Toushiro and Karin.

Hitsugaya looked at Karin, as she slept beside him in their bed. He was thankful that she had finally taken him back. Part of him had assumed she never would, but he persisted, and now he he was, with the woman he loved, and two amazing children. He lay down, and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer to him, never wanting to let her go. She sighed, and rolled over, snuggling into his chest. Hitsugaya smiled and drifted off to sleep.


Mizukiko rolled over in her sleep, moaning. Sakurako sat in the chair opposite her bed watching her twin sleep fitfully. The girl bucked, and groaned, as she rolled over, her body refusing to still from the horrifying dreams she endured. She remembered the first time Mizukiko had had the nightmares. She had been 7 years old. The next day she had sworn Sakurako to secrecy. After that, Sakurako had stayed up, while Mizukiko had her nightmares, just to be there when she woke. After all... that was what sisters did.

Kaien lay awake in his bet, sleep eluding him. He was conflicted. He shouldn't have made out with Ichigo, he knew that. She was just a kid. But he had wanted to get back at Mizukiko so bad it had seemed smart at the time. He knew that Kano was asleep, by the sounds of his snoring.

Hisaki rolled over in her bed, sleeping peacefully.

Keiichiro and Usagiko, the youngest of the group, looked at each other, giggling, as they played tickle wars. Usagiko laughed uncontrollably, and in the spur of the moment, Keiichiro kissed her. Usagiko's eyes widened.

Ichigo squealed happily for the fifth time after she had settled down in her bed. Her and Kaien... Kaien and her... Kichien. That's what she would name their first child, she thought dreamily, as she rolled onto her front, drifting off into dreams of her and Kaien dancing in fields full of chocolate.

Naoto was still up, working vigorously to finish the rota for the next meeting, and watching the holographic map of Soul Society. There was little unusual activity so far. Sora sat opposite him, sewing up some new outfits for their squad. He had his fathers talent for sewing and his mothers talent for cooking. Unfortunately. Naoto shook his head and continued his work.

Takeshi slept in a spare bedroom, not wanting to share with Shina, who had been particularly hurt by the action, and flounced of to their room, tears in her eyes. Takeshi rolled over and stared at the ceiling. He had to distance himself from her. He couldn't let people think he had anything other than brotherly love for her. and if it meant hurting her to prove that,than it was just something he would have to do. No matter how much it hurt him to see her cry.

Shina sobbed into Takeshi's pillow, her cries echoing throughout the cold dark room, as she lay in his side of their bed. There relationship was nothing more than brother or sister! So why was he acting so weird around her!? The damn over-protective baka of a Nii-sama she had. Her tears ran dryly down he face, and she scowled up at the ceiling.

Rei-Aiko and Yachiru laughed as they downed sake with their closest friends, reminiscing about old times. Rei-Aik bashed Ikkaku across the head with her zanpakutou flat, giggling, while he ranted about how no one appreciated his head. Yachiru sweat-dropped, and set of in search of Knpachi, still tipsy.

"Kenny!" she giggled happily, when she found him, before taking her old perch on his back. "What are you doing? Kenny?"

Kenpachi grunted. "I'm bored, Yachiru. There is no one other than the Kuchiki-Kurosaki brats to fight, and if I tried to mess with one of them, they would probably all try to kill me. It's now worth it really, since they aren't that good a kill."

"Oh! Kenny! How about you fight me!" she suggested, hyper. Kenpachi looked over his shoulder at her, and laughed. Picking her upby her head, he placed her in front of him.

"Yeah, right Yachiru, you have to be joking!" he said, and she grumbled at him. He turned to go in, when he heard he sound of a zanpakutou unsheathing. Turning slowly, he saw Yachiru with her zanpakutou pointed towards him. She smiled wirely.

"Still think I am joking, Kenny?" she asked, her tone deadly serious. Kenpachi growled. She smiled. "Bring it on, old man."