Yo! Yes, I'm back again, with yet another story. Yesh, I know, I have yet to update MST, and FoA and FiT -for those who have read any of them and are reading this now- but it's just something I can't get off my mind. Bloody plot bunnies.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING!

As the title may have revealed, this is an alternate story of one of my big stories, Flames of Afterlife. Initially, I thought of making this the second part of the main story, but seeing as it conflicts with the plot of FoA, I decided to make it some sort of AU. So, for those who have read FoA, the big thing I changed is that Ichigo is not in love with Rukia, and neither is she with him. So if you want IchiRuki, you won't find it here. Those who have not clicked the 'Back' button on the broswer, this change makes a lot of other changes within the main plot, but you will find them out within the story if you choose to read it.

For those of you who have not read FoA before this, you don't need to go back and read it to understand the plot. As I said before, this is practically AU. All will be explained.

Other things you need to know is that the thousand years blood war arc, or quincy war, or whatever, won't be included in this. This takes place after the Hell Verse Movie. Plot doesn't go exactly like the Winter war, but Aizen has been defeated nonetheless.

Also, this starts somewhere within the first Rosario + Vampire anime season, and some second season events may occur, sometimes differently. I haven't decided if I should include the manga continuation, but we'll see.

Hope you read the author's note, no matter how long it is, as it is very important if you want to understand something.

Author: Datenshii

Genre: Adventure/Romance, a little bit of Mystery too. And Action.

Rate: T, because of Ichi's potty mouth and incoming violence. And me being paranoid. Hints of lemon, a big maybe, but there will surely be no real lemon. People who love lemon, READ THE F***ING AUTHOR'S NOTE!

Pairings: Ichi/Inner Moka mainly, Tsukune/Harem. Pairings may change as characters develop.

Disclaimer: Bleach not mine. Full-stop.

"Regular talking"

Thinking or pressured words

'Zanpakutou'

'Inner Hollow'

"Abilities/Demons/Vizards/Hollows"

Without further ado...

FLAMES OF AFTERLIFE: ALTERNATE STORY AND A VAMPIRE

Prologue

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Heavy pants could be heard within the forest as a tanned young man ran as if for dear life, tripping over his own feet, and still standing again and running.

He stopped for a second, finally feeling safe, and sighed in exhaustion.

Suddenly, a shriek could be heard and his eyes widened as two huge grey feet approached him, making trees all around them collapse. The monster revealed itself to have the form of a monkey with four hands, a white bone-like mask covering its face. Still, within the black holes two golden, malicious eyes shone.

"Hungryyyy… I am HUNGRY!"

The man stared at it in horror and tried running again, not turning away from it, but ended up tripping and landing on his butt. He crawled away in despair, yet the monster approached quickly.

Just as it reached out to grab him…

…a red blur sped by and severed the creature's arm.

While it shrieked, the blur stopped in a place and revealed itself to be a man clad in a crimson red cloak with a hood covering his head, judging from the wide shoulders. The man jumped towards the creature, an ebon blade visible in his hand, and cleanly cut it in half, head to bottom. The monster disintegrated in a wave of blue light and disappeared in the sky.

Landing back on the ground, the hooded man sighed and turned to the man lying on the ground. He stared at his savior in slight fear as he stood. The hooded man's gaze fell upon the broken chain sticking out of the man's chest and sighed again.

"Just stay still. A shinigami is going to send you to 'Heaven' soon," he said, his voice deep and cold.

The man stared at him for a few seconds, then nodded. Soon, a girl dressed in black robes carrying a sword in her hand suddenly landed next to the two of them. She stared at the hooded man, but seeing no reaction, she thought he could not see her and so stepped closer to the other man. She raised her sword and the man took a step back.

"W-what are you going to do to me….?" He asked fearfully.

She smiled reassuredly. "Don't worry, I'm only going to help you move on. Where I'm sending you to you won't be followed by these monsters anymore."

With that, she raised her sword a little more, only to be stopped again. But this time, it was the hooded man's hand. She stared at him in shock.

"Wait," was the only thing he said.

The first thing the girl thought to do was bind this man and interrogate him, but something told her to let him do what he wanted to.

With that, she lowered her hand, and the man turned to the terrified spirit. Suddenly, he raised his left hand and it was engulfed in a black fire. He grabbed the man's chain and ripped it away effortlessly, leaving a gaping hole behind. The shinigami's eyes widened and she tried yelling at him, but her breath caught in her throat at his next actions.

The chain in his hand started morphing, and it rusted and grew until it separated into two shackles. The shackles immediately flew for the spirit's wrists and latched onto them. The spirit could only stare in horror at what was going on.

"You have sinned," the man spoke, surprising both people. "And now your soul is mine."

With that, he raised his right hand which held his sword and stabbed the man in the gut. Two huge gates materialized behind them, a skeleton on each of its doors holding the edges with their arms. The doors parted and a blinding red light came out, as well as the stench of rotten bodies.

"The… gates of… Hell…" the shinigami whispered in awe.

The hooded man raised his right arm, and with it the body of the spirit, and threw the tanned man through the gates, as he screamed for mercy even when the gates were almost closed.

With the whole show over, the shinigami turned to stare at the man in the red cloak. He sighed again and brought the blade up to wipe it with a cloth he provided from inside his cloak. After a while, he sheathed the sword to his hip and put the cloth back away within his garments.

Just as the shinigami opened her mouth to speak, he broke the ice first. "Do me a favor and kill those hollows like you are supposed to. Had I not been here, it could have killed someone."

She blushed in embarrassment and scowled. "Who are you and how do you know so much about the afterlife?"

The man stared at her long, and his cold, golden eyes bore through her soul. "What is soutaichou-chan doing? Does he not teach his pupils even about the other dimensions?" he spoke to himself. The girl raised an eyebrow and her expression turned outraged, if not even a bit amused at his nickname for the Head Captain.

"Perhaps this would enlighten you. Ever heard of Kurosaki Ichigo?" he continued. Her eyes widened and her jaw went slack. "So you aren't all that unaware. Well, then, as I said before, please do kill those hollows. I'm on a vacation."

And so he turned and walked away towards the nearest city. In his wake, the shinigami girl stood frozen in one place, still shocked from his words.

"Kuro…saki… Ichigo-sama…" she whispered.

To be continued…

Hope you liked it. Also, rest assured, I have not wasted all of your time with my author's note. There will be an update real soon, so to satisfy you, my dear readers :D

Read and review! They keep me going.

-Datenshii