I was revisiting a village I hadn't been to in years, unlike the others I don't stay within the same fog, I like to move and see other areas but I do go back to some places. Like this one for example forty years ago or so, when I was here last, I met this interesting little girl who knew what I was. Forty some odd years before that it was a boy. Both were interesting encounters, I didn't whisk either away they were to intriguing to do that too, the world out there needs intriguing people. I'm hoping to find something interesting this time too. I was moseying around when I felt someone come into the mist, yes all of us here can do that, see the mist is as much a part of us as we are of it that's how we don't get lost, and how we find those who do.
I headed towards the person the others were staying back uninterested as he was apparently staying on the path. It was a little boy no older then ten I'd say, he had this bright blue hair that stood out in the fog and yet blended in so well at the same time. I watched him pause and look down at his feet and grimace 'ah~ he's gone off the path~' I mused to myself getting ready to move in, but he shook his head and kept walking looking determined albeit it somewhat scared. He went into the trees and I sighed, 'boring…' he walked along the edge till he found the path again after getting whatever he had gone in for. He kept his eyes down, 'Smart boy,' I smirked as I followed him, I stepped purposefully on a twig making it snap to see his reaction. He planted his feet and only turned his upper body, then looked back down at the path and continued again. I frowned and tried again this time when he went to move he tripped on a rock and fell.
"Ah! Ow….that hurt." that was my cue as I saw him hold his knee pulling his pant leg up to look at it. I crouched down beside him and waited for him to notice, it didn't take long and I had to hold back a chuckle when he got lost in the bewitching eyes that my kind are known for. His eyes were quite interesting to myself as well, this deep blue that seemed to just keeping going on forever they matched his icy blue hair perfectly.
"You hurt little one?" I asked him holding out a hand with a practice smile of concern. He looked at it like it would bite him.
"I'm fine I don't need help of any kind." He pretty much spat at me as he stood. I saw him wince and stopped myself from smirking at his brave front. "Grandfather told me of the monsters in the fog, I won't go with you anywhere." I raised an eyebrow at his scowl if he had been a few years older it may have been intimidating but right now dare I say it was almost cute, 'Yet another like the others. This could be fun.'
"How harsh, calling me a monster." I put a hand over my heart pretending his words had hurt, "You know nothing of me little one. For all you know I could simply be a traveler." It was technically true as I do travel unlike my brethren, but still he wouldn't know that and I wanted to test him.
"You have no bags or even a small pack, your clothes are too simple and light for traveling, and your eyes aren't normal. They shine with an unreal glow." He huffed and limped away, I laughed, it was more to annoy him then a real laugh but still. I heard him mumbling for me to go away but I couldn't help but notice that in his annoyance he had walked off the path once more. 'Oops I distracted him, how rude of me.' I joked in my head. I told him he had in fact walked off of it and he looked and swore. 'For a ten year old he has quite the mouth…I feel like messing with him more.'
"The fog messes with perception, you won't know where you are going till you get there or unless you watch your feet very carefully as you had been doing before." I told him in a matter-of-factly tone, and he growled at me. Kid actually sounded like a pissed off cat as he started to walk in a random direction. "Now don't be like that, I'll lead you." I offered playfully fully aware he wouldn't take my help, his next comment though…
"Straight to my death I'm sure." He had a point, if I was someone else, but I didn't feel like it he was too much fun to kill. I had to chuckle at him it was just too much fun. "Go away I don't want your so called 'help'."
"You believe in old wives tales too much, I'm not going to kill you." I told him dismissively trying not to laugh outright.
"Sure because every killer says 'Oh would you like to come over to my house for a nice cup of poisoned tea, it's to die for'." I couldn't help it anymore I laughed, a real honest to goodness laugh. I haven't done that in forever. "Find something funny?" he asked with a growl and I took a breath to calm myself a bit.
"You. I've never met a kid like you before. You're what ten, eleven years old and yet you know of and believe in what I am. You refused help instantly unlike other children who would gladly take it without a second thought. And you have quite the mouth on you, not to mention a good bit of wit." I explained my laughter a smile on my face he looked…well at first it looked like he was going to glare at me but then he seemed to almost be bewildered…maybe because I'm smiling for real, little kids pick up on those differences easier. It didn't matter though I was having a good time though I knew it could last much longer. "You've beaten me I must admit, the game is up and you have won. Three more steps to the left of the way you were going and you'll be out of the fog." I told him pointing where he needed to go, he obviously didn't believe so I reassured him sort of, "Go before someone else comes along, they will not so willingly give up on one like you." He gave a slight nod and took the steps and I could nearly feel the surprise coming off of him "If you ever find yourself lost in the fog, call on me, the one that will protect you." I told him, though didn't know if he would understand as it was an older tongue that I used, the one that I was named in. he turned to look at me but I had moved taking the fog with me but I heard him whisper it, my name.
"Ichigo?" he understood and that was enough for me, I left going to another place.
So that was just basically the first chapter from Ichigo's perspective instead of Grimmjow's. hope you liked it, tell me what you think.