Chapter 4: Tour
Disclaimer: Bleach is not mine, if it was GrimmNel shall prevail.
It had already been two days since Grimmjow had proposed the deal with Neliel; from that day on she had tried to avoid him as much as possible during business discussions between Agustin and Estevan while he had made several attempts to touch her.
She was glad they never had any opportunity to be alone, therefore everytime he got all horny she would find her hiding place behind her grandfather.
He was probably the unhappiest person in the world; she had mastered the art of turning someone on just by being within 10m radius of that person while making sure that distance is forever kept.
It's not as if Agustin would allow anything like that in the first place; the old man had been keeping a close eye on Grimmjow, seeing the lad as a threat to his precious beloved granddaughter.
Estevan however was less strict compared to his rival; on rare occasions he would even encourage his son to converse with the green-haired beauty.
Both business tycoons had not been aware of the deal between the two future CEOs of Jeagerjaques Corp and Oderchvank Business Inc.
The perspectives of the two young business leaders is about to change when an innocent request was made.
"Son, I need to discuss an amalgamation between the two of our side-branches with Mr Oderchvank alone, why don't you give Neliel-san a tour of the district today?" Estevan had been completely casual upon his suggestion.
Grimmjow silently thanked his father and immediately agreed.
Neliel on the other hand was completely against this, especially knowing they will be alone, which was definitely not a good thing for her.
The elder Jeagerjaques ignored her disapproving expression "Very well, you may go whenever you're ready."
"Is it just me or did you plan this all on your own Mr. Jeagerjaques?" they were riding in Grimmjow's BMW convertible along the busy streets of Tokyo with Grimmjow on the driver's seat and millions of journalists lurking around on the same street hoping to catch the latest gossip about him; thank God for tinted screens!
"No I didn't, maybe we're just meant to be together" he smirked and kept his eyes on the road in front of him.
"Shouldn't we go somewhere with less people?" Neliel suddenly perked up as Grimmjow parked his car in a VIP carpark near the shopping district.
He turned around to face her "What? You wanted to do something dirty that other people shouldn't see?" he said suggestively, resulting in a light punch on his arm.
At least she touched me. He thought.
"No" she replied calmly "There are paparazzi here and I do not want our picture together to be on television or on the internet. I do not want my fiancé to misunderstand."
"Well to hell with that" he grunted "let him see, so he cancels your engagement."
Neliel rolled her eyes, took out her sunglasses from her bag and stepped out of the car.
"Where do you plan to take me then?"
"No. Way." She concluded upon seeing the sign "I am not going there with you ever Mr. Jeagerjaques."
"You wish I'd take you there; I'm not that corrupted thank you very much." to her surprise he wasn't even paying attention to the sign she was staring at, but to a smaller shop next to the Love Hotel.
"Urahara Shoten" she read with oddity at the sign of the homey-looking store.
"Yeah, a family friend runs this café, their coffee and shit's quite good." he explained plainly; we used to always come here when we're little. "I thought you said you're hungry."He left the bit about its history out.
Following Grimmjow's lead, Neliel followed him inside curiously. The setting of the room is quite traditional. Customers are told to leave their shoes outside and walk with care on the tatami floors. They are then invited to sit cross-legged or kneel on cushions beside low-tables.
"This place is nice and clean" the green-haired woman commented as a waitress in her teenage years wearing pigtails came to take their order.
"Hello," Neliel greeted the small girl "May I please have the M&Ms Milkshake with chocolate mousse cake? They sound quite appetising."
"I'll just have cappuccino thanks" Grimmjow smiled at his companion's order. She used to always have the same thing when he took her here 13 years ago. Guess her taste in food never changed…
Whist waiting for their order to arrive Neliel spoke up.
"Funny, I like it how this place had some familiarity to it" she pondered "I'm sure I've never been here before, but I feel like I have ordered the same milkshake and cake a long time ago."
"Ok, good for you." Was his strained reply; he clearly showed despair in his tone. The fact that she will never remember constantly bothered him, but the fact that she had vague memories of their past only hurt him more.
The food arrived within 5 minutes; neither of them spoke another word before that.
As he sipped at his coffee he stared at it as floods of images replayed across his mind.
"Grimm nii-tsyan, don't you want some of Nel's cake?" a young version of the same green-haired beauty sat in front of him drank her M&Ms Milkshake that looked less decorative than the way they serve it now.
"No Nel-chan" the younger version of himself sighed "You always have this cake everytime we're here, can't you try something different for once and then offer me food?"
"But Nel likes this cake" she continued to talk in third-person form "Nel can't help ordering this."
"What about the strawberry cheese cake?" he suggested, pointing at the menu on the counter table "It looks yum."
"No! Nel wants tsyocolate cake!" the girl wailed before eating some more.
"Alright" he laughed "Do you want seconds then?"
"Grimm nii-tsyan have to pay!"
His mind spun back to present as he watched the Neliel Tu Oderchvank eat.
She even eats it the same way, he mused First eat all of the chocolate flakes, then the whipped cream, then chop the rest into small bite-sized bits and eat with a spoon.
"This is really delicious!" Neliel exclaimed, losing her usual composed state "Why don't you order it yourself? I'm not kidding, it tastes lovely."
"It's okay," You always ask the same questions he thought "If you really like It I can always order seconds."
"Really?" she smiled "You better pay for it then!"
Some things never change. And modifying or erasing someone's memories will not alter that fact.
A/N: Short and sweet; Merry Christmas everybody!
You see I am trying to update all my other fics this Xmas as a gift for everyone!
Things to consider:
1. What part does Agustin play in Nel's loss of memories?
2. Where is Urahara? And who is the pig tails girl?
3. How does Nel drink her M&Ms milkshake?
That is all for this year, hope all of your wishes come true and stay in tune for the next chapter which (hopefully) comes out in the beginning of the New Year!
R&R Please!