Playing with Fire(DM)

Junko stood her ground exceptionally well. Tatsuya had intended to at least send her skidding back with his powerful punch. But even so, standing her ground had a better effect when he punched her. She took the full force of his punch standing her ground rather than lessening it by sliding back. Still, her armor plate had stopped his fist from impaling her. Before he could retract his fist, she reached out and grabbed the blade on his fist, stopping him from pulling back. Tatsuya heard her words leave her mouth, but didn't even blink. As the sword closed in, his free hand reached out and grabbed the blade. Sparks flew from the grinding blade and gauntlet as it came to a stop. But not before being pierced an inch deep in his mid-section. "Why dodge?" His index and middle fingers from his grasped bladed fist quickly pointed out at Junko's gut. "Hado number four - Byakurai." He calmly called out, not releasing Junko's blade.

Junko felt the wound she inflicted as her blade caused it. The sicking feeling, the texture even, of a blade cutting through flesh. Junko thought she had won this battle, but she couldn't move her blade any further through Tatsuya's body.

She heard Tatsuya speak quickly, a witty comeback nonetheless, although she was sure he was in pain. "Hado number four..." Junko's mind worked in an instant, calling the simple piercing kido to mind, and she gripped Tatsuya's blade tighter and simply said,"Shit...", preparing for the pain that was to come.

Oh and come it did, the pure energy piercing her upper midsecition through and through piercing the wings that were pinned against her body, cauterizing the wound as it exited her body.

Junko wasn't blinded by the pain... she was enraged... the fire on her blade turning a murderous red, "Die", and she let loose flame, and with the tip still in Tatsuya, she couldn't imagine how she could miss...

Everything moved in slow motion as the kido formed and then fired from the tips of Tatsuya's fingers. Tatsuya knew the fight was over, or so he thought. Even Sumiko was quickly making her way over to the fighters after the kido faded away in the distance; her shikai already released to provide medical attention. Tatsuya waited for the pulling sensation of Junko's sword as she was supposed to step back in pain, but it never came. He didn't like having that thing embedded in his chest, it wasn't the most comfortable feeling. Surely Junko wasn't going to continue fighting after taking that much damage. His eyes focused on the blade as the fire turned a deep crimson red. He sliced through Junko's hand as he tore away from her grip on the blade. He pulled at the blade and jumped back as quickly as he could. Fire now blasted were Tatsuya was and his reiatsu was practically undetectable.

Sumiko felt Junko's reiatsu spike when she was only 20 meters away. "TATSUYA!!" She flash stepped over just behind Junko when she saw the crimson colored flame on her sword. A blue green needle was formed in her hand aimed for the Trapezius muscle, at the base of the neck, 4 mm left of the center of the muscle, 68 degrees south of the base. This point was going to stop all signals to skeletal muscles and make the target go completely limp. But she was too late, the area were Tatsuya was, was engulfed in flames. She stopped only a few inches from placing the needle.

Junko drained herself trying to forced the offending man off her blade, the fire propelling Tatsuya away from her now... "TATSUYA!!"... Junko heard this from behind her, but she was in no shape to continue fighting, hole through her stomache, the smell of burnt flesh reeked from that, Blood still seeped from her leg and arm... If junko could fight before, she couldn't even stand now... She gasped for breath, the world spinning around... Adrenaline wearing off perhaps, or something else, but Junko couldn't turn to see what his aquaintence would do to her... assumingly killing her quickly before healing her love interest. Junko sealed shikai, the burns through her wings didn't dissapear, the converted to burns on her shoulder blades, and her body rapidly changed, shrinking even, due to the Shikai.

She spoke to her probable executioner, although she faced away from her..."Kill me, or save your friend, every...", paused here, coughing, getting the metalic taste of blood for her reward, "second you waste... is a second that Tatsuya might not have." Junko leaned heavily on her sword, and rose to her feet, turning to face her, Junko's 17 year old face ...

"If your going to kill me, I'll make sure your not just..." another cough, this time blood trickled out of the corner of her mouth, "an execution..." a grim smile followed her lips, knowing that she had no control of her life.

The needle in Sumiko's hand faded away as she looked at where Tatsuya once stood. The world around her turned to a dull grey color. She felt a pain in her chest that she had never felt before. Even staring at Junko, she wasn't sure she was the one looking at her. Junko sealed her zanpakuto and began to speak, but Sumiko heard nothing. When Junko finally turned around, Sumiko's eyes were unfocused, dull, and distant; in pain, but no tears were being shed. Sumiko only watched Junko, seeing her lips move but not hearing any word exit her mouth. The grim smile that shown across Junko's face sent Sumiko over the edge. Her pupils constricted and her usual up beat and perky appearance were a thing of the past, replaced by a face indescribable pain and torment. Sumiko quickly flashed stepped behind Junko, a blue green needle formed in her hand. Sumiko placed it 3mm above, 45 degrees left of the center of the 3rd cervical vertebrae. With that needle, Sumiko stopped all of Junko's future movements and speech.

"You are going to suffer for as long as I suffer." Sumiko softly whispered in her ear without the slightest bit of remorse. She rested her right hand on Junko's shoulder creating a purple needle. "Kibaku Hari" She held the needle in front of Junko's face before making it explode. The explosion was extremely small and didn't sound all that powerful. It mimicked the snap and sound of those little firecrackers a child would throw on the floor. Sumiko pulled her hand away from Junko's face and formed another purple needle. She was aiming at the first cervical nerve at the base of the skull on the right side of Junko's spine, 2mm to the right of the nerve base. She was going to send all of Junko's pain receptors into overdrive and Junko wouldn't even be able to yell out in agonizing pain. The needle stopped just as the tip made contact with Junko's skin. To their right, Tatsuya was gently but firmly holding onto Sumiko's arm. He had been calling Sumiko, asking her to stop from behind her, but she was oblivious to everything around her. She felt someone grab her arm and turned to see who it was. Tatsuya was unharmed, his speed allowed him to get away from Junko's last attack and his ability allowed him to take the fire head on without being roasted.

Tatsuya's expression was pained with disappointment, he didn't like seeing Sumiko the way she was; in pain. "You can stop now. I'm okay." He pulled Sumiko close and hugged her tightly. It took a moment for everything to sink in and then Sumiko finally broke down. She cried in his arms, happy he was alive and upset over almost doing something unthinkable to Junko, and completely against the type of person she is. "Shh shh shh. Everything is going to be fine." Tatsuya tried to comfort her. This went on for a few moments until she finally calmed down and stopped crying. After a while Tatsuya finally convinced Sumiko to heal Junko. Not a complete healing, but more of a field dressing, heal her enough to keep her alive. Sumiko put Junko to sleep by placing a blue green needle in her neck; 1in north of the center of the Sterno-Hyoideus muscle, and 4mm left of the Superior Belly of the Omo-Hyoideus muscle. As Sumiko healed Junko, Tatsuya went to retrieve her gigai. Once Sumiko healed her, they both left, the needle would fade away after a few minutes of Sumiko leaving, and Junko would wake up as soon as it disappears.