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Chapter three—butterflies, memories and annoying girlfriends.
When our eyes met, everything had seemed to have stopped moving. It was just me and him. His piercing gaze never strayed from mine, and we stayed like that for god only knows how long, when someone cleared their throat.
"YO! Grimmjow got the hot's for Ichigo! I never would have guessed!" Tesla taunted and teased, causing a vein to pop out on Grimmjow temple, but he ignored him none the less.
"Is your name as beautiful as your face?" What a lame hook up line. I gave him my best Are-you-kidding-me look and stuck my hand out formally. He looked at my hand, and then in my eyes, deeper and deeper, searching my soul.
"Ichigo Kurosaki" When he took my hand, an electric current passed through my whole body, warming me to the core. It reached all the way to my fingers and toes. Did he feel that too? By the look that he gave me, im sure he did... But before anyone could say anything, a small girl with raven black hair, wearing a Chappy The Bunny backpack on her back, screamed his name.
"Grimmy, I MISSED YOU!" She ran towards him and hugged the living day light out of him. I swear i saw his eyes pop out... She then plopped herself unceremoniously on his lap. My eyes widened slightly. So, he had a girlfriend.
"Rukia, i frigging saw you 10 minutes ago!" Annoyance and irritation flared in his beautiful eyes, and Nnoitra and Tesla sniggered, catching Rukia's attention. She glared at them, before noticing me. I could feel her glare piercing me, but i was too busy looking at Grimmjow, who was eating an apple. The juice trickled out of his mouth, and a tongue jerked out to catch it before it escaped. So mesmerizing... Apparently, that made Rukia angry.
"What? Is it really a crime to see my BOYFRIEND?" she said the last part louder, probably trying to make me jealous. So pompous... Before Grimmjow could say anything, she silenced him with a kiss. Her eyes fluttered closed, while his stayed open, looking bored. Blushing, i directed my gaze to Nnoitra, who was surprisingly grimacing. I tried to ignore the pang that went through my body, the butterflies going hay wire. What was i feeling? Was it... could it really be jealousy? Tesla coughed, thankfully, causing Rukia to stop kissing Grimmjow. "What?" she snapped, obviously annoyed that he interrupted her. Tesla sniggered, loving the effect he had on her.
"If you don't mind, could you stop sucking Grimmjow's face, so we could talk to him?" Rukia just pouted, and got off of Grimm's lap. Ulquirra, Tesla, Nnoitra and Grimmjow stood up and walked away from the two girls and the sleeping Starrk under the table. Away from hearing distance, Tesla was telling Grimmjow something, exaggerating hand gestures, Nnoitra backing him up with nods and 'hhms'. Ulquirra just stayed expressionless.
"Listen her you brat" i turned to look at Rukia, who was glaring daggers at me. " If you do anything to my relationship, i will make sure that you'll regret it. Your just a slag that things she can steal boyfriends. But me and grimm are a match made in heaven. We wont split up. So do everyone a favour, and go back to where you came from" Rukia sneered. I sighed. " Finished? Now, how long did that take you to revise? Your obviously dim, and i won't waste my time with you. I have a problem though... your trash. I don't like trash. So go away, please" I snickered, trying to make her feel small. I could practically hear the whirring in her brain, trying to come up with a smart comeback. When she couldn't, i smirked. All of a sudden, Starrk grabbed my leg to hoist himself up. Throwing a lazy arm over my shoulder, he glared at Rukia. " I don't like you... go away." For once, i was glad for his bluntness. Rukia looked scared.
"Grimmjow wont let you get away with this..." she mumbled, before walking back to a table full of Rukia bots.
" Oh, im sure that he will" i shouted after her, laughing loudly. The boys returned, and Ulquirra sat next to me, Nnoitra on my other side, and Tesla and Grimmjow in front of me. This reminded me of a family. My family...
**********Flashback**********
"Mommy! mommy! I actually beat Tatsuki-san today! Im the new champion!" a very excited little Ichigo was walking alongside her mother, conversing about the events that took place moments ago.
"Im so proud of you, darling! Wait till we get home. Well tell everybody!" Masaki Kurosaki smiled. Her daughter really was something. She adored her. Her daughter had two sides. A loving little girl that loves to dress up, plait braids and sing and dance. Then, there was the devil... Ichigo was good at karate... and she knew it. If you angered her, all hell broke loose and then may be god be with that unfortunate person... I mean, Ichigo was better than all the boys at the dojo. Masaki couldn't help but feel proud to be her mother...
"Look mommy! Its the sunset! It's so pretty!" the little girl giggled.
"Its quite the sunset, don't you think? What do you feel, Ichi? When you look at it." Masaki smiled sadly as her daughter looked away.
"I don't like it... it makes me feel too sad. Like something bad's going to happen..."
"What? Sunsets aren't sad! There full of joy and they make me feel like i can fly!"
Ichigo looked up at her mother like she had been blind all of her life, and her mother, this beautiful creature, was the light. She looked up to her mother.
"Okay, mommy! I changed my mind. I've decided that i like sun-" Before Ichigo could finish, a man from behind her approached and gagged her with a foul smelling cloth. Before she could drift into unconsiosness, Ichigo heard the begs and screams of her mother piercing the night, asking to spare the child, cold laughter and a gunshot that will forever echoe in Ichigo's mind...
"Ichigo! Hey! You okay? OI" Someone shook my shoulder. I snapped out of my gaze and sniffed, wrapping my arms around my waist and letting out a strangeled sob. All the memories i worked so hard to suppress were slowly, but surely, seeping through the walls i built.
"Ichigo! Whats the matter?"
"Ichigo! Whats wrong?"
"Ichi!"
Everyone crowded around me and i finally realised the time i was wasting. I was making everyone worry... I really didn't want to be a nuisance, so i tried to stop the excessive flow of tears. However, the harder i tried, the harder it got to suppress. They flowed non stop. Eventually, i calmed down and unravelled my arms and looked up. I smiled sheepishly at all of them.
"Gomeni, everyone. You didn't need to see that"
Starrk shook his head. " Dont you worry about that. And don't tell us anything until your ready" He smiled reassuringly. I thanked him with my eyes, and grinned at a very worried looking Ulquirra.
"i'm okay now, really" He nodded, reluctantly, and got back to his food.
"Are you sure your okay, Ichigo?" Grimmjow spoke up. I looked at him and nodded, plastering a fake smile on my face. He didn't buy it, obviously, but let it go.
"All of you. Thank you for being so nice to me. I really appreciate it and i hope we can be good friends!"
Ulquirra gave me an unusually warm smile, Nnoitra and Tesla gave me wolfish grins, their mouths full of food. Grimmjow winked at me, causing me to blush. This went noticed by Ulquirra who glared at him. Starrk just gave an approving snore..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 months later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I sighed a big sigh. I was bored. Out of my wits. I tapped my foot and bobbed my head to the tune of Three Days Grace- Over and over. I was waiting impatiently for the bus to take me to school. I played with a strand of my orange hair, humming quietly to myself.
The bus pulled up and i walked in, flashing my bus pas at him. Time flew by easily as i gazed out if the dirty window, pondering. It has been 6 months now since i moved... and i've loved every single second of it.
I got to meet Ulquirra. He was like a big brother to me. He didn't show it unless necessary, but he was very protective of me. Nnoitra was the same. Always teasing me. But the one thing he hated was when i was upset, so i tried to be happy around him as much as i could.
He is probably the most protective of me... Tesla, he was like a father to me. If i wanted to do something, i had to ask him permission, and if he said no (he has his reasons, and i respected that) i would obey. He is, after all, the oldest from all of us and (believe it or not) the most responsible.
The door opened up, as I stood up. Walking to the door, i thanked the driver and stepped down. Before i could touch ground, i was grabbed and thrown over a shoulder...
End of chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed. Please review, because reviews are a writers fuel! Thanks! 3333
