A/N: HEY GUYS! HERE'S ANOTHER CHAPTER TO READ!
This chapter is not edited or revised. So, by the time my friend Dee looks over it for me, I'll be updating this chapter. Also, a bunch of stuff is happening in here. Ichigo and Grimmjow ends up at Arlong Park, Ichigo pulled a Mihawk on Arlong, Grimmy and Nami get frisky with each other (It's mentioned), and Ichigo has a hard *hint, hint* time controlling himself around Luffy.
I hope you all enjoy reading this next chapter of Powerhouses on the Ocean :D!
Chapter II
After what could normally be considered a good night's rest, they had restocked their food and water reserves. Both Alpha and Omega found themselves at the docks packing everything up when the Omega lady from the tavern, Makino, was rushing towards them with a bag full of … whatever was in there.
"Excuse me! Wait just a moment please!"
Ichigo looked up at her while Grimmjow watched with a small scowl on his face.
"What is it Makino? Are you alright?"
"Oh, no I'm fine. I just wanted to give you this bag of clothes. You'll probably be out to sea for a while so I got you these."
"Thanks."
Grimmjow grunted softly and nodded as he took the bag from the fellow Omega so she could catch her breath.
"There is also something I want to tell you before you go."
They both looked at her raptly with Grimmjow tilting his head in a feline curiosity.
"I know that you're both strong men, and if you could, do you mind finding someone for me while you're out at sea?"
"Depends if he's a good man or not."
"His name's Monkey D. Luffy. He grew up here and set out to sea a few months ago. Even though he's around your age, he's a lot like a child who wants to be Pirate King."
"Pirate King?! That squirt has a death wish."
"And he's more than willing to accept it if it comes to that. I know Luffy and he'll do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. All I'm asking is that you find him and maybe possibly help him if you can."
"Alright, we'll do it."
"W-wait! Hold on just a fu-!"
"Do you have any idea where he might be right now?"
"Kurosaki! Oi!"
"Last time I heard he was heading towards Cocoyashi Village. I think it's to pick a fight with the Fishman Arlong."
"Fishman?!"
"Grimmjow."
"What Kurosaki?!"
"Shut the hell up."
"Why you-!"
"Thank you so much. I hope you have a safe journey."
Ichigo nodded and then grabbed Grimmjow by the arm as the panther yowled in his frustration and was cussing up a storm. He grabbed the bag of clothes and placed them on the ship before they set sailed.
"What the fucking hell Kurosaki?! Why can't you just go one single day without wanting to help someone?! You're a pain in the ass."
"You know for a fact that it isn't in me to ignore someone asking for help. Especially if it means that we can be around someone who is as young as myself and trying to find themselves in this world."
"So, what you're saying is that you want to help that woman by helping the guy she asked us to look for, by being his fucking advisors?"
"Pretty much. I didn't have that when I started doing the Shinigami's dirty work and I don't want this kind going through the same phase."
"Damn you and your heart of gold! Fine! We'll head towards this Cocoyashi place. Where's the damn map?"
And so, with that in mind, they set their course for the village. It was a straight shot if they didn't stop anywhere along the way. A few days at most, but nothing too bad.
Going along the coastlines of each island without stopping gave them a sense of how each island was unique in its own deposition and cultures. However, when they got to their destination, the sounds of fighting reached their ears. Grimmjow lead the boat over to the broken part of a white wall. The smells designated each person that was there: Alpha, Beta, and Omega.
A particular smell reached Ichigo's nose and it riled up his inner Alpha like none before now could. Even Shiro was having a hard time controlling himself It smelled of the earth and of nature with a dash of hardy meals in the mix. It was intoxicating. He looked and saw that Grimmjow was having a hard time controlling himself too. His eyes were wide and dilated like a cat with catnip.
"Oranges, lilies, and … cream. Alpha."
"Hey, calm down."
Ichigo gently placed his hand on Grimmjow's shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. It snapped the Omega partially out of his daze, but not enough to where his pupils became smaller either. Ichigo made a mental note to stay away from Grimmjow for a while.
Once they got to shore, Ichigo quickly tied the boat and both men went towards the … Arlong Park place. All sounds of fighting stopped once they came into view. All eyes were on them to which they paid no mind to. Ichigo saw how Grimmjow was looking intensely in the direction that had the smell of a firm, heady, but gentle essence of a female Alpha came from. His own brown eyes saw that a girl his age with the same shade of orange hair and brown eyes he had, looking at Grimmjow with such a look that made him uncomfortable.
He looked away from them and looked and saw that a smaller male was trying to get his feet from … why the hell are they in concrete?! A sigh escaped his mouth as he walked towards the … oh, shit. It was the Omega he smelt earlier. He ignored the raging boner he had as he unsheathed Zangetsu and sliced the concrete away without much effort. Exclamations of shock and surprise were heard but seemed muffled as those wide childish dark eyes met those of his amber brown. Ichigo couldn't breathe, he couldn't think, he couldn't even comprehend the refreshing and empowering feeling that filled his very being at the sight of those eyes.
He gulped then watched as the Omega got out of the holes in the concrete where he sliced them away. He was small and slender with slightly curved hips under that baggy red vest, but well-toned and muscled as well. His messy black hair looked wild and untamed just like the big and bright smile on his childish face.
"Thanks for that! I'm Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!"
"Oh, shit. Well that's just great. I rescued the guy that Makino had asked me to find! And he's … damn it!" Ichigo gulped and then ruffled the Omega's hair gently before giving a small smirk.
"No, problem Luffy. I'm Kurosaki Ichigo, just a wandering guy ready to kick some ass."
"Shishishishi! Alright!"
Ichigo looked and saw the bloodthirsty grin on Grimmjow's face as he unsheathed Pantera getting an exasperated sigh out of him. Looking ahead he saw a large man easily taller than Kenpachi, but shorter than Komamura-taicho. Well, he must be the Fishman, Arlong.
"Who the hell are you supposed to be?!"
"Like I said before, I'm Kurosaki Ichigo, and that blue-headed pain in the ass ready to kill you is Grimmjow. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez."
"You got that right! I've been itching for a fight for almost a month now! And you're a shit sparring partner Kurosaki."
"And you're just a sore loser Grimmjow. Just admit to it."
"The hell I will, you damn strawberry!"
Ichigo looked at Grimmjow annoyed and cracked his knuckles ready to punch him in the face for the umpteenth time in almost four weeks. The panther slightly hesitated before he then started the Fishmen getting too close to the orange-haired Alpha girl which got her to release her pheromones just a bit more than usual. It wasn't powerful or overbearing, but it was really distracting in an annoying way.
Luffy laughed at the exchange between himself and Grimmjow before Arlong made his move in his annoyance. Seeing that the Fishman was aiming for Luffy's heart, it set his whole body a blazed as he deflected his saw-like nose with Zangetsu. Shiro was screaming at Ichigo to protect their mate along with Tensa and he would most definitely oblige. He heard Luffy's sound of confusion, but momentarily ignored it as he shoved Arlong back and slashed his chest from shoulder to hip. Watching as the blood spewed from the wound and having it on his sword gave him a sick, sadistic satisfaction. He ignored it and stopped as the man looked in absolute rage and shock that he couldn't do anything else for a few moments. Ichigo stepped out of the way and let Luffy handle the rest knowing that if he wanted to, Ichigo would have easily cut him down without much effort. It wasn't his fight and did what he could to protect his Omega for this particular battle.
"He's strong King. Much stronger than Grim-kitty is. He will able to handle our pheromones a lot better than the panther did."
"I think he will too Shiro. Yes, he's the Omega we've been looking for all this time."
Ichigo watched with apt attention to how Luffy fought and saw that it was similar to Shiro's. Improvised, but skilled that needs to be refined a bit. He saw that Grimmjow stayed close to the female Alpha protecting her while showing off his strength and skills hoping to impress her. From what Ichigo can see, he was succeeding oddly enough.
Ichigo scoffed and shook his head before looking towards the blonde Alpha kicking the shit out of a Manta Ray Fishman, and a mint-green haired Omega slicing an Octopus Fishman to pieces. He could tell that they were strong, very strong, but Luffy seemed to be the strongest out of the three of them.
He knew that with his own powers that he had to stay out of most fights because he would easily overpower them. Ichigo also didn't realize until he heard and felt the rumbles of the large building collapsing to the ground in a pile of rubble. Never in his life was he more proud and relieved that there was someone as strong as him to share his burdens with.
Shiro was practically jumping all over the place in his joy and purring in his delight. The damn Komodo dragon was more than satisfied with their mate. To be honest, so was he.
Ichigo watched as the girl hugged Luffy causing a low growl to involuntarily escape his mouth at the sight. He didn't stop until she stepped away from him and went towards the beaming and prideful Panther. Hearing Luffy's unique laugh, Ichigo turned his gaze to the smaller Omega as he was standing closer to him with his hands on his hips.
"Join my crew!"
"Crew? So, you're a pirate captain, huh?"
"Yep! You're strong and so is your friend, but you're so cool!"
"Hehe, I suppose I am. So, captain, where's the ship?"
"Oh, it's in the woods somewhere, but we can get it to the ocean pretty easily."
"The woods?!"
Such a simply honest yet innocent response baffled him as he looked at the young smiling Omega who was laughing his ass off.
The villagers expressed their gratitude by having a party and feast that lasted for three days straight. Everyone was indulging in just about everything they could get their hands on. He soon learned that the Alpha female who got Grimmjow's undivided attention was Nami. She most definitely couldn't keep her hands off of the panther. It was disturbing to say the least. Ichigo preferred showing intimate affection in private if at all possible. They most certainly didn't have a problem with openly displaying it with make out sessions and touching in places that were deemed inappropriate in public. Honestly, it sickened him. Not because of jealousy or prejudice, but because it was awkward and uncomfortable.
Luffy had sat in his lap quite a few times over the last few days. This got both a shock and a raging boner out of him that he had to sit stiffly to try hiding it. The fucking minx kept pressing that plump ass of his against it and it only made it worse. It was not until that morning did he realize what was going on.
"OH FUCK!"
The pheromones coming off the Omega became much more potent and sweet. He was in the pre-stages of his heat cycle! Ichigo had to cover his nose with both hands in a shitty attempt of lessening the scent. He had to get away. He had to right now or he will lose all control. And so, he sent a silent apology to Luffy and locked himself in his room on the ship. There was no way, no fucking way, that he was going to lose control. Shiro was not happy about it, but he begrudgedly admitted to their relationship being new and fresh.
Ichigo entered his inner world and sparred with Shiro and Tensa only stopping to take a piss or to eat. He did that for the entire week and he knew that Luffy would not be happy whatsoever. Which was about right when the Omega barge into his room scowling in his anger and punched him in face. Ichigo let the Omega to beat his frustrations on him knowing that by avoiding him all week that it hurt the little one.
"Why the hell did you avoid me all week? I thought -!"
"Luffy. Calm down."
"No, I won't! You asshole!"
Ichigo gently took Luffy's hands into his own and had the smaller Omega face him. Luffy was shaking all over and his bottom lip was trembling. Ichigo knew he fucked up when he saw this. His slightly larger hands gently took the young Captain's straw hat off and brought him to his chest gently rubbing his back. He knew that Luffy was confused, dejected, and in pain thus failing in his duty as Alpha to his Omega.
"I'm sorry Luffy, but I couldn't do it. Not with our relationship being as new as it is."
"You still shouldn't have avoided me like you did."
"I know, but your scent was so strong that I could smell it from across the ship. So, sweet and earthy. Ugh, I had a very hard time not coming into your room and fucking you. You're not ready yet. I can smell it Luffy."
"I was taught that … Alpha's are impulsive and will take what they wanted when they wanted."
"Who the hell told you that?!"
"Dadan. She was the head of a bandit group that gramps took me there so she could raise me to be a marine."
"Well, she's wrong. Where I grew up, Alpha's were meant to be providers of the family, to never harm their Omega, to always keep their mate happy and healthy, and to set an example for their children."
Luffy had such a surprised look on his face that it made Ichigo realize that Luffy probably never had that kind of Alpha in his life. Which only served to make him both angry and determined to do what he can to be that Alpha for Luffy.
"That's what my older brothers did with me. Ace, he's an Alpha and he did what he could growing up to make me happy and safe after Sabo left. He was a Beta, but very strong too."
"I had two younger twin sisters. They were very different. Karin was a Beta and Yuzu was an Omega."
Ichigo couldn't speak about his now dead sisters anymore. Not without breaking down into tears. Luffy saw it all. How couldn't he when he was facing him completely?
"I didn't have a sister growing up, but they sound really nice!"
"Mm, they were very nice. Karin was a lot like Zoro. Heh, and Yuzu was very sweet and motherly. She took care of all of us when my mom …"
Luffy hugged him and Ichigo gently took in his scent without getting too close to the scent gland on his neck. This is what he had been searching for. A strong, understanding Omega who could relieve him of his worries without doing a thing. Ichigo hoped that the Nightmares were kept at bay tonight. It wasn't something he was ready to experience with Luffy just yet.