Summary: After being woken up by Tatsu Ookami goes to the park where she meets Momoko and another stranger. After a hollow attack Ookami sees a little girl who seems to be lost and decides to help her but ends up in a desert waste land.

Rating: PG-13

Note(s): This is a GrimmjowxOC story (with hints at IchigoxOc). This takes place after Ichigo and gang come home after saving Rukia, a couple months after maybe? I might change up the plot line slightly, but hey, it's hard to add in your own character without twisting the story line.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Bleach; it rightfully belongs to Tite Kubo. I only own Ookami and Kira. Fellow OC's Tatsu, Momoko, Hebi, Neko, and Draak all belong to their rightful creators, I am only borrowing them.

"OOKAMI!" A voice shrieked in the small girl's ear, making her sit up quickly with an alarmed look on her face. She looked around her room in a panic before she saw Tatsu sitting in front of her smiling mischievously.

"Good afternoon sleepy head." She laughed. Ookami looked at her oddly while processing what she had said.

"After…afternoon! H-how long was I asleep!" Ookami yelled out in disbelief.

"Well, when I was dropping you off I guess you had been through so much in one day that when your body finally processed it you crashed. I had to carry you the rest of the way to your house, for a sixteen year old girl you're pretty light."

Ookami flushed while Tatsu laughed at her weight.

"W-wait! What about school?" Ookami asked hurriedly while searching for her messenger bag.

"Dummy schools over. When I came to walk you to school your older brother told me that you had a fever and he practically kicked me off your porch." Tatsu explained while scratching the back of her head.

"W-well, I feel fine now, a-and sorry if I sound rude but… why are you in my room?" Ookami asked while pulling her covers up over her nose and looking at Tatsu curiously.

"Oh I just wanted to see if you were feeling better, Ichigo and the others were kind of worried about you so I promised them I'd come and see how you were." The green haired girl replied with a smile.

"I see. Wh-why are they all so worried about me?" Ookami asked while glancing at the ground, Tatsu arched an eyebrow at her friend surprised.

"Why wouldn't they? You are our friend you know."

"Y-yes I know it's just… back in America people usually don't become friends so easily, so it feels kind of weird with everybody worrying and caring about me, even though I've just known you all for a couple weeks." The tiny burnet's face became flustered as she yanked the blanket up to cover more of her face.

Tatsu eyed her worriedly for a while, after a few minutes she pouted and picked up one of Ookami's red fuzzy pillows and smacked her head with it.

Ookami yelped when she felt the soft object impact against the side of her head. She dropped her blanket and began rubbing her sore cheek.

"Would you stop worrying about what the others think of you! Everybody likes you, and they like you because you're kind and you care for people." Tatsu yelled while repeatedly smacking her friend's head.

"O-okay," Ookami said while shielding her head. "I'm sorry… I must sound really stupid. "

"You're not stupid," Tatsu replied getting off Ookami's bed and placing her hands on her waist. "Just oblivious."

Ookami smiled lightly and got out of her bed, while walking over to her closet she conversed with Tatsu.

"Oh, is Kira back yet? I need to ask him if he wants anything from the store."

"Sorry, he left just a while ago to go shopping for you guys, he didn't want to bother you." Tatsu replied while pulling out Ookami's homework and studying the answers.

The red eyed girl shook her head and motioned for her friend to turn around. Tatsu rolled her eyes but turned around so Ookami could change.

"So you want to hang out at the park?" Tatsu asked while going through Ookami's desk.

"Huh? Well sure I guess, but why?" Ookami asked while pulling a maroon tank top over her head and reaching for her favorite black and red shirt that showed her shoulders.

"Well I don't have anything to do today, and plus Shinji is training Ichigo so… I can't really drag him off to go shopping."

"Oh I see," Ookami said as she pulled on her black skinny jeans and red converse. "Um, if you could just l-let me make my bed and take out the trash we can go. O-okay?"

"Alright, and stop stuttering!"

"S-sorry! It's a problem…." After Ookami put on her maroon choker she pulled up the sheets of her bed and began placing her pillows up against the wall. She then walked downstairs and tore off a sheet of notebook paper to tell Kira where she had gone if he came back and she was still with Tatsu.

"Ookami, are you ready yet!" She heard Tatsu yell from the door way. Ookami looked around for trash but found there was none in the house.

'Kira must have already taken it out.' She thought as she made her way to the door. 'I'm going to make sure to give him a special thank you dinner when he gets home!'

"Okay Tatsu I'm done!" Ookami said while she locked the door to her house.

"Good, now come on! Let's go shopping!" Tatsu squealed as she grabbed Ookami's hand and dragged her down the sidewalk.

"W-wait, what!"

"I still think that mini skirt looked good on you…." Tatsu grumbled as they walked down the sidewalk and past several shops. Ookami smiled apologetically.

"I'm sorry; I'm just not a fan of revealing clothing." She replied, Tatsu merely pouted.

Suddenly her head shot up and she stood on her toes to look over the crowed. Ookami blinked in confusion.

"Dandelion alert!" She yelled out while pointing ahead. Ookami frowned and stood on her toes along with Tatsu to see over the heads of taller people, which was slightly impossible seeing as she was exactly five feet tall.

She squinted at the crowd ahead and then smiled when she saw familiar orange hair in the sea of people.

"Hey, Ichi!" Tatsu called out to the teenager. Ichigo turned around and scanned the area, trying to find the person who had called him. "Over here!"

The orange haired teen looked over at the female vizard and waved. Tatsu grabbed Ookami and walked over to the strawberry.

"Tatsu, what are you doing here?" Ichigo asked while turning away from the shop window he was looking into.

"I should be asking you that. Why aren't you with Shinji?" Ichigo looked away with a large scowl.

"They sent me to get ingredients for lunch…." He mumbled while holding up a large bag full of food.

"Why would they send you to get lunch if it already passed…?" Ookami asked startling Ichigo.

"O-Ookami. I didn't even notice you, you were so quiet." He said while turning to the girl.

"I-I'm sorry! I'll try to talk more." Ookami replied while lifting her hand to her chin. Something on her wrist sparkled and caught Ichigo's eye.

"What's on your wrist?" He asked, making Tatsu turn to the brunet.

"Eh?" Ookami looked down to her wrist and saw that today she had worn her lucky charm bracelet. "Oh, um that's the charm bracelet my mom gave to me when I was little before she…."

Ookami trailed off and clutched the silver wolf charm on her bracelet.

"Oh that's right I haven't seen your mom! Where is she?" Tatsu asked smiling and giving Ookami a curious look.

"I…. I'd rather not… talk about it." Tatsu's force went from curiosity to worry when she heard her friend's voice crack on the last word.

Ichigo also looked worried when Ookami became quiet and began clenching her fist and lowering her head.

"H-hey…." Ichigo reached out and placed a hand on Ookami's shoulder. "Is something wrong- GEH!"

Ichigo retracted his arm and Tatsu jumped when they saw small tears running down Ookami's face.

"O-Ookami! What's wrong! Did we do something!" Tatsu said in a panicked voice. Ookami just lifted her hand and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!"

"I-it's alright. I should be over it by now." Ookami sniffed while putting on a small smile.

"Gotten over what? Wait no! I shouldn't have asked that!" Tatsu yelled out while covering her mouth.

"No I should tell you, everyone was bound to find out at some point." The red eyed girl hooked her index finger around her silver bracelet and took a deep breath. "My mother died a month ago."

Tatsu pouted and rubbed her upper arm nervously, while Ichigo's eyes widened and then softened.

"She was sick for a long time… m-me and Kira were to busy with our own lives to notice how bad she was feeling. We only noticed when she started throwing up blood and looking as though she was about to die.

"We took her to the hospital and they told us that something was wrong with her heart. Kira and I were… scared for her. Everything seemed to be going fine since we brought her to the hospital, but when I came to visit her two days after her surgery I fell asleep near her bed. When I woke up she was bleeding from the scar over her heart from the surgery. I ran to get help but by the time I got them, my mom had already passed away."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Tatsu said while giving Ookami an apologetic look. She just smiled.

"It's alright! I'm getting over it… a little." Ookami lifted her head and looked around. "Hey… where'd Ichigo go?"

Tatsu looked around in search of the berry and scowled. "That jerk! He left right in middle of you talking! What till I see him again, I'll-!"

"You'll what?" Ichigo said while standing behind the green haired vizard. Tatsu cringed and turned to him with a scowl.

"Jeez, what's wrong with you! Why did you run off like that huh!"

"Shut up! I went to get Ookami a present you tiny devil!" He yelled back at the smaller girl who twitched as he held out a small box to Ookami. "Here."

Ookami looked at the box curiously before taking it into her hands. She slowly lifted the top of the box to see what lied inside. Her eyes widened as she pulled out a small little silver charm from inside the box.

The charm was a tiny strawberry, with an orange gem in the middle of it.

"It's something for you to add to your charm bracelet, it didn't look like you had much on there." Ichigo said while scratching the back of his head and glancing down the street. Ookami smiled at him and put the gem back into the box.

"Thank you." She said while looking up at the taller teen. Ichigo's face turned a light pink and he scowled again.

"Ichigo that's not cool!" Tatsu yelled at him while punching his shoulder, making Ichigo cry out in pain. "You're just trying to make Ookami like you more than me! I'll show you!"

In a flash Tatsu had taken off down the street and turned a corner, leaving Ookami and Ichigo alone.

"Erm…."

"She's… fast?"

"Uh-huh."

An awkward silence pushed its way in between the two teens. Ookami begin shuffling her feet and yanking her sleeve, feeling slightly unsettled.

"So… how's you're brother?" Ichigo asked.

"Oh, uhm, he seems tired. I guess working at Urahara shop isn't as easy as I thought." Ookami giggled slightly remembering waking up one morning and finding Kira face down in a bowl of cereal after coming home from work.

Ichigo gave out a sour laugh. "You have no idea how much of a hard worker Urahara can be."

"Huh?"

"Geh? Uh nothing…." The awkward silence returned, making both teens uncomfortable. "Uh, how are you doing with the lessons at school?"

"Actually it's kind of confusing… I don't really get much of the assignments." Ookami admitted while biting her lower lip.

"Ah, well, I could help you out. I mean I'm not the most intelligent guy in the school but, I could help you understand the work. If you want." Ichigo crossed his arms and tried to avoid eye contact with his companion.

"That'd be nice; I'd like your help Ichigo!" Ookami replied with a grateful smile.

"Okay, when do you want to get togeth- OOF!" Ichigo was promptly shoved out of the way by Tatsu and thrown into a nearby wall.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Naughty naughty Ichi-berry! Flirting with Ookami while I was gone, how dirty!"

"YOU!" Ichigo yelled while holding his forehead which was beginning to form a bump.

"Anyway Ookami! I got you a preeeeeseeent!~" Tatsu said in a sing song voice while bring out a little box similar to the one Ichigo gave her before. Ookami eyed her curiously before taking the box and opening it. She picked up a charm that was placed inside and eyed it confused.

"Why a cat?" She asked Tatsu, who was holding in laughter.

"Becaaaaause… Grimmjow ish a kitty~!" Tatsu giggled while Ookami's face became more confused.

"Huh? ….Oh." Ookami's face turned bright red when she remembered the blue haired man from yesterday.

"ARG! DON'T REMIND ME OF THAT BASTARD!" Ichigo yelled while clenching his fists and glaring at Tatsu, who was laughing behind her hand. "Geez… hey I have to get going, Shinji and the others were expecting me back a while ago."

"Okay, have a safe trip." Ookami said while tucking the charm back into its case.

"Don't flirt with girls on the way back Ichi-berry~."

"Shut up!"

The two girls waved the orange haired shinigami off before Tatsu smiled at Ookami.

"Hey lets go to a shop so we can get those charms on you're bracelet, okay?" Tatsu said while grabbing Ookami's hand.

"Okay, s-sure." Ookami complied, her face still a little red.

"After we do thaaaat… ICE CREAM FOR ALL!" The blue eyed girl yelled in joy while dragging her friend off. "You're paying."

"HUH!"

Ookami lifted her charm bracelet up and smiled at the two new charms attached to the silver trinket. She turned to Tatsu and smiled happily while she watched her friend devour her watermelon flavored Popsicle.

They were sitting in the park eating the ice cream that Ookami had bought them and were sharing stories about their lives.

Ookami was in the middle of smiling nervously when Tatsu was imitating a girl named Hiyori's face when she had walked in on her and Shinji while they were in a…intimate position, when a sudden loud screech echoed out behind them.

"MISS TATSU!" A loud yell was heard, Ookami yelped when a pink haired girl jumped on Tatsu, knocking the bench they were sitting on backwards and all who were upon it to the ground.

Ookami groaned and rubbed her head before sitting up, she was glad to see that somehow her chocolate ice cream had remained unharmed in the fall. She glanced over to her friend and was surprised to see that she and the girl were wrestling on the ground.

"Momoko!" Tatsu said with a smile while hugging the girl closely. "Hi!"

"Miss Tatsu!" The girl, Momoko, yelled out childishly while nuzzling into the others neck. "I MIIIIISSED YOOOOU!"

"Uh… eh!" Ookami questioned when the pink haired girl smacked Tatsu's head harshly. She winced when the girl slowly turned her head to her with a glint in her eyes.

Ookami slowly stood up at the same time as the girl and backed away, slightly scared when the girl raced forward and stopped right in front of her. A wide smile formed on the girl's lips and her pink eyes narrowed into slits. Ookami gulped.

"Hi!" Momoko said cheerfully while tipping her head to the side. Ookami froze.

"Erm, h-hello?" Ookami stuttered, the shrieked in pain when the pink haired child kicked her in the leg. HARD.

"Wh-wh-what was that for!" Ookami yelled, tears stinging the edges of her eyes.

"That's just how Momoko shows her affection." Tatsu said walking over and messing up her friend's hair.

"Oh…a-alright."

"Momoko? You really need to stop running of like that, it took me forever to find you." Another voice said, behind Tatsu stood a pink haired man who wore white glasses and had golden eyes. He sent a glare at the vizard before turning to Momoko. "We need to go back now."

"Ehhhh!" The girl whined gripping Tatsu. "But we just got here! Can I pleeeeease stay a little longer? PLEASE!"

The man scowled and flipped his hair over his shoulder while crossing his arms.

"FINE! You can stay a little while longer! I'm leaving, I hate being in he presence of these… ugly humans." Ookami shivered when he felt his gaze directed at her. A black portal appeared behind him and he walked through, a loud zipping noise that made Ookami cringe sounded when it closed.

The small burnet gripped her sleeve when the memory of the night before surfaced in her mind. Grimmjow and that other man had gone through another portal similar to that one. Was it possible that the two pink haired strangers came from the same place as the others?

Ookami griped her head and set her cup of ice cream down, all this thinking was going to give her a migraine….

"Neh? What's that?" Momoko asked while yanking Ookami's sleeve and pointing towards her chocolate ice cream. Ookami blinked and picked up her snack.

"Chocolate ice cream." She answered. Momoko placed a finger on her chin and looked at the food curiously. "Um… do you want some?"

"UH-HUH!" Momoko squealed while taking the spoon full of ice cream from Ookami's stretched out hand. Her face took on a dreamy state as she pulled out the spoon. "Yummy! Thank you Chocó!"

Ookami yelped as she was pulled into a bone crushing hug. "Ch-Chocó?"

"Momoko likes giving people nicknames." Tatsu giggled. Ookami gasped for breath when Momoko finally let go.

"Do you know Miss Tatsu?" She asked, Ookami gasped while looking up at Momoko.

"Y-yes. For only a little while though, but I think we're becoming good friends."

"Mm-hm.~" Tatsu hummed while eating the remains of her Popsicle.

"Oh! Then you're Momoko's friend too!" Momoko giggled while slamming her hand on Ookami's shoulder.

She yelped again and rubbed her shoulder. She was going to have bruises all over….

Suddenly a loud screeched fell upon the trio making them all jump.

"What was that?" Ookami asked, she turned to her companions and saw that they had both turned towards the town.

"Uh-oh! There's a big hollow nearby!" Momoko sang while spinning around.

"Jeez… Ookami stay here and hide. If you see any hollows don't make a move, just hide. If they see you… run." With that said Tatsu ran off with Momoko right behind her.

Ookami griped her sleeve and looked around, she hadn't noticed but the park was eerily empty. She gulped and was about to turn when something caught her eye. She turned to look at the playground and saw a little girl sitting on a swing set, alone.

The girl had long silver hair that was layered and spiked at the bottom, she had large mint green eyes and a pale complexion.

She wore a long white dress with black sleeves and black ruffles at the bottom that almost covered her black and white shoes. On the left side of her head there was a large feather that curved around her face and brushed against her cheek.

Ookami arched an eyebrow and start walking over to her.

"Um, hey, are you alright?" The tiny girl looked up at Ookami with wide eyes.

"…eh?" She asked. Ookami gave her a worried look.

"Are you alri-!" A growl came from behind Ookami and she froze. She turned around shakily and her eyes widened when she saw a large dog-like hollow hovering over them. For a while the hollow stared at her, but then its eyes trailed over to the little girl, who froze.

Ookami screamed when the monster raced towards them with a howl and she quickly grabbed the girl, running as fast she could.

She ran far into the park, away from the town so that no one else would get hurt while the hollow chased them. The little girl had become silent but Ookami could feel that she was scared by the way her small hand griped Ookami's shoulder tighter with ever step.

The ground in front of Ookami exploded, throwing her back. She griped the girl tighter when she was slammed into the ground. Hot breath hit her and she opened her eyes quickly to see the hollow bent over them.

She rolled out of the way of the creature's mouth and tried to run again, but a pain shot up her ankle and made her collapse. Ookami got up on her knees and screamed when she felt herself get picked up by a large hand.

Squirming around she saw that the hollow had picked her and the girl up. It growled at them before opening a portal that she had seen before and jumped inside. She gripped the girl tight as the hollow stepped into the dark vortex.

Ookami looked behind them and saw one last glimpse of her home before being plunged into darkness.

A bag of groceries clattered to the ground of the Urahara shop, making a loud thud. Kira stood frozen where he was, his hands still up in the position of holding a bag. His mouth became dry and he glanced around the Urahara shop.

He clenched his teeth together before picking up his groceries and handing them to Tessai.

"Mr. Kumori? Where are you going?" The large man asked while watching the younger man dash out the front door. "Mr. Kumori?"

Kira ran down the street and quickly unlocked the door to his house.

"Ookami!" He yelled out. There was no reply. He ran upstairs and threw open his sisters door. No ne was in there.

He searched in every room for his sister before he made his way into the kitchen. He was looking about to walk out when he saw a note. It was from Ookami:

Kira,

Sorry I left without telling you but Tatsu invited me to go to the park with her. My cell phone is still charging so if you need me either talk to Tatsu or come to the park to fine me.

~Ookami

Kira cursed and shoved the note into his pocket before running out the door. He ran down the sidewalk towards the park. This feeling of dread had fallen over him not to long ago, ow he could no longer feel Ookami's presence.

He turned a corner and ran right into Tatsu and another girl, making them all fall. He looked up at the green haired girl and grabbed her shoulders.

"Ookami's gone!" He said while looking straight at Tatsu with frightened eyes.

"What? No, she's in the park, I was about to go back and get her."

"You left her there alone!"

"Calm down it was only for a few minutes. I'm sure she's fine." Tatsu said reassuring the panicked man.

"Then go get her!" Kira yelled.

"Alright! Alright!"

The trio ran off to the park, Kira faster than the others. When they arrived they were shocked to see that the playground was nearly destroyed and that a few trees had been knocked down.

"Shit…." Tatsu grounded out before running over to the playground, calling out for Ookami along with Momoko. Kira was looking under destroyed slides and under trees for his sister when Momoko yelled at him.

"Mr. Black haired man! Ookami went that way!" She said pointing in the direction where more trees were uprooted, he could see Tatsu running in that direction.

They ran after to her and after a while stopped in a clearing next to a lake. Silence fell on them and Tatsu glanced over at Kira.

"Her reiatsu ends here." She said. Kira cringed but continued searching around the area for his sister. Tatsu sighed and turned to Momoko. "You should head home."

The pink haired girl nodded and opened a portal that she disappeared into a second later. Tatsu turned back to Kira, who was digging around in the bushes.

"Kira, come on lets go to Urahara shop, they can help us out more.

"I can't." Kira said, continuing to dig through the underbrush. "Ookami needs me!"

"You can't help her alone…. Let your friends help." Kira paused in his digging and let his hands fall.

"…Will we find her faster if we ask them for help?"

"Of course. Now come on, the sooner we get there the sooner we find Ookami." Tatsu helped the black haired youth up and began walking in the direction of Urahara shop.

She glanced over her shoulder and back at the last place she felt Ookami's reiatsu, there was something else mingling with her reiatsu and it wasn't the other five energies she usually had around her.

The reiatsu was familiar, but Tatsu had only felt it when she was in….

"Hueco Mundo." Tatsu whispered, she walk even faster towards Urahara shop. She knew where Ookami was.

Ookami landed in a mound of sand along with the little girl in her arms. After they had been in unending darkness for what seemed like forever they had suddenly arrived in a desert wasteland with only a crescent moon the source of light.

The hollow screeched and hovered above them. Ookami cringed when she smelled the rotting breath of the hollow.

"Give me the child!" It yelled, making spit fly out of its mouth and onto Ookami's face. A gut wrenching fear yanked at Ookami's stomach, but another feeling overwhelmed her fear and drove her into ignoring the hollows demand.

"NO!" She screeched while lifting up her foot and driving her heel into the hollows eye. It shrieked in pain while throng its head back and grabbing its face. Ookami took the chance to get up and run as far as her legs could take her. The ground around her shook and she knew that the hollow had recovered and was now chasing them again.

Clutching the girl even tighter she forced her legs to move even faster. The tiny girl let out a gasp making Ookami open her eyes and look ahead.

A large dull colored castle loomed over the horizon, large pillars surrounded the building and cast large shadows across the land.

Ookami felt fear creep up her spine when she saw the castle but seeing as it was the only shelter from the monster took her chance and continued running towards it.

She panted and shivered when she heard the hollow behind her grow closer. She gasped out when she tripped over her own feet and landed face down into the sand.

A groan escaped her lips as she sat up loosening her hold on the child. A loud shriek escaped her when the hollow hit her side and tossed her to the side into more sand. Ookami grasped the girl and made sure that she remained unharmed.

The hollow braced its hands next to Ookami and made sure she couldn't escape. It opened its mouth revealing large teeth coated in saliva.

Ookami cringed and gripped the girl. She loosened her hold and lowered her head to the girl, with her voice trembling at the hollows horrible yell she whispered.

"R-ru-run." The hollow shot its head down and Ookami tossed the girl out of the way. Sharp teeth dug into her flesh and tore away her skin. Ookami screamed as she felt her blood coat her clothes and make the sand beneath her damp and wet. The hollow continued biting her and digging its teeth into her bones.

"STOP!" She screamed, hitting the hollow as hard as she could with tears burning her eyes and face. She coughed and tasted iron inside her mouth, blood dribbled out past her lips and she felt herself growing weaker.

Sudden warmth filled her skin and an orange glow surrounded the hollow. It paused confused and back away from her, Ookami saw blood dripping from its jaws. It froze for a moment, then a second later fire erupted around it making it let out gurgled screams before it was completely devoured in flames.

Ookami blinked, forcing more tears out of her eyes, and looked down at her arm. She whimpered and rolled onto her side, her arms skin was nearly gone and she could see her arms bone peeking from her shredded flesh.

She felt her strength slowly leaving her and laid her head back. Her eyes snapped open when the pain started fading away. She looked down at her stomach, which was covered in blood and saw a blue hue floating around her.

She groaned and laid her head back again when she felt a twinge in her arm. The edges of her eyes began to go dark, turning her head to the side she saw the little girl staring at her in shock.

The girl then stood up and paused, she looked at Ookami and then turned towards the castle. Ookami used the last of her strength to flick her hand towards the castle, motioning for the girl to go.

After a few more seconds of motionlessness the girl turned and ran towards the building. Ookami smiled and closed her eyes, feeling herself fade.