Sweet Naivety

Chapter 52: Café Meeting

Chapter 52: Café Meeting

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As soon as we had entered the café, Grimmjow had given me a kiss and then gone to some backroom for the meeting that he was there for. And I had wandered over to my friends that were there, whom were all lounging in a circle of love seats and sipping their drinks.

"Hey, guys." I murmured at them. I sat down in between Renji and Shuuhei, since they had scooted over to make room for me. I guessed that Rangiku's loveseat was where Gin had been sitting, anyway.

"Juna!" Rangiku squealed. "You and Grimmjow took forever to get here!"

I didn't mention that apparently Grimmjow didn't care if people were waiting for him. "Yeah, well..." I trailed off as I smoothed out my skirt.

"Juna, Ikkaku and I are staying with you tonight." Yumichika proclaimed, not even bothering to ask first.

I blinked, figuring that it wasn't really a big deal and just shrugging in agreement. "Okay." And then I thought twice. "You're not hiding from Kenpachi, are you?" Now that I had met the large, scary man, I most certainly did not want to chance him showing up at my house... hunting down Ikakku and Yumichika... getting angry at me for harboring them... I shuddered at the terrifying thoughts.

"It's nothing like that!" Yumichika waved me off in dismissal. "We just need to spend the night with our sister."

Ikkaku was grumbling under his breath beside Yumichika, but he seemed to be on the same page as him.

I shrugged again, realizing that I would have to wait and see whatever it is that they were up to. "Okay... I'll text my uncle to let him know."

I wiggled in between Renji and Shuuhei, trying to reach my bag, which I had tossed onto the floor. Orihime was nice enough to hand it to me. I smiled at her, murmuring my thanks and trying not to grin at the way that she and Ichigo were nestled into a love seat. Renji leaned over my shoulder and watched me type out my message... he had a weird habit of doing that. And then Shuuhei glanced over and poked at my necklace.

"This is new." He mumbled, lifting the pendant with his finger. "A gift from your boyfriend?"

I nodded, putting my phone back into my bag and setting it back onto the floor. "Yeah... it's nice, right?"

"Awwww!" Rangiku squealed. "He got you jewelry?! That's so sweet!"

"It's so pretty!" Orihime exclaimed excitedly.

Yumichika leaned across the coffee table to get a closer look. "It's certainly high quality... I'd say it's a nice gesture."

"Tch." Ikkaku snorted. "Looks like a fucking brand mark, to me."

Yumichika leaned back beside him, elbowing him before settling back into the cushions. "Don't ruin a nice gesture with your pessimism."

"Really, though..." Shuuhei mumbled, letting go of the pendant so that it could rest back onto my chest. "He could have picked something better than his logo."

I shrugged, almost thankful that they hadn't seen the engraving. "I like it."

"Well that's what matters." Yumichika nodded assertively before taking a drink of his coffee.

I sighed, relieved that the conversation was over. I would have to thank him later for putting an end to it. I watched Renji take a drink of whatever he had... it smelled sweet, like chocolate. I realized that he had been oddly quiet, so I whispered close to his ear. "Everything okay?"