Breaking down the door wasn't a hard task for Grimmjow. Nel was frightened out of her wits, and she prayed Akiko wouldn't do anything stupid. Grimmjow ran inside the bedroom and didn't find Akiko inside. He barged into the bathroom and found her crying her heart out. Nel checked Akiko's hands for any sharp object, and found none. She sighed in relief and tackled the girl with a hug. Grimmjow grabbed the girl and shook her a little.

"Are you out of your mind Akiko?" He yelled and Akiko didn't stop crying. "We were so scared you'd-""-Attempt suicide? Yeah, I thought of that." Grimmjow didn't know how it happened, but the next thing he knew Akiko was holding her left cheek and she was staring at him, with wide eyes.

"Get a hold of yourself. There are other guys!" He yelled and walked out, boiling with anger.

Akiko didn't cry after that.

Nel wasn't pissed with Grimmjow for slapping Akiko. Actually, she wanted to slap her herself, but Grimmjow beat her to it. "What's with you giving us a scare like that?" Nel asked, worried.

Akiko didn't say anything.

"You have no idea how difficult it is, Nel. It hurts so much, I really loved him. He told me he loved me, and I know he wasn't lying. And now…he goes around telling Grimmjow that…he didn't ever feel that way and now I just…I just feel like I've been used, and that's probably the worst feeling a girl could ever feel!" Akiko said, staring at the ground.

She sank down and fell on her knees and said, "God, I feel so dirty…My parents…they'll be do disappointed with me…" Akiko cried. Nel stared at her friend in shock. "Akiko?"

Akiko was quiet.

"Did you and…Prof-I mean, Sosuke do it?" Akiko knew what Nel was referring to and she shook her head immediately. Nel sat beside her best friend, and said, "You're right, I don't know what you're going through, but I'm your best friend, no matter what, I'll always be here Akiko. And trust me, Mr. and Mrs. Maeda won't be disappointed with you." Nel said, and Akiko swallowed her saliva.

Nel took a deep breath and said, "Don't be mad at Grim either, he's…he's looking out for you, and you know that. He slapped you because he cares for you Akiko." Akiko nodded.

"I know." She said, and got up. "Where're you going?"

"To apologize to Grim."

Grimmjow quickly dialed Aizen's number hoping he'd pick up, asking him not to come over. At the state Akiko was in, she mustn't see him, or it'll just get worse. But the man didn't answer his calls, and Grimmjow grunted. "Damn you, Aizen." He muttered and sat on the couch.

Grimmjow closed his eyes, the backside of his eyelids burning die to his lack of sleep. These two days were extremely frenzy, and he hadn't lived a life like this since a long time. Ichigo knew about that, and the two would never want that to repeat again. Grimmjow now despised his old life, and hated the person he once was. He lost someone precious to him, and he doesn't want that to happen again.

"Grimmjow?" Grimmjow opened his eyes and saw Akiko standing not too far from him.

"Yeah?" He answered, not knowing what to say. He wouldn't apologize for the slap, no, because he hated the concept of suicide. He despised it.

"I'm sorry." She said, and Grimmjow turned to look at her once again. "I'm sorry I…I'm so sorry." She said, looking very depressed. Grimmjow sighed and got up and walked to her, and hugged her, Akiko hugging back immediately. "It's alright. Just don't…scare Nel like that again." Grimmjow said, and Akiko chuckled. "You mean Nel and you." Grimmjow groaned and said, "Whatever." Akiko smiled and suddenly, the door opened.

Sosuke Aizen only realized he hadn't picked his phone up after running halfway towards Akiko's house. He grunted as he realized it, but that didn't matter. He didn't even think of the possibility of Akiko attempting suicide, and he frankly thought that was the most immature decision one could ever take. He saw her house not too far off, and he slowed down a bit. Should he really go there?

What if Grimmjow was lying?

No, why would he lie? What did he have to gain out of lying?

Aizen walked slowly, thinking of all possible ways of why Grimmjow could have called him, other than the fact that Akiko tried to kill herself.

Grimmjow wouldn't lie about Akiko, no, he cared about her a little too much for that. And then Aizen thought of another thing, but it seemed too farfetched.

Grimmjow called him just to make him see how much better Akiko was doing without him.

What if, maybe Akiko never loved Aizen? No, she was too innocent for that. But, girls believed that he was too, but Aizen wasn't. No, Akiko wouldn't lie to him, she wasn't that sort. She almost gave her virginity to him, so she couldn't lie. What if Akiko wasn't a virgin?

Aizen groaned, hating the thoughts that ran through his brain.

He concluded Akiko and Grimmjow weren't liars when he reached the door. And as soon as he opened it, he saw Akiko and Grimmjow in a tight embrace.

Aizen was a calm person.

He never reacted to anything instantly.

But, right then, he snapped.

Akiko stared at Aizen with shock. She couldn't even say anything and she was confused why he was staring at her like that. Like she wasn't worth it. That look he gave her, scared her, made her feel scarily inferior. She stepped away from Grimmjow and turned to face Sosuke completely. Aizen was glaring at the two of them, and Grimmjow didn't understand why.

"So, you called me here because Ms. Maeda was attempting suicide?" Akiko's eyes widened. Sosuke had called her Ms. Maeda? He never did that, and even when he did, he sounded different when he said it. But right then, he sounded like he didn't care.

"She didn't. I called you again. She locked the door and she didn't answer to us-""That's nice. But, what's with the embrace, Mr. Jaegerjaques? Getting up close and personal with the victim?" Grimmjow glared at the man, his anger level rising. "Watch it, Aizen." He spat.

Sosuke smirked.

"I can sue you for calling me by my name, without a 'professor' attached to it, Mr. Jaegerjaques." Grimmjow cocked his eyebrow. "Oh? And I can get you arrested for hitting on your student." Aizen chuckled.

"Yes, you can do that." Akiko hated where this conversation was going.

"Sosuke-""Don't call me by my first name, Ms. Maeda." He spat, and Akiko's heart tore. "What-""I am talking to Mr. Jaegerjaques, Ms. Maeda, if you would please not interfere." Akiko's heart was stuck in her throat. She was hurting too much.

She couldn't take it.

"Mr. Jaegerjaques, you can actually get me arrested for trying to court with Ms. Maeda, but you should also think of this. She would get suspended permanently as well. I can survive, but the question is, can she?" Grimmjow was speechless.

What in the world happened to this guy?

Was he bipolar or something?

"Do not call me, anymore, you don't have the permission. And, if I were you, I would try and study for the math test you'll be having after winter break. It won't be easy, and the grade is important." Aizen glared and walked out.

He kept walking, back to the house.

He didn't bother about Barragan anymore, he would return the money he didn't care.

To a normal spectator, Akiko would seem like the most hurt one. Being rejected like that by the man she loved, going back to a life she never lived in. Akiko even thought about suicide, because the love she had for Aizen was far too great. But, in actuality the real hurting person wasn't Akiko.
Of course, she was hurt, very hurt.

But, so was Sosuke Aizen.

He loved her, and this whole 'love' deal was new with him. He doesn't know scratch about it. And when he finally believed he fell in love, and when he finally decided that her life was more important than his own, because he loved her, he without knowing it, expected her to do something like that for him. He was ready to sacrifice his freedom for her, and when he went to see whether she was fine, he sees what he saw.

Aizen was a man, and most men aren't okay with crying.

But Aizen wanted to, so badly, he believed he would go mad if he didn't let out the waterworks.

So, for once in his life, Aizen cried.


A/N: Holy hamburgers! I just made Aizen CRY! Gah! *ahem* So, in my fic, he's human so, in a situation as this, no man can um, be all Aizen-ish, not even Aizen himself. Did that come out right? Whatever. And, we all knew Akiko wouldn't kill herself, if she did, well then the story's over! And how many of you think Akiko is despicable? Is she turning out to be like Isabella Swan (Swann?) from Twilight? If you ask me, I hate Isabella. Ugh, she annoys me. Is Akiko someone like that? I'm open to criticism, it improves my writing. Yay! So, I really like GrimxNel, but NnoitraxNel is more...skeptic, it's weird, and sometimes, weird is good! Alright, I'm just gonna stop talking now.
Read and tell me what you guys thought of this chapter and the story so far!~