Come Home:
- Grimmjow visits Ichigo once a week, every week and Ichigo writes a song about how he feels. Two-shot. Based on 'Come Home' by OneRepublic.
Disclaimer: I do not own any right to Bleach or any of the characters in the story.
Ichigo sat watching the seconds tick by, his leg bouncing nervously. Every week on the hour, Grimmjow Jaeggerjaques had been turning up to his house. Sometimes to fight, sometimes to watch, hell even sometimes to talk. Ichigo wasn't sure what the Espada had wanted at first, probably sent to spy on him. But the more time they spent together, the more genuine the man seemed. This had been going on for nearly six months now.
He'd been thinking about Grimmjow a lot lately, and how every time he went back to Heuco Mundo, it felt like Ichigo had lost a piece of himself. It was stupid, but he'd started looking forward to these visits. They were like mini-vacations from School, from the Shinigami, from his family. It was a time when he could be just Ichigo, not the 'school delinquent' or the Substitute-Shinigami or even a big brother. Just plain old Ichigo Kurosaki.
And maybe, he got to see plain old Grimmjow Jaeggerjaques during these visits too. Not the Sexta Espada, Azien's subordinate or some Hollow who needed to be defeated.
But for the past two weeks, Grimmjow hadn't shown and it had him worried. Had Aizen found out Grimmjow was sneaking out to see him? The Espada had told him previously he wasn't supposed to be in the World of the Living without express permission, which of course he didn't have for the visits. Was he dead? Being tortured at this very moment? Or had the man just grown bored of visiting him?
Probably the latter.
Still, Ichigo was hoping he would show today. Because all these visits, all this time together… he'd started caring for Grimmjow. Not being good with words, or emotions for that matter, Ichigo had composed a song. He wanted Grimmjow to hear it, at least once.
So he'd left a note on his bed, explaining where he'd gone, his school's music studio. It was too easy to break in whilst in soul form. And now he was sat waiting, hoping Grimmjow would show. Another hour ticked by and Ichigo sighed, if Grimmjow was coming he would've appeared by now. He stood to leave, feeling a little dejected that the man had seemingly disappeared for good.
Because something had changed between them. As much as Ichigo didn't want to admit it, he'd fallen for the Espada. It was more than that though because Grimmjow had reciprocated these feelings during his last visit. They'd kissed, somehow managed to cuddle in Ichigo's tiny bed and promises were made. Ichigo had promised to defeat Aizen, not for the Shinigami but for Grimmjow, to free him from the man's reign. And Grimmjow had promised to do all he could to help Ichigo from the inside. Other promised were made too, ones Ichigo didn't want to recall because it hurt too much to think about now. Now that he'd been abandoned by all accounts.
Whatever, he'd been stupid to think Grimmjow cared. It was all a trick on Aizen's part to weaken him that's all. Ichigo scowled, his eyes landing on the piano. Stupid song. But the again… since he was here he might as well play the damn thing. If only to tell the air how he felt.
Ichigo sat down, his fingers playing the chords almost effortlessly. Weeks of learning the music, of having it stuck in his head made it so much easier to play.
' Hello world, hope you're listening
Forgive me if I'm young, for speaking out of turn
There's someone I've been missing
I think that they could be, the better half of me
They're in the wrong place, trying to make it right. '
…
"I'll help you Ichigo. I'll do what I can from Heuco Mundo. Aizen won't know what's happening until it's too late."
…
' But I'm tired of justifying, '
…
"What do you think's going to happen when the other's find out Ichigo?"
"He'll kill you, you know that right?"
"You can't trust him, he's one of the enemy."
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' So I say to you
Come home, come home
'Cause I've been waiting for you
For so long, for so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me and the fight for you is all I've ever known
So come home. '
…
That first kiss, Ichigo's first kiss. Almost perfect, forever a painful memory.
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' I get lost in the beauty, of everything I see
The world ain't half as bad, as they paint it to be. '
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Just lying side by side next to Grimmjow. Feeling the heat of his body, hearing him breathing.
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' If all the sons, if all the daughters
Stopped to take it in
Well hopefully hate subsides and the love can begin
It might start now yeah
Well maybe I'm just dreaming out load
Until then
Come home, come home
'Cause I've been waiting for you
For so long, for so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me and the fight for you is all I've ever known
So come home. '
…
"I love you, Grimmjow."
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' Everything I can't be, is everything you should be
And that's why I need you here
Everything I can't be, is everything you should be
And that's why I need you here. '
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A reason to fight, a reason to live. Ichigo's strength, his weakness. His everything.
…
' So hear this now
Come home, come home
'Cause I've been waiting for you
For so long, for so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me and the fight for you is all I've ever known
So come home. '
…
"I love you too, Ichigo."