A/N- Hi, this is my first fanfic, so please tell me what you think!
Enjoy~
Panting, covered with wounds and scratches, and struggling to stay standing, the two enemies glared at each other, waiting for the other to make the next move. Striking blue eyes met deep chocolate brown ones, and neither moved. "What's wrong, Grimmjow? Done already?"
Grimmjow growled, and fell to the taunt. He lunged at Ichigo, but he was ready for him. Swords clashed with a clang of metal as they pushed against each other, neither side giving in. The owners of the swords just kept up an intense glare at each other and anyone watching would've sworn that there were sparks flying.
Gathering his strength, the blue haired Espada pushed away Zangetsu and lunged at the unbalanced shinigami. Ichigo hissed in pain as Pantera met flesh, and he sprang away.
Damn, I hurt him more than I meant to. Grimmjow growled at himself mentally. Why do we have to fight? He felt a wave of guilt wash over him as he watched the orange haired boy panting in front of him. Ichigo hissed and put a hand on his side, wincing as he felt a new, deep slash. Blood was already soaking the black robes, but he grit his teeth and faced his opponent again, waiting for the next move to be made. Grimmjow hated this, hated how he had to fight him, hated his feelings for the boy. Why, of all people, my worst enemy? He longed to just stop fighting, to just be able to be with him as friends and maybe more, and not as hated enemies. But he couldn't. He knew he had to keep on fighting, to keep his feelings inside. Ichigo would never return his feelings. He only saw them as eternal enemies, Grimmjow knew. He could never… love him.
"GRAAHHH!" Without warning, Ichigo pulled on his mask and charged, his black, tattered robes flying behind him. Grimmjow automatically blocked, and with the meeting of their swords, their eyes met again. Ichigo was surprised to see that the Espada wasn't glaring like he had been before, instead, he just stared back, his eyes still deep in thought.
"C'mon Grimmjow, what's wrong? Scared you're gonna lose?" For some reason, Ichigo didn't like seeing those shocking cyan eyes without the usual glare, it just didn't feel… right.
Before Grimmjow could retort back, Ulquiorra suddenly appeared next to him, a cero forming in his hand. Ichigo quickly sprang away, ready to take the attack. However, Ulquiorra paid him no attention and turned to Grimmjow. "Come, we are needed by Aizen-sama."
"Hey! Don't you-" Ichigo got cut off as Grimmjow snorted and followed Ulquiorra to a Garganta that hadn't been there seconds ago. Before stepping inside, he turned and growled to the glaring shinigami, "We'll continue this another time." With that, he turned and followed Ulquiorra into the darkness.
"Why were they even here in the first place," Ichigo muttered to himself. "Maybe the others know…"
He quickly flash-stepped back to Orihime's house, where the rest of the team was waiting.
Back at Las Noches, Aizen was sitting on his throne as Ulquiorra and Grimmjow stepped into the room. "Aizen-sama, you had summoned us?" Ulquiorra said with a bow, Grimjoww just standing, hands in his pockets.
"Yes, there is something I require of you two. It seems Urahara Kisuke was a bit smarter than I had expected, and thought ahead. The Hougyoku is nearly formed, however, there is a piece of it missing, not able to join with the rest of it here. Urahara Kisuke took that piece and hid it somewhere in Karakura High School. I am entrusting both of you with the mission of finding that piece and retrieving it by going into the school as students," Aizen explained.
Grimmjow stared in shock. "You can't be serious! That's the school with all those Shinigami and their friends!"
Aizen stared at him coldly and said, "Yes, that is why I stated earlier that Urahara Kisuke may have been a bit smarter than expected. Nevertheless, you will go. Urahara has made it so that only a student of the school may uncover the hiding spot of the missing piece. Therefore, you will be enrolling as students there. Do not let any of those scum know of this, keep it unknown why you have infiltrated their school."
"Yes, Aizen-sama. We will depart immediately." Ulquiorra bowed again and exited, with Grimmjow trailing along behind him, not looking too happy.
"Hello, Kurosaki-kun!" Orihime exclaimed, bubbling with positive energy.
"Morning, Inoue." Ichigo grinned.
"Ahh it's so exciting, Kurosaki-kun! There are two new students today! Isn't that wonderful?"
"Oh really, that's cool, Inoue." Ichigo replied with a smile.
As the teacher came in, everyone quieted down and sat in their seats. "Now, we have two new students today." Sensei announced. "Please come in and introduce yourselves!" She addressed the two standing outside.
As the new students entered the room, Ichigo, Rukia, Uryu, Orihime, Chad, and the rest of the shinigami burst out of their chairs.
"YOU!" Ichigo shouted, glaring at Grimmjow and Ulquiorra through his chocolate eyes. "What the-"
"Kurosaki. All of you. Sit down, please. Don't be rude to our new students. Whatever problems you have amongst yourselves, take care of it after class." Sensei said with a sigh. "Now please, introduce yourselves." She said again, turning back to the Espada.
"Grimmjow Jeagerjaques. Nice ta meetcha," Grimmjow sneered.
"Ulquiorra Cifer. Pleasure," Ulquiorra said in a voice void of emotion, cold green eyes taking in everything around him.
"Now, Grimmjow-san, your seat will be the one in front of Kurosaki-kun. Ulquiorra-san, yours will be next to Hitsugaya-san over there." Sensei instructed them to their seats.
Grimmjow grinned as he sat down, feeling the intense wave of hatred and curiosity rolling from a certain strawberry behind him. He could feel Ichigo dying for class to end to ask- more like demand- as to why he was here. This could be fun, he thought. He's so cute like this.
Ulquiorra, on the other hand, took his seat next to Toshiro, neither of them acknowledging the other. They sat, staring straight ahead, but everyone could see the icy cold tension growing in between the cold captain and the emotionless Espada. Sensei started talking, and class began.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?" Ichigo was facing the two Espada behind the school, his friends standing behind him. "YOU STINKIN' ESPADA BETTER GET YOUR ASSES OUTTA HERE, OR I'M GONNA BEAT THEM BACK TO HUECO MUNDO!"
"Che, is that right? 'Cuz last time I checked, ya couldn't even touch us," Grimmjow retorted back, cyan eyes burning. "Besides, we gotta-"
"We were sent here on Aizen-sama's orders, which will not be revealed to you at this time," Ulquiorra cut in, flashing Grimmjow a deadly glare. "We will not attack you or this town until what we have been sent for is accomplished."
"Well, I don't give a damn about your stupid orders from Aizen, you guys are gettin' the hell outta here!" Ichigo glared. He reached for his badge, but was halted by Toshiro. "Kurosaki, stop."
When Ichigo turned and stared at the Taichou with incredulous chocolate orbs, he said, "I think we should leave them alone for now."
When everyone stared at him in shock and confusion, he sighed and continued, running a hand through his snowy white hair. "So far, they haven't done anything yet, and if what they said is true, then Aizen is definitely planning something. We have to report this and think it through. Besides, like this we could easily watch their movements. If we beat them up and they run away," he said with a small grin, "We might not be able to find out what's going on."
Everyone slowly nodded their agreement, all but Ichigo. "But hey, Toshiro-"
"Hitsugaya-taichou."
"How do we know they're not tricking us? C'mon, are you really just going to sit back and watch as they just take a pleasure stroll through town, doing whatever they want? I mean, c'mon-"
"Kurosaki. Did I ever say they would be unwatched?" He replied through narrowed eyes. "Of course we'll be watching them, you fool. If anything happens, even the slightest slip, we'll be beating them back to Hueco Mundo, as you said. So don't worry and do not question my orders." His ice cold eyes bore into Ichigo's and he gulped.
"Got it, Toshiro." He muttered back.
"Like I said, it's Hitsu-"
"So you'll be watching us from now on, hmm?" Grimmjow interrupted. "Well you can do that, but good luck beating our asses, since you guys will be the ones begging for mercy when we let loose." He laughed as they all glared at him, wanting to kill him on the spot, orders or no orders.
"So we have a deal, Shinigami? We won't provoke you, and you won't provoke us." Ulquiorra finished smoothly. "Well then, we have to get to our next… class."
He left, grabbing Grimmjow's arm and dragged him away. "Hey!" he shouted. "I can walk on my own ya know!"
He yanked his arm out of Ulquiorra's grip and shook it lightly. Damn, Ulquiorra. You just had to drag me away from seeing him angry. He was so… cute, Grimmjow thought, his head swimming in endless thoughts about the orange haired boy. He shook his head, trying not to drown in his thoughts about him. "So, Ulquiorra, do you have any idea where it might be?" He questioned, still thinking about his feelings for Ichigo.
"No," was the calmly stated answer.
"Then how the hell are we supposed to-"
"Aizen-sama sent us to investigate it on our own, remember you fool? We must find it before that Urahara figures out what is going on."
Grimmjow grumbled and complained as they walked to their next class, art. There sat Ichigo and Renji, laughing at some unknown joke. However, as soon as they felt the Espadas' presence, they stopped laughing and turned to glare at them. Grimmjow grinned as he and Ulquiorra took their seats at the opposite end of the classroom. Sighing, he wondered how he was going to keep hiding his feelings for the strawberry if he was going to see him everyday.
Distracted, he thought back to when he had first began to realize his growing feelings for the Shinigami…
Yeah, I know they're not really all in the same class, but it makes it so much more fun this way ;)
Please review and tell me what you think! I hope you enjoyed so far~