Bleach Fanfiction: Urahara/Hirako 6/7
Title: Well, Would You Look at That
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Hirako Shinji/Urahara Kisuke
Spoilers: up to 424
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"The fuck do you mean, you made another one of us?"
"Just that. I mentioned the second-generation Kurosaki to you, yes? That he had become a shinigami? Well, I hollowfied him."
"What...the fuck are you saying?"
"And that's not all, he's still just a boy! Fifteen years old."
"I don't believe you."
"Yet again, it was the worst-case scenario. Aizen knew. Everything."
"I don't believe you."
"Two shinigami appeared in Karakura after Kuchiki Rukia had overstayed her allotted time. Poetically, one of them was her adoptive older brother, Kuchiki Byakuya...who has now succeeded his grandfather as captain of the Sixth Division. He arrived together with his vice-captain, outfitted, no doubt by the suggestion of Kurotsuchi-kun, with equipment to detect her."
"I don't believe you."
"They found her immediately, in the act of separating herself from Kurosaki's son in order to protect him. She didn't get more than a few blocks away before they intercepted her. But Kurosaki caught up with them before they could take her away."
"No."
"You remember Byakuya, that little snot? He's a brick of ice now. He drove his blade right through Kurosaki's chain-binding and soul sleep, and left with Rukia. I managed to get to the boy just before he died."
"No."
"Actually-and this is very interesting-Kurosaki wasn't there alone. The Sixth unit had already cut down another boy, the same age, who'd tried to save Rukia first. The son of the last surviving Quincy-Kurotsuchi-kun had begun torturing and killing the last few of them shortly after you and I left, you see, and now there remain only those two. The young, untrained son of Ishida Ryuuken..."
"Why the fuck-"
"You're going to have to stop interrupting, Hirako-san. Bakudou 59, Snow of Talons." Nine arcs of amber light shoot up from every side and snap around Hirako, jerking him hard to the floor. The lights splinter into strands, brighten and then fade, revealing Hirako pinioned rigidly on his back with wide, thick white ribbons holding every part of him immobile-his head, his fingers, his ankles-his entire body trussed to the floor, gagged tightly at the jaw. Enraged, Hirako struggles against his bonds, but can't move even to turn his head.
"Now then, as I was saying. Quincy Little was bleeding out there, as well, when I arrived. The two of them are schoolmates, you see, and Rukia had joined them, masquerading as a fellow student in order to keep contact with Ichigo-ah, that's the new visored-to let him know when there were hollow to destroy. Oh, and Ishida Uryuu had actually become Ichigo's lover. Isn't that sweet? A shinigami and a Quincy...
"I brought them back here and Tessai healed them. When Ichigo regained consciousness, he was furious with himself for letting Rukia be taken. But he was no longer a shinigami. I told him that I could help him become one again, and could get him into Soul Society. I didn't tell him, of course, what I really intended to do.
"He wanted to start even before he fully healed, bless him. A very pure-hearted child. I know this is upsetting to you, Hirako-san, but you need this information...I'm going to be using you, too, after all. Please try to bear with it for now." Urahara steps more closely into Hirako's line of vision as he continues.
"So, I killed him and forced him to arouse his own powers. In this process, I also hollowfied him. You wouldn't believe how strong he is; his spirit pressure is even greater than Aizen's, at least when you and I last felt it. He scored a hit off me in the first hour of training."
Hirako stops struggling and just stares.
"Yeah, for real! Before Rukia was apprehended, Aizen tested him with a Menos, and he actually made the thing run away. He's that scary. Knocked my hat right off with his first swing! It was so badly damaged, I had to get a new one...
"But I've gone off on a tangent again. I'll wrap this up." Urahara sits down on the ground beside Hirako, holding his cane upright by the middle, and hides his phony smile behind his fan.
"Ichigo's power is so out-of-control that even before hollowfication, it had begun to leak into several of his other school-friends, waking their own latent powers. Two of them went training with Yoruichi while I instructed Ichigo, and the Quincy went off and prepared himself alone. After ten days, I sent the four of them into Soul Society along with Yoruichi. Wait 'til they find out she's not a cat!" Urahara lifts himself up with his cane.
"That was last night. Isshin of course knows, and I also informed Ishida Ryuuken. Would you believe that they're also humping? It's all too cute to be true."
He snaps his fan shut and releases the kido binding. The hard straps of magic loudly unspin from Hirako and then whip away, yanking him mostly up onto to his feet before vanishing. Hirako pitches forward from the momentum of the pull, panting and glaring.
"So you see. They've all gone to rescue Kuchiki Rukia. She's been sentenced to public execution. They are going to use the Soukyoku, even though she's not even a seated officer, so Aizen is obviously in control of 46. The Hougyoku is still inside Rukia. If they successfully execute her, he'll have it. And he knows another way to get it out, too, thankfully harmless to the host, but this means that even if the kids do manage to save her, he'll probably still get it." Urahara looks hard into Hirako's eyes.
"Soul Society will become Aizen's enemy at last, but I've still lost the hand. I might also lose the new weapon. There's still a tiny chance I might keep both, though-Kurosaki's power could far surpass a captain's. And even though he's a bit...well, dull...he is an astoundingly fast learner. And frighteningly strong-willed. I'll tell you my gut feeling-Kurosaki Ichigo will survive. It's even possible he might come back without witnessing kanzen saimin. And when battle comes, he'll fight Aizen with us."
"And win?"
"And win, yes. But of course he has another enemy."
"Jesus holy Christ, you bastard."
"I knew you'd understand! Even if he does make it home, the hollow will be chewing him all up. I'll need you to help..."
"Did you think I wouldn't?"
Urahara is struck dumb as he watches Hirako literally turn on his heel and leave.
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