Possible yaoi content, nothing too bad though... yet. I know I'm moving kinda fast with Grimm and Ichi's relationship but some relationships are just like that so you can just deal with it :P
I want to thank my friend immortal-lover14 for helping me with this chapter! I love you and thank you! ^-^
Disclaimer: I'm just gonna be simple this time cuz I can't think of any smart ass comment so uh... *clears throat* I do not own Bleach... yet.
Anyway... *bows, slowly backing out of the way* Enjoy...
Ichigo was still unsure if his blue haired savior was really there or not but he could feel his body pressed so protectively against the others that his mind was too clouded to even think about it. He didn't feel any pain but that was normal, he never really felt it until the next morning.
"Kick their asses Grimm!" Shiro yelled in excitement.
"Tch... fuck this. Let's go guys, I don't wanna be here when they start kissing." Nnoitra growled before they all left snickering.
"You okay?" Grimmjow asked, looking down at Ichigo who simply nodded. "What about you little man?" he asked Shiro, helping Ichigo over to a bench before taking the small boy over to the drinking fountain. He seen their mouths moving but felt lightheaded and couldn't hear what they were saying. Grimmjow laughed and cleaned Shiro's wound before wrapping his head with gauze.
'He came prepared for this?' was Ichigo's last thought before blacking out.
Ichigo sighed, waking from sleep. He was in pain and was sure he had plenty of bruises though his right hand felt the worst. It was the only thing that had been wrapped so he guessed that it was the worst. He chuckled to himself at that.
'Out of all the hits I took, the ones I gave them were the worst on me.' he forced himself up and out of bed when he heard voices outside in the living room. 'Punching them was worse on me than getting punched. Weak.' He opened his door to see a smiling Grimmjow as watching his little Shiro running around, punching the air as he described what he would do to the guys from earlier. His head was still wrapped though he didn't seem to notice it too much.
"If you hadn't shown up I would have thrown them to the ground, stomped on their skulls, and crushed em like a fu-"
"Shiro!" said boy's father quickly interrupted, the other two turned to see him as he walked over to sit next on the couch opposite from Grimmjow. "You're too young to be talking like that." the small boy complained that he did so he should be able do it too and Grimmjow just chuckled as they argued.
"What's so damn funny?" Shiro asked with attitude.
"Nothing, I'm just in a good mood." Ichigo sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"Thanks for saving me again and I'm really sorry to have taken your time... again. But how did you know where we were and came prepared?"
"Instinct. I just finished settling into my place and got a bad feeling. I never know what it's about but I usually get into fights when this happens so I always bring some wrap with me. I left the house and wound up at the park to find you getting yer ass kicked." the berry couldn't help but to blush angrily at that. "Shiro told me what happened, why will you stand up for him but not yourself?"
"Uh... it's um... complicated... so uh where's Orihime?" he changed the subject but Grimmjow ignored him.
"Nothing's that complicated. You're just telling yourself that to hide from whatever you're afraid of." the blunet growled, Shiro's eyes flickering between the two before slowly backing up towards their room.
"Okay... I'm gonna go watch TV and leave you two to talk... Aunt Himie went to her mom's house... and uh... yeah..." he stopped at the door, holding onto it tightly, trying not to laugh before he said what he wanted to. "Don't be too rough with him Grimm."
"Shiro!" Ichigo exclaimed in embarrassment as he slammed the door, his laughter being heard through it. "Look, it really doesn't matter okay. I deserve every little bit of-"
"Stop saying that!" Grimmjow yelled, taking the teen by surprise. "How are you any different than anyone else? You are a person not some low life trash that deserves to get beaten on a daily fucking basis! They're the scum not you!"
"I knocked Hiyori up, confessed to being gay after I found out she was having my child, wouldn't let her kill him, and when she left I fell apart! People starting breaking into my dad's place and things only got harder so I left there and things have only calmed down slightly because no one wants to hurt Orihime... I'm being selfish! Shiro would be better off with someone else and not living the way we are now but too god damn selfish to let him go! I'm not... not being... a very good father..." Ichigo explained, a few tears escaping his eyes.
"That's not true..." they heard a small voice say. The voice belonged to a crying Shiro, the boy walked over to his father who picked him up, holding him close. "You're trying to be a good daddy and to me, you are... that's all that matters." he cried, burring his face into his father's chest. The teenage father didn't know what to say so he just held his son tighter, telling him that everything was alright. Grimmjow wanted to say something but understood Ichigo enough to know that he didn't want young Shiro to be apart of this so he just nodded in agreement, letting them have their moment. It didn't take long before Shiro fell asleep, it had been a long day and crying only tired the poor boy out more. The two men listened to his steady breathing for awhile, not really sure of what to say.
"You know he's right." Grimmjow finally said, breaking the silence that wasn't awkward but wasn't comfortable either. He only sighed and nodded, by now he had stopped crying, his tears never lasted long. "You're not a bad father because she left... that just shows that you're a great father for staying and actually caring about your son." there was silence as Grimmjow waited for Ichigo to respond. Finally the boy looked up to meet his eye, a knowing smile on his lips.
"So does this mean that you care?"
"Tch..." he was about to make an excuse but looked back into those chocolate eyes to see that he was serious and even hurt, knowing what he was about to say. The berry needed someone to care and he knew that he was the only one to ever show him any form of kindness other than that woman. He growled at himself, looking away. "Shut up..." Ichigo smiled, knowing that at least there was some progress. "So you gonna tell me about the kid's mom?" he asked, changing the subject and Ichigo sighed, making sure Shiro was still asleep before starting.
"Her name is Hiyori Sarugaki. I've been gay... pretty much ever since I could remember but I was afraid of what would happen if I publicly came out of the closet so I just stayed in it and avoided any relationships. Orihime knew though... I told her a long time ago when she confessed that she was in love with me and she swore on that love that she'd keep it a secret for as long as I needed her too." he sighed again, closing his eyes as he lowered his head.
"I was pressured into having sex with her and when word got to me that she was pregnant, I freaked out... she didn't even come to me about it. I took her to the hospital to get her tested to see if it was my kid cause well... she's kinda a whore. Anyway, sure enough the kid was mine." he kissed the top of the sleeping boy's head. "She demanded that we kill him... and at first I thought about it..." he said regrettably. "I was only fifteen... I wasn't ready for a kid... but I talked to Orihime about it and she lectured me endlessly, saying that it was wrong. You could tell she was pissed that I was even considering killing a human being before they had a chance to live... I've never seen her like that. She actually hit me upside the head." Grimmjow couldn't help but to chuckle as he imagined the shy girl hitting him.
"I decided that I better announce my sexuality and... I was right to be scared... I was shunned and disowned. People started breaking into my dad's place, trying to get to me so I moved out, thinking it was best. Orihime offered to let me stay with her and I accepted gratefully, everyone likes her and won't break in here even if it is to get to me. Anyway... I wouldn't let her kill him no matter how much she yelled that she didn't want my child. Even while giving birth, all she did was scream about how much she hated me. Shiro came out a boy and I named him by myself because she wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. She left the moment she got out of the hospital, without telling me that she was leaving or where she was going but her brother Shinji called me a few days later saying that he wanted to see Shiro... still haven't seen or heard from him." things were quiet for a bit so Grimmjow guessed that he was finished.
"What a dick." was all he could think to say. After awhile, Grimmjow found himself slowly giving in to the urge to comfort the teen. As if thinking the same thing, Ichigo stood up and carried his sleeping boy into the bedroom and came back out, sitting next to Grimmjow who sighed in slight annoyance but pulled the berry into his arms. Ichigo accepted his arms and buried his face into the older man's neck. Grimmjow looked down at the boy with worry and compassion, not that he could see, when his neck suddenly felt cold and wet. The liquid rolled down his neck, slowly making it's way down his chest. The boy was crying again.
"Daddy? Dad..." someone called but Grimmjow tried to ignore it. "Grimmjow." he growled, knowing that he was awake now and opened his eyes to see Shiro standing in front of him and... Ichigo in his arms. The blunet sat up, bringing the sleeping berry up with him though careful not to wake him.
'I'm in Ichigo's house... sleeping with him on his couch... and Shiro's waking me up... how the Hell did that happen?' he thought, remembering last night as he rubbed his eyes with his free hand. 'Oh right... I gave him my shoulder to cry on... and why the Hell did I do-'
"Grimm?" Shiro interrupted his thoughts. He looked down again to see the boy, standing there holding a black and red blanket.
"Yeah?"
"I had a nightmare." the kid said as if he were scared. On their first date, Ichigo talked mostly about Shiro. He said that there were only two things that scared him. Nightmares and seeing his father cry because of him.
"Oh uh... what about?" the blunet asked, gently laying Ichigo back down before picking Shiro up and sat on the other couch.
"Well there was a woman with blond hair and she... took me... somewhere..." he explained hesitantly.
"Is something wrong?"
"I uh... can't remember..."
"Oh um... okay... I'm not really good at this but uh... you know your dad is here for you and he'll make sure that no one takes you anywhere and uh..." Grimmjow looked back over at Ichigo, making sure that he was asleep before continuing. "I'll um... protect you both okay?" Shiro suddenly got a knowing smile though it looked kind of perverted too. Grimmjow could tell that the kid was about to say something that he didn't like but he was just glad that he seemed more like the Shiro he liked.
"You love my King." it wasn't a question, it was a statement. Grimmjow felt his face heat up just a little bit and glared at the kid though he didn't say anything. "Don't worry, ya don't need to explain it to me, I understand. Here, let me make it even easier for you. I'll answer for you." he cleared his throat and tried to imitate the blunet's voice. "Not that I'll ever admit." Grimmjow glared down at the smiling boy harder.
"Who knows, I actually might one day..." he trailed off looking the the berry he really wanted to claim. Realizing what he had just said out loud, his eyes snapped back to Shiro who's smile had grown. "You didn't hear that." he growled and the boy's grin somehow got even wider.
"God... you two are being too loud." Ichigo rolled onto his side to see them. "Sorry I didn't get up Shiro, I was about to but Grimmjow got up so I just went back to bed." he yawned, sat up, and stretched. Shiro jumped off Grimmjow's lap and ran over to his dad, holding his arms out indicating that he wanted up. Ichigo picked him up and asked him if he was alright, knowing that he had had a nightmare by his voice when he tried to wake him up.
"Yeah I'm fine." the boy shrugged. "I've already forgotten it." Ichigo nodded sadly and kissed his forehead before he jumped down and ran over to hit Grimmjow's leg. "Tag you're it!" he shouted before running off somewhere.
"Sorry, it's his favorite game." Ichigo said and Grimmjow just chuckled.
"I can see why. For a three year old, he's got a quite a hit." Ichigo smiled, glad that Grimmjow's head was down so that he couldn't see that he was staring at him. He looked up, meeting the berry's eye and he quickly looked away. "Yeah I know... he's turning four next month anyway..." he stood up, walking into the kitchen. "You gonna stay for breakfast?" Grimmjow stood up and walked over to the door.
"Nah I better be heading home I uh... gotta start looking for a job."
"Oh ok..." Ichigo walked over with him as he opened the door. "So uh..." he trailed off awkwardly, rubbing the back of his head. Grimmjow watched the boy as he stuttered through his words. The man didn't know how to feel, last night still seemed so unreal to him. He remembered sitting with the boy in his arms and after he fell asleep he had laid down though didn't want to unwrap the berry from his arms, figuring he could use the previous night as an excuse to hold him all night. The blunet had lay awake for a few hours, listening to Ichigo breathe and nearly kissed him several times but was able to stop himself just in time and was finally able to sleep after placing a light kiss on the boy's forehead. But the fierce panther felt he couldn't help himself anymore.
"I uh... guess I'll see you aro-" Ichigo stopped short when Grimmjow suddenly pressed his lips to his, staying there for awhile before parting though through the entire kiss, Ichigo was too shocked to react, a deep crimson invading his face. When Grimmjow finally parted, he looked as though he didn't know what he had just done with a light shade of blush on his cheeks.
"Uh... yeah... you will. "he answered awkwardly, trying to pretend that that hadn't just happened especially since Ichigo hadn't reacted probably too far into shock to hit him which had happened to him many times.
"Grimm you're still it!" Shiro exclaimed, running up to them but stopped to look at them both in question.
"No I'm not... I just tagged your dad." Grimmjow said, collecting himself more. He looked at Ichigo apologetically, turning to leave. "You're it." he started walking away. "I'll see you later Shiro."
"Bye..." Shiro called, running outside to wave at him before pulling his still shocked father into the house and shut the door. "What happened did he kiss you?" the three year old asked excitedly and Ichigo just nodded.
'Damn it... why the fuck did he surprise me like that?' Ichigo thought angrily, walking back into the kitchen to start breakfast. 'I wanted to kiss him back but I... I couldn't move.' he sighed, Shiro was going on about something... having another father? 'He probably thinks I hate him now... but I... I've never had such an amazing kiss...'
Well... who seen that coming? Cuz I sure didn't... okay so maybe I did-shut up, I wasn't talking to you! I'm sorry, some times I enjoy fighting with myself. More like all the time-shut it! Anyway, looks like things are gonna get interesting for our little crazy lovers and what how will Shiro react when he sees Grimmjow again? heheheh... *evil thoughts*