An Espada make's an appearance...and your Brothers...

Back at the Soul Society...

"What's this strange spirital energy?" Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi approaches the computers.

"Oh, my, would you look at that?" Several sirens go off and he smiles evilly. "It would seem that two Espada level Arrancars have appeared. Isn't that something?" He crosses his arms as the bells and whistles continue to blare. "I suppose I should tell the others...or I could capture one of them and that annoying Valentine myself..."

• • +

  Yuki was...surprised when you brought Nel back but the two got along. As it turns out, she's really quite childish regarding matters other then combat. This makes you smile as she goes around the apartment looking and touching everything like a child. 'It must be her first time in the Human world', you think to yourself.

  It's actually pretty amuzing the watch the serious Yuki follow her around like a mother hen trying to keep her from breaking things. When Nel dropped a small animal figure and it shattered she apologized to Yuki many times whilest I laughed at their behavior.

  "What's so funny? My mother gave me that!" You apologize to her and Nel takes a seat across from you. "So who is this woman?" Immediately both of you start sweating.

  "She's a...nearly extinct race. She's going to be helping us." She looks at you and then at Nel. "Her name is Nellie Tu Odel...Odels..."

  "Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck...pleased to meet you." Yuki shook her head and looked from me to her. "Call me Nel if you please." She smiled at her.

  "How do you two know each other?"

  "We're long time friends." Nel answered before you could. You nod in agreement...it was better then explaining the truth to her.

  "Whatever." You stand and stretch.

  "I think I'm gonna take a bath...if that's alright with you." She nods as you head to the bathroom. Soon enough you've stripped down, rinsed off and climbed into the tub to soak. You side and sink down to your shoulders in the warm water. There sounds a knock at the door and it opens before you can answer.

  It's Nel. "I thought I might enjoy a bath as well, Valentine. I hope you do not mind." Since this isn't the first time you've bathed with an attractive woman you nod. She seems to enjoy bathing as she is soon humming some nameless tune. As she approaches, she removed the towel covering her body.

  You scoot back and she steps in...immediately you free. A tattoo...a huge three positioned on her back. "Espada..." Almost immediately she recoils and turns to face you.

  "You saw..." All you can do is nod. How could you not have noticed? It was so damn obvious. "Does this concern you?" You shake your head.

  "But...the Soul-Society will no doubt send Captain's after you..." She ignores you and then surprises you by sinking down into the water with you. You raise your legs up on either side of this woman as she reclines against your muscular chest.

  "I will flee then."

  "I'll go too."

  "You need to teach Yuki how to control her Hollow." You lean your head back against the wall and sigh. You're not the only one who leans their head back as Nel leans hers against your shoulder. You're feeling nervous now...the same as when you were around Isane or Matsumoto.

  You sense something...a strong spirital pressure in the distance that seems so similiar to Nel's. She stands up quickly, water pouring off of her stacked body. "Espada..." With that she gathers her towl and leaves the room. There's whril-wind of activity as the two of you shed your Gigai and dash toward the energy.

  You covered the distance quickly to find a man sitting atop a telephone pole. His white jacket looked ragged, the collar up-turned and the sleeves rolled up to just about the elbow. He's wearing white hakama and black boots...at least they look that way.

  His hollow hole is situated on his abdomen. The remains of his hollow mask make up a jaw bone on the right side of his face. He keeps his head lowered as he slowly stands, his spirital pressure begins to bear down on you. You spy a huge scar running the length of his chest.

  "Hey...you know...you have the same spirital pressure of a guy I CAN'T...stand." His head snaps up and he gazes at you intently. "You even kinda look like him."

  "Grimmjow." He looks at her and grins.

  "Well, well...if it isn't the runt, all grown up now, huh? Where's Ichigo at?"

  "Right here, Grimmjow!" The three of you turn to face the orange haired Captain.

  "It's been nearly two-hundred years, Ichigo! I haven't forgotten about you! This scar aches every time I think about you!" You watch as he turns to face the Captain and draws his blade.

  "Valentine...take Nel and--" You release your Bankai and face the former Espada.

  "I'm not going anywhere. If you could beat him...so can I." He turns to face you.

  "Buzz off--" You flash-step toward him, and to his and everyone elses surprise you lay open his shoulder. "Unh!" He moves away as you take his place on the top of the telephone pole. "Bastard!"

  "You're no Espada...I couldn't even cut Nel with my mask on. You're just a faker...and I won't put up with that, am I clear?"

  "You brat...thinkin' you got me beat because you put a little nick in my shoulder. DON'T LOOK DOWN ON ME!!" He draws his blade and comes at you. You two engage not only in a sword-fight but a battle of flash-step against sonido...

• • +

  Ichigo watches the two got at it. 'Grimmjow is taking this seriously', he thinks watching the two fight. It also reminds him of his battle against the blue haired Espada. The only time to two really stopped was to trade blows. Their blades met and instead of matching strength with Grimmjow the young Visored used a flash-step to appear behind me.

  His blade never attacked however and he simply boot two feet to his back. The Espada grunted before wheeling around to swing at him. He dodges by leaning his head back. Grimmjow is...slower then he once was. The Espada looks as if someone has worked him over for quite some time. It worries the orange haired Captain to say the least.

  As he watches he begins to feel a strange spirital pressure. Turning his head up he finds an opening...a Garganta! Several figures step through, two of whom are decidedly Shinigami. They disappear from view, but they're not fast enough to escape the Captain's view. They quickly seperate the dualing Espada and Visored.

  The Shinigami steps between them and flicks the Espada in the head. His head snaps back due to the impact and he turns to face the young Visored. "Long time no see...Brother..."