A/N: I honestly don't know how often I'll be updating... I'm going to try my best to make chapters no longer than a week apart! Thank you for any and all support. *bows*

Chapter 2

I woke up Saturday afternoon with a boner. It was mocking me horribly. I had an erotic dream about none other than Grimmjow and it pissed me off. I absolutely refused to touch myself as the images of his sweaty body latticed with mine and our hot breaths intermingled appeared before me. His cotton candy tufts of hair were tickling my neck and chest as he placed a hot, steamy trail of kisses down my body. I might have creamed myself in my sleep if I hadn't woken up as he kissed my pelvis. Sadly, my little friend was not appreciating all this neglect. I took a cold shower and headed downstairs in some navy sweats and a white v-neck.

My little sister Yuzu was making lunch while my other sister Karin was watching cartoons. I was relieved to see my old man was already at the clinic. Sometimes it seems like he doesn't even try to work...

"Ichi-nii! I made tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches! Are you hungry?" Yuzu said happily as she saw me walking toward the kitchen.

"Sounds yummy." I sat at the table. "Karin aren't you gonna eat?"

"Already did sleepyhead..." She replied as she layed out on the couch. I began eating and Yuzu sat a glass of juice next to my bowl and she went to join Karin. I quickly finished eating and headed back upstairs to start on my shitload of homework.

I groaned as I read the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene over for the second time. I have to analyze the importance of the scene and then translate it to modern day language. I could sum that up pretty quick. Romeo is saying Juliet I think you're hot! Your face is so sexy and shit it shines like the sun! I wanna fuck you right now, but our parents would be mad about it. Then, Juliet is like I wish Romeo was here so we could make out again. I know he's older than me, but he's so HAWT. I wish our parents would chill. I'd totally disown them if I could get me some more Romeo! After all that, he climbs up there and makes out with her and they go get married in secret like the next day. Of course that would probably not pass with Kuchiki sensei, but that's how I see it.

After I finish that, I have a ton of review questions at the end of the play and I finish up my Geometry in a decent time period. I study for history a bit then I lay back down. I'm so bored... I text Renji and he's busy working out and stuff at weekend practice with the basketball team. Chad is working and I don't want to hang out with Uryu by myself. The images of the dream slither their way into the forefront of my mind and I quickly shake my head trying to blur them away. I hear a knock at the door and almost fall out of the bed scrambling to get up. I hear Yuzu answer the door followed by my name saying it was Orihime and my friends. I wonder who else could be here besides the usual crowd. I walk downstairs.

"Oh hell no..." I breath no louder than a whisper as Grimmjow, Nnoitra, and a bubbly Orihime with baked goods enter.

"Ichi-kun! I got off early at the bakery and my manager let me bring some leftovers from the morning home. I thought we could share. I bumped into Grimm-kun and his friend walking this way. I thought they were coming to see you, so I invited them with me!" Sometimes Orihime's cheerful and overly friendly personality was a curse on my soul. The two assholes smirked and waved at me. Grimmjow was wearing camo cargo pants and a black wife beater with matching low top sneakers and Nnoitra was wearing white skinny jeans, matching shoes, and a black t-shirt that said HOLLOW INSIDE in white letters. Orihime handed the bread and pastries to Yuzu and bounded over to me in her pink sundress and sandals.

"This is your chance Ichi! Good luck!" She whispered excitedly to me as she went to go help Yuzu sort things out.

"So much for monday Berry..." Grimmjow said.

"Awh. Don't tease our lil' kouhai here on his day off from tha' hell hole we call school." Nnoitra smiled after he spoke.

"You say not to mention it, but you refer to it by calling me kouhai. This isn't some shoujo manga, and we aren't even close enough for that." I scoff. "Why are you guys here anyway?"

"You told me where ya lived. I assumed it was an invitation. I thought I'd bring a friend along too. It's not like he's gonna be a third wheel... Oh wait he just might be..." Grimmjow says in mock thought and Nnoitra gasps just as fake.

"Whatever do ya mean Grimm? Could it be that lil' Kurosaki here has a crush on his fluffy senpai?" My face contorted in horror. He had told him about my indirect confession yesterday.

"I'm not sure about all that Nnoi, but he's got one hell of a blush when I get close to him. Or maybe he's just shy around everyone. Give it a try." Nnoitra walks up to me and gets in my face, and I scowl deeply.

"Nah, it's just you bud. Just you and your fucking fluffy hair." They cackle together and I'm almost pushed over the edge with fury.

"DO NOT say the 'f' word in my house around my little sisters..." I say through gritted teeth.

"I'm sooooo sorry Ichigo! Grimm's hair just," he snickers, "excites me so much! Mind if I touch it Grimm?" He turns towards Grimmjow who has the biggest shit eating grin plastered on his face.

"How bold of you to ask Nnoitra. It was so straightforward how could I say no to ya? Go ahead. I'd be honored." He lets Nnoitra run both hands through his never ending field of wild blue grass and I can feel my emotional barrier breaking. I could almost cry...

"Wow. It's so soft... It's not hard like it's been gelled down or anythin'. It sits like this naturally..."

"Sure does. I play with it in the morning a bit to get it to flow a certain way, but other than that I don't have to do anything to it. Isn't that something Berry boy?" He asks pointedly at me. I can't even open my mouth to form words. My eyes are probably round and glassy threatening tears so I direct my gaze to the floor. Why would he be so cruel? Knowing how I felt, he would deliberately hurt me like that. He and Nnoitra had stopped chuckling for a moment, when I started sniffling. It was too late to stop the round giant tears from splashing on the floor. I felt like a bitch. I wasn't badass anymore. I had gotten my feelings stomped on. I wasn't Ichigo Kurosaki who could kick anybody's ass. I was Berry boy having tears rain down mercilessly over some guy.

Karin and Yuzu couldn't hear or see me from in the kitchen where they were laughing and talking with Orihime about things at her job. I squeezed my shut as tight as I could and balled my fists up until my knuckles turned white. I was quickly turning from hurt to infuriated.

"Oi Grimm... Ya think we overdid it?"

"Well I didn't think he would actually cry... Hey Ichigo are ya-" I cut him off with a fist in the dead center of his face and delivered an identical blow to Nnoitra who was too stunned to react. They stumbled, but didn't fall. I lifted my head up and let them behold my tear-streaked face in all its glory.

"So it was funny to play with my feelings huh? Were they just too tempting to pass up on? I thought for a moment last night that I had a chance... Even if it wasn't to date you Grimmjow I thought there was a chance to get closer to you. Turns out you're just an asshole with nice hair! I just can't believe I was too stupid to see that..." I laughed awkwardly. "My friends tried to warn me that this was pointless. All of them except Orihime thought it was creepy or wrong. Saying you'd just try to pick a fight. Turns out the outcome was way worse than that..." I wiped away my left over tears with my hands and finished calming down as Orihime happily walked into the hallway.

"Yuzu and I warmed up the sweets and poured some milk for all of us! Won't you three come in the kitchen?" She frowned as the tension finally hit her and she saw my face and the slight bruises forming on Grimmjow and Nnoitra's. I sighed.

"Yeah. We're coming..." I walked behind Orihime and the other two followed. Grimmjow touched my shoulder lightly and a shrugged it off. He grabbed it this time firmly making me turn around.

"Sorry alright. I didn't think your feelings were serious or whatever. We were just tryna have fun and tease ya. Aren't ya more thick skinned than this?" I turned around without a reply an toted my snack up to my room and slammed the door loudly. Orihime came in a few moments later with some donuts and sat beside me on the floor. Nnoitra and Grimmjow were in the doorway shortly after. I nodded reluctantly granting them access. We ate in silence for a while and Orihime finally broke the silence.

"Grimm-kun! My friend Ichi-kun... Well... He has feelings for you. A-And I don't mean just like friends or classmates. I mean like boyfriend and boyfriend! So I would um.. I would appreciate it if you would listen to them and if possible accept them because Ichigo is a really nice guy and he deserves a nice boyfriend... And I think you can be nice if you try! N-Not to say that you are mean! Nel just always talks about how aggressive you are at club meetings." She plays with her thumbs in her lap and looks between the three of us.

"Thanks Orihime, but I already know that Grimmjow doesn't like me that way. He probably doesn't even like me at all. He's probably incapable of such a thing as genuinely liking someone." I circle the rim of my glass with my index finger.

"Alright." Grimmjow says stretching.

"What are ya talkin' bout?" Nnoitra asks.

"I'll go out with Ichigo."

"HUH!? We were just teasin' him and shit downstairs! What made ya flip the fuckin' script so damn fast?!"

"Call it a favor for a friend of my sister's." He gives a small grin to Orihime who clapped happily.

"No." I say. "I won't go out with you as a fucking favor. If you like to do favors, do me one and leave me the hell alone." My temper is rising rapidly and I abruptly stand up. "You think my feelings are a damn favor Grimmjow!? I'd rather die alone than go out with some cocky bastard who only dates people for favors!" He rises and stands directly in front of me and grabs my hand and shoves it into his hair.

"I ain't a guy who's all lovey-dovey and shit. Just call that previous comment a mask over my emotions or whatever. I find ya interesting Ichigo. You intrigue me... to say the least. Your hair is pretty damn incredible itself." I let my fingers travel to his scalp and back and I let my other hand join in on the pleasure. It's by far a thousand times softer than I could imagine and it has a slight silky texture. I let it curl around my fingers and slide off of my palms and I'm content for that moment. I return back to reality.

"Was that a confession senpai?" I smirk.

"Call it what you want... I ain't denying it though..." He grins.

"Well then, I guess you'll have to earn a yes out of me now won't you?" He looks confused as my hands drop from his head.

"What do you mean? I thought ya liked me already. Why can't you say yes right now?"

"Because you were an asshole about it." I say matter-of-factly. "Now you have to earn it. Unless your interest was just really shallow after all..." I had just challenged him, he wasn't gonna back down from it either. He frowned then gave me that shit eating grin and his eyes were burning with those flames again. I swear I had a chill.

"Fine. I'll have you begging for me to never leave your side by next Saturday. I guarantee it. By any means necessary. Berry boy." He left my room without another word.

"Ah shit... Ya fired him up. He doesn' chase after people. Yer life is gonna be hell over this next week." Nnoitra goes to follow Grimmjow and I hear the front door open and close.

"Oh Ichi-kun! Isn't this great? Grimm-kun accepts you! I'm so happy for you!" She hugs me and almost suffocates me between her breasts. I may have gotten the guy, but I'm not particularly overjoyed by this fact. I realize having Grimmjow chase after me is the equivalent of attracting a dangerous mental patient.