AUTHOR: Gabby0214

TITLESurprise! Chapter 26
RATING: M/ NC 17
PAIRING: RenIchi and other pairings

WARNING: Language, Sexual Innuendo, Boy Sex, Yaoi, OOC
SUMMARY: Ichigo's 20th Surprise Birthday, Revealing One's True Nature part Two.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Bleach, wish I did! All persons written in my stories are above the age of 18. This is a fan fiction based on fictional characters that have grown older, and are of legal age. Ichigo in this story is 20.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIION: Karin in this story is 18, I know she would not be 18, but please understand I added her to the story after already coming up with Ichigo's age. What can I say Writer's Liberties, I guess.

BETA BY: Vindictivefreak

Surprise

Chapter Twenty-six

GrimmJow growled under his breath. "But what I'm wonderin is why the fuck do ya care who the hell I fucked?"

Ichigo just stood there in a complete shock. He had no answers to the question that was lashed at him. He couldn't figure out why it bothered him so much that GrimmJow hadn't been forthcoming with his past relationships. But then it hit him like a ton of bricks. THEY WERE ALL MALE! Grimm had only fucked men, and that would mean he was gay, well maybe bi, but HE LIKE MEN! And that meant Grimm had lied to him, lied to his face over and over again

Rukia was just as shocked as Ichigo, but she had been quiet the entire time watching the two friends go at each other. Her mind whirled out of control trying to grasp everything that just happened. She could sort of understand where Ichigo was coming from about Grimm not being completely open with him, even though he was being a bit over the top about it. But really why did it matter to him who GrimmJow had been with? When GrimmJow finally announced who he had slept with she couldn't stop the 'OH MY GOD!' that slipped from between her lips. And then once again her and Ichigo saying at the same time, "They're all men."

"So?" GrimmJow lifted his head and glaring.

"So! Are you gay?" spat Ichigo at GrimmJow not backing down. He actually stepped forward in confrontation.

"I knew it!" Renji muffled under his breath standing off to the side.

"I already explain that!" roared GrimmJow.

"Someone's in denial!" muttered Renji from the sidelines.

GrimmJow snapped his head to Renji. "Why the fuck do you care, this has nothin to do with ya. Ya fuckin prick!"

"Nothin to do with me, really?" A sinister grin slowly spread over Renji's face as he crept forward towards GrimmJow. "So you're tellin me I haven't noticed ya most of the night checkin out Ichigo? That was just my imagination was it?" He moved even closer towards GrimmJow, his voice dropping an octave becoming deeper, almost touchable. "Just like it was my imagination that y'er mouth was practically on the floor when ya saw me in all my glory, did ya like what ya saw, Cookie?" His eyebrows arched, questioning. He slowly leaned in, "Did ya like seein Ichi and I together, seein the aftermath of us havin wild passionate, mind blowin sex," breathlessly in Grimm's ear only for him to hear.

GrimmJow's eye lids involuntarily fluttered closed as his body visible shuttered recalling the erotic memory. Ichigo and Rukia stood wide eyed at the reaction, now even more in shock at what was going on. Renji stepped back, eyeing the vaizard reaction with a grin of total satisfaction, sniggered quietly at the vaizard, "Like I said, someone's in denial."

Ichigo and Rukia just gaped speechlessly watching Renji casually strolled away from GrimmJow like nothing had happened. Then they both turned there attention back to the man that stood motionless in front of them.

GrimmJow was frozen in place by Renji's actions. His eyes became moist, surprising him, and he blinked rapidly trying to stop the unshed tears that had gathered there. He quickly lowered his gaze so no one would notice his embarrassment, his weakness. Never before did he have this kind of reaction. He felt cornered, trapped with no where to run. All these unexplained, unrecognizable emotions swirling through him, confusing him: pain, lust, love, and anger. Wait, his mind reeled at the realization, anger. He knew this emotion, he could deal with this emotion. He grabbed at it like a starving man, and wrapped it around him in a protective cloak.

Ichigo stared upon his friend, his so-called friend he silently reminding himself. He never saw GrimmJow look so, so …defeated. Just what the hell did Renji say to him, what just happened? Ichigo looked towards his lover, his boyfriend, and saw an unexpected sight. He saw the Renji he had seen the first night he had met him. The night Renji had came to take Rukia away. The Renji he now looked at had that same cocky grin plastered on his face. He gazed at him for just a split second, and shook his head thinking Damn, this isn't good. I know that look. He just triumphantly kicked the ass of his opponent, and now Renji is basking in his victory.

Ichigo then look back to GrimmJow. Part of him wanted to comfort him, reach out, but he couldn't. He just couldn't! He didn't care anymore if he was being a selfish bastard. GrimmJow had taken advantage of him, had lied to him. He had been completely open with him, he never had done that before, never trusted anyone enough before. They were so alike, both stubborn, both protective, both of them had dealt with being different from ever one else. It connected them in a way, a unique way; a way that was only theirs. That's one of the reasons why it tore through him leaving a gaping wound that GrimmJow could do this to him, to them. Why did he lie to me, why couldn't he just be honest?! "Damn it! Why won't ya be fuckin honest with us, Grimm," Ichigo ran his hand through his hair in frustration, taking a deep breath. "Once again I'm asking are YOU gay, GrimmJow?"

Before their eyes, Grimm's physical demeanor changed to those who watched him. His back stiffened as he regained his composure. He rolled his shoulders slowly like a lion stretching before his went after his prey.

A slow, rumble came from GrimmJow. "No, I'm not GAY. Like I said earlier, Espada were not attracted to gender, but power!"

"Then what would you consider yourself to be!" probed Ichigo fully knowing he was poking at an injured animal that was about to defend itself, but at this particular moment he didn't give a fuck.

"Ichigo!" rumbled from Grimm as he lifted his head to him. His eyes were filled with aggression.

Ichigo just kept continuing, he needed to find out. "Kay, let's look at it like this, since you've become a vaizard have ya had sex?"

"Fuck, Ichigo stop the SHIT!" growled GrimmJow loudly, sick of being put on the spot.

"Ichi-nii, that's enough." pleaded Karin moving forward to step in. The strong emotions from both of them were slamming into her leaving her almost numb from the intensity.

"Stay the hell out of this, Karin. I mean it." Karin halted her progress when Hitsugaya grabbed her shoulder. She looked back at him and saw him shake his head no at her. Ichigo turned back from his sister and then back to GrimmJow, "No it isn't!" he responded back to his sister's statement and then continued on with, "Answer the damn question, Grimm!"

"Hai, I have had sex, Ichigo." snapped GrimmJow.

"With who, or should a say with what sex?"

GrimmJow looked down at the ground and started to laugh hysterically and as he raised his head replied, "Ya bastard, you're not going to let go, are ya? Fuck, ya have some balls ya know that?"

Ichigo shrugged his shoulders, looking at him directly in his cerulean blue eyes, and indignantly said, "Why, why should I have to let it go?"

GrimmJow shouted, "Cause, it was a mistake, that's why!" He glared at Ichigo, pissed off beyond belief, "Ya of all people should know that can happen!" He verbally punched him.

Ichigo felt the blow of his words. "Damn you, GrimmJow!" Ichigo spat at him. "I can't believe ya would sink that far down."

"Well, FUCK YOU, Ichigo!"

"Is that the problem, Grimm, ya didn't fuck me when ya had the chance. If I remember right, that was your decision!" He let slip out in anger. He heard everyone gasp in shock at his slip of the tongue, and from Renji, 'What the hell?', but he didn't care he was to far gone to give a rat's ass. "I can't believe you lied to me! After we, after what we did! Ya told me you were straight, and I like a damn blind fool, believed you! But that wasn't it, was it?"

Ichigo glanced over at Renji then back to GrimmJow, he eyes filling with tears. "Ya just didn't want me; first Renji and now you. What is so wrong with me?!" Ichigo's reiatsu started to flare as the dam that held back his feelings suddenly gave away. Years of pain, hurt, uncertainty, loss, loneliness burst forth.

Everyone was taken back by the substitutes overwhelming emotions, and became apprehensive to approach him when the noticed that something was off with Ichigo's reiatsu. It wasn't normal, it was strange. His reiatsu was more powerful, and it took on a different color than its normal shade of blue, it was still blue, but with a tinge of black. Ichigo eyes lids shut tightly ceasing the stream of tears that flowed down his face while his body seemed to vibrate with intensity.

"Ichigo?" Renji asked softly, very concerned.

The black tinge of reiatsu stretched out in a line towards Shirosaki wrapping itself around the hollow pulling him forward towards Ichigo.

"Oh Fuck!" Shirosaki spoke as he dragged by the powerful force. Shirosaki clearly was trying to struggle out of the hold, but to no avail. He stopped in front of Ichigo a foot away from him now. Bowing his head before him, then lifting it up enough to look up at him, "King." he murmured as Ichigo wrapped his arms around him.

Ichigo eyes parted slightly, "Why fight me, Shiro?"

"What can I say, it's my nature." The inner hollow smirked back at him causing a small smile to form upon Ichigo's lips.

"Shiro, ya know I should kick your ass for tryin to fight me," Ichigo commented as the black reiatsu that was wrapped around Shirosaki began to swirl around both of them.

"Mmm, floorplay. I like!" Shirosaki replied as Ichigo pulled him forward, flush with his body. "Oh, yeah!" sighed Shirosaki.

"Shut up, Shiro."

"Make me."

"With pleasure," Ichigo whispered as they lips came together merging them back into one being, his eyes closing once again.

Ichigo's reiatsu flared instantly overpowering those around him. All of them were being thrust to their knees under the encompassing weight of spirit energy billowing off of him. All of them; except Karin.

Karin slowly walked over to her brother. She lightly placed her hand on Ichigo's shoulder as she moved forward. She leaned in closer and whispered in Ichigo's ear. All of a sudden the spirit pressure started to decrease and disappeared.

Ichigo's eyes sprang open, and saw his friends kneeling on the ground. "Why are you all on your knees?" he asked looking down at them astonished.

"God damn, what the hell was that Ichigo," demanded Renji as he slowly got up from his knees, shakily.

"Renji, what are ya talkin about? You guys are the one's that are on your knees, mind explain that?"

"Ichigo, what? Are ya kiddin me?! Y'er reiatsu just spiked off the roof. I've never felt anything like that. It was stronger than anyone I've ever come across."

"Ren, I honestly (he emphasized as he glanced over at GrimmJow) have no idea what you are talkin about. I was…" He stopped not knowing what to say. GrimmJow still kneeling on the ground caught the glance and sarcasm and turned his head away.

"Ya really don't remember?" Ichigo shook his head responding no. Then it suddenly occurred to Renji since Ichigo had no idea what the hell happened, someone else did. He turned towards Karin who was now standing off to the side of Ichigo. "Karin, care ta explain what just happened?"

"Not really, Taichou Abarai." She answered snippily, and made her way over to GrimmJow. She didn't know what the hell Renji had said to Cookie, but she knew that he had hurt him, and it had really pissed her off.

Hitsugaya stood up shocked at her reaction. "Karin!" He commanded as he grabbed her arm to stop her. "What's going on?"

Karin spun around, "Don't!"

"Leave her the fuck out of this." Ichigo stepped in between Hitsugaya and Karin in a protective gesture. Hitsugaya Toushirou let his hand drop from her arm at the sudden movement from the substitute shinigami.

"Ichigo," Renji said as he gripped his shoulder, "wait, something is completely messed up here, and Karin seems ta knows about it."

Ichigo turned his head slightly towards Renji, and shook off his hand. He stated in a dry, deadpan tone, "Renji, I give ya the fact somethin is messed up. Actually a lot of shit is fuckin messed up! But ya wouldn't know about that, huh?!" Ichigo didn't wait for a response, he grabbed Karin's arm and pulled her away from the two Shinigami Taichou(s), closer towards the vaizard still kneeling on the ground.

"Only if ya had been around," he laughed softly to himself, but still out loud, "if only!" "But ya weren't, were ya?" Ichigo replied in an accusing manner while he met Renji's dumbfounded stare with his piercing gaze. Renji flinched from the intense look Ichigo was giving him. Ichigo closed his eyes, taking a deep breath, then opened them once again making direct eye contact with his boyfriend. "I trust my sister, she'll tell me when it's time. So lay the fuck off, I have enough shit on my plate as it is! Don't make me open up any old wounds, eh?!"

"Ichigo, what…I?!" Renji responded in surprise.

"Renji, I'm telling ya to stay the fuck out of this," snapped Ichigo at him as he reached for his zanpakutou defensively,

"Ichigo." whispered Renji hurt by the venom of Ichigo's voice.

Hitsugaya spun towards Renji, laying his hand on Renji's arm. Renji looked down at him in confusion. "Let them be, at least for now." he said.

Ichigo back away from them with his zanpakutou now out. His arm thrust in front of Karin protectively. He glanced down Grimm who was still on his knees on the ground. "Grimm, get the fuck up, and ya better damn well answer me! I've had enough of this shit. You're my best friend, I trusted ya more than I've ever trusted anyone in my life."

GrimmJow didn't answer he just got up slowly from the ground while Renji stood back from the three of them looking on.

"Anyone," questioned Renji out loud in a quivering voice.