Alright this is the last chapter I think. lD
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As the whole group moved outside, Ichigo had his arm still entwined with Grimmjows. He had rather gotten used to the cat-like form and would be a little sad if they didn't get to..uh, yeah that before the night was over with. The man says he is an animal after all..
"Ichigo..?"
He was woken from his perverted thoughts by the sound of Grimmjows purring voice. The blue haired male was looking at his other with an amused expression, and Ichigo realized he had been staring. God. Damnit.
"I'm good I'm good.." he glanced sideways.
"Not scared of the big bad woods are you?" Grimmjow smirked.
"Uh.."
Before he could react, Grimmjow had slithered up to the front and jumped on the branch of a tree and quieted everyone down. He seemed to clear his voice, and glanced to Ichigo before continuing.
"You all know about the rumors of these woods right?" everyone shook their heads but Ichigo facepalmed. Grimmjow didn't even live here. "Every night at twelve there is an old Hollow that comes to steal souls of small children by luring them to a fake house made of spiritual energy. He tricks them by random events. Once your inside, he cooks you and then serves you up to all the souls he has captured as a meal for them. Like little pirhanas."
Everyone gaped at this. Well, except Aizen. He knew everything about Hollows and knew this wasn't true..or was it. Ichigo gave Grimmjow a 'are you a dumbfuck' look and leaned against the wall. When everyone broke into murmuring groups, Grimmjow slithered back over to Ichigo and pinned him against the wall.
"Ya scared?"
"Hardly."
"I dare ya to leave your little seal of approval thing here. No Shinigami for you."
"Fine." Ichigo tossed the hollow shaped device onto the nearby stand.
"Brave one we got here." Grimmjow poked his chest.
"Ow you ass. You have claws remember?"
"Yeah, but thats it. No super amazing strength or anything. I AM in a Gigai you know."
"True."
Everyone broke up into groups and started to enter the woods. Ulquiorra stalked over without anyone next to him and Szayel was dragging a flustered Uryuu by his hand. The boy was blushing and Szayel was all over him like a drunk girlfriend.
"Lets get this party started!" he pumped a fist into the air.
Ulquiorra looked scared out of his mind, obviously not catching that Grimmjows story was full of horse shit. He also seemed to be looking for someone. Ichigo wondered who for a moment until he remembered the game and Ulquiorra's random pairing with Shinji. Wow, was the Vizard really that great?
Ichigo was knocked back to the present as he felt something snake up his shirt. He screamed and swatted with his hand, until a yelp was heard from next to him. He looked over to see Grimmjow clutching his tail.
"Keep that thing to yourself."
"Aw, but you like it Ichi."
Ichigo shuddered at the nickname.
"I guess your right Grimmy."
Ichigo walked forward, ignoring the elder males blushing reaction. Ulquiorra was right behind him, sort of cowering, while Szayel was walking in front, oblivious to the creepy surrounding. Uryuu looked like he was about to faint.
"You okay there Quincy?"
"SHUTTHEHELLUP. SHUT. THE. HELLUP..." Uryuu's shoulders arched more and he held tighter to Szayel's hand, making the other smile.
"Yeah your not jumpy. Ulquiorra, your a fucking bat what is wrong with you?"
"Absolutely nothing." he tried to think of an excuse and unfortunately said what first came to mind. "I just love being close to you Kurosaki."
Annnd..rifled. Grimmjow pounced on the bat like a wild..panther and clawed at the writhing bat on the ground. Ichigo just kept walking and ignored the two, oblivious that Szayel and Uryuu had gone. When he looked back to see if they were following, he was shocked to see he didn't see them.
He turned around and felt panic flooding his chest. Inside him, he heard a high pitched laughing that made his eyes narrow. He tried to ignore it, but then the figure appeared as a ghostly form in front of him.
"Having trouble Ichigoooo?" his hollow, Shirosaki.
"No." he stepped around the hallucination only to have it reappear in front of him.
"You look lost. Where is that cat like man? He sure was..how do I say it?" the hollow licked his lips, revealing a teal tongue. "Good."
"Ok enough. You going to help me or not?"
"Sure. Come over here and ride me like the horse I am AHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!" the hollow bent over laughing so hard.
Ichigo face palmed and stepped through the ghostly figure. What was that? He saw a little shack up ahead. The thing looked damn cozy. He gazed around in the woods again, only seeing tree's everywhere he looked. Forgetting about Grimmjow's crazy story he walked forward and knocked.
An old lady answered. Her eyes were closed and she seemed pretty frail. She looked up at Ichigo and adjusted her glasses. He looked behind her to see an average little house setup. The only exception was the rather large fire den. (WTFever the Chimney thing.)
"Hello young man. What are you doing way out here?"
"Well I sort of got lost. Do you know which way is civilization?"
"Of course but first come in and have some cookies. I never see anyone and I get so lonely." her voice cracked with age.
"Sure." Ichigo smiled.
When he entered, the place smelt like something was burning but he ignored it. He made his way over to the table and snatched a cookie, remembering he hadn't ate in a while. As he muched, the lady seemed to smile more and more and walked over to the fire pit.
"No no let me help you mam."
Ichigo walked over and poked the fire with the rod and turned the logs around.
"Such a nice young boy." she smiled warmly.
"Oh, its no problem." as he continued to prod, he noticed something strange in the fire. He tilted the logs so that he could see it and realization hit him what the smell was. Burning bones. There before him was someones pelvis. He yelped and jumped back, looking to the old lady.
Only she wasn't an old lady anymore. She had grown quite large and resembled a wolf hollow of some sort. Her mask looked like one of those kitsune masks you buy in a novelty store and made it seem creepy. Her voice had also grown quite strong. Ichigo reached for his seal, but remembered he had left it. God damn it.
"Come here boy let granny have a look at ya."
The voice was anything but kind and he felt something push his back forward. While he focused on that, he didn't pay attention to the wet tongue that ran over his side. This bitch was tasting him WHAT THE HELL.. She opened her jaws, somehow, and revealed abnormal looking teeth that were curved. As she was about to bite, someone pushed him out of the way.
He looked up to see Grimmjow standing over him. Apparently he still possessed his agility. He had apparently clawed the hollow at the same time and was grinning down at his lover with a smirk.
"Believe me now?"
"GAHHH! YOU BASTARD!" the hollow seemed to take a more dog like state and Ichigo saw Grimmjow shudder. Wut.
"Whats wrong with you?"
"WELLOBVIOUSLY cats are afraid of dogs. Same case scenario here." he cringed slightly.
"...Are you serious?"
"YES!" he grabbed Ichigo and jumped out of the way as the dog hollow leaped at them.
Grimmjow sped out the door and suddenly felt something tangle in his hair. Ichigo and he took on an expression of 'wtf' before Grimmjow threw Ichigo and started to scream. Well, he stopped running now and was scratching at his hair.
"ITS IN MY HAIR ITS IN MY HAIR GET THE DAMN BAT OUT ICHIGO PLEASEEEE!" he made a praying motion with his hands before he fainted.
Ichigo checked his own pulse, wondering if he was on speed.
"WHAT THE FUCK.." Ichigo looked up. "I try to pick him up and carry him but NOOOO." Ulquiorra brushed off his wings. Grimmjow was foaming at the mouth.
"I am learning more than I should tonight." he murmured.
"Ichigo. Please turn around." he did as Ulquiorra said and moved back just in time before the dog hollow ate the ground he had once been standing on.
"FUCKING HELL GRIMMJOW GET THE HELL UP!" Ichigo threw a rock at the boy, but he didn't budge.
"Bats are in your hair." Ulquiorra had bent over and whispered in the panther's ear.
He jolted awake and screamed again, scurrying up a tree. "OHFUCKMEGETITOUT!"
"Maybe later BUT HELP ME!" Ichigo cowered in the corner of two tree's. He was pinned.
Grimmjow hesitated, knowing he froze up around dogs. He looked to Ulquiorra who shook his head. Like lightning, Grimmjow zipped down the tree and pretty much flash stepped to where Ichigo was, flipped, and brought his leg down on the Hollow's head. It howled in pain and he grabbed Ichigo's shirt and pulled him up a tree to a higher elevation.
"Thanks." Ichigo murmured.
"Hey Ichigo I got a question." Grimmjow spoke pretty clearly.
"Yes?"
"Are you my boyfriend?"
Well this was certainly not the right time. "Uh, yeah sure this isn't exactly the time.."
"You sound unsure.." he looked sort of sad. And oblivious to the dog hollow clawing at the tree.
"I'm not ok? Grimmjow your amazing I couldn't think of anyone better to have suddenly realized I had loved." Ichigo managed to smile, despite the dangerous situation.
"Really? Thats all I need to know." Grimmjow smiled and gave Ichigo a surprise kiss before he zipped back down the tree and past the hollow.
The hollow turned and howled, to which Grimmjow repeated what he did earlier, and then twisted again to sideways kick the damned thing. When he did, its mask broke off and it faded into the air. That seemed a lot easier than it should have been.
He quickly scaled the tree again to a smiling Ichigo. When they saw each other, Grimmjow locked his lips with his Ichigo and both looked like cats by the way they sat. Grimmjows arms and legs gripped the limb, and Ichigo looked as if he had crawled over to Grimmjow. As the kiss got more intense, Grimmjow fell off balance and toppled over.
He was expecting to land on his feet but Ichigo had caught him by his paw.
"So, my boyfriend?" Grimmjow asked as he looked up.
"If you'll still love me in the morning." Ichigo smiled back.
Last line is from Click.
It seemed appropriate. :3
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