Okay. So I saw this picture on a Ichigo Kurosaki page I follow on facebook and long story short I had a story idea. So here we go. Let's do this.

Summary: Ichigo has an encounter with a White Panther named Grimmjow when he goes to the circus with his family. He knew he was special when he could see things his family couldn't, but he also finds out that he can talk to said panther?! With a plan Ichigo helps Grimmjow escape but not with some consequences. A few years pass and Ichigo is now in high school and he starts to feel different. He is longing for something but he doesn't know what. He also feels like whatever it is, is really close, yet it feels so far. Later does he know that someone has been lurking in the shadows keeping an eye on him and decides to make himself known in the most simplest way possible. By attending Ichigo's highschool.

Warning: I'm going to say it's Mature for now, not really sure where the rating will go but if you want the good *Ahem* "FLUFF" then let me know. Anyway, some cursing and the like. Boy on boy so if you no likey then goodbye.

Disclaimer: Don't own Bleach but this story all mine

"Ichigo! Where are you?!" Masaki yelled at the top of her lung. She walked around the circus, one of her daughters resting on her hip, her husband holding the hand of her twin as he also looked around for their only and oldest 7 year old son.

"Ichigo my boy! You are one stealthy boy but now is not the time to show us your skills!" Isshin yelled at the top of his lungs, making some head turns in confusion. "Where could he have gone?" Masaki sighed.

"Mommy, where's Ichi-nii?" Yuzu asked silently as she looked around, worry clear on her face. Masaki kneeled down, placing Yuzu down in the process and moved her ash brown hair behind her ear. "Don't worry honey, we'll find him," Masaki smiled. "Ichi-nii is tough. We have to be strong too," Yuzu's twin sister Karin tapped her head, her mother noticing that she was holding in her tears. "Don't worry! Wherever he is, I'm sure he's fine. Someone must have some him. Let's ask around and then go to the guest department and see if they can help us if we can't find him," Isshin said as he ushered his family around as he continued to yell around for his son.

Ichigo on the other hand, was doing everything in his power not to cry. He was surrounded by strangers and he had no idea where he was. But most importantly, he didn't know where his mother was. Something had caught Ichigo's eye when he was walking next to his mother, thinking it will be a quick looksee, he headed over to the booth to see a pretty pendant, turning around to tell his mother but she was already gone. He walked around and deemed himself lost so he decided to stay where he was hoping that his parents will find him soon. Strangers would also come to him and ask if he was lost, but he remembered something about stranger danger and would walk away from them as if he knew where he was going, making himself more lost.

Now he stood in front of a purple tent, making his infamous Orange hair stand out more than it should, hoping that this will catch his parents attention. He lifted his hands to rub away some escaping tears. He jumped when he heard a loud roar, others and himself turning his head to see a group of men pulling a cage behind one of the nearby tents. The other passerby's continued on with their time, but Ichigo, being the curious one that he was, decided that since he was already lost, it'd be fine to move one more time.

He headed to where he saw the men go, docking under the wooden gate and making his way to some hay stack that blocked him from the workers who yelled over the load roars. He peeked around the hay, his eyes widening when he saw the animal that was in the cage. A white panther roared as if ready to kill, his teeth bared to his captors, his physic big enough for a child, maybe even a grown adult being able to sit on him. But what surprised Ichigo the most was when the creature turned his head as if knowing he was there and gazed at him with his Azure eyes.

"Stupid humans thinking they can control me,"

Ichigo got out of his shock when he heard a gruff voice. He looked around him to see if someone was standing near him, but when he realized no one was around him he tilted his head in confusion and squinted his little eyes question.

Who said that? he thought to himself. He shrugged to himself and turned his head once again to look at the panther that was no longer looking his way, but instead staring at the people in front of them with the intent of murder, another roar slicing through the wind.

"When I get out of here I'll kill each and every one of you!"

Ichigo turned around again, this time turning fully to make sure that there was no one behind him. He looked to the side and saw that there really wasn't anywhere for someone to hide so fast, that and he's pretty sure if someone was there he would hear him since there was enough things on the floor to make some sort of noise. The last time Ichigo was this confused was when his father was spouting something about justice and love and he ignored him to play with Yuzu and Karin.

He heard the panther roar again and quickly turned to see that the people who were trying to tame the panther held up a lit torch near his cage, the panther was backed into the far corner of the cage, his anger clearly eminent.

"Yea, you better behave or we'll do to you what we did to your mother!" One of the keepers yelled.

"I'll get you! Just you wait!

Ichigo's eyes widened when he realized what might have been happening. There's no way… He thought to himself in disbelief. He watched as the panther turned once again, staring towards him as if he knew he was there. "You better be quite or else we'll put you in the black box , you hear me?" Another of the keepers grabbed onto the cage bars and whispered low for the panther to hear. The other keepers chuckled as they walked towards the tent, the one who talked walking after them. Ichigo made sure to hide as they walked back inside. When he deemed it worthy, he walked around the hay and slowly walked up to the cage, his head sticking up to see azure calculating eyes in front of him. He yelped and fell back, looking up at the scary face in front of him.

"Pathetic boy, you seem so weak. If you were raised in my pack you would be the first one to be mauled alive,"

"I! I'm not weak!" Ichigo yelled back, the panther looking upon Ichigo in shock. "You…You can hear me?" Ichigo looked around again, then stopped when his auburn eyes met those of the white panther in front of him. He just nodded.

"They…They treat you bad here," Ichigo silently spoke as he got up from where he fell, his hands grabbing onto the bars and tippy toeing so that he can be eye to eye with the panther when it leaned down to sniff at him. "That's of no concern to you. How can you hear me?"

"Dunno. But my mom always told me I was special…so maybe this is what she meant?" Ichigo giggled. The panther tilted their head to the side in question. "I can tell you that you are special in more ways then one," Ichigo felt the panther was trying to show a smug face but he just looked menacing when he showed his teeth, "I feel like you were making fun of me… But…Do you want to get out of here?" Ichigo silently said as he looked around like he just devised a plan.

"Out of here? And go where?"

"Anywhere you want! You look strong. I'm sure you'll be fine!" Ichigo grinned with amusement. "You do realize if you were to let me out I would eat you, then everyone here, right?" Ichigo stared up at him in shock, the thought of him doing such a thing unthinkable. "You…You wouldn't really do that would you?!" Ichigo cried quietly so that no one can hear him.

"Oh, I would. And I will," the panther snapped his mouth in front of Ichigo who jumped back as he held his hands to his chest in fright. "Then…then what should I do?" Ichigo cried.

"What do you mean?"

"You…You clearly don't like it here. They treat you so bad. But if I let you go…I'll die…and you might kill my mom and my sisters. And I can't let you do that…" Ichigo pondered deeply.

"You…Are a strange one…" Ichigo was rubbing at his head in a deep thought when he heard the panther thump. "What is your name boy?"

"Hm? Oh, Ichigo. My name is Ichigo Kurosaki," he answered as he walked back to stand in front of the panther. "Your name is Pantera, right? That's what they called you at the performance in the tent," a small smile appeared on his plump small face. "Pantera is a stage name these idiots came up for me," they huffed. "Then what's your real name?"

"Real name?"

"Yea! You know, the one your mom called you when she wanted your attention!" He continued to smile curiously. The panther looked at the boy then to the side to look at nothing in particular.

"Grimmjow…"

"What?" Ichigo didn't hear what he said since his attention was looking off towards where he came. "My name is Grimmjow. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez," He huffed in annoyance at the fact that Ichigo wasn't paying attention. "How about we make a deal," Ichigo leaned in and looked at Grimmjow with caution, wondering what he was planning. "I take it your lost," Ichigo blushed. "What? Me? Lost? No way! I know exactly where I am!" the red head rambled. "Yea, your lost. How about, you let me out of here, and I promise not to kill your family. In fact, if you help me escape right now, I'll even take you to them," Grimmjow smirked, showing off his canine teeth.

Ichigo looked at him, as if pondering his request. "But…does that mean you'll hurt everyone else?" Ichigo frowned, eliciting a sigh from Grimmjow. "I have a reputation to hold, kid. If I don't kill someone they'll think I'm soft," Grimmjow grunted annoyingly. "You can be tough and not kill someone…." The 7 year old pouted. Grimmjow groaned on the inside, wondering why this kid was such a goody two shoes. "Alright…then how about this?" Grimmjow leaned in as if he could actually talk and told Ichigo the plan, the boy leaning in to listen.

"Eh? But won't that hurt? Will I turn into you?!" Ichigo cried in fright. "What kind of movies have you been watching? Shit like that doesn't exist," Grimmjow chuckled in amusement. "There will only be a little bit of blood,"

"Are…Are you sure?" Ichigo cautiously walked towards the entrance of the cage, Grimmjow following next to him and stopping at the only place to enter and exit. "If…if this will really protect everyone then okay…," Ichigo said as he looked around to make sure no one was around. He climbed up onto the cage, lifting up a handle and pulling it to the side. "Ack! This is heavy!" the boy groaned as he proceeded to do the action four more times. When all locks were removed, he jumped down and pulled at the gate door, falling back when something heavy jumped on top of him. He looked up to see Azure eyes glaring down at him.

"This will only hurt a bit," was all Grimmjow said before he licked his lips and leaned down, sinking his teeth into the crook of Ichigos neck. Ichigo winced and whimpered loudly as the blood fell down his neck, the pain being too much for his small frame. Grimmjow removed his teeth and licked at the bite mark, then nuzzling his face to Ichigo's cheeck. He gently bit down on Ichigos arm to pull him up, silently telling him to get on his back. Ichigo continued to whimper as he got on Grimmjows back. "You…-sniff-…You promised right? You'll get me back to my mommy…-sniff-…and you won't…-sniff-…hurt anyone?" Ichigo continued to whimper, rubbing his face on the back of Grimmjows neck, thinking about how soft his white fur is. "Promise. Now hold on tight, kid. This is going to be a bumpy ride," Grimmjow let out loud roar, the men that were there before quickly running out, the first thing they see being Ichigo and the stain of blood that was coating his blue shirt.

"What the?! How did he get out?!" a man yelled as he grabbed one of the torches and quickly ran after him. "That doesn't matter! We gotta save that kid! He's been bit!" another of them yelled as he grabbed for the torch. Before they can process anything Grimmjow quickly turned around and headed for the fence where Ichigo came from, jumping over it like it was natural.

"Quick after him! Tell everyone we have a protocol 1! Emergency! Emergency! The cat is out! I repeat! The cat is out! And he has a kid! He bit him!" another keeper yelled, the last part into a walky-talky. He grabbed one of the dart guns and quickly ran after them.

Grimmjow ran through the circus, sniffing out the secondary scent Ichigo had on his person, everyone yelling in fear and officers yelling for people to step aside and get to safety.

"Pathetic humans. I can kill all of you and you wouldn't even know what happened!" Grimmjow maniacally laughed as he continued to run, catching onto the secondary scent and quickly making a turn around a tent. "You promised Grimm…No hurting others," Ichigo sniffed. "Yea, yea!" Grimmjow jumped away when one of the keepers tried to grab him with a rope and continued on. Stopping when a woman turned around and looked down at them, her eyes rising in shock.

"Ichigo?!" She yelled. She gave Isshin Yuzus hand and quickly ran up to them, Ichigo sliding off of Grimmjows neck and hugging his mother like his life depended on it. She looked down at his neck and saw the bite mark, her eyes darting to the perpetrator. Grimmjow squinted his eyes and slowly moved back, not liking the aura of mama bear. Yuzu and Karin let go of their father and ran to their older brothers' side to make sure he's okay, Isshin following right behind them, being cautious of the Panther.

By then, they were surrounded by the guards, Grimmjow letting out a growl when they started to advance on him. Ichigo realized what was happening and tugged on his mother, making her look down. "It's going to be fine, Ichigo. Everything will be fine," Masaki cooed as she held onto his face and wiped away his tears. "No…" Ichigo whined. "Grimm isn't…-sniff-…he isn't bad…he just wants to be free," He continued. "Don't let them hurt him…" Ichigo sniffed. Masaki looked down at Ichigo in confusion then turned to who she now knows as Grimmjow to see him backing up into a corner, the guards and keepers getting closer to him.

"Help! My son needs help! Please help!" Masaki yelled making her other two kids and Isshin jump in shock. The ones trying to tame Grimmjow quickly looked away, some of them scattering to take a look at Ichigo. Grimmjow got the cue and quickly ran past them all, looking into those auburn eyes one more time.

"We'll me meet again?" Ichigo thought to himself. "Yea, kid. We're bonded now. We'll see each other again. Later, Ichigo," Before anyone could register what had happened, Grimmjow was gone, leaving some of the keepers cursing underneath their breath in anger.

"Bye, Grimmjow,"

So what did you think? I personally like this and I feel like I set it up just right. I don't really have much to say since it's the beginning but what I will say is please Review. I would love to hear what you guys have to say. Please and thank you, and I do hope you enjoyed this.

Until next time.

Ciaosu~