CH 13: Dangerous and Moving
It had been two hours since it was revealed that Little Grimm was a girl. Five seconds afterwards, it was also revealed that she was hitting her third week of pregnancy.
"Grimmjow, please stop bouncing on the couches..."
Needless to say, this made Grimmjow very happy.
"I'm gonna be a daddy! I'm gonna be a daddy!" he yelled insistently, jumping on anything and everything possible. During the first hour of his happy spree, most of the Espada had gone to bed. This left all of the cleaning up to Aporro and Nnoitra. Tiredly, the two followed after Grimmjow around the house, picking up things he knocked over and in general, trying to get him to calm down. "Hey guys, guess what!?" Grimmjow yelled from the ceiling.
"What?" Nnoitra and Aporro asked flatly, as if they didn't know what was to come next. Grimmjow grinned widely, giving them a thumbs up.
"I'm gonna be a daddy!" Nnoitra rolled his eyes, bending down to pick up the shattered remains of a lamp.
"Hey dummy. Did you ever stop to think how that dog got pregnant?" Grimmjow stopped, jumping down from the ceiling to stand next to the man. Tilting his head, he thought for a few minutes.
"...What do you mean?"
"Do you know who is the father?"
"Me of course." Grimmjow scoffed, smiling.
"He doesn't mean that dumb ass!" Aporro yelled, throwing a pillow at Grimmjow's head. "Do you know who got Little Grimm pregnant?"
"Not...really..." Grimmjow frowned, rubbing the back of head where the pillow hit. "Come to think of it...I've never seen Little Grimm do anything suspicious while I was around. She was always by my side and never left for more than 5 seconds." He gave an awkward side glance. "Can dogs do it in 5 seconds?"
"If she likes sex then yeah..." Nnoitra said, shrugging. Grimmjow gasped, glaring at the answering machine.
"That whore!" he yelled, his fist clenched.
"Don't go callin' your dog a whore man."
"...that bitch!"
"Okay well, either way, the dog was pregnant before you got her." Aporro cut in suddenly. "Dogs are pregnant for around 60 days, translating to roughly two months. We haven't been here for two months so it's impossible for your dog to show obvious signs of pregnancy this early. I can only conclude that Little Grimm has been pregnant for some time, before we showed up here." The three stood there silently, Grimmjow digesting the information slowly.
"Well I'm going to bed." Nnoitra announced, walking off to his bedroom. Aporro nodded in agreement, going up the stairs quickly, the sound of his bedroom door closing following afterwards.
"Wait, Nnoitra." Grimmjow said quickly, stopping the taller one. Nnoitra looked back at him, raising an eyebrow.
"What?" The Sexta Espada shifted uncomfortably on his feet, thinking of what to say.
"Do you...wanna come with me tomorrow to pick up Little Grimm? We could go to the park afterwards...for fresh air." Nnoitra gave a small chuckle, rolling his eyes. Grimmjow frowned slightly, his brow furrowed in disappointment. The brief moment of silence was nerve racking, Grimmjow's heart beating at a million miles an hour. Though he could hardly explain why this was so, he knew that if Nnoitra declined his request, he wouldn't be able to leave through the front door the next morning.
"Sure, I'll come with you." Nnoitra said finally, his expression somewhat softening. Grimmjow sighed heavily, smiling for the first time in who knows how long. "But only because I don't want you embarrassing yourself." He scowled, but nodded a quick thank you before going up to his room, closing the door behind him. Walking past the slumbering Aporro, he climbed into bed. Kicking off his sandals, he removed the pants Nnoitra let him borrow and threw them off to the side. Getting under the covers, he turned to his side and sighed before drifting off into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Grimmjow woke up with a start. The sun was already up and upon further inspection, so was Aporro. Blinking away the temporary blindness that came from the sunlight, Grimmjow sat up in bed.
"Tired...." he mumbled to himself. Yawning, he managed to get out of bed, put on his blue kitty slippers and walk down to the kitchen. There he met Nnoitra, already dressed in his Espada uniform.
"Morning Sleepy Head." he greeted. Grimmjow grunted for a response, seating himself across from the other man. "Did you sleep well?"
"Kinda..." Grimmjow muttered, running his fingers through his hair. "I kept dreaming about Little Grim though, so it was a little nerve racking..." Putting his head down on the table, he missed the growing frown on Nnoitra's face.
"Couldn't you dream of something else?" Nnoitra asked stiffly.
"Like what?" Grimmjow asked back, his voice muffled from below. Nnoitra shrugged, resting his head on his fist, his elbow on the table.
"I dunno..." he said quietly, looking down at his soggy cereal. "Just...something else." Grimmjow lifted his head to give him a weird look.
"Uh...I should go get ready then." He said, getting up from the table. "Little Grimm should be ready to pick up within the hour." Without waiting for an answer he got up from the table and walked into the living room. There sat the rest of the group, all huddled around the plasma television screen.
"Good Morning, Grimmjow" Ulquiorra said, being the first to acknowledge the Espada. Grimmjow nodded to him, bending down to pick up his clothes from off the floor. "Will you be getting Little Grimm today?"
"Yup." He said, pulling his pants over his legs. "I'm going with Nnoitra. Afterwards, we're going to go to the park."
"Are you taking your gigai?" Aaroniero asked.
"Nah." Nnoitra said, walking from out of the kitchen. "It's less of a hassle."
"Less of a hassle?" Halibel asked. "For what?"
"Well think about it." Aporro chimed in from beside her. "Do you really want two fugitives walking around visible to the humans that are looking for them?" Halibel furrowed her brow in concern.
"I dunno...It still worries me..." Grimmjow scoffed, grabbing Nnoitra's wrist and tugging him towards the front door.
"No worries, Halibel." He said casually. "We're Espada." He flashed her a grin. "What's the worst that could happen?"
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"I'm sorry to disturb you Captain Kurotsuchi, but this is rather urgent." Mayuri rolled his eyes slightly, but accepted the report handed to him. Skimming through it, his expression remained unchanged until he had flip through several of the pages.
"What is this?" he asked, seeming slightly concerned. The Lieutenant gave him a quick bow.
"The Bureau of Technology has been tracking a sudden manifestation of Spirit Pressure for two weeks." Mayuri nodded, raising both his eyebrows in realization.
"Oh...that. What did they find?"
"Well it seems that the Pressure constantly fluctuates, resulting in unpredictable strength. The highest amount recorded seems to surpass that of a Captain. They have also found that the Spirit Pressure could be coming from more than one source. Every so often it divides itself and spreads out not only in Karakura where it originated, but also outside the boarders of the country of Japan. The Bureau feels the need to take action quickly, in case it becomes too strong to control, or if it is related to Ex Captain Aizen." Mayuri looked over the report once more, stroking his chin in thought.
"I see...I shall inform Captain Yamamoto right away." Stuffing the report in his coat, he stood up from his seat and walked out of his room, dismissing Nemu. Walking down the hallways, he took little notice to those around. Taking a few more turns, he finally ended up at the front door of 1st Division Meeting Hall. Entering, he stood in the middle of the room and bowed briefly. In front of him sat Captain Yamamoto, his wrinkled brow stretched from his raised eyebrow.
"What is it, Captain Kurotsuchi?" he asked gruffly.
"Pardon my intrusion" Mayuri began, approaching the Elder. "But I have a report here that needs to be brought to your attention right away. It concerns the wellbeing of Karakura Town and Soul Society."
"In what way?" Mayuri nodded, stepping closer. He explained to the Captain the Bureau's findings and their concerns over the intense Spirit Pressure in the Human World.
"I request this information be released immediately among the other Captains and action takes place as soon as possible." Mayuri concluded. Yamamoto stroked his chin in thought, nodding after a few silent minutes.
"This does seem rather urgent. Very well Captain Mayuri, I shall call an emergency Captain's meeting through your request."
10 minutes later, the Emergency Captain's Meeting was underway. All Captain's, save for Mayuri were in their respected places, Yamamoto taking the front. Clearing his throat, he began.
"I'm sure you all are wondering why I called you here under such short notice..." He received a few nods. "Well, it seems that there is a growing problem in the human world. Specifically Karakura Town." He waved to Mayuri, giving him the right to speak. Nodding, the man stepped forward. Waving a white hand out, he summoned a 3D diagram of Karakura Town. In one area were a few small red dots, two of them moving off in a separate direction.
"It appears that a multitude of Spirit Pressure have found their way in Karakura Town. So far they have not caused any damage, but the Bureau and I have our concerns. One such concern is the level of Spirit Pressure. Whether together or apart, they all seem to surpass that of a Captain."
"Do you think this is the work of Aizen?" Hitsugaya asked. Mayuri shrugged.
"Like I said, they have not caused any damage which, at this point, is very uncharacteristic of Aizen. If he wanted attention, he would make it very clear." The Captain's nodded in agreement.
"Have you identified the carriers of this Soul Pressure?" Soi Fon asked.
"Well, they have not been physically identified..." Mayuri admitted. "But their energy is enough to track them down."
"Which brings me to my final point." Yamamoto said. "I feel that we need to take immediate action in tracking down and surveying these Spirit Pressures." He paused, thinking. "I will send two; a Soul Reaper and a member of the Bureau of Technology. Who exactly has already been notified. They will leave as they are, both in charge of protecting the other should harm come their way. However, they will be fit with a device that will send help when distressed." He picked up his large staff, tapping it softly on the ground. "If there are no more questions, then this meeting is dismissed." Sighing to himself, Mayuri dispersed along with the other Captains. Heading back to the Bureau he walked past most members, heading for one in particular.
"Akon." he said, catching the man's attention. "Are you ready?" Akon sighed, putting out his cigarette on the palm of his hand.
"As ready as I'll ever be, sir."
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"Who's a good girl? Who's a good girl?" Grimmjow cooed, scratching Little Grimm's stomach lightly. The dog wagged it's tail, eyes still showing signs of sleepiness. "You're a good girl! Yes you are. Yes you are!" Nnoitra rolled his eyes, disgusted that Grimmjow had veered back to his disturbing motherly side. If he wasn't careful, he was going to wake up one morning and find the Espada hunched over his dog in a bib, feeding her dog food while completely naked underneath an apron that displayed a disturbing, perverted phrase.
"Grimmjow, can you stop that?" he asked, rubbing the bridge of his nose in an attempt to get the disturbing image out of his head. "There are people around." Grimmjow looked up at the taller one, giving him his best "I'm going to beat the everliving shit out of you if you interrupt my mom time again" glare. Unfortunately for him, it didn't work as well as he'd hoped. Conveying a physical message was nearly impossible when your face was hidden underneath a gigai. Originally, the two had planned to go without the gigai, in hopes of just picking up the dog and bringing her back home.
This plan failed when they realized that no one could see them, therefore they would never get the dog back. So the two returned home, retrieved their gigai and came back to the clinic in .5 seconds flat. Why the sudden awareness of the law, no one knew. Perhaps they didn't want to add dog napping to their list of committed crimes. Maybe they didn't want to bring attention to themselves should someone see the dog floating along casually.
Or maybe they were just absent minded and were finally brainwashed by the Japanese society. The world would never know.
"So where do you want to go first?" Grimmjow asked suddenly, catching Nnoitra off guard.
"What?"
"Where do you want to go?" he asked again. Nnoitra looked up in thought, shrugging.
"Yesterday you said you wanted to go to the park but...they don't seem too exciting if you ask me. Children running loose, animals sniffing the butts of other animals, the sky filled with annoying fliers that contain phone numbers no one will ever call. It's not exactly my thing." Grimmjow frowned, looking down at the ground. Nnoitra was making the day a complete drag and it wasn't even noon yet. Determined not to let the lanky man ruin the best day of his life so far, Grimmjow came up with a last resort. Getting the man's attention back, Grimmjow gave him his best pout. His bottom lip stuck out, his brow was furrowed and his eyes shown with the intensity of a thousand suns.
Nnoitra was close to gagging.
"Please Nnoitra?" Grimmjow asked shakily. "Can we please go to the park and have the best day ever?"
"Fine whatever." he growled, shoving Grimmjow off to the side. The Espada didn't immediately regain his footing and instead bumped into a passerby. Growling, the man grabbed him by his collar and stopped him in his tracks.
"Watch where you're going, ass face." the man said. Clutching Little Grimm, Grimmjow looked up at the irritated face. The man was obviously pissed, his small dark eyes glaring down at him. His claw like hand held Grimmjow's collar in a death grip and his spiky, clearly divided hair swished lightly in the wind. The Sexta Espada quickly straightened up, tearing himself free of the man's grasp.
"Sorry about that." he muttered, quickly walking off with Nnoitra in tow. Once they were a good distance away, Grimmjow began to laugh."Well that was weird." he said after a little while. Nnoitra gave him an odd look.
"What? That you made a fool of yourself in front of someone else?" Grimmjow rolled his eyes, pointing towards his forehead.
"No, didn't you see? That guy had three little horns poking out of his forehead. Is that normal in the human world?" Nnoitra thought about it for a minute. Coming up with no objection, he shrugged.
"I guess so. He seemed a little old though. It's usually the adolescents that explore the side of individuality, if I've done my research correctly." He paused, making a face. "Ugh, I'm starting to sound like Aporro. Please shoot me now."
The man stood quietly, hearing the distant laughter of the two he had run into, one more physically. He frowned slightly, crossing his arms over his chest. Moments later, another man that looked about his age had joined him, scowling as well.
"Akon." said the other. "Was that them?" He nodded.
"Yeah." he said quietly. "Their spiritual pressure was not as high as I expected, especially in gigai, but they noticed my presence as if I were in a gigai as well. They're definitely part of what we're looking for." He turned to look at the other. "Find the others. I'll follow these two." The other nodded, but had a slight confused face.
"Did they notice your Spiritual Pressure?" he asked. Akon shook his head.
"No. They didn't notice my outfit either. That's probably enough to assume they're not too bright." The other Shinigami laughed.
"Let's just hope the others are as dense." The Shinigami turned to leave, when Akon stopped him.
"Shuuhei." he said firmly, grabbing the others attention. "Be careful. These two may be a little off, but for every idiot, there is a genius. Watch where you are at all times and don't get caught. Right now, we may be underestimating their power, whoever they are and you need to actually think about your steps. Understand?" He looked at Akon, nodding. He had already known to be careful, but a little reminder never hurt.
"Yeah."
I apologize for this...I have lots of stuff going on at home, mostly health issues and I figured I might as well cut this chapter in half, just so you all had something to read.
If there are any of you still left out there. Thanks for sticking with this and not giving up on me; I'm not done with this yet. THIS STORY WILL LIVE ON!!