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October 11, 2001

Rukia desperately twisted her arms, trying to untie the binds tying her wrists behind her back. But they were too tight, and with her spirit energy sealed, she was unable to break them. She cursed under her breath, trying to pull herself into a sitting position on the bed she'd been unceremoniously tossed to upon arriving in the room. Her captor was seated in one of the room's comfortable chairs, eying her silently.

Gin was delicately working over in his head how to go about this. His request to Aizen had been a half-truth. He'd been hoping Aizen would have given him Ran-chan, so he could keep her from being harmed too badly in all this. Unfortunately, that had not been the case. Not that he didn't find Rukia attractive in her own way, despite being the opposite of Rangiku in every sense of the word. Still, until his moment came, he would have to continue on without suspicion...

Finally standing from his chair, Gin approached the bed. Rukia's eyes grew wide, and she moved backward across the bed away from him until her back hit the wall.

"I'd rather not hurt you if I don't have to."he said with crossed arms. "But rest assured I will do so if you leave me no other option."

Violet eyes narrowed at the silver-haired traitor looming over her. She by no means wanted to make things easy for the fox-faced bastard, but at the same time she had to consider her own well-being while unable to properly defend herself. She didn't doubt that Ichimaru would make good on his threat and hurt her to get what he wanted. Just because she needed to be healthy to carry a baby didn't mean he couldn't snap her arm or something worse BEFORE she got pregnant.

With no small amount of resignation, Rukia relaxed her body in what she hoped was a submissive stance. Gin smirked, crawling across the bed to lean over the petite Shinigami. His fingers gripped the front of her Shihakusho, pushing it down her shoulders to bunch around her bindings and belt, baring her small breasts to him. Rukia turned her head away, eyes clenched tightly shut as if not seeing what was happening to her would make it not real. Gin's hands remained busy, undoing her belt to get to her hakama, allowing it to slide unobstructed down slender legs. Rukia was left completely naked save for where her binds forced her top to remain bunched around her arms.

"Adorable."Gin chuckled, hands sliding along slight, slender curves. Rukia clenched her eyes even tighter, hands gripping at the cloth bunched around them as Gin's hands slid lower on her body.

"So nervous."Gin smirked, fingers gliding surprisingly gently along the silky petals between her legs. "You're a virgin, aren't you, Kuchiki-chan?"

"Sh-shut up!"Rukia snapped, face flushing crimson. It was bad enough that this bastard was going to be taking her virginity, she wouldn't let him add insult to injury by rubbing that fact in her face. Gin chuckled, leaning forward to nip teasingly at her slender neck.

"Don't worry. As long as you don't fight me, I'll make sure this doesn't hurt anymore than it has to."

Rukia found herself glaring up at him, but she wasn't stupid enough to fight back and cause anymore pain than she knew was inevitable with the coming loss of her virginity. She swallowed hard as Gin leaned back and stood at the edge of the bed, stripping himself of his clothing. Despite herself, Rukia found her eyes drifting between his legs to his already fully erect length. He was average-sized, but to one as inexperienced as her, he looked huge. Was that really supposed to fit inside her?

"See something you like?"the silver-haired man teased. He simply chuckled at the scowl his captive leveled at him, crawling once more across the bed to loom over her. He gripped her legs, lifting and bending them so that her knees were draped over his hips. His fingers again drifted between her legs, and her eyes snapped shut once more in denial of what was happening to her.

"If you let me, I can make this pleasurable for you as well."he grinned, letting his thumb rub teasingly against her pleasure button. Rukia clamped her teeth down on her lower lip, choking back the little pleasured gasp that had threatened to spill forth at the sensation. Gin chuckled, continuing to tease that spot as he allowed one long finger to press inside her. A choked whimper escaped her lips, feeling a sharp sting at the intrusion.

"Just relax."he rumbled lowly against her ear before nibbling on the shell, a second finger sliding in alongside the first. Another whimper escaped her, and she tried to obey his order to relax if only to lessen the pain. Gin's fingers scissored and stretched inside her, and eventually the pain faded to a dull sting before fading entirely. Feeling her muscles relax, Gin withdrew his fingers, one hand resting on her hip as the other grasped his length.

"Relax."he reminded her before beginning to push inside of her. She relaxed to the best of her ability, relieved that the stretching he'd done resulted in it being more uncomfortable than painful. It didn't take long, however, before he was pressed against the final barrier marking her virginity. He paused for a moment, both hands now holding her hips.

"This will hurt,"he said lowly. "There's nothing I can do about that. Just breathe and it will pass."

Before Rukia had the opportunity to respond, his hips surged forward, tearing through the fragile membrane. Rukia let out a pained cry, her back arching. Gin remained still, allowing the petite woman time to recover. Once her pained breaths steadied out to normal, he began moving again, his hips rocking steadily in an out of her. Rukia was grateful that he was being so gentle with her, not that she would ever say as much to him. The pain had not vanished entirely, but it had been reduced to a dull ache that she was more than capable of enduring.

What felt like an eternity later, but in actuality couldn't have been more than thirty minutes, Gin gave a few last thrusts before filling her. Rukia felt a revolted shiver run down her spine at the sensation, and was quick to move away from the fox-faced man the moment he pulled himself out of her.

“Well, that was fun.”Gin chuckled as he tucked himself away. “We'll have to do it again some time.”

Rukia glared daggers at him at the insinuation.

“I don't want you ever laying hands on me again, you bastard.”she spat.

“That's all up to your body, my dear. You better hope this time takes, or we'll have to try again.”

Rukia certainly didn't want to do that again. As much as she didn't want to have the bastard's child, she prayed it had worked and she was pregnant, if only so he never had a reason to lay hands on her ever again.

XxxXxXx

Orihime wasn't surprised to find that she was not led back to the chamber she had been confined to before the arrival of her would-be rescuers. She was instead led down several halls until they reached the doorway to a suite. Despite being significantly larger than the room she had been in, it was equally as bare, nothing but a queen-sized bed taking up space near one wall. There was a door on a separate wall that she could only assume led to a bathroom.

Ulquiorra closed the door behind him and immediately moved over to the bed. He sat on the edge before looking up at her, empty green eyes staring at her silently. She swallowed hard, fighting her body's instinct to fidget.

"I don't understand why Aizen-sama thinks it's worth his time to breed you or that large human."he finally said tonelessly. "Your powers aren't genetic, and your spiritual pressure itself is not significantly higher than a normal human's.

Orihime frowned and crossed her arms in front of her as she looked at him. She wasn't sure whether or not she should feel insulted, but she certainly felt irritated.

"Well, if you don't want to er, breed with me, then that's perfectly fine with me. I didn't exactly volunteer my services here, you know."

The pale man looked to her with what could pass for amusement in his cold eyes before stating dully,

"Well, let's get this over with..."

XxxXxXx

October 12, 2001

Orihime was grateful beyond words that no one had suffered any serious injuries after their first night in this hell hole. Their captors were by no means gentle, but the damage inflicted was minimal and easy enough for Shuno and Ayame to heal.

Rangiku had suffered the worst damage. Yammy was just as large as the rest of his body suggested, and Rangiku had not been able to accomodate him easily. She'd barely managed to walk on her own to the room the prisoners were gathered in.

"The guy's a damn monster..."Rangiku hissed with pain, lying on the white couch beneath the healing barrier of golden light. "I don't know if I can handle him again..."

"But there's nothing you can do about it."Orihime murmured in sympathy. "If you try to fight, he'll just force himself on you. And that'll do much worse damage."

Renji silently observed the room as Orihime continued to heal Rangiku. Rukia was sitting close to her brother, looking visibly shaken by her experience. The normally stoic taichou had his arms comfortingly around the petite woman, but despite his determination to appear unphased, Renji could sense that it was just as much for his own comfort as hers. Toushirou and Mom both sat close to where Rangiku was laying as she was healed, Toushirou silent as Mom offered words of comfort and encouragement to her friend. Nemu was her normal stoic self, while Soi Fon was silent but seemed to be fuming. Hanatarou had almost immediately gravitated toward Retsu like a beaten puppy seeking out its mother for comfort. Retrsu herself was calm, but Renji could feel it was simply to keep from causing any of the other additional worry for her sake. Uryuu had fallen into his own withdrawn silence seated beside Chad-calm as usual-while Juushirou seemed more concerned with ensuring Rukia was alright than with his own state.

After his silent observation, it was clear to Renji that he was likely the only prisoner who had not yet been touched. It was difficult to tell in Chad's and Nemu's cases, but the others were clearly shaken, even if some of them tried to hide it and act normal. The fact that Byakuya and Toushirou had needed healing from Orihime was another good inidcaotr of where the two ment stood in that respect. The relief that he'd had at the agreement he and Grimmjow had come to was overshadowed by guilt at the knowledge that the others had all suffered at the hands of their captors, while he had not.

"There."Orihime said softly as the barrier faded, the two fairies floating beside her with their task finished. "You should be alright now, Rangiku-chan."

"Yeah, until tonight."Rangiku said sulkily as she sat up. She had to admit, Orihime's powers were impressive. It was as if that brute had never touched her.

"We just have to hold on until we're rescued."Orihime said encouragingly, taking the older woman's hand.

"While that may be true,"Juushirou spoke up. "We must also accept the fact that we won't be rescued right away."

"Our capture cut the Seireitei's forces by too much."Soi Fon piped up, fingers angrily clenching in the cloth of the while clothing she wore. "That lone is going to cause delays. I doubt we'll be rescued before those... things are born."

The tone of Soi Fon's words made it abundantly clear that she did not see anything human about the offspring Aizen expected them to carry-that some of them may very well already be carrying. Orihime swallowed hard at the woman's tone. While these circumstances were far from ideal, she would never take any of this out on any child she may have as a result of the incident. A child couldn't be blamed for the manner of their conception, nor who their parents were. The children that they would each likely be caring for by the time they were rescued would be completely innocent, just as much victims as they themselves were.

"Soi Fon-taichou, you cannot blame the children for this."Retsu stated calmly.

"Children?!"the younger woman snapped. "How can you even call them that?! They're Hollow, Unohana! Hollow parasites put in us against our will!"

A slapp suddenly rang ou in the room, all eyes growing wide at the sight of the normally serene Unohana Retsu slapping Soi Fon across the face. Soi Fon's own eyes were wide in shock as her hand rose to her stinging cheek.

"Think before you speak, Shaolin."Retsu said firmly, using the bairth name Soi Fon had not beem addressed by in many years. "Not all of us are intended to carry our offspring, and not all of us are carrying offspring of the Arrancar. But no matter what they circumstances, they are still children! OUR children! It isn't as if some stranger's offspring is using us as an incubator!"Retsu had begun calmly, but grew closer to hysteria with each word. No one had ever seen her this way, and no one was sure how to react in order to calm her. "Whether you like it or not, no matter how tragic the details, you are that child's mother! And as its mother, it is your duty to love and protect it! Not to condemn it for circumstances outside its control!"

"She's right."Toushirou spoike up, his first words since they'd gathered together. His voice was only minutely above a whisper, yet carred clearly to the other occupants of the room. "No matter what else, these are our children. And I... I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure my child doesn't turn out like Aizen..."

A silence washed over the room, everyone thinking over everything that each of the four taichou had said. Retsu's and Toushirou's words had finally pushed home the truth of the situation which most of them had not wanted to think on until forced to do so: by this time next year, each of them would be parents, like it or not. They would each have their own children relying on them, and needing their direction to go toward the right path, and not the path Aizen would try to steer them down.

"It's not going to be easy."Rangiku murmured, placing a hand against her flat stomach. "But until we're rescued... it's really all we can do too look after them, to keep them safe and healthy."

Orihime nodded in agreement beside her. As long as they were here, they would have to focus on the well-being of the children that would be coming. She only prayed that things wouldn't spiral horribly out of control...

XxxXxXx

"You sure you're ready to do this, Abarai?"Grimmjow questioned with a smirk, watching as the red-haired Shinigami stripped.

"Don't give me that look, you perv!"Renji snapped, crossing his arms over his bare chest. He'd managed to strip from the waist up before being interrupted by the blue-haired Espada. "It's not like I WANT to sleep with you! It's just... well..." he averted his gaze. "After I saw the others today, and realized what they'd been through..."

"You felt like a dick for not doing it when they all had to?"

Renji frowned. "I wanted to phrase it better, but to put it bluntly, yes."

Grimmjow laughed at the redhead's reaction, lounging naked on his bed while he waited for the other to finish stripping.

"Alright then, moody. Get those clothes off and let's put a bun in your oven."

Renji glowered at the other male, but finished stripping before moving over to the bed. As soon as he was within reach, Grimmjow grabbed his wrist and yanked him forward, pinning the redhead to the bed under him.

"At least this is one thing I can say for sure I beat Kurosaki at,"he smirked, letting one hand trail down the tattooed frame. "I get your ass before he does."

"Quit saying that!"Renji growled. "There's nothing between me and Ichigo!"

"You two aren't fooling anyone."the Espada smirked, hands pushing back the slimmer male's thighs to spread his legs. "Except for each other, apparently. Anyone with eyes can tell the two of you want to screw each other." If anyone were ever to ask, Renji would deny having blushed at the statement, but Grimmjow would happily inform anyone that his face was a shade of red that could easily rival his hair. "Maybe even have your own little family and happily every after some day, hm? Tell you what. If it makes things easier for you, just close your eyes and pretend I'm Kurosaki."

Renji didn't respond out lout, but he had to admit it wasn't a bad suggestion. He closed his eyes tightly, trying to clear his mind of the truth of his situation and pretend that it was Ichigo he was with. Ichigo's fingers pressing inside of him and stretching him out, Ichigo's hands maneuvering him onto his hands and knees, Ichigo's hard length pressing against his entrance before filling him in one smooth thrust.

"Shit..."he cursed under his breath, trying to adjust to the strining, stretching sensation. He was grateful that the other male had taken the care to keep it from being too painful, but the foreign intrustion into his body was still uncomfortable. Grimmjow paused to allow the rehead some time to adjust before firmly gripping his hips, beginning a steady rhythm in and out of the lean body. Renji clutched tightly at the white blanket beneath him, trying to fall back into the fantasy that was making this all bearable for him. He immersed himself in the illusion that it was Ichigo taking him, and each time the Espada's length pressed against the bundle of nerves inside him, he let out a small cry of pleasure. Grimmjow gave a fearl grin at the sounds coming from the redhead. Fantasy or not, he knew he was ultimately the one causing Renji's pleasure. He allowed on hand to slip from his hip, sliding around his front. When his fingers wrapped around the redhead's length, Renji let out a surprised gasp.

"Relax, red."the Sexta Espada said in his ear. "It's no fun if I'm the only one enjoying myself, is it?"

Renji wanted to argue, but the other male pumped him with expert ease, pushing him close to the climax his mind dreaded even as his body craved it. He tried to resist, but it took only a few strokes of the blue-haired male's hand before he was crying out in pleasure, his muscles tensing as he released against the bed beneath him. His head was swimming, and he barely registered as Grimmjow thrust hard into him a few more times before filling him with his seed. The Espada pulled out of him as gently as he could manage before rolling to the side to once more lounge on the bed beside him. There was silence for a few moments as Renji gathered his thoughts, eventually laying his head on the pillow on his half of the bed and lowering his body to the matress.

"I'd say once a week or so till we're sure you're knocked up."Grimmjow spoke as if it were a normal, every day subject. "After that, you won't have to worry about me touching you. That was our deal, after all."

Renji simply nodded silently, wrapping his arms around his abdomen. He thought it would be a while before he came to terms with his inevitable parenthood. It was a little depressing, but he was worried that it would completely shoot down his already relatively low chances with Ichigo. Single dads weren't exactly at the top of a teenager's list of people to date. Or, he supposed, in this case he would technically be considered a single mom... Great...

XxxXxXx

October 13, 2001

Ichigo's unconscious mind swam with a myriad of thoughts and images, each one flitting by momentarily only to be quickly replaced by the next. Nel... Inoue... Ishida... Chad... Rukia... Renji... Renji...

Ichigo found himself waking with a start. He had come embarrasingly clost to calling the redhead's name as he awoke, but he deep-seated determination to keep that fact a buried secret allowed him to avoid that awful cliche. He sat up the moment he was fully conscious, the sudden motion causing a searing pain to run through his chest.

"You shouldn't move too quickly. You're seriously injured!"said a soft voice nearby. Ichigo glanced up to see the silver-haired fukutaichou of the 4th Division looking at him concernedly. He blinked brown eyes in confusion at seeing her, before glancing around at his surroundings. It was that he realized he had woken up in a hospital bed, no doubt within the 4th Division Barracks.

"What the hell am I doing here?!"he demanded.

"Zaraki-taichou brought you here. Along with that little Arrancar girl."Isane explained.

"Just me and Nel? W-what about Inoue and Renji and the others?!"

Isane shook her head. "Unfortunately, we weren't able to extract them from Hueco Mundo. Not only that, but-"

"You just left them there?!"Ichigo said furiously before Isane could finish her sentence. Ignoring the pain shooting through his entire upper body, Ichigo threw off the blanket covering his legs and began to stand.

"You're not well enough to be getting out of bed!"Isane exclaimed, reaching forward to stop him.

"Then get Unohana in here to heal me!"

"She's not here!"Isane immediately snapped back. Ichigo could tell by her pained expression that her taichou hadn't simply stepped out of the barracks for a while.

"What's going on, Isane?"he asked as calmly as he could manage. "What happened to Unohana?"

"That's what the old man want to discuss with you, Kurosaki."said a gruff voice. Ichigo and Isane both looked up to see Kenpachi looming in the doorway with his arms crossed, Yachiru perched upon his shoulder as usual.

"Hiya, Itchy!"Yachiru said with her normal gleeful enthusiasm. Kenpachi turned his gaze to Isane.

"Yamamoto wants him to be at the Taichou meeting. Says he should know everything that went on while he was out of it."

"Fine, but I don't think he should be walking just yet."Isane sighed before looking to Ichigo again. "At least use a wheelchair. Pushing yourself isn't going to help your injuries any."

Ichigo gave a defeated sigh and allowed himself to be pushed down the halls in a wheelchair by Isane. Yachiru was babbling what she thought to be the right directions the entire time, and Ichigo found it easier to count the amount of times she was right rather than wrong. Which was a grand total of twice. He honestly wondered how Kenpachi handled having her around constantly like he did.

They eventually came to the spacious meeting room of the 1st Division Barracks. Kenpachi quickly moved to his normal post in the line of taichou, Isane placing Ichigo's chair in the center of the room before moving to her own post a few feet behind where Unohana would be standing if she were present. It didn't take Ichigo long to come to the realization that Division 4's Captain wasn't the only person absent from the meeting of taichou and fukutaichou. He allowed his eyes to slide along the rows, taking note of who was gone. Soi Fon... Unohana... Momo... Byakuya... Toushirou... Rangiku... Nemu... Juushirou... All were mysteriously absent. But that wasn't the only thing stranged about the gathering. He was even more confused by the fact that his father was there, clad in a shihakusho and standing beside the soutaichou.

"What... what the hell is going on?"Ichigo asked as calmly as he could manage despite the chaos his mind was in. "How could you just abandone Renji and Rukia and my friends? Why aren't Unohana and some of the other taichou and fukutaichou here? And what the HELL is my FATHER doing here?!"

"Calm yourself, Kurosaki Ichigo."Yamamoto said calmly. "This is precisely why you have been granted permission to attend this meeting, to recieve these answers."

Ichigo scowled, but nodded and silently listened in to the meeting. Apparently, after his fight with Grimmjow, he had been blind-sided by another Espada, knocked unconscious along with nel. The same bastard had re-captured Inoue and returned to the confines of Los Noches shortly before Kenpachi's arrival. Not wanting to lose his favorite sparring partner, the 11th Division Taichou had taken the substitute Shinigami and small Arrancar back to the Seireitei for healing. Several of the taichou and fukutaichou had been sent to put an end to Aizen, but it seemed the man had been lying in wait for just such an occurance. It had become nothing short of all out war. Many were struck down and retreated, reinforcements sent out... By the time the forces of Soul Society had had to make a full retreat, several of the taichou and fukutaichou were reported missing in action, along with the lower-ranked Hanatarou and the friends who had accompanied him on his dangerous mission. Whether they wre killed or simply taken prisoner, no one was certain, but many doubted Aizen had any reason to keep them alive.

Ichigo angrily clenched his fists as he listened to everything being said. Not only had he failed to save Inoue, but the circumstances had forced him to inadvertently anadone the others... abandon Renji...

"Isane... I want you to heal me as quickly as possible."he stated lowly. "I have to get back there. I have to save them."

"Thats impossible, Ichigo."Ichigo looked up in surprise at his fahter's serious tone. The man was by no means melodramatic 100% of the time, but Ichigo knew things had to be quite serious for him to use that tone. "Not only have you already proven you don't have the strength to take on the Espada alone, but the situation leaves you with no reinforcements to rely on. The Seireitei needs time to rebuild its forces. A lot of time. Taichou-material Shinigami don't just pop out of the woodwork on a daily basis, you know."

"I still don't get why you're here, dad..."

"Shiba was one of the best Taichou we ever had."Shunsui chuckled from his position. "That is until he decided to settle down with that Kurosaki woman."

Ichigo felts his head swimming at the information revealed to him.

"Dad... you're a Shinigami? Why the hell didn't you say anything?!"

"Would you have believed me?"Isshin asked plainly. Ichigo frowned, but when he consdiered it, he supposed his father was right. He definitely wouldn't have, at least not until recently.

And then what Shunsui had actually called his father registered fully in Ichigo's mind, and he struggled for how to respond. Not only was his father a Shinigami, a Taichou-leven one at that, but he was part of the Shiba family? He was related to Kukaku and the dunce Ganju? What. The. Hell?!

"I gave it all up when I met your mother."Isshin explained. "I intended to live a mortal life with her and you kids. But that's no longer possible. I'm needed here. And... that's where you come into the picture, Ichigo."

"Me?"Ichigo blinked.

"You are indeed a powerful Shinigami, Kurosaki Ichigo."the soutaichou spoke up. "But your power can still be better honed. Once you have recovered from your injuries, it would be best for you to attend Shinoreijutsuin. This way, when we have rebuilt our forces enough to make another attempt against Aizen, you will be that much more powerful. Your sisters have already accepted."

"Karin and Yuzu?!"he exclaimed in shock. Isshin nodded.

"That's right. Karin shows some great promis as a Shinigami. Yuzu isn't as strong offensively as the two of you, but she does show some promise as a healer. With a few years' training,s he could be a high-ranked officer in the 4th Division."

Ichigo was dumbstruck. He'd never had any reason to believe his Shinigami powers were genetic, and therefore no reasonto think his sisters might be similarly gifted. He wasn't too surprised about Karin, as she had always been sensitive to spirits even if not as strongly as he was, but Yuzu was a complete shock to him. He'd never seen any signs of spiritual sensitivity from her before.

"Just how long is it supposed to take to rebuild enough to make another rescue attempt?"he found himself asking. As much as he hated to admit it, his previous failure made it clear that making another attempt at rescue on his own was not an option. He had no choice but to wait for the Seireitei to be prepared to launch their own attack, and to attack alongside them.

"Things are far from ideal."Isshin said hesitantlyl, rubbing the back of his neck. "Exactly how long things well take is debatable. Our best case scenario is eighteen months."

Ichigo swallowed hard. A year and a half... if Renji and the others had been taken alive, could they really expect Aizen to KEEP them alive for that long?

"And the worst case scenario?"Ichigo murmured, not entirely sure he even wanted an answer. If the best they could hope for was eighteen months, then how bad must the worst be? He visibly saw his father hesitating before Shunsui decided to answer for him.

"Our worst case scenario:it takes a decade."the brunette answered. "But remember the key words here are 'worst case'. It's highly doubtful that it'll take THAT long."

Ichigo bolted up at the statement, ignoring the resulting pain that shot through his body.

"Ten years?! No way Aizen would just sit around waiting that long! He'll kill them long before that, and probably launch an attack of his own!"

"Both very real possibilities, but what else would you propose?"the soutaichou questioned. "Attacking unprepared and weakened? Against a force that even at full strength we barely managed to retreat from with our lives?"

Ichigo clenched his fists as his sides. He knew what the old man was saying was true, but still he wanted to object. But he knew that his objections were pointless. He felt a weight upon his shoulder, and glanced up to find his father had stepped up beside him, a hand upon his shoulder.

"I know it's hard, Ichigo."Isshin murmured to his son. "You want to save Renji and all the others. But do you think they'd be happy if you got yourself killed because you reushed in unprepared?"

"No... they wouldn't..."Ichigo said in response, allowing his father to ease him back down into the wheelchair. "So you want me to go to Shinoreijutsuin, huh? Well, I can't just sit around doing nothing until you're ready to launch a rescue, can I? Alright, I'll do it."

Yamamoto nodded in approval.

"As soon as Kotetsu-fukutaichou gives you medical clearance, you'll be allowed to begin."

Ichigo nodded, giving a defeated sigh. "Yes, sir..."

XxxXxXx

October 31, 2001

"So what's the verdict?"Renji asked as Retsu returned to the meeting room, trying his best to bring some humor to the dark situation. With the month closing, Aizen had directed the woman to run the necesarry tests to see if his experiments had yielded any results.

"A number of the... attempts were successful."Retsu answered, trying to phrase things as delicately as she could. The woman seemed hesitant at first, uncertain as to where to begin on the list. Lillynette, whome Starrk had ordered to escort Retrsu for the day, gave an annoyed sigh from beside the older woman.

"You may as well start by saying you're one of the ones knocked up."the small Arrancar stated bluntly.

"Yes, that's true..."Retsu murmured with a sigh. "As are Kuchiki-taichou, Hitsugaya-taichou, and Soi Fon-taichou."

"Is it just the four of you?"Rukia asked, placing a comforting hand on her brother's arm.

"No."Retsu immediately responded. "Just among the Captains." There was another moment of hesitation. "Matsumoto-fukutaichou, Abarai-fukutaichou, Kuchiki-san, and Inoue-san all are as well. Kurotsuchi-fukutaichou and Hinamori-fukutaichou aren't yet, nor are any of the female Arrancar."

A heavy silence fell over the room, everyone having mixed feelings about the announcements. Those who had been confirmed expected were at the same time apprehensive to have children on the way, and relieved that it may at least mean their captors would no longer have any reason to touch them.

"Hey, aren't you forgetting something?"Lilynette spoke up, looking up at Retsu. The others turned their eyes to the quiet taichou, worried about what more there could possibly be.

"Yes, there is one other thing..."Retsu murmured. "Kuchiki-san, Hitsugaya-taichou. The two of you... are both carrying twins."

"Wh-what?"Rukia stammedered out. "But how can that be possible?"

"Twin souls are very rare."Rangiku added. "Practically unheard of."

"That's true."Juushirou answered in Retsu's place. "But that's only because so few parents have the reiatsu necessary to shape and nourish two souls."

"That's right."Retsu nodded. "To be perfectly honest, in these circumstances, I'm slightly surprised that they're the ONLY ones expecting twins."

"Hey, don't worry, Rukia."Renji said to his childhood friend, seeing the concerned expression on her face. "You'll be fine. You're a tough girl. You've got more than enough reiatsu to keep you and both those little ones plenty healthy."

"You really think so?"she asked uncertainly.

"Of course! If you didn't have the reiatsu to support them, you wouldn't have made them to begin with!"

"Unless it was all Ichimaru's reiatsu that contributed tot hat."

"Well... maybe... but..."

"Both parents contribute equally to the child."Byakuya said calmly to his sister. "No matter how strong Ichimaru's reiatsu is, he still would only have sired one child if the mother's reiatsu could not support a second."

The certainty in her brother's words was far more comforting than Renji's. She definitely appreciated Renji's attempt to comfort her, but his uncertainty hadn't really been helping.

"Well, this is a surprise."Orhime was saying to Rangiku and Toushirou, trying to keep the mood as bright as she could in the situation. "I never expected the three of us would be starting our families together."

"I suppose that is one way to look at it."Rangiku said with a small smile of her own. "Maybe it won't be so bad, ne, Taichou?"

"Maybe..."Toushirou murmured, still trying to process everything. Not only had the bastard traitor impregnated him, but he was carrying two of the bastard's children. But he couldn't dwell on that. Just as he had sworn three weeks ago after Retsu had scolded Soi Fon, these were just as much his children as Aizen's, and he was going to do everything in his power to ensure they did not follow in their father's footsteps.

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"I see."Aizen said with his customary half-smile. "So we now know for certain that male Arrancar are able to impregnate Shinigami and humans."

"Yes, Aizen-sama."Szayel nodded. "But it's still questionable whether female Arrancar can be impregnated by either. Neither Hallibel or any of her Fraccion are carrying."

"Even with your little pills, it's harder for a woman to rape a man than the other way around."Tier spoke up from her seat. "It's too much of a hassle for us to be doing it as often as you." She turned sea green eyes up to Aizen. "That's not to say we aren't trying, Aizen-sama. It's just not as simple for us."

Aizen gave a nod. "Continue as you are for now. If no progress is made, we may simply have to accept that cross breeding is only possible for male Arrancar."

"There is more that may make up for this, Aizen-sama."Szayel grinned. "It would appear that both Ichimaru and yourself have twins to look forward to."

Aizen's grin grew wider at the Octava Espada's words.

"Is that so? This is quite interesting news, wouldn't you agree, Gin?"

Gin nodded. "Yes, it is quite... unexpected."

Gin didn't know what else to say. For Aizen to be expecting twins wasn't much of a surprise considering the amount of reiatsu both he and the 10th Division Taichou had. But he hadn't been aware that the Kuchiki girl's reiatsu was strong enough to support two infant souls at once. He wasn't sure how to feel about this information. He'd been apprehensive enough about having one child living under Aizen's control until he was able to make his move against him, but two? This was all going to be much more difficult than he had anticipated....

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Author Notes: I'm sure it becomes abundantly clear in this chapter that I am a RenIchi/IchiRen supporter. If that's not your cup of tea, you might not enjoy this as much as if it were. For the record, I also support ByaRen and GrimmIchi, among other pairings for the two-both yaoi and het-but those won't really be addressed in this particular story.

I'm sure people were expecting more sex scenes, but as fun as they can be to write, I really wanted to get going on the actual story. So suffice it to say, there is a LOT more sex going on than what I've actually expressly written...

I should also note that I'm taking dates and ages as they are listed on the Bleach Wikia, so any mistakes made on my part are due to the information there being incorrect. According to the timeline there, the series begins in the middle of May, and other internet sources indicate the year is 2001. The events in Hueco Mundo and the Fake Karakura Town battle all take place on October 11 of 2001, and so that is when this story picks up. Starting in this chapter, dates start to jump around a bit, which is why I've placed date stamps each time there is a jump. If no date stamp is given at the start of a scene, it means it either takes place in the same day as the scene before it, or within few enough days that the jump is not too significant.

One last thing I'd like to get some opinions on. Warning that this contains some (minor) spoilers on a certain character's child, so if you don't want spoilers, you can skip this paragraph. I'm stuck between two names for Byakuya's daughter: Chika ("Scattered Flowers") or Reika ("Spirit Flower"). Hoping to get some suggestions to help me decide...

DTE: Thanks for reading and reviewing! I hope you enjoyed the update.

Kalla: To be honest, I have other plans for Lilynette, though that won't be until later (or a sequel, depending on how I do it.) As for Toushirou, Aizen wouldn't want to risk his heir by risking having Toushirou hurt or recaptrued while pregnant.

Brian D.: Thanks a bunch! ^.^

Brian Dooley-I haven't read that one, but the general idea was inspired by a different story (Crossbreeding the Future) by the same author. I'm trying my hardest not to directly copy her, which is why I decided most of the pairings based on suggestions and used more Espada and other prisoners. And am doing yaoi as well as het.
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