A/N This is my 2nd story and it's called the Explorer and the Beast. It's Ichi/Ruki GOODNESS! There might be lemon in some chapters but none in 1 and 2 that's for sure. this had been revised by my editeder you should know her by now

"Oh wow, this jungle is so hot. If what I was told is correct then there should be a ruin here."

Rukia could hardly hold in her excitement and was caught off guard when she heard a gun shot.

"Hunting isn't allowed here, I'd better check it out before it's too late for some poor animal," Rukia thought to herself.

Just then a Black Panther burst out of the bushes and collapsed in front of Rukia with a bloody leg.

"What happened to you?" she thought to herself as she looked at the panther. "This a gunshot wound, I wonder who did this to you."

Rukia pulled bunny-printed bandages out of her bag and started to rap them around the injured panther's leg.

"That should do for now," Rukia said under her breath. She heard some rustling in the bushes and looked up right as a tall hunter came through.

"Brat, get away from that toy or I'll kill you," said the hunter as he pointed his gun at her.

Rukia was scared half to death but managed to stutter back, "Hey, hunting is pro-prohibited he-here. If you k-kill this animal you'll be sent to j-jail for at least 3 years."

The hunter smirked and said, "Won't get in no trouble if no one knows."

He suddenly pulled the trigger and blood started to flow out of the new whole in Rukia's arm.

"Che, I missed, I won't this time," he said as he took aim again.

Right as the hunter was pulling the trigger someone stabbed him from behind and the hunter fell to the ground. Rukia looked up and saw someone who was barely dressed in animal fur. In his left hand was a small, sharp object covered in the hunter's blood.

The man glanced at her and stepped forward intent on killing her. The panther opened his eyes and gave the man a long, hard look. The man stopped moving and threw down the sharp rock in frustration at the dead hunter who was already being eaten by the panther.

Rukia, who was still in shock from what had just transpired, glanced upwards as she lost consciousness and collapsed onto the panther's back.

A little over two hours later Rukia woke up in a cave.

"What happened to me, where am I?" It was already dark outside and she noticed she only had on her bra and panties. Her wounded arm was tightly bandaged in some sort of cloth.

She looked around and noticed the man from before hunched over a small fire. He was cooking some weird meat while the panther lay next to him. Her clothes were all torn up and the contents of her bag had been thrown out across the floor.

Rukia forgot for a moment what had happened/where she was and screamed, "WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE!" The man just looked over at her and smiled.

In bad speech he said, "I Ichigo."

Then he turned back to the fire and started talking to the panther. All Rukia could make out was "Yoruichi" and assumed it must be the panther's name.

"Looks like I'm going to be stuck here for awhile." She shot a death glare at Ichigo that made his skin crawl.