Chapter 10

After weeks of Ookami and Urahara's non-stop training regime, Juuyon-bantai was successfully out cold. Especially the captain herself who despite fighting all her members still travelled back to Soul Society in order to train with Kenpachi. A week of this… it wasn't a surprise she slept like a dead person. In another room in their Human World house, Inu was also sleeping very soundly. She also had extra sparring with Shiro after her initial training. The others were just as tired after many years of being banished, they needed this rigorous training to get back into shape.

However, this was not exactly the right time for them to be out cold. Somewhere a little ways away, a Garganta opened… Grimmjow stepped out onto the open sky, sending looks of resentment to Luppi, his new replacement. I mean, come on, that thing was half girl and half boy! Freaking he-she. Aizen had sent them for two separate reasons. At this very moment, Ulquiorra was waiting to open a Garganta into the Dangai in order to capture Orihime Inoue.

Also, his love-struck boss wanted to invite that shinigami girl into Hueco Mundo. But why did he have to be the freaking messenger?! Besides, Szayel said she was pretty insane. Or retarded. But…Aizen's orders. Huffing, he left the sorry excuse for his replacement behind as he followed his acute sense of reiatsu. Surprisingly he hadn't come into contact with the orange-haired loser yet. After this, he'd definitely finish his fight with that bastard.

Alighting down on the front doorsteps, he grimaced for awhile. He, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez was making a house call. What kind of shit Aizen puts him through… He banged loudly on the door. Repeatedly. Silence greeted him. It was the middle of the day and they were sleeping? A small tickmark appeared on his temple. He banged on the door harder, causing it to splinter. The door swung open. He thought he must have broken it but nope, KazeneK itsune answered and she was in a bad mood.

'What?' The laziest member of the division snapped. Grimmjow's eyes widened for a moment, he hadn't even heard her move. Nevertheless, he controlled himself and straightened.

'I'm looking for Maboroshi Heb-' He started in his usual too-cool-for-you voice before he got cut off.

'Not here.' She growled, slamming the door shut and storming off to her beloved lover, her bed. He heard her violent swearing all the way back to her room.

He stood there for a moment. She just slammed the freaking door in his face. No one freaking dared to do that. And wasn't she a shinigami? Didn't she notice that he was the enemy, an arrancar? He felt… quite insulted, actually. He grinned widely though. She was a challenge. After he beats Kurosaki into the ground, he'll come and fight her… then she'll realize just what a threat he could be.

In the meantime… The panther former Espada launched himself off the ground. And just in time to meet the bastard Ichigo. With a manic grin, the former Espada drew his sword and with it, released a considerably notable reiatsu. In her bed, Kitsune's eyes flashed open. 'Shit, that was an Espada-level arrancar!' She cursed, scrambling as she ditched her 'lover'. Looking out the window briefly, she swore again, stumbling as she shifted out of her gigai, popping a pill into her mouth. 'They're gonna break the house!' She grumbled, turning to point at her giggling fake body. 'Don't do shit in my form, got it?' she growled threateningly and she turned quickly to see that Rukia had arrived.

She was out the door before her body could respond. Rushing out, she arrived in time to catch Shinji's sudden appearance. She sent a Hiyori-style kick to his face. 'Out of the way, cunt-face. That's my prey.' She growled as multiple exclamations of her name rang out in surprise of her sudden appearance. She was tired but she'd work out the sleep as she fought. 'Oi, you. Who the fuck are you?'

He grinned widely, like crazy wide. He looked like a guy hooked on drugs. 'Who the hell are you? You're the one interrupting fights, shinigami.' He retorted as she stalked forward, right then left then right again, her eyes darting and assessing him.

'Tch.' She said irritably, pausing to yawn. 'Kazene Kitsune, lieutenant of the 14th Division.' She drawled, sliding a fan from her shihakusho and opening it, fanning herself lazily.

'Hmph, a lieutenant. This will be easy… I'm Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, the Sex-.' He proclaimed haughtily, before stopping short.

Her sleep-addled mind wasn't exactly working right… 'Sex?' She questioned, picking up the single syllable. Rukia and Ichigo gaped while Shinji, knowing her even before his banishment, facepalmed.

The poor Espada was stunned too but his lips widened to a devious perverted smirk. 'Sure, why not?'

Kazene Kitsune was a proud woman and she did not like his implications. 'Why have sex when I can sleep instead? Even though you're so perverted, I'll make an exception on fighting a handicapped guy.' She spoke honestly, closing her fan with an audible snap. 'Sasayaku, Ryuushi.'

Sword in her hand, Grimmjow barely had time to deflect her blow. He pushed her back with an excited smile. 'Is that it?! I can beat you even with just this one arm!' he dared her. She narrowed her black eyes and began her assault. She attacked and attacked and attacked but neither of them got anywhere. Grimmjow wasn't being serious but neither was Kitsune. She wasn't sleepy anymore, but she didn't have the mood to fight in the appropriate way when she was so abruptly woken up.

'What happened to the other arm?' She asked in obvious mock concern. 'Aizen punished you for masturbation?' She drawled lazily. Grimmjow gave her an extreme-level –what-the-fuck' face.

'Kitsune, you have to bankai! Don't take this easy!' Shinji yelled up to them. Grimmjow was momentarily surprised by the dark fire in her eyes. He thought she was going to take the suggestion and try to finish him but no… she whipped her lovely silver hair and glared at the former 5th division captain.

'Who the hell do you think you are? Who do you think you're talking to?!' She barked at him fiercely. 'You're not my captain so just shut up and let me have my prey, Shinji!' She growled, turning back to face Grimmjow…only to see that he had headed for the house where the other members were sleeping.

He looked back at her with a lunatic smile. 'So you were going easy on me. Maybe you'll take me seriously when I destroy…' He started his threat but before he could finish a gust of wind blew him back, leaving a chink on the mask of his face.

'You idiot. You think I don't know your lie? Hebi's in there. You'll kill her too if you try to destroy the house. And Aizen will rip you limb from limb. But I will show it to you, you eager fool.' She snarled, in an excessively sour mood right now. She lifted her sword. 'Bankai. Hitori Ryuushi.'

Reiatsu boomed. Grimmjow stood locked by the pressure for a while before he was pushed back into the road by a crushing gale of wind. He opened his eyes and standing over him was the fox shinigami, with fuzzy ears, a very large fan and steely silver eyes. Her tail swished behind her, attracting his gaze. He understood then, she was not a normal shinigami. He got to his feet and Kitsune let him, readying to unleash the power of her bankai on him.

Until… his brain received Ulquiorra's order. 'Damn it.' He swore, puzzling the shinigami and visored present. He presented Kitsune with an excitable smile and leaned close, invading her personal space, he was very tall compared to her but she wasn't intimidated. She did not back up even a step as he stared hard into those metallic fox eyes. 'I'll beat the crap out of you some other time, fox.'

'Just try it, fuck-face.' She growled, showing off her angry flattened ears and pointy canines. Then he was gone. She shook her head furiously and cursed long and hard. 'I will capture my prey!' She swore, extending a hand to a fallen Rukia who took it gratefully. She didn't like this. She wasn't in her best form today but she could defeat him. She knows she can. Such a shame to waste that face of his though… Oh well, if she liked it so much, she could just keep his head when she killed her prey then…

'Kitsune… Yo, Kitsune!' Ookami called from her window, in her pajamas, she was leaning over the pane, groaning. 'What the hell's going on out here? Do I need to get Kasaisuke?'

Ichigo and Rukia sweatdropped dramatically. Shinji sighed. 'Shizen-taichou, you missed the action. The Espada already left.' He yelled up to her. Her red hair swung as she reeled back in sudden shock.

'What?! There was an Espada here?' She demanded, reaching for her bloodthirsty sword. 'I'm gonna freaking chase them into Hueco Mundo! Is the Garganta still open?'

'Ookami! They've gone and you need rest. Go back to bed. I handled the Espada fine.' Kitsune drawled, deactivating her bankai and tucking the small fan back into the top her shihakusho. 'Don't worry about it, Taichou. I'm going back to sleep now.' She said yawning as she jumped up to the open window.

'Yeah.'Shizen Ookami agreed easily but she turned to Shinji with a furious expression. 'This is unacceptable! What idiot Espada dares to fight over the roof of my house?! We'll freaking teach them not to underestimate Juuyon-bantai!' She roared, slamming the window hard enough to crack it.

'Oh boy…' Shinji groaned, pulling the two shinigami away from the disaster zone. Now with Kitsune riled up too, the others were sure to follow and when Juuyon-bantai was pissed… things broke; from buildings to bones…