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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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Karin hummed happily as she walked down the street, ever eager to meet her nephew and niece, as she considered Hijastro since H�tsu was a part of her brother so that made her family. She was most of the way to the warehouse when she spotted someone she hadn�t seen in ages.

�Rukia-neechan,� she called out in greeting.

Said Shinigami turned to stare at her in surprise, after all very few people could see ghosts and neither her nor her escort were currently trying to pass as human.

�Karin-chan,� Rukia greeted her warmly as Karin jogged the last little bit of distance to catch up to the group.

�Are you here to see Ichi-nii?� Karin asked, eyeing up the strangers wearily.

She could feel their power and, unlike Rukia, they wore a white Haori over their uniforms with different numbers on their backs. Clearly these were men of both power and authority, no doubt Taichou like Toushiro giving what little she knew of Shinigami.

�Yes,� Rukia agreed with a smile.

�Who are your friends?� Karin asked suspiciously.

�This is my nii-sama, Kuchiki Bykauya-taichou, and my own Taichou, Ukitake Jushiro-taichou,� Rukia introduced.

�Pleased to meet you,� Karin offered them a small bow, that only Jushiro returned with a warm smile.

�So you are one of Ichigo-san�s sisters. It is a pleasure to meet you,� Jushiro returned her greeting.

�Yes, Kurosaki Karin,� she introduced herself.

�Urahara-san gave us the location, but we seem to be having problems finding the warehouse Ichigo is staying at,� Rukia smiled at her.

�That�s probably because it�s shielded, and only those who have been permitted entrance by the residence can see it,� Karin explained. �Or so I�ve been told. I don�t know much more about it than that,� she shrugged.

Karin eyed the two strangers again, their power radiating off of them in waves that reminded her strongly of her brother or Grimmjow. She supposed if Szayel was ever permitted to heal up properly he would probably feel similar as well.

�Oh. Can you show us where it is?� Rukia asked hopefully.

�I could� but,� Karin bit her lip and studied them again. �I think Ichi-nii is meeting up with Ishida-san so they could study for a History report or something so he�s not there right now, and usually Grimmjow and Yylfrodt are out hunting at this time of day. I am not so sure it would be wise to bring you there when the Alpha�s are gone,� she explained. �Especially since Tesra�s egg is due to hatch any day now and he�s pretty antsy and doesn�t know you and neither do the cubs.�

If it had just been Rukia she probably would have brought her, but she was fairly positive the Arrancar would be very uncomfortable having people as strong as these two men there. She also didn�t know if their motive was friendly or not and she would not be responsible for anything bad happening to her family.

�You do not seem worried,� Jushiro smiled at her.

�I am family and known,� she shrugged. �And hardly a threat being human. Still, I think it would be best if Ichi-nii was here to smooth over any misunderstandings. I don�t know how much you know about Hollow Customs when it comes to entering another�s territory, but it�s not something you really want to mess up.�

�We can handle ourselves,� Byakuya spoke up for the first time in a rather haughty voice.

�You aren�t the one I care about,� Karin snapped at him. �But if anything were to happen to Cachorro or Hijastro while your were flexing your pathetic boyish muscles in a fight to see who has the bigger dick, I would personally find a way to flay you alive myself and make sure such future cock fights become a very moot point,� Karin growled, pleased at the shock looked that crossed the nobles face; be it from her threat or use of language she wasn�t sure nor did she care.

Rukia looked horrified while Jushiro was doing his best not to smile or chuckle.

�Men,� she snorted, turning her back on the still stunned noble. �If you would like, I could bring you home and offer you something to drink while we wait for Ichi-nii to finish studying and he can escort you over. I know he will be happy to see you again Rukia-neechan,� Karin smiled at the woman.

�That would be wonderful, thank you Karin-chan,� Jushiro answered for them, offering her a smile of pleasure.

Turning about, Karin led them to her house. She called Ishida�s house first to let them know about the company before calling Szayel to let him know she wasn�t going to be there to watch the cubs for him. One more phone call fixed her broken promise. Obligations complete, she headed into the kitchen/dinning room to offer her guests some form of hospitality. She wasn�t Yuzu, but she wasn�t a complete dunce in the kitchen or offering hospitality either.

�Ichi-nii said they got about two hours of homework, than he will come home to pick you guys up and bring you over,� she explained as she offered them tea. �He didn�t say it, but he�s happy you finally came to visit,� she smiled at Rukia.

�I just can�t wait to finally meet Cachorro. If he�s even half as cute as his picture�� Rukia trailed off with a sigh.

�Trust me, the pictures don�t do him justice and if you think he�s cute wait until you meet Hijastro,� Karin sighed wistfully. �She is absolutely adorable.�

�What do they eat?� Jushiro questioned curiously.

�Milk, what else would cubs eat?� Karin answered. �Szayel feeds them, something about being a Naturally Born Beta. It�s a little disconcerting at first, but I am use to it now.�

Jushiro and Rukia both had questions for her, and she answered what she could and apologized when she felt the answers would be better coming from others. Just over two hours later Ichigo came home.

There was no doubt the delight in his eyes as they fell upon his friends, but even that delight was slightly tampered by suspicion. Everyone finished their tea and than followed Ichigo towards the warehouse. Only Karin was smart enough to call ahead and let them know they were on their way.

�It�s still difficult to believe. Ain�t it,�

�What is?�

�Us having cubs, and with whom we did, you more so than me. At least Tesra�s still an Arrancar, but you mated with a blooming Shinigami, and let him have the top,� Yylfordt couldn�t help but to point out with a smirk.

�Che,� Grimmjow spat. �Bastard got lucky. Next round it will be his ass that will be in the air. You didn�t even have to vie for the top spot so I don�t want to hear any more lip from you unless you want them removed,� Grimmjow threatened. �Tesra always was a bitch,� he couldn�t help but to add with a grunt.

�Hmm, your right there bro,� Yylfordt agreed. �Still, he�s got one hell of a good ass,� he chuckled. �I might even mate him again if the opportunity arises.�

They walked in silence for some time, each of them alert for any trace or trail of potential food. Supposedly Urahara had gotten Szayel�s Hollow Food recipe and should be able to start providing some soon, but substitutes could never hold up to the taste nor the thrill of hunting the real thing. Still, it would be nice not to need to hunt daily to keep the den fed so he could spend more time with the cubs.

�Would you have mated Szayel if you had known what he was back than?� Yylfordt questioned curiously, breaking the silence some time later.

�Probably,� he admitted without hesitation.

If Ichigo wasn�t in his life now he might have even considered mating him now (at least with the new attitude H�tsu had broken into him, screw the old). Natural Born Betas were more rare than Vasto Lorde and were pretty much guaranteed to provide cubs and the means to care for them.

�Mating sure toned his arrogant attitude down a bit,� Yylfordt noted.

�H�tsu toned it down,� Grimmjow corrected. �Ichigo�s hollow half is one sick, twisted fuck, that�s for sure. Neekem and D-roy had nothing on this bastard. Szayel was a damn near shredded mess and had been forced through two miscarriages within days of each other when Ichigo dragged his sorry ass into the pack.�

Both of them stopped walked, a look of shock on the former fraccion�s face.

�And first I was indifferent, your brother always was an arrogant bastard and if he couldn�t appease his Alpha than he truly was an idiot, but the truth was he did everything he could, and some thing I honestly never would have thought of, to try and appease the bastard and none of it mattered. H�tsu�s just a real fucking twisted bastard. If Ichigo hadn�t found them and stepped in when he did than I have no doubts Hijastro would never had been laid, let alone hatched, and Cachorro would probably have starved to death. We got damn lucky.�

He didn�t like to think on just how damn lucky they had been. Hijastro might not have been his, nor related in any way, but he had also grown fond of his son�s playmate, not that he would ever, EVER admit it, just like how he would never admit to anyone how much he had come to enjoy being dominated by the teen Hybrid. Even just thinking about it brought stirrings of arousal and caused his body to tingle in anticipation. Fortunately, the roar of a far off hollow distracted them both. It was time to hunt.

With everyone but Tesra, who was confined to his nest and refused to move with his egg so close to hatching, away on various tasks, that left a very exhausted Szayel to watch over and care for the cubs. He kept checking the time desperately. Karin should have been here by now to take over watching them so he could sleep, but she hadn�t arrived yet. She wasn�t one to be tardy. He would have gotten up and paced if he had the energy to do so, but H�tsu�s attentions late last night had him fairly exhausted and drained.

Neither cub seemed to notice his discomfort or anxiety as they continued to play on their giant new toy. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard the phone ring. It took a bit of digging to find the portable buried in his nest, but he did find it eventually and answered it with a large amount of trepidation.

�Yo, Szayel, it�s Karin,�

He let out a soft sigh of relief. For a while there he had honestly feared something had happened to her for her to be so late. If something happened to her that would have put Ichigo in a bad mood, which would have put H�tsu in a really bad mood, which would have been taken out on him.

�Where are you?� he questioned concerned.

�At home. I was on my way over when I ran into Rukia-neechan and two Shinigami Taichou with her that were on their way to visit Ichi-nii. I didn�t think it would be a good idea to lead them to the den when Ichi-nii wasn�t there,� she explained.

�A good choice,� he agreed, feeling his body slowly relax a little bit now that he knew she was safe and had clearly averted what could have been a catastrophe.

Ichigo would be happy his friends finally came to visit, and what put him in a good mood tended to put H�tsu in a good mood, sometimes. Assuming the visit went well of course.

�Yeah, I think I offended the one with a stick shoved up his ass, but Jushiro-san seems like a really nice person so far so I think the cubs will like him. I got to go, sorry I can�t be there to watch the hooligans so you can get some rest, but as long as you make sure the door is sealed I can�t see how they could get into too much trouble if you take a cat nap. Heck, I can even text Orihime-chan and send her over if you think both you and Tesra would feel comfortable with her being there.�

He thought of the bubbly girl Aizen had held prisoner, the same girl who had mended his shattered ankle as if it hadn�t been dissolved into hundreds of tiny bone fragments with a very high chance of never having been able to walk properly again, even with very intensive reconstructive surgery.

He knew Tesra was fine with the girl as well, in fact the Arrancar was rather sheepish and somewhat�.. something when she was around. Not quite embarrassed but definitely off. Neither one of their instincts would have any problems with the human girl.

�That would be appreciated,� he agreed.

�Okay, I will give her a call. Get some rest, alright. I�ll delay Ichi-nii�s friends as long as I can so you can at least try and sleep up, clean up, and look somewhat presentable when we get there.�

He could practically hear her smiling at him and he couldn�t help but to let out a scoff of his own.

�I am always in nothing more than perfect splendour,� he retorted.

�Of course,� Karin chuckled before she hung up.

He turned the phone off himself and gave his head a bit of a shake. He truly did enjoy her sharp wit and wished she was older and wiser, for than he could really enjoy conversations with her.

Unfortunately, there were far too many years between them and he knew his vast intellect unnerved her sometimes. Which was a pity because no one else was willing to engage in a battle of wits with him other than Kisuke and the scientist rarely came by since his presence unnerved the other Arrancar. It was best not to unnerve the others when cubs were present as it could lead to a fatal misunderstanding.

�Cachorro, Hijastro, come here and feed,� he called to the two cubs.

Karin was right about one thing, if they were expecting company he wanted to look his best, especially if they were Shinigami. It would be best to feed the cubs now so he could attempt to clean himself up a bit before they arrived.

Both cubs clambered down the equipment and raced towards him eagerly, making little hungry noises as he adjusted his yukuta to let them latch on and feed. He gave them both a squeeze and nestles their soft fur.

�You both need a bath,� he commented with a soft smile.

�Ohayo, anyone home?� Orihime�s cheerful voice called out from down the hall.

�In here,� he called.

Orihime poked her head through the door and gave them a wide smile. She was still wearing her school uniform and he wondered if she had even had time to go home, more so when he noted she still had her school bag with her.

�Is that Orihime-san?� Tesra called out from his den.

�Hai,� she called out, moving over to the entrance of the den Tesra shared with Yylfordt. �How are you doing, Tesra-san?� she questioned cheerfully.

�Well,� he answered.

�Good,� she chirped. �Karin-chan said that she couldn�t come by since she had to entertain some guests so she asked if I could. I can�t wait to see Rukia-chan again,� she beamed.

The cubs finished eating and raced for the young human woman.

�Hay guys,� she greeted happily as she kneeled down and enveloped both cubs in a giant hug. �Have you been behaving for Szayel-san?� she questioned.

Both cubs let out meows and nestled against her, knocking her off balance so she landed on her rump, laughing happily and they continued to rub against her.

�Alright, alright, I believe you,� she laughed, scratching them both behind an ear each. �They need a bath,� she chuckled.

�I was thinking the same, as do I,� he frowned at his appearance.

�Well, I can wash these two up I think. I got my gym strip in my bag and I can change into that so I don�t get my uniform dirty or wet,� she smiled at him. �Why don�t you go ahead and shower first, that way you can get some rest while I deal with these two.�

He nodded in agreement and forced himself to walk to the bathroom with back straight and showing none of the weakness, or pain in his rear, to the others. Not that he expected her to notice, Orihime wasn�t the most observant and her attention was completely on the two cubs.

He didn�t take long and was pleased to note that with a little foundation under his eyes he was able to at least appear somewhat receivable of company, even if exhaustion still hung to his frame like some sort of bad aura. He watched the cubs for a moment while Orihime changed into her shorts and t-shirt before herding the excited cubs to the bathroom. Both cubs absolutely loved water so it was less herding and more walking quickly to keep up.

Orihime laughed happily as the two cubs tumbled about in the small, shallow swimming pool. She was fairly wet herself but was having far too much fun to care. There was a large collection of toys to amusing themselves with and every minute she kept them distracted here was another minute poor Szayel had a chance to rest and get some time to himself.

She had noticed the black marks under his eyes and the way his reiatsu felt so raggedly exhausted, but had been too polite to say something. Maybe she should see if they wouldn�t mind her stopping by more often to watch the cubs. She completely adored them.

�Kurosaki-kun, always so stubborn and trying to do everything yourself,� she sighed. �And your Arrancar friends are not much better,� she couldn�t help but to smile softly. �Men,� she chuckled, �always too stubborn to think of or to ask for help. Or offer to help,� she added as she thought of Ishida.

Well, since the men were too stubborn to see they needed help, it was up to the woman to do something about it. She would talk to Karin and between the two of them they would easily be able to give the poor men a bit of a break. With a bit of work even Tatsuki-chan might be able to help, if the Arrancar managed to accept her presence.

�It takes a village,� she declared, a flash of determination in her eyes.

The cubs ignored her monologue, too busy splashing about and letting out squeals of delight and pleasure. One particularly good splash managed to completely soak Orihime, breaking her out of her musing.

�Oi,� she protested, splashing them back.

She was soaked through before they finally settled down long enough that she could get them to sit still while she gave them a thorough washing. By the time they were both scrubbed clean they were getting ready to nap, which made drying them and brushing out their fur so much easier.

Cachorro let out little meows of pleasure while Hijastro actually purred and occasionally buzzed her wings lightly in pleasure. Both were asleep by the time she carried them back out to the main den; cleaned, brushed and ready for slumber. They woke up long enough to curl up next to Szayel, who didn�t even stir as the cubs nestled against him, before falling asleep one more.

Orihime let out a content smile at the sight before retreating to the bathroom to dry up herself and change back to her uniform. All three were still slumbering peacefully when she emerged. Sitting down on the couch she pulled out her school work and hummed happily as she started on her own homework. She nearly jumped when she heard the phone ring and had to dig it out from the nest to answer it.

�Oh, Karin-chan. You�re on your way? Okay. Alright. I�ll make sure everyone is awake. No I haven�t seen Grimmjow or Yylfordt yet but they should be back soon,� she frowned as she looked at her watch. �Uh huh. Alright. See you in a bit than.�

She hung up the phone and looked at the slowly stirring cubs. She checked on Tesra first, gently waking him up to let him know company was coming. He looked rather nervous and only grew more so when he learned Yylfordt wasn�t back yet. Orihime pulled the curtains closed over the entrance to his den. It helped a little.

Cachorro and Hijastro were both awake now, yawning and stretching.

�Oi, Szayel-san,� Orihime called gently.

The Arrancar stirred softly, letting out a groan.

�Kurosaki-kun is on his way over. They should be here soon.�

Golden eyes blinked open to stare at her incomprehensively for a moment before her words sunk in.

�Are Grimmjow and Yylfordt back yet?�

�No, not yet. They should be soon though,� she frowned as she looked at her watch again. �Maybe they aren�t having much luck hunting,� she suggested.

�Or too much luck,� he murmured.

He obviously forced himself to sit up and tidy the nest up a bit before checking over his appearance and the cubs. Hijastro meowed in protest as her fur was brushed out again until it positively gleamed. Cachorro was less annoyed as Orihime brushed him out once more as well, moving happily into the strokes of the brush.

�I am surprised Renji didn�t come,� Ichigo comment as he walked in the lead with Rukia by his side.

�He wanted to, but I think he did something to upset Nii-sama and got sentenced to sitting in the office doing paperwork for the next four weeks,� she chuckled.

�Wouldn�t you need to actually have emotions before it became possible to become upset,� Ichigo smirked, a smirk that only widened as he felt the smouldering glare burn into his back from behind while Rukia instantly started to defend her adopted brother.

Karin and Jushiro shared a quiet chuckle as the two argued like siblings. Ichigo couldn�t help the smirk from forming on his lips and after a moment, Rukia stopped arguing and smirked back.

�I missed you midget,� he said affectionately.

�You too idiot,� she returned.

�Did Karin inform you on proper etiquette?� He asked, looking back over his shoulder at the two trailing Taichou.

�She did,� Jushiro answered. �If it looks like our presence is causing tension we will back away,� he assured.

�Good.�

They arrived quickly enough and Ichigo led them inside the building, where they removed their shoes. Rukia fell back a bit as Karin moved forward and walked down the hall ahead of them so she was the first one to the room.

�Oi, we�re here,� Karin called.

Near identical cries of delight came from the main room and the Shinigami made it to the door just in time to see Cachorro and Hijastro tumble into Karin�s legs, rubbing against her and demanding attention like any kittens. The sound of Hijastro�s purring could be heard even from the door.

�Hay brats,� Ichigo greeted fondly as he moved into the room.

Karin was instantly abandoned as the cubs raced for their Sire, who swept them both up in a large hug and brought them over to the jungle gym so he could set them down at eye level.

�How are you feeling Szayel?� Ichigo questioned the Arrancar sitting in the only chair and appeared to be helping Orihime with her homework.

�Tired, but well,� he answered, eyes roving intently over the intruders. �Your friends I take it?�

�Yeah, I�ll introduce you in a second. Karin, can you check on Tesra for me,� he requested.

�Of course,� Karin agreed and moved over to side den to see how the other Beta was handling the intruders, even though the closed curtain cut off any visuals.

�Thanks for coming over Inoue,� Ichigo thanked.

�No problems,� The girl beamed happily at him. �And it�s so good to see you Rukia-chan, Ukitaki-san, Byakuya-san,� she smiled at the Shinigami still waiting patiently by the door as they had been instructed.

Jushiro and Rukia returned the warm greeting while Byakuya remained silent, his eyes intent on the cubs nestling against Ichigo and enjoying having their ears scratched.

�Alright Rukia, come on over, slowly.�

There was clear excitement in her posture as Rukai forced herself to walk slowly and calmly over to Ichigo and the cubs. They ignored her until she was right beside Ichigo, only than did they eye her suspiciously. She held out a hand like one would to any skittish animal and waited.

Cachorro and Hijastro sniffed her offered hand wearily before Cachorro butted his head against it. With a soft smile Rukia let her hand move over his head and scratch behind an ear. Hijastro tossed aside any reservations on her part and quickly tried to get some attention for herself.

�Their fur is so soft, especially Hijastro�s,� Rukia exclaimed.

�Yeah,� Ichigo agreed with a smile.

Only half his attention was on his cubs, the other half was checking to see how Szayel was handling a Shinigami touching his cub. So far Szayel seemed to he handling it well, but Rukia wasn�t a very threatening figure to a former Espada. Most of Szayel�s attention was on the two far more powerful beings by the door.

�Why don�t you go join Orihime-chan so I can introduce them to the others,� Ichigo suggested after it was clear neither cub nor parent had any issues with Rukia�s presence.

�Alright,� she pouted, giving them both a final scratch behind the ears before joining Orihime on one of the couches, the two instantly dissolving into girlish giggles as they talked softly about the cubs.

�Jushiro-san, come on over, slowly,� Ichigo called.

Jushiro slowly removed his Zanpakuto and set it against the door frame before moving into the room. Szayel had stiffened momentarily when the Shinigami�s hands had touched the hilt of his blade, but relaxed a bit more when he realized Jushiro was deliberately disarming himself to appear less of a threat.

Like Rukia he approached the cubs slowly, giving them time to get use to his presence. Both eyed him far more wearily than they had Rukia as the more powerful Shinigami approached them.

�It�s okay,� Ichigo soothed them softly.

Jushiro paused several feet away before going to his knees and finishing closing the distance, offering a hand much like Rukia had, a soft smile on his fatherly face as he gazed upon the cubs.

This time it was Hijastro who approached the hand slowly, Cachorro just off to her side as he watched his sister approach the stranger; little claws digging into the carpet of the jungle gym and rear shifting as he made himself more comfortable.

Jushiro remained still as Hijastro sniffed his fingers and he didn�t move them as she nipped the ends lightly before licking them. Still weary, she nuzzled the hand, and let out a very soft purr as he finally moved slightly to lightly scratch her chin.

Cachorro joined her side by this point, also sniffing, nipping and licking the fingers before finally permitting himself to be petted. Unlike with Rukia, Ichigo kept all of his attention on Szayel this time. It was very unlikely the cubs could hurt Jushiro. While Szayel was definitely less comfortable with Jushiro touching his daughter than he had been with Rukia, the former Espada calmed down when it was clear both cubs had accepted the strange Shinigami.

�They are beautiful, Ichigo,� Jushiro commented. �Their fur truly is soft,� he noted.

�Yeah,� Ichigo agreed.

Hijastro buzzed her wings in pleasure as Jushiro scratched her vigorously behind an ear and the sound of her purring quickly escalated. Even Cachorro meowed loudly in pleasure as Jushiro scratched him at the base of his tail, a favourite of most felines.

Jushiro retreated to sit on the other empty couch across from the girls as Ichigo turned his attention to Byakuya.

�Alright, come on in,� Ichigo called.

He could tell instantly that this wasn�t going to go as well. Unlike Jushiro, Byakuya kept Senbonzakura at his hip, which instantly set Szayel�s hackled up. He walked confidently into the room and while he did approach slowly, it was with a fair amount of confidence in his stride.

Hijastro burred herself into her Sire�s chest and Cachorro glared at the intruder while also backing into his Sire. The Noble must have noticed he was causing distress for he paused several feet away from the cubs, who continued to eye him unhappily, or at least Cachorro did, Hijastro remained buried in her Sire�s chest unhappily.

Ichigo could tell this was not going as well and could practically feel Szayel�s apprehension without needing to turn around to check how the Arrancar was doing. With another whimper, Hijastro suddenly left him, jumping down from her perch and darting across the room to jump into Szayel�s lap, nuzzling against him.

A lot of tension seeped out of the Arrancar and his offspring as they cuddled together. Before long Hijastro was purring softly as Szayel stroked her fur comfortingly, occasionally fluttering her wings slightly in pleasure. Ichigo had to hold back a chuckle at the sight as he was oddly reminded of the Cliché evil scientist/villain stroking his white cat curled in his lap. Soft smiles were touching his friends lips as well as they witnessed the soft scene between parent and offspring.

With Hijastro over with her �mothering� parent, Cachorro seemed to calm down a bit too and a lot of tension drained from the room. Unlike Szayel, Ichigo was not at all concerned about anyone approaching his cub, and Cachorro must have picked up on his Sire�s relaxed state for most of the grey fur was once more sleeked down a bit as Cachorro let Byakuya finally finish closing the distance between them so the Noble could stiffly hold out his hand for inspection.

Cachorro blinked at it for a moment, and than lunged forward and bit the offered hand hard enough that Byakuya actually flinched in pain and pulled back, once white gloves now speckled with red blood and bearing four puncture marks.

Cachorro bolted away as the room filled with sudden, loud, amused laughter. Ichigo turned about just in time to see Cachorro leap into Grimmjow�s arms, meowing happily and nuzzling into the returning parent in pleasure and finally getting the former Espada to stop laughing.

Rukia looked horrified but Jushiro looked like he was desperately trying not to laugh to try and save Byakuya some sort of face.

�Good work brat,� Grimmjow smirked at his son, giving him an affectionate ruff rub behind the ears that had Cachorro meowing in pleasure and trying to nuzzle more firmly against him.

�Disrespect for your betters continues to run in your family I see,� Byakuya commented coldly as he pulled out a white scarf from somewhere in his robes and wrapped up his bleeding hand.

It wasn�t bleeding too badly and the puncture marks were not very deep. The only real damage was to the nobles pride.

�I warned you they were sensitive,� Ichigo pointed out with a smirk. �How was hunting?� he called over to his mate, walking across the room to join his family.

�Long,� Grimmjow answered, turning his attention from their son to his Alpha.

Ichigo caught the tale end of Yylfordt disappearing into the den he shared with Tesra, Karin emerging a moment latter and raising an eye as she noticed the fresh wrapping on Byakuya�s hand.

�I warned you,� she scoffed at the noble before making her way over to sit beside Rukia and Orihime.

Hijastro seemed content to stay where she was, the sound of her soft purring filling the room, although her gaze did remain locked on the intruding Noble that neither cub seemed to have taken a liking too.

�They are both very adorable,� Jushiro spoke up, pulling the attention his way.

Hijastro let out a purring meow that sounded suspiciously like agreement before butting Sazyel�s hand, demanding to know why he had dared to stop petting her. He gave her a scratch behind the ears, but was honestly still exhausted from the long days and nights to keep petting her.

�Come here, I�ll pet you,� Karin smiled at her niece.

Hijastro didn�t need a second invitation and simple hopped onto the arm of the chair before leaping over to the couch the three girls were sitting on. Three sets of hands were instantly stroking her fur and the sound of loud purring quickly echoed through out the room as the cub made herself comfortable on Karin�s lap, who was sitting in the middle.

Well, this didn�t sit well with Cachorro. Although he was pleased to have the approval of his parents, he wasn�t getting petted like that! How unfair!

�Why don�t you shower up, you got blood splattered on your clothes,� Ichigo pointed out as he took the now squirming Cachorro.

�Nothing wrong with a bit of blood,� Grimmjow snorted.

�Go clean up,� he reiterated firmly.

Grimmjow gave off a snort, but did retreat to take a quick shower and change into something not stained red with blood. Ichigo carried Cachorro over to the only spare space to sit, on the couch next to Jushiro.

Cachorro wasted no time demanding attention, crawling out of his fathers lap to sit between the two men and close his own eyes in content as hands began to pet him as well, pausing only to offer wonderful scratches behind his ears or at the base of his tail.

�They truly are marvellous,� Jushiro commented.

�You have no idea,� Ichigo couldn�t help but to smile softly at his cubs. �They can be a handful at time, they have so much energy, but most of the time they are pretty well behaved,� he couldn�t help but to send a smirk at Byakuya at that comment.

�The other Arrancar that came in with your companion, who was that?� Jushiro asked.

�That was Yylfordt, Szayel�s older brother,� Ichigo nodded at the silent Arrancar who almost appeared to be dozing lightly in the comfortable chair he was sitting in. �His mate is Tesra. Their egg is due to hatch soon so neither one likes to be away from the nest for long,� Ichigo explained.

�That�s one of the reasons I wanted Ichi-nii to be here. Alpha�s apparently get pretty territorial when their young is due and they got a Beta nearby,� Karin spoke up. �Tesra seems alright with me but I can never get a read on Yylfordt and any accidents with him would most likely prove fatal ones,� she shrugged.

�You don�t seem scared Karin,� Rukia noted.

�It�s no different than coming across a bear in the woods,� she shrugged. �Or a pissed off bull in a pasture,� she added with a sudden chuckle that was lost on the Shinigami.

Grimmjow returned with his hair damp from a shower and wearing the old Yukuta Ichigo had first pawned off on him what seemed like years ago.

�Only clean thing I could find,� the Arrancar grunted when he noticed his Alpha�s eyes sizing him up.

Ichigo moved over on the couch to let his mate sit beside him, Cachorro meowing briefly in protest as he was moved from the cushion onto his Sire�s lap; a protest that died quickly when he realized he now had three sets of hands petting him instead of two. He could live with that.

Not only do I now have a baby boy to tend to, but we also just bought a house that needs a bit of touch up and have been very busy getting it into shape. I have no idea when updates will be available from here on out.

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