Chapter 4

We all walk out of the Garganta into Hueco Mundo, yup cold, depressing, and sand everywhere! I put on my heavy cloak, though it wont stay there once I release my full Bankai. We follow the head captain, I begin stretching out my senses I call stop!

"Captain there is something big under the sand fifty feet ahead."

"Thank you Aya, its good someone is using their senses, alright you three spring the trap so we can see what we are dealing with."

"Come along you grunts time to learn to play rough."

"Well Kenny seems better today, the one with the feathers, is he your replacement Ikkaku?"

"Yup, he was trying to keep a low profile but hey he is a great fighter, but a weird Zanpakutō, his name is Yumichika."

"I was going to ask for him possibly until I had you guys throwing yourselves at me! But hey I am glad you did, saved me the trouble of looking for my officers."

We chuckle just as a sand worm? No, it's more like it is the sand, hm could be tricky, then a little girl popped up I dash forward and scoop her up and move back.

"Well aren't you a cute little Arrancar, what is your name?"

She rattled off a long name, then said water is its weakness. So, I send a wave of water at it drenching the guys! I snorted at them.

"So, Nell can I call you Nell?"

"Uh sure, I thought all Shinigami were going to kill all of us?"

"Nah just the ones who try to cause problems, so you want to be our guide? And I sense you have friends hiding behind that dune?"

"Yup, they are my brothers, they act crazy sometimes so just ignore them I do."

She giggled and called her weird brothers over, one looked like a crazy Easter egg and the other uh looked like a walking stick? Or a tick or an ant, hell who knows they are weird! Even that is an understatement! I lead them back with me to the head captain, he looks curious.

"This is Nell uh full name I can not repeat we would be here all day, these are her brothers Pesche the skinny one and Dondochakka, they agreed to help guide us across the dessert sir."

"Interesting friends you make Aya, very well shall we proceed?"

I put Nell on Sajin shoulders I chuckle at them, I whisper just wait till our little ones can do that. He smiled then we walk for several hours, till the captain calls a break.

"So, Nell anything around here to look out for? Or something we should go check out?"

"I guess, there is this weird guy living over there in the forest, but he isn't a hollow or Arrancar, he could be Shinigami."

"Mate shall we take a couple and check it out?"

"It might be a promising idea run it by the captain first."

We did he said they would wait for us to return, so me Sajin, Renji, Ikkaku, and Inuyasha take off as fast as we can run while Nell rides on Sajin. We get to the forest, but the trees are stone? Cool! She points to a cave we make our way to it when a horned thing came running at us!

"So, you can take the mask off you know? in fact lets go back so you can talk to the head captain, shall we? Don't make me knock you out!"

"I would listen to her buddy! it hurts like hell when she knocks you out with lightning, just saying."

"Fine, but am I making a difference in killing hollows so there is less in the living world?"

"Ah sorry but that would be a no, we had to clean up a mess three captain traitors left. They left souls wandering around and turning into hollows so most came from the living world."

We ran back and let the guy explain what he was doing here and how long, the captain asked if he thought it was time to come home? So, he joined our group, he was nervous being around people. Nell yelled to be careful there are underground ruins that we could get trapped in. So, I send waves of water to wash away the loose sand to show what was under it. It was like a maze setup as a trap, which I was getting the feeling there was something down there.

So, I pull my sword, noticing everyone did the same when a bulky Arrancar jumped up and began attacking! To bad for him he picked the wrong two to mess with, Ichigo and Inuyasha they swung together sliced it into three pieces! Gross!

"I think Aya should be closer to the front, she seems to have better senses than the rest of us captain."

"Hey! What am I chopped liver? I can sense them just as good as my niece! I taught her you know?!"

"Uncle what is that behind you?"

"Nothing, why? Keh so I was wrong it's just another low level Arrancar!"

I snorted as he cut it down we move closer to the front and we begin walking again it's a good ten hours when we get another break. I sit in Sajin's lap hey he picked me up and put me there, not that I am complaining any mind you. We get out our food rations and munch on them, I miss real food already, this is like eating cardboard, yuck!

"To bad there isn't any wild game around, I could go for some venison."

"Or wild boar, we need to go hiking when we get home, like in Canada or the mountains in the U.S."

Dad goes hmm agreeing with us, it has been a long time since we had to go camping or anything. I miss it, living off the land just us and nature, then we run across some stupid morons that have a truck full of gear.

"Captain I feel three powerful Arrancar heading this way, twenty minutes maybe less."

"Thank you Aya, I would like to find out how far your senses reach sometime, ok you heard her we have three coming and I doubt they are the welcoming committee, so get ready people!"

They show up about the time I said, yup it's the three chicks. I give a nod to the captain, he opens his eyes wide. Then they begin making fun of us and yapping nonstop! I was ready to end them myself, then he tells the vizards to show us what they got!

I nod to them and smile, they return my smile, then attack no banter, they had them! Then they pulled that resurrection and healed then summoned the brute, Kenny was excited to take it on only he didn't get the chance. For the vizards also stepped it up and wiped them out with some trouble, I nod and smile at them. After that they have stuck close to us, hmm I feel like I just got more squad members.

Nell said it should be clear from here, so we ran I however found it easier to run in the air. Better traction than loose sand, our group was doing the same, but everyone either wasn't paying attention or thought we were silly! Hey, I hate sand in my shoes! I call stop then focus on my senses.

"Captain two very powerful Arrancar approaching from the rear, ten minutes and they will be here."

"Alright spread out and see what we get, this is new, I wonder why they are striking from the rear?"

"There are four coming from the front now, they just came into my range sir, these feel like mid to upper power levels."

"Alright Aya your squad take the four we will handle these two coming and I can feel them, they may be the lower than 15 of the group."

Sure, enough coyote was one talk about bragging, well him and his buddy found their hands full! Then ours came up a little more cautious than the others, I pulled my sword with everyone.

"So, one on one? Or all at once?"

"I say we don't screw around we don't know what these morons have." uncle Inuyasha had a grin that was funny

"Agreed, shall we begin? I get the one on the right!" I said with my own grin showing

We all eight struck them before they knew what was going on.

"Well, that was disappointing, oh well there are three more coming." I said with amusement

Once they showed up we all struck out as one they didn't get a chance to taunt or anything, less yapping is better! I don't sense anymore coming, but they are still messing with the other two? Huh I thought they would be done by now. I look at my mate he shrugged I grin he chuckles which causes the rest to chuckle. So, we watch them play swap love taps, dad comes over and looks back then back at me raises an eyebrow.

"What? I didn't train those two, so it wasn't my fault honest, we took out seven and we are still waiting."

"My daughter, you might need to train a few more classes, if that is anything to go by."

"Well the guy with the straw hat? He likes to play with his opponent from what I have heard, the other guy I am not sure who he is."

"Mate that is a lieutenant from one of the traitor's squads."

"Makes sense, he is trying to save his honor from being in his squad. I just wish he had picked someone else, he is about to start shooting the poor guy. Yup see now we get to watch for him shooting in our direction, hey Hiyori? How about giving him a hand without him knowing?"

"Hmm I can do that give me a minute."

We watch as she manages to bean the guy, so the lieutenant could finally get the upper hand, and he screwed it up! I whisper thanks she grins and says anytime, I smile and look back to see he has all but lost! Well fine no one is going to help when he is beat, I appear behind the guy! Clear my throat, he turns; I remove his head from his shoulders. Then I bend down, and pickup his pistols I look them over then pocket them, I look at our guy trying to get up. I sigh and go heal him and drag him to his feet and guide him to the group!

"If you survive this trip? You're in my first class, that fight was embarrassing! So, hope you like to get your butt kicked, I don't pull punches and if you slack off I don't pull back on sword or power strikes, got it?!"

"Yes mam! I would be glad to take your classes, we never got training from our previous captains, ever."

I walk away grumbling we finally continue, I play with one of the pistols I gave one to the scientists. They are ignoring everyone while checking out the gun to see how it works. We stop again! I close my eyes and focus to see if anyone is coming, nope so I focus on the gun. It really isn't a zanpakutō, so we should be able to use them. Ah I think I got it I point the gun towards where we are heading push demon Raichi into it and pull the trigger it shoots a massive shell size of a football. So, I fly up and watch if it hits anything, I can just make out the castle? Or whatever just as it hits there is a massive explosion, I look at the gun with awe and shock, so I do it again only firing off ten rounds all hit different areas. When they hit it's like an atomic bomb going off, I don't move but everyone else blew back several feet. Well except dad and our group, we chuckle at the others tumbling backwards.

"Wow that was cool, do you think you could make more of these?"

"Well, we could but we haven't been able to get them to work like you have, how did you get them to work?"

"Easy, I just pushed my demon Raichi into the gun and pull the trigger, I could have kept firing all day and never feel the drain."

"Could we take that one too?"

"Nope, mine you have that one it works just like this one, it reminds me of Hadō numbers 31 and 54! Have you tried to push yours into the gun?"

"Yes, we still can't get it to work here see if it works the same!"

I chuckle then I sense several coming, so I fly up and this time I push Miko Raichi into the gun a little more than the last time and open fire towards those coming I keep firing in a pattern as to hit them. Then I wait for it and there is a giant pink explosion and lots of screaming! I chuckle and dad sense that I just severely wounded the Arrancar that are coming we float down I hand the gun back and tell them I just wounded a bunch that was coming towards us. They all ran to finish them off, we get there. It isn't pretty, they are trying to piece each other together.

"Oops did I do that? Wow that looks painful, so who was here to cause trouble? Or should I say was planning to go to the living world?"

"What do you care? If we say no will you heal us?"

"Uh no but I sense out of the ten of you three could care less what happens to you and would rather remain here in their own world. Have I got that right you three?"

"What, how did you know that? But yes, we don't care about the living world, well we do just not that way. We like the music and movies and some of the clothes!"

"So, you say these three wouldn't cause us problems down the road?"

"No, I couldn't guarantee that, but right now? Nope, unless you consider them going shopping a problem, why would a boy like to go shopping?"

"Hey! I go for the music and movies, and some clothes!"

"Sorry didn't mean it like that, its just most boys, like my brothers will try to take your arm off if you mention going to the store."

"So, should we save these three and end the other seven?" head captain asked

"If it were me? Yes, because you need someone in charge when we leave, and the blonde is number three right?"

"Yes, I am Tier Harribel, these two aren't even powerful they have been here maybe a few years, I have rescued them and helped them to move forward."

"Very well if you can promise not to cause more problems and keep everyone in line we will let you live."

"I promise, we were never fond of Aizen, we aren't to fond of the so called king either, there still a few powerful loyal to both Aizen and the king. There is about fifty left, most are weak but have powers that are strange, but the body guards are close to my power level."

"Very well you hang back and we will continue on, you will eat these?"

"Yes, as much as we hate it, it's the only way to heal quickly."

We watch as the three eat the others, I almost tossed my cookies! We then start moving again, when we get to the castle? Well, it really isn't a castle, its more like platforms and walkways. We scatter and go in all different angles I sense there are several below, I watch as the mad scientist goes there. My squad takes the upper levels, we cut them all down as we go, it takes several hours but we make sure the upper levels are clear.

"What have we here? A pretty little thing like you shouldn't play with dangerous things. You should become my little slave and let me pet you all day long."

"Nah I am good without you putting your hands anywhere near me."

"Poww get rid of these pests they annoy me!"

We see the guy, man! He is huge we watch as he gets even bigger?

"Oh, crap this is one of the dumb as a rock but huge when at full power!"

So, my mate releases his zanpakutō and cuts the guy in half along with his section of floor we jump into the air! Then out comes three more goons I fire off dragon inferno at two of them and let them scream as they fell from, what ten stories? After that all there was the king and a few others below, we watch as he comes up to the ledge and looks down, then sighs.

"Do you know how hard it is to find good help these days? Well I will tell you, impossible! Unless you train them from the beginning that is, so shall we take this dance to a wider open space?"

We watch as he takes off to the open dessert we inform the others what is going on, well everyone tags along. Well talk about performance anxiety sheesh. Once he is floating in the air a good distance from the castle thing, he begins telling us all our flaws and weakness to his type of power. I nod to Sajin his huge sword swung and just missed the jerk! We watch as several attacks and slam into the ground, I sigh I nod to our guys they do much better! With just one strike they take a foot off, his right arm at the elbow and cut across his back into his left shoulder. I motion for head or neck they strike again but he just missed losing his head, but we did get a leg and the other arm!

The head captain is asking what else he knew of Aizen and his plans, the guy just laughs and said he was no body to him. Then he pulls his resurrection thing and he begins his power trip! Well I push Miko power into the pistol again, and wait till he turns his back, he is one ugly and creepy character! He sends his miasma to one of the untrained recruits who went to close, so I hit two in the head and five in the chest area! So, sue me I shot the jerk in the back!

We watch as he hits the ground hard, the scientist run forward and get samples, I look at Sajin with a raised eyebrow. He grins and shakes his head; mumbles crazy is an understatement for him. I grin at him and nod, we watch as they get their samples then finish the job.

"Ok people spread out and thin some of the other hollows out, Minos Grande and any other powerful hollow or Arrancar that attacks!"

We fly out in all directions taking out the giant hollows and a few higher ranking arrancar we missed, if they attacked that is. We spend the rest of the day slaughtering hollows, we go meet up with the others. Just as we get there, there was a sudden rush of Minos Grande we are talking 60 at least! Our squad is doing fine but the others struggle some. Then another wave came at us before we even got halfway thru the first batch, I nod to Sajin he tells everyone to fall back to us! Once they are I release my full power!

"Bankai Kongo Kaisos dragon of chaos!"

She comes out and takes out everyone of them in seconds, then the next wave also didn't last long she flies around in increasing circles killing hollows. The others aren't watching her like me, dad, and uncle, nope they are checking out my new attire. First release I wear a purple kimono with pink patterns stitched in it, lightning bolts, flames, snowflakes, waves, and wind though they look the same! With my second release I look like a dragon, I am wearing dragon scale armor with a helmet that looks like a dragon head, my gauntlets have claws and the shoulder guards have spikes! but not very big, but my back I have a raised spine like a dragon with a spiked tail!

"So, you see why I never go full Bankai unless I need to?"

"Yes, boss you are awesome! Dragons are the coolest ever! What did you mean by chaos? All your other strikes were a certain element."

"Yes, but when she comes out to play she is the queen of chaos, she will use anything to stay on top of the situation. So, chaos she will use any element I mentally suggest, like not all targets are vulnerable to lightning or water."

"So, what your saying is, that your still in control of your dragon right now? Then you're just letting her fly around and wipe out the hollows who were coming to attack. Very impressive control Aya, we made a good decision in making you captain, impressive armor also."

"Thank you, she felt I needed protection, just in case I got hit with a stray attack, this protects me from anything she can dish out."

"What about the second sword?" Renji asked

"Oh, that is a secret! You can't expect me to tell them all? right?"

"How many more hollows can she sense? And how much longer should we wait?" Head captain looks to be getting bored

"She said ten minutes, they are backing away now, well except the crazy ones that is."

We stood around and watched her attack them without mercy, when there wasn't anymore she came back and landed in front of everyone. They went up to her like she was a giant pet, but she enjoyed it! I smile at her, she gave me a bow, then vanished. We then went thru another Garganta back to the soul society, the captain said we can take three days off before we begin assigning the vizards and us a squad barracks or current squad. We went home! We like some real food man, so we had three days of relaxing? Not! I gave them a day, then we were back hard at it when they asked why? I said because I need you able to help train those like the one in Hueco Mundo!

They agreed but just, plus we did more meditating then training anyway, they didn't grumble much. The family even came to visit us for dinner, so we had a big dinner party, I notice my cousin eye Shūhei. So, me being me I pull her to him and introduce them, then tell them good luck! And my mate scoops me up, hmm I love him he is so gentle.

"So, want to tell me what that was about my sweet loving mate?"

"Well, I noticed she was eyeing Shūhei, so I thought I would give them a push, Kari has been alone almost as long as I have."

"Hmm, I just want to take you up stairs and ignore everyone here."

So, we said good night and say we leave at noon to go back to work, they chuckle at my sad face. I tell them to enjoy the night, drink all you want as we walk to our house, to peace and quiet. That is until Sajin began having his way with me, well I let him for most of the night then I ravaged him, and I wasn't going to let him sleep either! We get up around 8 and have shower sex! What? It's the best when he takes me against the shower wall! With hot water flowing down our bodies, as he pumps into me, while we kiss, nibble, and lick each other's neck! That is until he latches onto my nipples! Hmm he has a talented tongue.

We go see if the group is awake yet, nope so we fix a hot western breakfast for them. Several kinds of omelets, pancakes, bacon, sausage gravy and biscuits. They all come running and pile their plates full and dig in, we eat in silence, when I notice Kari is looking owlish at them! Hmm she smells like she didn't have sex, oh well I was hoping she would have found a mate in Shūhei.

"So, you two didn't hit it off last night?"

"Oh, we did! He just would not do anything unless father gave him permission to court me. But he would shy away from father when he got close to us, why is that cousin?"

"I think one, he is afraid of your dad, and two he feels unworthy of you. And Shūhei you need to get that permission like now, let me ask you one question then tell me the truth. When you look at Kari right now what do you want to do right this minute?"

"Truth? I want to drag her back upstairs and lock her in my room and make her mine. Okay wasn't going to be that descriptive sorry boss!"

"Sajin can tell you from experience what it was like just a month ago for him, but I will save him from telling you. He felt the same, a little stronger being wolf, his instincts were telling him to take me and mark me as his! I wasn't doing much better, but you need to know this now, the longer you wait the worse it will be for her, she needs to mate with you she needs to give herself or submit is the term father likes to tell us."

"You mean if we don't and she will be even more miserable in a few days?"

"Nope, hours if you wait to long she may jump you, and you do not want that! She will be feral thinking her mate doesn't want her, so we aren't leaving until you resolve this. Kari call Inuyasha and hand him the phone please."

We watch as all the color drains from his face, then he takes the phone and stutters about courting his daughter. I take the phone and tell him the issue then hand it back he sits up strait and answers with a clipped tone! When he hands the phone back to Kari she smiles about what uncle said to her, though I will never tell them what it was!

"Before you two go upstairs, do you remember the ritual Kari? It could give him a full demon body also?"

"Oh, thanks cousin I forgot about it! Come on mate we can get you a real body like Sajin did! Are you making everyone leave?"

I nod and smile and wave, then we clean up the dishes and usher everyone back to our house! When the door shuts there are several questions thrown at me, so I motion them into the living room.

"Now when a demon like us because we are of the K9 type, we are very territorial, meaning you could die just by being to close for the first couple of days. So, we can either go without him? Or we could spend a few more days relaxing? I will put it to a vote, all in favor of staying a few more days? All right then Renji send notice that one of our own has begun to mate and we need to stick around to ensure nothing disturbs them."

"I would be happy to boss, be back in half an hour I need to go to your gramps to send it off!"

After he left we sat around and talked then I realize they had school today? What was today anyway? Oh, Wednesday and its ten so I mention this fact to the kids, they jump up and drive to school, causing us to chuckle at them.

"So Aya, you weren't kidding about letting your dragon out to play, but yours is a real dragon, right?"

"Yes, and she can appear anytime I call her, we just wanted her big reveal to be spectacular! So, you want to meet her?"

They nodded I grin as she appeared on my shoulder opposite of Kirara, I stick my arm out and she runs down it and hops onto Tashiro!

"Have you been able to call out your zanpakutō like I have?"

It was a nope from all around, so I begin working with them to call them out, so they can also train in this world. Or just smack them for doing something stupid!

"Ikkaku I told you he was going to smack you when you saw him again. Now can you remember why?"

"No, this stupid lug can never remember anything! Until you started kicking his ass that is, keep it up he needs it, still after all this time and you still haven't learned my full release!"

"Tashiro, how are you two doing? You look tense, what is it? Maybe we can help you fix or work you thru what is bothering you."

"I would like that, I know my full release, but I am afraid to use him to his full potential. How do I get to that point where I am confident?"

"Ah, the only way to do that is to work with him, and practice like I did with Kondo Kaisos, and you control them, but again you don't. They have a will of their own, like if they decide you are not worthy of their power? You will never use Bankai again, until you prove to them you are worthy of them."

We were still like this when the three came in from school, then we got Ichigo to let Zangetsu out, then gramps came in with a message that we could stay another week to see the mating complete. Well that was nice of the captain, we asked when our training room was ready?

"Oh well it would be done in two days, but we can't go near the house!"

"Well, then put one here and connect the houses when you can go near it gramps, I know you can do many crafty things. Speaking of crafty things, how are the welcome centers coming?"

"Hey, we got them working great, the sections that the crews haven't got to yet? The old man put a squad of ten each at the locations. They have the fourth almost done, and plan to have the other four done by next week. Then they start on orphanages then apartments, they figure if your ten crews can keep working? They could finish everything until we start in the court guard's barracks."

We watch as gramps and Yoruichi begin working on our training room, it was nifty the way they create a pocket like in the ground. We get up to fix dinner I want Mexican tonight, I must order most of this for you wont the stuff here in a store. I make enchiladas veggie, chicken, and beef with cheese in and on them heat till gooey. When I set them on the table and pour sauce over them and set the sour cream out, I call foods on the table! They begin eating and stop, looking at me like I was weird or something. I raise an eyebrow at them and grin.

"What? Don't you like Americanized Mexican food? I love this stuff, I really like burritos with beans, onions, lettuce, beef or steak, and sour cream and guacamole! Mm I may fix that for lunch tomorrow."

"You amaze us all, this tastes great! You say this is American food?"

"Yup, they have some interesting dishes over there, then some nah they can keep it."

"I think we can all agree, we like this new kind of food. After all we do eat a lot of rice!"

We all chuckle at that little joke, we eat and chat about stupid stuff, the kids talk about school. Then Uyrū came up, 'he is wanting to visit our new digs' as Ichigo put it. I tell him its fine he needs friends to, and from the sounds of it he hasn't had any till you guys. They nod then help do the dishes and put them away, we tell them good night as they head up to bed.

"So, any idea on how we should form our squad? I haven't got a clue on who, what, when, and where? Since I have two excellent captains sitting here spill!"

"What could we say? All you need to do now is form your squad on how you want it to run. So far you have done excellent in keeping the squad in line and busy, was you serious about Renji sharing his second seat?"

"Yes, when I was watching the other squads, the second seat or lieutenants were busting their ass to keep things moving or whatever. Well except for one super busty blonde or is she strawberry blonde?"

"Don't remind me, that woman would do anything to get out of work, I swear she worked harder to get out of work than she would have if she did her job!"

"Well, its true some captains leave all the foot work to them, but I never let it all fall to lieutenant Ida. But now with us splitting time between here and the soul society I may need to reconsider adding another."

We went to bed after that topic, I curl into his embrace and fall into a peaceful sleep. When I wake at six I meet some gold eyes smiling I kiss my mate and roll over for a little loving. When we head down after our shower, I see its still over an hour before the kids need to leave for school. So, I make another odd breakfast, I snicker at my thought. So, I fix French toast and waffles, then soft eggs and bacon with toast on the side. Then I pack their lunches I fix tuna salad sandwiches with veggie strips with ranch dip and add a bottle of water that is froze to keep it cool till lunch.

They all come tumbling down the stairs together! I chuckle at them as they sit and drool over the food before getting a little of each. I swear that I have a house full of cows with all mmm going on! They kiss my cheek grab their bento box and run out to the cars.

"Well, if I didn't know better they just got a new mom!"

"It certainly seems that way huh? I don't mind, their good kids eventually they will have their own soon. So, gramps should be done soon, shall we break in the new training room? I think we should call the vizards to come help us, plus if we are going to take any I want to get to know them first."

So, we take a lazy day, and watch some movies that has Sajin in stitches he is laughing so hard! We chuckle along with him, I see the time well we have been watching movies all say! So, I go fix fish and chips, or batter fried fish and seasoned French fries. I mix up fresh tartar sauce, then set the ketchup out I decide some fresh hush puppies are good too. I know double fish day, oh well we will see if they complain, though I doubt they will. They come in and take a deep breath and smile.

"What? Haven't you had fried fish, seasoned French fries, and hush puppies before?"

"No, have you met my sisters? We eat rice and if we have fish its soup or steamed on the rice! This is so much better! We decided we will just move in with you guys! Oh, and lunch was awesome all the kids kept trying to steal our lunch after we opened them!"

"It's true, Ichigo had to fight off his friends then two of my friends were after mine, so I put my shield up to keep them in a corner where no one could see them! But that was a wonderful lunch, are we on a fish day?"

"Sorry, it sounded good, so Chad how was your lunch? I bet a big guy like you didn't have any problems."

"Oh, I did, once Ichigo proved he wasn't giving in they came after me! But by the time they got to me all I had left was veggie sticks, the ranch dip was good. I had never had it like that before, where did you learn to mix them like that?"

"I couldn't tell you, I forget it might have been mom teaching us to eat healthy? She would have weird stuff like this if she could sneak into the kitchens when the cook wasn't looking."

"You sound like you grew up with as a rich kid, cooks did you have servants too?"

"God yes! I couldn't go out or do anything unless my nanny was right there, and she didn't go without my twin! So, if he didn't want to go outside to play? I was so glad when dad started my training, true I got my butt handed to me for a few decades. But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger right? Oh, and gramps and the guys are coming over, so we can find out if they want to join our rag tag group of fighters or not."

They came in right after I said that, we all sat and ate again with the cow sounds, everyone was enjoying the food. We did the dishes and went to the living room and chat for a few hours, then I asked what were they planning to tell father time? They all cracked up at my little joke, when they settled they looked at each other and shrugged.

"Well, I am sure they will offer to give you back your captain seat, but if you are interested in joining our squad we will be glad to accept you. But if not and you would rather go back to your life here I can understand."

I was leaning into Sajin when I sensed something I thought we got rid of, the stupid bount! I sit up straight and stiff and extend my senses. I pickup six moving in from the woods back of the house, I get up grab my swords the others get up and prepare also.

"We have bount coming from the woods, 6 from the feel of it! So, shall we have some fun?"

"I could use the excitement, so what do you have planned?"

"There are several places to hide we wait for them to get to the middle of the back yard, then surround them!"

They nod, and everyone scatters leaving me, Sajin, Ichigo, Chad, and Orihime waiting at the back of the house. When they come out of the woods they look surprised to see us sitting there looking at them.

"We have come to get revenge on your attack of our base and our leaders! You will pay, no one attacks us and gets away with it!"

"Ah but you see you attacked us first, so we just defended ourselves and rescued our friends. We can't help it they got in the way, besides! Your plan to go to the soul society was interrupted we destroyed everything at that mansion!"

"Yes, you did, and you will pay for it! We can rebuild the door to enter the soul society and then we will be unstoppable!"

That was when the guys entered the yard surrounding them, I grin and stab Tōkijin into the ground creating a shield around the backyard. They look at me funny, then look around and then notice everyone that just appeared, then the shield.

"If you are wondering what the shield is for? Its to keep you and your attacks confined here. Plus, it will hide the fact there is a fight from the normal humans."

"It still won't save you from us! We are stronger then you know, but you will soon find out as we kill you!"

They move to attack, but our group intercepts their attack and counter them, it is over before they can try for a second attack.

"Well, that was annoying, why wasn't they with the others?"

"I don't know, I have never seen them before. They weren't any of the group that attacked us, do you guys recognize them?"

"No, like Ichigo said the ones we saw attack us was the ones at the mansion that night you came and rescued us."

"Is it my imagination or is there an increase in weird shit happening?"

"Yes, there seems to be an increase, my dad has a new neighbor only it isn't a normal one. They are from the soul society, she said she was a princess and she has two body guards with her, she said they came here to escape from an arranged marriage."

Just then I sense a Shinigami coming from the same direction as the bount? Hm I have a feeling he isn't hunting them down. I drop the shield and motion for everyone to scatter, two minutes later he pops out from the woods.

"So, they couldn't wait for me to start the attack? Well, their mistake not mine! You were supposed to be my distraction to get into the soul society to do a little research of things unknown and forbidden. But you will just have to do for now and I can sneak back with them when they come to investigate your death!"

He goes to activate Bankai and vanishes! Cool good thing I had us concealed and put up an illusion of us standing there! Once he attacks we counter as he appears again. We get him down and take away his sword and break it, then several Shinigami come thru a portal, I don't like this.

"Captain Sui Feng? This guy here was working with the bount, has he been reported missing at all?"

"There was a report on something like that, but we are here about something else, the princess came to the living world and we are here to find her. But seeing as we just came up as you caught one traitor we shall take him back and report on more bount showing up. But in the meantime, may I ask you to look into the missing princess?"

"Sure, I would be glad to help out anyway we can, is there anyone else with her?"

"Yes, she has her favorite body guards with her, so she isn't unprotected, when you find her bring her back to the soul society."

We watch as they take the defector back thru another portal, I need to learn how to do that! It's so cool but I will need the other portal for allowing real bodies to pass thru like when our construction crews went there a few weeks ago. After the portal closes I look to Ichigo he nods and we all go to check out this princess Rurichiyo Kasumiōji and her two body guards Kenryū and Enryū. That is when Rukia pops up wondering where gramps was, to find all of us close to Ichigo's dads house, with the missing princess.

"Fancy meeting you here Rukia, whats the word from the soul society?"

"Oh, you know missing princess and they appointed a new captain for squad three a couple days ago, his name is Shūsuke Amagai. The guy gives me the creeps, I haven't been able to figure out why though."

"Well, we just had a visit from squad two, they took a traitor back, he was with the bount! Why? I have no idea, he said something about getting in and doing research of the unknown and forbidden kind. Are we expecting anyone else? I sense several coming in from the front and back of the house!"

My guys jump into action there was about ten of them and they had weird swords, so this is getting interesting! We question a couple before they die from their wounds and come to find out someone is after her kingdom. Why they call it a kingdom? Is beyond me, even dad gave up calling his territory a kingdom a long time ago! After mom had got onto him! It made him sound like a fruit to the normal humans. So, we move the three to our house until we are ready to go back, they complained but my glare they shut up.

The next day has two very happy and a new demon Shūhei coming over for breakfast, we congratulate them. We give Shūhei some pointers on what it means to become a dog demon, and what to expect.

"So, how do you feel now that you joined the living?"

"Weird, and more powerful? Why is that? Are we really more powerful than a normal Shinigami?"

"Oh yes we are! Take it from me, when we began training me in both only my demon powers but also Shinigami, it was amazing the difference. So, you will need to train in both, not just to learn to use them but also to control your strength so you're not killing someone accidentally."

"Do you notice the increase in your senses? Like did you sense the bount coming to attack us then squad two showing up?"

"Yup, now I know why you were able to pickup on stuff way before we were in Hueco Mundo. So, train after breakfast then take them back to the soul society? I know gramps got the training area done last night."

"I think it would be best, I have a feeling we will need all our squad to get to the bottom of this. But we will go tomorrow since Ichigo has school today, we may need his big steak knife to cut some jerky."

Everyone chuckled and then Ichigo caught on to what I said, he just chuckled harder, after they went out the door we went to the training room. I was very impressed with it, if you didn't know any better you would think we were outside in the mountains. I may have to get some wild game to turn loose in here, so we have somewhere to hunt!

I had the others go out away from us to work with their Bankai to get comfortable with using them. But me and my mate and Kari begin working with Shūhei on controlling his demon powers, then his Shinigami powers. He was even more surprised at how powerful his Bankai had become, then when he tried his Kido? It was uber powerful if he said the incantations, I showed him how to use them without it and they would be just fine.

"I noticed that you never said anything you just sprung it on us, this will take time."

We took a break for lunch, we don't know how soon before we get back for real food! Or what I can fix here and not there.

Dad, Inuyasha, my brothers, and cousins all came in once we finished eating, to see what was going on and how our new family member was doing. Mom came over and hugged me and Sajin, we told them everything that has happened in the last two days. Then I notice my brother Fred eyeing the princess and she was doing the same!

"Uh, dad? I think you need to talk to your son about mating, and soon."

Everyone looked to see what I was talking about and snickered. I kept a straight face knowing this wasn't going to go over well. Here or in the soul society, Sajin was just as calm as me, mom was torn between being happy and wondering what crap this will start. So, I motion mom, dad, and Sajin outside for a chat.

"I know this will cause problems in the soul society, but I think we should go ahead and let them mate. And make sure Fred does the ritual so she will get her full Demoness body like Sajin and Shūhei, we will just have to deal with the fallout when we get there."

"Hm I think we have no choice in the matter, but it is out of our hands once they saw each other. Me and your mother will take them over to the other house and inform them of the issues and remind Fred of the ritual. At least all our children are mated now right Kagome?"

"Nope dad you have more pups on the way and grand pups."

"Its true my mate, I found out I was pupped just before our daughter found out she was also. Our pack continues to grow, your mom should be happy with more little ones on the way!"

"I don't think anything makes mother happy, but father will be happy for us, when do we return to the soul society?"

"I figure after they mate so three days? Or how ever long they take."

So, we go back in and they take them to the other house and explain what is going on, the princess squealed! Damned that hurt my ears, and we weren't even over there, I look over at Sajin and Shūhei and giggle at their expressions. They glare at me it just makes me laugh even harder at them, I tell the others why I was cracking up making them laugh also.

"Wait, if we heard that then you must have heard our mating also?"

"Well, I wasn't going to say anything, but after awhile you will be able to block out sounds you don't want to hear. But yes, we heard when you get a little noisy, don't worry ask your mate she can tell you to get used to listening to everyone getting it on!"

"She is right, I heard them when they did it when you were sleeping or distracted! But growing up with a house full of family and servants you can forget about privacy."

About that time mom and dad came back and wanted to checkout the new training area, mom loved it dad too! But on a totally different reason, well several reasons.

"So, you're thinking add wild game and have our own hunting reserve? Plus, a place to train without people noticing, right? Or we could begin moving demons underground, so we will have more room and less chance if the humans taking notice."

"All of them my daughter, how many do you think he would put up for us?"

"I guess since we are family I can do several, but they can't be close to each other, and if you want a day and night cycle it will take longer to set one up. How many would you need?"

"I was thinking four in the west then about the same for the other three regions, with us not killing each other over the years? We have begun to build quite the population, true we have others in other countries."

We walk towards the ones training to give them time to talk, we then help with training; might as well do something productive. Soon it was close to time for the kids to come home from school, so me and mom go fix dinner. I have a craving for meatloaf, mashed potatoes n gravy, sweet corn, and cauliflower and broccoli boiled then drained add salt, pepper, and butter. I made five pans of meatloaf and double everything.

They come in and run to the kitchen sniffing the air, I chuckle at them so does mom we say at the same time Inuyasha. He comes in and does the exact same thing, the kids notice they did the same and crack up. I tell them to set the table, they disappear we get uncle to help also as we call foods on the table! It was a stampede I swear, we chuckle as they look everything over and look at us like what is it?

"What? don't tell me you have never had meatloaf before? No? well try it, it's good, I made too much so we can have meatloaf sandwiches tomorrow for lunch! Dig in!"

We watch as everyone tries it then they are all wow this is good, then the cows must be around again! All I hear is mm! everyone enjoys dinner and dessert a cake with buttercream frosting and chocolate ice cream. They act like they never got to try this before, weird people.

"Thanks for an amazing dinner mom! Was this more western style food? What else are you going to spring on us? It was delicious, well we are going home to do laundry and homework."

"Nope, sorry you can't for several more days, it would seem the princess and my little brother are mates. So, you can crash here until we go to the soul society, imagine the trouble we will stir up when we get there?"

"Yes, I can see it now. You live to make them stay on their toes don't you mom?" Ichigo said trying to act like a kid

"Yup where is the fun in being all proper and following the rules? You can stay here if you don't want to have some fun."

"Are you nuts? I am going just to poke at them with a big stick!"

"Hey dad? I am surprised they didn't offer you a captain seat."

"They have, I told them I would think on it and give them an answer when you take up the position and they assign either a new squad or you assume command of a previous one."

"You wouldn't take it, you have to much going on here! Unless the two brothers are trained enough to take over the business?"

He grumbles under his breath, something about the only child of his capable of running the business is his daughter. I smirk at my brothers I know they heard dad because they are looking down in shame.

"Well, if I am posted here and I am spending more time here than in the soul society? I could check in on them sometimes, but after the pups come I am going to have my hands full. I might have to hire a nanny."

"That could work, but if they put everything off till you can take care of it I will not be pleased. So, we shall see what happens first."

We cleanup the dishes and put left overs in the fridge, then we go to the living room and watch a couple movies. At nine I drag my mate up to bed calling out goodnight to everyone, they chuckle as we shut the door. The next few days we set a routine I fix breakfast with mom, train till lunch. Then train or meditate till dinner made with mom, the guys said they haven't ate this good ever. Its Tuesday the new mates come over for breakfast, her two body guards sigh in relief, I just shake my head at them. We decide to head to the soul society, but we need the special one because the princess is now a full demoness. Plus, the longer I am pregnant the harder it is to step out of my body, so I don't even try. I tell everyone that, so my mate and Shūhei don't bother to step out of their body. Once the portal opens we all go thru to the soul society, we meet with the captain I show him the swords we took off the would be kidnappers. He swears and tells the other squads to be on the lookout for problems. Then I tell him of the newest problem the princess mated with my little brother, he looks at them and shakes his head.

"You never make it boring here Aya, this will upset the would be prince. But after you meet with him you might decide it's a good thing."

So, we escort her to the palace? Or wow what ever you call it is huge, once inside we take out several assassins going for the princess. Renji sends a message to the head captain, then we meet the would be prince. Then they are fighting some guy Kira and Kibune the traitor is working for Kumoi the real threat. We end the fight and arrest Kibune and Kumoi, he informs us that the new captain is going after the head captain for revenge for killing his father.

"Renji warn the head captain, we shall take these two with us to look for this new captain Shūsuke Amagai. Let's go and see if we can catch him with his pants down, shall we?"

They look at me funny I shrug and grin, we get there, and I bind him in place and begin explaining what was going on.

"Very good, again you show how right we were in making you captain, so Amagai you wish to take revenge on me? Well we shall settle this with a duel like I did with your father!"

We follow them to the training grounds and watch as they trade blows. Then the young guy tries to trick the old man into a trap, but instead the old man set off his own. Unable to move the captain walks over to him and gives a long winded speech before he took the final blow. After that we head back and begin our long put off meeting, he does offer the position as captain to the vizard, and seated positions they had before.

"We have conditions on returning, I Shinji Hirako will take back my position as captain of 5th squad, Kensei Muguruma will take the 9th squad as captain, and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi will resume squad 3 captain and Lisa Yadōmaru will take squad 10 as captain. Mishiro Muguruma co-lieutenant of squad 9, and Hiyori and Hachigen have expressed the desire to be part of the squad Aya will be over sir."

"Well, that solves that question, Aya you will now be over a new squad 14 and you will be our special task group. Do you accept the two who wish to join your squad?"

"Yes sir, I was hoping they would be willing to join me, I like Hiyori for her spit fire attitude and Hachigen I couldn't find a better teacher for Kido."

"Good, you will have a new barracks since there isn't anything right now you will have to build a new one at this section where we used to have a pit to execute prisoners. It has been abandoned for some time, so you could demolish everything up to here, it makes a great site to build anyway you want to."

"Okay, well since we are still waiting on the crews to finish the other projects, we will get our hands dirty and demo the area ourselves. Do you have a list of new recruits? I thought we could get them started on demo also, then work in some training."

"Yes, here is a list of twenty that you will have to send for them when ready."

We went over several things and we repeat what the bount said, there is several other issues brought up. We are then handed our Haori and captain uniforms, I mention to Sajin we are 7 and 14 lucky numbers! He chuckled at my joke, I send Renji and Tashiro to round up our twenty. The rest of our group heads to the area that is now squad 14 area. I notice we are right next to squad 7! I hug my mate and thanked him, and suggest we make our suite a connecting one. He agreed quite happily, so I pull out my drawing paper and sketch two new barracks and training grounds, with garden area with trees and pond.

Our people show up and the demo begins saving all the wood and anything we were able to salvage from the buildings. We look down into the hole, it is deep and there are hollows down there still! I pull out my Sango and send Miko Raichi into the pit causing it to explode. I step back and let the smoke clear, there are several left, so I fly down and finish them off. I look around and it's a mess down here, bones everywhere, I fly back up and send Renji for gramps he takes off knowing what I want done.

"Wow deep hole, what are you going to do with it captain?"

"Oh, throw recruits in to see if they can get out, or survive the fall. I am joking of course, no I am going to see if gramps can turn it into one of his famous training areas, and if we can build over it then."

He shows up then and whistles at the hole, and I ask what we could do to make it like his training rooms? He hops down and is down there checking it out for a few minutes, he comes up and informs me the old man shouldn't have given us a site with this on it. But he will take care of it he has just the thing to fix it like we want. We finish the demo and the guys begin hauling the lumber away to use somewhere else.

We have the entire area cleared down to the dirt, so we bunk with squad 7 for now. We begin a routine of sorts big breakfast, train the newbies for our two squads, they struggle to move after the first day but after a week they are doing much better. Gramps came through for us and cleaned out the pit, then he put in one of his training rooms. Then the whole lot was smooth dirt, with the entrance over where it will be inside the barracks.

I pulled two of my crews over to begin our two new barracks, it is going up next to the old squad 7 barracks, then when its finished we will tear it down so they have a bigger area for what ever they wish to put in. We make several trips to the living world over the next month, the two houses are now considered squad 7 and 14 barracks.

"Hello, Hiyori how are things going? Let me guess, nothing and it's been boring?"

"Yup, do I get to help train the newbies soon?"

"Absolutely, we have them where they might survive your training, but its doubtful we will have to see. Anytime you want to return you can, as long as we have someone here to take up the slack Ichigo can't get when he has school or sleeping."

"Really, I was told I had to stay here and keep an eye on the brat!"

"Oh, do I want to know who gave this order?"

"The jerk that use to be over me, so I can go back just as long as I have a replacement? Cool can I return now? Alright bye I need to kick someone's ass when I find him!"

I snorted and turned to look at her and said

"Well I think you should kick him twice, one for telling you what to do over one of my own squads, and two your also on my squad. He wants to order you to do something I had better okay it and I will give you said order, get the women's league to back you up."

I laugh as she runs out of my office yelling yes, I am kicking his scrawny ass twice! My mate came in and didn't even ask what that was about. We begin going over reports and assign the trainees to certain number of our squad to do soul burials. Then I go over my companies records and investments, I order new stock for stores and my factories I go thru any changes. I then put in a new order for a new line of products for one factory, I then go thru and check to see if anyone needs a raise or wrote up. Once I finish that, I go thru stocks, and other investments for me and the others. I am happy to say it looks good, for three months it has grown. So, I have a feeling about one going to make massive returns, so I invest a decent amount with all our separate funds.

We spend a month here and we go back tomorrow I don't want to, but I did accept this job so, I will perform my duty to the best of my ability. I may just whine about it for a little bit, the barracks are done, so I am taking stuff to personalize our room, office, and squad lounge area. I do not like the fact Ichigo said Uyrū has been acting odd lately, well only time will tell what is going on.

The next group to take over has just arrived and will be here for two weeks anyway. Rukia and Tashiro are staying with the kids in school, for backup at least and Tashiro has been making eyes at Hiyori and she at him. I just tell them if they like each other go for it, but they are shy and are going slow. Who knew she could be shy? I still think its sweet! Renji is covering here for a break from all the training and paperwork, plus I told him to get his ass in gear after Rukia! He blushes and makes an excuse to leave the room, I grin as I see him walking in he blushes.

"Oh, come on Renji, what made you blush this time?"

"You realize its going on four months? How many pups are you having?"

"Yes, I know I am huge, what do you expect for carrying three pups? I give it another month and I will be taking it easy. So, when that time comes you will be the boss until I am down for the count till they pop out."

"I can handle it boss, you proven to your squad you will enjoy some goofing off, but when its time to be serious they know not to cross you. Anyway, where will you setup for the delivery?"

"I am staying here for that, I may work there but I am not having my pups there, nope it will either be here or at father's castle."

We go over everything that has happened in the last month, a few hollows and soul burials. Then those of us that was here to relax and train the newbies in soul burials went back to the soul society. We setup our suite the way we like it, we even have a tv and tons of movies to watch. Sajin even has the latest video game consoles and games for both squads, other squads find their way here every night. Everyone takes turns cooking and cleaning, and if they have been good I break out the good liqueur on weekends.

It has been three months I feel like I am going to pop! Or fall over from being heavy in the front. Well seven months isn't right it is eight months, so I am in the living world with my feet propped up. Sajin will do anything to make sure I am happy and comfy, he is the best mate ever! I am sure I won't be saying that when they come out. Or I should say I squeeze them out! Ugh I dread that day!

We are going over reports for our squads and from the head captain, I don't know why I have to I can't do anything if there was something to happen. I am miserable I am now due, and mom is laughing at me, I stick out my tongue she just laughs even harder. My other grandma has finally met us, after mom was stuck on the other side of the well for the last time. She was happy to meet all her grandkids, and soon to be great grandkids, so she is also here since Sajin had to report back and is coming back today.

"I know let's do a c-section I hear its faster and safer for multiple births."

"Only if we must, you're not getting out of it that easy my darling daughter. If we had to push you out, then you can push your pups out also, it will be over before you know it."

"Hello, my mate, I would get up to greet you, but I would just fall over and roll around on the floor. Hear that? Your daddy is here now so you can come out now. Hey, I had to try it! Quit laughing my water just broke, ah not so funny now huh, god I know this will take forever."

Forever meaning two days before I was even ready to push, I was begging for a c-section after the first day! But no, I must do it natural, well I know a lot about helping to ease birthing, and I put it to use. So, when the time came it made the pain lessen and relaxed the muscles just enough to take out the tension before the pushing started.

Now we have two boys and one girl with puppy dog ears, its so not fair! Yes, they are cute, but the normal humans can't see them or the big white fluffy tail! Sajin is a proud papa and he took my name he said he doesn't have any family to honor that he remembers. So, we have Eric, Scott, and Nicki Taisho, dad looked at me when I told him their names.

"What, do you know how weird it would be to name them some demon name or something and then they have to explain what it means? To us it would be fine, but the humans would be wondering if they should grab the holy water and their crucifix."

"As usual my daughter, you amaze me with your intellect and foresight, but I was surprised that Sajin took our name."

"You are the one who brought it up dad, plus you are always calling him son, so it was only natural to change his name. and are you calling me stupid when you said I amaze you with my intellect?"

"What, no it came out wrong, I am used to addressing your brothers. You have always been the smartest of my children, your new brother and sister have a lot to live up to."

"Nice save dad, I don't know if we should take them with us to the soul society, nothing has happened lately, and I bet after I set foot there? The crap will go flying, how much you want to bet?"

All he did was hm and walked off, it's when I want to kick his ass when he does this. Good thing I don't have to return for another month, and Sajin is here with us for the rest of the time. Now I must get back into shape, so I can kickass when I go back!