Author's Note-Hey, Everyone! I know it's been a while. Homework and getting ready for college have kind of gotten in the way of my writing. I've had this chapter written for a while but I haven't been able to type and post it. But now it's finally here! Read and Review! Please enjoy the story!
Warnings: There is some bad language in this chapter, but I think that's it for now.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or any of its characters. Only my own.
Chapter 2
"Fuck!" Grimmjow growled. He stood up and was gone in an instant. He stormed through the hallway, angry that he was still turned on and even angrier that it was because of that woman. He couldn't stand her! But damn was she sexy. And confident, which made her dangerous. He stopped and threw his fist into the wall, cracking the stone and letting the pain clear his head. He was going to stay away from her. She already knew the ways of the arrancar so she could find someone else to train with. He sighed and headed to his room to take care of his "problem".
Kurono sat on the floor of the training room, glaring at the door that Grimmjow had just exited through. How dare he touch her like that! And then he left! Now she was sitting on the floor, turned on, with her fraccion hovering around her and asking questions that she couldn't and didn't want to answer.
"Are you and Grimmjow-san together? Are you in love? Is this why you spend so much time training together?" the girls asked excitedly. Kurono held up her hand and the girls fell silent.
"We aren't going to talk about this. If you'll excuse me, I have to go," she told them. She got up and walked out feeling her fraccions' eyes on her.
"Open up, asshole!" Kurono yelled angrily, pounding on Grimmjow's door. She knew he was in there because she'd felt his riatsu spike for a couple of minutes and then drop down to normal. The door flew open and her eyes widened. His face was flushed, his eyes were slightly glazed, and he was breathing heavily as he scowled at her. He actually looked kind of hot but she shook the thought from her mind.
"What the fuck do you want?" he asked, clearly irritated that she was there. She glared at him.
"Is it your personal policy to turn women on and leave them? Do you know how embarrassing it was with Lani and Lanai right there?" she asked.
"Of course I know how embarrassing it was! And no, I don't normally do that! Did you really just want me to fuck on floor right in front of them? Because that's what would've happened!" he replied. She only glared at him. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his room, closing the door and pinning her against it.
"What are you doing?" she asked, her voice low. His lips were by her ear while one of his hands toyed with the waist of her pants.
"This is what you wanted, isn't it?" he asked. His hand started to slip into her pants and then he was slapped across the face. He backed up and glared at her.
"That's not what I said! I was saying you shouldn't have done anything in the first place!" she yelled. She then threw open the door and stomped out.
"Damn it!" he growled, punching the wall next to the door.
Kurono entered her room and let out an animalistic growl.
"He's so infuriating! I can't stand him!" she said aloud. But then she remembered that he had managed to arouse her. It proved that he definitely wasn't inexperienced. And that he was dangerous. There was no way he was going to touch her again. She was going to avoid him as much as she could so it would never be able to happen again.
A couple of weeks later, Lani and Lanai were at her door to tell her that Aizen wanted to meet with all of the Espada. She sighed, not wanting to see Grimmjow, and headed to the throne room.
When she arrived, she stood in the place that was designated for her with Lani and Lanai at her side. Across the room, Grimmjow sat, surrounded by his fraccion, glaring at her. She glared back until Aizen began to speak.
"Show me what you saw," he said to the raven-haired Espada in the middle of the room.
"Yes, Lord Aizen," the Espada replied. He pulled out one of his eyes and crushed it. Everyone in the room closed their eyes and the scene played out before them. An orange-haired soul reaper was trying unsuccessfully to defeat Yammy. He had managed to cut off Yammy's arm though. A dark skinned woman and a man in a green and white striped hat showed up not much later. It ended and everyone opened their eyes.
"I see," Aizen said. Kurono looked over at Grimmjow and he looked pissed.
"You didn't kill him?" he asked angrily. Ulquiorra turned to him.
"He didn't stand a chance against us. I didn't see any reason to waste my time on trash," he answered.
"Trash? Look what he's done to Yammy. Clearly the kid is strong! You should've taken him out when you had the chance," Grimmjow growled.
"I have to agree with Grimmjow," Shawlong said. Aizen looked to Ulquiorra.
"Why did you let him live, Ulquiorra?" their leader asked. "He may rise against us."
"I believe that I can use him in the future," Ulquiorra answered. Aizen dismissed them not long after that. Grimmjow stormed out, his group of fraccion not far behind.
"I'm going to the Human World. I will kill that soul reaper," he growled.
"We'll go with you!" Di Roy exclaimed.
"You don't need to. I can handle it myself."
"I agree with Di Roy," Shawlong said. "You are our king. We will serve you till the end of our days." Grimmjow looked at his fraccion.
"Fine. Just remember, I get to kill him."
"Grimmjow!" The blue-haired man turned when he heard his name. Kurono and her fraccion stood in the hallway behind him. "I'm going, too." He scoffed.
"You'd only get in my way, woman," he replied. She scowled at him.
"No, I wouldn't. Plus you may need more people. I'm sure the other soul reapers know about us by now. They probably have reinforcements already there. One more Espada couldn't hurt," she reasoned. He frowned and let out an angry sigh.
"Whatever. We're leaving now." Kurono turned to Lani and Lanai.
"You two need to stay here. I'll be back soon," she told them.
"But Lady Kurono! We want to go, too!" they whined.
"No. Stay here."
"Okay…" they replied sadly. She left them and followed Grimmjow to the Human World.
They stepped out of the garganta and Kurono took a deep breath of the cool night air. She scowled.
"I don't like the air here," she mumbled.
"Who cares? Let's find that kid," Grimmjow replied, his insane grin firmly in place. Kurono noticed several strong riatsu signals around the town. Five in particular were quite close to them and one of those was stronger than the other four, although two weren't much weaker.
"I think I found him," she informed the others. Grimmjow's grin widened.
"Good. Now I'm going to have some fun," he replied with an evil laugh.
"Let me go first!" Di Roy said. "I'll leave the orange-haired one alone." He took off and they waited. Soon, they saw a pillar of ice and Di Roy's riatsu disappeared.
"Di Roy's gone," Shawlong said, shocked. Kurono could feel that Grimmjow was getting pumped.
"Let's go kill this soul reaper!" Grimmjow laughed. His laugh sent chills down her spine, but his energy and bloodlust ignited her own. It excited her and she instantly followed him when he sonidoed the way that Di Roy had gone. The others followed, but stayed at a distance. When they reached the spot where Di Roy had been, they noticed threes women and two men. Four out of the five were soul reapers. One woman had reddish-orange hair, one had black, and the other's hair was teal. One man had red hair and tattoos on his face and the other had orange hair that Kurono instantly recognized.
"Finally found you!" Grimmjow called out. The group looked up and their eyes widened. "I'm Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, the Sexta Espada."
"I am Kurono, the Undecimo (11th) Espada," Kurono added. Grimmjow glared at her but continued.
"Which of you is the strongest?" he asked.
"Ichigo! Get back!" the raven-haired woman yelled. Grimmjow smirked. He and Kurono moved at the same time, pulling their arms back, and then impaling the small woman through her stomach.
"You're not the strongest," Grimmjow and Kurono said together. They pulled back and Grimmjow turned to Kurono angrily.
"Rukia!" the group yelled. The Espada ignored them.
"Damn it! What the hell happened to 'not getting in my way'?" Kurono was staring at the blood that dripped down her hand. Her red eyes started to glow as she licked her lips.
"Damn it, woman! Snap out of it!" he growled. He shook her by the shoulders and the glow disappeared. She looked up at him like she'd been hypnotized.
"Grimmjow!" Ichigo roared as he swung his sword at the Sexta. The blue-haired Espada blocked the blow with his wrist.
"You're gonna have to try harder than that, kid," he said. He shoved the soul reaper back. "Show me that bankai." Ichigo glared. Kurono turned her attention to the others. The human girl was trying to heal the one they had called Rukia. The redheaded man was trembling in fury while the teal-haired woman spoke to him softly and held his hand. Kurono moved closer so that she could hear what was being said.
"Renji, Orihime is doing what she can. There are others like the one that Rukia got rid of. We have to fight." Renji nodded.
"Let's take these bastards out, Satomi," he answered. The woman, Satomi, smiled lovingly at him and he kissed her on the forehead. Kurono's brow furrowed. She didn't get why they were being so kind to each other. It was more than camaraderie that was for sure. She watched as they finally noticed her.
"You go ahead, Renji. I'll take care of her," the woman said. He put a hand on her shoulder and gave her a worried look.
"Are you sure?" Renji asked. She nodded. He left, heading after one of the others.
"You're going to be sorry," Kurono sneered.
"I think I can hold my own just fine," Satomi answered.
"Oh? What makes you think that?"
"I'm Satomi Hamasaki, 3rd seat of Squad 8 of the 13 Court Guard Squads." Kurono laughed cruelly.
"Not even a lieutenant rank? You must be joking. I don't know much about soul reapers, but I do know that there's no way that you'll defeat me." Satomi drew her sword. "You would need a bankai to even have a chance of scratching me."
"Crash upon the shore, Tadahiro!" Satomi yelled. Her blade became wavy and blue, watery riatsu surrounded the blade. "We will take you down and Aizen will not complete his plan!"
"So you say, little soul reaper. But you haven't fought any of us," Kurono smirked. Satomi's eyes narrowed and she charged at the female Espada. Kurono stopped the blade with the palm of her hand. "Told you." She shoved Satomi back and manifested her sword. The two women clashed again and again. Kurono quickly gained the upper hand. Her eyes started to glow as more and more cuts appeared on Satomi's body.
"I will beat you!" Satomi yelled defiantly. The glow in Kurono's eyes intensified as she noticed the blood on her sword. She let out a maniacal laugh that rivaled even Grimmjow's.
"Think again! Die, soul reaper!" she roared. She was about to cut Satomi in half when a familiar and powerful riatsu suddenly appeared. Kurono and Satomi both turned and Satomi gasped.
"Captain Tosen…" she whispered. Kurono rolled her eyes and sonidoed to Grimmjow's side.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Grimmjow asked Tosen angrily.
"You have attacked the Human World, mobilized six arrancar without permission, five of which are now dead, and none of this was under orders. Lord Aizen is furious and your punishment, as well as Kurono's, will be decided once we return," the former captain replied. A garganta opened and Kurono and Grimmjow started to follow Tosen through it.
"Where are you going? Our fight isn't over, Grimmjow!" Ichigo yelled after them.
"You fool. That's the only reason you're still alive. Remember my name, kid, and pray that you never hear it again. Because it will be the last thing you hear," he told him. With that, he was gone along with Kurono and Tosen.
"You are not punishing them, Lord Aizen?" Tosen asked. "At least let me execute them for you."
"Do you have some kind of personal issue with us?" Grimmjow asked, laughing.
"I live to uphold justice. I cannot stand those who sow discord." At that moment, Tosen drew his sword and cut off Grimmjow's left arm, the limb disintegrating in seconds.
"You bastard!" Grimmjow roared. He started to go after Tosen when Aizen's voice stopped him.
"If you attack him, I'll have no reason to let you live." Realizing his situation, he stilled and glared up at Aizen. "Grimmjow, you have lost your rank as the Sexta Espada. But, you will be allowed to continue living. Kurono, I will only warn you once. Do not defy me if you wish to live."
"Yes, Lord Aizen," they replied. Grimmjow glared at Tosen once more and the stormed out of the throne room.
After leaving the throne room, Kurono sent Lani and Lanai after bandages and headed to Grimmjow's room. As she knocked on the door, her mind wandered back to the soul reapers she had seen earlier. The man was upset and the woman was gentle with him. She tried to calm him and it had made him feel better. She wondered if she should do that with Grimmjow. The door was yanked open and a pissed off, still bleeding Grimmjow stood in front of her.
"What do you want?" he asked. Lani and Lanai showed up with the bandages, bowed, and left. Kurono looked up at him.
"I'm here to bandage your wound," she answered. He glared down at her.
"I don't want or need your pity," he spat. She felt herself getting angry. She remembered the soul reapers and took a deep breath.
"Please. I want to help." He stared at her for a moment before rolling his eyes and stepping aside to let her in.
"Whatever."
"Thank you." She had him sit on his bed and she sat beside him, first cleaning the wound and then wrapping the bandages around it.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked in an uncharacteristically quiet voice.
"Because I'm on your side. If I could kill that bastard Tosen, I would," she answered.
"Oh." She finished wrapping the wound and made sure it was tight.
"I'm sorry that Aizen punished you and not me."
"It doesn't matter. I was the one who was leading. Rank or not, I will kill Ichigo Kurosaki," he said, his hand clenching into a fist. She reached over and placed her hand over his. He looked into her eyes, confused. His brow furrowed and after a while, he turned away. She thought she saw his cheeks flush. "Don't look at me like that."
"Why not?" He turned back to her she saw lust glinting in his eyes.
"Because it makes me want to take you right here and force you to submit to me," he replied, completely serious. Her hand moved up to caress his strong jaw. She kept her movements and words gentle.
"Would that be so bad?" she asked. His hand buried itself in her hair and pulled her toward him. Their lips met in a rough, heated kiss. He pulled away not long after.
"I won't do this now," he replied. "Not until I kill Kurosaki." Kurono stood up angrily.
"That's all you care about? Killing that kid?" she asked. She glared at him and left without giving him a chance to answer.
"Kurono, wait!" he called as he followed her. Her door slammed in his face, ending the conversation.
