Angelchan2012: Okay, I've got another one fer ya bunnies! This one I'm a lil' worried about whether or not ya'll like this one, but I hope ya do!

GrimmIchiShiro: Angel doesn't own Bleach or its characters!

It's said that nekos, as well as other shape shifting creatures were sacred to the forests of Karakura village. No one is allowed to kill or bring harm to these normally gentle creatures, least they are damned. Many of the villagers and travelers are often wary when hunting in the forest, and are scared for the fact that they could be cursed or killed.

While traveling through the village, a small girl with short green hair and grey eyes ran into a tall man with long red hair tied up into a pony tail, making him look like a pineapple. "Hey, watch it brat!" the man spat, glowering at the child. Said child just looked at him in fear and said, "I'm sorry misther! Nel didn't mean it!" The red head smiled evilly at the girl, picking her up by the neck and said, "Do you know what happens to bad children who don't know what they're doing?" Nel stared at him wide eyed and shook her head furiously. "They get thrown into the forest, and never return." The evil man smirked, laughing when he saw tears forming in her eyes.

He then dragged the girl to the outskirts of the village and threw her far into the forest. "Good luck surviving in there, brat!" he cackled, walking away to join his friends. The girl could only hear the distant echoes of laughter slowly fading. "Those meanies," Nel sniffed, tears coming down her eyes, "Th-they weft me all awone, and I'm s-scared!" Suddenly, she heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes. "H-hello? Is anybody there?" she asked, fear rising in her voice. She gasped as she saw a huge bear come from the bush and ran away. The bear was right behind her, snarling and growling at the child.

She didn't see a root protruding out of the ground and fell. The girl turned onto her back and desperately tried to crawl away from the bear that was creeping up towards her. Just as the beast raised a clawed paw to swipe at her throat, the girl shut her eyes tightly, only to widen when she heard the roars of other animals.

Nel looked up to see two huge tigers, one white, and the other orange. The two felines circled around the bear, growling at it. While the albino cat was clawing at the beast's face, said beast was unaware of the remaining feline until it jumped onto its back at tore its throat out. The bear cried out in pain, only to slump onto the forest floor, blood flowing from the wound. The young girl passed out due to the gruesome sight.

When the two creatures saw the girl unconscious, the orange tiger looked at the albino and nodded its head. The two creatures then sat up on their hind legs and slowly, the hair receding into their bodies and their bodies forming to take a human-like appearance. What was left of the two tigers was replaced with two men-twins to be exact-with fluffy cat ears and tail, as well as claws. One had bright orange hair, with a tall, tanned lithe frame, wearing a scowl across his face. The other younger twin had white hair, pale skin with black nails and wore a smirk on his features. Both of them wore torn and tattered robes.

The red head looked to his brother and said in a smooth baritone, "C'mon Shiro, we're taking her home." The albino merely scowled and said, "Why do we gotta take her, King? Can't we just leave her-" his question was cut short by the death glare he received. He sighed and said, "Fine Ichigo, you take her…besides, it is your job as guardian of the forest to make sure no humans discover our true forms." Ichigo smiled at his brother-he rarely did that anymore, so for Shiro, it was special-then picked up the girl and left in the direction of the village; tail swishing back and forth lazily. Shiro chuckled, King has to do so much fer us, I hope we can still hang out together like we used to when we were cubs…

Ichigo took Nel to the outskirts of the town and left her by the visitor's check-in station, hoping that someone would notice her there. When he left, he changed back into his tiger form and reentered the forest.

Grimmjow sighed as he ran a hand through his cyan hair.

He was tired of living in this stupid village, everyone was so superstitious! Believing in animal-like people, pfft, the blunette thought. He was respected throughout the village as a strong and confident man, especially with his height of 6'2" and lean frame. But what intimidated most were his eyes; piercing blue eyes with teal colored markings underneath them, giving him a wild and feral look. Many travelers thought he was what the villagers called 'Children of the Wild'.

Grimmjow had heard the rumors and legends of these 'Children of the Wild', as the villagers called them. Apparently, a long time ago, a group of tribal people were able to merge their spirits with that of animal spirits, allowing them to change into that animal. After some time, those people mated and produced children who were born human, but with animal traits-both physical and spiritual, which allowed them to change as well. It's also said that there is a guardian who protects the Children of the Wild, and he is supposed to be the strongest and most beautiful of all the Children. No one has ever seen him, or any of the Children, because it is against their laws to be seen in human form and only their mates or family are allowed to see those forms. It was also rumored that their mates can see what they look like without them changing. Their mates are said to be like them, but there has been a few who were born human-their spirit animal unable to be freed until their mates are found.

The blunette scoffed and thought, 'Children of the Wild' what a load of bull shit! He never was one to believe in supernatural things, and this definitely fell under Grimmjow's category of 'Shit that ain't Fuckin' Real'. He was just outside the village, meeting the line of the forest, wondering whether or not to go in.

The blunette was very curious by nature, but also very stubborn and skeptic. He was just about to go in when he heard a small voice say, "Hey misther! Are you going into da foresth?" Grimmjow looked down to see Nel looking up at him with big, questioning eyes. "Maybe, why?" he asked, wondering why the hell a kid would be out here without her parents. "If you are, could you thank the big kitties that saved Nel from the big bear?" she asked, big, sad anime eyes. Grimmjow groaned inwardly and said, "Tche, fine." The girl squealed, clapping her hands before thanking the blunette and running back into the village.

What a stupid kid, the blunette thought. He looked uncertainly at the forest opening for a moment before finally taking the first step into it, thinking, they better be fucking real if I'm risking my neck out here…

Angelchan2012: Okay, well that's the first chap of my newest story! Hope ya'll like it and will continue to like it as I continue to write more chapters!

Shiro: They'll like it Angel, yer just bein' paranoid is all!

Ichi: I think it's gonna be interesting! I kinda like this idea

Grimm: Weird…but good…I think it'll be good

Angelchan2012: Thanks for yer support Grimm….*rolls eyes* just say the phrase so I can get on with it…oh ya, this is also because not many people are voting! So I'm comin' up wit new ideas while I got time! Three day weekend, hell ya!

GrimmIchiShiro: Please look out for the next chapter and please review!