Ichigo felt a rough breeze and his eyes blinked open. He noticed the ground was now getting further away. Then he noticed the arms hooked under his legs and at his back. "Don't even think about moving." the fuming half dragon growled to the male he was carrying bridal style. Ichigo nodded very slightly as he was carried back up to the cliff.
Ichigo was roughly dropped on the cold ground as the albino made a furious and disgusted face at the human. Ichigo normally would have scowled back but he could see a bit of worry in the furious golden eyes. "What the hell were you thinking!" Shiro snarled.
"It's not like I jumped off!" Ichigo snapped.
"Why did you suddenly jerk like that? You could have, WOULD have died if I hadn't reacted!" the albino snarled.
"You surprised me, that's all." Ichigo huffed.
The half dragon didn't look convinced at all, but he just made a snorting noise before speaking again. "Go back inside and sleep Ichigo."
Ichigo thought about telling the other that he didn't own him and that he didn't have to listen to him, but he knew Shiro was just worried about him, and probably by now a bit annoyed at his stupidity and stubbornness. The oranget sighed before he nodded, got up and went back inside though not before he gave a suggestion. "You should come inside soon too… it's cold and you probably could use a good rest." Then Ichigo disappeared into the cave and went to go sleep next to Tensa and Nel.
Shiro watched him go, the previous anger in his eyes dying out to sorrow.
Byakuya, Renji, and Rukia were traveling together. They knew that a team would survive more easily. They had just woken up a short bit ago. They were looking for a quick breakfast. The food they had before had mysteriously disappeared.
Suddenly Rukia perked up. "Do you guys smell that!" she squealed.
"What?" Renji asked.
"Cooking meat." Rukia chirped before she started off to find said meat, the two men had no choices but to follow.
They were all surprised when they found a small campsite. Sitting near the fire, cooking animal meat like rabbit, deer, and squirrel was the Kingdom's best criminal and thief, Grimmjow.
Sitting nearby, eating some of the cooked meat were the 3 princes, Ulquiorra, Starrk, and Nnoitra. "W-what..." Byakuya blinked.
"Ah, welcome Captain Byakuya… Lieutenant Renji… and little Rukia,"Grimmjow purred. "You are just in time for a meal!" the bluenet chirped.
"What are you doing here?" Byakuya growled.
"Feeding you people." Grimmjow shrugged. Byakuya narrowed his eyes, not believing the bluenet. "Fine… I'm here for the same reason as you… I am going to get the prince from the dragons… and since I have a small advantage I figured I would feed you guys so you don't die." the bluenet chuckled.
"Advantage?" Renji echoed.
"I know my way up and down this mountain well, I know the cave where Ichigo is at, I can hunt and I can bribe, and I can withstand the harsh conditions on the mountain." Grimmjow explained with a smug smirk.
"We could easily capture you or kill you right now." Byakuya stated calmly.
Grimmjow laughed loudly. "Come at me then." the thief sneered.
Byakuya stepped forward, almost slicing through Grimmjow but the bluenet was gone. The black haired male jerked his head up to see Grimmjow holding onto a branch with one hand. "Too slow!" he laughed before he pulled himself up and then started to leap from tree to tree. No one had enough time to react or even follow the quick footed thief.
Ichigo and Shiro didn't really speak of what happened last night, both silently agreeing to not bring it up. It was almost noon when Tensa made an interesting suggestion to Ichigo. "Ichigo… have you ever been on a dragon's hunt?" he asked. Dragons normally only hunted once or twice a week and this happened to be one of those times of the week.
The oranget blinked before shaking his head. "Tensa, you aren't old enough for a sole hunt… and especially not old enough to take Ichigo as well." Kon stated as he tried to calm down Nel for a short nap. Zangetsu had left for a little while earlier and left the 2 oldest dragon, Shiro and Kon in charge.
"I can take Tensa and Ichigo." Shiro stated as he stood up from the corner of the cave he had been napping in.
"Really? Thank you Nii-san!" Tensa chirped as he trotted to his brother and gave a kiss to Shiro's cheek.
"It's not a problem." Shiro rolled his eyes as he started to walk towards the cave entrance. Tensa and Ichigo followed.
The white dragon stopped again once outside. He looked at Ichigo. "Get on." he stated.
"What?" Ichigo blinked.
"It's either a long walk or a short fly to our normal hunting grounds." Shiro responded.
"Oh.." Ichigo nodded as he walked over to Shiro who kneeled a bit for an easier climb on.
"Hold on tight!" Shiro commanded as he started towards the edge of the cliff. Ichigo gulped softly as he fisted the soft white hair. Shiro flapped his wings and took off. Tensa promptly followed his brother to the sky.
The trio flew for a short time, probably ten minutes to a forested area, closer to the bottom of the mountain. Shiro made his rules clear. They all had to stay in a close distance to each other, this rule was more important for Ichigo but still important for Tensa since he was still a pretty young dragon.
The three spilt up, the dragons went hunting for meat while Ichigo went looking for berries and nuts. By the time the three regrouped, Shiro had caught two deer, four rabbits, a few squirrels, and a couple of larger had collected a deer, some rabbits and some squirrels, while Ichigo had lots of berries and nuts of different colors and sizes as well as a few rabbits that he had happened across. "Let's head back." Shiro stated.
Many of you figured out Shiro would save Ichigo xD Duh
I do hope you enjoy this chapter...Grimmjow is such a 'nice' guy and Shiro is a bit moody still.
Also who is Ichiru? is it supposed to mean Ichimaru (Gin)? TELL ME PEOPLE
Anyway who, please review, it would make me very happy
For those who are interested in my line-up, continue to read
Tomorrow (Thursday)- The Power Behind a Pharaoh
Friday- Foolish God
Saturday- probably Smile...*shrugs* maybe something
Sunday- Otaku's present since this day is her birthday *must write something NOW*