I was reading Inuyasha/ Bleach crossovers and was a little disappointed that Grimmjow (my fave Espada) did not have that many. And while I was reading some stories, there was a knock on my door and a plot bunny rushed in before I could stop it. Now here's the story it talked me into writing, so I hope u enjoy it.

Disclaimer: Do not own Bleach or Inuyasha

Warnings: swearing, violence, gore (probably), explicit content (including the occasional naked Grimmjow XD (Bad timing is all that needs to be said)), and out of character-ness

Pairings: GrimmKag, InuKik, MirSan, RenRuki, IchiHime

Summary: After a fight with Inuyasha, Kagome stormed off for some alone time to calm herself down. While she was all alone, she was attacked by a demon with shards of the Shikon. Unable to completely defend herself, a territorial panther youkai came to her rescue, triggering a string of events that they did not expect or plan to happen.

Kagome was not happy. Not one bit. All she wanted to do was go home, attend a few days of school so she could catch up and attempt to no fail the year, restock on certain foods, and let her family know she was okay. Inuyasha, on the other hand, was completely against it before bringing Kikyo into the argument.

"Kikyo would never leave when we still have shards and Naraku to hunt!"

After a few sits, Kagome walked off with her quiver and the few arrows she had left, telling the others she would be back in a while. Hopefully when she returned, Inuyasha would let her leave. Though the chances of that were slim. He was always reluctant to let anyone in their group leave, even if it was an emergency. It was like he had abandonment issues.

Stopping in her tracks, she sighed slightly. He probably did. After all, he was half of two different worlds, and neither world truly accepted him for who he was, Inuyasha. As far as she knew, only Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara, and herself accepted him. Even Kikyo didn't accept him completely since she wanted him to use the jewel to become human instead of letting him remain the way he was. His pride would never allow him to admit it, but he was scared that the only friends he ever had would leave him and never come back.

He probably only brought Kikyo into the arguments because he thought it would make her stay and show she was better than Kikyo, though she never would be to him. He would always choose Kikyo over Kagome. The original was better than the copy. Still, it wasn't fair for him to bring his undead ex into the argument! It just wasn't!

She sighed once more before turning around and starting to head back until something shot at her senses. 'A Shikon shard!' she exclaimed to herself as he looked over his shoulder. 'And it's close! I can't make it back to the others before it catches me.'

The demon broke through the trees as she notched an arrow and quickly fired it. Maybe it would back off some or the shot would slow it down. The arrow grazed the large boar demon's shoulder, burning some of the flesh and causing the creature to shriek out loudly before charging at her once again. She didn't have time to notch another arrow before the boar tackled her. It was enough to nearly break her ribs and slammed her into a tree.

"Hand me the shards of the Shikon No Tama if you wish to live, wench," the boar commanded.

"Like I'll believe that!" Kagome spat at the demon as she gingerly got back to her feet and notched another arrow. When she released it, the boar dodged and charged her way once more, but was stopped mid-charge by a blue and silver blur.

The boar fell apart before the blur stopped in front of her to reveal a tall male demon with what looked like silver plating for armor around him, only bare on his chest and face. His legs were shaped like a cat's and he had black paws for feet. Both his hands were black as well with thin claws at the tip of each digit. His aqua blue hair fell to his lower back as his cat ears were lowered slightly like he wasn't too sure about her. The tip of his tail twitched slightly before he turned and went back to the boar.

"Thank you," Kagome suddenly said, making the panther demon stop in his tracks.

"I didn't do it to save you," he stated. "This sorry excuse for a demon was trespassing in my territory."

"Still, thank you," she repeated.

The demon turned to look at her with his azure eyes. "You're a strange priestess," he commented. "Most would kill any demon they come across and here you are thanking me, a demon."

"I don't think all demons deserve to die because of what they are," Kagome said. "I'll only kill demon if they're a threat to me and my loved ones or the innocent."

The panther scoffed. "You're a strange one," he stated as the silver plating covering his entire body unwrapped itself from him while his hair shrunk until it was short and spiked. His ears faded until they were human ears as his tail retracted until it was gone. Once the armor covering his body was gone, he was only dressed in dark blue hakamas as an open white haori with missing sleeves. His claws shrunk a little bit as the black on his hands lightened until they were tan and his feet went back to human-like bare feet.

Kagome was hesitant for a moment before asking, "You're not after the shards, are you?"

Another scoff escaped the demon. "If I was, I'd have taken them from this pile of wasted flesh and your dead hands," he replied. "I'm not interested in using something else to increase my own power. If I'm gonna get stronger, I'll do it myself. Not with a broken stone." He struck his hand into the boar's forehead before pulling it out and holding his bloody fist out to Kagome, opening his fingers to show the Shikon shards that the boar once had in its possession. "Go ahead and take them. I don't want them."

After a few wary steps to the panther demon, Kagome took them from his palm, purifying them once she touched them. "Thanks," she said.

"Whatever, priestess," was all he said before he turned to walk off.

"My name's Higurashi Kagome," she corrected automatically before the demon stopped and she held her breath.

"Jaggarjaques Grimmjow," he stated before jumping into the trees and disappearing seconds before the rest of the gang arrived.

"Kagome!" Shippo cried out. "Are you okay?! We heard a bunch of noises and got so worried!"

"I'm fine," Kagome replied. "Just a little sore. It threw me into a tree."

"Let me take a look, Kagome," Sango practically ordered, lightly pressing her fingertips at Kagome's back and ribs. Kagome hissed slightly in pain before the demon-slayer pulled back. "I think we should wrap this for now and head back to Kaede's so she can take a closer look. She should have the right herbs for this. We're not that far away, anyway."

"How the hell did you take down a demon this size by yourself?" Inuyasha suddenly asked before sniffing at the dead boar and pulling back in disgust. "Ugh! It smells like a feline or something."

"A panther demon saved me," Kagome replied. "He killed the boar, gave me the jewel shards, and left."

"Doesn't smell like he's too far away," Inuyasha growled, his hand on the tilt of his Tetsusaiga.

"Well he did say this was his territory," Kagome pointed out.

"Then why didn't he kill you?" Inuyasha asked. "Male panther demons would kill anyone invading their territory. And you being a priestess doesn't exactly put you on his 'leave alone' list."

Kagome shrugged before something fell in front of her face and landed on the ground between her feet. All five pairs of eyes went to the small leather bag on the ground before Sango bent down and picked it up. She opened it and dumped the contents into her hands before her eyes grew wide. It was a flower with white leaves and dark purple petals that faded into bright lavender closer to the tip.

"I've heard about these flowers," Sango said in a breathless voice. "But I've never seen one."

"What kind is it?" Kagome asked in curiosity.

"They're so rare that no one's given them a proper name," someone replied. "I'm actually surprised that you survived that pig slamming you into a tree, but I doubt you got away uninjured. That only grows around here, but I'm letting you have one for your injuries."

"Who's there?!" Inuyasha yelled out, ready to draw his sword.

"Why should I tell you, half-breed?" the voice mocked. "You're in my territory, not the other way around."

"Show yourself, then!" Inuyasha challenged.

"Sit!" Kagome exclaimed before Inuyasha fell to the ground. She inhaled deeply before looking up to the canopy. "Thank you, Grimmjow."

"I'd help out again if I get to see that every time," Grimmjow chuckled, his voice fading away as if he was leaving.

Inuyasha just continued to growl, even when the subjugation let him get up. "Bastard," he growled under his breath. "And what the hell was that for, bitch?!"

"He saved my life then gave us this flower for my injuries and you were being rude on his territory," Kagome pointed out with a huff. "You need to learn some manners." She ignored his growling as she turned her attention to Sango. "So what's this flower for?"

"Well if you crush it until the leaves and petals are powder with only the juice of the plant for moisture and place it directly onto your skin over an injured part," Sango explained, "your body absorbs it and it would heal away any bruise and keep fighting off infections in an injury until your body doesn't need it anymore. But it has to be completely by itself. If you add anything with it, even a drop of water, it could turn into a deadly poison that would shut down everything in your body until you die. We can probably just use one leaf and one petal for your injuries and save the rest in case of an emergency. Who knows. Maybe we could give it to Keade in case she needs it in the village."

"But Sango," Miroku spoke up. "It's near impossible to fix it just by itself. Even if you use a stone to crush it, the stones will leave something behind and it would get into the salve."

"I know," Sango sighed. "That's why most people would consider it more deadly than useful."

Kagome thought for a moment before snapping her fingers once and saying, "I have some paper in my backpack. If we put it in between two sheet of paper and crush it, then there won't be anything but the juice and the powdered leaf and petal. The paper may absorb some juice, but that's the only thing I can think of."

"It's worth a shot," Sango said, putting the flower back into the bag. "I wonder, though. He said it only grows around here. What is here that the flower needs to grow that isn't anywhere else?"

"Who cares?!" Inuyasha scoffed. "Let's just go. And leave that plant alone. We'll treat Kagome our way."

"Inuyasha, this flower could heal Kagome by tomorrow afternoon!" Shippo exclaimed.

"Shippo, Inuyasha has a point," Miroku calmly said, placing a hand on the kit's head. "We don't know how to prepare it properly without something else getting mixed in. This paper idea of Lady Kagome's may work, but we don't know for sure. It would be best not to test it, just in case. We should head back for Lady Kaede's village and let her handle this."

"Okay," Shippo whined lowly as they headed back to their campsite, Kagome riding on Kirara with Sango so she wouldn't be jostled so much.

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Grimmjow watched them leave before following after them. He didn't know why, but something in him was telling him to protect the priestess. She was just a human girl! What was so important about her and why did he need to protect her? He had his entire territory to look after and protect. Still, he wasn't one to ignore his instincts. He never was.

Like with his sister. She tried to bring him into her plot to resurrect that Panther Lord using the Western Taiyoukai's sword and Shikon shards. His instincts told him to refuse and he did, glad he did so since almost all of them were killed by the Panther Lord. He wasn't sure where his sister was now, or if she was even alive.

He stopped on a branch when he noticed the group he was following slowing down and stopping at a small campsite with a burned out fire and a few of their items. The large cat probably knew he was there, especially since her red eyes glanced his direction every now and again. The demon slayer dismounted the large cat demon before helping the priestess off and going over to a large yellow bag and digging around in it. She pulled out a white metal box and went back over to the priestess, along with a blanket that the girl wrapped around herself.

The cat demon curled around the two, blocking both woman from the view of the two males (Grimmjow noticed the monk seemed disappointed in the fact that all he could see were their heads) as she lifted the blanket up a bit while the priestess folded her white clothing on her lap. The red eyes of the cat looked his way before he turned around and let them have their privacy to help the girl.

Why they weren't using the flower was beyond him. It wasn't as deadly as they thought it was. Water or other juices of healing herbs wouldn't make it a poison. Actually, they would boost its healing ability. True the plant could be deadly, but only when mixed with other poisonous plants or when consumed. Human superstition really was annoying at times.

"I'm glad you're okay, Kagome," his ears picked up the voice of the demon slayer. "I'll admit, I'm surprised you met a male panther youkai and he let you go. I'm even more surprised he let you go with the shards!"

"He said that if he wanted to get more powerful, he would do it himself," the priestess said in a calm voice. "Are panther youkai really that dangerous? I mean, we've only met those few resurrecting their master or lord or whatever before."

So they met his sister and her small pack.

"They were mild compared to other panther youkai," the demon slayer stated. "Panther youkai, mostly the males, are very dangerous and would kill anything whenever they feel like it. I'm amazed he let us get away when he was just above us."

"Maybe he's one of the nicer panthers," the girl suggested.

"There's no such thing as a nice panther youkai," the half-breed snapped. "They're the kind of bastards that play with your mind. They're helping you one minute so the moment you turn your back on them, they'll run their claws straight through your heart."

"Now, now, Inuyasha," the monk interjected. "I did not sense any evil intent towards any of us from… what was his name, Lady Kagome?"

"Grimmjow," Kagome replied. "I didn't get the feeling he was evil, either."

"We didn't see him, but since he left us alone, maybe he wasn't interested in killing us at all," the slayer commented. "Okay, Kagome. I've finished wrapping you up. And thank you, Kirara, for blocking us from the monk's view."

"Sango, do you honestly believe that I would do such a thing while you treat Lady Kagome's wounds?" the monk whined.

"You try to spy on us when we're bathing in the hot spring," the miko pointed out.

"Hentai houshi," the slayer growled under her breath.

Grimmjow smirked to himself as he leaned against the tree trunk, ignoring the pathetic squabble between the monk and slayer. He had to admit, humans were entertaining at times. His smirk fell into a scowl as he thought back to the boar. He knew a certain praying mantis that would definitely give him a hard time since he killed his servant. Actually, now that he thought about it, that didn't really even seem to actually be Nnoitra's boar. Oh well. If it was, he'd know by morning. Tesla sure as hell knew better than to come into his territory, knew better than to keep Shikon shards from Nnoitra, and never behaved like that. Oh well. Again, if it was Tesla, he's know by morning because of a short-tempered mantis.

He turned to look over his shoulder when he heard the small pack saying their 'good nights' before going to their own spots to rest for the night. The half-breed seemed to just place himself on a branch and stayed there, eyes wide open while everyone else went to sleep. He knew that the mutt would not even notice if he was close by. This was his territory and his scent was everywhere. He could be standing right behind him and the dog wouldn't know it.

A few short leaps through the branches found Grimmjow across from the small camp, the miko in plain sight, almost. She was wrapped up in a strange bed that wrapped around her like a cocoon. The fox child was in the cocoon with her, burying himself into her arms that were around him while trying to get closer to her at the same time. He definitely had to admit, the miko was a strange one. Here she was, holding only a young demon like he was her own kitten. Around her were two other demons killers, a monk and a slayer, yet they behaved as if they were true family, even with the half-breed. It confused him.

He leaned against the tree with one leg propped up with his arm on it and the other arm in his lap while the other leg dangled off the branch as he continued to study the priestess. Her clothing was strange, he had to admit. Her scent was delicious, a mixture of sakura blossoms as well as fresh dawn rain. She obviously thought different than anyone else he ever saw.

Unique. That would probably be the right word for her. And quite beautiful, he had to admit. For a human. Long black hair the reached to her lower back and deep blue eyes that told everything about her, or almost everything. She had nice legs, long and muscled enough to last for quite a run. Though why she wore something that showed her legs while wearing a shirt that covered her arms and everything else was beyond him. And though the shirt was loose, he could tell she had plump breasts that could nurse litter after litter.

As far as he could tell about her personality, she was fearless and determined while believing to give everybody she met a chance. She didn't hold species against anyone, which was rare in humans. She was also protective, if her hold on the kitsune child was anything to go by, and hated rudeness, judging by her display of power over the hanyou earlier. He could tell she was also quite powerful, though not fully trained in her abilities. She could be quite the warrior priestess if trained properly.

A small sigh escaped him as he tilted his head back and stared at the starry sky above. He was confused. He believed in the higher powers and wondered why they were making his instincts tell him to protect the miko. What was so special about her? Then he thought back to her purifying the shards he gave her just by touching them. Was she the Shikon Guardian?

This will b my first straight fiction, so please b gentle and tell me how u feel about it. K? Ok. Plz review! And flames will b used 2 keep my house warm and 2 make smores!