A/N: Heyy! Check out Uryu's outfit for this chappy! It's on my profile!
Uryu's POV
Now, despite what you may believe, I am a very strong and independent person. So, what do you think I did when my best friend was in a love struck panic while I was in need of moral support? I went downstairs to seek comfort from my bitter father, of course! Call me desperate if you want, but what would you do when had to go in front of Rukia freakin' Kuchiki and her little council after a very uneventful date with her ex boyfriend? Holy crap, they're probably gonna ask if we kissed or not! Technically, we've already kissed, but those guys don't need to know about that... All I got from the date was a kiss on the cheek! I mentally slapped myself. Damn it! Damn it! How am I supposed to explain this...?
Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, because the he's only other person that knows about the whole "Grimmjow" situation, I decided to ask Ryuken for advice! He stared me down harshly when I plopped next to him on the living room couch. It was probably because I borrowed his old beanie to complete my outfit, but I'm sure he'll get over it. "You ate my damn yogurt, Uryu Ishida," he broke our silence with a low grumble. I sighed. Of course that's what he wants to talk about first thing in the morning. "That can wait, Ryuken! I need to tal-" His pale palm went up in face. "How do you know I didn't put raisins in it?" he snarled, referring to my very violent allergy. My stomach turned a bit. He couldn't have... could he?
"I would've tasted the raisins, asshole," I explained.
"Sure..."
I glared at him.
"Ryuken..."
He gave me this mock innocent look. It was as if he was saying, "You screwed me over and now I screwed you over".
"There weren't any raisin in there, right?" I asked him, slightly panicking.
He shrugged at me. "I don't know, have you been having trouble breathing this morning?"
"Ryuken Ishida if you don't give me a straight an-"
"Did you come down here to threaten me or did you actually need something?"
Oh... that's right.
I took a deep breath, mentally preparing myself for his reaction.
"Ichigo took me to the Las Noches District yesterday and... we saw Grimmjow-"
His expression changed immediately. "Did that bastard hurt touch you? Do I need to kill-"
"Ryuken, relax. Nothing happened, really," I assured him.
I quickly ran him through what happened when we all clashed with Grimmjow and his face grew more murderous with each sentence that left my mouth.
"I just don't know how to tell him about happened... I could tell he wanted to ask questions,"
Ryuken stayed silent, probably to keep himself from hopping off the couch and going on an epic manhunt for Grimmjow.
"But anyways," I say quickly, hoping to lighten up this tense atmosphere. "Do you mind giving me a ride to our school's rugby game in about... ten minutes?"
Ryuken frowned at me. "Do I look like I want to give you a ride? What about Szayel?"
"He's going through his own...thing this morning." I giggled to myself. "Plus, he can't drive!"
"Those Student Council friends of yours?" he offered.
"I don't have their phone numbers,"
"Ichigo?"
I gave him a look.
He cursed under his breath and sighed. "I'll go get my keys," he groaned.
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Ryuken huffed when he started the car. Honestly, isn't he a grown man and a father? The guy needs to understand that he has fatherly duties to tend to! Also, am I really that bad to be around? "Thank you, Ruken!" I say, using the nickname I gave him when I was a little kid. He frowned at me for that. "You're too old to be calling me that, Uryu! And don't talk to me while I drive. I should be on that couch eating my grape yogurt right now," he grumbled as we pulled away.
As the boss man instructed, I stayed quiet.
That is.. Until one of the most annoying song in the history of all annoying songs came on the radio. I wouldn't have been so annoyed if Ryuken hadn't been singing along to it.
"Ano kousaten de minna ga moshi skip wo shite," he sang loudly, keeping his straight face.
"Damn it! Shut up, Ryuken!" I groaned.
He smiled in my face and kept on singing that damn song! This bastard must have superhuman balls to be mocking me with this!
"Ponpon dashite shimaeba ii no! Zenzen shinai no tsumaranai desho,"
"Goddamn it! Shut the hell up, Ryuken!"
Can somebody please save me from the horror that is this song? Honestly, I don't have a problem with Ryuken's singing. I'd feel a little better if the radio was off and it was only him singing the atrocious song. Knowing this, my father purposely turned up the radio and started head banging to the song I didn't even know you could do that to a peppy song like this! I'm praying for someone to make it STOP!
Well, I guess I spoke too soon.
The song went off alright, but the one that came on after it made me miss the damn thing.
"Itsudemo I love you, kimi ni take kiss me,"
"DAMN IT ALL!" I shrieked in terror.
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I gratefully prayed to every deity out there when I saw the school come into my vision.
To add to my traumatic morning experience, the entire student council was standing out in front of the building. Seeing the eager looks from Chizuru and Kon and the serious glare from our lovely president made me wonder if I should be very terrified or immensely thankful to be there. The car stopped in front of them and I quickly hopped out of it. Ryuken's hand suddenly clasped around my wrist. "Uryu Ishida if anything goes wrong-" he started.
"I'll call you first, I promise," I make my way towards the demonic smiles of the Student Council after giving my father a quick kiss on the cheek. Chizuru and Kon giggled at me, Shuuhei and Mizuiro smirked, and Rukia came towards me and wrapped her arms around my body. "We'll take good care of your son, Mr. Ishida! Please don't worry!" Chizuru yelled back at him. Ryuken just rolled his eyes drove off.
Rukia released her tight-I swear it was manly- grip on me. "I'm taking this game very seriously, Uryu," she says sternly. "This is Hueco Mundo versus Karakura. Both teams have a tied overall score of six wins and two losses. We're going to need to cheer for our boys like our lives depend on it! Now, are you ready?" I stared into her eyes, attempting to put on the most seriously badass look I could muster up on the spot. "Damn right!" I shout.
Kon clapped a hand on my shoulder. "We know you're just gonna cheer for Ichigo, so don't even pretend to care for everyone else," I turned to glare at him, but before I snap at him, Chizuru squealed in my ear. "Oooh! You had a date with Ichigo the other day, right? I completely forgot!" After that came out, the group (minus Mizuiro and Shuuhei) started asking random and ridiculous questions that I couldn't even understand let alone answer! I sighed, Boy was I in for a long day. However, Kon had one thing right: I was definitely going to cheer the loudest for Ichigo.
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Now, you won't believe how seriously these people take a high school rugby game! The actual game doesn't start for another hour and the seats in the stadium were almost filled up! Luckily, the Student Council has their own box reserved above the bench where our players rest. It was so close we could probably slap one of the rugby players on the ass. Mizuiro passed around megaphones and pink pompoms to us and Rukia used hers immediately. "Alright maggots!" she says, her megaphone on full blast and in our faces. "Testing one, two, three!" The rest of us did the same thing, minus the loudness. Mine worked just fine. The only problem I had with it was the design. Chappy the Bunny? What is she, five? I would say that to her face, but I would like to keep my fingers. "Now, Uryu!" Chizuru said, setting her items under her seat. "Give us details! How was the date?!" Kon and Rukia scooted in closer with intimidating eyes. There was absolutely no way I was telling them about my "happy reunion" with Grimmjow, just so you know. I'd rather stay in a good mood today. "Well, for one thing, it was a double date. Szayel and Renji Abarai paired up-"
"WHAT?!" everyone, even the two silent boys, shouted out with confusion clear on all of their faces.
I hid my face behind my hands. "Yeah, they seemed to really hit it off! They even ended up sleeping with each other at the end of the ni-"
"WHAT?!" they cut me off again.
"What?" I whined back.
"Renji Abarai… I thought he was straight," Shuuhei gasped.
Mizuiro sighed. "You think you know some people."
"Omg! Omg! I can't believe it!" Chizuru cheered happily.
"B-but he slept with Rangiku," Kon sputtered.
Rukia's megaphone backfired, causing everyone to shut up and cover their ears.
"We don't have time to debate Renji's sexuality! That doesn't tell us about you and Ichigo!"
I gulped. She seems quite serious about this, doesn't she?
"Um… he and Renji took Szayel and I to the Las Noches District to see a rock concert," Kon's mask trembled at that.
"It wasn't 'Las Espadas', was it?" he gasped loudly when I nodded.
"You lucky son of a gun! I've always wanted to meet Nnoitra-sama in person!"
I rolled my eyes. It's true that Nnoitra has the singing voice of a freaking god, but seriously, there's no reason to obsess over him. I heard Szayel's voice in the back of my head scream "It's not an obsession, damn it! It's just a strong admiration for an incredibly sexy individual!". Yeah, right. "Anyways," I continued. "We stayed close because it was an Espadas concert after all. He held my hand and… it felt like we were an actual couple!" I bragged, remembering how undeniably awesome it was to have Ichigo hold my hand. "He even protected me from Grimm-" I stopped myself. Shit! I thought I wasn't going to tell them about him! It's too late, though. I let it slip and there was no way in hell they were letting it go.
"Grimm? Do you mean Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez? Why do you need pro-"
Yet again, a deity up above was on my side. Never in my life have I been so relieved to the Godzilla voice of our principal.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats and shut the hell up!" his scream came from the intercom. "We're just about to get started. Please put your rusty hands together for the singing of our school song by one of our best rugby players: Yasutora Sado!"
My jaw damn near dropped when I saw that familiar big fellow step up to the microphone stand in the middle of the stadium. Everyone screamed and applauded the guy before he even started singing. "Can Sado really sing?" I asked them. Rukia nodded and shushed me.
"Fumareta hana no namae mo shirazu ni
Chi ni ochita tori wa kaze wo machiwabiru,"
Well, there goes my answer. His voice was rough, but pretty good. It's just like Nnoitra-sama though; he's good, yes, but I don't see the need to drop your drawers for the guy. Another thing, why in the hell did they make this their school song? Was there nothing else to choose from? Could they just make up their own song? Apparently it was easier to slow the original song, Guren no Yumiya by Linked Horizon but I bet you knew that already, and make it their own!
"Shikabane fumikoete susumu ishi wo warau buta yo," The crowd sung along with him like this wasn't plagiarism. I went along with it. Who would listen to a kid that's hasn't even been at this school for a week? When the song was over, the moment of truth came. Principal Yamamoto cleared his throat and shouted, "Now, let's bring out our rugby team! Starting with our team captain: Ichigo Kurosaki!"
"I should get going," Shuuhei groans, standing from his seat. "Do your best, guys," Rukia and Chizuru nodded and gave him a pat on the back. "Good luck out there, Shuu," Kon shouts as he leaves. Oh… that's right! I forgot Shuuhei was on the rugby team. I would've said something to him as he left, but Ichigo was out on the field and let me tell you; nothing looks better on a Kurosaki like Ichigo than a rugby uniform. Then again… how would he look in a jockstrap? These are the questions that need answering!
"ALRIGHT! LET'S START THE CHEERING!" Rukia said, busting out her Chappy megaphone. "Go team! Kick some ass!" she shouted.
"Go team! Kick some ass!" the others repeated.
Ok, I guess it's my turn.
"Go team! Kick some ass!"
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Ichigo's POV
Ah, there's no feeling better than the feeling before the big game! The audience cheers you on as if they automatically know that you'll win. It's a plus when your boyfriend's , wait… I don't think we're official yet, cheering for you with all of his might. I look up and see Uryu and the Student Council calling out random cheers of encouragement to us. Hueco Mundo's team sent us, possibly envious, glares from the other side of the arena.
"Well, it's time to start this, eh Ichigo?" Renji says, patting at my shoulder. "Yeah, it's not gonna be eas-"
"I see Umeko! Can you see her? She's looks totally beautiful!" Keigo interrupts, pointing up at Uryu. I'm trying to act nonchalant about it, but my insides are screaming for me to rip his eyes out for drooling over Uryu like that. Chad came from behind us and looked up at him, too. Please don't make me kill you, Chad. I may not be as big as you, but I can still kick your ass. "Umeko, huh?" he says. "Very beautiful. Treat her well, Ichigo," Damn it Chad! That's the wrong thing to say!
"ICHIGOOOOOOOOOO! I STILL HATE YOU!" Keigo shrieks.
"Asano! Get your butt in place! We're getting ready to start the game!" Yamamoto-Sensei screamed at him from the intercom.
Keigo rolled his eyes at me and went to as he was told. Here goes nothing!
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Uryu's POV
Now, to be honest, I absolutely nothing about rugby. Everyone else may see an intense something or other happening here, but all I see is a bunch of sweaty guys hopping on top of each other. Trust me, it's not as hot as it sounds. The only reason I haven't fallen asleep yet is because of Rukia's screaming (and imagining a very happy Ichigo wearing nothing but a jockstrap, but let's not get into that)! I was going with crowd most of the time. When they booed, so did I. When they cheered, I completely over did it. However, we all had the same reaction when halftime came around: Ew, gross. Keigo decided to dance and cheer with the cheerleaders… but for a completely cause.
"Gimme a 'U', ladies!" he shouts.
"U!" the cheerleaders chant.
"Gimme a 'M'!"
"M!"
"Gimme a E! K! O!"
"E! K! O!" they repeat.
Oh god no…
"I LOVE YOU, UMEKO! FORGET ICHIGO!" he shouts and points to me.
Rukia, Chizuru, and Kon look at me and shake their heads.
"Umeko? Really?" they groan in unison.
"Please, guys, don't even ask,"
A/N: Now, this is the product of over one month of writer's block... I'm on a roll right now! Like, the next four chapters are already in my head right now, so please stick with me until the end! :D :D