A/N: I only own the idea.
Chapter 11
Grimmjow tasted surprisingly sweet. A little minty, too. It was hard to describe for Ichigo, but he knew that he liked it. After what felt like seconds but was probably minutes, they broke apart. Grimmjow had an adorable smile on and Ichigo looked about the same.
"I've been waiting a long time for you to do that." Grimmjow said, and Ichigo laughed a little.
"Did you ever think this would happen the first time you met me?" He asked, thinking about how absurd it would have been to think this was going to happen back then. Grimmjow laughed herself and scooted a little closer to Ichigo. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her close enough so they were touching and Grimmjow put her head on his shoulder.
"I never thought I'd lose to you in a fight. I still think that was a fluke." Grimmjow said with a smile as she stared out at the city.
"Keep telling yourself that, Grimm, but I beat you fair and square." He said in a proud tone that Grimmjow chose to ignore. Ichigo rubbed his hand up and down her back and they stayed like that for a long time until Ichigo felt his shoulder get wet.
He looked over and saw Grimmjow fell asleep and was drooling on him. He let out a small laugh as he checked his watch.
"Shit!" He yelled loud enough to wake Grimmjow. She lifted her head up and looked around with adorable curiosity before she found the source of her disturbance and glared at the boy.
"What the fuck's wrong with you?" She asked grumpily.
"It's 1:30 in the morning. Kisuke is gonna be pissed." He explained and Grimmjow nodded in understanding.
"Well, there's no use getting your panties in a bunch. Let's start heading back then." She said with a yawn. Ichigo signed and rolled his eyes at her apathy, mainly because he knew she was probably just as worried as him. She's good at hiding her feelings.
"Alright then." He said, standing up, then helping her up. They walked side-by-side down the steps, slightly apprehensive.
They walked the whole way side by side and holding hands until they got to the shop. When they got there, before Ichigo opened the door he spun Grimmjow around and kissed her again. He loved kissing her, he decided. They broke away early and she had a smile as they did.
"Wish me luck." He said as he opened the door and let her through first.
Ichigo opened the door for Grimmjow and she stepped through first. Inside the shop, Isshin and Kisuke were glaring at the door. They were in trouble.
"I thought I told you," Kisuke said as Ichigo walked in, "To have her back by midnight. Not Two AM."
Grimmjow stifled a laugh as Ichigo squirmed under Kisukes intense glare, but was quickly silenced when the glare was turned on her.
"We, uh, lost track of time..." Grimmjow stuttered out nervously and Kisuke seemed to relax a little.
"Alright, I can understand that, but make sure it doesn't happen again." Kisuke said firmly. Isshin nodded in agreement. Kisuke led the two boys out but motioned for Grimmjow to stay inside. Ichigo waved goodbye to Grimmjow, but she didn't know what that meant yet so she stared at him in response.
When they got outside, Kisuke turned to Ichigo with a rare serious face that was becoming more common of the older man.
"Don't hurt her." Was all Kisuke said, and all he needed to to terrify Ichigo, who nodded quickly. Kisukes face changed back to his usual smiles and he waved at them as they left.
"Great!~ Then feel free to stop by tomorrow, even though there's no school, I'm sure Grimmjow would love to see you!~" He shouted at them. Ichigo nodded back, not trusting his voice. That guy could be scary when he wanted to be.
"He didn't do anything to you? If he hurt you, you can tell me." Kisuke asked for the hundredth time. Grimmjow groaned as she made her way to her room.
"First off, Ichigo couldn't hurt me, even if he wanted to, which he didn't. I would have kicked his ass. Now let me go to bed." She said, trying to keep quiet enough to not wake the kids.
"Did he kiss you?" Kisuke persisted. Grimmjow glared at him.
"None of your business, old man." She shot back and Kisuke preened to be hurt.
"That means he did, didn't he! Oh no, my baby girl is growing up so fast!" The shopkeeper kept saying and Grimmjow stared at him.
"What the hell are you babbling about? I'm no baby." Grimmjow said before closing the door to make sure no more questions popped up. She changed into a long Tee Shirt that Kisuke gave her and took her pants off. The shirt went down to just above her knees, and had some cartoon character on if, much to Grimmjows dismay. She groaned in annoyance as she made her way to her new bed and fell asleep right after she laid down.
Grimmjow was awoken earlier than she wanted by the sound of arguing in the main room. She got up to check it out, but didn't open the door.
"Kisuke! I don't have anywhere else to go! I'll do the damn chores, just let me stay here!" It was a guys voice, Grimmjow knew that by the sound, she heard Kisuke laugh a little.
"I can't do that, Renji. We already have a house guest and she was here first." Kisuke said and flipped his fan out.
"She? You find yourself a girlfriend, Kisuke? Can I meet her? I bet shes ugly!" Grimmjow shuddered at the thought of being Kisukes girlfriend then suppressed the urge to go out there and hit this guy for implying it, and calling her ugly.
"Wrong on both accounts. She's not my girlfriend. Though I think Jinta might be trying to woo her." Kisuke said and Grimmjow fought the urge to laugh at the reference to the young boys crush.
"Jinta...? I don't get it, but it doesn't matter. Kisuke, lives are in danger here. Espada level reiatsu have been picked up around here by our sensors and they sent me to check it out. I can't do my job if I have nowhere to stay." Grimmjow tensed. It was a Shinigami! Did they know about her yet?
She decided that she had to get ready to run. She walked over to the drawer and grabbed the little pill Kisuke gave her to get out of the Gigai. She kept it in her hand as she made her way back to the door. Unfortunately, she'd left her shoes out the night before and forgot about them. She caught her foot on it and fell face first into the ground with a loud crash.
"Sounds like your 'house guest' is awake! I'll go ask her if she can find somewhere else to stay. Then everyone will be happy!" She heard from the other room and freaked out looking for the pill, that fell on the ground when she did, but it was on the other side of the room.
The door opened and in walked a guy who looked like a hippie. At first he looked all around the room before his eyes fell on Grimmjow. Grimmjow took a second to realize that he wasn't looking at her directly. She followed his eyes and realized what he was staring at.
Apparently, when Grimmjow fell, the Tee Shirt went up to her waist and he was staring straight at her light blue panties that she wore under the Tee Shirt, and he had a full view to. His nose started to bleed a little as Grimmjow pulled the shirt back down and glared at him.
"I-I'm Sorry, I didn't kno- wait! I know you! What the hell are YOU doing here?" The Shinigami yelled at her.
"Well, I was trying to get some sleep when some perverted hippie started yelling in the other room and I went to check it out, but he barged in my room hoping to see me naked." She shot back with sarcasm.
"I wasn't trying to- You know what, forget it. I want to know why there's an Espada in my room!" The Red-Head was loud, Grimmjow noticed quickly.
"Not your room." Grimmjow shot back as Kisuke walked in.
"Glad to see you two got to know each other. Renji, we should talk. I'll explain in the other room. Grimmjow, you can get dressed, Tatsuki was nice enough to bring some clothes over for you. I put them in the drawers for you." Kisuke said, his fan covering his mouth the whole time. Renji, the Shinigami, looked upset, and he didn't follow Kisuke out right away.
"What? You wanna watch me change too?" Grimmjow snapped at him and he quickly disappeared to wherever Kisuke went.
So Grimmjow took a shower (something they didn't have in Las Noches, so she wasn't quiet used to it) then changed into some clothes that Tatsuki apparently brought over, and when she was done she stepped out into the main room. The shirt was black with some strange blue design on it and the pants were tight jeans.
In the main room of the candy shop, Renji and Kisuke were standing there waiting for her. She stood in front of them with a scowl, waiting for someone to talk.
"You're right, Kisuke," Renji spoke with a bit of humor, "She is a lot like Kurosaki. I can see why they'd get along."
"Oh, stuff it Pineapple." Grimmjow shot back. Renji let out a loud laugh.
"Just proving my point. Here's the deal, I'm not gonna rat you out to Soul Society just yet, because Kisuke says you're not that bad, but I'm going to watch you, and if there's one slip up, I'll tell the head captain personally of your presence here. Also, you're gonna have to meet the other Shinigami here, and they'll decide what they want to do with you. We have a whole team here." He explained and Grimmjow scuffed a little. She didn't like her chances here, and really didn't like putting faith in Shinigami.
"Don't worry Grimmjow," Kisuke said, seemingly reading her mind, "I know all of the Shinigami on the team here, and Ichigo's good friends with all of them. I'm sure they'll give you a chance just like our pal Renji here."
"Tch, whatever." Grimmjow tried to act cool, but was failing miserably and Kisuke gave her a sympathetic look before they were interrupted by the doorbell.
"That's probably them. I told Ichigo to get them so they could meet you." Kisuke explained as he opened the door. He was right. Ichigo walked in first and immediately went to Grimmjows side, taking her hand in his and she felt a little less worried.
After him, walked in the short Shinigami that Grimmjow tried to kill.
"Shit." Grimmjow muttered under her breath when she saw her. Next was a short captain with white hair, and last was a blonde with tits that put Orihime to shame. They were all in a Gigai, thankfully, but they were all also glaring at the Espada.
"Grimmjow," Ichigo said, breaking the ice, "This is Rukia, Captain Hitsugaya, and Rangiku. Guys, this is Grimmjow."
A/N: Things are about to get awkward. XD
And Renji's a pervert =O
About staggering these, I'm pretty sure I'm going to start doing that. I lose a lot of reviews when I update so fast xD Sorry. I gotta give people a chance to read the chapters before I put another out.
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