kai crazy: Well, here's chapter 25! Things really heat up between Grimmjow and Alexis and Grimm finds his sensitive side with Haru -insert cute face- Anway, Merry Christmas everyone! And if you haven't seen it, go check out Bleach Christmas Party, it's a kind of side story to this.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.

Claimer: I own Alexis, Haru, Lexis and Ryuhime.

"..." Normal speech

'...' Normal thoughts

"..." Connection thoughts

"..." Inner Hollow

Alexis kept herself composed as Gin advanced into the room, that stupid smile never leaving his face.

"He's requested tha' ya join him," He repeated, stopping at the foot of her bed. "An' tha' ya wear this," He dropped something on the bed. Alexis motioned for Reina to unwrap the bundle of clothes from the wrapping and ribbons. When the young Arrancar held the clothing item up, Alexis gasped and tears sprang to her eyes. It was a dress with the same design as the one she'd worn not three or fours days ago, except this one was white.

"I-I can't wear that," She told him, keeping her emotions in check.

"Why not?" His smile fell only for a second but returned as he cocked his head curiously. "Is it not ta yer liking?"

"No, it's a beautiful dress," She sighed. "It's just…" Gin saw the sad look in her eyes.

"Did ya wear somethin' similar wit' Grimmjow?" The woman nodded slowly. "I understand," He smiled. "Jus' think 'bout him while yer wearin' it. Doin' tha' should help distract ya from Aizen-taichou and everythin' else, kay?" Alexis smiled at the ex-taichou's words and slid off the bed. Reina handed her the dress and stood near the door, glaring at Gin while her mistress changed. When she emerged, Reina looked at her in awe, she looked like a goddess come to earth! Gin couldn't help but smile at her appearance as he handed her the matching heels. Without another word, he led the two women out of the room, surprised to find Ulquiorra waiting for them.

"Aizen-sama has requested that I escort her to the dining hall," He told Gin in his usual lifeless voice.

"Alright," He sighed, giving a mocking pout. "Remember wha' I told ya, Hime-chan," He smiled and walked away. Alexis and Reina followed the pale Espada quietly, with the young fracción glaring at any and all male Arrancar who looked at her mistress. Ulquiorra stopped before the doors of the dining hall and turned to Alexis, his green eyes boring into her dual pair.

"Do not worry, Alexis Trinity, you will not be left alone with this man. The Espada dine with him," She nodded and the door opened. The Cuatro led them inside and offered her the seat next to Aizen, leading Reina away to where most of the other fracción were eating.

"That dress looks amazing on you, my dear," The brunette commented, resting his cheek in his hand.

"Thank you, Aizen-sama," Alexis screamed at herself mentally, she loathed calling him that.

"Why don't you have something to drink?" He offered her a glass of red wine, the expensive kind of course.

"I will have to decline your offer," She breathed out. "I'm not much of a drinker and I would hate to ruin this dress," She thought about the night with Grimmjow and smiled.

"Then you should at least have some tea," He set the glass down and snapped his fingers. An Arrancar appeared with a tray and Aizen gently lifted up a cup and set it in front of Alexis with a kind smile. The woman nodded her thanks and began to eat, answering only some of Aizen's many questions and responding to most of his comments. Szayel walked by and stopped behind her chair, placing a gloved hand on her shoulder.

"How are you?" He asked her. Alexis tore her gaze away from Aizen and swiveled around to look up at the Octava.

"Much better, thank you for asking," She smiled at him. At that moment, Nnoitra walked up and wrapped an arm around her from behind, effectively shoving the pink haired scientist out of the way. His other arm shot out and snatched her cup of tea.

"Heh, it was just sitting there," He smirked. "You'll thank me later, Princesa," He released her and walked off back to his seat. Aizen frowned, displeased with the Quinta's actions towards his guest. He brushed the matter aside and watched as Alexis conversed with Szayel, taking note of her relaxed posture and small smiles.

"Szayel Aporro, please stay behind after dinner," Aizen interrupted. The Octava nodded and continued speaking with the woman, taking the seat beside her. Dinner soon ended and Alexis was escorted back to her room by Ulquiorra and Reina. Szayel gave her a reassuring glance as she left, very discreetly reminding her of his promise.

"He will not do anything to harm you," Ulquiorra stated, making the woman jump in surprise.

"I know he won't," She replied. "I believe he has gotten over his initial scientific interest in me so the need for more… gruesome experiments no longer exists."

"You really are quite observant," Alexis was fairly sure the Cuatro had just complimented her. "I now see why that trash Grimmjow is attracted to you." Alexis mentally prepared herself for him to say trash attracts trash. But, he didn't, "Originally, he saw you as a prize, because of your rare lineage. I believe he began to see past that fact and noticed you for who you are, not what you are. Even in your human guise, you are beautiful," Alexis blushed at the compliment. They arrived in front of the door to her room and she sighed.

"Thank you, Ulquiorra, for at least talking to me," She smiled. "It makes being here a bit more bearable."

"As an Espada, it is my duty to ensure your safety and other such things." He bowed to her and watched as she disappeared into her room with Reina. He locked the door and wandered off, wondering what Aizen had talked with Szayel about.

XxXxXx

"Alexis-sama, why do you think Nnoitra-san took your tea?" Reina asked as her mistress changed her clothes.

"I'm not entirely sure," She told the Arrancar with a sigh. "He was acting so odd though, I hope nothings happened to him," Reina made a face at this, wincing from the bruise on her cheek. "I need to rest some more, you should do so as well," The Arrancar nodded, seeing as she had nowhere else to go. Alexis curled up under the covers after changing into her Arrancar uniform and focused on her inner world once her fracción was asleep.

XxXxXx

"Grimmjow…" She called out to him, releasing the barriers around her mind. She was immediately pulled against a solid chest, arms locking her against the body firmly.

"Dammit, brat, you control of these barriers sucks!" He growled into her hair.

"I'm sorry, Grimmjow," She whispered, knowing he'd gone through intense pain because of her slip up.

"I should come there and cut his fucking hands off along with his head for making you do that!" Alexis shook her head.

"You need to calm down before you even think about coming here," She murmured up to him. Grimmjow opened his mouth to argue but instead sighed, letting his body sag against her.

"I know, but I'm just so fucking pissed about everything that's happening." He pulled Alexis closer to him, pressing his lips into her hair. "I'll get you back, brat, no matter what," As if to seal the promise, Grimmjow tilted her face up and kissed her.

"Grimmjow…" Alexis whispered breathlessly when it ended. The Sexta kissed her again and again, as though he couldn't get enough of her. He growled against her lips and lifted her up, never breaking contact. Alexis instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck as his hands gripped her bottom to support her. The Espada grinned into the kiss when he saw her flushed face, it was too damn cute. Their kisses grew fiercer, hungrier, and more desperate as they continued. Alexis felt something poke her and gasped, allowing Grimmjow's tongue to invade her mouth. The Sexta easily won the small tongue fight and scraped his canines over the muscle, earning a groan from the woman. They were suddenly in the field, which gave Grimmjow an idea. He walked until his back hit a tree and sat, shifting Alexis so she sat in his lap.

"Are you afraid of me?" He growled, pulling away from the woman.

"No," She told him. Even here in their own world, Grimmjow was in his gigai, so Alexis really had no reason to fear him. The Sexta narrowed his eyes at her, hating how she'd openly lied to him. He closed his eyes and focused and was soon in his normal form. He felt Alexis tense, her fingers dig into his neck and her body jerked back a little.

"Listen, brat, I'm not always goin' to be in a gigai, you have to get over that." He grabbed her chin and pulled her into a rough kiss. He pulled back and moved his hand from her chin to the back of her head, fisting it in her hair. He pulled the woman into another kiss, this time biting at her lower lip hard enough to draw blood. Alexis whimpered and groaned when Grimmjow sucked on the wound, exciting the Sexta even more. He swept her hair to the side with his other hand and wrapped her hair around it while he simultaneously yanked at the collar of her jacket.

"Grimm…" She didn't get to finish saying his name. The Espada pressed his lips to where he knew the healing gash on her neck was and kissed along the pink line, scraping his canines over the sensitive flesh as he did so. Grimmjow tugged her head to the side some more and pressed his lips to where her pulse was. Alexis shut her eyes tightly, deep down she knew what he wanted to do and she knew he would do it without hesitation. A part of her wanted Grimmjow to do it needed him to do it; her true self wanted it. But her human side, the person she was before the War, was afraid of him, and was afraid of what he would do to her if he had his way… Before Alexis could protest, the Sexta nipped at her throat and sucked on the flesh gently, preparing her for what he was going to do.

"I don't like to share what's mine," He growled against her throat. "Now it's time to prove that you belong to me, brat!" With that, he plunged his canines into her throat. Alexis screamed and tried jerking back but the Espada kept his free arm wrapped around her waist tightly. Soon her screams died away, replaced by gasps and groans, small whimpers and mews of unexpected pleasure. Grimmjow drew his teeth from her flesh, eliciting a gasp of pain from the small woman in his lap. He lapped at the wound soothingly, his eyes bright with satisfaction at what he'd done.

"That hurt you jerk," Alexis muttered as he pulled away. The Sexta grinned and pulled her flush against his hard body.

"From the sounds you made, brat, I'd say you liked it quite a bit," The woman blushed and hid her face in his neck while he laughed. The Espada released her hair and placed both hands on her hips, groaning when she accidently brushed against his arousal. Grimmjow growled at her when she pulled back to look at him and captured her lips.

"Grimmjow, stop..!" Alexis managed to pull away, panting heavily. "I-I'm not ready to go any further," The Sexta's eyes softened at how innocent she looked. "Can you try to wait?"

"Yeah, I'll try but I can't promise you shit, brat," He grunted huskily. "I can't guarantee I won't try to fuck you the moment I get you back." The woman's whole body turned red at this. "I've already marked you as mine, it'll remain there the rest of your life, brat," He kissed the bite mark on her neck. "When I mark you for the second time, you'll become my mate," He helped Alexis to stand and kept her in his arms, grinning at their height difference. "No one can touch you now, brat, that mark will show up on your physical body as will my scent no doubt." He bent down and kissed her again. "Just wait a little longer, we're almost ready," Those were his final words before he faded away.

XxXxXx

Alexis opened her eyes and found herself in her room within Las Noches.

'Crap, I better go look,' She shot out of bed and into the bathroom. Heart pounding, Alexis pulled aside the jacket collar, her eyes widening when she saw that Grimmjow had been correct. Dry blood flecked from her skin but the most prominent feature was the bite mark, which was beginning to bruise and was throbbing painfully. 'How will I explain this to Kisuke?!' She thought with a groan. Alexis zipped up the jacket all the way but it didn't hide all of the newly bruised flesh, though it was better than having it in plain view. She slipped back into the room, glad that Reina had remained asleep; she didn't know how she would explain the mark on her neck to the young Arrancar. Alexis settled back into bed, jumping when the door creaked open and Szayel walked in. The young Cursed Being threw up her mental barriers to block Grimmjow out as the Octava advanced towards her, a tired expression on his face.

"I'm quite surprised that Reina did not wake and attack me." He mused, looking towards the mentioned fracción. The pink haired Arrancar glanced at the woman, his eyes widening a fraction when he caught a glimpse of the bruised flesh on her neck. "I'm sure you are wondering about why I am here, correct?" She nodded, wincing a little. "I've come to talk and tell you how Nnoitra is doing." Alexis didn't like the tone of his voice at all.

"I may not like him but I am curious as to why he was acting so strangely towards me at dinner." Alexis slid out of bed and crossed her arms over her chest.

"You were quite lucky that Nnoitra has such a keen intuition, Alexis," Szayel pushed his glasses up. "That tea was drugged," The woman felt her heart sink at this.

"So he… he drank it…" Alexis could barely speak from the shock of what she'd been told.

"Nnoitra may be a male chauvinist but he knows better than to let another Espada's woman get drugged like that. Right now Nnoitra is resting; I was able to treat him without any serious side effects."

"When he wakes up, please tell him thank you," Alexis murmured.

"I will," Szayel nodded. "Tell me, that bruise you are trying to hide, what is it from?" Alexis sucked in a sharp breath at this. The Octava grasped her chin, tilted her head and gently unzipped the jacket to expose her throat. His gloved fingers brushed over the swollen bite mark and he murmured under his breath to himself. The woman winced at his light touch, telling the Espada that whoever had bitten her had done so quite recently and perhaps a bit roughly. "Who was it?" He demanded quietly, not releasing her chin.

"You shouldn't ask for personal information," She replied.

"Alexis, you must tell me," He bit out. "A mark like this will not fade as it has been infused with the person's reiatsu…" He stopped mid-speech and focused on the faint reiatsu coming from the wound as well as the scent. "It was Grimmjow!" He muttered shock evident in his voice. "But… how?! There is no possible way for him to have been here!"

"Through our connection," Alexis whispered. "We are still learning about it but it seems that whatever happens to us there affects our physical bodies when we part." He finally released her chin and stepped back, glancing at her curiously.

"How very interesting…" His lips twitched up into a smile, causing Alexis to take a nervous step back. "Relax, I have no interest in that little thing," He laughed. "It's not like I don't already know what it is and what it means." Alexis blushed crimson, silently cursing herself for allowing Grimmjow to mark her. "Aizen has asked that I monitor your health from now on, seeing as you were so weak after using your Hougyoku powers. He also asked that I monitor your interaction with the other Espada, he gave no details as to why."

"What does that mean exactly?" She asked, zipping her jacket back up.

"Nothing serious, I assure you. I'll just be giving you a daily check-up, just not the ones you may be used to but a check-up none the less. As for the interaction thing… I'll just be recording what you do with the other Espada is all."

"I see," Alexis got this distant look in her eyes.

"Oh my," Szayel smirked. "It would seem you miss your partner already, and you've not yet even mated." This snapped her from her daze.

"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked, narrowing her eyes at him.

"It's just something all mates go through during the first few months or so. When separated for long amounts of time, the one baring the mates mark will feel like a hole has been ripped into their soul because they can't stand to be apart. Usually this only occurs in mated pairs but I believe your case is an exception due to certain things. Cursed Pure Beings take mates much the same way as Arrancar do if I am not mistaken."

"You are correct," Alexis nodded. "Though the bite is normally different, not always on the junction between the neck and shoulder," She carefully placed a hand on her neck. "Also, Pure Beings are bonded after being bitten only once. Why is it different for the Arrancar? And why does it affect me?"

"Well, the first mark is a promise of sorts, a way to show you've been claimed and to ward off other males. The second mark is placed exactly over the first one to seal the bond; this is usually done during sexual intercourse." Alexis blushed hard again, making the Octava laugh. "Also, the second mark is given when the female is ready to be bound to her mate. As for why it affects you… Your Hollow powers have quite an influence over you so the way you take a mate is different than the usual tradition for your people."

"Thank you for explaining that to me, Szayel," She smiled. The Espada made not of her expressions and nodded to her. Just as he was about to speak, an uninvited guest arrived.

"Hime-chan, Aizen wants ya in th' throne room," Gin practically sang. Alexis stiffened at his words, knowing exactly what the ex-taichou wanted of her.

"I'll have her down there momentarily," Szayel told him.

"Okay," He waved and was gone. The Octava quickly bandaged her throat and escorted her to the throne room. Gin appeared again and uttered a spell, forcing Alexis back into her natural form. He gave her an apologetic smile and hurried back to Aizen's side.

"Make sure Reina stays put," A lowly Arrancar nodded and sonido'd away. Szayel retreated from her side and almost instantly her wrists were shackled and she was forced to her knees. Aizen crouched down before her and smiled darkly as another bandage wrapped Hollow was brought into the room. "Do you still refuse to cooperate, Alexis?" The woman glared at him defiantly and gritted her teeth when he pulled her to her feet by her hair. "I was truly hoping to avoid this, especially since you were so lively at dinner," Alexis continued to glare at him though her defiance and defenses were shattered as the pain seared through her chest.

Living World

Grimmjow felt a jolt through his body and sat rigid on the bed, his eyes widening when it happened again. He knew the feeling anywhere and he prayed that Alexis kept a hold on the barrier of their connection. The jolts began to become more painful and the Sexta began to pant, clenching a hand over his heart where most of the pain was radiating from; this was extremely painful in his gigai. Aizen must have pushed her to the limit because a few moments later, a searing flash of pain ripped through the connection and into his body, tearing a hoarse cry from the stubborn Sexta. Grimmjow crumpled to the floor with a heavy thud, alerting everyone that something was wrong. The Espada fought through the pain and managed to lock the door just before someone grasped the door knob.

"Dammit, Grimmjow, what's going on?!" He heard Ichigo through the door.

"Get the fuck away before I cero your ass through the fucking door!" He snarled, banging his fist against the wooden door. He gritted his teeth and his head suddenly snapped backwards, cracking against the thing.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Ichigo could tell that the Sexta was in some sort of distress and from the sounds of it, he was in pain. 'It's happening again,' He thought bitterly. 'Aizen is using Alexis to create another Arrancar,' Ichigo leaned his back against the door. Though he did not really care about the Espada, hearing him writhe in pain on the floor and hit things was slightly heart wrenching; he could only imagine what Alexis was going through in Hueco Mundo.

"Ichigo, what's going on?" Uryu asked as he appeared at the stairs. The look on his boyfriends face told the Quincy exactly what was happening behind the locked door. "We can't wait any longer; we have to go to Hueco Mundo now!"

"Head Captain Yamamoto can't spare any of his men to help us right now," Renji grunted from the door way to their right.

"Since when have I ever cared about what he had to say?" Ichigo growled at the red head. "We'll go there, with or without back-up; just not now. Grimmjow is gonna need a few days to recover from the sounds of it."

"Dad, is Uncle Grimmjow going to be okay?" All the males gasped when Haru climbed up the stairs, rubbing his eyes sleepily. "I woke up cause of his reiatsu," Uryu shot a hard glance at Ichigo who pushed himself away from the door.

"How can you sense his reiatsu, Haru? He's in his gigai," Ichigo lied to the boy. Grimmjow had left his gigai in hopes of lessening the pain.

"I've always been able to sense his reiatsu, just like I can sense yours and the others'." Haru told him innocently, reminding the man of himself as a child. "I didn't want to tell anyone cause mom would worry even more about me. I don't want her to worry," Uryu picked the child up with a sigh.

"Haru, you shouldn't keep things like that a secret from your parents, or any of us for that matter." He scolded the child lightly.

"I'm sorry," He whispered. "I know mom's always worrying about everything, I just didn't want her to worry about me, especially when Uncle Grimmjow showed up. I could always tell that mom was waiting for someone, I could see it in her eyes," Haru's silver eyes met Ichigo's tea colored orbs then. "Now I know she was waiting for Uncle Grimmjow," Ichigo smiled softly and held his arms out. Uryu handed Haru to his boyfriend and stepped back, smiling softly.

"That's quite a bit for a five year old like yourself to notice." He praised the boy, "You got my smarts, though I don't know how." He blocked out a rather colorful curse from Grimmjow.

"Mom really likes him," Haru whispered. "And he really likes mom, doesn't he?"

"Yeah, he does," Ichigo sighed. "Grimmjow would do anything for your mother, he wants her to be happy now; he doesn't want to cause her anymore pain."

"But right now mom is the one causing Uncle Grimmjow pain, isn't she?" Haru's eyes became sad as he looked at his father. As a kind of Cursed Being himself, Haru knew what was going on between Grimmjow and his mother.

"Yeah, she is but she can't stop it," Ichigo replied in a soft voice.

"I want mom to be happy," Haru sniffled, wrapping his arms around his father's neck. Ichigo glanced at Uryu and Renji, silently telling them to leave; they did so quickly.

"Once we get her back, I'm sure she'll be very happy," The Vizard whispered, hugging his son tightly. He heard the lock on the door behind him click and turned his head, listening closely.

"Oi, Berry boy, you out there?" Grimmjow panted.

"Yeah, I'm here," He replied.

"I want to see the kid," Ichigo was taken aback by this. "The brat asked me to hold him for a while," Now he understood. Ichigo opened the door and set Haru down, giving him a small nudge to walk inside.

"Its okay, Haru, go ahead," He urged. "I'll be back later," The small boy nodded and walked into the room as his father closed the door. Haru looked around until he saw Grimmjow sprawled on the bed, his breathing still heavy and labored. The Sexta motioned for him with his hand and the boy moved closer. Grimmjow sat up with some difficulty and lifted Haru onto the bed, settling the child in his lap. He'd returned to his gigai before he had unlocked the door but it did little to hide the wounds he'd received from before.

"Uncle Grimmjow, are you okay?" Haru asked touching a cut on the Espada's temple.

"Yeah, it'll take a lot more than this to do any major damage," He gave the child a lopsided grin. Haru curled himself against the Sexta's chest and clutched at the open flaps of his shirt tightly, almost as though he were afraid to let go.

"I want my mom," He sniffled, voice muffled by the Espada's chest.

"I know ya do," Grimmjow murmured, wrapping his arms around the child. "I'll bring her home soon, that's a promise." With a soft hiss, Grimmjow lay back on his side and curled himself protectively around Haru. An odd feeling welled up inside the Sexta and he felt his eyes begin to sting. Growling, he blinked several times and sighed as he looked down at the already sleeping Haru. 'Is this what it feels like?' He thought to himself. 'Is this what it feels like to love someone so much you'd die for them? Is this what it feels like to… have a child?' A slow smile spread across his face at the thought. He pulled Haru closer and slipped into a deep sleep, a smile still etched onto his face.

kai crazy: Cute, ne? I hope you liked this one because I became rather cruel when planning chapter 26... Anyway plz R&R and Merry Christmas... Again!