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Chapter 6-Everthing falls into Place

Flashback…

Ichigo stirred awake in his dark prison. Confusion rimmed his eyes as he looked groggily around. He was still tired, but not so tired as to notice that his hands were tied behind his back. With his eyes adjusting to the dark, Ichigo shifted on the uncomfortable bed he was laid on and faced the only source of light. There, sitting on the large window, was Grimmjaw staring out into Hueco Mundo.

There was a small whirl in Ichigo's brain, as the teenager realized what happened. He had turned away and Grimmjaw had knocked him out. Despite loosing his living connections with his friends and family, Ichigo still remembered what it was like. He knew there was no reason for Grimmjaw to be doing this. When he was living Grimmjaw hated him.

Ichigo's shifting caught Grimmjaw's attention and he turned to look at him. Grimmjaw couldn't say that this was the shinigami he had fought before. Even tied up and gagged, Ichigo didn't have his usual scowl on his face. He simply looked at Grimmjaw with dull annoyance, a look that had Ulquiorra all over it. Grimmjaw wasn't afraid of Ulquiorra though. No, he was afraid of the ex-shinigami in front of him who was now just a shadow of his former self.

Grimmjaw could tell Ichigo wanted to say something but it only came out as a muffled gasp. Grimmjaw smiled to himself. He had been worried that if he left someone would notice Grimmjaw had the teenager in his room and then Grimmjaw would be in big trouble with Aizen. Now he realized he didn't have to. Ichigo could make much of any noise and sure as hell wasn't going anywhere. It helped that Ichigo gave off a haunting presence which would be sure to keep all the arrancar away.

Grimmjaw had to make sure though so he went to the teenager. As brutally as he could he picked Ichigo up by the hem of his haori and dragged him so he were an inch away from Grimmjaw's face. "Don't get any ideas shinigami," Grimmjaw said, low and menacing. He noticed a flicker of confusion and fear in the teenager's face and decided to exploit it. "I can do some pretty bad things to ya, but compared to the rest of the Espada, I'm like mother effin' Teresa."

The teal haired arrancar slammed Ichigo onto the bed. He made sure he covered the window and locked the door before he left Ichigo, tied and uncomfortable to his bed.

Ichigo felt a little relieved when Grimmjaw didn't do anything perverted to him, but that didn't last long. Grimmjaw had dragged Ichigo down into the living room and laid him on the couch telling him to watch something on the TV. He then proceeded to force Ichigo to eat something, who realized he wasn't hungry.

"I'm serious Grimmjaw," Ichigo said looking fiercely at the former arrancar. Said arrancar was holding a bowl of the now cooled down soup he nearly burned and sitting across from the annoyed teenager. Ichigo had fully pressed himself onto the couch trying to get away from Grimmjaw. It wasn't that the soup was that bad but eating it made him feel sick. Telling this to Grimmjaw though, was like talking to a wall.

"I'm serious too, Ichigo," Grimmjaw said matching Ichigo's ferocity. He went to force a spoonful down Ichigo's throat who quickly avoided it.

"Why would I need to eat? Spirits don't get hungry," Ichigo said as he climbed to the other side of the couch. He didn't get much of a chance when a pair of cold hands grabbed his ankle and stretched him out across the sofa. Something heavy sat on him, and before Ichigo was even given a chance to protest, a familiar pair of cold hands grabbed Ichigo's wrists and forced them behind his back. There was a strange noise behind Ichigo before he felt something sticky wrap around his wrists.

"Are you kidding me!?" Ichigo snapped realizing what Grimmjaw had been doing. Grimmjaw didn't answer as he got up and turned Ichigo around, leaning him against a pillow. Grimmjaw went back to sitting on Ichigo's legs with a very determined look on his face.

"Grimmjaw, isn't this overkill?" Ichigo asked exasperatedly.

"To feed you? No," Grimmjaw said taking the soup back in hand.

"I thought spirits didn't need to eat."

"Your not 'xactly a normal spirit," Grimmjaw seemed to notice another problem and went for the tape again. He tore off a small piece at kept it hanging off his thumb.

"Then I'll eat when I'm hungry!"

"Your not living Ichigo. Ya won't ever get hungry." Grimmjaw was trying to feed Ichigo but he kept his mouth stubbornly shut. Grimmjaw sighed in annoyance but quickly remedied the problem by clamping his fingers on Ichigo's nose, cutting off is air supply. Ichigo immediately opened his mouth, not prepared for that, and had a spoon shoved into his mouth pouring the warm substance in his mouth. In one fluid motion, Grimmjaw placed the piece of tape on his thumb onto Ichigo's mouth before he could spit it up. Ichigo finally swallowed and felt a disgusting feeling creep up into his heart. He wanted so badly to throw up right now but that never came and within a moment he was all better though slightly green.

Ichigo glowered at Grimmjaw, but he didn't seem to see it as he was too preoccupied looking at something on Ichigo. Ichigo followed his gaze to his collar bone, just noticing the very… interesting position he was in with Grimmjaw. He realized Grimmjaw could probably attack his neck like he liked to do, and there wasn't a thing Ichigo could do to stop it.

Seemingly relieved, Grimmjaw sat back and sighed. He brought a hand up to the side of Ichigo's face who just looked at him curiously. Grimmjaw decided to take advantage of Ichigo's forced silence and explain things to him.

"Ya might be dead Ichi, but ya didn't die the way most humans should." Grimmjaw sat back a little and brought up Ichigo's leg. He pulled up the pant leg a little, making Ichigo think he was trying to seduce him but realized what Grimmjaw was trying to show him. His entire ankle and foot were a strange gray color with charcoal marking the protruding bone in his ankle.

"This is how spirits decay," Grimmjaw indicated to the black markings on Ichigo's leg. "The only way we know how to revitalize ya is to feed you, and it gets rid of the decay. That's why ya hav'ta eat." Grimmjaw peeled the tape carefully off of Ichigo's face.

"Dumbass!" Ichigo yelled and nearly knocked Grimmjaw off of him. Grimmjaw stared completely bewildered at Ichigo. He thought he would understand.

" 'scuse me?"

"You heard me dumbass! If you had explained that in the beginning then I wouldn't have made such a fuss." Grimmjaw stared, mouth agape at Ichigo before he quickly regained his composure and glared back.

"Ya should've known anyway idiot," Grimmjaw argued. "Ya really think I would've forced ya to do something like that if it weren't good for ya?"

Ichigo scowled at Grimmjaw. It was hard, getting used to the fact that Grimmjaw was protective of Ichigo, despite the fact that he had excepted it. Now all that was needed was some practice and Ichigo realized he had to learn to trust Grimmjaw.

Grimmjaw seemed to except Ichigo's silence as an apology and apologized in his – erm, own interesting ways. He went to kiss the skin there right beneath Ichigo's ear causing Ichigo to gasp. Pleased with that Grimmjaw drew away and smiled at Ichigo, his face only centimeters away.

"Ya know, I can do a lot worse then that," Grimmjaw said enjoying the look in Ichigo's face. He looked slightly afraid but let himself melt into Grimmjaw's words. "But theres none of that until you finish eating."


"This is absolute and utter bullshit!" Hiyori complained to Shinji. She looked at the giant wall that guarded Seireitei. Shinji wasn't paying much attention just looking out across the grass. He only paid enough attention to Hiyori so he didn't get hit.

"How the hell are we supposed to get over this?" Hiyori asked turning to Shinji.

"Ichigo said that when he broke into Seireitei, he flew over the fence," Shinji sighed. "We're going to do the same while Ulquiorra, Yammy, and Lynn try to cross through the gate. Lisa, Rose, and Kensei might be able to directly transport in there and if not they will be going in the same way we are."

"But I heard this way Ichigo used didn't really work and him and his group were split up," Love said sitting on the ground, looking at his fellow vaizard. Hiyori looked skeptically at Shinji.

"How is this going to work for us if it didn't work for Ichigo?"

"Ichigo's abundant spirit energy made it difficult for him," Shinji replied slightly annoyed. It was really difficult to find stuff when you have an angry vaizard interrogating you. Luckily, Hiyori decided to complain to love while Shinji was left looking for their location. He had been told he would definitely know where he was supposed to go once he saw it but that did little to help him. He decided to walk through the grass with Love and Hiyori behind him until he was sure he found exactly what he was looking for.

The house he stopped at had two very intricate wings bursting from the ground and between them was a banner reading 'Kukaku Shiba'. The house itself was on a platform looking slightly eroded with a giant pipe sticking out of the back. Shinji told his teammates they had arrived and endured Hiyori's new bouts of complaining.


Lisa, Kensei, and Rose all sat in a circle with a large drawn out pentagram in front of them. Lisa was deep in concentration as Rose and Kensei looked at her. They had been sitting there for the past hour with nothing and it was starting to wear on Kensei's nerves.

"Are you sure you know what you are doing?" Kensei asked.

"No," Lisa answered.

"Then why the hell are we doing this?" Kensei snapped.

"If there is a way for us to get in we should at least try it," Rose said trying to calm Kensei down. Lisa would just provoke him further.

"But what about the way Ulquiorra, Yammy and Lynn are entering? They're just barging right in allowing everyone in soul society to know that they are there."

"Their entry will throw everyone off in Seireitei. They will know three have entered but they will not know about us."

Suddenly there was a blast of spiritual pressure and Lisa's eyes opened wide. "I did it!" She exclaimed before smashing both her hands into the ground causing another uproar of energy. The pentagram was now glaring with a yellow light, threatening to swallow the three of them up. "Alright hold on everyone! I don't even know if we'll land this on the ground."

Kensei looked over at her like she was crazy. "WHAT!?" He yelled but wasn't allowed to hear and answer as the yellow light swallowed them whole.


There was a loud crash and a high wind picked up threatening to blow Lynn away. She stood her ground with some difficulty feeling envious of Ulquiorra and Yammy who took the dust and wind in the face without batting an eyelash. The wind subsided and the dust cleared to reveal the west gate guardian Jidanbo.

Ulquiorra stepped forward, shaking the dust that had collected in his hair. He had yet to draw his zanpakuto and wouldn't do so unless absolutely necessary.

"Who here wants to cross into Seireitei without permission?" Jidanbo said looking down at the people below him. One of them was quite tall but still Jidanbo towered over all of them.

Ulquiorra assumed the leadership position and answered. "We were told to retrieve something from the other side of the gate by our friend Kurosaki Ichigo," Ulquiorra answered calmly. Jidanbo recoiled slightly but smiled.

"Kurosaki… Ichigo?" Jidanbo repeated the name then recognized it. He instantly dropped his Gate guardian act and went over to Ulquiorra. "Well how is the little ryoka? I haven't seen him in ages!" Jidanbo clapped a hand merrily on Ulquiorra, who nearly collapsed under the force. Lynn noticed Ulquiorra was trying really hard not to fall over but it was difficult with the weight of Jidanbo on him. Seeing him incapacitated, Lynn stepped forward to take the lead.

"Ichigo wanted to come himself but he's a little sick," Lynn said. Jidanbo looked over at her sadly.

"Not to badly hurt I hope."

"No, no he'll be fine, but that's why we're here. Theres something in Seireitei that will make him better," Lynn said deeply hoping this would succeed in them getting inside. Jidanbo shook his head in understanding and moved back towards the gate.

"I have a feeling you are telling the truth, but as my duty as a gate keeper, I must stop you from going through."

Ulquiorra, regaining his strength, stepped forward and drew his Zanpakuto. Now it was necessary.

"So if I beat you will you let us in?" He asked. Jidanbo looked down at him and smiled and then let out a hearty laugh that knocked the air out of all three of them.

"You guys are definitely friends of Ichigo's," He said as he drew out an axe. "I really do hope you beat me. I want Ichigo to get better as well."


AHHHH! The end of chapter 6 hurray! I am getting into the love, the past and the plot. AMAZING. Ok ok I'll update soon again and thank you for all the people reviewing! Yay!