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Chapter 2 -
September 2011
Only two weeks had pasted and Ichigo looked visibly pale. He had also lost weight but not much so it was noticeable. The only reason Shinji knew was because they had a school physical check up. At the moment Shinji was staring at the back of orange locks debating what to do about his troubled friend. It would be a bad idea to say something and piss off the hot tempered teen. But Shinji wasn't quite ready to let this slide. The blonde was brought from his thoughts as the lunch bell rung. Looking back at his long time friend he noticed Grimmjow was already flirting with him.
That's another thing, since the moment Grimmjow saw Ichigo he has in more ways than one been trying to get in his pants . . . literally. It's scary how dense the orange haired teen is about these things.
"Hey, you okay?" Nnoitra had walked over while Shinji wasn't paying attention.
"Huh, oh yeah." Standing from his seat the blonde leaned into his tall lengthy boyfriend. "Are you two coming to lunch or not?" Shinji asked almost accusingly.
Ichigo quickly checked his phone before facing his friend. "Yeah, we're coming." The four headed for the door to go to the cafeteria and meet the rest of the group. Ichigo was entering something into his phone when something warm gripped his free hand. Ichigo looked down to see a tanned muscled hand gripping his. Deep chocolate colored eyes traveled up the toned arm all the way up to Grimmjow's toothy grin. "Why are you holding my hand?" To emphasize his point he waved their joined hands in the air.
" 'Cause I want to." The blunette stated with an innocent smile and tightened his hold. Ichigo stared at him for a moment while they were walking before turning back to his phone.
"Okay." The blue haired teen had to resist the strong urge to face palm. This guy is so dense to my flirting! For the past two weeks I've been flirting with Ichi every chance I got but my little berry head is so dense he doesn't notice! Grimmjow had gone to Shinji and the blonde simply stated that Ichigo didn't really pay attention to that part of life.
Grimmjow also noticed that Ichigo always seemed really stressed out. He had learned that both of his parents had died and that he was working three jobs to raise three girls at home. Unknowingly Grimmjow became very attached to the strawberry and worried. His berry wasn't looking so good and Grimmjow didn't like it. And yes, he claimed Ichigo as his after the third days of knowing the guy. It bothered him at first how possessive he became to the strawberry so quickly but thought more of it and decided that he like the idea of Ichigo being . . . his.
September 2011
"Okay, now I want everyone to partner up for a project I will assign you and your partner." Grimmjow instantly paired up with Ichigo, who didn't mind. Looking around the room the blue haired teen smirked when he noticed the looks of disappointment on many of the girls faces. Grimmjow knew, he himself and Ichigo are very popular among the female students but Grimmjow knew he was gay so he found the whole thing amusing. While Ichigo was still too dense to even notice his own popularity.
They were in world history and their sensei; Ukitake was assigning regions. Grimmjow and Ichigo were assigned India and needed to write a five page essay along with a media presentation to show to the class detailing the Indian culture. The assignment was due two weeks from now and was to be worked on outside of class.
Ichigo accept the slip of paper passed to him by the teacher and looked at Grimmjow. "Want to come over after school to start the assignment?" He waved the slip of paper at Grimmjow to emphasize his point. Grimmjow's stomach was doing flips and he glanced at Ukitake, thanking him mentally for this assignment, also finding a new respect for his sensei.
"Yeah," Grimmjow's toothy grin got wider. "Give me your cell phone number." Grimmjow waited for Ichigo to pull out his phone and hand it over. Today was just getting better and better.
After school Grimmjow followed his strawberry home, silently doing a happy dance. The blue eyed teen was asking Ichigo random questions just to get to know his strawberry a little better when someone called out to them.
"KUROSAKI! DID YOU FORGET TODAY'S THE DAY YOU DIE!" We turned around to see five teenagers from a different high school approaching us. What the hell.
"Kurosaki, you'll pay for sending that garbage bug to the same school as my little brother!" The one shouted at us. What the fuck is he talking about and what's going on? Grimmjow was increasingly becoming irritated with the situation. He was about to voice his thought when Ichigo stepped closer to the other teens. But there was something off by the way he approached them. He just stood there with his head tilted down so his long bangs hid his eyes while the five guys yelled insults at him from a distance.
"Do you always pick up trash from the streets?" The one that had first approached them, who Grimmjow guessed was the leader put extra emphasize on the word trash which only further angered the blunette. Even though he didn't understand what they were talking about, but that didn't really matter, it was more the fact that they were saying these things to HIS berry. The teal haired teen was ready to step forward to beat the guy to a bloody pulp but a tan arm stretched out in front of me, causing me to stay put.
"Don't." I wanted to protest but decided against it and remained quiet, like my strawberry requested. Ichigo stepped closer and I wanted so badly to follow him but stayed put. Once he got close enough they circled around him like a wolf pack almost and got into their fighting stances.
"Get him!" the leader ordered and they all ran in for an attack. I was about to jump in and help my little berry but came to an immediate stop when the berry fought back. Ichigo dodged the first round of attacks with such grace and easily returned the throws, successfully landing the blows to their targets. Dodging and deflecting every punch and kick they sent his way, the orange haired teen stopped and returned twice as hard. Fist flew towards him in almost every direction but none made their mark. It was as if the brown eyed teen was playing with them just for the fun of it. Ichigo's moves where so flowing it was as if you were watching a dance recital. I've never seen someone fight so . . . elegantly. It's as if he's not even trying.
By now three of the guys where laying on the ground holding their wounds as Ichigo delivered another rough kick to another guy's abdomen while their leader watched everything from the side lines. Anger was clearly written on his face as he witnessed his men get defeated so effortlessly. Once the forth guy was out of the way, Ichigo quickly made his way over to the leader, when he noticed the orange haired teen coming closer, he attempt to run but wasn't fast enough.
Ichigo's tan hand gripped the collar of the leader's shirt, scrunching it up. Said hand proceeded to throw the guy up against the nearest wall.
" You can talk all the shit you want about me, come here and pick a fight with me. But don't ever talk about my family." The lithe teen wore a dark scowl and his voice was low and deadly serious. It sent pleasurable shivers down the teal haired teen's back. The way his voice was so demanding made Grimmjow's dick twitch he was so turned on.
After shoving the guy's head into the wall one more time to get his point across, Ichigo let go and made his way back over to me. He still wore a deep scowl as we continued are walk to his house.
"Wow, Ichi. Where'd you learn to fight like tha'?" He turned around and looked at me like he suddenly remembered I was there, than stopped to think about what I just asked him.
"Umm . . . I took karate when I was younger and used to spar with my dad." His eyes suddenly seemed so distant like he was in deep thought about something and he wasn't quite there. "Oh yeah, Grimmjow, we need to make a quick stop before we head to my house. Is that okay?"
"Yeah, it's cool. By the way, are you okay?" He looked confused at fist when I asked him that but then quickly recovered.
"I'm fine." We fell into a comfortable silence after that. After five minutes of walking we arrived at our destination of the local. . .elementary school. "Wait here." As instructed I waited outside the gate while Ichigo made his way inside the building.
"Itsygo!" I turned in time to see Ichigo picking one of the little girls up with a big warm smile. Ichigo exchanged a few words with the adults that where standing at the entrance before walking back over to where I was. "Itsygo, who's this?" the little girl asked curiously.
"Nel, this is Grimmjow. Grimmjow this is Nel." The little girl, or Nel, had short, sea foam green hair, deep gray eyes, and a long pink scar going across the middle of her face. "I'm guessing she's shy." I stated to Ichigo because she seem to hide her face in his shoulder after the berry had introduced us.
"Yeah, but I'm sure she'll warm up to you." After we picked up Nel we finally made it to Ichigo's house. It was a well kept average size house with a clinic attached to the front. But oddly there was a sign up that said closed over the 'Kurosaki Clinic' sign. Once we got in the house Nel took off up the stairs leaving me a few moments alone with my berry head.
"Hey Ichigo, your family runs a clinic?" He glanced up at me and looked away after we locked eyes for a moment.
"Not anymore. My dad used to run it but we had to close it down when he got ill." He set his bag down in the joined living room then made his way towards the kitchen section while leaned against the dining room table.
"Is he okay?" To be honest this is the first I've heard about his father being sick . . . in fact this is the first I heard about his family in general.
"He passed away last month." His voice came out barely above a whisper and my heart sank to the pits of my stomach when his face took on the look of pure sorrow.
"Ichi, I'm sorry. I had no idea. So it's just you, your mom and Nel?" I felt really bad about bring up such a depressing subject but now I was extremely curious.
"No, my mother died when I was younger and I have two twin sisters." He spoke this all so calmly while making some snacks in the kitchen but I could tell it was still effecting him greatly, even though he was doing a good job of hiding it.
"Wait a minute!" He stopped and looked up at me. "So who takes care of you guys?" at first he looked dumbfounded at me and then stated a simple, 'I do.' I was dumbstruck.
"So you have no parents or other relatives taking care of you guys? And you take care of your three little sisters?" He just simply nodded his head to confirm my questions. I was about to say mmore on the matter when Nel came running downstairs.
"Itsygo! Yuzu-chan and Karin-chan are back." She yelled as she ran for the door.
"Nel, no running in the house," he shouted after her. When he said that I wanted to face palm but held back on account of not leaving a mark, knowing full well I would hit to hard. This was just crazy!
"Ichi-nii, we're home." Two young girls walked into the living room. The first one was older than Nel and taller, and had strawberry blonde hair and big brown eyes. The second was scowling (which reminded me of Ichigo) same age and height as the first one but short, mid-shoulder length, black hair and dark grey eyes. The black haired shortie was the first to speak when they entered the living room.
"Ichi-nii, who's that?" She asked as she looked me up and down in almost a calculating way.
"Karin-chan! Don't be so rude." The strawberry blonde scolded her sister.
Ichigo sighed, "THis is Grimmjow. We're working on a project together."
Grimmjow took this as his cue to introduce himself. "Yo, names' Grimmjow Jeagerjaques. I'm Ichi's buddy from school." But not for long, the teal head added as an afterthought.
After Ichigo had prepared snacks for everyone he made his way to his room with Grimmjow to get some work done. Nel easily got bored not short after and convinced Ichigo that she would behave if they let her stay . . . much to Grimmjow's disappointment. The carrot top was currently sitting on the bed with Nel, writing stuff down in his notebook. The teal haired teenager was working on Ichigo's computer at his desk. To say the muscular teal haired teen was upset would be an understatement. He had finally gotten a chance to get to know his little berry due to the at home project but didn't think his home life would be so complicated.
"Itsygo," Nel had cut off both teen's line of thought," Nel's hungry." Ichigo looked to his digital clock and cursed under his breath. It was already 6 o' clock.
"Alright, I'll start dinner." The orange haired teen then looked to his desk where the teal haired teen was located. "Are you staying for dinner?"
Grimmjow's lip turned up into a devilish smirk. I thought you'd never ask. "Sure, why not." Ichigo closed his books and headed down stairs with Nel in toe. The teal haired teen was excited, he would be able to try his strawberry's homemade cooking. Who knows, maybe they would have strawberry on the dessert menu.
Grimmjow's thoughts were interrupted when Ichigo's bedroom door opened. Turning around the teal haired teen was more than surprised to see the black haired twin watching him intently from the entrance. "Grimmjow, right?" she quietly closed the door and stepped further into the room.
"Ya." Grimmjow wanted to say something smart but thought better of it considering she's a kid and Ichigo's little sister. Of course Grimmjow didn't give a shit what the little girl thought of him and was afraid of her either, he just respected her courage to stand up to a 6'2" person, like himself.
"I guess you can see how hard it is for Ichi-nii considering our living conditions." Grimmjow sensed that she had something more important to say so he simply nodded to show that he was listening and paying attention. "I can tell you care for him by the way you look at him." The blue eyed teen was a little thrown off by what she was claiming about caring but still remained quiet. "Ichi-nii has been taking care of us since he was nine. It's gotten harder on him since dad died and he blames himself for both our parents death. I'm worried about him." She glanced up to see if I was still listening and taking this seriously. When she looked into my eyes, I guess she founded her answer because she looked away and started speaking again.
"Ichi-nii needs someone to look after him like he's been taken care of us." Grimmjow could the berry's family was really concerned for him.
"Don't worry. I'll take good care of him." He spoke in a playful tone but his eyes showed that his words were nothing but the truth.
"You better, it's rare to see Ichi-nii bring home a friend. He must trust you." Knowing she had just stroked the large teen's ego, she smirked and made her way downstairs in time for Ichigo setting the table with Nel.
"He must trust you." That sentence echoed on the teal haired teen's head as he joined the others downstairs with a content smile.
OH MY GOD ! , longest chapter I think I have ever done. I am sooooooo sorry it took me this long to get the chapter up. It is final exam week at my school and my life has been a rollercoaster for the past two months.
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