Not you again... ~closed~

Snopy had been spending the past few days passing time. He wanted the days to go by as quickly as possible. This was due to him having been waiting for an answer to a certain question. This question was one he had on his mind constantly, but until Kanna decided, he would just have to bear with it. He wore as he usually wore. The Shinigami robe missing its left sleeve, and the necklace received from his sister. He sighed as he made for Rukongai.

Why was he going to Rukongai? In an attempt to distract himself, he had *foolishly* offered to take up any missions that came up. As such, when one came up, they grabbed Snopy first. Once again, he was sent out with little knowledge. His mission was to try and find a rouge Shinigami who had been wandering Rukongai and gather information. This wasn't the safest task, but he chose not to bring Kanna. Her presence at the moment would be too distracting, and last time it had almost cost her her life. Considering he valued her life more than his own, he simply went alone. As he stepped through the gate he had already noticed the spiritual pressure.

Snopy's first thoughts were simple. Oh great, its this guy again. He recognized it rather easily, despite the time that had passed since the brief encounter. It was Logan's spiritual pressure. However, Snopy let out a sigh of relief. Last time he had encountered Logan, Logan had saved his life from Hollow. With this to go off of, he felt he might not be in danger. However, if Logan was hostile, he would be in a lot of danger. Logan's strength surpassed even Kanna's or Kaminari's, and either of them could kill him if they wanted to.

At the same time, he remembered his fight against James, or the aquacat as he called himself. James was even stronger than Logan most likely, and Snopy hadn't died. It all really depended on if Logan decided if Snopy should live or not. If it was the latter, Snopy would simply have to hope his reaction time would be enough to get him to the gate, as any hostile wouldn't be stupid enough to go near those.

It wasn't far from the North gate, and Snopy felt it was close, very close. He currently stood in an open field. Snopy decided to stand and wait. He would rather not point himself out, and just let Logan see him on his own. Of course, he mostly wanted to see Logan before he saw him.

Snopy saw as Logan approached him. He didn't put his hand on his blade, but he was prepared to. One successful block could be the difference between life and death. Of course, he hoped Logan was as level-headed as he seemed, that would make things a lot simpler. Someone who was sane probably wouldn't murder him. He stood strong however, due to his orders, he could not allow the Shinigami to simply pass. This act did make Snopy nervous, as even if he was to be spared, just having the crap beaten out of him would still be no fun. Snopy stood, arms crossed, and spoke in a rather straight and professional tone.

I am afraid Logan, that I am on orders. I was sent to learn about the rouge Shinigami in the area, and I cannot allow you through until proper judgement is made. Forgive me if I sound cocky in any way, because I am aware of the difference in our powers. As I said, it is simply my orders. Snopy's tone changed to his normal laid-back mode before he spoke the next line. So if you do have any plans on attacking me, please don't kill me, I'm just doing my job. His tone returned to its professional state. So, might I inquire as to what you are doing out here?

Snopy watched as the man slowly drew his blade, and Snopy didn't miss a beat in drawing his own Zanpakutō almost instantly. By the time the man had run forward, Snopy was already prepared and easily blocked the attack. Their swords struck each other with a loud clank. I highly doubt that, that was a decision you made just now. Snopy spoke in his professional tone, but afterwards switched to his regular. Well I guess I've got time to kill, but that doesn't mean I completely trust you. Yet I have a feeling I'll leave this encounter with my life, and in the end that's all that matters.

Snopy pushed off, seeing as the man was holding back and jumped back a few feet. Hadō #4, Byakurai! Snopy shot off the Byakurai directly at Logan. As per usual, he didn't expect a hit, but he may as well start somewhere. After firing he observed Logan's movements to dodge and where he would be. Hadō #3, Piercing Shot. This time he fired where Logan was not, yet he predicted he would be. Leading his opponents was always helpful, seeing as he usually faced ones much stronger than himself. Then he waited for the retaliation that was obviously coming.

Snopy wasn't really caught off guard by Logan's sudden appearance. It didn't take much to block this, as Snopy was left handed. He flipped his blade to where it was facing down and held his hand up, blocking the strike. However, Snopy had to put a lot of energy, seeing as he was only using one hand. He was able to block the strike regardless. He immediately flipped his blade back into a more usable position and swung back at Logan. Seeing as physical strength was not his thing, it only stood to reason his strike would not be all too powerful. Yet he had a bit of speed to it, not that it mattered against such an opponent. As the attack landed or missed, he pointed towards Logan once more. Hadō #4, Byakurai.

He launched the Byakurai at point blank, yet somehow still didn't expect a hit. Either way, he put some energy into it as to give it some more speed. Snopy was sick and tired of the same few Kidō spells, he hoped that soon his strength would be enough to cast higher level spells, as his skill was more than enough. Snopy Shunpo'd in an attempt to get behind Logan and brought his sword down one more time. He didn't bother with his usual routine of wearing his enemy down, seeing as no matter what he'd be tired first. He simply chose to attempted to get in any damage he could early on. For this reason, his blows were not being held back.

The reactions to his attempts did not surprise Snopy in the least. Snopy felt the hilt of Logan's Zanpakutō slam into his chest, but he did not falter in his attacks. Once again, Logan blocked Snopy as he had appeared behind him. As Logan pushed Snopy away, Snopy saw as the extremely long Zanpakutō coming straight for his stomach. Though Snopy himself was not one to enjoy using such long weapons, he saw the practicality of it and was now forced to dodge the practicality of it. Snopy Shunpo's away, only allowing the blade to cause a small rip in his Shihakusho. He actually had felt the tip poke his stomach, but had moved in time to avoid it entering his body. Snopy let off a small sigh.

He now stood 20 feet from Logan. Hadō #17, Pulse Blast. A basketball shaped orb had formed in his hand and he aimed it at Logan. However, Snopy quickly turned it to the ground below him and launched it just far enough so he wouldn't be harmed in the resulting explosion. Said explosion knocked up a lot of dirt and a thick cloud blocked eyesight. Snopy then masked his Reiatsu to the best of his ability and Shunpo'd forward. He only let up on concealing himself as he appeared next to Logan, and lunged his sword forward at full force. Snopy had learned one thing, if you want to fight a stronger opponent, you have to use your brains.