It's been a week since Aizen's defeat. It's winter break now. Hyori has noticed that Shinji's been really moody lately. "What's up with you Dickhead?"

"I dunno what's up with me Hyori? Maybe my moods are to blame on you. Kicking me, punching me, giving me nuggies, and cutting my hair. Gee. I wonder how you would do in my shoes," he said glaring daggers at her. "Any way, I'm going to go get lunch. See ya later."

Stranger's p.o.v.

Shinji was walking around when I saw him, but he couldn't see me. I'm actually slightly happy about that. I slowly approached him when Kisuke Urahara showed up. I was so close to talking to Shinji.

Stranger's p.o.v. end

"Thanks Kisuke," Shinji said leaving. 'He could be alive. I know I shouldn't show that I'm happy, but I am. I hope he didn't tell anyone else. Who am I kidding? He probably told everyone.'

There was a split second when Shinji suddenly felt a hollow behind him before it tool hold of him and was about to eat him when he was saved. He couldn't see who it was but they took him and left him at the hide out. Shinji tried moving but it was too painful. He needed to see Unohana. He blacked out. When he woke up he was on a table in a hospital gown. "Hello? Anyone there?"

He swung his legs over the edge of the table and was about to stand when Unohana came out of nowhere. "Please stay laying down. It would do best for your condition. And one more thing Hirako-kun who is the father?"

"What father are you talking about?" Shinji asked her. "What father!?"

"The father of your child you're carrying. But it seems you didn't know did you? You're pregnant. You're quite far along. Another week or so and you'll go into labor, " she said. "Well, you can go home but refrain from any stressful activity."

Okay," he said. He slowly got up and went home without anyone noticing. "LISA!"

"What do you want and why are you calling me?" Lisa demanded.

"Can you get me something to eat?" he asked quietly.

"Oh, ok I'll do that," she said leaving. A little bit later she returned with some rice and curry.

"Thanks," he said as she left. 'Could this be his baby? I guess that would be the only explanation.' He thought to himself. Shinji fell asleep for a while. When he woke up no one was there but him. He got up slowly but surely and set off to the kitchen. There he found a note telling him the others went to Ichigo's for movies.

"Well Shinji, you look very sickly don't you?" a familiar lustrous voice said.