InuYasha Fan Fiction / Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ The Heirs Apparent ❯ Death is Only the Beginning ( Chapter 48 )

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A/n: This is a very Asuna and Akemi centric chapter. Things are shifting back to Yamaneko politics and will into the issues of the dragons. Slowly more about the Shouten will reveal itself. Thank you all for the reviews and I love to hear from you all! Ggio Vega was a great idea…so thank you so much.

 

Death is Only the Beginning

 

Iyo's death rocked the Western family to its very foundations. Rishou had barely survived as well. Asuna had fallen over her body and screamed bloody murder. Ishin was not much better off and Naraku's face held murderous intent. Kenji stood there next to his twin sister's body and did not move. His face was haunted and no matter of coaxing would tear him away.

 

“I am going to have to sedate him.” Nobu said softly to Naraku.

 

“Hai. Asuna is sedated as well. I have never seen Ishin like this.” The hanyou said with such regret

 

“He will not be okay.” Nobu said as he moved quickly and paralyzed Kenji in order to sedate.

 

Naraku held up his son and Nobu administered a sedative. Iyo's body was in state and even the ningen world took note of her death. She had been a civil rights attorney in this lifetime and it rocked several worlds. Ishin was in a drunken stupor at the moment and he was in his true form. Her body was left alone for the first time in three days. Hanaj stared down at the pretty woman and he shut his eyes. His sister was a devil and guilt wracked him to his core. He felt her pain and it was crippling him. He had sensed Nveid's horror at what Thei had done. For once in his life Nveid had cared if an innocent had been harmed. Her body was cold but it could be done. He cut open his own forearm and phased into her chest. He would have to sleep after this but she would have some sort of life. He had to trigger her alive barely then make her take his blood. Her eyes snapped open and there was nothing to see at first. He hauled her up and she would be hungry. She would be Shouten but she would have life. She animalisticly bit into his chest and he stifled his cries. He was glad he had finally reached her because another day and it would have been too late. Thei had unwittingly tied her soul to her body when she had released her poison. His eyes turned and he staggered back. She was feral looking as she looked around.

 

“You need sustenance. You need to go into Hueco Mundo.” He said rasping.

 

“How?” she asked in a guttural tone.

 

“Will it.” He said in a whisper.

 

Hanaj phased out himself and Iyo was in a ravenous state. Kenji was asleep but he woke up through the haze. Iyo was in the room and his jaw dropped. She stared at him and tears were falling down her face.

 

“Kenji! Brother I have to go.” She said hoarsely.

 

“Iyo? You were dead! You were completely dead!” he said shaking.

 

“I know not how. I will find my way back.” She said sobbing.

 

He watched her just fade away and he yelled. He scrambled up and ran to where she had been laid out. There was nothing and he began yelling. Naraku was there first and he yelped out in complete shock. Iyo was not there and Kenji was shaking.

 

“She was awake! I saw her chichi! She was awake!” he said almost hysterically.

 

Asuna ran in and her jaw dropped. She lifted her nose and she knew Hanaj had been here.

 

“What did you see?” Asuna said shaking.

 

“She told me she had to go. Haha where did she go?” he asked confused.

 

“I will return.” Asuna mumbled.

 

She stepped away and she ported from the Sendai castle and she heard Kenji yell. He was suffering without his twin and she went inside of her beach house. She grabbed the medallion to get into Hueco Mundo. She made the tunnel appear right there and she went through. She immediately ported to the wraith palace and it was damn near deserted. She followed their bond and Hanaj was kneeling on the floor and he was panting heavily.

 

“What did you do?” she demanded.

 

“She was innocent. I am so sorry. She did nothing wrong.” Hanaj said with a lowered head.

 

“You turned my daughter into a Shouten?” she asked horrified.

 

“There was no other way.” He said meeting her eyes.

 

“No other way? You doomed my daughter?” Asuna snarled.

 

“This existence does not have to be about wars and death!” He said shaking.

 

“You are a tr'Awnhi. There is nothing in this family worth redeeming except you.” She said kneeling next to him.

 

He looked next to him and she presented him her wrist. He turned his head away and she pressed it to his mouth. She felt his lips pressed to her skin and she hissed. He reached up and held her forearm as he licked and kissed her skin.

 

“Hanaj what are you doing?” she asked in whisper.

 

“My younger self cannot face the idea of betraying my family.” He said as he ran his lips along her skin.

 

“Yet in this era you are coming to terms with the idea?” she asked softly.

 

“No! I will try and rectify wrongs but I cannot be what I am not. I am Shouten and I am not ashamed of my race. I am ashamed of certain members of my family.” He said hoarsely.

 

“I have to save you.” She said into his hair.

 

“I do not need saving.” He said shoving away her arm.

 

“Why did you turn Iyo?” she asked.

 

“Because her soul is pure. She is good.” He muttered.

 

“It was your evil bitch sister?” She demanded.

 

“Thei has power issues.” He said looking down.

 

“Kamis Hanaj! You are coward!” Asuna screamed.

 

“I am smart! I can be more effective inside then out. You are like a damn out of control beast. You will maim and destroy without thinking through.” He accused.

 

“Your family has scattered.” She said glaring.

 

“We have other palaces within Hueco Mundo and the planes between yours and this.” He said looking away.

 

“Where is Iyo?” she demanded.

 

“She needs to feed. I am sure you know the unbearable hunger being you are in part a blood drinker.” He said lifting his head.

 

“She is here somewhere.” She realized.

 

“Yes. She is within Hueco Mundo. Give her time to master her new existence but she is dead to your plane.” He said regretfully.

 

“My mother was turned and she can stay corporeal!” She snapped.

 

“Your mother was not dead when she was turned. Your daughter's soul was trapped within that body. I awoke her soul. It is complicated but it is hardly ever done.” He said breathing deeply.

 

“Because the maker is normally killed in process.” She said surprised.

 

“Yes. You are very astute. She is Shouten now. I am sorry.” He said going to phase out.

 

“You have been a coward enough for one day Hanaj.” She snapped.

 

“You had better be glad I fell for you woman or else you would be dead for your mouth. I would almost gladly allow myself to die to shut your damn mouth!” He snapped at her.

 

“You make me sick in your weakness! You are afraid of doing the right thing so you slink in the shadows to do it. Run away Hanaj and I will find her on my own!” She yelled.

 

Hanaj phased out and she stared at the Shouten palace. She searched the massive structure room for room but it was pretty well deserted. She sighed and she ported near Los Noches. She was devastated that Iyo should have to suffer. Angry tears poured down her face and she felt familiar hands on her shoulders. She was turned and Grimmjow crushed her to him. He had no idea why she was upset but it did not matter. She was half of him and that was all that mattered.

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Akemi was on the island of Miyako again but in the modern era. She kept her senses high as she walked cautiously. She could feel the aura of evil that had dwelled here. The dread was heavy and she was suddenly grabbed. She screamed as she was turned.

 

“You are a fool!” Lei Jing sneered at her.

 

“How am I being foolish?” she asked confused.

 

“There are fearsome beasts on this island. Did you not fall from that very cliff?” he asked in anger.

 

“The dragons are still alive?” she asked surprised.

 

“If they are dragons then they are not normal ones. Stupid woman!” he said grabbing her.

 

He phased them out and they appeared near Manchuria. He had been intrigued by her then he realized he had to protect her to protect his blood within her womb.

 

“I do not have time for your stupidity!” he yelled.

 

“Pardon me? I did not ask for you to follow me!” she yelled in return.

 

“You do not seem to understand but I will not allow that babe to be harmed. I will do what I must.” He said growling at her.

 

“This is Ang Chi's babe. You need not worry yourself on it.” She said glaring at him.

 

His face grew quite wrathful and he shoved her backwards onto the soft ground.

 

“Bring that up one more time and I will remedy that situation.” He threatened.

 

“Leave me be Jing Lei Shi!” she said coldly.

 

He fell next to her and he stared down hard at her. He was undecided for a moment but when she went to strike him; he made the decision that he thought he would never make. He was so tired of being surrounded by those who were not of his blood. He was sick of mourning his dead and stupid family members. He pressed his hand to her clothed body and they dissolved away. Akemi looked shocked and he phased them to Hadasan. He growled at her but fell upon her in another devastating kiss. She gasped harshly as he brought her figuratively to her knees with his talented tongue. Lei moved his lips down her cheek to her throat and she moaned out.

 

“Do not think to command me woman.” He said as he bit into her throat.

 

She shut her eyes against the exquisite feelings and he fed from her. Her blood truly was a drug and he lost any will. He lifted his mouth and he began to kiss and suckle her skin anywhere his lips touched. He actually bit into her breasts but Akemi moaned out as pleasure erupted from each bite. He moved down her body and spread her thighs. He latched onto her nub like last time and she thought in a haze it must taste decent to him. He chuckled suddenly and lifted his head.

 

“When you release it is sweeter in that first moment.” He said huskily.

 

“What are you doing to me?” she asked in a haze.

 

“Taking you the way you need to be taken.” He said in his own muddled way.

 

“Oh Kamis!” She groaned out louder.

 

“I cannot refrain. I must have you.” He said tightly.

 

“But…I…no.” she groaned out as he slipped fingers into her center.

 

“I have favored males for a very long while. You are so wanton and passionate.” He said trying to talk.

 

“Feels so good.” She groaned as he leached the smallest bit of toxin into her.

 

“Does it? Your walls are gripping my fingers. You have not had many lovers.” He commented as his body was humming with desire.

 

“No. Daichi, Ryukotsusei, and Ang Chi.” She whispered out.

 

“Gods. You will be sweeter.” He said in a growl.

 

She drew up her legs and she moaned out. He leaned his head down and ran his tongue over her center and perineum. She was beginning to breathe in short rapid breaths and he grew anxious.

 

“Ask me! Tell me!” he snarled out.

 

“Hai. Please, please.” She groaned.

 

“Tell me what it is you wish.” He said sliding up her body.

 

“I want more! Please I need more.”

 

His body shivered at her words and he was going to give her every imaginable pleasure. He had truly never experienced a female in the traditional sense and had taken female Shouten in the non corporeal way. Akemi was overtaken in her uppyr lust and she shoved him back. He sat up to grab her and she ended up crawling into his lap. His mouth actually dropped open as riotous pleasures gripped him. She impatiently began grinding herself against him and he was almost paralyzed as the new sensations stole through him.

 

“No idea.” He groaned.

 

“What?” she asked surprised.

 

“No idea it was this.” He said laying her back.

 

He rested one of her legs against his chest and he began moving hard. She was instantly moaning again and he was lost in the sensations. He pulled his mind to concentrate and he slowed up his thrusting. He wanted to wildly take her harder but he wanted her entire body and soul; he intended to brand her. He pulled himself back and she whined in annoyance and he urged her onto her side. He was shaking as he squeezed her ass cheek and he suddenly began kissing down her body again. His tongue ran against her skin and she closed her eyes as she felt what gave her. She felt his toxin again but it was a cold burn. It was uncomfortable at first then pleasure erupted in her very soul it seemed. Her eyes widened as she felt him.

 

“What?? Oh Kamis this feels so good.” She whined out.

 

“Stay calm. Feel me. Adjust to me.” He commanded.

 

“Kamis!” she hissed out.

 

“Do not move! I am barely containing myself.” He said almost desperately.

 

“Too much! It feels so good.” She cried.

 

“Lower your shielding.” He commanded as he pressed his forehead to the back of her neck.

 

She cooperated because she wanted his blood. She wanted to gorge herself on his powerful blood and he was just that intoxicating. He had to grip her hand tightly as he felt her everywhere. It occurred to him that they both were groaning out. He moved slowly and his body was wracked with acute bliss. Along several points he felt their inner beings touching and he was hoarse. He had to move to try and attain the full connection that he suddenly and very desperately wanted. She was screaming in passion and he was totally lost. He pulled back and plunged back within her core. He was clutching and grasping at her and he was so close to a full melding but he shattered before he attained it. She had climaxed with such strength that it had pulled him into one. Her purity raced along his skin and he stopped breathing for a moment. He yelled out as he succumbed.

 

“Damnit.” He said breathing hard.

 

“What did you do?” she asked in horror.

 

“I just had the best sex of my life what about you?” he asked sarcastically.

 

“Hai it was great but it will not happen again.” She said jumping up.

 

“I will not be driven mad by half a joining. It will occur again.” He said in a low voice.

 

“You do this so that you can control me. I have news for you but I am not controlled.” She said grabbing up his favorite dressing gown.

 

“Woman by the Gods you will hear my will in this!” he hissed.

 

“No! I am no one's. Do you understand me? I saw enough into your mind. You are VERY pleasure seeking and I have to find out what happened to my family!” she said hissing right back.

 

“What because I follow my whims then I am not worthy of you, is that what you are saying?” he asked in disbelief.

 

“You never took a female before is because your opinion of them is so low. You allow yourself to take your own women in a way frankly I have never seen but you hold disdain for them. You feel as though Bai left you and she abandoned her own son. I am not Bai Gu Jing. I met her by the way. She scared the hell out of me.” Akemi said turning away from him.

 

“This was a terrible mistake.” He said sucking in his breath.

 

She had managed to read him so well that she could be a tremendous weakness. She looked at him and she snarled in anger.

 

“You assumed I was a weak and whiney woman. You expected to be able to exert your will through a binding. You like my yoki and what it does to you.” She said seeing in her mind his thoughts.

 

“You can shut me out. I suggest you do.” He said ready to slap her.

 

“I am not Bai Jing!” she screamed at him.

 

“All females are capable of the ultimate betrayal so do not hold yourself so high.” He sneered.

 

“For someone you hate so much you love her obsessively.” She said with narrowed eyes.

 

“I told you; she was as my mother. She raised me when our own died. Contrary to your own notions we are not hatched. Shouten can love and hate the same as any other youkai. We are blood drinkers and we have unusual forms but that is the only difference!” he stated in anger.

 

“Oh please! Your kind thinks yourself above any corporeal any day. You think because you have evolved this way of existing that it makes you better then anyone else. I have news for you, just because you can does not mean you should!” She screamed.

 

He slammed her against the wall and pinned her hands above her head. He leaned in and began kissing her madly. His tongue was driving her to distraction and she had never met such a fabulous kisser. She groaned as she realized she was so wet in response. He let her arms go when he was sure she would not try to purify him and he continued to make her squirm. He slowly pulled back from her mouth and he was absolutely addicted to her.

 

“I have to finish the binding. I will go mad. I cannot be this way.” He said roughly.

 

“You said you took credit for raping Asuna in Hiroshi's body. Did you do it?” she demanded.

 

“I said I did not. I took credit for it because making her angry and unhappy thrills me to no end!” he growled.

 

“Who did it?” she demanded.

 

“It was a tr'Awnhi lackey. I do not care. She was hurt and that makes me giddy.” He said cruelly.

 

She slapped him and he growled at her. She struck him again and again; he was so hot and itching to be with her. This female he would plunder gladly as she brought him intense highs.

 

“Back away from her and I will let you finish the binding.” She said raising a brow at him.

 

“Pardon me?” he asked in sudden fury.

 

“Hai. Stay away from her from now on and I will let you plunder me endlessly. I will let you take me however you wish.” She said clenching her teeth.

 

He backed away from her and snarled in agitation. He was whore and he knew it.

 

“You are quite the manipulative little girl are you not?” he asked looking back at her.

 

“Apparently you cannot stop your hatred enough to enjoy what I offer freely. I have nothing to loose Jing Lei Shi. I have lost it all apparently already. I am dead to history and you are supposed to be too.” She said bluntly.

 

“I made an error in that timeline by allowing my hatred to control me. I can focus oh so much better and I intend to bypass that outcome completely. Future knowledge is an incredible thing. Mongolian Shouten are more unique and I will leave it at that.” He said glaring.

 

“So why not go back and stop your sister?” she asked.

 

“Fate is a tricky thing. I cannot stop it. I have tried.” He said snarling in anguish.

 

“Do you think it is some very bored Kamis?” she asked softly.

 

“I know there are beings far more powerful then you or I. I know that they dwell without shape or without form. Some things are set in stone and some are fluid. There is never a way to know.” He said in a distant tone.

 

“How old are you?” she asked.

 

“In my own era I am over a thousand.” He said crossing his arms.

 

“Why have you never lain with a female before?” she asked.

 

“Each sex offers up its own unique set of pleasures. I do enjoy the pleasures of my corporeal form more and when I have felt like exploring those pleasures I have. You prefer coupling with males, you tell me why you enjoy it.” He said crossing his arms.

 

“It is natural for me.” She shrugged.

 

“Then you have answered your own question.” He bristled.

 

“You are a whore.” She said shaking her head.

 

“I have never denied it.” He snapped.

 

“I think we have conversed enough.” She said turning away from him.

 

He stormed away from her and he dressed in a different dressing gown. He jerked his favorite one off of her and touched her shoulder. Her clothes reappeared. He ported them to the outskirts of Manchuria and he went to leave.

 

“Do not think I will stop from hurting her or enjoying you.” He snapped as he phased out.

 

“Then do not think I will stop resisting you.” She yelled.

 

She was angry at herself and she had never felt so wanton in her life. She had been turned into a sexual predator and she had still managed to stay true to Ryukotsusei. She was away from her life from a little while and she became something she did not recognize; she would swear she was turning into Asuna.

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Asuna had made it back to her plane of existence and she was sitting on a hill surrounding the Western Palace. Things did just not seem to make any sense. She preferred a straight on fight where there was no mystery. She hated these feelings of helplessness. She did know that she would save her family from the Shouten once and for all. She would do it even if it killed her. She felt a powerful aura come up behind her and she looked down.

 

“Hello Anupu.” She said without looking.

 

“I cannot say that I know how you feel. I can only imagine what it is you feel.” He stated in a regal tone.

 

“Kamis Anupu. Stop being noble…it is not you.” She snorted.

 

“I have no idea why I burn for you so bad! Your mouth is the bane of my existence! I was trying to offer comfort.” He said miffed.

 

“I have offended your royal snotty ass. You like good rutting.” She said laying back.

 

She stared up at his perfect face and his perfect features. He was every inch what the ningen would worship as a God.

 

“Insulting me does not make the pain go away.” He said glaring down at her.

 

“This coming from the king of partitioning his emotions.” She scoffed.

 

“Did I come back to this accursed place to just be insulted by you?” he asked getting angry.

 

She narrowed her eyes and felled him to his backside with her telekinesis. She crawled onto him and stared down at him.

 

“I regretted terribly how I left our relationship. I was supposed to be your sister in law and I burned for you. I wanted to experience you as Akana but I was too afraid. When you took me in your tomb; I was so full of self loathing because it had felt so right.” She admitted.

 

“I loved Akemi.” He said in a low tone.

 

“You fell in love with her and you have admitted you carried feelings for me.” She said softly.

 

“Stop analyzing me!” He growled.

 

“I am not analyzing you!” she growled in return.

 

“Do you need justification to like me princess?” He asked in anger.

 

“I do not like you.” She said raising a brow.

 

“You like my body then.” He said arrogantly.

 

“You have a rather nice body hai.” She said smirking.

 

“Stop looking at me like I am your personal plaything! As much as I enjoy your bed and what you can do, I am no one's doll.” He growled loudly.

 

“I have not treated you as such. You are a strong male inu and you act it but I have news for you; I am just as strong as you and I deserve your respect as being your equal.” She said in a sultry tone.

 

“I admitted you were my equal.” He said narrowing his eyes.

 

“You admitted it but you have not said or felt that you respect me. You desire me strongly and you swear you have loved me but I would have the respect of one of the greatest pharaohs of Egypt.” She said.

 

He stared at her and he lifted his head. He met her lips with his and he slowly began kissing her with tremendous passion. She slowly disengaged the lip lock and he closed his eyes.

 

“I respect you. I have always felt that. I know I act alpha male because I was. I ruled and before that I ran my own great father's army. When you showed back up when you retrieved Nahut; I was grieving but I could not allow myself to show it. You always called me on my emotions.” He said sighing.

 

“I have been impertinent.” She said grinning.

 

“You think?” he asked in heavy sarcasm.

 

“Just a little but your arrogance is insufferable at times.” She said laying her head against his chest.

 

“My arrogance? I believe the term I have heard is; that is the pot calling the kettle black.” He snorted loudly.

 

“You know you adore my defiance. You know it inflames you when I submit to you when we make love. You get that much more arrogant.” She snorted in turn.

 

“Too true.” He laughed.

 

“I am so tired right now. Iyo suffered. Hanaj turned her.” She explained.

 

“Turned her into what?” he asked.

 

“A Shouten. He turned my daughter into one of those filthy beings.” She growled.

 

“Just like an uppyr.” He said in understanding.

 

“Something like that.” She stated closing her eyes.

 

“I love you.” He said simply.

 

“I love you too.” She muttered.

 

“We are perfect for the other. I am Egyptian royalty and I have no expectations of monogamy and you are as you always were.” He said closing his eyes to fall asleep.

 

“Then why did you expect it from Akemi?” she asked.

 

“Because I did love her and she expected it of me.' He said defensively.

 

“You just stated that you love me.” She said softly.

 

“Yes. I loved you as Akana and I fell in love with you as Asuna. The difference is that you tell me what you expect and I can expect it. I do not have to find out that your heart is divided because I know it is. Besides it is more normal to me anyway.” He explained.

 

“Then we are perfect for each other.” She said drifting herself.

 

“Just make sure to give me marathon rutting sessions like you did in Egypt and I will only require you every so often so that I may sleep in between.” He said teasing her.

 

“I am sorry about our pup.” She said softly.

 

“Please do not mention it. I cannot think about it. It has only been five years for me. I swore I would only sire pups with the woman I loved and I did. I ended up siring one with you and it is the one I wanted the most.” He admitted.

 

“I did not ask her.” She said holding his face.

 

“I know. I told her how much I hated her. I told her she killed my pup. The dragon and I fought. That is when I decided to leave. I took my boys and my girl and I left. I would not be humiliated by her again.” He stated with a deep sigh.

 

“I did not know all that.” She said shocked.

 

“No. You had suffered enough. I knew you did not ask her and I knew Shezmu knew too. He was always so good. I am nothing in comparison to him and I shall never forgive myself for having coveted you but I loved you too. He was so much more open and passionate. You could not help but love him. He loved you with his whole being and I grieved. I hated him and adored him at the same time.” He said in a soft tone.

 

Tears pricked her eyes and she realized quite suddenly why Shezmu had refused to return to life. She began sobbing and his goodness was evident again.

 

“He knew you loved me. He was giving you time with me. He allowed himself to die so that you could have what you wanted.” She said laying her cheek against his chest.

 

“He is with our Gods overlooking us. I shall never be as good as him. I shall always pale in comparison to great Shezmu.” He said with deep emotions.

 

She took his lips again and he rolled them. He was in a state at realizing what he brother had sacrificed for him. He took her slowly as she was crying softly. He was shaking as he spilled his seed. His mind was shielded and he swore if he sired another pup with her then he was naming his pup for his beloved younger brother.

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Blood dripped down her chin as she threw a hollow from her. The hunger was abating and she had amazing powers. She had no idea who the Shouten male had been but he had given her back some form of life. She could not change into her kumo self any longer and she felt such tremendous hatred for the beings responsible for taking away her life. She had been a fair person and she had refused to hate those she had not known but it all changed. This place was bleak and she truly hated it. She felt a tremendously powerful aura and she turned suddenly. Her brother's Arrancar mate stood there and he calmly stood there.

 

“Ulquiorra Schiffer.” She said softly.

 

“Have you fed to sustain yourself?” he asked.

 

“Hai. Have you attacked my sire recently?” she asked in a nasty tone.

 

“I have not. I love Rishou and I shall not be separated from him.” He stated flatly.

 

“Why are you here?” she asked.

 

“I have been hunting the Shouten. I have leave from my Espada duties as this serves Aizen-sama's interests.” He stated simply.

 

“The hunger only goes away for a short while.” She said looking down.

 

“You are only feeding from regular hollows.” He said.

 

“Does it bother you that I am feeding from the very thing you are?” Iyo asked.

 

“No. You have to survive. You do not choose this life but you must survive it. Rishou is most unhappy.” He said.

 

“May I ask you a blunt question?” she asked.

 

“You may.” He said raising a brow.

 

“Have you ever been involved with a male before Rishou?” she asked softly.

 

“No.” he replied flatly.

 

“What do I feed from so I may suspend the hunger?” she asked ashamed.

 

“You may feed from me.” He said pulling his jacket away from his neck.

 

Her mouth dropped and he stepped near her. He reached out and guided her mouth to his neck. He would do this because she had been so dear to Rishou. Her fangs broke through his steel like skin and he was unprepared for the euphoric rush. A pale hand reached up and held the back of her head as she continued to feed the unquenchable thirst. He tried to make a noise but he was overwhelmed in the sensations.

 

“Lady Iyo. Let go of me.” He muttered in a toneless voice.

 

She made a gurgling noise and his blood tasted unlike any delicacy she had ever had. She licked the fang marks and he gripped her tightly as he grunted heavily.

 

“Ulquiorra Schiffer are you okay?” she asked in confusion.

 

He did not answer and she had caused his body to tighten in bliss and her continued feeding had brought about complete rapture. He felt dirty somehow and he stared straight ahead.

 

“I am sorry. What did I do wrong?” she asked.

 

“Nothing.” He stated.

 

“Will you please tell me something?” she asked almost desperately.

 

“I am affected.” He said in his eerie voice.

 

“You were kumo at one time too.” She said in a soft whisper.

 

He realized she was not trying to be licentious or seductive but her actions were affecting him as such.

 

“I was Ataru.” He said.

 

“I was Iyo.” She said holding onto the lapel of his jacket.

 

“You are still Iyo.” He replied.

 

“Do you miss being able to change form without your zanpakuto?” she murmured.

 

“Hai.” He responded.

 

“I do not mean to be impertinent but did you ever take Lady Erena in your true form?” she asked softly.

 

“Many times.” He nodded.

 

“I liked myself as a kumo. I was different. I was alive.” She said as bloody tears began to slip down her face.

 

He reached up and wiped the tears away.

 

“You will take what has happened and become stronger. You will deliver justice for yourself. You are still kumo in heart.” He said in a rare long speech.

 

“When I was younger, I was involved with a funnel web. He was so beautiful and the heat inside of my web was intense.” She said closing her eyes.

 

“Lady Iyo.” He said trying to get her to stop talking.

 

“I am alone Ulquiorra Schiffer. I cannot stay there for long periods. My life is over.” She said laying her head against his chest.

 

“Do not allow that trash to beat you.” He said fighting off his own memories.

 

She was crushed by her own emotions and she was latching onto the one person she knew. She held his cold face and his green eyes haunted her. They seemed lifeless and cold like she was feeling. She kissed his lips in a gentle caress only as way of expressing those weighty emotions. She pressed her lips to his again and then again. He had no idea why he was affected but he did not stop her. She kissed his cold cheek and he stared straight ahead. Iyo softly nipped his lips and Ulquiorra barely returned the touch.

 

“You are so cold.” She whispered.

 

“Hai.” He said simply.

 

“I imagine the heat of a web would be nice.” She said closing her eyes.

 

“Hai.” He muttered.

 

“What did Ataru look like?” she asked.

 

“I resemble him.” He replied.

 

“You were handsome then.” She sighed.

 

“Unknown.” He stated.

 

“You need heat. You need to feel. When you were kumo you felt it all. I imagine you after hunting or battle. I imagine you were too warm and had to strip out of your silks.” She said with her eyes still closed.

 

He lost it and he tipped her head back. He began kissing her with animal like intensity. She kissed him back and they began tearing at their clothes. His mind was in a haze and he had no idea why he responded this way. His cold hands roved her body and she was pale like him. She had been kumo and she was still so beautiful. He was telling himself he was only offering comfort. They fell to their knees in the sand and she lay on her side. He recognized the traditional way of kumo coupling and pressed his lean body into her back. He lifted her thigh a little and pushed inside of her. His eyes closed and she was heavenly. She still had body heat and it was causing him to burn up inside and out. She was crying out softly as he took her gently. His hand drifted up her side and he cupped a breast. He rolled her pink nipple between his fingers and she groaned more. She pushed her bottom back and a stab of pleasure rushed through him. He pushed into her harder and she continued to softly sigh and moan for him. He shut his eyes as he felt her completion rip through her. He thrust a few more times and he cried out as well. He had to hold her hip steady as his climax was strong.

 

“Thank you Ulquiorra Schiffer.” She said as her chest rose and fell.

 

“You need shelter.” He said unemotionally.

 

“I had not thought about it.” She murmured.

 

He was not moving and she relished the feel of him. She had no idea how much this act shook him to his core. He had been so angry with Rishou when he had only kissed the onna and he had just engaged in a sexual encounter with Rishou's older sister. He tried to feel guilty and he tried to feel bad but it had been a balm to his inner kumo nature.

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Akemi was sitting in Shenyang and she was researching the different types of dragons in the world. She knew that most must have died out and she was intensely curious if Longwei indeed actually slept deep within the island's mountain. She had removed any evidence of what Lei had done to her and with her so that Ang Chi would not loose his head. She had to admit that he was addictive and she kept herself focused on her reading. Ang Chi was in America at the moment visiting with Kaya and Keiko. She had begun to have flutters in her belly and she realized she felt a feminine soul within her. She wished to the Kamis she could port and resented those youkai that could. She reached for the cell phone that Asuna had provided for her and she dialed her cousin. She felt no shame or resentment towards her cousin and she further began to think her personality was changing. She dialed Asuna's number and she picked up on the first ring.

 

“Hello cousin. Could you perhaps bring me back to Japan. I am sorry that I am bothering you.” She murmured into the phone.

 

Asuna appeared suddenly and she smiled. Akemi smiled in return and Asuna pulled her up. She ported them to her beach house and Akemi sat upon the floor.

 

“Are you alright?” Asuna asked.

 

“May I ask you a question?” she asked.

 

“Hai.” She nodded.

 

“You are half uppyr and you cannot fight the blood you have within you but what about me?” she asked.

 

“You were made by my mother. She was half a succubus uppyr. Whatever she was she passed onto you. She in a sense birthed a new individual that day and you are her child.” Asuna shrugged.

 

“I am changing.” She said horrified.

 

“How so?” Asuna asked.

 

“My urges and my conscience are not the same.” She replied.

 

“You are allowing your uppyr nature to take hold. It would happen eventually. My mother became immensely powerful as she aged but she was born strong.” Asuna explained.

 

“My naginata was destroyed.” She said softly.

 

“I will have another weapon commissioned. I know where Totosai hides.” She said in low voice.

 

“He is still alive?” she asked shocked.

 

“Hai. Would you like my fang cousin? Can I help strengthen you?” she asked.

 

“How?” Akemi asked intrigued.

 

“Allow me to drain you close to death and I will return it to you. I will be in sense turning you further.” Asuna said in a soft tone.

 

“Would I be in that sleep again?” Akemi asked.

 

“Hai. Eyal showed me how to do it. He has done it to me.” Her cousin said non chalantly.

 

“Recently?” she asked intrigued more.

 

“Hai. When the wraith attacked me in Hiroshi's body. He healed me completely.” She smiled.

 

“Asuna, I never thought I would say this but I want more yoki. I want more power. I want to be able to stand beside you and slay these beasts that killed your pup!” Akemi growled.

 

“Come then. We will need a couple of days sleep.” Asuna said pulling her up.

 

Akemi neared her taller cousin and Asuna lowered her fangs to her cousin's neck. She sank them in as deep as she could without damaging her. Akemi's blood was an elixir and she suppressed the groan that she wished to make. She drank until she heard her heart begin to slow and they sank onto the sofa. She pulled back and cut into her own jugular. Akemi barely moved but she latched onto her neck. She sank her teeth in with tremendous force and Asuna hissed in pleasure. Her cousin had more of a succubus nature then even she did. Akemi drank deeply and her blood was laced with so much power that it almost overwhelmed her. She suddenly fell back and her stomach rolled.

 

“Kamis!” she cried.

 

“Let it take you.” Asuna murmured in heavy whisper.

 

Akemi began panting as unbearable pain raced through her. She was horrified but she fell to the floor and her eyes were wide open. She was in a death sleep and she truly looked dead. Asuna slipped from the couch and fell beside her. She had a feeling she knew what had happened. She had been born and Akemi bitten. Asuna surmised that she lost whatever bit of ningen was left in her and it was replaced with full youkai blood.

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Nobu stood over the two onna after Ichigo had called him. He was horrified but he had put his ear to their chests and they still beat. He looked up and Ichigo looked relieved.

 

“I have no idea what the hell she is doing but they are in an uppyr death sleep. They can do it when they need to heal or they wish to hibernate.” He explained.

 

“This is freaky as shit.” Ichigo said shaking off a shudder.

 

“Hai it is unnerving but they are not dead. I was unaware that Lady Akemi could do it.” Nobu stated.

 

He picked up Asuna first and laid her on the bed. He was surprised to notice that she was no longer pregnant but Lady Akemi was. He shook his head and he needed to pin her down and talk. Ichigo looked up and he hissed in anger. Nobu had never seen him separate from his body and he was unnerved by that as well.

 

“Where are you going Kurosaki?” He asked.

 

“Grimmshit is near.” He yelled.

 

“The Arrancar is not bothering her. Back off.” Nobu commanded.

 

“But Nobu!” he cried in anger.

 

“I said back down Kurosaki. Listen to me in this boy! I am your friend and I genuinely like you. Leave him be unless he attacks you.” Nobu said calmly.

 

Ichigo rejoined his body and he was pissed off. He skulked off and Nobu sighed. Ichigo was a good ningen and he was good for her. Ichigo had guessed she had been in the death sleep for at least a day. He felt the ningen gone and he knew Grimmjow was near. The Arrancar appeared and he saw the kumo. He nodded to him and he neared his lover. He frowned as he saw her state and he looked at Nobu.

 

“She put herself into a death sleep. I have no idea why.” He shrugged.

 

“She gonna wake up?” he demanded.

 

“Eventually. I have seen her in one for several months. It is an uppyr thing.” Nobu assured him.

 

“Fucking freaky.” Grimmjow said under his breath.

 

“I agree.” Nobu said nodding.

 

“Where's my boy?” He asked.

 

“I have him.” He said as he stood.

 

He went into the nursery and came back with the sleeping infant. Grimmjow took him and he did his normal thing of sitting in the sky. Nobu was highly curious as he watched the blue haired Arrancar. He heard rasping and he saw Akemi stir.

“Kumo!” she growled.

 

“Lady Akemi?” he asked surprised.

 

“So hungry!” she growled loudly.

 

“Can you hunt?” he asked.

 

He was suddenly slammed against the wall by the tiny female and her strength was unreal. Her eyes were blazing as she licked along his neck.

 

“Lady Akemi! You are in a blood lust. Pull back please!” he cried.

 

“So pretty. She has such good taste in males. I wonder if she will share.” She said licking his tendons.

 

Akemi was suddenly hauled off of Nobu and Asuna forced her to latch onto her throat. Asuna's eyes were red as well and she was staring at her healer mate.

 

“She did not get you?” she asked in a low growl.

 

“No.” he said with wide eyes.

 

“I wonder what you would look like taking her.” She said smirking.

 

“Asuna!” he said scandalized.

 

“Drained her and gave her my blood.” She said in lusty tone.

 

“Go to Vlad! You are in a blood lust.” Nobu commanded.

 

“I need not to.” She said as Akemi fell away from her throat.

 

Asuna ported out and she appeared outside. Grimmjow saw her awake and he used sonido to appear in front of her. Her eyes were blood red and he was entranced.

 

“Allow Nobu to care for him.” She said in a low growl.

 

“Yeah? Why?” he said raising his brow.

 

She leaned forward and whispered in his ear. Grimmjow's eyes widened and he was gone in a moment. She felt Akemi and she felt her intense hunger still. Grimmjow was back and he jerked her to him. Their kiss was intense and she was in a full blood lust. They fell upon the beach in a tangle of limbs.

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Akemi felt yoki skating along her skin and she was still so hungry. She was in Karakura Town and she needed to move away from civilization. She felt a powerful aura and she looked up into the night sky. It was an Arrancar with haunting amber colored eyes. He was thin and very feline like almost. His Arrancar mask was like the upper jaw of a wild neko. He had black hair with a braid that fell down his back. They stared at the other and she felt as if she should know him.

 

“How cute, a youkai.” He said in a condescending tone.

 

“Arrancar.” She said cocking her head to the side.

 

“Yeah so?” he growled out.

 

“What do you want?” She demanded.

 

“I've got my orders.” He said crossing his arms.

 

“Do I know you?” she asked very confused.

 

“I dunno. Do you know me?” he asked.

 

“Your eyes.” She said in shock.

 

“Yeah what about `em?” he demanded.

 

“Ggio Vega! What the fuck you doing here?” Grimmjow asked from nearby.

 

“His majesty ordered me to survey this area for shinigami Grimmjow.” He said with a slight bit of respect.

 

“He ain't no fucking royal asshole. Get the hell outta here.” The Sexta Espada commanded.

 

“Hai sir.” Ggio stated in irritation.

 

Akemi was shaking and she was sure she knew this creature. She moved with incredible speed and she shocked herself by porting. She grabbed the young Arrancar and they began plummeting. He tried to shake her off and she held on tight. The hit a very solid object and Grimmjow snarled in annoyance. Ggio threw her off and she landed on her butt.

 

“What the hell is wrong with you!” he said pissed off.

 

“I know you! Your eyes!” She said shaking.

 

“Bitch, I haven't ever met you.” He said furiously.

 

“Where is Asuna?” she demanded of Grimmjow.

 

“What the hell's wrong with you?” he demanded.

 

She looked at them both and she was floored. She grabbed the young Arrancar and shook him roughly.

 

“What happened to you? Kamis what the hell happened to you? Tell me!” she screamed at him.

 

Asuna came and she too hissed. She stared at the young male and Akemi was shaking him.

 

“Let me go!” Ggio said shoving her away.

 

“You see it?” Akemi demanded of Asuna.

 

“Hai.” She nodded.

 

“What the fuck are you going on about? This kid ain't nothing but a Fraccion.” Grimmjow said laughing.

 

Tears spilled from her blue eyes and she ran away. Ggio was outraged that he had been handled by the female and he looked at the Sixth Espada.

 

“Do you know what the hell is going on?” he asked.

 

“Not a freaking clue.” Grimmjow said shaking his head.

 

Asuna stared at them both and even though they were different they were so similar it was eerie. The young Arrancar left and she stared at him.

 

“Poor kid doesn't know how to handle an onna. Prolly ain't ever seen one naked either.” He laughed manically.

 

“Grimmjow please do not disrespect that boy.” She said seriously.

 

“Why?” he demanded.

 

“He was a prince at one time. I cannot believe this. What happened in the Ryuku Islands?” she asked under her breath.

 

“Well who the hell was he?” he demanded.

 

“It matters not. You remind me that you are Arrancar now. Come let us see our son.” She said leading him away.

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Akemi had taken down a deer within Western lands and she was sobbing into her knees. She had inherited her cousin's yoki in vast amounts. She had never understood how powerful she really was. She had discovered she could fling her purification in the form of a high burst of spiritual power. She suspected this too was a deviation of Asuna's yoki. She felt alone and she was horrified that he should have become an Arrancar. She now understood why her cousin was so adamant about preventing Jagaharu from becoming the hollow he was. She ported to the beach house and Asuna dropped her glass of sake.

 

“Akemi?” she asked.

 

“Hai. You are amazing. Thank you for what you did.” She said softly.

 

“I am surprised you can port.” Asuna said amazed.

 

“I am so grateful. I wish to return to the past Asuna. I have to see Daichi.” She said shaking.

 

“We can do that. I was as shocked to see him.” She said.

 

“I wronged him. I did something so foul.” She said biting back sobs.

 

“Akemi stop! You followed your heart. I have done the same thing. We will find the truth and we will save them. Do you hear me?” she said shaking her gently.

 

She nodded and Asuna pulled her into a hug as she sobbed. Asuna realized that she was different and she was regretting so many things that had not happened for her yet.

 

They prepared themselves and they stole away to the past era. Akemi was following Asuna through the Southern Kingdom. She knew these lands even better then her cousin. Asuna came upon the small estate of Grimmjow Jagaharu. He appeared on the wall and her heart was beating in her chest.

 

“Haru.” She said in greeting.

 

“Hey.” He said softly as he jumped down.

 

He paid Akemi no mind and he gathered her up in his arms. He whirled her around and lifted her up. They began kissing passionately and Akemi turned her head. She dipped into the Yamaneko general's mind and she knew Daichi would be at the palace in Osaka. She ported there and she fought back the nausea. She was so thrilled and she went in search of the young Yamaneko. He was in the gardens and all the way up in the tree. She looked up and he looked down. She was met with the same eyes. He stared at her and he jumped down with ease. She did not wait and fell against him. He was surprised as she began pulling his haori out of his hakama.

 

“Akemi? What are you doing?” he asked breathlessly.

 

“Rectifying a wrong.” She growled against his throat.

 

He moaned out loudly as she sank her fangs into his jugular. He was swallowed up in so much sensation that he rasped out as she clamped down harder. She was marking him quite publicly and he heard her swallowing his blood. Daichi began purring loudly and his lust was rising quickly.

 

“Akemi? Akemi, my chambers. Please my chambers.” He hissed out as she opened his haori and kosode.

 

She refused to answer him and she began littering his chest and then his belly with kisses. His purring became erratic as his body was kissed by his now mate. His golden eyes opened when she tore his hakama but he did not want it to stop. He made a cross between a yowl and a hiss as she nipped and licked along his arousal.

 

“Akemi?” he groaned as his knees felt as though they were going to give out.

 

She carefully took him into her mouth and he grabbed a hold of the tree. He was still so young and he was still learning all the pleasures of the flesh. He came undone when she growled around his staff. He was shaking as she slid back up his body and she began kissing him again. Somehow the taste of himself excited him and he snarled into their passionate embrace. Daichi wished for nothing more then to hear her moan his name as they became one. She pulled him down and she stripped out of the blue kimono she wore. He prayed with everything in him that they were not bothered. She sat upon him and he had not been joined this way. She was totally controlling the situation and he knew he should care but he did not. She eased herself onto him and he arched his body a little.

 

“Daichi? Listen to me well. I will stop the madness for all of sakes.” She mumbled.

 

“I do not understand.” He groaned.

 

“Sit up.” She said softly.

 

He sat up and the angle became different. He was buried inside of her deeply and he grunted as he held her tightly. She worked her hips and he was gasping. She was groaning herself and she was overwhelmed in a need to feed. She guided his head and he tasted her juncture. He was being pushed into euphoria and he realized he could not scent any ningen in her at all.

 

-Quit thinking! Do it now! - she snapped in his head.

 

His eyes widened and he snapped his jaws closed around her skin. She had been putting off mating him and now all of a sudden she was freely doing it. She covered her own mouth and he heard a muffled scream. She rolled her hips one more time and he roared out with her juncture in his mouth. He was paralyzed in the spasms of pleasure for the moment and blood spilled from his lips. He finally released her and he tried to lay back. Akemi had wrapped her arms around him and held him up.

 

“Akemi please.” He groaned.

 

“Not yet. Listen to me. I need you to listen to me.” She said almost urgently.

 

“Hai?” he said sleepily.

 

“I am not the same Akemi who met you in the West.” She said holding his face.

 

“I do not understand. You are Akemi.” He said looking at her strangely.

 

“Daichi, you were just thinking that I do not smell ningen. I am no longer ningen at all. I am uppyr.” She said softly.

 

“I do not understand.” He said widening his eyes.

 

“I know Grimmjow Jagaharu is your brother. I know your father sired him while your mother still lived.” She whispered.

 

He tried to push her off but she stayed firmly where she was. He looked up at her and he was agitated.

 

“Please do not say that out loud Akemi. I do not know how you know but it is not acceptable here.” He hissed.

 

“You listen to me; I am more than eight centuries old. Do you understand?” she snapped.

 

His eyes widened and he was shaking at the words.

 

“The rumors are true? You have been seen in Dragon Lands?” he said shocked.

 

“Hai. Do not dare push me away. You have no clue as to the circumstances and I do not have time to explain.” She said squeezing her walls on him tightly.

 

“Kamis! What have you learned?” he asked groaning.

 

“Much. Extend you awareness Daichi. Broaden your mind. Do you love me?” she asked holding his face.

 

“Hai. That is a stupid question.” He growled.

 

“I have been alive longer then you knew and I have been mated. I was needed in the past and I was trapped there until I could live out my life and come back.” She stated with a firm voice.

 

“Ryukotsusei?” he asked with widened eyes.

 

“Hai. I was mated to Ryukotsusei but as you know he has been dead for over a century.” She said gently.

 

“What are you telling me?” he demanded.

 

“I am telling you that I am here and I am yours as long as I am here.” She said flatly.

 

“Akemi? I cannot think. Why tell me this?” he demanded almost in a hurt voice.

 

“Because you need to know what I am. You need to understand. I am youkai now. I had Asuna drain me near death and she gave me her blood and yoki.” She said taking his hands.

 

“Why would you do that? What is going on?” he asked in shock.

 

“Evil is going on and I had to be stronger to fight. My naginata was destroyed.” She said sighing.

 

“Naginata? Akemi, I am so confused.” He said shaking his head.

 

“Do you truly love me?” she demanded.

 

“HAI!” he growled.

 

“Then do not dare disavow me. Do not dare lay judgments on me.” She said as she rolled them.

 

His mind was lost in the sea of feeling. He had no clear picture of what was going on but she had just bared her soul to him. He took her hard suddenly and her claws dragged down his back in rapture. For reasons unknown and against his natural instincts, his mind accepted what she said. She gave a cry of relief and they shared a soul shattering kiss. He was exhausted after he fell against her and breathed harshly. She ported them to his room and he barely lifted his head.

 

“You truly have no mortal left in you.” He said exhausted.

 

“No, I have none.” She acknowledged.

 

He fell into an exhausted sleep and she wondered what she had done. Things were no longer simple and she knew she owed this young man some manner of something. She suppressed her sobs and she rolled to her side and let loose. He had been as beautiful as an Arrancar but he was truly alive now.

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Asuna was laid against his chest and he had made love to her passionately. He had tried to ask where their babe was but she had pushed away his questions. She was grateful that Juria had fixed her screw up and she looked over at him while he slept. He stirred as she watched him and he had a small smile.

 

“What?” he asked.

 

“I was thinking I am glad you spied on me while I was bathing.” She said smirking.

 

He hollered out a laugh and he grabbed her to him.

 

“My abuelo has asked you to return. I told him you're a stubborn bitch but he demanded it.” He said in husky way.

 

“Well I am your esposa right?” she asked smiling.

 

“Hai. You're a pretty one.” He said stretching.

 

“What does he want from me?” she asked.

 

“Jaguars have their own ways. I'm jaguar.” He shrugged.

 

“You are so much more. Haru, I have missed you.” She said laying her head on his chest.

 

“Don't ya see me then?” he asked curiously.

 

“Hai I see you. We do not exactly talk too much.” She laughed.

 

“Really? What do I do esposa?” he demanded.

 

“You make me weak and you love to hold our son.” She said as she kissed along his neck.

 

“Why can't I see him?” he demanded.

 

“It is safer for him there right now.” She said gently.

 

“I don't let ya bring him do I?” he asked with a low growl.

 

“No. You are very protective of him.” She sighed.

 

“I wanna see my son.” He said in a grumpy tone.

 

“He has your eyes and the markings around his eyes. He has my hair.” She said lying against him.

 

“He must be fucking beautiful.” He said sighing.

 

“Hai.” She nodded.

 

“So don't he need a sister?” he said playfully.

 

“I would like to remain not pregnant at the moment.” She laughed.

 

“How many you got?” he asked playing with her hair.

 

“Many. I have adopted three.” She said laying her head against his chest.

 

“Yeah but you're like five hundred something right?” he yawned.

 

“Hai. I have been mated many times.” She said tracing circles on his chest.

 

“Do I know some of `em?” he asked.

 

“It does not matter.” She growled.

 

“Well I wanna know if I do.” He snapped.

 

“Hai you do.” She snapped in return.

 

“Kay. Was that hard?” he asked.

 

“I just feel strange talking about it.” She said in a huff.

 

“Look Suna…this whole damn thing is weird. I'm the product of an illicit union too. Why should I give a fuck?” he asked.

 

“You do care okay? You make it plain that you resent my other lovers. I do not pretend to be a pious creature.” She said looking away.

 

“So why do I care?” he asked.

 

“Because you do!” she snapped.

 

“Okay okay. Calm your ass down.” He growled.

 

“Excuse me?” she growled.

 

“Hai calm your gorgeous ass down.” He said smirking widely.

 

“You can be such an arrogant pig!” she said glaring.

 

“Yeah well ya know you love me.” He said laughing louder.

 

She shook her head in annoyance and she lay next to him. He held her closely and he was just enthralled to hold her. They heard knocking on his chamber door and he jumped up annoyed. He had not returned to his duty as Yamaneko general, his father and himself were not speaking at the moment. Hiroshi was still banished from court and Daichi was caught in the middle. She heard him sighing and he came back. He threw her a robe and he put on a haori as well.

 

“My madre is here.” He said rolling his eyes.

 

“Is she very motherly?” she asked amused.

 

“Kamis hai! She bitches and moans if she don't get her way. Drives Otousan out the window.” He said grinning.

 

“She is a good mother.” Asuna replied.

 

“Well yeah.” He laughed.

 

She followed him out of his room and Itzel looked pensive. His face fell and he waited for his mother to speak.

 

“Jagaharu.” She said relieved.

 

“What's up?” he asked.

 

“Your padre demands to see you.” She said in her heavily accented voice.

 

“I ain't got a fucking thing to say till he tells me that Hiroshi will be punished!” He said growling.

 

“Jagaharu please hijo listen to your madre!” she cried.

 

“I ain't going to! You tell him to kiss my Kamis damn ass!” he snarled in anger.

 

“Mujer please! Talk to him. Please!” Itzel said as tears fell from her brilliant blue eyes.

 

“Haru? Listen to me. I will bring you to see who is responsible okay?” she said softly.

 

His eyes flashed red and he suddenly punched a statue of a neko kami. The stone busted and fell into pieces. He stared at her and he was pissed off.

 

“I want the exact fucker and you ain't gonna interfere!” he snarled.

 

“Hai I promise.” She said bowing her head.

 

He hissed and he stalked off. Itzel came to Asuna and hugged her tightly.

 

“Gracias. Mucho gracias!” she cried.

 

“It is no issue Lady Itzel.” She said hugging her back.

 

“Did he say my padre wishes for you to return to the Yucatan?” she asked.

 

“Hai he mentioned it.” She nodded.

 

“Jaguar tradition states that the esposa go through traditional mating.” She said smiling.

 

“How is that?” Asuna asked intrigued.

 

“Jaguar are jungle gatos.” She winked.

 

Asuna nodded and she followed after Grimmjow. He was dressing in more formal attire and his aura was pulsing.

 

“You do not get along very well with Hiroshi as it is.” She remarked.

 

“Arrogant fucking prick. He's taken onna away from me in the past. He used his damn rank as the way to justify it.” He said in anger.

 

“You say that the fact that your true identity is not known does not bother you but it does. You wish you could tell your older brother that he is back stabbing bastard.” She said kissing his shoulder.

 

“Yeah okay? You're a princess. You get to act like it and I've gotta pretend I ain't nobody! I'm somebody!” he growled.

 

“I know you are. You are one of the most powerful neko I have known. You rival any Byakko any day.” She said in his ear.

 

“Well that's stretching it.” He laughed.

 

“No. I know I have not fought beside you now but I know you in my era. You fought on par with Naraku.” She whispered softly.

 

He looked back at her shocked and he knew Naraku was alive and it was known she had mated him.

 

“So it's true!” he said with wide eyes.

 

“Hai. You do not like him at all.” She sighed.

 

“But you do?” he growled.

 

“Haru, I have a long history with him and I have given him six pups. I do love him very much but I do not like him at the moment.” She said honestly.

 

“You're gonna have to give me more.” He said suddenly.

 

“Pardon?” she asked amused.

 

“Yeah.” He whispered against her lips.

 

She was walked backwards and she stumbled on the futon. He stared down at her with passion laden eyes and she was shaking at the intensity.

 

“When we go to Yucatan, I'm gonna mate you the jaguar way. I'm gonna take my esposa till she gives me another cub.” He said in a husky tone.

 

“Haru, what is the purpose of this ceremony?” she asked.

 

“Actually I dunno.” He laughed.

 

“You are silly.” Asuna laughed too.

 

“Yeah. Let's go get this shit over with.” He said as he stood.

 

She nodded and he went to a closet and pulled out a formal kimono. She grinned at him and it was blush colored. She dressed and she left her hair down. She knew from Akemi's mind that it was not Lei Jing that had possessed Hiroshi so she was intensely curious which wraith it was. She had seen shadowed memories but had no idea what it was. She sighed as she ported them to Osaka. Hikaru was in a formal throne room and Grimmjow bowed only enough to not be rude. Hikaru saw the gesture and he narrowed his feline eyes.

 

“You are needed in your place General Grimmjow Jagaharu. You will return to your post and forget this nonsense.” He father said.

 

“After I get to beat your brat's ass!” his said growling.

 

Asuna sighed and shook her head. Hikaru look outraged and Hiroshi did step out.

 

“You want to fight me cur? What do I get if I win? I did not touch that dirty whore.” Hiroshi snarled.

 

Asuna held onto him as he tried to charge at Hiroshi. The Yamaneko heir looked at his half brother arrogantly and Grimmjow sneered.

 

“You can't fucking handle that an onna chose me! You can't fucking handle that I'm better then you any Kamis damn day.” Grimmjow said snarling back.

 

Hiroshi moved with speed and struck him across the face. Asuna released him and she had to be held back by Akemi. She nodded no and Asuna was growling fiercely.

 

“Let them settle this. They have to cousin. It is the Yamaneko way.” She said softly.

 

“What? What is the Yamaneko way?” Asuna asked.

 

-They will fight and nobody will say anything. Pray Jagaharu wins because if he does not then he will be banished from the kingdom forever for having dared mar Hiroshi's honor. - she pathed.

 

-This is ridiculous! They think we inu are insane! - she snapped.

 

-Inu have some similar ways. They are more solitary and inu will protect the honor of the whole pack versus a single individual. - she thought in return.

 

Grimmjow stripped out of his haori and Hiroshi sneered at him. The neko general moved fast and he whirled around and kicked Hiroshi in his stomach. The heir was thrown against a wall with the power of one kick. Asuna was astounded as he jumped forward and began punching Hiroshi over and over. His elder brother whirled around and punched him with a yoki infused fist. Grimmjow was thrown back and he flipped and landed on his feet, crouched down. Hiroshi was furious and pulled his katana. Grimmjow began laughing at his elder brother.

 

“Fucking pansy! Can't fight me with just your fists asshole? Well I don't need a blade cause I'm gonna kick your ass with my bare hands!” he said as his eyes flashed.

 

“You talk really big Jagaharu but you are a nothing but a second class slave!” Hiroshi snarled.

 

Grimmjow began a low snarl and he came at his brother quickly. Hiroshi brought down his katana and he caught it. It cut into his hand but he did not seem to notice. He pulled the blade away and threw it far. He thrust his bloodied palm straight into Hiroshi's face and the prince choked as his nose was broken. He began punching and tearing at Grimmjow and they rolled to the floor. Their sharp neko claws were tearing at the other and her mate jumped up and kicked Hiroshi in the back. The neko prince was coughing as his younger brother pummeled him. Hiroshi jumped up and what appeared to be similar to a cero erupted from his hands and it threw Grimmjow. He slammed against a wall and he looked over at his mother. She looked almost smug and she barely nodded. Grimmjow began laughing manically and he roared. Asuna and Akemi covered their ears and fell to their knees. Vases shattered and Hiroshi cried out in pain as he was slammed against the opposite wall. Asuna watched as he held out his claws and the yoki extended about a foot off of his fingers. Her eyes widened as he slashed across Hiroshi whole front with his yoki claws. Hiroshi yelped out as he was burned deeply. Grimmjow looked like he was going to deliver a killing blow when Daichi pulled his hand back.

 

“You won Jagaharu! You won. You need not kill him.” Daichi said in his rich voice.

 

“Be glad your baby brother was here to rescue you fucker!” Grimmjow said spitting on him.

 

Itzel looked very smug and she disappeared into the shadows. Hikaru looked less then pleased but he nodded at his general/middle son and he waved him away. Asuna stood and she wiped a little blood away from her ears.

 

“I'm sorry bout that.” He said pulling her to him.

 

“Do not be. You fight amazingly well.” She said in admiration.

 

“I'm gonna ask the lord for time to go home to Yucatan.” He stated softly in her ear.

 

“Okay.” She said smiling.

 

He kissed her hand and playfully bowed to her. Akemi watched as he walked towards his father.

 

“He is frightening in his power.” She whispered.

 

“His yoki changes very little in his Arrancar guise.” Asuna stated.

 

“Kamis.” She said shaking her head.

 

Daichi came up behind her and she wrapped his arms around her waist. Asuna had figured that she would claim the young neko. She waited on Grimmjow and she watched as Hiroshi finally picked himself up.

 

“Daichi what will happen now?” she asked.

 

“It will be as if nothing happened. Jagaharu fought him to prove his prowess. It is just a bunch of stomping and snorting as far as I am concerned.” He shrugged.

 

“Yo Daichi! You wanna come to Yucatan?” Grimmjow asked his baby brother.

 

“Will Otousan allow it?” Daichi asked surprised.

 

“He ain't real happy right now but he isn't stupid like Hiroshi. Come on kid.” He said grabbing the younger prince.

 

He had Daichi in a head lock and rubbed his head hard with a loose fist. Daichi snarled in annoyance and Akemi smirked. Grimmjow acted like a real brother to the younger Yamaneko male. They walked out of the palace unaware of the murderous intent of the other Yamaneko prince.

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Iyo had learned how to phase back and forth with much instruction from Ulquiorra. She would ask questions and he sometimes did not even bother to answer. She found the Fourth Espada to be quite an enigma and she had not bothered to try and engage him again like she had. She had felt terrible guilt for sleeping with her brother's mate but she enjoyed his easy going and loyal manner. She was lying on the white sand of the deserts surrounding Hueco Mundo and she saw him approach. His hands were in his pockets and he looked down at her.

 

“Why are you not practicing?” he asked in his flat tone.

 

“I was a little tired today. I am not used to having to hunt for my food.” She said blushing softly.

 

“The hollow you consume are trash. They are nothing and you will gain your strength from them.” He stated looking at the expanse of white sand.

 

“I was a pretty easy going girl Ulquiorra Schiffer. I was labeled a firebrand in the court room but I was just passionate about what I was defending.” She said closing her black eyes.

 

“You do nothing for your situation by reminiscing.” He stated.

 

“You are so callous. I know you have been at this existence a lot longer then I have.” She said as the bloody tears spilled down.

 

“Do not cry.” He said looking down.

 

“I am sorry. I was the daughter of Lord Ishin, grandson of the great Ayana.” She said wiping her eyes.

 

“He is still your sire but you are different. You have the same soul as you did as a youkai.” He said kneeling by her.

 

“I owe you an apology for being impertinent. I should not have touched you in such a manner.” She said refusing to look at him.

 

He said nothing and he stood. He just watched the ever shifting bleak whiteness. He offered his hand and she took it. He pulled her and he made her watch the sands.

 

“These lands are yours now but it does not mean it defines you.” He stated in a low flat tone.

 

“I do not understand.” She whispered.

 

“You are a powerful being. Make them suffer for stealing from you. They are trash. They are not worthy.” He stated.

 

“I had given up my life as a warrior.” She said closing her eyes tightly.

 

She felt his cold fingers lightly wrap around her and he leaned her head back.

 

“The blood of Lady Ayana runs in your veins. Your mother is the reincarnation of her and you shall be great.” He said in monotonous voice.

 

“Ulquiorra Schiffer, I am empty. I may as well be a hollow.” Iyo said as anguish gripped her.

 

One hand slipped underneath the black silk mandarin style shirt she wore. Her breasts were bare and ended up slipping his other hand under the silk as well. His cool lips found her neck.

 

“You are as Lady Ayana. She would doubt herself in quiet moments. I knew my lady well. I served my lady unto death. I serve her daughters.” He said in that same dreary tone.

 

Iyo gasped softly and he held onto her with surprising strength in his thin form. He turned her around held her jaw.

 

“You are a daughter of the Tsuchigumo house. You are more powerful then that trash whore any day.” He said an invariable tone.

 

“Help me!” she cried softly.

 

He pulled her into an embrace that crushed her in its intensity. He laced one of his hands in hers and she turned her head slightly.

 

“We will destroy your killer together and we will obliterate her forever. The other tr'Awnhi will cower at your feet.” He said in a slightly varied tone.

 

“You need to be with Rishou and Lady Erena.” She whimpered softly.

 

“They will both understand. You are of them as well. You are kumo born.” He said in that monotone.

 

He stared straight ahead again and they stood there like that for awhile. He eventually led her back into Los Noches and he sheltered her from everyone. He had a planned meeting with the Vasto Lordes Arturo Plateado. He would offer up the return of Matsuda Hibari in exchange for the massive destructive powers of a fellow Arrancar Vasto Lordes. He watched the young onna sleep and he for some reason felt the need to protect her. She was innocent and her death caused him to feel all manner of fury. He turned his head back towards the window and he reached up and removed his left eye. He crushed it and the green particles floated in the air. He replayed the battle with the Shouten named Thei. He watched again as she killed Iyo and injured Rishou. He watched how the whore fought and he would memorize her strengths and weaknesses. He would crush the whore trash from any and all existences. The sands continued to shift around Hueco Mundo.