[A.N.: Thank you for the reviews, they fuel my trashy heart! I'm hitting a little writers' block hence the short chapter but I'm trying my best to power through. All this GrimmIchi is making me want to cosplay Ichigo haha! Please leave a review and thanks for reading. ]

Chapter 7

Rukia sat on the bar stool watching Ichigo and Grimmjow bicker as she sipped her water processing what Ichigo had told her. She was aware of how shitty Shuuhei had been but she hadn't expected him to be this bad. She frowned as she remembered that the apartments were a closed gate community, meaning that without a key or prior permission, it would have been impossible to enter the building.
"Hey can you stop bickering like a married couple? I just thought of something weird! How did Shuuhei get in in the first place?" Rukia tapped the counter impatiently as the two men scowled at her.

Grimmjow scratched his head as he answered, "Obviously, he got in through the door." He winked and yelped when Ichigo slapped his arm. "Oy oy, don't bite the hand that feeds you! I don't know how he got in but I sent the security footage to my partner to review. Yoruichi said she'd get back to me by the end of the day"

Ichigo and Rukia both cocked their heads at the mention of Yoruichi. Grimmjow didn't miss this and snorted as his mind conjured up the image of small puppies tilting their heads side to side. "Yoruichi's my partner and my senior. We go on patrol together. Speaking of which, she's your aunt right?" He turned his head to face Ichigo. "She was really worried about you when she came over last night. Knowing her she's probably-"
Ichigo interrupted him, "probably on her way over right now." He quickly scarfed down the rest of his food in anticipation and dashed to put the dishes in the sink. "Grimmjow, thanks for the food, it was really good. I'm going to go out for a bit so I don't have to see my aunt hahah-". Grimmjow stared as Ichigo nervously tittered and dashed to find his things, freezing when a knock came from the door. "Shit shit shit!" He ran for the bathroom but was grabbed by Grimmjow.
"You okay there? It's just Yoruichi, she's not that bad….I mean she is a crazy bitch but-", he stopped when the door slammed open.
"Did you say something?" Yoruichi grinned. "Ohh my precious nephew! Glad you're doing okay! What are you doing in the clutches of this loser though? I could totally find someone better for you if you wanted, like Hirako or Nova or someone, I dunno, but anyone other than big ole' Grimmkitty here." She yanked him out of Grimmjow's grip and pressed his face against her chest, laughing when he screeched and flailed, trying to get out of her grasp. She let go and her face quickly became serious. "Grimmjow, I reviewed the tapes and found something interesting. Rukia, Ichi, why don't you guys go grab some snacks or something? The adults are going to have a little conversation." She laughed when Grimmjow scowled and protested that he wasn't old, dismissing his comment with a halfhearted flap of her hand.
Ichigo scowled. "Yoruichi, wouldn't it be better if we stayed? I'm not a kid anymore and I want to know what's happening. If it's not safe then I have a right to know, don't I?" He stared unwaveringly at Yoruichi until she sighed and gave in.
"All right, but only because you're my precious little Berry." She booted Grimmjow off his chair and took his spot then continued, "So I can't show you the footage for now because it's police evidence but on the tape, someone had let him in. I would say it was just coincidence but they had walked to the door together and the other person swiped Shuuhei in, slipped him something, then left. I couldn't make out who it was because they were pretty covered up but it looked like they were possibly female due to the frame and height. I can't be sure though. Irritatingly, the keycards here work like hotel keycards so there's no way of tracking or identifying which card was swiped so it's going to be hard to figure this out." She rubbed her temple as she looked at Ichigo. "Do you have any ideas on who it could have been?" she sighed when he shook his head negative. "Welp, I'm still on duty so I'll be heading back but I just wanted to stop by to check up on you and Grimm and to see if you had anything to contribute. Grimm, the chief says you're on paid leave for the week so you can heal up. He still wants you to do paperwork though. Take care!" She winked and got up to leave, hugging Rukia and Ichigo and exiting through the door.
"So, Grimmkitty?"
Grimmjow merely responded with a childish scowl.