Akumu Part 2: The White God's Children
By Spunky0ne
(For Henka-chan - Thanks so much for letting me use your OC, Ren, for the story!)
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Ten years have passed in relative peace since Ren gave birth to the first of his, Byakuya's and Ichigo's children. Now the bearer of the Shiba and Kuchiki heirs, Ren feels as though life is perfect. But fate casts a shadow as an enemy takes aim on the noble families, and their children become part of a deadly, vengeful plot their enemy plans to use to bring the noble families and Central 46 to ruin…Yaoi, Mpreg...Byakuya/Ichigo/Ren, Renji/Tetsuya.
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Chapter 1: Little White Prince
Ren felt a little swell of familiar nausea and opened his eyes to find himself naked and entangled with his two, also naked and deeply sleeping spouses. He carefully lifted Ichigo's limp arm from around his tattooed waist, then wriggled out from under Byakuya's slender, bare thigh. Something touched his rebelliously prominent morning hardness, sending fresh twinges of arousal through his slight form and making him bite at his lips.
No wonder I've been craving sex so much, he mused, It finally happened. I'm knocked up again.
He stole a glance at his still sleeping husbands, his lips smiling helplessly.
I hope it's a girl this time. Tetsuya and Renji's Mikomi is great. I think Kisho has a crush on her.
Ren's lips quirked in amusement.
Not that he will admit it. And he'll have some competition since Niko has adored Mikomi since the day he was born.
A stronger twinge of nausea brought Ren out of his reverie and sent him flash stepping into the bathroom. Behind him, Byakuya opened his eyes to watch Ren's hasty retreat. He bit his lip in amusement and affection as muted sounds of retching came through the door, bringing Ichigo awake and making him smile.
"Well, that sounds familiar," Ichigo chuckled, "It's been awhile. Ren's been frustrated. He really likes having babies, and after Niko, it took a long time for him to recover."
"Well, there should be no worries at this point," Byakuya said, sitting up and sliding out of bed.
He paused to pick up a soft navy yukata and wrapped it around his slender frame, while Ichigo moved to join him.
"No worries except for keeping enough food around to feed him," Ichigo snickered, "When he's like this, he has a bigger appetite than Renji!"
"And that is saying something," Byakuya added, smirking.
The two entered the bathroom and found Ren kneeling near the toilet, panting softly.
"Whew," he sighed, "I think that's it."
Byakuya dampened a washcloth and knelt next to Ren to gently wash the light sweat from his face and throat. Torio appeared in the doorway, and seeing the three in the bathroom, he broke into a knowing smile.
"Shall I bring Michio to see Ren-sama?" he asked.
"I think we already know what's going on," Ichigo laughed, "But, yeah, we'll want him to make sure.
"And I think you should have Matsuko prepare some of his favorites and have them ready."
"Hey!" Ren complained playfully, "I can't help it if being knocked up makes me eat like a horse."
"Don't say that in front of Tetsuya's Arashi," Ichigo teased him, "He'll take it as a challenge."
"Eh, I think I'm hungry already," Ren giggled, "I guess I was just making room."
"M-maybe you should let me dress you before you go to the dining room, Ren-sama," Torio chuckled.
"Good idea," Ren agreed, "Although, I don't know how long it will be before I get too big for my usual stuff. I popped out pretty fast last time."
"That is right," Byakuya remembered, "Urahara Kisuke said that it seemed your and Tetsuya's exposure to Aizen's accelerator made your subsequent pregnancies of shorter duration."
"Unfortunately, that means the side effects are worse and it's pretty hard on your bodies," Ichigo added, scowling, "I'd like to go kick his ass all over for that. He's lucky he's in Muken right now."
"I'm lucky I have you both, and Torio, Toshi and Akio…oh yeah, and two sets of clothes, one for when I'm knocked up and one for when I'm not," Ren laughed.
Byakuya offered him a steadying hand as he climbed to his feet and headed out into the dressing area. Torio met briefly at the door with his younger brother, then ducked into the closet and emerged with a handsome purple hakama that matched the shade of his hair and a lighter colored sleeveless top he favored. He handed the clothes to Akio as his brother returned, then moved to begin dressing Byakuya as a third attendant arrived to dress Ichigo. A surprisingly short time later, the three left the bedroom and headed out into the cool Kuchiki Manor gardens, where the kitchen staff had laid out their morning meal.
"Good morning, Byakuya-sama," the aged housekeeper greeted Byakuya, "Ichigo-sama, Ren-sama. Ren-sama, I've included a few of your favorite extras."
"Oh, thanks, Matsuko!" Ren said, smiling enthusiastically, "You're the best!"
"All of us are so happy for you," Matsuko said, her face crinkling affectionately.
"W-well, I still have to see Michio to be positive," Ren informed her, "but I'm pretty darned sure that's what it's gotta be."
"Congratulations, Byakuya-sama," the housekeeper added, "I am sure that this child will bring honor to your name, as your Kisho and Niko have."
She turned her happy blue eyes onto Ichigo.
"And I think we know already who will be teaching this little one to know his own mind about things," she teased gently.
"Are you calling me a troublemaker?" Ichigo snickered playfully, "Though, I guess I can't blame you for that. And I've got some competition in the independence department. Pregnant or not, Ren really doesn't like people telling him what to do."
Ren shrugged and nodded casually.
"The elders didn't care at all about how I grew up in the Rukongai," he said saucily, "I don't see why that bunch of old men should be calling the shots for me now."
He glanced at Byakuya and bit his lip gently, coloring slightly.
"Well, I do care about not causing trouble for you, so…you know, I'll…"
Byakuya gave him an affectionate kiss on the cheek and whispered into his ear.
"You will be exactly who you are and let me handle the elders," he suggested.
Ren blinked and his heart skipped as the heat of Byakuya's breath on his earlobe touched off his reactive nether region.
Damn, he always does that to me! I'm surprised that I ever get out of the bedroom.
"Uh, maybe I'm not so hungry after all," he snickered, narrowing his eyes and giving Byakuya a seductive look, "You know, we could…"
"My apologies," Byakuya said sincerely, "but I have a meeting with the elders this morning and Renji and I have been called out of town on an important mission."
"I've got to meet with my family elders also," Ichigo groaned, "There's some rumor going around about a group that might be targeting the noble families."
He glanced at Byakuya for a moment.
"Are you going to meet me there and sit in today?" he asked.
"I believe that I can come," Byakuya answered, "I have informed the elders, who have agreed to shorten our meeting to allow time. It seems they are taking the matter seriously."
"Yeah, a lot of them seem pretty worried."
"Worried enough to place the matter on the agenda for Central 46 and to brief all of the taichous and fukutaichous."
Ren bit his lip gently.
"You think there's really gonna be trouble?" he asked, an edge of anxiety in his voice.
Byakuya gave him a steadying look.
"If there is, I have full confidence that your skills have grown to where you can handle what comes."
Ren couldn't hold back a grin at the compliment.
Byakuya and Ichigo have trained with me almost every day since we were married. And even though the family elders on both sides and Central 46 still mistrust me because of Aizen, they seem to accept I'm not like him.
I'm glad he's back in Muken.
"Hey, someone said that someone's out here, eating all of the breakfast!" Renji laughed as he and a very pregnant Tetsuya emerged from one of the other bedrooms.
Hearing his master's step on the wooden walkway, Tetsuya's black stallion appeared from out of the morning shadows and moved to Tetsuya's side. Tetsuya placed a steadying hand on the stallion's withers, while Renji stood on the other side of him, wrapping an arm around his waist.
"Gotcha, beautiful," Renji chuckled.
"Thank you, Renji," Tetsuya said, smiling.
The two headed towards the garden table as five autumn-haired children and two darker haired boys ran out into the gardens to join them.
"Mikomi," Renji laughed, round up your siblings and get'em to the table, will ya? I've got my hands full here."
The eldest redhead, a tall girl with wide blue eyes and Tetsuya's gentle smile nodded and grabbed the hands of her smallest siblings, while the other two fell in readily.
"Make sure'n count them," Renji directed her, helping Tetsuya to his chair at the table.
He gave Tetsuya a kiss on the cheek and sat down next to him as Byakuya, Ichigo and Ren took their places.
"Good morning, Kisho. Good morning Niko," Byakuya greeted the two dark-haired boys.
"Akane, you sit with Sakiko here," Mikomi said in a motherly tone, "Kichi and Kishi, over here…and no throwing food," she said firmly.
"What she said," Renji agreed, earning a laugh from Tetsuya.
Mikomi took a seat on Tetsuya's other side, across from Kisho and Niko, who both blushed softly and looked down at their plates.
"Aren't you gonna say good morning to Mikomi and the others?" Ren urged the two boys, biting his lips to hold back a smile.
"G'morning Mikomi," the boys said, quickly digging into their food and blushing more brightly.
Byakuya leaned over and whispered to Ichigo and Ren.
"I believe we need to give those two a bit of guidance in their…social skills," he commented, earning little chuckles from his two spouses.
"Rukia-san!" the children called out happily as Byakuya's sister arrived at the table and joined them.
"I thought you would be off early," Byakuya said, looking at her curiously.
"Oh, our mission got delayed, so I'll be here for a couple more days."
Tetsuya gave her a knowing look.
"Renji asked you to stay and look out for me while he's gone, didn't he?" he asked giving his husband a mock glare, "You know that Ren is here, and I have an attendant, as well as Mikomi to assist me. You don't need to worry so much."
"Yeah," Renji said, giving him a guilty look, "I can't help feeling bad, leaving when you're just about to make me the happiest guy in the world all over again.
He flinched as the words made unbidden tears form in the corners of Tetsuya's eyes.
"S-sorry," Tetsuya apologized, "I can't help it. I'm fine, really. Just…don't say things like that."
"How about a game of tag after breakfast?" Ren asked the children, "Or hide and seek with Arashi?"
"Hide and seek! Hide and Seek!" the children chorused.
Ren grinned.
"Looks like we're playing hide and seek."
"I wish I could join," Tetsuya sighed, patting his enlarged belly gently, "but I'll have to sit this one out."
"I'll sit with you, Tetsuya-san," Mikomi offered, "Byakuya-sama let me borrow some books from the archive. We could read together?"
"That sounds enjoyable," Tetsuya said approvingly, "You see, Renji, things are well in hand. You have nothing to worry about while you are gone."
"Okay," Renji said, squeezing Tetsuya's hand, "You just send a hell butterfly if you go into labor or need me."
"I will be fine," Tetsuya laughed, "You don't need to worry about me."
"I always worry about you. That's my job. I promised Taichou if he wouldn't kill me for…erm…for that stuff from before, I would make sure nothing bad ever happened to you again."
Tetsuya blushed.
"Renji…"
"I'm done!" ten-year-old Kisho announced, "Last one to the koi pond is a rotten egg!"
"Kisho," Byakuya said in a calm, but stern tone.
"S-sorry, Dad," the boy corrected himself, "May I be excused?"
Byakuya gave him a slight smile and nodded.
"Go on."
Kisho charged away from the table with Niko, Akane, Sakiko, Kichi and Kishi in his wake, while Mikomi shook her head and continued to eat her breakfast.
"Are you sure you don't wanna go with them?" Renji snickered, "You know those boys are showing off to get your attention, right?"
"Daddy Renji!" Mikomi objected.
"Sorry, Little Red," Renji apologized, "I just think it's kinda cute the way you've got them charmed.
"They're like my brothers," Mikomi said, rolling her eyes, "They're just silly boys."
"Yeah," Renji chuckled ruefully, "I guess you're right. When Tetsuya and I started out, he probably thought I was pretty silly too."
"We were quite a bit older than Mikomi," Tetsuya said, shaking his head, "If we'd met at their age, I would have thought you were silly. As it was, I was charmed."
Tetsuya met Mikomi's eyes and smiled.
"When you're done, why don't you bring the books you borrowed and we'll read as we planned, but after, you need to train."
Mikomi frowned slightly at the mention of training.
"More showing off," she sighed as she left the table and headed for her room, "I like it better when Daddy Renji trains with me."
Byakuya waited until the girl was out of hearing, then caught Ren's eye.
"Ren, Tetsuya, I do not want to alarm you, but I do think that the possible threat brought out in these rumors is worthy of note. I have heightened security, here at Kuchiki Manor, and Shiba Isshin has raised the level of security at his estate, so you will be safe there as well. But, if you leave the manor, you need to have Torio, Akio and Koji with you. I do trust your powers, but we don't know yet exactly what this unknown enemy might be planning."
"You really think something bad could happen?" Ren asked, paling slightly, "It's been so quiet for all this time."
"There are always threats to our safety and well-being," Byakuya said quietly, "but we are well-prepared. As long as you take proper precautions, you will be safe."
"And you know, if you need us, we'll be here in a flash," Ichigo added.
"I know," Ren said, looking down at his plate, "I just went through a lot to be this happy. I don't want anything to mess with that."
"Nothing is going to take away our happiness," Byakuya said soothingly, "because, as a family, we are strong enough to prevent that."
"Byakuya's right," Ichigo agreed, "Don't worry about it, Ren."
Ren glanced at Tetsuya, a little flicker of concern nagging his insides.
"I'm sure you're right," he lied, "I'm just being sensitive cause of the hormones or something."
He pushed away from the table and stood.
"I'm gonna go join that game of hide and seek, while I still can," he said, forcing a smile.
The other men watched as he flash stepped away, then Byakuya and Ichigo stood.
"We've gotta go," Ichigo said regretfully, "See ya, Tetsuya."
"I've got to go to the sixth and make sure things are in order for the mission," Renji said, kissing Tetsuya on the cheek, then more lingeringly on the mouth, "Be good, okay?"
"I'll be fine," Tetsuya said calmly, We have staff and attendants, and while I cannot use my powers right now, Arashi and Ren, as well as Torio, Koji and Akio all can. We will be safe. Come back to us soon."