ONE OF THOSE DAYS

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The truck pulled up to the driveway followed by a moving van. Two men stepped out of the truck; one had bright orange hair while the other had hair the color of the sky. The man with orange hair was named Ichigo Kurosaki. His blue-haired counterpart went by the name Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.

They were at Ichigo's small house so he could move in with Grimmjow. After what happened, Grimmjow wanted Ichigo to live with him in case he had any doubts. Grimmjow had confidence that he was fine, but he wanted to be sure. He couldn't take that chance. Ichigo was his sun.

He turned to Ichigo.

"You want any help moving your stuff?"

"Nah, I think I'll be fine. I'll call you if I need help," he said before walking into the house.

Ichigo entered the house to see several boxes already packed and ready to go. It looks like Grimmjow had stopped by before picking him up at his class. He smiled before he started grabbing boxes and taking them to the moving van. He gave them to the moving crew for them to pack inside the vehicle accordingly.

Once Ichigo had brought out all the boxes already packed, he headed back inside to pack his remaining belongings. They had taken care of furniture last night and arranged for the local charity to take whatever was left in the house.

As Ichigo packed, he thought back on the past few months. He thought about how the year started. He had been ready to go the whole year of college with nothing interesting happening. Those plans had flown out the window when Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez had walked into his class. Grimmjow had somehow became his friend and slid his way into being someone he deeply cared for.

At the time, Ichigo hadn't wanted to get close to anyone. They would leave him sooner or later. Well, that's what he had thought at the time.

One of these days, my heart will stop
and play its final beat.
One of these days, the clocks will stop
and time won't mean a thing.
One of these days, their bombs will drop
and silence everything.
One of these days, I hope to mend
my shattered heart.

He shook his head as those words played in his head. He doesn't think like that anymore. He stopped writing in that journal. Ichigo had thought writing his thoughts down would help, but it reality it had only fueled his emotions.

Grimmjow and him were together. He was happy now. There was no way he was going to try and throw it away this time.

One of these days, the ground will drop
from beneath my feet.
One of these days, my eyes will close
and pain will disappear.
One of these days, I will forget to hope
and learn to fear.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
said it's alright.
That is, until that day does come.

Ichigo scowled. Why were his past words coming to his mind now? He thought he was over it. He had gotten through his problems. Grimmjow had helped him with that.

One of these days, the sun will burn out
and the darkness will conquer me.
One of these days, my warmth will cease
and come to freeze.
One of these days, sympathy will die
and my heart becomes cold.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
said it's alright.
That is, until the fire's gone.

Stop thinking about it. Thinking about it won't help things. He was moving on. He was starting a new life with Grimmjow. He wasn't going to let his past haunt him anymore. But isn't that what it's doing now? His past was plaguing him through his own words.

Ichigo grabbed DVDs and CDs from his collection and started packing them in the box. If he just kept packing, maybe those words wouldn't come to mind.

One of these days, I'll lose my drive
and lose my passion.
One of these days, I'll lose my purpose
and succumb to instinct.
One of these days, angels will fall
and demons will rise.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
said it's alright.
That is, until I care no more.

He grit his teeth and brought the heel of his palm to his forehead.

One of these days, I will forget to hope
and learn to fear.
One of these days, my heart 'll be broken
again.
One of these days, my pride 'll be stolen
again.
I'll bet, I'll bet.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
said it's alright.
Well, that might not be true.

His screwed shut. His bottom lip brought between his teeth.

One of these days, my heart will stop
and play its final beat.
One of these days, my heart 'll be broken
again.
One of these days, my pride 'll be stolen
again.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
said it's alright.
Yeah, that isn't true.

He doesn't mean it; didn't mean it.

One of these days, my heart will stop
and play its final beat.
One of these days, my heart 'll be broken
again.
One of these days, my pride 'll be stolen
again.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
said it's alright.
Don't say it's alright, don't say it's alright.
Don't say it's alright.

"Stop," he said starting to taste blood from the grip his teeth has on his lip.

One of these days, you will destroy my mask
and see the real me.
One of these days, you might forget
and I'll disappear.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
said it's alright.
That is, unless you regret knowing me.

Ichigo's eyes shot open, unshed tears along the brims of his eyes. He looked out the window above him. Grimmjow was leaning against the truck talking to one of the moving guys. He saw Grimmjow laugh and look to the house that he resided in for the moment.

One of these days, you will realize
and I might show joy.
One of these days, you'll know
what I've been through.
One of these days, you will despise ever
knowing me.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
you said it's alright.
Easy for you to say.

He took a deep breath. Grimmjow knows everything about him now. He even knew about the dark parts of him. He was still with him. That had to show for something right? He was even making an effort so he wouldn't get hurt.

One of these days, you will know me
and then you will escape.
One of these days, you'll find this mask
and then you'll be contempt.
One of these days, I might just reach you
so for now I'll persevere.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
you said it's alright.
Easy for you to say.
Your heart has never been broken.

But he wasn't wearing a mask anymore. Was he?

One of these days, I want you to see
but you'd be ashamed.
One of these days, I will disappear
but you won't notice.
One of these days, you will forget me
so I might just end it now.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
you said it's alright.
Easy for you to say.
Your heart has never been broken.
Your pride has never been stolen.

Grimmjow wasn't ashamed of him. He would notice if he were to disappear. His reaction to the incident said so.

One of these days, your heart will stop
and play its final beat.
One of these days, your eyes will close
and pain will disappear.
One of these days, you will forget to hope
and learn to fear.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
you said it's alright.
Easy for you to say.
Your heart has never been broken.
Your pride has never been stolen.
Not yet, not yet.

Don't think about it. Don't think about it. Don't think about it. His hand reached for the drawer of the desk in front of him. His hand came back empty. That's right… Grimmjow had gotten rid of the blade in there. Ichigo was glad.

He looked to the side from his position on the floor. An orange journal sat on the floor next to the desk like it had fallen. Ichigo recognized that journal. It was the one he used to write down his thoughts. The one he used to write down the words that were now plaguing his mind. He didn't understand why he was thinking about it all of the sudden. He didn't know why, but he found himself reaching for the terrible journal. He opened it to find his final entry,

One of these days, the clocks will stop
and time won't mean a thing.
One of these days, their bombs will drop
and silence everything.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
you said it's alright.
Easy for you to say.
One of these days, I might give up
and you won't even care.
One of these days, I could come to an end
and no one would notice me.
One of these days, I'll disappear
and no one will remember me.
I bet your heart will be broken.
I bet your pride will be stolen.
I'll bet, I'll bet.
One of these days,
today, my heart will stop
and play its final beat.

Images flashed through Ichigo's mind. There was a river. He recognized that river. It was raining. He had been standing on the riverbank. The level had been rising the past few days. There was a shout and a flash of blue. The next image was of him on the wet ground. Grimmjow was hovering above him expression horrified.

Ichigo shook his head. It's okay now. He was okay. He looked down to see the journal had flipped to the next page. That was odd. There was more writing. He never wrote more after that. It was also in a different handwriting. His eyes widened. Grimmjow had written in his journal. Surely he must've known he wasn't going to look at it. And yet, he did. He couldn't get rid of the journal without reading it.

One of those days, I had no clue
and I hurt you.
One of those days, I had realized
but it could have been too late.
One of those days, I did forget to hope
and I learned to fear.
My heart was indeed broken,
but it was repaired by you.
Yes, one of these days, your heart will stop
and play its final beat, but not today.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
I say it's alright.
Easy for me to say, but now it's true.

The tears fell and a smile formed on Ichigo's face. Grimmjow had written these words. They were proof that he cared for him. That he regretted not noticing sooner. He admits that he hadn't looked deeper.

He heard footsteps walk into the room. Ichigo looked behind him to see Grimmjow standing in the doorway.

"I see you read my entry," he said as he approached Ichigo.

"Yeah," he responded with a warm smile.

Grimmjow crouched next to him and wrapped his arm around his shoulders.

"Do you want me to finish packing?"

"Yeah, thank you. For everything."

"Anything for you. Why don't you go relax on the bed while I finish?" Grimmjow stood up and started off where Ichigo had stopped packing the DVDs and CDs. Ichigo stood up from his position on the floor and walked to the bed, taking the journal with him.

He sat there watching Grimmjow with a smile. Grimmjow was helping him even now. He was his anchor. The one thing that had brought him out of his darkness.

An idea suddenly came to Ichigo's mind. He glanced down at the journal. Hands patting down his jeans, he searched to see if he had anything to write with. They came back with a pen. Looking back up at Grimmjow to make sure he wouldn't notice, he started to write one, final entry.

Once finished, he put the journal and pen down. He continued to watch Grimmjow work. Grimmjow stood up.

"Well, everything is packed. You think you could help me carry them out to the moving van?"

Ichigo nodded and helped him get everything ready to be shipped to the house. He walked back into the house and grabbed the journal. Grimmjow looked at him with concern.

"Ichigo," he said slowly.

"Don't worry. I just decided to turn this journal into something happy we could both share."

"That sounds like a great idea," he responded with a smile.

Ichigo smiled back. He walked up to Grimmjow and pecked him on the nose. He then continued to the truck and got in the passenger's seat. Grimmjow sat in the driver's seat next to him.

Yes, it would be alright.

They drove off to Grimmjow's house, the moving van following close behind them. Ichigo looked out the window of the vehicle. He smiled as he thought of what he wrote. Hopefully Grimmjow would see it.

One of those days, you came for me
and you saved my life.
But it's alright,
yeah it's alright,
you say it's alright.
Easy for you to say.
Your heart has never been broken.
Your pride has never been stolen.
Not true, not true.
One of those days,
I bet your heart had been broken.
I bet your pride had been stolen.
That's true, that's true.
One of those days, one of those days, one of those days.
None of these days, you'll leave my memories
or my heart.