Hello again Kittyberry's. to make up for my absence.. as i promised this it the next chapter. I will try to update again as soon as possible. collage is starting again soon so i promise to make time for the Readers. i am hoping to finish this fic in about 2-3 weeks time, hopefully it will be about 20 chapters long plus an now im just rambling ...so ill shut up now...

Disclaimer: I do not own bleach i just put the characters in awkward situations...

Warnings : Language, violence, sucky fight scene, Lots of emotional Ichi...


Ichigo felt Grimmjow's hand grip his, pulling him back slightly as he eyed the knife in the redhead's hand. Looking around Ichigo saw that the street was deserted not a soul was in sight other than the three of them. A breeze blew, ruffling Ichigo's hair, sending whiffs of peach to each of the male's noses. He heard Grimmjow swallow behind him, turning his head slightly he saw that Grimmjow was frowning and chewing his lip in deep though. Keeping his eyes on Renji he whispered to Grimmjow,

"What are we gonna do" to that Grimmjow shrugged.

Ichigo let out a small breath and turned his head back to Renji who was just stood, starring at them, twisting the knife in the light. Renji suddenly grinned manically at them, tilting his head slightly he said,

"If I can't have ya, then no one can"

Renji lunged at them making Grimmjow and Ichigo jump away from each other, making Renji slash at thin air. Ichigo shot a look at Grimmjow, his eyes roaming over him making sure he wasn't hurt, his name means one who protects, and that's what he's gonna do. Renji turned and snarled at them baring his teeth, he looked from Ichigo to Grimmjow, deciding who to attack first. With out warning he lunged at Grimmjow, slashing upwards with the knife, the tip catching Grimmjow on the chin making him hiss. Ichigo stood helplessly watching Renji attack Grimmjow. There was suddenly a pained cry, Ichigo's eyes darted to Grimmjow, only to see him bleeding badly from his chest, there was a large gash going from his hip to his shoulder, Ichigo's eyes widened as he shouted to distract Renji.

"GRIMMJOW!"

This made Renji turn to him. Ichigo swallowed his fear and lunged at Renji, hitting him in the stomach with both fists making the air leave his lungs with a silent 'whoosh'. Ichigo kicked the knife out of Renji's hand, making it bounce off the curb and fall into the drain, hitting the sewer with a loud 'plop'. Ichigo swung out hitting Renji in the jaw; splitting his lip and making him stumble back. Renji tried his hardest to block the onslaught of punches and well aimed kicks off a pissed off berry. He got in a few good hits before a well aimed foot hit him in the stomach knocking him back and making his head bounce off the floor. Ichigo stood over him and glared down at him,

"Leave now, before I do kill you Renji" with that he turned and ran over to Grimmjow who was leaning on the wall, his blood pooling on the floor below him. Ichigo pulled off his jacket and pressed it to the wound to try and stop the bleeding. He looked up at Grimmjow who looked very pale, breathing heavily and sweating. Ichigo shot a look toward where he left Renji, finding him gone he concentrated on his lover. He slowly lent Grimmjow on the wall, pressing harder on the jacket making Grimmjow moan in pain, he pulled out his phone and called for an ambulance.

Ten minutes later they were hauled into the ambulance. Ichigo sat in the waiting room of the hospital, looking at his hands which were stained red with Grimmjow's blood, feeling tear prick to his eyes; he let his head fall back against the wall with a dull thud. He closed his eyes but the tears still leaked down from his eyes. Ichigo jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder, he opened his eyes and he was met with the face of his farther in his white doctor's coat, he felt his lip tremble, and the dam on his tears broke as he stood and he was pulled into a tight hug by Isshin.

"Dad, this is my fault" he sobbed into Isshin's shoulder and gripped onto the back of the white coat.

Isshin hushed his son and tightened his grip on him, he rocked him side to side and ran his hand through Ichigo's hair, and he felt him relax into the embrace. They stood like this for the longest time until one of Isshin's colleagues walked over and tapped Isshin on the shoulder, Isshin walked Ichigo over to the chair and sat him down and pulled away from the hug, he placed his hands on his sons face, brushing away the stray tears that stuck to his cheeks. He brought his head forward and kissed his sons forehead, he pulled back and looked over to his colleague then back to Ichigo.

"Ill be back in a minute, okay" he said quietly and Ichigo nodded, looking at the floor.

Isshin walked over to his colleague, waiting for him to talk, Clearing his throat the man said "Grimmjow has lost a lot of blood. The wound to his chest was deeper in some places then it was in others. The wound was jagged which will make it difficult to close" the man locked eyes with Isshin who sighed; Isshin broke the eye contact to glace over to Ichigo who was still looking at the spot on the floor. Isshin rubbed his face tiredly.

"Is he still in surgery" Isshin asked in a hushed voice, Gaining a nod off his colleague. "Yes, as I said before, some places are deeper than others, mainly the entrance to the wound and the first few inches, then its like who ever did this pulled it out halfway through then jammed it back in" the other doctor said to Isshin who nodded and the man continued " the tip of the knife broke off when the attacker hit the shoulder, slicing through ligament, tendons and some of the nerves in his left arm, but until he's out of surgery there nothing more I can tell you Isshin". Isshin nodded his thanks and walked back over to Ichigo.

Isshin told Ichigo what he had found out gaining the off 'hmm' and 'okay' off his son who continued to look at the floor. Eventually Ichigo had fell asleep with his head rested in Isshin's lap as Isshin ran his hand through Ichigo's orange locks as he did when Ichigo was young. Isshin had seen a change in his son since he has been with Grimmjow. He wished someone would come tell them about Grimmjow. Isshin closed his eyes and rested his head on the wall. Half an hour later he was woken by a someone shaking his shoulder, he opened his eyes tiredly, looking up to meet the eyes of the surgeon.

"He's in his room now, he'll make a full recovery" The surgeon said and left without another word.

Isshin woke Ichigo and told him where Grimmjow was. Ichigo shot up and almost ran to Grimmjow's room. Isshin stayed sat leaving Ichigo with his man. Ichigo stood at the door with a pained look on his face. Bandages were wrapped around Grimmjow's torso hiding the chiseled chest from view, his tanned skin looked pale and dark circles were around his eyes. He was hooked up to an IV in both of his hands, one for fluids and one for blood. Ichigo walked into the room and pulled the blue plastic chair over to the side of the bed. He sat and went to reach for Grimmjow's hand but saw there was still blood staining his hands. He got up and walked to the small bathroom to clean the blood off his hands, he turned on the hot water tap and placed his hands under it, ignoring his brain telling him that it was to hot, he scrubbed until his hands were raw. Ichigo now sat in the chair next to Grimmjow's bed, his hand placed on top of Grimmjow's and his head next to it. He could feel tears burning in his eyes, his shoulders shook in silent sobs as his tears soaked the sheets that covered Grimmjow.

For the next three days Ichigo bearly moved. He didn't sleep or bearly eat; he was waiting for Grimmjow to wake up. He looked up as Isshin walked in to check on Grimmjow and his progress. Ichigo looked at his dad. Isshin looked at his son and saw how exhausted he was, dark circles were under his eyes, his skin looked pale and he even sounded exhausted when he spoke.

"Dad, why hasn't Grimm woken up yet" Ichigo asked quietly

"It may be his reaction to the anesthetic, or maybe he doesn't want to wake up yet. But it may also be his body's reaction to the wound" he said looking at Ichigo and Ichigo nodded and looked back at Grimmjow, Isshin sighed.

"Ichigo, maybe you should go home and get some sleep, shower and eat" Isshin suggested, Ichigo just shook his head.

"I can't sleep Dad, every time I close my eyes, I see…" His voice cracked and his eyes began to water, he took a deep breath " I see Grimmjow dieing".

Isshin saw how broken up his son was , he walked over to his son and knelt next to him, he grabbed the arms of the chair and pulled , turning Ichigo to face him. He pulled Ichigo's head onto his shoulder and said into his ear,

"This is not your fault, you didn't attack Grimmjow, Renji did" He felt Ichigo stiffen

"How'd you know" Ichigo mumbled back

" I may be old but im not stupid Ichigo" he pushed Ichigo up by his shoulders and dug in his pocket and pulled out his house keys and put them in Ichigo's hand " Look , one of the girls should be home by now, Go home , shower and eat. Your rooms still the same and some of your clothes are still there." Ichigo closed his hand around the keys and locked eyes with his dad; Isshin broke the contact after a minute and stood with a groan.

" ill call you if he wakes up. I promise" he said to Ichigo

Ichigo nodded and stood and walked to the door but Isshin stopped him and said " Don't forget to sleep" with that Ichigo left to go to his childhood home.


So here you have it.. hope it was up to scratch. i apologize for the TERRIBLE fight scene, they are not my best pieces of work. i hope you all enjoyed it...

Until next time my Kittyberry's

Meesh ^_^