This is the final chapter. Thank you so much for reaching this point whether you followed this story every week or read this from the far future. I hope this story has been satisfying and an enjoyable experience and you didn't feel burdened for picking up my story.
Chapter 30
The past few months were the most stressed Ichigo has ever been. He wasn't aware that he would be the one doing everything to help plan the wedding. He had to deal with the location, flowers, seating, and finding a minister that was able to marry vampires. Who knew that there was an entirely different process for supernatural marriages? He was so preoccupied that he barely had any time for himself and much less to spend with Grimmjow.
It was all worth it because he got the best view in the house for seeing Rukia walk down the aisle in a beautiful white dress. It was so surreal to him that this moment was actually happening. Even though he was with them for over a year while they planned the event before everything fell through and he had to take care of everything within the next few months. He made a vow that when he gets married he is not going to the venue that dropped his best friends because they suddenly decided that they no longer catered to the supernatural. There was going to be a court case about that later that will probably end up with the hunters tearing that place apart.
At least before that all happened they picked out a dress. He was dragged along for when Rukia went shopping for that 'say yes to the dress' moment. He wasn't a big fan of the stereotype of the gay guy being one of the people to drag along to go shopping, but he didn't mind helping Rukia pick out a dress. She needed the moral support and he was one of the only people who knew how to deal with her melt downs that came with getting married. It was especially helpful since he knew the kind of idiot she was marrying.
He didn't mind helping his friends even though it cost him a lot of time with his own relationship, but the one thing he did mind was when Rukia and Renji fought over whether Ichigo was going to be Rukia's maid of honor or Renji's best man. When the fight came up Ichigo thought it was a joke. He was sorely mistaken. The fight didn't last too long because it ended with Ichigo noping the situation and saying that not only did he know Renji longer, but he didn't have to wear a dress. He then learned later that Rukia wasn't even planning to put him in a dress and it was incredibly weird that he even assumed that she would have forced him in one. He was practically red as a tomato when she joked about it later with Renji saying something along the lines of "Ichigo's hips don't lie and he would look great, but I still want to be the center of attention at my own wedding." In the end Tatuki became her maid of honor and she ended up being forced to wear a dress.
Orihime helped Rukia convince her and for some reason Tatsuki had a harder time saying no to her. Orihime ended up meeting Rukia when she visited Uryu while he was helping Renji with the wedding plans. Who knew that Uryu was really into wedding design, and sewing, and cooking? He was more helpful taking care of Ichigo's mental breakdowns from helping with the wedding then he was when he was injured and almost turned forcibly during the abroad program way back and that was saying something. The abroad program was over a year ago, but it felt like ancient history by now. He didn't cater the entire wedding, but he did know how to make great comfort food that wasn't overly fattening for the battles that they had that came with wedding planning.
Uryu's talent was especially helpful since Orihime is such a clumsy girl who always ripped her clothes and a terrible cook. He finally had the guts to confess to Orihime which shocked her because for some reason she always assumed that he was gay. That wasn't really the best conversation, but luckily for her Uryu still liked her after she admitted that. She would seriously be lost without him. If there were a contest for being ditsy then she would win and trip on the stairs when she goes on stage to retrieve her reward.
Rukia and Orihime became fast friends and Tatsuki became even faster friends. Tatsuki was always a good caretaker and since Orihime was so hopeless that tough mothering side of her really came out. Ichigo never really has the chance to see that side of Tatsuki so Orihime meeting her was such a shock for him. It looked like Orihime needed even more help then what just Uryu could handle and Ichigo was grateful that Orihime was one less stressor that he needed to worry about.
Ichigo still stayed in touch with Izuru and Shuuhei. Apparently they are living together. They were the kind of roommates you'd expect to see in a sitcom. Their bromance was something to be desired by others, but Ichigo and Renji were convinced that theirs was still stronger. Shuuhei kept the fact that he was a hunter for half of the year they were living together a secret. The way Izuru found out was so cliché. Since Shuuhei was the messy roommate Izuru decided to clean his room for him. When he was putting his laundry away he found Shuuhei's weapon collection in the back of the closet. He thought he was an assassin of so kind and when Shuuhei explained his job as a hunter it only became more confusing. They were able to get through it together once Shuuhei spilled the beans about Renji and Ichigo being vampires and then later revealing that the abroad program where they met was actually a hotspot for vampire recruiting and all that shit. He especially didn't mind sharing with his roommate that he was actually attacked by a vampire, but he didn't remember because he was in a coma. It wasn't cool that Shuuhei spilled such a big secret, but the excessive apologies and bountiful gifts made it really hard to not accept his apologies and except that the secret needed to be spilled or his best friend would have reported him to the police.
Harribel confessed to Nel while she was being hunted down by hunters that were searching for the remains of the Aizen clan that were especially destructive. She was always crafty and was great at getting out of tough situations. She escaped just so she could confess her love to Nel. Too bad Nel wasn't really fond of girls who tried to kill Ichigo and her brothers. It was a good argument. Nel gave her the courtesy to not call the hunters and tell them her location though. Very few people know about that story and Ichigo was glad to be one of them though he wished that he apologizing to Izuru was part of the story. The poor guy's memory was jotted about the event and he will never receive the closure of her lowering her head to him and admitting that what she did was wrong.
Yoruichi now visits the living world as much as possible. It was easy with her new job of keeping an eye on Urahara and obtaining the information he had. Apparently Central 46 didn't know about Urahara's little invention that worked as a cellphone that functioned between worlds. Her job could have totally been done digitally, but they didn't need to know that. Their relationship sparked new fires and was in full swing again despite it technically being long distance. It didn't feel long distance since she was always there. She has taken a liking to making Ichigo embarrassed and he made it a point to keep him far away from Grimmjow so that they won't double team on him.
It started to feel like there were more shinigami in Ichigo's life. Take for example Shinji. Shinji entered Ichigo's life a little over a year ago and now he basically sees him every day in the manor. Ever since he went to the Jaegerjaquez over a year ago he never left. Ichigo at least had the decency to leave so he could get his stuff and properly start living with Grimmjow in Germany, but Shinji never properly moved in or out. He and Nnoitra were surprisingly hitting it off despite Shinji being so against him originally. They were always on top of each other and they acted way more like a clingy couple than Ichigo and Grimmjow ever was. Too this day Nnoitra's vulgarness catches him off guard and Shinji does a very poor job of stopping him. Ichigo to this day does not understand how their relationship kicked off. All he does know is that he was completely fine not knowing, better than fine. He can make quite a few guesses just from how vulgar and open Nnoitra was.
His father did a better job raising Yuzu and Karin in the end. He explained everything that happened. He told them that Ichigo was turned into a vampire and warned them about him having to leave and move to Germany. It was hard packing his stuff with Yuzu pulling at his shirt demanding that he spend more time with his siblings. At least now they knew that they would develop powers and they were oddly more accepting to the idea of gaining powers and the existence of vampires than Ichigo was. Maybe they will end up becoming hunters because of the magic that ran through their blood…nope he still wasn't ready to revisit that, happy thoughts, Renji and Rukia's wedding. He was not planning on any more self-discovering journeys about discovering more about his bloodline. He was too preoccupied at the moment.
Ichigo watched the ceremony go on right next to Renji. He's never seen him so happy and Rukia's eyes sparkled with tears of happiness. Even Rukia's brother who always seemed to have a stick so far up his butt that it reached his stomach seemed happy. The ceremony went off without any embarrassing hiccups that can later be turned into a cringey YouTube video.
The party took place after and as soon as Ichigo stepped foot into the dinner hall he found a blue haired vampire practically on top of him groaning as he buried his face into the crook of Ichigo's neck.
"Ugh, the reception was so long." Grimmjow complained. "It's like this is the first time I've been able to touch you all day."
He wasn't wrong. Before the wedding took place he was running around helping to get things ready. In fact Grimmjow's touch was something that he has been craving way longer than a day. He felt like he hasn't felt Grimmjow's warmth in over a week. If wedding are always that disorganized and stressful then he was leaving Rukia to deal with his as payback. Just today two people were assigned to sit in the same seat so they needed to make new arrangements, the flower order got messed up so he needed to go and request different ones on the spot, and the freaking photographer got drunk. He felt like he got an ulcer before the ceremony even started. Grimmjow's hug did have some kind of miracle affect that made him that seemed to cure that ulcer that was growing inside of him.
"Also when we get married can we have less people?" Grimmjow complained. "It's going to take forever to get food."
Ichigo shook his head. "When we get married? You haven't even properly proposed yet." Ichigo joked. "Also if you ever did get the balls to propose our wedding would most likely be the same size since we formed alliances with the Hitsugaya and the Kuchiki clans. Sorry to burst your bubble, but they are pretty large families."
They looked over at Gin who seemed to have been drunk already trying to do some kind of dance on the table with Nnoitra. Shinji had to pull Nnoitra back on the seat and Gin's new wife, Rangiku practically had to pin him to the floor. Toshiro was nowhere to be seen. He was probably hiding somewhere so that his family wouldn't embarrass him. Grimmjow gave up on that a long time ago. No matter what his family would always find a way to get under his skin. That's their job.
Gin was a piece of work. He was crafty, but there were situations like this. It took over a year to hear the entire story from his mouth about what he went through when working for Aizen. Apparently the clan he was a part of before, the Ukitake clan was staged to have been wiped out by an aggressive hunter guild, "The Silver Arms Guild." He was actually at the same abroad program, but in a different term five years ago. He thought that he was the sole survivor. He was an independent vampire for a while, which is incredibly dangerous with a hunter guild searching for survivors. Aizen took him in and kept him a secret in an interest to keep him as a spy since he wasn't put on the watch list and was considered even less of a treat with his clan being wiped out. Gin did some investigating and found that Aizen set up the attack on his clan and the reason why his strong clan leader was wiped out was because he was poisoned by the same toxin they turned to gas when they took Stark out. Ukitake was like Stark, an ancient vampire that never adapted to the poison. Aizen had a habit of using the same trick twice once he knew that it worked the first time.
He was doing some self-destructive planning to try and put a dent in Aizen's plans before Urahara found him and made use of him. Gin didn't mind being used especially after he learned that not everything was lost since his childhood friend made it out alive and was now taking refuge with the Hitsugaya clan. Little did he know that because of Urahara's plan he would live and be able to marry the woman who has escaped to the clan.
"That's true." Grimmjow said. "Back in the olden days people used to send only a few members to represent the entire family, but now if the family gets an invitation everyone wants to come."
Grimmjow met the Hitsugaya clan when they came to the rescue unintentionally back at the abroad program. He knew about them before, but never really had a relationship with them. He actually knew the Ukitake clan a lot better since Stark was good friends with their leader since they were both so laid back. Grimmjow was genuinely surprised to see that Gin was alive after hearing his clan was wiped out. Now they are relieved that both he and Rangiku are doing well.
After Gin revealed himself to be a mole in the Aizen clan the Hitsugaya clan welcomed him with open arms. He confessed that he didn't know that Rangiku was alive when he joined that Aizen clan. Urahara was the one that found him first and he became a mole for him. He said that if he knew that Rangiku was alive he probably never would have done something so risky.
Ichigo shrugged. "Who can say no to a bar with unlimited drinks?"
Grimmjow and he laughed a bit, and Ichigo promised that he'll be back by his side once he made his toasts. As tradition he had to make a toast for the bride so it was going to be easy to toast his best friend and supposed cousin. Yeah, he was going to rip into her and embarrass the hell out of her since he knew that she will do the same thing later on.
Wasn't it the bride and groom's job to get constantly pulled away from having the chance to eat? Ichigo was constantly getting hauled around from random people that would ask him intruding questions about his personal life. They kept asking when he was getting married or how he and Grimmjow were doing as he sifted through the crowd of people trying to find the familiar head of blue hair, but it seemed that everyone else found him first. He didn't even recognize half the people that pulled him away. They must have been Renji's extended family or people that he has met a long time ago, but weren't significant enough to remember. By the time he finally got to Grimmjow he was already so tired of being there that he was ready to leave. He ate very little, but he didn't care. A bunch of people investigating his personal life by asking a bunch of private questions had that effect. He could take whatever hell he was going to receive from Renji and Rukia later for leaving first, but from the looks of them they seemed to be doing fine since they are able to eat and talk with their close friends rather than extended family. It felt like he was the one getting pulled around instead of them. If he leaves they'll probably be swarmed since it seemed that he was the one distracting the more nosy guests at the party. He felt guilty for one second before saying 'screw it'; it was their wedding night they can deal with the problems. He's done all he could, but his batteries were running out and he needed alone time with the one guy they have been questioning him about.
Grimmjow didn't feel any need to protest when Ichigo leaned over his back and wrapped his arms around his neck, whispering that he wanted to escape. They withdrew from the dining hall where the party was taking place using the good old fashioned Irish goodbye. Grimmjow lead them to an elevator and hit the up button which caught Ichigo by surprise. They were in Japan and the original plan was for them to spend another night in his father's house since he never tore apart Ichigo's old bedroom. They spent the last few nights there so Ichigo had no idea that Grimmjow went behind his back and reserved a room in the hotel where the venue was held.
Grimmjow lead Ichigo to a suite at the end of the hall. He didn't know why he picked a suite, but Ichigo wasn't going to question anything that Grimmjow did anymore. He had money to throw around so if he decided to spend it on a suite for one night then so be it. The only problem was that it was getting hard to not question him when he opened the door to see that the king size bed was covered in rose peddles and every piece of furniture that wasn't the bed filled with lit candles. Some of them were strawberry scented which only made Ichigo roll his eyes at Grimmjow for attacking that cheap joke again. When did he have time to do this? Did Grimmjow sneak out during the party to set this up? How is the fire alarm not going off?
Ichigo was about to voice the questions that were bouncing around in his head, but he didn't have time to open his mouth before he was tackled onto the bed. Grimmjow's lips were on his and Grimmjow ground his erection into Ichigo's pelvis. How long was that there and how has he not noticed it until now?
"I was saving this for later tonight, but I couldn't wait anymore." Grimmjow growled, nipping at Ichigo's lips. "I missed you."
Ichigo looked confused for a second before he grabbed hold of Grimmjow and flipped their positions looking down at him triumphantly. He started to work on Grimmjow's button up shirt and Grimmjow held an evil grin on his face as he pulled Ichigo's head down so that he was able to reach his neck. The service was over and they already left the party. He was finally allowed to mark Ichigo again after weeks of Ichigo stopping him since he didn't want bruises to show up in their wedding photos even though he was well aware that they would probably disappear way before a camera was pointed at him. Ichigo still wasn't used to the idea that he was a vampire and he healed faster than he normally would.
Ichigo moaned and extended his neck to give Grimmjow more access so that he could ravish him as much as he desired. Grimmjow littered his neck with soft kisses before biting down leaving a mark. A small amount of blood leaked down, but Ichigo didn't mind in the least. He was way more focused on ripping Grimmjow's shirt free of his torso. He unbuttoned a few of Ichigo's top buttons so that he could explore even further while Ichigo now roamed his bare chest tracing his fingers over every muscle. Grimmjow thrusted his hips further into Ichigo's own growing erection so that he could get as much friction as possible to his member, but Ichigo just continued teasing him until he couldn't take it anymore.
Grimmjow flipped their positions again and quickly made away with Ichigo's own shirt. He then found his way to his nipple. He grabbed hold of it with his mouth and bit down lightly causing Ichigo to gasp and he reached to tangle his fingers into his hair. Grimmjow liked the sound that spilled out of Ichigo's mouth so he started to pinch his other as he sucked on Ichigo's pink buds before letting go of him.
Even this pace was getting to slow for him. He usually didn't mind taking his time with Ichigo because he wanted to enjoy every second and every inch of him, but right now he couldn't hold himself back. He missed his touch way too much and he just wanted to feel more. He started to tug at Ichigo's belt furiously, trying to discover the thing that was forming a tent. His boyfriend shooed his hands away so that he could take care of the belt that was restricting him by himself instead of having the more eager vampire above him pull at the leather futilely. He wasn't going to get anywhere if he kept on pulling at it.
Grimmjow lifted himself only momentarily so that Ichigo was able to have room to pull his pants and underwear down before Grimmjow was immediately on top of him again kissing his lips furiously and thrusting his tongue into Ichigo's mouth so that he could explore the warm cavern. It should have been completely mapped out by now, but he felt like he hasn't been exploring in far too long. Heck, not even being able to scout it every hour is way too long.
Ichigo moaned and reached down so that he could try and get Grimmjow's pants off too. It was unfair that he was the only one exposed and he didn't feel like losing to Grimmjow just yet. Ichigo flipped them over once again so that he was on top. He continued kissing and Grimmjow helped him take his pants off.
Ichigo wasn't planning on giving up just yet. He wasn't going to let Grimmjow have his way without him getting to do anything himself. He lowered himself down on Grimmjow's erection. Grimmjow's breath hitched as he tried to resist thrusting into Ichigo's mouth. Ichigo held him down by his hips for security. Ichigo ran his tongue over the expanse of his cock and Grimmjow gripped onto the sheets as tightly as possible as he felt Ichigo's wet muscle appeasing his central heat. Ichigo bobbed his head up and down changing the pace. Ichigo looked over at Grimmjow as his tongue traced the outside of his erection and ran over the slit.
Ichigo really was the most erotic thing he has ever seen. When he first met Ichigo he never expected that he would ever do anything like this. Heck he didn't think that he would ever get to come this far with him. He couldn't believe that this guy came with him willingly and he knew that he would follow him to the ends of the Earth, but he couldn't lose to Ichigo just yet. Tonight was supposed to be special.
He pushed Ichigo off and Ichigo only looked at him in confusion before Grimmjow pulled him closer so that their lips met once again. He could already start to feel Ichigo's lips start to get swollen and bruised, but he probably wasn't much different. He tasted himself in Ichigo's mouth and couldn't help, but think that that tasted suited Ichigo almost as much as strawberry.
While he kissed Ichigo his hand reached out and pulled open the bedside table where he put a bottle of lube, strawberry of course. He squeezed a benevolent amount of lube onto his fingers before he traced down Ichigo's butt, asking permission for him to start preparing. Ichigo spread his legs wider open to allow Grimmjow easier access, understanding what Grimmjow wanted to do and giving him permission to continue.
Grimmjow never left Ichigo's lips even when he stuck his finger into him so that he could start to prepare him. Their lips never seemed to have enough of each other. Every time they pulled away to take a breath they would soon go crashing into each other again. No matter how eager, sloppy, or skillful their kisses became their tongues danced with the same amount of passion as the last.
Ichigo only pulled away when he felt Grimmjow's fingers find his prostate. He started rocking back and forth to get more pressure on it. His face was bright red as he fucked himself on Grimmjow's fingers. Grimmjow pulled them out of him and Ichigo whined unintentionally in the absence of the pleasure he was receiving even though he knew what was soon going to follow after.
Grimmjow coated his dick in the same substance he used on his fingers and Ichigo positioned himself so that he could lower himself onto him. He settled himself down onto Grimmjow's erection painfully slow. Grimmjow had to keep himself from trusting upwards into Ichigo's tight ass. It was up to Ichigo how he wanted to set the pace. He didn't want to force Ichigo into anything he was uncomfortable doing and he wanted to hurt Ichigo as little as possible. Even for vampires taking it up the ass is incredibly painful especially if it was done by another vampire.
Once Ichigo was fully settled in he took a deep breath as the pleasure and pain registered before he started to move his hips by himself. Once Ichigo seemed comfortable enough Grimmjow started to thrust upwards himself in time with Ichigo.
Ichigo has been doing a lot better with this as time progressed. He's done this a number of times so he has come a long way from when they have done it the first time. There was always pain that came just because of the size of Grimmjow's dick, but as time passed and the more they performed these kinds of acts he has been getting better and better with the pain. It has been a while since they've done something like this that came with Ichigo being a bit more preoccupied.
Grimmjow reached over and started to run his hands up and down Ichigo's own shaft, granting him pleasure that he deserved. Ichigo nearly cried out from the stimulation that he was receiving from both ends. His face was red and he panted and each time he wanted to moan he would clench his mouth shut in an effort to stifle it. Grimmjow matched his rhythm in time with their own thrusting and with the way Ichigo's member twitched he could tell that Ichigo was reaching his limit and he wasn't that far from it himself.
He gently flipped Ichigo over so that Ichigo was on his back so that Grimmjow could finish up from them. Grimmjow had to bite down his own moan when he almost lost control of himself. He didn't want to blow his load just yet. He has almost done it a number of times, but he wasn't planning on cumming until Ichigo did. It's been so long, he wanted to do this right.
Grimmjow threw one of Ichigo's legs over his shoulder so that he could have a better angle and Ichigo instinctively wrapped his other around Grimmjow's waist, pulling him closer. Grimmjow picked up the pace and he could no longer keep his own sounds in, grunting and groaning when something felt especially good.
Ichigo cried out one final time when his and Grimmjow's hips met once again. He spilled his orgasm on Grimmjow's chest. Originally he would have felt embarrassed by doing that, but it has happened so many times that it came with the territory. Then there was the fact of how Grimmjow preferred to release.
When Ichigo had an orgasm his butt became that much tighter. It was one of the reasons why Grimmjow always tried to hold off until Ichigo cums first. He always beat himself up if he allowed himself to release first before he was able to feel Ichigo's tightness. Ichigo's butt turned into a vice and even though it becomes a bit harder to thrust inside of him the tight feeling of Ichigo's ass always pulls him over the edge. He released inside of Ichigo allowing the white fluid to fill him before collapsing boneless on top of Ichigo.
Ichigo always told him that it wouldn't hurt to wear a condom, but one of Grimmjow's favorite things about having sex with Ichigo was to mark him with his scent. Ichigo was his and he knew it. That's probably why he doesn't complain too much anymore when Grimmjow cums inside. It creates a big mess for him later, but there was always something satisfying about having his others know that he was his territory. Also releasing himself inside was damn hot.
They laid there silently for a second before Grimmjow wrapped an arm around Ichigo and pulled him in. Ichigo didn't protest, cuddling further into Grimmjow and sighing with relief. They laid there in silence as they rode out their adrenaline and pleasure before Grimmjow got up. Ichigo protested, missing the heat that resonated off of Grimmjow while they cuddled. Grimmjow walked over to the dresser that was lined with candles and pulled out the top drawer.
He faced towards Ichigo with his arms behind his back before he put himself at the edge of the bed. He came down onto the bed with one knee and revealed what was behind his back, a small black box.
Ichigo went from exhaustion to shock in a matter of seconds. Was this some kind of joke? No way. The suite, the candles, the pedals, no way, he was naked dammit, they both were. He couldn't have waited till he put some clothes on or he could have done it before they did the dirty. He knew that Grimmjow was eager, but they couldn't have gotten this out of the way first.
He didn't have a lot of time to harp on the details because the box was already open revealing the golden ring inside. "Ichigo, will you marry me?"
Ichigo repeated the words a million times in his head in a matter of seconds. Part of him wanted to go off on Grimmjow for doing this right after his best friends' wedding and while he was stressed, but the other part of him wanted to throw himself at Grimmjow.
While he was deciding what to do the instinctual part of his brain got impatient and just said. "Yes." He heard the small, three letter word slip out of his mouth and his entire body flushed. He didn't know his voice would be so hoarse when answering this question or to be in a situation like this in the first place.
Grimmjow was now cross legged slipping the ring onto Ichigo's finger before he slid a matching one onto his own. Ichigo was grateful that he didn't take advantage of teasing him for his voice. He held onto Ichigo's hand with a dumb blissful expression that demonstrated that he has never felt so at peace in his life time. Instead of kissing Ichigo he just held him. He was relieved. He didn't realize how stressed he was until that very moment. He never wanted to let go of him again and they must have sat there for about half an hour before Grimmjow seemed to snap himself out of his blissfulness. "Oh yeah, I have champagne."
He was about to get up to walk over to the fridge, but Ichigo pulled him right back, causing Grimmjow to fall back on top of him. "No, I just want to stay here like this for a little longer." He admitted. He gave Grimmjow a light smile and at that moment Grimmjow knew that Ichigo's thoughts were mutual.
-The End-
A/N: And with that I am finally free. Thank you all for reading this far and going on this adventure with me whether from you are from the present or the future. Not too bad for my first story right? Right? (*sobs) I can't wait to be able to go back and cringe on this later, but for now look forward for my next work. Remember to leave a review to share your final thoughts whether they are compliments or death threats. even if you have not reviewed at all it still isn't too late to share some love (God knows I need it.) It will also prevent this story from dying out, never to be seen again.
I hope to see you all in my next story which probably won't be updated weekly like this one because the amount of work for this one was...difficult. In the meantime read Resentment or something (I don't know, at least I think I did a good job so far), but right now I'm going to go back to trying to learn how to become a Dungeon Master if any of you actually care what other hobbies I have... Until then, what would you like to see next?