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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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What better support could you ask for Balckstorm than an updated chapter. I am actually really pleased with this one, particularly the second part with Karin. It�s amazing how much of a contrast she is between here and POV.

Nestle

Ichigo remained curled up in bed with all five of his cubs nestled against him in what almost appeared like a giant bundle of fur broken only by the protective shell of Hijastro�s wings. The reunion had been beyond joyful and the rest of the cubs had spent a good fifteen minutes rubbing against each other and reaffirming both that they were together and safe as well as strengthening their pack bonds. Grimmjow had taken Szayel elsewhere upon their arrival at Kisuke�s shop, probably somewhere to quickly refresh the almost none existent marker and so that Kisuke and Isshin to check on Szayel�s condition. They had been in a bit of a rush and hadn�t really had time to make sure Szayel was okay before rushing back to the safety of the shop.

Yylfordt had also taken Karin somewhere, hopefully to a room for his sister to rest in. Ichigo desperately wanted to see to Karin, and to Szayel as well of course but his sister was the far more fragile one. He understood how it felt to kill another rational being as the death of Ulquiorra still haunted him on occasion, but at least Ulquiorra had been an Arrancar, had looked less than human and more like a winged demon when they had battled. Karin�s victims might as well have been human. Also, unlike the history he shared with Ulquiorra, Karin had no ill will towards the two she had killed.

Yes, Ichigo very much wanted to see to Karin, but he had other responsibilities here and the cubs were in far more need of him right now than his sister, not that it made leaving her alone for now any easier on him. The cubs had just settled down curled together against his chest when Grimmjow arrived.

�How is he?� Ichigo asked worriedly.

�His markers have been refreshed and your father and Kisuke are looking over him now, but they didn�t seem too worried, or at least they didn�t when I left,� Grimmjow answered honestly as he joined his mate and cubs in the bed turned nest.

Their daughter was quick to curled up to her Mapa and Grimmjow returned the attention as the two of them nuzzled and reaffirmed their pack bonds. Like Ichigo had done to both of his daughters, Grimmjow checked his from nose to the tip of her tail, checking every inch of her for any sign of injury or maltreatment. Once satisfied, Grimmjow let out a very slight sigh of relief and curled more contently amongst the pile of cubs and his mate.

�Is Mapa going to be alright?� Hijastro asked, being the first to break the silence.

�He�s going to be just fine,� Ichigo assured his daughter.

�I knew you would come Papa,� Hijastro purred, nestling comfortably against him.

�Of course Papa would come,� Cachorro added. �No one can stop Papa.�

�No one,� Hijastro agreed with a small flutter of her wings, mindful of the current cramped surroundings.

�Hay, what about me?� Grimmjow protested.

�Mapa is really strong too,� Cachorro agreed.

�Better believe it,� Grimmjow smirked at their son.

�Papa, are we going to stay here now?� Cachorro questioned apprehensively. Kisuke�s shop was uncomfortable for the cubs as they were far more comfortable with the wide open spaces of the old den, not the cramped shop or Kurosaki Clinic/house.

�No, we are going to move to Las Noches tomorrow. There are some new friends waiting for us there that are going to help keep everyone safe,� Ichigo answered.

�What kind of new friends? Will there be people our age?� Cachorro asked curiously.

�One little girl at least,� Ichigo answered honestly.

�Really? A girl my age?� Hijastro asked excitedly.

�She�s about the same age as Ternero,� Ichigo answered.

�Yay, another girl!� Hijastro buzzed excitedly.

So far it seemed like both cubs were handling their week of captivity just fine. As much as Ichigo wanted to remain curled up with his family, he caught sight of his father at the doorway. With a feeling of dread, he untangled himself from his family with a promise to be right back. He slid the door closed behind him as he stood in the hall with his father.

�How is he?� Ichigo questioned concerned, dreading the answer but needing to know anyhow. It couldn�t possibly be worse then what H�tsu had done to him.

�More or less fine. Kurotsuchi did some rather invasive things to him, but nothing that won�t heal with a little bit of time. The cub is stable as well and perfectly healthy. He�s a little traumatized but it could have been infinitely worse. As far as he knows nothing was done to the cubs, but he wasn�t with them 24/7,� Isshin reported.

�Both seem fine and Hijastro said they just stayed in the cage when Szayel was taken away. It could have been so much worse. If Karin hadn�t stumbled across those gossiping girls we might have never found them,� Ichigo shivered, not even wanting to contemplate the very idea of never seeing his daughters again.

�Well, I think Szayel would feel better if you check in on him and then let him curl up with the cubs for a bit. I am going to check on Karin, and possibly have a few words with my patients brother,� Isshin declared.

�At least you have good things to report,� Ichigo noted.

�Oh, Szayel�s health won�t be what we will be talking about,� Isshin said darkly as he wandered off to find Karin.

It was rare Ichigo saw his father acting so mature, and right now it was something he appreciated. It seemed even his goof off of a father knew when to put the silliness aside, and this was certainly one of those times.

Leaving Karin to the dubious care of his father, and wondering what on earth Isshin could possibly have to say to Yylfordt that him upset, Ichigo finished his journey to the room Szayel was currently being monitored in. Kisuke was in the room with him and it seemed like they were scanning for something with equipment Ichigo didn�t recognize. Being fresh out of university meant he was up to date with the latest medical equipment, which led Ichigo to quickly conclude that this was another device built by Kisuke for non human matters.

�How are you doing?� Ichigo questioned as he sat down on the floor next to the futon the Natural Beta was currently laying on while Kisuke checked him over.

His naked body didn�t even phase Ichigo anymore but he was a little disturbed to see the fresh slices in Szayel�s body, and at the same time relieved to see there were so few new ones.

�Fine, all things considering. It was close though. Another day and he was going to force a miscarriage since my scent was getting out of control,� Szayel answered, his voice hitching at the end.

Ichigo had never really noticed this �scent� that his hollow pack mates spoke of when it came to pregnant hollows, but he had certainly noticed it when he had rescued his missing family. The strong scent was gone now thanks to the markers being refreshed. Despite himself, he felt a twinge of jealousy even though he had been all for the idea of giving Szayel another cub after all the Scientist had done for them.

�Anything else that piece of shit did to you?� Ichigo questioned dangerously, his eyes flashing golden and his reiatsu briefly surging in anger.

Isshin was a doctor and trustworthy, but he was not Szayel�s Pack Alpha and as such, there were some things that Szayel might not have felt comfortable talking to Isshin about while feeling obligated to tell Ichigo.

�There were things he threatened, but I made sure they were not carried through, at least when it came to the cubs. Still, it was close and I think his patience was ending,� Szayel answered honestly.

�Alright, it looks like you are clean, at least of anything we need to worry about such as surveillance parasites. There are some drugs and stuff that will work their own way out, but they are not a threat to anyone here,� Kisuke reported as he turned the machine off. �Obviously he wasn�t expecting us to find you. We should have thought to more thoroughly search the Living Realm. It never occurred to me that Kurotsuchi would set up a base here,� Kisuke said in a self reproaching voice, clearly upset that he hadn�t thought about such a possibility.

�What is going to happen now?� Ichigo questioned. �I mean, we let him off the first time but there is no way I am going to accept Yamamoto overlooking things this time. I don�t care what Central 46 has to say, he is paying this time. This was a direct attack against my pack and family and I will not stand for it,� Ichigo declared firmly.

�For now, let Yoruichi deal with Soul Society, she already headed over to report what we know and get our teams recalled from Hueco Mundo. In the meantime, you have an egg you will be laying soon and a new nest to set up in Las Noches. Not to mention a sister�s honour to uphold if what Yoruichi had to say is true,� Kisuke chuckled.

�Huh?� Ichigo questioned confused. �You mean Yuzu and Tesra? I noticed they were getting closer together, but they are both so shy and Yuzu wouldn�t do anything like that until she�s older. I was expecting them to eventually get together since the others often commented that the Omega pair often become mates. As long as he treats her right, which I feel he will, I don�t see the issue. It would be rather hypocritical of me to deny them a relationship if they desire it.�

�Oh, that�s good,� Kisuke smiled as he pulled out his fan and hid his face. �So then you won�t mind it when Yylfordt and Karin start making out on the roof?� he asked coyly.

�Say what?� Ichigo spluttered. �He had better not be looking at Karin that way.�

�Why Kurosaki-san, you just said you had no problems with Yuzu and Tesra,� Kisuke pointed out in a happy voice.

�They are different. Hell, Yuzu is practically the Alpha in that relationship, but I will not have Yylfordt pressuring Karin into anything, especially so soon after everything that happened,� he growled as he made to march out of the room.

�You do know that telling her no will just make it more likely she will go after him, right?� Kisuke asked as Ichigo reached the door.

He paused and let out a sigh, knowing Kisuke was right. Teens were like that. The more you told them not to do something, the more they were likely to do it. It wasn�t that long ago he was a teenager himself and Karin was just as stubborn as he was. Oh yes, telling her no would just make her do it to spite them. In all honesty though, he trusted Karin�s judgement.

�Tell Yylfordt you refuse to let him court her until she is of acceptable human age for such things. As Pack Alpha he will have to obey, or risk punishment from the Alpha Pair,� Szayel spoke up, reminding Ichigo of the reason he was there and that, unlike Karin�s potential future relationships, Szayel�s mentality was something that needed addressing now.

�That just might work,� Ichigo pondered. �Are you two done here?� he asked, turning to look at them again and apparently forgetting about his new vendetta against the older Grantz brother.

�Yes, he is clear to return to the pack and is free of any surprises Kurotsuchi might have tried to hide,� Kisuke declared happily.

�Good, the cubs have missed you. Let�s get you settled down for the night. It�s been a long and trying day.�

Szayel didn�t argue with that and followed him back to the room where the cubs were waiting for him. Szayel was swarmed before he even fully finished settling down. Another round of nuzzling and inspecting began as the pack mates greeted their lost member�s return and reaffirmed their bonds. The scene very much reminded Ichigo of a documentary he saw on African Wild Dogs years ago, minus the wildly wagging tails.

Karin was still shaking hours after the incident and no matter how hard she scrubbed she couldn�t get the sight of blood off of her hands. The dead eyes of the man she killed danced before her vision and she felt tears threaten the corner of her eyes. The once hot water had long since run cold, and indication of just how long she had been at it.

�NO!� she denied sharply. �They were bad people. I did what I had to and I will not feel guilty for killing such scum. For fuck sakes that second one was clearly about to force himself of Szayel while the cubs were right there!� she snarled to herself.

It helped, a little. They were hardly innocent, but still. She had taken two lives, had ended the existence of two people that may have had family that they were never going to see again, that would grieve their loss. They could have been fathers who had children, and if it was one thing she knew, it was the overwhelming grief of losing a parent. Was there, even now, a little girl sobbing because she had learned her father was killed?

A warm body was suddenly pressed against her back and strong hands captured hers, stopping herself from scrubbing her hands together. It was a good thing to because her hands and fore arms were bright red and even beading a bit of blood from where she had scrubbed so hard she had broken the skin.

�Enough, you did well and have nothing to be ashamed of for killing scum like them,� Yylfordt whispered in her ear.

�I still killed them,� she whispered.

�Yes, and they would have killed you, or worse. Do you feel remorse for stepping on a bug?� he questioned.

�Not really,� she answered.

�Than feel no remorse for killing them, for that was what they were, nothing more than vile leaches and cockroaches. Who knows how many others they had hurt, they could have even been some of the ones that did this to me.�

Yylfordt pulled up the left sleeve of his shirt to reveal dozens of scars of various depth, shape and length from the time he had spent as one of Kurotsuchi�s specimens. As the scientist�s first Arrancar specimen, he had suffered far more than most and had been in the mans lab for months longer than any others; almost an entire year.

Karin stared at them and slowly let a hand drop the sponge she had been using to try and wash the now invisible blood from her hands to trace one of the scars on his arm. She felt his body shiver against hers and his grip tightened slightly, not enough to hurt, but enough that she noticed it, enough to let her know that the memories still haunted him, even through his tough façade. She had never seen him let that mask slip, and the fact he was doing so now, letting her see the haunted look in his eyes reflected in the mirror they were facing, oddly helped calm her and feel less guilty.

�They were bad men, people who had hurt many,� she repeated. �They just would have killed and hurt more people, tortured them in unimaginable ways.�

�That�s right,� he agreed softly, pulling the sleeve of his shirt back down to hide his scars, or tired to.

Karin rested a hand over the one trying to pull his sleeve down and turned in his grasp so they were facing each other. She pulled the sleeve back up and traced her fingers over the myriad of scars that adorned his skin. She knew he was somewhat vain so she understood what these scars meant to him, how much they hurt not just physically, but psychologically.

�Hiding these will not make them go away,� she whispered as she continued to trace over them.

�They have no good memories,� he declared.

�Not even your son?� she questioned.

He stilled in her arms before relaxing again.

�I guess there is that,� he agreed. �He is almost ready to earn a name of his own. I had never really guessed I would have offspring of my own,� he confessed. �or at least, none in my Hollow life as, according to Szayel, I had kids in my human life.�

�Have you and Tesra been thinking about having another cub, especially since Ichi-nii and Szayel will both be laying soon and he gave everyone permission to mate if they wanted to?� she asked, surprised by how apprehensive she felt about how he might answer.

�No. Tesra, as good as a lay as he was, is not really ideal for my taste. He�s too weak, and an Omega. We only mated because Kurotsuchi coerced us into doing so and it was better than more rounds of torture at the bastards hands,� Yylfordt answered honestly.

�That doesn�t really give you a lot of options,� she noted, surprised at how much she felt her heart fluttering, and how relieved she felt that he wasn�t interested in Tesra anymore. Granted, she had always felt that there was no love between them, not like the love Ichigo and Grimmjow clearly shared, a love that almost put rabbits to shame.

�I can think of one option,� he breathed.

Karin hadn�t even realized how close they had come, that she had even turned around in his arms, their breath mingling and lips just centimetres apart, until a loud, very disgruntled �AHEM� caused them both to jump back from each other, in Karin�s case right into the sink.

�Damn it,� she hissed, rubbing her sore back before shooting her father a death glare that could have made fire freeze.

She was seconds, damn near milliseconds, from experience what she was sure was going to be her first kiss with a very handsome male, and her bloody, goat faced, immature, horrible timing, useless, poor excuse for a father had to break the damn tension. The death glare she sent him actually gave her father pause.

�What?!� she gritted out angrily while Yylfordt quickly covered his scars and took another, cautious step away from her, clearly reading the threat from his intended target�s father.

�I was just checking on how my darl�� Karin stepped forward and punched her father in the face, instantly silencing his goofy, happy attitude by shoving a good old knuckle sandwich into his face.

�In a mature manner,� she snapped. �I am not eleven anymore, the dumb faced attitude has long since become redundant and is nothing more than an embarrassment,� she growled angrily.

Okay, maybe she was a little pissy that her potential first kiss had been interrupted by her father. Seriously, he had stalked Ichigo just waiting and happily anticipating his first kiss and now he had the gal to interrupt hers? She was so going to hang him out to dry if he didn�t have one hell of a good excuse for this interruption.

Pinching his now bleeding nose, Isshin studied her for a second before standing up straight and taking on a serious demeanour. She handed him a towel and he quickly used it to stem the blood flowing from his nose, although she did catch the death glare her father tossed the Arrancar standing beside her.

� I was worried about you,� Isshin answered honestly. �I am your father, that�s my job and something traumatic happened to you today. I want to know if you are okay.� The look of concern on his face was very real and Karin felt a bit bad for hitting him, but only a bit. He still could have waited a few seconds more before asking about her.

� I am� okay,� she answered honestly, deciding not to bother lying and saying she was fine. He would see through that. �I will get over it,� she assured him.

�I know you well. You are strong, like your brother,� Isshin moved into the crowded bathroom and gave her a proper hug. �Your sister is worried sick about you. You should let her know you are alright,� he suggested.

She hadn�t even thought about Yuzu, who had come home from school only to be shipped off here without a word of explanation and then promptly abandoned with Tesra and the cubs. She hadn�t even seen Yuzu since getting back and her twin had to be worried sick having no idea what was going on. Karin suddenly felt like dirt.

�I�ll go see her now.� She pushed her father away, relieved that he stepped back without requiring the use of a crowbar, and left the bathroom to see to her sister.

She did give Yylfordt a look of thanks for helping her deal with what she had done, as well as one that promised they would continue their �discussion� later. He returned the look and she had to hold back a smirk at the grim look that crossed Isshin�s face as she left.

Isshin did not relinquish his place at the door as he eyed the Arrancar he had trapped in the bathroom. Yylfordt returned his challenge, holding his ground and looking him in the eye as they engaged in a silent battle of wills and reiatsu. Isshin was stronger, but Yylfordt refused to back down, a true sign of how interested he actually was in his daughter and Isshin felt a brief moment of respect and appreciation that Yylfordt at least was willing to stand up to a more powerful opponent for the right to court his daughter.

�She is not an Arrancar,� Isshin broke the silence first.

�Neither is Ichigo-sama,� Yylfordt pointed out.

�Ichigo is different.�

�Ichigo-sama had given his consent to let us mate as we see fit so long as both parties are willing,� Yylfordt pointed out. �While we normally simply combat and overcome a partner we are interested in mating with, I respect Ichigo-sama�s wishes and have no intention of pressing such an advantage on Karin if she is not interested. As Ichigo-sama stated, both partners must be willing and I am not so shallow, nor foolish enough, to disregard that edict.� Yylfordt said firmly.

�She is too young to even think about such things, nor do I believe you worthy, or responsible enough, to court my daughter,� Isshin stated firmly, crossing his arms and glaring at the Arrancar interested in his daughter.

�You are calling me weak?� Yylfordt challenging, bringing his reiatsu up in challenge.

�I am calling you an irresponsible, hormonal male, regardless of your species,� Isshin answered coldly. �You dragged her into a battle that could have gotten her killed. Now, my poor daughter had taken two lives and is traumatized because of it,� Isshin growled dangerously.

�She brought me to the battle. You are a poor father figure if you can�t even tell your own daughter would have gone in after me even if I told her not too. You can�t protect your cubs forever. It sickens me, hell it even sickens Grimmjow, how you have only bothered to prepare your son for the real world while leaving your daughters weak and vulnerable. At least Karin has the strength to step up and try and fill in the gaps in her training that you have failed in giving her,� Yylfordt growled angrily. �She is practically hollow bait with her reiatsu and you haven�t even bothered to teach her how to defend herself from the most basic and mindless of our kind,� he sneered.

Isshin actually felt a bit of guilt at that. He had known for a very long time that Karin could see hollows, and yet he could never bring himself to let her grow the way he had Ichigo. Karin and Yuzu had always been his little girls. Yuzu had flourished under his wings, while Karin was clearly feeling stifled. He hadn�t even known that she had taken up swordsmanship and had been training with Yylfordt until Yuzu had mentioned it two days ago!

�Ryuken is right, I am a terrible father,� he couldn�t help but to think.

�I refuse to let you even think about courting my daughter until she is of the legal age,� Isshin stubbornly held on.

�And what is that for humans?� Yylfordt questioned.

�In your case��

�21,� another voice piped in happily before Isshin could say never.

Both men turned their gaze towards a smiling Kisuke.

�Come now Isshin, you are the last person to be giving lectures on who, or what, your children should be dating,� Kisuke announced happily, his eyes dancing in mirth and clearly enjoying Isshin�s emotional torment.

�You stay out of this,� Isshin growled at his long time friend.

�Now, now, you wouldn�t want to be labelled as a hypocrite now would you?� Kisuke asked innocently.

Isshin scoffed, but couldn�t really come up with a good comeback.

�However,� Kisuke suddenly turned seriously, �Isshin is right Yylfordt. Karin has important human things she needs to do. Court her all you want, but be aware that your Pack Alpha would be very displeased if you were to Mate her before she is of an acceptable age, even if she is willing to accept your offer to mate. You saw how difficult it was for someone as strong as Ichigo is to balance everything. Do not do such a think to Karin,� Kisuke warned.

�Or I guarantee it you won�t be able to even think about, let alone do, such things ever again,� Isshin added with a wide, frightening smirk.

Yylfordt did look suddenly nervous before giving a nod of his head.

�She�s not quiet ready for mating anyhow. She still has some strength to grow into, and I intend to see her do so, since you seem incapable of caring for your cubs properly,� Yylfordt challenged.

His words hurt Isshin more than he thought possible, and in his moment of stunned shock Yylfordt pushed his way past the ex Shinigami and disappeared down the hallway. Kisuke was silent for a moment before speaking up, all goofiness gone.

�He is somewhat right. Karin is strong and your children have learned much about what being mated to a hollow means thanks to Ichigo and Grimmjow. You know they both share in your son�s pack.�

�Yeah, and how do you think she is going to feel when he knocks her up and then leaves her once the child is older?� Isshin growled.

�I do not think he will,� Kisuke countered. �Do not count his relationship with Tesra as a track record. As he stated, and as we both knew, that was a relationship forced by Kurotsuchi. Truly, the Arrancar are not so different from the Vizard. Has Grimmjow not stayed with Ichigo all these years?� he pointed out.

�So you think I am being irrational?� Isshin challenged.

�Oh goodness no,� Kisuke was suddenly all smiles again. �If you were not being super protective of your daughter as her father I would seriously question your sanity.�

Isshin stared at him for a moment before bursting into laughter himself. Still, it didn�t make it any easier and if Yylfordt did do something to hurt his precious daughter, well, he would be begging and crawling his way back to Kurotsuchi�s lab because it would be a better fate than what Isshin would do to him.

�Maybe I should speak to Tesra too,� he mused.

�Now those two I would definitely not worry about,� Kisuke commented. �Yuzu is the dominate one in that relationship, has been since they met. She is considerably less rebellious and outgoing than Karin,�

That was very true. There was definite fondness between the two Omega�s, but it hadn�t quiet evolved into love, or even lust, just yet. It would probably be a while longer before Tesra was even interested in having another cub as he still had Ternero to care for.

�Well, if you are not doing anything at the moment, as you seem to be done terrorizing your potential future son in law,� Isshin shot him a death glare, �you could come help us pack up the rest of the old den. Ichigo said they were going to move to Las Noches,� Kisuke finished.

�Move to Las Noches! I will never see my grandchildren!� Isshin protested violently.

�At least it will be harder for Yyfordt to court Karin if he�s in a different realm,� Kisuke pointed out slyly.

�I�ll help you come pack,� Isshin offered. �I can always visit them on my days off.�

Kisuke just smiled as the two men headed out. At least Isshin was handling the thought of his little girl dating an Arrancar rather well. One could tell because both males were still alive and in one piece.

Thank you for those that that took the time to review. I�ll see you all next chapter, or possibly, the first Chapter of POV2. Stay tuned.
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