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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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I sit in the dark of the Muken, training my ears to listen for any life besides me down here. It's cold, much like a mountain cave. I can see in the dark, but not very well in pure darkness like this. I won't be here long, if I can find this man that central 46 wants destroyed. Apparently, he's some ex captain who brought chaos to the soul society a few years ago before the Quincy invasion. Shunsui also told me he's hard to kill, exactly like me. It's strange, being alone in the dark and not having Okami's voice in my head. My demon, however, is chattering incessantly. What a pain, to be stuck here with no one else but that thing...
"I'm not supposed to tell you this, Harmona but if and when you're captured and detained in the Muken, the sentence is for three hundred years. However, I've worked out a compromise. If you find and kill Sosuke Aizen, you will be freed immediately. It will not be an easy task. The man is nearly as hard to kill as you are. Plus the Muken is huge and you won't be able to see. You'll have to rely on your nose and ears. Aizen has been moved into the main chamber of the Muken...the same area where your mother and Kenpachi fought, so you will be able to use your reiatsu."
"I can't use kido so no worries about that." I shrug.
Shunsui looks at me and nods. "I hate this. We just got you back and your memories back."
"I'll be ok, Dad. It may take me awhile, but I'll be fine. I can deal with this Aizen character no problem once I find him."
He hugs me, tighter than I remember him ever doing. "I'm not worried about whether you can kill him, sweetheart. I'm worried about how the isolation will affect your sanity."
"I'll be fine. Trust me."
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I continue exploring. I have no idea how much time has passed but I'm assuming at least a few days. I'm hungry and sleeping more than normal, my belly growling loudly in protest. My mouth is dry, uncomfortably so, but even biting my cheek for the blood to wet my tongue doesn't last long.
"How the mighty hunter has fallen. At this rate you shall never be out of this place." my demon grumbles.
"Care to help me?"
"Why would I want to do that? You still haven't freed me, girl."
"I haven't had a chance to. I was pregnant then the breast feeding and getting killed and losing my memories."
"Excuses. You are an idiot." he snaps.
"You know, if you help me out here, it'll get done faster and you can be free faster, you overgrown worm." I snap back.
***Kenpachi POV***
I watch Takeshi leave, his hand in Ichika's. "I'll be fine, Dad. I'll see you at break!" he says, waving at me.
"Kick ass, kid." I order.
"That not a nice word, dada." Ashiro giggles.
"Not nice at all. Bad daddy." Mitsuki agrees.
"I ain't a nice guy so get over it, brats." I chuckle.
It's been two years, six months, ten days and seven hours since Harmona was thrown in the Muken. These kids have grown so much. Especially Ryden. Speakin' of....I look around and spot him right before he tackles Arimaki, screamin' a loud war cry as he pins him to the ground. He may be only three but he's the size of a five year old height wise. These three are a handful, especially him.
"Daddy, can we beat up Maki Maki too?" Mitsuki asks, givin' me puppy dog eyes with her two different colored eyes. Both girls have blue right eyes and green left ones. She and Ashiro are the exact same so it's hard to tell them apart now aside from the outfits they wear. Ashiro is my girly girl, always wantin' pink or purple clothes. Mitsuki is always demandin' to be dressed in blue or orange. Ryden...hell, I'm lucky if he keeps his damn clothes on. His hair is black as mine from the root down to about his ears where it fades to Harmona's sapphire blue. His eyes have lightened to Harmona's blue-white but still have flecks of green around his pupil.
"Yeah go-" I clench my teeth as a sudden, familiar pain hits me in the side. Like havin' claws plunged through my gut.
"What's wrong, daddy?" Ashiro asks, takin' my hand in her own and pettin' it softly.
"Nothin'. I'm ok. Mama must be trainin'." I grunt.
"Daddy, why does mama not come home? I no remember her. I wanna see mama." Mitsuki asks.
"She got in trouble, kiddo. She's gotta get herself out of it. She'll be home eventually."
"She better come home soon. Ryden is a meanie."
"So are you, brat." I chuckle.
"I am not! I sweet like mama is."
I laugh loudly. "You'll find out mama ain't sweet."
I watch as my girls join in the dog pile on Arimaki. Harmona would be proud of these rascals. "Ikkaku!"
"Sir?" he asks, pokin' his head out from the office.
"Let's spar. I'm bored."
"Sir!"
****Harmona POV****
I lay panting in the dark, my wounds having healed long ago. This hunger inside me is a boiling pot of oil, waiting for the match to drop and set everything ablaze. This darkness is maddening. I snarl and begin biting at nothing, my mind conjuring images of Hollows or Quincies, each one dissolving into nothing as my teeth pierce it.
I flick my ear to a noise. Is this laughter in my head? Or am I hearing things? I growl and move toward the sound. If someone is here, they're in for a very bad day.
****Kenpachi POV****
I'm drunker than a fuckin' skunk, the men and I sittin' around a fire. The triplets are practicin' their sword techniques with the fuckin' peacock. Orihime is sittin' nearby with Ikkaku, laughin' her ass off at Rangiku. Nanao is in that mix somewhere. Damn I wish Harmona was here.
I fall backwards, holdin' my chest, screamin' in pain suddenly. Fuck! She's hurt and hurt bad! But how!? She's alone in the goddamn Muken! Orihime runs to my side and her dome appears. I can't hear her over my own screams. This is fuckin' agony! I scream Harmona's name before passin' out.
****Harmona POV****
I stare at the brown haired man in front of me. He's sitting in a meditative pose. But he knows I'm here, I'm sure.
"Hello. You must be Harmona Mori." he says quietly without opening his eyes.
I snarl at him, licking the drool from my fangs. Just the smell of him is intoxicating to my empty stomach. Who cares what my name is?
"I wouldn't try to kill me, if I were you. I can help you escape."
Escape? From here? I don't think so. There is no escape from this darkness. I smell the stink of his lie and snap my teeth together, my snarls getting angrier.
"Come on then, child of Jushiro and Yachiru."
I charge, not thinking twice. I don't see the knife in his hand until too late. I don't let the pain stop me though. I'm enjoying his pain too. His blood is making my hunger worse.
"You won't win! I won't-"
I pounce on the man and he screams as my teeth clamp on his head. I'm going to kill him. I'm starving to death. He's free meat. My demon, however, steps in once the man is dead. He begins fighting me, trying to keep me from eating. I'm so tired and hungry though I'm only focusing on the dead man. The claws of my demon pierce my chest, causing immense pain. I finally back down, tucking my tail between my legs as I limp off. The demon stays guarding the body...He'll have to sleep sometime.
****Kenpachi POV****
"He's not injured, Captain Kotetsu. He must be feeling something from Harmona."
"Maybe but what could she have done to herself?"
"I don't know. He was holding his chest and at first I thought it was a heart attack but then he screamed her name."
The pain has dulled to a throb but it's still irritatin'. "Isane."
"Oh, you're awake!" she says, walkin' to the side of the bed I'm layin' on. "Your men are worried, Captain Zaraki. How do you-"
"She's hurt. And bad." I grunt.
"I've got Mayuri looking at the cameras, my friend. If she's bad off we'll get her healed." I hear Shunsui say from the foot of the bed.
"Why would she be hurt though? After all this time?"
"I...can't tell you. I told you before there was a stipulation for early release. Maybe she's done it. That's why cameras were installed to see if and when she did it."
"I fuckin' hate your goddamn riddles!"
He chuckles softly. "I'm sorry. I really am. Just keep your fingers crossed that she did what she needed-"
"Captain Kyoraku! Urgent message from Squad Twelve Captain Kurotsuchi!" Nanao yells, comin' in the damn room and screechin' to a halt next to him before handin' him a folded paper. He scans it quickly and smiles but it quickly drops to a frown.
"What's wrong?" Isane asks timidly.
"She...did it. But...well, they caught her demon on camera. It hurt her bad, like you said, Kenpachi. Without Okami with her, I don't know if she can heal. According to this report...uhm...she's lost what sanity she did have. Please, excuse me. I'm going to go see what he's talking about. Kenpachi, I'll try to come talk to you later." he says, leavin' the room before I can say anythin'.
I sit up and get to my feet. I'm still a little fucked up from the drinkin' earlier. "I'm goin' home."
Isane nods. "Alright. I'm here if you need me. Orihime, go with him please. Do what you can to dull the pain if you can."
"Yes, ma'am!"
****Harmona POV****
I whimper in pain as I lick my chest wound. I can't bring myself to shift out of my wolf. It hurts too bad. A grating noise, like a rusty door hinge draws my attention. I can see light in the distance.
"Harmona! Baby, come to me if you hear me!" a very distant voice calls.
I growl angrily and drag myself to my feet. I can't walk straight, due to this injury.
"Harmona, give me some kind of sign that you can hear me!" the voice is closer now.
I continue dragging myself. I'm so fucking hungry. I see a figure before me finally.
"Harmona! Answer me, kiddo!" it yells.
I growl, low and threatening and drag myself a little closer to the man. I start salivating at the smell of him. Sake and rice balls and cedar. The man I killed recently had no scent. Hardly any taste either once my demon had gone to sleep. It's been so long since I've eaten. I'm barely out of the light now and the man before me stares directly into my eyes. I hear him curse before adopting a baby tone.
"Hi, sweetheart. Such a good girl. Do you want to come home? Hmm?" his tone conflicts with his body language. He's holding a hand up defensively, his back tense as if ready to run. I growl at him again, ignoring the drool from the corners of my mouth hitting the floor. "Easy, baby. Easy. Shh. It's me. It's Swee, kiddo."
I take a step closer and hear him gasp. I get ready to pounce but he points a finger at me and yells a command as I spring. "Rikujōkōrō!" Six bars of light imprison me. I'm unable to move. I snarl savagely, trying my damndest to move, to kill him.
"I've got her detained. I need...I don't know what I need." Shunsui sighs in defeat. I see Soi Fon and Captain Iba enter behind him.
"She's contained. Let's look for the remains of Aizen before we go anywhere with her." Soi Fon says.
"I'm going to stay here with her. She's been alone long enough."
"Whatever you think. Iba?"
"I'll come with you. However, if she won't come out of her wolf even with Zaraki-"
I snarl violently at that name, causing them to stare at me in shock. That man has haunted my dreams every fucking night since I've been here. I hate him. There was no peace in this darkness because of him hounding my thoughts! I'll kill him and eat him too, just like I did Aizen!
****Kenpachi POV****
Shunsui bursts into the meetin' late, lookin' pretty down. "Sorry for my tardiness. I...meeting is going to be suspended. Zaraki, I need you to stay. Everyone else, leave."
"Captain Kyoraku, is everything alright?" Isane asks as everyone else leaves.
"No. Just go for now. Please. I need a private word with Zaraki." he says, his voice makin' him sound like he's on the verge of tears.
"Uh...alright. Just know if you need anything, I'm here, sir." she says before leavin'.
Shunsui's head hits his desk, a fist thumpin' down beside it. I decide to let him blow off steam. My patience is rewarded after about ten minutes. "She's...completely feral now. She ate him." he says quietly.
"What? Who?"
"Harmona."
"I know Harmona. Who did she eat?"
"Aizen. That was the stipulation for her early release. She had to kill him. She's nothing but skin and bones so I'm not surprised she ate him but she tried to attack me, Kenpachi. When I said your name she completely came unhinged and nearly broke out of my bakudo. She's injured badly. Infection has set in. I'm not sure if she can heal with Okami or not."
It takes me a minute or so to digest this information. "Where is she now?"
"Tranquilized in Mayuri's care. He says he's not going to do anything to her since he already experimented on her a couple years ago but he's going to try to get the infection under control. We had to muzzle her."
"She's in her wolf?"
"Yes. I don't know why or how but she was like that when I went to retrieve her. This was what Yamma wanted. He wanted her to go mad."
"She's always been mad."
"Not like this. Not mad enough to eat someone."
"You try bein' locked up for nearly three years with no food. You'd be mad too. I'm goin' to go see her."
"Brace yourself. It's not as bad as when Mori tortured her but...it's bad. I think she's going to lose her leg."
"Give her time. Where's Okami?"
He opens a drawer and withdraws the blade. Immediately the blue wolf stands before us. "You idiots! Take me to her now or I will be the one to eat you!" he roars.
"Come on." I order before grabbin' the blade and leavin'. I got a sick feelin' in my gut.
***Harmona POV***
"Open your eyes, girl. I know you're awake." Mayuri's voice commands me.
I open them and immediately start snarling. I can't move. I try but a rattling noise sounds whenever I struggle.
"You are restrained, girl. And in very bad shape. I'm not sure if I can heal you, quite frankly. Can you stop being a wolf?"
I snarl some more. I'll never not be a wolf again! I'm weak and stupid outside this form.
"Are you refusing? Well, I had expected that. I can force you to-"
"Stop pickin' on my woman, Kurotsuchi." a familiar voice growls. Zaraki steps up next to him and eyes me. He steps closer and I go ballistic, snarling and struggling to bite him, even with the muzzle on my mouth. He stops with his hand out.
****Kenpachi POV****
Her chest has fur missin' and five deep wounds oozin' blood and pus. The area is inflamed all the way into her shoulder. Shunsui wasn't lyin' about her bein' skin and bone. Her belly is sucked so far up to her spine I can't even tell she has one. Her hips and ribs are juttin' out, as is her spine. The way she's snarlin' at me...she hates me. I've never heard her direct this noise at me.
Okami appears beside me and goes to her side. "Oh, child...don't hate him. It's not his fault you were locked away." he says quietly before a red glow surrounds him. He growls and it disappears after a moment. "This is beyond my skill to heal, alpha. The infection is advanced. The only healer that could fix it is probably that human girl."
"Master Mayuri, may I call Hime here!?" Nemu yells, startlin' me. I didn't even see the brat when I came in here.
"Why must you always yell? I am positive you're not hard of hearing nor am I." he grumbles.
"Please. The blue wolfie is my friend. It will make me sad if she dies."
He sighs. "Fine. Call your human witch. Zaraki, if it can't be healed that arm will have to be removed before it turns septic. You know that, correct?"
I nod. "Yeah, I got it. I got faith in Orihime's abilities though. Okami, how bad is she mentally?"
He sighs. "She knows faces and names but she's full of blood lust right now. This is what happens when she's left idle too long. She kept dreaming of you, Alpha, until her mind convinced her what she was seeing was real. Every time she'd open her eyes from the dreams, she'd break a little more until she just snapped. Right now, she believes shes in another dream."
"Why won't she come outta-"
"It's agonizing for her to try. Her pain tolerance is astoundingly high, as you know, but it's more than she can bear. The infection is extremely bad. It's not in her blood stream yet but it's going to be soon if we can't get it under control. Her demon is the one that did this."
"Why?"
"Trying to keep her from eating that rotten meat." it hisses in my ear before it stomps to Okami. "She ate it anyway. For once I was trying to help her but starvation will drive any creature to cannibalism."
"Is that her demon? How interesting." Mayuri says quietly.
The two wolves share a long look before the demon laughs. "You will never be what you want to be." he cackles before disappearin' inside her again.
"The hell did he mean?" I ask Okami.
"Nothing that makes sense to me. He speaks in riddles, like the caterpillar does."
"Kenny! I got the...oh my gosh! Harmona!" Orihime cries, runnin' to my woman and throwin' her arms around her. Harmona doesn't make a peep but her eyes widen in surprise.
****Harmona POV****
I can feel the arms around me. Maybe....no, this is a dream. It's all a dream. I'm still in that darkness. I never killed Aizen like I was supposed to. My demon tried to kill me so the infection is causing fever dreams. That's all this is. Hallucinations.
"You're not hallucinating, girl." Okami says.
Orihime says something and her yellow dome appears over me. I struggle and whimper before outright crying. It hurts so bad. Orihime's eyes tear up and I hear her start crying too. "I'm so sorry! I'm not meaning to hurt you!" she sobs.
"What an awful sound. Would you like me to stop it?" Kurotsuchi asks.
Zaraki stares at me for a moment before nodding. "I can see in her eyes she's hurtin' bad. Knock her out, for her sake."
"Do not do that. Let her cry. She'll learn not to let that creature hurt her again." Okami orders.
"Wait...I...Oh, Harmona. I'm so sorry. Please don't hate me." Orihime whimpers right before I hear a set of popping noises. I scream in pain several times before the pain dulls. Orihime pets my head softly, her tears still flowing freely.
****Kenpachi POV****
I clench my jaw, fightin' the urge to go to Harmona's side. There's a shit ton of pus pourin' outta her chest now and lots of blood. It smells terrible but she's not makin' much noise now. Only a soft whimper now and again.
"That wound must have been quite old." Mayuri sighs.
"If it's the same wound that sent me to the infirmary, it's about five days." I grunt.
"I see. This seems severe for only five days."
"The claws are filthy. Demons can't bathe." Okami growls.
"That explains it."
The room goes quiet and the dome drops finally. "She's clear now. Kenny, I think she should come home with us." Orihime says, still soundin' sad. "She can stay under her tree until she realizes she's home."
"I would recommend that as well. Home is where her mentality will be recovered, if it can be." Mayuri says. "However, I wouldn't take that muzzle off of her. She's clearly not able to tell friend from foe. This will make feeding difficult."
"The muzzle will be removed and I will help her mind heal. However, I suggest keeping the children away from her until her sanity returns. She may see them as prey." Okami says.
"Have it your way." I watch as Harmona sinks into sleep as some sort of puff of air is shot into her face. "She is sedated so you may remove her."
I get her in my arms quickly and bite back a scream of frustration. She feels like a feather. This is going to take a lot of time and patience.
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"Cap...tain?" one of the men greets me as I enter the barracks. "Sir...she looks terrible."
"Thank you, captain fucking obvious." I growl. "Stay away from her. She's snapped completely while she was in the Muken. Kids aren't to go near her either as a precaution. This isn't like when she lost her memories. She is completely feral. Let the others know."
"Yes, sir."
I lay her down next to her tree and tie the rope that's around her neck to the base of the tree before sittin' down next to her. "Looks like I'll have to tame you all over again, Wolf." As I talk I watch her feet twitch. Must be runnin' in her sleep. I pet her softly and the twitchin' gets worse. Even in her sleep she hates me. Well shit. What the hell did that bastard Aizen tell her to make her hate me so much? Or is she still thinkin' she's in a dream and she's mad about that? Either way, I'll tame her again. I have no doubt in my mind.
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