Chapter One: Claimed

Ichigo's POV:

It's been like this since I met him. This blue haired arrancar. I don't know why, but for some strange reason I could never find it in me to kill him. In our first fight I could have killed him no problem, but those eyes! Those fucking eyes were so... so... I don't know! Promising!
Like the moment our reiatsu connected I felt this undeniable urge to follow him. Almost as if it were instinct.

"Which one of you... Which one of you is the strongest? Who's gonna take me on?" He asked like he was happy to fight one of us... he was just waiting for the chance to get rid of some of his pent up blood lust... He bounces where he stood, and anyone could tell he was just antsy to kill something.

"ICHIGO! GET OUT OF HERE! RUN!" Rukia yells at me as she sense this guys immense spiritual pressure. It was then, right after she yelled to me, when he stabbed her in the stomach with his bare hand. However even though he did that I couldn't find it in myself to hate him. I just stood there in surprise as it happened. I was in complete shock and couldn't move.

He chuckled deeply as he looked at her in amusement. "I figured it probably wasn't you... No surprise." He said as he tossed her to the side. After this I called out her name and ran at him with Zangetsu in tow. He just smirked and spiked his spiritual pressure as a warning. For a second, part of me wanted to submit to him, to back down, but then there was another part of me -Logic- telling me not to. Telling me to stand and fight. I had jumped back in surprise as his spiritual pressure spiked rather high, but other than that I just groaned in frustration. I charged back at him, as for some reason fury covered my mind and I attacked him blindly. I had flash in front of him and brought Zangetsu down on him, but he had blocked it with his wrist! He released some of his spiritual pressure at his wrist that sent me flying back in surprise once again.

"What the hell?" I asked as I didn't understand how he could use his spirit pressure like that.
"Hey? Are you even trying soul reaper? I don't want to waste the effort of killing you if you're not at maximum strength." He said sounding bewildered. "I'm giving you a break kid. I'm willing to wait until you summon your bankai." I look back at Rukia, concerned for her as she had taken quite the hit. "You better do it! Or I'll punch you full of holes like I did that soul reaper over there." He added and then got really hyped up for some reason. "What?! Too scared to fight?" He asked all giddy.

"You bastard!" I yell out. I got in my stance for bankai and he hummed in approval... I'm only guessing he doesn't want me to hold back. "BAN-KAI!" I yell out.

"That's more like it!" He said with a bit more amusement now showing in his eyes rather than his voice. I charged at him with my Tensa Zangetsu and he dodged it like it was nothing! After we were up in the air he kicked me and I went flying. I recovered quickly and he came into punch me. I flashed out of the way but my blue haired opponent moved quicker than I could, and before I realized it, he was down to the floor. Me being the idiot I am charged down at him. He dodged it yet again and moved into strike once he grabbed my blade, using it to throw me down the street! I tried to stop myself and went up into the air again only to be met with my blue haired opponent almost landing a punch in my face. I flashed out of the way and made a quick counter only to have my Tensa Zangetsu being held by blade again and me questioning what he was. Soon after, I got kicked right in the gut and was sent flying once more. Coughing up blood and then landing into a street light and then the concrete took it's toll on me and I regret taking it easy on the azure eyed Espada.

He got all giddy before charging down at me and I prepared myself for my next attack. He blocked my sword and then I was met with a foot planted on my face sending my flying again. I landed into those metal road garters and man did that hurt. I could tell that this fight was coming to the end and I was pissed at myself for not going at him with full strength. I got back up and tried to balance myself. I could see that arrancar heading my way, with a smirk that sent chills down my spine. I couldn't move and by the time he got to me and lifted me to my feet to start punching me, I couldn't help be feel a bit sorry for myself. His speed in punching me was incredible, though I was losing more blood than I liked.

As he continued to punch me, the memories of my last encounter with the arrancars flooded my mind as I saw Orihime get sent flying by that giant. I believe his name was Yammy... or something like that. Then when Rukia got stabbed. I could hear him laughing as he enjoyed beating me to a bloody pulp even though I knew he was holding back so much. After he was done with that he had thrown me up into the air and kicked me, sending me flying once again. I was losing my vision, and was a bit nervous thinking that he might come out. He sent me flying down to where I had landed with the traffic light in my back and grunted in pain.

"Is that all there is to your Bankai?" He asked and I got ready as the debris flies around me, hiding me in the process. "I gotta say you turned out to be a real disappointment! You use your bankai and all it does is give you average speed?... HUH?!" He asked sounding pissed off.

I got to my feet, panting as I held myself up. When the debris cleared enough just to see my face I glared at him and yelled out "GETSUGA...TENSHO!" He used both arms to block and I just panted out in exhaustion. Letting him beat me up took it's toll on me. When he removed his arm away from his face he smirked. Even with all the injuries he sustained, it seemed like none of them bothered him. Like the wounds were nothing to him.

"Damn... What was that?" He asked as I was still panting. "Ulquiorra didn't put that in his report about your attacks soul reaper! Not a word about it." he yelled out in triumph. I smirked thinking I had the advantage, but man was I wrong. The moment I look into those eyes and I'm done. I'm happy I'm good at putting up facades.

"Good! Then maybe I won't be disappointing after all...arrancar!" I say, my smirk never faltering. He just chuckles and as I see this his mask opens as if it's laughing along side him as well. I didn't quite care or give a damn about it but I thought it was different. "Guess I might have been wrong about you soul reaper!" He yelled out, that deadly smirk of his never falling. "You just might worth killing after all soul reaper... then again I could always take you as a pet!" He added and then my unwanted hollow decides to stop by and have a visit.

What are you smirking about, king? Do you actually want him to take you as a pet? My annoying hollow asked and I just tried to push him to the back of my mind.

You're acting awfully confident hmm. You'd let him be your master and not me? That makes me feel kind of sad. He teased and I just pout. I didn't like it when my hollow teased me, but he seemed to find it very funny.

Not now! Just a little while longer! I'll come to my inner world when I get home and go to sleep! I tell him but like always we seem to have two different ideas on how to handle things.

Do you honestly think you can handle this without my help? Let alone even escape this guy? You should know better than anyone ICHIGO! I DON'T want to die! He yells in my head. Shut up! ... But now that you say it... He barely even has a scratch on him. And when it comes down to it, if I wind up having to use getsuga three more times at most then you'll consume me... WHICH I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN! I yell at him and even though I know my hollow understands, I know he's a bastard and gonna do it anyway...

"So then soul reaper! How long do you plan on standing there?" He asks causing me to come out of my inner stupor. He doesn't give me time before he grabs me by my neck and I look at him shocked. I grab his wrist as he hand was wrapped around my throat and my eyes widened. He moves to whisper in my ear and I thought I was about to die.
"You're name was Ichigo, wasn't it?" He asked and loosened his grip enough for me to talk.

"Yeah... what of it?" I bit out and he just bit harshly on the back of my neck causing me to blush bright red. I willed the blush away from my face before he could see it but my shocked face didn't falter. "What...? What the hell?!" I asked in a somewhat panic.

"It's my mate mark soul reaper." He said breathlessly before dropping me and then moved back to where he was standing before he bit me. It was almost as if he knew someone was coming and he started to draw his sword making it seem like he was about to kill me. "Alright then! Now it's my turn!" He yelled out and the out of nowhere Tousen flashed in front of my cyan hair arrancar...Wait a minute...! Did I just... claim him...?!

Yes you did King. It seems that King's fallen head over heels for the enemy! Ha King you're a complete idiot!

"Oh shut up! Don't start teasing me! You're only gonna make things worst" I yell out loud as I get completely and utterly embarrassed. I clutch my head and I can feel them staring at me before they start off towards the garganta.

"WAIT!" I yell out at my...er... I mean the arrancar and Tousen. "Hey you! Wait! Where the hell do you think you're going?!" I yell out and the arrancar turned around.

"Shut up soul reaper! I'm going home. Home, as in back to Hueco Mundo." He tells me and I feel anger and rage pour into me.

"NO YOU'RE NOT!" I yell out. I wanted him to stay so I used the most logical answer I could come up with, even if it meant we kept fighting. "YOU COME HERE AND JUST ATTACK US AND THEN JUST LEAVE?! GET BACK DOWN HERE AND FIGHT ME! THIS FIGHT ISN'T OVER UNTIL I SAY IT IS DAMN IT!" I yell and he looked back with eyes that made me want to cower into a corner.

"GET OVER IT! The only reason you're still alive is because I'm leaving. You should be considering yourself lucky." He said but the look in his eyes meant something else than me fearing for my life, but then the place where he bit me started to burn and it was then I understood. "That attack you just used took it's toll as well, I can see it on your face. I say you'll only be able to use it 2-3 more times at best, and even if you could somehow do it about a thousand times it wouldn't make a difference. Once I'm in my release mode you're done for."

I thought about it for a second. "Release mode...?" I ask a bit confused. Arrancar have a release? "What the hell is that?" I added but my... er... the cyan eyed arrancar turned to start leaving.

"Oh and don't you dare forget my name Soul reaper!~" He yelled out with a smirked that sent shivers down my back. "And you better pray to whatever god you do, never to hear it again, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!" He yells and then appeared behind me. "Because if you do, you won't be getting away from me so easily~" He whispered in my ear and I fell down to my hands and knees. I held back the tears that wanted to escape my eyes as I stayed there and Grimmjow left.

I stayed like that a good while before Renji came running towards me. He looked concerned but at that moment I did not give one fuck. All I wanted was for Grimmjow to come back... I know I know I sound like a complete idiot, but whatever the hell he did to me when he bit the back of my neck was really fucking with my head. I moved my hand to that spot just as Renji got close enough to talk to me.

"Where did the arrancar go?" He asked as soon as he could. "Back to Hueco Mundo?" He added and I just nodded. I remove my hand from the mark he left and sighed. I still held onto Tensa Zangetsu and when he asked the next question guilt weighed heavily on my chest. I looked up at the sky and sighed again. "I lost..." I replied in a dead voice.

Renji could tell I wasn't myself and tried to make things better but failing in the process. "You stupid idiot! The fact that you're alive means that you've won." He said but I didn't believe a word of it. Though at this point the only thing I cared about was seeing Grimmjow again.

"You know that's not true." I told him as I continued to watch the sky from where I was. Renji just seemed a little surprised at my behavior and sighed a little. "If you were me..." I continued. "You'd feel the same way." Renji just bowed his head in understanding while listening to me. "Truth is, I haven't been able to protect anyone. I couldn't defeat our enemies. I was useless. I lost!" I look up to the sky and call out the name of the cyan haired and eyed arrancar that for some reason I so desperately wanted to slaughter yet have him hold me like I was his only reason for living. I closed my eyes and I saw his dark smirk and I fell to the ground. "GRIMMJOW!"

Renji came running towards me in concern but I just nudged him off and started to walk home, having to pay an annoying little hollow a visit in my inner world for payback.