DISCLAIMER: All rights to original Bleach characters/story belong to Tite Kubo

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Grimmjow's P.O.V.

"Ichi! Speak to me! Ichi are you ok?! ICHIGO KUROSAKI!" Ichigo didn't answer, he just slumped into Saya's arms and whimpered, he looked like he didn't know where he was. Poor bastard. "YOU SON-OF-A-BITCH!" Saya roared to the smug face of the guy, who you had at first thought was a chick. "YOU SENT HIM INTO SHOCK!! I'M GONNA BRAKE MY FOOT OFF IN YOUR ASS AND PUNCH YOUR FACE SO HARD ITS GONNA TURN PERMANETLY MAGENTA! Holy Hell! You thought in awe. I had no idea Saya was THIS f*ckin violent! "—YOU LECHEROUS HALF-ASS'ED PEE-DRINKING-CRAP-FACE GIRLY-BOY!"

What happened next was something you would never forget.

Saya lunged at the kid called Luppi, punching him in the left side of his jaw, blood splattered from his mouth and through his teeth. Before he could even let out a groan of pain, Saya then skillfully and with full force brought a heel kick down on the tender spot between his neck and his shoulder. You laughed wickedly at the sight, she looked incredibly wild and irresistibly gorgeous in her fury. Luppi collapsed immediately from the hit, crying out in utter distress.

"I AM SO SICK OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU!"

She went to kick him while he was down, but you knew you had to intervene. The few students that had remained in the hallway were gathering to see the commotion; it wouldn't be long till a teacher showed up. Quickly you grabbed hold around her arms from behind and dragged her backwards.

"Saya," you warned, but she kept struggling to get at the boy who was now standing up, glaring.

"WHAT?" Saya's voice snapped at the boy like a tiger, "GOT SOMETHING TO SAY?! G'HEAD! SAY SOMETHING! SEE WHAT HAPPENS! SEE WHAT HAPPENS!"

"What's going on out here?" Jin Kariya, the German teacher asked as he came out from his classroom, several students peeking out from behind him. Did the bell for class ring already? you thought vaguely.

"This girl maliciously attacked me for no reason," Luppi answered in an accusing voice.

"NO REASON?!" Saya erupted with an incredulous glower and scoffed. "Oh you are sooooooo lucky Grimmjow's holding me back right now." Saya teetered under your hold as if once you let up she was going to pounce. Her eyes were locked dangerously on the kid.

"Now, now," Kariya brought his hands up in a carefree, professional manner, as if he could cut the tension with this action. "Everyone calm down and we'll head to the main office to figure out what happened."

"I WILL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED!" Saya launched her menacing focus at Kariya, and you gave her a slight squeeze on her arms, trying to remind her that she was talking to a teacher (though you hardly ever showed respect to the teachers yourself).

"THIS KID SEXUALLY HARRASSED ME AND THEN HE MOLESTED ICHIGO!" She pointed at her best friend who was now curled up in a ball slumped on the floor next to the lockers. "IF WE HADN'T STEPPED IN WHO KNOWS HOW FAR THE HE-SHE WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT!"

The orange-haired victim whimpered at these words, and Kariya looked on the verge of puking.

"Saya," you said in her ear, "Calm down," you urged her. Saya's head barely snapped in your direction, but she seemed to listen to you since her ranting went quiet. You slackened your grip on her and positioned yourself on her right side, one of your arms still protectively around her.

"And Jeagerjaques had no part in all of this?" Kariya asked with suspicion, sending a raised eyebrow at you.

"He didn't do anything," Saya said darkly.

"Alright, back to your seats everyone," Kariya waved the wide-eyed students, "and I want all of you down to the main office with me right now."

"Even Grimmjow?" Saya glared, crossing her arms. Kariya sighed and turned to Luppi.

"Is it true that Jeagerjaques didn't have any part on this?"

Luppi's eyes flickered over you smugly; one hand was curled in front of his mouth.

"I suppose so."

"Very well then. Jeagerjaques, you go to class. The rest of you, with me." Kariya dismissed you.

Saya turned to you, not meeting your eyes.

"...Sorry about that..." she said looking ashamed.

"Tch, don't worry about it. I just wished you would've saved me a punch," you smiled at her and gave her a light kiss. She smiled softly back at you, but you thought there was some hidden emotion behind it.

"Kariya-sensei," she said in a much calmer voice, "could one of your students help me with taking Ichigo down to the office?" Kariya to one look at Ichigo and grimaced.

"Ah, of course."

You were about to offer, you didn't want to leave Saya by herself with the little pervert anyway, but Saya called over one of the students who had been peaking out from the german room. And you also noticed Loly was among the group of onlookers. She was giving you a disgusted and betrayed look. You simply glared right back. What the hell's she lookin at me for? You smiled as you realized. Jealous from that kiss huh?

"Orihime," Saya beckoned, "Come help me." Saya had Ichigo fully supported already and probably could have taken him down there herself, but you suspected she had other motives for calling the orange-haired girl over.

Saya and the rest of them started down the hall and you looked back at the students who were going back into their classroom. Loly was still watching. So you smirked proudly and gave her the finger.

…...

Saya's P.O.V.

The Old Man had been rather lenient in his punishment, which surprised you since he had always hated nothing more than fistfights that would break out between students. But he was also lenient with Luppi, which was utterly ridiculous in your eyes.

You were to be suspended for only the remainder of the school day, and Luppi was to be suspended for today and tomorrow. ...Suspended for a day and a half!? They should be putting a frickin STRAIGHT JACKET ON THAT LECHER!

The Old Man agreed to let you get all your homework from your classes, which meant going to art class to say bye to Kenny since you were already caught up on everything.

Orihime stayed with Ichigo until Isshin came to pick him up, Good luck explaining what happened to you to your Dad Ichi...XD. Unfortunately, Ichigo was incoherent the entire time and probably wouldn't remember anything about how he had his head leaning on Orihime's shoulder and how she was comforting him the whole time. Dammit...I give Ichi the perfect opportunity to talk with her and he's to busy playing the victim to start a conversation! *sigh*...Idiot.

You were a little disappointed in yourself for letting your temper run so high and beating up Luppi like that—not that he didn't deserve it. You just knew that you were still upset about what had happened last night with Him, and knew that you shouldn't take your anger out on other people like it felt good, being able to finally fight back.

…...

You stepped into the art room; students were drawing and painting leisurely. Kenny was working on a sculpture out of wood, using a sword to carve (hack) out the definition and detailing shapes. You told Kenny about how you had gotten into a fight and wouldn't be there after school for training.

"HAHAHAHA!" Kenny's laugh had thundered, "Bout dam time you put some of your skill to use. Was he bleeding?"

You then had to apologize to Kenny for forgetting to bring your painting in today. Really you had just Not BEEN ABLE TO since it had been at the house, but you weren't going to tell him that.

It was the best painting you had done so far. You only had about 1 more coat of details to add to it and it would be finished. It was a bit abstract, Kenny had told you that for this particular scholarship you were entering it for, the judges wanted something "unique" and "emotional".

That was hard for you. You were always a bit scared that if you illustrated too much emotion, it might reveal something about what was really going on in your life. You didn't want that.

"Just remember to bring it tomorrow Saya, that's the dead line."

"I will Kenny, don't worry." You waved and headed to the door.

"Seem pretty confident about this painting don't you?" a voice said. You turned and saw Loly, sitting at an easel with a glorious portrait she was working on.

"I think it's one of my better pieces..." you answered with a shrug.

"Well, I'm still going to win. Just like I always do." She smiled cheekily at you with arrogance. You mentally rolled your eyes.

"Yeah well...we'll just have to wait and see about that."

Her smiled turned into a cold challenging look.

"Does he talk about me?"

"Huh?...Who?" you said confused.

"Grimmjow," she answered, saying his name in a velvety voice. You blinked. What does Grimmjow have to do with the art scholarship?

"Why would he talk about you?"

Loly laughed lightly.

"I'm sure he misses me...why else would he have picked up a girl like you? He's obviously using you to get over how we broke up," she sighed.

Your brow had furrowed as she was talking and you blinked quizzically.

"You and Grimmjow dated?!"

"Oh ya," she said care-freely, "Till I broke up with him. He was getting almost obsessed with me so I told him I didn't want to see him anymore." She was painting as she talked. "And I know he still has a thing for me, I mean, I was the only one who could ever fully satisfy him in bed."

Your throat constricted and your mouth felt dry.

"What?"

"Sometimes I miss him too," she continued, "I mean he was an ANIMAL in the sack, mmmh." She bit her lip with an exasperated expression.

"Whooa! Ok! To much information!" you said with a nauseated face, waving your hands. "Whatever happened between you and him is not my business. I don't want to know," you shook your head with a shiver. "But if Grimmjow did still like you, I don't think that he would waste his time with me."

You looked at her straight in the face and she sneered back at you, scoffing.

"Che, you and Grimmjow won't even last. He'll come back to me, begging me to take him back because I have what he wants," she said in a confident, threatening voice. "You're just a poor, inexperienced little girl and he's gonna get sick of you," she hissed with a knowing look.

"You think so?" you scratched your temple, playing it casual. You didn't want to let her goad you, after all you had already gotten suspended for one fight. You didn't need to start another one.

"I know so," she smiled. "Especially after this morning..."

You gave her a questioning look. She gave a girlish chuckle and moved her black hair from her neck, revealing a hickey.

"We had a...little 'fling' I guess is what you call it…in the hallway during the passing period after you went to the office."

You just stared, narrowing your eyes. She could have gotten that from God knows who and is just using it to mess with me...Grimmjow wouldn't do that...

Doubt started to plague your mind. If Grimmjow still did have a thing for Loly and is only using me...Would he really get tired of me just because I'm not...Because I didn't do anything with him last night?

You looked at Loly in the eyes, your staggering mind coming to a conclusion.

"Bullshit. I say your story is bullshit."

Loly's smug face turned to shocked.

"Hey!" she said angrily as you turned your back on her. "Are you really just gonna let him use you just to-"

"Loly," you turned back around, "I just got suspended for punching someone in their face, and you know what, I'm happy about it! So don't think for a second that if you don't shut your stupid slutty little trap, I WON'T beat the hell outta you."

Loly stared wide-eyed at you, her mouth gaping a little.

"Have a nice day and don't forget to bring your scholarship entry tomorrow!" you waved cheerfully.

…...

Grimmjow's P.O.V.

Saya hadn't come back and it was 4th period already. Renji and Shuhei told you at lunch that she had gotten suspended and gone home.

You decided to leave after lunch and swing by her house, just to check on her. You were frickin proud of her for exploding like that. It was scary as hell and you hoped you would never make her that mad, but shit, it was sexy too.

You headed toward the parking lot when you saw the stupid kid who was the cause of this whole mess today. He was leaning on a car with his arms crossed in front of him, smirking. Jesus Christ that dude looks like a god dam 12 year old chick.

"Where ya headed Jeagerjaques?"

"Keep your nose outta my business douche-bag." You wanted to beat the shit out of him for kissing Saya, but your clenched your jaw and decided to just leave now before you made a murder scene.

"Going to see that girl?" he tilted his head at you. You glared at him.

"You stay away from her, unless you want your face shoved up your ass."

"Hmhmh," he chuckled, his hand over his mouth, "Your such a fool Grimmjow. You really have quite the soft spot for her, don't you?"

"That's none of your dam business. And if you don't shut the hell-"

"You'll do what? Kill me?" he said lightly, "Hmm? Ex-number 6...?"

You froze. Did he just say... Your muscles tightened and your mind flashed to the knife and gun hidden on your person.

"Oh I'm not here to fight you today Grimmjow," he said smiling. "In fact I think I've said far too much. But I just couldn't help it. I couldn't believe that the once so cold and lethal 6th Espada has fallen for the daughter of the Vice-Chairman of the Weapons Research and Development Facility."

Your eyes widened and your insides tensed.

"What did you just say?"

"Oh, didn't she ever tell you that?" Luppi grinned darkly, his hand pushed through his hair. "Convenient, don't you think, that she would have kept that from you? I should think so, it obviously made her mission so much easier."

"Just what the hell are you going on about? Saya doesn't have anything to do with this." The conviction in your voice did not match the uneasy feeling you were getting in your gut.

"She has everything to do with this Grimmjow. Have you seriously gotten so smitten with her that you cannot see the truth?" His words hung in the air. "She's just been doing her job. She's the one who notified Lord Aizen of your whereabouts."

"No." You shook your head.

"Oh yes! And her orders were to just string you along and get close to you, and by the looks of it, she's gotten very high in your good graces."

You couldn't believe what he was saying. You couldn't. Saya wasn't like that. Saya was special and honest and she would have never betrayed you like that.

"Tch! Why would you even tell me this? If ANY of this was true, Aizen would have made you all keep quiet about it and then I'd end up dead once she got me alone."

"Well, I don't know exactly what Lord Aizen's plan is for you, but I've been getting a little impatient." Luppi's eyes focused on you, watching, "I've been dying to meet the Espada who I replaced," Luppi revealed a tattoo of the number 6 on his right hip. You felt your old instincts kicking in, the need to kill.

"But our battle will have to wait till next time I'm afraid," Luppi yawned, "Just thought I'd give you a head's up about your pretty little 'girlfriend'. After all, telling you this will make her job much much harder and mine much more entertaining."

You were so stunned that you didn't stop Luppi when he drove off in his Porsche. No...I don't believe it...I...But then why DIDN'T she tell me about her father? The suspicions were all making sense and fitting together. Unless she had something to hide...and she's so good at martial arts isn't she?!...Espada training no doubt.

You couldn't believe it, you punched your car, denting it. You had fallen for it. You should have known she was to perfect, to good to be true.

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Saya's P.O.V.

You walked home and thankfully no one was there. Mom always left before you went to school and only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays did she beat you home. So getting suspended would just have to be another secret you would keep from her. You didn't have the heart to tell her even if you had wanted to.

You made your way into the dining room and you saw it. Your breath caught and your mind froze.

The painting, your nearly finished, most time consuming, the painting you had truly thought was your best...slashed and out on display just for you.

You rushed over and tenderly picked it up, cringing in outrage as you ran your hand over the many large and violent gauges.

Someone had deliberately gone into your room and ripped through the canvas of the painting, destroying it, and had placed it sitting upright on a chair, waiting for you when you got home.

Your rage was searing.

That was your ticket out of here. That painting was suppose to win you that scholarship so you could move to your dream college, take Mom with you, and be free of Him.

Him.

That son-of-a-bitch...that God dam SON-OF-A-BITCH!

You threw the painting with force down on the floor and kicked the chair it had been sitting on. It crashed into the table and toppled over. Then you fell into one of the other chairs, hiding your face in your hands. You didn't want to cry.

I have to think of something else... I hate it here—I can't restart on a whole NEW painting! GOD DAMMIT! All of your old paintings were good, but not good enough. I needed to win this...I needed that money...

You inhaled deeply and looked up, trying to think. Your eyes fell on the piano, and on to the photograph you hadn't seen in what seemed ages.

Your heart dropped and your lungs tightened.

You stared at the dog in the photo. After a while you began to smile at the thought of the memory from the day the picture was taken. But then the bad memories came. The ones that always did. That was why you had turned the picture down in the first place. It hurt too much. It wasn't fair to look at and treasure such a happy memory when the whole reason Maddie was gone was your fault.

You waved good bye to Rukia and thanked Byakuya for dropping you off. As they backed out the driveway you turned to head up the sidewalk.

'English, Algebra, and...ah, dang. What was my other assignment?' you thought and looked up, hearing a splashing noise.

Fear gripped you immediately. You couldnt tell what your Dad was holding down in the 3 foot deep pool but the expression on his twisted face was the one he wore whenever he hit you. It was a tense, serious expression, yet he had satisfaction in his eyes. He was splashed with a large amount of water and a figure nearly emerged from the pool, and it made a yelping noise.

You recognized it instantly.

"DAD! NOO!"

You bolted into a run, not caring that your book bag had slipped off your shoulder.

"STOP! DAD! LEAVE HER ALONE!" you cried and grabbed and wretched at his arms.

"Get back, stupid bitch!" He threw an elbow in your stomach and you sputtered backwards. He scoffed, laughing to himself. "Stupid f*ckin mutt is getting what it asked for, sleeping on my carpet-"

You launched yourself at him. Maddie's struggles were weakening. She needed you, you had to get her out of there now.

"LET HER GO!" You gauged at your Dad's eyes and face, pulling him away for the moment due to his temporary distraction at the pain. He cried out in agony, clutching his face but you hardly noticed.

'She cant breathe. She cant breathe.' Your mind was trapped in the thought process of fear for the worst. You reached over the side and pulled a mess of black and white fur to the surface.

"Pup? Maddie?" the familiar brown eyes were rolled back in her head. "Come on girl, I got you. Maddie!" your voice cracked. 'What do I do?' your mind raced, ' CPR? How do I even-.'

For the briefest instant, Maddie's eyes focused on you. Relief welled inside of you and you thanked the heavens that she was what you assumed alright. Her deep, dark brown sphere's relaxed and a faint look of happiness and relief beamed at you. And then it was gone. The light in her eyes went out like a dimming candle.

"Pup?—"

A rough hand grabbed your hair and plunged you face first into the water. You squirmed and thrashed, you couldn't hold Maddie up in the position you were in. Her dead eyes flashed through your mind. He was going to kill you too. Your Dad was going to kill you just like her, without ever paying for what he did to the most precious friend in your life. Your lungs were burning and you wanted to scream. It felt like you were going to burst.

Your head was jerked back out of the water and before you could take in a sufficient breathe, you were thrust back into the water again. Terror gripped you and all you could think about was how she must have felt, just like this. She must have been so scared. And you weren't there. You didn't make it in time. And he must have been so proud of himself.

The murdering bastard who you used to call Dad was too strong for you, even though you were kicking your legs with all your might. You hated him. He took her away from you. He snuffed out her life. You were panicking, you hated deep water.

Finally, just when you started seeing spots of light, you were pulled violently by the hair backwards and thrown on the ground.

You looked up at him, coughing out water. Tears of hate and anger were streaming down your face. He looked so smug. He looked so pleased with the pain He was inflicting. You had never felt the urge to kill someone, but at this moment, after everything He had done, the feeling was unyielding.

"Heh, well that takes care of the pest problem we've been having all these years." You saw that he had pulled Maddie out as well. Her limp body was at his feet. "Dam mutt," he kicked her.

You blazed with anger.

"DONT TOUCH HER!" you raw throat shrieked out and with incredible speed you kicked him in his stomach. He gasped out and you gathered Maddie up in your arms.

"YOU THINK THIS IS BAD?!" He roared at you, his red face searing with fury. "THAT STUPID DOG ISN'T THE ONLY ONE I COULD GET RID OF!"

You swallowed and protectively held on to the body of your best friend.

"Things could get so much worse..." He looked at you and a disgusted look grew across his face.

"You take care of this." He started walking out to his car, leaving the scene with a clear conscience. Then he turned back and gave you a solemn, threatening glance. "You tell anyone that I had anything to do with this, Saya, and your Mom will pay for it."

You sat, trembling on your knees in the grass. Maddie's cold wet body on your lap.

You were burning to attack. To beat him bloody and make him feel pain. How dare he threaten your Mom. How DARE he take away the life of the most innocent, gentle creature you had even known. You hated him. You wanted to kill him. Make him suffer how you were now suffering.

'I Hate Him.'

But you couldn't leave her. Your shaky hand touched her velvety ear.

It was so cold.

You broke into uncontrollable sobs. 'Maddie...my girl...My Pup.' You held her close and rocked in your sitting position. Her little white and black spotted paws still dripped with water. 'Im sorry...I was suppose to get out of here and take you with me...and get our own place..our own safe place...Im so sorry girl.'

Her warmth was gone. She looked so small and frail. ' I should've been here sooner...I should've been stronger...Forgive me Pup...Im so sorry Maddie...my girl...I'm sorry...'

The guilt and the pain coursed through you. Your eyes were shut tight, holding back fresh tears.

I'm sorry girl...You looked at the picture. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you...

You saw your broken painting on the floor and you felt like screaming, but you didn't. You wouldn't. You wiped your eyes and stood. You needed to get out of here for a while. If you were here when He got home, you didn't know if you would be able to control yourself like you had been doing this past 2 years. You were just too angry at the moment and you wanted your vengeance now.

You took a deep shaky breath.

Maybe...maybe I'll go to Grimmjow's...and just wait for him there...That ok Pup? you thought to the heavens. You would have liked Meatball...she's quiet and sweet just like you...

You sighed and picked up your painting and threw it in the trash. Maybe it was time you told someone about all this. Maybe Grimmjow would understand? You thought timidly.

But that scared you. Grimmjow was rash, and he wouldn't just stand by if he knew. He might make things worse. But...then maybe... What if Grimmjow got you out of here? If he meant everything he had said...maybe...maybe he wouldn't mind taking you and your Mom in...or at least just helping you out to get her to a safe place.

Hmmm...I don't know... No. You weren't ready to tell him yet. But you would soon. You trusted him, and you were sure that he trusted you. And you loved making him smile, you loved to joke and laugh with him. He made you feel safe. He always made you happy when you were with him...even when he was being an idiot. He always made you feel...

You couldn't be sure if you were right, but you knew that how you felt about Grimmjow was stronger than most feelings you had had since Maddie died. It was like your heart had shut down after she had left. It was like you could never open up to someone new and you hid things from those who were already closest to you.

But Grimmjow had broken through that phase. He had gotten closer to you than you had really realized. With everything you had learned and all that you knew, there was only one force that could break down barriers like that. Just one that could envelope you and make you feel yourself again, and feel happy.

You took one last look at your Pup's photo and the headed for the door to Grimmjow's house.

I wish you could have met him Pup...You would have known if he was the one for sure...Ithink he is...

…...

Grimmjow's P.O.V.

That back-stabbing two-faced slut. You slammed your car door shut and the engine roared and you pulled out your second cell-phone, the one Saya didn't know about. I'll have to find a new base before I can deal with her...and get Meatball.

A small voice in your head said that Saya would never have hurt Meatball anyway, and you remembered how tender she had always been with the dog.

No. That was all an act...that Saya isn't even a real person. She's just a tool that Aizen is using, she's just another one of his bitches, Tch. I've gotten so f*ckin soft! I'M SUCHA F*CKIN IDIOT!

You didn't want to admit that for the first time, you felt pain. An odd, different kind of pain. It was deep and your chest felt like ice, searing ice so cold that it burned. Saya, the girl who you had thought you could trust, the girl who you had even gone so far as to think you were in love with, was a fraud. A fake, sent by Aizen.

"What's up Boss?" a voice answered on your phone.

"Di Roy," you said in a commanding voice, "I need you to look up some information for me."

To be CONTINUED...

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