Love Addict; Chapter 1

Ichigo walked down the school hallway with his friends, "Man, Mr. Urahara can be so evil sometimes. Did you see how much homework he assigned us over the weekend?"

Asano waved away the worry of the homework, "Yeah, I'm not going to worry about it. I'm going to a karaoke bar instead. You should come, there'll be girls there." He grinned and elbowed Ichigo.

Ichigo smirked and moved away from the smaller friend's sharp elbow, "I'll pass…"

Asano frowned, "Your homework won't miss you for one day! Kojima is going. Right Kojima?"

Kojima nodded, "Yeah, I heard there was going to be upper class girls there."

Ichigo shook his head, "I don't wanna risk getting the wrath of Urahara."

Asano was about to protest when he saw the commotion in the hall in front of him. Ichigo turned to see what Asano was looking at and saw Grimmjow and his gang of followers making their way down the school hall. They shoved several students out of their way and drew nearer to Ichigo and his friends. Ichigo glared at Grimmjow, "Who do they think they are just—."

Asano covered Ichigo's mouth and pulled him out of their way and to the side of the hall. "Hey man, cool it; it's not worth getting into a fight."

Ichigo continued to glare as Grimmjow and his group passed. Grimmjow glanced towards Ichigo's direction and grinned. When Grimmjow and his group turned the corner Asano removed his hand from Ichigo's mouth. "You trying to get beat up?"

Ichigo continued to glare after them, "No… but they have no right to dominate the school like that."

"Yeah, they sorta do. When you have that much man power you earn the right," Asano pointed out.

Ichigo frowned then continued his way down the hall, "Well, it's not right, somebody needs to teach them a lesson."

Asano scoffed, "What, so you're going to confront all six guys and beat them up?"

Ichigo looked at Asano then Kojima, "…well, maybe… I don't know."

Asano frowned, "Well, whatever you do, be sure to think about it and not drag me into it."

Ichigo smirked, "Thanks for the support."

Ichigo found Grimmjow and his gang hanging out behind the school. One of his goons spotted Ichigo and pointed him out to Grimmjow who was lounging back on a seat he had made out of cardboard boxes, "Hey look boss, it's that kid who glared at you in the hall. You want us to beat him up for ya?"

Grimmjow grinned at Ichigo as he continued to approach them, "Nah, I wanna hear what the punk has to say. What can I do for ya fuck face?"

Ichigo glared at Grimmjow, "I want you to stop terrorizing the students."

Grimmjow laughed along with his goons, "Oh? You do? What are you doing to do if I don't?"

Ichigo clenched his fist, "I'm going to make you stop."

The goons grew silent as Grimmjow leaned back in his cardboard seat and looked Ichigo over silently, his face emotionless, "…alright," he grinned.

The goon who had first pointed out Ichigo protested, "But boss—."

Grimmjow held up his hand and glared at the goon, "Are you questioning my orders?"

The goon fell silent. "This young man here came to me to ask us to stop terrorizing the students. I'm going to respect his request. Anybody have a problem with that?" The goons shuffled in their places and looked at each other silently. "Anybody have a problem with that?" Grimmjow pounded his fist on the cardboard armrest. The goons answered back in unison 'no'. Grimmjow grinned and turned back to Ichigo. "There you have it; my men won't terrorize the students anymore."

Ichigo frowned, "Forgive me for being skeptical, but how can I trust you to keep your word?"

Grimmjow laughed, "I am a man of my word. When I make a promise I keep it. So, to show you how serious I am about this… I promise, on my honor as a man, to not hurt or bully any of your friends or fellow classmates." He smiled, "Is that okay?"

Ichigo nodded, "…yes, thank you."

Grimmjow grinned, "Your welcome." Ichigo started to walk away. "Ah, before you go…I didn't catch your name."

Ichigo turned back around, "Ichigo Kurosaki."

Grimmjow nodded, "Grimmjow Jeagerjaques."

Ichigo bowed, "It's nice to meet you."

Grimmjow grinned, "It's nice to meet you too Kurosaki…see ya in the halls." Ichigo smiled then headed home. Grimmjow frowned when Ichigo was out of sight, "I'm going to teach that Kurosaki a lesson. Nobody tells me what to do."