THE TITLE OF THE STORY: the demon princess and the strawberry frog
Summary: The war is over, Ichigo has his powers back and he's visiting Seireitei when something transforming happens to him.
Warnings/pairings: Kenpachi x Ichigo.
So... Another story, first chapter. I'm not sure if I explained it clear enough but I'll publish different stories here. So, this is completely different from the first story (the first two chapters). This story is also two chapters long. When I'll finish the next chapter? I don't know. I'm really slow writer... English, still not my mother language! Sorry! Mistakes, many, many, many mistakes and errors...
CHAPTER 1 – The frog
Ichigo panted heavily as he ran trough the dark forest. He was chasing a hollow. He could see it running in front of him. It was big, almost like a bear but its body looked more like a hedgehog than anything else. It also had a pointy face like hedgehog – but it could ran terribly fast!
Ichigo had come in rukongai along with other shinigamis. They were ordered to eliminate one certain hollow which had caused massive problems and killed several people in rukongai. Not much was known about it, only that it had to be get eliminate fast.
Ichigo had managed to find it. Rukia was injured so Ichigo had been forced to continue the chase alone.
"Stop!" Ichigo roared and leapt forward, swinging his blade. The hollow dodged just in time but stopped running. It took a fighting position, chuckling sinister. Ichigo also took a better position, gritting his teeth: "You bastard! Killing all those people! I'll defeat you!"
"Oh? And how were you planning on get your vengeance?" the hollow chuckled. "With your power I see it not going to happen any time soon!"
"Stop mocking me and preapare to die!" Ichigo shouted and was just about to attack when the hollow opened its mouth and strange beam of light hit Ichigo. He blinked and thought the hollow was trying to attack him when it first had him blinded by the light – but...
He fell. He had lost the grib of his sword. He tried to stop himself from falling – but he had no power. His limbs were numb and he could not grab his sword because – he had no fingers anymore...
Ichigo fell on the ground. He was in panic and shock. He did not know how this was even possible but the hollow had somehow turned him into a doll!
What...? What? What?! No! How this is -?! Oh no! Oh my god, no!
"I'll swallow you, then I cough you up and swallow you again so you can truly understand the meaning of the word horror", the hollow chuckled. "The only thing I regret is that my dolls don't have sense of feeling – but nevertheless it should be agonizing for you..."
Ichigo screamed inside his mind. This was not happening! This was far too horrible to happen! He did not want to die like this! He could not move or talk and that disgusting hollow was now coming closer. Ichigo cursed.
Crash!
Ichigo saw the hollow closing its mouth and turning head to the right where that strange noise had -
"You're mine!" excited roar made Ichigo wince as someone leapt trough the bushes. "Shithead!"
The hollow tried to move away but the blade managed to cut it. Hollow's blood spilled and it screamed. Ichigo almost cried as he saw who had found them just in time: 11th division and Kenpachi had made the first attack.
"Captain!" Ikkaku also ran trough the bushes and was quickly followed the rest of the division's men. "Huh? I thought Ichigo should've been here too."
"Yeah, I noticed it too", Kenpachi growled. "Hey! Shithead! Where's Ichigo?"
The hollow backed away and chuckled. Ichigo wanted to yell. I'm here! I'm right here! Please, please, please don't leave me here! You have to help me!
"You mean that tasty shinigami with orange hair?" the hollow chuckled. "I hoped he would've taste more like orange because of his juicy colored hair..."
The was slight gasps from the men of the 11th division. Yumichika paled: "You... what? You... ate him?"
The hollow just chuckled.
"Tch", Kenpachi snorted. "You're lying. A shitbag like you could never defeat him. One more change before I cut your head open: where is he?"
The hollow tapped its stomach.
Kenpachi growled: "You're annoying", he swang his blade down but the hollow dodged and spit the tongue from its mouth like a frog. There were many screams as 11th division men went down like bowling pins as the hollow swang the tongue towards them.
Ikkaku dodged by pulling his head down just in time and Yumichika jumped up. Kenpachi swang his blade again and blood spurted out from the tongue. The hollow screamed, pulled the tongue back and made quick escape.
"Come back!" Kenpachi roared and ran after it.
"Come on, you lot!" Ikkaku shouted as he followed his captain. The rest of the 11th division men also went after them, shouting curses as they ran forward. Even an rampage elephant pack would have been more delicate and quieter than they were.
Ichigo was picked up. Oh, finally someone noticed me! Ichigo would have blinked if he still would had eyes instead of buttons: Yachiru. The small girl stared at him curiosly, wiped some dirt off from his hair and smiled: "Ichi-doll! I'll take you home!"
With that she pushed Ichigo under her kimono so his head popped out only slightly. Ichigo wanted to scream to her: how come she did not understand it was really him?!
Yachiru sprinted after the men. They were not hard to find: they kept so much noise. In his mind Ichigo thought that at least he had not been left alone in the forest... But that did not help him at all! He tried to concentrate and move his legs and hands but since he had no muscels... He was trapped. Ichigo felt fear. Sharp, deep, fear...
Yachiru found Kenpachi and the others. They had stopped and Kenpachi growled: "The hell it go?"
"I don't sense anything", Ikkaku glanced around. "This must be why no one has been able to detect it."
"Its wounded", Yumichika shrugged. "Maybe it went hiding because of it."
"Zaraki!"
Kenpachi glanced over his shoulder before turning around: "Yo. What's up guys?"
As Yachiru also turned around Ichigo could see who he was greeting: captains Ukitake and Kyoraku along with their men.
"What's happening?" captain Ukitake asked as he rushed forward. "We sensed your reiatsu and thought you were fighting. Did you manage to locate that hollow?"
"Yeah, I saw it but the bastard managed to escape and we lost it", Kenpachi sighed. "I only managed to cut it twice... How lame is that...?"
"Oh, but you wounded it?" captain Kyoraku seemed suprised.
"Yeah", Kenpachi nodded.
"How about Kurosaki?" captain Ukitake asked. "Did you meet him?"
"Not a sign from him", Kenpachi growled. "That hollow said he ate him."
No, it didn't! I'm righ here! Ichigo screamed inside his mind. How stupid you guys can be? But Ichigo guessed they probably did not sense him so they did notice him. Oh, he hoped Yachiru would show him to them but apparentaly.
Yachiru sprinted and jumped on Kenpachi's shoulder. Ichigo gulped inside his mind: he had never been this close to him and certainly had never expected to be on his shoulder along with Yachiru.
"Yachiru", Kenpachi's voice sounded even more husky when he was so close. "Where were you?"
"You dropped me!" Yachiru growled and gave a slap on Kenpachi's ear. "You jumped right when I was taking more comfrotable position and I fell!"
"Oh", Kenpachi shrugged. "its your own fault for not holding on. Don't pull my ear, it hurts!" he shouted, shooking his head as mad Yachiru pulled his ear. Ichigo did not know if this whole situation was funny or horrible. He would have laughed if he had lungs but was also very scared.
Why she's not showing me to Kenpachi? Maybe he would figure out who I am!
"We should probably retreat now", captain Ukitake frowned. "We have to arrange a search party for Kurosaki. I really hope that hollow was lying... I don't want to bring bad news to Rukia..."
Ichigo yelped slightly inside his mind as Kenpachi started walking. For a moment Ichigo had a terrible fear of heights as he stomped forward.
"Ken-chan, are you tired?"
"Yeah and soaking wet..." Kenpachi sighed.
So Ichigo retreated along with the other shinigamis. The whole way he tried to move his body or make sound but he was utterly helpless. His only hope seemed to be that someone would notice him and figure out what had happened to him...
Being a doll felt strange. Ichigo had no idea if the spell would break by its own – he bet it would not – or how long he even would stay alive like this. He felt nothing. He did not even had to breath but there he still was, completely aware about everything. He wondered how he could see and hear but that was not his biggest thing to worry about: he tried to figure out how he would turn back to human!
Along with Yachiru and Kenpachi he was brought against his will to the 11th division barracks. He had never been inside Kenpachi's personal quarters. It was almost like a small flat.
"Go to bed, Yachiru", Kenpachi said as Yachiru jumped off from his shoulder. "I'll take a shower."
"Okay, Ken-chan!" Yachiru giggled happily and ran towards a door which apparentaly lead to her room. She did not notice as Ichigo dropped from her kimono. Ichigo sighed as he laid on the tatami like a rag or something...
This was really depressing...
As he laid there he saw Kenpachi strolling around the room. He went to his room and came back, having only his hakama on. He muttered something as he walked past Ichigo ("Shit, its late..."), not noticing him: there were many other toys on the floor close to Ichigo. Great... Ichigo cursed.
How did this happened to me? Oh, I hope Rukia's okay... She must be worried sick about me now. Search patrols... Maybe they would find that hollow and made it spit the truth...
Kenpachi came back from the shower. Well, that was quick... Oh... Ichigo was sure he would have blushed if he would still be human. Kenpachi had no clothes on and he was dripping water all over the floor as he walked. Ichigo could see everything. For a moment he was speechless.
He's... quite hot... Ichigo allowed himself to think as his doll's eyes examined the man carefully. He was fine built. Slightly skinner than Ichigo would have imagined but muscular – and his cock... What am I thinking?! I'm a doll! There's big problems for me! I can't turn gay or anyhting only because I happen to see Kenpachi naked!
Kenpachi closed the door behind him as he went to his own room. Ichigo was left alone in the darkness. Dolls did not sleep so Ichigo had long and lonely – and boring – night...
But the morning came – eventually.
"Morning, Ken-chan!"
"Morning, Yachiru", Kenpachi seemed still quite tired and his hair was messy. Yachiru in other hand was as perky as ever.
Yes, good morning to all, idiots! Would somebody please do something and notice me or do something or -?! Ichigo gasped inside his mind: Kenpachi was staring at him.
"You got a new doll from somewhere?" Kenpachi picked the Ichi-doll from the floor. He turned him in his hands around a few times – even peeking under the hakama – and touching his hair.
"Yeah!" Yachiru giggled. "I found it! Doesn't it look like just like Ichi?"
"I guess it does..." Kenpachi frowned. "It's dirty. You should wash it before you play with it. And you also should clean your own mess, look at the floor!"
"Ah! But Ken-chan! I have an important vice-captain's meeting! I was just about to leave!"
"Yachiru..."
"Bye, Ken-chan!" Yachiru happily ran away.
"Don't dump all you works to me, jerk!" Kenpachi shouted after her, but got no response and sighed heavily. "And here I am, being ignored once again..." Kenpachi murmured and dropped Ichigo back on the floor. Ichigo cursed.
Ichigo saw Kenpachi strolling around the room. His idea of cleaning was very simple: he simply piled everything into slightly nicer looking piles. He turned around and walked towards Ichigo, looking somewhere else.
No, no, no, no, no -! Watch where you're – owh!
Kenpachi stepped right on Ichigo. Ichigo had expected to feel something – he had once again forgotten that he was a doll – and was somehow reliefed when he did not feel anything.
"Oh?" Kenpachi looked down. "its that shitty Ichi-doll."
Shitty Ichi-doll? What are you talking about, shithead?!
Kenpachi bowed slightly as he grabbed Ichigo's hand between his fingers. Ichigo gasped inside his mind as he was lifted from the ground. He felt slight fear of heights for a moment. From his point of view he was really high when Kenpachi hold him up so he could see him.
"Wonder where you came from..." Kenpachi said quietly and touched Ichigo's hair. "Or who made you... It feels rather strange that you appeared right when Ichigo vanished. The search patrols still haven't found any trace of him."
It's because it's me! The real me! it's me, Ichigo! The hollow transformed me and I don't know how to turn back! If you would just be smart enough to tell someone about me or take me somewhere maybe they would be able to - !
"I really hope he's alive..." Kenpachi spoke again. He still stroked Ichigo's dollhair with his thumb. Ichigo felt confused as he noticed sadness in Kenpachi's voice. Kenpachi snorted and tried to grin.
"But it's quite clear that he's not coming back", he added. "His reaitsu has vanished. Maybe he really got eaten by that hollow... I wanted to beat crap out of him once more! Now I can't. Probably even couldn't even if he would be here. I can't hurt those who I care for..." Kenpachi was clearly talking more to himself than to the Ichigo-doll. "Everyone would laugh their ass off. Zaraki Kenpachi cares for someone!"
Ichigo felt really confused now.
"Pity you have buttons for eyes", Kenpachi muttered. "I would give anything if I just could see Ichigo's candy eyes once more... I really he's not dead. Not my sweet strawberry..."
Ichigo was utterly helpless. Kenpachi gave him a small peck right on where Ichigo's mouth was supposed to be. Of course Ichigo did not feel anything but he still was very -
POFF!
Ichigo felt sharp, ripping pain for a moment. It made him curse: "Shit!"
He fell on the floor. His heart was pounding. He had felt that – and he had spoken out loud! He – he could move again! Ichigo quickly looked at his own hands and moved his fingers. He had hands! He had legs! He was back to normal!
"Oh, thank you god!" Ichigo laughed and screamed. "I'm back! I'm back to normal!"
When he noticed someone's feet in front of him he remembered Kenpachi. Oh, shit... Ichigo quickly looked up. Kenpachi was staring at him a disbeliefed look on his face. He looked more shocked than Ichigo was. His hands were shaking and he was pale...
"Um, Kenpachi..." Ichigo coughed. "I - "
The last thing Ichigo saw before total blackness was the sole of Kenpachi's foot. Then he collapsed into unconsciousness.
The last part of this chapter was so hard to write. It's so boring when Ichigo couldn't do anything... Well, he's back to normal now. What will happen now when he knows what Kenpachi's feelings are?
Feel free to review if you have something to say about my story (for example, it's boring as hell...) :)