Chapter 2

"Stop! Bad kitty! Grimmjow!"

Kisuke was running around the house, desperately trying to catch the blue cat. He'd had the tom for about a month now, and no possible owner had shown up, so he'd decided that he could finally give the cat it's new collar. But said cat had not been to happy about his decision. As soon as he saw the man hold up the collar, he bolted out of the basket that now belonged to both of the cats, and jumped under the sofa, refusing to come out. Kisuke had tried everything, he'd offered food, cuddling and the cats favorite toys, but nothing could get him to come out.

"Aaah, what to do…"

The blonde man mumbled as he flopped down onto his plushy lounge chair, staring up at the ceiling with a frustrated pout. He looked down when he felt a weight settle on his lap and was met by a pair of deep chocolate eyes, staring up at him. "Hi there Ichi." He said and scratched the cat behind his ear. "I don't suppose you could get Grimmjow out?" The cat shook his head, which Kisuke took as a definite no. "Haah…" He sighed and laid back in the chair. "Thought so…"

The orange cat looked up at his master with a small frown. His mate had fled as soon as he'd seen the pink collar decorated with fish bones, and honestly Ichigo didn't blame him. His human was a bit too weird sometimes. But he also understood that Grimmjow would need a collar if they were to continue going outside together, to avoid unnecessary trouble. But how would he convey the message to his master? He could only do so much with nodding and shaking his head. He glanced around in the room and his chocolate eyes suddenly landed on a magazine on the wooden side table. The front cover was decorated with pictures of dogs and in the corner he saw a text that read. "Find the right collar! Make your dog happy today!" He cringed slightly at the cheesy and over the top slogans and names that were scattered all over it, but it gave him an idea.

He jumped over to said table and grabbed the magazine with between his teeth, before jumping back to the chair again. His master made a small 'omph' sound when he landed again and looked down at him with a questioning expression. Ichigo held up the magazine and bumped it against the humans' hand, trying to urge him to take it. The blonde raised an eyebrow but accepted the magazine, looking at the front page with a skeptical eye. "What?" He asked and looked down at the cat who meowed and put his paw on the cover. He looked down at the small orange appendage and saw it pointing at a studded dog collar, sitting around the neck of a massive bulldog. "What? You want me to get a dog collar?" He asked the cat, getting a small nod in response. He studied the page for a second before opening the magazine, flipping through it until he found the page with the list of recommended collars. Ichigo jumped up onto the back of the chair and settled himself down around the blonde mans shoulders, peeking down at the magazine. The page was decorated with loads of spiked dog collars in different colors and sizes, next to other smaller advertisements for dog food and toys. The tabby's eyes zoned in on a white leather collar around the neck of a small black poodle, and he reached down to paw at it. "Ichigo?" His human said and looked down at the small paw. "That one?" He asked and the cat nuzzled his face in agreement.

A few days later the blonde man had still not had any luck with getting close to the blue cat, as he bolted for the closest hiding place whenever he saw the human go near him. Ichigo was getting really tired of their little hide and seek ritual, and wished that that collar would arrive soon; he was really starting to miss the other cat's company.

Suddenly the sound of the doorbell ringing echoed throughout the house, and he heard his human stir a bit in the kitchen. He heard the soft footsteps moving towards the front door, and then his human was talking to someone. The door was closed again and the sound of plastic ripping filled the hall. The orange cat jumped down from his perch on the sofa and padded towards the kitchen. When he entered, he saw his human holding a small cardboard box filled with what looked to be packing peanuts, and Ichigo couldn't help but play with the ones that had fallen to the floor. His human smiled down at him before using his empty hand to lift him up and place him on his shoulder. The cat looked down into the box and saw the white studded collar his human had ordered for his mate. He excitedly nuzzled his humans neck, which made said man smile and scratch him behind his ear. "Do you think you could get him Ichi? He won't even let me come close…" Kisuke mumbled with a small smile, taking the low meow as a yes. He bent down to let the cat jump off of his shoulder and watched him set off towards the living room.

"Grimmjow!"

Ichigo said and looked around in the seemingly empty room, trying to find his grumpy mate. "Stop acting so childish!" He hissed out and heard a low growl from under his master's favorite chair, and his mate's blue head peeked out. "I am not letting him put that pink monstrosity around my neck!" He hissed and Ichigo rolled his eyes and trotted up to him. "Follow me to the kitchen, I wanna show you something." The tabby said and was met by a small glare from his mate. "I ain't fallin' fer' that one Ichi'." Grimmjow said with something akin to a pout on his face, glaring at the kitchen door. "Please Grimm, I've been alone for four days now…" The tabby said and his ears laid flat against his head, chocolate eyes watering slightly. The other cats sky blue eyes widened in shock and he quickly shot out from under the chair, curling his body around his mate's. "I'm sorry Ichi, I didn't mean to upset you…" He mumbled, completely missing the others amused smile. "I'll follow you, but if he pulls out that pink thing again…" He mumbled with a frown, making his mate light up again. "He won't, I promise." The tabby said and set off towards the kitchen, the blue cat reluctantly following. When they entered the kitchen they were met by Kisuke who was sitting cross-legged on his chair while reading the newspaper, and Ichigo jumped onto his lap to get his attention.

The blonde man looked down at the tabby and smiled, scratching behind his ear. "Ah, you managed to find him, good job Ichi." Kisuke said and looked down at the blue cat, who stared back at him with a defiant look in his eyes. The blonde man just laughed and put the newspaper down. "Hi there Grimmjow. I'm sorry if I scared you with that collar, but I just wanted to tell you that I've bought you a new one! So, will you please let me put this one on?" He said and grabbed the white collar from the cardboard box, holding it up so the cat could see it. Grimmjow studied the white, studded leather collar for a minute, before jumping up and sitting next to his mate on the humans lap. He stared up at the man who grinned down at him and reached down, fastening the collar around said cat's neck. Once Kisuke was done Grimmjow looked down at his chest where a silver plate decorated with the name 'Grimmjow' sat, and the cat noted that the collar felt quite comfortable around his neck. He looked up and met the humans asking gaze again and gave the man's hand a slight bump before jumping down, trotting over to his and Ichigo's shared food bowl. Ichigo purred and nuzzled his head against Kisuke's hand before following his mate, settling down next to him on the dark wood floor. Kisuke smiled at his two cats, and let out a sigh of relief. "Finally…" He mumbled and fell back against the chair.

"Do you like it Grimm?"

Ichigo asked as he nuzzled his face against his mate's neck, both purring quietly. "Yeah, you picked it out, didn't you?" The blue cat said and licked the top tabby's head. "Yeah." Ichigo said and rested his body against Grimmjow's. "Thanks." The other cat said and nuzzled the orange head, curling around the smaller cat. "You're welcome Grimm."