Prologue: Double six

My red headed son pulled at my light blue hair again to see if he could get my attention. While he was flailing on my head, his right foot knocked against the exposed jawbone covering my cheek. I nearly reached up and pinched his head off.

"Crenshaw Jeagerjaques! Quit pulling your father's hair right now!"

The pain in my hair stopped the instant my lover pulled our three year old toddler off my shoulders. I threw a grateful look over my shoulder at him as I went to the balcony to get some fresh air. My jacket and Zanpaku-to were still in the corner behind the bedroom door where I had left them the night before when I had gotten into bed with Renji Abarai, Lieutenant of the Sixth Division in the Gotei Thirteen. I leaned against the railing as my left hand lazily traced the slowly shrinking Hollow hole where my stomach would normally be.

"Hey, Grimm? I just put Crenshaw down for his nap, so we have a little time to ourselves until he wakes up. If you're up for it, we could…"

"Not now, Abarai. I have a question. Do you remember the first night we made love? I ask because something has been bothering me."

"About what? And yes, I remember."

"Do you think that because I fell in love with a Soul Reaper, my Arrancar abilities are slowly but surely disappearing? Every day, my Hollow Hole is getting smaller and I feel as if I am truly changing in some weird way. I know that seems like a lot coming from a former member of Aizen's Ideal Army, but it's true."

I felt fingers tracing the 6 tattooed on my back before I turned and caught the hand in mine. I saw the shock on Renji's face when I kissed the rough calloused skin of his palm. He free hand caught my cheek, his thumb slowly tracing the cheek bone.

"Why are you worried, my Grimm? I'm sure that Yama-Ji will be more than willing to take you under his wing when he finds out who is vouching for you. I'll pull some strings in the Central Forty-Six just to make sure that Yama-Ji doesn't try to deny you entry. I promise, Love."

I pulled the red-head close and claimed his lips with mine in a passionate kiss. He leaned further into me, his hands dropping to my waist. A few seconds later, I felt his groin harden against my thigh. I was the first to break the kiss, gasping for breath. My right hand started to trace the tattoo on Renji's left eyebrow. The look he gave me melted my heart and would have dropped the bottom out of my stomach, if I had one. We leaned our foreheads together and just stood there, admiring each other's bodies with our hands.

"You are one magnificent specimen, Abarai," I whispered. "I don't see how I could have gone on without you. Just your touch sends electric currents up and down my spine. Can you imagine what your kisses do to me?"

"I think that I have a pretty good idea, Grimm."

"Dad! Renji! I'm hungry!"

"Alright, boy! I'll be there in a minute! We can finish this later, Love. And about you pulling those strings for me…"