The fox and the hunter

1- the fox

This is a Bleach fanfiction story based off an image I found on deviantart. I claim no rights or anything associated with the Bleach series and/or its charters. I also do not own the image that I had found but you can find it on deviantart as its entitled "AU, hunter and kitsune" by AnHellica. This story will be a Yaoi (boy x boy) sex so don't read if you aren't into that stuff. Please leave me your comments and reviews telling me what you think. Thank you!

Chapter 1

A orange blur ran through his forest home as he could hear the angry mob of villagers hot on his tail, quiet literally. If you slowed time down you would see a sixteen year old teen with bright orange colored hair. But what stood out the most on him was the fox-like ears perched onto of his head that matched the color of his hair as the tips of the ears were a brownish-orange color. Come out from his tail bone on his back was a long silky orange fox tail with a white tip. This was the demon fox known as Ichigo. For as long as Ichigo knew, he was the only one of his kind as he never quiet knew his parents.

Every year around the same time Ichigo would travel to the nearby village to steal food and clothing. And every year the villagers gave chase wanting to kill the demon. Ichigo never hurt a single villager as he couldn't understand why they want him dead. He only took enough to get by every year especially with winter close at hand. Every year the villagers would hire hunters to hunt and kill the fox. But every year Ichigo manages to out wit them.

Ichigo ran as fast as his long and slender legs would carry him as he stashed the items he stole into one of the many hollow trees. Ichigo covered his stuff hiding it from view before he darted off again. 

'They don't give up easily. You think by now they would know that I mean them no harm. I only take a few of their things since the have so many.' Ichigo thought to himself as he came to his hiding spot. Ichigo focused on his demonic powers shape shifting into a small fox form as he climbed into his hiding spot. Still using his demonic powers, Ichigo allowed the hole that he climbed in to look like it didn't have a hole near the base. Ichigo kept this up as he could hear and see the humans but they couldn't see him.

"Any luck yet?" asked a random villager. 

"No..... He could be hiding in the trees. Search them all!" yelled out another villager. Ichigo cursed silently to him self as no doubt the humans would notice that the tree he was in was more hollow than the others. But then suddenly Ichigo got a wild idea. Closing his slitted chocolate brown eyes he opened his telepathic powers to speak to the other animals that lived in the forest. 

*My friends, I can use your help. Humans have chased me and are close to finding my hiding spot. Would you be able to chase them off?* Ichigo asked mentally. All of the animals that exist within the forest knew Ichigo as they had no problems with him. Ichigo never attacked or harmed any of the forest animals. At times he came to their aid to help them escape hunters and get out of traps.  

*What again? Don't these humans realize that you are only trying to fend for yourself and help us?* relied a voice in his mind. Ichigo recognized the voice instantly as it belonged to a wise owl known as Urahara. 

*That's what I keep asking myself as well Urahara. So do you think you and the other animals can help me out?* asked Ichigo. 

*Leave it to us Ichigo.* replied Urahara.

Outside his hiding spot he could see the humans coming close to his tree as suddenly several of them screamed in freight as Urahara swooped down attacking them.  

"Damn fucking owl!" cursed a villager. When the villagers knocked on his tree, several squirrels came out throwing acorns at the humans. Ichigo tried to resist laughing. Several other animals came out throwing stuff at the humans while birds swooped down to attack them. The villagers screamed as they all began to run out if the woods. 

*Coast is clear Ichigo.* replied Urahara. Ichigo climbed out of the hole that he was in undoing his demonic powers to take back on his normal shape. Ichigo burst out laughing at the sight of the villagers running away from a pack of angry bids.