Unohana's New Cat
IchigoXUnohana

After the events of Rukia's Rescue
Squad 2: Yoruichi's former private quarters 7:23 PM
Ichigo POV

Ichigo walked around the old dusty room, opening a window to get some air into the musty room. After Yoruichi suddenly vanished from the Soul Society Soi-Fon, who had always clung to the hope that her old mentor would return to her, made sure that Yoruichi's old quarters were closed up and undisturbed the entire century she'd been gone. Ichigo coughed as a strong wind blew up dust. "Geez, Soi-Fon, if you thought she was gonna come back, you should've kept this place clean…."

After Rukia's successful rescue, Yoruichi had decided to let Ichigo crash at her old quarters, though it chafed Soi-Fon to give him the key. Ichigo still shivered from the death-glare-of-doom Soi-Fon shot him as she walked away.

Opening up an old cabinet, Ichigo blew off the dust off of some old books before picking up one of the old musty tomes. It must've been written hundreds of years ago since Ichigo had trouble reading the print on the cover. He did manage to read Shihoin Animal Transformation after a few minutes of squinting and lighting a lamp for more light. "Animal transformation? You mean like how Yoruichi turned into a cat?"

Sitting down on the bed Ichigo flipped open the small book but couldn't read much. Time had down much damage to the pages and the ink so a lot of it was illegible. He did, however, managed to read the incantation to the spell. Squinting real hard Ichigo read the incantation out loud.

"Soul of Man, feet of swiftness, skin of the earth. Left paw claws at the ground. Teeth snare at the sun. Tail arches at the air. Release!"

The effect was instantaneous. Ichigo felt his body change with a sudden POOF! The book clattered to the ground as the smoke dissipated. Where Ichigo once sat, on the bed was a small kitten, meowing in confusion. He was tiny, with orange fur on his body save for his white paws and underbelly. 'Whoa, what happened?' he said, but all that came out of his mouth was a tiny "Meow!" 'What the hell? Why can't I talk like Yoruichi can?' "Meow, meow?"

Sliding off the bed, Ichigo ran around the room in panic. 'What's going on?! How do I turn back?' He reached the book from where it had fallen but found that his tiny paws did not have the strength to turn the book over. 'Oh no! If I can't figure out how to change back, I'm stuck like this forever!'

Ichigo ran out of the room and tried to find somebody who can help. He realized that this was not the best course of action as the first person he ran into was Soi-Fon. Reaching her feet, Ichigo tried to get her attention but when she looked down and saw a meowing kitten her scowl told him he'd made a very bad move.

"Whose kitten is this?!" Soi-Fon demanded, looking to her troops. When none of them claimed the kitten Soi-Fon turned around and looked at her lieutenant. "Omaeda! Set that animal outside the Squad barracks!"

Omaeda lifted up Ichigo with surprising gentleness. Carrying the small kitten outside the barracks, the hefty lieutenant laid the kitten down under a shady tree and patted Ichigo's head. "Sorry, little guy, but Captain's orders. No pets inside the barracks. Shame you aren't a black cat. Captain Soi-Fon would've taken you in if you were…."

Ichigo watched the man leave before starting to do what he'd wanted to do and panic. 'Now what?!' If he couldn't talk in his current state then he had no hope of trying to communicate with anyone. Sitting under the tree while the sun began to set Ichigo thought about what to do, trying his best to remain calm. 'Ok, I just gotta find Yoruichi or somebody who can help me.' He thought about trying to find Captain Komamura, since he'd overheard Rukia talk about how the man could understand animal speak.

Sadly, however, his new kitten form did not have the stamina his human body had. After 10 minutes of walking Ichigo found himself exhausted, barely a long distance away from the Squad 2 barracks. 'I'm so tired… and hungry… somebody, anybody… help me….'

"Well hello there, little one."

Looking up Ichigo saw the smiling face of Captain Unohana. With soft, delicate hands Unohana gently picked up the small kitty Ichigo. 'Captain Unohana! It's me, Ichigo! Help me!' "Meow! Meow!" the poor kitten cried.

The serene woman smiled as the animal looked up at her with pleading eyes. "Aww! Did somebody toss you out and you need a home, little one? Don't worry, you can stay with me." Cradling the small kitten in her arms, Unohana walked back to her squad's barracks.

Along the way Unohana continued to talk to the supposed stray. "You know, your orange fur reminds me of Ichigo Kurosaki's bizarre hair color." 'Bizarre? That's my natural hair color!' "I know! I'll call you Ichigo. You're just as cute as he is," she smiled down at the staring kitten.

'…Come again?'

Unohana entered the squad barracks with Kitty Ichigo in tow. Reaching her own private quarters, Unohana laid Ichigo down onto her bed before leaving for a moment to go get pet supplies from Hanataro. The small boy kept a good supply of pet items since he had a thing for taking in strays. Coming back in several minutes later Unohana set out several items for Ichigo before putting a collar around the kitten's neck. "There now, all better!" Reaching down Unohana began to pet the small kitten, running a slender hand across his back before scratching him behind the ears.

Ichigo purred as she continued to pet him. 'Oh god, this feels soooo good, please don't stop!' Unohana chuckled as Ichigo lay back and purred at her petting. "Well, glad you like me already, do you?" She got up off the bed and headed for the bathroom. "Wait here, little Ichigo. I'm going to take a shower and then I'll get you some food."

The transformed Ichigo watched as she closed the door, the sound of the shower turning on soon following. Meanwhile Ichigo looked around the room, looking for anything he could use to get her attention. 'Gotta find something I can use as a message. Some paint, a drawer covered in dust, something!' Looking at a room connected to the bedroom Ichigo saw a desk with ink and paper. 'Perfect! I'll just dab my paws in ink and spell out a message!'

Sadly for Ichigo, Unohana's bed was a little on the high side and with Ichigo's tiny size he knew that if he tried to jump with his tiny legs he'd be certain to hurt himself. Staring down at the ground at the edge of the bed, the kitten shivered in fright at the prospect of jumping down from the bed. 'Oook, maybe I should just have Captain Unohana put me down whenever she gets out of the shower.' To his left he heard the bathroom door open. 'Speak of the devil. That was fas-whaaaaaa?' Though he was a cat Ichigo still felt the blood rush to his face as Unohana stepped out of the bathroom.

The woman, figuring that there was nobody around to criticize, had not bothered putting on a bathrobe or wrapping a towel around her, exposing herself to the room's sole occupant. Ichigo's eyes looked up the woman up and down as she walked over to her dresser. 'My god, I've never seen her except in those loose robes but…'Ichigo thought while staring at her breasts, 'they're huge!' As Unohana bent down to rummage through the lowest drawer Ichigo got a full view of her round, luscious booty. 'Must not stare! Must not stare! Must not look at… hot…delicious… ass!' Try as he might Ichigo's eyes were mesmerized by the captain's shapely derriere.

The view was enough to entrance Ichigo for several moments until Unohana stood back up and put on a pair of white bra and panties. Turning around and facing Ichigo, the kindly captain put on her clothes and retied her braid, chuckling as Ichigo's gaze dropped as she got dressed. "Aww, are you embarrassed at seeing me naked, Ichigo?" She chuckled a little more. "You remind me of your namesake. Rukia Kuchiki told me all about how Ichigo Kurosaki was shy to women."

As she tied her obi back on Ichigo silently scoffed. 'I'm not shy! I'm just…..' Ichigo was lifted up and gently placed in one of Captain Unohana's large haori pockets. "Well then, my little kitty Ichigo, let's go find you some supper." Ichigo sat in her pocket, his head sticking up as she carried him out of her room….

Meanwhile, back at Yoruichi's former quarters….
Yoruichi POV

"Ichigo? Hey Ichigo! Where are you?" Yoruichi called as she looked around, finding no sign of the orange-haired substitute. Heading for the bedroom she found something that was odd and perplexing. On the bed were Ichigo's Soul Reaper clothes, but no sign of Ichigo. She checked the bathroom but seeing the layers of dust and cobwebs she figured Ichigo hadn't set foot in there. She sat on the bed next to the pile of clothes when something caught her eye. Looking down she saw a small book lying on the floor. Picking it up, she read that it was her family's treasured tome that revealed the secrets to the Shihoin werecat transformation. "Oh Ichigo," she said realizing what must've happened. "You should've left this alone!" She facepalmed as she imagined, with a certain amount of accuracy, what must've happened. Transforming into her black cat form with a Poof! she hurried out the window and sprinted onto the roof. 'I'd better hurry and find him! He couldn't have wandered far…' she thought before leaping away and starting her search for the hapless Ichigo….

To Be Continued….