Sweet Naivety Chapter 11: Come A Little Closer, a bleach fanfic

Chapter 11: Come A Little Closer

Grimmjow had finished his cigarette and was waiting in the car. I opened the door and slid into the passenger seat. He had the radio tuned to a rock station.

He gave me a smirk as I buckled myself in. "Ready, babe?"

I glared at him. "I'll be ready when you stop calling me babe."

He chuckled, but put the car into drive either way. And then I heard my favorite Cage the Elephant song come on, and I'm not even ashamed to say that I freaked out a little.

"Oh, Grimmjow! Can we turn it up? Please?!" I begged him.

And he laughed, but he turned it up for me.

I sang along happily, totally forgetting how nervous I was to be in this confined space with him…

Come a little closer, then you'll see

Things aren't always what they seem to be

Do you understand the things that you've been seeing?

Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming?

Heartbreaks… The heavy world's upon your shoulders

Will we burn or just smolder?

Somehow I know I'll find you there

Oh, I wanna see if you can change it

Still I know I'll see you there

Come a little closer, then you'll see

Things aren't always that they seem to be

Do you understand the things that you've been seeing?

Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming?

Come a little closer, then you'll see

I kept singing until the song was over, totally oblivious to the way that Grimmjow was watching me. When the song was over, he turned the radio back down so that he could talk.

"So you sing, huh?" He smirked at me.

I shrugged at him, avoiding eye contact. "I just love music."

He leaned in close to me. "Well you sound amazing."

I was about to tell him to keep his eyes on the road, but I realized that he had already parked the car… and we were outside of the café. I blushed as I unbuckled, wondering just how lost I had gotten into the song… I looked up at Grimmjow, trying to figure out what to say to him, but he was still leaning in. And before I could think of anything, his lips touched mine. His hand lifted to tangle in my hair, pulling me closer… and I kissed him back. My heart was fluttering, beating heavily in my chest. His other hand landed on my leg, caressing the bare skin of my thigh that was left exposed by my short uniform skirt. When his tongue brushed across my lips, I opened my mouth to meet his tongue with mine. And then I wrinkled my nose and pulled away.

"You taste like cigarettes…" I mumbled at him.

He gave a breathy laugh. "You'll get over it." Then he pulled me back to him, shoving his tongue into my mouth in spite of my protest.

And I did get over it… I could still taste the bitterness of tobacco and nicotine… but the feel of his tongue moving against mine… and sweeping around in my mouth… it was just too pleasant to resist. I was so distracted by it that I barely noticed his hand sliding further up my leg. But when his fingers made their way beneath my skirt, I was quick to grab his hand and push it away. He laughed into the kiss, taking my hand and pulling it up to rest on his shoulder. Then he moved his hand to my waist, pulling my body closer to his. He nibbled on my lip, and a moan slipped out of my mouth, surprising me. Just how the hell was he able to do this to me?

I felt his hand creeping down my back… and then he squeezed my ass. I jumped away from him, letting out a yelp. He laughed, trying to pull me back to him, but I stayed on the opposite side of the car, practically clinging to the door.

"Aw, come on, Juna! It was just one little feel…" He grinned mischievously, closing the distance between us.

I placed my hands on his chest and tried to hold him back, but he was insanely solid, and I couldn't move him at all. "That was completely inappropriate!" I spluttered, blushing up to my ears.

"I'm sorry!" He apologized, but he was still laughing. "You're just so fucking cute. I couldn't help myself."

I glared at him. "That's a terrible reason!"

Then a lecherous grin spread across his face. "Well if you wanna get even, you could just cop a feel from me."

My eyes widened and I swear my heart stopped beating. "No, thank you!" I squealed. And I would never admit to the image that was in my mind… of me… feeling Grimmjow's perfect ass… dammit!

He laughed harder. "Why are you blushing? Are you imagining what it would be like?"

"NO!" I screamed, answering too quickly and too loudly.

"You are!" He grinned. "Come on, babe! You don't have to just imagine it… you can do it! Feel whatever the hell you like…" He was basically on top of me now, pressing his body against mine.

I was breathing much too heavily. And I was extremely uncomfortable. "Grimmjow…" I mumbled. I had no idea what to say… I most certainly did not want to feel anything… even though I kind of did… dammit! Luckily, the moment was interrupted when a sharp knock sounded on the car window. We both looked up to see all of my friends crowded around, peering into the car… they could see how Grimmjow was hovering over me, and I realized how it must have looked… and most of them were snickering as they whistled or winked suggestively. And I swear, if I could have died from embarrassment, I would have… right then and right there.

Grimmjow let out another laugh before pressing another kiss to my lips, making sure that everyone could see. Then he pulled us both up and got out of the car. "Ya coming or what?" He called out, sounding cocky and amused.

I thought I would faint. But I managed to crawl out of the car and follow after him, ignoring all of my friends as they trailed along, harassing me with their teasing remarks.

It turned out that Grimmjow knew Gin… they had gone to high school together. I was watching them talk when I got pulled away by Rukia and Rangiku. They jerked me into the women's washroom and cornered me.

"You didn't text us!" Rukia scolded.

"But I can see why you didn't…" Rangiku giggled. "I mean, you were clearly distracted."

I glared at them, but I was still blushing. "Will you both shut up?!"

Their eyes widened. But Rukia was the one to speak. "Wow, Juna. He really has you flustered doesn't he?"

Rangiku nodded, agreeing with her. "That's sexual frustration, for ya."

I thought I might die. "I'm not sexually frustrated!"

Rukia rolled her eyes at Rangiku. "So what happened with Renji?"

I shrugged. "Nothing… I mean, we had that kiss, but… nothing's happened since then."

"Wait!" Rangiku shouted. "Hold on! You kissed Renji?"

I sighed. "Yeah… in the park… on Friday."

Rangiku giggled again. "That explains why he's so jealous of this new guy… so how did you meet him anyway?"

"He lives next door to me. And he helped me when I hurt myself the other day." I pointed to the bruise that was covered up by Yumichika's make-up.

Rangiku got all starry eyed. "Awww… So he's a knight in shining armor…"

"Anyway!" Rukia glared pointedly. "You've obviously kissed him, too…"

I nodded. "Yeah… He's really…" I struggled to think of the right word "…assertive."

Rangiku grinned. "Aren't older men the best? So much better than high school boys…"

Rukia sighed. "I don't think that Juna's ready for a 'man' like Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez…"

"And why not?! He's obviously experienced. And he's taken care of her. He's friends with Gin, and that says a lot… I think he'd be great for her." Rangiku argued indignantly.

"That's just it! Juna isn't experienced at all!" Rukia spat back.

"Well it's perfect, then! He can teach her things and make her comfortable." Rangiku nodded as if it were obvious.

Rukia rolled her eyes. "Renji would be better for her. He'd take care of her, too. And he wouldn't spend all of his time being overly aggressive and trying to get into her pants."

I groaned, annoyed that they were arguing about me. "Both of you just stop it, okay?!" I got their attention and gave them a harsh glare. "I don't need anyone to take care of me. I can take care of myself." I sighed. That may or may not be true. But either way, I was tired of listening to them. "And I'm not deciding on one of them like I'm picking out a dress or something. Right now, they're both friends… friends that I've kissed… and may or may not have feelings for… and I'll figure out whatever the hell I need to figure out when I need to figure it all out!" I spluttered, getting really irritated with the conversation.

With resignation, they both agreed to drop the subject. And we left the washroom to join our friends.

"Hey, babe." Grimmjow grinned at me as we approached the table where they were gathered. "Did you spend enough time goofing off?" He grinned.

I rolled my eyes at him. It was his damn fault that I had gotten bombarded by my friends. "You've only yourself to blame." I muttered.

He only chuckled as he grabbed my wrist and pulled me down into his lap. I screeched in surprise, looking up at him like he was crazy. But he only gave me a smirk and wrapped his arm around me to hold me in place. Gin was sitting next to Grimmjow, and Rangiku waltzed over and settled herself in his lap. She gave me a playful wink before kissing Gin on the neck. Damn… this was awkward. Or was it? Yes… it was.

"Here." Grimmjow handed me a tea cup.

I eyed it skeptically before taking it from him. I took a drink and discovered that it was green tea with lemon. "Thanks…" I mumbled.

He pressed his lips to my ear before answering. "You're welcome, babe."

I felt his hot breath in my ear and down my neck, and it made me shiver. I tried to distract myself by listening to the conversations that were going on around us. But Grimmjow had moved my hair to the side and his warm lips met the skin of my neck… and that was all I could think about. I bit my lip, shifting uncomfortably on his lap.

He chuckled softly as he pressed his lips to my ear again. "Keep squirming… and you'll start to feel something hard."

I gasped, eyes widening and blush heating my cheeks. "Grimmjow!" I spluttered, trying to whisper so that we wouldn't draw any attention.

He just chuckled again and started nibbling on my neck. A warm feeling spread through my stomach and down between my legs… I had to hold my breath to keep from moaning. I just couldn't understand how he could affect me this way… it felt so good… and so humiliating. Why the hell was he doing this now? I pulled away from him and gave him a glare. He smirked in response, his blue eyes shining with mischief. I huffed, pushing off of his chest and out of his lap. I didn't want to admit how good it had felt to touch his firm, muscular chest… dammit.

I sat next to him and he grinned as he wrapped his arm around me, pulling me close. I let him keep his arm around me, but I turned so that I could face my friends. I tried my best to keep up with and engage in the conversations, but it was really hard with Grimmjow constantly harassing me… he would lean in and press his lips to my temple, cheek, or ear… he would run his fingers through my hair and brush the nape of my neck… he would rest his hand on my knee and try to sneak it up my leg, his palm warm on my skin… he was so distracting! And every time I pulled away from him or shoved his hand away, he would just pull me closer and chuckle quietly, his smirk ever present on his face. And if I glared at him, he would only laugh harder, his smirk turning to a grin… damn, he was incessant… and annoying… and so fascinatingly attractive… ugh. He made me so flustered. Just what was it with him, anyway? I was blushing and aggravated… and yet, I didn't want him to stop.

The song lyrics used in this chapter are from "Come a Little Closer" by Cage the Elephant.