Adult-FanFiction.org : Bleach

The Real King	By : NovaAlexandria Category: Bleach > Yaoi - Male/Male > Grimmjow/Ichigo Views: 48386 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 13
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach nor make any profit from this small fict.

Chapter List
- 50
- 51
- 52
New Friends

As much as Ichigo wanted to go to Soul Society to learn what they planned on doing about Kurotsuchi, he was coming up on the time he would be laying his egg, hopefully without any complications given his mixed heritage, not to mention history of damn near everything that could go wrong going wrong. As such, instead of heading to Soul Society like he really wanted to, he found himself walking down the silver path Grimmjow created as they traveled to Hueco Mundo. The path was a perfect one that reminded him of the one Unohana had made on their way towards the final battle with Aizen. Nothing like the rather hazardous kind he was known to make.

The two Alpha�s were in the lead with the two Omega�s bringing up the back followed only by Yylfordt, who was guarding the rear. Karin and Yuzu were rather excited to finally get to see another realm and no amount of arguing had been able to convince his sisters to remain in the Living Realm, at least for this trip. They would have to return in the evening as they did have lives, and school, to complete there. Or at least, Yuzu was going back. Isshin had called the school and gotten Karin a week off, citing she had born witnesses to a murder and needed a bit of time to recover. It wasn�t even really a lie, even if they had omitted the fact that Karin had been the one to end those two lives.

Ichigo was very concerned over his sister�s mental health, but he did have children of his own to care for. He would talk to her once they settled into Las Noches and met their new pack mates. If all went well, Harribel and her pack would be waiting for them with Kisuke on the other side of the Garganta. While he hadn�t thought about it, Grimmjow had so everyone was expecting Harribel and her pack to meet them and it wasn�t going to come as a surprise to anyone. The cubs, in particular, were excited to finally meet more of their kind, while still being cautious and weary as any good hollow cub should be when meeting others. After all, in most cases cubs were just easy pickings and made for a quick snack.

The light at the end of the tunnel started to shine brightly and grow as they made their way towards it. Soon, he would be stepping out onto the sand of his new home. He was both excited and nervous. He was looking forward to see what the place looked like after five years of renovations. Hell, he had seen what Kisuke could do in just a few weeks, what might he have managed in five years?

They finally stepped out into the light. As much as Ichigo wanted to look around to see how much the place had changed, his entire focus went towards the people lined up to greet them, Harribel in the lead with the rest of her pack lined up behind her.

�ITSYGO!� Nel shouted in excitement and raced towards them.

Cachorro ran passed Ichigo and put himself between them and the oncoming child. Nel skidded to a stop and everyone waited with baited breath as the two children inspected each other warily. The moment was tense for a moment, but it didn�t last long as the two cubs shared a conversation none of the adults could hear. There must have been some sort of signal given, because the rest of his pack�s cubs suddenly ran up to meet with Nel too while the little girl from Harribel�s pack joined them from the other side. There was a large amount of sniffing and rubbing as they accumulated and introduced themselves to each other.

It was honestly surprising to Ichigo, who figured the cubs would be the last to meet, not the first. Cubs were vulnerable, so why would any pack want to let the cubs out first where they could be so easily attacked before parents could intervene.

�Idiot, when it comes to packs that maintain cubs, the true test of strength is in the dominance and power of the offspring. Any pack that raises cubs would never go after more cubs, they have evolved past that. Besides, as you have enjoyed pointing out to me soooo many times, they are no longer just plain hollows,� H�tsu spoke up sleepily.

That actually made some sort of sense to him. Watching the cubs interact, he could easily see how Cachorro had quickly claimed dominance over the others, standing taller than them, even Nel.

Only now did Harribel approach them, the rest of her pack trailing behind her. Ichigo and Grimmjow moved forward to meet her, walking off to the side a ways so the cubs could continue to play and interact without adult interference. His daughters, in particular, desperately needed this play time to help them get over their kidnapping.

�She is a beautiful child,� Ichigo, being the supreme Alpha, spoke first, indicating the little girl from Harribel�s pack.

Her parents preened a bit, but remained quiet while their own Alpha responded.

�Your own cubs are amazing as well,� Harribel responded. �And so many of them already. They are all yours?�

�All but Ternero,� Ichigo indicated the only cub that clearly lacked a feline heritage. �He is Tesra and Yylfordt�s. Hijastro here,� Ichigo indicated the oldest girl, �is Szayel�s, and the rest are from Grimmjow.�

�So many cubs so soon,� one of the girls standing behind Harribel practically swooned, eyeing him up with a large amount of interest.

Grimmjow growled dangerously and moved closer to him. The female backed down quickly, averting her eyes. Ichigo ignored the dominance display, keeping his attention on Harribel. H�tsu remained as awake as he could, silently watching from behind his eyes. As much as Ichigo despised his hollow for everything he�d done to Szayel, when it came to hollow related matters H�tsu tended to read things Ichigo still missed. Of course, there were things H�tsu missed as well since Arrancar were, as Ichigo frequently pointed out, different.

�Have you informed your pack about the rules I have regarding living with us?� he questioned Harribel.

�I have, and they have agreed to your terms,� Harribel assured him.

�Good,�

Ichigo let H�tsu come forward a bit more now, even though his hollow half was exhausted from both the pregnancy and the rescue. H�tsu was just the more experienced one when it came to hollow pack dynamics and he did not want to mess this part up.

He greeted Harribel first, and the two of them went about a dance of dominance. Had they both been Adjucus, or possibly even Vasto Lorde, there would have been a lot more violence involved, not to mention teeth baring, snarling, and hackles rising as they showed off. However, being more evolved, the display didn�t take long and really just ended up being her feeling his strength up with her reiatsu. There was also a previous agreement for her to submit to him so most of the posturing was simply an act of traditional display.

Harribel knew he was with cub, and as such that his strength was not up to full par, but he still saw the surprise in her eyes when she got the measure of him, and her backing down was not just because she was deciding to deafer to him. He truly was far stronger than her. If anything, the respect in her eyes doubled as she bowed her head and took a step back, indicating he was the stronger and she was submitting.

With the, now former, pack Alpha accepted and deferring to him, it was time for Ichigo to greet the cubs next, although it took a moment for them to realize that they had reached this part of the greeting. Ichigo couldn�t help but to smile as he watched them play, in no rush to stop their fun. It was Cachorro who noticed the adults were ready for them, and called a halt to the play with Hijastro and Nel�s help so they could get over the greetings.

Nel was quick to run up and hug him, accepting him gleefully. The little girl, Yukina if he recalled the name right, greeted him shyly and submissively, at least at first. He had always been good with children and it didn�t take long for her to open up to him completely, no doubt helped along by Nel�s complete openness and trust with him.

The cubs greeted, he turned to the other adults of Harribel�s pack. They approached him one by one as was only proper, starting with the more powerful male. There was no sexism involved with him being ranked higher than the women, simply the fact he was stronger. After meeting the Arrancar who had once fought Chad, Ichigo turned his attention to the three women even while his Mate greeted the new male. All three women were of, more or less, equal strength, but there was not posturing over which of the three approached him first.

The dark skinned female, being the only one with a cub, approached first. The status of having a cub seeming to rise her up higher than the two other females. There was a bit of hesitation on the last two girls parts, not out of fear, but rather out of a hidden power display on which one of them ranked higher. It didn�t last long as one of the two seemed to be, not lesser per say, but more willing to concede to avoid a fight. Following them were nel�s �brothers.� Ichigo was thankful they acted mature for this meeting. That was one relief at least.

Once his new pack mates had been greeted, Ichigo turned his attention back to the pile of rambunctious cubs, who had completely ignored the adults as soon as the Alpha pair had been acknowledged and were playing happily with signs of dominance already being shown.

�Well, that was a very interesting thing to observe,� Kisuke spoke up from the sidelines, drawing everyone�s attention to the outsider. �Are you ready for the grand tour?� Kisuke asked.

�I can�t wait to see what you guys have done with the place,� Ichigo smirked in anticipation. �However, there are some things that need to be addressed before we go further, the first being the very real threat to the pack.�

�Which threat?� Gantenainne demanded sharply.

�Kurotsuchi. He managed to escape before we could capture him,� Grimmjow snarled, fury in his voice.

�How secure is this place?� Ichigo demanded.

�As secure as I can make it,� Kisuke assured him. �We removed the last few surveillance devices we had deliberately left up. I have received word from Yoruichi, just before you arrived in fact, that Renji and Rukia would like to come and �visit� for a while as well. I think some of your Shinigami friends would like to add to the cubs security,� Kisuke chuckled.

�No argument from me, but it�s more likely Rukia just wants an excuse to come see the cubs,� Ichigo smiled happily, pleased his Shinigami friends were once more trying to actively be a part of his life again. The extra firepower and eyes would be welcomed as well.

�Ichi-nii, not to push this along, but we really should at least see the quarters,� Karin spoke up.

Ichigo turned his attention to his sister, noting that Yylfordt was hovering over her rather closely. It was a bit of a relief since they didn�t know how Harribel�s fraccion were going to react to the two human girls presence. Tesra and Yuzu were hovering pretty close together as well.

Karin, not so subtly, pointed to a fairly exhausted Szayel. He had only just been rescued from Kurotuschi�s clutches, less than forty-eight hours ago in fact, and was looking pretty beat up. Ichigo felt guilty about forgetting about the Natural Beta. It had been a long walk through the Garganta and he�d had to meet his new pack mates to boot.

�Of course. Will he be nesting with the Alpha Pair again?� Kisuke asked innocently, drawing the definite attention of the new members of the pack.

�Of course, you think we would let the Nurse Maid out of sight?� Grimmjow questioned with a smirk.

�I really wish you wouldn�t call me that,� Szayel sighed, but he was too exhausted to make it even sound exasperated.

�It�s what you are,� Grimmjow snorted.

�Behave,� Ichigo ordered sternly.

Grimmjow gave off another snort, but backed down, knowing when he was pushing the pack Alpha too far, not to mention there was more of that �posturing.� If it seemed like the Ichigo couldn�t even keep his own Beta in control than why should the newcomers respect him? For the next little while the Alpha Pair would be displaying a very powerful and united front with no one daring to even twitch wrong at Ichigo�s direction, not until the new members were settled in at least.

�Why don�t you show us the playroom for the cubs first, and then the private quarters. That way we can settle them down to play and you can give us the rest of the tour without trying to keep that many hyper cubs herded along,� Ichigo suggested.

�Very well. If you would all follow me please!� Kisuke called out in excitement.

Trying to get the cubs to stop their game and move along was very much like, seriously no pun intended, herding cats! It was a relief to get them to the new playroom, one that far outrivaled the one at the old den. Once the cubs caught sight of their new jungle gym they were lost. Leaving most of the adults behind to watch the cubs, Kisuke led Ichigo, Szayel and Harribel down the corridors to the private quarters he�d finished setting up.

Now that most of the pack was out of sight, Szayel relented and leaned against Ichigo for support, exhaustion weighing him down heavily. As much as Ichigo didn�t want to let any of the cubs out of his sight after what had happened, he felt better knowing they were under the vigilant watchful eyes of his mate and so many powerful Arrancar.

�It is.. uncommon to let someone not mated to den with a mated pair,� Harribel noted as they walked down the corridors.

�I am a Naturally Born Beta, and so far the only one capable of feeding Ichigo and Grimmjow�s cubs,� Szayel answered honestly.

�I had often wondered,� Harribel nodded.

�If Szayel hadn�t been there, Cachorro might not have made it,� Ichigo reluctantly admitted. �We have had no luck creating a formula the cubs will accept. I am due to lay soon, and Szayel is a week behind me.�

�I see. You are a very intriguing person, Kurosaki Ichigo. I never thought anyone would be capable of taming Grimmjow.� Ichigo detected amusement in her voice and offered her a smile of his own.

�I am not so sure I would call him �tame.� As much as I love our rough and tumble sex life, I would prefer that all of my extremities remained intact.�

�Fair enough,� she conceded.

Ichigo could tell Harribel was different from the other Arrancar he�d met. She was calm, almost like the sea or ocean at rest. There was no need for posturing with her and he sensed none of the violence that hovered over the others, even shy Tesra. However, he could tell that if anyone dared to threaten her pack they would be dealt with swiftly. In a way, she reminded him very much of Unohana and he hoped the two could have a real chance to meet. He suspected they would get along rather well.

�Well, here we are, the Alpha Pair Suite,� Kisuke announced joyfully as he opened a heavily fortified door to reveal a rather lavish den, complete with two nests not too far apart from each other separated by a screen.

Of course Kisuke had expected that Szayel would be bedding down with them. Ichigo was honestly not even surprised. He was, however, impressed by the room. There were windows, but they had glass in them, unlike every other window he had ever seen in Las Noches, or at least something that resembled glass. No doubt they were made of something insanely strong.

�There is much I would love to show off to you, like the security system and main lab, but I think it has been an eventful day as it is, and you both need to rest,� Kisuke noted.

Szayel had stumbled away from Ichigo and was already curling up in the nest that was on the wall side. It didn�t take long for the exhausted scientist to pass right out.

�I can�t wait to show him the lab,� Kisuke smirked widely.

�And the medical ward? It has all the equipment I asked for?� Ichigo questioned.

�Yes, and several of my own pieces as well, complete with manuals and several text from Unohana-taichou that she thought you might find intriguing.�

�School never seems to end,� Ichigo sighed.

�One should never give up the pursuit for knowledge,� Kisuke declared.

�Yeah, no kidding. I am honestly not that tired,� Ichigo admitted.

�No, but you should still rest,� Harribel spoke up. �You are with cub, and as impressive as your strength is, it is still draining. Your reiatsu is in flux, and that is not good for a cub.�

�I guess I can�t argue when it�s two on one,� Ichigo chuckled dryly as he made himself comfortable in the rather large nest Kisuke had set up for them. �You mentioned earlier that there were several more Arrancar hovering at the edges of Las Noches,� Ichigo noted.

�Yes, there have been several probes over the years as we set things up. No doubt they are curious about what�s been going on here, to see if a new power has risen in Las Noches,� Kisuke answered, but he looked towards Harribel for guidance in his assessment.

She gave a nod of her head in agreement.

�We should warn them about Kurotsuchi,� Ichigo declared.

�You are concerned with others not of your pack?� Harribel questioned.

�Of course! No one should have to suffer at that bastards hands!� Ichigo snarled. �When we rescued everyone the first time I told them they were free to join my pack so long as they live by the rules.

�This may sound rather condescending, but I almost view many of the Arrancar as lost children. God, don�t tell Grimmjow I said that. But even when we first mated, when we first stared living together, I could tell he was confused by all the emotions he suddenly had again. The very idea of love was foreign to him. Even the idea of family was strange to him.

�I noticed it over the years with Tesra and Yylfordt as well, although Tesra seemed to adapt more easily. Oddly enough, Szayel was the only one that seemed to have the most problems. I thought he would have had the easiest, given he retains his human memories, but perhaps that is what made it harder for him. I suppose what H�tsu did to him didn�t help.�

�Szayel was always a little mentally unstable. There is a reason he was once the aspect of Madness,� Harribel noted. �He seems considerably more stable now, almost human. Who is H�tsu and what did he do to Szayel?� Harribel questioned. �if you do not mind sharing such personal things with me,� she added.

�While you answer that, I am going to go show the others their rooms. You should rest Ichigo,� Kisuke interrupted the conversation.

�I�ll try,� Ichigo promised.

�See that you do. Harribel,� Kisuke gave her a nod.

Harribel gave Kisuke a nod as well and they both watched as the former Shinigami departed.

�H�tsu is my inner hollow,� Ichigo resumed. �Technically speaking, Hijastro is his daughter. Szayel split my soul into it�s three parts; Human, Shinigami and Hollow. H�tsu was not pleased and attacked Szayel while I ran to find Grimmjow since he was due to lay at any minute. I honestly thought that H�tsu had killed him, until I found out otherwise.�

Ichigo paused, trying to reign his emotions back in and wondering if he should even be talking about this to Harribel. The rest of the pack, and most of the high ranking officers of Soul Society already knew what had happened, but it still wasn�t his place to speak of such horrors. And yet, as Ichigo studied Harribel, he felt he could trust her with such knowledge, that she wouldn�t think less of Szayel for what he�d gone through. In fact, she would probably find an even deeper respect for Szayel.

It still hurt his soul to think about what part of himself had done to Szayel. Harribel listened to the tale silently, but slight movements of her body gave away her emotions as he related what had happened. He was pleased, and not too surprised, to note that she found H�tsu�s actions against Szayel just as disgusting as he did. He had a strong feeling that Harribel was going to be a wonderful addition to his pack, he could already see it. She was powerful and perhaps the most �human� Arrancar he�d seen, other than Nel.

�A trait of female Arrancar perhaps,� Ichigo mused.

He hadn�t meet too many of them, and the only two he�d really spoken to at any length was Harribel and Nel.

�I have told you much about us. I would like to hear about you guys. How and when did you find Nel? I would definitely like to hear about Yukina and how all of that worked out. So far only Szayel�s been able to feed our cubs, not synthetics have worked.�

�Nel found me, actually,� Harribel answered. �She� has a way of attaching herself to people.�

�I know,� Ichigo chuckled, remembering all too well his meeting of Nel.

�As for Yukina, her birth was�. different from what we were expecting. An egg was still laid, but it did not emerge from a hole in the stomach, instead it came from her sex. The egg hatched on time and she produced milk from her breast to feed her. It would seem our evolution into Arrancar has had some effects on our reproductive nature. At least, for those who are now entirely female. As you have demonstrated to me already, you understand that, physically, as Adjucus we were essentially sexless.�

�Yeah, that took a little bit to wrap my brain around. I am just glad that everything worked out.�

Their conversation was halted as they heard Szayel stir in his nest. Ichigo moved over to check on his pack mate. Hazy golden eyes starred fearfully up at him for a moment before Szayel took a deep breath and the confusion and fear cleared away.

�Nightmare?� Ichigo questioned.

A nod was the only answer he got. He was not surprised. Szayel had suffered them for a long time after H�tsu had broken him. In all honesty, Ichigo had been expecting his companion to have them again after being forced through a week at the hands of Kurotsuchi.

�I�ll get some water,� Ichigo promised.

�I will get it,� Harribel spoke up, rising from her seat.

�Harribel. I didn�t realize you were here,� Szayel seemed suddenly embarrassed by his reaction.

�It is fine, Szayel. It took some time for my girls to recover from what that�. creature did to them.� Harribel�s voice was very frosty.

Szayel took the cup of offered water from Harribel�s hand and drained it in one go.

�You still plan on offering the other Arrancar amity?� Harribel questioned.

�Yes,� Ichigo answered without a moment of hesitation. �Provided they agree to the rules I set.�

�Well. As Urahara-san noted earlier, you should rest. I will convey your message to those hovering at the boarder, and warn them of Kurotsuchi,� Harribel promised.

�That would be appreciated.�

Harribel left, leaving the two pregnant men behind. It had been a long 48 hours, and Ichigo was ready to get some rest himself. He did have one duty to attend to first though before he could rest.

�Are you feeling alright Szayel?� Ichigo questioned.

There was silence from the other nest for a moment before Szayel answered, his voice submissive and begging.

�If you don�t mind, I really do not want to be alone right now,� he confessed.

Exactly the answer Ichigo had been expecting. If he�d gone through everything Szayel had, he wouldn�t want to be alone either. Instead of getting Szayel to move, he moved himself over to the other nest, bringing another glass of water with him. Szayel drank that one much slower while Ichigo made himself comfortable, conveniently putting himself between the door and skittish Arrancar.

Szayel curled up himself a moment later, damn near glued to the corner of the wall. Ichigo remained awake until he could hear the deep, even breathing indicating Szayel had fallen back asleep before letting himself drift off as well. He was more tired than he had realized.

Well, I am still not happy with this Chapter but I am not going to make you all wait for it any longer while I pick and prod at it. Hopefully the next Chapter will be better.
- 50
- 51
- 52
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

The Real King