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The Wolf and the Demon	By : Zarakiswolf Category: Bleach > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 2172 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"You foolish girl. Summon me to try to be rid of me, hmm? You're weak and pathetic, like a baby. Why that creature loves you I don't know. You're not worth love. Certainly not worth tying to permanently." My demon hisses in my ear before clapping his teeth together threateningly. "You'll never be free. You will die before you're free, girl. I will make sure of it."
"Well now, that's not very nice." Kisuke says, walking forward. Something about his cane is threatening. A hidden menace from it permeates the air. Killing intent at it's finest.
The demon stands and leers down at Kisuke. "Who are you, little ant?"
"Kisuke Urahara. Jack of all trades, candy shop owner and former captain of squad twelve. And you are?"
"I have no name but I am a demon of war. I will crush you like the bug you are."
"Oh, I don't think so. I'm not here to fight with you. I'm here to speak to you."
"Speaking is for idiots."
"I happen to agree, Kisuke." I say quietly, earning me a backhand.
"Silence, child. I will deal with you in a moment."
"Harmona, come with me. Let's leave the boys down here to get acquainted." Yoruichi says softly, sneaking up beside me.
I follow her back upstairs and she sits at a little dining table with me. "It'll be ok. Kisuke is a lot stronger and more capable that he looks. Don't worry." she says gently.
"I'm not worried about him. I'm worried about getting home as soon as possible. I...don't feel safe away from Captain Zaraki." I admit softly.
"Why don't you call him and let him know you arrived safely."
I nod and pull out the soul pager they'd given me before my departure from the soul society. I smile a little. Zaraki had let me take a picture with it and I'd set it as the background screen. It was just him with those abs bared for the world to see, letting me take a picture. I quickly find his number, one of the only four in there and call it.
"Bout time you called, woman. I was gettin' worried you fell asleep in the Dangai." his voice purrs in my ear.
"You wish." I tease.
"Not really, no. I'd have to waste time searchin' for you in that weird place. Course, that might be fun too."
"You're ridiculous."
"Everythin'...what the fuck happened to your face already?!" he growls.
"Uhm...Kisuke is playing with my demon in his training room downstairs and my demon hit me because...well, he's an asshole." I say, shifting my hair over my cheek. "I'm fine. I promise."
"Just be careful, alright. I finally found the woman of my dreams and I don't wanna lose you."
My heart melts a little but I hide it. "Oh well, excuse me. I won't come back since you found some hoity-toity princess to marry...wait a minute, you're not marrying Byakuya Kuchikia are you?" I tease.
"Oh fuck you, you goddamn fuckin' brat! You know I mean you."
I laugh a little. "Yeah, I know. I miss you already."
"Miss you too. Hurry home, Wolf."
"I will. I love you."
He smiles. "Love you too. Go beat em up, mutt."
"Go beat up the men, grouch."
"Call me in the mornin'."
"Will do. I promise."
He clicks off and I sigh, instantly sad again. Yoruichi notices. "You really love the big brute, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do. I'm just so homesick without him. Wherever he is is home to me."
She laughs softly. "Never thought I'd see the day when he would find someone to love him for himself, not just his captain's haori."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, about five years after he became a captain, a long time before he met Ichigo, he had a girl. She claimed she loved him a lot and planned to marry him...then she got pregnant their first time doing anything and....let's just say he's never gotten over what happened. She left him and the baby was never born, though it's never certain whether it was intentional or something happened."
"He never said anything other than he doesn't want kids."
"Well, he probably means it, not just because of that though. It's hard to be a captain with kids running around under foot. You might find out some day."
My head shakes. "No, I doubt I will. He's adamant he doesn't want kids and I have Okami tell me when I'm in my fertile days of the month. I love kids but...maybe it's for the best that we don't have any. I'd be a bad mom, probably."
"Oh, I doubt that very seriously. You'd be fine."
"Well, I won't ever know. Which is fine with me."
She stares at me keenly. "Well, let's go see what Tessai has in store for dinner. I hear your belly growling."
I smile at her. "Sounds like a plan."
****Kenpachi POV****
It's been three days without her. This is drivin' me fuckin' nuts. She called me four times yesterday, the last one while everyone was out shoppin' for groceries, leavin' her alone. She'd teased me over the damn connection and I've stayed hot and bothered since. Her little moans of my name, her pantin' breaths in my ear...fuck. She better come home soon.
"Distracted today, aren't you?" Toshiro asks irritably.
"Wanna fight about it?" I growl.
"No. But it would be nice if you would answer where your woman is so we can conclude this meeting."
"She's in Karakura Town with Urahara."
"Why is she there? Karakura Town is in my squad's jurisdiction?" Rukia asks curiously.
"She's got somethin' she needs his help with."
"And that is?" her damn brother asks.
"When she was a child, Yamamoto put a demon inside her to control her power, just like my eye patch controls mine. Back there, there wasn't a Department of Research and Development."
They get quiet. "And how would removing this demon help her?" Mayuri asks. "If the old man felt the need to suppress her power, perhaps there's a reason for that. This explains the black reiatsu I spoke you you about, doesn't it, Zaraki?"
"I hate to agree with him but maybe he's right. She's lived with it this long. Why remove it now?" Soi Fon spits.
"You ever get feelin's in your head tellin' you you're a bad person? She is constantly bein' attacked by it. She can't even sleep without the damn thing attackin' her. It's not just mental abuse but it wounds her body. I can't watch her suffer and refuse to do anythin' about it."
"So you're saying it damages her physically and mentally? Why in the hell would Yamamoto do something like that?" Iba growls.
"She said she was told that he wanted her to become the Seireitei's greatest weapon against the Quincies two hundred years ago. He used her own mom against her too. She's never had someone to love or care about her before. This is all new. That demon doesn't like it either." Shunsui sighs. "Zaraki...how long will it take, did she have a clue when you spoke to her last?"
I shake my head. "No. Everythin' they try will end up killin' her. It's embedded in her soul completely." I growl.
"Oh, that's a simple fix." Mayuri laughs. "Destroy the demon and chain her soul to someone else."
"That's the problem though. She's already created a soul chain between me and her."
"Not like this though. That is a one way chain. This will be two ways."
I frown, not exactly gettin' it. "The hell do you mean?"
"I mean that if you, for example, allow your soul to be chained to hers, the chain will go both ways. Her life will be spared. However, should you or her die, the other one will too. A perfectly fair trade, I think."
"What!? No! Zaraki, no. That's an order." Shunsui yells.
"Why not? You want your kid to die?" I say, rather meanly.
****Harmona POV****
I spit out the blood in my mouth. Another failed attempt that did more harm than good. Yoruichi holds my hair back. "I think you should rest a few days. You're exhausted and this one is the worst reaction yet. I'm afraid if we don't give your body a rest it's going to give out."
"As much as I hate to say it, I think you're right. I feel like shit." I groan.
"Tell you what, why don't you go lay down and call Kenpachi. You always seem to perk up a bit when you hear his voice."
"Ok. I haven't called him yet today so that's not a bad idea. I'm sorry I'm such a pain. I didn't realize how hard this was going to be."
"No, don't worry about it. Kisuke knew the challenge before he took it on. He'll figure it out."
"I believe you."
She pats my back gently. "Go on. Go call your man."
I stumble my way back to our room and pull out my soul pager. Three missed calls from Zaraki and one from Shunsui. I dial Zaraki's number.
"You better have a good explanation for not answerin' calls, Wolf." he snaps irritably.
"Does being in the middle of puking count?"
"You sick?"
I shake my head, noticing his frown on the screen. "No. Another failed attempt. We're not getting any closer. I miss you. I'm homesick. I wanna come home but I can't." I whimper.
"It'll be over soon. The lab freak has an idea. He was gunna relay the message to Kisuke...Wolf, you're awful pale."
"I'm ok...I lost a lot of blood today, that's all. Okami is healing what he can, though it's slow. He's exhausted just like I am." I smile for him.
"Want me to sneak myself over there?"
"No. As much as I want to see you, you're needed there."
"What about Rydin?"
"He's been his usual friendly self although he keeps trying to run Tessai out of the kitchen. Tessai shares your opinion. Something is going on."
"Do me a favor and stay close to Yumichika. I got a bad feelin'."
"I'll be fine. I promise."
"You better be."
"Are you threatening me?"
"With the hardest fuckin' spankin' you've ever got, woman." he laughs.
"Oooh, kinky." I tease.
"Shunsui just walked in the barracks. Wanna talk to him?"
"No. Just tell him you caught me finally. I'll call you back before I go to bed."
"Take a nap, panda face."
"Bite me."
"I'll bite you all you want when I see you next."
"Deal."
He clicks off and I sigh. I really do feel terrible. I close my eyes and let sleep come over me. My belly hurts so bad it's not funny. I hate this...
"Kisuke, her fever is out of control! Ichigo, get Orihime here now!" Yumichika screams above my head. "Wolf, darling, open your eyes! Come on!"
"I have captured your squad mate and summoned the punishment force to come collect him." Tessai says. "I believe I know what poison he put in her food this morning while I came to ask Kisuke a question. This is very bad. The antidote takes twelve hours and the poison itself can kill in twenty four. It's already been ten hours since she ingested it so it will be close but I am doing everything I can."
"Wolf, come on! Wake up!"
I fade again. I'm so cold. The darkness without Zaraki is terrifying...
***Kenpachi POV***
Ichigo meets me at the door to the hospital. "Humans can't see you, so I thought I'd come greet you. Follow me."
I'm silent as I follow him through the halls. Then I notice that Quincy boy comin' out of a room. He stops in his tracks, seeming to wait. "Captain Zaraki. Ichigo. She's...sleeping, if you can call it that. Tessai gave her the antidote about twenty minutes ago. Her breathing is a little better but the fever isn't responding yet. You can go see her, if you'd like. Try not to wake her though. She needs as much rest as she can get so the antidote will work faster."
"Thanks, Uryu. I owe you one."
"Yes, you do. Orihime is in there with her to heal some of the damage. She has an impressive healing rate too, so...I think her prognosis is fair for now. Please, go sit. Talk to her, Captain Zaraki. She can hear you."
I follow Ichigo into the room and I stop. Orihime's yellow dome is over my woman but she's also hooked up to some sort of oxygen mask, IVs and a heart monitor. She looks so weak and frail. I sit in a chair next to Orihime and pat the girls head. "Thanks for takin' care of my woman."
"Oh, it's no trouble, Kenny. She's doing really good, I think." the girl says, smilin' softly and pattin' my knee.
"What the hell happened?" I ask.
"Tessai was cooking breakfast yesterday and Rydin was helping him. The only thing we can figure is Tessai came out of the kitchen to ask Kisuke a question about her training. During that time Rydin poisoned her food. She didn't say anything about being sick before Kisuke tried another way to remove the demon. She skipped lunch, claiming the experiment made her nauseous. Yoruichi found her in the bathroom a little later, throwing up. She urged her to go lay down. She called you, we know that....twenty minutes later Tessai came to check on her and noticed she was sweating a lot and when he rolled her over there was bloody foam coming from her mouth so he knew something was wrong. Yumichika tried to wake her up but had no luck. We brought her here, since she was in her gigai."
"Where's that bastard now?"
"Soi Fon came directly and took him back for judgement."
I stare at Harmona, willin' her to open her eyes. Orihime notices and pats my knee again. "Don't worry, Kenny. She's a strong woman. She's healing herself from the inside while I'm lending my help to her. She'll be ok."
"Where's Kisuke?" I ask quietly.
"At the shop. Are you gunna kill him?"
"No. The damn blue haired asshole has an idea for how to get this demon out of her I want to run by him."
"Oh, ok. I gotta say, she's a strong woman to house a monster like that inside her for so long. And...well, we can tell she loves you, Kenpachi. Every time your name is mentioned she perks up a little and even smiles when she's exhausted." Ichigo laughs softly.
The dome comes down. "I've healed what I can. I can't heal her anymore. She's starting to block me."
"Don't worry about it. She's ok now if she's blockin' you. Thanks for the help." I say.
"Come on, Orihime. Let's go take a breather. Maybe get something to eat."
The kids leave and I scoot closer to Harmona, grabbin' her hand. "Come on, Wolf. Come back to me."
****Harmona POV****
Okami bites me again. "Wake up, you silly girl! Open your eyes for your mate!" he snarls.
"So sleepy, Okami...lemme sleep a little longer." I say softly.
"You've slept long enough! You've been strapped in this bed for days now! Open your eyes and get up! Now or I shall really bite you!"
"You're so mean. I need my beauty sleep or I won't wake up pretty for once...well, nevermind. I'm never pretty."
"You idiotic girl! Wake up!"
I crack my eyes open with a groan.
Zaraki is right there, right next to me. "Hey, bone head, bout time you woke up. You got paperwork to do."
"To hell with your stupid paperwork!" I snap before throwing myself out of the bed and into his lap, making the machines behind me go haywire. The nurses come running but Ichigo stops them, letting them know he's taking care of it and to get Dr. Ishida here. I'm too busy kissing Zaraki to care.
"Well...uhm....if she's feeling good enough to do that, she can go home." someone laughs awkwardly behind me. Zaraki grabs me as I turn, snarling. The black haired, glasses wearing young man in front of me is a fucking Quincy.
"Easy! Wolf, I know you smell he's a Quincy but he's the one who helped us in the last war. He's ok." Zaraki grumbles.
I glare irritably. "I don't trust your judgement but whatever. I'm too tired to tear him up anyway."
The boy coughs. "I'll discharge her. I would recommend she get at least a couple more days of rest, Captain Zaraki, so that she's not worn out."
He and Ichigo leave the room and I get to my feet. "Stupid fucking Quincy. Doesn't know what the hell he's talking about." I hiss and start removing the IVs from my arms.
"Relax, you crazy ass woman." Zaraki growls.
"Where in the hell is that goddamn asshole that poisoned me? I'm gunna kill him." I say as the last needle is pulled.
"He's in the Seireitei. Shunsui doesn't know I'm here. He thinks I'm out on a mission in the Rukongai. I took care of it right before Yumichika got the message to me and I came here."
"I think I know why he did it. Rydin grew up around Mori's old family home. I bet you anything he knows the fucker. I also bet you he was given an order from his 'friend' to kill me. Mori should know though I'm not that fucking easy to kill."
"We'll find out."
I sit back down in his lap and kiss him again. "Can we go home now?"
"Not yet. Kisuke's first. Then home, whether this last thing works or not."
I groan. "You suck."
"Oh, I will be suckin' on you pretty damn soon, woman. I need to remind you why you can't die."
"Oh, and why would that be?"
"Because I fuckin' said so. I'm your alpha, right? So if I say you can't die, that means you won't die. Understand?"
"Understood."
***Kenpachi POV***
After much bitchin' and moanin' by the hospital, we're finally back at Kisuke's. And she's puttin' food away like there's no tomorrow. Somethin' dawns on me though. "Hey, Wolf?"
"Hmm?"
"That poison...did you not smell it or somethin'? And how did he manage to find a poison that would hurt you? Mayuri has tried several times and never been successful."
"I didn't smell it. That, plus my body is weird. All poisons bother me but higher dosages are more lethal...that one was given at a dose high enough to kill a flock of elephants."
"So...how did it not kill you?" Yumichika asks.
"It did. Twice. Okami had to restart my heart a couple times. That's why Orihime's powers were so useful. She healed the minor damage while Okami focused on the major. I'm all better now."
I drop my chopsticks. No one had told me this. I glare at Kisuke who looks scared. "Now, Captain Zaraki, please don't get angry. We didn't want to send you into a rage is why we didn't tell you."
"Rage? I wouldn't have raged. I'm furious now though so maybe I should."
Harmona sets her hand on my thigh. "No. I'm alright. No harm done."
I'm still furious but she seems ok so I let it drop. "Mayuri had an idea for this demon problem."
"Which was?" Kisuke asks.
"It's chained into her soul, right? He said the only way to remove it without killing her is to tear it out by force and make a soul chain to connect her to someone else. It comes with a price though. If she dies, the person she's tied to will die too."
"No. I refuse. I'm not worth the hassle or dying for." she snarls.
"Not your choice, Wolf."
"How is it not my choice!? It's my body and my soul you're fucking with. I said no!"
"You wanna be weak and reliant on that damn thing the rest of your life? Fine. Whatever. Don't come cryin' to me about your fuckin' nightmare problem anymore."
She looks like I've slapped her in the face for a moment before her head bows. "I'm sorry." she mumbles before gettin' to her feet.
"Geeze, Kenpachi. Could you be any more of a jerk to her?" Ichigo says.
"She'll be fine. Bein' half feral and the abuse she went through makes her be stupid sometimes. She'll live." I growl.
***Harmona POV***
I'm stupid. First I'm a pain in the ass, now I'm stupid. Why in the hell does he want to marry me then? I'm obviously not a good fit. He deserves so much better than me. I sneak out of the window in the room Yoruichi and I share. I'm going for a walk. I need to cool my mind.
My soul pager starts alarming. It's been ten minutes. I'm going to ignore it. I feel something following me. One sniff tells me it's a Hollow. Ah, fate seems to shine on me tonight. I need a way to calm down so a fight would be wonderful.
"You smell good. You'll make a good snack, soul reaper." a voice says behind me after I walk a little further.
"Bring it, you fucking creep." I sneer, not bothering to look behind me as I walk out into the sand. I've walked out of town, onto a beach, which is deserted luckily. Considering it's still a little chilly, I'm not surprised. I turn finally and let my rage boil to the surface. I'm gunna tear shit up.
****Kenpachi POV****
"She's gone!" Yoruichi says, comin' back from checkin' on Harmona.
"What do you mean?" Kisuke asks.
"Gone. As in vanished. She left."
I close my eyes and smirk. "She'll be back. She likes to walk it off when I make her mad."
"You know, maybe you should quit being a jerk and see things from her point of view. She's obviously worried that if she messes up, the person she's tied to will die." Ichigo sighs.
"Or...wait a minute. I've got it! Kisuke, do you remember the research that was done before we were banished? Before the soul candies were finished?" Tessai yells.
"What about it? It was shut down because of the effects it had."
"What effects?" I ask.
"Well, in the early experiments, two reapers were tied together via soul chain like Mayuri suggested. However, it was a different method. A now forbidden technique. One could be on the brink of death but as long as the partner survived, they would never die, no matter what shape the partner is in. The bigger draw back though, is the wounds given to one would be felt by the other. The wounds weren't shared, but the agony was."
I think for a few minutes. "She's already used to that. When her demon is injured, she not only feels it but the wound transfers to her too."
Everyone gets silent suddenly. I notice goosebumps on all of em. Ichigo coughs. "If that's her...holy cow. No wonder she can stay toe to toe with you."
"What?"
"She's fighting. There's a pretty strong Hollow. The order to destroy came through just now." Yumichika says, lookin' at his soul pager.
"Should we go help?"
"Tch. You'll just be in her way. Plus we fight alone in squad eleven. However, if you want a good show, we can go watch." I smirk.
"Oh yes. You'll enjoy the show just stay back. She's so beautiful but she's so...messy when she fights. Blood and gore everywhere." Yumichika laughs.
***Harmona POV***
I'm laughing madly. This is just what I needed. The Hollow isn't enjoying this as much though. I've already cut off one of it's arms and half of it's right foot. I have to keep an eye on it's tail though. That scorpion like stinger looks threatening and I have no wish to return to that damn hospital ran by that filthy Quincy.
"Hey, you hoggin' the party?" Zaraki teases as he and the others come in sight.
"Not my fault it chose me, idiot." I snap, dodging the tail and slashing it in the side. It roars and punches me, sending me into a roll. I end up on my hands and knees when the roll stops, spitting the sand from my mouth. "Go away. I'm pissed off enough without you being here."
"Yeah, I can tell. Little thing like this is usually no problem for you, Wolf. Quit lettin' your mind distract you and finish it. I'd rather watch you do somethin' else."
I grin. "Like what?"
"Like fuck me."
"Oh, you call me stupid and expect me to fuck you, huh? No way. Go chase after Ichigo. He might be more accommodating." I grunt as I stab the Hollow in the gut, tearing my sword further toward its chest. It screams in rage and pain. I land the killing blow almost instantly. I turn my back on the thing and as it begins dissolving, that fucking stinger comes forth and hits me in the back. It stings but I don't worry about it too much. Okami will heal it.
Zaraki eyes me for a minute before smiling. "Feel better?"
"A little...uhm....ok that's odd." I mumble, my words slurring a little as I shake my head.
"Wolf?"
I shake my head some more. The ground is moving beneath my feet. I look up at Zaraki and jump back. His face is melting...literally melting. They all are. I know it's a hallucination but it's so real. "Stay back." I warn as Kisuke gets closer. He reaches for me and suddenly his chest explodes, insects crawling out and swarming toward me. I let out a terrified scream and turn on my heel. Even with the ground seeming to move, I run for it.
***Kenpachi POV***
I've only heard that woman scream like that when she's completely terrified. She's seein' shit. Whatever was in that damn stinger is fuckin' her up. "Give her space. You got some kind of tranquilizer?"
"Yes. I can run and get it." Tessai says before runnin' for it.
"Yoruichi, keep an eye on her. She's hallucinatin'." I say.
"Does that happen often?" the woman asks.
"That thing stung her. Whatever was in the stinger is fuckin' with her brain."
"Alright. I'll see if I can herd her back this way."
***Harmona POV***
I fucking hate bugs! I shift into my wolf form, trying to see if the hallucinations stop. They don't, unfortunately.
"Stop! Wait, Harmona!" a male voice says behind me, one I haven't heard. "It's alright! Just wait!"
I slow down but don't stop. A black cat wanders up to me and rubs against my side. "Come back. The venom in that stinger is making you hallucinate. It's alright."
I snarl and try to bite the cat but it dodges. I stare at it, watching as it's fur starts falling off. That's it. It seems to see something change and takes off running. I'm hot on its heels, trying to bite it. I'll fucking kill this hallucination. Cats don't bother me. Bugs do.
***Kenpachi POV***
Well, this'll be fun. Just like old times. As the furballs fly by, I tackle the wolf and pin her down. "Stop it, you damn heathen."
She snarls and bucks under me, tryin' to get me off her back but it ain't workin' so far. Yoruichi comes back toward us and claws Harmona across the nose. "You insolent moron! Shut up and sit quiet!"
Harmona's yelp of pain irritates me. A damn cat scratch shouldn't be makin' her make such a damn noise. As she turns her head though, I see why she yelped. "Damn, Yoruichi. You didn't have to shred her nose." I grumble. There's deep wounds, pouring blood down her face. She goes limp suddenly, her eyes closin'.
"Sorry it took so long. I'm not as young as I used to be." Tessai says. "That tranquilizer is good for four hours. Hopefully the venom will have worn off by then."
I shift off of her and get her up on my shoulders like a fuckin' lamb for slaughter. "Can we go now?"
"She's gunna freak out when she wakes up probably. Actually....Kenpachi, we could do this chain thing while she's asleep. It'll be the only way to do it."
"I'm not doin' anythin' to her without her permission. I don't need her hatin' me." I growl.
"Well...you'll have to talk her into it. It's the only way to get that thing out of her."
I don't wanna talk about anythin'. I just want to get her home and in bed. Guess I don't have a choice. But for now, I'll let her rest.
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