kai crazy: Okay, here's chapter 26! Forgive me if there are any errors that I missed. This was originally typed on my new laptop and I unfortunately do not have spell check so I had to transfer it to the big computer and fix stuff. But I probably didn't catch it all, gomen nasai! Anway, this chapter is kinda sad.... and a bit horny on Grimmjow's part lol.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, Tite Kubo does.

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

"..." Normal speech.

'...' Normal thoughts/Dream thoughts

"..." Connection thoughts

"..." Inner Hollow

Alexis pressed a hand to her head as she sat up, wincing as her body screamed in protest at the movement.

"Reina...?" She called out, her voice raw from screaming.

"Oh, you're awake," Alexis stiffened at the smooth voice. "I was afraid you would never wake up, Aizen sat on the bed beside her and felt her forehead. "It would seem I pushed your power too far."

"How long was I asleep for?" Alexis asked, brushing his hand away.

"Nearly a week, my dear," The woman's eyes widened and her breath hitched. "You very nearly slipped into a coma, Szayel and Ulquiorra pulled you away before anything serious happened. Don't worry, they were not punished," He chuckled when he saw her panicked expression. "You should lie back down and rest, your body still needs to recover." Alexis caught a glimpse of his other, bandaged hand and grinned mentally. Damn bastard deserved that one.

"Why am I here?" Alexis questioned as she settled back against the plush pillows.

"It was the closest room we could get you into, I hope you understand." He smiled and stroked her cheek with his knuckles. Alexis jerked back and averted her eyes from the brunette. She would not deny that Aizen was rather attractive but he would never hold a candle to Grimmjow. "Tell me, Hime, what is this bandage around your neck for? I did not look as I knew it would upset you if I had," Before Alexis could even blink, Aizen had his fingers wrapped around her jaw and her head was tilted to the side.

"It's just a bruise, Aizen-sama," She stammered feeling the fingers of his free hand gently prod the bandaged flesh. "I accidently fell against something in my room; I'm quite a ditz as I've been told." The ex-taichou seemed to believe her. He moved his hand away and leaned in, allowing his breath to ghost over her cheek.

"Perhaps I should keep you under much closer surveillance, to ensure you do not harm yourself again." Alexis squirmed under him as he pressed his lips to her jaw line. He immediately drew back when a very angry aura snapped out at him. "How interesting," His lips twitched up in a slight smile. "Would you like something to drink?" He sat up and grabbed a tea cup, offering it to her but then drawing it back when she reached for it. Alexis gave him a confused look and opened her mouth to ask him what was wrong when he crushed his mouth against hers.

'What the hell?!' Alexis screamed to herself. Aizen placed the cup down and moved to hold the thrashing woman down. Alexis felt the ex-taichou force her mouth open and nearly gagged when a warm liquid flowed into her own mouth. Aizen kept his lips pressed against hers as his hand messaged her throat, forcing her to swallow the liquid. The woman pulled away and sputtered, tears streaming down her cheeks, her Hollow eye flashing angrily.

"Ulquiorra," He called, crawling off the frightened woman.

"Yes, Aizen-sama?" Said Espada bowed as he entered the room.

"Please, take Alexis back to her room," He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. The Cuatro bowed again and hurried to gather Alexis into his arms. He left hurriedly, not liking the tears falling from the woman's eyes nor the confused reiatsu emitting from her body.

"Alexis-sama, I was so worried about you!" Reina sobbed when Ulquiorra slipped into the room along with Stark, Halibel, Szayel, and Lilynette. The Octava immediately began to check the woman over once Ulquiorra set her on the bed and stepped back. Lilynette and Reina sat on the couch, with the smaller of the two comforting the frightened and relieved fracción.

"She's fine at the moment," Szayel finally announced once he'd gotten Alexis to fall asleep. "I believe we should take turns monitoring her, just in case Aizen somehow managed to do something to her." He looked over at the blue haired female then. "Reina, as her fracción, you will have the first watch. Report anything unusual to me, Halibel, Stark or Ulquiorra, understand?" She nodded and the four Espada, plus Lilynette, left locking the door as they did so. Reina silently watched over her slumbering mistress, unaware of the internal struggle she was now facing.

XxXxXx

'Alexis...' The woman spun around, heart pounding as her wide eyes darted about the darkness that had engulfed her mind and heart. 'Alexis...' Her breathing became ragged, frightened pants as she whirled around. She backed up, her eyes still darting about wildly as she did so and gave a sudden, terrified cry when she felt hands on her arms. She whipped around only to be greeted by the mocking darkness.

'I don't ever wanna see you again!' Alexis turned around slowly and saw Grimmjow walking away from her. She tried to follow him but something held her back and forced her to collapse to her knees.

'Grimmjow?!' She called reaching out to him. He continued walking; only turning his head to look at her with a sadistic smile.

'You're so pathetic,' He laughed. 'You can't even protect yourself, let alone your own son,' Haru appeared by the Sexta's side, his hands clutching at the material of his hakama pants. The pair began to disappear from her sight as she desperately tried calling to them.

'Come back! Grimmjow!' It hurt to yell, her throat was becoming constricted from the sobs forcing their way out. 'GRIMMJOW! COME BACK!' She collapsed onto her stomach and sobbed into her arms. 'Please, come back,' She continued to sob to herself, her only company being the darkness around her. She gasped when a warm hand pressed against her back and she sat up, eyes widening when she met the intruders gaze.

'Alexis, crying does not suit you,' He smiled down at her. The woman's breathing became frightened gasps again and her whole body began to tremble when she realized she couldn't move. 'What will you do now? You've been abandoned by your lover and your own son.'

'How do you know about Haru?' She demanded, trying and failing to hide her fear.

'Kyoka Suigetsu took a peek at your memories,' Tears streamed down her cheeks. She knew what it meant for her if she didn't comply with Aizen now... He could easily use Haru against her; threaten his life to force her into submission.

'They will never abandon me,' She argued through her sobs. Aizen merely smiled down at her and her sobs became louder as did her cries of denial.

'I will never abandon you,' The ex-taichou knelt down and drew the woman close. 'I can protect you from now on,' Alexis found herself clutching at Aizen's robes. 'All you have to do is agree to serve me,' His intoxicating voice floated into her ear and immediately Alexis felt a stab of pain through her head. Aizen held her as she squirmed, the pain now radiating through her entire body. 'All you have to say is yes and the pain will stop,' He whispered to her.

'N-no, I will never serve you!' She sobbed, clutching at his robes tightly. The pain worsened and she twisted out of his grasp, landing on her back with a cry. Aizen merely pinned her wrists down as she twisted about, sobbing loudly and trying to get free.

'One little word, Alexis-hime, that's all it will take,' His voice flowed into her body like a slow poison that began to cloud her senses and judgment.

'Yes, please just make it stop!' She sobbed arching off the ground. A slow smile spread over Aizen's face and he released her wrists. Alexis lay still and cried out as she felt her soul being chained. She fell silent after a moment, her eyes blank and her breathing heavy.

'I knew you would see things my way,' He chuckled as he faded into the darkness. Alexis was swallowed by the darkness and wrapped in it like a cocoon. She wanted to escape but it felt so safe and familiar to her that she decided against it.

'Grimmjow...' She thought as a single tear rolled down her cheek. This was her final thought before her mind went blank, engulfed by the rapidly growing darkness. From outside the cocoon, Lexis appeared, the stark contrast of her clothing clashing with the heavy darkness around her.

'I guess you're still weak, Queen,' She sighed. 'If Aizen has gotten his claws into you, then it's all over now. I'm sorry, Queen, there is nothing I or Ryuhime can do for you, we'll be chained up soon enough.' She faded away sadly.

3 Days later, Living World

Grimmjow roared angrily as he smashed anything and everything around him in the underground training room. It had been nearly two weeks since he'd last made contact with Alexis and about three days ago, her mind had become completely blocked from him. To make matters worse, he had sensed Aizen near his soon-to-be mate the very same day her mind became blocked. He knew Aizen had a hand in whatever had happened and Grimmjow didn't like it one bit.

"Dammit all to fucking hell!" His reiatsu began to crack the ground as he continued to destroy everything in sight. Haru whimpered and buried his face in his father's neck; Grimmjow's destructive mood was setting everyone's nerves on edge.

"Ichigo, there is nothing you can do for him right now," Urahara sighed, appearing next to him. The Vizard could sense the man's tension and knew he'd been losing sleep over the matter as well. He'd long since learned to block the pain Alexis felt but in the recent days, even his control had been shattered, forcing him to retreat to his private rooms until it passed.

"I don't know much about your connection with Alexis but I know enough to realize that something is horribly wrong; especially if Grimmjow is on a rampage like this." Ichigo looked into Urahara's red-rimmed eyes as he shifted Haru in his arms.

"I'll admit that the pain has gotten worse, as you already know by now." Ichigo nodded, he didn't need any further explanation on that subject. "But as you said, something is very wrong. About three days ago, Alexis' mind and soul became completely blocked from the both of us. It's rather frustrating, especially since we don't know how or why it happened."

"I follow you so far but why is Grimmjow so out of control? I don't get it," A loud explosion was heard below as the Espada unleashed a powerful cero.

"Well, Alexis is his woman after all, Ichigo," A knowing smile graced his lips. He knew far more than Grimmjow thought he did, including that little stunt he'd pulled about a week ago. "Leave him be for now, he'll eventually exhaust himself," Urahara began to stagger away followed by a chuckling Ichigo.

'The guy has a helluva lot of stamina, it could be a while,' He shook his head, an amused smile on his face as he sat down for tea, settling Haru beside him.

XxXxXx

Grimmjow let out an exasperated sigh as he fell back on the hard ground, his whole body throbbing in pain and exhaustion. He blinked hard as his vision became fuzzy and finally just shut his eyes, still breathing heavily from his fit.

'Dammit, brat, talk to me,' He tried reaching out and was sadly met with the same wall of darkness that had shown up each time he tried. The Sexta gave up and lay still, covering his eyes with a bloody forearm. 'I should just go and fucking infiltrate Las Noches,' He thought angrily. His mind ran all the possible scenarios and none of them were ones he liked as most involved Aizen using him against Alexis or Aizen killing Alexis as Grimmjow tried to escape with her. 'Fuck, why can't it ever go my way?' He let out a frustrated growl and removed his arm from his eyes. He allowed his exhausted body to relax and his frantic mind to wander. The Sexta sucked in a sharp breath as he conjured up an image of Alexis in his mind and replayed her words to himself; the words she'd told him the day Aizen kidnapped her.

'I'm gonna fucking kill Aizen,' He thought as he drifted to sleep. He'd been sleeping a lot lately; perhaps it had something to do with his extended stay in the Living World...

Grimmjow's P.O.V (Dream scape)

Berry boy and them were keeping that fucker Aizen busy while I searched for the brat. But damn, she was one hell of a hard woman to find! I heard her voice ring out in my mind and stopped, whipping around and staring intensely at the door down the hall to my right. Not wasting any time, I sonido'd down the hall and stopped outside the door. I pressed my hand to it and focused; she was definitely in there. I took hold of the door handle and turned it, grinning when I found it open. I pushed the door open and slipped inside, shutting the door behind me quietly. The brat must've sensed my presence because she whirled around and gasped, tears in her eyes.

'Grimmjow...?' She put a hand over her mouth as she began to cry. I just grinned at her, my hands in my pockets as I stood in my usual stance; I would let her come to me. 'Grimmjow!' As I expected, the brat began to run towards me, tears streaming down her cheeks. She flung herself at me, her arms around my neck and my arms wrapping around her waist. 'You came for me!' She sobbed against my neck.

'Of course I did, brat,' I growled into her hair. 'I'm a man of my word,' She pulled back and I crushed my mouth against hers.

'We should leave, Grimmjow,' She whispered breathlessly against my lips. I remembered the scenarios and growled at her.

'No, we have to stay here, it's too dangerous,' She didn't argue, which pleased me. I shifted her body and carried her to the bed bridal style, dumping her unceremoniously on the thing. She let out an undignified squeak and looked up at me with a glare.

'Jerk,' She muttered under her breath.

'Cry-baby,' I retorted quietly. I grinned down at her, knowing I would win this staring contest she had started. I knew this was only a dream but still, the brat looked even more vulnerable than usual and her uniform was looking very, very nice on her. I groaned to myself then, knowing I wouldn't be able to resist screwing the brat in the next few minutes.

'Are you okay?' She asked, drawing my attention back to her face. Fuck, I don't care if this is a dream; all I know is that I want her. Now! Before she could speak again, I pounced, trapping her small body under my much larger one. I captured her lips in a rough kiss as my hands ran over her body freely; earning gasps and moans that sent electricity coursing through my veins.

'Shit, brat, do you realize how much I want you?' I panted between kisses. Her only response was a low moan as I pulled her body closer to mine and ground my hips against her. I fisted a hand in her hair and tugged, my mouth immediately attaching to her exposed throat. I could feel all the blood rushing to my groin and moaned against the brat's throat. My free hand found its way under her jacket, making her gasp as my fingertips touched the underside of her breast.

'Grimmjow...' Oh shit, the way she just sighed my name out.... it sounded so fucking good! Now if I could only get her to scream my name...

'Fuck, this is coming off right now!' I released her hair and yanked the jacket zipper down. My smirk immediately faded as the scene shifted and in my arms was the brat, covered in blood.

'You said you would... protect me...' Blood trickled from her mouth. My breathing grew ragged, my eyes bulging as I stared down at her battered body in my lap.

'What's happening?' I growled weakly, blinking away the darkness that danced along the edge of my vision. 'Dammit, brat, you can't fucking die on me! I may have fucking promised to protect you but you fucking promised to keep living! I kept my end of the fucking deal, now you keep yours!' Blood began to pool around me, soaking through my pants to stain my skin. 'Don't you do this to me dammit!' I finally blacked out. From what? I'm not sure but whatever it was, it made me feel so damn empty...

Normal P.O.V

Grimmjow awoke with a sharp gasp, his body arching off the ground for a moment before falling back with a thump. He immediately reached through the connection, relaxing when that shield of darkness blocked him from what was his.

'That is the last fucking time I fall asleep,' He thought bitterly. He didn't have to look to know his erection had deflated, though he prayed that no one had tried to disturb him earlier and accidently seen his arousal. With a growl, Grimmjow sat up and clutched at his head, blinking against the wave of dizziness that hit him upon doing so. The Sexta got to his feet and sauntered away, back up into the shop where he was greeted by silence and worried glances. "Stop your damn staring," He hissed at them, thanking Kami that Haru was not in the room. "I'll be fine," With that he retrieved his gigai and walked off once more.

"Where are you going, Grimmjow?" Ichigo asked as he left the shop.

"For a walk to clear my damn head," He grunted, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"Don't stay out too long, we'll be having dinner soon and Haru will get worried," Grimmjow sighed at this.

"Tell the kid not to worry, I'll be back soon," He murmured before hurrying away. He had to go somewhere, he couldn't stay at the shop any longer, he felt as though he were going to go insane if he remained their any longer. He looked up at the dark sky and scoffed to himself, 'Even the heavens weep for you.' He thought as he continued onward. In a few days time, at the end of the week, they would be going to Hueco Mundo to rescue Alexis. And this was something Grimmjow couldn't wait for.

kai crazy: I hope you liked this one! Plz R&R