Sorry for such a late update. I can't really make excuses so...I'll just let you read. ;D


"Ichigo, wake up…" I slowly open my eyes, groaning as the full moon's light hits my eyes, "Ichigo…"

"What?" A man leans into my vision, shock and fear coursing through my veins as my dad smiles down at me, "D-dad!"

"Shh, be quiet, Ichi," he looks over at Grimmjow, "You might wake him."

"What are...what are you doing here?" I stand up, getting pulled into a tight hug that felt...strange.

"Oh, I saw that you had left and just calculated your actions. You see, this was all part of my plan." I gulp around the lump in my throat. Aizen pulls away, grabbing tightly onto my wrist and starts to drag me away.

"Come on, Ichigo. Let's go home." My eyes widen and I quickly yank my arm away.

"No. I don't want to," I say, looking over at Grimmjow, "He's...been nice to me."

"You like a stain on society! How cute!" Aizen scowls and grabs my hand once again, "Come now, Ichigo. We're going home."

I scowl back and push him away, a look of surprise coming to his face. I shake my head and start to back up towards our camp ground, my head held high.

"No, I'm not going."

"Ichigo, this is not up for debate. Now-"

"I said, I'm not going. And there is nothing you can do to convince me any other way." Aizen grinds his teeth in anger, grabbing something from his large coat. My eyes widen as he shows me the satchel that I had hidden in the tower, a nasty smirk forming on his lips.

"Where did you get that?"

"You've never been good at hiding things, Ichigo." I reach out to snatch it from his grasp, but he quickly yanked it away before my fingers could even brush it.

"Give it back! I need it!"

"To keep him with you! He's not here because he likes you, he's here because you've blackmailed him!" My eyes widen at this, gulping hard around the lump that had formed in my throat.

"That...that's not true!" He raises an eyebrow.

"Really? How do you know?" I bite the inside of my lip, keeping my eyes focused on my father as he swings the bag in front of my face. I grab it and hold it close, just in case he tries to take it away.

"So, what will you do? Give it to him," he says as he points at the snoring bluenette, "Or come home with me?"

"Leave, dad. I don't want to see you again." Aizen goes silent, his face hard to read.

"I see how it is…" he looks up at me, his voice low and dangerous, "When he betrays you, don't come running to me. You're grown up! You know what's best for yourself! You know how to care for yourself! You don't need me! But, when you finally realize that you need me, I won't be there!" I scowl and turn away from him, glad that I won't have to go back now.


The sound of screaming woke me up, my mind alert and ready to attack. I look around, trying to find Grimmjow when I finally spot him getting dragged away by a horse. My eyes widen before I rub them, having to make a double take. Then, I finally jump to my feet, grabbing the bluenette's hands.

"Pull harder!" Grimmjow shouts, looking over his shoulder at the strange looking animal. Its hair was white, while its mane was jet black, its emerald green eyes almost piercing my skull. I gulp and do as he says, my eyes widening as his boot pops off and we were sent crashing to the ground.

Grimm crawls behind me, peeking over my shoulder as the horse realizes that he's lost his grip, getting ready to charge towards us. Without thinking, I jump to my feet and step into its way, stopping it quickly.

"Easy! Come on, calm! Calm!" I shout as it tries to get past me, slowing down after awhile. I smile and gently take the boot from its mouth, petting the horse softly. I throw Grimmjow's shoe at him, checking the saddle's emblem to find its name on it.

"Very good, Ulquiorra." I look back to see Grimmjow roll his eyes, putting his boot back on in a huff.

"I say we kill that fucking horse and eat it for dinner." I shoot him a disapproving look before turning back to Ulquiorra, petting him even more.

"I say we take him with us. A mode of transportation." The horse glares at the bluenette, nuzzling up close to me. Grimmjow narrows his eyes, coming over to me to pull me away from the large animal.

"No. I refuse."

"Oh, come on. Don't be such a baby. He's a good horse."

"No. He crawled up from hell and is here to drag me down with him." I roll my eyes, elbowing him in the arm.

"That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard. He's coming with us. He needs to get back anyways."

"No! I will take you right back home if you do not listen!"

"You sure about that? I'll bet anything that if you try to do that that he'll just drag you to the kingdom anyways. And I won't be there to help you." I smile smugly as Grimmjow opens and closes his mouth like a fish out of water, thinking of nothing to come back with.

"So, shall we be going?"

"Yes, berry-head…" he mutters under his breath, receiving a hard smack to the back of his head.


So very sorry this took so long and sorry if it's a little short to your liking, but as I've said in different stories...things aren't good right now. But, whatever. XD I'm just glad you guys like this story. That's probably the only reason that I'm continuing. Well, until next time!

~Sweet-Lemonade