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Prize of Victory	By : NovaAlexandria Category: Bleach > Het - Male/Female Views: 87188 -:- Recommendations : 8 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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When Karin walked into the 5^th Division headquarters the next day, she noticed the others were acting strangely about her. She had ordered everyone fit to report to the cafeteria, mainly so they could all sit comfortably while she went over how the battle had gone.

It also helped that the room could be darkened so everyone would be able to see the projections she had gathered from Szayel on the last battle. She briefly wondered if the Shinigami had ever seen such a tool before.

She was just glad Szayel understood her request and already had the necessary equipment ready to go. It made her life a hell of a lot easier.

The cafeteria was almost full as everyone found a place. Even those wrapped heavily in bandages had managed to find their way here. She was pleased to such loyalty and determination from her troops.

�Set it up right here,� she ordered the two �scientists� who had come with her.

�Hai, Karin-sama,� they bowed and set to work getting the projector set up.

She felt a twitch of annoyance, but decided to overlook it. Trust Szayel to find a way to get under her skin if he couldn�t be here to do it himself.

Karin turned her attention to the gathered Shinigami, noting there was definitely something in the air. It felt like a mixture of curiosity and apprehension. She ignored it for now.

�Close the doors and make sure the shutters on the windows are tight,� she ordered.

Those closest quickly did so before she had every eye on her. It was rather unnerving. There was definitely something in the air and she couldn�t tell if it was a good or bad thing.

Whatever it was it was going to distract from today�s lesson, so after a few seconds of debate she decided to clear the air and get whatever had them in a snit out into the open.

�Would anyone like to inform me what is bothering the lot of you?� she demanded, eyes locking in turn with each of the seated officers.

There was nervous shuffling and a few nervous coughs. Finally, the third seat dared to speak.

�Fukutaichou, several of us saw you running through the city with what appeared to be an Arrancar child,� he started nervously.

�Indeed. That would have been Ajuga,� she confirmed, suddenly guessing what was going on.

�And later, one of the Espada� accosted you after the battle,� that was the fourth seat that spoke this time, his cheeks burning.

�My personal life is hardly of any concern to you,� she pointed out, and several had the good graces to look ashamed. �But if you must know, the Espada was Grimmjow. Ajuga is his daughter.�

Comprehension dawned on the crowd at that. The Claiming Law was well known and they already knew Grimmjow had trained her. It didn�t take much to leap from training to Claiming.

�Wait a minute, didn�t you say you had a daughter, Fukutaichou?� one of the unseated women suddenly cried out.

�I did,� she confirmed.

�Then��

�Indeed. Ajuga Jaegerjaquez is my daughter,� she confirmed proudly.

There was a stunned silence in the crowd.

�Now that my personal life has been laid bare, let�s get to work shall we?�

The projector fired up behind her. She did notice no one was paying attention to it though.

�If you require further prying into my life, you may ask me about it AFTER the meeting. Until then, anyone I see not paying attention will be spend the next three hours scrubbing the compound from top to bottom!� she threatened.

That certainly seemed to snap most of them back to attention and several winced.

�Better,� she murmured, picking up the remote for the projector.

She started going over the battle, pointing out their errors and ways to improve coordination. Most of them seemed to actually find the projector fascinating and almost all of them were paying attention to what was on the screen.

She noted the few that were not giving her their attention and made a mental note to discipline them afterwards. When the meeting was finally over and she felt that everything important had been discussed, she dismissed them, informing them that those who wanted to continue to pry into her personal life would be permitted to remain.

No one moved. They all looked at her expectantly. She groaned inwardly and decided that she really shouldn�t have been that surprised.

�At least they don�t seem hostile, just honestly curious,� she noted.

�Alright. Raise your hand if you have a question,� she ordered with a defeated sigh.

A dozen hands shot up.

�Yes,� she pointed to one hand.

�How old is she?� one excited girl asked.

�Just over two years old,� Karin answered.

That brought a murmur of surprise. Karin understood, after all Ajuga looked closer to five.

�Next question.�

The next hour became an impromptu question and answer session. They asked her about everything from Ajuga to her relationship with Grimmjow. She answered what she felt comfortable with, and told them it wasn�t their business if she felt they were veering too close to something she thought they didn�t need to know.

After finally fulfilling their curiosity she dismissed them, but only after calling out those whose attention had wandered during the debriefing. They groaned about having been caught and reluctantly started grabbing scrub brushes and buckets.

After giving each one their assigned area to clean, Karin happily retreated to the office she shared with Nanao while the two �scientists� gathered up the projector and returned to their own Division.

�Karin,� Nanao greeted her warmly. �How did the meeting go?�

�It would have gone better if everyone was more interested in going over the battle instead of wondering about my private life,� she grouched.

Nanao snickered softly as Karin took a seat at her desk and pulled out the prepared sheets to make up the next training schedule. There were several things she had noticed during the start of the battle before she got waylaid that the Division needed to work on.

�Can you blame them for being curious?� Nanao asked. �You are the first to give birth to a Hollow child while not being a Hollow yourself.�

�Yeah,� she agreed. �I won�t be the only one for long though. Orihime-chan will be having a child of her own soon,� Karin said, returning the grin.

�Yes, but that fact that she�s pregnant isn�t at all well known yet. And being their Fukutaichou, you are far safer to question than one of the Espada themselves,� Nanao pointed out.

�Indeed,� Karin conceded. Then she thought about what Grimmjow would have said about the situation had he been in her position and decided she�d rather deal with a little curiosity on the part of her squads than mopping up after her mate decided to thrash them.

　

　

Orihime woke up slowly, feeling safe and comfortable in the arms of the Espada holding her tightly against him.

They used to sleep back to back, but ever since she had informed him of her pregnancy he had started to curl up protectively about her at night. It was apparently instinct so that anyone attempting to harm the child would have to go through him first.

It wasn�t their sleeping arrangements that had her feeling fuzzy this morning though. Despite her exhaustion last night, she recalled the last words to have left his lips before she had passed out.

�Orihime Cifer,� she whispered, trying them out for herself.

She felt that warmth spread slightly. It wasn�t as if they had been married in the traditional human sense, so the issue of her family name had never crossed her mind. The fact he was willing to let her bear his spoke volumes.

�I wonder if he would concede to a proper human wedding,� she mused, imagining him dressed in a tux and holding back a squeal of delight at the image that formed in her imagination.

She let herself daydream about it for a while before sighing and deciding he would probably sooner die, again, than agree to such a thing.

�I wonder if Grimmjow lets Karin use his name,� she wondered absently.

She felt Ulquiorra shift behind her before settling down again. It was very rare she awoke before he did. Usually she woke to the chill of the morning air brushing her back as he rose.

Twisting in his grasp she turned to face him. It was rare she got to watch him sleep, to see all of the barriers stripped away. He actually seemed peaceful and almost childlike. She hoped their child looked like him, not plain like her.

A wicked idea suddenly touched her mind, an old slumber party trick she hadn�t done in years. A grin touched her face as she slowly ran a hand up his chest. He twitched in his sleep.

Smile widening, she let her fingers wander to one of his nipples and began to play with it, watching in amazement as it hardened under her questing fingers. He twitched some more and shifted with a soft moan.

Pleased with the reaction, she replaced her fingers with her mouth, swirling her tongue around the bud of flesh before suckling softly. He moaned and shifted some more, but by the calm, even level of his reiatsu he was still clearly asleep.

Growing bolder, she put pressure on his shoulder until he lay on his back, with her half-draped over him. Blame it on the hormones, but all she wanted to do right now was devour the pale flesh beneath her hands.

She latched her mouth to his nipple again, and used her free hand to play with the other. She gazed up his body and watched, fascinated, as his face contorted into various emotions.

It was the most amazing thing she had ever seen. Usually when emotion broke through his control it was irritation or anger. Seldom did she see a sight like this, let alone explore his �human� form.

The free hand traced over his abs, marvelling at the toned muscle beneath the skin before traveling further south. Orihime paused there though. She had never really initiated something like this with him, and wasn�t sure how he would react.

Her hands had traced his body before, but they had always stayed in the �safe� zones. He had never demanded anything more of her other than to present herself to him when he wanted her, although he had definitely done more than that to her.

Orihime froze as a thought suddenly occurred to her, and she found herself blushing furiously while wondering if she had the guts to do something like that. Steeling her will, she let her hand finish the journey.

She watched, enthralled, as his face contorted in pleasure and he let out a whimper. The soft flesh in her hand stiffened with the attention. Captivated, she continued to play with him.

The flesh was warm in her hands and she noted that the tip was slowly starting to leak clear fluid. She thumbed over it, spreading the fluid around a bit and nearly jumped when a moan came from Ulquiorra�s throat and he squirmed beneath her.

It was an amazing thing to see. She kissed her way down his body and paused when she was at her target. She stared at it in wonder, slowly working up the courage to do what she was contemplating.

She moved the last little bit and slowly let her tongue slip out to touch the soft flesh still held in her hand while keeping one eye on his face. His mouth fell open and he began to pant.

Courage fortified, she took the tip in her mouth and sucked softly. His eyes shot open, his reiatsu flared and he gasped as his back arched off the bed.

�Onna?� He questioned breathlessly. �Wha�� he never finished as she decided to apply suction.

He fell onto his back with a gasp. Orihime felt a moment of astonishment that she had managed to silence him with such a simple action. Emboldened, she took more of him into her mouth.

He let out another gasp and squirmed beneath her.

�Onna,� he groaned.

She nipped the tip, earning a yelp from him and he forced himself to his elbows to glare at her.

She ignored him, and with a swirl of her tongue around his tip he fell onto his back once more. He panted heavily, his hands clenching and his body was quickly soaked in sweat.

�Stop�,� he panted.

She ignored him.

�Enough�Onna!� he gasped.

She nipped him again, earning a hiss of from him before using her tongue to ease the pain her teeth had caused.

�Orihime,� he hissed.

She finally stopped tormenting him and turned a smile his way.

�Was that so hard?� she questioned.

He just panted.

Orihime crawled back up his body, pausing to lick his nipples before finishing the trek and capturing his lips with her own. She straddled his waist and stared into green eyes that gazed hazily and lustfully back up at her.

She felt a blush coming on, uncertainty beginning to take a grip of her. She had never been on top of him before and the view was definitely interesting and different.

�Do you plan on leaving me unsatisfied?� he suddenly questioned.

Both her blush and her uncertainty grew and she found she couldn�t look into his eyes anymore.

He sighed beneath her and raised his hands to grasp her hips. She expected him to flip them around, but instead all he did was move her hips up slightly and back a bit. Her eyes widened in surprise as she felt the tip of him prodding her entrance.

He raised an eyebrow at her, clearing asking �well?� without actually speaking.

Feeling suddenly giddy, Orihime giggled softly before slowly sinking back down, taking his length into her. His eyes closed in bliss, earning another soft giggle from her. She braced her hands on either side of his head before bringing her lips to his once more.

The kiss was tender and soft. His hands remained on her hips and his thumbs gently massaged the dips of her thighs. Slowly, the kiss ended and grey eyes met green. Smiling softly, she sat back and slowly rolled her hips against his.

His eyes closed in pleasure and his hips rose to meet hers. She sighed in pleasure as their bodies moved together. Although no other sound escaped his lips and his eyes remained closed, the slightest twitches of his facial expression gave away just how good he felt.

For some reason, it bothered her. His eyes were the only thing that often betrayed him to her. The only thing she had to see what he really felt.

�Open your eyes,� she ordered.

His eyes did open, but she had a feeling it was more out of surprise at the assertiveness of her tone rather than because she had ordered it.

There, in his eyes she could see the lust for her; the mounting bliss he felt as their bodies moved together. She felt a moan leave her lips as she let herself drown in those eyes. Eyes that looked at her like no others ever had throughout her life. Eyes that had never stared at another, not even Kami-sama, the way they looked at her.

She let loose a soft cry as she felt completion come to her. Beneath her, Ulquiorra shuddered and the hands on her hips tightened briefly as his cum filled her. At the end of the carnal wave, Orihime sighed and rested against his chest until she managed to get her breathing under control once more.

�Orihime,� Ulquiorra breathed.

�Hmm?� she smiled at him.

�I have a meeting to attend to.�

�Oh right,� she blushed and finally got off of him.

He rolled over and sat up, then turned to face her and she froze in shock as he leaned in and placed a kiss on her forehead before getting up and proceeding to dress.

�Karin is almost here,� he commented.

�Oh shoot!� Orihime yelped, clambering out of bed to get dressed as well. �I forgot all about that,� she cursed.

She finished dressing just as Karin knocked on the front door and Ajuga barged in, bouncing about with more energy than anyone should ever have at that time of the morning.

�Hime-neesan, Hime-neesan,� Ajuga cheered. �Can we see Bya-san, please, please, please?� Ajuga begged.

�We will see,� Orihime giggled. �But first, we got to go see Tatsuki-neesan.�

�An Tes-niisan, right?� Ajuga added.

�Tes?� Karin asked with a raised eye.

�Tesra-san,� Orihime explained.

�Ah yes. I might run a bit late today with meetings and such from yesterday�s battle.�

�No problem,� Orihime smiled at her warmly. �Having Ajuga-chan is always a treat. Gets me ready for my own little one.�

�When is the baby coming?� Ajuga asked excitedly.

�Not for some time,� Orihime laughed. �It will be in the summer, maybe early fall.�

�Too long,� Ajuga pouted before her eyes fell upon Ulquiorra.

�Morning, Ul�cora-san,� Ajuga greeted.

�Ulquiorra,� he corrected.

�Don�t waste your breath. If she can�t get names of the people she likes right, she won�t get yours,� Karin uttered, and then sighed.

�Than perhaps you need to find her a better teacher,� he commented. �Or discourage her from continuing being so disrespectful.�

�She is a child. Children have a harder time with things like that. At her age she should barely be talking� Karin countered.

�She is not human. You should cease treating her as one,� he declared.

�Ajuga is Ajuga,� Ajuga pronounced. �Szay�s favourite experiment,� she added happily.

�That is not something to be proud of.� Ulquiorra commented as he walked past them to the front door.

Ajuga hissed in outrage that he had insulted her proud title and swiped at his leg as he walked past. Ulquiorra actually jumped a bit in shock as her claws easily tore through his heirro, drawing blood and leaving four thin, shallow lines in his ankle.

�Ajuga!� Karin admonished, catching her daughter by the upper arm.

�No mean to Szay,� Ajuga hissed in anger, her fur standing on end.

Ulquiorra looked from her to the scratches that were slowly oozing blood.

�Impressive,� he admitted reluctantly before continuing his trip to the door and disappearing in a Sonido.

Ajuga puffed out in pride at having defended Szay�s honour.

�We go see Tsuki-neesan now?� Ajuga questioned.

�Hai, hai,� Orihime laughed. �Let�s go see Tatsuki-neesan,�

�I�ll see you after work. You behave, Ajuga,� Karin ordered sternly.

�I will,� Ajuga saluted smartly.

Karin left and Orihime pulled her shoes on before leading Ajuga outside and locking up the house.

�Do you remember the way?� Orihime asked.

�Yep,� Ajuga assured her cheerfully before quickly taking the lead down the street.

�Oi, Ajuga-chan, not so fast,� Orihime called after her.

The little girl was definitely quick. They drew a lot of attention on their way to Tatsuki and Tesra�s home. Children were rare here and Ajuga didn�t exactly hide her presence. The inhabitants were still getting used to girl.

They reached the small home quickly; after all it wasn�t that far away. Ajuga hopped up the steps and banged on the door.

�Tes-niisan, Tsuki-neesan!� she called excitedly.

The door opened to show a haggard-looking Tatsuki.

�Ajuga-chan,� the woman nodded at her. �Keep it down, Tesra is still sleeping,�

�Oh, Sorry,� she apologized. �Is Tes-niisan okay?�

�He�s fine, just tired from the battle yesterday,� Tatsuki explained.

�Just the battle?� Orihime asked, a little too slyly.

�Maybe more,� Tatsuki shared a knowing smile with her while Ajuga looked at them in confusion.

�It is getting late though. Why don�t you go wake him up?� Tatsuki suggested.

Ajuga looked up at them happily before dropping low to the ground and started stalking her way into the house.

To Ajuga, wake up meant to stalk. Karin explained it was one of the best ways to get Grimmjow out of bed, to simply sic his daughter on him and watch the show. After all, if Ajuga could wake up a dedicated and professional sleeper like Starrk, then there was no one she couldn�t awaken.

�GAH!!!!!� came a shocked scream from the house.

It was quickly followed by the sound of Ajuga cheering for having completed her hunt successfully. Several moments later a disgruntled-looking Tesra appeared, holding a beaming Ajuga by the scruff of her neck.

�I got �em!� Ajuga announced happily.

Orihime and Tatsuki laughed.

�It looks more like Tesra has you,� Tatsuki countered.

�I had Tes-niisan first,� Ajuga defended.

�Yes, but it�s who has who in the end that matters,� Tatsuki pointed out.

�Right,� Ajuga acquiesced.

Tesra set her down and the girl remained at his feet.

�We go see Bya-san now?� she questioned.

�I am required to tend to Matsumoto-san,� Tesra answered, scratching the back of his neck.

�Ran-neesan!� Ajuga cheered.

�Let me get my shoes on first,� Tatsuki smiled at the girl.

�And you have to behave. You know Nnoitra doesn�t like kids,� Orihime added.

�More like he doesn�t like Karin-chan and Grimmjow,� Tatsuki muttered under her breath as she pulled her shoes on.

Ajuga either didn�t catch what Tatsuki said, or didn�t care. She was already halfway out of the yard by the time Tatsuki finished putting her shoes on and strapping the katana to her belt.

�How is Karin-chan?� Tatsuki asked.

�She looked fine this morning. A little ruffed up from the battle, but otherwise she was completely fine,� Orihime announced cheerfully.

�And you?�

�Same old, same old. No change since yesterday. Honestly Tatsuki-chan, you worry too much!� Orihime admonished.

�It�s my job to worry,� Tatsuki sniffed. �After all, it was part of my agreement with Ulquiorra.�

�Oh?� Orihime smirked at her.

�Don�t you dare start on that again,� Tatsuki threatened.

�But Tatsuki-chan,� Orihime whined.

�We are not going there,� Tatsuki said firmly. �Especially not with Ajuga-chan here.�

�Tsuki-neesan, are you going to have a baby soon too?� Ajuga asked.

Tatsuki nearly tripped at the question, as did Tesra, who had remained silent and in the lead with Ajuga by his side.

�Where on earth did you get that idea?� Tatsuki demanded.

�Well, you and Tes-niisan are together right? So isn�t it normal to have a baby? You smell like each other after all.�

Orihime held back her laughter while the other two blushed deeply, Tesra with embarrassment and Tatsuki with mortification.

�What?� Tatsuki demanded.

�You two are together right?� Ajuga pointed out. �Otherwise ownership wouldn�t be refreshed so often.�

Orihime lost her control and started laughing hysterically, arms wrapped around her middle and tears forming at the creases of her eyes.

�You are not helping,� Tatsuki accused her. �And what do you know about this kind of stuff?� she demanded of Ajuga.

�Papa told me �bout Claims,� Ajuga answered innocently.

�It is expected of Hollow children to learn about it at a young age,� Tesra spoke up weakly. �They are not exempt from being targets.�

Orihime shut up at once and both women turned appalled glances at the Arrancar, who was looking uncomfortable himself.

�Surely not!� Orihime gasped.

�It has happened, especially among female young if the Claimer feels the child will grow into a potential mate,� he said softly.

�That�s disgusting,� Tatsuki spat. �How could anyone, even a Hollow, rape a child?� she snarled.

�Rape?� he looked at her horrified. �That would potentially kill the child unless the Claimer was pathetically weak and the child astonishingly strong. Children are Claimed by getting them to drink the essence of the one doing the Claiming. There is more than enough reiatsu in that to chain them.�

Both women still looked slightly ill, but relieved at his words.

�Ran-neesan,� Ajuga called out, snapping them out of the rather uncomfortable situation they had talked themselves into.

Rangiku sat on the front porch with Nnoitra, the later turning a scowl their way. Ajuga skidded to a halt before them.

�Good morning, Ajuga-chan,� Rangiku cooed at her.

�Good morning Nnoitra-san, Ran-neesan,� Ajuga greeted them, with a bow.

�She can get his name right, but not Ulquiorra�s,� Orihime sighed.

�Nnoitra is a bit easier to say for a child,� Tatsuki pointed out.

�Yo, brat,� the Fifth Espada greeted her.

�Bya-san said I could see his garden again. Can Ran-neesan come too? Please, please pleeeeease�� she begged him.

�Whatever,� he shrugged. �I got a meeting to get to, bloody Aizen-kami dragging all our asses up this early after a frigging battle,� he cursed.

He stole a kiss from a startled Rangiku before sauntering off with Santa Theresa slung over his shoulder, tossing her a wave as he walked through the gate.

Ajuga danced around Rangiku�s feet happily while the others finished their walk to the house.

�I� I�� Rangiku stammered, lapsing into stunned silence.

�That was unexpected,� Tatsuki noted. �Is he feeling alright?�

�Nnoitra-sama must be in a good mood today,� Tesra stated.

�Let�s go,� Ajuga cheered, unclasping the chain from Rangiku�s anklet.

�Let me get changed first, Ajuga-chan. Unless you want me to go out in my night gown?�

�Oh, right,� Ajuga looked at the simple sleeping yukata Rangiku was wearing.

�I�ll be right back out, okay,� Rangiku promised with a warm smile.

Ajuga nodded and skipped back to the two women who had stopped at the gate.

�It looks like today is shaping up to be a beautiful day, ne, Tatsuki-chan?� Orihime pointed out and smiled at her.

�So it would seem,� Tatsuki grinned back.

　

　

　

Love the reviews, but I am still very busy so regrettably once again I must post and run and have had no time to work on The Real King. Love you all.
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