Like a Tiger Treading on the Flowers is now a 'completed' collection and future ficlets pertaining to the pairing KenpachixIchigo can be found in Crush: Uke Ichigo Collection. So that this notice is not deleted for being solely an author's note, here is the first part of it which I have already added to the collection:

Summary: AU Ichigo is a soul living in Kusajishi, the 79th district of Rukongai. Yachiru goes back to visit the 79th district with her captain Kenpachi when she meets the orange haired soul who is fighting off ten men at the time. She insists on getting him, and Kenpachi agrees. Ichigo is inducted to the 11th division squad (whether he wants to or not) and is given the task of taking care of Yachiru. This is a mommy!Ichigo requested by d3m0nang3l1106. NOT A MALE PREGNANCY! I was going to make this a full length story, but it just didn't work out that way… Instead it's just very long.

Serenity

The small, pink haired girl smiled brightly as she walked the streets of Kusajishi. The souls who dwelled there were all hidden from view, cowering in their houses at the immense reiatsu that pulsated through the district. Behind Yachiru walked a very tall Shinigami with long black hair done up in spikes and a patch over one eye. He yawned as he followed his lieutenant, bored with the weak reiatsu he found here, but he wouldn't leave his adoptive daughter alone here despite her enormous power.

Both of them paused as they felt the fluctuation of some men fighting. More out of curiosity than actual interest, the two of them followed the sounds of clashing swords and flesh hitting flesh. They rounded a corner and Yachiru nudged her thumb into her mouth as she watched the fight.

A young, orange haired man was fighting off ten men with his bare hands, his sword laid discarded on the side. Kenpachi grinned at the sight of the blood covering both the young man and the men who insistently attacked said young man. At first glance it appeared that the gang would easily overpower the other, but the orange haired soul grinned broadly and gave back even more than what was delivered.

There were only seven men left now, three having been thrown through a building. The style of fighting he used was odd…despite the rough technique; it was graceful and fluid. He spun, dodged and hit, using his enemies' strength against them.

Five left now, and the man managed to get his sword back. He five rushed him, raising their swords and screaming a battle cry which would be their last. Blood sprayed into the air and they dropped to the ground, dead. Yachiru giggled and clapped her hands together. "Again, again!" She cried.

The orange haired man blinked in confusion and glanced in their direction. He scowled and managed to stumble a few feet their way before collapsing to the ground, unconscious from his numerous wounds. "Kenny." Yachiru said and tugged at Kenpachi's hakama. "Can I keep him?"

"He isn't a pet." The eleventh division captain said with a frown.

"I know, but I want him. Please?" She stared up at him with wide, violet eyes and he instantly caved in.

"Fine." He walked over to the still body and lifted him, throwing the man over his shoulder.

"Yay! Thank you Kenny!"

"Whatever." He grunted. It wasn't really a problem to take the orange haired idiot to the fourth division…which was where exactly?

When the managed to find the fourth division, Kenpachi unceremoniously dropped the Shinigami, earning himself a firm scolding from Yachiru. "No Kenny! You must be gentle with Orange!"

"Hn." Kenpachi grunted and yawned as one of the medics from fourth division healed the soul. "The old man is going to make noise about accepting a Shinigami who hasn't been through the academy."

Yachiru smiled as she swung her legs from the table she was sitting on. "Have him fight to prove his strength. Yama-chan will probably do what he did with you and make him take a few classes." She reached over and absent mindedly brushed a stray piece of hair from the man's face.

Kenpachi frowned as he studied the soul's face which he found oddly beautiful. Hopefully he wouldn't turn out like Yumichika who was more obsessed with his hair than fighting.

The orange haired man groaned and opened his eyes, blinking a few times to try and register what he was looking at. The pink haired lieutenant was leaning over him so all he saw was her face as she grinned broadly at him. "Hi orange! All better?"

"M'name is Ichigo." Orange muttered and frowned, sitting up when Yachiru backed off a little.

"I'm Yachiru!" She chirped and gestured at Kenpachi. "And this is Kenny!"

"Kenny?" He raised an eyebrow at the large Shinigami, his eyes lingering over the white haori signaling he was a captain.

"Zaraki Kenpachi, captain of the eleventh division." Kenpachi said. He felt oddly satisfied when Ichigo's eyes widened in recognition, but he didn't draw back in fear. "Your new captain."

Ichigo's eyes narrowed. "I'm not a Shinigami; I don't belong to any division."

"You do now!" Yachiru leaped onto the cot where Ichigo had gotten healed and reached up to yank at his hair. "Please Ichi, I want you there!"

Ichigo opened his mouth to protest once more but Kenpachi glared at him, daring him to continue. Despite being strong and not scared of the captain, Ichigo would have to be an idiot to defy him. So instead he swung his legs over the edge of the cot and stood up, carefully still holding Yachiru and shifting her so she rested on his hip. "What does a guy have to do to get some food around here?"

The rest can be found in the Crush collection. Thank you to all the readers and reviewers who have stayed with me for this long, and I hope that you will continue to enjoy my ficlets in the other collection.