Chapter 13

~One Week Later~

It was New Year's eve. Mimi was dragging Grimmjow along with her. He wanted to leave, but for some reason he followed without complaining. Grimmjow looked around in awe. The lights, parties, everything was so new to him since back in Hueco Mundo, everything was always white and dull. Not much to do there. Mimi smiled as she grabbed a few party things.

"Why don't we celebrate New Year's at my house! I have the things!" she smiled. Grimmjow looked at her innocent face and smiled.

"What is...New Year's exactly?" he asked her. Mimi turned to him and sighed with a smile.

"It's hard to explain... It's when the old year goes away and you get to start anew!" she told him. Grimmjow nodded.

"I see... So why are you getting those pieces of paper?" he asked as Mimi grabbed small straps of white paper. She blushed then smiled.

"My mother told me that every year...you write one wish on a small strip of white paper, burn it in the air and hope it will come true!" she smiled, grabbing two. Grimmjow looked at it confused and nodded. After a few minutes, Mimi had finished shopping and paid for everything. She looked over at Grimmjow. "Well, I have to fix everything at my house. Come around 10! Bye!" she waved, running off. Grimmjow nodded and started walking towards his house. He looked around the area.

"Tch... The fuck… This place has no damn strong spiritual pressure. Why in the hell does Aizen want me to pick up someone from this shitty town," he growled under his breath. Looking around as the lights shined he sighed. 'This place is too damn happy,' he thought. Then Mimi popped into his head. "Tch... Why is she always in my head!" he muttered under his breath.

Meanwhile, Mimi was skipping home smiling. She was thinking about Grimmjow and about the new year. She looked around as she felt a strong spiritual pressure getting closer. A strong wind blew her feet back. Mimi looked up and saw a large monster looking thing stand in front of her. Her eyes widened as she stared at the thing. She fell on her butt, shaking.

"W-What is that!?" Mimi almost yelled. The monster raised his arm and flew it straight at the young girl. Mimi flinched and started to run away.

"LET ME EAT YOUR SOUL!"it yelled.

Mimi ran in fear. 'What the hell is that?! Why is it chasing me?!' she mentally screamed. The monster grabbed her leg. "SOMEONE HELP ME!" she cried.

Grimmjow paused as he turned around. He'd felt a hollow earlier, but ignored it. He narrowed his eyes. 'That sounded like a scream' he thought. He focused his spiritual pressure and noticed that the hollow was attacking Mimi. Grimmjow flinched as he started running towards her direction. 'Mimi!' he thought over and over. He stopped once he saw Mimi trying to run from the hollow. He quickly got out of his gigai and into his Espada form, taking out his sword and slashing the hollow's arm right off.

"Back off you shitty hollow! She's mine!" he growled pissed. Mimi froze as she stared at Grimmjow.

"Her soul...must eat..." the hollow continued. Grimmjow growled. 'Damn! I thought hollows only go after strong...spiritual...pressures...' he thought then quickly turned to Mimi.

"Grimm...jow... How- What-" Mimi froze, confused. Grimmjow's eyes widened as he sighed.

"Tch, whatever! Come here you fucking hollow!" Grimmjow grinned, slashing its head off. Mimi froze then fainted. Grimmjow sighed and turned around to see the unconscious Mimi. He sighed, going back into his gigai and carried her home. He jumped through the window and placed her on her bed with her stuff.

Grimmjow knocked on the door. Mimi rubbed her head and opened it smiling. "You came! Come, come!" she smiled, closing the door. Grimmjow looked around her house then at her.

"Wow..." was all he said. Mimi nodded.

"I know, a bit much. By the way; I had this funny dream about you Grimmjow. You had a hole in your stomach and saved me from this freaky monster!" she laughed, twirling around. Grimmjow had a sweat drop.

"The monster was real. Me saving you must really be your dream..." he laughed. Mimi froze.

"MONSTERS EXSIST!" she yelled, grabbing her kendo sword.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"I will beat them all with my sword!" she cheered. He shook his head.

Two Hours Later~

Mimi and Grimmjow had written their wishes. The clock stroke 12.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" they both yelled, smiling as they threw the papers in the air. Grimmjow glanced at Mimi's paper. It said,

To find love

Grimmjow smiled as he looked at his.

To be free

A/N: I don't own anything