Grimmjow wheezed as the young human carried him further into the home. He felt like he was punched repeatedly in the stomach, but instead he had only fallen a foot or two onto the ground. Normally, he could with-stand hundreds of feet, but his placement on the "food chain" was beginning to sink into his mind. This…this is how humans feel against me…he thought. And now, I am far below even those fucking weaklings.

"Welcome to your new home," the human said above him, as the bag shifted into one arm so that Jinta may open the door into his room. Once he was sure that no one would pass by his room, he opened the bag to see how the cat was doing. He felt somewhat sorry for dropping her, but it was only what she deserved for biting him. She just laid at the bottom seemingly glaring at him. It was then that he noticed just how dirty the kitten was. He has been too excited when he found her to see that her paws and belly were covered in mud, no doubt showing the struggles in the storm last night. "Maybe we should give you a bath first, eh?"

Not quite understanding what this "bath" was that this human talked about, Grimmjow decided to respond with a hiss. "Get me out of this fucking bag, you little bastard."

Jinta slowly crept over to his door, parting it only enough for him to see if there was anyone around. Seeing that both Tessai and Urahara were nowhere to be found, he grabbed the bag behind him and quickly made it to the bathroom. Because the small shop did not have a full bathroom, Jinta settled with the sink.

Grimmjow suddenly became suspicious of the boy when he was no long peering inside the bag. Regaining some of his breath, the small cat looked up to the ceiling. It reminded him of the grand halls of Heuco Mundo. They always had high ceilings for no real reason. I guess Aizen just had to have his mansion to show off his fucking throne. He was surprised that the boy was less gentle than before as he grabbed onto his prison, carting him off to another unknown area of this home.

Opening the bag once more, Jinta reached inside for the surprised kitten. He grabbed it by the scruff this time, to make sure that there was no way he would be bitten again.

The sixth Espada, suddenly felt all his muscles loosen, and he had a sense of relaxation. His mind raged, and fumed at this mysterious feeling. W-Why won't this body listen? Little did Grimmjow know that kittens would be carried like this until they mature. This technique is used by many cats to subdue their children easily. He felt his front paws come closer to his body, and his tail come up behind him to wrap around one of his back legs. What the hell is this?

As Jinta held the kitten in one hand, he tested the water in the other. After a minute or two, the water finally warmed up enough to seem suitable. He placed a plug in the drain, and let the water fill up about half way before turning it off. "Okay, cat, you ready?"

At first Grimmjow didn't quite understand what he was supposed to be ready for. That is until he was lowered closer and closer to a pool of water. His mind quickly flashed back to the night before when he was soaked by the rain. By water. Grimmjow willed his body to move; to struggle at least enough to free him, but sadly, the powerful hold on his back wouldn't allow much movement. He merely swayed back and forth a little bit. He soon met the water's surface, and was placed inside the sink.

A firm grip was kept on his scruff as the cat was washed a bit roughly. Jinta wasn't one to be gentle, after all. Not that he knew what he was doing trying to take care of a cat, anyway. He had no previous experiences with many animals other than the black cat that hung around the shop.

Grimmjow tried to keep his eyes open to look for an opening of the human, but after getting some horrible burning substance in his eye, he forced them closed. He felt as if the boy would scrub his skin off if he scrubbed in one place for too long. He felt disgusting as the water and soap weighed on his fur.

Fortunately for Grimmjow, the muddy water was drained from the sink, and soap went along with it. While he was glad that the burning soap was washed off, he didn't feel much better when he felt a chill.

"Oh shit, I forgot the towel," Jinta said to the soaking wet cat, "I'll be right back, stay here, okay?"

His scruff was finally released, and Grimmjow felt energy fill him once more. "Like fucking hell that I'm just going to sit here!" he laughed as he leaped out of the slightly ajar door that Jinta had opened.

"No wait!" he yelled. He instantly recoiled as it was probably loud enough to be heard by anyone in the small shop. Jinta ran after the cat as it scampered down the halls.

Grimmjow could feel the vibrations of the heavy steps of the human behind him. It was strange to feel as he normally wouldn't notice it, especially if he was normal. But in this smaller body, he found recognizing this place was much harder than he thought. Almost everything looked the same. He was about to give up, and turn around to look for another way when he caught the scent of dirt. Dirt meant the outside, and that meant freedom.

In a short distance down the hallway, he saw a door opening and a wave of the fresh scent made him sharply turn into the doorway. This has to be the fucking way out! It just has to be! He repeated to himself. Had he been calmer, he would have been bothered by these cat instincts, but that was at the back of his mind. When he turned into the doorway, he ran full-tilt into a very hard pillar. Why the fuck is a pillar here anyway, he asked as he recovered and looked again.

This "pillar" was no pillar at all. He had run into a human's leg, but this was not another unfamiliar face to Grimmjow. He knew this face, this human, very well. This was none other than Kurosaki Ichigo.

And I finally write chapter 3! Sorry it's a bit shorter than the others, but I felt it was only necessary with such a good cliff-hanger!

I tried to focus a bit more on Grimmjow's adaption to both a smaller being, and a living body in this chapter. I will be including even more of that in later chapters. (:

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