(Hello there.^_^ This is my Bleach version of Beauty and the Beast…Kind of. Everyone that I'm including in this story are all-human, except for the hollow/ beast. Enjoy.)

Disclaimer: I don't own bleach

Chapter 1: The Beauty

Yuki Amano was wandering around town in order to get groceries for home. She was doing this because her older brother was out hunting and so she had to buy vegetables and things of that nature, because the both of them had no talent for gardening, so they had to buy those things.

Unfortunately she hated going to the market. It wasn't exactly because it was a bad place. Most everyone was nice, but she didn't like having to greet all the young men in town who wished her hand in marriage. They were all so troublesome and annoying. Every time she came into town they would find new ways to propose to her.

All she wanted was to be left alone and live with her brother until he could find himself a good wife that he could care about. He of course thought it was the most idiotic idea in the world, but she didn't care. She wasn't interested in getting married. She could find better ways to spend her time than to be tied down with some village retard with single-minded intentions.

Currently none of the village men had spotted her. She was relieved, because she was almost finished with her shopping. This time she might actually get out without being spotted. She wandered away from the market and headed home.

On the last stretch of the journey she was regrettably intercepted by one of the more persistent of the men. Unlike some of the others though, she didn't mind him because he knew when to back off. He had brown hair and was and incredible goofball at times, but he somehow gained friend status with her. She rolled her eyes when he approached.

"Yuki-Chan!" He called flailing about like he always did when greeting her, "Why didn't you tell me you were shopping? I would've tagged along! Now the least I can do is carry your bags for you!"

Yuki let out an annoyed sigh. Although this man that wanted to marry her was a friend, he was extremely annoying. She glared at him.

"No Keigo," she said, sighing. "I just want to go home in piece without anymore annoying disturbances please."

Keigo backed off, knowing that he shouldn't bother her further, because of how annoying he was. He began to walk off; disappointed that he was thwarted that quickly.

"See you later?" He asked, pouting.

"Only if you wont try to propose to me!" Yuki called with a smile. "You know I'm not interested in marriage."

Keigo sighed as he left. He already knew that, along with every other man in Karakura village. But they all had fallen in love with the most beautiful girl there. Yuki was fair skinned, average height, had understanding brown eyes, and gorgeous light brown hair that any woman would die for. Besides the physical aspect of her being, she was very kind, regardless of how she acted to her suitors, who were really only after her for her looks. Keigo was one of very few who liked her for more than how she looked.

After that conversation with Keigo all the others began to come out and swarm her with gifts and proposals that she turned down immediately without hesitation. She just wanted to return home. Why couldn't all of these idiots realize that she wasn't interested! There were plenty of other able bodied women they could marry. Why not them?

She sighed and entered her home as one persistent young man with a smile that was totally just scary asked to be her love slave forever. Everyone called him "Foxy Gin" because he was somehow a ladies man, plus he looked like a fox. To her he was just irritating and creepy. She shut the door on him immediately.

Of course they never did stop when she reached home. Inside was one other suitor. He was tall and the most popular of all the men. He was by far the best looking man in town and was also the most manipulative. He was tall and his brown hair was always set back from his face except for one random strand that went across it. He was an excellent huntsman, and was the most persistent of the bunch. He was also the one she hated the most.

"I'm glad to see you here dear, dear Yuki," he grinned as he sat there with his ever-smug expression.

"Oh what a lovely surprise," Yuki said, half sarcastically. "Why might you be visiting this time Aizen?" She was being hopeful that he might not be trying to propose again.

"I'm here to do what I always do of course," he smirked. "To ask for your hand in holy matrimony."

"Aizen," she sighed, disappointed that her hopes had been dashed. "I told you already that I'm not interested in marrying you or any other person!"

"I know that already, but I'm still going to make you mine," he announced cruelly.

She sighed again and pointed to the door. She wasn't going to tolerate anymore annoying suitors.

Aizen just sat there. He was refusing to go anywhere. He knew that she would come up to force him out. When she did he grabbed a hold of her and kissed her really hard.

She struggled in his grasp. This was the first time anyone had tried to do this to her.

When Aizen pulled away he said, "You know you liked that. And I can give that to you every night if you marry me."

Yuki made a face of pure disgust. She pointed at the door once more and almost yelled for him to leave.

Finally he left. He knew he had gotten to her, even though she refused his proposal once again.

Yuki was so relieved once he left. Aizen was not a man meant for her. No man in the village was really meant for her. She wished they could get that through their thick skulls.

She set down her vegetables and relaxed on a chair for a while. She couldn't wait for Iyo to get home with his kill. She hoped he was having some luck today, because recently he was having a hard time finding anything to kill out there in the Karakura forest. For some reason the forest animals had become scarce. She was so concerned for her brother.

Later Iyo did return home. He was unfortunately empty handed though, which meant that they would end up with the vegetables as dinner. It was unfortunate that the animals had suddenly dispersed form their area of the forest, but there want much they could do about it.

At the table Iyo announced, "Yuki, tomorrow I'm going out to hunt again, but I shall go off further than I usually do to see if there's any game there."

"But Iyo," she complained. "Everyone knows not to head that way. Only travelers are allowed through that stretch of the forest, and they're not even allowed to leave the path!"

"Worry not. I know when to leave. If I feel something is going wrong I will head home immediately," he told her reassuringly.

"Really?" she asked, concerned.

"Of course," he smiled at her kindly. "I swear you really need to find yourself a husband."

"Not until you find a wife," she pouted.

"I haven't found the right woman yet! Plus you shouldn't need to worry about me! You're eighteen years old. You should go off and live your own life," he announced.

"I don't want to leave you all by yourself though," she pouted.

Iyo sighed, and then decided to just give up. He stood up from the dinner table and went up to his room.

"Good night Yuki," he said the hid away in his room to rest for the night.

"Good night onii-san," she sighed, and finished up with the dishes. After that she too went to bed.

On the next day she woke up at about the same time as her brother. He was loading up and getting ready for the trip into the deeper parts of the forest.

"I'll be back by tomorrow I promise," he announced ready to leave.

"Be careful!" Yuki called to him as he left.

Iyo acknowledged her with a nod and then disappeared into the darkness of the Karakura forest. He would hopefully return with a fresh kill from the forbidden parts of the forest.

She anxiously waited until then. All she really hoped was that he would return unharmed. She didn't care if he couldn't find any meat. They could survive off of vegetables. She just wanted him to return home safely.

(Well that was chapter one. I hope you all liked it so far. I'll update the next one as soon as I can…)