Disclaimer: Obviously, if I'm putting a disclaimer, I do not own Bleach, nor it's characters. They belong to Tite Kubo-san.
Warning: light shonen-ai in this chapter, only a kiss. This is an AU fic, my first, so please treat me kindly. Forgive that the characters may be OOC, but this is actually a piece I'm working on for FictionPress, and I merely adapted the story to fit these characters. I hope you enjoy it as much as I take pleasure in writing it.
Caught
Quantum Physics and Spiderwebs
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"Hello. You don't exactly know me, but you will. As for yourself, I know you. I know you very well."
That's what has been said to me every night in my dreams. The person is always hidden, but I know that he's there. Just waiting, waiting...
"Who are you? How do you know me?"
He never answered, though. He always just sat there, in the shadows. Whispering of things that I had done with him, even though I knew none of it was true. But, I don't have time for any of this. I still have to walk to school.
It's raining again. Just like yesterday, and the day before that. Hell, it'll probably rain tomorrow, too. I like the rain, don't get me wrong, but since that dream started haunting me every night, the rain has started to seem like it's watching me for him. Following me, touching me, for him. If only I knew who he was! But, what would I do if I did know who he is? Would I confront him, demandng that he stop messing with my head? Or would I just ignore him? I just don't know anymore...
"Class! Pay attention right now!" If there's one thing that can wake even the sleeping deaf, it is my homeroom teacher when she's yelling. Apparently, today is important.
"Now, class, today we have a new student. Ulquiorra should be here shortly. Grimmjow? He'll be sitting next to you. Please help him as best you can. Thank you."
Of course. I get stuck with the new kid. Why do I always get the new kids? At least this one sounds interesting. I mean, how many people have a name like that? Ulquiorra. I wonder what he'll be like? One of those jocks who acts like he's king of the world? A geek with nothing better to do than bury himself in books? Or is he one of the freaks? I guess I'll find out soon enough.
"Hello. I'm Ulquiorra, and I hope I can find a friend in each of you."
That voice! It's him?
He's not like anything I would have expected. Actually, he's almost a mix of everything put together. Ulquiorra's small but looks strong, and the entire stack of books he's holding is classic literature. The most interesting thing, though, are the green tear-track like tattoos that travel from his emrald eyes to his jaw. To be honest, he's almost scary. It seems like he has a bad attitude, but if he starts a fight with me, he's going down.
"Ulquiorra, please take your seat next to Grimmjow. He'll help you with your classes and anything else you need. We will all try to make adjusting easier for you."
"Thank you. Your hospitality is very welcomed. I'm sure I will need it," he sat down in his chair next to me. "So you are Grimmjow? It's a pleasure to meet you. I thank you in advance for helping me." How can he say that in a monotone? Does he have no emotions?
"Yeah, it's not really a problem. Just let me know if you need anything."
"Well, to be honest, I'd like a partner. You know, an intimate friend. However, I feel that asking you to help me with that is just wrong of me, so I won't." What the hell is with this guy? Who just asks someone to hook them up the first day they meet?
"Uh, yeah, I'd appeciate it if you didn't. Plus, my luck with the girls in this class haven't been too good." I could hardly believe the look he gave me. It was like he was trying not to laugh, or to imagine why anyone wouldn't want to be wih me. It really didn't seem in place on him, and that just helped to freak me out. I scooted my chair back as far as I could away from him, which wasn't that far, unfortunately, and tried to focus on the notes that were being written on the black board. Great, just more quantum physics.
The rest of my day was just great. New kid's in all of my standard classes, so I had to help him get caught up in all of those. Thank goodness he didn't have my music class. I don't think I would have been able to stand it. Oh, that's right... I have my private lessons today. I slam my locker shut and look up to see, you guessed it, Ulquiorra standing right in front of me.
"Hey, classes are done now, so if you have a car you can just go home. If you're waiting for the busses, they'll be here in about five minutes. I have lessons to go to, so I'm out. See ya." I turned and left the building. Great, I get it make it all the way across town for private, advanced music lessons. But I can't complain about it. Nothing compares to it. The way a cello can carry its sound across a room so gracefully, how a violin can calm almost anyone down instantaneously, the sense of completion I get when I slide the bow across the strings of my bass, creating a deep melody that I can feel in my very core. That's what my music is to me. It's my life.
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Does anyone know how hard it is to get anything done when some guy you barely know decides to be your living shadow? And did I mention that it's just even creepier because I am a guy, too? I swear, now that I know Ulquiorra, I wish I had the nightmares and the rain instead. This guy's just... strange.
Now, don't get me wrong. I know a lot of strange people. Hell, I am a strange person, according to some. But I don't go all stalker on a guy and follow him everywhere. I guess I'll just have to deal with it, though. There's no way that I could possibly transfer my classes this late in the school year. I have to say, though... the weirdest thing of all is that as freaky as it is to have Ulquiorra following me around, I'm not mad at him. At all. I can't bring myself to be upset at him. And that's something that kind of scares me. I mean, I'm almost happy when I see him, even though I get annoyed when he asks me to explain something to him for the umpteenth time. Of course, like I had expected from the day I met him, my life just got worse. It all started in the commons of my school, of all places, where I finally got caught in his web. When he 'accidentally tripped' and landed on me. When he kissed me. Now, for the past seventeen years of my life, I've been as straght as an arrow. Now? I'm not so sure. Why, you may ask? Because I kind of liked that kiss, accidental or not. And that scares me the most of all.
-That was chapter one! Please review with your ideas of it and whether or not I should continue. If you feel the need to read the orignal, C. C. Akari on FictionPress, same name for the story. Until next time (if there is one)
-Akari's Blood