Raven: Okaaay! Hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter!

Ulquiorra: Anyways, Raven owns NOTHING.

Raven: Yup! Hope you enjoy the chapter!

The rest of the day had gone by normally after Ichigo's story to Shou. Ichigo had fed Shou and all that great stuff.

Anyways the next began as it usually did.

Ichigo woke Shou up, fed him, ect, ect.

Finally, Ichigo had a break while Shou took played around in the garden. He excused himself under a tree and smiled, enjoying the shade.

A scream tore Ichigo from his thoughts.

"Ichi-niiiiii!" Shou screamed running toward Ichigo. There was a shadow following him but Ichigo couldn't see who it was from where he was sitting.

Shou ran towards Ichigo and jumped into his arms.

"Shou! What's wrong?" Ichigo asked holding the shaking boy in his arms.

"A-a man! He was scary!" Shou yelled.

"A man? Where?"

"O-over there." Shou said, pointing to the spot where he had seen the "person", there was no one in sight.

"Haha, Shou, there's no one there. Maybe it was an animal or something." Ichigo said, petting Shou's hair.

"Fine, but can Ichi-nii come and see if it's all safe?" Shou asked with his big puppy dog eyes.

Ichigo chuckled again, picked Shou up, and walked to where Shou had been playing.

He put Shou down and walked around the area Shou had been playing in.

"There, see nothing is- Woah!" Ichigo tripped on a vine and fell down.

"Owch…" Ichigo said rubbing his ankle.

"Ichi-nii!" Shou said grabbing Ichigo's arm and trying to pull Ichigo up.

"What's going on?" A voice said from behind Shou.

"Ichi-nii fell, uncle!" Shou said, running to Grimmjow.

"I'm fine." Ichigo said trying to get up, but then falling down again.

"Clearly." Grimmjow said sarcastically. He walked over to Ichigo and threw him over his back.

"O-oi! I can walk!" Ichigo said, hitting Grimmjow's back with his fists.

"Of course you can. Now shut up so we can get you to Szayel."

"Szayel?"

" Ilforte's little brother, local doctor, and scientist."

"O-oh…" Ichigo said, "Thank you", he said blushing.

From the trees a figure watched in hate, loathing the 'closeness' between Ichigo and Grimmjow.

He's mine, the person thought.

(A/N: Guess who it is ;D)

"Hmm… I think it's only sprained", the pink haired scientist said.

"Only?" Ichigo asked.

"It could be fractured or broken", Szayel pointed out. Ichigo nodded in understanding and thanked him.

Grimmjow threw Ichigo over his back again and thanked Szayel.

"Um… Grimmjow… I can walk…." Ichigo said.

"Yeah. Mm-hmm." Grimmjow grunted, continuing to carrying Ichigo.

"Um… Grimmjow?"

"Yeah, what is it?"

"Where are we going?"

"To my room."

"Um… why?"

"Because you need a good bed to rest your foot."

"Since when are you this nice?"

"Who said I'm being nice?"

"You're letting me rest in your bed."

"And?"

"Oh, so you're expecting pay back? Cause let me tell you something, I don't owe you shit."

"What? I can't do something for my servants once in a while?"

"I am not your servant."

"That's not what it says on the bill Gunjou gave to me."

"That bill doesn't mean anything! It's paper and it can be easily ripped to pieces!"

"Whatever." Grimmjow said. He opened the door to his room and put Ichigo on the bed.

"I have work to do now so I'll check up on you later."

"Okay… um… Grimmjow?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks", Ichigo said blushing.

Grimmjow smirked, "You're welcome kid." And with that the door was shut.

Ichigo smiled, He's not as bad as he acts, Ichigo thought to himself.

"What are you doing in this house Ichigo?" A voice asked Ichigo from the darkness.

"What? Who are you?" Ichigo asked, sitting up in the bed.

"Hmph. I thought you would have known my voice, boy."

"Byakuya?"

"Yes."

"What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing."

"Well, that's none of your business."

"I believe it is, as I am, your husband."

"What the hell? You're not my husband!"

"I already paid your father half of the money so come home."

"What the hell? No! And how did you find me, here of all places?"

"I have men all around this world."

"Tch. Whatever. I'm not coming home."

"That is not your choice to make."

"Hell, yes it is! I decide what I do with my life!"

"No."

"Hey Ichigo, I forgo- What the hell?" Grimmjow yelled. He had just opened the door to see Byakuya trying to grab Ichigo.

"Get the hell off of me, Byakuya!" Ichigo said, trying to hit Byakuya.

"No."

"What the hell?" Grimmjow repeated, this time, catching Ichigo and Byakuya's attention.

"Grimmjow Jeagerjaques." Byakuya said bitterly.

"How the hell do you know me? And what the fuckin' hell are you doin' to Ichigo?" Grimmjow roared grabbing Ichigo from Byakuya's hands.

"I believe I am taking my husband from your house."

"Husband? Hah. Right. Anyways,leave now before I get my guards on you."

"You have no control over him."

"Yeah? I'm his master, pretty boy. M-A-S-T-E-R."

"Do you have proof of that."

"I do." Grimmjow walked over to his nightstand and pulled a piece of paper out of the drawer then handed it to Byakuya.

Byakuya scanned it over and scowled deeply.

Grimmjow smirked in success.

"Listen! Byakuya, I'm not coming home!" Ichigo yelled, throwing his hands up in the air.

"No? Even if your family is about to be kicked out of their house?"

"What? I-I thought you said you paid them the money."

"Half. Not all. And I am not paying the other half unless I get what I paid for."

"How can I trust you?"

"I have never lied, Ichigo."

"There's a first time for everything."

"…You are a smart boy. Tell you what, I'll take you home and you can see for yourself."

Ichigo looked at Grimmjow and then at Byakuya.

"Fine."

"Then it is settled. Ichigo we are going home."

"Wait a sec! You can't take 'im! He belongs to me." Grimmjow said.

Byakuya strode over to where the bill was placed and tore the paper in half, then again, and once more. The bill was gone.

Grimmjow stared in shock and Ichigo frowned and walked out of the room.

"Ichigo?" Byakuya asked, threateningly.

"I know, I know… I'm just saying bye to someone."

Ichigo ran down the hallway to Shou's room and opened the door.

"Ichi-nii?" Shou asked, looking up from a book he was reading.

"Hey there Shou. Um… Ichi-nii's going away for some time so be nice to the person who's going to be filling in for me, okay?"

"Why is Ichi-nii going away? Was Shou that terrible?" Shou asked, his eyes starting to water.

Ichigo went over to Shou and hugged him.

"No, Shou! You were the best little boy in the world! I just have to go away for a while, okay?" Ichigo said, wiping the tears from Shou's eyes and kissing his forehead.

Shou sobbed louder.

"Shou doesn't want Ichi-nii to go!" Shou cried, wrapping his arms around Ichigo's neck and burying his face into Ichigo's neck.

Ichigo shushed Shou and held him.

"Ichigo." Byakuya said from the doorway.

Ichigo glared in Byakuya's direction but reluctantly pulled Shou off of him.

"I'll be back. I promise." Ichigo said pulling something out of his pocket, "Close your eyes and hold out your hands."

Shou obediently did so.

Ichigo quietly opened a tin and put something into the boy's hand.

"Open your eyes."

Shou looked into his hands to see a caramel cube laying in them. He looked at Ichigo, tears running down his face.

"Bye Ichi-nii." Shou said.

"Bye Shou."

And with that, Ichigo followed Byakuya out of the mansion and back to Japan.

Raven: *hides behind Ulquiorra* Please don't kill me! I feel guilty for torturing Ichi like that!

Ulquiorra: *pulls Raven out from behind him* do not be a coward.

Raven:… meanie butt =P Anyways I hope you liked the chapter!

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