Title: Mythology
Author: Shadow Arashi
Fandom: Bleach
Pairing: Ichigo x Grimmjow, Ulquiorra x Orihime in the background
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 817
Summary: Ichigo's sister has been kidnapped by the God of the Underworld. He comes after her and finds more than he expected.
Warnings: Romance, boylove, use of Greek mythology, boylove and minor swearing.
Disclaimer: Bleach and its characters belong to Tite Kubo. I own nothing and am doing this for entertainment only and don't make any profit of it.

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"Where is my sister?" He yelled, sword pressed tightly against the slender throat of the blue haired demon sprawled beneath him.

"Give up Red, you won't get her back do you hear me? Lord Schiffer already claimed your sister."

The damn bastard smirked, seemingly unconcerned about his vulnerable position or the fact that Ichigo could cut off his head with one clean sweep of his weapon if he so desired.

Then again the man was obviously one of the higher inhabitant of the Underworld, as the bone like mask on his face indicated. That mean he would most likely be immediately brought back to life by the ruler of the realm of dead in case of defeat. No wonder he hadn't even tried to push him off yet.

Ichigo felt himself growing enraged.

"Be serious you bastard!" He snarled, pressing Zangetsu a bit deeper against the lightly tanned skin.

"You're not worth it, Red." The blue haired specter only grinned, flashing sharp fangs at him.

Ichigo fumed.

"Your Lord has better not harm a hair on Orihime's hair. Now tell me where she is!" He growled in a dark tone, managing in actually surprising the demon who stopped smirking for the first time.

"Why do you think he would hurt her?" The demon seemed genuinely stunned, causing Ichigo to falter "Lord Schiffer loves that woman, that's why he asked me to take her to the Underworld in the first place. Orihime is our Lady now and Ulquiorra would never raise his hand against her! Damnit, didn't you Olympians got our message? She came of her own volition, you idiot!"

Ichigo's grip on his sword grew slack, the minor God's mouth falling open.

"Wha- what message?" He stammered.

Nothing made sense anymore. From what he heard from that irritating demon, Loly, Ulquiorra had stolen Orihime from her home in Olympia and dragged her to Hell. That was the whole reason of his presence in the Underworld in the first place.

The blue haired demon let out an annoyed groan before pushing Ichigo away effortlessly, causing the young God to fall backward with a huff. Ichigo was back on his feet in a flash, silently reassessing his opinion of the other man. The spectre was obviously very powerful to not even have a mark left after having Zangetsu pressed to his throat. A lower demon's skin would have boiled from the simple contact with a God's sacred weapon.

"Fuck, obviously Loly messed up her job," The man spat. "Probably jealous as hell Ulquiorra choose Orihime over her." He ran a hand through his short hair before turning toward Ichigo.

"Come with me then, I'll take you to Lord Schiffer and you'll see for yourself that your sister is alright."

The specter spun on his heels and he started to walk away.

Ichigo blinked, though he quickly ran after the man.

"Hey wait!"

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As it turned out, Orihime really did came of her own will to the Underworld.

Ichigo only had to take one look at her, smiling brightly in her flowing white dress next to the Lord of Hell, Ulquiorra Schiffer, to see that they truly loved each others. Their reiatsu were completely synchronized with each others, proof that they were soul-mates who had finally found their other half, and Ichigo didn't have the heart or will to fight against Fate.

Lord Schiffer must have felt his pain and reluctance at the thought of being separated from his sister though, as he was offered the opportunity to stay in the Underworld until he was satisfied.

Ichigo accepted the offer immediately. He was appointed a guide to help him settle in the Underworld then and was quite surprised when his guide turned out to be the blue haired demon he had fought earlier.

The tall specter grinned at him, giving a mock little bow as he introduced himself as Grimmjow, Lord of the 6th level of Hell and direct subordinate to Ulquiorra.

Ichigo swore right here and then to wipe that smug grin off the demon's face.

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"Do you miss it?"

"What?" Ichigo murmured, not even bothering to open his eyes as he cuddled closer to the warm body next to him.

"The surface, dummy." The husky voice chuckled. "It's been 6 months since you arrived in the Underworld Ichi."

"Really? I didn't even notice."

Ichigo mumbled, letting his hands to the talking for him as they slipped beneath the light shirt of his soulmate to tease the sensitive nubs of flesh there.

When Grimmjow let out a low moan, twisting into his embrace to nip at his lips, Ichigo allowed himself a chuckle. Who would have thought he would fall hard and fast for the cocky, sexy demon?

He knew how his sister and her lover felt now.

For how could he ever thought of going back to the surface when his soulmate was in the Underworld?

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A/N: I've always been fond of Greek mythology (I'm also a big fan of Saint Seiya, what do you expect?) so I decided to revisit the myth of Hades and Persephone but with a twist. I wanted to see how Ichigo and Grimmjow would fit in that tale and this is what I got. Since none of them wanted to work as Hades or Persephone I used Ulquiorra as Hades and Orihime as Persephone for the background. At first I was going to start with the last part of the drabble and write a quick flashback, but the whole scene showing Ichigo's and Grimmjow's first meeting just wrote itself and I liked it too much to throw it away.