Hey there! I'm back with a new story, I'm hoping to post rather long chapters (except maybe this one since it's just an intro/prologue), so expect slow updates for this one, especially while school's in sesh. But anyway, I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: Bleach rightfully belongs to Tite Kubo...
The boy looked out the car window in awe as he watched the buildings and people go by. Everything was so new to him, and he reveled in their presence. He'd never seen the "outside world" until now, what with being trapped in the confines of the tall fence around the house since he could boy was so wrapped up in the sights that he barely heard his mother gently call his name. He hummed in acknowledgement, but still looked out the window.
"Sit back, Grimm," she murmured.
With a sad moan, he scooted back. Unfortunately, in the new position he could nary see the world outside the window let alone anything above the windowsill, sky was all that he could see. He sighed and looked to the side where his favourite book sat on the seat. He pulled it into his lap and skimmed the yellowed pages. He couldn't read it, but he loved all the pictures of magical beings it housed.
"Ah, Grimmjow!"
He flinched and looked guiltily at his father.
The senior Jaegerjaques balanced watching the road and looking at his son with ease. "I thought I told you not to take that out the house."
"Oh, let him keep it, Alois. It can't hurt anything, can it?"
He growled low in his throat. "That tome has been in my family for centuries. Sure he'll be careful, but what about all the other munchkins, huh? They'd probably spill something on it. Besides, I can't take the risk of someone recognizing it."
"I'm sure it'll be fine, dear." She laid a soothing hand on his shoulder. "You worry too much."
"Don't I have a right to?" he sighed and pulled the car to a stop and parked it. "Here we are, Grimm... your school."
Grimm shoved the book off his lap and moved onto his knees to get a better look out the window.
Alois laid his head on the steering wheel. "It's not too late to turn back, Carol. Forget this... public school nonsense."
"Not this again."
"Seriously, Care! This is a big thing, I don't see why we can't just keep him at home. He'd be safer there."
Grimmjow whined sadly. He knew that they were going to argue again, and he didn't like it, especially when he couldn't get away. He covered his ears and looked on.
"We can't keep him locked away in the house forever, Al!"
Alois lifted his head and faced his wife. "Why can't we? At least we'd always know he was safe."
"And he'd grow to hate us! Besides he needs friends and an education."
"They have online schools now, or we could even buy a tutor. Look, this would be a different matter had Grimmjow been normal, but he's not, and... I'm scared of what could happen."
"Well don't be when it completely interferes with our child's development. Grimmjow needs experiences and to interact with kids his age. Not isolation and walls 'protecting' him from life. Al, Grimm needs this. There's nothing you can say that would change my mind."
Alois growled and slammed his hands on the steering wheel, venting. "Fine, dammit! Fine. Is that what you want to hear? We'll send Grimmjow to school, but if anything happens, I'll pull him out so fast your head will spin."
Caroline smiled and leaned over to pressed a quick kiss to the man's cheek. "Good." She looked to the backseat. "Oh, I'm sorry, honey. Mommy and daddy aren't fighting anymore, so uncover your ears." She smiled as Grimm tentatively did so. "Come on, are you ready to go inside?"
Grimm smiled and nodded eagerly before opening the door and hopping out. His mother and father were right behind him.
"Leave that in the car," his father grumbled and reached for the old book.
The 5-year-old held it away from his father, whining a long "No."
"Let him keep it," the wife warned.
With a groan from Alois and a delighted "Yay" from Grimm, the three-headed towards the school doors. They were buzzed in and were met by the principal in front of the office. Few words were exchanged and they were led towards the section of the school Grimm's class lied. The whole experience passed unbeknownst to the blue-haired kid. He was too mesmerized by his principal. He was just so... furry.
Dark brown hair covered his face with similarly colored dog ears peeking out of lighter hued tresses. A tail waved about behind him as he walked, teasingly out of reach. with a light chuckle he reached out and tried to grab it.
His father slapped his hand. "No," he growled low enough that only Grimm could hear it, who pouted and looked towards the floor. He raised his head again upon hearing the cheery voice of his teacher. His awestruck smile returned with a vengeance. He squealed and darted past his furry principal.
His teacher was surprised by his eagerness but laughed and bent down to his level to greet him.
"Your wings are really cool!" he blurted.
Said wings fluttered nervously. "W-What?"
"You look like one of the things from my book!" Grimm laid the book on the floor and flipped through it until he found the right picture. "See, look! I can't read what it says, but that really really looks like you!" He looked back up and frowned at the terrified look on his teacher's face. "Miss?"
His teacher was pale as she looked up towards her father. She stood and backed away in fear. "I...I... Please, I don't want any trouble."
Grimm's father groaned and looked between the teacher and the equally terrified principal behind him. He shot his confused wife an icy glare and looked back at the winged teacher. "Please, you misunderstand, ma'am. Here, just come to the side, and I'll explain everything to you both."
The two non humans shared indecisive looks before the school head nodded and they walked a few feet from Carolina and her son, out of earshot.
Grimm looked to his mother. "Did I do something bad?"
"No sweetie, you didn't do anything bad. but" she kneeled to his level, "from now on, you can't talk about what other people look like. If they look like anything from your book you have to keep it to yourself, got it?"
"But..." Grimm looked to where the other grown-ups talked down the hall, and back to his mother, "she looks cool..."
"Grimm."
Grimmjow sighed. "Yes, mommy, I got it."
She smiled and kissed his forehead. "Good boy."
They heard the tail-end of the conversation as Alois and the teacher and principal approached. "-nothing will happen to you or any others."
"Everything alright?" she asked as they approached.
The teacher smiled. "I'd like to say so."
"I'm taking this," Al grumbled and snatched the book out of Grimm's arms.
"Hey!" Grimm whimpered and hopped up in down with his hands outstretched towards the hardback.
"This stays home from now on, Grimmjow! And that's final."
Grimm sniffled and stopped his hopping. He whined as tears welled up in his eyes.
"Well, I'm sure that you'd be too busy to even be able to read it," his teacher piped up. "You'd forget about it a soon as you started making new friends."
Friends? Grimm smiled at that. He'd never had a friend before. He took the hand his new teacher offered and looked at his parents as she addressed them both.
"Don't worry. I'll take great care of Grimmjow!"
"See you later, mommy and daddy!"
Al wrapped an arm around his wife's waist, "Be good, you hear?" and walked back towards the entrance with the principal."
His teacher gently tugged him towards the classroom. "Come on, let's meet your classmates."
Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed and leave a review. Have a wonderful day beautiful people!
