He purred as she stroked his head, it was going to be hard to explain what happened when he woke up. Ichigo buried her face in his soft white fur, muffling her sigh. Yoruichi wasn't even phased when her student morphed into a white panther, she was already busy asking the demon goddess how she could gain those powers for herself. The dark skinned hunter already moved like a demon, she didn't need the powers of one but she was suited to this lifestyle.
"Yoruichi you're already amazing as you are, I don't think you need the extra powers of a demon," she muttered pulling her away from the goddess before she got any smart ideas. The dark skinned woman snorted in displeasure, moving closer to her partner, she was in awe of him and his new found abilities. It was also going to be a great laugh when he woke up and freaked. She'd seen him wake up in the break room and freak, Grimmjow punched a hole in the wall while flailing.
"Should he be white? I thought he would have been black," she queried, tugging on his ear, he growled but didn't wake. Ichigo slapped at her hand frowning. How she hadn't died at his hand was beyond her.
"He's powerful, demons with exotic colouring are the most powerful of their breed. I've never seen a white panther demon before, we need to keep him on our side," Ichigo said, stroking his head. If Aizen ever found out about him it was going to be hard to keep him on their side but if he did swap teams the war was over. He would kill them all, leaving only her.
"Oh look he's waking up." The pair jumped having forgotten about the goddess sitting a few feet away from them. And she was right. The demon boy was twitching more and more and then his eyes opened revealing sky blue orbs.
Everything was sharp and in focus, he could see the grain in the wood from across the church. It scared him, all of his senses were better, and Yoruichi was standing before him but she was looking down at him rather than up. He himself was standing.
"What the fuck happened," he shouted, shocked when it wasn't his voice he heard but rather the sounds of a wild cat. He backed away confused, falling of the pew when his legs didn't obey him. He yowled in pain, seeing big white paws splayed out before him. Grimmjow didn't have hands any more. Yoruichi approached him, he swiped out at her hissing. This was her fault, if she hadn't if brought him here, he wouldn't be a giant cat right now. She backed away in fear, he could see it on her face as clear as day. As well as regret for what she had done. While she stood there crying a little orange tabby darted between her legs, the cat stopped right in front of his face and swatted him on the nose.
"Calm down you big oaf, you're scaring your partner," it said, surprising him when he heard words rather than meows.
"Wait you can understand me?" He asked, the tabby rolled its gold eyes. It reminded him of Ichigo with its colourings.
"Of course we are both cats after all, now if you wish to return to your human form just remember your human form and project that image in your mind and tell yourself this is what I look like and hopefully you should change back," it instructed walking away and as it did the little tabby became Ichigo. He was tall around 6'1" with messy sky blue hair and eyes that matched, his nose straight. He was strong and built like a footballer with broad shoulders, Grimmjow had slender fingers for a man but his hands were calloused from work and his skin tan from being out in the sun most days. As he thought about it he could feel his bones shifting and his muscles stretching, it didn't hurt as much as last time. Soon enough he was back to being taller than Yoruichi, sighing he hugged the woman apologising.
"'M sorry," he whispered, expecting her to punch him like she normally would for doing something stupid.
"No, I'm sorry. I knew you didn't like the fact you had demon blood, I shouldn't have forced you here." It was odd to hear her apologise, in the entirety of the five year partnership he had heard her apologise once. Grimmjow just hugged her tighter, he really must have scared her then. Ichigo walked over to the pair, questions burning in her amber eyes as she fixed her piercing gaze to him, looking regal. He released Yoruichi, leading the shaken woman to the pew before turning to the orangenette with questions of his own.
"Will you join us in our fight?" She asked, standing before him, just inches between the pair. Ignoring her, Grimmjow turned to the goddess bowing his head in thanks.
"Thank you for granting thy request, what I had asked for I was given and for that I will be forever humble." She smiled kissing his forehead, now appearing as the woman from the statue.
"I welcome you as my child," she whispered, her image fading. He turned back to Ichigo, thinking about the war and what both sides wanted. One side wanted to eradicate all humans, or enslave them. He wasn't too sure on the details yet. And the other wanted to co-exist peacefully, they wanted humans and demons to walk the earth together as friends. Truthfully, Grimmjow didn't think it was possible to co-exist. Demons were powerful and most humans had no way of protecting themselves from that power, it was why the hunters were created. It would take too long for trust to be built between the races, a treaty would be better. They stick to the forest and humans to the city, demons caught in the city would be captured but not killed. Only hostile demons would be killed. It would be the same if humans entered the forest. But that meant he too would have to live in the forest.
"I honestly do not give a fuck about this war, 'm gonna stay with the hunters," he said standing before her, staring her down. He could see the disappointment in Ichigo's caramel eyes, and the pain. Grimm could see how close she was to begging and how much it warred with her to beg him. Nothing was going to change his mind, he might be a full blooded a demon now but that didn't mean he liked them anymore than before.
"But if ya willing to train me so that I can control these powers I will help ya out with one thing."
"Of course but on one condition during your training I can try to change your mind about the war," she said glaring right back at him, Grimmjow could do nothing but laugh. Ichigo was one determined demon, he liked that, this just showed how much she cared about her people. No their people, he was a demon now. Once his laughter died down he held out his hand, agreeing to her deal. A grin spread across her face at this, laughter bubbling from her lips as well once they shook on it.
"Meet me here tomorrow night around 8."
