The start of the main event...starting with Flame and Grimm settling their feelings, Flame's POV. -Soranryu
Pregnant silence filled the room as Grimmjow and I both said nothing. He wordlessly moved to sit on his bed, while I continued to stand awkwardly in front of him. Finally, he opened his mouth "Get out." I flinched at the coldness in his voice, but I stood my ground, "No, I won't leave until I get an explanation."
Taking a deep breath, I spoke, "Why are you avoiding me, Grimmjow? Did I do something to make you dislike me?" My words came out in a sad whisper, shocking both him and myself. Grimmjow's head snapped up, "No!" Realising his outburst, he lowered his head and sighed, running a hand through his hair, "It's…it's not your fault, Flame, it's mine."
After a short pause, he continued, "I'll be honest. I like you, I really like you. I've been thinking about you, looking at you whenever I get the chance. It's a good thing you never notice. However, when I held you that one time, I almost lost control; I could've eaten you up that moment. Made me realise I have to stay away from you. It hurts, but it'll hurt more if I ever hurt you."
He sighed again, "I'll never hate you, Flame. If anything, I hate myself for having such little control over myself and resorting to this. So don't blame yourself; I'm the jerk here." Without thinking, I moved forward and embraced him. "Self-hate and sadness don't suit you, Grimmjow. It's ok, we'll let nature take its course," I whispered, closing my eyes and enjoying his warmth.
Suddenly, the door burst opened and Ggio rushed in, his expression grim, "King, there's trouble. The other gangs are all acting up; Hueco Mundo's in chaos." "Shit!" Grimmjow cursed, standing up and heading out in lightning speed. Without pausing, he commanded me to remain in his room.
Of course, I could not just obey, so I followed him and Ggio down to the basement where everyone had gathered. "No way am I staying up there doing nothing! My parents are out there working and they are most probably caught in this chaos!" I protested when the Arrancars tried to push me back to the upper floors. In the end, they had no choice but to let me stay as they stared at the multiple monitors displaying the situations across the entire town.
Different gangs were appearing at different areas of Hueco Mundo, some setting fires, some terrorizing the civilians and some marking their territories with spray paints. The police were spread around the town, but they could nothing against the gangsters. After contemplating for a while, Grimmjow quickly divided the Arrancars into groups and sent them out to stop the chaos.
Soon, it's just me and Grimmjow left. As Grimmjow was thinking about what to do with me, one of the monitors blinked and showed a man's face. Seeing this, Grimmjow's face hardened, "Yhwach." He spoke with so much hatred and venom that a shiver ran down my spine. "I won't say much: Give me the girl, or else," the man spoke before moving away only to show us my parents, tied up and gagged behind him.
"No!" I gasped soundlessly, my knees buckling beneath me. If it wasn't for Grimmjow, I would have collapsed onto the ground. The next second, the monitor turned black. Yhwach had disconnected it. Holding me close to him, Grimmjow said seriously, "I won't hand you over to him." "My parents-" I started, but he cut me off, "No, we'll think of something else. I am not handing you over no matter what."
After calming me down, Grimmjow sank into his thoughts. He wasn't panicking at all, which showed how much trust he had in his fellow Arrancars to take care of the chaos outside. Not wanting to disturb him, I sat still and relaxed on his lap, seeing that he did not release me at all. Fear still seized my heart and the scene in which my parents were held hostage kept replaying in my mind, but I trust Grimmjow to think of a solution.
About ten minutes later, he snapped out of his thoughts and planted a kiss on my head. "Grimmjow…?" I asked, caught off guard by his actions. The King sighed before saying, "I really don't wanna do this, but there's no other choice. I will have to hand you over, but it's only temporary. This is what we'll do…"
Listening attentively to his plans, I was amazed at how well-thought it was, and within ten minutes too. Of course, I was straight out nervous as well, seeing that my role in the plan is really important. Running through the counter-attack to Yhwach's scheme once more, I steeled my nerves and headed out of Las Noches with Grimmjow.
They can't fully iron things out between them, but now, it all starts. -Soranryu