A/N: Ugh..I'm so tired -.- Don't be surprised if there's spelling errors in here. That's all I have to say.
Disclaimer: I don't own bleach.
Insanity
"Ran..giku? What's going on here?" A very confused Ichigo asked. He had seen Gin die as well, yet here he was. Though, really, he couldn't be all that surprised since the same thing happened with Grimmjow.
"It's..a long story, Ichigo. Care to join us? You and you're..eheh, friend look like you need to sit down" Rangiku nervously replied. Grimmjow was a new face to her, and a very hostile one at that.
"Well..I guess" He shrugged and sat down, Grimmjow reluctantly following.
"So, yer telling me he doesn't know?" Gin asked, pulling his eyes away from the sexta espada.
"It would appear that way. Looks like Isshin didn't bother to tell him" Kisuke calmly replied. The mention of his fathers name definitely got his attention.
"What? What does goat face have to do with any of this?"
"He's the one who saved my life" Gin had to stifle a laugh at Ichigo's face.
"He..he what! My old man saved you? Why the hell would he do that! That dumbass!" Ichigo was visibly fuming at this point.
"Aw, are ya not happy ta see me? Ya make it sound like he shoulda let me die there"
"Well, yeah! He should have! You're the enemy after all! In case you forgot, you tried killing me and betrayed the whole Soul Society"
"I also tried killin Aizen. How do ya think I ended up dying?"
"You..you what!" Ichigo and Grimmjow yelled at the same time.
"That's right. I suppose it was a bad idea though, since he ended up gettin stronger after the hogyoku went back into him. But never the less, I tried!" Gin kept on grinning, as if it were nothing.
"But..why? I thought you were on his side?"
"It would've appeared that way, but never once was I truly on his side. My reason behind it, well, it's right next ta ya" He said. Ichigo looked at Grimmjow, who face palmed and pointed at Rangiku.
"For..Rangiku? Woah, hold the phone, why would you do all of that for her? I didn't know you guys even knew each other!"
"We grew up together, he saved my life actually. He saw what Aizen did to soul reapers, and to me, so I guess he vowed to kill him" Rangiku explained.
"I'm totally lost.." Ichigo sighed. It was going to be one of those nights.
...
After explaining practically every detail to Ichigo and Grimmjow, they finally understood and decided not to murder Ichimaru, though he still creeped them out. Ichigo would still have a talk with his dad later, and probably punch him for not telling him about it. After finally having enough of his curiosity, Urahara asked Ichigo a question that everyone had been wondering about.
"Ichigo, why exactly did you stop by again?"
"Oh! Um..why did we, Grimm?" Ichigo looked at Grimmjow, who looked incredibly bored.
"Che, you really are stupid. We came for a gigai, remember?"
"Oh yeah! A gigai for you. Turns out he can't suppress his reiatsu, so we need a gigai before the soul society finds his spiritual pressure" Ichigo ignored the insult, and Grimmjow muttered curses under his breath.
"I've never tried giving one to an espada..sounds fun! I'll see what I can do!" Without another word, Kisuke jumped up and started working, giggling like a mad man. Grimmjow sweat dropped.
"So, Ichigo, how exactly did ya find lil Grimmy here? I thought for certain he had died?" Ichimaru asked. He had been dying to know since the moment they walked in.
"Ah man, that's a long story. To make it short, apparently Nel saved him while I was dealing with Nnoitra. Turns out they use to be good friends until she disappeared. He came looking for me wanting to fight, but at the time I didn't have my powers. I guess he protected me from hollows sometimes"
"Oh? Ya protected him? How unlike ya" Gin snickered.
"I only did it so he would stay in one piece long enough for me to kick his ass!" Grimmjow yelled, a light blush creeping up on his face.
"When I got my powers back, we did fight, but it..um..well..didn't go as planned..one thing led to another.." Ichigo trailed off, wanting nothing more than to run and hide.
"You mean you guys are.." Rangiku gasped, and then tried to stop laughing.
"Grimmy, I didn't know ya rolled like that! With the strawberry, none the less!" Gin also laughed, and ended up joining Rangiku on the floor trying to regain composure. It was difficult, since two across from them looked like they wanted to die from embarrassment.
"Sh-shut up! You guys are assholes!" Grimmjow yelled after finding his voice.
"Yeah! And what about you two? You guys seem pretty close, what's going on there, huh!" Ichigo questioned, pointing a finger at them. It ceased their laughter, that's for sure.
"That ain't none of yer business, strawberry" Gin said, very seriously. He even opened his eyes a slit, which scared the hell out of Ichigo. Even Grimmjow seemed taken back.
"So, wait, if Grimmys alive, are there any others?" Ichimaru suddenly asked, putting his fox face back on.
"Unfortunately" They both replied.
"Oh my, who?" Gin asked excitedly.
"Ah..Halibel, Ulquiorra, Nnoitra, Szayel I suppose, if you count that as being alive, and I believe that's it" Ichigo counted each name off on his fingers, and looked at Grimmjow for confirmation.
"What about a Starrk" The sexta added.
"Ah, Starrk and Lillinette too. I don't know how the hell those two made it out alive"
"Amazing! Where are they all?" Ichimaru was beyond thrilled at this point.
"At my house" Ichigo grumbled. Right before Gin could drag them all to Ichigo's house, an even more ecstatic Kisuke entered the room with a new gigai.
"It's finiiiiiished!~" He sang, clearly overjoyed.
"I thought it takes a while to make those?" Ichigo asked.
"Ah..well..alright I've been working on it since Grimmy first came to Karakura. I just knew he would need it eventually!" Grimmjow moved, about to punch Kisuke when the gigai was thrown at him, effectively knocking him over. Urahara practically forced him into the body and marveled at it's appearance.
"Ugh..it's tight..w-where's my mask? And my hole! Urahara what the hell!" Sure enough, Grimmjow's face looked normal now without the bone and green marks, and his stomach was missing the gaping hole. Grimmjow was not amused, but everyone else was.
"Sorry Grimm, but you have to look normal if you want to live here! I've made more, for the other espada in case they want them" Kisuke grinned behind his fan.
"Ugh..whatever"
"Let's go to Ichigo's! I cannot wait any longer!" Gin dragged everyone outside, and practically skipped to said berry's house.
"Why is it always my house, dammit!"
...
"...Ichimaru..how..pleasant to see you again" The former third espada, Tia Halibel said trying to sound polite. Others were not so kind. By others, I mean Nnoitra.
"Fuck me, why you! Of all the people, it just had to be the creepy, fox faced, annoying as all hell, Aizen ass kissing-"
"Nnoitra, calm yourself. Your temper is obnoxious" Ulquiorra interrupted said quinto's string of insults with his usual monotone, even though he wasn't thrilled to see Gin either.
"Go to hell, Ulquiorra!" Nnoitra yelled back.
"My my, nothings changed! I'm so happy ta see my beloved espada again!" Gin glomped the group of survivors with a bone crushing hug, which earned him several punches and insults.
"We're not your espada, Ichimaru, we're Lord Aizen's"
"Ya were, Ulquiorra, but he's not around anymore, so technically yer all mine since I was basically his lieutenant!"
"Fuck you, Ichimaru! We're no ones espada now that stupid Aizen's dead!"
"Shut the hell up, Nnoitra, your voice is giving me a migraine!"
"Fuck you, Grimmjow!"
"See this? I have to live with this!" Ichigo said to no one in particular. Rangiku felt bad for him, since his small room was full of bickering espada. Suddenly, the closet door slammed open.
"Will all of you just be quiet? Some of us are trying to sleep" The primera espada said in a groggy voice, obviously having just woke up. A green haired girl poked her head out from behind him, holding crayons and a sketchbook.
"Yeah, all of you shut up! Starrk needs sleep and I'm tryin to draw!" Lillinette yelled and slammed the door shut again, and not a minute later Starrk's snoring could be heard, and the conversations continued.
"Grimmjow, you look..different" Halibel pointed out, making everyone go silent again.
"It's a gigai. Humans can see me now and the soul reapers can't find my reiatsu. Urahara wanted you all to get one too" Grimmjow boredly explained, ignoring Nnoitra's laughter at his face.
"Should we go now? The longer we wait, the more likely they are to find us" Halibel asked.
"I believe sooner would be better" Ulquiorra answered.
"Alright..some one wake up Starrk again"
...
After the espada left, Ichigo flopped down on his bed, clearly exhausted. Grimmjow went with, though Ichigo wasn't sure why. Perhaps he knew Ichigo needed more space? That, or Ichimaru was creeping him out too much.
"Why do you let them live here?" Rangiku asked.
"Where else would they go? I don't trust any of them wandering the streets, and too many soul reapers come to Urahara's. I don't want them getting caught, because I know it would get me in big trouble too" The poor strawberry explained.
"Do they really all sleep in here?"
"Hell no. I let Starrk and Lillinette sleep in the closet, they're pretty cool. Halibel wanted to sleep with them, I guess her and Starrk have a thing together, but there isn't enough room, so she sleeps down stairs with the others. And..erm..Grimm sleeps on my bed" He blushed at the last part.
"Oh my, I never would have guessed you would be gay, Ichigo"
"Yeah well..it happens"
"Well, we don't want to bother you, so we'll stay at Orihime's. She can't say no to me" Rangiku grinned, obviously proud of that fact.
"Ah..thank you. I can't take any more people. They keep my family awake, and me. Kon almost stopped breathing when he saw Halibel. Thank god Nel..wait, where'd Nel go? Nel!" Ichigo grew panicked for a second, until his bedroom door opened.
"Sowwy Itsygo, I was playin with Karin and Yuzu. Where'd everyone go?"
"Ah damn it, you need a gigai too. Come on, I'll take you to Urahara's"
"Okay Itsygo!" She happily jumped on his back and started drooling on his hair.
"We'll just head over to Orihime's then. If you ever need help, just call!" Rangiku said before hopping out the window with Gin in tow. Next stop, Orihime's.
A/N: Another chappy done! I know, not a whole lot of GinRan in this one. Don't worry, it's coming! I still need to know how to put that line in between paragraphs:( and of course, reviews are always needed.