Ichigo swung his bag back and forth as he moved his upper body, carefree. The little 7 year old oranget was smiling happily. He was going to a jungle with his parents. He was super happy about this. He was a happy, strong, and pretty much fearless child. He waited for his mother to come back so they could get on the plane. His mother appeared, walking towards them. Ichigo's smile turned into a wide, toothy grin. "Momma!" he chirped.

She smiled at her son. Ichigo dropped his bag for his father to get and raced to his mother. She had only been gone for a few minutes but Ichigo still wanted to be held. She caught him, kissing his forehead. Then she walked towards her husband, carrying her giggling son with her. She hoped this trip would be a fun time. And a safe one for Ichigo and the other kids. She hadn't told the rest of her family yet, but she was pregnant again. She hadn't told them because Ichigo was so excited about the trip and she didn't need them fretting over her.

As the Kurosaki came into the forest, none noticed the curious blue eyes from the tree line. "This jungle is beautiful momma" the smallest Kurosaki giggled. This interested the small blue haired boy in the tree, the owner of the similarly colored eyes. He stretched out on the branch. He felt the painless shift. He turned into a small, blue panther with the same blue eyes as in his human form. He leaped down from the tree, landing in front of the small family. Ichigo grinned and wiggled from his mom's arms and raced over to the panther while his parents tried to stop him. Ichigo reached a hand out to pet the cat but stopped and looked at the blue cat for permission. The panther was shocked. This human wasn't scared of him at all. He nodded his consent and was suddenly faced with the urge to purr as the oranget's hand gently stroked his head and back. The panther did purr, rubbing his head against the orange haired child's hand. The human giggled and continued to pet him.

Suddenly the oranget was pinned to the ground. Ichigo's mother, Masaki looked ready to have a heartattack as she tried to rush to her son's rescue. Her husband held her back. "Look" he stated, pointing at Ichigo and his new found friend.

Ichigo giggled as he felt the wet tongue over his body. "Stop it kitty" he squealed, playfully beating against the panther cub. The panther didn't stop, he continued to lick the human till the human screamed for mercy. Which was only a few minutes of constant licking. The panther backed off to let the human breathe. He sat like an obedient dog, which he absolutely was not. Ichigo sat up, still panting but he was grinning now. "Kitty…do you want to stay with us while we are staying the jungle?" he asked.

The panther thought on it for a moment before nodding. He would like to spend more time with these humans. Mostly the oranget child. He was almost instantly jumped on. Ichigo petting him and cooing him. The panther purred loudly. This totally destroyed his pride but…

Ichigo sat in front of the small house he and his parents had been living in for the past month or so. The house was burning a bright redish orange. Ichigo's fawn colored eyes were filled with tears as he watched it burn. His parents were inside. His parents were dead. Yet he was alive. This only made him want to cry more. He whipped towards the panther that had been living with them. "WHY DID YOU ONLY SAVE ME" Ichigo screamed as he broke down in tears.

The panther cub rushed forward, pulling Ichigo close with his tail. He made Ichigo burrowing his face in his furry back. Ichigo cried and cried into his friend. He suddenly blinked, noticing the furry back was gone. It had been replaced with a clear, tanned area of skin. Ichigo scooted away to look at the other. A boy, probably 8 or 9 years old with a mess of blue hair and clear blue eyes. The boy was only wearing a pair of loose, almost basketball shorts. Ichigo stared at him. "Ichigo…I'm sorry for not helping your parents as well…I could only carry you." The bluenet explained. He pulled Ichigo into his arms and kissed the oranget's forehead. Ichigo snuggled into the older's arms. The bluenet picked up Ichigo, bridal style. "For now you will stay with me…mkay?" he asked.

Ichigo nodded. "…What's your name?" he asked quietly.

"Grimmjow"

It had been almost 6 months since Ichigo came to the jungle, 5 since his parents died in that fire. Ichigo was sitting near the border of the jungle. Ichigo had asked to go home. Grimmjow let him. So they were waiting for a car from the village to come get the oranget. "…Ichigo…will you come back?" Grimmjow asked.

"Of course I will" Ichigo responded with a smile and hug to Grimmjow.

"...Promise?" Grimmjow asked.

"Promise!" Ichigo chirped.

"…When you come back, will you be my mate?" Grimmjow asked.

Ichigo blushed. He had heard that word a few times. One of the older panthers said it meant lover. Ichigo didn't mind that. Though he wasn't sure his feelings were love but… Ichigo nodded.

"Promise?" Grimmjow asked.

Ichigo heard the car's engine. Grimmjow needed to go, but he wouldn't without an answer. "I promise" he replied.

Grimmjow stared at him. Then he kissed the oranget's nose and disappeared into the trees, leaving a flushed Ichigo on the ground as the car pulled up with a surprised driver.

Note: I will refer to this as Promise a lot

I went to the movies earlier...and I saw a trailer for this movie about chimps...where a baby is opharned and another steps in to care for him...well that got me thinking about Grimmjow being raised by panthers which then turned into this

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Also...just wondering but...Grimmjow you are like 8 or 9...why are you thinking that far ahead

Grimmjow-First crush I guess...I don't know, I was like 8 or 9

Ichigo-Am I gonna get pregnant in this one too

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