Ichigo's life was hectic enough with his new Capitan duties, new wife, and balancing his time. But things become even worse with the news of both his sister's engagements to shinigami and a little surprise from his own wife. IchiRuki, HitsuKarin, and Yuzu/Shuhei. Warning some explicit language.


"I don't know Rukia." Hinamori said, "Kurasaki-taicho is pretty busy right now."

"Is he really?" Rukia asked raising her eyebrow at the clear view of Ichigo slamming his head repeatedly on the desk filled with paperwork. Hinamori curiously followed her gaze and squeaked at the sight of her Capitan inflicting pain on himself.

"Uh, actually I think maybe your presence might ease his…" Hinamori glanced back at the clearly distressed strawberry snarling at the inanimate paper objects in front of him, "tension." She finished nervously. Rukia smirked and leaned against the wall staring at her husband.

"Nah, I'm enjoying the view." She responded. It took a few minutes but eventually the 5th squad Capitan noticed his audience. Rukia sent him a pleasant smile with a short wave, Ichigo glared at her.

"I'll try calming him down." Rukia said with a giggle. "You sure do have your hands full." She said before opening the door to the office. Hinamori gave her a nervous smile.

"Yeah, I know." She sighed before turning away to her own paperwork.

Rukia opened the door and looked to see Ichigo glancing out the window with a weary look. She smiled and went behind Ichigo wrapping her arms around his neck placing her head against his gently.

"What's wrong? Being Capitan isn't all that it's cracked up to be?" she murmured in his ear, he eased against her touch sighing.

"I thought being Capitan meant fighting hallows and attacking bad guys, not filling out paperwork all the time." Ichigo griped with frustration. "I've been through like a hundreds of battles and my hand has never hurt as much as it does now. I've got so much work to do, and things to fill out. Man, I'm so stressed!"

"That's too bad, maybe I can help." She said softly and turned his chair so Ichigo was facing her. Rukia placed a gentle kiss on his lips and allowed him to deepen it. However, when things were about to get really heated Ichigo broke off the kiss.

"Whoa there, I know where this is heading and while I would very much like to take a trip there I don't have the time." Ichigo said.

"Don't have time to spend with your wife?" Rukia asked with narrow eyes. Ichigo raised his hands defensively.

"It's not that, it's just that I'm so burdened with my workload that I can't give you the proper caring that you need." Ichigo smiled before Rukia swatted his head quickly.

"Nice save." She complimented sarcastically. Rukia wrinkled her nose watching the orange haired boy continue to fill out the paperwork. He noticed her displeasure and wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her in.

"Look, I'm sorry but I'm way too busy with all this work. It's only been two weeks; I'm just getting the swing of things here. Give me some time and I'll get ahold of everything. Unless of course something completely out of the blue popped up." He snorted at the thought, "I mean that's the last thing I need, something totally surprising to add to the craziness of my life."

"You're going to propose to Karin!" Rukia exclaimed. Toshiro clamped her mouth shut with his hands sending her an icy look with his teal colored eyes. But Rukia was still mumbling in excitement underneath his hand. The pair were in Toshiro's office where Toshiro had asked Rukia to come as a favor. Toshiro relased his hand from her mouth looking around to make sure no one else heard them. Suddenly his office door was burst open by an enthusiastic looking Rangiku. The busty lieutenant rushed over to the pair grabbing Tohsiro by the shoulders.

"Really Taicho! You're really going to ask her?" she said with obvious excitement.

"Wha…weren't you…I thought…How did you hear that?" Toshiro asked wildly.

"I was listening in through the other side of the door." Rangiku answered innocently. He glared at her.

"You mean when you were supposed to be doing paperwork?" Toshiro hissed.

"Yeah, yeah whatever. Look if you're going to ask her today than I won the bet!"

"What bet?" Rukia asked.

"You know the bet about when Toshiro would finally ask Karin to marry him." She straightened herself with a proud glow, "I said three months. Woo! Now Kira and Renji owe me a whole night's worth at the bar. Oh this is exciting free sake and a wedding!"

"Rangiku…" Toshiro growled quietly.

"And there is usually sake at weddings too." Rukia pointed out with amusement.

"Oh this just gets better and better!" the redhead exclaimed.

"Rangiku!" the 10th squad lieutenant winced at the tone of her Capitan's voice, "get back to work!" With a bright smile on her face she rushed off. "And don't tell anyone!" With a sigh Toshiro turned back to Rukia, who was giggling in the palm of her hand, with a drained look.

"Anyway I'm telling you this because I was going to ask for Karin's hand in marriage." He said slightly embarrassed.

"Aw, that's so sweet!" Rukia gushed, she paused briefly though thinking, and "You realize the two people you could ask for her hand in marriage are her crazy, over-emotional father or her crazy, over-protective brother?"

"Yeah, I know so I threw that idea out a long time ago. Look I'm just going to ask her first and then break the news to Ichigo, and hopefully after that if I'm still alive I'll get to marry Karin." He said blankly. "I just need a really small favor Rukia."

"What would that be?" she asked cocking her head.

"I wanted to propose tonight, without interruption. Just distract Ichigo this one night and I'll take whatever consequences happen after that." Toshiro stated. "I would really appreciate it Rukia." She smiled in return.

"I'll take care of the strawberry." Rukia replied waving her hand off, "I know the perfect way to keep him away from anyone else's business. Don't worry about it."

"What!" Ichigo yelled at Momo who flinched from the response. She played with the paper in her hands containing the message from Rukia as she watched on her increasingly anxious Capitan.

"Dinner with Byakuya is absolute torture, you realize that right!" Ichigo said towards Momo, "All his high class social etiquette and prim, proper behavior. The way he stares at me, I know he is critiquing me head to toe." The orange haired Capitan shook his head in horror.

"So are you going to go?" Momo asked unsurely.

"Of course I am! If I don't go, then the next time he sees me he will give me that look like I don't deserve to be in his presence let alone be married to his sister. That noble priss won't let me live it down." He shuddered again, "No, I will not go through that. It's just one night; I'll…go, and deal with it."

"Well, good luck taicho." She said giving him a small smile. Ichigo slumped in his chair.

"Thanks." He muttered in return watching her leave.


"Are you positive?" Rukia asked grabbing the front robes of Hanataro and pulling him within an inch of her face. He nodded shaking his head up and down rapidly. Rukia took a few seconds to glare at Hanataro as the boy was becoming extremely nervous. That is until Rukia burst out in an enormous smile.

"AH! I can't believe it!" She hugged Hanataro with all her might. "This is so perfect; do you know how long I've been waiting for this?"

"Uh…a long time?"

"That's exactly right!" Rukia exclaimed, "Oh and it's just the right timing. I'm supposed to have dinner with Ichigo and Byakuya tonight. I'll tell them then!" She beamed at the younger boy and his face became red.

"Thanks so much Hanataro, you have no idea how happy this news made me." Rukia shouted as she went to the door to leave and Hanataro weakly waved back. Rukia hummed happily, today couldn't get better. Karin was going to be proposed to, and then the little surprise she just learned not too long she left the 4th squad compound Rukia turned to go to the Kuchiki manor so she could inform her older brother about their dinner plans.

However on her way she stopped by Ichigo's office to make sure he got her message. As she waved to Momo and entered her husband's room she noticed there was another person there as well.

"Renji!" she said in surprise. Her old friend turned to her and smiled in return.

"Rukia, funny seeing you here." Rukia laughed but then looked to see Ichigo glance up at her quickly.

"Hey Rukia, great timing so I have two things to talk to you about." He said quickly filling out the work in front of him. Renji took a quick peek at the paperwork and frowned.

"That's not what you're supposed to right there." Renji pointed out.

"Shut up!"

"You just made that up didn't you." The red head accused pointing at another sheet.

"So what, they don't actually check it."

"They do actually, trust me I know." The lieutenant said grimly. "You are a terrible Capitan."

"Yeah about that first thing Rukia, get him the hell out of here!" Ichigo yelled glaring at Renji. The man mocked insult and pouted sarcastically.

"How rude! I can see when I'm not needed." He looked ready to leave when Rukia stopped him.

"Just hold on a minute Renji, I wanted to invite you to dinner tonight at my brother's house." Rukia said pleasantly Ichigo looked up nervously at the statement.

"About that…"Ichigo started but was interrupted.

"Don't you think I get enough of him during the day?" Renji asked. "Do I really have to deal with him at dinner too?"

"Ha, ha very funny." Rukia said, "Look just come okay, I have a surprise that I wanted to share with the three most important men in my life. Its going to be a special night, so you're coming." She added in the last part with a menacing undertone. Renji sighed.

"Yes ma'am." He said blankly.

"Ah, Rukia…" Ichigo was silenced again.

"And Ichigo if you even think of trying to bail out last second I will personally beat the hell out of you, got it?" Ichigo gulped and nodded gravely.

"Perfect!" she beamed and happily bounced out of the room. The two boys stared after her in silence before turning back to each other.

"She is crazy." Renji stated.

"I know," Ichigo replied, "Luckily she can't get any crazier or I might go crazy too."

"Too late for that." Renji muttered promptly causing Ichigo to growl at him.


"Oh Shuhei!" Yuzu said standing atop the hill looking down at the village. It was one of the smaller villages right next to the Seireitei that was tucked in a valley. The ocean was just beyond it and with the sun reflecting its last glimmering rays of light of the water and the overall tranquil setting of the village the place looked magical from the hilltop. She sighed with content, letting a soft smile play on her lips, "It's so beautiful." Yuzu whispered. Shuhei appeared behind her watching her out of the corner of his eye.

Yuzu was now nineteen and had grown up beautifully. Her features resembled Masaki's remarkably, from her kind smile to her curvy figure. Yuzu had let her hair grow out down her back in a chestnut wave. She was wearing a dress from the world of the living; it was a pale yellow and flowed down to right below her knees. Shuhei, who had only recently gotten back from the 9th squad compound, was still wearing his shinigami robes. They stood there for a while in the gentle breeze just taking in the scene of the village as the sun started to slowly disappear.

She turned to him taking his hand in her own gaining his attention. Yuzu smiled at him and he felt his heart flutter, it was a sensational feeling. "Thank you for bringing me here Shuhei." She said. Yuzu held his gaze and he felt like he was about to lose control. Shuhei broke off the connection and turned back to the scenery around them.

"This spot reminds me of you." He started abruptly. She blinked at the comment and followed his gaze.

"Why is that?" she asked. He smirked despite himself gripping her hand tighter.

"Peaceful, serene, beautiful," he listed off causing the girl to blush at the offhand compliments, "The atmosphere here is just perfect. It makes you swell with happiness just looking at it. Like everything is in balance and is just right."

"Shuhei…"she whispered her eyes softening as he turned back to her.

"That's how you make me feel Yuzu. Happy, peaceful, you keep me balanced." Shuhei said now holding her smooth hand with both of his rough ones. "I've never felt this way before. But I know it's how I want to feel for the rest of my life, and there is only one way to ensure that."

"Oh my…" she trailed off as her eyes widened in realization. Shuhei smiled at her and carefully kneeled down and holding a ring in his hand.

"Yuzu Kurosaki, will you marry me?"

"Renji, are you sure this is a shortcut?" Ichigo asked and cried out in pain as another branch snapped in his face. After Ichigo had finished half of his paperwork and burned the rest of it, the pair made their way to Byakuya's manor. That is until Renji claimed to know a short-cut and dragged Ichigo through a forest. Ichigo was having doubts about this so called short cut.

The red head sent him a thumb up from up ahead and continued forward with a grumbling Ichigo behind him. "Because I'm pretty sure shortcut means getting there faster than a normal route." Ichigo shouted. He looked up and saw Renji at the end of the forest looking at something as he froze completely.

"Are we here?" Ichigo asked and Renji stiffened at his voice. The red head whipped back around with a pale face.

"Ah, you know what let's just go back and use the normal route." Renji said quickly, frantically pulling Ichigo away from whatever he was watching.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Ichigo said before catching a glimpse way up ahead. He frowned and looked closer. "Is that Yuzu? What is she…" he trailed off as he noticed that beside Yuzu was Shuhei who was kneeling below her holding something up.

"Yuzu Kurosaki, will you marry me?" Shuhei asked. Ichigo looked stunned and unable to move. Renji wasn't sure what to do. However Ichigo was quickly brought back to his senses at his sister's response.

"Of course I will!" she cried out and pounced on him with a hug. As soon as Yuzu slipped on the ring and tackled Shuhei with a kiss Ichigo really got back to his senses.

"You bastard!" Ichigo screamed rushing forward with his zanpakto ready in his hands.

"Ichi-nii?" Yuzu questioned quickly leaping off Shuhei.

"K-kurosaki-taicho." Shuuhei acknowledged starring up at the livid man towering over him.

"How dare you?" he seethed, "I'm gonna kill you!" Ichigo trusted his sword forward only to miss as Shuhei easily dodged. Instead Ichigo cut down the tree that Yuzu and Shuhei were just standing underneath.

"Ichi-nii, stop it!" Yuzu shouted but her brother couldn't hear her as his body was shaking with rage. Before she knew it the two boys were playing chase with flash stepping, Shuhei dodging each attack for his life as it appeared that Ichigo was going for the kill. Renji tried stopping them but couldn't do anything as Shuhei and Ichigo started moving away from the current area.

"We have to follow them." Yuzu said, Renji nodded in agreement and the pair followed Ichigo and Shuuhei with flash steps best they could. By this time the sun had set and darkness filled the sky, they didn't know this chase would take them directly across the Seireitei to another location completely.


"Mmm, tonight is so perfect." Karin commented snuggling closer to Toshiro. He smirked tightening his grip around her shoulders. They were sitting on top of the 10th squad building. It was mostly silent considering most of the shinigami had left leaving the couple to themselves in the brisk night air. After treating Karin to dinner the pair found themselves basking underneath the moonlight. Karin always seemed to be the happiest when they spent their time here.

Karin had blossomed into a stunning young woman. She lost most of her childish, tomboyish looks and was replaced with pretty features. She let her hair grow out to her shoulder blades. She still had that rough side about her, but it was harder to tell from her appearance. Toshiro looked mostly the same; he got taller but only to the same height as Karin herself. Suddenly Karin loosened herself from Toshiro's grip.

"You know you've been acting strange." Karin said suspiciously although there was still a smile on her face. She lightly shoved his arm, "What's up?"

"Nothing, I don't know what you're talking about." He answered too quickly. His teal eyes stole a glance at her face. Her eyes were raised with skepticism but she kept silent.

"Karin, I know I don't tell you this enough. But I think it's important that I remind you how special you are to me." Toshiro started, Karin was slightly startled at the tone of his voice. "When I look at you I have to catch my breath, your beauty is so majestic."

"This is so cheesy." Karin giggled making Toshiro smirk, but he continued trying to talk to her.

"Everything about you makes me wonder how it is possible that some higher being could bless me with something so innately perfect." He said smiling slyly. Karin grinned her face growing red in embarrassment.

"Your voice is angelic, your smile is enticing, and I just can't stop starring at you."

"Suck up." Karin muttered blushing brightly. Toshiro then grabbed her hand and pulled her up so she was standing up.

"But most of all I love talking to you." He said softly, "We relate on a level unimaginable compared to everyone else. And I never want that to stop." Karin froze as it dawned on her what was going on.

"Toshiro…" she shook her head slowly as he kneeled down.

"Will you marry me Karin Kurosaki?" Toshiro asked. The blank look on Karin's face didn't last very long; her face soon broke out into a huge smile. She wrapped her arms around him.

"Yes, yes I'll marry you!" Karin said grabbing the ring and putting it on her finger trying to stay calm.

"YOU TOO!" Ichgio yelled startling the happy couple. Karin and Toshiro looked up to see Ichigo and Shuhei each with swords in their hands fighting each other, Yuzu and Renji were behind them equally as shocked. Toshiro's eyes widened at the sight of Ichigo completely enraged glaring at him.

"Ichigo?" Karin questioned but was stopped as Ichigo flew over to them causing Toshiro to flash step away.

"Come back here you little punk!" Ichigo yelled.

"Toshiro!" Karin cried in worry as she saw Ichigo barely miss chopping off the white haired boy's head. But her view was soon blocked by Yuzu who suddenly appeared looking beyond excited.

"Karin, did you just get proposed to?" Yuzu asked wildly barely holding in her pure joy. Karin smiled at Yuzu raising her hand to show the engagement ring. Yuzu snatched her twin's hand to further examine the ring while Karin leaned away to see if Toshiro was still alive.

"Yuzu, I think now is not the ti-"

"This is so perfect Karin!" Yuzu exclaimed before raising her own hand. Karin, who was a little preoccupied, looked past the ring on her sister's finger initially.

"Yeah, super Yuzu, I…" she trailed off as she finally saw the ring. At first she seemed slightly confused till realization dawned on Karin's face with a growing smile.

"Shuhei proposed too?" Karin asked happily. Yuzu nodded with a blush on her face and the two sisters soon embraced in a joyful hug. The two started exchanging their stories with excitement evident on their faces, now totally oblivious to the plight their fiancés were facing in their older brother.

"Ichigo, calm the hell down!" Renji yelled failing to grab hold of the boy.

"He's gone completely nuts!" Shuhei shouted ducking in time to avoid Ichigo's sword.

"Can't we think about this rationally?" Toshiro offered dodging each blow coming to him.

"I WILL KILL YOU TWO!" Ichigo screamed.

"We're getting married!" the twins exclaimed.


Next chapter is Rukia's secret is revelaed! Review please!