RUKIA'S POV

I watched him take her hand and my heart jumped. "Ichigo," I sighed, looking down. So it was true, he had finally told her his true feelings. My heart clenched and I pressed my eyes closed to stop the tears.

Orihime smiled up at him as he leaned down to hug her. I turned away before I could see it. I grabbed the clothe above my heart, what was this feeling? It was worse than jealous, scarier than love. It was betrayal. I thought he loved me. I thought that he wanted me. Not her. But I should've known. Orihime was perfect for him. Sweet, loving, understanding. Everything Ichigo needed. Everything I had tried to be.

I looked back once more and saw them pull away, smiles on both their faces. Renji was talking to Chad and Uryuu while Nel was reunited with her crazy framily. I smiled sadly and turned my back on them.

When I thought about it, I should've known they would be together. Sure, Ichigo had come after me in the Soul Society, but like he had said; he owed me. What did he owe Orihime? Nothing. We were just friends.

"He hurt you, didn't he?" I stiffen at the grip on my shoulder. "I can see the pain in your eyes, Rukia."

Turning, I look up at the man who had tried to kill me. "Grimmjow," I growl, reaching for my sword.

He shakes his head and holds his hands up, the sign of surrender. "I didn't come to fight, Soul Reaper. I came to apologize." I rolled my eyes, "Yeah, I know it sounds unlikely. But honestly, I've got nowhere to go, no one to go to and this obsession with getting stronger. I think I can learn something from you."

Ichigo has finally taken the time to look for me and spots Grimmjow. His hand goes to his sword and he's over to us in a second. As he swings down, I push Grimmjow out of the way and pull my own sword. The sound of metal hitting metal surprises Ichigo and his eyes widened at seeing me. "Rukia?"

I narrow my eyes and shove him backwards, "Don't attack him, you baka," I snarl, putting my sword away.

"Why the hell are you protecting him!?" He hollers and by this time the others are rushing over.

"Why the hell are you attacking someone when their back is turned?" I yell right back, taking a step forward. "I know I didn't teach you something so pathetic!"

His eyes show hurt but he keeps his face emotionless. "I-"

"Shut up. Grimmjow isn't going to hurt us. He's coming back with us."

Now his eyes and face show the shock, "What!? Are you stupid!? How could you take him back with us!?"

"Because I can tell he means it!" I walk over to Grimmjow and shake my head, "I'm so sorry about him."

He gives me a lazy grin and shrugs, "It's fine, Rukia."

A second later, I'm pushed away and Ichigo is at Grimmjow's throat. "Don't you call her that! Don't act like your her friend! You tried to kill her!"

I get up and slam all four feet of me into Ichigo, "Stop being such a fucking asshole!" I scream, "Everyone changes and everyone can forgive!"

He turns to me, horrified. "How can you forgive him!?"

My anger flairs, "How can you forgive Orihime?!"

Everyone goes quiet. "Rukia?" I feel Orihime's gaze on me.

My eyes meet hers, but I continue to talk to Ichigo. "She left us. She choice to come here," I spit it out. I know it's the feeling of betrayal talking but I can't stop the words. "She ran off with the arrancar without looking back. For all we know she gave Aizen all of our weakness," I growl.

Her eyes fill up with tears and I can't even bring myself to regret the words. I can't believe I had trusted her. We had talked one night, about our feelings towards Ichigo. When I told her how I felt about him, she encouraged me, told me we would be cute together. She had told me her feelings on him too and I apologized. She told me that it was me who was going to get with him. And look at what she was doing now. "She's a traitor." And the water works begin.

My friends stare at me horrified. And the guilt slowly sinks in. I shake it away and look back at Grimmjow. It's then that I notice how badly cut up and bruised he is. "Let's get those cleaned up."

The gate opens back to the human world and I don't look back as I grab Grimmjow's hand to pull him through.

We land in Urohana's shop. I hear the others come in behind me but I show Grimmjow to a medical room and begin working on his wounds. He lays on his back and looks up at me with his beautiful blue eyes, "I'm sorry he hurt you."

Shrugging, I wash the small cut on his face. "Don't be. It was dumb of me to think anything would happen between us. I'm a Soul Reaper, he's a human, it wouldn't work out."

He shakes his head and I feel like I'm meeting some completely different. "Ichigo's an even bigger dumbass than I thought if he doesn't feel the same about you."

I look away, "You don't have to lie to me. I'm not a child."

A hand lashes out, grabbing my chin and pulling me close. "I don't lie, Rukia. I'm very straight forward. Anyone would be lucky to get with someone like you." And with that, he shoves my face away.

I feel my cheeks turn red and I try to surpress the small smile, "Thank you."

He shrugged and I noticed the slash across his stomach. Reaching forward, I help him lean up and start pulling off his shirt. He winces once and falls backward when we finally get it off.

The cut runs from his right shoulder all the way down to his left hip bone. I reach for a wash rag, soak it in some hot healing salve. As I slowly dab the top, he lets out a roar and pulls my hand away.

Chaos erupts. The door gets thrown open and Ichigo and Renji barge in, swords raised. Behind them, Uryuu has his bow draw and Chad looks ready to punch someone. "What the fuck have you done to her!?" Ichigo screams.

I stand up and put myself between Grimmjow and the others, "Nothing you idiots! I'm putting healing salve on his wounds!" I push them all out of the room and lock the door.

I walk back over to Grimmjow and continue where I left off. He lets out huffs of pain and growls of annoyance every so often. Once we've finished, I bandage him up and wrap a piece of white clothe around him to keep the bandage in place. "How does it feel?" I ask.

He rolls his shoulders and sighs, "It's better. Thanks."

We sit there in a silence and I finally stand up. "If you need anything-"

But I never finish the sentence and in a second he's on his feet in front of me. Our lips meet in a searing kiss and my heart pounds against my ribs. His tongue searches every inch of my mouth and his hands find their way around my small waist, picking me up and holding me close. The kiss is possessive and fierce, as if he's claiming me as his. His tongue dominates my mouth. I run my fingers through his blue locks and moan against his lips. He lets out a growl of satisfaction and I sigh.

We slowly pull apart and he sets me back on the ground, "Ichigo doesn't know what he's missing." And with that, he lays back down.

Smiling to myself, I leave the room and head into the kitchen to make some tea.

I watched the lastest Bleach episode and it royaly pissed me off. I hated the undeniable IchiHime that it was. So, I thought if IchiHime gets to happen well Rukia's gonna throw back a GrimmRuki. I don't think this'll be a story, more of just a once shot. I hope you guys liked it :)