" Grimmjow, when are you going to invite Ichigo to the festival?"

Neliel crossed her arms as she waited for her brother to answer her.

"Why should I? I don't even get why everyone makes such a big deal over some festival anyways."

"Grimmjow! You like Ichigo, don't you?"

Grimmjow gave Nel a dirty look before answering.

"Obviously."

"Then show him you care, ask him to the festival and maybe that'll get you a little further than being a dick."

"What the fuck did you just call me?"

"Chill, blue. Bitch is just tryin' to help ya."

Nnoitra walked into the game room where Neliel and Grimmjow had been talking holding a green gift bag.

"Whatever, douche. What the fucks in the bag?"

Nnoitra gave Grimmjow a look telling him he needed to calm himself down before he did it for him and threw the bag at Neliel.

"We're going to the festival together. We'll go out and get a dress in half an hour, don't be late."

Nnoitra turned and left the room, the door to the game room couldn't close before he heard Nel yell after him in a giddy tone.

"You could have at least asked nicely!"

XXX

Grimmjow, Nnoitra, Neliel, Ulquiorra, and Orihime had all piled into Nnoitra's jeep to go out and get dresses for the festival. Ulquiorra had already asked Orihime a few days prior in the library the visited frequently now. Grimmjow road shot gun while Orihime sat in the back between Neliel and Ulqiorra, the two girls chatting away about the dresses they wanted.

They arrived at the mall about a half hour after they had left the house. The passengers from the back seat instantly got out and were heading straight to the dress shop. Nnoitra and Grimmjow stayed in the car a moment longer.

"Go in there, buy him something dumb like I did for Nel, grow a pair, and ask him."

Grimmjow recalled Neliel opening the green bag Nnoitra had given her. Inside was a fluffy stuffed ram for her to add to her collection, the ram also had a necklace around its neck. It held a simply, small gold pendant. She had put it on instantly and ran to her room to get ready.

"Or you could do something like what Ulquiorra did."

"What did Batman do?"

"He brought her to that library they always go to to ask her. A few days before he started working on a small manga kind of thing that showed them going to the library, having fun and cute shit and then him asking he to the festival. He put it where he knew she'd grab it to read and waited. When she read it he did exactly what he'd drawn. Pulled a lily out of no where and asked her. Little princess cried right then and there."

"That shit takes too much fucking time. Why does everyone insist I ask him?"

"Cause if ya wanna date him ya gotta do shit like that."

Grimmjow rolled his eyes.

"Its not like we wouldn't be going together if I didn't ask him. Its an implied thing."

"You're not dating, so its not implied, and even then you should ask. Man, if I know this and you don't, there's somethin wrong. You better ask quick before someone else snatches him."

"Like who?"

Grimmjow instantly regretted those words when he got a text from Rukia only seconds later.

'Keigo just called Ichigo and asked him to the festival. Ichigo said he'd think it over and call him back, he's been waiting for you to ask him. Hurry up!'

Grimmjow made a noise similar to a growl as Nnoitra smirked, having read the message. Grimmjow left the car, slamming the for behind him and stormed to the mask to find something to give his strawberry, Nnoitra getting out just after him.

XXX

Nnoitra Ulquiorra had stayed with the girls while the choose their dresses while Grimmjow searched for something to give Ichigo. After they had dinner so their shopping they left and headed to Ichigo's house. Everyone but Grimmjow remained in the jeep when he knocked on the door. Karin answered the door.

"Where's your idiot brother?"

"Room."

The young girl moved out of the door way and Grimmjow entered, closing the door behind him, heading straight for Ichigo's room. He entered without knocking to find Ichigo laying in his bed with headphones in, but he sat up when he heard his door slam against his wall, he stared at Grimmjow in confusion. The blue haired man walked toward Ichigo, the orange box he had brought with him in hand.

Once he reached his bed Grimmjow put the box down next to Ichigo and grabbed the smaller man by the collar of his shirt and pulled him close to his face.

"Listen here, Strawberry, the only one you're goin to that festival with is me, got it?"

"Well maybe I don't want to since you can't ask nicely."

Grimmjow glared at Ichigo for a moment before kissing Ichigo roughly. It took Ichigo a moment to respond. They pulled apart, panting.

"Will you go to the festival with me, my little Strawberry?"

Ichigo blushed, trying to contain the grin making its way into his face.

"Yeah. I'll go to the festival with you."

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A/N:

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