DISCLAIMER: All rights to original Bleach characters/story belong to Tite Kubo

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Saya's P.O.V.

The weekend had gone by to quickly. Work, painting, and dealing with Him had left you no time to rest. In a way you were glad to be at school. At least I'm out of his reach... He had been at the casino most of the weekend.

But Sunday night, He came home (Mom was at work) raging about the cash He'd lost gambling. Somehow this was your fault, earning you a smack to the face and bruised ribs.

…

You told Rukia and Ichigo about the incident at the movies. They both laughed about it and once you finished your tale you admitted,

"…I think he's kinda cute…." Ichigo's eyes widened with shock. Rukia snickered devilishly.

"Finally! Now I have something to tease YOU about!"

"At least I admit when I like somebody," you stated, un-intimidated. Rukia pouted. Ichigo was shaking his head.

"…I don't know Saya…I mean, I kinda know Grimmjow from basketball and—he was cool I guess, but his ego is bigger than Yumichika's! He'd skip every practice and show up for the games expecting to run the show! He's a hell of a player but GEEZE what a show-off…" Ichi complained.

"So he's a show-off—so what!" Rukia piped in. "Isn't every guy?" She gave Ichigo an accusing look and he lowered his head in guilt.

"Look Ichi," you said getting his attention, "I do realize that the guy is a bit of a jackass, but I don't know him personally and neither do you. So let's just stop with the accusations."

"Why don't you just talk to him?" Rukia suggested.

"Naah…" you said nonchalantly. "This silly crush probably won't last out the week. We'll both forget about what happened at the movies and things'll be back to normal. Plus, I'm not going out of my way to make a first move, that's the man's job."

….

It was third period and Kaien-sensei (he preferred we call him by his first name so he could be distinguished from his sister, who was the gym teacher) had a stupid activity planned for Sociology. He had been telling us that we needed to find out our inner-self and all that other malarkey. So, everyone had to fill in the statement 'I am _" and had to read it out loud.

You didn't know what to put, even if you could manage to think of something deep, you didn't want to read it aloud. You weren't comfortable with giving out that kind of info. Your stomach growled and Kaien-sensei started the activity:

Tatsuki: "I am woman, hear me roar!" You, Rukia, and Hiyori cheered.

Orihime: "..umm..ah..I um.. am unique!"

Ikkaku: "I am NOT BALD!"

Everyone laughed, "Its ok Q-ball, we still love you!" you cried in sarcastic attempt to comfort him.

Yammy: "I am strong!" (*flexes his arms*….shut up Yammy)

Nnoritora: "I am gonna get me a girlfiend." He licked his lips, winking at you (he had been harassing you since last semester, and it had gotten worse since you had to sit right next to him in Anatomy). You gagged.

Tesla: "I am what I am."

Szayel: "I am a genius." *girly hair flip*

Shuhei: "I am a guitarist and poet."

Toshiro: "I am 17!" *angry face*

Uruyu: "I am the last Quincy." (Everyone: ". . .")

Ichigo: "I am a ginger…"

Chad: "I am Mexican."

Hiyori: "I am proud NOT to be a stupid-Dumbass-ginger like that moron over there! (pointing at Ichigo)."

Hiyori was sent out in the hall.

Rangiku: "I am sexy!"

Gin: "I am sexier!"

Ulquiorra: ". . .*stare*. . ."

Yumi: "I am the fairest of them all!" *sparkle*

Isane: "I am me."

Grimmjow: "I am badass." Grimmjow was given a warning.

Renji: "I am a man among men!" He was trying to make Rukia laugh; he did. ^_^

Rukia hesitated on her turn.

"Say it!" you urged her. She sighed, defeated.

Rukia: "…I am..an 'angry elf'…" You busted up and the class laughed.

"SHUT UP!—BIG PEOPLE SUCK!" Rukia was given a warning.

Lastly, it was your turn: "I am hungry."

The class broke into laughter again, but the fact that Grimmjow was laughing caught your eye…

"Ok class, tomorrow I have a special activity for you." You looked to Ichigo across the room and both of you rolled you eyes in dismay, dreading what Kaien had in store. "It's called the 'Nice Game'…"

…

The next day of class, everyone was curious about the activity. Kaien had the class go outside in the hall and make a circle, boy-girl-boy-girl. You made sure Renji was next to Rukia. You tried to find Ichi, but he was already between Tatsuki and Hiyori; so you called Yumi over, who happily complied. You still needed a guy on your right side to fill the gap between you and Rukia.

Just then Grimmjow strolled over, hands in his pockets, and claimed the spot between the two of you. Rukia peeked behind Grimmjow, giving you a smug grin. You rolled your eyes.

"Now!-quiet down morons!-ahem…. The point of the game is to say as many 'Nice' things as possible to your neighbors. We will go, one-by-one clockwise, so the person on your right is going to complement the person on their left. Eventually I'll make up new rules, like… you can't use a certain word, or you can only say something about your neighbors shoes for example. I also will switch direction randomly. I only ask that you keep this CLEAN (giggles broke out) and no insults," he looked at Hiyori, who shrugged. "Got it? This'll be fun guys, so don't screw it up! Renji, why don't you start."

Your ears perked up as you realized Renji would be complementing Rukia. As you leaned around Grimmjow, you caught his scent. .GOD—he smells FINE! You pushed aside that observation and focused on Renji.

"…Uhh…" Renji began, his gaze fixed on Rukia. You saw the love in his stare. "You…you look beautiful, Rukia," he said tenderly, and then caught himself. "Ah!—I mean, y-you look nice…" he stuttered gruffly, eyes on the ground, blushing.

"…Thanks, Renji…." As Rukia turned to Grimmjow, you spied the happiness hidden in her features. "…umm…you're Really tall," Rukia commented enviously.

"Thanks." Grimmjow replied shortly, and turned to face you. Your eyes met. His electric blue spheres studied your face, and then flickered downward. "Nice shirt," he grinned, referring to your Monty Python T-shirt.

"Thank you," you said curtly, trying to act professional. "Yumi…"

"Yes?" he said, eyes glowing, his hands over his heart.

"You are a beautiful man."

"Really?" *tears streaming*

"Absolutely, I'm so jealous." You wiped away a fake tear. *sniffle*

"I know." The two of you giggled and the circle moved on.

Hiyori made a rude gesture at Ichigo right when it was his turn. He said something 'not nice' and was disqualified. Most people's comments were along the lines of 'I like your hair/shoes/shirt…etc. So: "New rule! You can't say 'like'."That regulation eliminated Rangiku, Shuhei, Tesla, and a few others…. "New rule! You can't say 'um'." Orihime was immediately disqualified…. "New rule! Complements must be about your neighbor's back-side. Keep it CLEAN guys! Trust me it's possible." Nnoritora and Gin got disqualified….

It was getting close to be your turn; you prayed that the rule would change before that.

Grimmjow caught your eye, "Anything in particular about your back-side I should know about?" a slight smirk tugging at his lips. Luckily you were on your guard and didn't show your shock at the question.

"I don't' think so," you said unimpressed with his flirty comment.

"Turn around."

"What?" you blinked. He looked serious about his request (though it sounded more like a command) so you sighed and accommodated him. Wait…did I just give him permission to check out my ass? you thought, feeling foolish.

"Alright," he said once he was satisfied. You glared suspiciously at his mischievous seemed to have gotten his groove back, along with his humor.

"Your elbows look amazing in this light!" he exclaimed and inspected Rukia's arms with exaggerated fascination. Rukia turned back to face him, giggling.

"I had no idea my elbows were so attractive," she smacked him playfully in the arm. It was her turn now and she turned to face Grimmjow. "…You look even taller from behind (?)…" she said, hoping the comment would suffice.

"Disqualified. You can't use the same phrase twice on the same person Rukia." She threw a scowl at Kaien and stepped out of the circle, Renji's eyes following her. Grimmjow was about to speak when Kaien said: "Switch direction, Saya, you start."

Your stomach dropped. So now I have to say something about GRIMMJOW?! Grimmjow faced the other way as was required in order to give you a better view. You were racking your brain for something clever and were trying not to get distracted by the sight before you. You were considering saying that his hair reminded you of Smurf ice cream, when something captured your attention.

"Oh my god…"

"What?" Grimmjow turned his head, curious.

"You don't wear your pants baggy like most of the idiots around here!" you grinned (Nnoritora pulled his sagging jeans up). "I can't even see your boxers. That's amazing…High five!" you laughed. Grimmjow gave a ½ confused grin and you smacked hands.

"She finds that extremely attractive in a man," Yumichika interjected. You blushed.

"Shut up Yumi!" you snapped, "it's not your turn!"

Grimmjow studied you for a moment, then turned to Renji.

The giggling and gossiping broke out. Grimmjow and Renji both had pained/awkward expressions. Renji faced his butt toward Grimmjow.

"Ahh—"

"—Disqualified! Can't say 'um' or 'ah'!"

"Thank Jesus…" Grimmjow ran his hand through his hair with relief as he stepped out. The winners of the game ended up being Chad and Isane.

"Congratulations! You get 2 free karaoke coupons!" Kaien bellowed.

"Sounds good to me…" Chad said, calm as ever, looking to Isane. She giggled and nodded.

Once the class was back inside, you were relieved to sit down. Kaien was going on about the French culture and how they kiss each other's cheeks when they greet one another. You had just put your head down when:

"Everyone up! Make 2 lines on each side of the room, boy-girl-boy-girl."

You groaned and dragged yourself out of your desk. You tried to follow Rukia and Renji to the other line by Ichigo but Kaien stopped you. "Go back to the other line Saya, it needs more people."

You stomped back to your desk. Grimmjow was there, ending the line (after all, both of your desks were closest to the back wall). "We need a few more on this side!" Kaien hollered. Some students came over to your line, one being Nnoritora.

Oh no. Please no. Please don't see me, please just go to the front. He swaggered over and took the spot on your right.

"This should be entertaining, don't'cha think Saya-chan?" he smirked, leaning too close.

"Dude, personal space—"

"—Exactly!" Kaien exclaimed happily. "At least someone listens to my lectures."

Huh?

"In our country, we're very formal, we don't let down our barriers of 'personal space' like the French do. So we are going to go beyond that comfort zone. You are going to give a massage to the person in front of you, then we'll switch and you will massage the person behind you." Your jaw dropped, "No…no no no no, absolutely not."

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Grimmjow's P.O.V.

"Even better than I expected," Nnoritora grinned, wiggling his fingers.

A tiny shred of anger began to build inside you, your eyes then flashed to Saya. She had her eyes shut tight, "shoot me now" she mumbled painfully. She took a deep breath and looked over to Rukia. 'HELP ME' she mouthed urgently, motioning towards Nnoritora. Rukia's eyes bulged in horror, 'I'm so sorry!' she mouthed back. Saya hung her head.

You smiled to yourself. You felt sorry that she had to be next to that so-called ½ excuse for a man; but her miserable expressions made you laugh.

"Face the back wall… and go!" You were now at the front of the line, so thankfully you didn't have to touch anyone at the moment. Saya groaned as she faced forward, you looked back at her.

"It's not you …trust me," she muttered as she placed her hands lightly on your shoulders.

"Well, hopefully this won't last long," you responded (though you were enjoying the magic she was working into your tough shoulders). She nodded in agreement.

You felt her hands stiffen.

"Why so tense Saya-chan?" Nnoritora teased.

"It's hard not to be tense with a creeper like you breathing down my neck," she remarked coldly.

You were about to tell-off that bastard when you suddenly felt Saya's soft warm chest pressing against your back, sending a wave of certain feelings throughout your body.

"What the Hell Nnoritora!?" she screeched. "Sorry, Grimmjow-kun,—Stop pushing me asshole! You're getting WAY to close!"

You turned to see that he had basically sandwiched Saya in between the two of you.

"Isn't that what 'creepers' do?" Saya shivered with loathing as he hissed in her ear. God dam Son-of-a-B*tch.

"NNORITORA! The hell is your problem?!"you snarled.

"Keep your nose outta our business, Grimmjow," he sneered, "before I make you pay for ruining Saya-chan's massage." Saya nearly choked with disgust at his words.

"Tch. She obviously doesn't like what your doing, so back off before I break that ugly face of yours," you growled.

"SWITCH!"

Nnoritora's face turned smug as he switched direction.

"Thanks…" Saya said, her cheeks a bit flushed. She looked repulsively at Nnoritora's lanky back.

"Don't be afraid to dig in Saya-chan." You could tell that the title he kept addressing her with was aggravating her nerves.

She twitched, "Sorry, but you're too tall, I can't reach…" she lied, without attempting to touch the towering douche-bag.

You smirked at her response and began massaging her shoulders. Geeze…she IS tense…

"Well reach higher. Or else Kaien-sensei will see you're not participating." Nnoritora threatened.

Saya huffed and raised her hands up. She used only the tips of her fingers to barely nudge his back. Her firm shoulders began to loosen up. You were curious to know if that was due to the massage you were giving; you were trying to be gentle after all.

Your eyes drifted down her long brown hair. It seemed to have a blood-red tint to it, and it hung down to her lower back. Your eyes moved down further, already knowing you'd like what you'd see. It's a good thing I didn't have to complement her from the back; I might've let something slip… You took one last look and then focused on the activity, trying not to let your head sink into the gutter.

"You can do better than that, Saya-chan." Nnoritora pestered.

She stabbed her sharp nails into his back and he let out a wince.

Just then, the bell rang. Saya gave you a look of relief before she snatched up her books and flew out the door.

To Be Continued...

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… That chapter was based on a true experience in my Sociology class…it was so…not fun.

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