bluer than before and he laughed in surprise.

“I apologize,” he said with a bow. “I underestimated you.” Belle looked at him and dipped her head in acknowledgement.

“I hope you make that mistake several more times,” Belle stated and Water's grin turned into a malicious smirk.

“Since the child is out,” he pointed at Vincent and the former Turk didn't hesitate to draw Death Penalty. Water's smile didn't falter and Belle saw the water vapor condensing around him.

“Vincent!” she screamed as she turned to watch as water wrapped around Vincent in a second. Belle stared at the water, realizing she couldn't control it. She glared at Water and they stared at each other.

“Whoever summons the water controls it…interesting,” Water said and Belle glared as she summoned vapor into ice picks and flung them at Water. Ice formed in front of him, capturing her picks. “You're still a novice. I'll be back for you soon.” Belle stared in shock as water formed under Water's feet and he seemed to almost fly across the ground out the open barn door, Vincent, struggling against his water bonds, being `dragged' behind him. The water began to wrap around Vincent as he thrashed and snarled animalistic.

Belle realized what was going to happen and for a moment she wasn't Belle she was Lucrecia and she found Vincent and knew that he was in this place because of her, but unlike Lucrecia she didn't fall to her knees, she ran.

“Vincent!” she screamed as she sprinted, throwing ice spears at Water again and again. Her screams becoming inhuman as she began to fall behind. “No!” It didn't stop Water and Vincent vanishing into the woods behind Toby's home. Belle's rage broke and she lost herself in it.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Cloud moved the minute Air let him go he grabbed his sword and was down the hallway running. Zack was injured someone had to know he had to get someone out there to help him, but he could also hear Sephiroth close on his tail.

“Oh you can't leave now Cloud.” Air called down the hallway laughing. “We haven't finished playing yet.”

Cloud reached to his materia and activated the dash before speeding off down the hallways in a flash of light and he stopped when he saw a familiar door. He remembered Zack's scar where the decomposition started. The missing piece of Zack's stomach.

He pulled the door open and shut it, leaning against it he ducked low hearing Air and Sephiroth pass by.

“Cloud?” He heard his name.

He blinked and turned his head staring right at the perverted red head who had been grabbed just after he arrived at Belle's apartment.

Cloud moved up to where the red head was chained up. “Gojyo… why aren't you-?”

“Hakkai he keeps breaking in they don't want the location of the others found.”

Cloud looked round on the ground and he knelt down by Gojyo's legs looking on the floor.

“Oiy dude what the hell are you doing…? If you're into that gay shit then just leave me out of it!” Gojyo snapped.

Cloud spotted the flesh and picked it up. “Did they torture you?”

Gojyo shook his head. “No as bad as you two got… I got a couple of pussy ass bitch slaps for opening my mouth and some water torture…”

“So this isn't yours then?” Cloud held up the flesh.

“Oh dude no! Gross put it back!”

Cloud pulled his long sleeve off and wrapped the flesh up in it. He lifted his buster sword up and two swipes cut the red head down and placed it in his hands.

“It's Zack's maybe it might help him. He saved me the best he could. Give it to Ae-J'dee.” Cloud stated.

 

Gojyo remarked with flat eyes. “Dude some welcome back that will be. `Hey honey miss me? Here's a chunk of your otherself's dead ex-boyfriend's flesh expect a visit he needs it back apparently'.”

Cloud sighed and shoved Gojyo to the door. “I'm going to distract them, get out there find Hakkai and make sure you stay away, if they don't have all four of us… then I'm sure it will delay their plans.”

Gojyo opened the door and Cloud walked one way while motioning to the other. “Go that way it will take you to another corridor, turn left and keep left you'll come to a dead end look up and at the top is a way out, I spotted it a while back, it's a climb but as far as I know it's the only non guarded exit because of the height.”

Gojyo watched the blonde walk off. “You better not have got fresh with her blondie…” he mumbled.

Cloud merely held up his hand. “Tell Aerith I'll call her if I live.”

 

~*~*~*~

 

Belle blinked as she felt the icy heat of her rage pull back. She blinked as she looked around her to see that surrounding her was a field of jagged, ice pikes. Everything was frozen around her and she sighed as she looked at the ground. She was ground zero for the destructive blast of cold. The trees and plants would be dead if she didn't do the right thing.

Closing her eyes she focused on the ice and it quickly turned to water. With a little more concentration she managed to heat up the water. With a sigh she staggered slightly and rested against a tree, fishing in her pocket for her cell phone. She hit the number for home.

“Reno's love connection, how can I do you right?” an annoying voice spoke and Belle wondered if she could freeze the pervert's groin from here but decided against it.

“Reno, put J'dee on,” Belle sighed, the world seeming to rock unsteadily under her feet.

“What will you give me?” he cooed and Belle thought about an ice Speedo.

“I'll rock your world next time you shower,” Belle said thinking about Reno in an ice block and trying not to snicker.

“Got her,” Reno chuckled sexily and Belle thought about the water vapor and shower incidents she shared with him. It was not a good thing.

“Belle?” J'dee's voice asked.

 

~*~*~*~

 

“I-I need a ride girl..”

J'dee wasn't sure but Belle sounded strained and tired.

“Cloud?”

“Went chasing after Zack he showed up here.” Belle explained.

J'dee wasn't sure Vincent could drive but he would probably have trouble with the claw so she understood.

“Hold on…” She turned round she saw Renji, he caught her look and instantly ducked out leaping off the balcony as she shouted at him. “Oiy Renji where the hell are you going?”

“Is there a problem J'dee?” Kira asked as he entered the apartment from the balcony which had become the Shinigami's front door to their apartment.

J'dee saw Hisagi looking up from where he'd set the simple meal of rice down for Ed. She grinned at Hisagi and Kira. “I'm going to be sending someone right away.”

Hisagi let out a breath. “Where are we going?” He sighed.

“To go get Belle from Toby's I think she's too tired to drive.” J'dee stated. “And no skipping out on me like that no good Renji… I swear he loves to wind me up because I'm linked to Ichigo.”

Hisgai chuckled and J'dee shot him a look to which he cleared his throat.

“We can do that.” Kira smiled.

“Okay I'll send them now.” J'dee stated.

“Thanks.” Belle sounded so tired and she was instantly worried.

“Take care okay?”

“I'll be fine. See you soon.” Belle ended the call.

“Either of you know how to drive?” J'dee asked.

“I do.” Kira smiled. “Bring her back in her car?”

“If you please.” J'dee smiled.

She watched as Kira and Hisagi moved to the balcony and leapt off it shunpo'in off in the blink of an eye.

“You could have sent me yo.”

“Sounded urgent they can get there faster and besides knowing you, you'd delay the trip home with a park up.” J'dee stated.

Reno chuckled. “Ooh you betchcha I would yo.”

J'dee used the air to slap Reno over the back of the head. “Don't even try it.” She warned.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Belle had slid down the tree she had been leaning against, sitting on the wet ground as the world rocked back and forth. She almost fell over before strong hands grabbed her shoulders.

“Belle?” Hisagi asked and Belle looked up at the tattooed man. She could see the child Eishima had saved so long ago. She cupped his 69 cheek and smiled in amusement.

“Captain would have been proud to have you in our Division,” she said as she went to stand.

“Where's Cloud and Vincent?” Kira asked and Belle looked in the direction she lost Vincent and Water.

“Water took him…he's going to come back to get me,” she said as she began to rock. “I over did it.” She rocked dangerously before she felt the world start to vanish. She was suddenly in strong arms and she blinked at how close Hisagi's face now was. She stared at his scars in amazement, they were perfect in their symmetry, they didn't take away from his good looks and she blushed as she realized her last thought.

“Belle, are you alright you're quite flushed,” Kira said and Belle shook her head, her eyes fluttering involuntarily from the sensation.

“My mind…” she brushed her forehead with her fingers. “I'm not good Kira…Hisagi. I hope one of you can drive.”

“Hakkai taught me,” Kira stated and Belle reached for her pocket but her pants were too tight with her body bent.

“Hisagi, could you support me with my feet on the ground?” she asked and her legs were lowered and Hisagi held her in a loose hug. Belle tried to stand but her legs didn't seem to want to stand and Hisagi held her tighter. Her vision was spinning and she closed her eyes, burying her face into his neck as her hand dug into her pocket, catching her key chain. She held out her keys, feeling a masculine hand take them before the world rocked. She clung to Hisagi fighting the darkness, she took a deep breath of his scent. “You smell good…” The darkness took her as strong arms held her close.

 

~*~*~*~

 

J'dee stood on the balcony waiting, Kira had called in that they were on their way back and that Belle was unconscious.

She stopped seeing Hakaryu pull up outside and her eyes widened as she saw a familiar red head in the passenger side.

“Ohmigod…” She clutched at the railing, then she watched as he stepped out of the jeep she saw him holding something wrapped in black, he looked up at her and smiled.

“Hey what's going on did Hakkai bring some Thai on the way back?” Goku asked stepping up to her and he looked over the edge. “No way… shit… is that…?”

“Gojyo… looks like it.” J'dee let out a breath of relief sinking to her knees. “Thank the Gods… But that means…” She closed her eyes listening. “Cloud… he's in the caves again.” She clutched at the railing. “Damn. This is one never ending circle.”

Roy crouched behind her. “Are you alright?”

“How long can we keep running in circles like this?” She whispered softly. “He's going to click soon…”

 

~*~*~*~

 

Belle was swimming in darkness as if she was lost deep in the darkness of the ocean. She wasn't afraid, she was water after all and she could feel the cold water around her. Through the darkness she saw a neon, flash of light, like some sort of deep water fish, the type with bioluminescence. She knew she should be afraid since most of the bioluminescent fish had needle sharp teeth. Strangely, she wasn't afraid, she was curious and she swam through the darkness towards the light. It kept moving on her and she could almost recognize the pattern of the movement…it was some sort of dance.

She reached out for a moment before staring at her arm. It wasn't hers…well not her human arm. Fins ran down the outside of her arm and webbing rested between her fingers. She had long talons at her fingertips, she paused for a moment to study her hand before looking down at her body. She was glowing naturally along her long, serpentine tail. The lovely fins at the end of her tails were glowing in stripes and dots that Belle thought were lovely.

A flash of light brought her attention back to the other creature swimming in the darkness and Belle put her fins to good use, swimming towards the light, well aware of the pattern. She moved through the water and watched as the other approached her. The creature was strange to look at, but somehow incredibly handsome in the same moment. They circled each other, their long hair moving through the water like streamers. She swam past him, taking in his larger, masculine fin down his spine. The pattern of his glow making him somehow more attractive to her.

He began to swim around her in a spiral manner and Belle felt her body react with lust. She wanted him, she desired him, he was perfect. It was strange, Belle knew she was human but at the same time she knew that she and this creature were of the same breed and boy did she want to breed. They moved closer and they interlocked hands as best they could with the webbing between their fingers. Their faces got close and Belle took in his large, dark eyes, framed by thick lashes, his nostril slits, and his humanoid lips. Belle pressed her face against his, rubbing her cheek against his and the electric current that passed through her skin made her know just what was coming next.

 

~*~*~*~

 

J'dee pretty much pounced on Gojyo the moment he was through the door causing him to stumble and loose whatever was in the black wrap.

Reno was just walking in and managed to catch it he looked at the two on the ground.

“Wow wish I got a greeting like that yo.” He smirked tossing the black wrap up and down. “Wow this is pretty heavy… what is it?”

J'dee sat up looking up at it. “Gojyo… you didn't go buying anything perverted again?”

“What? No? That's from Cloud… honey trust me I wouldn't give you anything like that.”

“Cloud huh?” Reno remarked curiously and shook it.

“Dude don't open that seriously.” Gojyo stated.

J'dee watched as Reno disregarded Gojyo's warning and stepped over them and opening it up as he walked. “Smells kinda gross yo. You sure this is from- WHOA!” Reno dropped the package. “That's fucken sick yo!”

 

Gojyo lay on his back hands propped behind his head. He was looking up at J'dee sitting there straddling his waist, looking to what Reno had dropped.

“What is it?” She went to move.

Gojyo grabbed her. “Nah-uh beautiful I'd rather you got my present first.” He purred.

“Fucken hell Cloud.” Reno was wiping his hand on his trouser legs. “That's just uncool yo, I've heard of giving ya girl a pound of your flesh figuratively but not literally.”

“It's Zack's. Cloud said it might bring Zack here. Or something.” Gojyo stated sighing as J'dee got up.

 

J'dee picked it up making Reno cringe. “What the fuck yo its decomposing don't touch it… argh…” He ran to the sink to wash his hands. “Disgusting…”

J'dee picked up Cloud's sleeve looking at it setting it on the table and putting the piece of flesh on top. “Hakkai a moment please.”

Hakkai walked up to her. “What is it miss J'dee?”

“I'm not a doctor… But wasn't Zack missing a piece of his stomach that you healed?” She asked.

Hakkai nodded. “So this is it huh? You think the removal of his flesh caused the decomposing?”

“No, but on a witch level, back in the old days, skin, nail trimmings, hair, even a freaken eyelash was believed to place a curse or such on someone.”

“Curse… Fuck if it's a curse just use a remedy yo I got plenty of that shit.” Reno remarked drying his hand on his jacket.

Hakkai nodded. “Like voodoo?”

“Yeah the Catholics used to believe us witches could do that too.”

“Can you?” Hakkai smiled at her.

“Maybe… But I don't need belongings to hex someone… a face and a name… Death note styles without the book.” J'dee smiled. “But I don't do that… it's unethical… unless they deserve it.”

Gojyo sighed. “Well I had to have that shit on my lap so while you two oooh and ahhh over it I'm taking a fucken shower.” He remarked heading to the door.

Hakkai stood up. “Gojyo could you please use miss Belle's shower… you are the fourth that Air's needs now, we need to keep you here where it's well occupied.”

“Do I get to share you room beautiful?” Gojyo grinned winking at J'dee as he passed on the way to the bathroom.

J'dee was sure she was blushing.

Reno blinked and looked at her. “Damn Cloud's barely gone and already filling your bed what the hell type of pheromones you got there yo?”

“Reno shut up before I mute you.” J'dee huffed.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Belle swam with the male for a bit, continuing the mating dance and she knew it was coming to an end. Slowly he let go of her and she allowed him to swim below her, they swam, mirroring each other. Belle looked down and she could see his claspers filling with blood and she could smell the change in the water. She swam lower, feeling her own gender swelling with blood, the fins low on her body swelling and exposing her opening. He looked up at her and strangely, Belle knew there was more than just animalistic lust in his black eyes.

He swam up and Belle wrapped her arms around his torso as their sexes met, the feeling of him inside made her back arch. They twisted until their tails were entwined as their upper bodies were. Belle looked into his face and he smiled, almost human teeth exposed before he kissed her and Belle closed her eyes in pleasure and joy of their mating.

 

Belle's eyes shot open, such a dark blue color that they appeared black. She was in the backseat of her car, but she was confused, where was he? Flesh rested under her head and she looked to see her pillow was the thigh of a dark haired male. She moved with fluid grace.

Her legs were to either side of his thighs, grinding her groin into his as she caught his head in her hands before her lips collided with his. He did not taste as he did before, but he still tasted delicious and she shoved her tongue in, inviting his slow tongue to dance. Her hands ripped the sides of his top to either side, exposing his muscular chest to her. She slid her hands into his clothing, exploring his side and back beneath his clothing. His hands moved to her shoulders but his body was already responding to hers. His tongue exploring hers as his fingers clenched, torn between pulling her closer or pushing her away.

She took the opportunity to move from his mouth to his neck, sucking on the flesh, taking in his masculine flavor as his pulse beat between her lips. Her body pulling away so that her hands could slide down his masculine chest down over his rippled stomach. Her thumbs brushing over the dusting of hair on his lower belly before she shoved her hands lower and into his pants, the tightness of his belt making her movements small.

“Belle!” he gasped hands tightening painfully on her shoulders before she grasped his half-hard manhood in her hands. Her fingers and hands moved on their own as her teeth bit lightly at his neck and her brain processed his cry.

Belle? What was Belle? Oh her, she was Belle, she was human, that's how her legs could straddle his, she didn't have a tail, Belle never had a tail. She felt pain in her shoulders and could taste slight blood and man. Her hands were touching something she had never touched before. Belle's eyes widened as she realized what she was doing and she pulled back as far as she could seeing as her hands were currently trapped in Hisagi's pants due to his belt.

“Hisagi?” Belle asked as she looked at his flushed face. He was clearly the master of his body, but only but a few strands. His eyes caught hers and she blushed at the lust there. “Oh God…what did I do?” She struggled to get her hands out of his pants, doing her best not to touch the hard part of him that she created.

“Belle what was that?” Kira asked obviously confused and Belle realized that the blond had only seen Belle kiss Hisagi and suck on his neck, he had no idea about Belle's hands and where they had been.

“I don't know,” Belle whispered as she looked at Hisagi, his eyes closed and his jaw clenched. For a moment she wanted to resume what they had started but the world tilted and Belle's body fell, she was aware of something hard pressing against her cheek through fabric and a deep groan as the darkness swallowed her again.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Cloud was aware he'd lost the battle, and he was being floated down the hall Air was letting out a string of curses in a language he couldn't understand.

A door swung open and Cloud was greeted with the familiar room and the tubes, he was flung harshly on the wind against a wall his head slamming hard against it.

Air screamed his frustration out finally in English. “FUCK!”

Cloud was aware of Air's fist slamming into his stomach, the blonde was pissed off and just laying into him. Each blow knocking more and more wind from his lunges.

 

“AIR! AIR!” Cloud heard the voice then the attacks stopped Cloud dropped to the ground and he saw the blood and gashes on his arm the dripping of blood from his leg where Sephiroth had caught him on the Masamune and flung him into Air's grasp.

“I should just take his fucken ass!” Air was shouting.

Cloud glanced up seeing Water behind Air calming him down. “You fucken ruined everything asshole! We would be on schedule had you not let that pervert go!” Cloud saw Earth leaning in the doorway. “He's the last one the LAST FUCKEN PIECE!” Air was still shouting.

“Teaches you to take out toys and play with them…” She commented before looking at all the tubes. “Air you have twenty four hours to rectify this problem. Lucky for you we're still ahead of schedule.”

Water let Air go and he stalked up to Cloud kicking him in the side before crouching down in front of him. “You better fucken pray Zack doesn't come back here because I'll be taking it out of his ass…” He hefted Cloud up using the wind to toss him into the tube.

Cloud went to move and the glass tube closed up and his hand touched the glass. He slowly sucked in a breath. How he hated these human sized test tubes, it seemed he spent more time in them lately than out of them.

Glancing round the room he saw Vincent's tube open, Water was hefting the vampire in there. Cloud caught Vincent's eyes.

Slowly the liquid started pumping into the tube, Cloud looked down watching it fill out. Air was still ranting and raving, while fire sat on the top of one of her tubes looking rather smug. He knew their rivalry while her talisman thing didn't work but all they needed now Gojyo and their three targets.

Cloud blinked finally taking all of them in, for the first time the four of them were un-hooded.

He blinked for a moment seeing a flash of a black shadow pass the door and he shook his head seeing the familiar face look in.

`Zack don't… go…' He thought desperately. `You're free now… go…'

He saw the blood dripping to the ground as the shadow seemed to drop and sink into the ground.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Belle woke up as Hisagi pulled her from the car and she was about to object when her head spun again.

“Belle?” he asked, his voice rough and from the feeling of something pressing against her hip, Hisagi hadn't fully recovered yet.

“Sorry,” she whispered as she blushed and looked down. He blushed lightly before shaking his head.

“I assume that was your powers,” he said and Belle chuckled nervously as Kira went to park her car.

“Yeah, that and you're an attractive male, I was lost,” she whispered and he smirked in that stupid way men did when they were complimented on their looks.

“What did you mean?” he asked and Belle sighed as she fisted her hands in his top.

“I don't know if you're aware, but the scars a wee bit hot. I find them very attractive,” she whispered feeling embarrassed. He chuckled and Belle blinked at him in shock.

“I meant when you said the Captain would be proud of me,” he said, his eyes glittering in a way Belle was assigning more to Reno and Grimmjow. She blushed more.

“Um…one of my souls was a man named Eishima…he once saved a group of children from a massive Hollow with several heads with his Captain and his comrades,” Belle said, horribly embarrassed over her misunderstanding. “His Captain wore this number on his stomach.” Her thumb ran over Hisagi's cheek and he blinked.

“So you were one of them?” he asked and Belle shook her head.

“Eishima was, I'm Belle,” she said. As she reached out, opening the door as Hisagi carried her into the room.

“Belle!” J'dee cried as she rushed to her friend. “What happened?”

“Zack showed up, Cloud left Vincent and me. It was a diversion, Water attacked, he took Vincent,” Belle sighed.

“Shit, he got Vincent yo?” Reno cried as Hisagi placed Belle into her recliner. Reno's eyes made a beeline to Hisagi's new hickey and Belle wondered if perverts had some sort of “sex vision” that allowed them to pick up on stuff like that faster than normal. “When did you get that yo?!” Hisagi was obviously torn between covering up his hickey and showing it off. Belle imagined that the other shinigami would get a lovely story and Belle couldn't stop the blush. Reno turned to her and made a face.

“What's the deal yo? I got J'dee on the phone!” Reno cried and Belle glared.

“It's none of your business Reno!” she snapped, immediately regretting her decision as Grimmjow seemed to appear from her room. His eyes fell on Hisagi and Belle knew that he would smell things that Reno couldn't see.

“Looks like it was fun,” Grimmjow growled and Belle missed Vincent.

“It's none of your business!” Belle snapped and the two perverts began to circle Hisagi, who moved closer to Belle. It made Belle's heart flutter at his chivalrous action obviously her look at him did not go unnoticed.

“What gives yo?!” Reno cried and Belle felt her anger boil over.

“Yeah, well that's only what you can see of his body and you haven't seen what I've done to Kira yet!” Belle shouted as she went to stand up and the world tilted again as Belle began to fall, familiar warm arms caught her.

“She chased after Water and Vincent, the area nearly a mile around her was soaked, we think she got mad and did her ice thing, freezing everything within a mile of her,” Hisagi said, as Belle struggled not to lose consciousness. “She's done too much.”

“Yeah, she even tried to do you,” Grimmjow's voice snarled and Belle hear Hisagi's voice but couldn't make out what he said as she lost her battle with consciousness.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Gojyo came out of the shower in a pair of fresh black pants and stopped seeing the large group in the lounge. “Dude what the hell did I miss?”

“Belle blacked out.” J'dee stated.

“Blacked out yo. She macked on 69'er over there that's what happened yo! Completely unfucken fair! She promised me.” Reno exclaimed.

“You.” Grimmjow growled.

Roy snapped his fingers and Grimmjow dodged the gust of fire while Reno was slapped by a gust of wind before he shot J'dee a look and Gojyo raised a brow.

“Missed a bit I take it?” He asked.

“Shut your mouth Reno or I will shut it permanently. I'm sure Tseng wouldn't object to you going back never being able to talk again.” She warned.

“We'll handle this…” Kenpachi grinned.

Gojyo watched as the shinigami picked up Grimmjow and literary threw him out the open balcony door.

“Yo don't you even think of it.” Reno pointed.

 

J'dee motioned. “Then leave and cool off… We have to sort some shit out. Gojyo's here, Cloud and Vincent are gone… Belle and Toby are going to be the next targets. We need thinking time.”

Reno let out a breath before stalking outside Ikkaku following behind with Kenpachi.

 

J'dee lent over the table, Belle had luckily missed the pound of Zack's flesh sitting on the table due to her state. “Heal this we heal Zack then… hopefully it works that way…” She looked at Hakkai.

Hakkai let out a breath. “I can try though I've never tried to heal body parts separate from the body.”

J'dee watched as the chi began to emanate from Hakkai's hands and she stood there watching as the healer worked.

 

~*~*~*~

 

“Damn you!” Vincent hissed from his tube as he looked over at Hohenheim, Vash, and Sanzo floating in their tubes. Water smirked as he looked at the altered Turk.

“She doesn't love you, you know?” Water stated. “She just hates Lucrecia's weakness.”

“She is not Lucrecia,” Vincent snapped and Water nodded.

“That's why, Lucrecia was weak, Belle is not, but Belle is empathetic, Lucrecia is a part of her, Lucrecia felt something for you, now Belle is ghosting that feeling,” Water stated.

“I don't care about her feelings for me, I will do my best to protect her,” Vincent growled as liquid began to fill the tank. He glared at Water and the man smirked.

“Funny, you will be part of what I use to destroy her,” Water said and Vincent's fingers itched for Death Penalty which was on the wall with two other guns.

“You will not destroy her, she will destroy you,” Vincent snarled and Water paused for a moment.

“I'll break her before I kill her, just so you can enjoy how weak she is. I will rape her, breaking her mind before I break her body,” Water smiled and Vincent felt his rage reach near Chaos levels before the liquid in his tank began to weaken him. They were in a stare down as the liquid rose to chest level on Vincent.

“You will never succeed,” Vincent managed before he felt his body give in and he began to float in the liquid.

“She is just not as strong as you fools think,” Water spat as he looked at the four men. He had his four, now, all he needed was the girl.

 

~*~*~*~

 

“DAMN THEM TO THE PITS OF HELL!” Kari screamed, picking up her desk and throwing it against the wall. Those damned girls had ruined her plan! Now she couldn't take Tobias's soul into hers with the dark ritual in Black Bible. If she had, her own abilities would have been enhanced by the dark magic. Now she would have to make do using the other four. They may not grant her the same boost Tobias's soul would have but they would still hold enough dark magic to grant her some leverage over the others.

 

It was only a matter of time before Water and Air came seeking retribution. She had instructed Tobias to attack the others and they would not take kindly to that. Frowning at the current report that lay n the floor and spoke of Tobias's make up with the purple haired whore, she incinerated it. All those bitches would pay!

 

She turned to the five tubes in her room, one which held a certain pink haired scientist.

 

“I think you'll be getting company soon!” Kari hissed.

 

~*~*~*~

 

J'dee was sitting up on the balcony Gojyo was next to her, both of them sitting on the ground, Hakkai had managed to restore the flesh to it's state but without Zack it would just begin to rot it needed living blood to survive she knew that.

J'dee looked to the pervert who was sound asleep his head resting on her shoulder and she touched the side of her face. It was a difficult choice; she knew it and she had such a problem since she got here, Zack, Havoc, Gojyo then the awkward Cloud moment.

“How do I always end up in these situations?” She whispered.

Hakkai looked at her and smiled. “You're just like Gojyo that's how.”

J'dee smiled slightly. “Yeah.” She moved her shoulder, Gojyo's weight making her uncomfortable. She didn't know what he'd endured but she hoped like hell they could protect him.

Gojyo stirred from his slumber looking at her and Hakkai. He let out a breath. “Shit I'm turning into the monk falling asleep anywhere.” He complained.

J'dee saw Hakkai move and offer Gojyo his hand. “If you want a normal bed… then let me help you.”

J'dee watched as Gojyo looked up at Hakkai grinning grabbing his hand and Hakkai pulled him up.

“Miss J'dee is it alright if we take your room for security reasons?” Hakkai asked.

J'dee smiled. “Go for it. I can go to your apartment and watch over Gok-AH!” She was yanked up.

“Honey I spent God knows how long chained up in a room with an air head whose obsessed with men… I just want a female body to wake up next to.” Gojyo stated pulling her along behind him.

J'dee felt her face blushing and she saw Hakkai smile. “Don't worry miss J'dee he won't try anything while I'm in the room. I promise and if he does I'll move him right into the lounge to the couch.”

J'dee nodded slowly letting Gojyo pull her along, she caught Tres and Kougaiji looking at her as they entered the apartment for the night watch.

“Um thanks Hakkai.” She blushed glancing to Belle's door. She still hadn't reappeared from there with Hisagi, half of her was worried the other half intrigued.

 

~*~*~*~

 

Belle woke up, in bed, warm, and with the scent of man blanketing her. She sighed happily as she rolled more towards the warmth and she froze as she felt a masculine body. She opened her eyes and saw a chest. She followed the chest up to a neck with a familiar tattoo around it. She looked up into Hisagi's eyes.

“What time is it?” she asked and he shrugged as he looked down at her.

“Are you alright?” he asked and she blinked.

“Hoping for another round like in the car?” she asked and he blushed slightly as he looked away.

“Of course not,” he stated and Belle smirked as she kissed him sweetly.

“Liar,” she said as she sat up and placed a hand to her head. His hands caught her shoulders and she looked over her shoulder at him.

“Are you sure you're alright?” he asked and Belle shook her head.

“I need to eat something and I need something to drink,” she said. He was quick to pull her into his arms. “You don't have to.”

“I want to,” he stated as he carried her out into the kitchen. Belle noticed the lack of Reno and Grimmjow.

“Ikkaku and Captain Zakari took them out,” Hisagi explained and Belle smiled.

“Nice,” she chuckled as she noticed Tres on the balcony and Kougaiji reading one of Belle's romance novels on the couch. Belle blushed as she didn't look at the demon Prince, unable to bear the thought that he knew she loved such horrible romance books. “Thank you Hisagi.” He nodded as he opened up the cupboard and began to look for something for her to eat.

Belle watched the shinigami lieutenant and realized he was the first man who was not inherently sexual who had flirted with her. He did know Eishima, but as barely a memory and only as a man. She blushed as he started heating up water for some ramen and she thought it was nice to be treated so sweetly by someone who was not after sex…well she may have put the thought into his head by accident…and who was not chasing her because of her resemblance to a dead woman.

“Are you alright, you look red?” Hisagi stated and Belle laughed nervously.

“I'm fine,” she lied and Kougaiji ruined her fight with a deeper blush when he chuckled in a knowing manner. Belle really hoped he was chuckling over a book and not her sudden attraction to the obviously oblivious shinigami.

 

To be continued…..