For ur_new_best_friend. I liked this idea so much that I decided to make a full-length fic out of it. Enjoy!
Summery: Kenpachi x Ichigo yaoi. AU Kenpachi is an outlaw and Ichigo is the son of a duke. Ichigo is attacked by bandits while out riding. Kenpachi and his men come upon the scene and save Ichigo. But of course, once he realizes who Ichigo is, Kenpachi decides to keep Ichigo for ransom.
Ichigo is 18 and Kenpachi is 25.
Warnings: This story will include yaoi, lemons, smut, cursing, violence and a little bit of OOC-ness. There will also be some one sided Grimmjow x Ichigo and Renji x Ichigo. Some other one-sided guy x Ichigo might come up. I just love abusing him!
The Crumbling World: Chapter 1
"You look so pretty, my beautiful princess!" Lord Isshin screamed for the entire castle to hear, attempting to throw his arms around his orange-haired son.
"I'm a man damn it!" Ichigo yelled back just as loud and kicked Isshin in the chest.
"Kisuke! Please protect me from my abusive daughter!" Isshin whimpered to the blond haired man smiling in the corner.
"Oh no!" The captain of the guards simpered and waved his hand in front of him apologetically. "I couldn't possibly hurt a girl!"
"Why you-
Ichigo made to attack Urahara but Lady Masaki suddenly materialized in the room and put a gentle hand on her son's shoulder. "It's okay, Ichigo." She said sweetly. Ichigo instantly became subservient in a way he only acted around his mother. "Let me handle them, your sisters are waiting for you in the dining room." Ichigo nodded and gave his mother a large smile before glowering at his father and Urahara.
Once Ichigo had left the room, Masaki rounded on the two men. "What have I told you two about calling Ichigo a girl?" Her normally serene and calm eyes flared.
"Not to..." They both said as they cowered in her presence.
"Not to what?"
"Not to call Ichigo a girl!" They yelled, clinging to each other as Masaki glared at them.
"And why do you continue to do so?"
"I can't help it…" Isshin whimpered with his hands above his head. "He looks like a princess, and is prettier than most girls…"
"Yeah." Kisuke agreed, giving her puppy dog eyes in an effort to escape Masaki's wrath.
"The next time you call my son a girl I'm going to let him kick your asses." She gave them both one last dark look, than smiled, transforming back into her normal sweet self. "Now, my dear husband, let us go to breakfast. Would you care to join us, Captain Urahara?"
"Ah, thank you Lady Kurosaki, but I must feed my cat before she mutinies."
"Of course." Misaki nodded with a smile and looped her arm through her beaming husband's.
"What's for breakfast?" Isshin chattered to his wife with large hearts in his eyes as he gazed upon her.
"The same as usual dear." Masaki said with a hint of amusement.
"Ah, your voice does grace my ears with sweetness. When we part, it brings me only the greatest of sorrows." Isshin cooed to his wife.
"That's nice sweetheart." Masaki patted his arm, with a reassuring smile and continued to lead him to the dining room.
In the deepest part of the Hueco Mundo district…
"Aizen-sama, I request that I be allowed to lead a raiding party in Seireitei." The blue haired man knelt respectfully at the King of Thieves feet, but his eyes blazed with defiance and malice.
"For what purpose, Grimmjow?" Aizen asked in amusement. He was always amused when it came to this particular bandit who was famous for his hot temper and skill with a blade.
"I want to…retrieve someone who I intend to be my companion."
"By companion, do you mean whore?" Aizen asked bluntly, resting his chin in the palm of his hand as he gazed down at Grimmjow.
"He is not a whore." Grimmjow spat out before he reigned himself in again. "He will be mine, and mine alone."
"Him?" Aizen mused, "And who is this man that has captured your attention?" Grimmjow didn't reply for a moment, glowering at Aizen reproachfully. "Come now, don't be shy."
"Ichigo Kurosaki." Grimmjow ground out between clenched teeth, wanting nothing more than to kill Aizen and no longer have to answer to the Thief King.
Aizen sat up straighter with slight surprise that he was quick to cover. "Ichigo Kurosaki? The son of the Duke?" Grimmjow nodded, his resentment towards Aizen still clear. "Very well, Grimmjow. You may go and kidnap Ichigo. But I expect you to bring him to me immediately, do you understand?"
"Yes, Aizen-sama."
In the Rukongai Forest…
"Wake up, Kenpachi!" The little pink-haired girl shrieked, slamming her small fists into the large man's hard stomach.
Kenpachi remained sleeping, only grunting and turning over in response, making Yachiru fall to the floor of the hut.
"Ken-chan!" Yachiru cried and yanked on his dark hair. "Yumi is trying to make me wear a dress again!"
With that a skinny man ran into the hut with a blue-frilly dress in his hands. "Yachiru-san! Little girls should wear dresses, not go around in pants!" He cried.
"No!" Yachiru yelled back and hid on the other side of Kenpachi's bed, peaking her head out long enough to stick out her tongue at Yumichika.
"Yachiru-san!"
"Enough!" Kenpachi roared, sitting up abruptly and throwing a dagger at Yumichika who dodged easily without even blinking. "Yachiru doesn't have to do anything she doesn't want to."
"Yes Zaraki-Sama." Yumichika pouted and pranced out the door to go complain to Ikkaku.
Kenpachi growled to himself and ran his hand through his shoulder-length hair. Would he ever be able to sleep in? With that thought he stood up and threw some clothes on, pushing his hair back in a low ponytail and slipping his eye patch on over his right eye.
"Ken-chan, can we go on a ride today, can we Ken-chan!?" Yachiru jumped up and down on his bed excitedly.
"Yeah, whatever."
"Yay!"
"Let me eat some breakfast first, though." Kenpachi grumbled and ducked under the doorframe to go outside. Yachiru scrambled up his back and sat on his shoulder, gleefully chirping about what she wanted to do today.
Back at Seireitei…
"Ichigo." Masaki knocked softly on her son's door and opened it slowly. "May I talk with you?"
Ichigo was sprawled out on his enormous bed, his bright orange head buried in a pillow. He sat up when he saw it was his mom and smiled at her. "Hey mom."
"Hey sweetheart." She sat next to him on the bed and wrapped her arms around him so his head was resting on her shoulder. "You know your father doesn't mean anything by calling you a girl."
Ichigo snorted and cuddled closer to his mom, sighing deeply. "I don't really look like a girl, do I?"
Masaki smiled and stroked his vibrant hair. "No one can say you aren't masculine, but you do have a feminine side to you as well. Which isn't a bad thing." She added hastily.
Ichigo pulled away with slightly furrowed eyebrows, the closest he came to a frown in her presence. "Feminine side?"
"Well…"Masaki uncharacteristically floundered for a second. "You are a bit lithe and have delicate features." She tapped his pointed nose slightly. "But it can never be said, that you aren't strong and heroic. How you look has nothing to do with who you are."
Ichigo smiled at her and nodded. "I love you mom."
"I love you too, Ichigo." Masaki pressed a kiss to his forehead and glided out the room. As soon as she left, Ichigo frowned slightly and stood up from the bed, walking across his room to look in a mirror.
"Delicate features…" He mumbled to himself, examining his light brown eyes and high cheek bones. His nose //was// a little dainty and his jaw narrow. Although he trained everyday with Urahara, his frame was slim and limbs long. He lifted his shirt up to his chin and stared down at his torso critically. Running a hand over his flat stomach, he smiled at the firmness underneath his soft skin. "Lithe…" He grumbled to himself, and instantly regretted sounding even remotely mocking towards something his mom said.
With a distasteful groan, Ichigo dropped his shirt back down. So what if he was a little…feminine in looks and he took after his mom more than his dad. Besides, he could still kick his dad's ass, which was the important thing. Hmm…a nice ride through the forest would help soothe his nerves. He hadn't taken Zangetsu out in a while, and he really did get finicky. With a smile, Ichigo slipped into more suitable clothes for riding and asked the servants to tell his family where he was going.
The wind lightly ruffled his hair as he stepped outside, the sun making it seem almost dazzling as it caught the brilliant orange strands. Ichigo scowled at the brightness and raised a hand to shield his eyes just as a voice called out to him.
"Ichigo!"
Ichigo turned around to see a short brunette waving at him enthusiastically in the training yard with a tall red-head beside her. Ichigo rolled his eyes, thankful that Rukia couldn't see him, or else she would hit him. That girl has a strong arm.
"Rukia, Renji." Ichigo said conversationally as he strolled over. What Ichigo liked so much about Seireitei than all other territories was that the people here felt free to speak their mind, whether to noble or peasant. Renji was one of Ichigo's personal guards, and Rukia was a master archer. Just another reason Ichigo did nothing to piss her off. She was really, really scary.
"Ichigo." Renji grinned at his charge and puffed up his chest importantly.
"What are you doing today?" Rukia asked, her eyes gleaming as she took in Renji's foolish spectacle. Honestly, he was only making himself look like an idiot.
"Oh, eh…going riding." Ichigo mumbled, knowing that once Renji heard he would insist on coming.
"Now?"
Think fast Ichigo! "Nah, a little later. Do you want me to come get you when I'm ready?"
"Yeah." Renji said with a stupid love-sick grin.
Rukia rolled her eyes and scoffed. Idiots, the both of them- Renji for falling in love with someone who wasn't interested, and Ichigo for being oblivious.
Ichigo waved at them and went around the side of the castle. Well, that was one crisis diverted. Now he only had to…
"Hey, momma's boy!"
Ah shit. "Hey Tatsuki."
The strong girl scowled at him and tromped forward, her heavy boots thumping loudly on the hard dirt. "You didn't come to spar today! What's wrong? Did you get a boo boo?"
It was Ichigo's turn to scowl. This was the girl that had routinely made him cry when he was younger by kicking his ass every chance she got. Now that they were both older, she taught a class for younger kids how to fight, and enjoyed manipulating Ichigo into coming in for a 'demonstration' in which she would kick his ass again.
"I was having breakfast with my family." Ichigo grunted out, jamming his hands in his pockets and feeling very much like chastised child.
"Well come next time. The kids love you!" She smiled, but they both knew what she meant. The kids might have thought it was hilarious, but Ichigo did not.
Ichigo sulked off, glowering as Tatsuki went off to yell at somebody else. Better them than him. He finally made it to the stable, sighing in relief when he saw there were no stable hands around. Murmuring to Zangetsu lowly, Ichigo opened the stall door and clipped the lead to the large gelding's halter. He was a magnificent quarter horse standing at 17 hands, black all over except for a crescent white patch in between his eyes. Zangetsu was not a nice horse, he was trained for war and liked to make the stable hands life miserable. He even gave Ichigo a hard time when he was feeling particularly mean. But Ichigo was the only one that had managed to ride him.
The orange-haired teen made quick work of the tack, glaring at Zangetsu and kneeing him in the side when the horse tried to puff up. Sneaky little bastard. With one last check to make sure no one was near, Ichigo slipped the bridle over Zangetsu's head and mounted. Ichigo gently kicked Zangetsu to a small trot, sighing as they made it into the trees surrounding the castle. Still nobody watching. He hated it when they insisted he bring guards with him. So ridiculous. Who would want to kidnap him anyways?
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I am taking a break from my "Like a Tiger Treading on the Flowers" collection to write an actual full-length story (although I will add some one shots when I need to get the smut out of my system). I'm going to be concentrating on this and my FMA story, occasionally update "Dark Side of the Moon" as well as putting up "Crush: Uke Ichigo collection.
Please enjoy!