This is the same chapter as earlier just with a word changed thank you Placido Borrelli for finding that.

Ch 25: Settling In

*Beep Beep*

'What the hell?' I roll over and try to drown out the noise with my pillow. It doesn't really help as the beeping drones on finally starting to annoy me as I give in and shut off my alarm.

It was a few seconds before I realized why I had set the alarm so early in the first place and groan into my pillow.

I had been woken up at this ungodly time for the first freaking day of school.

Tossing my blankets to the side I slip off my bed and head over to my closet. Ma had insisted that I hang up all my new uniforms last night so I grabbed a hanger at random; I had thought ahead to put sets of outfits on the same hanger.

I didn't really like the schools enforced dress code, not because we had to wear them, but there were two different uniforms. The one that I had to wear was a white long sleeve button up, a black jacket or vest over top and either black or white pants, the other group wore basically the same thing but in gray with a red trim and yellow vest.

The teachers told us that it was a government experiment to see if the difference would make us compete against each other academically but all it did was cause more fights.

Sighing I ran a comb through my hair before going down to breakfast. Nnoitora was already occupying the kitchen leaving me with two choices, I could either throw him out or ignore him; I chose the latter.

Trying to ignore that my brother even existed, I grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl before pushing open the fridge and grabbing a soda. If Ma could see me I would probably get a lecture about my eating habits but I was a teenage after all and besides she was still dead to the world right now.

Nnoi seemed to follow my lead and didn't say anything as I started up the stairs. Holding my apple in my mouth I opened my room door, I still didn't have any curtains up in my room so I was momentarily blinded by the early light as it peeked over Ulquiorra's house.

Speaking of the pale boy he walked past his own window, already wearing his black and white uniform he pulled his backpack up on his bed and started placing things in it. Just seeing him helped to relieve some of the stress that had built up from the night before; plus he was on my team so I would likely have classes with him.

Leaning over my bed I pushed open the window and as if he had heard the squeak of the plastic frame Ulquiorra looked up; I waved. He pushed his backpack out of the way and climbed onto his bed to opened the window.

"Morning," I called over before taking a bit of my apple. "Do you want a ride to school?"

"You shouldn't talk while eating," Ulquiorra dead paned. "Besides I was planning on getting a ride from you anyways."

"So does that mean you'll follow my rules?" I couldn't help but smirk. It wasn't like I was gonna make him do anything but it would be fun to have the thought planted in his mind.

It seemed to work as the silence between us continued. "Yes."

"Great! Be ready by seven." With that I pulled my head back into the house and pulled the window shut.

By the time I had finished my apple and drink it was ten of and not willing to let Ulquiorra smell my morning breath I ventured into the bathroom to brush my teeth. This time I was lucky and didn't run into Nnoitora when I left the room. As I loaded up my tooth brush with mint flavored paste I thought of what I was gonna have to deal with in the next few hours.

The entire fucking gray team for starters, Gin and Tosen, hiding that I was gay, and above all that I had to doge Nel. I shudder at the mere thought of it.

I spit into the sink and went to retrieve my book bag. After making sure that nothing was left behind in my room I tracked down the steps dreading every upcoming moment. As the front door was pulled opened I was greeted with Ulquiorra sitting leisurely on my bright red car.

"Ready for hell?" I joked as I approached him. He didn't seem to get the joke but I guessed it was because he didn't know what was about to happen. "Put your bag in the back."

As we climbed into the car I could see Nnoitora standing in the doorway, watching us as we prepared to leave. I was tempted to give him the middle finger but restrained it since Ulquiorra would ask what I was doing and I wasn't about to tell him that being raped was hanging over his head.

Setting the car in reverse I sped away from my house eager to escape my brother's stare. Stopping at the end of the block, when I was sure no one was around, I grabbed my boyfriend's chin and turned his face towards me; pressing our lips together in a quick kiss. As we parted I smiled at him before pushing on the gas petal.

"What was that for?" Ulquiorra questioned, almost teasingly.

"Just cause it's the morning." The school was pulling into view making our time spent together almost over before I remembered that Ulquiorra thought that I was openly gay. My fists tightened on the steering wheel at the realization that I was either gonna have to lie my way out again of tell the truth to someone.

I parked the car in the student lot but made no move to leave the car, it was a move that Ulquiorra copied. "Something wrong?"

"Ah well no….Listen Ulquiorra I need to tell you something." His large green eyes bored into my own as he waited for me to talk. "You see I'm not really -" Before I could finish a streak of long green hair caught my attention as she walked through the cars.

Neliel Tu Odershvank.

"You're not what?" Ulquiorra questioned since I had gone silent.

'Be a man Grimmjow. Be a man!'

"You see I…I'm nervous. My friends don't really...know about us." I point my fingers between the two of us. "I think it would be best if we just….keep that little bit of information between us for now." He gives me a confused look so I forged on, "It's not permanent. I just may seem weird to them that I started dating my neighbor only after a week or so of knowing him." It wasn't all a lie since my friends really didn't know that I was dating anyone; saved for Yylfordt but I was hoping he would keep his promise.

"So I'm just the neighbor."

"No. Your more important to me than anyone." There's silence for a moment before Ulquiorra broke it.

"Alright."

I could tell he wasn't pleased with it but at least he agreed. 'Todays going to suck,' I thought as I prepared myself.

Yeah…..So it's a filler chapter *Dodges a shuriken* I'm sorry it had to happen!

As you can tell there will be more characters coming into the picture next chapter and I want to point out now that the Espada and Arrancar will be in the black and white uniform while the gray ones will be the Soul Reapers and the Miss fit crew of the town.

Hope everyone had a Happy New Year, in order to start the new year off right I died my bangs green ;)

Till next week.