After about an hour, Ichigo had had enough of waiting. "...Did you figure it out yet?" He asked.

"It is a complex chip…each part has a different way to jam it, but jamming one part stops the jamming of another…and since all the parts need to be jammed it may take a while" Ulquiorra explained.

"…You explained it simply" Gin chirped.

"You whine if you don't understand" Ulquiorra responded.

"...Can you do it though? ...I mean, wouldn't you have to take it out to do that?" Ichigo asked, tilting his head to the side. He saw Tori shift and pull herself up and closer to Shiro's hair before nuzzling it. He smiled a little before running his hand through her soft hair.

"Yes and no…it would be easier if I removed it…but removing it can be highly dangerous" Ulquiorra explained, looking over at Ichigo. "And deadly" he added with a sad note.

"Oh..." Ichigo murmured, looking down at the back of Shiro and Tori's heads. He was rubbing small circles into the little girls back soothingly.

"Don't worry…Ulqui-chan will not do anything dangerous or deadly to any of you" Gin stated.

"He is more likely to test it on Gin first" Grimmjow shrugged.

"GRIMMJOW…you are the worst best friend in the history of best friends" Gin whined.

"I bet you could find someone worse than me…besides I never said I liked you at all" Grimmjow replied.

"...I need to be sure that it won't hurt anyone..." Ichigo murmured, shifting slightly. Shiro nodded. "You coul' test it on me." He stated. Ichigo gaped at him in shock. "What? No!"

"I don't know your medical history and your brother doesn't seem too happy about that happening" Ulquiorra replied.

"Awww that's my little brother, making others happy" Gin cooed, hugging the black haired male.

"I am older than you Gin" Ulquiorra stated.

"I am taller therefore older…now agree with me or I stab you with my fork" Gin snapped.

"I ant letting yah hurt any of 'em before yah test it." Shiro said, glaring at the raven-haired male. He didn't care what Ichigo said about the matter. He wasn't going to let anyone get hurt.

"I am not planning on hurting any of them" Ulquiorra started.

"Shiro, he knows what he is doing and Gin can test it…relax" Grimmjow sighed.

Ichigo sighed, using his free hand to tug at Shiro's hair. "Just let them do it." He said, making Shiro growl a little but nod reluctantly.

Gin smiled. "Before we test this possibly life-threatening test…Grimmjow get pizza" he demanded.

"Fine…but hand over the fork" Grimmjow growled. Gin opened his mouth to agrue. "If Ulquiorra does mess up and you feel pain, you will probably try to kill him with the fork" Grimmjow hissed.

"I will try to kill him regardless if I have the fork or not" Gin pouted.

"Yes but you are easier to stop without a fork…besides I will break your precious fork" Grimmjow responded. Gin scowled but handed over his fork. Grimmjow sighed before going to order the pizza demanded.

"...Pizza?" Ichigo echoed. Nothing like 'pizza' had ever been allowed into the lab, so he had no idea on what it even was.

"It's food…it is bread like stuff with tomato sause, cheese, and then you can have lots of different things on it like meat or fruits or vegetables…or if you have a really awesome place candy or sweets" Gin explained with a chirp.

"Oh... It sounds... interesting?" To be honest, it didn't. It sounded like a gooey mess. Ichigo was rubbing soothing circles into Shiro's scalp with his fingertips now, the other tense. Shiro always was way too overprotective and it's just gotten worse now that they've left the lab.

"Not really…it's common stuff…cheap too" Gin replied.

Ulquiorra had already started to drag Gin to another room to do the test.

It had been an hour, and Ulquiorra and Gin still hadn't finished testing. Ichigo was becoming antsy while Shiro was downright pissed. Suddenly the door flew open, Ulquiorra coming out. He had a black eye that looked very swollen and dark against his pale skin. Grimmjow didn't even look up. "I thought we were clear, regardless of what you are giving him, needles aren't something you should use…he is terrified of them" Grimmjow sighed.

"Kindly shut your mouth Grimmjow…the test was a success…though someone should probably tell him it's done" Ulquiorra replied.

Gin came out, he was crying. "I hate you now Ulqui-chan" he sniffed.

"I asked if you wanted the pain killer…you tried jump out the window" Ulquiorra stated.

"YOU HAD A FUCKING NEEDLE" Gin yelled.

"It's a pain killer"

Both Ichigo and Shiro winced a little. They all hated needles. Ichigo was scared of them more than Shiro, who hated them more than feared the sharp objects. Ichigo was scared of them, almost as much as the girls were because most of the time the drugs that they had given him had usually hurt him badly. "Why can't you just use the pill kind or the liquid kind we drink" Gin whined.

"I didn't have any of that kind" Ulquiorra replied.

"Then get some" Gin snarled.

"So..uh... how was it?" Ichigo asked after a moment.

"As I stated a moment ago…it was successful" Ulquiorra replied.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Shiro growled lowly, his grip tightening on Ichigo. Grimmjow went to answer it. He was surprised to find Aizen back already. Gin ducked behind the couch. "Yes?" Grimmjow asked.

"I am here to take back Infinity's things" Aizen stated.

Grimmjow leaned on the door, blocking entrance to his apartment. "Who is this Infinity person and what does he or she want?" Grimmjow asked.

"Don't play dumb Grimmjow"

"Who said I was playing"

"You belonged to Infinity once too…didn't you ever question why you were able to escape, why you were took in by me…"

"You bought me from Infinity…I an't stupid" Grimmjow snorted.

Shiro couldn't help but growl again, shifting to slide the girls off of his back so he could lay over them protectively. They were still asleep. "I don't like this..." Ichigo stated softly, wincing a little when Shiro's grip around his waist became almost bruising.

"Move Grimmjow" Aizen growled.

"Nope" Grimmjow replied.

"Move"

"Fine" Grimmjow sighed, stepping back and slamming the door before locking it. "I moved, happy?"

"...Um, you sure that will hold him?" Ichigo asked. Shiro was still tense and hadn't moved an inch.

"Possibly" Grimmjow shrugged. "Gin…you want to go distract him?" he added.

"...Are you sure its safe here?" Shiro almost growled.

"Not really…we can leave out the window while Gin is distracting him if you want" Grimmjow replied.

"Where would we go?" Ichigo asked when Shiro opened his mouth to speak, probably to ask the same question, just not as nice.

"We have a lot of hide outs around the surrounding area" Grimmjow smirked.

"Are any of them livable for human beings?" Shiro asked sarcastically.

"Most of them" Grimmjow responded.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Ichigo asked.

"Nothing…let's go" Grimmjow replied. He glanced at the silver haired male. "How can you keep him busy?"

"How do you need" Gin chuckled.

"…a few minutes to leave and a probably another 20 to 30 minutes to get there" Grimmjow replied.

"I will just make it an hour" Gin giggled, going to the door.

Shiro slowly sat up and picked up Tori and Ela in his arms, the two little girls only snuggling into his chest. Ichigo had been sitting Indian style so he unfolded his legs and stood up, though he was a little shaky on his feet. He carefully picked up Umi and Kuma and cradled them in his arms. Grimmjow nodded. "The front door isn't available…so it's either the fire escape or the window" Grimmjow stated.

"Don't you have a back door or something?" Ichigo asked. He was leaning a little on Shiro because he was still shaky on his feet. He had spent most of his time in a smaller-than-it-should-be cage for the last few years, ever since Infinity had decided to start breeding him.

"It's an apartment…I don't…sorry" Grimmjow replied, glancing at Ichigo.

"Oh.. well, uh, we should go then..." Ichigo murmured.

Grimmjow nodded. Ulquiorra had opened a window and stepped out onto the fire escape. "Follow Ulquiorra" Grimmjow stated, waiting for the other two to follow.

Ichigo and Shiro nodded, the latter letting the orangette lean on him a little when they walked. Grimmjow waited for them to get on the fire escape before following and closing the window.

"Hold Tori." Shiro announced, not waiting for a reply before dumping Tori in his arms. Afterwards Shiro wrapped his free arm around Ichigo's waist to steady him. Ichigo blushed and scowled at that. "I can walk." He said. "...I know." Shiro chuckled.

"I will take Ela if you want to carry Ichi" Grimmjow smirked, amused at this.

Ichigo blushed even more and shook his head. "No." He answered, sending a glare Shiro's way when he opened his mouth to speak. Shiro sighed and pouted at that.

"Okay then walk…or I will carry you Ichi" Grimmjow replied.

"You will not!" Ichigo exclaimed, his face red.

"Then will you two walk…Ulquiorra isn't waiting" Grimmjow sighed.

Shiro started to tug Ichigo along down the stairs. Grimmjow smirked, following them, Tori still asleep in his arms. Tori shifted a little as her eyes blinked open slowly. "Wha?"

"Hi Tori" Grimmjow smiled. Tori's eyes widened before she covered her face with her hands in fear. Grimmjow frowned, pouting slightly. So he wasn't good with kids, was he that scary? "Tori, it's okay. He's a friend." Shiro said, glancing behind them at Tori.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yeah." Shiro smirked a little before looking back ahead. Grimmjow smiled slightly. Little kids were cute in a way. He turned his eyes to Ichigo and then looked a bit far for Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra wasn't a waiter. He was just going down and down, not noticing that the rest of the group was dawdling. "Oi! Emo! Wait up fer a minute!" Shiro snapped as they were walking. Ulquiorra was already at the bottom.

"Please walk faster" Ulquiorra stated, looking over his shoulder at them. "Wasting time is not a smart idea" he added.

"I know that." Shiro snapped with a scowl. He tugged Ichigo along a little faster, the other stumbling a little. "Sorry..." The orangette murmured.

"Ulquiorra…be nice" Grimmjow growled.

The raven haired male rolled his eyes. "I will get the car" he stated before disappearing around a corner.

Ichigo huffed out a breath. He was sweating a little. "S-sorry..." He murmured again. Shiro only rolled his eyes. By the time they reached the bottom of the stairs, Ulquiorra was back with the car. It was a VERY nice car, a shiny black one. It had about 10 seats.

"...Wow..." Ichigo murmured. Shiro snorted, not impressed. Material things really didn't matter to him. "Mind explaining how you started the car" Grimmjow asked.

"Gin made me a copy of your key…now in the car" Ulquiorra replied.

"...Were riding in.. that?" Ichigo asked.

"Yes…unless you want to walk" Ulquiorra stated.

The orangette shook his head. "N-no, I was just wondering..."

"Then please get in the car" Ulquiorra sighed.

Ichigo swallowed and nodded a little before crawling into the car, Shiro behind him. Grimmjow crawled in last, letting Tori go to Ichigo. The little girl snuggled up to Ichigo's side, hugging him as tight as she could. Grimmjow smiled at the sight as Ulquiorra started to drive.

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