Grimmjow POV

" Dirty half blood!" Kick.

" Disgusting!" Kick.

" Leave this village alone!" Kick.

With a growl I caught the leg of the next man before the blow could land. The group silenced as I pulled the leg up as I stood, knocking the man over. " I'm tired… of this shit," I panted, still in pain.

" Your kind doesn't belong here!" The village leader shouted and the fellow villagers shouted in approval.

" I was just passing through," I muttered, absent-mindedly scratching my cat ears.

" Half demons don't even deserve to live!"

" I hope your mother died after giving birth to you!"

I grabbed that villager and raised him high with one hand. " Want to say that again?" I shouted.

My mother… raped by a demon. Instead of killing me as soon as I was born she raised me so lovingly. That is until the very village where she was raised united against her, killing her and making me flee. This is how life has always been for my kind, half yokai, half human breeds. It's made me hate humans, hate everyone around me. " Enough!"

I growled at a sudden pain in my chest; dropping the man I was holding. One of the villagers had slashed at my chest, blood now spurting out. The villagers cheered and the rest ran forward after me. I knew I couldn't handle all of them at once so I ran. As soon as I took my first step the pain from the previous fight kicked in. Though I could run faster than the humans, I knew I wouldn't last long. I quickly got a lead on them as I ran into the forest.

Just as I had turned a corner I saw a set of stone stairs leading up the mountainside. Perfect. I took the stairs two at a time, noticing fox statues along the way. Just need to get the hell out of here… must survive.

Normal POV

I sniffed the air casually as my eyes rolled open. A human? Wandering up here? It must have been a decade since that last happened. I stood and stretched from my spot. " Mistress?" one of the girls asked.

" It's fine Orihime. We have a foolish visitor it seems."

" What will you do?" Nel asked.

I licked my lips and stretched one last time. " What I always do," I replied and moved through the shrine.

" Oh please don't kill them mistress!" Orihime begged following me down the halls.

" Humans are evil Orihime. You should know that given the way they treated you," I said.

" Well… maybe not all are bad… there might be some-"

" You've been seeing that boy again haven't you?" I interrupted coldly.

" No I-"

" Don't lie to me!" I growled angrily in her face.

Orihime whimpered, cowering underneath my larger form. Upon seeing her scared look my still human side came back and I sighed. I pat Orihime on her head and she looked back up at me. With a sad expression she looked away again. " I'm sorry master… I promise I won't see him again," Orihime muttered quietly.

And with that she ran away in the direction we just came. I sighed again and rubbed my face. It gets harder and harder to remember the kindness I once had as a human, to control this demonic side. I sniffed the air again and was surprised that the single human scent had increased to around a dozen. With a growl I got on all fours and ran forward. The fools, have they forgotten my power? A minute later the front doors burst open as I jumped through.

" Ah! It's the Okami!" Someone screamed.

The group turned towards me as I sauntered forward. " You dare to enter my territory?" I hissed now rising back up.

" Let's get out of here!" another shouted and the mob scurried away. Satisfied, I turned back and saw the girls peaking out from the front door.

" Master there is one left," Nel said pointing. I turned back and saw one laying on the ground.

" Must have been trampled in the escape," I muttered. As I moved forward the girls followed me out of curiosity. I stood over the human and blinked in mild surprise at the sight.

" Ah Master it's a cat yokai!" Nel said excitedly.

" No it's a half blood," I muttered. I gave him a soft kick and he groaned, still unconscious.

" Master!" Nel shouted and kneeled in front of the half blood. " He's just like Halibel and me! You can't hurt him!"

" Nel males are the scum of the earth. All they do is cause war and lust after women. Nothing good comes from them. Now move aside."

Nel shook her head. " We're like him master and you promised to protect us."

I was about to growl when Halibel put a hand on my shoulder. " Let his wounds heal and then send him away," she said quietly.

I ground my teeth together and clenched my fists. " Please master?" Nel asked.

" Fine! Once he's better not a day longer!" I shouted and walked back inside. The moon was rising anyways I didn't have time for this. I entered my room and shut the doors quickly then went to the fireplace, collapsing before it already gasping for air. The transformation began and I howled scratching the floor. Each night, at midnight, I must go through this agony, the shedding. The fur that clung to my body began to pull away into a fur skin coat. I exhaled now that the horrid process was over and ran a hand along my cheek.

Each night, the yokai coat fell off and I was my human self again. Carefully I sat up and reached for my brush beside my bed then began brushing the fur. 1000 strokes every night. You must care for the cages of your prison. I clenched my fists thinking about that man, Sosuke Aizen. Slowly I looked through the window and up at the moon as a single tear ran down my cheek. When will this curse end? When can I be free from your wrath Sosuke Aizen?