New challenger.

"Huh? We both grasped as our eyes felt the rush of blood and the pain of what happen as well as our ears caught the sound of someone's blood drop to the floor. I stood there wondering which of us will fall over first.

I dropped first as my stomach was slashed, I fell over and groaned in pain. I heard Glenn chuckle a bit but I knew it wasn't funny either way. Soon she stopped laughing and looked at her feet, to discover that it was cut by me. The cut on my stomach wasn't deep, so was that of her legs.

"wow…! First you used the speed of your Phoenix dive and the strength of your Rashumon to attack me. How clever". She remarked and I was still in a bit of pain as my wounds regenerated.

"So you knew you couldn't cut my upper body, so you went for my legs. Again…clever". She remarked and I wasn't interested. She walked over and assisted me up my feet, rubbing my hair and give up a smile.

"Congrats, Ichigo. You win". She muttered and my eyes widened. I actually laid a hit on her, I actually almost took her legs off. I was filled with joy despite my stomach hurt.

So this is what it feels like to fight and win, this is the true feeling of victory. Feels like I just won a hard game of chess against an Artificial intelligence or even best, I survived in the hard core war of the 19th century.

I was still smiling, when I heard her take a seat. She was breathing fast and I could tell she used a lot of her blood to catch up to their pacing match.

"Hey Glenn? I called out and she raised her face to look at me. I took a seat on the floor next to her and offered to ask a question. "why did you say that if I hit you once I have won, when your brother only said three for his and he is way stronger than you". I asked and she let out a chuckle.

"Its true, Rin is stronger than me but am faster than him. My speed could beat his any day any time, but not in strength. Not to mention, when. I was growing up…I looked up to him, I idolized him. He wanted to study psychology in college, so did I". She stopped and laughed again.

"I wanted to be around him, always. We learned together and added basic psychology in our attacks. We simply confused people like you, to think I was the stronger one or any of us was weak. But in the end…" we both got up as we saw Yumeko approaching up.

"I want you to get stronger, Ichigo. I want you to beat Rin, because no one has ever handle a beast like him. I want to teach him a moderate thing about not being a bully". She muttered to my ears and I smiled, accepting the unholy challenge.

Yumeko paused in front of us and glared at Glenn, who bowed her head. Yumeko offered nothing but a cold stare and looked back at me. I wasn't in any loyal mood of bowing my head as I simply ignored those eyes of hers.

"Congratulation on winning Glenn, it seems like she brings out the best in you". Yumeko muttered with a docile eyes. She glared at me and back at Glenn. "Glenn, we would be engaged in a long auction meeting and supposed conference talk with the other ghoul community. I want you to be Ichigo's teacher, train him well. Because…" she paused and turned to me. "To be the prince, you must be stronger than everyone".

Yumeko turned to leave but abruptly stopped at the foot of the door. She glared at me again and offered a warm smile, that felt short. "Get strong boo". She muttered and made her way out the door. I let out a huge sigh and looked up to the concrete walls. "I actually won…I'll get stronger, so strong that not even Rin can beat me".

I woke up rather late in the afternoon after a quick training action, I pulled over by the bath and had a hot shower. I couldn't stop thinking or admiring the fact that I fought with Glenn and won, but what if she was not taking the match as serious as I was.

Perhaps she was bluffing at what she said, maybe it was all a lie. She could be the stronger one off Rin. I paused and kept a docile eye as I stared at the glass door. I was bored and exhausted of the whole thinking. I sighed one of relief and walked out the bath. It was a bright afternoon of another day and I had spent most time in the training room with Glenn.

Today's training was all about fitness, attacks and defense flaws. I sat on the bed and stuffed a slurp juice in my mouth. I heard the door cracked open and I saw Yumeko enter the roof. She had a tired look on her face, saggy eyes and ruby lip. She moved closer to me and pulled her body closer to mine. Tugging on my shirt and hugging me.

"Whew…". She echoed and I could tell she was perhaps stressed from the whole discussion about that new conference of ghouls, upcoming in the next few days.

"Hey…Are you okay? I asked but no response, she kept hugging me and I could tell it was so damn cute from the reflection of the mirror. Her small feeble body against my strong, her short height and cute broadly smile. I let out a blush as I felt the romance building.

She tugged against my collar, pulling her head up and mine down. I felt the intense feeling of lust as her face mewed and lips slowly gave way for her tongue to be viewed. "Erm…Yumeko, what's- I paused as she put her fingers to my mouth to shh me and her lips appeared beside my ears.

I felt her pull my hands around her waist band the social awkward view of things as I felt this bizarre want inside me. The memories of our first night together rattled my minds and I could feel the sense of Yumeko trying to lay me down again.

"Hey…Ichigo? She called out to me, in a low muttered voice as though she was whispering.

"Yeah". I answered like a sheepish animal being called by its master.

"Would you mind…if I take you?