They drove for probably a half hour before arriving at a cabin, deep in the woods. A white panther in the door with a dead rabbit hanging in her jaw. "Gin forgot to bring Pantera food didn't he" Grimmjow growled.
"He forgets most things…a small brain" Ulquiorra stated. Suddenly the white panther, Pantera jumped on the front of the car, scaring most of the people inside.
Ichigo's eyes widened as Shiro wrapped him protectively in his arms, Tori burying her face into the orangette's side with a small whimper. "Pantera…down" Grimmjow commanded. Pantera jumped down, waiting at the house door for her master. Grimmjow looked at Ichigo and Shiro. "She isn't going to hurt you…this is one of the better hide-out because we have her as the guard" Grimmjow explained, opening the door.
Shiro growled a little at him. Ichigo huffed and untangled himself from Shiro's arms and crawled out of the car after Grimmjow got out. Tori had crawled back into Shiro's arms. Pantera laid the rabbit the Grimmjow's feet. "You should really talk to her about the 'offerings' she always gives you when you come here" Ulquiorra stated.
"I have…she refuses to stop that…you can only tame the wild so much" Grimmjow rolled his eyes. He looked at Pantera. "You can have it" the bluenet more commanded than offered. Shiro held Ichigo close to his side, not letting him get any closer to the panther. "She is harmless to you two" Grimmjow sighed.
"She likes everyone she has meet…except Aizen" Ulquiorra added.
Pantera growled at the mention of the brunette. "How is his arm anyway…didn't really ask" Grimmjow snorted.
Shiro actually smirked at that. Tori had managed to climb out of Shiro's arms before he could catch her and had approached Pantera warily, before giggling when the cat licked her face with a purr. Ichigo smiled at that. Shiro growled a little but otherwise didn't move. Pantera nuzzled the child with a loving purr. "I will never understand why she likes kids so much" Ulquiorra stated.
Pantera growled something. "Cubs…she says they are cubs…and she was a mother once too" Grimmjow replied.
Pantera was now cleaning Tori. "Ah! That t-tickles!" Tori squealed, making Ichigo smile a little and giggle.
"Are the other girls still sleeping?" Grimmjow asked.
Shiro and Ichigo nodded. "They deserve it too... all the tests and shit Infinity put them through took up most of the day so they didn't really get to sleep.." Shiro muttered with a scowl.
Grimmjow nodded sadly. Pantera was now looking between Shiro and Grimmjow. "You are going to leave the others be while they sleep" Grimmjow commanded.
Pantera made a face like Grimmjow had stolen her kids which in her mind he did. Then she went back to cleaning Tori. "Tori, you need to rest." Ichigo commented, smiling a little when the girl looked over at him and pouted a little.
"Momma..." She murmured. "I dun wanna!"
Ichigo sighed a little. "Tori, you need rest." He said a little more firmly, making the little girl sulk, though she yawned not long after.
Pantera instantly knew the orangette was the mother. She careful picked Tori up and carried the child into the cabin, motioning with her tail to follow. Grimmjow peeked inside, surprised. "Maybe we do leave her alone here too much" he chuckled, looking over the very nice room made of various things found in the forest, or abandoned somewhere and a few things Grimmjow swore someone or something stole. Pantera lay Tori on one of the soft beds, pulling a blanket over her. Ichigo and Shiro walked in, the oranget looking curious as he looked around while Shiro pulled them over to the same bed so they could put the others to sleep. Ulquiorra came in last, the limo hid. As soon as he sat down on a couch, Pantera leaped up and licked him. With a sigh, he tried to fix his hair, which was standing up. Grimmjow smirked, sitting on another couch. Shiro pulled Ichigo onto the same couch that Grimmjow was on. "I question your choice of pets" Ulquiorra stated.
Pantera growled. "More like annoying sister" Grimmjow snorted. Pantera purred.
It was about an hour later when the door flew open. Gin hopped it. Pantera jumped on him as soon as he entered. Gin squeaked, smiling as he was licked to near choking. Ichigo had fallen asleep, causing him to lean on Grimmjow and Shiro was wrapped around his middle, asleep as well. "He's sleeping" Gin stated, pointing at Ichigo.
Ulquiorra mumbled something about Gin being an idiot. "What did you do to Aizen?" Grimmjow smirked.
"Remember those chains and cage I asked for Christmas last year" Gin grinned.
"You must have had a fun hour" Grimmjow rolled his eyes.
Ichigo mumbled something before cuddling closer to Grimmjow. Grimmjow ran a hand through Ichigo's hair. "If you get arrest I am not paying to get you out" Grimmjow added.
"I didn't kill him" Gin pouted.
Shiro's eyes blinked open before he scowled, seeing that Ichigo was cuddling with Grimmjow and not him. "I can't see you killing him…I can see you torturing him and then acting like a lonely puppy to be forgiven" Grimmjow snorted, still playing with Ichigo's hair.
"You know me well" Gin laughed, rolling Pantera off of him.
Shiro growled a little before sitting up and pulling Ichigo's upper body into his lap possessively. Grimmjow glanced at him, rolling his eyes slightly with a smirk. "Where's Ulqui-chan?" Gin asked.
"Other room, Pantera wanted to play with him" Grimmjow snorted.
Suddenly, there's an explosion outside, and the ground shook. It woke the girls, the four of them clinging to each other for all their worth with wide eyes. Shiro growled, pulling Ichigo fully into his lap with his arms wound tightly around the orange-haired male. Grimmjow and Gin were on the feet in an instant. "Gin…did you check to make sure you weren't followed" Grimmjow growled.
"Of course I did idiot" Gin pouted.
"Yah didn't check good 'nuff!" Shiro snapped with a growl, his molten gold eyes burning with rage.
Gin stuck his tongue out childishly at Shiro. "Screw you snowflake" Gin growled.
Grimmjow hit Gin upside the head. Shiro nearly jumped at the silver-haired male, but settled for a snarl. "Gin, outside…see what happened and if necessary, kick ass" Grimmjow commanded.
Gin did a fake salute before skipping to the door and out. Ichigo had woken but Shiro had refused to let him go, causing the other to squirm around in his grasp. Grimmjow pulled the girls to the couch so they could sit with their mother. Pantera had appointed herself guard of Ichigo and the girls. The four of them crowded around Shiro and Ichigo, clinging to the two as if their lives depended on it, which it probably did. A loud scream from outside scared the hell out of the group inside. The door flew open. A bunch of brutes came in, one with a beaten and cut up Gin. Gin gave a weak smile. Ichigo stared in shock while Shiro growled at the men holding Gin captive. "..." Tori murmured, her bottom lip quivering like she was going to cry.
Gin's grin grew. He kicked the man holding him, rolling on the floor to his feet. Gin's smile was not creepy anymore. It was manic and insane. His light blue eyes shined with glee and bloodlust. Pantera lay her tail over Tori's eyes. Gin rocketed at his enemy, not logic behind his attacks, only random blood and bruises. "Gin must have lost a good amount of blood again…he's lost his head…again" Grimmjow sighed. The rest of the girls looked away, as did Ichigo, though he buried his face into Shiro's chest. He didn't like blood. Gin was done in less than a few minutes. He was licking the blood off of his fingers. "I'm done" the silver haired male chirped.
"Is killing and torturing people your hobbies?" Grimmjow sighed.
"And eating sweet things" Gin added.
Ichigo peaked out but quickly hid in Shiro's shirt again when he saw blood. "Scared of a little blood?" Gin asked, starting to drag the bodies out of the cabin. Grimmjow scowled at the blood stains setting in the floor. Ichigo scowled into Shiro's shirt while Shiro openly glared at Gin. He didn't like the man much. Gin dumped all the bodies outside with a grin. "Now what?" Gin asked, closing the door with a bang.
"I suggest tha' you check yer wounds out before ya die, though I don' care much if ya do." Shiro grumbled.
"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the couch silly snowflake" Gin laughed before licking at his cuts.
"...I'm gonna kill 'em." Shiro hissed through clinched teeth.
"You know you like me…I brighten your day" Gin cheered.
"No you make it rain" Grimmjow snorted.
"BAD KITTY" Gin scolded, slapping Grimmjow's head slightly.
"Idiotic monkey"
"I AM NOT A MONKEY" Gin cried.
"...M' pretty sure ya are." Shiro snorted.
"I AM NOT" Gin whined.
"You are Gin…humans evolved from monkeys" Ulquiorra stated from the doorway to the other room.
"An' where the hell were ya when all'a this shit happened?" Shiro snapped at the black-haired male.
"The other room" the raven haired male responded.
"Ulqui-chan isn't much of a fighter…he is a planner and leader…but when he fights he is alert, calculated and dangerous" Gin explained.
Shiro only growled. "Shi... You need sleep." Ichigo murmured.
"I will get a sedative" Gin chirped.
"How about you go run to get rid of your energy" Grimmjow growled.
Shiro sighed, a scowl still on his face as he made Ichigo lay down before he lay down on top of him, the girls crawling around and on top of them both before they all got comfortable. Ulquiorra turned and disappeared back into the other room while Pantera followed the silver haired male out the door. Grimmjow sat on one of the chair, watching the other sleep. Shiro was still scowling in his sleep while Ichigo was relaxed, his face free of worry, for once.
Gin is very messed up xD and the plot thicks a bit
Yes...we love Pantera...so she is here
Ummm...don't know what else to say so...umm REVIEW
IS: Shiro/Ichigo/the girls
Me: Everyone else