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The Real King	By : NovaAlexandria Category: Bleach > Yaoi - Male/Male > Grimmjow/Ichigo Views: 48386 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 13
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Sleep was what he desperately needed, and after that two hour bath and a decent amount of food his body was truly ready to rest. Unfortunately his mind was reeling too much to slumber just yet. The last thing he had expected to happen during his ritualistic, afternoon, violent mating was to be rescued by the pack�s Alpha, be permitted to clean himself up, have his injuries tended to, be permitted to eat a decent amount of food and, most shocking of all, actually be given a real nest inside of the Alpha pair�s den!

His book rested beside him and he picked it up, flipping open to the next page for his daily entry. It was the first page in many that didn�t have blood or tear stains on it. He wrote the Scientific entry in first before adding his own personal feelings and observations at the end of the report.

He closed the book when he was done and sighed, his attention being drawn to the very obvious noises coming from the other side of the curtain. A glance through the crack where the two separate curtains met confirmed what his ears were telling him.

Ichigo was making certain that Grimmjow would not be feeling any form of jealousy by paying extra special attention to his Beta. Said Beta was whimpering, writhing and moaning in pleasure under his Alpha�s shocking ministrations.

Szayel could only stare stunned as Ichigo worked his beta�s arousal with his mouth, bobbing his head up and down the shaft and being rewarded with little mews of pleasure as Grimmjow squirmed beneath him. Szayel had never, ever heard of an Alpha degrading itself to the point of what Ichigo was doing now and it took a moment for his brain, and Instinct, to register what they were witnessing.

Grimmjow may have his jealousy appeased now, (how could he not being treated so royally by his Alpha?) but it reared up in Szayel as he watched the couple. H�tsu had shown him no apathy, let alone passion, and had made sure that every mating had been deliberately painful. He would have comfortably settled for indifference, like his first Alpha had shown him, but he had not been so fortunate. He could even understand the pain H�tsu had put him through at the beginning, hollows were malevolent creatures after all and he had crossed his Alpha�s path before hand. H�tsu had never gotten over that anger, or he simply enjoyed being a vindictive bastard, and every mating had been conducted in pain and ended in an unnecessary amount of blood right up until Ichigo�s shocking interference. Szayel had honestly been starting to wonder if H�tsu ever planned on actually letting him carry to term or if �fucking him to death,� as the hollow had threatened to do on multiple occasions, had been his real intent all along.

Szayel forced himself to tear his eyes away from the sight of the pack�s Alpha pair mating and returned to curl up in his meagre nest. The scent all over the blankets, very faint due to the passage to time but still perceivable, was both a comfort and digesting. Trust Grimmjow to torture him by forcing him to rest in and wear, as the clothing left for him was also very recognizable, his older brother�s stuff. He refused to put the clothing on, wasn�t even sure he could get half of it on with his injuries even though they were treated now, and simple curled up between the wall and pillows, pulling the top blanket over his body.

His mind was still in turmoil and the sounds of sex and pleasure coming from the main nest didn�t help any, but the warmth and comfort of his new nest, combined with his brutally exhausted body, finally pulled him down into a rather peaceful slumber. It was the first he got to enjoy in just over two weeks.

　

　

Ichigo had, honest to Kami, expected there to be problems between the two Arrancar from the get go, but after four days nothing had gone wrong� yet. Szayel pretty much stayed curled up in his nest in the corner and remained completely silent. The only noise coming from the other side of the curtains was either the sound of pen on paper as he wrote in his book or the odd whimper of pain when he put too much weight on one of his injuries.

With Ichigo once more at full strength and Grimmjow mostly recovered from the mating and laying, the blue haired former Esapda finally felt confident enough to leave the nest to go hunting for himself. Ichigo had a feeling that being able to hunt and work out any frustration upon his helpless prey was one of the reasons they hadn�t had an issue yet. Then there was the fact he made sure to give his mate extra attention every night that left his own toes curling as much as Grimmjow�s. Lastly, and most shocking, was Szayel�s surprisingly good behaviour, as he made sure to obey Grimmjow�s command to stay quite and unseen to the letter.

�He knows better than to act out,� H�tsu sniffed in his mind. �Unlike you, I trained my pet well,� he added with a voice full of pride.

Ah yes, because nothing in his life could possibly be perfect for one moment. He had mostly been ignoring H�tsu the best he could, mentally blocking him out and refusing to acknowledge him, but it was getting harder.

H�tsu had been silent for the first two days, either that or Ichiog had actually managed to block him out completely in his rage, but after that the hollow began to pester him to let him out to play with his pet. Only Zangetsu�s calming influence had prevented Ichigo from going into his inner world and flaying the hollow alive like he really, really wanted to. He was not accustomed to feeling such anger and disgust, the last person he had felt enraged at had been Aizen, and it took him by surprise.

He heard the curtains shift and glanced up to see Szayel slowly emerging from his corner. The only time the other Arrancar dared to emerge at all was if he was ordered to or when Grimmjow was gone.

�Four days, and he still acts like his own shadow is going to jump him,� Ichigo noted, although he wasn�t altogether surprised. Abuse victims often took a long time to recover their confidence and the stuff H�tsu had put him through was far more aggressive than most abuse victims ever suffered.

Most of the lacerations had closed up, but with so little reiatsu to call upon Ichigo had no doubt that they would scar. Most of the bruises had faded as well but the broken hand was still splinted and healing very, very slowly. Bones took a long time to knit and with no reiatsu to spare to heal them they were going to take some time, maybe even as long as it took a human.

�I would like to bathe,� Szayel requested softly, so softly that Ichigo almost didn�t even hear the request.

�Go for it,� Ichigo waved towards the bathroom. �And Szayel,�

The scientist was about to take a step and froze at being addressed.

�you don�t need to ask permission to bathe,� Ichigo offered him a soft smile.

Szayel gave a soft nod of his head in understanding and slunk along the wall, still like the frightened mouse he had first come across, before reaching the bathroom. The sound of running water reached Ichigo�s ears and he turned his attention back to his brooding, an art he had long since mastered.

Grimmjow had left only ten minutes ago, which meant he had several hours to fret over his absent mate. He knew there were no Hollows out there that were a danger to them, but Kurotsuchi still had his camp on the other side of the massive, city size fortress. They had been lucky so far and he doubted Kurotsuchi would come this way since living quarters were truly of no scientific interest to the deranged man.

�I need to find something to distract myself with,� he groaned to himself.

�You could try my pet out. I am not stingy like you King,� H�tsu offered. �And his markers need refreshing anyhow.�

Ichigo snapped back a not so very polite response to his hollow�s suggestion. The very idea of it made him sick, not to mention he would never betray his own mate. He wasn�t sure if hollows worried about monogamy, but he was sure Grimmjow at least did, considering what his response to bringing Szayel home had been. Not that Ichigo planned on sleeping with anyone else ever again, but it was comforting to know that Grimmjow thought the same way.

�You are behind on your studies,� Zangetsu suggested.

Ichigo�s eyes fell on to the pile of neglected school work sitting on the coffee table. He had completely forgotten about school with everything that had been going on and he spat out a curse as he realized just how far behind he was.

�There is no way I am going to get all of that done in time,� he groaned.

Checking on the egg first to make sure it was fine, and assured his young was as content as an egg could be, he moved over to the table and stared at the work incomprehensively. With every thing that had been going on he had completely forgotten what he had even been studying!

Grabbing the book closest to him he flipped it open, grabbed his assignment sheet, matched where he left off to the spot on the sheet, and furiously went to work. He had promised his teachers he would be back in just under two weeks, and he was now two weeks behind. He had an entire month�s work of homework and cramming to do in just under eleven days.

�Your answer�s wrong,�

Ichigo paused, not even sure he had heard a voice at all, until he looked up to see Szayel standing near by, eyes adverted and looking like he was ready to bolt at a moments notice.

�Huh?� Ichigo questioned intelligently.

�Hit him King, how dare he speak up!� H�tsu snarled in his mind.

Ichigo ignored his hollow, he was getting good at that, and turned to look at his answer confused, trying to find what was wrong with it but not having much luck. Chemistry had never been his strong suit, or, more accurately, math. If he had known that chemistry had so much math in it he might have chosen a different elective. No matter how he looked at his answer though the numbers panned out.

�How is it wrong?� he questioned confused.

�The Atomic weight of Potassium is 39.0983, not 22.98976.�

Ichigo blinked and flipped to the back of his text book to stare at the periodic table of elements every chemistry book came with. Sure enough, Szayel was right. In his rush to get though his work he had accidentally taken the weight of Sodium, which was the element above Potassium. Cursing softly, he erased his work and filled in the correct number and recalculated the answer, this time using the correct weight.

�Thanks, any more of these wrong?� he couldn�t help but to question.

He took Szayel�s silence, and the fact he was still hovering uncertainly as if he was indecisive over running or answering truthfully, as a loud yes.

�Dare I ask how many more are wrong?� he asked dryly.

�The answer to number four should be covalent, not ionic. An ionic bond is when one atom accepts or donates one or more of its valence electrons to another atom.�

�Right, I am always getting those two mixed up for some stupid reason,� he scowled as he erased his answer and changed it. �I must seem like quite the idiot to someone like you, huh?�

�This knowledge is fairly basic,� Szayel answered with the faintest hint of a smile.

�Well, thinking has never been labelled as my strong suit,� Ichigo shrugged.

It was nice to see a bit more life out of the otherwise ghost who had been haunting the corner of the den. In fact, he noticed the scientist seemed to be hesitating and was once more half turned as if uncertain if he should stay or go.

�If you would like,� a pause and nervous lick of dry lips, �I could assist you with these,� Szayel offered using that meek, broken voice of his that always slammed home Ichigo�s feelings of guilt.

�I would be grateful.�

　

(Dun Dun Dunnnnn)

　

Today was a good day. The taste of fresh blood in his mouth was a strong aphrodisiac indeed. He finished his meal with a sigh of content and turned his attention to the last corpse and contemplated eating or stashing it. This had been a pack of four, now one as only one of the fools had realized what they were facing and bolted. The other three had barely been sport.

He had consumed two of them but found the third relatively unappetising. He had never been a fan of the insect like hollows, they always tasted funny to him, but food was food and one could not afford to be picky, or at one time he couldn�t. Now he could and he smirked as a sudden thought occurred to him.

�Stash it is,� he grinned as he grabbed the corpse of his third prey and headed back to the den.

His good mood was instantly fouled the moment he walked through the door. Terrified golden eyes snapped in his direction from their place beside Ichigo and Grimmjow felt rage swell. Grimmjow had ordered the bastard to stay in his corner and yet here he was sitting beside HIS mate as if Szayel belonged there.

Ichigo also looked up as he entered, but while Szayel�s face was white with fear, Ichigo had a smile of welcome.

�Hey, how was hunting?� Ichigo asked pleasantly.

Grimmjow didn�t answer, his eyes remaining on the insolent Omega of the pack that had dared to step out of his exile in the corner. Ichgio frowned at the silence and obvious anger he was giving off.

�Grimmjow, is something wrong? Did something happen?� Ichigo questioned concerned, abandoning his place at the table to walk up to him.

Grimmjow ignored him and instead watched as Szayel, very slowly, adjusted his position from sitting up to laying on his back with belly and throat displayed in submissiveness. He even gave off a little �forgive me, please don�t hurt me� whine that cooled Grimmjow�s temper slightly.

He gave off a snarl that indicated his clear displeasure before adding a small jerk of his head towards the corner. Szayel took the hint and crawled, belly practically on the ground, back to his corner. It would have been natural to do as an Adjucus, but as an Arrancar he actually looked absolutely ridicules and the hilarious sight of a �human� attempting to belly crawl into the corner broke through his anger and almost had him laughing in hysterics. He was still annoyed and slightly pissed, but Szayel�s quick and clear submission left his own Instinct puffing up in pride.

Since Ichigo�s back had been to the shunned one he had missed most of the exchange and was just staring at Grimmjow in confusion and worry. He turned his attention back to the concerned teen.

�Hunting went good,� he purred, making sure he was loud enough for Szayel to hear, just to give another little jab that he could go get real meat while the scientist was being relegated to what was left of the taffy packets. �I even have leftovers,� he smirked, dropping the corpse to the ground to the side of the door closest to Szayel little corner, just to make sure the scent would torment him.

Ichigo eyed it with a hint of dismay, but otherwise ignored it.

�You are covered in blood,�

�So,� Grimmjow shrugged.

�So, I suggest we get cleaned up. I need a break anyway, my brain is about to fry from studying,�

Grimmjow was about to protest that he didn�t need to clean up, he barely had any blood on him at all, but the look of promise in Ichigo�s eyes silenced his budding protest and brought a smirk to his face.

�Are you really going to eat that?� Ichigo questioned, looking at the corpse as they moved away from the door and towards the bathroom.

Grimmjow turned his attention back to the insect like hollow, reminded again how little he cared for the taste of such creatures. He was fairly full as well and he knew Ichigo would not stand having the corpse laying around for long, nor was it wise to leave one.

�I suppose not,� he grunted, and kept on walking.

�Szayel could eat it,� Ichigo offered.

Grimmjow�s first response was a quick and automatic NO followed by anger that Ichigo would even suggest that the pathetic bitch be permitted to consume food he had hunted. If Szayel wanted to eat something other than the packets of taffy crap then H�tsu could go hunt it up. It wasn�t his responsibility to care for the leech and Szayel should be thankful they were feeding him at all!

Of course, H�tsu was once more merged with Ichigo and that would mean Ichigo would have to go hunting, and the thought of Ichigo hunting for Szayel left an even fouler taste in his mouth. Granted as pack Alpha it was Ichigo�s responsibility to see to the pack, as he well knew from his own years of leading a pack, but that didn�t mean it sat well with him.

�Fine, the bitch can eat it,� he snapped over at the curtains. �Doesn�t deserve it, but it is foolish to let a perfectly good meal go to waste,� he growled grudgingly.

It wasn�t until they were both in the bathroom that Ichigo spoke again with a ting of anger in his voice.

�I had thought you were a far more rational being then H�tsu.�

Grimmjow blinked at the insult, wondering where in Hueco Mundo that had come from. Ichigo sensed his confusion for the teen was quick to explain in a soft voice so it would not carry from the bathroom.

�H�tsu use to torture him by leaving corpses in his room on a daily basis. Very rarely did he actually let Szayel eat even a small portion of one. The rest of the time H�tsu consumed them in front of him after forcing him to stare at them for several hours.�

Grimmjow felt no sympathy for Szayel, but he understood what Ichigo was trying to say. The teen was sometimes too soft for his own good, too kind hearted even towards those that did not deserve it. Seeing H�tsu�s behaviour reflected in him must really be bothering Ichigo, who was still having a hard time coming to terms with what his hollow had done to another.

�He tortured you, tore your soul in three and caged me like an animal. Do not expect me to feel any sympathy for him,� Grimmjow snarled in annoyance, growing on anger that Ichigo would be defending the intruder in their lives. �I would kill him without a moment�s hesitation and the only thing holding my hand is the fact you actually want him alive and hold the position of Alpha.�

�You bitch about being treated like an animal, and then go ahead and act like one,� Ichigo snapped back at him in frustration. �So which are you Grimmjow?�

The snap took him by surprise, as did the insult. Ichigo had never treated him like some sort of animal, even when they had been trying to kill each other.

�I am a hollow,� he growled.

�You are an Arrancar,� Ichigo cut in before he could say more, �half hollow, half shinigami, barely any different from a vizard. They do not act like animals,� Ichigo paused for a moment, �mostly. Hiyori is something else,� he muttered. �My point being is that you are now more than a hollow, as you have proven to me time and time again, even if you grouch about needing to act differently during or after.

�And yet when it seems most convenient to you, or when you simply don�t like the way something is going and you think you can get away with it, you start to act up like this, claiming it�s �Instinct� and �Natural.� You start acting like a spoiled child throwing a temper tantrum when you don�t get your way.�

Grimmjow was stunned into silence. Ichigo had never gotten angry at him like this before, not even during the war. The incident over H�tsu�s actions was hurting the teen far more than he had let on and the guilt was positively eating him alive.

�He deserved every thing H�tsu gave him, and I bet Zangetsu even agrees, so don�t bring that bastard into this,� he snarled.

�You don�t even know what H�tsu did to him! I have seen what hollows are capable off, I know you are not some tame house cat, but this went far beyond anything I have even seen or heard of Aizen doing,� Ichigo snarled. �I would like to think that if you had come out on top you would have never treated me, or any of your previous mates, anywhere near the same way H�tsu treated him. Tell me I am wrong Grimmjow?� Ichigo demanded.

His mouth snapped shut in surprise.

�If one of your pack members had been treated like that, mated so violently they were forced to miscarry not once, but twice, would you have stood by and let it happen?� Ichigo challenged softly.

�No,� he answered before he could even think about it, the answer taking him by surprise as well. �But they never deserved it,� he added in defence. �We killed our food and ate it, we didn�t play with it or torture it. Do you blame a hunter for killing a deer?�

�And just how were you tortured?� Ichigo challenged, completely ignoring the analogy he had offered.

Grimmjow opened his mouth to answer, but nothing came out. He had been caged, yes, but that was all. He had been feed, arguably better than Ichigo had been feeding him, and brought to his Alpha so the markings could be refreshed. Other than that he had been left alone. No intrusive experimentation. No strange drugs administered. He had been left to rest and eat in a semi comfortable cell.

�The only reason he never fucked with me was because he was too busy tearing you apart,� he snarled. He crossed his arms and glared at Ichigo, �I still stand by my declaration, the moment you cease showing interest in him, I will kill him.�

�I see. I suppose animal it is then,� Ichigo seethed as he stormed out of the bathroom, leaving a stunned Grimmjow behind to stare after him in shock, wondering what in the seven layers of hell had just happened.

Coming to his senses he stormed out as well with the intent to continue this argument. He was surprised to see Zangetsu leaning against the wall on the opposite side of the door from the unmoved and untouched corpse. He paused before the door, just knowing that Zangetsu would not let him pass without a fight and surprised that Ichigo had managed to manifest his Zanpakuto�s spirit when, as far as Grimmjow knew, he had never been able to before.

�I agree with Ichigo,� the spirit said solemnly.

�Yeah, and what does H�tsu think?� he couldn�t help but to sneer, certain the hollow half of Ichigo would agree with him.

�That Ichigo should throw you to the ground and make what he did the Szayel seem like child�s play in order to remind you of your place in this pack, Beta,� Zangetsu answered with brutal honesty.

He flinched at that and gave himself a mental slap for thinking H�tsu would have had anything else to say about the situation. Had any Beta or Omega dared to raise their voice to him like he just had with Ichigo, he would have shown them their place as well.

�And what do you think?� he questioned tiredly.

�I agree with Ichigo,� Zangetsu responded, an ever so enlightening answer.

His eyes fell once more onto the corpse still sitting by the door before he turned his attention over to the curtained off area. He had said the bastard could eat it, so why hadn�t he?

�The things I do for that boy,� he growled as he grabbed the corpse and hauled it over to the smaller nest, pulling the curtains aside.

He blinked in shock as the body trembling in the corner flinched as the curtain was pulled aside. He had expected smugness from the Omega for putting the Alpha pair against each other, not pure, open terror that had Szayel shaking like a new born cub facing a Vasto Lorde that thought it looked like an appetizer. His eyes fell upon the book lying open on the floor, the pages that were displayed were covered in water marks, poorly crafted Kanji (a very affront to Szayel�s need for perfection) and dried blood.

Grimmjow dropped the corpse and grabbed the book, earning such a meek and pathetic whimper of protest from the form huddled in the corner that he was honestly shocked any Arrancar, let alone a former Espada, could make such a broken, pathetic noise.

He flipped through the pages, surprised at how many of them had blood stains and poorly drawn kanji. He scanned through the detailed lists of injuries inflected from beginning to where they ended at Ichigo�s interference. He actually felt sickened as he read through the day by day inflections and now truly understood why Szayel had miscarried twice when before he had simply attributed it to the Scientist patheticness. Even he would have miscarried being treated in such a manner and he felt bile rise in his throat.

�H�tsu truly is one sick, twisted fuck, even for a hollow� he grunted to himself. �Not even that bastard Nnoitra would have done shit like this, had he even known where to stick it. Hell, not even Aizen had ordered shit like this done�

Did he still think Szayel deserved to die? Yes. Did he think the former Espada deserved the list of injuries inflected upon him? Not so much.

�Ichigo is making me fucking soft,� he grouched aloud as he closed the book, honestly unwilling to read more. �Hurry up and eat this shit before I change my mind,� he growled at the still cowering creature in the corner, leaving the makeshift room with the book still in hand.

He returned to his own nest, checked to make sure the egg was fine, before once more forcing himself to open the book to the first page read through the personal notes.

�The shit I do for that boy,� he growled aloud, but nonetheless kept reading, trying to understand his Alpha�s rage.

The scientific shit he couldn�t have cared less about and he felt no remorse essentially going through someone�s personal diary. The first entries left him only slightly annoyed with H�tsu, it really wasn�t all that bad, but once he got to the first miscarriage and the hollow�s treatment of his Beta afterwards� He felt his anger rise and he suddenly understood Ichigo�s feelings on the matter, why the teen was so furious. Had anyone in his old pack even attempted to treat their Beta like this he would have stepped in, especially as he read through everything that had happened between the two miscarriages. The kanji were so sloppily written that they were almost impossible to read, like Szayel�s hand had been violently shaking while trying to record the events.

Grimmjow grudgingly admitted that Szayel had done absolutely everything he could have as a Beta, and even a few thing Grimmjow would never have thought of trying, to appease his Alpha; assuming his words were honest and Grimmjow had no reason to doubt they were. Szayel had a habit of being completely truthful since there were apparently only �facts� in science. By the time Grimmjow was done reading his urge to kill the impostor to his den had faded somewhat and he completely understood why Szayel acted as he did.

The part that surprised him the most was just how jealous Szayel was of him, and how honestly afraid he was that death was but one laps of Ichigo�s attention away. Grimmjow had learned some things he almost wished he hadn�t.

�Getting way too fucking soft,� he snarled to himself. �Must be the bloody mating hormones,� he grouched.

Grimmjow stood up and returned to Szayel�s corner, pulling the curtains aside and watched as Szayel, once again, flinched. This time he wasn�t cowering in the corner but laying in his nest with fresh tear marks on his face and the corpse barely nibbled on. The Omega immediately rolled over, offering throat and belly to him while keeping his eyes glued to the book Grimmjow held on his hands.

�Hurry up and eat that shit,� he grunted, handing the book over.

Szayel snatched it out of his hands, as if he was honestly afraid that Grimmjow would change his mind about handing it back, and cradled it to his chest with his undamaged hand. Grimmjow snorted in derision and stormed back out of the little make shift room to return to his own nest.

Zangetsu had watched the whole exchange in silence and hadn�t moved from his vigilant guard at the door.

�What are you staring at?� he growled at the Zanpakuto spirit as he curled up around his egg.

�Ichigo will be pleased,�

�Tsu, fuck Ichigo,� he muttered as he curled up more comfortably around his young.

The egg gave of a soft pulse of life that brought a smirk to his face before it fell into a frown. What would have happened that day on the couch if Ichigo hadn�t managed to reign H�tsu in? What would have happened to him if Ichigo had been incapable of controlling his hollow? Would he be in Szayel place now?

He really didn�t want to dwell on such thoughts and pulled his egg as close to him as he could, assuring himself his young was here, it was safe. That soon it would hatch. That Ichigo would return once his temper had cooled and would never, ever dare treat him like that.

　

　

Thank you all so much for the wonderful reviews. /HUG. I love them all, you all rock.

I�ve looked through all the chapters, but I can�t find anywhere that I mentioned it took less than 3 weeks for the egg to hatch after being laid. 1 month for incubation, 1 month for hatching. It�s also been just over two weeks (15 days), not 3.5 weeks.

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