Disclaimer: I do not own any of Bleach nor its characters. And to add, this is an AU but I hope you like the story.
"We're here." Isshin said, as the others were already sleeping from waiting long. They didn't wake up, so he pushed the horn and the noise surprised them, waking them up. "Unn, we're already here?" Ichigo yawned, rubbing her eyes and stretching her limbs. After ridding themselves of their sleepiness they left the car and headed for the entrance of the park. Giving their tickets they entered and saw the whole places shining with colorful lights.
"Wow, it looks like that Syltique in that Last Remnant game." Ichigo thought, smiling as her eyes were captured. The park was unbelievably huge. Then she felt Yuzu pulling her shirt. "Why Yuzu?" She asked. Yuzu pointed a small index finger at the large Ferris Wheel that was glowing with a lot of colors. "Hey Dad, let's go ride the Ferris Wheel first. Yuzu wants to ride it." She suggested, gently patting her small sister on the head. "If that's what she wants, then let's go there." Isshin agreed and they went in line. The line wasn't that long, thank God or they would have to wait for an hour before they could finally get in.
"I'm sorry but there can be only two people in each capsule." The guy guarding the ride said to us, as there were six of us. Yuzu decided to go with Isshin, and just as Ichigo was about to take Yuzu, Nel said otherwise. "Ichigo, take Grimmjow-nii with you. I'll take Yuzu-chan with me."
"Are you fine with that?" Ichigo asked and Nel nodded. "It's alright, Onee-chan. I like Nel-chan too anyway." Ichigo smiled and let them go first. "Well, it's just you and me then." Ichigo commented, elbowing the bluenette lightly on the hip. But the latter said nothing and looked away as he and Ichigo walked inside the last capsule that was unoccupied. "Grimmjow, you're still nervous about being outside your home right?" Grimmjow nodded a little but said no word.
"Well if I were you I would be anxious as well. But remember what I told you, they would understand you and I'll always be on your side if ever there is a problem." Ichigo grabbed Grimmjow's hands and she gripped it firmly with her hands like she was making a promise. This reminded Grimmjow of when they were kids, they would make a promise with that kind of hand-holding that they would never stop being best friends.
"That was not why I am in this mood, but thanks anyway." Grimmjow said, not wanting her to let go of his hand. They were so warm and so soft that it felt nice to feel her gentle touch. Ichigo started blushing a little, wanting to let go since things were becoming awkward but another voice in her head told her not to. But they let go anyway and looked out, being able to see the whole town so clearly as they were so high.
"I have this friend who loves heights, that she would always climb high trees whenever she has time. She even hangs out on the roof of her house." Ichigo said, as the height reminded her of that friend. "I heard that the constellation Sagittarius will appear tomorrow night." The bluenette said, trying to bring up a topic.
"Oh yeah. It is really nice to see the constellations, it is a rare thing. Have you ever seen a red moon, Grimmjow?" Ichigo replied. "Once. I heard that when there is a red moon, the vampires appear. But I don't belive that, I think that it is just a rumor." Ichigo agreed with him and for the whole ride they have been talking about many things. When the ride ended, the six went out of their capsules and headed for the teacup ride because Karin suggested it. Only two people were allowed in one teacup, and Ichigo was with Grimmjow again.
"How long does it take before the ride will start?" Grimmjow asked impatiently, and noticed that Ichigo looked a little sour. "What's wrong, Ichigo?" He asked, concerned. "Nothing really." She said as an excuse. Suddenly the ride started, and yells of excitement were heard. Grimmjow just sat there, and watched as the ride becomes faster. Ichigo started to hold her mouth and close her eyes.
"Hey, are you fine? You look like you're going to puke." Grimmjow rubbed her back to calm her. Ichigo exhaled before saying, "Sorry, when I get very, very dizzy I sometimes get the urge to puke." She explained, her stomach starting to calm down. The bluenette was surprised, he never knew this before. "You don't find it silly do you?" Ichigo asked. "No! Why would I find it silly? I am seasick that I puke if I am on a boat." He answered, recalling an event when he was on a sail boat with his sister on vacation and he puked all his guts out, which proved that he really is seasick.
"Well it's... never mind. Thanks for being understanding." She said, leaning her head to Grimmjow's shoulder as she feels dizzy. "Is it okay if I do this?" She asked and Grimmjow gave a hum of approval, drawing her closer with his arm; and Ichigo did not mind at all.
When the ride ended, Grimmjow accompanied Ichigo to the bathroom where she vomited everything out. Their next ride was the roller coaster. Ichigo sat beside Grimmjow and Ichigo felt a little uneasy as the roller coaster reminded her of Final Destination 3 which she watched yesterday. Grimmjow knew this because they also watched it together before and the movie left Ichigo to feel a little weird as he called it a very sick movie involving an invisible and bloodthirsty Death who kills those who survive horrible accidents.
Ichigo curled her fists tight, hoping that there will not be an accident. Her hands were shaking, and her seatmate saw this so he held her hand gently. "I'm sure that there will be no accidents. Just relax." Ichigo blushed and her heart pounded, as her hand was being held. The ride started and Ichigo still felt a lot of anxiety so she held his hand real tight but not to the point that his bones are cracking. The whole caterpillar ride she held his hand and Grimmjow let her, giving a faint smile from this.
For the rest of the rides that lasted from morning to afternoon that they took Ichigo was always with Grimmjow and he was always there to comfort her whenever she felt anxious, nervous or sick. Ichigo would always blush or feel her chest beating loudly whenever she was comforted by him, and she felt... happy. Since they tried all the rides, maybe they should now try the games.
First they went to the game where in there are moving beavers and they have to shoot them all down to win a prize. Nel asked Ichigo to play it for them and Grimmjow volunteered to play along as well. They were really good as they never missed and the shot all the beavers, earning them a huge teddy bear which they gave to Yuzu as a gift.
Then they went to the game where they have to shoot an arrow to a tiny balloon shaped like a heart and if they were able to shoot it they win a cute octopus plushy. "Onee-chan, can you be the one to shoot the arrow? I want that octopus plushy." Karin asked. Ichigo agreed, "Okay, but I've never shot an arrow before, and that heart is so small I might miss."
"I'll help if you want. I am pretty good at arrow shooting." Grimmjow said, and he held her hands, supporting her in holding the bow and the arrow. Ichigo was blushing so red that she felt like she was shaking. "Okay, there you go." Grimmjow said and whispered to her ear to release the arrow. She did and the arrow flew straightly towards the heart, popping it in an instant. They won the plushy and Ichigo gave it to Karin who was happy and hugged the octopus as it was so cute. They played the other games and even went to the photo booth were they got a lot of pictures. When Ichigo and Grimmjow were the last duo to be pictured, they felt awkward but made small smiles and soon made funny or nice expressions until the tenth flash of the camera.
"Okay, it is already seven and the fireworks start at 7:30 so let's go to the grassy place." They agreed and went there, wanting to be early so that they still have a place where they can see the fireworks. They sat on the grass, patiently waiting for the time when the fireworks will rocket up to the sky. When it was 7:15, Ichigo felt a little hungry along with Grimmjow so Ichigo left for a while to buy ice cream and bought two, one flavored vanilla praline and the other caramel cheesecake.
She went back and gave the vanilla praline ice cream cone to the bluenette, and they started licking it as they enjoy the cold but sweet taste. "Hey, want to try my ice cream? This is a new flavor and it tastes really good." Ichigo asked, handing her ice cream to Grimmjow while blushing a little.
"If you want then alright. Here try mine too. It is good." He took her cone as he gave her his. Ichigo tasted the ice cream, her face flushed a little. Grimmjow also felt a little embarrassed but tasted it, enjoying the taste. Having enough of each others' ice cream, they exchanged cones again and finished it off. They looked all around them, all the people were there, sitting down and gazing at the sky.
"It is fun to do this right?" Grimmjow asked. "Yeah." Ichigo answered, smiling at Grimmjow and unconsciously scooting closer to him. "Grimmjow, I have to confess to you. For a while now I have been feeling strange whenever I'm around you or close to you. I don't know why and you really are a fun guy, that I never get tired being with you. But feeling this way towards you confuses me..." She got cut off by her father. "Hey! There are ten seconds left before 7:30." Isshin counted down along with Yuzu and Karin, the teenagers just watching out for the fireworks. When they counted zero, a red light went into the sky and exploded into tiny sparks.
"Well as I said, I don't know why I'm feeling this." She continued, sighing. Grimmjow caressed her cheek and she let him, smiling a little. "Close your eyes for a second." He said. She did, a little confused and the moment she closed them, a pair of warm lips fell over hers. She opened her eyes and saw Grimmjow kissing her, cupping her cheeks. She was shocked, but she melted away and circled her arms around his neck, making the kiss deeper. "I also am feeling that way towards you, Ichigo. And that means that I like you and you like me." He said honestly as he kissed her again just as the second firework blasted off into the sky.
The others watched them kissing, and they were happy. Isshin was okay with it, Nel was too, Yuzu was squealing and Karin smiled warmly at her sister, congratulating her. Ichigo chuckled a little by what Grimmjow said. "Hehe, well I do like you." She whispered, and they kissed each other again before looking at the blue sky and watching the rest of the fireworks while holding each others' hands tenderly. After the fireworks, they hanged out in the park a little longer before leaving to the car and departing. "Hey, it's pretty late. Is it okay if you two stay with us for the night?" Isshin asked like he was inviting them. "Oh no, we wouldn't want to impose..."
"It's alright. It wouldn't hurt to have guests once in a while." He replied and Nel agreed. Instead of Ichigo being in the front seat, Yuzu and Karin were; being small enough for both of them to fit in one chair. Ichigo was at the back, sitting beside Grimmjow and resting on his shoulder while holding his hand as she felt sleepy.
For the rest of the evening the two siblings stayed with Ichigo and her family, and when it was bedtime they all slept. Nel slept in a guest room, and Grimmjow was going to sleep in another guest room but Ichigo stopped him and asked him to sleep at her room instead. He agreed and they slept on the same bed, facing each other in their sleep. Yeah, today was truly a long, funny but great day.
Hotaru: Well that was a long, long chapter but I have to make it long of course. I hope you like it and I recommend that you guys play the Last Remnant. It is really cool and one of the best RPG games I have ever played. Thanks for reading my story and please review!