Campus

So, chapter two is up sooner than I expected. I guess this is just one of those stories that I'm inspired to do lately cause the ideas for it just won't stop coming. I originally had about three sets for this chapter, but I didn't like how some parts of each sounded so I cut them all up and made this one! Yay! *waves pendant* Woot!

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Ahem. ANYWAYS! So, so far we've got Gin and Grimmjow as contestants for poor Ichigo's attention, but that's not all! No, this chapter reveals the secret affections that some other characters have for our favourite substitute shinigami! Well, in this fic he's a college student, but let's not get into semantics! Enjoy!

"Renji, I don't think this is a good idea." Ichigo frowned and crossed his arms.

"Why not? You need the money and you'd be an excellent subject!" Renji cajoled, putting his arm around Ichigo's shoulders in what he thought was an easy-going, friendly manner. "Besides, you'll be getting me extra credit for my art class. Whoever brought in the model that gets picked gets, like, a kajillion bonus points!"

Ichigo raised an eyebrow, not denying that he was in desperate need of funds. "A kajillion bonus points. Really."

Renji shrugged. "Okay, maybe not that many, but you get the point! C'mon berry head, do it for me! Do it for your all time favourite red head!"

"Orihime's a red head."

"NO! Don't go to the dark side Ichigo!" Renji glomped the other. "Straight people are so gay!"

Ichigo shoved Renji off of him. He rolled his eyes and looked quizzically at him. "What are you on?! Geez, you aren't normally this…touchy-feely. Did you seriously just say 'straight people are gay'? Are you retarded?"

"It makes sense!" Renji said defensively, but he smiled, knowing that Ichigo would agree as soon as he'd rolled his eyes.

"No it doesn't, and it's out of pity for your crack addled brain that I agree to model for your art class. You'd never be able to pass without extra credit anyways."

"Alright! I'm really glad you agreed, because Ikkaku was planning on asking Matsumoto to volunteer and that would have been awkward." Renji shuddered.

"Why?" Ichigo asked, not truly paying attention to Renji's answer. He opened up a text book and worked on finishing one of many assignments he'd been assigned.

"Matsumoto's dorm room is right across from mine, so you know how it might be a little weird if she models for the class."

Ichigo looked up, scowl becoming even more deepset as he registered what Renji said. "Renji, exactly what kind of modeling would I be expected to do?"

Renji stood up suddenly, walking away quickly. "Sorry Ichigo, I've got to go to my next class. See ya later!"

"Renji! No! Come…back. Damn." Ichigo sighed.

"Talking to yourself is the first sign of insanity you know."

Ichigo jumped. "HOLY SHIT! Ishida, don't do that!" His breath was uneven and he gave a half-hearted wave to Chad and the Quincy as they walked up.

"I'm glad to see that you are actually starting to take the way you dress seriously." Ishida pushed up his glasses with a finger. Chad smiled and helped Ichigo put his books into his bag. Ichigo looked gratefully to him and shot a glare to Ishida.

"Especially since you don't?"

"What's wrong with the way I dress?!" Ishida started to 'spazz', looking over his outfit hurriedly for any stains marring the white coloring.

"If you don't know then I see no point in telling you. C'mon Chad. What class have you got next?"

"Art." Chad answered with a single word. He was silent for a few moments before he looked at Ichigo. "Renji asked me to show you how to get there. We were supposed to do our sketches today."

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Renji backed into a wall quickly, trying to escape the attention of his cranky professor. "I-I got Ichigo to agree to come in. Chad's bringing him in for next class."

Grimmjow grinned a feral smile. "Thanks for the favor. It wasn't that hard now was it Renji-chan?"

"I'm not a fucking girl Grimmjow! Besides, I did it more for me than for you!" Renji shot back angrily.

The blue haired man shrugged. "Does it look like I care? Nah, so long as I get what I want in the end, I don't care why you did it so long as it's done."

Renji snarled and shoved himself off of the wall, getting directly into Grimmjow's face. "I don't know why you asked me to get Ichigo to do the nude portraits, but if you do anything to hurt him-"

"You'll what? Glare me to death? Face it kid, there's nothing you could do to threaten me and you're using Kurosaki just as much as I am." Grimmjow laughed, pushing Renji away. "Abarai, what you don't understand is that what I have planned for him is much, much better than what somebody else has planned. Believe it or not, I'm not the most dangerous freak on this campus that's interested in what Kurosaki has to offer."

Renji glared at the art professor furiously, and the two stood off against each other until the bell rang for class. Grimmjow smiled and gestured to a desk. "Take a seat Renji. After all, you'll want the best view possible of our subject for your assignment."