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Snake Fangs and Panther Claws.	By : Zarakiswolf Category: Bleach > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 1111 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Bleach and its Characters other than Nakkita and any other OC's belong to Tite Kubo. I do not make any money off of this story. Belle is an OC created by a dear friend used with her permission.

Chapter List
- 1-One
- 2-Two
- 3-Three
- 4-Four
- 5-Five
- 6-Six
- 7-Seven
- 8-Eight
- 9-Nine
- 10-Ten
- 11-Eleven
- 12-Twelve
- 13-Thirteen
- 14-Fourteen
- 15-Fifteen
- 5
- 6
- 7
Tesla continues to stomp on Ichigo. Nnoitra laughs each time, pinching Orihime and I both. The girl is crying, both in pain and fear, I believe. She's too close to me to swing my sword to get the spoon headed Espada off of us. The child has been knocked out by a punch from Nnoitra.
"Well, what do we have here? You're in quite a bit of trouble, aren't you?" a familiar growl reaches my ears. I lift my eyes and smile. Captain Zaraki has come to save the day. I watch as he takes one swing, splitting Tesla in half. Nnoitra throws Orihime and I behind him.
"Kita!" I hear Yachiru call. "Why are you half naked?" she asks curiously.
"That Espada stole my clothes." I say, giving her a hug. "I missed you so much!"
"I missed you too, Kita!" she giggles.
I look to Orihime. "Will you do me a favor?" I ask her.
"What?" she asks, seeming to be a bit frightened.
"Will you heal Grimmjow for me? Please? I was the one that told him to save you from Loli and Menoly earlier. I need you to heal him for me."
"Kita, if you protect the Espada, you'll get in big trouble with Gramps when you get home." Yachiru warns me.
"I know. I didn't come here willingly but...I..." I can't bring myself to say the words.
Orihime nods finally and goes to Grimmjow's side. I follow her, Yachiru still clinging to my leg. She lets go and stares at my panther man before petting his blue hair. He's passed out, blood still gushing from his wound. I take his hand between mine. I know he won't die. He's too bloody stubborn and hell bent on ruling the world for that.
I feel Szayel's reiatsu raising in the distance....and it feels like Renji is there too, perhaps. I wonder how many people came to help Ichigo. Then I decide I don't care. I know they came to save Orihime, not me, so there's no point in caring.
"Kenny!" Yachiru says softly, looking at the battlefield. He's taken a terrible blow to the lower right side of his abdomen. The blood pours out as Nnoitra removes one of his many hands. He falls and I feel the blood drain from my face. Nnoitra looks over and smirks.
"Now it's fun time. I don't want you, kid, so get the hell outta here. But the women stay." He says, licking his lips.
Yachiru giggles. "You might want to turn around. If you come after us, Kenny will get angry." she says, pointing.
"Your 'Kenny' is dead. Why do you-" One of his arms flies off suddenly, making his eye widen.
"I'm not dead. I was just thinking." Kenpachi growls. "Nakkita, I'm going to kick your ass, woman. You had Yachiru worried." he glares at me for a moment.
"I'd accept your punishment, Captain." I bow my head. In my head though, I'm thinking of an escape route. Captain Zaraki isn't anywhere near my level. He'd kill me with one swing, as he'd done Tesla.
I hear Grimmjow sigh suddenly and I watch with bated breath as his eyes slowly come open. As his wound disappears, he frowns. "Why are you healing me?" he asks Orihime.
"Nakkita asked me to." she answers nervously.
Grimmjows eyes move to mine. "Why?"
"I wanted to, that's why. If it's your job to kill me, you can't very well do that when you're dead."
"I think you're full of shit. You got an ulterior motive."
"I'll never admit to you what it is, so don't ask."
"Szayel...he's got your cure. Go get it."
"My cure is right here."
"You're not making any sense, you idiot."
"Deal with it, kitty."
"Woman! Heal my wounds!" Kenpachi orders Orihime.
I look around and notice Nnoitra is gone. Did Kenpachi kill him? Or did he run away before he died? I can't feel him anywhere either so I breathe a sigh of relief. Orihime heads toward Kenpachi but, to my genuine shock, Starrk appears from thin air and abducts her. Ichigo gets angry but Kenpachi sighs. "We've got more important things to worry about. We need to clear out all these Espada. Your woman will be fine, I'm sure." he growls.
Ichigo, however, doesn't stop. He takes off, flying in the direction of Las Noches. Grimmjow sits up, a bit on the wobbly side. I catch him as he falls, allowing him to lay his head in my lap. Kenpachi glares at us. "Kill him, Nakkita." he orders.
"No. He's still too weak to fight." I hiss.
"Those are the orders passed down from the head captain. Do it."
"I'm not going to. You'll have to kill me first, Kenpachi."
He rounds on me, his sword dragging in the sand. "The fuck did you just say?"
"I said, I refuse to follow that order and you will have to kill me to kill him." I say, laying Grimmjow in the sand gently before standing over him protectively.
"Why are you protecting him? He's a fuckin' Hollow!"
"I love him!" I say before slapping a hand to my mouth.
Kenpachi's eyes widen. "Love him? Well, it's stupid as hell but who am I to argue." he shrugs before replacing his sword in it's scabbard.
I breathe a sigh of relief before sinking to my knees beside Grimmjow. "Aizen is going to try to make the Ouken and enter the King's Palace."
"We know. He won't succeed. Don't worry your violet head about it." Kenpachi snorts. "Retsu will be along shortly, I'm sure. Why the hell are you runnin' around with your tits out?"
I blush a bit. "Nnoitra was planning to rape Orihime and I. He's been trying to corner me since I got here. Grimmjow here is the only reason he didn't get a chance to."
"Tch. Typical damn woman. Can't fight for yourself and hide behind a man."
"Kenny, you be nice to Kita. She's been through a lot." Yachiru grouches.
"Like I give a rat's ass."
"Who all came here?" I ask curiously.
"Princess Kuchiki, the lab freak, Retsu and I as far as Captains go. Rukia and Renji snuck over here to follow Ichigo and his two friends who came to grab that idiotic woman back."
"Why were you ordered to come here?"
"To bring Ichigo back home and clear the Espadas out."
"So it's not a rescue mission?"
"Were you expectin' one?"
"Not for me. Maybe for Orihime but not for me. I was right about that, at least." I sigh.
"Kenny isn't telling the whole story. We were told to bring you and Booby-chan back too." Yachiru chirps, hugging me again.
"I'm not going back. I don't belong there. Never did."
"What? Kita, you're a soul reaper. You belong with our kind. I'm sure Gramps won't mind if you bring the kitty along though I might have to beg him."
"Yachiru, I don't want to go back. If I was really important to the guard squads, someone would have planned a retrieval before now. I don't want to be looked at as just an after thought."
"Nakkita, you need to go back to soul society. You don't belong in my world either." Grimmjow says, though he doesn't sound happy.
"I belong with you. I'm staying here with you."
"I don't want you to."
The old, familiar hurt claws it's way into my chest. "Fine. That's to be expected, I suppose."
Captain Unohana and her lieutenant arrive and quickly get to work on Captain Zaraki. I watch him kiss Captain Unohana, who swats him, though she doesn't seem upset. I sigh. I'm never to have a relationship like that, apparently. Why is this so hard?
"Nakkita, dear, do you need healing?" Captain Unohana asks as she approaches where I'm kneeling.
"No. I'm not injured." I say quietly.
"I see. Perhaps we should join with Captain Kuchiki then, what do you think?"
"If you believe that's best." my voice is nearly robotic.
"Kita, what's wrong?" Yachiru asks me, taking my hand. I pull away from her.
"Nothing. I'm fine."
"But you're not fine, Kita!"
"I'm fine, Yachiru. Leave it be, please." I snap before beginning to walk away. I can feel Grimmjow moving behind me but I don't care. Let him...just survive. He doesn't deserve death. He never asked to be an Espada.
****Grimmjow POV****
I grab Nelliel, who's still passed out, and follow Nakkita. The big brute gets in my way. "You're not welcome to the party." he growls.
"I wasn't asking. Nakkita is mine."
His sword flashes out, resting against my throat. "You just told her you didn't want her. So make up your mind."
"I never said I don't want her. I told her I didn't want her to stay here with me. Here, as in these sand dunes, you moron." Nel whimpers as she wakes up and, with a shriek, she begins struggling. I drop her, letting the little pink haired soul reaper take care of her. "She needs a cure for her condition. Szayelapporo has a cure."
"What condition?" The doctor captain asks, her serene smile falling.
"She can't clot her blood."
"Hemophilia? In a soul reaper? That's a death sentence!"
"No shit. She needs to get to-" My eyes widen, my words cutting off as I feel Szayel's reiatsu disappear completely.
****Nakkita POV****
I can hear Grimmjow arguing with Captain Zaraki. Why? Szayel is dead. There's no cure for me. I don't care. I'll always be a weak link, but I will go back to the Seireitei. I will likely be punished for protecting Grimmjow, but I doubt I'd be killed for it, since I didn't hurt anyone by doing so.
"Well, so you did survive. I thought you'd be dead by now." Captain Kurosuchi sighs as he catches sight of my approach.
"Sorry, Captain." I say, without much life.
He eyes me keenly. "Do you miss being in my squad? I'd take you back, if you wanted."
"Is Yoshiro dead?"
"I'm not sure. I don't keep tabs on the little peons running around in my division. Only the ones with good intellect." he waves his hand dismissively.
"Then no. I'm not even sure I'm coming back to any division. I get the feeling, even though I was kidnapped, I'm likely to be thrown in the cells and punished."
"Oh, that may very well be."
"Did you kill Szayel?"
"Szayel? The pink haired Espada?"
"Yes."
"I did indeed."
I nod. "I was afraid of that."
"Afraid of me killing an Espada? How far have you fallen, Nakkita?" he asks.
"...that Espada had a cure for my disease."
His eyes widen. "What disease?"
"Hemophilia. I can't clot when I'm injured."
He cackles. "I've had a cure for that. Why didn't you ever say anything?"
"I never knew about it until I was nearly killed here....plus I'm not sure I want to pay your price, Captain. The cost for your treatments isn't something I can pay."
"You're little more than a coward, you silly girl. No wonder Tosen took a liking to you."
"He took pity on me, nothing more."
I feel something drape over my shoulders. Captain Kuchiki walks out from behind me. "You are indecent." he says, coldly.
"I was nearly raped, thank you very much, Captain Kuchiki." I sigh, my temper raising just a bit. However, I pull the cloak around me and sit down. My eye trains on Yammy, who's fighting with Ichigo. Ichigo isn't doing so well. After being thrown backwards, I smile a bit as Captain Zaraki steps in. I knew that would happen.
"Nakkita, would you mind assisting me with something, please?" Captain Unohana asks, though her tone is slightly threatening, as if I'd dare refuse her.
"Yes, ma'am." I say before getting to my feet.
"Come with me." she orders and I follow her away from the men. Once out of their hearing, she turns to me. "What is going on between you and the blue haired arrancar?"
"Nothing anymore. He made if very clear back there that there's nothing between us."
"Was there something?"
"Not really."
"Nakkita, it would be best if you were honest. What's happened since you were abducted?"
"I don't want to talk about it. I made a huge mistake and that's all that needs said." I wipe my eyes, refusing to look at her.
To my surprise, she folds me in a hug. "I can't help you if you don't allow me to." she says softly, her tone rather motherly. I begin crying in earnest. Her hand pats my back gently. "Shh, there there. It's alright. You've been through a lot, I'm certain."
"I love him but he rejected me! Why are men so cruel?" I sob.
"Love? You love him? Are you certain it's not a case of Stockholm Syndrome?"
"Grimmjow didn't abuse me, Captain. I hate the other Espadas but not him. He protected me from them, though he claimed it was only so he could kill me himself."
"That makes little sense. You love him yet he wants to kill you?"
"I don't think that's accurate, honestly. I think he claims that to hide how he really feels....or felt, rather. He rejected me so perhaps I was imagining things."
"Are you sure it's not lust? He is very handsome."
"There's lust there but...Captain, I'd trust Grimmjow with my life. I've never felt as connected to someone as I do to him."
"I don't understand how it's possible to fall in love with our worst enemies but, I suppose you cannot help who you love."
I back away from her and arrange the cloak around me once more. "Where is Belle?"
"She is being held by my seventh seat, Hanataro Yamada. She will go to trial with former captain Aizen, should he be captured alive. If he isn't captured, then she will go to trial alone, I suppose."
"I highly doubt that will happen. Belle is very resourceful."
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Yammy is finally losing. His enraged roar would terrify most people. I'm deaf to it now, having heard it so often these last months. Captain Kurotsuchi keeps mumbling about barbarians and how big Yammy is getting. The angrier Yammy is, the larger he gets in his released form.
"Nakkita, I want you to go with Ichigo and myself to the world of the living. The others will follow after." Captain Unohana says suddenly.
"Yes, Captain." I say automatically. What else is there to say? And why should I bother staying when it's clear I'm not wanted any longer?
****Grimmjow POV****
"Shut up!" I snarl at the kids. They're both screaming and laughing, keeping eachother distracted while the captains fight Yammy. I can barely feel Nakkita over there. Her reiatsu is dark, as if she's sinking into depression. Maybe she is. Stupid woman.
"Grimmy, don't you feel bad for hurting Kita?" the pink haired soul reaper asks.
"Why should I? I'm an Espada. We don't have feelings."
"That's a lie! We have feelings, Grim-kitty!" Nel shouts. How the hell she turned into this brat confuses me. Has to be from that nasty scar in her mask.
"I don't have feelings." I insist.
"I bet you do. Go tell Kita how you feel." the pink one says gently.
"I don't feel anything for her."
Both girls laugh and I know they can hear the lie just as well as I can. I turn quickly when I feel a garganta open. Ichigo, Nakkita and one of the captains go through. No, damnit! She really left!? That idiot! Wait, the other soul reapers are still here. I dart over to them and am met with 3 swords, including that of the brute captain. "Where did they go?" I ask.
"To save the world from Aizen." The blue haired captain says, eyeing me critically.
"Why did Nakkita go?"
"Because she's a soul reaper and you would do best to remember that." The brute growls. "She's probably going to be put to death for you, you know."
"Why?"
"It's against our laws for a reaper to fall in love with a creature like you." A long, haired captain says with a bored tone. "Zaraki, you were supposed to kill him and any other Espada."
"I don't kill those weaker than me." the brute grunts, still glaring at me, though he puts his sword away.
"She's mine. She doesn't die by anyone's hand but mine!" I snarl angrily.
"Not your call, Espada. Though, I might be persueded to try to help her...if you agree to help me remove the arrancar in that scientist's vault." the blue haired captain says.
"Remove them? For what purpose?"
"Experiments, of course. I won't experiment on you. You're not interesting. These others very well might be. If you help me remove them and get them to my lab, then I will see Nakkita is banished and not put to death."
I frown but nod. "Fine. I'm only helping you to save her ass so I can kill her myself."
****Nakkita POV****
I run behind Ichigo and Captain Unohana, keeping my thoughts to myself. The entire purpose of bringing me back here was simply to assist Captain Unohana with healing those who needed it. She does not wish me to go into battle, probably knowing I'm not in a good state of mind. It's probably best that I stay with her, even though she intimidates me a bit.
As we emerge from the gate, the scene before us is catastrophic. So many are injured. Captain Unohana immediately goes to a young blond haired girl I've never seen before. "Hiyori, if you can hear me, it's Captain Unohana. I'm going to do what I can to heal you." she says.
"Retsu! Thank god!" a blond man with a ridiculous bowl cut says.
"Shinji, it has been a long time. How have you been?" she asks.
"Banished. Yourself?" he says rather snarkily.
"Still a captain. I am sorry for what happened back then."
The man sighs. "It's not your fault. Anyways...who's the girl?" he jerks a thumb over his shoulder at me.
"The girl Aizen kidnapped. Three other captains and my Lieutenant are still in Hueco Mundo clearing it out. Miss Inoue chose to stay there so as not to impede Ichigo."
The man glares at me. "You got a name?"
"Nakkita Nakamoto." I say.
"You don't seem happy to have been rescued."
"I wasn't rescued except as an after thought. I didn't need it anyway. I was fine there." I say before turning and heading for where I feel Ikkaku and Yumichika. Ikkaku is a bit busted up and seems to be getting scolded by Lieutenant Iba. Iba immediately shuts up on seeing me.
"Nakkita!?" Ikkaku shouts in disbelief.
"Captain Unohana brought me back. I know you hate healers but I'll help you heal those breaks, if you like." I reply, not looking him in the eyes.
"Something happened over there, didn't it?" Yumichika asks curiously. "Your eyes are pretty lifeless. That spark I so admired before seems gone."
"I don't want to talk about it." I sigh before summoning the kaido to heal Ikkau's broken ribs.
"Nakkita, whatever happened in Hueco Mundo, you'll heal from it. Don't let it hurt you more than it already has." Iba says gently.
"I'm not hurt physically. Leave it at that!" I snap.
I notice Captain Komamora walking behind me. His hand settles on my shoulder. "I'm glad to see you've returned safely, Nakkita." he says, though I can hear a bit of pain in his voice.
"Thank you, Captain...I'm sorry I lost my temper just now. I do not bear physical wounds but some wounds are more painful when there is no way to heal them or even bandage them."
Once Ikkaku's breaks are healed, Captain Komamora folds me into a hug. I have missed his hugs. He's the only male in my life that hasn't made a pass at me in any way, simply stays as a friend. "Let it out, little one. The pain you feel shouldn't be bottled."
"I'm fine. I did something stupid, that's all. I've learned a lesson that was painful to learn but needed." I mumble.
"I see. Come, I believe Lieutenant Hinamori and Lieutenant Matsumoto could use some help."
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Captain Unohana joins me beside the two injured Lieutenants, combining her kaido with mine. Head Captain Yamamoto stands over us. "Miss Nakamoto, you will report to me what happened in Hueco Mundo." he orders.
"Yes, sir." I reply quietly. I launch into the tale, though I gloss over the parts that aren't necessary to tell. As I finish telling, he puts the end of his staff beneath my chin.
"You did not tell me everything, girl."
"The rest doesn't matter. I made terrible mistakes and learned from them, sir. I do not wish to speak of them, as they do not pertain to what happened in Hueco Mundo except on a personal level."
"This is your final warning, girl. You will tell me, or you will die labelled as a traitor."
"I will speak to you privately then, sir. I am shamed enough without everyone knowing the truth."
"Captain Unohana, I leave them to you for the moment. Girl, you will come with me now and speak."
I follow the head captain several blocks away until we are in private. I sigh and bite my lip. "I fell in love with an Espada, sir. I spent a few nights with him, intimately. And slept with another Espada who promised a cure for a medical condition that was brought to light during my stay. I became nothing more than a common whore, worse than Lieutenant Matsumoto. All for the sake of a cure and listening to my stupid, idiotic heart."
"I see. That is unfortunate. However, you did not go with Sosuke Aizen willingly. Perhaps you fell in love due to being lonely. The heart is often mistaken when under duress."
"I am sure of it...when the captains came to Hueco Mundo to save Miss Inoue, I begged to stay...the Espada rejected me and told me to come back. I realized what a fool I was."
"The captains were sent to return you as well, Nakkita. Miss Inoue was also to be rescued along with the Espada to be destroyed. I gather that several were destroyed though not all."
"That is correct, other than the three Espada who came here."
"Dry your tears, girl. It is unseemly to cry over an arrancar."
"I thought I'd learned my lesson about love before." I say, taking a shaky breath. "Why does it hurt so much, sir? I'd rather cut out my own heart than feel like this again."
"I do not believe that will be necessary. You made a terrible mistake but you survived. Learn from it and get stronger. The next time a man hurts you, kill him."
I stare at Captain Yamamoto's back in disbelief. Why is he trying to comfort me? And since when does killing solve everything? By that ideal, Captain Zaraki is a sane man.
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