Warnings: nothing much happening here but there are something's but not bad.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Naruto or/and Bleach.
It has been only a few days since Gin had joined them and Naruto is a little jealous at the attention Ichigo and Shiro have been given him, though Iruka told him it was mostly because Gin was an older fox which would cause Naruto to seek out attention from him as well and having most of that attention given to two little neko's would cause something like sibling rivalry. Of course when that was mention the blond fox would unsuccessfully not pout when refuting the claim. However that quickly disappears when those same little cubs wiggling their way into his bedroll with him every night. Naruto can't stay mad or jealous at the boys for long, happy that he now has a family to call his own even if they are not related by blood.
It was another morning out of the road. They had started taking a more direct route once Gin inform them that their current destination was a fruitless effort. They were heading for a small mountain village called Karakura and according to Gin that is where they could find a man known as Kisuke Urahara, who was supposed to be the boys Godfather. However that presents a problem for the traveling band, to get there they would have to pass through several towns and villages a majority of them pro Death Squad. The silver hair fox had reassured them many times that it was very possible to get through them without much problem, of course that was with two little cubs that couldn't hid their feline or in Ichigos case wings.
It was why they had been trying to find a way around the current village. They had sent Sakura and Sasuke into the village to get the lay out and much needed supplies. The twins were with Naruto and Gin who now found himself the target of the three younger beings full attention, a fact that he secretly enjoyed. The yokai foxes were social creatures, so now that Gin had found another he wouldn't be leaving anytime soon, and the fact that the other was younger and there were younger children inforce this instinct.
"Um Gin could you please unwrap your tail from my waist please?" Naruto whined before mentally slapping himself at this tone. 'Why the hell did I just whine?'
"Hmm I don't think so. How else am I going to keep an eye on ya? Ya don't hear the boys complaining right?" getting a nod in the negative from the blond.
"Naru-nii can we go into the village too?" Ichigo asks innocently.
"Yeah can we? We promise to be good." Shrio added
"Uh, not right now ok. Wait until the others come back, besides don't you have homework to do?"
"Maybe" Shiro said with an impish smile, earning a giggle from Ichigo.
"What did you two do now?"
"Nothing!" twin voices answered.
"Like that's not specious." Naruto mutters to himself.
"Now, now let them have some fun." Gin pipe in.
"But"
"Why don't we all have some fun, that way the boys stay out of trouble and you can relax, my little kit." Gin said joyfully earning twin shouts from the boys.
"Little? Kit? Naruto looking at the other. "What the hell are you implying?"
"Nothing, but to me you are a kit, so play nice." Gin made a shooing motion at the blond as they followed the cubs.
Naruto sighs in defeat, there hasn't yet been a way for him to argue with the older fox, it's like he was another Iruka sensei and Naruto had only listen to him ,then when he was older, Kakashi. But it was different with Gin. Naruto can't describe it, all he knows is that with Iruka it's more like an elder brother but with Gin it feels close to a father or an elder brother like father figure. The silver fox makes Naruto feel like a kid then the others he knows. He doesn't know if that's a good thing, but it does feel like raising the twins is a lot easier since Gin enter the picture.
"Come on little kit, or you're going to be left behind and something will come up and snatch you away to do things to you." Gin's voice sings out in the forest.
"Yeah, hurry ditzy."
"Come on Naru-nii!" the twins shout out.
oOooOooOo
Later that night Naruto found himself covered in cubs. The twins had found their way into his sleeping bag again, and he had to wiggle around so that they would both be on either side of him instead on top. Leaning up against a tree so the boys go sleep in his lap, Naruto saw that Gin had also taken to sleeping near them. The silver fox had taken the spot on the other side of the tree Naruto was leaning against, Iruka was next to Kakashi while Sakura and Sasuke were on patrol. Instead of going back to sleep Naruto stayed awake, he would have to take his turn on watch soon anyway, looking up at the sky his hand absentmindedly ran through Ichigo and Shiro's hair, 'it's almost time for a haircut.' He muses.
Sighing, Naruto slowly lifts the twin's heads off his lap and back one on his bedroll before covering both up. He goes to find Sasuke and Sakura, Kakashi isn't far behind him if the man was ever asleep. It isn't long till he finds his teammates, but what he sees Naruto wishes he hadn't. Sasuke was kissing Sakura, Naruto felt his chest tighten he left quietly and quickly leaving the two to their make out session. He takes his time getting back trying to hide the tears that threating to fall, his tails and ears are out as he no longer hides them. They droop as he slumps down on a rock, it's not like he was trying to get the ravens attention but he would admit that he did want the other to be with him, he hears the humans footsteps get nearer so Naruto heads back to camp before getting back near his bedroll facing away from the others. He acts like he is asleep hoping that no one saw his weakness. But someone did see, or someone's, three pairs of eyes watch the blond lay back down gin can clearly see the dried tear tracks and the twins catch a sniffle every now and then.
"Naru-nii don't cry." Ichigo whispers getting in front of the blond and rubbing his sleeve against the others eyes.
Shiro doesn't say anything, he just snuggles into the blonds back as Ichigo wraps both of them in his tiny wings, quietly saying "tears, tears go away come again another day."
The little cubs care has the blond fox smiling sadly but he takes both boys and gives them a tight hug before Gin is beside him rubbing his head in a calming manner.
"I think that you need a bit more sleep kit, I'll take your shift tonight." He whispers leaving the little family to themselves.
Naruto is almost asleep when he feels more than sees Iruka come up next to him. He doesn't say anything, he doesn't have to just being there has the blond relax enough that he is falling asleep.
"Everything will be alright Naruto, you'll see." The neko whispers
Nodding the fox snuggles deeper into the pile the three of them made, he feels Iruka running his hand through his spikey locks humming a song that the neko made just for him. The fox is unconscious before long, Iruka smiles a little before going back to Kakashi who has yet to leave.
"How is he?" the older human ask
"He'll be alright, just give him time."
Sighing the older man nods watching the other two humans make their way into camp. Naruto wasn't the only one to see what they did and Kakashi plans on having a word with the two in the morning about doing such things in hostel territory.
"A poor time to find out and add to the way of finding out." He adds, then leaving to opposite way the silver fox had left.
o-O-oo-O-o
In the morning, Iruka wakes to the low whispers and laughing of two cubs who at this moment were trying to make their way out of camp.
"What do you two think you're doing?" he ask in a normal volume.
"We're going to make Naru-nii happy again." Ichigo smiles
"Yeah even if we have ta drag him and light a fire under his ass." Shrio add
"Where did you hear that word?" Iruka narrowed his eyes when that word pass through the cubs lips.
"Sasuke!" twin voices ring out, startling the camps occupants. Iruka is stun then sees red as he marches over to the drowsy raven, getting questionable glances from Naruto, Iruka tells him what Shiro said and who he had heard it from. Sasuke feels that his life is in danger and tries to crawl away but two hands grab his shirt collar yanking him back.
Ichigo and Shiro are a mile away from the others when they hear the painful screams echo throughout the forest, grinning at each other they skip towards the village to get their big brother a gift to make him happy. They both agreed that a sad Naruto was too weird.
Gin the ever watchful fox couldn't help the laugh the escape his mouth, the little kit surprised him again, who knew a human could bend that way and the little cubs had of course set it all up since Shiro had heard that word from him in the first place. But even with all the crazy things going on he did take notice that the boys had gone missing.
"Uh, guys Ichigo and Shiro aren't here anymore."
That sentence has both Iruka and Naruto frozen before the blond fox is rushing out of the camp following the boys scent trial, not far behind him Gin, Iruka and the humans follow at a slower pace. The three hybrids speed increase when it seems that the boys were heading towards the village they were trying to avoid.
oOooOooOo
"Hey Shi, what are we going to get Naru-nii to make him feel better?" Ichigo whisper dodging in and out of the foot traffic in the village that they entered. They had covered both their ears and tails but had some trouble with Ichigos wings. But with a large shirt they were able to cover them.
"Umm, I don't know, but we'll know it when we see it." Shiro said as he yanks his twin out if the way of a wagon. "I hate being short." He mutters
The two had come into the village about noon and was trying to find something to make their brother figure happy, but they haven't yet to see the danger they have put themselves in. however, someone else has.
The figure watches from the shadows, keeping one eye on the cubs and other on the human hunters that have yet to see the two little hybrids. When it looks like the two are about to be spotted the figure runs up behind them.
"There you are, you little brats had us worried." He shouts and sending a glare at the hunters that were creeping up. "It's time to come home." He says yanking up both boys before that had a chance to say anything.
"Quiet, if you want to live past today you brats will be quiet." He growls at the struggling cubs. He takes them to the house he shares with his older sister Neliel, who was standing in the doorway in all her fuming green hair glory.
"Grimmjow Jaeggerjaques! Where have you been?" she yells at the blue hair man
"Been busy saving dumb kids." He shoots back.
"Kids?"
Grimmjow rolls his eyes before thrusting the two terrified boys in front of his sister. "See, these two were just asking to get kidnap."
"Aww how cute!" Nell squeals snatching the twins out of Grimm's hands, making him stare at the empty space. "Their adorable. Why were you two darlings alone?"
Still stun into silence the boys stare wide eye back at the blue hair man. Grimmjow sighs, "Nell your turning them blue, let them breathe first." He says as he passes by the trio heading into the house.
Nell smiles down at the boys before following, "Now that we are out of the public eye." She says as curve horns sprouted out of her head, "What were you two doing out in this village by yourselves?" giving both a pointed look.
The twins sit in silence, the two new comers were a little bit scary. Ichigo cast a look over to the man and saw that like them and Iruka he had neko features.
"We just wanted to get something to make nii-chan happy again." Ichigo whined, removing the headband over his ears and untucking his tail from around his waist. But kept his wings under the barrow shirt.
"He was crying last night because of stupid Sasuke." Shiro added doing the same as his brother.
"Aww" Nell gushes. "But it's too dangerous for you to be here in this village. Does your brother know that you're here?" her suspicion is confirm when the boys look away from her. Sighing she looks to her younger brother, who snorts before leaving the house.
Seeing the confuse looks from the boys, Nell smiles. "He is just going to find your brother, so until then how about we make something to make him happy. That will mean more to him than anything else." She says happily
Ichigo and Shiro glance at her then each other before shrugging their shoulders. They smile back at the green hair woman who leads them back into her kitchen. "What does he like to eat?"
"Ramen!" twin voices shout.
oOoOoOo
"Why did they go? Don't they know not to leave the camp without at least one of us?" Naruto yells
"Now, now they must have a reason, so just wait till we catch them before blowing your overprotective top." Iruka says calmly.
They had been racing towards the village that was deem too dangerous to enter. The three non-humans were far ahead of the three humans in the group. They are close to the village outskirts when Gin sees a spot of blue.
"Hold up a sec, someone came to greet us." He says.
"We can't wait we have to get to Shiro and Ichigo befor—
"Are those two brats yours?" a gruff voice calls out.
Chapter End