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Chapter VIII
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Chapter VIII
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“You know, Tatsuki, you’re going to wear a hole in the floor if you don’t stop pacing soon. I know you’re worried; we all are. It’s been 9 hours. But Kuchiki-san did say that she would let us know that Ichigo was okay,” Mizuiro said soothingly, lightly grasping the girl’s wrist to get her to stop and pay attention to him. Tatsuki just nodded and moved jerkily to sit down.
It had been like this for awhile now. They had decided to take turns by the phone throughout the night so they wouldn’t miss Rukia’s call. Urahara had explained to them in detail about Hollows and even had told them stories about some of the Hollows Ichigo had fought. In fact, they had been watching Ichigo fight when they had been told to go back to the Shoten.
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“Ichigo wants to take the Espada himself,” Rukia murmured.
“Ah. This is the one that’s nearly killed him twice now, yes? He probably wants a little revenge… I just hope the Espada doesn’t kill him this time!” Urahara exclaimed in a suspiciously excited sort of voice.
“W-What?!” Tatsuki yelled, whirling around to face Urahara who had to hide his smile behind his fan. Beside her Keigo and Mizuiro’s eyes had gone as wide as saucers and their jaws were practically touching the pavement of the bridge as they took in what he had just ‘let slip.’
“No no! Nothing to worry about at all! Let’s go, shall we Kuchiki-san?” Urahara giggled. Yes, he was certainly getting the entertainment he’d been looking for. “Would you mind taking Miss Arisawa while I handle the other two?”
In no time, they had arrived at the Shoten and were sitting down. The Shinigami in the basement had all gone back to Soul Society for now, to warn the sou-taichou about the attack on the material world. Once they had settled down, Urahara began to explain in a serious voice which silently commanded the kids to pay attention.
“First, you will go home after this. Rukia here will take you. It doesn’t matter if you all go to your respective homes or to one of your homes to wait this out, but you will not stay here. There is a reason for that which I will not explain to you now. Do I have your word?”
The three nodded, knowing that if they argued they wouldn’t get their explanation. Urahara nodded in satisfaction and continued in a much cheerier voice. “Excellent! Okay, I will explain about the Espada. First, there was this Shinigami who turned bad. He betrayed us and went to another world, called Hueco Mundo. I already explained that this is where Hollows live, right?” Upon receiving affirmations, he continued, “Well, he created a race of Hollow-Shinigami hybrids
called Arrancars. They are Hollows who have taken their masks off. Anyway, the strongest of those Arrancars are called Espada. There are ten Espada, and that blue-haired guy is number six, which means he is the sixth strongest in all of Hueco Mundo. Ichigo and he, I think his name is Grimmjow Jeagerjacques, right? Anyhow, Grimmjow and Ichigo have had some run-ins before. I believe you were there for part of them, Rukia?”
Rukia nodded. “Yes. The first time he put a hole in my stomach and that’s how he got Ichigo to fight him. I don’t remember much from that fight, just that Ichigo was beat to nearly an inch of his life. Renji found him. Not even Inoue could heal him all the way. For the longest time, he was almost afraid of fighting anyone. Then Grimmjow came back again and by this time, Ichigo had reigned in his inner Hollow enough to affect the fight.. However it wasn’t enough. I came just in time to see Ichigo kneeling on the ground with a sword run through both wrists to pin him down and Grimmjow about to kill him. Then he left to go fight someone else because Ichigo was defeated and was boring him. Ichigo was lucky that time.”
The three kids stared at Rukia and then Urahara and back, suddenly a lot more worried about their friend than they had been previously. They had thought, watching him fight the Hollows, that he was nearly infallible. But hearing this story led them to believe otherwise.
“Now, Kuchiki-san here will take you home. Do you wish to go to your separate homes or do you want to wait together for them to come back?”
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That was how Tatsuki, Keigo and Mizuiro ended up at Tatsuki’s house. Inoue had called them about 8 hours ago to tell them that Ichigo was still alive; Inoue had explained to them about sensing reiatsu and how she could still sense Ichigo’s. However, the sweet girl seemed to be a little worried about him, but she wouldn’t elaborate. She had simply told them not to worry so much before hanging up. This, of course, caused the opposite to happen since none of them could sense reiatsu and Inoue (or anyone, for that fact) didn’t call again in the 8, now 9, hours they had been waiting.
The phone suddenly rang and Tatsuki jumped up to grab it, nearly shouting “Hello!?”
“Hi Tatsuki!” Came the cheerful voice of Rukia.
“Oh my gosh, Rukia! It’s about damn time someone called!” Tatsuki shouted, her voice going from frantic to angry in a matter of seconds. The two boys in the room glanced at one another and stepped away from the angry karate girl.
“Sorry we didn’t call sooner. Listen, a lot of stuff went down last night and we have a lot of explaining to do. This is a lot to take in, I know – “
“Listen, Kuchiki,” Tatsuki seethed into the phone, “All I want to know for right now is if Ichigo is okay or not.”
Rukia giggled nervously and said, “Yes, Ichigo is fine. He came back about an hour or so after the fight had started and was a little injured. After we talked a little, we healed Ichigo. He is fine. In fact, you can come over if you want, because there is something else we should discuss.”
Tatsuki nodded and looked over at Mizuiro and Keigo, saying, “Okay, we’ll be there in five minutes.”
After she placed the phone in the cradle, she turned around and told the two boys what Rukia had said over the phone. They left a note for Tatsuki’s parents (they had already called Mizuiro and Keigo’s parents to inform them about their whereabouts) and left for the Shoten to get some information once and for all.
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Ichigo squirmed as his lover poked him in the side. He smacked Grimmjow upside the head and glared at him, as if telling the Espada to ‘knock it the fuck off,’ when Rukia walked back into the room, hands on her hips. The two men in front of her grinned innocently and she rolled her eyes at them, silently thinking how cute (more like immature) they were together. Now that she had wrapped her mind around it, they did make quite the couple; they were almost exactly alike. Both foul-mouthed, both grumpy, both felt strongly about their beliefs. She shook her head to clear her thoughts.
“Okay, Tatsuki, Keigo and Mizuiro are on their way over. We’re going to explain to them about your fight and also about you and Grimmjow,” Rukia said quietly. She watched as Ichigo nodded, a worried look passing over his face before he masked it. “Don’t worry Ichigo, they are your friends. They might be a little surprised, like Renji and I were, but they will accept it and move on.” At this, Ichigo flashed her a bright smile and glanced at Grimmjow, who grinned softly in reassurance. Rukia snorted and both men looked at her like she was crazy.
“Sorry, but you’ve become a softy, Grimmjow! Last time I saw you, you were cackling insanely and about to blast a Cero off in Ichigo’s face. And now look at you!” Grimmjow grunted and turned away, trying to preserve his failing reputation as a badass. Ichigo laughed and gave the blue-haired Espada a noogie before saying, “It’s alright Grimm, you’re still a badass to me!”
This time both Rukia and Ichigo were snickering as Grimmjow huffed, but a voice interrupted them from the far end of the room.
“Just go on in,” Urahara’s said quietly, showing the three in and backing out of the doorway slowly.
Tatsuki stopped short, staring at the blue-haired menace in front of her who was sitting casually on the couch in Urahara’s living room, his arm slung around Ichigo and pouting while Ichigo and Rukia were laughing. What the fuck?! Hadn’t Ichigo just fought this guy? Hadn’t Urahara just explained to them about how this guy, Grimmjow, had nearly killed Ichigo twice? And yet, here they were, sprawled on the couch like best friends.
“What the hell is going on here?”
The three looked up, surprised, but Rukia smiled. “Ah, Tatsuki! You’re here to hear the explanation, right? So go on, Ichigo, tell her.”
Ichigo blanched, his mouth dropping open before he regained control of his brain and said, “Now… Wait a minute Rukia –“
Tatsuki kicked in him the shin and punched him across the face. Ichigo’s head snapped around and he groaned. Grimmjow jumped up and was about ready to shout at Tatsuki when the orange-haired teen groaned again and grabbed hold of Grimmjow’s clothes to hold him back.
“Don’t do that Grimm, I probably deserved it.”
Everyone in the room calmed down and Rukia grabbed a towel to clean up Ichigo’s nose, which had started bleeding. “Listen, Grimmjow and I are together. We’ve been together since the second time we fought. The bad guy, Aizen… I think you know about him, don’t you?” Upon receiving three nods, he continued. “Good. Well, Aizen found out about Grimm sneaking away to see me and detained him for two months. He can’t go back there, so he’s staying here with us. He volunteered while we were walking in the park to help us any way he could. So he’s here to stay. Please treat him with respect,” Ichigo finished, his words sounding funny as he talked through his bleeding nose as Rukia pinched it to stop the blood flowing.
Silence as they all stared at each other, wondering who was going to speak up first. There were a lot of questions on their minds, after all.
“So, what… You’re gay?”
More silence as everyone stared at Keigo. Of all the questions anyone could have asked, Keigo had to ask if Ichigo was gay.
Grimmjow snorted, breaking the silence, and soon everyone was laughing. Well, everyone but Ichigo. He was pouting.
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“You know, Tatsuki, you’re going to wear a hole in the floor if you don’t stop pacing soon. I know you’re worried; we all are. It’s been 9 hours. But Kuchiki-san did say that she would let us know that Ichigo was okay,” Mizuiro said soothingly, lightly grasping the girl’s wrist to get her to stop and pay attention to him. Tatsuki just nodded and moved jerkily to sit down.
It had been like this for awhile now. They had decided to take turns by the phone throughout the night so they wouldn’t miss Rukia’s call. Urahara had explained to them in detail about Hollows and even had told them stories about some of the Hollows Ichigo had fought. In fact, they had been watching Ichigo fight when they had been told to go back to the Shoten.
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“Ichigo wants to take the Espada himself,” Rukia murmured.
“Ah. This is the one that’s nearly killed him twice now, yes? He probably wants a little revenge… I just hope the Espada doesn’t kill him this time!” Urahara exclaimed in a suspiciously excited sort of voice.
“W-What?!” Tatsuki yelled, whirling around to face Urahara who had to hide his smile behind his fan. Beside her Keigo and Mizuiro’s eyes had gone as wide as saucers and their jaws were practically touching the pavement of the bridge as they took in what he had just ‘let slip.’
“No no! Nothing to worry about at all! Let’s go, shall we Kuchiki-san?” Urahara giggled. Yes, he was certainly getting the entertainment he’d been looking for. “Would you mind taking Miss Arisawa while I handle the other two?”
In no time, they had arrived at the Shoten and were sitting down. The Shinigami in the basement had all gone back to Soul Society for now, to warn the sou-taichou about the attack on the material world. Once they had settled down, Urahara began to explain in a serious voice which silently commanded the kids to pay attention.
“First, you will go home after this. Rukia here will take you. It doesn’t matter if you all go to your respective homes or to one of your homes to wait this out, but you will not stay here. There is a reason for that which I will not explain to you now. Do I have your word?”
The three nodded, knowing that if they argued they wouldn’t get their explanation. Urahara nodded in satisfaction and continued in a much cheerier voice. “Excellent! Okay, I will explain about the Espada. First, there was this Shinigami who turned bad. He betrayed us and went to another world, called Hueco Mundo. I already explained that this is where Hollows live, right?” Upon receiving affirmations, he continued, “Well, he created a race of Hollow-Shinigami hybrids
called Arrancars. They are Hollows who have taken their masks off. Anyway, the strongest of those Arrancars are called Espada. There are ten Espada, and that blue-haired guy is number six, which means he is the sixth strongest in all of Hueco Mundo. Ichigo and he, I think his name is Grimmjow Jeagerjacques, right? Anyhow, Grimmjow and Ichigo have had some run-ins before. I believe you were there for part of them, Rukia?”
Rukia nodded. “Yes. The first time he put a hole in my stomach and that’s how he got Ichigo to fight him. I don’t remember much from that fight, just that Ichigo was beat to nearly an inch of his life. Renji found him. Not even Inoue could heal him all the way. For the longest time, he was almost afraid of fighting anyone. Then Grimmjow came back again and by this time, Ichigo had reigned in his inner Hollow enough to affect the fight.. However it wasn’t enough. I came just in time to see Ichigo kneeling on the ground with a sword run through both wrists to pin him down and Grimmjow about to kill him. Then he left to go fight someone else because Ichigo was defeated and was boring him. Ichigo was lucky that time.”
The three kids stared at Rukia and then Urahara and back, suddenly a lot more worried about their friend than they had been previously. They had thought, watching him fight the Hollows, that he was nearly infallible. But hearing this story led them to believe otherwise.
“Now, Kuchiki-san here will take you home. Do you wish to go to your separate homes or do you want to wait together for them to come back?”
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That was how Tatsuki, Keigo and Mizuiro ended up at Tatsuki’s house. Inoue had called them about 8 hours ago to tell them that Ichigo was still alive; Inoue had explained to them about sensing reiatsu and how she could still sense Ichigo’s. However, the sweet girl seemed to be a little worried about him, but she wouldn’t elaborate. She had simply told them not to worry so much before hanging up. This, of course, caused the opposite to happen since none of them could sense reiatsu and Inoue (or anyone, for that fact) didn’t call again in the 8, now 9, hours they had been waiting.
The phone suddenly rang and Tatsuki jumped up to grab it, nearly shouting “Hello!?”
“Hi Tatsuki!” Came the cheerful voice of Rukia.
“Oh my gosh, Rukia! It’s about damn time someone called!” Tatsuki shouted, her voice going from frantic to angry in a matter of seconds. The two boys in the room glanced at one another and stepped away from the angry karate girl.
“Sorry we didn’t call sooner. Listen, a lot of stuff went down last night and we have a lot of explaining to do. This is a lot to take in, I know – “
“Listen, Kuchiki,” Tatsuki seethed into the phone, “All I want to know for right now is if Ichigo is okay or not.”
Rukia giggled nervously and said, “Yes, Ichigo is fine. He came back about an hour or so after the fight had started and was a little injured. After we talked a little, we healed Ichigo. He is fine. In fact, you can come over if you want, because there is something else we should discuss.”
Tatsuki nodded and looked over at Mizuiro and Keigo, saying, “Okay, we’ll be there in five minutes.”
After she placed the phone in the cradle, she turned around and told the two boys what Rukia had said over the phone. They left a note for Tatsuki’s parents (they had already called Mizuiro and Keigo’s parents to inform them about their whereabouts) and left for the Shoten to get some information once and for all.
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Ichigo squirmed as his lover poked him in the side. He smacked Grimmjow upside the head and glared at him, as if telling the Espada to ‘knock it the fuck off,’ when Rukia walked back into the room, hands on her hips. The two men in front of her grinned innocently and she rolled her eyes at them, silently thinking how cute (more like immature) they were together. Now that she had wrapped her mind around it, they did make quite the couple; they were almost exactly alike. Both foul-mouthed, both grumpy, both felt strongly about their beliefs. She shook her head to clear her thoughts.
“Okay, Tatsuki, Keigo and Mizuiro are on their way over. We’re going to explain to them about your fight and also about you and Grimmjow,” Rukia said quietly. She watched as Ichigo nodded, a worried look passing over his face before he masked it. “Don’t worry Ichigo, they are your friends. They might be a little surprised, like Renji and I were, but they will accept it and move on.” At this, Ichigo flashed her a bright smile and glanced at Grimmjow, who grinned softly in reassurance. Rukia snorted and both men looked at her like she was crazy.
“Sorry, but you’ve become a softy, Grimmjow! Last time I saw you, you were cackling insanely and about to blast a Cero off in Ichigo’s face. And now look at you!” Grimmjow grunted and turned away, trying to preserve his failing reputation as a badass. Ichigo laughed and gave the blue-haired Espada a noogie before saying, “It’s alright Grimm, you’re still a badass to me!”
This time both Rukia and Ichigo were snickering as Grimmjow huffed, but a voice interrupted them from the far end of the room.
“Just go on in,” Urahara’s said quietly, showing the three in and backing out of the doorway slowly.
Tatsuki stopped short, staring at the blue-haired menace in front of her who was sitting casually on the couch in Urahara’s living room, his arm slung around Ichigo and pouting while Ichigo and Rukia were laughing. What the fuck?! Hadn’t Ichigo just fought this guy? Hadn’t Urahara just explained to them about how this guy, Grimmjow, had nearly killed Ichigo twice? And yet, here they were, sprawled on the couch like best friends.
“What the hell is going on here?”
The three looked up, surprised, but Rukia smiled. “Ah, Tatsuki! You’re here to hear the explanation, right? So go on, Ichigo, tell her.”
Ichigo blanched, his mouth dropping open before he regained control of his brain and said, “Now… Wait a minute Rukia –“
Tatsuki kicked in him the shin and punched him across the face. Ichigo’s head snapped around and he groaned. Grimmjow jumped up and was about ready to shout at Tatsuki when the orange-haired teen groaned again and grabbed hold of Grimmjow’s clothes to hold him back.
“Don’t do that Grimm, I probably deserved it.”
Everyone in the room calmed down and Rukia grabbed a towel to clean up Ichigo’s nose, which had started bleeding. “Listen, Grimmjow and I are together. We’ve been together since the second time we fought. The bad guy, Aizen… I think you know about him, don’t you?” Upon receiving three nods, he continued. “Good. Well, Aizen found out about Grimm sneaking away to see me and detained him for two months. He can’t go back there, so he’s staying here with us. He volunteered while we were walking in the park to help us any way he could. So he’s here to stay. Please treat him with respect,” Ichigo finished, his words sounding funny as he talked through his bleeding nose as Rukia pinched it to stop the blood flowing.
Silence as they all stared at each other, wondering who was going to speak up first. There were a lot of questions on their minds, after all.
“So, what… You’re gay?”
More silence as everyone stared at Keigo. Of all the questions anyone could have asked, Keigo had to ask if Ichigo was gay.
Grimmjow snorted, breaking the silence, and soon everyone was laughing. Well, everyone but Ichigo. He was pouting.
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