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Chapter 4: The Perverted Shinigami
Alert- Chapter may contain some explanations for previous chapters. SO PAY ATTENTION.
"Kuchiki-san you're so lucky." Orihime bounced. "How can I help with the wedding?"
"You can help me pick out a wedding dress Inoue-san." Rukia smiled. Ichigo was so glad that Inoue wasn't the type of person to hold grudges. He knew she had feelings for him and hoped that if he ignored them or acted indifferent it would drive those feelings away so they could just be friends.
"Will you be heading back to school Kuchiki-san?" Ishida asked out of the blue.
"No" said Rukia and Ichigo in unison. They looked at each other for a while and smiled all they would every need is what they already had.
"Why?" Ishida wondered out loud.
"Because they are Shinigami not humans," Byakuya said from the front of the pack.
"But I thought, you where just a representative here in the living world Kurosaki-kun" Inoue said to Ichigo.
"Well… guys… do to the fact my dad's a Shinigami, and the fact that recently I became aware of who he really is. Yamamoto-Sotaicho declared me an official Shinigami." Ichigo half lied. It was the truth just not the whole truth, but before anyone could mutter a complaint that he was hiding something Urahara's shop loomed in front of them.
"Ah, Ohayo Kuchiki-Taicho, welcome to my modest shop." Urahara said bowing before Byakuya. "and welcome back Ichigo-kun, Rukia-chan, Orihime-chan, Ishida-kun, and Sado-kun, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company?" Urahara smiled behind his fan.
"We are in need of gigais Kisuke-san." Byakuya said in a tone so icy Urahara almost froze in place.
Regaining his composure Urahara smiled and hid his expression under his hat. "Wonderful we are having a sale right now just, ugh" Urahara grunted as a woman with her lavender locks in a ponytail elbowed Kisuke in the gut. "Free." Urahara finished as the woman placed a foot on his back.
"Yoruichi!" Ichigo and Rukia said excitedly.
"Hey." She replied looking around she saw all forms of emotions from happy to sad even the rage that was written all over Uryuu's face. "What's the occasion?"
"My sister and Kurosaki-san are going to have a formal human wedding." Byakuya snapped.
"Congratulations, but what's with the somber mood?" Yoruichi chuckled.
"That can wait" Ichigo said looking at her. "Yoruichi would you and Kisuke help train me in the next two weeks, after the wedding of course?"
"Of course," said Urahara rising to his feet. "What kind of training do you intend?"
"I want to become a Taicho in the Goteijūsantai." Ichigo said proudly. Everyone except Yoruichi, Byakuya, and Rukia fainted.
Later at the Kurosaki Clinic
"WHAT?" the Kurosaki family shouts in harmony.
"We're getting married." Ichigo said. "and that's Final."
"When Oniichan?" Yuzu chimed in. "Can I help?"
"Yuzu, could you make dinner for everyone?" Ichigo smiles at her. "Your food always tastes so much better." Yuzu smiled and nodded. "With Kuchiki-Taicho, You, Karin, Dad, Rukia, Me, Ishida and his dad, Inoue, Tasuki, Sado, Yoruichi, Urahara, Ururu, Jinta, and Tessai it totals up to about 16 people. Do you think you could do it, of course if you'd rather not we can always have it catered." Ichigo says waiting for Yuzu's reply.
"Of course Oniichan, I can do it for you and Oneechan." Yuzu said in reference to Rukia which caused the latter to blush a dark red.
"Thank you Yuzu, we really appreciate it." Rukia said with a bow. Isshin was over at Masaki's shrine bowing crying and muttering about how they had gained another daughter and how their son had become a man. Ichigo squeezed her hand and left to go talk to his father. "Can I help you cook I think learning how might come in handy." Yuzu smiled happily and nodded.
"Dad you stupid son of a bitch why the hell didn't you tell me?" Ichigo hissed at Isshin through clenched teeth. "I knew you where a Shinigami, but to be Yamamoto-Sotaicho's son, why didn't you tell me who you really where when I confronted you about your Shinigami powers."
"I left that part of me behind when I married your mother." Isshin says saddly. "I was assigned to Karakura town just like Rukia-Chan, I was young headstrong and a seated member of my squad. I met your mother protecting her school from a Menos, she walked up to me and asked me what I was. Our eyes met and I never felt the same, even after I returned to the Soul Society I couldn't get Masaki out of my head. I was promoted to Fukutaicho and then switched squads to become Taicho. Of course Masaki was still too young to start a relationship with at the time but every night when I fell asleep I saw her face, so I left the Soul Society to wait for her to blossom into the woman I dreamed of. I went to Todai University while I waited and got a PHD in healthcare. The gigai I got from Urahara was a prototype one that would let me blend in with humans more easily, not only was it able ingest food, and digest it; it was also able to produce waste and had a fully functioning reproductive system." Isshin continued tear welling in his eyes. "I waited until she graduated and then I started to court her of course she still remembered me and knew what I was so seeing me around town being seen by other people kind of threw her off. We dated for a couple months and then I proposed. I sacrificed my job as a Soul Reaper to be with your mother. I don't think I ever told her about my old man because I didn't think it was important. I'm sorry Ichigo I should have told you when you found out about me."
"Otousan, I miss Okasan too but don't blame yourself. It was my fault the Grand Fisher killed her while she was trying to save me." Ichigo said looking at the floor. "Dad I'm going to stay in the Soul Society and get Yuzu, Karin, and you passes so you can come visit me if you want. I love Rukia, but I love you guys too."
"Son I know how you feel, I left my family behind when I chose to be with Masaki." Isshin said and for the first time since his wife died Isshin embraced his son in a true heartfelt hug. "So what kind of part do I get to play in the wedding?" he asked with a shit grin. Ichigo grinned but motioned that they should head back to Rukia.
"You get to help me pick out the engagement and wedding rings that I will buy." At this Isshin smile but wonders how Ichigo got money for something so expensive.
"Kurosaki-san," Byakuya said closing his spirit pager and walking towards Ichigo and Isshin. "The Taichos and Fukutaichos of squads 8, 10, 11, and 13 are coming to attend your wedding and Fukutaicho Yachiru wants to know what a flower girl is." Ichigo rolled his eyes that meant another 7 people they would have to feed. "And Fukutaicho Hinamori Momo has been moved from squad 5 to squad 13." 'Okay 8 people' Ichigo thought 'Damn that's 24 people that is a lot of food.' Reading his expressions Byakuya chimes in with, "They are only allowed to see the wedding and offer you congratulations before returning to the Soul Society." Ichigo sighs in relief and Byakuya has a small smile at the thought that something so trivial had caused Kurosaki stress.
An Hour Later
"Okay so tomorrow Kuchiki-Taicho, Otousan, and I will go shopping for a tux, (and rings)*. Rukia, you will take Yuzu and Karin and go looking for dresses with Orihime and Tasuki. We will meet and go reserve a church and once we have all that done we will all sit down to a wonderful picnic dinner in the park." Ichigo says to the people at the table around him. "Is that all right with everyone?" Everyone around the table nods. "Okay I will start getting things ready then I'm going to sleep on the floor in my bedroom, Kuchiki-Taicho you may use my bed." With that he got up to go to the kitchen and wash dishes. Rukia smiled at her brother who was struck dumb by Ichigo's generosity, she stands up bows to everyone present and starts for the kitchen where she can hear Ichigo cursing.
"What's wrong Ichigo?" Rukia said placing a hand on his shoulder.
"26 people will be at our wedding." Ichigo said pointing to the jigokuchō flying around. Rukia held out here finger to receive the message; afterwards the jigokuchō flew off out the window. "Ojiisan and Renji will be attending." Ichigo called to the people still sitting at the table. Isshin paled visibly and Byakuya would choked on a dinner roll if Ichigo had not preformed the Heimlich Maneuver to dislodge the offending object. Byakuya thanked Ichigo and went to bed. Ichigo and Rukia stayed up watching the home video of Isshin and Masaki's wedding, when it was over Rukia had passed out in Ichigo's arms and tears were falling from his face. 'Mom I wish you could be here for this.' He thought.
Definitions:
Shinketsu - Pure Blood
Jigokuchō - Hell Butterfly
* Implied not stated.