The week has dragged on for what seemed like eternity since I had a numerous amount of tests to mark, essays and questions mixed with every night going to Gotie 13 to strut my stuff for the women of Japan. Additionally Grimmjow would stop by demanding sex but I guess it wasn't much of a demand since I'd stop complaining after a few minutes of kissing him. Besides Grimmjow's frequent visits Shinji would also appear bringing Noi fucking rita. That pain in my ass and one day I would beat him up. Once he even showed up while I stripped harassing me leaving the ladies to send him glares that shot out daggers.. Unfortunately, I could avoid Nnoitra for so long. Today was Friday though so that was the best part because I got out at noon instead of coming in at noon. I had pulled Karin and Yuzu aside before they left with their friends telling them I had to speak with them. Once the class had become empty I went from being their sensie to being Ichigo Kurosaki their big brother. When I spoke to them that I would be visiting them this weekend Yuzu gave me a hug while Karin just muttered something about finally visiting. I told her I would arrive around seven and she smiled saying once she finished her homework she would automatically go to working on preparations for a big meal. I could only laugh in response and hug both of them before I left. Even as I thought about that I had managed to walk a fair distance and made it home in a short amount of time. It was June and typically sunny so I rarely bothered to drive just to save money on gas. Yawing loudly I decided that maybe it would be a good time to take a nap. Better than being dead beat tired at home and having Yuzu scold me for not sleeping properly and having my nutcase of a father kicking me in the face as soon as I walked in the door. Entering my room I grabbed the silk blanket I had and a pillow. I had the silk blanket lay a top of my cotton one since it was for comfort. I used the silk in the summer time though because I liked to keep my room cool so at night when I laid in bed the cool sleek fabric clutched my body. Dragging the pillow and blanket with my I moved in teh direction of my living room where I then placed the pillow down and wrapped the blanket around me. I slide down and laid on my right side facing the cushion of my leather couch. I focused on the darkness I saw in my brain along with the faint sound of breathing. Breathe in breathe out. My mind was then sent into a tranquil state where I then became engulfed in darkness. Though in a short amount of time I then began to see images play in my head being a spectator of my own dream but taking action in it at the same time. I held an umbrella as I wore a yellow rain jacket. The rain pelting down from the dark sky. Looking up I see my mother and all I could do was smile. I loved my mother so much. I held her hand as we walked along side the road towards home. I always felt protected and safe around her. We then started to walk along the sidewalk where the river bank was and the river water moved quiet small roaring of the river reached my ears. Cars drove by quickly and I heard the sound of a sky train pass by. In the corner of my eye I caught a climpse of a child looking slightly older than me walking along side the river. She seemed to walk towards it. What was she doing. Before I knew it I released my hand from my mothers jumping down the bank and ran towards the girl trying to save her. I heard my mother cry my name but I didn't listen to water in the crash slooshed past my boots and I could hear the noise it as I thought I reached the girl my world went black. When I had awaken from my black mind I couldn't believe what I saw. My mom was laying on top of me with her eyes closed. My body starts to tremble like an earthquake at the image of seeing my mother like this.
"Mom?" I whispered.
I shook her body but heard no response no movement. Her body was cold and pale with the color of red...Blood. Blood was on her clothing and some on mine. The scent invading my nostrils. That horrid cooper scent of my mothers blood.
"Mom?" I croaked out.
I could feel the tears form in my eyes but for some reason they were dreading to come out. How could I tell my dad, my sisters that our precious mother was dead. She was the centre of our worlds and we were always jovial and full of smiles around her. She was the centre of our universe and now she was gone forever. I shook her body once more and continued to call her name. A few tears slipped out but I continued to call out her name hoping that she was not dead and was only unconsious. I called her name louder my voice studdering because the emotions that ran through my body constricted my throat making i hard to breath. How could such sadness do this to a person. Eventually the police arrived saying it wasn't my fault and that she was shot by a man protecting my. Said man was apparently trying to steal the girl I was trying to rescue. My dad told me my name meant he who protects. So going to the dojo to get stronger was my soul purpose. Get stronger and protect my family but now I felt like I failed. I could not believe the police even as they continually told me it was not my was. If I had not tried to save that girl my mother would be alive. all I could do as I sat there was replay the horrible images of seeing my mom like that. Bloodied. June 17th. That wretched day. The day I promised to get stronger and protect.
"Ichigo?" I heard a voice call.
Out of fright I jumped out of my slumber to notice Grimmjow staring down at me. I could feel the dried tears on my God I was week crying over a dream though sadly it wasn't just a dream. It was a reality I had to face every single day.
"Are you okay?" asked Grimmjow slightly concerned.
"Yeah," I said.
"But you.." he started to say.
"I said I'm fine!" I snapped.
"Wow grumpy much," he said," and hear I am being all concerned and you treat me like that."
I felt guilty for snapping at him. I knew I shouldn't have let my emotions get the better of me but I did.
"Okay I'm sorry," I said and sighed," I'm just having a bad day."
"How come?" he asked.
"Is this come scam to get in my pants?" I asked.
"No," he said.
"I'm just overwhelmed," I lied.
I didn't feel like sharing my dream with him or the childhood nightmare. the only people who I could talk to about it without feeling horrible was Shinji. He lost his mother too almost around the same time as me and his father never really wanted him to begin with so we practically became family. So opening up to Grimmjow wasn't going to happen since I only knew the man for a short period of not even two weeks.
"You were the one who needed family time," he pointed out.
"Yeah,"I admited," if onnly work wasn't so much work. Stripping is so much fun but I don't want to stop but might have to. I'm afraid that I may get laid off once day. There's a shit load of yen I earned but it still doesn't make me feel safe."
"Your rich but you live in this dump?" he asked quiet shocked.
"Yeah and?" I asked.
"I'm middle class and I can afford better than this," he said.
"Yeah right," I said.
"Oh yeah?" he said," well for information bucko I own a three bedroom, two story house along with a cabin along with beach where the rocks are and one on a lake out in the countryside."
"Seems like your rich," I said.
"Parents place," he said," inheritance from when they died a few years back."
Grimmjow had stated that so calmly and I couldn't understand how. I couldn't even do that. If I had to bring up my moms death I was either cold or angry towards the person who asked.
"You get a lot of yen?" I asked.
"800,000 to a million yen," Grimmjow said
"Holy shit!" I exclaimed," fuck being rich your loaded. How did you not put a dent in that money."
"Never appealed to me to use it," he said," never really thought I earned it. haven't spent any of it yet."
"Are you ever going to use it?" I asked.
"When the time comes yes," he said.
"Speaking of time," I said," what time is it?"
"About 3:30," he said.
"Aw thank god," I said.
"Why?" he asked.
"I told my sisters I'd be showing up around seven," I said.
"You see your sisters five days a week," he said," what makes seeing them on the weekend any different?"
"I'm their sensie during that time not their big brother," I said.
"Oh," he said," so are you hungry?"
"I dunno," I said.
"how do you not know?" he asked then laughed.
"I just woke up that's why," I said.
"Come on and get off that ass, make some food and then share," he said.
"Ah so it was a scheme for food not sex," I teased.
"Bullshit," he said.
"Aw lighten up I'll get some food for us," I said," popcorn?"
"Lazy make some real food," he said.
"I can't make a big meal," I said," Yuzu wants to make a big dinner since I haven't returned home for the weekend for almost a month. She'd get upset if I don't eat a lot of it."
"Fine then reheat last nights left overs?" he asked.
I sighed, "Fine."
Grimmjow had enjoyed what I had made last night and to be quiet frank I enjoyed it too. Yuzu had showed me how to make spinache and cheese stuffed shells. She had said she was watching some American television show on the internet. I think it was Racheal Ray or someone famous. Or some cooking show. I don't really know since she watched a lot of shows when she wanted to make a special dinner. Pulling the food out of the fridge I heated it up in the microwave but took the plastic cover off the bowls. I usually stored food in small little containers incase I didn't feel like cooking and it did come in handy. I had set the time for it to heat up and then began to go in a trance where I started to think random things. I went from thinking about Grimmjow to some music to stripping then to the mating styles of the Australian peacock spider which was so outstanding. As they danced for their desired mate they looked like they were waving which was really cool. Hearing the five second warning I ran towards the microwave pressing the open button just as it hit one second. I really hated that annoying beeping sound from when the timer when off. It made me want to kill my microwave. Though the containers were hot and slightly burned my hands I handed Grimmjow his and held mine until I walked to the counter where I placed it down and jumped up. I sat beside the silverware drawer and pulled out a fork and yes I did say fork. Typically I would eat with chopsticks but this American food was kind of hard to grasp with the chopstick. Forks were like holding a pencil or a pen but it made me wonder if people in the west had issues using chopsticks or if they even used them. Plopping a shell in my mouth I chewed slowly savoring the flavor as danced across my tongue.
"This is really good," said Grimmjow.
"You said that last night too," I said.
"If you won't accept the complement I'll come over there and fuck that tight ass of yours," he said
"You would have done it anyways," I stated in a monotone voice.
I was enjoying my food too much to really care. Swallowing another shell I placed the nearly empty container to my side. Grimmjow seductively walked towards me grasping my wrists placing his fingers around them and placed the bottom of his wrist on the top of my hands. He gently pulled me down from the counter leaving me to lean closer to him. his face moved down leaving his eyes staring at mine where his blue eyes pierced mine. He was so close I could feel his hot breathing on my face. Grimmjow removed one of his hands to slide it up my back forcing me to move closer to him. My heart beat accelerated as his lips hovered over mine. Though once his lips touched mine it felt amazing. His lips gentle touching mine in a feather like his. One who's kiss would be received by someone like a lover but me and Grimmjow were in no circumstance to be considered lovers. Friends at the most. We never had a title to what we were. Sometimes it made me self conscious and afraid to do certain things even though he and I had went all the way after a day of meeting each other. I leaned into him returning the light kiss neither of us deepening it or adding any more lust. I kissed him back once more before I pulled away.
"Should we really be doing this?" I asked
kinda like a cliff hanger eh? sorry i had ot leave it at that. im tired its late at night where i live. sorry bout this chapter being short but i kinda like it and yeah i made bleach world around thie time Ichi's mommy died. It;s june 13th the Changed universe just saying.