Ok so this chapter was a bit difficult to write, because I wanted to try and explain what is going on and everything. I don't think I explained very well, and if you're confused about anything, then feel free to ask me. Um.. I wanted to get this out sooner, but I took my boys to see Disney on Ice tonight with my bestie, and when I got home, my wrist was in a hell of a lot of pain and I didn't feel like typing at all. So I hope you enjoy this chapter and remember to review ^^
I don't own Bleach
"Have you ever noticed that salvation, much like your keys, is usually found where and when you least expect it."
-Acheron (Kiss of the Night)
"What the hell did she say?" Grimmjow demanded as she hung up the phone.
He watched as she shook her head. "You're not going to like what I'm about to say. In fact you'll probably destroy whatever is next to you. So could you please step away from my flat screen?"
"I'm not about to play your fucking games, Alexis, so just come out with it."
The pain was still etched in her eye's as she carefully pushed herself into a sitting position. "Fine, but you kill my TV and I'll put my foot in your ass." Taking a deep breath and releasing, she continued. "You're right, it is a Hollow inside me, but it's not trying to eat my soul, at least I hope it's not."
"You're not making any sense, woman." He growled out, his fists clenching and unclenching at his sides.
"Grimmjow, I'm-" As she hesitated, fear entered those blues eye's along side the pain. "Grimmjow, I'm pregnant."
He glared at her and growled out loud, not believing a word she was saying. "Yeah right, you're being a smartass and I'm not in the mood for it. Now tell me what she fucking said."
"Grimm, you have to believe what I'm telling you. That is what my Aunt found, I'm dead serious, I wouldn't joke around about something like this." Her words were said in a plea, and there was truth behind them.
"How the hell is that possible! I'm not even alive!" He was yelling now, and doing everything in his power to keep from destroying her precious TV.
She shook her head. "I don't know how it's possible, but it happened. Hell no one thought Edward could get Bella pregnant, but it happened anyways." He looked at her like she had finally lost it, so she went on to explain. "Edward is a vampire and at the time Bella was still human, they made a half breed together that was exceptionally strong." When he still looked like he didn't get it, she shook her head. "Either way, we're fucked. Have you ever heard of something like this happening?"
"If I had heard of something like this happening, do you honestly think I would of let it happen!" Unable to hold it in any longer, he put his fist through the black screen. Glass and sparks went flying. "Fuck!"
A bright flash made both of them cover their eye's. When he recovered, he saw Alexis' mother, grandmother and great grandmother standing in the middle of the living. The sight of them only increased his anger. "You fucking bitches knew about this and didn't think to say a damn thing."
Raven's eye's were sad as she looked upon her daughter doubled over on the couch, once again laying on her side. "I wanted to say something to her before she left, but she's a stubborn girl who doesn't like to listen to anything I have to say."
He pointed to Alexis curled up on the couch. "What the hell are we suppose to do now? None of us know how to handle something like this, for all we know this is the only one in existence, and the amounts of dark spirit energy coming off it will draw in the Soul Reapers in no time."
"Because it is part of you, Arrancar, I can monitor it's growth rate. It is growing at an abnormal rate, feeding off of the energy around it and the mother. The stronger the energy surrounding them, the faster it grows." The elder walked over to kneel down beside Alexis, her slender hand hovering over her great granddaughter. "I suspect, the moment you returned and came close enough for it to feel your energy, it began to feed off of you, causing Alexis the pain she is in now. Since we have arrived, it's switched off you and it is now trying to feed off us." She sighed and closed her eye's, whispering, "Sleep little one, you're causing harm towards your Mama."
Grimmjow watched as the pain left Alexis' face and she began to breath easy. "What the hell did you do?"
She stood up and looked over at him. "The child is a being created by a nonliving and a living person. Because it is part of the dead, I have semi control over it, even at this early stage, but it won't last. As it grows, I'll lose my control and it will begin to resist me."
"That's all well and good Gran, but my main concern right now is, what are we going to do about the Soul Reapers." Alexis asked as she started sitting up. "Since I've moved here, I haven't been bothered by any of them. I thought it was because I've lost so much control over my powers that my spiritual energy has weakened so they couldn't find me."
"You're energy was only weakened because the child growing inside was feeding off you. When he left, he took with him, his large amounts of energy that was keeping you both alive."
"Exactly how long has she been this way?" Grimmjow demanded, still not wanting to believe what he was hearing.
Shaking her head, she gave him a serious expression. "It would be difficult for me to pinpoint the exact time of conception."
"But what about the Soul Reapers? They could show up here any day now, and at this moment, there isn't anyway I'd be able to defend myself against them." He didn't like hearing about those damn Soul Reapers showing up while she was defenseless.
Her mother sighed and sagged her shoulders. "That's the only problem. We can't rely on the two of you being separate anymore. Now that you've come back and the fetus feeds more on the energy coming from Lex, it will constantly be giving off massive amounts, eventually you'll show up on their radar and they will come for you."
"Well what about Maddie, can't she put some kind of cloaking spell on me to keep them away?" Lex asked and he could hear the hope in her voice.
"Any spell on you will no longer do any good. The energy it takes to cast will just be consumed." Raven cast her eye's on the seething Arrancar glaring at the three of them. "There is only one other way that may or may not work, and that is the offer we gave you two weeks ago." She breathed deeply and released it. "Only difference this time, we'd be binding all three of you together."
"After that, we take it day by day. No one knows what the gestation time is for something like this. We can assume that, the more energy near by to feed it, the shorter a gestation period." Her great grandmother looked to both of them. "The choice belongs to the two of you. Just remember that it is no longer a decision that includes just the both of you."
My family left us to make our choice. Personally I didn't see much decision making going to take place. I knew how Grimmjow left about the situation and I wasn't about to try and make him commit to something that he didn't want to. "Listen we don't have to go through with it. We'll figure something else out."
"Oh yeah," He said, the anger still laced in his voice. "And just how in the hell do you see this playing out. You and me get hitched and raise a brat together?"
I knew his words were said out of anger, but it didn't change the fact that they hurt. "No asshole, I don't. In fact I'm not asking anything of the sort." Going to the kitchen, I pulled out a Mt. Dew, and walked to my room. "I'm not going to force you to do something you're not comfortable with, Grimmjow. I know I wouldn't want it done to me, and if you're not here when I get up tomorrow, then I'll understand. Good night." Closing the door, I plopped down on my bed, drained from the day's excitement.
Rolling onto my back, I lifted up the white button down to expose my belly. I starred down my chest in awe at the noticeable bump that hadn't been there earlier when I first looked. "Holy hell," I whispered, touching the firmness. "This wasn't there before." Already it had more then doubled in size since this evening. I wondered exactly how long this was going to last.
"It is growing at an abnormal rate, feeding off of the energy around it and the mother. The stronger the energy surrounding them, the faster it grows." I heard Granny's words echoing in my ear.
So it'll grow faster if I'm around strong souls. No wonder it was barely noticeable. My soul compared to Grimmjow's was hardly anything to brag about. Groaning, I placed my hands over my eye's. "What am I going to do?" The door creaked open and I peeked out from behind my fingers. "Come to say your good-byes?"
His gaze fixated on the visible bump that used to be my flat stomach. Quickly covering it, I sat up. "What do you want, Grimmjow?" I asked, pulling off my shoes. "I'm tired and very sore at the moment. I would appreciate it if you left me alone."
"Would you just shut your damn mouth already?" He walked in to my room and made himself comfortable on my bed. "Besides, I'm thinking if I stick around a bit longer, I might get another shot at killing that Kurosaki kid."
Somehow I didn't think that was his only reason. "Is that it? You're wanting another whack at Ichigo and what makes you think he'll be the one they send again?"
Smirking, he closed his eye's. "Trust me, that boy likes to fight almost as much as I do."
Shaking my head, I got up and walked into the bathroom that was connected to my room. Changing into my 'Nightmare Before Christmas' PJ's I went to get into my bed. I laughed at the sight of my blue haired Arrancar sleeping on his side. It was odd seeing him like this. Normally his expression showed nothing but anger, but when he was sleeping, his face was relaxed and he looked almost peaceful. Picking up my spare blanket, I crawled into bed next to him, covering us both up. As I rolled onto my side with my back facing his chest, I felt his arm wrap around me and pull me closer. Smiling, I closed my eye's and drifted off to sleep, taking pleasure in the simple act of sleeping next to the one I cared for the most.
So I hope I explained that well enough. I'm going to bed now, got lots to do this weekend and since the hubby is off work, I might not update at all, and if I do it'll prob only be once. But I'll deff be back first thing Sunday. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, remember to review ^^
More on what they're gonna do in later chapters. Next one might open with the Soul Society.
Again I used another quote from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series.
