Sorry folks, i've kinda of being going through a rough patch at the moment. I was kinda of getting restless while writing this chapter, i wanted to get to the good stuff. :) Anyways, this is more of a filler chapter? But here ya go! Hope ya like! Again, sorry if some of the medical stuff doesn't make sense or is right. But, my mind my world. :P


Dr. Unohana looked at the chart for her patient Kurosaki, Ichigo, 2 years of being comatose due to a car accident. He had been unresponsive and seemed to have no chance of ever waking up and yet, he is still in his room at the hospital. The bills went to his roommate Grimmjow Jaggerjaques, who was still clinging to hope of his awakening. She sighed and went to check the IV and checked his body to make sure no bed sores were forming. As she touched his skin, suddenly his foot jerked which nearly gave her a heart attack. She quickly looked to Ichigo but was miffed when she saw his eyes were closed informing her that he did not wake up. Carefully she touched his leg again but he didn't move as he had done before. She quickly wrote down what had happened and made sure to contact Grimmjow on the sudden change. With a bit of nervous excitement she left to her office.

At around 8am Grimmjows phone rang waking him suddenly. He clumsily rolled over to pick up the phone and grumbled grumpily.

"Whut...?" he huffed out.

"Is this Mr. Jaggerjaques?"

"Ah...lady thas my old mans name, jus' call me Grimmjow." He ran his hand through his hair trying to completely wake up.

"My name is Doctor Unohana, the one in charge with Kurosaki's file. I'm calling to inform you of a sudden change."

The mention of Ichigo's last name woke him right the fuck up.

"What change? Is he awake?" he yelled out suddenly, which in turn made the kittens and the mom jerk in surprise and a howl from the mother.

"No he isn't but when I went to check on him and make sure there were no bed sores on his legs his leg jerked. Mostly patients in comas wouldn't react to something like that unless there were some reason behind it. I called you first thing to give you the update seeing as how in the file it says that I should if there were any changes."

"Thanks Doc. I'll be there in a couple minutes." he said and hung up. Grimmjow could feel his heart hammering against his chest and the feeling of butterflies in his stomach. Ichigo...his body reacted to being touched, maybe it was a sign he would wake up soon. Grimm quickly got out of bed and got dressed to go see his berry, grabbing his keys and wallet walking out the door.

Grimmjow walked down the same plain boring white hallways to Ichigo's room and for a second he hoped to see him awake sitting up but...faced the same image of Ichigo laying down, arms by his side, face peaceful and bright ass orange hair mussed and long splayed about the pillow. Dr. Unohana was at the foot of the bed looking at a file and looked up when Grimmjow coughed.

"Ah, Grimmjow, good morning to you." she nodded, a small smile on her face.

"So anything else happen since then?" he asked, sitting next to Ichigo holding his hand.

"No, i've gently tried putting pressure around his legs like last time but there hasn't been a similar reaction. Since I did get a reaction out of him from by touch, I was wondering if we could do physical therapy treatment. Usually we do it after the patient has woken up but, this could be an exception considering the circumstances. I just...wish I could have thought of this sooner." she sighed sadly, rubbing her forehead.

"Thas fine, anything ta get him awake."

She nodded and wrote something down on the clipboard.

"Very well, i'll get the paperwork for you to sign and the treatment will start right away for Mr. Kurosaki."

"Thanks Doc."

Unohana walked out and Grimm looked at his sleeping berry, looking at his hair. It had grown a lot over the 2 years he had been comatose, Grimm decided not to cut it so that when Ichigo did indeed wake up, they could and let it signify the ending of Ichigo's coma. But, for now Grimmjow admired it and smirked.

"Damn berry...ya need a haircut. Otherwise ya'd really look like a girl." he chuckled, remembering the time when he said that Ichigo had a womanly figure.


FLASHBACK

Grimmjow was hit with a punch to the shoulder.

"AH! What tha fuck!" he yelled out, clutching his left arm, stumbling back a bit.

"I do NOT look like a fuckin' girl Grimm!" Ichigo yelled.

Grimmjow glared at him and rubbed his shoulder.

"A'course ya do! With those slim hips and tha lithe build ya got, put a dress on ya and bam. Girl strawberry." he said with a smirk.

Ichigo growled and tackled his damn blueberry, wanting to wipe that damn smirk off his face. After wrestling for what seemed like an hour Grimm managed to pin Ichigo down, arms above his head, panting.

Grimmjow laughed that sent shivers up Ichigo's spine and held his berry in place, leaning to whisper into his ear.

"Mmm...gotcha right where I want ya babe."

Ichigo shivered and blushed, heart pumping even faster.

"S'not fair...your voice...you know what it does to me." he panted.

"Mmm...oh yeah? S'tha some kinda fetish ya got goin' fer yaself berry?" he drawled lazily.

"Anything you do would instigate some kind of fetish Grimm. You're like the epitome of sex."

Grimmjow scrunched his eyebrows together at the wrong pronunciation of Epitome.

"It's...eh-pit-toh-mee Ichi. Not ep-pih-tohm."

"Tomatoe, tohmahtoe. Whatever you knew what I mean, baka. How the hell would you know that anyways Grimm?"

Grimmjow snorted and sat on Ichigo, making him gasp for air.

"Well...ya pick up a few things when workin' at a Circus yanno? All kindsa folks muckin' about." he said thoughtfully, looking up at the wall as if it had all the answers.

Ichigo was banging his fists against Grimmjow, trying to wiggle his body out from underneath the blue-haired turd he called his lover.

"GET OFF!" Ichi gasped out. "YA WEIGH LIKE A MILLION BABIES!"

END FLASHBACK


Grimmjow smiled at the memory and continued stroking his lovers hair, enjoying the softness of it. Then he started to ramble.

"Yanno...when ya wake up an' come home, I got this surprise waitin' fer ya. I found them last night when I was comin' home, some fucker jus' left em out in tha rain like they were old shoes or somethin'. So I took em in and called Rukia ta help me with em, gonna see her today durin' her lunch break. I was hopin' maybe we could name em together yeah? When ya wake up."

Ichigo just laid there, eyes closed, breaths even, lips slightly parted. Grimmjow hung his head, holding the berry's hand when he felt it. A small squeeze from the smaller man made Grimmjow feel goosebumps and he snapped his head up to look at Ichigo.

"Ichi?" he whispered softly.

He didn't open his eyes but the grip on Grimmjows hand didn't lessen until 5 minutes later. Could it have been a muscle spasm? A jerking to stimulate the nerves that haven't been used in 2 years? Grimmjow jumped out of his seat to look for the doctor, running down the hallways and sliding past other doctors yelling at him to slow down. When he finally reached Dr. Unohanas office he was out of breath.

"Gr-Grimmjow?" she said, looking up from some files.

"He...clenched...my...hand..." Grimmjow managed to get out before coughing, leaning against the door frame.

Dr. Unohanas eyes were as big as dinner plates and she scrambled her hands around her desk until she managed to grab a note pad.

"When! And for how long would you say?"

Grimmjow took a deep breath and looked at her.

"About 3 minutes ago...felt like 5 minutes. It was his left hand holdin' mine but I didn't see any other part of his body moving. Maybe I missed it...I dunno."

Unohana scribbled everything down onto the note pad and got up walking towards Ichigo's room, Grimmjow following close behind, a feeling of renewed hope in both of them.

"Think it coulda been a muscle spasm or somethin'?"

"Maybe...but have you experienced or seen anything like this happening while you visited him before?"

"I've been visitin' him every day, I think I woulda noticed him movin'."

"Exactly, this isn't something thats been happening regularly, it's new. And if its new, then something is going on with Kurosaki. We'll take him to have an MRI and see what it is specifically that he is reacting to."

Grimmjow scratched his head.

"Look Doc...I want Ichi ta wake up an' get better as soon as possible. But, how much is this all costin' me?"

Unohana knew where Grimmjow was coming from, he was paying the bills and the insurance could only cover so much.

She looked at him and lowered her voice a bit.

"Don't worry about the bill this month ok? I'm personally interested in Ichigo's condition...and helping him wake up has been my goal for the past 6 months. He's unlike any case I have ever had."

"I don't want you ta see him as a lab rat ta experiment on, i'm grateful and all fer what your doin' and all but...just see him as just someone thas cared fer and needs ta wake up."

"Of course Grimmjow...look i've seen how you've been dealing with this and I can't imagine what you are going through. But here you are, coming to visit him everyday and i'm impressed by your loyalty to your friend Kurosaki."

Grimmjow scratched the back of his head, slightly embarrassed.

"Yea...what can I say? I care fer tha carrot top."

Unohana smiled warmly at him and patted his shoulder.

"We'll start the MRI and then go from there with the Physical Therapy alright? I'll call you if anything new happens."

He nodded.

"Alright, thanks doc." he said, leaving the room and headed towards the elevators.

Grimmjow arrived home and went to the master bedroom to check on the kittens. He opened the door and saw that they were feeding off the surrogate mother and she was staring at the bedroom floor with a bored look on her face. She looked up when she heard Grimmjow come in and meowed.

"Hey...gotta take tha kittens in today. Get em healthy, yea?" he said as he began packing what Rukia brought over. He helped the mom and litter of kittens into the carrier and packed them in the back seat of the car.

He drove to the vets place and called Rukia when he got there.

"Dr. Kuchki speaking."

Grimmjow smirked. "Oh, hey 'doctor'...ya take care of pets so why tha fancy name?"

"Oh, it's you." she replied boredly, professional tone gone. "Well at least you didn't call me on my cellphone. I don't know how to get rid of that horrible ringtone you put for yourself."

"Aww...but it's so true. Ya know ya like tha ringtone."

"No! I hate LMFAO. So ridiculous for grown men to act like that, and what do they get? Tons of money for it. Clearly I am in the wrong money making business."

Grimmjow chuckled and heard the momma cat start to meow.

"Hey, I have tha runts here and that huge feline you call a cat."

"Pull around the back and i'll meet you out in the Employee Parking lot."

Grimm hung up and did so, seeing Rukia there with another nurse by her side.

He got out and took out the carrier bringing it inside the infirmary. As soon as he set the carrier down he looked to Rukia.

"I got somethin' ta tell ya. Privately."

Rukia looked to her assistant and nodded. Her assistant bowed before leaving Rukia and Grimmjow alone.

"What's wrong?" Rukia asked quickly. "Something with Ichigo?"

"It's not...I don't think it's bad. He...his body's been twitchin'. And his Doctor wants ta check out his brain and give 'im some kinda therapy. I didn't want ta tell ya over tha phone seein' as how I was gonna see ya today. It all happened this mornin'."

"So...does it seem likely he'll wake up soon?"

"I dunno...I gotta check back in with tha doc. Um, which brings up somethin'...ya mind if I leave ta go back to tha hospital? I can pick ya up after yer work ta come visit him."

Rukia's eyes lit up.

"Really? Well...let's see how it goes for the kittens alright? I'll text you later."

Grimmjow nodded and left going back to the hospital checking in at the front desk.

"Doctor Unohana is on her lunch break."

"Do ya know when she'll get back ta work?"

It was at that moment when his phone rang and he immediately picked up.

"Hello?"

"Grimmjow, it's Doctor Unohana. I'm on my lunch break but I am in Kurosaki's room. I was about to take him to get the MRI done but, I wanted to know if you were anywhere nearby that you could possibly stop by the hospital?"

"Actually, i'm in tha lobby. I'll be up ina few."

Grimmjow skipped the elevator and ran up the flight of stairs. He reached Ichi's room, breathless and saw Unohana right outside.

"Anythin' new happen?"

"Not yet, not until we get the MRI done. Come, he's already on his way."

Grimmjow followed the doctor to the waiting room and was handed a magazine. He looked at her oddly.

"What tha fuck is this?"

"Wait here. I should be out within half an hour."

"I'm tired of waitin'. I wanna go in." he said, throwing the magazine down onto the seat.

"You're not allowed. This is as far as I can get you Grimmjow."

He glared at the Doctor and looked away.

"Is...he at least comfortable?" he grumbled.

Unohana sighed and chuckled.

"Yes Grimmjow...he is."

He huffed out a noise that sounded like a small growl and sat down.

"Fine...i'll wait. But if yer not out here after half an hour, I'm commin' in."

35 minutes later

"Dr. Unohana, there's a man here...he said if he has to wait any longer he's going to tear his way through with his hands if he has to."

She sighed and rubbed her temple.

"Tell him it'll just be another 10 minutes."

"But Doct-" she retorted worriedly.

"Just tell him."

The nurse bowed and left, leaving Unohana looking at the pictures of Ichigo's brain. She couldn't figure it out...his brain was reacting to everything, as if he were awake. Is he on the verge of waking up? Or is he trapped being aware but stuck in an endless sleep? She didn't know how to explain to Grimmjow without confusing him.

She sighed and left, meeting a disgruntled Grimmjow who was currently amusing himself by looking at the fish tank.

"Ahem..." she coughed quietly.

He quickly turned around and his eyes darkened, his presence immediately dangerous.

"What tha hell took so damn long?" he nearly growled.

"Look Grimmjow...just listen. I...don't know how to say this to you without making any sense. His brain...is active, as if he we awake and talking like you and I are doing, right now. But, he's asleep. He is asleep and yet he is aware of what's going on around him. I don't know if he is on the verge of waking up or stuck."

Grimmjow's presence immediately lessened and his face went serious.

"Am I making...any sense?"

He frowned, as if offended.

"Look doc...I ain't like ya. I worked in tha circus and only knew how ta take care of myself, only graduated high school and skipped college. But, as soon as Ichi was ina coma, I researched what was goin' on with him like ya wouldn't believe. I know what yer sayin' and I know tha what's goin' on with his brain ain't normal fer a person ina coma."

Dr. Unohana was impressed again by Grimmjow's dedication.

"I didn't mean to presume...I just wanted to make sure you knew his current condition."

He nodded as if to understand her concern.

"What do we do now." he asked, even though he knew the answer.

"As usual Grimmjow...we wait."

He ran his hand through his hair, clearly frustrated and sighed.

"Fine...so when's the physical therapy startin'?"

"Tomorrow. Do you want to be there when it starts?"

"Yeah, when it startin'?"

Unohana looked at her clipboard and clicked her tongue.

"There's one I can book him in at 1:30pm."

"Tha sounds good. I'll be there."