Wtf, well this is a random pairing. Anticipating all the Ichigo/Nell fanfics that are probably going to be popping up soon after the latest manga chapter, I dedicate this to another pairing…don't ask…even I don't know the answer…

Disclaimer: hahaha, me own Bleach? Well yes I do own some bleach, but that's the lowercase kind and sadly it doesn't count.

(Blame grammar/spelling errors to my stupidity and lack of sleep/editing as usual)

See Jolina! I did make you a Nell fanfic before school started!!


Nell stood silently above the cold body of Grimmjaw. Orihime was trying to heal Ichigo as best she could, but of course, his wounds weren't easy to heal and Orihime only had so much power.

Nell didn't dare open her mouth to ask for help. She knew crying would achieve nothing. In her current state, it would look just pathetic to see a grown woman weep as if it would magically make things better.

She bit her lip, trying not to let a single tear or cry escape, but a little whimper of sadness slipped through her lips and into the ears of the one she cared for.

"Baka," he muttered, his eyes still closed. "What're you worrying about me for?"

Nell gasped in shock as she fell to her knees. She hugged herself, for fear of losing her composure and just hugging Grimmjaw. But she was able to control her emotions. "You...you're not dead," she finally said, immediately realizing how silly her obvious statement was as soon as it left her lips.

Slowly, almost as if she was afraid it would be bitten off, Nell lifted her hand and let the back of her palm gently rest against Grimmjaw's forehead. Immediately, his eyes fluttered open.

Nell let out another squeak of surprise, one that did not go unnoticed by Grimmjaw. "Why the hell are you still here?" he snarled. "Go leave with your new friends, I'm not gonna last much longer in this state."

"No!" Nell yelled out, so loud that both Ichigo and Orihime turned to stare. "I'm not leaving you again!" Her tone was still childish, but her voice was deeper, demanding more authority. Grimmjaw looked at Nell, then slowly and painfully, lifted himself up to a sitting position onto the ground.

"Let me help you," Nell quickly said, but her helping hands were slapped away. "I don't need your help woman," he said and a sliver of what was left of his defiance shone through his eyes.

"Oy, Ichigo," Grimmjaw started. "You'd better heal yourself somewhere else. Ulquiorra will be back soon."

"Why the hell are you so worried about me now?" Ichigo replied, but he already had his suspicions.

"Cuz if you leave, your little girlfriend over here," Grimmjaw motioned towards Nell, "will leave with you. And I can dissolve into nothing without her crying in the background."

"Sounds like a selfish plan to me," Orihime interjected.

"Sounds like something he'd say," Ichigo sighed. "But he's right. We can't stay here. We need to find Rukia and Chad, I haven't been able to sense their reiatsu for awhile now. And we don't even know how Renji and Ishida are holding up."

Orihime thoughtfully reflected, unsure of how to respond. She looked at Nell, and though she had barely met the girl, she knew that leaving Grimmjaw would tear the ex-Espada apart. She didn't know what had happened in Nell's past, but it was obvious as to what had to happen in the present.

"We'll leave," she said with determination.

"Let's get this straight Grimmjaw. We're leaving for our own good, not 'cause you asked us to," Ichigo added defiantly.

Grimmjaw hmpfed as Nell squeezed her eyes shut and hugged herself. She shook her head, refusing to acknowledge the truth and her tears were about to finally overflow but...

"But we're bringing you with us."

"WHAT THE F-?" (This came from the men.)

A fist belonging to an orange haired girl suddenly connected with the cranium of a blue haired arrancar. This stopped all deliberation both from Grimmjaw as well as Ichigo. The former was knocked out while the latter was left speechless.

"Are you strong enough to carry him?" Orihime asked Nell. Nell enthusiastically bobbed her head up and down. She was numb with shock and couldn't believe her luck.

"We'll decide what to do with him after we find the others," Orihime told Ichigo. The strawberry had no other plan to counter with, so he agreed.

Ichigo stretched and tried to find any traces of reiatsu from the others. Finding one that was very weak he set out with the others in tow. He took a quick look behind him and couldn't help but smile. There was Orihime, looking happier than she had been in awhile, with Nell not too far behind. Nell had Grimmjaw tossed over her shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

"You'd better appreciate her," Ichigo muttered under his breath as he turned around and focused on the reiatsu thread.

Grimmjaw was heavy, but Nell didn't notice. She was so grateful that Ichigo and Orihime understood, and they didn't even know the full story. She held back tears of joy, wanting to be strong like the others and didn't allow them to be shed.

Thank you


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Oh and the title comes from a Justice song; they also do D.A.N.C.E. if it sounds familiar to you…