Hello everyone, it's me, Just shipping. How have you all been? How was your Christmas and how's your new year's eve going? I wish you all a happy new year. May all your wishes come true and let's make this a great year!

So, I wrote this story for Isshin's birthday, that was on December 10. I know that I'm late with this story, but I just couldn't finish it in time. And like I always say, better late than never... So, this is a sort of sequel of chapter one. I hope that you like it.

Please bear with my grammar as English is not my native language and I hope that you will leave a review.

Enjoy!

Author's note: Unfortunately I do not own Bleach. If I did, I would do my characters justice

Happy birthday to the best…

Looking at the stars, Kurosaki Isshin had to sigh. Turning back to the gravestone in front of him, he couldn't help but give a small smile. For the fourth time this night, he looked at his watch to look what time it was. Seeing that it was finally midnight, he pulled a cigarette out of his pocket and put it in his mouth to light it up. When the cigarette was lighted, he closed his eyes.

''I thought that you had quit.''; a soft voice said.

He had to smile at that; ''You know that once a year I smoke one cigarette.''

''Yes, and that one day is at my Memorial Day, which isn't today. So why today?''

''No reason.''

She frowned at his reply and walked over to him. Caressing his cheek, she whispered ''I still think that your hand looks cool while smoking, Shiba taichou.'' This earned her a bigger smile from him and she continued ''But you must know that you do not need to smoke a cigarette so that I will come to you. I always come back to you, my love, especially on your birthday.''

He took the hand that was caressing his cheek to squeeze it. ''I know.''

''Then tell me, why do you look so sad and why did you come here? I would prefer to see you in our house instead of at my grave.''

He sighed ''I was missing you.''

''But…''

''I know, I know. I always see you when I'm alone, but today I was missing you more than usual, which I didn't think was possible. So I left the house and without knowing, I walked over here.''

''What happened?''

''Nothing, it's just that I wanted to start my birthday with just the two of us. I love the kids, I really do, but I…'' But before he could finish his sentence, she put her hand in front of his mouth.

''I know and I understand. Let's start your birthday the way you want it.'' Finishing her sentence, she hugged him. He hugged her back and nodded at her suggestion.

''But Shiba taichou, I would like to go somewhere else. I do not want to be here.'' She said while looking at her grave. He nodded again ''Than you must lead the way.''

She smiled while pulling back and took his hand to lead him. ''Than you will have to trust me.''

He smiled while following her with his eyes closed ''That, my love, you know I do.''

She giggled at this and his smile grew bigger by hearing her giggle.

After ten minutes of walking, she stood still.

''Masaki, what's wrong?''

She smiled and turned towards him. ''Nothing, we have arrived at the location.''

Putting her hands on his shoulders, she sat him down. Isshin noticed that where he was sitting felt hard and it swung forward and backward.

''Oh, so we are sitting at a swing?''

She sat next to him and he put his arm around her left shoulder. ''Yes, I thought that this would be a great place to sit at. So tell me, Shiba taichou, how young did you get?''

This made him burst out of laughter and she was happy to hear his laughter. Ichigo's habit of barely smiling or laughing was not from any stranger. Isshin was the same. Sure, he mocked Ichigo about it, but Masaki knew better. Their son was much like his father, just like Karin was. But whenever those three would smile or laugh, Masaki knew that it was sincere. And that was just beautiful to her. Of course, Isshin acted like he was always happy with his wide smiles and idiotic behavior. But as his wife, she knew that it was all a part of his act. He acted like that for the children, but those three knew why he did that. Masaki was happy to have raised those three smart children.

''You are too cruel, my dear wife.''

She acted flabbergasted ''Cruel, me? How so? I just asked how young you have become.''

''Che, that tone of yours hints that you want to know how old I have become.''

''Now now, taichou, that's your own thought. I think that Makoto would like to know how young his grandpa has become.''

Isshin had to smile, remembering their grandson of eleven months. The boy had his father's orange hair and his mother's purple bluish eyes. The child was being spoiled and adored by everyone. Honestly, since Makoto was born, Isshin had seen Byakuya too much. But the one who adored Makoto the most, was his grandmother. When Rukia was still pregnant of Makoto, Masaki would go every night to feel the movements of their first grandchild. But since he was born, she would check up on him every time that she could. Isshin wondered if Makoto was able to see his grandmother, as no one else but he was, but he would find that out later.

''Makoto thinks that I'm one young super grandpa. Age is nothing but a number, my dear Masaki.''

She had to smile at that. ''Are you saying that because you want to believe in that?''

''Maybe.''; he shrugged

''Well, whatever it is, I think that you still look dashing, Shiba taichou.''

''Oh?''

''Hmmm''

''So, what did you get me?''

She smiled and moved closer to whisper in his ear. ''That's for me to know and for you to find out.''

''What?!''

''Yes, now stop whining and tell me some great moments that have happened this year.''

''Are we going to reminisce?''

''Yes, now tell me.''

Isshin sighed while he began to think ''Of course, the first great moment that I'm going to say is the birth of our first grandson.''

Masaki had to smile while thinking of it. ''Yes, poor Ichigo. Rukia-chan was so mad at him during the delivery.''

Isshin had to laugh. ''It's not like you were any less.''

''Excuse me?''

''Hmmm, I remember how you wanted to kill me and Kisuke during Ichigo's delivery.''

''As if you could blame me for that!''

Flashback…

''IT HURTS!''

''I know that it hurts, Kurosaki-san, but…'' But before Urahara could finish his sentence, Masaki started to yell at him.

''SHUT UP! HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT IT HURTS? HAVE YOU EVER DELIVERED A BABY? NO, OF COURSE YOU HAVEN'T. YOU ARE A MALE!'' Needless to say, Urahara paled by this and took a few steps behind.

Masaki then turned towards her husband.

''AND YOU! WHY ARE YOU QUIET, HUH? I KNOW WHY YOU ARE QUIET! YOU JUST WANT TO SNEAK OUT, ISN'T THAT RIGHT?!''

Poor Isshin was getting his hand crushed by his wife, but didn't dare to say anything to his wife after he saw how she was getting mad at Urahara. The poor guy was just trying to help them, but she was just hurting too much. Isshin thought that if he had to choose, he would rather fight a Menos Grande instead of having labor pains.

Right at that moment, Yoruichi was about to enter the room, but seeing how Kisuke and Isshin were being yelled at, she quietly turned around and walked back to the kitchen. Tessai, who wisely stayed silent in the background, was the only one in the room who didn't got yelled at by Masaki.

''Masaki-san, just five more pushes and the baby will be here.'' Kisuke told her, which made her glare at him.

''What does it look like I am doing?''

''He knows that you are pushing, sweetheart. He's just saying that it won't take any longer until our child is here.''

Masaki turned towards Isshin. ''I'm scared!'' she whispered.

He nodded ''I know, but I know that you can do this. You are capable of anything. So on the count of one, two, three. Push.''

And she pushed five times until the room was filled with the cry of a newborn. Kisuke held the child. ''It's a boy! Isshin, come here and cut the umbilical cord.''

Tessai quickly walked towards them to afterwards wash the baby. When he was done, he gave the baby to Masaki. Smiling with tears, she stroked the cheek of the baby and checked his fingers and toes.

Deciding that it was safe to enter the room now, Yoruichi decided to enter the room, to see her lover in shock. Kisuke didn't know what to think. Following his shocked gaze, her eyes widened in shock.

''His hair, it it's orange.'' Kisuke whispered, but Masaki had heard him and glared at him.

''So, do you have any problems with that?!''

Kisuke gulped and shook his head quickly. Isshin pitied his friend and decided to help him.

''No, love. He does not have a problem with that. Kisuke is just wondering because as you know, we both do not have orange hair.''

Masaki first considered his words, which made Kisuke scared. After a few seconds, she smiled at him. ''I'm sorry for misunderstanding. His hair being orange must have been in my genes. I heard that in my family there was orange hair.''

Kisuke nodded. ''That's okay, Kurosaki-san. I see.'' She gave him another smile and he gulped. Pregnant woman are too scary, he thought by himself.

''So, what's his name?'' Yoruichi asked. This question made the happy couple look at each other with a smile.

''Ichigo?'' Isshin asked with a smile. Masaki's smile grew wider.

''Ichigo'' she confirmed.

''Strawberry? You are calling him after a strawberry?'' the question left his mouth before Kisuke realized.

Masaki glared at him. ''It does not mean strawberry!''

''Than what does it mean?'' Yoruichi asked.

''It means one to protect.'' Isshin told them with a proud voice. Than he took the baby from his wife and held him toward his friends. ''He will be a protector. Isn't that right, Kurosaki Ichigo?'' As if he could understand his father, the baby made voices at the question.

Masaki smiled hearing her husband's answer and the interaction between him and their son.

''One thing is for sure, Isshin. This child has a lot of reiatsu.''

Isshin grinned ''What else to expect from a child of a Shinigami and a quincy?''

''Don't worry, Kisuke. We will do everything to protect Ichigo.'' Masaki told Kisuke.

He nodded. ''I would not expect anything else from the two of you.'' he said with a smile. ''And of course you can expect our help''

Masaki smiled at him ''We know and we wouldn't expect anything else from his godparents.''

Yoruichi looked in shock ''Godparents? You mean Kisuke and …''

Masaki nodded ''Yes, we have talked about it and we know that you and Kisuke would be the right choice for Ichigo's godparents. That is if you guys want too.''

Yoruichi nodded immediately. ''Yes, of course we want too. It would be such a honor.'' And she walked over to Masaki to give her a hug.

End flashback

Masaki and Isshin laughed at the memory.

''You scared him good.''

''I did not!''

''Uhu and that's why he was happy when Ryuken offered to help with the delivery of the twins.''

''I wasn't that scary!''

''You had scared him for good, my lovely Masaki. You know how happy he was when Unohana told Ichigo and Rukia-chan that she would help with Makoto's delivery.''

She glared at him ''I'm happy that Rukia-chan had someone for her first delivery who kept calm and didn't say any rubbish. Kami knows that woman do not need to hear those rubbish while they are in labor!''

Isshin laughed again and she nudged his side with her elbow. ''Okay, so Makoto's birth is obviously your most favorite moment of this year. What's the second?''

He thought by himself ''When the girls won their matches. Yuzu won that cooking match and Karin has made her college champion. Also, when Ichigo told me that he would love to stay to work in the clinic. That made me so happy to hear. And when Rukia-chan told me of her part-time job. We have very ambitious children.''

''Yes, we do have. We all knew that Karin would make it very far in football and that Ichigo would follow your footsteps.'' Hearing her husband grumble, she nudged him again by his side. ''Do not disagree, till now he has proven that he's your son, Isshin! Every action he takes, proves how much he took after you. And who would have thought that our little Yuzu would love to cook? And Rukia-chan, I think that it's good that she wants to tutor children with their homework. She loves it too, that we both can see.''

Isshin nodded and she continued. ''But I miss one moment, Shiba taichou.''

He raised an eyebrow ''What moment? Do you mean my moments with Makoto? Those I always adore, you know that, Masaki.''

She smiled and shook her head. ''I know that. But I do not mean those moments. I'm talking about a moment with a certain taichou who used to work for you…''

He sighed ''You really think that one of my favorite moments would be the moment in which Toshiro asked Karin to be his girlfriend?''

''Isn't it?''

''No, she's still my little girl. She does not need an boyfriend.''

Masaki shook her head. ''Do not be such a hypocrite, Isshin. You always were asking Ichigo if he already had an girlfriend and after that you would always aks when he and Rukia-chan would have their babies.''

''That's different.''

Masaki muttered something about man who never could be fair. ''You know that she's happy with him.''

''I know, that's why I agreed with it. Also because I know he's too scared of me to do any funny business.''

She laughed and took his hand to caress it. After a while, she looked up.

''It's getting late. You must head home now!''

''But Masaki, what about my gift?''

She kissed his cheek ''You will find out at night.'' Then she moved closer to whisper in his ear ''Happy birthday, my love. Look at you, a beloved husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather. One of the best things that ever has happened to me was meeting you, marrying you and starting our own family. I'm so blessed to have found you as my husband, my soulmate and my best friend. May all your wishes come true and stay blessed, my love.''

Completing her sentence, she kissed him on his lips, to which he replied. When she broke their kiss, she saw that he still had his eyes closed. ''Happy birthday, my love.''; she said and pulled at his ear to force him to open his eyes.

When he had opened his eyes, he saw nothing but the moonlight that was lingering at him and the footprints that he had left in the snow. Looking up, he sighed. ''My lovely Masaki, how cruel you can be.''

The next morning Isshin was sitting in the living room, reading the newspaper. Suddenly he felt small hands poking his legs. Looking down, he saw his grandson smiling at him.

''Guuuu, guuuu'' Makoto babbled in his baby language.

Picking Makoto up, Isshin ran towards Masaki's poster ''MASAKI, LOOK AT THIS. OUR LOVELY GRANDSON HAS WISHED ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HOW SWEET AND WISE HE IS. HE MUST HAVE EARNED THAT FROM HIS MOTHER. HIS FATHER IS AN IDIOT AS WE BOTH KNOW!''

Makoto cheered towards his grandmother's poster and at his grandfather's exclamation. What Isshin did not know was that his third daughter was smiling while shaking her head.

''Ano…'' Isshin turned around and saw Rukia looking at him.

''Yes, my lovely third daughter?''

She walked up at him and hugged him. ''Happy birthday, tou-san. May you have many many more! We are so blessed with you.''

Isshin had to smile at his third daughter and hugged her back.

''Thank you, Rukia-chan. But let me tell you, I think that we all are very blessed with you.''

This made her blush ''You are just saying that.''

''No, I'm not, my third daughter. I never just say anything without meaning it. I, my son, my daughters and this little genius'' he said while ruffling Makoto's hair'' are blessed with you. I know that my wife would say the same about you.''

Rukia looked up. ''Really?''

Isshin nodded at her. ''Hai'' And he knew that he was right, as Masaki told him that many times.

Just then they heard the twins enter the living room. ''Otou-san, happy birthday to you!'' Yuzu said while hugging her father. Isshin had to smile and looked at Karin. She gave him a sideways hug while wishing him a happy birthday. Isshin had to smile and patted her head.

Just then they heard an angry mumble. Looking towards the source of the mumble, they saw Makoto looking angry at his grandfather. ''Baaah, baaah.'' He said while turning his index finger up.

''OH MY CUTE GRANDSON, ARE YOU ASKING FOR MY ATTENTION? YOU WILL ALWAYS GET MY ATTENTION AND MY LOVE!'' Isshin said while rubbing Makoto's cheek with his cheek. This earned some laughter from Makoto and just than Yuzu announced that she would start breakfast. Rukia told them that she would go and wake Ichigo up, but Isshin told her not to bother and that he would wake his lazy son up.

At night

Isshin was sitting on the floor playing with Makoto. Makoto was trying to climb on his grandfather and meanwhile drooling on him. Isshin had to laugh at his antics. He was having a pretty good day. First he had a nice breakfast with his family. Then he went with them to the park. At the park he had met Kisuke who came to congratulate them. When they came back, Yuzu and Rukia started to make dinner while Ichigo was helping Karin with her homework. After dinner, the girls had disappeared into the kitchen again, Isshin was playing with his grandson and Ichigo was upstairs.

Isshin picked Makoto up to play airplane with him. He ran around the house with Makoto in the air. Makoto laughed at this while shrieking. After a few rounds Isshin had gotten tired and stood still, with Makoto still in his arms.

Just then Ichigo came into the living room asking to sit on the couch. Isshin thought he wanted to talk about something and did as he was asked.

Sitting on the couch, he put Makoto on his lap. ''Tell me, son.''

But before Ichigo could answer, the lights were off. That's strange, Isshin thought, we have paid the electricity bill for this month. Before he could say or do anything, he saw some light coming from the kitchen.

''Happy birthday to you''

There came his daughters, carrying a cake which had some candles on it. Karin was carrying it, Yuzu walked on her left and Rukia on her right singing for him.

''Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday, happy birthday,

Happy birthday to you!''

Karin had put the cake in front of him and Ichigo had joined them while picking Makoto up.

Karin grinned at her father ''Surprise, goat-face!''

''Daddy, make a wish!'' Yuzu cheered.

Isshin looked at the chocolate cake in front of him. What can I wish for?; he thought by himself. The one thing that was his most desired wish could not come true.

Closing his eyes, he thought by himself. Just then, he felt two arms wrapped around his shoulder and then he knew what his wish was.

I wish, to be as happy as I feel right now; he thought by himself and opened his eyes to blew the candles. While everyone cheered, he looked up. Thank you, Masaki!

Later that night

Isshin was preparing himself for bed. He was tired, but still waiting for his wife's gift. All the other gifts he had received, Yuzu and Karin had given him some blouses. Ichigo and Rukia had firstly given him a picture of a sonogram. He couldn't believe his eyes and looked at them. Rukia told him to turn the picture around and on it was written that next year he would become a grandfather of two grandchildren. Little Makoto was going to be a big brother. He was so happy to hear it and asked Rukia everything about the baby that was now in her belly. She was now two months pregnant.

Then Ichigo and Rukia also gave him a electric razor. He truly felt happy with all his gifts, but now he was waiting for his wife's gift. Sitting on his bed, he closed his eyes, waiting to hear her voice.

''How was your birthday, Shiba taichou?''

He smiled. ''It was great. You knew, didn't you?''

''Knew what?'' she asked mockingly

He grinned ''About the good news.''

She giggled ''Of course I knew. But I wanted it to be a surprise for you. Rukia-chan told Ichigo that she wanted to tell it to you today, as it is your birthday. And I liked that idea.''

''Remember when we said that this year Rukia-chan could be pregnant again, thanks to Ichigo's raging hormones?''

''You mean the hormones that he has gotten from you? Yes, that I do remember.''

He laughed out loud. ''So, where's your gift?''

''Still the impatient one, huh?''

''You know me the best, my love.''

''Fine, but you have to stand up.''

''No problem'' and he stood up. Feeling her hand taking his and pulling him towards her, he followed her lead. When they had taken a few steps, she stood still and put one hand of his on her hip and held the other one in her hand. Swinging from left to the right, he smiled.

''Dancing?''

She put her head on his chest ''I thought it has been a while since we have danced with each other. Or do you not want to dance?''

''With you, I always want to dance. It doesn't matter what we do, as long as I'm with you.''

''I'm happy to hear that.''

''And I'm happy to hear that you are happy.''

She giggled and looked up. Kissing him, she caressed his cheek ''Happy birthday, Shiba taichou and may you have many more!'' and she kissed him again.

He smiled and thanked her. Afterwards the couple stayed dancing and singing for a while.

Happy birthday to me indeed, Isshin thought by himself, while dancing.

Happy belated birthday to Shiba Kurosaki Isshin! We love you and your antics very much!

I hope that you guys have like this oneshot and please do leave a review.

Happy new year, everyone!