Touching Hearts

By: Crystal

Summary: I'm fading, Orihime. Why did it have to end like this? If I could see you smile one last time, it'd all be okay…An angsty Grimmjow x Orihime drabble. Sister fanfic to Baring Claws: Panther King. Grimmjow's POV

Rated for Character death and slight swearing on Grimmjow's part.

As always, enjoy reading and reviewing! Jus' remember, ABSOLUTELY no flaming or well…*evil grin* Let's not really get into it, okay?

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or any of these characters.

This pain I feel as Kyoka Suigetsu rips into me, spilling my blood throughout the sky-it's even worse than the pain from the wound that damn idiot Nnoitra had inflicted. I stare at the smirking, brown haired ex-Shinigami, shocked that he had evaded me so fast as I dropped down on him, the wind racing around me, Aizen turning, the all-too-familiar condescending smile of his as he faded, me realizing way too late that the man I'd seen was nothing more than a mere illusion conjured by the zanpakto.

And now this…

I spit up blood, snarling at him, "Damn you…" your smile growing wider as the sword cuts deeper, more blood raining down, pooling on the streets of Kurakara. I hear Ichigo call my name.

"Grimmjow!"

The two halves of my body plummeting all those many meters to the city below as my mind grows dark, shutting down.

Phantoms of you are burning inside me.

"See ya soon, Grimmjow."

I can hear her say in my mind. Seeing that gentle smile, lighting up your whole face. My Garganta closing behind me. After that, my Garganta spits me out in the human world, dumping me about a mile away from the war zone. I could see the clashes of riatsu, black and blood-red slamming into each other, each clash sending shock waves through the air around, almost sending me tumbling through a few of the things humans called skyscrapers.

Well, you can guess what happens after that.

I'm sorry, Orihime. I couldn't keep my promise, not this time around anyway. It's getting harder to think, to recall your face, the shiny, auburn hair, the steel-gray eyes of yours warm and open, that last smile you gave me…

It made me feel whole.

You're drifting into darkness…

Fading slowly, beyond pain now. All that's left is a sensation of cold. I'm almost gone…

"Goodbye, Orihime…"

I love y-

End

What do you think? I love one-sided stuff! So kawaii! I'll get to the comedy eventually. I'm just not usually a funny person, that's all! So anyway, R&R!

*Yawns* Yeah, I know it's short. I was up until two working on Baring Claws. Just no flames, or *evil grin*