Adventure #10

I Now Pronounce You Totally Screwed

10: 00. That was the time it was at the moment and the house was silent. Not because anyone was asleep but because everyone, minus one person, was outside. Ulquiorra sighed lightly and pinched the bridge of his nose, trying not to make up some weird explanation as to why Grimmjow and the others, Blue, Kyoshiro and Weed, had been gone so long.

They had all left around 8:00 and had yet to come back. Blue had gone to run on the river with Kyoshiro and Weed.

As for Grimmjow, Ulquiorra had absolutely no idea where he had gone! He had just left, in a foul mood, and shortly after he had left the other three followed him, leaving Ulquiorra alone in the house.

It was stupid to worry but still…

Ulquiorra glanced over at the counter and saw his green cell phone. The idea of calling Grimmjow had already crossed his mind, but he had avoided it. Before he had left, Grimmjow had bickered with Ulquiorra about something or other and Ulquiorra, deciding to avoid calling an angry Espada and getting an earful, had not called him.

But maybe Grimmjow was in a better mood now?

Ulquiorra decided to chance it and got up from the couch and walked to the counter, reaching out his hand to pick up the phone. But suddenly he stopped. A DVD had caught his eye. Ulquiorra picked up the DVD and stared at the cover. It was entitled The Strangers. It was probably a horror movie.

Ulquiorra was right. It was a horror movie, it said so on the back that it was rated R and that it was a thriller/suspense film. Ulquiorra was not one to watch horror films; he found them stupid and utterly pointless. Grimmjow on the other hand, while he agreed that they were stupid, thoroughly enjoyed them. Kyoshiro had watched Saw with Grimmjow and had hit him hard and demanded that he never rent horror movies again. But despite being angry, Kyoshiro, like Grimmjow, seemed to enjoy being scared silly.

Weed wasn't allowed to watch horror movies and Blue ordered Grimmjow not to show them to him. Blue herself wasn't a fan of horror movies.

However, this one seemed realistic for once and Ulquiorra was almost tempted to watch it. Ulquiorra glanced down at the DVD on the counter and sighed softly before returning to the couch.

That DVD had been what caused the problem in the first place.

"Grimmjow, what are you doing?" Blue asked, looking over at the man. He was fiddling with the DVD player. "I'm putting in a DVD." Grimmjow explained, opening the DVD case.

"Wait a second!" Kyoshiro exclaimed, seeing the DVD cover and gasping loudly! "You've brought home a—?"

"Yes! So what?" Grimmjow snapped, getting impatient.

"Grimmjow, can't you watch that in your room? Your computer accepts DVD's, right?" Blue asked and Grimmjow didn't respond.

"Ugh…can you answer me?"

"Yes, it does! But—!"

"I don't understand the point of horror movies." Ulquiorra said, leaning against the railing on the stair case. "There is a point, to scare the crap out of people!" Grimmjow responded, grinning. "So, you wanna watch it with me?"

Ulquiorra stared down at him; he raised an eyebrow and said, "Me? No way." He saw Grimmjow's happy grin deflate and saw a look of annoyance cross his face. "Why not?"

"Horror movies lack logic, in a situation where you are placed in grave danger—"

"Yeah, the people in horror movies are idiots but—" Grimmjow said but Ulquiorra continued talking.

"In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, there is a bloody hand print on the van. If there is a bloody hand print on your van you do not pass it off and walk into a house with no electricity. It's even stupider to leave your friend, who is in a wheelchair, outside alone when he cannot go up the stairs. Also, if you enter a room full of human bones shaped to make furniture you do not stand there and scream, you also do not run around the house screaming especially after your friend has disappeared inside that house."

"Actually, Ulquiorra," Kyoshiro piped in, grinning, "You would probably pass off the bloody hand print."

"Perhaps. But I would not neglect it completely from my mind. I would be at least a little cautious especially after being attacked inside the van by a crazed cannibalistic lunatic. They completely put their minds off of it."

"I am never going to Texas!" Weed exclaimed and Blue sighed, apparently annoyed that Weed would soon be scarred for life.

Grimmjow was silent for a moment before he said, "Yeah, okay, great. I'll watch it later where you little pansy's can't see it."

"What?" Kyoshiro exclaimed angrily and Weed said, "I'm not a pansy!"

"Real mature." Blue said, shaking her head.

"By the way, Ulquiorra…" Grimmjow said, glaring up at the stairs. "I think you're just scared."

Ulquiorra's eyes narrowed into slits. "As if."

An argument had started and Grimmjow walked out. Now that he thought about it, it would probably be considered bonding for Grimmjow if they had both watched the horror movie together.

He had probably hurt Grimmjow's feelings by saying no so coldly.

"Not my fault he's an idiot." Ulquiorra mumbled and he was slightly surprised when he heard his voice echo in the empty room.

Then he found his gaze fixed on the DVD and his eyes narrowed as the feeling of a challenge crept up on him. "And I'm not scared of a movie." And he stood up, seized the DVD and walked towards the TV.

Why did I do that? That was all Ulquiorra could think as he lay on the couch, curled up into a ball, shaking. The movie had been nothing short of terrifying. There had been unrealistic moments and towards the end it felt like the films realistic, none gore, flair was burning out but it was still scary.

And what's worse was that Blue, Kyoshiro and Weed and Grimmjow still hadn't come back! After all this time! He wanted to get up but at the same time felt too nervous to get up.

He felt pathetic! Really why humans bother watching horror films if it did this to them? Now he just felt insecure and nervous. Ulquiorra was even hesitant to go up the stairs to his room now because he kept thinking he would see the three masked psychopaths…

"This is pathetic…" Ulquiorra murmured his voice barely audible.

And why haven't they come back yet? It's 12: 26! Where are they?

Ulquiorra told himself everything was fine but really he was now worried. And without a second thought Ulquiorra sat bolt up right and seized the phone. He dialed Grimmjow's cell phone number and waited.

"C'mon Grimmjow, answer…"

We're sorry; your call cannot be—

Ulquiorra felt his heart beat pick up and he was attempted to throw the phone across the room. And then he sighed and said, "Knock it off, Ulquiorra…"

And then he heard knocking on the door and he jumped. With his heart beating, Ulquiorra proceeded to the door and looked through the peak hole and gave a sigh of relief when he saw Blue and not people he didn't recognize. He felt disgusted with how paranoid he felt.

He opened the door and Blue hastily walked inside followed by Kyoshiro and Weed and Ulquiorra felt his heart sink when he realized Grimmjow wasn't with them.

"Where's Grimmjow?" he asked.

Weed looked over and tilted his head. "He's not back yet?"

"No."

"Oh…I'm sure he's fine." Weed said honestly and he smiled slightly. Ulquiorra's green gaze narrowed and he said coldly, "Why would you say he's fine?"

"Because he is." Weed said recoiling slightly underneath the stare he was being given. Kyoshiro and Blue exchanged glances and Blue raised an eyebrow while Kyoshiro simply shrugged.

"Normally when people say 'I'm sure he's fine' that means that inside they do not think he's fine. Why wouldn't Grimmjow be okay?" Ulquiorra asked, his voice getting somewhat agitated.

"I do think he's okay!" Weed said quickly, attempting to cover up a mistake that he thought he'd made.

"Then why isn't he here?" Ulquiorra asked, his nerves starting to get the better of him. "I—" but several boys laughed loudly outside and Ulquiorra jumped.

Kyoshiro stared, bewildered. "Ulquiorra, you didn't watch a—?"

"No of course not." Ulquiorra said quickly.

Before Kyoshiro could say another word however a soft ring filled the room. It was the house phone! Ulquiorra literally raced across the room to get it. He picked it up and said, "Grimmjow?"

"Glad to hear you're enthusiastic towards me still, Ulqui." came Grimmjow's familiar teasing voice.

Ulquiorra groaned. He hadn't realized how hopeful his voice had sounded. Ulquiorra relaxed and sat back against the couch. "Where are you? It's midnight."

"Oh I'm—wait what?"

"It's midnight, you didn't even realize?"

"My watch stopped, it's not my fault!"

"Never mind just come home."

There was silence for a moment and then Grimmjow said, slowly. "Somethin' wrong? I mean it's not every day you sound like that when you answer the phone—oh…"

And Grimmjow immediately understood. "Did you watch—?"

"Hurry home now or I'll lock the door."

"Okay, okay! Jesus…" and before he could hang up Ulquiorra said quickly, "Grimmjow, do me a favor and don't walk down any dark alleys."

He could practically hear Grimmjow's smirk as he said, "Gotcha." And he hung up.

Kyoshiro was giving him an odd look. "Uh…Ulquiorra—?" Ulquiorra walked into the bedroom and closed the door and Kyoshiro just shrugged. "Whatever."

When Ulquiorra woke up, the light of dawn was slowly beginning to peak through the window. Ulquiorra blinked once and once his eyes adjusted to the darkness he looked around the room and felt a thrill of shock when he realized that Grimmjow still wasn't here!

He was about to stand up and reach for the phone on his bedside table when the door to the bedroom opened and Ulquiorra gasped in shock as someone entered the room. Ulquiorra made to attack the unknown intruder but all thought of attacking flew out the window when he realized who it was.

It was none other than Grimmjow, dressed in a gray sweat shirt and white boxers. Grimmjow grinned widely when he saw Ulquiorra standing up straight with an expression that clearly said 'where the fucking-fuck have you been?'

"Morning—what the hell?" Grimmjow said for he had just realized that Ulquiorra's arms were trembling slightly and his jaw was clenched.

"Morning." Ulquiorra said and he immediately pulled the blankets over his head and lay down. Grimmjow stared in some amusement before he said, his tone teasing, "Like the movie?"

Ulquiorra sat up, the blankets sliding off his head to drape around his shoulders. "I didn't watch it."

"Sure you didn't." Grimmjow said, still with that stupid infuriating grin. Ulquiorra scowled. "What took you so long?"

"From what I was told I got back just a minute after you'd gone to sleep. I planned to tackle you in your sleep but decided against it since you look so cute while you're sleeping—"

A pillow hit him right in the face.

"Leave the room."

"Oh stop being such a bitch already!" Grimmjow snapped, throwing the pillow onto the wooden floor, a snarl on his face. "Why don't you just come out and say that you missed me and that you were worried about me and also that you were worried I would get killed by Sack Face because you watched the god damn movie!" Grimmjow exclaimed all in one breathe.

"Because I didn't watch the movie."

"Sure you didn't! The TV was on when I got back and the DVD menu showed—!"

"Kyoshiro watched it. Leave."

Grimmjow frowned and he realized that Ulquiorra was angry with him. He couldn't help feeling touched that Ulquiorra had been so worried about him.

Ulquiorra saw Grimmjow's lips twitch and he said, "What's so funny?"

"I didn't know you could worry so much about me."

"Excuse me?" Ulquiorra said coldly and when Grimmjow did nothing but smile at him Ulquiorra said, "Go sleep on the couch or something. Or if you like being outside so much you could just sleep in the yard."

Grimmjow growled and seized the covers that Ulquiorra attempted to throw over himself. "Stop bullshitting me. You've been scared out of your wits ever since you saw it, right? I can tell, Ulquiorra. Your voice, your face…everything just tells me you've seen The Strangers what's the point of lying about it?"

"Why does it matter?" Ulquiorra murmured, glaring at his pillow.

"I honestly didn't expect you to watch it alone…" Grimmjow grumbled.

Ulquiorra turned his back on Grimmjow and said softly, "Grimmjow, why does it matter? Let me sleep." But before he could even close his eyes he heard a creak right outside the door and he felt his heart leapt inside him.

Grimmjow looked towards the door as he heard the sounds of soft clicking heading towards the kitchen for water. It was one of the dogs.

"Ulquiorra it's a dog."

"I know that." Ulquiorra said his tone impatient.

Grimmjow sighed. He had seen Ulquiorra jump. Grimmjow frowned and walked over towards the bed and curled up on it. Ulquiorra's eyes opened when he felt Grimmjow lie down behind him and then he felt two arms wrap around him and pull him against a firm warm body behind him. He felt Grimmjow's breath against his ear, felt his arms holding him tightly, and had to fight off the urge to lean back into him.

He wanted to stay annoyed with Grimmjow for once! But now it seemed that such a thing would be impossible to do.

"Let go." Ulquiorra's voice was soft however and Grimmjow nuzzled his face. "No way in hell."

"I said—"

"Oh shut up, Ulquiorra." Grimmjow whispered, his lips brushing against Ulquiorra's cheek. "You are such a terrible liar honestly. And then you go and say 'let go' when really you just went to be held…it's fucking pointless—not to mention stupid—oh and unhealthy." Grimmjow whispered, his hand settling on Ulquiorra's chest.

"I bet you're even going to deny that your heart is racing a hundred miles."

Ulquiorra simply sighed, he was still determined to resist however. "I'm serious, let go."

They both heard a clatter down in the kitchen and Ulquiorra gave a start. Grimmjow's hand however settling on Ulquiorra's cheek and he murmured, "It's just Kyoshiro being stupid and dropping a bowl, Ulquiorra." His voice was soft, comforting. "If someone broke in I think we'd hear it. Anyone stupid enough to rob a house while people are still in it has got to be a major dumbass. Weed, Blue and Kyoshiro would hear it as well, they're dogs, remember?"

Ulquiorra closed his eyes. He felt like such an idiot.

"But if its psychopaths you're worried about, I'll just kick their asses and they won't dare come back for seconds." Grimmjow whispered, his arms pulling Ulquiorra closer to him. "If anyone comes in here, we're both Espada, we can take care of it. The doors are locked, I made sure of that. Windows are locked—the toilet is impossible to access."

"What?" Ulquiorra asked incredulously, a hint of a chuckle in his voice. Grimmjow chuckled as well. "Well you can't really crawl up the toilet can you? Too tight. Anyway, just because you watched some fucked up movie doesn't mean the world is suddenly going to get as fucked up as the movie…" Grimmjow's voice trailed away and he sighed as he felt Ulquiorra lean back into him.

"You back to normal yet?"

Ulquiorra turned himself over and pressed his lips to Grimmjow's gently. Grimmjow's arms held him tighter and when Ulquiorra moved away Grimmjow was grinning hugely. Ulquiorra felt a small smile lifting the corner of his mouth and he pressed his face against Grimmjow's shoulder. Grimmjow's warm hands gently massaged his back and he felt Ulquiorra sigh contentedly.

Ulquiorra made to lie down again but before he did so Grimmjow kissed him again and this time Grimmjow made sure it lasted longer. He pressed Ulquiorra's back against the soft mattress, his hand on the back of Ulquiorra's head, his fingers sliding through Ulquiorra's hair, his other hand pressed against the mattress to hold himself up.

When Grimmjow moved away he pulled Ulquiorra into a tight hug, pulling the blankets over their heads.

Ulquiorra's eyes were barely open; he was only half awake now. But he could feel Grimmjow's arms around him, feel the other's body against his, could inhale his comforting scent. Ulquiorra's hand ran through Grimmjow's hair and he draped his left arm over Grimmjow's shoulder's. Grimmjow sighed softly.

They lay there together, comfortable, enjoying the moment. And of course, Grimmjow just had to say something to shatter the silence.

"So…wanna watch it with me tomorrow?"

Ulquiorra gave a small jolt as he heard Grimmjow's words but then he looked down at the man's face, nestled against his chest. Grimmjow had a wide smile on his face as his cerulean eyes gazed up at Ulquiorra.

Grimmjow saw Ulquiorra's gaze soften as he whispered, "Idiot…" and Ulquiorra closed his eyes and drifted into a pleasant sleep.

The following morning at breakfast, Blue heard the sounds of someone at the door. "Mail!" called a man from the door and Ulquiorra jumped.

"My God, Ulqui that must have been some scary shit!" Kyoshiro exclaimed. Ulquiorra didn't answer and instead continued to eat his cheerios. "Milk?" Ulquiorra said, looking up. Kyoshiro and Weed saw Grimmjow pass Ulquiorra the milk before continuing to eat like a pig.

Weed, who was sitting on the floor and not at the table, continued to eat his dry dog food. "I wonder what this would taste like with milk in it?" he mused.

"Probably too soggy and weird." Kyoshiro said through a mouthful of kibble. Blue's dish of food was in front of them, but Blue wasn't there since she was at the door. Kyoshiro moved over towards her dish very slowly but Weed said, "Kyoshiro don't eat Blue's food!" and Kyoshiro gulped when he saw Blue turn around and glare at him.

Grimmjow rolled his eyes before pouring way too much milk over his cereal and started eating it.

Blue reappeared from the door holding an envelope and a fashion magazine, which she stared at for a moment before tossing. Weed caught it and began to chew on it, shaking it around.

"What's in the letter?" Grimmjow asked, stretching widely.

"Just a second." Blue said, taking her wolf form to finish off her food.

Within seconds she was back up, still chewing. She stared at the letter for a moment and then gasped loudly!

"What?" Grimmjow asked impatiently.

"It's from Carol!" Blue exclaimed happily, tearing open the envelope. "Who is Carol?" Grimmjow asked, raising an eyebrow. "Carol is an old friend of mine," Blue explained browsing the letter. "She's getting married!" she squealed. "Oh! When?" Weed asked, jumping up on a chair to get a better look at the letter.

"This Friday!" Blue said excitedly. "We should go! It'll be fun! I haven't seen her in ages!"

"Where is the wedding held?" Ulquiorra asked.

"In Austin Texas! Plane tickets should be easy to get…maybe—are you okay Grimmjow?" Blue asked for Grimmjow had just choked.

"Plane tickets? No way!" Grimmjow exclaimed loudly. "I am not taking a plane, anywhere!"

"I hate planes too," Kyoshiro grumbled, jumping up on the couch and speaking from it. "I heard that seven dogs died on a plane! I am not getting on a plane!"

"That plane wasn't air-conditioned and it was already very hot." Blue said quickly as Weed gave a gasp of fright and Grimmjow's scowl deepened.

"Another reason not to go, we just got back from France what…two months ago! I am not going on vacation that soon again!" Grimmjow said, his tone making it clear he was serious.

"But Grimmjow, we never been to Texas before." Weed said, "It should be really cool there!"

"When you say 'cool' do you mean in the whether or just in looks because I bet it's going to be humid." Grimmjow said moodily.

"I don't care what you say," Blue said, "I am going. I'll pack my bags now and leave." And Grimmjow's frown slipped from his face. "Now?"

"Yes. Carol took care of me even though she knew I was a wolf," Blue explained, sitting down in her chair. She was staring at a picture of Carol with her handsome fiancé. "I really owe her a lot. So I'm going."

"I see." Ulquiorra said simply, leaning back in his chair.

"I'll miss you boys," she said, smiling around at them. "Don't accidentally blow up the house, okay?" and Grimmjow and the other's were silent as she walked away up the stairs.

"I…don't feel right…" Weed murmured. "I mean, won't Blue be lonely?"

"If she is, it ain't my problem!" Grimmjow snapped, walking over to the refrigerator. "But she's never gone on vacation alone before…" Weed said sadly.

"If you'll miss her so much then go with her." Ulquiorra told Weed.

"Okay!" Weed said and Kyoshiro choked. "What?" Kyoshiro exclaimed, watching Weed run away up the stairs, calling out after her. "No, Weed!" Kyoshiro called. "That means that if you go, I have to go! And I don't want to go! Do you hear me? God dammit…" Kyoshiro growled, sitting down and gazing up the stairs.

"Grimmjow, why are you so against going?" Ulquiorra asked, watching the man walk around in the kitchen. "I hate traveling." Grimmjow replied, glaring into the sink as he put his dishes in.

Ulquiorra was silent and Grimmjow knew he was thinking about something. Grimmjow suddenly had a very bad feeling that he knew what Ulquiorra was thinking about. "Ulquiorra, don't tell me that—!" Blue came downstairs, carrying a suitcase. She looked over the envelope once and said, "Oh, it's a suite, that's good."

Kyoshiro looked over at Weed and saw the young dog sitting beside Blue. "You aren't going are you?" Kyoshiro asked and Weed nodded. Kyoshiro groaned. "But you can't! That means I have to go with you! I don't want too, Weed!" Weed looked over at him and said, "But you don't have too, Kyoshiro. Blue, how long will we be gone?"

"Two days." Blue answered, hurrying upstairs to use Grimmjow's computer. She was gone for two minutes, the two minutes passed in uneasy silence and finally Kyoshiro took in a deep breath and bellowed, "BLUE! Get me a ticket as well!" and Weed gasped.

"Got it!" Blue called.

Ulquiorra's fingers ceased their drumming on the table and he sighed and said, "…Blue…get me one as well." And Grimmjow gave a loud exclamation. "NO!" Grimmjow yelled. "What the hell Ulquiorra? Why are you going?" Grimmjow exclaimed furiously, marching up to him.

"Because I want too." Ulquiorra responded and he hurried past Grimmjow to get his suitcase ready. Weed's tail was wagging. "Now this is sure to be really fun! But, Grimmjow, are you going?" Weed asked, his excitement momentarily deflated and he seemed sad.

Grimmjow had a very deep scowl on his face and his jaw was clenched as he glared at the floor, Kyoshiro could practically hear the cogs in his brain working as the words "Ulquiorra, Texas, home, stay, Ulquiorra, stay, Ulquiorra, stay, home, don't go, Ulquiorra!" raced across his mind and it was obvious he was very torn right now.

"It won't be fun without you, Grimmjow." Weed said imploringly. Grimmjow only growled before he began to pace furiously up and down. "Why the hell does he have to go anyway…? This is pointless! Stupid Ulquiorra…" Grimmjow hissed furiously.

"Grimmjow, take it easy," Kyoshiro said, "Do you think Ulquiorra's going to get killed by Leatherface while he's in Texas or something?" and Grimmjow aimed a kick at him as he passed.

Blue came downstairs with Ulquiorra behind her. "Kyoshiro, Weed, Ulquiorra, our plane leaves for Austin this afternoon, I booked us the earliest flight possible." Kyoshiro nodded. "We should probably leave now." Blue said, looking at the clock. It was 2: 02 in the afternoon. "Our flight is at four…yes, we should leave now."

Grimmjow gave a start and said, "Why not just leave at three that way there's less time to wait for the plane that way." Grimmjow said his tone casual but it was obvious he was just looking for a reason for them—or maybe just Ulquiorra—to stick around longer.

"But the airport is a long drive from here…" Blue said but her voice trailed away as she thought about it. "Maybe you're right Grimmjow. Alright, we'll wait until 3:00 to leave. In the meantime how about we go for a walk on the Hudson?"

"Sure." Ulquiorra said, standing up from the sofa. Kyoshiro and Weed agreed to go as well. Grimmjow however was silent. "Grimmjow, come with us." Ulquiorra said and Grimmjow grumbled. "Why should I?"

"Grimmjow, please?" Weed said, looking hopefully at him and Grimmjow only closed his eyes and looked towards the staircase to his left. "No. Go to Timbuktu for all I care!" and he stomped towards the staircase. His arm was seized and he turned and found Ulquiorra staring at him.

"What—?"

"Come with us."

And Grimmjow let out a low growl as he realized what his answer immediately was. "Fine, okay!"

Ulquiorra gave a small smile as he gently pulled Grimmjow away from the staircase.

Grimmjow heaved a deep sigh as he looked at the clock it was nearly 3:00. Blue was waiting for Kyoshiro, Weed and Ulquiorra and she was standing behind the couch Grimmjow was seated on, her back to the couch.

"It's not going to be as fun without you." Blue said, looking over her shoulder at him. "Yeah right."

"No, I really mean it. We'll miss you."

"Yeah. It'll be pretty quiet around here." Grimmjow murmured, looking over his shoulder at her. "You know, you really could just come with us."

"No way."

"Okay, I won't make you leave…"

Grimmjow looked around as Kyoshiro and Weed appeared at the bottom of the stairs. "We're ready to go," Kyoshiro explained, "Ulquiorra is finishing something."

"Ulquiorra, hurry!" Blue called.

Weed turned to Grimmjow and said softly, "We'll miss you, Grimmjow."

"Jesus Christ it's only for two days—but yeah, I'll miss you guys too."

Kyoshiro said, "I'll see if I can get a picture of Leatherface." He said jokingly and Grimmjow chuckled. "Watch out for the chainsaw, man."

Ulquiorra walked down the stairs, bringing his suitcase with him. "You have a suit?" Blue asked and Ulquiorra nodded. "The white one."

Grimmjow glanced over at him and Ulquiorra met his gaze. "Say your goodbyes," Blue said, glancing at the digital clock. It was 2:50.

Grimmjow straightened up and said, "I guess I'll see you off."

Grimmjow walked with them to the door, his mind racing. He didn't know what the hell to say or do and now he was having mixed feelings about staying or going. Oh well, it's too late to go with them. I don't even have a ticket anyway. It's not like they're all going to go away and never come back, it's only two days…but for some reason I…

He felt a slight tug on his shirt and he looked down and saw Ulquiorra, holding his shirt collar. "Grimmjow," Ulquiorra said, looking up and Grimmjow looked down. Ulquiorra kissed him, standing up a little higher in order to kiss him properly.

Grimmjow wrapped an arm around his waist ensuring that he kept Ulquiorra there with him longer. Ulquiorra moved back and whispered into his ear, "Take care, Grimmjow." And Grimmjow nodded. "Yeah, I will Ulquiorra. Call me when you get there, or when your on the plane." And Grimmjow's eyes widened. "Wait, what if the plane crashes?"

"That's possible, but not probable. I'll call you when I get there." Ulquiorra made to leave but Grimmjow only held him tighter. "I have a bad feeling about this…"

"I'll be fine." Ulquiorra said, kissing him once again. Blue looked around as a cab pulled up. "Alright, Ulquiorra, let's go!" Blue called. "Bye Grimmjow!"

Grimmjow raised a hand as Ulquiorra moved away from him and then Ulquiorra said, "Grimmjow, make our bed."

"Make the bed? But why?"

"Just do it." Ulquiorra said hastily, watching the cab. Ulquiorra kissed him quickly saying, "Goodbye, Grimmjow." And he hurried towards the cab. Kyoshiro mimed vomiting behind them.

Kyoshiro jumped in along with Weed and then Grimmjow called out. "And Kyoshiro, I saw that you bastard!" Kyoshiro started to laugh as he jumped into Ulquiorra's lap and called out the window.

"BYE, GRIMMJOW!"

And the cab began to drive away as Weed called out, trying to get a good view of him. "Bye, Grimmjow see you soon!" Blue also called out through the window, "See you, Grimmjow!" and Ulquiorra waved. Grimmjow mouthed "Bye." to Ulquiorra and he saw Ulquiorra do the same.

"Jesus Christ, please shut up." said the cabdriver. And the car drove away.

Ulquiorra continued to watch Grimmjow as the car disappeared from sight.

Grimmjow sighed and walked back into the house and looked around.

It was…so quiet.

Every step he took seemed to echo it was so quiet.

"Damn I'm supposed to live with this kind of silence?" Grimmjow grumbled, walking up the stairs to neaten up the bed. Seriously what the hell is the point of making the bed? I am just going to go back to sleep in it anyway! Ulquiorra is way too…clean.

Grimmjow made to grab the corner of the blanket near Ulquiorra's abandon pillow when he stopped and saw something on the Ulquiorra's pillow. Grimmjow lifted it and stared in some surprise when he began to understand what it was. It was an airplane ticket! Complete with his ID too and everything!

Grimmjow stared, amazed and unable to speak properly before he shook his head and grinned widely. Grimmjow seized a bag, threw some of his clothes in and his toothbrush and he shoved his airplane ticket into his pocket before he hurtled down the stairs and raced out the door, locking it behind him as he went.

Ulquiorra and the others were walking through the airport, single file. They were just about to take off their shoes and anything metal to put them into little containers. Blue explained that they needed to scan the bags to make sure that no one was carrying any weapons.

Ulquiorra took off his shoes and set his suitcase into the container which he set down on a conveyor belt, Blue did the same a little ways away, Kyoshiro and Weed's collars had to be taken off since they contained some metal.

Ulquiorra passed through the scan and got his items at the other side Blue and Weed and Kyoshiro hurried after him, the dogs had to go in separately after them because they ran too fast and the machine only allowed one person at a time.

They all began to walk away when they heard a yell behind them and they all turned around to see who was yelling. All of them let out gasps of surprise when they saw it was none other than Grimmjow, waving and grinning at them. "Grimmjow!" Blue exclaimed joyfully but then she looked confused. "Wait…how is he going to get aboard?"

"Ulquiorra, thanks for that!" Grimmjow called, pulling out the ticket and Blue and the others looked at Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra sighed and said, "Hurry, Grimmjow." Grimmjow set his stuff in the container and passed through but the machine beeped angrily and Grimmjow jumped. "Your belt has metal on it, sir." explained the men guarding the pass through.

Grimmjow took off his belt and set it in a separate box and pushed it through and made to follow but the machine beeped again! "Ah, what the hell?" Grimmjow exclaimed. Ulquiorra face-palmed. "Good grief…"

"Grimmjow, do you have metal underwear too?" Kyoshiro called out and Grimmjow glared at him. "No!" Grimmjow scowled and looked himself over. There was absolutely nothing metal on him! Grimmjow made to go through the machine but it beeped angrily again! "Oh for fuck's sake!" Grimmjow snapped and the guards walked over to see if he had anything on him. "Maybe the machine is busted." One of them suggested.

"Aha!" one of them exclaimed, pointing to Grimmjow's jeans. They had metal on them in someplace, just around the belt hooks. "Oh c'mon…" Grimmjow groaned and he slid off his pants and threw them in a separate container before walking through—or he almost did! The machine gave a loud beep and Grimmjow kicked it and yelled, "Shut the fuck up!" and stomped through.

Kyoshiro was laughing his head off and Weed was looking sympathetic. "Stop laughing, Kyoshiro! It's really not that funny." Weed chided and Kyoshiro only laughed harder. Blue handed Grimmjow his clothing and Grimmjow grunted before pulling his pants back on and then his belt. Grimmjow then turned and said, pulling his backpack back on, "That was a fucking pain in the ass—can we get moving now?"

Blue and Ulquiorra and Weed began to walk with Grimmjow in the lead. Kyoshiro however was still chuckling and Grimmjow decided it would be even funnier if he stomped on Kyoshiro's tail. Kyoshiro didn't laugh anymore after that.

A few minutes worth of walking lead them to the seating area where the five friends waited for their flight to be called out. They all sat by the windows, Blue sat in her seat, his legs crossed and her eyes closed, her hands in her pockets, Kyoshiro and Weed lay at her feet, and Grimmjow sat on the floor by the window, his arm draped over his knee—a moody scowl on his face—while Ulquiorra stood behind him, his back to the window, waiting patiently.

"We're all really glad you came, Grimmjow." Blue said warmly and Grimmjow only grunted. "But we are," Weed assured him, "It will get better as we go…I wonder what our hotel looks like…?" he mused to himself and Kyoshiro glared at the ground, his tail still hurt a lot!

Grimmjow's scowl only deepened. Traveling it seemed brought out his worst side. "We're going through all this shit for two fucking days?" he ground out and Blue looked somewhat hurt as she replied, "I'm sorry if it's giving you trouble…"

Grimmjow only scowled harder and said, "Trouble? It's not just giving me trouble—!" and Blue stood up and said, her voice very dangerous, "Well what the hell do you want me to do about it?" and Grimmjow cowered away from her wrath. "Okay!" he squeaked and Blue calmed down and sat back into her seat. "I know traveling is difficult and it's annoying but I really believe we'll have fun once we get there." She said her voice calmer and Grimmjow no longer looked angry but rather sheepish, which was unlike him.

"I'm glad you decided to come." Ulquiorra's voice was quiet but Grimmjow heard it and he felt a smile tug at his lips and he leaned back so he could rest against Ulquiorra's legs. Weed smiled and said, "You cheered him up, Ulquiorra!" and Ulquiorra looked somewhat pleased with himself.

Kyoshiro looked around as he heard the voice from the speakers announce that their flight was here and he said, "It's about damn time!" and they all got in line to board the plane.

By the time they got to Texas it was 11: 50 at night, the plane was to land in fifteen minutes and Grimmjow looked around in the darkness of the plane he could make out Blue sitting across from him and Ulquiorra, Kyoshiro and Weed sleeping under her seat.

Ulquiorra was asleep next to him and Grimmjow allowed himself a moment to watch him sleeping peacefully before he looked outside. A little while ago they had flown through a lightening storm! It had been awesome.

The plane landed and Grimmjow shook Ulquiorra awake as the lights began to go on. "Oi, Ulquiorra. Ulqui! Get up!" Grimmjow said, shaking him and Ulquiorra awoke slowly. He blinked once and then winced as he swallowed for he had aerotitus, bad aerotitus. Grimmjow nodded. "Yeah it hurts doesn't it?" and Ulquiorra yawned softly and winced. "Ow." He said, rubbing his ear. Blue sat up and stretched before she gave a gasp and hurried over to Grimmjow and Ulquiorra and said, "Guys, guess what? We flew over a tornado!"

And Grimmjow gave a loud exclamation of, "What the fuck? Are you serious? Is that what the lightening storm was all about?"

"Yup! But let's get out of the plane." Kyoshiro however was hurrying over, almost getting trampled by the crowd as he said excitedly, "Wait, we flew over a what?" he said, putting his white paws up on the arm of Ulquiorra's seat.

"A fuckin' tornado!" Grimmjow said and Kyoshiro's eyes bugged out. "Seriously! Holy crap…"

"Wow, that is really cool!" Weed exclaimed and Ulquiorra bent down to pick Weed up so he wouldn't get trampled. "Can we get off the plane?" Ulquiorra asked a little impatiently and Blue and the others hurried to do so.

They all walked through the Austin airport, the air inside even felt muggy. Grimmjow sniffed a bit and said, "Where's the exit? I want to get outside and breathe some air." They found the exit and got outside and Grimmjow looked around. It was dark out and it was extremely muggy, almost like a shower room after a hot shower.

"It's hot…" Grimmjow noted and Blue nodded. "It is. So, how do we get to our hotel? We could take the shuttle bus—hey, wait!" Grimmjow was already hailing a cab. The five of them got into the cab and Grimmjow fed the driver the address and he began to drive them to their destination.

The Embassy Suites hotel was beautiful inside! The lobby had a green marble floor with white patterns in some places and there was a little pond inside with a bridge across it and two beautiful royal swans floated on the surface, occasionally dipping their heads into the water for a drink or for some left over food sitting at the bottom. There were even some golden fish swimming in there.

While Blue booked their room, Grimmjow, Ulquiorra, Kyoshiro and Weed watched the swans in interest. Weed moved closer to the water and Kyoshiro said, "Careful, a swan once drowned a dog." and laughed when Weed gave a frightened squeak and moved behind a comfy looking armchair.

The lobby also had a dinning room, though no one was downstairs. It was also carpeted, chairs and tables were scattered around the room neatly. What interested Ulquiorra the most was the balconies above them, the guests' rooms were probably up there.

"It's really…amazing here." Ulquiorra said, looking around the room. Grimmjow nodded and continued to watch the swans swimming peacefully in the water.

Blue walked over and sighed happily. "The wedding is tomorrow, guys so perhaps we should get a goodnight sleep?" Grimmjow yawned as she spoke and began to walk towards the elevator. Kyoshiro was reading a description of the swans and said, "Oh, their both dudes and their names are Sundance and Butch. Wow…they're both brothers—hey what the—wait up you guys!" Kyoshiro exclaimed as he saw his friend walking around the corner towards the elevator.

Grimmjow pressed the button with his thumb and the doors swung open. Grimmjow looked around the elevator, the floor was a shiny marble and the walls were made of glass, making it easy to see the hotel lobby and the swans. Kyoshiro was the last one in. "Thanks for waiting up g—OWWWWWWWWW!"

Grimmjow pulled Kyoshiro away from the door by the scruff of his neck and saw Kyoshiro clutching his tail in agony. "Idiot. Stay away from the doors next time."

"Whoa!" Weed said, looking around their room.

"It's really…really…" Weed struggled for the right word and Grimmjow said, "Tiny." And he pushed his way inside. Ulquiorra was still outside in the hallway, looking down the balcony at the lobby below him.

"Hey, Ulquiorra!" Grimmjow called, sticking his head out from around the corner. "Get over here, will ya?" and Ulquiorra walked around the corner and through the door to their room and Grimmjow closed it.

There was a comfy sofa against the wall and a TV stood against the wall. There were two doors. One was on the right side of the wall, like the sofa, and that lead into a small bathroom. The other door led straight ahead into the bedroom. Grimmjow saw another door on the left side of the wall and stared at it in interest before opening it and seeing yet another door. "What the?" and Kyoshiro stared as well. "The rooms are connected? Why?"

Grimmjow shrugged. "I dunno." Then he grinned. "Maybe a serial killer built this place and—?" Blue closed the door and locked it. "That leads into another guests' room so we don't want to go in there."

"They probably want us to get all buddy-buddy with each other." Kyoshiro said, shrugging and walking into the bedroom.

Weed was already lying on the bed. "It's really cute here." He said happily, jumping down from the bed and beginning to sniff around the room eagerly. There were two beds in this room both of them the same seize and there was a little closet too with a mirror on the front of the closet door. Grimmjow drew back the curtains and looked down below into the parking lot.

The moon was hidden by clouds and Grimmjow's eyes sought it out but found nothing. He turned his back on the window and sighed. Weed looked over and said, "What's wrong?" and Grimmjow simply shrugged and said, "Nothin'. I'm going to go to sleep." And he walked into the bathroom to change properly.

"I think he's homesick." Blue said, lying down on the bed. "He'll get use to it. Anyway we're only going to be here for two days so…" she yawned and stretched. "Let's unpack." She suggested and Ulquiorra and the other two agreed to do so.

Grimmjow yawned widely, stretching his hands out, curling his toes and then he fell back against the bed. "Don't go back to sleep, Grimmjow." Grimmjow grumbled and turned over onto his side and found Kyoshiro looking at him. "We need to leave after breakfast…well not right away. We don't have to leave at least until four or so…take your time I guess." And Kyoshiro walked away into the living room.

Grimmjow sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "This is gonna be one busy-ass day…" he moaned, stretching. He stopped mid stretch because he noticed two pale feet on the carpeted floor in front of him. Ulquiorra was sitting cross-legged on Blue's bed, his elbow upon his knee and his chin resting in his hand a faraway look in his eyes.

Grimmjow could tell Ulquiorra was thinking about something nice because his eyes were gentle and his face was relaxed. Grimmjow felt a little jolt in his stomach when he saw the small very rare smile on the man's face.

"Uh…Ulquiorra?" and the man snapped out of whatever he was thinking about and said, "Oh, good morning." Grimmjow did the same thing Ulquiorra did and put his chin on in his hand and said, "What'cha thinkin' about?"

Ulquiorra cocked his head and Grimmjow grinned hugely. "That's fucking cute." Grimmjow then registered the sounds of a TV in the next room and sat up and walked outside.

Kyoshiro and Weed and Blue were sitting on the couch watching a television program called Deadliest Catch and apparently it was about people catching really ugly and dangerous fish. But sadly it ended the instant Grimmjow came in, showing a preview for the next episode for next week. A new show started and this time it was about a convict who was framed for shooting two Mexicans.

"Do we have to watch this one?" Weed asked, wincing as it showed the wounded leg of the convict. "Uh no." Blue said and she smiled at Grimmjow. "Good morning!"

"Morning." Grimmjow replied, his eyes seeking out his breakfast. It was on the small table near the door. Grimmjow sat down and began to eat his bacon, eggs and muffin eagerly.

"We're leaving for the wedding at four today." Blue told him and Grimmjow nodded in response. "These eggs taste weird I'm telling you…" Grimmjow said, staring at the piece of scrambled egg hanging from his fork with suspicion.

"You guys should take a shower and such to prepare yourself." Blue said and Grimmjow nodded before pushing his empty plate aside to go and shower properly only to find the door wouldn't open!

"Ulqui are you in there?" Grimmjow asked.

"Yes."

"Shower?" Grimmjow called.

"I'm about too."

"Let me in!"

"No." and then Ulquiorra added, "Pervert."

Grimmjow leaned on the door and scowled heavily. "It'd go faster with the both of us."

"Forget it."

Grimmjow almost whined. "Ulqui, I've seen you naked before—what the hell? We've taken showers together before why are you upset about it now?"

"I'm not upset I just want privacy." The shower turned on and Grimmjow whined and hit the door. Kyoshiro snorted and walked over, grabbing his pant leg. "Hey, forget him Grimmjow. How about we go and explore the hotel for a bit?" this thought got Grimmjow interested and he called through the door but Kyoshiro stopped him by saying, "Grimmjow, just leave him alone for one second, will you?"

Kyoshiro walked to the door and pushed it open and Weed eagerly accompanied him. Blue looked around and said, "Just be quick okay?"

"Blue, we've got four hours. This'll be two minutes at the least!" and Blue nodded.

Grimmjow pulled on some proper pants and shirt and called out, "Wait a second dammit! Slow down!" Grimmjow left his red polo shirt un-buttoned at the neck and hurried into the halls after Kyoshiro and Weed.

Grimmjow, Kyoshiro and Weed played 'doorbell' with the guests for a bit and then decided to go outside.

"Man, this is Texas but where are all the cactus's and stuff?" Grimmjow asked. "I almost thought of a desert when Blue told me about Texas."

"Maybe there is a desert in some places?" Kyoshiro suggested.

Currently Grimmjow and the two dogs were walking alongside the road in the grass. Occasionally they'd see a drain pipe and Weed would run through it to the other side, his tail wagging when he'd see his friends on the other side of the rather long pipe.

"Be careful, okay?" Kyoshiro said, "Make sure you don't fall down one."

"It just goes straight ahead—oh a rat!" said Weed's voice as he disappeared from sight again.

Grimmjow put his hands in his pockets and sighed as he felt a breeze blow past him. It was actually really nice here and very quiet. It was a nice difference from New York city, which was always way too noisy.

Weed bounded along ahead of them, his pink tongue hanging out as he trotted happily ahead of them and suddenly he began sniffing frantically. "I smell food." Weed said.

"Where?" Kyoshiro asked. Weed began to head back to the hotel and Grimmjow stopped walking and turned around. "Hey! We—Where are you going?" he called after them.

"I smell food—and it smells great!" Weed called, looking over at him. "You can continue walking if you want."

"Like hell if I can! Blue will flay me alive if either of you guys gets lost!"

And Grimmjow set off after Weed and Kyoshiro muttering about stupid kids.

Weed's eager nose led them to a small restaurant very close to the hotel. Weed sniffed around onto the porch and then in doors where he let out a loud yelp and Grimmjow and Kyoshiro hurried over.

"What is it?" Kyoshiro asked and Weed showed them what he had jabbed his little nose on. It was a small plastic sword. Grimmjow picked it up and stared at it. "Damn that's cool." He muttered. "This is a Mexican restaurant I think…" he said looking around the place, his hands now back in his pockets, his finger tips playing with the sword's plastic blade.

"Yeah it is." Kyoshiro said, listening to the Spanish music. "And that sword is probably for olives." And then Weed let out an exclamation as he spotted a plastic blue sword. Grimmjow snatched it. "There everywhere! Let's find them!" Weed said, sniffing around.

"Sounds fun to me!" said Kyoshiro and he began to sniff around the place however Grimmjow said, "Wait, don't you think it'll look weird if—?"

But Grimmjow spotted a green sword lying on the floor and picked it up and pocketed it. "Aw whatever." And he joined his friends in the finding of the plastic swords. So far they found, blue, green, yellow and red swords in a room where a fire was apparently meant to burn on cold nights.

"Can I help you?" asked a waitress as she spotted Grimmjow on his knees next to a table. He pulled out a red sword and looked up in some surprise. "Uh, no. I'm fine." He explained and the women stared at him oddly before walking away. "Alright," Grimmjow said, beckoning his two friends. "We have enough." And they both agreed.

Grimmjow and the others left the restaurant and began to head back, watching a magpie fly into the restaurant and come back with a sugar packet in its mouth.

Grimmjow scowled at himself in the mirror as he adjusted his tie. "Alright, perfect!" he said, grinning at himself.

He was wearing a white suit with matching pants and a purple shirt. He'd worn it on several occasions and it was the only suit that he had and if he had more this would still probably be the only suit that he liked.

Then he saw Ulquiorra enter the bathroom, look at him and immediately frown. "What?" Grimmjow asked angrily and Ulquiorra said, "You're completely hopeless." And Grimmjow was about to reply snippily when he realized what was wrong. His tie was not tied properly.

"Oh crap." He muttered. He was not very experienced in ties. At all.

Ulquiorra beckoned at him to turn around and Grimmjow did and allowed Ulquiorra to fix it. "Alright, you're done." Ulquiorra was not in his suit yet Grimmjow noticed and frowned. "You're completely hopeless." He quoted, unbuttoning Ulquiorra's shirt. "Alright take it all off." And Ulquiorra jumped away from him as Grimmjow burst out laughing.

"Guys, hurry up in there!" Blue called and Ulquiorra pushed Grimmjow out of the bathroom so he could change.

Kyoshiro and Weed were in their human forms and they were both sitting on the bed in the room. Blue reentered the room and Grimmjow looked around and blinked a little when he saw her.

She was wearing an emerald dress—not blue for once— and she wore some simple white gloves and emerald heels. Grimmjow wolf whistled and Blue blushed. "You should dress like a girl more often." Grimmjow noted as he unbuttoned his shirt just the slightest around the collar.

"Thanks. You should wear a suit more often, you look very handsome. And you two look great!" she said, smiling when she saw Kyoshiro's suit. He was wearing a simple tuxedo but some how, though it was simple, it looked really good on him. Weed was wearing a blue tux with a white shirt.

"You both look great." She said and Weed grinned. "Thanks!" he said cheerfully.

Kyoshiro seemed to have something stuck in his throat. "Uh thanks…" he said, shuffling the ground with his toe. Grimmjow smirked and walked over to him and whispered, "What, you like Blue?" and Kyoshiro glared at him and said, "No shut up!" and Grimmjow chuckled as he saw Kyoshiro blush deeply.

"Now we just need to wait for Ulqui and then we can go." said Grimmjow tapping his foot somewhat impatiently.

The bathroom door opened and Ulquiorra stepped out and Grimmjow suddenly went very still. Ulquiorra was wearing a white tuxedo with a gray shirt and an emerald tie, unlike Grimmjow his shirt was neatly tucked in.

Weed grinned. "You look great, Ulquiorra!" he said and Ulquiorra nervously straightened his tie. "I could say the same about you." and Weed smiled widely.

Kyoshiro smirked at Grimmjow, the man was very quiet and shuffling his feet nervous. Kyoshiro shoved him hard and Grimmjow staggered up to Ulquiorra and they both looked at one another.

Grimmjow cleared his throat and managed a grin. "You look great, Ulqui." And Ulquiorra looked at the ground, a hint of a blush on his face. "You can talk." He murmured, shuffling his feet and Grimmjow grinned wider. Blue smiled and said, "Shall we move, boys?" and the four others looked at her and nodded.

"Let's go!" Kyoshiro said, pumping his fist out and Weed jumped up and Kyoshiro raced him to the door and held it open, smiling at Blue as she approached him. "Ladies first," he said and he blocked Grimmjow saying, "Grimmjow, are you a girl?" and Grimmjow said, "Yes." and every started laughing. Grimmjow jumped backwards and allowed Blue to pass; she was still smiling at Grimmjow's weird joke.

Weed followed quickly behind her and Grimmjow hopped out of the way and beckoned widely at the door as Ulquiorra made to pass and said in a deep voice, "After you." and Ulquiorra shoved him in the chest and Grimmjow hurried after him, grinning as he fell into step beside him.

Kyoshiro straightened his tie importantly and let the door slide shut behind him, leaving a sign that said, "Do not enter." to hang upon the doorknob.

Some of the wedding guests were already at the hotel and they greeted Grimmjow and his friends warmly and then they all went outside to board the trolley that would take them to the church where the wedding would held.

Grimmjow sat beside Ulquiorra casting glances over at him that Ulquiorra didn't noticed as he looked out the window. Blue sat in between two of the guests and chatted with them and Weed and Kyoshiro shared a seat.

The trolley drove them to the church and then let them off.

Two wedding ushers greeted the guests with smiles and thanked them for coming before saying that there were party favors on the table if anyone was interested and then opened the doors to let the guests pass.

There were party favors on a table next to the entrance of the church and Grimmjow just passed them by but Weed however decided to look at them. "This soundtrack has a bunch of their favorite songs." He noted and he decided to take it, Kyoshiro just shrugged it off.

They all took their seats inside the church and Grimmjow sat in between Ulquiorra and Blue while Kyoshiro and Weed sat on either side of Blue and Ulquiorra. Kyoshiro looked sulky because he couldn't sit with Blue.

The groom was standing in front of the minister, looking expectantly towards the doors of the church with his best man beside him. The groom was a very handsome young man, in his late twenties; he had black hair and blue eyes and a very kind face.

One of the ushers walked up to the organist and whispered something. Music started to play and Blue whispered to Grimmjow and Ulquiorra, "This is a formal wedding march it's called here comes the Bride." And Ulquiorra nodded and Grimmjow simply looked bored.

Everyone in the room went quiet and Grimmjow prepared himself to be bored out of his mind.

Everyone in the room stood up and Grimmjow and Ulquiorra did too, though they were a little late in doing so. Kyoshiro, who was seated farther from the aisle, had to peer around Grimmjow and the others in order to see properly.

Several girls entered the room through the open doors and walked down the aisle, all of them wearing very pale blue outfits and looking rather pretty. They went to stand along side the altar and then two others entered the room. Weed smiled as he saw that the ring bearer was a small boy, carrying the pillow out in front of him and walking very carefully.

"That's cute." Weed whispered and Blue nodded and even Grimmjow managed a small smile.

He carried the rings to the best man and the maid of honor and they took them. The young ring bearer then took his seat and his mother gave him a hug.

And then the bride entered on her father's arm, the young train bearer held her brides train as they walked down the aisle. The bride smiled at the people in the room and caught Blue's gaze and smiled, Blue smiled back and she whispered to the others, "Doesn't she look beautiful?" and Kyoshiro nodded. Grimmjow merely grunted while Ulquiorra and Weed nodded as well.

The father placed his daughter's hand on her soon to be husbands and smiled before moving to sit next to his own wife. The bride, Carol, handed her bouquet to the maid of honor and her veil was pulled back.

The minister stepped forward between the smiling bride and Groom and said a few words to the congregation and then asked them if there was any object to the couple being wed. There was none.

"That's kind of a dumb question." Grimmjow murmured to Ulquiorra as the congregation seated themselves again. Ulquiorra just shrugged. "Perhaps." He said simply and Blue gently nudged Grimmjow to make sure he was silent and Grimmjow nudged Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra looked up at him and Grimmjow grinned at him, making Ulquiorra look away somewhat embarrassedly.

The smiling minister looked at the two people before him and said, "Now repeat after me: Do you, John Fritz take thee Carol Parr to be your wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse; for richer for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; till death us do part, according to God's holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth'."

John repeated and Carol said, smiling, "I do." And she was asked to repeat the vow and she did to which John replied, "I do." And then the best man the rings to the minister to be blessed. The bride's ring was given to the groom and placed on her finger and as the groom's ring was placed on by his soon to be wife the minister said, "I now pronounce—!"

There was a bang behind them and the lights went out!

Everyone in the room gasped and Grimmjow let out an exclamation of, "What the hell?" and everyone in the room gasped again. Grimmjow's voice said again, "Oh, forgot I was in a church…"

Ulquiorra looked around, wondering why everything was so dark and found that even the doors were closed, that had probably been the loud bang before the lights went out. The only source of light was from the windows and that wasn't bright enough, but it was beautiful because the stained glass left colors on the floor.

And then they heard a yell from near the altar and heard the sounds of a struggle. "John!" came Carol's yell and Grimmjow heard footsteps getting closer. "Finally, this damn vacation is getting a little more interesting!" and he leapt out into the aisle.

Ulquiorra looked around, his eyes already starting to adjust to the darkness and hastily followed Grimmjow with Blue and Kyoshiro and Weed behind him.

Grimmjow lunged and knocked into the figure dragging a man behind him. The man gave a screeched and kneed Grimmjow in the face. Ulquiorra kicked him and the man flew into a row of seats. He ran right through the people sitting in the seats and Grimmjow made to follow him but he and Ulquiorra moved at the same time and both got caught in between the seats!

"Oh shit, Ulquiorra! You—pant—fucking—pant—idiot!" Grimmjow struggled harder. "How…am I the idiot?" Ulquiorra inquired as Blue and the other two ran around the seats.

"You're the one who let him get past the seats!" Ulquiorra argued back.

"Me? How come you didn't stop him?" Grimmjow groaned.

"Alright, stop moving, if we both stop moving we can get—Grimmjow, listen to me!" Ulquiorra snapped but Grimmjow was too busy struggling. "I'm almost out!" Grimmjow said.

And then the lights went back on and Grimmjow and Ulquiorra stopped struggling.

Ulquiorra moved backwards and staggered away from the benches. "What was that?" he murmured and Grimmjow stepped backwards. "Who knows? Probably some whacko that likes ruining other people's fun." Grimmjow suggested.

"And kidnapping grooms," Blue said, walking over to the very startled Groom who was rubbing his head while Carol knelt over him.

"What in the world was that?" the groom exclaimed.

"An attempted kidnap," Ulquiorra said calmly, looking over at Kyoshiro and Weed as they came walking back, Kyoshiro's hands in his pockets.

"Can't find him. Ulquiorra, the guy doesn't even have a scent!"

Grimmjow, who was clutching his nose, said moodily, "Ghosts cannot kick people in the face! He isn't a god damn ghost!"

Blue said, "Are you okay?"

"No! I think he broke my freaking nose!"

"I'm calling the police!" said Carol tearfully, barrowing a cell phone from one of the guests. "I'm really sorry this had to happen." Blue said and Carol only shook her head.

"And get an ambulance too," Kyoshiro said, looking over at Grimmjow who was clutching his face. "No," said Grimmjow thickly. "This is nothing! I am going to find that guy and kick his ass! Don't even bother getting an ambulance! I'm going to—!"

Ulquiorra put a hand on his shoulder and Grimmjow went quiet as Ulquiorra handed him a tissue to press against his nose.

John meanwhile was recovering a little ways a way, propped up on a bench. Carol hurried to him and John said immediately, "I just can't believe this! Who—why? Why would someone do this?"

"Probably a prankster." Kyoshiro said and John shook his head in disbelief. "Carol, dear, we may have to switch locations." Carol sighed and said, "Why did this have to happen?"

Blue made to say something comforting but Ulquiorra said, "Do you know anyone who might want to stop your wedding?"

"No, no one." John replied, rubbing his head. Ulquiorra frowned and began to pace a little, trying to see if any article of clothing might have snagged on the benches.

Grimmjow threw aside the dirtied tissue, his nose no longer bleeding but his face looking a little worse for wear. The minister scowled and said, "Whoever that person was should be ashamed!"

"Did anyone happen to see which way he went?" Weed asked. Two old ladies thought that they had heard the man go to the left, but a man argued he had gone to the right. "Maybe we can continue with the weeding?" the minister suggested. "There's no saying that he or she will return."

"And there's no saying he won't." Grimmjow argued, rubbing his bruised nose a bit. Blue confronted Carol and said, "Carol, we'll catch the person who did this." Ulquiorra, Grimmjow, Kyoshiro and Weed looked at her. "I'm not about to let him ruin you and John's wedding." Blue vowed.

"Are you guys with me?" she asked turning to her friends.

Grimmjow raised a hand. "Hell yeah. We've caught guys like him before anyway."

Kyoshiro nodded and Weed said, "Definitely!" Ulquiorra nodded his head and then sat down in a seat, in thought. "He didn't leave the church did he?" Ulquiorra asked softly, looking around. Grimmjow shook his head. "Nah, we would have heard the doors."

Then Grimmjow turned to look at him and said, "Whatcha thinking about Ulquiorra?"

"A way to catch him," Ulquiorra said his voice quiet and it was obvious that he thought the kidnapper could be listening. "He is obviously determined to stop the wedding and judging by the way he tried to drag the groom away and not the woman, I'd say he either wants to marry the woman…or he's gay."

Grimmjow snorted.

"Or he's playing around." Ulquiorra added as an after thought.

Kyoshiro, Weed and Blue hurried over to help with the planning.

"Theory number one sounds possible." Kyoshiro said.

"That's what I was thinking too." Ulquiorra said.

"Well, we need to come up with a solution," Blue said, looking around the church as she spoke softly. "If he kills the lights grabbing him is not going to work again. We don't want anymore beatings," she said, looking at Grimmjow who scowled. "I'll kick his ass." He grumbled.

"Of course you will," Ulquiorra said distractedly, sparing Grimmjow a glance before he said, "What we need to do is follow him. We could position ourselves around the places he'll most likely go but if it's too dark chances are he'll run right by us and we won't notice."

"Paint." Weed said and Grimmjow and the other three looked at him. "What?" said Kyoshiro confused.

"We could paint the floor around the aisle. When you think about it, he hasn't got many places to enter from apart from the entrance doors and the two separate halls near the doors. Chances are he'll come from either two of those doors. We block those doors and if he gets by we follow the paint trail left from his feet." Weed said simply.

Grimmjow stared. "But he ain't getting past us!"

"Would you rather risk it?" Weed asked and Grimmjow shook his head and said, "Not bad planning, Weedin." And Weed smiled at his new nickname. "Weedin…?" he muttered, smiling wider.

"Paint?" said Kyoshiro, "Why not something that'll hold him like pitch or something?"

"Cause we don't have pitch, genius!" Grimmjow said impatiently, "Anyway, I like a challenge. We'll need a lot of paint thought to make sure the tracks last longer."

"The groom shouldn't do it." Ulquiorra said. "Just in case something happens we need a stand in."

"A dummy?" Blue suggested but Ulquiorra shook his head. "No, we don't have one. We need someone strong though and willing. And someone whose looks are like the groom's."

"I'll do it." Kyoshiro said but Grimmjow rolled his eyes, "Your hair is white."

"If Grimmjow does it we'd have to prepare his hair and everything—wait, will the kidnapper be able to see what the groom looks like if he kills the light?" Blue said.

"No," Ulquiorra said, "But our groom is small and scrawny, Grimmjow is tall and well built—Grimmjow smirked a little at that— and our kidnapper will be able to tell immediately."

All of them thought about it and then Ulquiorra said, "Any ideas for a stand in?"

Blue suddenly said, "Yes!" but then she looked a little hesitant and immediately shook her head, "Never mind, that wouldn't do."

"What is it, Blue?" Weed asked and Blue said, "Never mind."

"Tell us." Ulquiorra said and Blue nodded.

"Ulquiorra can be the stand—,"

"Hell no." it was Grimmjow who spoke, all of them turned to look at the man. His arms were crossed over his chest and he had a scowl on his face. "But—," Blue began and Grimmjow said again, "Hell no."

"Ulquiorra is the only one who can do it, actually." Kyoshiro said, looking around at the men in the room. "He's not doing it." Grimmjow said firmly, his tone making it clear that no such thing would happen.

Ulquiorra turned around in his seat to properly face Grimmjow, both of his pale hands placed upon the bench. "Kyoshiro has a point, no one else in the room apart from the groom and I are capable of doing it. And I'm possibly the only one out of the men in this room who would be able to free myself if I were bound."

Ulquiorra saw Grimmjow's jaw tighten and he knew what Grimmjow was thinking. He was remembering the other time he had been captured. Weed looked nervous as well and then said suddenly, "You know, I'm small, if it makes either of you feel better I could—," but Grimmjow said, "Look I'll do it if I have too but Ulquiorra is not doing that."

"Grimmjow let Ulquiorra answer that for himself." Blue said and Grimmjow replied angrily, "Do me a favor and stop putting other people in danger just because Carol's stupid wedding is in jeopardy! It pisses me off and it isn't like you so knock it off!"

"I do not want anyone of my friends hurt just because I am at a friend's wedding, Grimmjow Jaegerjaques!" Blue said her tone very angry. "Then stop acting like—!" Grimmjow retorted, standing up, but Blue replied angrily, "I am not, Grimmjow! But you are too protective over him; I'm surprised he can—!"

"Whose overprotective?" Grimmjow snarled, his fists clenching. "It's better than putting him up as bait for some stupid psychopathic kidnapper! Have you forgotten the last time he was—?"

"Enough." Blue and Grimmjow went quiet and looked over at Ulquiorra. "I'm doing it."

"What?" Grimmjow exclaimed. "You cannot be serious!"

"I'm perfectly serious. Once I am alone with the attacker I'll be able to turn him in easier. If it makes you feel better about it you can stand guard at one of the entrances." Ulquiorra said and Grimmjow growled.

"Alright, good plan." Kyoshiro said, "But can we stop talking—oh shit…" he murmured. Weed cocked his head. "What?"

"Ulquiorra, what if he doesn't show?" Kyoshiro said, "Do you realize what will happen? You and Carol will both be—!"

"Married." Grimmjow and Ulquiorra said at the same time. Blue's eyes narrowed. "Your right…" she whispered and Weed gasped. Grimmjow's jaw clenched. "The idea is off. Let's just—oh c'mon, we've handled guys like him before! We could go look for him now—we could switch churches! This one kind of sucks anyway so it's not that much of a loss—."

"I'm doing it anyway. He'll show. I know he will." Ulquiorra whispered. "What if he doesn't?" Grimmjow asked seriously and Ulquiorra said, sighing, "Then I am a married man. Of course I could just get an instant divorce but I would prefer if I wasn't married."

"That," Kyoshiro said, "And she's a girl."

"This is a bad idea." Grimmjow growled. "What choice do we have?" Ulquiorra said and beckoned the groom over to ask if he could borrow his suit and the guy agreed to lend him his suit if Ulquiorra lent him his, which Ulquiorra agreed to.

"After all," Ulquiorra continued, starting to follow the groom. "These are Blue's friends." And Blue looked up surprised and then she looked at the floor, "Thank you, guys." She said, touched. Grimmjow only scowled and said, "Just go, Ulquiorra."

Ulquiorra had changed into the black and white tuxedo and the groom now had Ulquiorra's clothes and was looking very nervous for his wife. Ulquiorra walked into the aisle and sighed, running his hand through his hair. "Ulquiorra's out." Kyoshiro said to Grimmjow and the man looked up and then got to his feet and walked towards Ulquiorra.

Ulquiorra met him halfway there. "Do I look similar?" he asked, tucking his hands into his pockets and Grimmjow only scowled and said, "I'm not going to say you look like the groom because you don't. You look like some guy about to possibly get married to some girl I barely even know and—and I hate it." Grimmjow's voice was low as he uttered the last word.

Ulquiorra looked up at him and saw Grimmjow purposefully avoiding his gaze, staring up at the ceiling and rocking a little on his feet, his hands in his pockets. "I don't like it much either." Ulquiorra admitted.

Grimmjow looked down at him and then suddenly grabbed his arm and said, "Follow me for a sec, will you?" he and Ulquiorra sat down on a bench at the back of the row and Grimmjow said softly, "If needed I could bide some time—hey, you know that question about whether or not anyone detests two people being wed and stuff? I could protest—!" Grimmjow began eagerly but Ulquiorra said, "You could have told me that in front of people, Grimmjow." There was impatience in his tone and Grimmjow frowned.

"Unless you have an idea that might keep me from being married then say it. If not then don't bother." Ulquiorra's hands were clenching in his lap and it was obvious he was just as nervous as Grimmjow was.

Grimmjow was silent and he sighed. Ulquiorra felt a hand settle on his shoulder and he looked over at Grimmjow only to realize Grimmjow was closer than before. Grimmjow kissed him, the hand on his shoulder tightening as he felt Ulquiorra slowly respond.

There was something in this kiss that Ulquiorra felt Grimmjow was unable to put into words, either because of his pride or because he simply didn't know what to say. But it clearly said I don't want to lose you, I can't lose you.

Grimmjow moved away, burying his face in the crook of Ulquiorra's neck, sighing as he felt Ulquiorra's hand move to the nape of his neck, bringing him closer. The way Grimmjow held him was almost possessive, his hands were holding Ulquiorra tightly to him and Ulquiorra knew that he wouldn't be able to move away even if he wanted to.

Ulquiorra looked around to see if anyone had noticed and gently tried to remove himself from Grimmjow only to have the man growl in response.

"Why should it matter if anyone sees us?" Grimmjow growled and Ulquiorra shivered slightly. "It's because we're in a church? Or because you think it'll be harder for you when you have to face that woman."

"Once that happens, it can't be undone can it?" Ulquiorra murmured and he felt Grimmjow's hand start up a slow movement, rubbing his shoulders. "I'm not letting it happen," Grimmjow whispered, facing Ulquiorra this time. "I'll think of some way to bide time during the speech the minister gives. Even if it means acting like a jackass or something, I'll do it."

Ulquiorra gave him a tight one armed hug and whispered, "Thank you, Grimmjow." Grimmjow gave a pleased smile and hugged him back, his hand ruffling Ulquiorra's hair as his smile widened.

The minister called out for people to regain their seats and Ulquiorra straightened up and hurried to the altar. Grimmjow sighed and bit his lip nervously and then he stood and hurried to the entrance on the right and Weed and the groom watched him, the groom was silent and looking incredibly nervous and Grimmjow realized he was not the only one whose loved one was at stake of being married to the wrong person.

The minister, who had been informed about the plan along with everyone else in the church, cleared his throat and Ulquiorra and Carol faced each other and Carol said, "Sorry you had to get dragged into this," and Ulquiorra only grunted in response and held himself up high, looking ahead and Carol did the same.

"We shall continue from where we left off." Said the minister and Grimmjow groaned and inwardly pleaded for the kidnapper to turn up.

"Repeat after me Do you, John Fritz take thee Carol Parr to be your wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse; for richer for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; till death us do part, according to God's holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth'."

Ulquiorra swallowed and the meaning of the words he was about to say hit him. He was about to take this woman to be his wife, a woman he barely knew or loved, and if the kidnapper never turned up it would remain that way for a while.

He clenched his fists in his pockets and closed his eyes, trying to calm the racing of his heart. Grimmjow think of something…fast…wait a minute, would pretending this woman is Grimmjow help? It's a stupid idea but as long as I stand here the kidnapper will most likely not attack until the minister is about to pronounce us bonded for life…at least I hope that is what he'll do, if not…

Ulquiorra opened his eyes and repeated the vow, "I, John Fritz, take you, Carol Parr, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse; for richer for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; till death us do part, according to God's holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth."

Carol was asked to repeat the vow and she did, her voice shaking slightly.

"I do." Ulquiorra said, fighting off the urge to run very far away.

The rings were placed on their fingers and after a moment of speech about the rings and their significance the minister looked around, waiting.

Nothing happened and Ulquiorra closed his eyes tightly.

"I now pronounce you," the minister began, looking nervous. Carol's eyes widened and Ulquiorra bit his lip, trying to force his feet to remain where they were as the urge to run or do something became too much.

Grimmjow was about to yell something when the minister said, "Man and—,"

"I object!"

And the lights went out all around and Ulquiorra heaved a sigh of relief and then reached into his pocket and pulled out a small dagger.

Then he heard movement from behind him and he turned around and something was slammed into his face, something strong smelling and Ulquiorra staggered, feeling dizzy. "Shit…" he muttered and he swung the knife out and a cry of pain was heard.

Grimmjow tore towards the place where Ulquiorra was, pushing past the frightened crowd and tearing towards the altar. Blue and the others sprung from their seats and tried to find their way through the crowd.

Ulquiorra staggered down the steps and felt his foot slip in the red paint on the floor and he felt his attacker seize his neck. Ulquiorra slammed his knee into the man's stomach and heard the yelp of pain.

Still feeling dizzy and disorientated, Ulquiorra squinted in the darkness trying to grow use to the darkness in order to fight properly.

Ulquiorra looked around, his gaze wide and staring. Then he heard movement behind him, felt a hand seize him and Ulquiorra turned around and stared into the hidden face of his attacker. Ulquiorra and the man moved at the same time and Ulquiorra stabbed him in the leg just as the man shoved something against Ulquiorra's face, a cloth with a strong smelling odor.

Chloroform?

Ulquiorra slammed himself into the attacker determined to at least soak the man's feet in the paint. The man slipped in the wet substance and he almost fell Ulquiorra lunged, preparing to pin him when suddenly another dizzy spell hit him and the room started spinning rapidly.

"What…?" Ulquiorra breathed and he shook his head.

Then there was a yell from ahead and a figure sprung onto the attacker. It was Grimmjow, Ulquiorra could tell just by looking at him.

Grimmjow landed beside Ulquiorra and placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "Let me handle this, stay there!" and then the attacker reached into his pocket and pulled out something and Ulquiorra reached out to pull Grimmjow back as the figure sprayed something right into Grimmjow's face!

Grimmjow staggered backwards yelling in pain, his hand covered his eyes. Ulquiorra rounded on the attacker and realized that he wasn't there. Ulquiorra looked around wildly and then something struck him hard in the back and a hand wrapped a thick cloth around his face. Ulquiorra's eyes widened as the thick smell got to him and he was about to move back but his movements were sluggish and before he knew it he was lifted up and thrown over someone's shoulder.

"Ulquiorra!" Grimmjow called, trying to open his eyes but every time he did they would only burn terribly and he had to shut them.

"Blue, Kyoshiro, Weed," Grimmjow bellowed, "The entrances, get to them, now!" and he heard Kyoshiro call out, "You heard him, move!"

Blue tore forward, moving quickly through the crowd but Weed beat her to the entrance and ducked between the attacker's feet, blocking the entrance. The attacker stopped as Blue and Kyoshiro ran out in front of him and he scowled.

"Drop him!" Blue ordered. "Put your hands up!"

And the attacker grinned and said, "As you wish!" and then he reached into his pocket and pulled out something and clicked it. The ceiling above them exploded!

Blue cried out in shock and she and Kyoshiro and Weed were almost buried under the rubble as the man tore by them. "After him!" Blue screamed and Kyoshiro and Weed began to try and dig through the rubble.

"No good!" Kyoshiro yelled and Weed began to climb the rubble when the balcony above them, still weak from the explosion, caved in.

Kyoshiro pulled Weed down just before the young dog could be buried alive.

And then the lights in the room went back on and Kyoshiro, Weed and Blue looked up in shock at the amount of rubble in front of the entrance way.

"Damn!" Blue said, kicking the rubble.

Grimmjow staggered blindly over to them, his hand rubbing at his eyes and Blue looked around. "He got away," she began and Grimmjow removed his hand from his eyes to reveal that they were very red.

"What the fuck is the matter with you guys?" Grimmjow yelled, his hand covering his eyes again. "Well I am sorry I didn't expect a massive explosion!" Blue snapped. Grimmjow blinked several times and stared at the rubble and the minister ran over and said, "Here!" and he threw water into Grimmjow's face. Grimmjow yelped and the minister threw some more into his eyes. "Okay, stop!"

Grimmjow sputtered and then yelled, "Okay! It's out!" and he kicked the water pitcher out of the ministers hand and turned back to the wall of rubble.

Grimmjow stepped back and charged forward, smashing into the rubble and proceeding to throw all of it out of his path, wincing as some dug into his hands. Weed and Kyoshiro and Blue began to help and all of the people in the church began to help Grimmjow dig through.

Grimmjow threw himself into the wall and he grinned as the rest of it fell backwards, clearing the path. "Thanks!" he called and he ran down the corridor, following the red footprints left on the floor.

"Ulquiorra!" Grimmjow called but received no response. God dammit, Ulquiorra! Hang on! I'm coming!

When Ulquiorra came too he was lying flat on his back on the floor in a room that would have been dark except for the fact that it was lit by candles.

"How could this happen? I simply don't understand!" screamed a voice and Ulquiorra's eyes opened and he saw a man pacing back and forth in front of him, clearly very angry.

Ulquiorra groaned slightly at the loud voice. Why couldn't his capturer by quiet?

"I planned everything out! Why? Nothing ever works me for me!"

"Would you be quiet?" Ulquiorra said and the man turned to face him and Ulquiorra's stomach gave a jolt of surprise when he realized who it was. The messy head of hair was longer than before and it almost fell down past his nose now, he was less scrawny than the last time Ulquiorra had seen him but it was unmistakable.

It was Joe, the man who had accidentally invited Grimmjow to his mansion! The same man who had tried to lure his brother there because his brother stole the girl he loved, and things were finally starting to fall in place.

"Joe…?" Ulquiorra said and Joe scowled and said, "Yes! I am surprised you remember me! It's been…what a year since I last saw your face, friend of Grimmjow Jaegerjaques…" Joe snarled, getting very angry.

"You just don't know when to give up, do you?" Ulquiorra inquired tiredly.

"I knew Carol longer than my stupid brother! It's only fair that I should have her! He took everything from me, my parents' love, the girl I loved, my life—everything!"

Ulquiorra brushed his ebony hair out of his face and said, bored, "But there must be someone out there who is willing to have you, a monkey perhaps?"

"You…" Joe growled, "You don't know a thing about my life, my sufferings, nothing!"

"Maybe not," Ulquiorra said, standing to his feet, feeling a little tired. The effect of the chloroform had not entirely worn off yet.

"But I do know that I am experiencing a sense of familiarity with the situation I am now in."

Joe raised an eyebrow at this and he said, "Oh, how so—wait I don't care! That trap you set for me was very clever, but I am not giving up! I will have Carol, I must have her! No one else can! Not my brother, just me!"

"It's a little late for that now, as you can see she is already getting married out there."

Joe's eyes narrowed into slits and he said, "That's only because she hasn't got anyone else! She's being forced into being married! That's why she didn't choose me!"

"If you really love her than why are you so determined to ruin things for her?" Ulquiorra inquired and Joe made to respond but Ulquiorra said, "Never mind. But if you want to try and leave you'll have to get past me."

And when Joe was silent Ulquiorra continued, "You remind me of someone I met for a while. Someone I hate."

Joe reached behind him and pulled out a small sword. "Whatever." he said and Ulquiorra sprung forward and Joe moved fast, almost dodging but Ulquiorra's foot struck him in the stomach and Joe crashed into the door and jumped out of the way just as Ulquiorra landed.

Ulquiorra turned around and Joe swung a kick at him which Ulquiorra dodged, Ulquiorra reached out and seized Joe's foot and twisted it, causing the man to fall onto the floor.

"And that's why I am going to defeat you." Ulquiorra said and Joe glared up at him and said, "Try me! I've learned some interesting moves while I've been on the run!"

Meanwhile, Grimmjow, Weed and Blue and Kyoshiro were running up the tunnel, following the footprints.

Suddenly the red footprints vanished and Grimmjow stopped running and looked down. "What the fuck?" he snarled.

The footprints made a turn right into the wall covered by a tapestry of Jesus Christ and Mary.

Kyoshiro raised an eyebrow and said, "Well, what now? He can't run through walls can he?"

Grimmjow lifted the tapestry and found nothing behind the wall and he growled and said, "Shit."

"What's this?" Weed asked, staring at the floor and Grimmjow looked down and saw a lock right against the wall, very low to the ground. It was a combination lock. "It's a lock." Blue growled, "And I have absolutely no idea as to what the combination may be."

"Who needs the combination?" Grimmjow said, starting to kick the lock very hard.

"If you break it won't it just get worse?" Kyoshiro asked.

"I'm trying to find that out!" Grimmjow snapped, kicking even harder.

"Grimmjow, stop!" Blue yelled. "If you break it there will not be a way in! You have to give it the combination other wise—!"

"God dammit! I am not going to lose to some freaking lock!" Grimmjow yelled, slamming his foot into the small lock, almost crushing it.

"I promised I'd get him out of there…" Grimmjow groaned, putting his fore head against the wall. "I didn't hear anything." Kyoshiro said honestly and Grimmjow responded, "I promised myself. I swore to myself that I'd help him. How the fuck am I supposed to do that if I can't even break through a fucking door?" Grimmjow snapped before closing his eyes and concentrating.

Grimmjow's body fell to the floor and Grimmjow began to conjure a cero, his white hakama blowing behind him. The tapestry however fell back in its place, but since Grimmjow was in between it and the wall it merely covered him.

"Wait a second!" Weed cried out and Grimmjow growled and turned around. "What?"

"There's numbers at the bottom of the tapestry," Weed said. "It's the year the tapestry was created…1995…"

Blue caught on to what Weed was implying fast and hurried behind the tapestry and began turning the little dial.

"Oh come on, that won't work!" Grimmjow exclaimed.

Grimmjow heard the wall click loudly and slowly the wall slid open, revealing a dark passage before him. Blue smirked and said, "That won't work, eh?" Grimmjow ignored her and pushed his way in before the door was half open and Blue, Kyoshiro and Weed squeezed in after him.

The passage was not dark, quite the opposite. There were light bulbs hanging from the ceiling and Grimmjow tore up the tunnel running very fast towards the distant noises. "What's that?" Kyoshiro asked, straining his ears and Blue listened. "Are they fighting?"

"Sounds like it to me!" Grimmjow snapped and he moved faster up the tunnel.

Joe dodged Ulquiorra's blow from the left and Ulquiorra aimed a kick at his head which Joe failed to dodge and he fell on his back with a yell and within seconds a knife was against his throat.

"Alright…" Ulquiorra said, he hadn't even broken a sweat. "Get up and start moving, now. Consider yourself under arrest." And at these words Joe's eyes widened and his face was shocked and angered. "No…No!" and he stood up and slashed his sword to the right, Ulquiorra blocked it. "I'm not going back to jail!"

"I'm…I refuse to go back!" he screamed and he drew back his sword and made wild slashes, attempting to cut Ulquiorra. But Ulquiorra saw every one of them and dodged, blocking when he could and then he moved very fast, right behind Joe. Joe was kicked in the back and thrown into the wall

The impact was loud and Joe cried out in pain.

Ulquiorra advanced on him and Joe groaned loudly and then spoke again, "I'm not giving up…I'll never give up, ever!"

"This is annoying." Ulquiorra said and Joe sat up and gasped, "I will defeat you…and then I will stop that wedding, I'll take her from my brother…she's the only one who's ever cared for me, the only one who's ever understood me! How could you possibly know what I'm going through?"

And then Joe reached into his pocket and pulled out a small object and Ulquiorra's eyes widened when he realized what it was—it was a small remote. "Don't worry," Joe said, smirking, "This will only blow up this room. You need not worry about your stupid friends and I don't have to worry about Carol! Goodbye!" he said, grinning happily.

And then he tore towards the corridor and Ulquiorra ran after him but halfway to the corridor the door slammed shut. Ulquiorra tugged at it hard but it wouldn't open! Ulquiorra tugged again and looked around listening for a beeping and he heard it and felt his heart jump in his throat.

Ulquiorra closed his eyes and concentrated his reiatsu, starting to turn into an Espada but the beeping had already started!

5, 4,

Ulquiorra's gigai fell on to the floor and Ulquiorra seized it and Ulquiorra prepared a cero.

3, 2,

Ulquiorra gasped and looked around. "No…" he whispered.

1.

And Ulquiorra closed his eyes waiting for the explosion, waiting to die. A minute passed and Ulquiorra opened his eyes, a curious expression on his face. "How can that be…?" he whispered, looking around the room and spotting the bomb on the ceiling. It was not making a sound. It was quiet as the grave.

And then without warning something slammed into him and Ulquiorra was thrown right into the wall behind the door as the door burst open from the outside and people ran into the room.

"Ulquiorra?" someone called and Ulquiorra was relieved to hear Grimmjow's voice.

"Ulquiorra? Where is he?" Blue asked breathlessly, looking around the room.

"Shit…!" Grimmjow growled and he called out again, "Ulquiorra! Come on answer me! Ulquiorra, dammit stop playing around! Ulquiorra!"

Ulquiorra pushed at the door and it slammed back into place and all of them screamed and turned around, Grimmjow's sword was drawn and pointed at him but the instant Grimmjow recognized him he relaxed and a wide smile spread across his face.

"Where's Joe?" Ulquiorra asked and Grimmjow shook his head, "I honestly can't believe it was that stupid moronic bastard. What a let down! I was hoping for a real criminal not some stupid little piece of shit like Joe! He's such a—!" but Ulquiorra stepped forward and put his arms around Grimmjow's shoulders and Grimmjow went completely silent.

Grimmjow grinned and nuzzled his neck and said, "You missed me then?" and Ulquiorra didn't respond. Over Grimmjow's shoulder he saw Weed, Kyoshiro and Blue standing there, all of them looking tired but very happy to see him.

"So, is our Ulqui alright?" Kyoshiro asked as Weed hurried over and pounced on Ulquiorra's leg, his tail wagging very fast.

"I am but I'd actually like to leave this room now." Ulquiorra answered, casting a bit of a nervous look up at the bomb.

And then Blue smiled and said, "That bomb isn't going to go off. We caught Joe and he had to use the other remote control to turn it off on our orders."

"Where is he now?" Ulquiorra asked and Kyoshiro said, "Tied up in the corridor and we have the remotes so we don't need to worry about him setting them off."

"I see." Ulquiorra responded, scratching Weed's ears. "I have to say I was starting to doubt that you guys would ever turn up. I'm—" And Grimmjow gave an explanation of shock and anger, "You what? You doubted us—you doubted me? You doubted—you fucking doubted—that I would turn up after you were kidnapped by a guy with explosives whom I didn't even—what the fuck, Ulquiorra?" Grimmjow exclaimed, grabbing the front of Ulquiorra's hakama in his rage.

"You were taking your time." Ulquiorra said earnestly and Grimmjow snarled angrily. "You little asshole! Do you know what I—what we fucking went through to find you? I dug through a solid mass of rubbish, had to get through that damn wall and you fucking doubted me? I would have raided this whole damn church! In a second! A second because I was so freaked out!" Blue made to quiet him but Grimmjow bellowed, "I'm in a rage! Don't tell me to be quiet!"

Ulquiorra however smiled ever so slightly and when Grimmjow turned back to him he stopped mid yell and his expression softened. He was now gaping at Ulquiorra. "Uh…what?" he said nervously unaware that his face was turning very red.

Ulquiorra reached out and wrapped his arms around Grimmjow's shoulder's pulling the man's face against his shoulder. "I didn't finish. I'm glad you turned up, Grimmjow. I missed you. All of you." Ulquiorra said, looking around the room at Blue, Kyoshiro and Weed.

"I didn't mean to sound like I wasn't grateful for what you did. I honestly would be dead if you hadn't turned up and for that you have my thanks. Thank you, all of you."

"No problem, Ulquiorra!" Weed said, smiling. "We're glad your alright." And Kyoshiro nodded.

"Grimmjow, thank you." Ulquiorra whispered and he felt Grimmjow relax a little. Blue gave an exasperated sigh, walked over, seized Grimmjow's arms and put them around Ulquiorra's shoulders, muttering about Grimmjow and his stupidity.

"You don't have to be so forward…it's damn weird…" Grimmjow muttered sheepishly, his hands clenching in Ulquiorra's uniform as he felt Ulquiorra nuzzle his shoulder. Grimmjow was silent as he lay in Ulquiorra's arms and then he gave a sigh. I'm glad you're alright. How can I say that to you? I'm happy. So happy.

Grimmjow's arms tightened around Ulquiorra and pulled him closer to him, his hand reaching upward to gently slide through Ulquiorra's hair and he felt Ulquiorra stiffen a little. Grimmjow moved back and flashed him a gentle grin, his eyes staring into Ulquiorra's.

Kyoshiro and Weed looked at each other and both stepped forward and now on either side of Grimmjow and Ulquiorra they both gently knocked into their ankles and pushed them even closer together.

Grimmjow and Ulquiorra both gave a start to find they were even closer together now and Grimmjow slowly reached up and gently placed his hand against Ulquiorra's cheek. Grimmjow leaned in and kissed Ulquiorra, his hand caressing his cheek and he sighed as he felt Ulquiorra kiss him back.

Yeah… he understands, he gets it. He knows what I want to say…but maybe I'll say it anyway?

"Ulquiorra, I missed you." Grimmjow murmured so only Ulquiorra could hear him and he felt the man pull him closer. "I know you did."

"I now pronounce you, man and wife!" said the minister and the whole church clapped and applauded as Carol and John kissed, both of them very happy to finally be able to the get married. John spun her around happily and they both began to depart the church.

Grimmjow gave a sigh of relief and grinned widely, "Finally, dammit! That took way too long! Relief!" he groaned, leaning back in his chair. He had had to force himself to stay awake through out the whole thing because he was so damn tired.

Ulquiorra had done the couple a favor, which he felt was one favor too many by now, and stayed awake but was fighting the urge to fall asleep. He kept slumping against Grimmjow's shoulder.

Halfway across the aisle John and Carol stopped walking and turned to Blue and the others and said, a wide smile on her face, "I just want to thank you, all of you." and Weed smiled. He and Kyoshiro had regained their dog forms shortly before reentering the room to turn Joe in.

Carol had been very shocked and John angered and shocked to learn that his brother had tried ruining his life again. They learned that Joe had a past history of trying to steal his girlfriends, but it seemed to him that Carol was particularly important to him.

"You saved our wedding," Carol said happily and Weed said, "How could we not? Not only are you Blue's friend, but we wouldn't let such a special day like this get ruined just because of some lousy kidnapper!"

"Yeah and Grimmjow and Ulquiorra obviously feel the same way because they would do the same on their wed—ow!" Kyoshiro yelled getting a smack on the head form a very flustered Grimmjow. "You be quiet!" he snapped and Carol laughed and stepped forward to Grimmjow and Ulquiorra, "You sacrificed a lot for us today, Mr.…?"

"Ulquiorra." Ulquiorra said tiredly.

"Mr. Ulquiorra, Grimmjow…thank you. I shall never forget what you have done for us."

"Neither shall I…" Grimmjow replied grumpily.

"And I know, more so than before, the depths man would sink for love…" Ulquiorra said tiredly, looking as if he wanted to fall asleep.

"Thank you both." said John, grinning.

Carol kissed them both on the cheek and Grimmjow and Ulquiorra looked genuinely shocked. "Thank you!" she said and she hurried to Blue and kissed her on the cheek. "Thank you Blue, without you here this wedding would have been a disaster."

"No problem, Carol." Blue said and she smiled, "See you and John at the reception." Carol turned to Kyoshiro and Weed and said, "Thank you, Kyoshiro, Weed. I shall never forget what you five have done and from now on I will refer to you all as the Fabulous Five!" and she and John hurried of towards the doors.

At the end of the reception, something interesting happened.

After dancing with the guests and eating with them, Carol and John were leaving the wedding, running through the neat line of people that was seeing them off. Carol turned and threw a flower bouquet over her shoulder. Several people reached for it but in the end in ended up in Ulquiorra's hand.

Looking confused, Ulquiorra stared at the flowers and Blue smiled widely and Kyoshiro stared laughing. Weed grinned and then said, "Wait what's so funny?"

Carol and John stared and then both of them smiled widely and called out, "We'll be there, Ulquiorra!" and then they both turned and ran through the darkness, hand in hand.

Ulquiorra just stared in some interest at the flowers and Grimmjow looked around and said, "What the heck?"

Blue smiled and said, "At a wedding whoever catches the flowers is the next to get married in the future, or so it goes." And Grimmjow gave a horrified exclamation and Ulquiorra stared at the flowers with even greater interest.

"Interesting." He said and Grimmjow put his face in his hands, embarrassed. "Do you know what that means?" Grimmjow asked, shaking him slightly and Ulquiorra said, "I do." And Grimmjow just stared way beyond flustered. Weed smiled and said, "Yay, Grimmjow and Ulquiorra are going to get married!"

"No, we're not!" Grimmjow snapped.

Ulquiorra tapped him on the shoulder and Grimmjow turned around and his eyes widened when Ulquiorra gently pulled him down and kissed him. Blue and Kyoshiro and Weed smiled at each other.

Grimmjow responded to the kiss and when he moved back there was a grin on his face. He took Ulquiorra's hand and began to walk past people who waved after them. Grimmjow began to run through the line of people, the crowd cheered for them and cheered louder when Blue, Kyoshiro and Weed ran through the crowd after Grimmjow and Ulquiorra.

They all ran through the darkness to meet the trolley that would pick them up and take them back to their hotel, the crowd cheering for them as they watched them disappear into the darkness towards the lights of the trolley.

Finally it's out! And finally this stupid chapter is over! This chapter gave me hell to write so I am glad it's over. Let me explain something, the event sin this story are based off of my actual vacation in Austin some months ago. There WAS indeed a lightening storm and we DID fly over a tornado! The hotel Grimmjow and the others went too IS real and there were indeed two royal swans. they were so cute. x3 The wedding was held in a garden but we DID take a trolley to get there. It was awesome. :D There WAS a spanish restuarant and my sisters and I DID collect little colored swords, that was fun. And there was also a Magpie that carried sugar packets from the restuarant. There was however no kidnapping of course, xD I just added that in to keep things interesting. About this chapter, I ahd fun writing the scene where Grimmjow comforted Ulquiorra about the horror movie. It was so cute to picture him doing that! x3 This chapter was also originally a chapter I was tempted to write but I gave up on it and decided I'd rather write a chapter where Grimmjow and his friends go to scotland and battle the lochness monster but I changed my mind when I realized that I hardly had a stable plot to go on and decided jsut for the fact that that idea wouldn't work to bring this chapter back in, which is probably why I am not to keen on this chapter. Whatever though, the next chapter will be good, hopefully.

Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Until next time!