NOTE: I have received a message informing me that the end for Rated M fics is coming, so have changed this to T (content will be the same; no censoring) .

Grimm: What? They can't do that!

Me: Technically, they can.

Grimm: Goddamned motherfuckers!

Me: Yeah, well hopefully they won't go through with it or the many petitions will make them change their minds.

Ulqui: -sigh- Troublesome. Let's get on with the story if that's all you have to say.

Me: Fine. Hm, whenever I hear the word 'troublesome' it makes me think of Shikamaru from Naruto…..

Invisible?

Chapter 7: Revelations

-Grimmjow's POV-

After ten minutes of reckless driving and cursing, I finally arrived at the clinic. Stumbling out of my vehicle, I raced through the double doors and promptly colliding with a certain orangette, causing both of us to fall back on our bottoms. "G-Grimmjow?" Ichigo murmured, blinking at me stupidly.

"Kurosaki-kun, who is he?" a well-endowed orange haired girl murmured nervously, looking at me with innocent gray eyes that made me want to beat her face in. Don't know why, I just didn't like the look in them…..Pissed me off even more. Ignoring them, I pulled myself to my feet and was about to march off into one of the hallways to check every room in an attempt to find my bat when the berry grabbed my arm, making me halt mid-step.

"Grimmjow, what the hell are you doing here?" he questioned, scowling.

"Ulquiorra," I grit out, stepping out of reach.

"Ulquiorra-kun, you know him?" the girl asked. 'Ulquiorra-kun'? What the hell?

"Obviously, you stupid fuckin' bitch," I snapped. Tears welled up in her eyes and she immediately fled the waiting room. Really? Pathetic.

"Was that necessary, Grimm? Huh, come on, Schiffer is in this room," Ichigo stated, sounding annoyed as he led me down one of the halls, stopping in front of a door labeled '064.'

"Thanks," I said, opening the door to find three beings in the room, only one of them awake.

"Grimmjow!" Tesla exclaimed, both sounding and looking relieved.

"Hey, Tes. Mind telling me what the hell happened?" Surveying the room, I saw five plaid blue chairs, one occupied by Tesla, another by a sleeping Neliel, and a white, probably not-so-very comfortable medical bed in the center. On it lay Ulquiorra. There was a plum covered bruise on his face, his left arm was in a cast, and his abdomen was covered in bandages not even the thick, cotton blanket could hide.

Tearing my eyes from the unnerving sight, I sat beside the blond, half-aware of Ichi sitting next to me on my right after shutting the door for privacy. "Ichigo's dad patched him up a while ago and Nnoitra is on his way."

"Not what I asked."

"Well, I was reading a book at home when I received a call from Mrs. Sven, Ulquiorra's neighbor. I had given her my number about a year ago after I had been able to get him talking 'cause something seemed off, you know?"

"Yeah, I had that feeling."

"She said that she had heard loud yelling from Ulqui's house and while she couldn't make out exactly what was being said, it wasn't good, followed by a crashing noise. I immediately called the police, told them there was a domestic situation at the house and snatched Ulquiorra to bring him here before the paramedics could get their hands on him. I mean, it's not like they do their job any worse than the people here, it's just that with all the other people, the bills, the smells…." He was rambling now, going on and on about public hospitals.

"That was good, Tesla, you did good. Though they will be giving you shit for it later. Is that all you know?" I cut him off.

"His father did it. The man was acting out of control. I don't know what set him off, in fact, I don't want to know. The police were able to subdue him, but….." his voice trailed off. Knowing that that was all I could get from him, I turned to my childhood rival.

"So what's the damage report?" I asked. He grimaced, obviously not wanting to answer.

"Three broken ribs, one puncturing his lung…..Too many bruises to count, fractured collarbone, broken left arm, both his wrist are sprained, and his left shoulder dislocated. Luckily for him only that one lung was harmed as far as internal organs go. Nothing's permanent, he's already on the road to recovery, but it's going to be a long one, especially with the emotional abuse he must have suffered," Ichigo answered, albeit reluctantly. My face went blank and I nodded stonily.

"Where did you say his bastard father was now?" I inquired, voice betraying nothing as well.

"Grimmjow, you can't kill him," Tesla stated, giving me a pleading look.

"I won't kill him, just…..rough him up a bit."

"We all know you won't be stopping there," Ichigo said.

"Besides, he's locked up at the police station right now," Tesla added.

"Oh, so now the fucking government is protect that son of a bitch?" I growled.

"You can't touch him right now, so settle your ass down, Grimm! You getting pissed off and pacing the room like a caged panther isn't going to do anything!" Ichigo yelled. It was only then that I realized that I had in fact been pacing.

"Could you at least give me a name?" I snarled.

"Derek Vistoni, happy?"

"No!" I exclaimed.

"Well, too bad, 'cause once again, you can't do shit to him!"

"I know that! Doesn't mean I don't want to make him suffer," I said, glaring at Ichi.

"We know what you mean. We want to do the same," Tesla spoke up, surprising both of us.

Right at that moment, the door slammed open and in marched a furious spoon. "Would one of you little bitches mind telling me what the fuck happened tonight to make me drive all th-" Nnoitra began, halting mid-speech when he saw Ulquiorra. "Who am I going to have go kill in the most brutal way possible now?"

-The Next Morning-

-Ichigo's POV-

"Grimm? Grimmjow, wake up!" I shouted, trying, and failing, to wake the bluenette up.

"Oh, give it a rest. He's not going to get up until he fuckin' wants to," Nnoitra said, stretching. The movement rustled the sleeping Tesla, who had made himself comfortable on the raven's lap sometime during the night. Muttering a quick apology, the blond shot to his feet, face more red than your average tomato. All of us had ended up camping out in Ulquiorra's room that night as Grimmjow refused to leave the bat for a single moment, and, really, the rest of us couldn't complain as we were almost as worried.

"Huh? Wha?" a childish voice called out. Glancing at a chair in the corner by the bed, I saw a young girl, probably about five or six, rub at her eyes while staring at us uncomprehendingly.

"Nel?" Tesla asked, peering at her curiously.

"Teddy!" she exclaimed, purposely mispronouncing his name while tackling the still half-asleep teen to the harsh, unforgiving ground.

"'Teddy'?" Nnoitra questioned, looking more than a little confused. Standing up with the blue-green bundle in his arms, Tesla began with introductions.

"Nel, this is Ichigo," gesture to the berry, "that's Nnoitra," gesture to the spoon, "and you already know Grimmjow. This is Ulquiorra's little sister, Neliel, or Nel for short." The munchkin waved at us happily, then proceeded to assign us nicknames.

"Itsygo, NnoiNnoi, Grimmkitty, and you're Teddy!" she exclaimed. Then frowned. "What happened to Ulkiowa? There were loud noises, louder than usual, and now he looks like a mummy, but it's not Halloween!" she exclaimed, obviously upset.

"He just got a little hurt, but he'll be fine shortly! Itsygo is making him better and Grimmkitty will be taking care of both of you afterwards, I'm sure," Tesla assured.

"Oh, okay. Hey, I'm hungry! Can we go get some breakfast?"

"Yeah, why don't we go to Denny's?" I asked. Ridiculous nicknames aside, she was adorable. And Tesla looked adorable playing concerned mother, though a certain perverted spoon will probably castrate me for thinking that…

"Okay, but you're buying!" Nnoitra said, leading the way out the door. Great.

Ah, this is short!

Ichi: -sulks-

Me: -sighs- Are you still mad at me for pushing you out that window?

Ichi: YES!

Me: That was in the first chapter!

Tes: Both of you calm down. You're scaring Nel.

Nnoi: -rereads chap- NnoiNnoi? What the hell!

Nel: You said a bad word! Bad NnoiNnoi! –punches-

Nnoi: OW! You little brat!

Me: Grimm cusses all the time but Nnoitra gets punished, eh? Someone's picking favorites! Speaking of that, where are Grimm and Ulqui? And why the hell are you guys here? OW!

Nel: Bad Night!

Ichi: -laughs evilly-

Tes: -sighs- Why do I even bother with you three? Please Review.