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Authors note: Okay, some of you are probably wondering- When the M rating will come into effect. Well, soon my kiddies soon. Haha- Oh and the boy he was thinking about in Chapter 1 will be mentioned again- Oh and also I wanted to let you know I'm sorry for such a delay in this chapter. More will come quicker I promise! (I do like comments though! Let me know what you think 'kay? :] )

Chapter 3: The Human World

Staring down at the other Arrancar, I could only take her word; what the hell was Kurosaki thinking? My gaze going from her to the patch again, I could only swallow the bile that was rising in my throat, what happened to Ichigo…? My mind began to wonder…if he wasn't here then where was he? "That patch…" I felt my voice trail, the sinking feeling you get whenever bad news was afoot fell onto my shoulders like a lead weight. A giant ass lead weight I might add. The damned feeling continued to fester and fester in the silence before the lady Arrancar spoke again-

"This patch represents your squad; Captain Grimmjow- That is why this symbol of the tiger was placed upon it. Kurosaki-kun deemed it necessary." The girl had no humor lining her features, but it was intended. At least I thought- Ichigo would be a smart ass about me being as such. Ha. Ha. Ha. What a giggler Ichigo…what a giggler.

"Deemed it necessary did he?" My voice was in a dull tone- my thoughts were not in my words, I couldn't help but wonder about Ichigo. This Arrancar continued to speak about Strawberry in the past tense, but why? Something must have happened to that annoying little punk. Again why should I care? Why am I thinking so hard about it? That hindrance shouldn't have spared me. He shouldn't have saved me. He shouldn't have taken care of me. And damned he shouldn't have made me Captain of a squad. What the hell was that brat thinking? "Why the hell am I Captain?" I thought aloud, forgetting about the bodies that were all scattered about me- being that I was finally awake and all. "And where the hell is that damned Ichigo?"

"Sir…" The lady Arrancar began, "Kurosaki-kun is…" Her voice began to trail as she her eyes shifted from mine to the tiled floors. The first thought that came to mind was 'oh shit he's dead' the way she and everyone else looked.

"What she means is- Captain Grimmjow, is that he is away." A male cut in, a Shinigami with long golden hair and a scar across his left eye, as he spoke he fidgeted with his hands nervously, "He was in charge of this squad until he-"

Again another person cut in, this one a tad more flustered than the previous two, "He left to go on vacation!" It was a younger member- she giggled, trying to not show her uneasiness about something. Something that everyone knew, but didn't want myself to know of course, that I was sure of. What was it about Ichigo that they didn't want me to know of? If he wasn't dead then why be so flustered over anything else? What was the issue here? I'd be damned if they thought this little charade was enough to throw me off-

"What he HELL is going on? Tell me where Ichigo is!" I growled irritably, my patience with these buffoons was grating on my not so present nerves. First a drooling, sobbing Nel wakes me up and then as a welcoming committee I get this. What else could go wrong? Growling again, I knew that much could go wrong- especially with the whole Shigami and Arrancar business. How long has this peace been between the two, once mortal enemies? It didn't seem right…Arrancar that weren't Espada needed guidance from a higher, more powerful one. So where was he? She? My eyes darted about the room, no on in particular stuck out to me as the one. Was it me then…? Was that the reason that damned Ichigo put me here? To govern them? I am no baby sitter I might add…there was no way this was going to work. Ha. I could barely take orders from Aizen let alone anyone else. Now that I was to call the shots…Could I really be a good guy?

Shit. I hadn't thought of that before…The good guy act. I wasn't like that damned Strawberry! I wasn't good. Good and Grimmjow were never to be used in the same sentence…Shit. I just ruined that didn't I? "Well?" My voice rose in frustration. The damned fools continued to twiddle their thumbs and not answer me. "Its and ORDER!" I finally hissed, not exactly liking the fact I had to use my new rank. I didn't want to be a good guy...Being bad was Grimmjow's thing. And I liked it.

One of the squad members finally stepped forward, "Is it really that hard to answer him everyone?" A man with no sword began as he fixed his glasses that held blue eyes behind them. His robes were white…yet he bore not mask fragment- but he wasn't a soul reaper. Wait…no…it couldn't be.

"Four eyes…?" I was in disbelief; it was four eyes- the wimpy looking Quincy boy from before! Then again, now that years have passed he didn't look so wimpy any more…He stood tall (almost as tall as me)- his body was built but not Arnold Swartzheneger built by any means…I was impressed that he had any muscles at all. His eyes looked colder, wiser- his hair longer and pulled back into a mini pony-tail at the base of his neck.

"Your Lieutenant has a name, Captain Grimmjow." He responded, his voice was slightly deeper from the previous years…this was all too weird for that nerdy pip squeak. It didn't seem right. "It's Uryru Ishida." He answered before I asked- but then again, I wasn't really going to ask because I couldn't give a rats' ass what his name was. I just wanted to know what the hell Ichigo was doing and where the hell he was.

"You never answered my question." I stated bluntly as I crossed my arms. Why couldn't' anyone just come out and tell me something like 'Hey Ichigo is at Hooters!' or 'Hey Ichigo is at blah blah blah' I really didn't' care where he was- I just wanted to find him and give him hell for saving me and putting me as Captain of this damned squad.

The boy's lips curved into a grimace, his eyes then closed, a few more seconds past as the air about him grew more chilling- "Ichigo is currently in the human world, Grimmjow…" he paused before continuing, his cold blue eyes now glaring back at me, "His current where-abouts are unknown. He has kept a low profile after he defeated Aizen. He hasn't appeared much since."

"I see…" Was all I murmured for the time being. My thoughts were now swirling. They didn't' know where he was? How was that possible? This four-eyes was one of his best friends right? So what was the deal? Why was Ichigo hiding from them? And was he really in the Human World? "So many damned questions…" I muttered inaudibly as I pondered on my next move, until it hit me…Ichigo had been taking care of me all this time…so he had to be here recently right? "Four-eyes…When was the last time Ichigo was here?" I grinned slightly noticing such a thing…I wasn't just a fight-happy dumbass all the time.

The Quincy took a deep breath, his words were ice as they came out, "Let's speak of this else where." And just as he said, he began to walk away. Annoyed and still wanting answers I had to follow him. As I strode with him, the other members stared after us; it wasn't until we turned a corner that they began to go about their business with whatever they were doing.

Opening a door, the Quincy walked in- only having it open until I was in the room. He then closed it with a slam. "Why he put you in charge I'll never know." He leaned against the wall, his eyes still on me like a wolf and its prey. I didn't like that look in his eye one bit…it was damn right pissing me off.

I tried to hold in my annoyance for this Quincy, I needed answers- "So are you going to tell me where he is? And when he was last here…? Nel told me that he took care of me-"

I was cut off by laughter from Uryu, "Ha…The last time he was here was a year ago in the least. After he left he made me promise to watch over you. He's been missing since, Espada." He spat the title at me with a slight growl, "He told me, Orihime, Renji, Rukia, everyone not to look for him…" The Quincy's voice trailed, softening as he continued his tale, "He was…I mean he. Forget it…If you want to find him, fine. Go. It will benefit both me and you if you do. I want to know how he is and where he is…"

"I will find him, that damned brat." I could only mutter- my mind was currently occupied with the wondering thoughts of what had happened to Ichigo. Four-eyes refused to say anything more…I knew if I asked I'd only piss him off and then I'd never get ANY damn answers…so fuck it. It had been a long ass day.

"Humph, I'll run this place while you're gone. Hell, you have been out of commission for several years- a few days or weeks shouldn't change much. I'll take care of everything."

"Fine, I'll go now-" I began before Uyru sighed, "What?"

"You need a gigai, Grimmjow…One has already been prepared for you- it is in your room." He then opened the door quickly, and walked out, "Find him." Was the last thing he stated as he strode away. I was happy that he was finally out of my hair. Stupid Quincy…But why pull me aside to give me no answers, but just more questions? Honestly…I thought I was finally going to find out what the hell was going on and now I have a whole new mission to find the one called Ichigo. What the hell was with that? Now I had become someone's errand boy. Great. Just fucking great.

Back in my room I found the gigai and a glove with a flaming skull…I eyed it curiously- what the bloody hell was this damn thing? Why in the hell did I need it? "Sorry sir- we ran out of mod souls for now…that will have to do." A girl Soul Reaper walked into my room with nothing but a little knock to announce her arrival. All you have to do when you are in your gigai is basically punch yourself in the stomach." She smiled a toothy smile as if nothing were wrong with punching myself in the gut.

"Uhhh….okay?" I answered. Ready to leave. "Anything else I need to know?"

"Nothing more Captain! Now go go go!" She grinned handing me my sword and my new patch. "That's so the other squads won't kill you!" Again with the smiles and innocent happiness…it was rather weird, but again I only nodded. It was probably due to me being an Arrancar. Humph, so much for the attempts of tranquility.

Getting in the gigai (with the help of that odd girl) I grimaced…I was now…human. Human again- it was a feeling long forgotten. Looking at myself in a mirror within the room, I couldn't help but remember the orange-haired boy…the only thing from human-hood that I could remember.

"The human world awaits…" I muttered to myself while opening the gate to the human world just like I had done years ago…though it took some time to do of course (due to the fact I was rather rusty). "I'm coming Ichigo…" Stepping through the gate, it closed behind me once it did, another door opened before me.

"I'm back!"

Authors' note: That's it for this chapter kiddies~! Sorry it took so long to get up! Lol

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