7 第7章: Back to the world of the living

"Thank you for coming in such a short notice" the man standing facing the window said when they entered the room. "Please take a seat" he added facing them with a fox like grin and slitted eyes. And so the two girls did; looking at each other quizically. Erza shrugged at her friend.

"Rukia, I have a special mission for you. As you've heard hollows are swarming into the world of the living flooding all areas and eating souls" Aizen stated. His chin rested on his hands slightly covering his lips and nose while his eyes were fixated on the red head who is listening carefully to each of his words and his loyal subject standing at the edge of his table arms crossed smiling at them.

"I am seding you to clean up the hollows and I need you to bring Erza with you- this is her training since she refused to go to Shinō Academy, I think this is the best training she can have" he added. The red head was surprised and looked at him, her arms  crossed under her chest, legs crossed on top of the other "Are you sure about this?" What if I refuse?" She tries to confirm but she couldn't hide the excitment on her face.

"Do you have something better to do here?" Aizen teased. "Rukia please take care of her, Hinamori will send you out tomorrow and will provide everything you need and will discuss your mission details, you're free to leave now" he concluded.

"Are all preparations ready?"

"Yes"

"Their destinations?"

"Assigned"

"Hollows?"

"Ready for release"

"Perfect, Erza Belserion my most wonderful test subject, let's see how strong you'll become" Aizen said with a devilish smirk.

"Test subject? Is that all she is too you? I know you want her more than that, no need to pretend" Gin teased as he exits the office.

They are going to Karakura Town where the news about hollow infestation was reported. The two female shinigami used their zanpakutō to open senkaimon and Erza was welcomed and greeted by the Jigokuchō as if she was adorned with them.

"That's odd, they seem to like you so much" Rukia commented and she just nodded in response. Unkowingly Aizen an Gin used Tenkai Kecchu to create a separate path for the two. His plan was let Rukia find Isshin Kurisaki's son and awaken his reiryoku then send Erza to Keisuke Urahara for taining- and so it happened.

"Erza!!!" Rukia screamed as she tries to reach her hands out and grab the dragon soul but the pressure was so strong that she was sucked into the warp in a flash. She tried to scream from the top of her lungs "Erza find Kisuke Urahara, that's where I'll find you" and the crimson lady vanished in her sight.

Erza finds herself in front of a convinient store that has a sign that says "Urahara Shōten" she stood up straightening herself, fixed her hair and dusted off her clothes as she surveyed the area. She gave out a small sigh as she closes her eyes and shakes her head while pinching the bridge of her nose "We got separated, not again Erza" she thought "Wait, what did Rukia said?" She said inwardly looking up trying to recall her words, her foot tapping the ground, left hand resting on her hips and the other has her index finger pointed towards her chin just below her pouting lips.

"The package has arrived" said the man with a messy light blond hair under a green and white stripped bucket hat while covering half of his face with a fan. He is carefully observing the red head as he tells the guy and two kids beside him "I wonder what she can do, if she is who I think she is then according to her file, she is an extremely powerful individual". Erza looked at their way as he tried to hide their reiasu, she notices the sign and remembers what Rukia told her "What a coincidence, looks like I wouldn't have yo find you" she muttered to herself and is walking towards the shop when a hollow appeared.

She released her spiritual pressure but did not use her katana. She jumped and gave a nice punch, she was fast, hitting the hollow with one last blow and it shattered. Behind her appeared another so she turn around with a roundhouse kick and defeated the enemy. "Hmm, this is easy" she thought. Then a couple more appeared one after another as she successfully finish them off without using her zanpakutō like an angel flying and dancing around stopping roughly a hundred of them. "Kuso, this is exhausting" she said panting, slightly bent forward resting her hands on her knees for balance and support.

A crack on the sky appeared. "You dirty soul, come at me" she told the menos that appeared from the crack together with a hundred more swarm of hollows. From the inside of the shop the expectators watch and yet is prepared to rescue her if the need arises. She unsheathed her katana pointed it towards her enemies that sorrounded her- hollows who are attracted to her superb spiritual pressure and moves like a rabid dog thirsty for blood waiting for an opportunity to devour her.

"Dance, yōtō benizakura: bakuhatsu" she said. Crimson flower buds appeared scattered in the air and when she swayed her sword they bloomed in bright scarlet color reminding you of blood, they glowed and moved in the air attaching themselves to the targets. Erza smirked and the blooms exploded and sucking the spiritual energy from its targets and released a pollen like rain glittering almost magical.

"Now it's your turn" she pointed the sword to the gigantic entity. "Metsuryūken: Beruserion... Hyouen Ken" she commanded, then her sword was divided into the flame and ice dragon swords but before she can attack another group of hollows around fifty or so appeared "tch, why do you keep coming" she commented in exhaustion "Hyōma no Reiki" and the ice dragon froze everything and "Karyū no Honō" the fire dragon burned all her enemies including the giant menos grande.

She fell into the ground- she was dead tired. She sticks her sword into the ground for support as she tries to stand up. "I won't push myself to the limit if I were you" a voice said. The man who was watching from the inside of the shop stood before her. She raise her head up to look at him with a death stare "yare yare, you are scary, the way you look scared the shit out of me and maybe turned me on a little" he said jokingly and let out a small giggle. "Tch, annoying" she muttered. "You've got an attitude for someone who can no longer fight" he commented with a smirk. "Yeah, try me... Who the hell are you?" She asked as she pointed her katana channeling her reiatsu causing it to glow in reddish black silhouette. "I can still fight, unsheathe your shikomizue and come at me" she demmanded.

The man was amused by her determination and unsheathed his shikomizue and charged at her. Their steel clashed. She held the blade even, a perfect undaunted horizon. She has stalled the man's strike even her body is now weak with over battle. The collision of their swords sends a ripple of spiritual pressure around them. She stares at him in the eye, her body is miserable but her eyes were strong. A faint smirk split the man's lips as her blade shivered under the brutality of his compelling strength. "Looks like your arms no longer have strength in them" he throatily crooned pressing closer to her face "Such a beauty, my princess" he added in a lewd tone and smugged.

Another hollow was attracted to their reiatsu and appeared. She pushed him away and raised her sword slicing it in half but her legs trembled weak unable to support her weight making her fall forward and before she hits the ground the man catched her. Erza's eyes were heavy "That's enough fighting for you, my princess, now let me take care of you" were the last words she heard and with her eyes slitted the last thing she saw was the man's passionate eye and beautiful smile as she felt him carry her and she blacked out.

Erza regained her consciousness and finds herself carried in his arms but is too weak to complain. When they went inside she saw the red haired boy jump kicked the raven haired girl on the face and locked her head in his arms, Erza let out a faint gasp, he noticed her reaction and chuckled. "Hey Jinta that's enough let Ururu go" the boy drops her without any dispute and walked away while the girl took the broom that was leaning against the wall and started sweeping.

"Yo, Tessai can you dig out the first aid kit? We have a guest" the man called out. "What is the name of our beautiful guest?" Tessai asked which made her blush and smiled at him. The man carrying her startled and placed her gently on the bed "oh, that's right! I haven't introduced my self. My name is Kisuke Urahara" Erza's eyes widened as she remembered Rukia's instructions "Erza... Erza Belserion" she answered looking away blushing in embarrassment thinking to herself "damn it Erza, you're not thinking, you almost killed Rukia's friend"

Tessai bowed "nice to meet you, I'll make you some tea to help you feel better" and leaves the room. Urahara digs around nearby cabinets and took some bandages and ointments in his arms and sat on the chair beside the bed.

He paused a bit and looked at her with a smile. He reached for her hand that has cuts and bruises, applied some ointment and she twicthed a little as it stings for a moment. "Hush, it's alright" he said gently with a faint smile as he rubs his hands over hers in a soothing circular motion. The stinging fades away when he started wrapping bandages around it and when he finished, he planted a gentle kiss on the palm of her hand.

Her face heated as blood rushed to her cheeks making it the same color as her hair as he looks at her with a calming smile "How are you feeling my princess?" He asked still caressing her hand. She pulled her hand away from him and held it just below her chin "I'm fine... I feel much better, thank you" she answered still blushing, her heart melted. "She's so cute" he thought patting her head lightly and slightly brushing her hair with his hand. She took his hand and looked at him, he realized what he was doing, his heart flustered and he blushed as they froze staring at each other.