Do You Remember Me?

Chapter 10

Chapter 10:
Grimmjow picked up a phone he hadn't previously noticed sat next to the box. It was obviously a burn phone due to its outdated look and when he flipped it open, only one number was saved so he called it. After a few moments it was answered. "Is this Aizen?"
"Close but no dice." A man sniggered in reply. "I take it you're Grimmjow Jaeggerjaques?"
"Yes, so where is this trade happening?"
"Tomorrow and noon, Aizen will be waiting at the docks for you, the unused end of course."
"Naturally, we'll be there and if anything is else happens to Ichigo, I will kill Aizen." Grimmjow threatened, only getting another snigger in reply before the call was ended. He sighed and dropped the phone onto the desk before resting his head in his hands "What am I going to do?"
"You're going to do the right thing and get Ichigo back." Amy replied, walking over to him and squeezed his arm. "I'll be fine, Aizen won't kill me and like you said, you'll get me out." Grimmjow nodded but didn't say anything so she left.
"I'll find a way to save you both, I promise." Grimmjow said calmly, glancing up to catch sight of himself in the mirror. "I'll remember my plan."
...
The next day Grimmjow, drove himself, Amy and Nel, who insisted she was coming, to the docks. When they got out Amy lead them towards an open space, at the other end a black car was parked. As they approached the doors opened and a brown haired man got out, Grimmjow's eyes narrowing when he dragged Ichigo out with him, his hands bound and mouth gagged.
Amy saw Grimmjow tense and grabbed his arm. "Calm down, that's Aizen this is exactly what he wants, don't lose your head." Grimmjow nodded after a moment and followed her lead, stopping a few yards away from Aizen and Ichigo. "Here I am." Amy said loud enough for her words to reach Aizen. "Now let him go."
He smiled at that before pulling a gun out, pressing it Ichigo's head and he whimpered. Grimmjow growled, starting towards him but Nel held him back with a warning look from Amy. "My, my, you really are protective of him aren't you Mr Jaeggerjaques. No matter, you'll have dear Ichigo back in a moment." He turned his attention to Amy, his expression hardening for a moment before returning to his usual calm facade. "Now come here Amy, and I'll let him go."
Amy nodded, turning to give both Grimmjow and Nel a reassuring smile. "I'll see you soon." She said quietly so Aizen didn't hear before walking towards him. Only when she was stood at his side did Aizen remove the gun from Ichigo's head. "Let him go." She said quietly, looking up at Aizen. "You got what you want, he's of no use to you now."
"Exactly." After a moment Aizen released his grip on Ichigo who looked at him confused for a moment before stepping away towards Grimmjow. "And you know what happens to those who have no use anymore."
Amy's eyes widened and she went to grab Aizen's arm but she was too late. "No!"
Grimmjow froze as Aizen fired the gun, the sound echoing loudly in the deserted dock for no one but them to hear. Ichigo, who still had his back to them remained standing for a moment before dropping to the floor. "Ichigo?" He asked quietly, his eyes widening and breathing becoming short when he didn't move. "Ichigo?!"
He went to move but a searing pain shot through his head, making him fall to his knees and clutch his head tightly. "Grimmjow!" Nel called, grabbing his shoulders. "What's wrong?"
Breaking free of Nel's hold he ran towards Ichigo and dropped to his knees next to him. He looked up to see Amy's tear stained face and knew what had happened, shaking his head disbelievingly. "I'm so sorry." She choked, reaching out to him. "I didn't know he would-"
"No!" Grimmjow yelled, looking down at Ichigo again and grabbed his shoulders to turn him around. "Come on Ichigo, please don't do this to me." He already knew it was too late though and when he saw Ichigo's face, the blood running down his nose from the bullet hole in his head and choked, pulling him into his arms.
"Well isn't this unfortunate." Aizen commented and Grimmjow looked up at him with a glare. "Don't look at me like that, I had no choice. Ichigo had seen too much, he had to die." He sighed and grabbed Amy forcing her into the car before turning back to Grimmjow. "It's a shame really, I was just starting to like him."
"You bastard, I swear I will kill you, no matter how long it takes." Grimmjow promised and Aizen just chuckled.
"Don't make threats you can't ever hope to achieve." With that he got into the car and left with Amy.
Grimmjow bowed his head again to nuzzle Ichigo's hair and held him tightly. "Ichigo please don't do this, don't leave me now." He pulled back to stroke his cheek and sighed. "I remember now, I remember everything so please don't do this."
Nel walked over to him and knelt beside him, resting a hand on his shoulder. "Grimmjow?" When he shook his head, she sighed and looked at Ichigo. "Come on, let's get him home yeah?" She stood up, Grimmjow standing as well with Ichigo held in his arms and followed her back to the car to leave.
...
Amy sat silently in the car next to Aizen as they were driven back to his house. When they got there, he got out, dragging Amy with him inside. "Why did you do it?" She asked, yanking on her arm to make him stop when he didn't respond. "Aizen why did you kill him?!"
Aizen turned and slapped her, hard enough to make her head snap to the side. "You dare speak to me like that?" He asked as she touched her cheek, sending him a spiteful look. "Go to your room, you will be called for dinner. Until then, behave yourself or there will be serious consequences to pay."
One of Aizen's men approached them and took Amy from him, leading her away to her old room. As they stopped outside it, the room next to hers opened and Aizen's doctor came out with another guard. "Make sure he doesn't leave the room for a while, I don't know what Aizen is thinking, increasing the boy's dosage like this, it will surely kill him." With a shake of his head he turned and saw Amy and smiled. "My dear Amy!" He said joyfully, coming over to hug her. "I see your escape attempt failed?"
She nodded before jerking her head at the room he'd just left. "Who's that?"
The doctor sighed, glancing at the guard wearily who shook his head slightly, the action going unnoticed by Amy. "Oh, no one, just another one of Aizen's guest, best you don't get involved." She nodded, following the guard into her room where he locked the door behind her.
"I suggest you keep your mouth shut doctor, if you value your life." When he nodded the guard sighed and stood guard outside Amy's door. "Now off you go, I'm sure you have other duties to attend to." He nodded again and walked away, glancing at the door next to Amy's as he went.
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When they returned to his mother's house, Grimmjow kept his hold on Ichigo, sitting down inside with him without a word to his mother who looked at them both in confusion. "What's wrong with Ichigo?"
Nel came inside and shut the door with a heavy sigh before looking at her. "Aizen killed him." She whispered and their mother looked at her in shock, turning to look at Grimmjow again. "Grimmjow won't talk to me, he's shut down I don't know what to do."
"There's nothing you can do just now, he's grieving." She told her daughter, patting her arm before walking to Grimmjow, sitting down next to him. "Grimmjow look at me." He looked up slowly and she sighed, brushing his tear stained face. "I know it hurts dear, but please talk to me, it will only hurt more if you don't."
"Mum." He choked on the word, closing his eyes before shaking his head and pulling free from her hold. "H-he's dead, Aizen killed him and I couldn't stop him. I did nothing to stop him." Disgust filled his voice and he looked down at Ichigo, threading a hand in his hair. "He will never know how much I truly care for him."
"He knew Grimmjow, he always knew. That's why he loved you back, why he married you, why he stayed by you through everything, even you losing your memories."
Grimmjow shook his head, tear falling down his cheeks again and onto Ichigo's face. "But he didn't know I remember it all and now I can't tell him. He died thinking I didn't love him and that I cheated on him with a teenage girl. How can I forgive myself for that?"
"There wasn't anything you could do, you tried your best."
"Well it wasn't good enough!" He yelled back before sighing heavily, continuing in a softer voice. "I'm sorry."
"It's fine." His mother replied, stroking his hair. "I know you don't mean anything by it." She sighed letting Grimmjow think for a moment. "We need to think about what to do with Ichigo."
Grimmjow stiffened, bowing his head. "We can't give him a proper funeral, we can't involve the police. What can I give him that's worthy for him? He deserves so much better than this."
"We will give him what we can."
Grimmjow nodded and looked at her. "Can you bring me some blankets?" She nodded and left to get some, when she returned Grimmjow stood up and gently laid Ichigo on them. "I'll go dig a grave." He left before his mother could respond and she sighed, looking at Ichigo.
"What will he do without you Ichigo, I don't know if he can survive this. You were the one thing keeping him on track, I fear for him now."
...
Amy looked at herself in the mirror and sighed, smoothing out the dress she had been requested to wear. She touched her cheek were the bruise Aizen had given her was expertly hidden by the makeup she wore. With a knock at the door she went to open it, her eyes narrowing when she saw it was Aizen. He looked at her and nodded approvingly. "As I thought, you look beautiful."
"Whatever, are we going or not." Aizen just frowned but stepped aside to lead her out of her room and to the main hall where they would eat. "Why the get up?"
"You want to look nice for our guest don't you?"
Amy frowned. "Guest? You mean that man who you've been drugging next to my room?"
"How do you know about that?"
"I listen." She replied sarcastically and Aizen chuckled."
"You've always had a mouth on you, and we both know what trouble it can get you in." Amy opened her mouth to retort but thought better of it and closed it again. "There we go, see you do now how to behave properly." Aizen patter her cheek and she stiffened for a moment. "Here we are, now take your usual seat at my side as usual."
Amy nodded and followed Aizen into the room but came up short when she saw who Aizen's guest was. His face was pale and expressionless, his hair in need of a wash, but there was no mistaking who he was and Amy was shocked, after all, she had watched him die early that day.
"I-ichigo?"
...
Grimmjow came back into the house after a couple of hours, covered in dirt and a tired expression as he sighed heavily, walking into the kitchen to get a drink. One thing he was grateful about was the fact his mother was quite well off so the house and gardens were large. Large enough he could dig a grave that wouldn't be seen from the house so he knew Ichigo would be safe.
He turned when hearing footsteps to see it was Nel and nodded. "Where's Ichigo?"
"Still in the living room, are you ready?"
Grimmjow nodded and went to the living room, crouching next to Ichigo on the sofa. He brushed his orange hair back and sighed, leaning forward to kiss the top of his head. "Goodbye Ichigo, I will always love you, no matter what and I will never forget you." He murmured into his hair before pulling back to cover his body and pick him up. He turned to see his mother and Nel stood at the doorway and nodded. "Ok, let's go."
He carried Ichigo down to the bottom of the garden where he'd dug the grave and lowered Ichigo into it. Climbing out again and he knelt next to it for a moment before standing up to grab his shovel. Nel patted his shoulder and looked at the grave. "Goodbye Ichigo."
His mother kissed his head and led Nel away to leave him to finish the grave. After a few hours it was done and Grimmjow knelt by it with a heavy sigh, gripping the shovel tightly. "What am I going to do without you Ichigo? I'll never see your face again, see you smile or hear your laugh or voice. I will never wake up by your side again or touch you again. I don't know how I'm going to do this without you."
Grimmjow bowed his head and touched the ground and smiled before standing up and wiped his face again, chuckling softly. "Only you could make me cry." He sighed and looked at the grave sadly. "I will always love you... goodbye Ichigo."