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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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Szayel was feeling pretty foolish for not having thought of getting Ichigo out of his human body. The only saving grace for his pride was that Isshin hadn�t thought of it either, so there was that little boost to his ego for so utterly failing in something so simple, so basic a peon would have thought of it. His own pregnancy didn�t help any either. He was exhausted. Worn out. Drained to his outer core. All he wanted to do now that the excitement was over was to crawl into his nest and sleep for a couple of days, preferably up until when he laid himself.

He had checked on the cubs once they had finished cleaning up the lab. Tesra and Yuzu had taken over watching them, gathering them all up and herding them to Tesra�s chambers as evening came upon them. By the time he checked in on his daughter, all the cubs had been fed and were curled up together in Tesra�s nest, deep asleep in a giant pile of skewed limbs. He decided to leave them be, especially when both Tesra and Yuzu assured him they had no problems watching the cubs for the night.

He approached the room he shared with the Alpha Pair and paused outside the door. Ichigo and Grimmjow were both in there with their new egg. No doubt they would not want to be disturbed, especially after the stress of the difficult laying. He let out a sigh and let his hand fall from the door handle. Perhaps he should den down in the large playroom�. again.

A scuffle made him turn around, surprised to see Yylfordt standing behind him looking at him uncomfortably. Karin was standing beside his brother, a small smile on her face. She whispered something to Yylfordt, who gave his head a soft nod in response to whatever it was she had whispered to him. She offered that small smile his way before moving past him to disappear into Yylfordt�s room. For a moment, there was silence as the two estranged brothers stared at each other.

�Ichigo okay?� Yylfordt was the first to break it.

�Yes. The egg was laid successfully,� he answered.

�Good.�

Awkward silence hung between them.

�They probably want to be left alone after something like that huh,� Yylfordt spoke up again.

�No doubt,� he agreed.

More awkward silence.

�You, uh, want to den down with Karin and me tonight? We got the space, and she won�t mind,� Yylfordt offered hesitantly. �Give those two some space and all that.�

�I..� he paused and let out a sigh. �Very well,� he agreed.

If anything, at least Karin could offer him some interesting conversation, and it was much better than sleeping in the large, echoing, cold, silent, more than ten times the size of the last one, lonely playroom.

�It would also give me a chance to better study this bizarre relationship my estranged brother seems to be sharing with that human girl. Unlike Ichigo, Karin is 100% human and doesn�t posses any hollow qualities. I am curious to see what it is my brother sees in her,� he mused.

Yylfordt�s room wasn�t very far down the hall from the Alpha Pair�s and he followed in his brother�s wake, passing through the portal that Karin had just gone through. His nose instantly smelt the wonderful aroma of freshly brewing coffee and he silently cursed Ichigo for introducing him to the stuff while being just as silently pleased that Karin had the foresight to put a pot on. Grimmjow was right, as frightening as such a thought was, the stuff was damn near good enough to die for and he wished Aizen had seen fit to give them Coffee to drink during his meetings instead of that weak, bitter tea he liked to serve, absent of anything to help ease the bitterness. Hell, would it have killed him to put some sugar on the table at least?

Karin looked up from the pot she had been watching like a starving hawk as they both entered and gave them a pleased look. He had no idea why she was happy to see him seeing as how the two were courting. His presence in their den should have been the last thing they wanted. Not that hollows were accustom to courting, although two hollows of equal strength might do so for a time as it wasn�t worth the danger of being eaten if one of them honestly didn�t want to mate. Lesser hollows would also court a more powerful one for the sake of safety or because they had the desire to mate, much like how he had once attempted to court Grimmjow when they had still been Adjucus. It had been rather annoying when one of the others would interrupt his slow advances, and that had happened far too frequently for his liking. Freaking D-roy, that was one loss that was certainly not worth mourning. Celebrating perhaps. Pity it hadn�t happened sooner, like when they were still Adjucus before he gave up and left the pack.

This was the first time he had actually been in his brother�s den since they had moved and he found himself looking around. It was spotless, perfectly decorated and well organized, as expected from a Grantz. If it was one thing he shared with his brother, it was a strong fashion sense. There was also only one nest and he found himself raising an eyebrow, wondering if Ichigo knew his little sister was sharing a nest with the much older Arrancar. One thing Szayel did know was, he sure as hell wouldn�t be the one to tell Ichigo that his sister was already sleeping with the Arrancar. He valued his continued existence.

He could see several little things around the den that were clearly influenced by Karin, such as the Vanilla flavoured coffee cream she pulled out of the mini fridge to flavour her coffee with while also pulling out the toffee flavoured one he knew his brother preferred. There was also some of her clothing hanging up in the closet, including some training uniforms that were similar to his brothers outfit. He strongly suspected he would find some of her bathroom supplies mixed next to his brother�s as well if he were to check the bathroom.

�Would you like a cup of coffee Szayel?� Karin asked, being the first to break the uncomfortable silence as if she didn�t even feel it.

�Yes, please,� he answered without hesitation.

�Sit down and I will bring it too you. Two sugar, splash of cream, right?� she confirmed confidently.

�Yes,� he agreed.

Of course Karin knew how he liked his coffee, they had known each other for quite some time now. The conversation was simply to break the ice. He also noted that she had invited him to sit down, subtly telling him to plant his ass on the couch and to stop hovering uncertainly. He did so, sinking into the plush cushions and leaning back to fully enjoy them. He was tired and not afraid to show it, not when he was with his pack and had the honour of being pregnant with the Alpha�s Beta�s cub; a rather amusing title when he thought about it but an apt description for Grimmjow.

The pot finished gurgling and Karin prepared three mugs before leaving the little kitchenette and joining them. A stern look at Yylfordt, who was still hovering uncertainly, had him planting his ass quickly on the opposite side of the couch. Karin handed him his coffee before settling down beside Yylfordt and curling up against her definite future mate with comfortable ease, handing Yylfordt his cup as she did so.

�How is Ichi-nii doing?� Karin asked, once more being the first to break the silence.

�He is doing well. Once we ascertained the problem, the rest of the labour went smoothly,� he answered honestly. The warm cup was comforting as he nursed it between his hands. �Did your father not inform you as such?� he asked confused.

�Of course he did, but he�s my father, which means Ichigo could be in the ER room with Unohana-san putting his guts back inside of him and hanging on to life by a thread and he would still claim Ichi-nii was fine,� she pointed out dryly.

He had to give her that point. Isshin was stupidly overprotective of his girls, a state that could get them into big trouble one day, especially Karin who was gaining in strength. They shared some idle chatter about what had happened, and he even confessed how it was Unohana who had quickly fixed the situation. Through it all he noted that Karin did most of the talking, but he didn�t think it was because she was the dominate in the relationship, but rather because he was still estranged from his brother.

Yylfordt, if anything, seemed distracted and wasn�t really paying attention to the conversation. Eventually they finished the pot and Yylfordt rose to make another. The room fell into silence once again.

�What were they like?� Yylfordt was the one to break the silence this time.

�What was who like? Honestly brother, I need context before answering such a vague question,� he sighed.

Yylfordt glared at him, and probably would have made a snappy comeback, but instead he watched fascinated as his older brother took a soft breath and clarified for him.

�My family,� he clarified.

Szayel felt his body freeze at the question before looking down at his empty mug, the only sound in the room was that of the coffee percolating. He didn�t want to remember, because when he remembered he remembered how he had died, and following that he quickly recalled everything H�tsu had done to him. Still, he looked over and Yylfordt was watching him intently with a mixture of hope and fear.

�Why does it matter? They are long passed on,� he pointed out.

�I don�t know why, but I want to know. Did I love them, did they love me? What happened to us that we became hollows?�

He knew why he had become one, he had died while being violently raped and had unfinished business. He didn�t know how or why Yylfordt had died though, that had been long after he had already become a hollow and had moved on. He did recall that his daughter�s death had devastated his brother, and he supposed that the grief from the loss could have lingered on after his brother�s death, that would have warranted hollowfication.

He had no desire to speak to his brother about his own death, but he supposed he could speak about their living life a little. Szayel was intelligent, and he could read between his brother�s words. Yylfordt wanted to know if his late wife was anything like Karin, perhaps even know if he had been a good husband. Doing wrong by Karin would get him flayed alive first by Ichigo, than by Isshin. Yuzu would probably settle for poisoning him by feeding him miss cooked food and making his life a living hell by putting pins in his clothes or something. Honestly, Yuzu�s wrath would probably be the more frightening one.

Karin silently refilled his mug and he gave her a small nod of thanks before deciding on an answer for his brother�s question.

�They loved you, and you loved them very much, especially your daughter. I think it was her death that ultimately lead to your hollowfication� as it led to mine,� he found himself admitting softly. �I died before you did so I can�t say for sure, but I do know she was the center of your world.�

He stared at the coffee in his hands as he spoke, his mind going back to those darker days when he had nearly worked himself to death trying to save his wonderful, bright niece. In a way, Yuzu reminded him of her. She was always thinking about others and had a smile on her face. Even when Ichigo had gone into labour she had remained calm and pleasant, easily taking over watching the children without a second thought and staying out of the way to let those that knew what they were doing work. Yuzu would have loved his niece, and he had no doubt she would have loved Yuzu.

�What was she like?� Karin asked curiously.

He spent the next hour talking about his mortal life, Karin and Yylfordt listened mostly silently, having the occasional questioned, but otherwise just let him talk. He didn�t give them the full details of his death, they didn�t need to know the specifics, only that he had been murdered while trying to find a cure, and that the cure had been found after she had died.

They went through three pots of coffee and he found himself drifting off near the end, exhaustion, both physical and mental, pulling at him. He didn�t even realize his eyes had drooped closed until he felt someone taking the mug from his hand and someone else tucking him under a blanket.

He shifted more comfortably onto the couch and drifted to sleep shortly after, images of his bright and cheerful niece dancing before his mind�s eye. He was use to waking up early, so it was no surprise he woke up before Karin and Yylfordt. He was feeling surprisingly rested for having slept on the couch in a strange room. A glance over at his brother made him raise an eyebrow.

Karin was nestled comfortable against Yylfordt, but no hands were where they shouldn�t be and both of them had clothing on. Both of them looked rather comfortable and he couldn�t help but to watch them. He hadn�t seen Yylfordt look that peaceful in, well, the last time would have been when his late wife was pregnant, before their daughter had been born and her sickness discovered.

It was odd waking up without Hijastro, at least, by his side. He was more use to waking up with half the cubs piled on or around him. He didn�t really have anywhere to be and he shifted before drifting off to sleep once more. He woke up ten minutes later, something in the room disturbing him. He didn�t have to wait long before he heard the sound of someone sniffling. Being careful not to make any noise, he peeked over the back of the couch to see Karin awake and trembling, her face soaking wet from tears. Yylfordt was also awake, but remained silent and did nothing more than hold the distraught teen as she shook in his arms. He had no doubt that Karin had woken up from a nightmare. It was one of the concerns both Isshin and Ichigo had for her, and Szayel was not surprised to discover she was having them after what she had gone through. She was, after all, a human teenager who led a relatively complacent life.

Szayel suddenly felt like he was intruding on the couple, and silently slipped out of his makeshift bed and out the door. He let out a sigh as he leaned against the wall on the other side. It was early morning, but he know the cubs would probably be waking up soon. The faint scent of coffee on the wind let him know that someone was in the kitchen and awake. His guess was either Tesra or Yuzu, or possibly both but he doubted it since he knew that they would never leave the cubs unattended. Brushing his fingers through his hair, he pushed off from the wall and made his way to the large room that housed everything from the playground to the kitchen table.

His guess was somewhat right. The only thing he hadn�t accounted for was the cubs being in the playroom with Tesra while Yuzu was in the kitchen holding a wooden spoon and directing Nel�s foolish �brothers� in the breakfast preparations like some sort of General. It was rather amusing to see the two Arrancar being lorded over by a human girl, one who seemed sheepish and shy most of the time, at least until she was in her kitchen. This was a side of Yuzu few had seen and he could see why Tesra was attracted to her. The two would do well together when she was older.

He didn�t make it far into the room before the cubs spotted him and he was swarmed. His daughter landed on his shoulders and he held back a wince as her heavy weight settled on him. She was getting far too big and heavy to be carried around like this, and while even he wasn�t foolish enough to call any female heavy, the carapace that covered her delicate wings was rather weighty.

�Good morning Szayel-san. Would you like a cup of coffee?� Yuzu called from the kitchen, not even looking his way.

�That would be appreciated,� he agreed, nearly stumbling over the pile of cubs surrounding his feet as he made his way towards the table.

Cachorro finally go this siblings plus 2 under control and herded them back to the giant jungle gym they had been playing on before he had come into the room. His daughter spared an extra moment to give him a hug before leaping after the other cubs and taking to the air to fly her way back to the top of the highest tower. It looked like they were playing some sort of �capture the princess� game where Cachorro was defending his oldest half sister while the other cubs tried to make it pass him to get to her. Hijastro wasn�t making it easy either as she would occasionally change which tower she was on.

Yuzu arrived with his coffee and he took a long whiff of the heavenly scent before cradling the cup in his hands and simply watched the cubs play with a faint smile. He was about halfway through his cup when Ichigo�s Shinigami friends joined them. If he recalled correctly, Harribel and her original pack would be on patrol for the next little while so the Alpha pair could adjust to the laying of the egg, even if it was a few days early.

�Good morning,� Yuzu greeted the newcommers. �Would you like some tea Ukitake-san?� she asked.

�I would like that, thank you Yuzu-chan,� he offered her a small smile.

�Coffee, tea?� she asked Renji and Rukia respectively.

Both gave some sound as affirmation before joining the white haired taichou at the opposite end of the table from him.

�I trust all is good with Kurosaki-kun this morning?� Jushiro questioned him. �Unohana-san said all went well last night once they got him out of his human body.�

Szayel couldn�t help but to cringe a bit at the reminder. He really should have thought of something so basic and the only saving grace he had was that Isshin hadn�t thought of it either. In his defence, he really wasn�t use to dealing with humans and often forgot Ichigo was, technically, human. The young man was so much like an Arrancar/Vizard that they all tended to forget he was still in a mortal body half the time.

�They were doing well when I saw them last,� he agreed, answering Jushiro�s question.

Renji and Rukia both seemed to ease up a bit as he answer. Yuzu came out at that time and delivered Jushiro and Rukia their tea while setting down a cup of black coffee before Renji. Szayel gave a bit of a shiver, wondering how anyone could drink coffee black. It just wasn�t right. The crème and sugar brought out the true flavour of coffee. You might as well be eating plain rice. Granted, he never credited Renji with much in the way for brains, let alone an appreciation for the finer things.

Yylfordt and Karin arrived just after Yuzu disappeared back into the kitchen. Karin looked completely normal, as if she hadn�t just been crying from a nightmare. Yylfordt ducked into the kitchen to grab his own coffee and a quick snatch of food before heading out to take his turn on patrol. Karin sat down across from him, thanking her sister as Yuzu delivered another cup, this one smelling faintly of vanilla from the added, flavoured creamer.

�Thanks,� Karin muttered after Yuzu was gone.

He didn�t need to ask what it was she was thanking him for. Even in the after throws of her nightmare it was clear she had still recalled he was there, had probably even seen him sneak out. He offered her a short nod of his head and took a soothing sip of his coffee, Karin mimicking him.

There was some conversation going around the table, but he didn�t pay it much attention, instead focussing on the cubs playing their game. Ternero finally managed to tag Hijastro, causing the others to cheer, including Nel, who was the one who had finally pinned Cachorro down long enough to let the others get passed him to Hijastro.

The game turned into a wrestling match, the teams interchanging at will, and he couldn�t help but to let a soft smile touch his lips while his free hand lowered to rest on his stomach. He had never thought to see his cub able to play with others, to be so carefree and safe. And the Alpha pair had seen fit to bless him with another cub, one that would be laid soon. Like his daughter, his next cub would be raise beside the Alpha Pair�s, being granted all the privileges and protections. Of course, he would pay for the privilege by feeding their cub like the good little Natural Beta he was.

�Only because H�tsu trained me so well,� he couldn�t help but to think bitterly.

The old him would never have conceded so willingly to the life he was now living. H�tsu had thoroughly broken him and Ichigo had put him back together with the help of his pack.

�In retrospect, this life is arguably better. I still have a beautiful lab, and a menagerie of cubs to study.�

Yuzu came out of the kitchen with her two helpers loaded down with breakfast plates. The conversation turned to exclamations of delight and the strong scent of breakfast summoned the cubs in a stampede. Tesra intercepted the kids and got them all in their proper seats with practiced ease. Sometimes, Szayel couldn�t help but to wonder if there wasn�t a bit of Natural Beta blood running through Tesra�s veins. He knew Tesra wasn�t one for he would have been able to feed Ternero if such was the case, not to mention he was obviously interested in courting Yuzu when it would be the human girl who would have to carry the future cubs.

The sound of an excited breakfast twirled around him as everyone settled in to eat. Hijastro was more than capable of feeding herself and he left his daughter to it while he picked at his own meal, lost in thought.

He didn�t think the Alpha pair would cub him again. The idea had been there, and he was honoured they had done so, but he could tell it had made both of them more uncomfortable than they had thought it would. It was obvious to one who knew what to look for. Ichigo may have let Grimmjow mount him, but it hadn�t taken long before the Pack Alpha was once more the one on top, even before laying. And while Grimmjow may have been able to sooth his Alpha needs on him, it hadn�t taken long for old patterns to return. The truth was, Grimmjow loved it when Ichigo dominated him simply because Ichigo was so damn good at it and made sure his Beta was well taken care of before even his own needs. In a twisted sort of way, Ichigo was acting both as an Alpha and a Beta, for it was the Beta who was suppose to see to the Alpha�s pleasure.

There was only one other Arrancar around who was stronger than him, Harribel. He paused as the thought touched his mind, his chopsticks with it�s piece of fish halfway to his mouth as the idea rattled in his brain.

True Harribel was female, and as such she lacked the organs, per say, to get her DNA encoded fluids into him to make sure HE was the one who ended up pregnant, but there had to be away around that. In fact, his mind was already working furiously at the idea, assuming she would even agree or be interested in mating with him. Unlike humans and Shinigami, there was no sperm per say, just the fluid and both sexes gave that off. If he could get Harribel�s release inside of his body during the mating ritual, there was a good chance she could impregnate him.

�Not now. I have time think about this. First, I have you to take care of,� he thought to the budding reiatsu in his stomach that would be emerging soon.

A loud commotion broke him out of his thoughts and he looked up to see Grimmjow strutting into the room like the proud predator he was. The blue haired Arrancar was practically swarmed as everyone started to demand to know how Ichigo and the egg were doing. Such schemes could wait until later. He finished his breakfast quickly, refilled his coffee, and followed a non protesting Grimmjow back to the Alpha Pair�s quarters once the former 6^th had managed to assuage every ones worries and answer their questions. He would need to check on Ichigo to make sure the young man was recovering alright while also meeting the cub he would be caring for by the end of a month. He would also begin his own nesting pretty quick here, and that would take place in the Alpha Pair�s den.

Ichigo was awake when he entered the den, curled up happily around the egg and looking much better than he had last night. Isshin was just packing up his supplies and chattering away happily with his son, who had a look of semi content suffering on his face. Family was like that and Isshin truly did love his family, even if he was a goofball about it half of the time.

Ichigo looked their way and tossed them a relieved look as they entered, his eyes going right to the heaping plate of food Grimmjow was holding for his mate. Szayel wondered how long Isshin had been poking and prodding at his son, estimating it was easily over an hour. Great, that meant he would have to wait a while before doing his own poking and prodding as Ichigo was bound to be rather irritable after being at the centre of his father�s attentions.

�Get out already old man, and let him rest,� Grimmjow demanded.

Isshin pouted, but did finally relent and finish packing up the last few items into his bag.

�Have you spoken to Karin yet?� Isshin asked seriously, all signs of a goofy father gone and settling his bag of medical supplies over his shoulder.

�Not yet,� Ichigo admitted. �I was going to speak to her tomorrow before she goes home if she doesn�t come to me first. I think we might want to leave her here a few more days. I wasn�t exactly expecting to have my cub so soon,� Ichigo shook his head.

�Should have. You never do anything the right way,� Grimmjow grunted. �Now eat, before I cram the food down your throat myself. And you, get out and let my mate eat,� Grimmjow growled at Isshin.

�I am leaving,� Isshin chuckled, heading towards the door, but not before pausing to hand Szayel the report. �I need to head back to my clinic, keep in touch,� Isshin ordered before finally leaving.

Szayel eagerly began to leaf through the papers, setting his coffee on the table before him so he could have both of his hands free. For all of Isshin�s faults, he did keep impeccable medical records. This would easily entertain him for some time. Still, he couldn�t resist a peek over to where the Alpha pair were curled contently around their new egg with Ichigo shovelling food into his mouth as fast as he could. The young man did have a lot of strength and energy to regain after all.

Sorry this took so long to get out. Between work, chain panic attacks, my lap top dying and needing to rescue my hard drive, and my munchkin, I barely had time to breath, let alone write. Things haven�t gotten much less hectic either.

Thank you all so much for your reviews. I greatly enjoyed reading what kind of exotic pets you wished you owned.

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