A/N: Thank you everyone for the great reviews! So no one saw Ulquiorra coming? Good, I like to surprise people. There's a few more coming too, so be ready =P

I don't own Bleach, because if I did, Grimmjow wouldn't be off sleeping in the sand somewhere XD

Chapter 4

Urahara decided that it would be best if Grimmjow enrolled in high school, to help her adjust, but he was also worried that Ulquiorra would attack again, so he also gave her a device that would send out a distress signal if she pushed a button.

Grimmjow didn't like that her only way of defending herself was by asking the Shinigami for help, but she knew there wasn't much choice so she took the device with a scowl. The shopkeeper was actually really smart, she discovered as he explained the device to her.

"So, if you see anything suspicious, you push this button and it shoots out a wave of spiritual pressure and the nearest ally will come to help you. It's very simple. And it can even clip onto your clothes!" Urahara explained. He was very excited about it. Grimmjow just nodded in response, she was beyond agitated at everything that was going on. She was pissed that she was human, she was mad that she had to rely on Shinigami, and most of all, she was upset that Ichigo Kurosaki, her former rival, had to watch over her.

Sure, they weren't enemies now, hell she'd even go as far as saying they don't hate each other anymore. Which is saying something. However, whenever he was around her, that strange feeling kept coming back and it was annoying her more than anything.

"Alright, that's all I need to say about it. I'll try to make some improvements on it while you're gone! If I could do that in a few hours, imagine what I could do with the idea in a few days!" The shopkeeper rambled on about new ideas for the device, but Grimmjow didn't pay it any attention as she looked to the door.

"If that's it then, I'll get going. I, uh, appreciate the help. If there's anything I can do to make it up..." Grimmjow felt really awkward as she tried to thank the shopkeeper.

"Well, now that you mention it, there's always a ton of work to be done around the shop, so if you really want to pay us back, you could come over every once in a while and help out!" Urahara said with a devious smile. Grimmjow felt like she was going to regret offering her help.

"Whatever." She said, brushing them off. The shopkeeper took it as a yes and flipped his fan over his face to cover his smile.

"Then I'll see you soon, Grimmjow-kun!" He said in a cheerful voice and Grimmjow just grunted as she left the shop to meet up with Ichigo, who was waiting out front. Her mood was even worse, knowing that she would have to work for that damn shopkeeper.

Ichigo, on the other hand, didn't seem like he was having a bad day at all. That actually seemed to make Grimmjow a little less mad. A little.

The next morning was supposed to be Grimmjow's first day at school. Ichigo could tell that she was a little excited to see what it was like, even though she tried to hide it.

"So, what's school like?" Grimmjow asked again as they made their way into the house. She seemed pissed when she left Urahara's, so Ichigo thought it'd be a good idea to get her mind off of everything and mentioned school. So, for the past half hour, while they headed back home, that was all Grimmjow was talking about.

"It's a bunch of kids, sitting in a room, listening to a boring teacher lecture." He said. She cocked her head to the right a little and started thinking. She was thinking for a few moments with the same expression, and if he was honest with himself, Ichigo thought Grimmjow actually looked kind of cute like that. The thought left his mind as quickly as it came.

"Sounds weird. What's the teacher like?" Grimmjow asked. Ichigo briefly wondered what she pictured school as before answering.

"Not so bad. She's nice sometimes, but she yells a lot so you should be careful about that. She'll probably cut you some slack since you're new though." He answered. She went back to thinking as they came into the living room of the house. It was another few moments before Grimmjow spoke again.

"How many kids are there?" She asked.

"I dunno, 20 or so." Ichigo responded and she was about to go back to thinking again when Isshin jumped in front of them, a wide smile on his face.

"My children! I'm glad to see you're both all right! I heard there was a gas explosion not to far from Urahara's place! I thought it might have been a hollow going after you two, but you're both fine so I guess it wasn't, then?" Ichigo's father asked, concern flashing in his eyes.

"Actually, it was a hollow. It was after Grimmjow, but Urahara saved her." Ichigo said and Isshin's face filled with relief. He lunged at Grimmjow and hugged her, much to her surprise. He stood there, hugging a wide eyed Grimmjow and crying.

"I'm so happy that my children are safe! Don't worry Grimmjow, no hollow will get you as long as me and Urahara are here." He said reassuringly. His dad could still become a Shinigami, so he actually could protect her. Unlike Ichigo, who knew that he was useless to his friends as he is now.

"I-I can't breath." Grimmjow stammered out and Isshin let her go and muttered a quick apology.

"Did Urahara give you anything that would protect you from more hollow attacks?" Isshin asked. Ichigo was also curious, but he knew he gave her something as she was leaving.

"He gave me this," Grimmjow held up a device that looked a little like a pager, "He said if I hit this button, it will send out spiritual energy and someone can come to me."

Isshin nodded, understanding that if he ever felt that energy, he would go to it immediately. Grimmjow still looked really confused at the reaction, but Ichigo's dad didn't seem to notice.

"That's good. At least this way, you can stay safe." Isshin said before turning around and heading off to do some work with a new patient.

Ichigo headed up to his room and Grimmjow followed for lack of better thing to do. When they got there Grimmjow looked at Ichigo curiously.

"Why's your dad like that with me? I've only said like two words to him." She asked with an innocently confused face that didn't fit her at all.

"That's just how he is, ever since my mom died." Ichigo replied, and Grimmjow nodded but didn't ask anymore.

"Well," Ichigo started after a long pause, "I think we should start getting ready for bed. I think dad's new patient took your room so I'll get the spare mattress and bring it in here so you can sleep on the floor."

Grimmjow nodded and it didn't take long to get the room all set up. Ichigo gave Grimmjow some sleep pants that were way to big for her, but they were better than the jeans she was wearing before. When they were both laying in their respective beds, Ichigo noticed that Grimmjow fell asleep almost immediately. She curled herself into a ball and hugged a pillow, like when she was sleeping in the other room.

Ichigo tried to fall asleep too, but he kept getting distracted by Grimmjow. She made soft noises in her sleep, they weren't loud enough to bug most people, but Ichigo couldn't help but focus on them. Her soft breaths made him glance over at her to make sure she wasn't awake, and every time she shifted in her sleep, even a little, he ripped his eyes away from her so she wouldn't catch him staring.

Grimmjow woke up to a horrible noise. It was a consistent 'beep! beep! beep!' and it annoyed her to no end, but eventually she gave up on trying to sleep through it and sat up in her mattress, searching for the source of the offending noise. She traced it back to the clock on Ichigos nightstand and nearly lunged at it, but a hand shot out and hit the top of it before she could. The beeping stopped and Grimmjow looked over to see that Ichigo had shut it off.

"What the hell is that stupid thing? It woke me up!" She demanded from Ichigo, he laughed a little before answering.

"It's an alarm clock, it's supposed to wake you up so we can get ready for school." He explained. Grimmjow scowled at the device.

"I don't like it." Grimmjow pouted, glaring at the alarm clock the whole time.

"Neither do I, but we gotta get ready for school now." Ichigo stated and then he got off the bed and started gathering clothes.

Luckily, Ichigo found Matsumoto's old school uniform from when she was stationed here and Grimmjow wore that. It was a little big in the bust, but other than that it fit her great. So they headed off to school not long after.

Grimmjow was a bit nervous, if she was honest with herself, she really didn't know what to expect seeing as she'd never been to a school. Plus, the way Ichigo described it, there was going to be a lot of people there and she remembered when she was in the big city when she first woke up. Humans are aggressive in packs.

"Grimmjow," Ichigo interrupted her thoughts, "I want to talk to you about something. At my school, there's a lot of people who are going to recognize you. Orihime, Uryu, Chad. They'll all know who you are when they see you and I honestly have no idea how they'll react, but I want you to promise me that you won't do anything stupid to them. They're my friends, and if they got hurt, I wouldn't be able to forgive you."

Ichigo looked back at Grimmjow as they walked. She stared at him, confused. If his friends were there, especially the woman, they'd definitely not be happy about seeing her.

"Alright... I'll try." Grimmjow replied, unsure of what else to say.

"Also, it goes beyond just them. You can't go around beating up people you don't like. There's a lot of rules at school and if you get into fights, then you'll get in trouble." Ichigo went on, and Grimmjow nodded.

As they came closer to the school, Grimmjow felt herself getting even more nervous, knowing that she couldn't fight there either. Just how different is this place from Hueco Mundo?

A/N: Total filler chapter XD

Sorry. I couldn't come up with much else to spice it up. I had trouble writing this one. That doesn't mean it's not important to the story though.

Next chapter is a day at school! I already know what I'm going to do for it and it will be better than this chap lol

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