Yay! Chapter 10 is out too finally! I'm sorry if it's shorter than the other ones I've done so far, but I'm trying to keep up with alll of them as much as I possible can. Sofar I'm doing a pretty good job...Considering my hectic schedule.

Disclaimer: Blah. There, there's your disclaimer :3 oh and I love Grimm Grim. Is that good...Did-, did I good? lol I don't know I feel random today. My minds all over the place, and I apologize in advance for any errors made. ENJOY!

Chapter X: Late Bloomer

~Grimmjow 's POV~

Everything from the night before began to replay in my mind…The urges…The raw sex…The noises Ren made…The words we spoke…I couldn't help but get a satisfied smirk on my face when I finally opened my eyes to the morning sun beaming on the floor.

I had to admit for the first time in my life I felt-,… Well, I guess what humans would call 'contentment' when they had mates that made them feel…Like this.

I turned over on my side to Ren still sound sleep with a peaceful expression on her face as she slumbered; she breathed soundless and her face was held just an angelic feature that it made me feel squeamish. I studied her for a minute, admiring her lips, long, soft lavender hair, and especially her sexy curves that stayed covered by the thin layer of sheets that hid her magnificent form from me. Just thinking of what was behind that fabric made me hard for her again.

Suddenly without warning she began to move and nuzzle herself into me. I couldn't help but have the smile on my face grow a little more as I grabbed her arm and pulled her into my arms so her head could lay on my chest, making us both more comfortable.

She didn't make a sound.

I then noticed that her hair had covered most her shoulders bosom, and even her face, and I gently moved her strands back to take her in some more. I hadn't felt this close to any one, and now here I am in a world I couldn't understand and never wanted to understand with a woman that was beyond amazing. She was beautiful, funny, playful…Even innocent sometimes which made it fun in bed…Very fun.

It began to make me curious as to why she never had other men going after her like I did, but I guess it didn't matter… I was her mate now and I was going to have her all to myself.

Although, I couldn't help but think that Ren was still a mystery to me. There was still much I didn't know about her past, but then again, I never told her anything about mine either.

I guess that was fine. When she was ready to tell me more about herself, she would.

I kissed her head gently after calming myself again, and laid my head back against the pillow behind me to feel my body still needing much needed rest from last nights events.

~Kisuke's POV~

Last night was definitely an interesting night. I didn't sleep a wink all because Mr. and Mrs. Grimmy-Grim decided to have their fun late at night...

Well, I guess I can't be mad; I did suggest it in the first place after all.

Anyways, there was something else bothering me more than just a night without sleep, and it had to do something with Ren-Chan.

It was her birthday today...The same month and day I had called her my own. Technically she was my child since I-,... well, anyways! I shook my head of that image of her in a cage and smiled as I heard the kids Jinta and Ururu thrashing around upstairs.

Jinta was picking on Ururu, again, and I knew I was going to have to intervene to stop the two from waking up the two love birds sleeping in upstairs.

I could see it now, Jinta being the loud one he was and Grimmjow or Ren coming out and throwing him like a bouncy ball.

It gave me the shivers just thinking about actually.

When I got to the stairs the noise began to get louder and louder, "Jinta please you have to be a little quieter, if Ren wakes up-,"

"Aw who cares! That girl's not going to do a thing to me if Urahara's here!"

"I am here Jinta. And if you do wake her up I'm not going to do a thing to stop her." Jinta looked to the door to find me there smiling at him, fan in hand as always. What? I like my fan, I didn't know why everyone had such a big problem with it, I like it!

"What?! Why?!"

"Weeeell, because today's Ren-Chan's birthday! If you her mad she'll only say she wants to use her birthday wish is to kick your butt for waking her up. And you know I won't spoil her birthday fun. But enough fooling around yeah? Let the two sleep in for now and we'll wake them up in a little bit. Besides, we still need to get some party favors. Go with Tessai-San to get them okay? Hopefully by that time the two should be up and the everyone will-, well, should be here. Alright?"

"Yes Mr. Urahara..." The two kids replied in unison, watching me as I walked off down the hall, waving my fan to avoid the hot summer day; but no matter how hot it was, I knew there were far more worse things to worry about.

It was that 'thing' about Ren-Chan again that was starting to actually make me feel a little on edge. Well, at least I don't really have to worry for another few more days...That should be enough time before I have to restrain her... I frowned to myself at the thought. There were times I wish I hadn't done the things I did to that girl; but if hadn't...I never would've had created such a beautiful 'daughter'...

~Back with Ren~

Ren slowly nudged her head up when she gave out a loud sigh to yawn, and stretched out her arms over the figure she had seemed to be laying again.

She felt out the rippling chest, and ran her fingers artfully over the person before she realized who it was and smiled happily.

She opened her eyes and looked up to the sleeping blue haired Arrancar, and smiled even more as she observed his calmed features.

Well, not really, he looked stern and annoyed which made Ren giggle softly to herself, before gently touched the back of her hand to his face, slowly moving her hand up and down until her motions caused Grimmjow to turn his face to her a little, but he never awaken from it.

Out of curiosity and temptation, Ren began to subconsciously move your fingers delicately over his features. At first he made no movements to her finger tip tracing over his brows, then continued sensually over the other side where he masked laid.

She barely missed the underlining of it where the skin was sensitive, but just as predicted the Sexta began to whimper softly in his slumber the closer she got to the weak spot near his cheek bone.

She knew she just being cruel, but how could she resist? He was just so cute when he slept that she just had to screw with him.

So quietly the woman turned over to the side of the bed and grabbed a thin long plastic stick that held up to 10 different colored feathers in it; although it might have been for Youroichi when she usually came to visit, but the idea of teasing Grimmjow awake needed to be done.

Ren pulled down the sheets to reveal his desirable abs and put the tip of the soft bouncy feathers to his lower abdomen, trailing it up ever so slowly till the feathers' silk touches were creasing to his perfect muscles.

She had to bite her lip from the thought of biting his tantalizing flesh, and continued up even more until she reached his upper torso. She brushed it over his pecks, and then up his neck, and jaw line.

By this time, Grimmjow was definitely waking up as he started to arch his back slightly and turn his head to the other side again, away from her...

With Ren's orbs glossing over with the same lust as last night, she then ran the feathers under his invisible mask, not predicting his rude awakening when he suddenly shot his eyes open and grasped the little arrancar's wrist tightly.

It was enough to even make Ren gasp softly, but as Grimmjow slowly turned his tired gaze to her, she could only smile happily and giggle at him trying to keep his eyes open and murmuring to himself.

"Good morning..." She sang softly kissing his lips with the first chance she had.

The moment her lips touched his it only sent Grimmjow smirking, and pulling her in further into a kiss that was more of his kind of lip-lock, "Mm...What've I told ya about doing that?" Ren couldn't help but giggle again as she straddled his hips with little effort, making his smirk widened more with anticipation, "Awe...But I love the reaction I get out of you...It turns me on..." Was all she retorted teasingly, smirking back seductively as she laid her hands against his chest to feel him harden instantly beneath her again.

As the two fell into a deep match of tongues, Ren could start to feel him buck up against her and grinded their hips together to make her gasp. He was giving an obvious hint that he wanted another round.

Feeling his She pulled away just an inch away from his nose, nuzzling with hers in a loving manner, "Not now Grimmy-Grimm...Children are out to play..." He cocked a brow at what she said was trying to say, but when he realized what she meant, he just rolled his eyes in an uncaring manner.

It must've slipped the woman's mind that the fact that Grimmjow would take her again and again, despite who was awake or not.

Giving her a devious grin of his and a hungry chuckle, the panther abruptly threw his hands up in the air and swooped them down onto Ren's bottom to hear a loud smack and a yelp from her that made him squeezed roughly on her voluptuous cheeks with a tight grip.

Ren hadn't realized she had thrown her head back in the process, but when she looked back down at the Sexta, the Espada was staring back up at her those hungry blue eyes of his, "Do you think that would stop me from hearing those pretty noises of yours?" Ren could help the blush she had, but searched for a witty retort.

But before she could make one, Grimmjow took one of his hands from her bottom and brought it to the back of her head to beginning a coarse, aggressive kiss.

Unfortunately as the two were just getting more into their love making, Ren stopped the Espada, and removed herself off his lap, leaving him completely confused until she lifted him off the bed with her only pulled, "What the-, where are we going?"

"Hee, hee, you'll see..." She giggled all the way to the bathroom and pulled Grimmjow inside to shut the door behind them...

Well, Grimmjow had a good idea of what was going to happen next, "We should and at least try to get ready..."

"Heh, yeah, try." He corrected grinning, starting off where Ren had stopped him before, "Now, where were we?"

~Gang's POV~

Around 12:00 when everyone started to really get into really concentrating on Ren's 'how ever old she was' birthday party.

Ururu and Jinta prepared the streamers and decorations, Tessai and Orihime prepared the food-, even though everyone was a little hesitant about letting the strange red head make food since her recipes were different, but Ren was into different things and she oddly had a taste for Orihime's cooking.

"Alright...I think everything's pretty much ready. Not much, but it's just enough to give her a run for her money..." Kisuke laughed fanning himself, "Plus that carnival idea will definitely make her happy considering she has a thing for roller coasters. I don't know why, what if the thing breaks?"

"Well, then they'd die!" The green hated man replied with a laugh to Renji who just sat at the table with his cup of juice.

But today, Renji didn't seem to be in the mood for any of Urahara's jokes and only laid his head on the table with a grunt, "Awe...You're still tired from last night?"

"You think?" He retorted with a yawn.

"Now now, Renji, it's a new day and we're all going to have fun! Cheer up!"

"I'm so tired though, all because of those two damn Arrancar upstairs..." Just as he mentioned the two, something began to volume. Everyone went silent to the sound and as soon as it began to get louder at an rhythmic pattern, Tessai swooped over to the kids and covered their ears to the sound.

There were sweat drops on everyone, "Oh goddamn it, not again!" Renji slammed his face on to the table knowing that it was them. Even the sound of Grimmjow's grunts began to surface through Ren's moans and together they could both be heard.

"Hmm...I guess they weren't done."

"YOU THINK?! DAMN ITI CAN TAKE THIS CRAP!" Renji slammed his hands on the table and began to angrily stomp his way outside, hoping to let out some steam ignoring the others that watched him depart from the house in a huff.

Ichigo who was silent for the most part began to blush a deep scarlet red as he approached Mr. Urahara, having his features cloud with a frantic bashful look, "Do they always make it so obvious?"

"Yep."

"Huh...And...Don't they realize that we can hear them?" He made a motion with his fingers, pulling and pushing them back and forth to have Kisuke only stare at the stairs with a sly smile, "Yeah, knowing Grimmjow and Ren-Chan, they probably don't care at this point..."

Just then Ichigo looked over to Renji who was sitting out on the front steps of the house, sipping from his cup sadly with a solemn look in his eyes as if there was something on his mind.

Seeing his friend like that made Ichigo feel awkward, so in being a good friend himself, he shoved his hands in his pockets and walked up to Renji outside, sitting next to him, "Well something's got you all worked up. Mind telling me what's going on with you?" Renji's eyes lowered into the orange juice even more as he sighed heavily, itching the back of his head with discomfort, "What do ya want me to say Ichigo?...Ren and Grimmjow are annoying the crap out of me! They were at it all last night and now in the morning! Jeez! You think they'd go and get a room...I-, I mean somewhere else! I don't want to listen to that kind of...Stuff!"

"But I don't think they're doing it on purpose." Ichigo put simply chuckle a little.

"No, but Ren knows who lives here! Doesn't she care about the kids or the rest of us hearing her! What the hell is wrong with that woman..."

There was a short pause, "Wait-, let me get this straight. You're mad at Ren for being too loud? Mm...I don't think you're telling me the whole true Renji. Actually last time I checked Red, you were a supporter of...That kind of stuff...You know...A guy getting laid or whatever?"

"Che, not unless it's me." He joked rubbing his nose of an irritation.

Ichigo cocked a brow, "Well, think of it this way...She's happy Renji. She finally found someone she can be happy with. When she first came here she was an outcast to everyone, no one wanted her around. Me, I personally didn't mind since she was friend with Urahara, but Kisuke gave her a life out here, and no matter how bad it got she still had someone there to tell her it was alright to be a little human...To have emotions, and that she didn't have to lock it up like those other Arrancars...And now she has someone else there for her and vice versa...She has Grimmjow..."

There was a another pause, "And me..." Renji muttered the words so softly, that Ichigo's ears perked to the mention of it, "What?" Even though he did hear Renji right, he was a little surprised to know that Renji would actually say something like that, considering how distant he was around Ren before, but he assumed everyone could change now a days.

"I said me damn it alright! I was there for her too! I-...I was..." Hesitantly, he lowered his head with a very deep expression, almost depressing as he finished off the rest of this glass, sitting it down beside of him. He sighed heavily this time, growling softly as he tried to tell Ichigo what it was that was bothering him so much.

That's when it hit the orange headed boy, and his eyes widened at the discovery, "Renji...Do you-, Do you like Ren? I mean...More than just a friend...?" Silence surrounded the two.

Do I?

"You bet he does!" The boys turned around to see Jinta standing at the door making kiss-y faces at them and shaking his butt in their direction; although Ururu just watched from the side lines with an uncomfortable look on her face like she always did when her counter part was up to no good, "We know how much you like her Renji!"

"YOU LITTLE BRAT!" Renji stood up immediately and slammed the front screen against Jinta's face before rubbing his brows of building frustration, but Ichigo only smiled and chuckled to stand up from the step they both had once sat on.

He looked up to the clear blue skies above him, suddenly frowning once again as he looked to the red pineapple looking up at the sky like he wanted to wring Jinta's neck to a third degree.

"Well, you never did answer my question..."

"Huh?" Renji's looked up quizzically, "Do you?" Ichigo asked, "Do you like her more than a friend?" Renji's face changed into many different shades of pink and red, which told his friend what he needed to know.

At that moment, Renji stopped acting like an all around tough guy and finally caved in growling in defeat, "Yeah...I may-...like her..." He was really hesitant since it was a touchy subject, but when he said it he could only smile softly and close his eyes before looking up at the sky again along with Ichigo, "I like her a lot... I just wish it was me with her instead of that damn Espada."

Ichigo turned his attention back to Renji, "When did you realize it?" Renji cocked a brow at him and glared somewhat thinking that Ichigo was trying to get on his case about it, but in gritting his teeth, he told him anyways, "The first day I met her I guess...When I first met Urahara, when we were fighting the bounts. Right when I walked right through these doors, I saw her sitting there...Just...Looking as beautiful as she appears now. She was nice to me, and she always has, even when I was a total ass to her. It wasn't that I hated her when I found out she was an Arrancar, I just-, I didn't know how to take it; especially after what Kisuke told me about her past...I was distraught. I couldn't believe I didn't see it before when she began to get sick during the cold weather." Renji stopped for a second trying to find something else to look at as he dug deeper into his thoughts, glaring out of regret, "He told me everything and I-,...I knew that if I told her why I couldn't be with her…It would've destroyed not only us, but her. Soul Society would've stripped me of my badge as a Lt. and then god knows what they would've done to Ren. I just could risk hurting her. So I stopped interacting with her, much to my despise. That's why I never told her and I kept my distance. I just-, knew I wouldn't be able to keep the secret from her, not if I cared about her the way I do. It would've slipped, I know it would."

Now, Ichigo was slightly confused on what Renji was mention when he said 'secret,' "Secret? What secret are you talking about?" That's when Renji's eyes hardened and he looked up at Ichigo with concerned eyes, "You mean Kisuke hasn't told you yet?"

"Told me what? Something I should know about?"

"If I tell you.…" Renji started carefully, "You have promise to keep it between us? Ren can't know about it." Ichigo just nodded, "Alright...This can not be repeated Ichigo..."

"Just tell me."

Next- Chapter IX: The First Wave

In meeting one another, Ren and Kisuke became a family.

When the day of her 18th birthday goes array, so does the little Arrancar when she starts to feel sick all over again…