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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
- 6
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"Kita!" I hear a split second before I'm pounced on by my pink haired friend. It has been a week since I was returned to the Seireitei. 24 hours since my hearing with Central 46 clearing me of any charges, though I am now on probation and being watched carefully. Belle escaped from Hanataro and hasn't been seen, though I know damn good and well she's still in Hueco Mundo. Things are tense here when I'm around, further proving I'd have been better off in Las Noches.
"Chiru." I mumble, greeting her without trying to sound annoyed. I doubt she'd notice anyway, really. The girl doesn't seem to know when she's annoying people....or maybe she does and just doesn't care. Living with Captain Zaraki, it's likely the latter of the two.
"Kitty is here! And the Sharky too! Gramps is talking to them."
The pain in my chest flares up and I frown. "That's nice. Why are you telling me though?"
"Kitty was screaming about finding you when he came out of the Senkaimon. Dont'chya wanna go see him?"
"No. He probably just wants to kill me. He doesn't care about anything else but that."
She giggles. "I think he loves you, Kita."
"I know for a fact he doesn't. He said so."
"You're no fun lately." she pouts.
"Sorry, Yachiru. I'm just...sad. I'll get over it eventually."
"If you say so. I'm gunna go pester the kitty." She says before letting go of my shoulder and running away. It's nearly like deja vu...
****Memory****
I sit in the bath house sauna room, curled into a corner with my head resting on my knees. I can't stop crying. Yoshiro...fuck that man. That black haired, blue eyed, dimpled heart breaker has done exactly that. I've been able to avoid him for a couple days but he'd cornered me earlier in the labs.
"Why are you avoiding me, Nakkita?" He asked.
"I found you in bed with another woman. We're over." I answered harshly, refusing to cry.
"That makes me mad. You found me in bed with a different woman and you're not willing to try to fight for me? Some woman you are." he scoffed.
"Why should I fight a battle I've already lost?"
"Love isn't just between two people, Nikky. There's enough of me to go around. Why don't you try to please me more and maybe I'd be happier to stay in your bed only?"
"You're a disgusting pig. Leave me alone. We're over. I don't want to see you or hear your voice again. Have fun with your other girl."
"Fine. I'll be honest, I'm glad it's over. You were never satisfying, Nikky. Too pure for my taste. Couldn't even ride me right. I had to think about other girls to get off in you. I hope you get better for your next boyfriend. Better yet, you'd best stay with women. Maybe then you'd actually be hot."
I'd run as hard and fast as I could away from him then. I'd always known I was too short. Too curvy. Too plain looking except for my eyes. Too ugly because of my eyes. Too loud. Too mouthy. Too me. I'd come in here to the sauna knowing full well it won't be in use this early in the evening. Yoshiro had been the first man I'd ever been intimate with. Why would he think I'd know how to be sexy or confident?
I'm still crying a bit when the door suddenly opens, revealing Captain Zaraki and Lieutenant Kusajishi. She hops down and sits next to me while he sits on the far side of the room. "Hi! You look sad. I'm Yachiru Kusajishi! What's your name!?" she asks, nearly yelling.
I wipe my eyes hastily. "I'm sorry. My name is Nakkita."
"Kita? That's a nice name, don't you think, Kenny?"
"Whatever. Yachiru, don't bug her. You drag enough innocent, helpless people home without addin' another." Captain Zaraki grumbles before laying his head back against the wall. I notice several bruises and scrapes on his muscular arms.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be in here. I'll g-"
"No, you stay, Kita. We came early today. I told Kenny it wasn't time for a bath yet but he wanted to sit in here. He pulled a muscle." Yachiru giggles.
"Shut up, brat. I came in here bc it's a good place to relax." Captain Zaraki growls.
"Captain, I'd be happy to help that muscle relax, sir. I remember some things from my human life and I remember learning how to massage stressed muscles. If you want, that is."
He glares at me for a minute or two before rolling his eye. "Fine. Right bicep."
I move over to him and, hesitantly, begin feeling his arm. There is a lot of muscles here, far more than a normal man, I think. I find a spot that I notice him flinch and know I've found the offending muscle. "It might hurt a little at first but it'll feel better in a minute or two."
"Don't expect anything from me in return. You offered to help." he growls.
"I wasn't expecting payment or anything." I mumble grumpily. My hands get to work, slowly but firmly massaging the muscle out. He slowly begins to relax for me.
"So, Kita, why were you crying?" Yachiru asks.
"Because some idiot boy hurt me. Don't ever fall in love with one, Yachiru. Boys are stupid."
"Hey!" Captain Zaraki chuckles.
"You're not a boy. You're a man. There's a huge difference."
"What's the difference? Is it like how boys and girls are different?" Yachiru asks, her finger on her chin.
"No. Boys are stupid. They think with their...butts."
"Eew! Is that why it stinks when the men in our Squad think about something, Kenny?"
"Yep, that's exactly why." Captain Zaraki chuckles.
"But how did the boy hurt you, Kita? Did he kick you?"
"No. He said some mean things and did something you shouldn't do when you love someone. That's all. I'll get over it." I say quickly.
"Tch. That's why you don't fall in love, you dummy. You women give your hearts away too easy. Make a man earn you instead of just givin' yourself up for free."
"I've learned my lesson."
"Good. Now....let go of my damn arm." he snaps. I glance down and realize I've got it in a death grip and quickly back away.
"I'm sorry. Guess I got distracted by my thoughts and didn't think about what I was doing." I apologize quickly.
"Don't cry anymore, Kita." Yachiru orders me, her voice far too serious for a child.
"She's right. Don't shed tears over some useless asshole that ain't worth your time thinkin' about."
I nod and quickly leave the sauna. Tears flow freely down my face, but they're different than the ones earlier. Somehow, I find relief by shedding these tears.
****Present****
"Nakkita, would you come here for a moment, please?" Lieutenant Hisagi calls from the squad office. I nod and walk over, following him inside. He points to a chair, which I perch in. "How're you holding up?" he asks gently.
"I'm fine. I can't say I'm happy to be back but I'm also not happy in Hueco Mundo so guess it's just fate for me to hate where I'm at." I shrug.
"What? Why do you not want to be here?" he seems genuinely confused.
"I don't belong here, Lieutenant. I never have. I'm an odd duck."
"You're fine though, Nakkita. It's normal to have some nerves about traumatic events. You've always been a good squad member."
"Sir, my time in Hueco Mundo wasn't traumatic. The trauma happened here, long before I left."
"I see. Well, I can't say I know or understand how you're feeling but I just wanted to see if there's anything I could do for you?"
"No. There's nothing you can do."
"Would you like to come out with Izuru and I this evening? Renji is coming, now that he's out of the hospital."
"No thanks. That last thing I need to to hang out with a bunch of guys." I sigh.
"Nakkita, is it true?" he asks, getting serious.
"What? Let me guess, a new rumor?"
"No, it's a rumor that started when you came back last week. Did you really fall in love with an Espada?"
"I did but he rejected me. I've struck out with a soul reaper and an arrancar. Guess love just isn't in my destiny." I try to be flippant but my chest begins to ache a bit.
"Is it the arrancar that came to speak with the Head Captain today?"
"The blue haired one with a number six on his back? Yeah. It doesn't matter. He didn't want me so no use crying over spilled milk."
"Try looking at yourself in the mirror and saying that. Your eyes have been red and swollen for a week now. When's the last time you slept?"
"I took a nap today, if you must know."
"For how long?"
"Ten minutes."
He sighs and rubs his spiky black hair. "You really need to rest. And I want you to go to counseling with squad four, ok?"
"I'm not going. You can order me, but I won't do it, so you'd be wasting your time. I'll get over it in my own time and with lots of alcohol alone in my room. Got it?" I snarl, rather venomously.
He blinks a few times. "You shouldn't be alone. Not when you're like this. Let me see your arms."
"Why?"
"I've heard rumors going around the barracks. Are you hurting yourself?"
"Not on purpose, no. Yachiru got a kitten and it just hates me so I'm getting scratched a lot."
"Let me see."
"No. Leave it alone, Lieutenant. They'll heal, just like I will eventually. Just leave me alone!" I run before he can say anything else. I can't face anyone right now. I wasn't lying about the kitten hating me but if that's the rumor everyone wants to believe, fine. It could be a lot worse, I suppose.
****Grimmjow POV****
"You two have a lot of guts to show up in the middle of enemy territory. Speak your purpose." The bald, long bearded old man orders.
"I've come to ask for the return-" Halibel holds her hand up, cutting me off.
"We have come to ask, respectfully, if we may have the young soul reaper that Sosuke Aizen took from you back." Halibel says diplomatically.
"Which one? Belle was not caught. Nakkita is...here."
His pause doesn't bode well with me. "Nakkita is the one we want. She is mine." I growl.
"What Grimmjow means is they formed a friendship while she was in Las Noches. He has grown angry and sullen with her absence, far more likely to cause trouble for you. I thought it best if he could come see her for himself. If he could see her happy, maybe he wouldn't be so frenzied about her removal." Halibel says, giving me a stern glare.
"I cannot allow that. Nakkita is a soul reaper, not a Hollow. She belongs here, with her own kind."
"Is she at least happy?" I snap, my fists clenching.
"I cannot answer that for you. I have not seen her since she returned."
"Can I see her?"
The old man doesn't answer for a few minutes before he finally sighs. "You will not like what you see, if rumors be true. If you are the Espada she claims to have been intimate with, you will certainly see nothing more than a shadow of the woman you had. I do not believe it is in her best interest to see you."
"I'm not leaving until I see her. That's final."
Halibel sighs. "He's stubborn. You'd be better off doing as he's asked then denying his whims. He is a cat, after all."
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I'm trying like hell not to lose my patience. The Captain that lead us to Nakkita's room knocks on her door for the fifth time. With no response he sighs, his ear twitching. I've never seen a wolf this big so I don't plan to fight with him, unless I have to. "I can smell she's here and very likely inebriated but something is off about her scent as well." he says softly.
"Is the door unlocked?" Halibel asks calmly.
He twists the knob and is apparently unsuccessful. He twists harder and breaks it before pushing the door open a little. It hits something and I glance down, seeing the violet on the floor. I push past him, wiggling myself through the crack. "Nakkita!?"
She's so pale. I can smell she's plastered as I lean down to check for breathing. She's covered in sweat though, her clothes drenched with it. I lift her in my arms before kicking the door open. "She won't wake up." I snap.
A black butterfly comes to the captain's hand as he holds it out. He tells it to bring a medic here before releasing it. "Lay her on the table. Her commanding officer has stated she's not been eating or sleeping. I would assume adding alcohol to that mix wasn't a wise choice."
I carry her to her dining area and lay her there. The wolf-man raids her cabinets and ice box until finally finding something. He lifts her upper body up before pouring a little of whatever is in the container he brought out of the ice box. She chokes a bit but swallows weakly. He gives her a little more and she chokes again but manages to swallow a little.
"You summoned a healer but I decided it'd be best if I came personally, Captain Komomora." the healer Captain that was in Hueco Mundo says as she enters the room. One look at Nakkita and she sighs. "I was afraid this would happen. Sajin, don't give her any more of that. She might breathe it in instead of swallowing."
"Forgive me. It's the only thing with sugar in it that I could find. I've seen this before with people in the Rukongai who don't eat for long periods." the wolf says.
"It's quite alright. Even a little bit would help. Keep holding her up for me."
I watch as the woman puts some sort of gel under Nakkita's tongue before holding her mouth closed. "The hell are you doing?" I growl.
"Ah, I hadn't noticed you there, Espada. I'm not sure why you would care or even what you're doing here."
"Please, Retsu, don't antagonize him. These two are here with me with clearance from Captain Yamamoto. He asked to check on her. The other Espada is simply here to keep him out of trouble." the wolf tells her patiently.
"I see. It's your fault she's like this, Espada. She is grieving. As for what I'm giving her, it's simply a dextrose gel. Sugar. When not eating for long periods, it is common for even non-diabetics to experience hypoglycemia. Nearly a week with no food and only sake to sustain her, I'm shocked it hasn't happened before now."
"I want her to come back to Hueco Mundo with me. She's killing herself because of me and I can't allow that. She's mine." I growl.
"Yours? To kill? She told me all about that. I will refuse to agree to her being sent to that place." the woman snaps back.
"I made a damn mistake in my words. I didn't mean for her to take it as I didn't want her! I meant I didn't want to stay in those sand dunes with her. I wanted to go back to the castle where she was safe!"
"Do you deny wanting to kill her!?"
"I did want to at first, alright. Not anymore. Now I just want to see her smile. Not like she is now. She looks like shit after only one week. I know it's my fault and I can't fix it without being with her!" I shout.
Nakkita groans and I see her eyelids flutter a bit. The doctor puts more gel under her tongue. "Nakkita, can you hear me?"
"Don wanna." Nakkita mumbles.
"That's it. Keep talking, dear. You're doing fine. Can you tell me where you are?"
"Don wanna. Wanna seep."
"You can sleep once you eat something, ok? Open your eyes and tell me who I am?"
Nakkita's eyes crack open and she wrinkles her nose a bit. "You's a doctor."
"Do you know my name?"
"How is you a doctor if you dunno who you is?"
I hold back a chuckle. Nakkita's eyes turn to me and suddenly she looks even worse. "You hurted me before. You didn't want me." she whimpers.
"Nakkita, don't pay any attention to him, dear. Open your mouth. I'll give you a treat."
She does but doesn't take her eyes off me. Her eyes are pretty glazed looking. I don't think about what I'm doing before I put my hand on her cheek. She tilts her head into it. "You hurt me but I still want you, you stupid cat." she sighs sadly.
"You need to eat, Nakkita." the wolf says gently, not quite an order but almost.
"Why bother? I don't want to eat. I don't want to sleep. I just want to drink myself to death." she says, pulling away from my hand.
"You'd kill yourself over this Espada?" the doctor asks in confusion.
"I love him, even though he doesn't love me."
The captains share a look and I growl a bit. Halibel clears her throat. "Would it not be better to allow her to stay with him? We are having trouble with some of the arrancar that Aizen created. Perhaps she could come with us on an official mission to assist with that?"
"Head Captain Yamamoto would never agree to that." the wolf sighs.
"Sajin, you can't seriously be thinking about this! She's safer here."
"Retsu, she may be physically safer here, but you see she's not safe here. She's killing herself. Something must be done and I don't believe you will be able to treat her at this point in time."
"She is a soul reaper!"
"And? She is in love with him. She's not a seated officer so she wouldn't be causing a burden on her squad if she goes."
"Who's going where?" a white haired captain says, walking in and smiling at the doctor.
"Jushiro, tell Sajin Nakkita can't go back to Hueco Mundo. It's a terrible idea!"
The new captain gets a surprised look on his face. "It's funny you should mention that. Shunsui and I were just talking about her."
"I like how everyone is talking about me like I'm not here." Nakkita grumbles before getting off the table. "I'm going to go shower. Feel free to leave while I'm there. Except Grimmjow. You and I need to talk, kitty cat."
****Nakkita POV****
I can hear the three captains arguing about me. I don't care. Halibel says something every now and again too. Grimmjow follows me into my bathroom. I don't think, simply strip. I hear an angry hiss behind me before his hands touch my ribs. "You've lost weight, mousey. I told you you won't die by anyone's hand but mine. Yours included." he growls.
I turn and smack him. "You told me you didn't want me to stay!" I shout before collapsing against his chest. "I would've done anything for you, Grimmjow!"
His arms wrap around me. "I didn't want you to stay out there in the sand dunes, you idiot. I keep telling you, you're mine. You belong to me." he says before kissing me. It's gentle for him. "Get a shower. You stink like alcohol."
I decide to follow his request and turn to the shower. I know he's going to stay here and watch me. As I step into the water I take a deep breath. I'm not going to get my hopes up. I don't trust him anymore. I still love him but I don't trust that he wants me as anything more than a plaything. I wash quickly, pulling the tangles from my hair none too gently before working conditioner into it. This will take some time to brush, probably.
Once I'm clean, Grimmjow waits with a towel and wraps me in it. I secure it around my body before going to my bedroom and getting dressed. Grimmjow watches me from the door way. "We need to figure out how to convince your head captain to let you return with me. I'm not leaving you here. I'll kidnap your sorry ass if I have to."
"Why? You only want something to fuck." I mumble as I finish tying my obi. He pounces on me, sending us crashing to the floor.
"No, I want you, Nakkita. Fucking's nice, but I want you, damnit. I'm not leaving here without you." he growls before kissing me with more fire than earlier. I don't notice the feet running to the room, my focus is only on him as I bury my hands in his hair.
"Grimmjow, I don't think you're conducting yourself very well." Halibel laughs a bit.
"Come with me, Mouse." he demands.
"If you go without permission, you both will be hunted down for extermination." Captain Unohana says angrily.
"Retsu, darling, don't be angry. She needs to go with him." Captain Ukitake says calmly.
"Jushiro, you're going to get her killed! Our dau-"
"Don't speak of her. The past is past, my love. We must let it go."
I wiggle out from under Grimmjow and stand. "Captains, please. Let me go. Officially. I can go on the pretense of getting rid of any Hollows that break the rules."
"Are you crazy?!" Captain Komomora growls.
"I love this arrancar. If I can't be with him, I will die a slow, miserable death because I won't eat and I won't sleep. That's final."
"Good luck convincing the head captain. I'm washing my hands of this." Captain Unohana sighs. She and Ukitake leave.
"Nakkita...go. I will cover for you. Just this once. I trust your instincts. We've been friends long enough." Captain Komomora says softly before turning. "Espada, if something happens to her, you will answer to me."
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We sneak out through a Garganta as soon as night falls. Grimmjow stays by my side while Halibel leads us. I will likely never see this city again, though Captain Komomora gave me a special bracelet that will allow me to keep in contact with squad 12 should the need arrise. I will miss him and Yachiru, I'm sure. Everyone else...well, they weren't as close to me.
"So, what happened to Aizen?" Halibel asks. Her voice seems strange as if she's angry.
"He's in a special containment chair in the lowest part of the Muken, where criminals who are too powerful to contain are kept." I answer.
"Could you not kill him?"
"No. The Hyogoku made him impossible to kill, I think."
"I see."
I stumble and nearly fall off the path she's creating but Grimmjow catches me, pulling me up into his arms and carrying me as if it's an every day thing for him. "The only problem I see is you need food." he grumbles.
"Don't worry. Captain Komomora packed some in that bag Halibel is carrying and thats another reason he made Squad Twelve give me this bracelet. It can open a transport system to deliver food or medical supplies. Whatever I need, I can get it." I say.
"And Belle?"
"There's enough for Belle too. I convinced the captain that Belle is under Aizen's hyponosis."
"That's a lie."
"I'm aware. She loves him."
****Grimmjow POV****
As soon as we get back into Las Noches, I throw Nakkita onto my bed and pin her there. "Tell me why you wouldn't eat." I demand to know.
"Why does it bother you?"
"Because, you fucking idiot, I told you I will be the one to kill you. If you'd died by neglecting your needs, I'd have brought your ass back to kill you myself."
"See? I told you all you wanted was someone to fuck with. You don't give two shits about me."
"If I didn't would I have come and taken you back here with me?"
She looks a bit startled. "I guess not."
"Tell me."
"I missed you, alright?" she says weakly, though I can tell it's not the whole truth.
I reward her with a kiss, nipping her lip a little. She surprises me by grabbing my head and holding me captive, kissing the hell out of me. Her tongue teases mine playfully before she finally pulls away. "We're going to have a problem if you don't stop kissing me like that, little mouse." I growl at her. "Tell me the truth."
"Because life without you in it isn't worth it to me. My stupid heart is in love with you."
"Good. Stay that way or I will kill you."
I don't give her a chance to answer. She's mine. My prey. Killing her is going to be easier now, I think.
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