A/N: Sorry for the long wait my cute kittens, at last another chapter is here. For some reason I didn't wanna let go this chapter XD

that and a little writer's block *sighs*

Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo

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It Just Happened

"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny."

-Paulo Coelho.

Chapter 10: One Thing After Another

Sometimes when problems start to accumulate one after another, it can cause a lot of stress. And Grimmjow knew that trashing his office would not solve anything. He needed to calm down, but the words from Ichigo last night kept running around in his mind repeatedly, and that was not helping at all. Grimmjow was about to yell at the person who just opened the door without knocking, but was in shocked to see who it was.

"Are you redecorating the office by yourself? Because you're doing an awful job."

"NEL! …what the hell are you doing here?"

"I'm here to rescue my cute brother." Nel replied, punching him on the stomach.

"Ouch! You damn woman, you don't have to hit me. And what do you mean by rescue me- wait, who sent you? Mom?"

"Nope…him." Nel answered, pointing at the person that was standing at the doorway.

"From what hole did you crawled out, emo-bastard?"

"I see you have not changed." Ulquiorra replied not showing any emotion, like always.

"Everyone was so fucking worried about you, where were you? And what's with the disguise? is not even Halloween." Grimmjow laughed hysterically. It was rare to see him without a suit. Ulquiorra was wearing a baseball cap and baggie clothes. However, the bluenette was happy to see that at least one of his friends was with him now. He needed that.

"My whereabouts cannot be reveal to anyone, not even Nnoitra and the others."

"Why the hell not?" The bluenette was starting to get impatience on the lack of information.

"Okay, you can kiss and make up later, now we need to resolve things, pronto." Nel sighed, kicking Grimmjow on the leg.

Ouch! What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"Language Grimm, and that was for not calling me as soon as this whole thing started."

"Yes Mrs. Lawyer, what can you possibly do if my own lawyers couldn't do shit."

"I'll tell you after getting out of this office so you can cook me something because I'm starving."

XXX

The tension at the mansion was gone and replaced by laughs. The servants were pleased that Nelliel showed up. The noises from last night of things breaking and furious growls from Grimmjow had everyone concerned. After enjoying the food that he made, they went to Nel's office since the other looked like it has been hit by a tornado. As soon as they entered the office, Nel unexpectedly turned around towards her brother with a serious look on her face.

"Are you willing to do whatever I say even if you do not like it one bit?"

"Yeah…why are you asking me like that?"

Nel didn't answer. She nodded and proceeded to stand behind her desk. Grimmjow was confused but he trusted his sister more than he trusted anyone else. In normal circumstances Nel would've been acting like a ten-year-old girl with Grimmjow but when it came to legal matters, she was the best prosecutor. The moment she knew she was expecting a baby she decided to take some time off from her work and help Grimmjow, who does not know about the wonderful news, yet.

"Hey Nel, where's your husband? Did you run away from him?" Grimmjow asked out of curiosity, knowing that those two were inseparable.

"Ken will be here soon since we have some news for the whole family." She giggled, loving the curious face of her younger brother.

Her husband, Mugumura Kenzo, wanted to join her but he had to stay in Italy until his current case was solved. Muguruma is a well-known name throughout Japan. His father is one of the judges from the Supreme Court. His mother, also a lawyer, is responsible for one of the Law Firms that work directly with the Jaegerjaquez businesses. His younger brother Kensei works for the Firm too since he just graduated recently. Both the Jaegerjaquez and Mugumura have been close friends for a long time. Nevertheless to say that the Muguruma's were stricter with their sons and always bound to the old traditions.

For that reason, Kensei had to end his relationship with Ichigo years ago and obligated to marry some young girl from a prestigious family. After his parents found out about what they called, "an absurd relationship" with the orange-haired boy. Which Grimmjow knew about since he used to tease the younger man just for the hell of a good brawl. Knowing now it was Ichigo the one Kensei was dating at that time, made him remember one of the reasons for their constant fights.

"I bet if that boyfriend of yours sees me, he would fall head-over-heels for me." He smirked, reminiscing about the past and how funny it will be if Kensei finds out about him and Ichigo.

"Hey Grimm, are you paying attention?" Nel asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Hmm."

"Like I was saying, there are two contracts; the false copy and the one that was given to Nnoitra to sign."

"So, we just need to get the original contract, right?"

"Yes Grimm, but the problem now is where or who has the original."

"Apparently, someone got to it before I did." Ulquiorra sighed. The reason he disappeared was to get close to Aizen and take the contract. It was the only thing that could at least compensate for the error he committed in the past, suggesting Aizen as an investor. Then later noticing something was wrong, so he thought he was responsible for it.

The problem on the contract Aizen was putting up front is that the document establishes if a specific percentage of profits are not drowned by a particular time, the company will entirely go under Aizen's authority. In other words, Nnoitra will lose everything. When Grimmjow invested first on Hollows Architecture & Design and succeeded, there was no contract from the beginning. However, he told them that if they need it support they should not hesitate to ask.

"But then, who or how the contract that Nnoitra signed got switched with the original? And to be switched that easy… unless, someone from the company gained access to it without being noticed. FUCK!" Grimmjow was getting pissed again. Knowing the truth but without evidence, it was like going back to square one.

"We need to find out who has the original." Nel said with determination. She was not going to give up that easy.

XXX

Two days after the event, Ichigo went back to his apartment to pick up a few things since he was planning to stay with his family for a while. He borrowed Renji's truck. Ichigo had to leave his own car at his apartment since the redhead couldn't go with him, something he did not like much. He didn't want to depend on others.

He unlocked the door and sighed before walking inside. The living room felt cold, as if the hollowness in his heart was reflected on the place. He closed the door behind him. 'Grimmjow…' his name passed softly through his thoughts when he looked at the couch. Countless nights where the blue-haired man fell asleep in there. He walked towards it. His hand ghostly moved on the leather surface, his heart skipping a beat. Thoughts of Grimmjow swiftly moving on top of him made him smile, that man always doing the unexpected.

Ichigo suddenly changed his plans. He went to the bedroom and started to pack his things. He was leaving the city. He decided to go back to Karakura with his family. Even if the individual named Aizen gave his word, he didn't feel secured with just that.

Finishing with the second bag, he looked at the bed and for some reason he felt like resting for a moment. He dropped the bags on the floor and lay down on his stomach. The smell of cologne embraced his senses. 'Grimmjow, you never left. Your presence still lingers here where you made love to me for the first and last time.' They not once did it on Ichigo's bed. For some reason, Grimmjow consistently made an excuse and they always ended up doing it on the couch.

It was always sex. No sweet words or foreplay. However, last week the bluenette showed up late at night and without a word, he took Ichigo's hand and led him into the bedroom. 'That night was special; you took your time and explored every inch of my body. We made love until the morning came.' After that, Ichigo didn't see him until Saturday.

XXX

Ichigo walked towards the elevator after he was sure he locked the door of his apartment. With a few bags in hand, he stepped inside and before the doors closed another person got in. Ichigo felt worried by how the person looked at him, like wanting to start a conversation but didn't know how. He didn't know if he should have said hello or just pretend not to remember her.

Mila was staring directly at Ichigo, questioning herself where the orange-haired boy was going with those bags in hand.

"Are you going on a trip?" She asked incredulously, as if Ichigo was her friend.

"To visit my family…" He answered, feeling more awkward by the second.

"Okay then, sounds like fun. It's settled. I'm going with you."

"Hmm… wait- what? I didn't catch what you just said. I thought I heard you're going with me," he laughed nervously and continued, "I must be-"

"You heard right, since we need to talk I might as well go and see where you live, or used to live."

"I don't think it's a good-" Before he could finish, the doors of the elevator opened and Mila exited walking quite fast.

Ichigo didn't know how to react. Thinking that, at any minute, Shinji would have shown up and say "gotcha". A few minutes passed, and the doors of the elevator started to close. He quickly exited. He stood outside the building for a moment, looking around to see if Mila was there. A sigh of relief escaped his mouth since he didn't see her and walked towards the truck. He opened the driver's door after tossing the bags in the back and got scared by the sound of a familiar voice.

"What took you so long? Let's go already." Mila demanded, snapping her fingers.

"Listen, I don't want to be rude, but you can't go with me. I don't think your father will like the idea of you being near me."

"My father doesn't know where I am. I ran off from his house since last night and I don't want to- I don't want to go back…I can't." Her voice trembled and before looking away, Ichigo noticed tears running down her chicks.

"Alright…" He sighed and got in the truck. Immediately, he turned on the engine and left with Mila to Karakura.

Ichigo wanted to ask her why she didn't go to Grimmjow's house, but then he remembered the bluenette on one occasion said that he never allowed her or her father in the mansion. Or anyone who wasn't family. 'But, he invited me a few times to go to the mansion…' That thought made Ichigo more confused about the blue-haired man. The two-hour trip to Karakura was a quiet one, not because they were ignoring each other, but because they were merged in their own thoughts. Thinking about the one they miss, the one they love.

XXX

When they arrived, Ichigo parked the truck in front of the house. He turned off the engine and looked at his trip companion. She was sleeping.

"Hey, we're here." Ichigo said shaking her gently by the shoulder.

Mila yawned and replied, "That was fast."

"Yeah, because you slept through the whole trip." Ichigo laughed, and that made the young woman feel something she never had or better yet, something she felt a long time ago.

She stepped out of the truck and looked around to be sure no one was watching and immediately walked towards the front door of the house. Before Ichigo opened the door he looked at Mila, he was uncertain if letting her stay with him was a good idea.

"Your father threatened to hurt my family-"

"I know about that but don't worry, he cancelled the surveillance he had on your family."

"How can you be sure?"

"The man who was doing it told me."

Ichigo looked into her eyes. It seemed she was telling the truth. Without wasting any more time, he opened the door. A sudden scream was heard from the living room and Ichigo desperately went inside to know the reason of such action. Yuzu was watching the news on TV with Karin, together shedding tears.

"Yuzu, Karin, what happened?"

"Onii-chan! Ichi-nii!"

Both girls screamed at the same time, they began running towards him. Soon after they were tidily embracing his mid-section. When he looked at the TV, eyes went wide open. His body froze still, not knowing how to counter the incident. Smoke and flames all over the place where he was just a few hours earlier, let's say not more than two hours ago. Seconds later, the sound of a body hitting the floor caught Ichigo's attention. Mila was unconscious. Her mind couldn't comprehend the possible tragedy of losing forever the love of her life.

Mila Rose might have portrayed to those 'so called friends' of her that the relationship with Hisagi Shuhei was just playtime until the wedding. But it was more than that. Since the last year of college when they first met, she fell in love. She knew it was impossible and their relationship had to be kept secret, but Shuhei never gave up, because he too fell in love since the first day.

Hope you guys enjoyed the drama, thanks for reading and...Until next!