Grimmjow was enjoying his quiet morning of sleeping in before Ulquiorra knocked on his door.

"Come in," he said stretching.

"Aizen-sama has just informed me that our mission is complete and we shall be returning tomorrow," said Ulquiorra in his usual monotone.

"And here I thought we would be trapped in this hell forever," said Grimmjow.

"As unpleasant as this mission sounded, do you think you will miss anything?" asked Ulquiorra.

"Not having to attend the stupid meetings with tea Aizen holds," sighed Grimmjow.

Grimmjow would miss the music and being able to do what he wished, now that he was returning home, something didn't feel right. Normally he would have pounced on the idea fully but now, something made him pause. Ulquiorra on the other hand would only request that he finish the series of books he was currently working on, though he was sure if he requested, Aizen would allow him to carry the books back. Being a human, almost human, was a change that neither one of them thought would have them pause at the sudden news of them going back early. They both sat there for a moment before Grimmjow broke the silence.

"What are we going to tell them?" he asked.

"We will have to think of something, from what I have learned humans do not just disappear. If we do not inform them of something they may want to look for us and that would lead us to trouble. Aizen-sama gave us this day to tie up loose ends and make sure that we had everything prepared. A plausible excuse would be that my father would be transferred overseas, whatever that means and we are forced to travel with them," explained Ulquiorra.

"Okay and if they ask about my family? What then?" asked Grimmjow.

"Well they haven't before, I am sure that you can think of something," said Ulquiorra before he left the room.

Grimmjow began to get dressed and wondered how they were going to inform the others. After dressing he made his way to the kitchen and sat down and ate breakfast before cleaning up and sitting down in the living room. He quietly pondered a way to get Ichigo and the others attention without causing confusion or suspicion. Before he could think of anything though Ulquiorra had some sort of device in his hands looking at it before placing it down on a stand nearby.

"I called Orihime and told her the news, she informed me that she would get the whole group together and they are going to throw us a good-bye party," he began.

"What is a party?" asked Grimmjow.

"A gathering of like-minded individuals who involve themselves in activities such as playing games, dancing, singing, and other sorts of fun," said Ulquiorra.

"Sounds like my kind of thing," said Grimmjow smirking.

"This doesn't involve killing people or breaking everything you see cat," warned Ulquiorra.

"Doesn't mean I can't have fun," pouted Grimmjow.

"We are to be expecting company in an hour, pretend to be upset and packing," said Ulquiorra as he walked to his room.

Just as Ulquiorra predicted an hour later there was a knock at the door and when Grimmjow opened it and Orihime had a teary look in her eye and jumped the espada.

"Oh Rokuro-chan! I am so sorry!" she said sobbing.

Taking a moment to calm himself and not try and rip the girl to shreds he threw up his arms, "It is alright, Shiro's dad was expecting us to move around this time anyway, though it is a bit early. Don't worry we will be fine."

"But you guys are so nice and fun!" she said, "Oh I brought Kurosaki-kun with me. We are going to take you out to this club. It is going to be so fun! I already miss you guys and you haven't left yet," she told him.

"Do you mind not choking me now," he said pointing to her frame plastered against his.

"Oh!" she said blushing as she moved off of him and stepped back.

Ichigo came in the door and closed it behind him before waving slightly, "Yo!"

"Hello there berry," said Grimmjow trying to agitate him.

"Says the guy with bright blue hair," said Ichigo.

When both Grimmjow and Ulquiorra were finished getting dressed they all headed out the door. They were walking down the street before being met up with Rukia and Renji. After a minute of Rukia practically dragging him away they made up some excuse and headed off. They continued walking for a while before both of them got curious.

"So where is this club?" asked Ulquiorra.

"Oh downtown, it isn't going to be open until later so we have two hours to kill time. Don't worry we have all pitched in and already have a room all to ourselves," she said giggling.

"So what would be the best way to kill time?" asked Grimmjow.

"Um, we could stop by Tatsuki's dojo and visit," said Orihime, "She is practicing for a championship. So I wanted to wish her some luck."

"What sort of championship?" asked Ulquiorra idly.

"Oh she is really good at Karate!" said Orihime,"I hope to be rooting for her, if I get the chance."

Both Arrancar looked at one another. They realized they were both alone and could easily bring her to Aizen but before Grimmjow could begin anything he was stopped by Ulquiorra with his hand on his shoulder. Grimmjow just shrugged and mumbled to himself while they made their way to the dojo. When they arrived they found Tatsuki sparring with two people, trying to get better with her reflexes and counters. Orihime called her name and waved with a huge smile on her face before Tatsuki knocked the sparring partners out and went over to see Orihime.

"That was great!" said Orihime, "I didn't realize you were that good!"

"Orihime, you have been watching me spar like this for a while now," said Tatsuki.

"But it is still good that I cheer for you! Even if this isn't the championship," said Orihime.

"You are a little slow on your left side and hesitate slightly when you are countering," said Grimmjow.

"How would you know, you have just arrived," said Tatsuki.

"When you fight the first few seconds is all you need to learn about fighting, or so my dad says," said Grimmjow.

"Does your father do Karate?" asked Orihime.

"No, he is more of a mixed martial arts type," said Grimmjow, "Though he is pretty good at using a sword."

"Oh does he do Kendo?" asked Tatsuki.

"He practically lives it, but he rarely uses his sword," said Grimmjow.

"So we came to invite you to Shiro and Rukuro's going away party," said Orihime.

Tatsuki looked at them before speaking, "You are leaving?"

"Yes, Shiro's father got a job overseas and since I have been living with Shiro for quite some time now, I go with him," said Grimmjow pointing at Ulquiorra.

"Sure, just let me finish here and I can be ready to leave in a half hour," said Tatsuki.

"Oh we have plenty of time," said Orihime, "Sado-kun and Ishada are inviting the others and setting up."

"So where is this going to be?" asked Tatsuki.

"Well we were going to have it at a friends shop, but he said they were remodeling because of some explosion or something," said Orihime, "So everyone is invited to the Teen Scene downtown."

"Weird," said Tatsuki.

"But their drinks are so good, how are they weird?" asked Orihime.

"Nevermind, I will catch up with you later or are you staying?" asked Tatsuki.

"We have time to spare," said Orihime.

They sat there and talked until Tatsuki returned and then they all headed out to meet up with Ichigo and the others. It was around six when they all met up with the others and decided to walk towards the club. When they arrived there were quite a few notable shinigami there. Matsumoto had forced her captain into coming and invited Izuru and Hisagi to come along. Rukia had brought along her brother and Renji. Kisuke and Yoruichi had decided to tag along. Ukitake and Shunsui decided to join them. Captain Commander gave them a bit of time off since everyone was practically overworked due to Aizen.

As they stepped into the door there was a large dance floor in the middle, the walls had semi-private sitting areas and then there were small tables decorating the rest of the floor. To the right were private rooms for large groups, and to the left were the bathrooms and there was a small kitchen and bar located near the front of the building. The private rooms along with a small stage at the front of the area had a karaoke machine which was used near the beginning of the club hours. (1) They made their way to their room, which surprisingly fit everyone inside. They all decided to enjoy themselves while Grimmjow began to get a bit nervous at the situation of being stuck with shinigami in a small room.

"Why are we here?" asked Ulquiorra.

"Throwing you a good-bye party," said Orihime.

"No I mean why are we in this room?" he asked.

"Karaoke!" she said sounding chipper before pulling the two close, "Oh don't take anything Matsumoto gives you. I learned that from my last birthday party. I woke up the next morning with my clothes missing and Hitsugaya outside my room fending off Matsumoto from 'corrupting me.'"

"She got you drunk?" asked Grimmjow recalling the hints of socializing from the book, "I thought that wasn't allowed here?"

"It isn't but where she comes from, they grow up so slowly that it is impossible to tell your age," said Orihime, "Hitsugaya over there you wouldn't guess it but he is well over one hundred!"

"Right..." said Grimmjow trying to pretend she was crazy.

Orihime was the first one to sing and she chose Firework by Katy Perry.(2) After she finished Ichigo sang You're going Down by Sick Puppies, Renji sang Faint by Linkin Park, Hisagi sang Let it Rock by Kevin Rudolf, Rukia sang Savin' Me by Nickleback, Kisuke sang Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm, Byakuya was forced under penalty of humiliation by Yoruichi get get on stage and he sang Cold by Crossfade, and the songs kept going. After an hour they decided it was time for a break and headed out to dance. They danced with various people, mostly keeping to themselves. Grimmjow nearly had to be pried off a table to be dragged out to the dancefloor by Yoruichi and Orihime talked Ulquiorra into dancing with her. Chad had found some girls from school to dance with, Ishida was forced to dance with Matsumoto and Hisagi at the same time, no one knew how that worked. Byakuya and Hitsugaya were still in the back room enjoying the quiet with Ukitake and Shunsui. They all seemed to be having a good time. Soon it was time for them to take a break from dancing and eat a little food before they did anything else. Though not much to everyone's amazement Matsumoto had managed to drink Izuru and Hisagi halfway under the table.

The night seemed to go on until it was time for everyone to leave. Hitsugaya, Ukitake, Rukia, and Renji helped Matsumoto, Shunsui, Hisagi, and Izuru outside before they parted with the others. A couple of blocks later Yoruichi and Kisuke departed their company and eventually Orihime, Grimmjow, and Ulquiorra were left alone walking her back home. When they walked her back to her house, they walked to the useless apartment and finished up cleaning before returning to Las Noches. There they gave a full report to Aizen and he dismissed them until he needed them again.


1. Karaoke bars/boxes in Japan are usually private rooms with the equipment in the rooms for people to enjoy, very much unlike the Karaoke bars or clubs, which I wanted a Karaoke Bar/Club here, in the United States (where I am). I kinda wanted to squish them together, sort of like if the club had live music for any reason, though I doubt an actual Karaoke Box would in Japan but you never know. Also the drinking age in Japan is 20, so there will be no alcoholic drinking from anyone with the exception of Matsumoto, Hisagi, Shunsui, and Izuru. A. Ichigo wouldn't do anything like that and I doubt his friends would do it, B. There has to be someone responsible and able to carry the drunks out.

2. Since I am from the United States the songs are going to be ones that I know...plus I thought really hard on which songs I could imagine them singing. You can look them up if you want to and you may or may not agree, oh well. The songs were partly based on how I see these characters.


River: I know what a short ending to a short story. I just wanted to get this out of the way. So here is the ending to the story that you have been waiting for. I hope that you enjoyed it and I would love to hear from you readers. The chapter was supposed to be a tad longer but I lost my notes and I haven't been able to find them, partly why this chapter took so long to complete.

I don't own bleach in any way shape or form and I write for entertainment. I don't want any thieves to steal my work, if you do then I will sick Yammy on you and have him eat your soul.