Kasumi
"So to get all this cleared up, you, Renji, were sent here to retrieve Grimmjow through a gate by tracking his reiatsu or whatever and immediately bring him back. What Grimmjow is saying is that he hasn't gone back all this time because his powers have all but diminished and he's changed since being here. Did I get the gist of it all?"
Both Renji and Grimmjow nodded while leaning against the car. Wrapping my head around their strange conversation and seeing Renji's reaction to seeing Grimmjow was peculiar. Kept on asking about a hole and mask that made absolutely no sense to me.
"I'll fill him in on more details and the offer you gave of getting me to Karakura. Do I come back to pick you two up?" Grimmjow's new hobby since learning how to drive was literally finding any and all excuses to take the Ferrari out for a spin.
"That's fine. We'll be done with everything around—"
"Grimmjow are you serious? We need to get you back home immediately. Stop wasting your time here playing human and lets get going."
Renji's little outburst irked me to feel my brow twitch and I stepped forward and noticed Grimmjow's eyes watching me to my approach.
"Look here buddy, I don't give a rats ass that you have places to be and needing to take Grimmjow the moment you arrive, but you only have one option. You appeared from thin air and Kim was the one to have luckily found you. Without that happening you wouldn't even know where to begin your damn search for him to even get to Karakura town. Kim and I are literally offering a roof over your head and transport out of the goodness of—"
"Kasumi!"
I stopped immediately and turned to find Kyoya marching angrily over this way. Seeing Kim was not far behind she seemed worried about what Kyoya was going to do and I ignored Renji's whispering to face him.
"Who is this and why is someone of his caliber driving your car?" He spat.
"Kyoya this doesn't have anything to do with you, please return to the club room."
"Nothing to—so the moment you discard me you run to the arms of some hoodlum person with no class?" His glare directed towards Grimmjow I'm assuming it made me ball my fist up and lose my self control over my emotions with him.
"You need to stop talking and think of what your saying. I'm perfectly capable of deciding who I associate with and who is allowed to drive my cars."
"That's beside the issue here! You're with someone below your stature!"
"Enough!" Trying to remain calm, feeling my nails bite into my palm, this was getting ugly. "You of all people should know how capable I am and yet you are still acting as though we are together. I called it off. What I do with my time and who I share it with has nothing to do with you any longer."
Kyoya approached with haste and before I could react to him reaching out for my arm I was being pulled back and embraced by Grimmjow?
"Release her at once!" Kyoya snapped.
"Oh~" Grimmjow's tone shifted to that of a predator and he loomed over Kyoya while still holding onto me. "And what are ya gonna do about it, kid. Seems to me you need to be taught a lesson on social status."
Speaking as though he is fully aware of the hierarchy and experienced in it, Kyoya went to reach for me again before Grimmjow's free hand grabbed his arm and pushed him back.
"To actually lay a hand on any woman without consent would be an immediate lashing. But since you are just a kid I guess doing that will be considered immoral. So let's do this then." He gently pulled me aside and had me stand by my car while giving a quick wink when returning to Kyoya. "I'll give ya a chance to have at me. If you can bear a single punch without wincing I'll let ya come close to Kasumi and you can talk peacefully while in my presence. Wince even a little and you need to back the fuck off." His tone a low threat, Kyoya was surprised by his vulgar ways but I found it to be slightly endearing. Grimmjow's a gruff looking guy to begin with and not classy enough to try and be proper. His ways are outlandish, crude, brunt and more often than not get me worked up, but despite all of those things this to me was quite attractive of him.
"I am not about to use violence against someone as grotesque as you. Kasumi, step away from this and we can talk things over." He was losing his cool and I was surprised to see him so agitated. The seemingly cool and collected Kyoya was actually frazzled and losing his temper.
"I refuse." Crossing my arms and watching Kim walk around the two to get to me she was relieved that nothing happened. "Shall we head to the club room and finish things off before the ceremony?"
"I think we've done plenty here. I'll send a group text to the council and have them clean up whatever we had left."
"Alright then."
Kim opened the car door for me to get in while hearing Kyoya still rant off angrily. I ignored all that he was yelling and also saw Renji getting into the car with such a lost expression.
"You seem surprised…"
"…Grimmjow is standing up for you?" He was looking at me with such confusion that his eyes kept trying to process the reason. "I've only ever seen that guy do something of this for Hanako and Lady Mizu."
"…Hanako? Lady Mizu?" He didn't answer me who they were and turned away once Kim got into the driver's seat and started the car.
"Looks like Kyoya isn't standing down anytime soon. I'm really sorry Kasumi…I mentioned something to him that made him have the wrong impression."
"He's a misguided fool at the moment. I'm just sorry to myself that I never noticed such a trait with him sooner."
"As am I."
We waited for maybe 10 minutes before Kyoya gave up arguing and stormed off. Grimmjow got close to the car and noticed Kim in the driers seat and opened the door.
"I drive."
"…ok then…" Kim held back her laugh as she was scooted to the back seat with Renji while Grimmjow got ready to drive us home.
"When's this ball thing of yours?" Grimmjow asked.
"Later tonight around 8. The ceremony for our diplomas start at 6."
"Alright then…"
The trip home was strangely calm and collected as we all spoke with Renji and getting things straight with him that we'll be heading to Karakura town in a few days time. He was quite reluctant to wait that long, but after discussing a few deals and agreeing to certain terms with him he was compliant nonetheless in the plan.
