Hello again all my lovely readers! The plot thickens, duh duh duh duh! Don't worry, last chapter was just a set up for this!

I sat on my bed, glaring at the girl sitting in my bedroom closet. Even though she supposedly lived here now, she still enjoyed the closet way too much to be normal. But then again, guess she's not normal, she's a Shinigami. She was glaring right back at me, gauging my reaction.

"No." I replied simply, gaining bravado as I went along. "No, Rukia, I just got back from Soul Society, I'm not going back yet. When am I supposed to hang out with my friends, huh? When am I supposed to go to school, ever think of that?"

"Of course I thought about that, Ichi." She said, faking sympathy. "But you have to realize that you've never been normal. Plus, don't you miss all your friends in the Gotei 13? I'm sure Captain Zaraki can't wait to see you again." Rukia purred, raising her eyebrows.

"Yeah, I bet he's just overflowing with excitement. And I bet your asshole brother wants to see me too. Oh yeah, and Toshiro, Captain Aizen, and all the unpleasant people in the Gotei 13."

Rukia scowled at me. "Don't talk about Byakuya that way. And Captain Aizen? He's a really nice guy once you get to know him."

I shrugged and looked out of the window. Honestly, I had no plausible reason to hate Captain Aizen, but he just kinda creeped me out sometimes, a certain way he'd say a word, a certain way he'd look me up and down. I shivered and then stepped out of my body. "Fine, how long are we going for this time?"

She looked at the ground sheepishly. "For about…seven days…?" She asked, poking her bottom lip out. If it were anyone else, I'd probably just cuss them out and go to sleep, but I really just couldn't say no to that face. Rukia was like a little sister to me. Like Karin or Yuzu.

"Okay fine. I don't care as long as you don't draw any Chappy the Bunny drawings this time to explain things." I replied, laughing as I dodged a kick, and she opened the Senkai Gate.

I'd known about this little trip for awhile, ever since Yoruichi came back from Soul Society, talking about some dance that they hadn't had in over 101 years. They were holding it again to celebrate some short lived truce between them and some hollows or something. And Captain Kurotsuchi was hosting it. That sounded like oodles of fun.

I glared at Ulquiorra, the emo bastard. "Why does Cuarta have to sit next to me?" I whined, as I received a demon like look from the person in question.

"Shut up Grimmjow, we all know you and Cuarta are fucking." Nnoitora said rudely, as he lay back on the ice like thing we were riding on through the Dangai Precipice World.

Ulquiorra turned and shot Nnoitora an icy glare. "You know nothing insolent little worm. Do not speak of my private life." He said coldly and then turned back around, hiding his blush. I scowled and looked away. How annoying. Him and Nnoi would probably be better suited for each other. He could bring out some emotion in the little bastard.

"I wish I could've taken my Fracciones." Neliel said, sitting cross legged with her Resurrection between her legs.

Nnoitora sneered at her. "Your Fracciones wouldn't have done you any good anyways. There the weakest." She shrugged and stood, seeing some end to all this creepiness that the rest of us didn't. I stood as well, feeling my body tense up like I was going into battle, but when we stepped through the gate we are greeted by…six women.

"Ah, you must be the hollows." One of the women said, looking me up and down with a feline like grin on her face. I had to admit, I kinda liked it.

Neliel stepped forward, her tone almost as cool and clipped as Ulquiorra's. "Actually, we're not just hollows, were Vasto Lorde's." She corrected, seeming rather disappointed about something. "Are you our welcoming party? Where is everyone else?"

"Ah, about that, there is a Captain's meeting right now, you came at a very busy time, actually, at a perfect time, at the end of your stay were going to be having a dance in your honor." One of the more regal women said. Her hair was braided under her chin and she stood straighter than the others. "You will be staying in the guest housing." She said and then turned and walked away without another word.

The one that was checking me out stepped forward, her dark skin a stark contrast to her purple hair and shining amber eyes. "Sorry Unohana is a little standoffish. Doesn't like hollows very much. I'll take you to guest housing." She purred, looking particularly at me. "You must be Grimmjow Jeagerjaques." She purred looking over my form once more before turning around and nodding to herself. "Perfect." She murmured before beckoning to us to follow her.

She led us to a large building, and told us that the doors with names next to them were taken, and all those with empty slots were ours for the choosing. And then she left, saying she had to meet some more guests that were just arriving through the Senkai Gate.

I chose a room and filled out a little card, pushing it into the slot by my door with a yawn. "Damn this place is boring." I murmured, getting a glare from the pink haired man standing in my doorway.

"Speak for yourself, Grimm. I find this place just invigorating." Szayel said gleefully, looping our arms and leading me down the hall to go collect Nnoi, Neliel, and Starrk. Everyone else told us not to bother them for a while, or had plans to go exploring by themselves.

"I'm kinda disappointed." Neliel admitted. "I thought there would be some bishies1 in a place like this. I've met a few people from the World of the Living that are supposed to live here, but…I have no idea where they stay." Nnoi snorted at her admittance.

"You're after some guy, aren't you? Who is he?" He asked, glancing over at her with a slightly perplexed expression. I smirked at him, the man was fuckin obsessed with Nel. We stopped walking, hearing voices steadily approaching.

A crushing riatsu made Nnoi glare up at the approaching party. There was a tall burly man with spikes and an eye patch, with a pink haired girl riding on his shoulders shouting "Ichi's here!" Over and over; there was a seemingly emotionless man with a white pin in his hair and a teal scarf around his neck a spiky red head trailing after him a wide grin on his face; the same feline like woman from before; and Captain Aizen himself. The pink haired girl and the red headed man both looked over to our group, but the rest didn't seem to notice. Aizen winked at us, and then beckoned for us to follow them.

"We're meeting the substitute Shinigami and 12 Division's Rukia Kuchiki at the Senkai gate." Aizen explained, sounding horribly amused.

Neliel perked up at that, and half skipped to keep up with the group. Szayel frowned at Aizen. "Why are there so many more people to meet them than when they came to meet us?"

The pink haired girl turned and smiled serenely at us. "That's because everyone is excited to see Ichi! Isn't that right, Kenny?" She asked, almost falling off of his shoulders as she jumped up and down with excitement.

The man with the stoic expression on his face scowled at the pink haired girl. "Not all of us are here for the substitute, Yachiru." He said coldly, as if he despised the fact that it had been even implied. "As a member of the Kuchiki Royal Family, I am obliged to meet my younger sister."

Aizen turned to us with a shrug. "We didn't get to meet you all because there was a captain's meeting that just let out not too long ago."

We reached the Senkai Gate and stopped in front of it, Neliel at this point bounding up and down waiting for it to open. Nnoitora glared at her, obviously annoyed and very jealous. When the gate opened, a black haired Shinigami girl walked out, smiling as she greeted Captain Kuchiki. Then an orange haired youth stepped out, grimacing at the sunlight and the party assembled.

Neliel jumped for joy, Nnoitora cracked his knuckles, Szayel 'ooh'ed at the young man, and Starrk yawned and looked away, and I…

I was for once in my life at a loss for words.

And they meet! Is it love at first sight, or something else? Grimmjow, unable to speak, Nnoitora fraught with jealousy, what will happen next? Stay tuned!