A/N: Thank you so much for the support I've been receiving! My readers are awesome… I have responded to almost all of my reviews, but I still want to thank you publicly. Blackirishawk, yuchi1994, XionNight, Porcelain Huntress, iiNeko-Chan, and Yuuki-Hime2097 thank you for your wonderful reviews! Please read the author's note at the end of the chapter for important future update information. Anyway on with the chapter!

Rating: M definitely applies to this chapter so you're warned!

Disclaimer: Nope. Do not own Naruto or Bleach.

*** As a side note… I'm starting to really like Sakura who knew she could be so strong?

Shiver

The week had been the longest in her short life; she was positive that it was due to the inevitable confrontation she would be having with Tenten, but what she still wasn't sure of was if she wanted to do it. 'Maybe I should just stay at home and commute. No… that would be a 35 minute drive one way everyday. What if just…? No! Come on Sakura, you're a grown woman for crying out loud! Grow a pair!' She would have to do it sooner or later. She missed Tenten.

She had packed her red damask suitcases with only what she thought was necessary. She had packed the new clothes she had bought on the shopping trip she had with Hinata and Ino, along with the undergarments Ino had ended up buying for them since neither had felt brave enough to do so. They weren't scandalous, she had half expected Ino to buy her something she would blush just thinking of wearing, they were cute and the lace ones were enticing without being raunchy. She heard her phone buzzing on her bed and picked it up. She unlocked it and when she saw who it was from she wasn't the least bit surprised. The blonde would text her several times a day. She opened it and felt a vein on her forehead throb.

Are you on your way? Hurry up forehead you're taking too long!

They had stopped calling each other names when they patched things up between them, but every once in a while Ino would do so just to annoy her and Sakura hated it.

I'm on my way Ino-pig! Stop whining already.

She touched the send button and smiled. She could see Ino throwing a tantrum at the insult while reading the text. Satisfied with herself she grabbed her suitcases and headed out the door. Just as she reached the living room she saw her driver come inside. He rushed to her side when he saw her holding the luggage.

"Miss Haruno what are you doing? You could have called for me. You shouldn't be carrying your luggage yourself. What would your father say if he saw me slacking off by letting you carry it?" The tall dark haired man, older than Sakura by no more than five years, lightly reprimanded her.

Sakura placed them on the ground and placed her hands on her hips. Emerald eyes met sapphire and she frowned. "Kyo what have I told you about addressing me? Besides I'm perfectly capable of doing things for myself and my father would tell you the same thing. He didn't raise a spoiled brat."

The older man blushed slightly, "I'm sorry Sakura," it sounded so foreign he had been taught to show respect to those above him. Strangely enough although the Haruno's were a wealthy family, they had never made him feel as if he was beneath them. He did work for them, he was their driver, but they still treated him like a friend of the family. "You're right he would say that. Regardless, what am I getting paid to do then?"

She had to give him credit he was persistent. He'd always argue his way to prove his point and she would have no option but to accept defeat. Today she didn't feel like arguing for hours, she just smiled and acceded, "Okay, you win. I don't want to argue with you today. I don't know when I'm gonna see you again." Her smile turned sad, "I'm gonna miss you Kyo…"

She looked at the young man that had quickly become a friend and had crossed the lines between employer and employee. Her parents loved him, he had proved his loyalty to them, and she cared for him too. He was dressed in the issued black suit and was wearing white gloves, he didn't wear the hat and Sakura was glad. Kyo had chin length, pitch black, straight hair, sapphire eyes that would make any girl envious, and fair skin. He was a very handsome young man. Ino would tell her how lucky she was to have a driver like him hers was an "unattractive old man". She only wished she had fallen in love with someone like him instead. She wished she had fallen in love with him.

Sakura was not blind. While there were things she remained oblivious to, there were other things that she picked up on fairly easy, like the fact that Kyo had feelings for her. He had never voiced them and never would because of their position, but she could see it plain as day and wondered if anybody else had. He showed it in the things he did for her, sure it was his job, but he seemed almost happy to do them. She could tell by the way he looked at her and smiled at her; she could see the longing in his eyes and how at times his smile turned sad. She didn't like hurting him he was her Kyo after all.

To her surprise Kyo reached out to her and ruffled her shorter pink strands lightly, "I'm gonna miss you too, Sakura. You have no idea." He gave her his sad smile and Sakura felt her chest tighten. She placed her hand on top of his and gave him an encouraging smile. They stayed like that for a few moments before he removed their hands from the side of her head, "Come, you have somewhere you need to be." He picked up her luggage before she could say anything else.

The drive to the university had been filled with a comfortable silence both were too deep in their own thoughts to initiate conversation. The car pulled slowly to a stop without Sakura realizing it until Kyo was holding her door wide open. He extended his gloved hand to help her out and she held on to it, enjoying the familiar warmth. He opened the trunk and got the red luggage out before walking by her side to the entrance of the building.

At the entrance they were greeted by an older man with graying hair. "Good morning, miss welcome to Karakura University's B-Complex. This is the second of the three apartment complex buildings that were created for our students. May I have your name please?"

"Sakura Haruno," she stated. She liked that visitors were monitored, as was to be expected from the university's standards.

The older man typed her name into the system with agile fingers. "Ah, yes Miss Haruno. You're room is 810," he said handing her a key to the apartment. "My name is Daisuke Saitou and if you ever need anything feel free to ask. The complex has several features accessible to the tenants like a private gym that is open 24 hours and a private spa. If you need any more information it is available to you."

A private gym, that got her attention and she'd make sure to check it out later. "Thank you Mr. Saitou I'll be sure to check it out." Kyo nodded to the older man and made their way into the elevator before the older man had a chance to give them more information. "You're more quiet than usual, Kyo. Is something wrong?"

"No, Sakura everything is fine. I'm just thinking about some things your father asked me to do for him." He stated and pressed the button with an eight on it.

She wondered if that was really it. They remained silent until they reached the eighth floor. When they were out of the elevator Kyo turned right and looked at the doors until he found room 810. He stepped aside and let Sakura unlock it. She walked in and stepped out of her shoes before slowly taking in her new surroundings.

"It's fabulous isn't it?" Ino came out of the room on the left and closed the door. It really was. It was huge for college housing. Everything was in green and different shades of brown, ranging from its lightest to darkest shades, very earthy tones. There was a large cream colored chaise lounge sectional with throw pillows in greens and browns in front of a brick wall in different shades of brown; a large flat screen TV hung on it and an electric fireplace was below it. The windows spanned the width of the living room and were just as high.

Ino gave her a hug in greeting before pulling away. "Hi Kyo," she greeted the young driver and he nodded. She walked towards the bedrooms not bothering to look if Sakura and Kyo had followed. In passing she saw that the kitchen was just as striking. "The rooms are all identical so I already picked mine." She opened the door to the room she had come out of and let them in. Sakura loved it. "We each have our own bathroom so we won't have any problems over who hogs bathroom time the most. You can have your pick of either the room at the end or the one across from me." The blonde walked out of her room motioning for them to follow.

Sakura thought for a few moments, "I guess I'll take the one at the end." She walked into her new room, Kyo walked in shortly after with her luggage and placed it by the door, it was an exact copy of Ino's room. She quickly made her way to the shoji door across from where she stood and followed the small hallway until it led her to another door. She opened it and found the luxurious bathroom complete with a stand-up shower and large bathtub. She could get used to this.

"Best thing of all is that we each get our privacy," she heard Ino call out. Privacy was something she treasured highly.

She joined Ino and Kyo in the bedroom. "Now that you're settled I must be on my way Sakura," Kyo said. "I have errands to do for your father."

Sakura didn't want him to leave so soon who knew when she'd see him again. "Alright, only because it's my father if not I'd tell you to stay longer." Sakura walked him to the door and opened it to let him out. "Kyo," she said tentatively.

He turned around to look at her and saw the saddened expression, "Take care of your self Sakura." He smiled her favorite saddened smile and offered his hand for her to shake it.

Sakura looked at his outstretched hand then met his sapphire eyes. She took them both by surprise when she hugged him instead. Kyo stood there shocked then slowly wrapped his arms around the much shorter girl. "Take care, Kyo. I'm gonna miss you." She felt him nod his head and pulled away. He walked away from her.

Sakura heard Ino run behind her and stick her head out into the hallway. "Don't be a stranger Kyo and come visit us, you hear?" She called after Kyo.

He didn't look back and waved over his shoulder, "I will Miss Yamanaka."

"That's Ino to you, Kyo!" She retorted.

It was that time of the year again. The beginning of the new school year meant new obnoxious freshman would be roaming about campus. 'Just fucking great...' It was something he had not been looking forward to. He walked into B-Complex and saw the familiar old man Saitou at the desk.

"Good morning Mr. Jaegerjaquez," the old man greeted not expecting a worded answer. After a year of the younger man's flippant behavior he had grown accustomed to it. It was his second year at the university and his greetings had progressed to grunts. The young man did just that before disappearing into the elevator.

As the elevator door closed behind him he pressed the button to his floor. He dreaded going back to his room. One of his roommates, Yilfordt Granz, had graduated last year leaving him and Ulquiorra Cifer with an extra room. Residency would not allow them to leave the room empty though they really didn't mind splitting the rent two ways, so they had been assigned a new roommate and a freshman to top it off. Grimmjow hoped the kid wasn't annoying like the rest. 'Fucking fish.' He heard the distinctive ding that announced he had reached his floor and the door opened. He took a right and walked down the familiar hallway. 'I hope the kid isn't there yet.' He could only hope if not he'd have to leave the apartment again and keep himself busy all day. He could always hit the gym later; each apartment complex had its own private gym god forbid the rich snobs would have to wait their turn at one of the machines. On second thought he'd just go later when he'd be sure he wouldn't risk running into one of them. He had been spending a lot of time at the gym; he couldn't stand Ulquiorra lately, much less than he usually could so he stayed away from him not wanting to get into a physical altercation. Grimmjow thought that's what his roommate needed— arrogant asshole thought he was better than everyone else!

About halfway down the hall he could see a tall man dressed in a driver's suit, not much older than him, standing outside of one of the apartments. The door was open and he saw a short pink haired girl suddenly hug the driver surprising both males. No rich woman or girl he knew in the building, no scratch that the entire campus, would have had a gesture like that towards a driver. He saw the reluctance in the driver before he returned the hug then pulled away and started walking towards him. He saw the pink haired girl look at the retreating male then a blonde showed up behind her and called out to the driver. Both males walked by each other and exchanged a slight nod in greeting.

As Grimmjow walked by the two females he could see the pink haired one looked at the retreating driver until he heard the ding of the elevator door. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the blonde gawking at him and he rolled his eyes. He saw her nudge the shorter female but she didn't look at the blonde roommate until Grimmjow had walked past them. It didn't surprise him anymore to catch females or males ogling him he was used to it. He knew he was good looking; his 6'1" muscular frame, light blue hair, and light blue eyes made him stand out. He knew the girls must be freshmen, they looked young, and he hadn't seen them before. He could feel the blonde's gaze on the back of his head. If it had been "Pink" it would have been another thing but she had remained oblivious to him. Pink intrigued him, in that brief gesture she had had towards the raven haired male she had piqued his interest and he wondered what the story was behind that. He also noticed briefly in passing that she was kind of cute.

What was he thinking? Women didn't pique his interest. He had yet to meet one that did, though suddenly eyes of earth and ice flashed in his memory and he mentally shook his head to keep that memory at bay. He loved women, they were beautiful creatures, but he only kept them around long enough to keep him from feeling lonely. Once they started to get attached and started wanting for him to become the "b" word he fled. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez was not meant to be tied down— he was a free spirit and he would stay that way.

Sakura looked after Kyo until he disappeared into the elevator, vaguely aware of a tall figure with light blue hair that walked past them. She felt Ino nudge her arm desperately but she hardly acknowledged it, she already missed Kyo. She finally looked at her, "What, Ino?" Her voice lightly tinged with the annoyance she felt.

She saw Ino staring after the guy with the light blue hair; she had never seen such an interesting color before. "Did you see him?" Sakura saw her eyes twinkling with excitement. Ino didn't even wait for her to answer. "He is so hot! I have to find out who he is." In the distance they heard keys jingling and saw him unlock and enter the last door on the right. "He lives on this floor, too!"

Sakura rolled her eyes and went inside the room; she heard Ino close the door. "Leave it to you to find a guy to stalk on the first day we're here." She took her phone out of her pocket and looked at the time. "It's not even noon yet and you've already found a victim!" She teased.

"Oh shut it! You know he's good looking," countered the blonde.

"Actually, I didn't pay attention." She really hadn't she had been too worried about Kyo.

"That's right you were too busy checking out Kyo to notice the blue-eyed hottie."

Sakura blushed, Ino would always find a way to twist things around. "I wasn't checking him out! I just didn't want him to leave so soon." Her blush disappeared. "I'm gonna miss him a lot that's all…"

Understanding dawned on the blonde and she hugged her long time friend from behind. "I know Sakura, he's more than a driver to you and he's someone very important." Sakura nodded slowly, Kyo was a friend. "Enough with the downer attitude let's go unpack your things." Ino wanted to distract her. They walked to the room at the end of the hall. Sakura was glad she had only brought her two suitcases and that would make things go faster. She hated unpacking.

Before they realized it was after noon; the hours had passed with them unpacking and chatting away about everything and anything, their expectations for the semester and what not. They were interrupted when they heard the opening of the door. Ino who had been lying on her stomach on Sakura's bed was jolted to her feet and ran to the living room. Sakura stayed behind. If they had come in with their own key it could only be one person. She gulped audibly and braced herself before approaching her bedroom door. She heard a familiar female voice, one she hadn't heard since the beginning of the summer, followed by a deeper male voice one she knew all too well. Her heart skipped a beat and she felt her stomach somersault.

She could hear them talking and decided she had to come out and see them— it was time. She stepped out of her room and slowly walked down the hallway. That's when she saw them and they saw her. The brunette had been asking Ino something but stopped mid sentence at sight of her. Ino who had been sitting on the chaise turned around and Sakura could feel three pairs of eyes on her. She just stood there shell-shocked looking back at brown eyes. She hadn't seen them in so long that she didn't know what to do. Tenten just looked back at her as if waiting for her do either welcome her or kick her out.

Sakura walked closer towards her estranged friend and made the effort to speak, but when she tried her voice wouldn't leave her. She cleared her throat and felt a familiar sting in the back of her eyes. "I-I'm sorry Tenten." That's all she knew to say. She had avoided them all summer long deliberately to allow time to heal before this moment. She still didn't feel ready and she sure hadn't healed.

The brunette shook her head and closed the distance between them in seconds before crushing her in an embrace. Sakura felt Tenten's body tremble against hers as she continued to shake her head. Tenten ran her fingers through pink tresses, "No, don't you ever apologize to me. I'm the one that's sorry… for everything." Sakura could hear the effect the tears Tenten was now crying were having on her voice and she felt her own finally break free. She closed her eyes and hugged her friend back. "I've missed you so much Sakura— so, so much."

"I've missed you too, Tenten," she finally said out loud. They both cried freely not paying attention to the other two in the room. "I missed my friend." She felt Tenten nod her head.

They held each other and cried for a few minutes before finally tearing away. She saw Ino quickly wipe away the tears that she too had been crying. She saw Sasuke, for the first time in two and a half months, approaching her. He did something very uncharacteristic of him; he actually hugged her. Sakura widened her eyes in surprise. Sasuke had never hugged her before. "I missed you Sakura. You gave us quite a scare." When he pulled away she turned to look at Tenten; she saw a big smile on her face, as if everything was finally right in the world. She glanced at Ino and saw that her mouth was open in astonishment. There was no doubt in her mind that this change in Sasuke was due to Tenten— there truly was no one better for him.

Sakura smiled sadly at them both, "I'm sorry, I just- I just needed some time." She had to be honest with them. "I just want to tell you both that I'm happy for you. I'm glad that you found each other." She turned to look at Sasuke, "I know that… you were never meant to be mine. You were hers all along." Sasuke understood and nodded. Sakura felt herself suddenly being held by the couple in another rare show of affection by the stoic Uchiha; she had missed them both greatly.

Ino cleared her throat before approaching the three of them, "Okay now that everything's fine between us again how about we show Tenten her new room?" The blonde had been temporarily forgotten. Ino grabbed the other girls' hands and led them to the room on the right. She let them go and opened the door, "You're gonna love it Tenten!"

Tenten walked toward the bed and let her body fall heavily on it. "The bed's comfortable at least."

Sakura giggled, Sasuke smirked, and Ino frowned. "That's all you have to say?" Said the blonde astounded. "At least check out the rest of the room." She suggested pointing to the shoji door that led to the bathroom.

Tenten shook her head, "Nah, I can tell it's more than enough. I'll see it when I have to use it."

Ino looked disappointed and was about to say something else when Sasuke spoke up. "You heard her. It's more than enough." He deadpanned.

Sakura felt herself smile again. She was happy they were all together again, maybe even closer than they had ever been. She had never seen Sasuke so happy before… and it was all because of Tenten. Maybe everything was alright in the world.

Sasuke had eventually left some time after nine. They had all spend their first day together; ate lunch, watched movies, caught up on things, ate dinner, and watched some more movies until Sasuke took off. Something about leaving before Naruto began pounding on every door until he found him— all he knew was that they had all ended up on the same floor by some sheer stroke of luck— or maybe it had been done deliberately by the Residency of the university, who knew. Sakura silently agreed, she really didn't want to see the boisterous blonde; too many overwhelming emotions for one day and she didn't want to add murderous intent to the list, no not today.

Ino and Tenten were lounging around in the living room when she came out of her room in her athletic clothes, a red tank top with the outline of a circle on the middle of her back in white, black form fitting pants, and a small duffel bag on her shoulder. It was past eleven at night and the two looked quizzically at her. "Where are you going so late, Sakura" Ino was the one to speak up.

"Mr. Saitou mentioned there was a 24-hour exclusive gym in the building and I want to check it out. Do you want to join me?" She already knew the answer but asked anyway.

Ino made a face, "No, thank you."

Tenten also shook her head. "Sorry Sakura, I have to be going to bed already. My father wanted to see me tomorrow in the morning."

The brunette would have been the only one out of the two to actually join her. "It's your loss," she said as she walked towards the door. "I'm taking my key so lock up. I'll be back in an hour or two." She said before she closed the door.

She walked down the hallway and noticed how quiet it was. She was glad they didn't have loud neighbors, maybe except for Naruto, it would make things easier down the road. He had to make his presence known everywhere he went. She reached the elevator and pressed the button for the first floor. She had yet to see any of her neighbors— other than the blue haired male she hadn't even paid attention but Ino swore was "a hottie" she hadn't seen anybody else. When she reached the lobby she saw that Mr. Saitou had been replaced by a woman around his age.

When the woman saw her she smiled warmly and greeted her, "Good evening miss, did you need anything?" Her eyes became wrinkled.

Sakura smiled back at the older woman, "Good evening." When she looked at the nametag she saw it read Mitsuko. "Uhmm- actually yes, Mr. Saitou mentioned earlier today there's a private gym. Where would that be located?"

Mitsuko pointed at the hall behind her and to Sakura's left. "Just go all the way to the end of the hallway. It's on your right hand side."

Sakura nodded, "Thank you for your help."

She knew she'd be spending a lot of time here; the gym had state-of-the-art equipment, some that had not even been out on the market yet. It had been easy enough to find once she was pointed in the right direction— if the sign that read "gymnasium" and extended from the wall on top of the door had been no other indication. She walked in the small entrance lobby where there was another door, giving those who happened to be working out privacy from anybody that happened to be walking the halls. She was glad to see there was nobody else in there and she had the place to herself.

She had left her cell phone in her room she didn't want any interruptions. This was her personal time. She took out her MP3 player from her duffel bag, put on her headphones, and walked over to a treadmill towards the back of the room. She placed her bag on the floor and played her favorite playlist on random, turning up the volume loud enough for her to drown out her thoughts. She began at a slow pace before speeding it up; today she just wanted to run.

The new roommate had not shown up today and Grimmjow was relieved. He wasn't the least bit anxious to meet him. He hoped the kid backed out at the last minute and wouldn't be moving in with them. 'One less fucker to avoid.' He had been highly unproductive the whole day; he had watched some anime a friend had recommended that was supposed to be the shit and had sadly finished watching it in one sitting. It had been really good but to his disappointment it had been too short, and he wouldn't have something to watch the rest of the week. He'd have to find something if only to bug Ulquiorra— he hated being around when Grimmjow watched his anime. He'd turn up the volume just to annoy the green eyed roommate until he left the apartment and didn't come back until he thought Grimmjow would be done with his episodes.

Which had led him here… he had grown tired of being unproductive. He had put on his headphones to listen to music as soon as he had left his room, not daring risk someone stopping him to talk, he couldn't hear anything around him. He entered the familiar gym and went straight to work— he had set up a routine already. He didn't let his thoughts wander. He focused on his reps and the music playing in his ears.

Sakura was dripping in sweat. She had lost track of time once she got started and hadn't realized that an hour had already passed. She slowed down her pace before getting off the machine and picking up her things. She made her way to where she guessed the bathrooms would be and saw a rack of neatly rolled up hand towels. She grabbed one in passing and wiped the sweat from her face not really paying attention to where she was going. She saw a door to her left and walked in.

She saw the curtained shower stalls on her right and a long wooden bench in front of her. Next to the shower stalls was a rack with folded towels and she grabbed one, grateful the gym provided the basics, she had completely forgotten to bring her own. She was relieved she would get to take a shower before calling it a night. She placed her things on the bench and began to undress. She pulled the elastic band from her head, grabbed her shampoo, shower gel, borrowed towel, and walked into the stall closest to her.

When Grimmjow finally felt like he had worked out his frustration away he stopped and headed over to take a shower. He knew the layout of the gym in his sleep, he had frequented the place that much in the past year. He walked in, taking off his headphones and turning off his MP3 player, only to halt at the door. He hadn't known somebody else had been in the gym with him, he had been so absorbed in his workout he hadn't noticed anyone else. When he walked closer he noticed small items of clothing, something red and black and when he moved even closer he saw it— a red bra and matching bikini. He heard the water turn off and then a female humming happily to a familiar tune immediately after. Grimmjow felt a smirk form on his lips and leaned against the wall opposite the stalls.

He heard the sound of the curtain being drawn and he saw toned and attractive legs step out. As his eyes traveled upwards he recognized someone he had not been expecting to see. His eyes admiringly took in the toned yet still curvy figure wrapped snugly in the short white towel; it barely managed to cover her bottom leaving nothing to the imagination. He recognized the pink hair from earlier that day. He wouldn't have pictured her having such a womanly body.

When she finally looked and saw him leaning against the wall with his arms across his chest she gasped and Grimmjow saw her cheeks color making his smirk more prominent. Her hands went to try and cover her intimate areas as if it would help shield her from his burning gaze. "W-what are you doing here?" She finally spoke up allowing him to hear her voice for the first time.

Grimmjow burst out laughing at the question startling the green eyed woman standing in front of him. "What am I doing here? I should be asking you that question." She looked confused and he laughed even harder. He pointed to something in back of her and she slowly followed. She quickly looked back at him and he saw the red that colored her cheeks gradually extend down past where the towel covered her chest. He found it very attractive. "This is the men's bathroom." He said stating the obvious after she saw the urinals she failed to notice before.

The poor girl looked like she wanted the ground to open up and swallow her. He tried not to laugh at her anymore she looked mortified enough already without him adding to it. He walked closer and he saw her tense up, looking as if she didn't know if she should run away or not, and he looked closely at her. He saw the shoulder length pink hair was naturally hers, a unique color much like his own blue, he looked into her eyes and saw they were an emerald green and he was drawn to them. He noticed her flawless rosy complexion and fought the urge to reach out and touch her, until his eyes finally rested on her rosy pink lips. He had never been so physically attracted to anyone like this before and it scared him.

He walked away from her with difficulty and placed his things on the bench next to hers his back towards her. He heard her let out a deep breath and he smirked, at least he hadn't been the only one affected by the close proximity. He liked teasing her just to see how she would react. He took off his white shirt in one swift move before looking over his shoulder. He saw the blush had returned with a force and he enjoyed it greatly. "Don't look so fucking worried, this incident will stay between us." Before she could say anything he walked inside the shower stall leaving her to get dressed— emerald eyes not leaving his thoughts.

Sakura wanted to die! How could she have made the mistake of walking into the men's bathroom? She got caught to make things worse and not by just anybody, the one who caught her had been the guy Ino had been gushing over earlier! She had to admit he was an extremely good looking guy, not that she would audibly agree with Ino, but he was. She hadn't been able to take her eyes off him the whole time; she had noticed his naturally light blue hair and light blue eyes with green lines on his bottom lash line. He was really tall and she could see the perfect outline of his muscles through his white workout shirt. When he actually took it off in front of her, as if it was the most natural of things in the world, she thought she was going to pass out from all the blood that had rushed to her head. Sakura had never seen a guy without his shirt on and he had been no disappointment. She actually stared openly at his chiseled back, could see the rippling of his muscles as he moved and had not been able to look away. She was behaving like Ino for crying out loud! That voice— it did things to her she couldn't explain. What affected her most was that he had looked at her in a way no other man had looked at her before and she couldn't describe the feeling she saw in his eyes, it had seemed almost feral, but whatever it was she had liked it and wanted it. It had sent a shiver down her spine.

By the time he got out of the shower she was already gone; the scent of her shampoo or body wash lingered— it smelled of cherry blossoms and though he had never really liked the floral scent his mind had already made the connection to her and strangely enough he now liked it. He had to admit that he was disappointed to see that she didn't stick around. He had enjoyed teasing her, seeing her cheeks flush at his advances then when it traveled down the rest of her body coloring places he couldn't see but would have liked to.

What he had liked the most was the fact that she had refused his advances, she had either not cared or noticed, but the truth was that he had liked it. If it had been any of the women that he was used to, or her blonde roommate for instance, he was positive they would have thrown themselves at him… but not her. She was different and that intrigued him. He began to think he wouldn't mind bumping into her again and wondered when that would be. They lived on the same floor after all. He looked down at the bench and saw something there that wasn't his. When he picked it up he saw that it was hers— it was her MP3 player. Grimmjow smirked, looked like he'd be seeing her a lot sooner than he had originally thought. Now that he thought about it he didn't even know Pink's name.

A/N: We finally got Grimm! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I had fun writing it. Sorry if it was a bit long I just wanted to introduce Grimmjow already. Okay so on to the news. Guess what? I got a new job! Yay me! Next week will be my last week at my current job of four years. What that means is that after this coming weekend I will work seven days straight at my current job, then will immediately start at my new one the following day. So… after that I don't know when my next day off will be. Starting Monday, I will not be able to update for the next two to three weeks due to work overload. I will try to get out another chapter of This World Can't Tear Us Apart or one of the other stories, maybe. I've been good about my updates lately so you won't be too mad will you? But there's a chance that depending on the reviews/messages that I get and if my readers really want an update during that time I will make the extra effort to get an update out as soon as possible. See there's still hope… Well hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope to hear some feedback.

-Wyvernhail