A new series that came to me after watching dozens of clips of an anime call Clannad. P.S. I've never felt so much emotion and the urge to nearly cry from an anime , it made me want to start doing family fics for Ichigo and Orihime's family, with some small twists: it will include not only their children, but also Ichigo's family and their friends. And these series is entirely AU, meaning no Shinigami or Hollows—just the whole cast in a normal setting…well, as normal as I let it be.

Thanks to Evanescence2189 for the beta.

Enough talk, enjoy.

Note: Fanfiction system seem to be mess up. So any updates/reviews/msg from/to me would come three to four days late.

A bright rainbow on a sunny day after the rain.

A kitten playing on the ears of a big dog.

A giant robot standing majestically after a hard fought battle against its enemy.

There were many things in life that Orihime Kurosaki, formerly Inoue, thought were beautiful in this world. But in her mind, they all paled in comparison to the sight that stood before her.

Sitting comfortably on his recliner, Ichigo Kurosaki was resting after a long day at work. His facial expression displayed a state of calm that was rarely ever found on the redhead, holding no trace of his usual scowl. His closed eyes weren't so knit together that it made his forehead wrinkle, but instead were instead relaxed and smooth. His usually tense and alert body looked totally placid as he slumped against the leather chair. For once, he looked at peace.

Seeing her husband so calm was truly a precious sight to behold, but there was more to see that brought a smile on Orihime's face.

Wrapped around protectively in Ichigo's strong embrace was a little girl, no more than three years old, with shoulder-length, reddish brown hair. She was curled up in a tiny ball, her head planted on top of his chest as she slept soundly. Clutched in her small hand and pressed close to her own chest was a small green dinosaur-like toy with silver painted spikes that ran from its back, all the way down to the tip of its tail. Given to her by her father, who she admired and adored so much already, the little figure soon became the girl's most treasured possession.

This little girl that now laid sleeping next to the redhead was their very own daughter, Yurika—a person that both Ichigo and Orihme loved with all their hearts, and would do anything in their power to make her happy.

Still smiling, Orihime slowly walked towards her family, being very careful so as to not wake the sleeping pair. Once she was close enough, she knelt down on her knees to see their sweet faces, engraving each feature to memory so that she would never again forget this moment.

The mother reached out her hand and tenderly combed through her daughter's bight hair, feeling the soft texture. She repeated the same action for her husband before planting a soft kiss on her daughter's forehead. Orihime held her breathe as she watched Yurika stir in her sleep, but let it go when her daughter only twitched her nose lightly before resuming in her world of dreams once more.

Orihime didn't notice as Ichigo's eyes starting to slide open. Despite his still blurry vision, Ichigo easily recognized the woman in front of him to be his wife, making a slow smile spread across his face.

Ichigo yawned, slightly startling Orihime, making her turn around to see that her husband was now awake.

"Sorry if I woke you up." She apologize, leaning towards him to give a chaste kiss on his lips.

"It's alright," he said with a small grin. He was fine with being woken up to this sight.

"What time is it?"

"It's almost eight."

"Eight? That's late," Ichigo replied with another yawn. He was about to get up when his wife put up her finger on her lips.

"Shhh." Orihime pointed to the still sleeping toddler in his arms.

"I caught you guys asleep an hour ago, but I didn't have the heart to wake you and Yuki-chan up," she explained as Ichigo carefully maneuvered out of the chair, being very careful as he placed his arms under her back and knees to support her as he lifted her up.

After making sure his daughter was safely secure in his arms and wouldn't fall, Ichigo nodded his head to Orihime to follow him.

"Were you watching us sleep the entire time?" He asked her as the two parents started to walk towards their daughter's room to put her to bed.

"Yeah. Is that weird?" She asked with an impish grin as they came to Yurika's door. Orihime turned the knob and pushed through the door, holding it open for her husband.

"Not really," he told her while he enter the room. "It's actually kind of cute, but only because it's you."

Orihime just smiled as she removed the comforter and sheets from the bed so that Ichigo could lay Yurika down gently. Once tucked in, Yurika snuggled deep into its soft material, clutching her favorite toy even harder to her chest as her mother covered her small body with the blankets. Giving one last smooth-over on the covers, Orihime gave her a daughter another kiss on her cheek, followed by kiss from Ichigo as well.

Pausing at the bedroom's entrance to flick off the light, Ichigo allowed himself to look back one more time at his sleeping child. Orihime smiled as she stood next to him. Ichigo wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulders as she slid her own around his waist in turn. They stood like this for a moment, just watching over Yurika in silence, when the little girl suddenly spoke, startling both parents.

"Papa?" She asked groggily, still half asleep.

"Yes?" Ichigo answered, shrugging off his surprise.

"Can I get a pet?"

I hope everybody enjoyed the first chapter and hopefully I'll put up more soon. Also, that toy that Yurika was holding was Godzilla. I don't know why I couldn't actually say it in the story.

Note 1: If I make more updates, expect them to switch between marriage life, parenthood, friend and family interaction, etc. I hope it won't get confusing.

Note 2: In my head I kind of changed some of the characters' back-stories and/or histories, except for what happens to Sora and Masaki. But they won't come up until they need. I will say that in this series, Orihime and Rangiku are cousins/"sisters". I've always liked that idea.

Note 3: If there are any Nekohime readers, don't worry. I'm still working on that that story.

Thanks for the read and have a nice day.

P.s. Is the site slow lately?