Holy shiznickers, just read the latest chapter...woot woot, go Nell!!

Thank you to everyone who reviewed! And the rating went up due to the colorful language of certain espadas.

Disclaimer: Alas, if Bleach were mine, I would make it so that Orihime did more than just yell: Kurosaki-kuuuuun! (I still love her though!)

Note: I'm going by wikipedia as to how to spell Nnoitra's name...

Nell and Orihime rested while Ichigo went on his own to find the person whose reiatsu thread they had been following.

Nell didn't say anything as she gently laid Grimmjaw on the ground. She put him down so carefully Orihime thought he was made of fragile porcelin, instead of being an espada, albeit greatly injured.

The two girls said nothing for awhile, but then Orihime spoke. "Do you know what you want to do?"

It was a simple question, but Nell had no simple answer. She fiddled with her sword, then seemed to get annoyed at it, and laid it next to Grimmjaw.

"I want to start off new...but I don't know if he wants to as well. He..." Nell began twirling her hair, a sign of her nervousness. "I...I never really told him how I felt...but I'm sure it was so obvious...to everyone..." Her eyes darkened as she remembered what Nnoitra had done.

"Was that why..." Orihime trailed off, not exactly sure how to discuss Nell's "banishment."

"I'm sure it pissed them all off," Nell said offhandedly. "It was the straw that broke the camel's back, because I knew a lot of the espada couldn't stand my personality already."

"Got that right, bitch" a voice drawled, alarmingly near the two girls.

Orihime and Nell jumped up and turned to stare at the 5th espada.

"That shinigami sure was stupid leaving you two here all by your lonesome." Nnoitra did a quick sonido to place himself right behind Nell. He swung his staff at Orihime, making sure she was a good distance away from them.

"And you even brought your boyfriend," he coldly laughed, quickly glancing at Grimmjaw. "You know woman, when you pull crap like that it makes me want to shove your skull in again."

And with that he brought down his staff, seemingly faster than Nell could act.

But he wasn't fast enough; Nell moved out of the way and flung his staff away.

Nnoitra sighed while grabbing her arms from behind so she was unable to hit him. "Like that will do you any good Neliel without your sword to finish me. Geez, don't tell me love has made you soft." He cackled again as Nell tried to wrestle out off his grasp.

"Soooo now..." Nnoitra was happily taking his time. "What should I do to you, Neliel Tu Oderschvank, that will make you think twice before showing up in Las Noches in that form? Should I kill everyone here, or should I...no, that would be too much trouble. All I have to do is report back to Aizen-sama and you'll be silenced forever." His eyes fell on the still unconscious Grimmjaw. "Or maybe..." He leaned in close toward Nell. "Maybe," he whispered into her ear. "I could steal that kiss you've been saving for a certain someone special?"

Nell's eyes widened and she blushed furiously. "You wouldn't," she spat out. "You're not that pathetic Nnoitra. You'd accomplish more by just killing us all."

Nnoitra shook his head and tsked. "I already said Neliel that killing you all was too much work. And you mistake me." Nnoitra gripped Nell harder. "I don't want you dead yet. I want you to feel the pain that comes from loving him."

Nell had no chance to scream out in frustration, because before she knew it, the 5th espada's lips were locked with hers.

There was a moment of shocked silence, Orihime didn't really think he'd do something that stupid, but apparently...looks were deceiving.

Nell did her best to push him away, but he was gripping her too hard.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Grimmjaw stirred and slowly opened his eyes. He was lying on his side, and when he focused his eyes in front of him, he could have sworn he saw Nnoitra kissing Nell. Damn, that girl's hit really did mess up my head...wait...what the f-ing hell?!

And for some unknown reason, the next immediate thought that ran through his mind was: That bastard better not be using that tongue of his...WHERE THE F-ING HELL DID THAT THOUGHT COME FROM?!

Perhaps since the 5th and former 3rd espadas were preoccupied and Grimmjaw was having mental trauma issues, no one noticed the orange and white blur that struck Nnoitra and caused him to skid along the ground for a good amount of distance. After the dust settled, everyone could see a very pissed off Orihime.

"H-how the hell are you that strong woman?" Nnoitra snarled as he tried to lift himself up from the ground.

"What?" Orihime calmly replied. "Did you think the only thing I was good for was calling out for Kurosaki-kun?" She turned towards a shocked Nell. "Shall we do the honors?"

Nell's shocked expression gave way to an evil grin that spread from ear to ear as she collected her reiatsu. "Yes, I think we shall Orihime-chan."

Grimmjaw's jaw (A/N- haha) nearly fell to the floor as an explosion of a cero and tsubaki combined hit Nnoitra directly. Really, Nnoitra never stood a chance.

When the dust settled and the ground stopped shaking, there wasn't a sign of the 5th espada to be seen anywhere.

"Good riddance!" Nell yelled out and struck out a triumphant pose that looked eerily similar to the one she made as a toddler with her brothers.

Grimmjaw blinked once...then twice...his mouth frozen into a perfect "O".

Nell hi-fived Orihime and they turned to look at Grimmjaw. "You've left him speechless Nell-chan, that's a good start!" Orihime giggled and patted Nell on the shoulder.

Nell smiled and then blushed slightly. "Eto...Grimmjaw...did you happen to see...all of that?"

Grimmjaw's mouth finally closed and he nodded his head.

Nell blushed furiously. "It wasn't-"
"You don't need to explain," Grimmjaw quickly interrupted, wanting to avoid an emotional outburst from the former espada.

"Whew," Nell let out a sigh of relief. She shook her head, as if trying to shake out all the bad thoughts in her mind. She looked at Orihime, and after being given a helpful nod, she began.

"Grimmjaw...I once heard someone say that relationships are like glass. Sometimes they're better left broken than hurting yourself trying to put them back together again."

She looked off into the distance of Las Noches for awhile before continuing. "I...I don't think we're like broken glass. So..."

But Nell lost her nerve and laughed to break up the serious atmosphere. "Ah, I don't know what I'm saying," she smiled and closed her eyes.

"Alright."

The word came so abruptly, that Nell opened her eyes. She stared at Grimmjaw, who had a weary look in his eyes, but a faint smile played upon his lips. "Do what you want. I'm not stopping you."

Grimmjaw knew it would eventually come to this. After his fight with Ichigo, his arrogance as well as a few others things were becoming diminished. Reality was setting in.

"I'm not promising you anything big; I'll let you know that right now. I'm just..." Now it was Grimmjaw's turn to trail off and look into the distance.

"Geez, you two are impossible," Orihime said and laughed out loud at the scene unfolding before her. She went up to Nell and gave her a hug, and then went to Grimmjaw and patted him lightly on the back. She then began to heal his most serious injuries.

Silence enveloped the three.

"Weeeell," Nell said after a few moments, "I'm glad you saw everything so I wouldn't have to explain it later." She then made a face and gagged.

"Nell-chan!" Orihime cried out, but then realized that it was nothing serious.

"Ick! I've still got stupid Nnoitra's taste in my mouth." Nell stuck out her tongue and tried to clean it.

There was a brief moment of silence between Nell's statement and Grimmjaw's reaction.

"For the love of the Hougyoku, don't tell me that!" Grimmjaw yelled. Nell looked at him, and seeing his reaction, played along.

"Yeeep, that tongue of his sure was long! I mean it was like-"

"Too much motherf-ing information woman!!"

"But the worst part of it was-"

"THERE'S MORE?!"

If anyone had passed by a certain part of Las Noches, they would have seen a blushing and yelling blue haired espada, an orange haired girl giggling hysterically while trying to heal said pissed off blue haired espada, and a green haired girl laughing and hugging the very pissed off espada.

Basically, it wouldn't have been your typical scene in Las Noches.

But of course, anytime Nell is involved, nothing is normal, is it?

Wow...I wrote again...after only a few days...wtf?

I got inspired by watching Nell kick Espada ass in the latest manga chapter, so this is how the chapter came to be.

Let me know what you think!