AN: Sorry for it taking me so long to update. I've had a really busy week with University, life etc. I just couldn't find the time to do this chapter but I managed it.

Warning: Contains Yaoi, guy on guy sexual situations, Slash, Swearing, Non Con, Dark Themes, Fighting and it is M for a reason. Lemons in chapters earlier on and later on. Don't like? Don't read.

Beta'd by .. Thank you X3.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, Tite Kubo does.

Chapter eight

Old friends and new lovers

Everyone in Ichigo's group of friends, except for the teen himself, were sitting on the roof. They had no idea where Ichigo was but they wanted to know. They had hardly seen their friend for the past few days ever since the fire alarm incident. They had only seen him in class but during every break their friend would disappear only to return just before the next lesson started. It had been two days since they properly talked to him.

The only thing that was on each of their lips was that day and what happened. They had seen Ichigo arrive at school looking like he had been beat up to discover later that he had been beaten by Ulquiorra and Nnoitra. Who he confronted during the lunch break and it looked like Ichigo had gone looking for them. It had been difficult for them to sit back and watch but they had eventually set the fire alarm off. The events that happened during the time when the sprinklers were on were the ones that stunned the group more.

Ichigo had been kissed by Grimmjow, right in front of them but Ichigo and Grimmjow didn't know that. Also it came across that it had happened before. Ichigo had used the word again. Was this the reason for Ichigo acting the way that he had done? Each of them wondered this but didn't voice it. It was easier to just talk about other things.

Renji needed to say something. He felt like he was about to go mental with the thoughts in his head. "Now we know why Ichigo has been in such a mood the last week. Grimmjow has kissed Ichigo, at least twice."

"Probably more times or Ichigo would have just gotten over it. He may say that he is straight but he's not homophobic." Uryu commented.

"He's always supported me so he wouldn't hold it against Grimmjow." Renji replied.

"We know Ichigo though. He has a deep hatred for Aizen's group since the teachers started assuming that he was another trouble maker. He doesn't like that they get away with everything. Knowing this it seems more likely that Ichigo has been in a mood, not because a guy kissed him but because Grimmjow, a member of Aizen's gang kissed him." Rukia added her two pence worth to the conversation.

"He's always said that he isn't gay. Denied it over and over again. He even said when I came out that if I kissed him then I would never be able to kiss again." Renji smiled remembering the frown of his friend but the laughter in his eyes.

"Yeah but that might be because he's your friend and wouldn't want to kiss his friend. You're in the friend zone. He doesn't fancy you. So he doesn't want to kiss you. He could still be gay." Rukia carried on.

"Ichigo isn't gay." Orihime had been listening and decided that it was time for her to say something. She honestly believed that Ichigo wasn't gay, he was always the last one to discover someone was gay. Wouldn't he be able to know.

"Orihime." Rukia smiled sadly and held her friend's hand. Rukia thought it was obvious that her friend had more than a small crush on Ichigo.

"No she could be right. We never saw Ichigo kiss Grimmjow back." Uryu pushed his glasses up his nose and Chad nodded.

"Yes but if you remembered Ichigo said that Grimmjow had taken something from him. What does that mean?" Rukia said.

"I don't know. It could mean that Grimmjow has stolen more kisses from him. Or it could mean that he has stolen something else." Renji said. Uryu, Rukia, Chad and Renji all looked at each other, silently thinking of the same thing but all not willing to say it.

"Like some candy? Or maybe his lunch?" Orihime naively said, looking up at the sky trying to think of other things. She would hate if someone stole her bento. It would be impossible for her to find anything as delicious at school without getting weird looks from the cafeteria staff.

It was a good thing that no one wanted to steal her lunch.

"Orihime!" They all shouted laughing and giggling at their friend's naivety and that she was such an airhead.

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Grimmjow was sitting in the cafeteria, his food already eaten and his plate completely empty. He was very quiet as well, which used to be unusual for him. But that had been the norm since the whole thing with Ichigo. Ulquiorra and Nnoitra were missing from the table. Quite rightly as if Grimmjow saw them he'd rip them new ones. It was a good thing that they we in different classes and a different year.

"What's up Grimm? You're all quiet!" Nel exclaimed as she wrapped her arm around Grimmjow and leant on him smiling.

"Nothing. It's just…" Grimmjow trailed off. How was he meant to put what he was experiencing and feeling into words? It was difficult enough to think of it in his head. What had Ichigo meant?

Nel wasn't letting it go that easily. "Just what?"

"Do I take things that aren't mine?"

"Errr….yeah. You always have done. You take food from people's plates. You're a trouble maker that doesn't care about what belongs to who. You even took my pudding the other day. What are you trying to say Grimm?"

"I think I might have taken something that I shouldn't have taken."

"Are you in trouble?!"

"No. It's that I've taken something from someone and I've hurt them and I don't want to hurt them…anymore."

"What did you take Grimm?"

"It doesn't matter but I talked to him…"

"Kurosaki?"

"Yeah." Grimmjow nodded. "He said some shit that I took things from him and won't stop taking things from him. Made me feel like shit, the way he said it. Like I would never learn and that he was disappointed in me. Like all the adults."

"It sounds like he wants you to stop taking things from him."

"No shit Sherlock."

"So you've never asked him if you could take them?"

"That's what I realised. I've just been taking them from him, thinking that he wouldn't mind and now that I find out I have fucking hurt him I realise-"

"You love him. You realise that you love him."

"What?!" Grimmjow looked at Nel, his eyes wide and his mouth open. He was shocked but angry at the suggestion.

"Usually you don't care about the other person. Just the fact that you feel bad about it shows you care about him."

"I fucking don't." Grimmjow stood up from his chair and began to walk away from the table. Before Nel ran after him and caught up with him.

"Grimm?!" She said as she grabbed his arm. "If you want my advice then here it is. Ask him. Ask him for a date." She winked and walked away. After all she had seen Grimmjow do the same thing over and over again. Maybe this time would be different.

"Nel!" He stared after her. Maybe he should ask Ichigo out on a date. That would be a strange thing, he had never needed to ask someone on a date. It would be useless as girls and boys would just fall into his bed without the date part.

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The next day…

Ichigo was about to walk into the classroom when a large had reached out and grabbed his arm, pulling him back out into the corridor.

"Ichigo we need to talk."

"No-"

"Well I need to talk and you need to shut the fuck up for more than two seconds. You said that I'm always taking, stealing things-"

"Like kisses, my vir-"

"Things that aren't mine." Grimmjow said it louder so Ichigo would shut up. "Without asking I realised. So here I am, asking."

"Asking what?"

"Asking if you want to go on a date with me."

"Yes." Ichigo had never thought that Grimmjow would ask him out on a date. It was really unexpected and Grimmjow even saw Ichigo smile. It was amazing to see him smile since Grimmjow had only ever seen Ichigo angry or crying. "Ask and you shall receive." He said as he walked into the classroom and straight into the back of someone. "Oh sor-" Ichigo's words died in his throat as he saw a shock of white hair and shocking gold eyes.

"Hello Ichi. Long time no see cousin." Hichigo Shirosaki smirked, his voice chilling Ichigo's bones.

In the space of three minutes Ichigo's mood had gone from miserable to happy and now it had slammed right back into despair.

"Wh-what are you doing here?" Ichigo said, his heart beating wildly as he remembered the last time they had seen each other. Why was he back?

"One of your sempai rang me up. I decided to come back and see you again. I start at Karakura High School today. We're classmates cousin. Now we're even more the same." Hichigo smirk grew and he appeared demonic. They both knew which sempai had got him back. It didn't take a genius to work out who could have done it. It must have been someone in Aizen's group. No one else would have done something like that, no one knew about Hichigo. Not even Ichigo's friends knew about him and what had happened. How had they found out?

"Ichigo are you okay?" Grimmjow had come into the room after Ichigo and saw Ichigo doubled, except one was Ichigo reversed. Instead of orange hair the other Ichigo had white hair. Brown eyes were replaced with gold. Other than that they were almost identical. "Huh?! What the fu-?!"

"Y-yeah fine." Ichigo went to grab Grimmjow's arm and pulled him to his desk. "Grimmjow? Our date, tomorrow okay?"

Grimmjow grinned and sat down at his own desk. "Yeah that'd be great. Thank god it's Sunday tomorrow. 10 okay?"

"Y-yeah." Ichigo was watching Hichigo who was smiling to Ichigo's stunned classmates. They were all wondering who this white haired boy could be. He looked so much like Ichigo it was freaky. Like twins but gone wrong.

"Who is he?" Grimmjow asked but before Ichigo could answer their teacher came into the classroom.

"Quiet down. Come on everyone it is time to shut up and listen to me." Urahara-Sensei looked around the room. "Now your homeroom teacher is ill so I am taking over. It will be a nice break from my homeroom with the 3rd years. They won't let me talk about what I want to talk about. Most of them make me actually teach them or tell them what they need to know. Why can't I just talk about what I want? It would be more interesting if I tell them about things that are on the curriculum because they are seen as too hard."

Rukia cleared her throat and others began to cough.

"Oh yeah. I was meant to say something….what was it? Hmmmm...oh yeah! This everyone is Hichigo Shirosaki. Here's transferring here from his last school. Would you like to say something about yourself Hichigo-kun?"

"I'm Hichigo Shirosaki. 17 years old. I came here to spend a bit of time with my cousin Ichigo. I'm living by myself. Nice to meet you all. I hope to spend a lot of time with you all." Hichigo grinned at his new classmates and Ichigo's heart sank.

Secret's would begin to come out. Nothing would stay hidden. Ichigo's life was going to get a lot more difficult. He had to deal with his psychopathic cousin, the leader of the school delinquents and Grimmjow who he was going on a date with tomorrow.

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Next Chapter: Ichigo and Grimmjow's Date. May contain Smut. Probably will as we need some more. Hichigo starts to create problems. Surprise pairing!