The woman's head turned, red eyes met bright blue and she disappeared. "Beast, why do you not fight with the rest of your kind?" A dark famine voice rang out over the small hill where the panther beast sat. Blue eyes closed and white ears swivelled one way then another, listening closely for the woman's footsteps.

"It's not my fight." The panther replied his voice a low rumble.

The woman's form appeared in front of him, her crimson gaze settled on the Beast before her. "Are you contracted?" She inquired circling the Panther.

"No."

"Are you mated?"

"No."

"Do you have friends?"

"No."

"Do you have a pack?"

"No."

"You have no interest in such things?" The woman's head tilted to the side, finding the being before her to be quite strange.

"Correct."

"Why?" She stopped in front of the panther and stared at him curiously.

"…No human will approach me. I see having a mate or friends or a pack as weaknesses…" The panther replied. "Why is it you kill them but speak with me?" The panther inquired opening his eyes to look at the women.

"Would you rather I kill you?" The women's head tilted further and her voice got higher sounding more childish.

"No."

The woman giggled like a little girl and her eyes turned blue. "I like you what's your name?" She asked with a smile, a smile as pure as that of an innocent child. If one were to meet this woman when she was like this they would not even guess that she could kill over one thousand creatures all on her own, nor could they guess she was a Chi no akuma.

"Grimmjow…Grimmjow Jaggerjack…"

"Nice to meet you Grimmjow, I am Shearia Valin!" The woman chirped. "See you around Grimmjow-san" She chirped again before disappearing into the night.

Cyan pools stared deep into the black of the forest where the woman hand been moments ago. "SHEARIA!" He called loudly. Was it her? He hadn't seen her in over a hundred years. They had only met once but he had always remembered it. He had never understood why she let him live that day nor did he understand it now but he was thankful she did. "SHEARIA!" He called again and this time he got a response.

Blue eyes appeared half way up the tree in front of the panther and stared down at the beast she had spared years ago. "So you remember me Grimmjow-san?...I'm so happy!" The woman chirped jumping down from the tree and landing right in front of the huge feline.

Grimmjow stayed silent and looked over the woman before him. She wore a pair of black jeans that hugged her thighs put loosened as they fell over her knees, the hems hanging over the top of her bare feet. A long V-neck vest that reached to her mid-thigh was split in the mid about an inch from the point of the V-neck creating a second upside down V. Strapped to her back were two identical swords, each a total of three feet long the blades being two feet on their own and half a foot wide at the widest point. The two blades curved on one side and curved twice of the other creating an almost pincer like shape though it was stretched and flattened.

"Thank you…" Grimmjow lowered his head in thanks to the woman who had saved Ichigo and Toshiro when he could not protect them.

Shearia's eyes turned red and her demeanour turned serious. "Do you thank me for yourself or for them?" She inquired coolly, pointing to the two unconscious boys on the ground.

"For them…" Shearia quirked a brow and walked over to the two boys. Grimmjow's eyes watched her closely.

"Are you contracted?" She asked as she picked the two boys up and leaned them against a tree.

"Yes."

"Are you mated?"

"No."

"Do you have friends?"

"…No."

"Do you have a pack?"

"No."

"Do you have no interest in such things?" She asked him all the same questions she had the first time they met. Only one of the answers had changed and another sounded uncertain.

"I have an interest in them yes." A smile split across her face and she turned to the feline. That was the answer she was looking for.

"Friends are a good thing to have; they give you strength and are your strength." She smiled wider and held out her hand to the beast. "Let's be friends Grimmjow-san." She offered her hand to Grimmjow her eyes turning back to a soft blue.

Grimmjow stared at the hand for a moment and placed his paw on top and she shook it. He removed his paw and walked around the blood demon and picked the two boys up with his teeth. They needed to get moving. The nights were starting to get colder and winter was fast approaching. They had stopped to sleep only for a little while and had planned to start moving again soon after but the demons had shown up before they got the chance and now they had run in the wrong direction, they had some ground to make up.

He looked over his shoulder at the woman who in turn tilted her head to the side. "Will you accompany us Shearia?" He asked and the woman smiled brightly.

"Of course I will!" She chirped and hopped onto Grimmjow's back making his eyes go wide for a moment. "Oops sorry, I'll warn you next time okay?" She chirped popping up in front of his eyes from on top of his head.

"Please do…" Grimmjow sighed and started off in the direction of the next town.

"They should wake up soon." Shearia informed her new companion happily.

"Sooner than you think…" As Grimmjow said that the two boys began to star. Toshiro was the first to open his eyes and he blinked as he stared up at Grimmjow. "You can thank her." Grimmjow informed the confused teen and gestured with his head where this 'her' was.

Shearia popped her head out over Grimmjow's to look down at the teen. "Hi there!" She chirped and Toshiro blinked again.

"Uh…" Toshiro was completely confused the 'her' Grimmjow was talking about couldn't have been this girl she was so…so childish and innocent looking. She didn't look strong at all so it couldn't have been her that saved them.

"I'm Shearia a Blood demon nice to meet you! You're a tamer right! It's strange to see one travelling with a beast! But I guess it's not that strange since he's a contracted beast! But still it is quite odd! But I guess it's strange that a blood demon like myself would be travelling with a beast, a tamer and a human too huh? Well no worries I'm a friend and if any more Blood demons come after you guys just leave them to me!" Shearia rambled on happily eyes wide with energy as she practically jumped up and down on Grimmjow's head.

Toshiro blinked again, what was up with this girl? She was so…so odd… "When's he gonna wake up?" Shearia asked pointing to the orange haired male still half unconscious. "I hope I didn't hit him too hard. Nah I don't think I did but maybe-"

"He's fine…" Grimmjow rumbled and Shearia giggled.

"Hehe sorry I guess I'm a little hyper. It happens when I just ate or when I'm really happy or excited!" She chirped and Grimmjow rolled his eyes. She was going to take some getting used to.

Ichigo's eyes fluttered open and he stared up at Grimmjow lazily before his eyes landed on Shearia. "Who the hell is she! And I thought-"

"She's Shearia a blood demon and she saved us. Now both of you back on my back you can talk with her there." Grimmjow half growled making the two males scramble onto the Panthers back.

"Well you two know my name so what's yours?" Shearia inquired her head tilting to one side cutely.

"Uh…" Ichigo and Toshiro stared at her dumbly for a few seconds and then turned to each other then back to the blood demon sitting innocently before them. "I'm Toshiro Hitsuguya…" Toshiro was the first to answer her question after a quick cough to break the awkward silence.

"Uh…I'm Ichigo Kurosaki." Ichigo just stared at the strange woman not really knowing what else to do.

"Umm, Grimmjow how do you know Shearia?" Toshiro bravely asked not sure if Grimmjow had even met this woman before.

"I met her on the battle field years ago, well off the battle field but it was at the end of a battle anyway. A battle she finished all by herself…" Grimmjow mumbled the last part but Toshiro caught it and his eyes widened.

"What do you mean she finished a battle all by herself?" Fear was starting to build up in Toshiro's stomach as he started to realize just how powerful this innocent looking woman was.

"I killed everyone silly! How else are you supposed to end a battle between humans and beasts?" She chirped childishly and pawed at the air as she spoke.

Toshiro's eyes widened and he stared in utter shock. Did this girl really think that little of taking life? Though he supposed that it was to be expected seeing as she was a blood demon but he noticed something just then as she stared back at him, she didn't think that little of taking life. In fact it pained her to do so. She didn't like to take the lives of others but she understand that sometimes, killing was the only way to solve a problem. All this he read in her eyes. Though on the surface her eyes looked childish and innocent beneath them lay a cunning and intelligent person who had seen many things over the years and be through far more tragic events they one would have ever thought if they didn't look deeper into the blue orbs of the being before him.

Blue eyes turned red and the innocent child disappeared. "Understand?" She inquired staring deep into Toshiro eyes...no his soul. It was like she could see everything, like nothing could escape her watchful eyes and cunning mind. She saw all and knew all. She didn't need words to know what you thought she just knew.

Toshiro stared back, icy blue eyes trying to read the blood red ones before them but he couldn't. That moment of being able to read her eyes had passed and now her eyes were like a safe, keeping everything locked up inside as she awaited his answer.

Understand what? Understand her? Is that what she was asking him? No, that's not it. Toshiro thought hard for a moment and then the answer popped into his head. Did he understand her views, how she felt about killing? Did he understand that she wasn't some blood thirsty demon just out looking for blood? Did he understand that she wasn't like the rest of her kind, that she wasn't going to kill unless she deemed in necessary? "Yes, I understand…"

Ichigo stared between the two not understanding at all what was going to. What where they talking about? Ichigo was totally confused and he didn't like it. "Okay what are you t-"

"Shhhh…" Shearia ordered cutting him off. Grimmjow stopped moving his ears swivelled from side to side, listening closely. Shearia's hearing was even better than his so if she said 'shhhhh' she meant it.

Red eyes glanced around the surrounding area and after a few moments they landed on several dark figures in the forest. "Boys grab your weapons and gather your wits cuz we have two choices now. Try to talk it out with them or fight. Let's hope we can talk it out because I don't want to kill tonight."

GrimmjowXDJaggerjack: Hey guys! What do you think of Shearia? She's seems a little bipolar but hey that's part of what makes her interesting isn't it? :P I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I'll do my best to get the next one up for you all soon. Please Review! :3

Note: Pincer – look a crabs pincer that's what I was comparing her swords too. :P