Bleach: A New life
Chapter 6: Breakfast at the Kuchiki’s and the Shinigami Times

Ichigo awoke to the sound of Rukia’s upchucking. He picked himself up from the covers and walked over to the rest room to assist her. Rukia didn’t even sense his presence until he pulled her hair out of her face.

“OH! Is that you Ichigo?” she asked a little shocked.

“Yeah.” he said in a yawning voice.

“Just wanted to make sure. Thanks for holding my hair back.”

“It’s nothing.” the orange haired answered back with a smile. Rukia then returned to her business which would probably last another ten minutes. Ichigo had heard this was only her third month of pregnancy. That meant only six more months till he truly became a father, but it also meant six more months of hell. Right now Rukia was only having morning sickness. But soon the cravings and mood swings would arise.

Ichigo knew that no battle he had ever fought could prepare him for that battle, and he knew it was one he would never win. Hell was coming to earth. Also the fact that only a day ago he discovered he was going to be a father seemed to just sit in well with him now.

Ten minutes later Rukia flushed down the cesspool and stood up weakly with Ichigo’s support, they then descended the stairs to the ground level of the Kuchiki mansion. As they reached the foot of the steps they heard something close to sobbing.

“What’s that?” Ichigo asked the women who bore his child.

“I don’t know but it sounds like it’s coming from nii-sama’s room!” answered Rukia a little worried now.

The two of them walked down a long corridor until they reached the open door that led to Byakuya’s room. When they looked in their jaws dropped to the floor. On the ground was the head of the Kuchiki clan hugging a woman who looked somewhat like Rukia. Both of them were crying, but the girl was making the sobbing sounds.

Ichigo and Rukia were too shocked to say anything. The great Kuchiki Byakuya was shedding tears!?! Byakuya then noticed the two. Both grew pale worried he would glare and say some harsh things for spying. But something then happened that the two of them would never forget.

Byakuya smiled at them. It wasn’t a quick smile, nay it was a sincere, overjoyed and shinning upturn of his lips. He then went back to hugging the girl. Ichigo and
Rukia just staggered away after witnessing what nearly the entire Soul Society thought impossible.

“R-Rukia?”

“H-hai?” asked the shaken sister.

“Did I..we…just see Kuchiki Byakuya smile? A true and happy smile, combined with tears?” asked the Shinigani hero with eyes as large as plates.

“I believe so.” she answered in a stutter, as they walked towards the dining area.

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“Alright everyone! Now is the time!!! We will release this without fail! And we will succeed!!!” cried a voice through a room in the seritei. “This story will put our sales through the roof!!!” spoke Hisagi to the press people of squad nine. “Is everyone ready to give those papers out?”

“Hai fukutaichō!!!” cried the delivery shinigami.

“Very good. You three go to the human world and deliver the list of these people there subscription. Now you all have your orders. Move out!!!”

“Hai!” they all delivery shinigami and dispersed to fulfill their duty.

“Arigato Matsumoto. Arigato. You probably just made our sales sky rocket.” boasted the scarred and tattooed man as he reclined back in his chair. “But I can only imagine how bad Hitsugaiya-taicho will punish you when he sees the front page. But great work requires sacrifice.”

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All the Shinigami delivery squad stopped at all the captain stops first and placed the articles at the foot of their doors. The first one was the Captain Commander.
Yamaoto had just awoken to a major hang over and was staggering out of his home to get the paper with a large ice pack on his head.

“Damn those kids. Why did I even agree to that contest? I should’ve known I couldn’t beat Shunsui. That’s the last time I compete against him in a drinking contest.” mumbled the two thousand year old man as he bent over to grab the paper. Once he returned to the innards of his house he sat down at his tea table and opened the rolled up paper.

When the old man saw the picture on the front page of Hitsugaiya Toshiro and
Kurosaki Karin locking lips together against a sunset on the bank of a river, he spat the tea from his mouth and looked at the picture again to see if his extremely old eyes had deceived him. They had not. He then began to read the article and was surprised at this soft and emotional side of one of his strictest captains.

“Good Kami…who knew Toshiro could be that way. But I wonder what Kurosaki will be like when he finds out about this.” chuckled the old man thinking of the coming chaos.

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Ichigo had Rukia sit down while he prepared breakfast. He ordered the maid who usually made it to take the day off. He was making Rukia something truly special.

“Ichigo. What are you making for breakfast?” she asked smelling some strange but heavenly aroma.

“It’s a surprise. But I will give you a hint; it’s something really popular in America and they can really be delicious.” he answered while flipping something in the air and catching it with a spatula. It was at that moment Byakuya and the girl from his room entered the dining area.

The girl still had her hair down and looked even more like Rukia with her hair now combed and even her height was nearly the same as Rukia’s.  Their only difference was her brown hair and deep blue eyes. Both she and Byakuya’s arms were interlinked as he was escorting her into the room.

“Rukia, Ichigo. I have something to tell you both. So Kurosaki when you’re done creating…whatever, could you please sit down with us.” Byakuya said calmly as he kneeled at the head of the tea table.

“So umm do you guys want what Rukia and I are having?” asked the orange haired boy to the two newcomers.

“I would like to discover what is making that interesting smell. Very well I will have what you’re making. Chiaki-chan?” He looked to his daughter to see if she too wanted the creation of Kurosaki.

“Hai.” she answered with a small grin. A grin that was very similar to Hisana’s. He smiled at it. He had never been so happy, the fact that his wife was alive somewhere in the Rukon district, and his daughter was a beautiful young women and his sixth seat. He may have only seen her as his daughter for the past few hours but he was so happy she was.

Minutes later Ichigo approached the table with a plate stacked with round fried batter. He placed around five on everybody’s plate. Rukia’s however were in the shape of Chappy. She squealed in delight at the sight of them. Byakuya and Chiaki merely stared at these fried disks of batter, giving thought to wheter they should consume them or not.

“Kurosaki what are these things?” inquired the black haired man with a raised eyebrow.

“There called Pancakes. They’re really popular in the western countries. Just try them.” he answered as he poured the syrup on his food. “But make sure you at least put butter and syrup on them.”

“Very well but…how are we supposed to eat these?” asked Byakuya once more.

“With these.” Ichigo responded while giving the others knives and forks. As soon as each Kuchiki bit their first bite, they were immediately hooked to the dish. They began to dig into it as mannerly as they could without losing their class.

“So Byakuya what did you want to tell Rukia and I.” asked Ichigo to the eating Kuchiki.

Byakuya finished his chewing and washed down the food with his tea. He then looked at his sister/sister in-law and her lover and sighed.

“Rukia, Ichigo. By now you’re wondering who this young lady is beside me, am I right?”

“Sure.” said Ichigo in his usual tone. Rukia nudged him hard in the side. “Itai! Why you little…I mean yes Byakuya I would love to know she is.” he gritted through his teeth.

“Wait Nii-sama. Aren’t you nii-sama’s sixth seat, Kagayaki Chaiki?” asked the Chappy loving girl to her yet to be revealed niece.

“Hai.” answered the brown haired Hisana double.

“Excellent now you two know. But last night we both discovered something…something truly life changing.” stated Byakuya to the two. The two lovers looked even more interested now more than ever. Lately life changing events had been happening all over!

“We discovered that my Kaa-san…is actually…” began the brown haired girl.

“Is actually my wife and your Sister Rukia, Hisana. Thus making Chiaki-chan here…”

“His daughter.” she finished for her father. Ichigo and Rukia’s eyes grew large and wide at this revelation.

“M-my sister is alive?” Rukia asked with happiness in her voice.

“You have a daughter?” asked Ichigo more shocked by that news than the one of Hisana.

Byakuya and Chiaki merely glared at him with flaming eyes and murderous aura. But when they turned to Rukia they merely smiled.

“Hai Rukia, Hisana is alive.

“But Nii-sama I thought you said she had died?” she inquired to the head.

“As did I Rukia. But Chiaki here says other whys. Now perhaps you could explain Chiaki-chan.”

“Okay Otou-san.” the brown haired girl to her father. But before she could begin to spin her tale, someone from outside began to scream.

“YEAAAGGH!!! GET THESE THINGS OFF MY FINGERS!!! GET THEM OFF!!!!” screamed Renji as he crashed through the paper doors. He was soaking wet with at least two giant koi clamped onto his fingers. He was waving his hands around wildly trying to shake the koi off. But they simply refused. The three Kuchiki’s and Kurosaki just stared. Yet after a few moments they all began chuckling a little, until finally Ichigo, Rukia and Chiaki all burst out laughing. While Byakuya’s remained at a chuckle.

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The delivery shinigami sped by the Kurosaki clinic chucking a copy of the rolled up newspaper. It hit the door first then fell to the door step. Inside the overly crowded household was having their breakfast. Isshin’s head was dropping because he had no one to spar with this morning. Grimmjow tried to offer but was quickly thrown into the wall by Karin, who said to him, “Don’t encourage him!”

Hitsugaya was the first to hear the paper slam against the door. He got up from his cereal to get it. Matsumoto begged him not to go, and that she would retrieve it. He merely looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Grimmjow was trying so hard not to burst out laughing; Karin hadn’t told him last night because by the time he had gotten back she was asleep.

Matsumoto’s attempt ended in failure as Karin dragged her away, so that Hitsugaya would get the paper and seal the orange haired women’s fate. The white haired captain opened the door and picked up the rolled up paper. When he opened it and saw the front page, his face drained of color for a few moments. It then quickly turned into at least twelve shades of furious red.

“MATSUMOTO!!!!” he screamed to his without a doubt soon to be Popsicle lieutenant.

Matsumoto was trying to crawl her way out of Karin’s malice filled grip. By this time she had transformed into a shinigami to aid Toshiro.  

“Pleaseeeeee Karin-chan!!! Let me go!!!! I want to live!!! I want to live!!!!” she cried, tears forming in her eyes.

“You should have thought of that before decided to make us story of the year!!!” Karin said with a demonic filled smile. Just before Matsumoto could beg for life once more, Hitsugaya’s reitsu filled the house. All of it had been unleashed!! After a few moments it increased tenfold, Toshiro had gone bankai!

“Crap!!! Karin-chan let me gooooo!!!! TAICHO!” she screamed as Toshiro walked in. His bankai now had more features to it, which made him more intimidating. Around his head was ice shaped in the form of an Asian dragon’s skull. It created a helmet for him, and his left hand that was usually bare, now had an icy dragon claw covering it.

His eyes were fiery and filled with malice, death and destruction. They were aimed at Rangiku, and the frightened women froze in utter terror. She then tried even harder to escape Karin’s grip.

“MA-TSU-MO-TOOOOO!!!” growled Toshiro as he took a step forward.

“Please Taicho have mercy!!!!” pleaded the busty woman.

“No…No mercy!!!” he simply said as he raised the blade high into the air.

“Kuroaski-san, everyone if you do not wish to become porcupines I suggest you vacate the premises immediately.”

Isshin pushed Yuzu from the room, Ulquiorra and Grimmjow simply followed, leaving the women to her doom. Minutes later as they waited outside for it to be safe, it happened. Giant ice spikes erupted from every corner of the building.
Isshin’s jaw just dropped as his home had just become filled with icy toothpicks.

“My…my home…my...my...MY POSTER OF MISAKI!!!!” he cried charging to the house, while the small girl and two arrancars simply sweat dropped.

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In another part of Karakura, another Delivery shinigami threw his last paper at the door of Urahara shoten. Kisuke got up from Yoruichi’s and his futon to get the paper, he heard fall to the ground outside. Most of the time Tessai would get it, but he and the kid’s weren’t there at the moment.

Ururua, Jinta and Tessai were away on a camping trip in Kyushu for the month. So Kisuke and Yoruichi almost had the house to themselves. But after the war two more people joined them at the shop. They usually were out during most of the morning and night, but during the afternoon they took on the noon shift. These two people who now lived at Urahara Shoten were, Ichimaru Gin and Kaname Tousen!

The two had defected along with the other Espada after Aizen’s proclamation of everyone being easily replaced. Gin was going to defect from the beginning because in reality he loved Matsumoto more than conquering the universe. Kaname defected because he finally “saw” Aizen’s true self and realized that the path he was walking at the time was bloodier than the path he originally walked.
But because they still had acted with Aizen they were banished from the Soul Society for about 1,000 years. Kisuke’s banishment had been lifted and was free to return anytime he chose.

Anyway, Kisuke had opened the paper as soon as he walked in a nearly stumbled over.

“NANI!?!” he cried as he saw the picture.

“Kisuke! What is it?” cried Yoruichi running in, covering herself with the futon’s blanket.

“This!!!” he said holding the paper up to his lover. She took it from his fingers and gawked at it.

“Well I’ll be damned…looks like little Toshiro grew up.” the tan-skinned women said flashing her cat like smile.

“As has Karin-chan.”

“Aaaah! What’s going on in here?” yawned bed headed Gin as he stepped in the room. When he saw the barely covered Yoruichi, his nose began to run a red fountain.

“Oi! Nosebleed at your own women fox eyes!”

“Gomen nasai. Now what was with all the yelling?” inquired the silver haired man as he wiped his nose.

“It was this Gin.” answered Yoruichi handing him the paper.

“Wow! Never thought little Toshiro would ever get a girl!” he jested to the others.

“Do you ever stop joking Gin?” commented Tousen upon entering the room.

“Awww, do you always have to drag me down?” pouted Gin. Tousen merely rolled his blind eyes.

“So who’s hungry?” asked Kisuke.

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“Ichigo.” Rukia said as rested in her futon, watching him change his shihaksho in front her. He had just taken a shower and was still somewhat wet.

“Hmmm?” he responded as he pulled on a fresh clean pair of the black attire’s pants.

“I was wondering if we should inform Yamamoto-sotaicho about…the baby.” she said looking at her lover’s scarred and wet muscular body.

‘Oh Kami thank you!!! You gave me a man with a gorgeous body and great…sometimes!!! Personality. Thank you so much!’ thought the pregnant Kuchiki blushing. That fact that he was still wet made her blush even more.

“Well I was hoping to wait a few days…but sure why not!” he said smiling.

“Arigato Ichi.” she replied. She then leaned up and kissed him, which he gladly returned.

Downstairs Renji was having the koi, who were surprisingly stubborn and somehow managed to stay alive out of water, pried from his fingers. The medic doing it found it amazing how stubborn the fish were.

“How much longer Shikan-san?” Renji asked the fourth company med.

“Well Renji-san it’s a miracle at how these Koi are even alive.”

“Oi doc. I asked how much longer not how the k….WOOHOHOH!!! WILL YOU STOP LICKING ME DAMNIT!!!!” the red head shouted at the fish on his right hand. He lifted that hand and slammed it down on the table next to him. The fish just tightened its bite.

“Renji, if anything bad happens to those extremely rare koi, you will pay for both in the terms of your limbs.” Byakuya said passing by with his daughter. They were headed to meet with Yamamoto to tell him the news of Hisana and Chiaki.

“Gotcha Taicho.” he answered sweat dropping.

Renji had been told about Chiaki after they had summoned for the medic. At first he was just plain shocked but then he realized it must be true. Do to her constant attitude towards him.    

Ichigo and Rukia had just then came downstairs. Ichigo was going to carry Rukia to Yamamoto’s because she was still weak. But just before they left they had a quick word with Renji. It was then Nel had awoken and asked Ichigo if she could go with him and Rukia to where they were going.
Ichigo just gave in to her pout.

‘If he’s this easily persuaded by little girl that’s not even his own…I can only imagine what he’d be like if we have a little girl.’ Rukia thought for a moment as a servent came up behind her holding a copy of The Shinigami Times!

“Excuse me Rukia-sama, but the paper has just arrived. And I apologize but I did read some of it.” said the servant to Rukia.

“Oh arigato and it’s alright. Any good stories this morning?”

“Actually yes! The front page is actually the story on Hitsugaya-taicho’s recent romantic relationship with a certain black haired human girl.” said the servant smiling as he walked away.

Rukia looked at the paper he had handed to her and nearly fainted.

“I-Ichigo….” Rukia studdered.

“Hai?” asked Ichigo as he slung Zangetsu onto his back.

“Y-you might wanna see this.” she said pointing at the newspaper she held. When Ichigo took it from her, he had the sudden urge to leave Rukia for a while and hunt down a certain white haired captain.

“I should go and wring his tiny neck!!!!” screamed Ichigo. “But…I love you and the baby more.” he said calmly as he pulled his love in for a kiss so that he could forget what he just saw. Nel just stood looking at this with her mouth a gape.

“IIITTTTAAIII!!!” screamed Renji as the medic was finally able to remove one of the koi through an extremely painful, yet unnecessary treatment.