Ashido is ALIVE!

"Sir, Rukia is located in an underground passage of Hueco Mundo, just like Gin said. She's achieved her Bankai recently and is either threatened to fight on Aizen's side or she is willing to do so herself."

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It's been a week since the search for Rukia began. And finally she was located after those long agonizing days.

Byakuya, Ichigo, Renji, Urahara, and Isshin continued on their path to find Rukia; Hisagi was called back to manage his squad. The five men ran into Ashido.

"Ashido! Your alive!" Ichigo shouted to him.

"figured you died trying to save Rukia the last time we were here." Renji remembered.

"Kuchiki-taichou, I heard of you from Rukia and Aizen. They weren't kidding about your status."

"Ashido! We're here to save Rukia and kill Aizen!" Ichigo jumped in Ashido's face, noticing how he was wasting their time

"I will not let you kill Aizen!"

"Last time I check, Ashido, you were helping us! Rukia trusted you and you turn your back?"

"You should know, Rukia is a part of him and he is a part of her."

"We already know, pointing out the obvious, smarty."

"Then surely you know that killing Aizen could and would kill Rukia." That shut Ichigo up, Renji felt confused. What are they suppose to do? They never thought that killing him may kill her. Not even Byakuya was ready for it.

"It seems that we got two young men trying to save your sister. What do you think Kuchiki-san" Isshin asked rubbing his chin in a thinking manner.

"It seems that Ashido just may be in love with our Rukia-chan." Urahara added.

With that said Renji pulled out his Zanpaktou and attacked Ashido, he was jealous and could not control his rage anymore. Ashido merely stepped to the side and was able to dodge the attack and reflect it back to Renji leaving him completely injured.

"You are a strong shinigami, and not using your Shikai form." Byakuya coolly said.

"I don't need one; I've never used it, nor needed to use it."

"Your name and who you are, all seems familiar."

"Probably heard it off the news that me and my squad ran to an opening leading here and never returned." Byakuya nodded in agreement; but he realized that he had only heard of Ashido from Rukia and squads disappearing were never in his interest.

Everyone was silent as they walked along the path following behind Ashido. Ashido was leading them no where he wanted to badly to protect Rukia.

Sorry this is short and that it took long to update. busy with work and school

i just wanted ashido to run into them and show that there was something ashido felt for rukia and i wanted to show it from someone else's prespective.