Everlasting Spiral

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MasterAkira: Sleepy-Starrk is adorable. It makes him seem so cuddly.

As much as I wish Starrk got more time in the manga, it is also convenient that he wasn’t developed as much because I have more liberty with his character. Also for those who have read the manga, skip this next part of this author’s note so I don’t spoil it for you. MANGA SPOILER!!! I consider Lilynette to be like the embodiment of Starrk’s sword, if he was a shinigami. I think I will play on that a bit, and simply warn readers that there will be spoilers for those who haven’t read the manga.

I made Starrk really shy and socially awkward… But I think it’s adorable. He will still be kept in character though. For those who read Immortal Coil, don’t just skip over stuff because I have original stuff mixed in with the old.

Beta’d by the Warrior Nun- thank you very much!

Everlasting Spiral: Chapter 2

All other issues aside, Ichigo would have hated Aizen for picking this outfit for him alone. The top wasn’t so bad. It covered him for the most apart except for being very clingy and had a tendency to ride up to show his stomach. No, it was the bottoms he had a problem with. If you could call it that. All the other males running around Hueco Mundo had long legged pants, or something that covered them for the most part. Ichigo didn’t get that luxury.

What he got was short shorts. Not to the knee, not mid thigh, but so scandalously short that they dared to reveal that he was in fact male despite what the arrancars tended to think. They weren’t tight, but they weren’t loose either. If Ichigo wanted to admit to it, they were actually pretty comfortable, but that didn’t change their length. Ichigo was pretty certain that he had underwear that covered more of him then these shorts.

It wasn’t a problem for the most part, other then being very embarrassing, but it was a cause for concern with some of the arrancar.

Nnoitra liked to look at Ichigo. He liked to watch him as he walked and stared at the legs. Sometimes he was tempted to run his hands over the soft skin and grab that tight little ass that Ichigo always seemed to flaunt at him. The only thing that kept him in check was his disgust at anything ‘gay.’ He wasn’t a homo and the only reason he liked Ichigo was because he kind of looked like a chick. Well, his legs did anyways. The rest of him was very male. Nnoitra just ignored that he liked to look at the rest of Ichigo just as much as his legs.

Some of the other arrancar weren’t as contained with their admiration for their newest addition. Grimmjow Jeagerjaques seemed particularly taken with the orange haired vizard. At first he had scoffed, insisting Ichigo was ‘weak’, but then he started attacking anyone who so much as threatened Ichigo and even tried to fight Ulquiorra (a very short lived incident). Ichigo grew more and more uncomfortable with it as Grimmjow would pop out of nowhere and wrap his arms around Ichigo from behind, nuzzling his neck.

Nnoitra got pissed off if he was around when Grimmjow did that and nearly took off his head the last time. This continued until Aizen had to step in to stop it.

Starrk was the oddest one yet, though, when it came to showing his affections. Instead of the others which openly gaped and ogled Ichigo’s body, Starrk was shy. Sometimes Ichigo would feel eyes upon him and look up, only to see that Starrk quickly looked away and blushed heavily. Ichigo was confused at first, and then was even more flummoxed when Starrk had stepped in front of him and shoved a box of chocolates at his chest (probably commandeered from the human world) before he sonidoed away as fast as he could.

Ichigo appreciated the way Starrk dealt with it much more then all of the others, although that could have been because it was much more appreciated. While Grimmjow seemed intent on simply fucking him, Starrk appeared to actually like Ichigo for more than just his looks. Ichigo had to constantly remind himself that Starrk was an arrancar, an espada, and was the enemy not a friend or more.

Szayel was the worst though. He seemed to take Aizen’s order for him to study Ichigo as incentive to strap him down onto a table and exam him. Although it was tame at first (Ichigo had similar exams with his father which was purely medical in purposes) Szayel had quickly grown bolder and insisted that Ichigo undress when Yylfordt Granz interrupted. He said that Aizen requested Ichigo’s presence, but Ichigo later found out that Grimmjow had sent him.

Although Ichigo was disturbed by the arrancar’s attraction to him, he felt worse for Orihime who he found had also been kidnapped. The one who was assigned to watch her was Ulquiorra, who has the emotional equivalent of one of the grain of sands that managed to work their way into everything. He didn’t like Orihime and Ichigo hanging out and he always forced them apart. Whenever Ulquiorra wasn’t the one to tear them apart, it was always one of the arrancar that was infatuated with Ichigo, or Nnoitra.

Sometimes Tesla came, insisting that Nnoitra-sama didn’t want them to spend too much time together. Tesla knew of Nnoitra’s attraction to Ichigo, despite his denial, and wouldn’t allow anyone else to touch Ichigo until Nnoitra said otherwise. Tesla would have mated with either Nnoitra or Ichigo in an instant, but was only slightly saddened to know that neither of them was interested.

He would have offered to Nnoitra that he could use Tesla until Ichigo was available for him to mate, but it seemed that Ichigo was the only male that Nnoitra wanted. Even before Ichigo came, Nnoitra only used the lower female arrancar to satisfy his body’s needs before he promptly discarded them.

Halibel complained of the growing number of arrancar women that Nnoitra was killing so Aizen forced him to stop, but occasionally he still did it. Tesla thought that Nnoitra killed them because female praying mantises killed the males after sex so he wanted to do them before they killed him. This was also the reason why Tesla originally thought that Nnoitra desired Ichigo because he was male and therefore less likely to kill him after mating.

Tesla sympathized with Nnoitra. Although he didn’t completely understand why Nnoitra thought that men admiring men was something disgusting and wrong, either way Nnoitra was unable to have Ichigo. After realizing that so many of the arrancar (weaker and stronger) were attracted to Ichigo, he proclaimed that none of them were allowed to force Ichigo to mate until after the war was over.

Tesla sighed heavily as Nnoitra stomped over to where Ichigo was conversing with Grimmjow and picked Ichigo up, throwing him over his shoulder. Ichigo yelled and cursed, squirming to get away but that didn’t faze Nnoitra in the slightest. Grimmjow looked pissed for a moment, and then his eyes widened and moved over Ichigo’s legs and ass which were so kindly displayed for him.

Tesla narrowed his eyes at Grimmjow who didn’t look put out in the slightest. When this war was over and they had won, he would make sure to keep Grimmjow far away from Ichigo so that Nnoitra and Ichigo could mate peacefully. Peaceful in a manner of speaking, that is. He was certain that Ichigo would need quite a lot of taking after when they finished and Tesla was more then happy to take care of him, if Nnoitra didn’t mind.

…

Starrk peaked around the corner that he was hovering behind and narrowed his eyes at the display. Both Grimmjow and Nnoitra were after Ichigo, and he didn’t like it one bit. He wanted the orange haired vizard all to himself, but it was hard to do. Wherever Ichigo went, an arrancar was sure to follow. Besides, it was hard talking to Ichigo. What was he supposed to say? So Starrk had to take drastic measures. Lilinette.

“Oi, Ichigo!”

Ichigo glanced at the one eyed arrancar that was Starrk’s Fraccion. “What is it Lilinette?”

“Aizen needs to see you.”

“Yeah?” Ichigo asked suspiciously. “I don’t answer to that guy, I’m a prisoner here, so you can tell him to go-”

“But then I’ll be the one punished.” Lilinette said sourly. “Come on, I’ll show you where he is.”

“Whatever.” Ichigo didn’t like being treated like Aizen’s bitch by following his commands, but he didn’t want the Fraccion to get in trouble for it, it wasn’t her fault.

“Here you are.” She shoved him in through a door, making Ichigo stumble before he righted himself. The door slammed shut behind him before he could even move; making him scowl and investigate the room he was in. It was a lot like Nnoitra’s room, except it had a lot more comfortable cushions and furniture spread about the room. Suspicion danced in his mind and it was instantly confirmed as he saw the snoring lump on the couch.

With a sigh, Ichigo turned around and tried to open the door, only to find that he couldn’t. He frowned and yanked on the door handle, twisting it and grunting with the effort but it wouldn’t budge.

“Mmh…”

Ichigo stopped what he was doing at the sound of Starrk waking up and let out a huff of aggravation.

“Oi, Starrk.”

“Hm?” He cracked open a single gray eye and then yawned loudly and stretched his arms over his head. “What are you doing here? Is it my birthday?”

Ichigo sweat dropped and shook his head. “Your crazy Fraccion told me Aizen wanted to see me and then locked me in here.”

Starrk blinked slowly. “Ah.”

“That’s all you can say? Ah!?”

“Hm.” Starrk studied Ichigo as he fumed and wondered what he should say to him. He didn’t really know what to say, and Ichigo’s presence made him squirmy and anxious. “I like your hair.” He finally said slowly and watched in enjoyment as Ichigo began to turn red and splutter. “And your eyes,” he added for good measure.

Ichigo continued to stare at him incredulously and Starrk began to wonder if there was something else he should be saying.

“And your-”

“Enough!” Ichigo shouted in embarrassment with his face flushed. “Listen, can you just open the door so I can leave?”

Starrk frowned as he considered the request. If he did as Ichigo wanted, which might make Ichigo like him more that meant Ichigo would leave and Nnoitra and Grimmjow would be able to snag him again, something that Starrk didn’t want.

“No.”

“No?” Ichigo questioned in an icy tone that didn’t bother Starrk in the least.

“No, I won’t let you leave.”

“Why not!?” Ichigo exploded.

“If you leave, then what will you do?” Starrk sat up to study Ichigo who stared at him and began to fidget.

“I’d, um…”

“You’re safer in here.” Starrk cut off whatever he would say. “From five and six.”

“Five and six… You mean Nnoitra and Grimmjow?” Starrk nodded and Ichigo snorted, crossing his arms over his chest. “Am I safe in here with you?”

Starrk hesitated and Ichigo saw that. “Let me out.”

“No, uh, I promise not to hurt you?” Starrk made the last part a question and got to his feet, his brow furrowed as he thought of what he could say to Ichigo to make him want to stay. “I have more chocolate for you.”

Ichigo’s mouth dropped and then he began to laugh. Starrk stiffened as the wonderful sound sent shivers down his spine and drank in the image of Ichigo’s face as he did so.

“You sound like some pedophile trying to lure a kid to come home with you.” Ichigo said, still snickering.

“It’s the kind with nuts.” Starrk added, not really seeing what was funny, but happy that he was able to make Ichigo laugh. “Please stay?”

Ichigo sighed and turned the matter over in his mind. On one hand he knew that Starrk liked him and being alone in a room with him with a locked door probably wasn’t the smartest idea. But on the other hand he knew that Grimmjow was getting irritated with his refusal and even Nnoitra was starting to act weird.

“Alright, I’ll stay.”

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W00t! Ichigo is finally warming up to Starrk =D The next chapter is going to be all new content, and will not follow the original story line what so ever.

I don’t know when the next chapter will be because I’m struggling for my inspiration for this. Of course I won’t abandon a story so don’t worry about that, it just feels forced.

I have an update notification list for this if anyone is interested.