Ichigo sat on his couch, his apartment a mess, staring straight ahead, eyes wide. He shuddered and closed his eyes, remembering what happened in the back room when... Nnoitra found out. They way he stared at him. The way he grinned. The way he just... seemed so sexy.

Ichigo closed his eyes and whined, pulling his legs close to his chest and resting his forehead on his knees, holding his head. He hit his head several times. Turns out... there was a lock on the door.

"AGH! How could I be such an idiot?" Ichigo murmured, eyes closed tightly.

At least it wasn't bad.

Something licked his cheek.

Zangetsu was there to comfort him anyway.

And who was Zangetsu? Well, it was his shaggy black dog. Big dog, he had to add. He patted the dog on the head, head still lowered. Oh, god. He remembered what Nnoitra said and did. He remembered it exactly.

A few hours earlier

Ichigo stared at his boss in shock, mouth hanging open. Oh, shit. Oh, shit, oh, shit, oh, shit, oh, shit! Fucking hell! He stared at the tall man, wondering if he could run, while getting dressed, and get the hell out of there. Hold on. How fast was Nnoitra? He stayed against the wall, cursing over and over in his head.

"So... yer a guy, eh?" Nnoitra asked with a wide grin on his face, walking towards the other man.

"Y-Yes, sir." Ichigo stuttered, eyes wide, flat against the wall. "U-Um... Am I-"

"So, ya dressed as a woman ta get this job?" Nnoitra asked, snickering.

Ichigo swallowed hard.

"Yes... sir."

Ichigo widened his eyes when Nnoitra grabbed his arm, pulling him flat against his chest. Ichigo widened his eyes and turned red. Oh, god! He pushed against the tall man's chest, trying to cover his body at least. He froze when Nnoitra licked his neck.

Now was a bad time to be naked.

"M-Mr. Jirug-"

"Call me Nnoitra."

Ichigo jumped out of the man's arms, grabbing his shirt and throwing it on, making the tall man frown and glare at him. He started dressing, hearing the man snicker when he put on the bra and skirt, turning his head to glare at the tall guy.

"Stop laughing!"

"Ya know," Ichigo blinked when he saw the tall man narrow his eye. "I could get ya fired fer this."

Ichigo widened his eyes with horror. He paid off his rent! He couldn't go back to giving the manager an I.O.U. He finally paid off his rent! Nnoitra smirked, seeing several thoughts go through the Strawberry's head. Maybe now, he could finally get Berry into bed. At first he thought he was a she, but now that he knows that she's a man, that just makes Berry all the more resistible.

"H-How do I... get you to... stop from telling Mr. Stark?" Ichigo asked, furrowing his eyebrows with worry.

"That's easy." Nnoitra said, a large grin on his face.

"...How?"

"Ya gotta do anythin' I want. No protests."

"And... what do you... want?" Ichigo asked, getting a bad feeling all of a sudden.

A large grin spread across Nnoitra's face. He bent down, his face right in front of the Strawberry, sad he was no longer naked. Ichigo swallowed loud, Nnoitra whispering in his ear. He widened his eyes and gaped, mouth falling open.

"You're fucking nuts!"

"I always wondered why ya were so feisty." Nnoitra said, standing straight, raising an eyebrow with a wide grin.

"I am not going to give you a fucking blow job!" Ichigo yelled, pointing at the man's crotch.

"Well, then, Stark! I got some information fer ya!" Nnoitra yelled, turning around and walking towards the exit with a wide, amused grin.

Ichigo widened his eyes and jumped, wrapping his arm around the tall man's neck, landing on the floor, making Nnoitra blink before raising an eyebrow. The fuck just happened? He forced the Strawberry to let go, rubbing his neck.

"So?" Nnoitra asked, raising an eyebrow with a smirk.

"...Fine." Ichigo muttered, looking away with a very pissed off look. "When."

"Now would be nice."

Ichigo stared at the man in shock, looking around the room. In the back room? He gave the man a confused look, seeing Nnoitra shrug. He looked at the man's groin, making a face. Really, having a dick... in his mouth.

He was not gay!

"Just so you know, I don't normally dress like this." Ichigo said, holding his arms out.

Nnoitra nodded.

The tall man unbuckled his belt, Ichigo very nervous. He bent down, eyes closed tightly, hearing a zipper. He was going to kill his father. All his goddamn fault! He opened one eye, only to snap both open when he saw his boss' cock.

"How-about-we-do-this-another-time?" Ichigo asked, eyes concentrated on the man's organ, hands clenched, sweating bullets.

"It's either now, or in my house, where I can fuck ya forever. Yer choice." Nnoitra said, grinning widely.

"...I'm not getting fired?" Ichigo asked, staring at the man questioningly.

"No."

Ichigo made a face, looking at the erection. Huh. When'd he get hard? Dammit, Ichigo! Now was not the time to think about that! He was about to give a man a blow job! Shit. He cursed his father and everyone else! He closed his eyes, leaning forward, reaching out.

He touched the man's leg, Nnoitra feeling a shiver go through his body, making him give the Strawberry a strange expression. Berry didn't even do anything, and he was already feeling the need to pound him into the wall.

Okay, Ichigo had no idea what he was doing.

And how did he know? He was trying to find the man's cock. Where the hell was it? Should he open his eyes? No! It would be bad. So, he went back to blindly looking for his boss' erection. Once he found it, he eyes his eyes tightly, swallowing hard.

He, Ichigo, never had to give someone a blow job, so when his tongue touched the head of Nnoitra's cock, he widened his eyes and pulled back, making a face and glaring at the man. Nnoitra was snickering. Oh, he should be glad he's not going to bite him! He would be fired if he did that. So, closing his eyes once more, he took the head of Nnoitra's cock into his mouth, making the tall man widen his eyes from the sudden action.

He wasn't expecting Berry to suddenly do that.

Ichigo's felt like gagging. Just how big was his damn dick? He began sucking gently, not really sure what he was doing, ignoring the taste, eyes closed tightly as he felt the need to bite Nnoitra! He could if he wanted to.

He mentally frowned when he heard the man groan. Oh, everything was just dandy for him, while he had to fucking suck his cock! He used his teeth to lightly graze the head of Nnoitra's cock, making the tall man try to make Ichigo take more into hit mouth, which only resulted in Ichigo getting pissed off.

Little Berry was too much. If only Nnoitra could have him as a pet.

It was like it was hitting the back of his throat. He should be glad the bastard's not... thrusting into his mouth or something. But he was trying to force more of his goddamn cock into his mouth! He reached up and grabbed the base of Nnoitra's cock, about to squeeze the life out of him, only to pause. His job. Think about the job, Ichigo. He breathed through his nose, eyes closed, trying to be calm.

He tried taking a little more into his mouth, but it was too damn long. So, using his hand to stroke the part he couldn't reach, he began sucking again, all the while cursing his boss. He had to be the one to find him, didn't he?

That was it. Nnoitra tightened his grip on Ichigo's hair, making the Strawberry widen his eyes when his mouth was filled with hot liquid, a feeling of dread coming over him. But that damn idiot wasn't letting go of his head. So, to breathe... he had to swallow.

He pulled back and made a face at the taste! Aw, shit, that tasted... weird. Gross. He wiped his mouth, eyebrows pulled together, a scowl on his face. He froze when a hand was placed on his shoulder, Nnoitra crouching down beside him.

"That was fun. How 'bout ya go home an' rest? I'll tell Stark ya weren't feelin' all that great, hm?" Nnoitra asked, a smug look on his face.

Ichigo nodded. He froze when Nnoitra grabbed his chin and turned his face, giving him a deep, passionate kiss. After pulling apart, Nnoitra stood up with a large grin.

"See ya tomorrow, Berry." Nnoitra said, walking out of the room, his pants righted.

Ichigo's face was bright red. He cursed the gods... that he was aroused from what just happened. He stood up, eyes closed tightly. He hoped... that bastard would at least go easy on him.

Back to the depressed Strawberry

Ichigo had his head lowered, eyes closed tightly. Damn that tall bastard for finding out. He should be glad Kenpachi didn't do that. But damn that tall bastard that he made him aroused! He was just glad he calmed down and walked out of the building.

But... now he has to do stuff for Nnoitra to keep his job?

He looked up when the doorbell rang, making him tense. He hoped that wasn't him. Standing up, Zangetsu by the door while waving his tail excitedly, he opened the door and sighed out of relief when he saw Shinji.

"Shinji."

"Ichigo. Nice ta see ya again." Shinji said with a wide grin, walking through the door. "So, ya have food now, or what?"

"Yes, I have food." Ichigo said, closing the door with a frown.

Shinji raised an eyebrow when he saw Ichigo's expression. He looked down. Or pissed.

"What's wrong?"

"N-Nothing. Just... have some troubles at work." Ichigo said, scratching the back of his head, making his way towards his couch.

"So, I heard from yer dad that ya didn't make it to dinner. Why?" Shinji asked, bending down to pet the dog.

"Just been... thinking." Ichigo said, smiling.

"Okay, now I know somethin's wrong. You? Smilin'? Nuh uh!" Shinji yelled, shaking his head. "What's wrong, an' I expect ya ta tell me everythin'. Is it yer girlfriend?"

"...I don't have a girlfriend." Ichigo said, raising an eyebrow, staring at his friend with a strange face.

"Still? What 'bout that Hime chick? I-I mean, what's wrong?" Shinji asked, a frown on his face, trying to look really serious.

He looked really ridiculous to Ichigo.

"Nothing. And what do you mean, Inoue? She's just a classmate from high school." Ichigo said, raising an eyebrow questioningly, wondering what the blonde was talking about.

"Um... is it one of yer boss?" Shinji asked, trying to change the topic from the girl.

Got it right on the money. Now guess which one.

"Is it that tall skinny guy?"

Damn! What is he, psychic?

"No, it's just... I have a lot of work to do." Ichigo said, sighing deeply.

"What kind of work?" Shinji asked, settling down next to the Strawberry.

"...There's a meeting tomorrow and everyone's real agitated." Ichigo lied, nodding while closing his eyes.

Shinji nodded in understanding. Ichigo mentally sighed. At least he didn't suspect anything. He was glad that as soon as he got home, he took a shower and brushed his teeth. He looked at his TV, wondering if he should watch something. Yeah, it was better than the quiet. He grabbed his remote and switched it on.

Okay, now Kenpachi and Nnoitra knew his real gender. Did anyone else? Ichigo frowned. He didn't really know. He hoped that was all.

::

The next day at work, Ichigo tried to avoid Nnoitra, which wasn't all that effective, seeing as he was the secretary. So, he took day jobs. As in, getting the coffee and food for everyone. Kenpachi had noticed the way Ichigo would almost run when he would see Nnoitra.

Something happened between the two.

But what?

Grimmjow was still trying to get Ichigo on a date, but the event with Nnoitra was making him a little uneasy, so he had to decline and work.

"What's botherin' ya?" Grimmjow asked, raising an eyebrow, looking at the secretary questioningly.

"N-Nothing." Ichigo said, shaking his head.

He froze when he saw Nnoitra walk across the room towards Kenpachi's office. Grimmjow raised an eyebrow and turned his head, seeing the tall man. Huh. So it was him that was making the Strawberry on edge. He blinked and looked up in thought.

"Why don't you work in the office." Grimmjow said, pointing to the main office.

Ichigo looked up and blinked.

"Really?"

"Sure. C'mon." Grimmjow said, motioning the woman to follow. "If someone phones... we'll jus' ignore it."

"Um... okay?"

Ignore calls? That was just weird. He followed the blue haired man, walking into the office. Wow. When was the last time he was in that office? Since... Stark said he could keep the job. They changed the office around, though Stark's desk was still in the same place, in front of the window.

He paused and stopped walking.

His boss... was sleeping.

Grimmjow glanced back and raised an eyebrow questioningly, wondering why the Strawberry stopped before looking at the top guy, only to roll his eyes with an aggravated sigh.

"Stark. Stark! Star- ah, jeez. Wake up, ya damn idiot!" Grimmjow yelled right in the man's ear.

Ichigo widened his eyes. Wouldn't he get fired for that?

"What?" Stark groaned, sitting up, a tired look on his face.

"Ya fell asleep again." Grimmjow said, rolling his eyes with a shake of his head. "An' ya drooled on yer papers again."

Stark looked down and sighed, rubbing his forehead.

He looked stressed.

That's when he opened his eyes and stared at the Strawberry, Ichigo having no clue what to do but wave. He stared at him for several seconds before looking back down. He threw the papers away, making Ichigo widen his eyes.

Holy-

"Ms. Kurosaki."

Ah, how he hated that name.

"Why are you in here?" Stark asked, looking up, staring at the Strawberry questioningly.

"'Cause Nnoitra's givin' 'er the creeps, like he does to every woman eventually." Grimmjow said with a wide, amused grin, chuckling.

"I see. Then may you wipe down every picture in here? The glasses has been gathering dust."

"Yes, sir." Ichigo said, scowling.

So, that's what he did. Grabbed every picture and wiped them down, a deep frown on his face. He couldn't help but notice the little girl in the photos. He glanced at his boss. Did he have a kid?

"Excuse me, sir, I hope you don't mind me asking, but who is-"

"Lilinette."

Ichigo blinked. It's like he's a mind reader.

"She is my little sister who is studying across the ocean at the moment." Stark said, going through some forms.

"Little brat." Grimmjow scoffed, shaking his head with a frown.

"Grimmjow."

"Yeah, yeah, don't make fun of the kid. I remember."

Ichigo stared at the girl. Huh. He didn't know that his boss had a sister. Well, he didn't know that Kenpachi had a kid. Or that... well, he doesn't know anything about anyone. Did they have any pets, or something?

"Mr. Je-"

"Grimmjow. Call me Grimmjow."

"...Grimmjow... sir... do you have any pets?" Ichigo asked, looking at the blue haired man with a curious face.

"Yep. Name's Pantera." Grimmjow said with a wide grin. "Nice cat."

"Can I see it sometime?" Ichigo asked.

He froze. Shit. He wasn't thinking.

Grimmjow looked up and stared at him for several moments before grinning widely.

"Sure. He always likes company. Might even like ya." Grimmjow said, signing his name on a slip of paper.

Ichigo felt a smile cross his lips, gaining Stark's attention. Huh. Might be the first time he's ever seen Strawberry smile. He shook his head. Why does it feel... as though Ms. Kurosaki was actually a Mr. Kuoraki? Seemed real macho for a woman.

But some women are like that, right?

Probably.

He hasn't thought about Lilinette in a while. Maybe he should phone her tonight. He nodded. Yes.

Stark looked over at the woman. Yes, something seemed off about the Strawberry. Why was it... that he was attracted to her? He was gay. He did not go for women. Though he wasn't attracted to his co-workers, thank god, they still respected his sexuality.

They should, anyway. They go both ways.

They all didn't care about a person's sex, just the person's personality.

Huh. How did they feel about Ichigo Kurosaki?

"Mr. Stark... why do you go to my dad's clinic when you could go to a hospital?" Ichigo asked, feeling the need to ask questions.

Grimmjow looked up.

"Ya go to a clinic?"

"Yes. And I feel that it is better to go to a clinic since it would be cheap." Stark said, grabbing the phone and dialing a number.

Ichigo gave the man a blank look.

It would be cheap to go to a clinic, but he feels the need to go eat at expensive restaurants? Even though he worked at an expensive restaurant before working as a secretary, he felt out of place. Everyone dressed fancy, and he asked what they would want. When they would tell him, he would be thinking just how rich are they.

But now he worked there, and felt happy.

Until he gave his damn boss a blow job.

He clenched his hand, making the glass crack. He widened his eyes and looked down, both Grimmjow and Stark looking up. Oh, shit! This was going to be pulled out of his paycheck!

"I-I'm so sorry, Mr. Stark! I didn't mean... I could... I didn't-"

"Which picture is that?" Stark asked, looking at the picture frame.

Ichigo slowly held up the picture, eyes wide with horror. He needed to get food that week, and he couldn't have any money taken out of his check. Stark looked at the picture, Grimmjow feeling a smirk spread across his face.

"That is all right. I can always get a new frame sooner or later." Stark said, signing his name on a form.

Ichigo blinked and looked at the picture. It was him and that Aizen person. Wait. Aizen. He narrowed his eyes. He had heard from Grimmjow and Nnoitra that this man could get any information he wanted. Which meant that he probably knew his real gender. He widened his eyes and looked up.

Ah, jeez. He hoped that he didn't know.

"Strawberry."

He turned his head and stared at the blue haired man.

"Ya said ya wanted ta meet my cat?" Grimmjow asked with a wide grin.

"Yes." Ichigo said, nodding.

"Well, I can show ya to 'im after work. Whatdaya say?" Grimmjow asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, that sounds good." Ichigo said with a nod.

"Great! Jus' make sure ya don't scream." Grimmjow said, looking down and signing his name.

Ichigo blinked and raised an eyebrow. Did he just hear right? He nodded. He did just hear right. What the hell did he mean by don't scream? He shrugged and went back to work, wiping the glasses on each frame.

::

"Hey, Kenpachi." Nnoitra said, staring at the television, a beer in his hand.

After work. Ah, how he always treasured the moments when he would relax and pass out for the night. He just wished that Kenpachi wasn't hiding there from his friend. The taller man grunted. Nnoitra frowned and looked to the side, uncomfortable.

"Have ya ever... tried to woo someone?" Nnoitra asked, looking at the taller man, frowning.

Kenpachi turned his head and stared at his co-worker.

"...I'm leavin'."

"Not you, ya damn idiot! I mean... I wanna... I want to... try to be romantic?" Nnoitra said, ending his sentence in a question, not really sure how to ask the other man as question like that.

Kenpachi raised an eyebrow before sighing and shaking his head.

"Jus' fuckin' face it that Strawberry ain't ever gonna want ta sleep with ya." Kenpachi said, shaking his head.

"I think he's gonna do it whether or not he wants ta."

Kenpachi paused.

Nnoitra flinched.

The taller man turned his head, staring at the other man.

Several long moments went by.

"Ya know Strawberry's a man?" Kenpachi asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No, what the hell are ya talkin' 'bout?" Nnoitra said, folding his arms over his chest, frowning deeply.

"Ya jus' said-"

"Wait!" Nnoitra snapped, holding his arms up. He turned his head. "You know Berry's a man?"

Kenpachi frowned. Fuck. He wasn't thinking.

"Yeah. I have since I saw 'im." Kenpachi said with a shrug.

"An' ya haven't used it ta blackmail Berry?"

"No... have you?"

"...No."

"...What the fuck did ya do?"

"Nothin'! What makes ya think-"

Nnoitra jumped when Kenpachi grabbed the front of his shirt, bringing his face forward until their noses were almost touching, widening his eye when he saw the dangerous look on the other man's face. Aw, shit.

"What. The fuck. Did you do?" Kenpachi asked, his voice quiet.

Without waiting, he hauled the other man up when he stood, dragging him towards the door, Nnoitra hopping on one foot. Nnoitra stopped and shoved the man's hand off, fixing his shirt.

"Where we goin'?"

"You... are goin' ta fuckin' apologize ta Strawberry whether ya like it or not!"

Nnoitra blinked. Whoa! Stop the presses!

"...Ya like Berry." Nnoitra said, his eye wide with shock, lips parted slightly. "If ya like Berry, then why don'tcha-"

"Shut up. I have that idiot's address."

Nnoitra frowned, seeing the taller man slam his door open, stomping down the hall. He sighed and turned his head. Fuck. Guess he's gonna have to woo Strawberry into getting into bed after all. Because he was sure that after being forced to apologize, Kenpachi's going to be protecting Berry. He cursed before walking out the door, grabbing his keys and locking the door behind him.

Just fucking perfect.

I thank BonneNuit, Kahlem, Orant mihi, I-Kill-U-For-Yaoi, miszxbrii, RamecupMiso, 2weird2Btakenserious, Sergeant LemoOoN, Mina Hikari, greenpanic6, MidnightTune36, PaperAce, SakaSandora, Pickles and Cream for reviewing. It is greatly appreciated. ^^