Chapter 16: Resisting

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Before we left the arcade, I was sure to pull Ichigo to the side and thank him for helping me out earlier. Rukia's sister had picked her up, so I was getting a ride home with Grimmjow. We were walking to his car when I got tackled from behind.

"Juna!" Ikkaku yelled, rolling in midair so that he would land on the ground and I landed on top of him.

I screamed bloody murder, totally surprised. "What the hell, Ikkaku?!"

Yumichika started laughing. "Jeez, Ikkaku! I said get her attention, not try to kill her."

Grimmjow was glaring at my baldheaded friend, clearly unhappy with the situation.

I sighed, pushing off of Ikkaku's chest and sitting up on his lap. "Did you need something? Or did you just want to scare the life out of me?"

Ikkaku chuckled sheepishly as he sat up, too. "Actually… Yumi and I had a question…"

I looked from him to Yumichika, trying to figure out what they wanted. "Well?"

"Well…" Yumichika started. "We're kinda in a bit of trouble with Kenpachi…"

Kenpachi was the man that they lived with… he owned a dojo and took care of them, but from what I understood, he was very strict and kind of crazy.

"So we were wondering if we could stay with you tonight." Ikkaku finished for Yumichika.

"Uhh… sure. Yeah. I guess that's fine." I answered, finally standing to my feet with Yumichika's help.

Grimmjow grunted. "That's not fine. You need to check with your uncle first."

I blinked. Oh… yeah… I guessed that I should. "Yeah… gimme a sec and I'll call him."

I pulled my phone out of my bag and dialed my uncle's number, trying to ignore the angry way that Grimmjow was glaring at me and my friends.

"Hey, Juna. How is everything going?" My uncle answered after only the second ring.

"Hey, Uncle Juushiro. Everything is fine. I don't mean to bother you… I just had a quick question." I hoped that I hadn't interrupted him during something important… he was on a business trip, after all.

"You're not bothering me, dear. Don't be silly." There was a smile in his voice. "What did you need?"

"Well… I have a couple of friends that wanted to stay the night and I wanted to check to make sure it was okay."

Before I could get an answer, Grimmjow took the phone away from me. "She wants two guys to stay the night."

"I'm liking this jerk less and less…" Ikkaku grumbled as he leaned his arm on my shoulder.

I almost agreed with him… but seriously! What the hell had crawled up Grimmjow's ass?

"I don't know, two kids from her school." Grimmjow continued talking to my uncle.

"Grimmjow, give me my phone back." I reached for my phone, but he pulled away… he was starting to get on my nerves.

"Yeah… here she is." He finally handed it back, and I glared at him as I took it.

"Hey, uncle. It's Ikkaku and Yumichika. They live with Kenpachi… you know him don't you?" I tried to keep my irritation with Grimmjow from leaking into my voice.

"Yes, I do." He answered, sounding amused. "It sounds like things are going quite interesting for you… When I asked Grimmjow to keep an eye on you, I didn't realize that he'd take the job so seriously."

"Yeah. He's been diligent." I let a little sarcasm leak into my voice. But then I remembered how much he really had taken care of me. "But he's been helpful, too."

"That's good." Uncle Juushiro chuckled a bit. "Your friends can stay the night, I don't mind. But if they're hiding from Kenpachi, don't let him tear up my house looking for them."

I giggled at the humor in his voice. "Okay, uncle. Thank you."

"No problem, Juna. Just call if you need anything else."

"I will."

"I love you, dear. Try not to get into too much trouble."

I was smiling widely now. "I won't! And I love you too, uncle." I hung up the phone and grinned at Ikkaku and Yumichika. "Uncle Juushiro says it's alright."

They grinned happily while Grimmjow just huffed.

I gave Grimmjow a stern look. "I'll walk home with them."

He shook his head. "Don't be stupid. You're riding with me."

I glared at him. "I want to stay with them."

Anger flashed in his bright, blue eyes as he glared back at me. His jaw was tense and his fists clenched at his sides. "Juna…" He grunted my name.

"It's alright, Juna." Yumichika intervened. "Ikkaku and I can walk and we'll meet you at your house."

"Yeah." Ikkaku slung his arm over my shoulders and rubbed his cheek against mine. "It's no problem, girlie."

I tightened my lips into a flat line, very unhappy with the way that Grimmjow was acting. But before I could argue anymore, Ikkaku flung me over his shoulder and marched over to Grimmjow's car.

I screeched in surprise. "What the hell, Ikkaku?!"

"You can argue with your boyfriend later." He mumbled at me as he opened the passenger door and shoved me inside.

"He's not my boyfriend!" I yelled as he just laughed and shut the door.

I crossed my arms and puffed my cheeks out as I watched him and Yumichika start walking down the sidewalk. Grimmjow got into the driver's seat and started up the car, quickly leaving the parking lot and driving toward home. We sat in silence without even looking at each other. He didn't even turn the radio on. We were already nearly home before he spoke.

"Stay with me tonight." He grumbled, still not bothering to face me.

I gaped at him. "No."

He growled, pulling over on the side of the road and throwing the car into park. "I don't want you staying with two guys, Juna!"

I rolled my eyes. "They're my friends, Grimmjow! And I really wish that you'd stop being such an ass!"

A wild, furious look overtook his features and I realized that I had said the wrong thing. His entire body posture changed and he was somehow able to tower over me, even though we were still in his car. "So…" He growled, his voice deep and angry. "You think I'm being an ass, huh?" He leaned in so that his face was in mine. "I just spent an entire fucking evening with your lame ass friends at a lame ass arcade because that's what you wanted to do. I played stupid games with them and talked to them because I thought that it would make you happy. I've learned their names, listened to their bullshit, and wasted my valuable time just because they're your friends and I wanted to make you fucking happy. And now you're calling me an ass?!"

I shrunk back into my seat, cringing from the way that he was yelling and the threatening way that he was hovering over me. Everything he said was true… he had made the effort to spend time with me and even my friends… and even though I hadn't asked him to, it was still thoughtful of him. I shouldn't have been so angry with him… I should have just tried to resolve the issue instead of making it worse. "I'm sorry, Grimmjow. I shouldn't have said that. You're not an ass…" I bit my lip, feeling so bad about the way that I had handled this. "I just… I just got upset with the way that you were acting about my friends staying the night. I know that they're guys, but… they're just friends, Grimmjow."

He huffed and fell back into his seat. "I don't care that they're just friends or whatever. They're boys. And you shouldn't be staying the night with anyone if they've got a fucking dick."

My eyes widened as a blush started to heat my cheeks. "Grimmjow! That's so crude!" I looked away from him, appalled by his choice of words. "And besides… they aren't interested in me that way."

He snorted. "It doesn't matter. They're horny teenagers." He put the car back into drive and got back onto the road. "You can just stay with me."

I rolled my eyes at him. "But, Grimmjow… I shouldn't stay with anyone that has a dick, remember?"

He actually started laughing as he placed his hand on my leg, his palm warm on my thigh. "Anyone besides me, babe."

I tried to move his hand away, but he just ended up lacing his fingers with mine. "I trust you less than I trust them."

He glanced over at me, his brow raised. "Oh? I didn't realize that I was so untrustworthy."

I smiled so that he would know I was kidding. "You're not. You just make me unable to trust myself… and I get carried away with you."

He chuckled, lifting my hand to place a kiss to my wrist. "How so?"

I laughed lightly, because I knew that he knew how so. "Because you're so hard to resist, Grimmjow."

He pulled up into my driveway and parked the car. Then he leaned in and whispered into my ear. "Then stop resisting."

His warm, soft lips crashed against mine, and I melted. His arms wrapped around me and he pulled me into his lap, and I didn't resist at all. I straddled his lap, letting him pull my body closer to his. I ran my fingers through his wild, blue hair while my other hand traced the muscles in his chest. His hands were running along my sides, holding me close while moving over my curves. I moaned into his mouth when one of his hands ran down to feel the skin on my thigh and the other ran up to brush over my breast. When he squeezed my breast, I gasped and pulled away. I was panting and breathless as I looked into his shining, blue eyes. He was smirking at me as his hands continued to roam over me. I grabbed his hands to stop them in their tracks.

"This is what I mean, Grimmjow…" I pouted as I leaned my forehead onto his. "When I'm with you… things get so out of control. And I don't want it to stop, but… I'm scared… and…" I trailed off, feeling ashamed and embarrassed.

He sighed and pressed a soft kiss to my lips. "Don't be scared, Juna. I'm not gonna do anything that you don't wanna do."

"But…" I whimpered miserably, working up the courage to tell him what I was really feeling. "Every time things start to escalate… you never seem to want to stop. And sometimes, it's hard for me to stop, too… even though I'm terrified to keep going… and then when we do stop, you say something that makes me feel embarrassed or guilty… and I worry that…" Ugh! I couldn't tell him what I worried about! Dammit!

He looked concerned. He had waited patiently while I ranted, but when I trailed off, he cupped my cheek and tilted his head. "Worry that what, Juna?"

I sighed. "I worry that… you'll get annoyed with me."

He smirked and shook his head. "You really are fucking adorable, babe." He chuckled softly as he kissed me again. "I'm not gonna get annoyed with you... or tired of you… or bored, or impatient, or anything like that…" He looked me straight in the eyes. "I told you that I would wait until you were ready. And I will. As long as it takes…"

I felt relieved… he certainly seemed sincere. And even though I had only known him a few days… I wondered if I was starting to fall in love with him… no… that couldn't be possible… could it? I smiled at him, just happy being with him. "Thank you, Grimmjow."

He laughed. "Just kiss me, babe."

I gave him a fake pout, but ended up kissing him anyway. A few moments later, I heard Ikkaku laughing. I looked up to see them watching us through the car window.

"Looks like you two made up." Yumichika called out, arms crossed and a grin on his face.

I nearly passed out from blushing.

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