Ichigo sits across from his best friend and co-worker, Nel, cradling a cup of coffee in his hands as they discuss the latest juicy bits of gossip from the office.

"Oh my god, did you hear about what happened at the Christmas party though? It sucks you couldn't be there Ichigo!"

Ichigo sips at his coffee, nodding in agreement.

"Yeah, it would've been fun, but I had to go with Grimmjow to visit his parents. What happened?"

Nel snickers, clasping her hands together gleefully.

"Well, I heard that Rukia and Renji hooked up in the janitors closet!"

Ichigo raises an eyebrow.

"Seriously?"

"Yeah!"

"Well if you ask me, it's about freakin time. All they used to do was ogle each other from different ends of the office."

Nel looks around her cautiously, even though she know's it's only her and Ichigo in the apartment, since Grimmjow's still at work.

"Oh, you know they promoted me to assistant manager, right?"

Ichigo smiles.

"Yeah, congratulations on that by the way."

"Thanks! But, I found something in one of the cupboards at work, and I have to find out who it belongs too."

"Found what?"

Nel reaches into her leather handbag, producing a bottle of pills and handing them over to Ichigo.

Ichigo takes a good long look at them, before staring at Nel.

"Nel, this is LSD!"

"I know! Do you know whose it is?"

Ichigo shakes his head, turning the bottle over in his hand.

"No, I don't, sorry. It's not like someone is really going to own up to this though, are they?"

Nel sighs heavily.

"I guess not. Can I ask a favour?"

"Go ahead."

"Well, you know since I have a young toddler in the house and stuff, I was wondering if you could just keep hold of them for me, just for now I promise!"

Ichigo is quiet for a few moments, but then nods.

"Yeah, I'll put them away somewhere."

Nel grins widely and reaches forward, wrapping her arms around his neck and almost smothering him with her bossom.

"Oh thank you Ichi!"

"I told you not to call me that-"

"You're such a great friend!"

"I...fine okay."


After Nel headed home, Ichigo stashed the bottle in the back of the bathroom cabinet, out of sight.

He doesn't feel all that comfortable with drugs in his home, but he can understand why Nel asked him.

After all, god forbid her young son got his hands on them by accident.

Just as he shuts the medicine cabinet door, he hears the door to the apartment unlock.

Heading back into the living room, Ichigo spots Grimmjow, now flopped down on the leather couch, his blue tie loosened and his white shirt unbuttoned.

Ichigo chuckles, sitting down next to him.

"Rough day?"

Grimmjow grunts, nuzzling his face into Ichigo's neck.

"Damn right. You feel like making your boyfriend feel better?"

Ichigo rolls his eyes, weaving a hand through Grimmjow's tousled blue locks.

"Aren't you hungry?"

"Not for food right now, stop bein a damn tease."

Grimmjow capture's Ichigo's lips in a rough and wet kiss, pausing to nip on the smaller male's bottom lip.

Ichigo sighs, before grasping Grimmjow firmly by the hand and tugging him toward's the master bedroom.

Grimmjow grunts but allows Ichigo to pull him.

"What's wrong with the couch?"

"You don't remember last time?"

"Oh yeah. Was worth it though."

"It wasn't worth six hundred dollars for a new couch, Grimm."

"Guess we'll have to agree to disagree."


A few hours later, having satisfied each other and eaten, they both cuddle up in front of the tv, watching an action film.

Grimmjow grumbles, setting down the large bowl of popcorn and rubbing his stomach.

Ichigo sits up from laying his head on his lap, staring up at him worriedly.

"You okay, Grimm?"

"Stomach ache. We got anything in for that?"

Ichigo scratches his head.

"I'm not sure, if there is anything, it'll be in the medicine cabinet. Want me to go look?"

"Nah it's fine, I need the bathroom anyway."

Grimmjow heads into the bathroom, while Ichigo leans back and stuffs some more popcorn into his face, his eyes locked on the screen.

He registers Grimmjow coming back to sit next to him sometime later, but he doesn't pay much attention.

That is, until Grimmjow starts flinching, and scratching erratically behind his ear.

Ichigo turns his attention away from the movie, taking a good look at him.

Grimmjow's blue eyes are like saucers, as he continues to twitch and scratch.

"Uh, are you okay?"

Grimmjow turns to look at him, before suddenly jumping up from the couch, pointing a shaky finger at the corner of the room.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT DOING HERE!"

Ichigo looks at where Grimmjow is pointing, seeing nothing but the usual plant pot.

"What, the plant pot? It's always there."

"NO NO, THAT FUCKING HORSE!"

Ichigo's mouth gapes open.

"Grimmjow, there's no horse, what are you talking about?"

Grimmjow ignores him, sliding around the couch as Ichigo just watches him, before beginning to enthusiastically pet thin air.

"DUDE, THIS FUCKING HORSE IS PURPLE! OH MY GOD, WE NEED TO GET A ZEBRA IN HERE TOO, THEY CAN MAKE ZEHORSES!"

Ichigo pushes himself off the couch, his brown eyes wide.

"Grimmjow, are you on fucking drugs or something-"

And then, it hits him.

Shit, Shit!

Ichigo grasps Grimmjow's chin, making him look him dead in the eye.

"Grimmjow, what did you take in the bathroom?"

Grimmjow hums, tapping his cheek with his finger.

"In the bathroom? I don't really think the Zehorse's will fit in the bathtub but I'm sure you know best babe!"

Ichigo curses.

"Damn it, no Grimmjow! Enough about fucking Zehorses! What medicine did you take?"

Grimmjow suddenly tackles Ichigo to the ground, who yelps.

"Grimmjow! What the-"

A large hand is placed over his mouth.

"SSHHH!"

Ichigo quirks an eyebrow up at him, bracing himself on his elbows.

Shoving away Grimmjow's hand, he glances over at where Grimmjow is now staring.

"What the hell is it now?"

"FUCKING SPIDERMAN!"

"WHAT?"

"HEY YA SPIDER BASTARD, STOP SHOOTIN THOSE FUCKIN WEBS AT ME!"

Grimmjow flails around, using the couch as a shield, before his eyes lock on the popcorn bowl.

Ichigo stays put, watching as Grimmjow begins to cackle wildly, throwing handfuls of popcorn at the empty space.

"YEAH HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, HUH? NOT SO TOUGH NOW ARE YA! PEW PEW!"

Ichigo sighs, running a hand over his face.

Grimmjow pauses his popcorn propelling, staring over at him.

"YOU NEED TO HELP ME ICHIGO, PROTECT THE PURPLE HORSE WHILE I KICK HIS ASS!"

Ichigo has no idea what to do, he's never had to handle anything like this.

Standing up, he latches onto the collar of Grimmjow's loose bed shirt, before dragging him into the bedroom.

"NO NO ICHIGO I WAS WINNING! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!"

"YOU ARE GOING TO BED AND SLEEPING THIS OFF!"

Ichigo forcefully get's Grimmjow into the bed, who pouts at him like a defiant child, folding his arms across his chest.

"Grimmjow, lay down."

Grimmjow shakes his head and sticks out his tongue.

"No! You can't make me!"

"For the love of God, you're a grown man not a five year old!"

Ichigo tries to pry Grimmjow's arms away from his chest, but it's like trying to prise apart iron, so he gives up, throwing the blanket over him and going to the door.

"Now you stay in that bed and get some sleep, do you understand me?"

Grimmjow mumbles, turning away from Ichigo.

Ichigo leaves, shutting the bedroom door behind him.

He cleans up the popcorn embedded in the couch cushions and scattered all over the floor, and then sits back down to finish the movie.

His eyelids feeling heavy after a while, he falls asleep sprawled on the couch.

Which is probably the stupidest thing he's done all day.


Thump thump thump

Ichigo grumbles, hearing the heavy padding of someone running about on the wooden flooring behind the couch.

Rubbing at his tired eyes, he sits up.

His eyes nearly pop out of his head at the sight before him.

Grimmjow, now out of bed and dressed in his last year's Halloween batman costume and mask, is prancing around, waving an inflatable toy hammer that they won at a funfair.

Ichigo growls.

"GRIMMJOW, WHY ARE YOU OUT OF BED!"

Grimmjow points the hammer at him.

"CAUSE I'M BATMAN!" Grimmjow grunts in a deep gruff voice.

Ichigo frowns at Grimmjow's voice, before putting his head in his hands.

"My god, it's worse than looking after Nel's three year old."

"I AM VENGEANCE, I AM THE NIGHT, I AM BATMAN!"

Ichigo looks up from his hands.

"NO YOU'RE GRIMMJOW WHO'S HIGH ON LSD!"

"NUH UH, I'M BATMAN!"

Ichigo jumps up from the couch, and Grimmjow points the hammer at him warningly as he approaches him.

Ichigo holds out a hand.

"Give me the hammer."

"NO, I NEED THIS TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF GOTHAM!"

"GRIMMJOW, GIVE ME THE FUCKIN HAMMER OR SO HELP ME-"

"I'M NOT GRIMMJOW, I'M BATMAN!"

"THAT'S IT!"

Ichigo grips onto the top of the hammer, before sinking his teeth into it.

The hammer begins to quickly deflate with a loud whining sound, and Grimmjow stares down at it sadly.

"Now, get your ass back in bed so you can sleep this stuff off!"

Grimmjow grumbles, tossing the deflated hammer too one side before racing over the couch, jumping onto it and raising an arm in front of himself.

"FINE, I DON'T NEED A HAMMER TO FIGHT INJUSTICE!"

Ichigo grits his teeth, before giving up and sitting down on the floor.

Nel is so gonna pay for this.


Random, but I got inspired XD this was really fun to write, so I hope people find it fun to read!

Thanks for reading!