A few days later

Kurai sat in front of his uncle's room door, waiting for him to come out. He had been waiting for over an hour and there was no sound coming from behind the door. He decided to scratch the door until it opened. Nikki looked down at Kurai. His hair was all over the place and he had little bags under his eyes. Half of his shirt was tucked in while the rest hung out and his pants were left undone. "Oh. Hey, Kurai." He greeted tiredly and Kurai frowned at his current state. Nikki rubbed his eyes tiredly and smiled weakly at the worried neko, who reached over and tugged at his shirt. "What's wrong?" Kurai pouted and pointed at the window at the end of the hallway.

"You want to go outside?" Kurai nods and then points to Nikki. "You want me to come outside, too?" Kurai nodded. Nikki sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "Sure. Why not? We can um…..get ice cream. Go to the movies I guess. Shopping maybe." Kurai smiled and nods in approval. "Does Ichigo want to come?" Kurai nods again, swinging his tail happily. "You know you're going to have to hide your tail and ears, right?" Kurai frowned and folded his arms. "It's only for a few hours. You're the one that wants to go outside." Kurai stuck his tongue out at the blonde. "I'll go and get dressed." Nikki backed up and closed the door. Kurai happily waited for his uncle to get cleaned up.

xXx

Rayne laid on the sofa looking at the ceiling. The attack from a few nights ago continued to replay in his mind. He and Grimmjow hadn't spoken since and neither seemed bothered by it. He had been staying with Grimmjow since then and the blue haired man didn't seem bothered by that either. Then said man plopped down next to him, avoiding Rayne's feet. He picked up the remote and turned on the tv. Rayne continued to look at the ceiling. "How ya feeling?" He turned to look at Grimmjow, who still looked at the tv. "Yeah…Thanks for…saving me." Grimmjow only shrugged.

There had been a few questions swimming around in his head, but he wasn't sure if he should ask. "You know you can leave anytime, right?" Grimmjow finally spoke. Rayne looked up at the ceiling. "I know. I do have a question or two."

"What is it?" There was a pause. "Are you gonna be honest with me?"

Grimmjow shrugged. Rayne only sighed and continued to speak. "You were angry about what you saw."

Grimmjow shrugs again. "Most people would get pissed off or scared about seeing that." Grimjow said and Rayne shook his head no. "Not how you reacted, but…" Rayne trailed off. "The way you acted before you helped. Did the same thing happen to you?"

Grimmjow looked at Rayne for a few minutes before standing up and heading for the kitchen. Rayne looked at the tv dejectedly. Something did happen and he figured Grimmjow didn't want to talk. Maybe he shouldn't have asked. Soon, Grimmjow came back carrying a six pack of beer. He sat down and handed one to Rayne. "This never leaves the apartment."

Rayne nods obediently and listens intently. Before he could begin speaking, there was a knock on the door. Rayne stands up and walks over to the door. Grimmjow took a swig of his beer. "Hey, you've got a visitor."

Grimmjow sighed. "Who is it?" As soon as he asked, Pantera ran out of the room and straight to the front door. He stood up as a tan hand reached down and scratched behind her ear. Out of Curiosity, Grimmjow leaned forward to get a better view. Rayne stepped back to show him. He recognized that messy orange hair. Coffee brown eyes look right at him. "Ichigo?" He stands up straight holding a small duffle bag and a dry erase board.

"Ichigo?" Rayne questioned. Ichigo stood tall and walked towards Grimmjow, who stood up and looked down a Ichigo. Ichigo frowned and punched the man in the chest. "Ow." Grimmjow touched his arm and frowned at Ichigo. "So, this is your roommate?" Rayne asked while closing the door. Ichigo turned to Rayne and waved. Rayne waved back and Ichigo left for his room. "Least he's cute."

Grimmjow rolled his eyes. "You aint seen nothing yet."

Rayne raised an eyebrow at his choice of words before Ichigo walked back out of his room. Rayne's jaw dropped. He was only wearing a white t shirt and boxers, but that's not what made his jaw drop. It was the long tail sticking out of his backside and the pointy ears atop his head. "You've got to be kidding me." Rayne mumbled and walked closer to Ichigo. He eyed Rayne warily, but didn't move. "Told you."

Rayne stood in front of Ichigo and he looked up at Rayne. His eyes twitched when Rayne rubbed Ichio's ears. "They're real." He mumbled and let go of the ears, to Ichigo' s relief. He jumped when he felt a hand at the base of his tail. As Rayne rubbed the base of his tail, Ichigo felt hot. His eyes were glazed over and his knees started to buckle. Barely snapping out of it, he pushed himself away from Rayne. He stumbled into Grimmjow's chest, who held him tight. Ichigo hid his face in Grimmjow's shirt in embarrassment.

"Did I do something wrong?" Rayne asked and scratched the back of his head in confusion. "His tail is….sensitive." Grimmjow answered while rubbing the neko's head. "What, like a spot?" Rayne asked and Grimmjow nodded. "Sorry. Just got a curious."

Grimmjow shrugged. "Ichigo's still a regular person, he'll understand." Grimmjow reassured his best friend while looking at Ichigo, who still didn't look up. "Not that I don't want ya here, Rayne, but what are you still doing here? You could've went home if ya wanted."

Rayne shifted uncomfortably and turned his head away with a pout. "Ex kicked me out and burned all of my stuff." Rayne mumbled and Grimmjow barely heard it. "Why you let that bitch take your shit?"

"Her father bought the condos and took my name off the lease. Don't have any claim on it."

"Fucking hell! Why didn't you say something earlier?"

Rayne shrugged. "Don't wanna worry you. I just needed time to find a place, ya know?"

Grimmjow rolled his eyes. He had an extra room in the condo. The big idiot could've stayed there, if he asked. "You can stay here, dumbass. I have an extra room, just pay your share."

Rayne's eyes lit up. "You mean it?"

"I wouldn't offer if I didn't." There was a pause before Rayne nods. "Alright, but you still need to tell me what happened."

Grimmjow rolled his eyes. "Whatever." Grimmjow mumbled and looked down at Ichigo. He could see Ichigo's cherry red face from under his orange hair. "You can let go now."

Ichigo just held on tighter and shook his head no. "Why not?" Although Grimmjow didn't mind, since this was a rare occasion that Ichigo would hold him for this long. Ichigo shifted slightly and something poked Grimmjow's leg. He raised an eyebrow at the horny neko, who buried his face in the older man's chest. "Cute." Rayne teased and Grimmjow scoffed. "Shut up."