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Hollow child
Chapter 4
Ichigo hummed in his sleep as he snuggled closer to the warm body beneath, causing Byakuya to smile slightly. "Kurosaki," Byakuya said, trying to get him to wake up, only getting a groan in response. Smirking, he gently whispered…"Ichigo.."
Ichigo woke up this time, confusing covering his face, but then blushed redder than a rose as he started remembering what had happened the night before.
"Well…are you hurting anywhere?" Byakuya asked, kissing the younger man on his cheek.
Ichigo smiled and was about to respond to the question, but he noticed the light outside and started to panic. "Oh man…I'm so dead," he squeaked as he tried to get up, but failed as he found himself being pulled back down to the bed and pinned, with a noble above him.
"Where are you going?" Byakuya asked, eyeing Ichigo's body as the 28 year old struggled to get free.
"Byakuya, I was the one that opened the gate, and on top of that, I disappeared last night, so there is no was that they're not mad at me," Ichigo stated softly as Byakuya released him. Getting up from the bed, he grabbed his uniform and got dressed with a sad smile on his face. Walking up to the noble, he placed a small kiss on his lips. "I'll be back in a month…Okay?"
Before Byakuya could respond, Icihgo flashed stepped away.
Ichigo was all smiles as ran up to everyone, including Renji and Rukia, who were all laughing.
"Oi, Ichigo…What's with the limo?" Renji asked, as the strawberry's face flushed redder than the fukutaichou's hair.
"It's none of your business, " Ichigo snapped, punching Renji as he tried to hide the blush on his face.
Staring at her brother, Yuzu was getting concerned. "Nii-san, you don't look too good," she said, trying to figure out what could cause her brother's normally tan skin to turn pale as it was at the moment.
Ichigo barely heard his sister's question as he started to fall to the ground. Right before his sight went black, he heard his friends scream for him. "ICHIGO!"
'Momma, you okay?' Ringo asked worriedly as she stepped out from the shadows, sitting down next to Ichigo.
Ichigo smiled as he sat up. 'I think we overdid it,' he chimed sadly, as he turned to get a good look at the young girl. She had black hair with orange blended into it and a whole hollow mask placed on the side of her head so her gold eyes could look into Ichigo's amber orbs.
'Sorry. I had come to tell you that I can't wait to be held in your arms in nine months,' she giggled.
Ichigo laughed. 'Man, I thought I was going to have to ask him again next month,' he choked out through the laughs and fell back on his back.
Ringo smirked at her mom. 'Nope…I made sure that this time was 100% effective so I would be born with the first try.'
Ichigo stopped laughing when he thought of something. Staring at the girl, he asked what was on his mind. "Will this be like a normal woman's pregnancy or will there be a difference since you'll be part hollow?"
Ringo thought about the question. 'No difference. It's gonna be just like Aunt Rukia's, but I can stop the morning sickness sometime around the 3rd month.'
Ichigo raised an eyebrow, before sitting back up. 'You can't stop it all together?' he asked. He was not looking forward to having daily meetings with the porcelain god aka the bathroom toilet.
'Sorry. I can't stop it completely cause if I did, you could miscarry me altogether,' Ringo responded sadly.' Ichigo nodded at her in understanding. 'Now, Momma, you need to go back because everyone is really worried about you,' she said, kissing Ichigo on the cheek.
Amber eyes flew open and landed on the white ceiling of the 4th squad infirmary.
"Ichigo!" an old man with black hair cheered, catching the attention of everyone in the room.
"What, Dad?" Ichigo asked, feeling a little sick.
"You've been out for three days, Ichi-nii," Karin snapped, causing Ichigo to sit up fast, making the color draining from his face.
Being the only smart one, Yuzu grabbed a pail and handed it to her brother just in time for him to start puking. "Liar…." Ichigo mumbled as Yuzu helped him lay back down after he finished emptying his stomach.
"Who's a liar?" Yuzu asked, now catching Byakuya's full attention. He turned his view to the young man, who was now curled up on the bed clutching his stomach.
"Those stupid pregnancy books and your niece," Ichigo snapped. Once he saw the shocked looks on everyone's faces, he realized what he just said. "Shit," he mumbled. Biting his lip, he slowly sat up and leaned against the back of the wall.
"WHAT THE HELL?" Renji yelled, voicing the shock of everyone.
"Men can't carry babies, Kurosaki," Ishida stated.
"Well…you're just stating the human fact side of this," Ichigo said, causing Isshin, Urahara and Yoruichi's faces to fall.
"When the heck did you find this out?" Rukia asked staring at her friend.
"When? Its more like how? Did you know that there are hollows that are born as hollows?" Ichigo asked, as he watched the realization hit them all.
"Well, we did have a rough idea, but you are not even showing," Toshiro said, wrapping his arms around Karin's waist.
"That would be because I'm not even four days yet," Ichigo said, eyes falling on Byakuya , telling him silently I won't tell if you don't want.
"But that means that you got knocked up either before or after the party," Renji said as his eyes shot to his captain.
Byakuya smirked for no reason, which was weird to everyone else, but Ichigo got the message loud and clear - even lie about it and I'll lock you up.
"The only person, though, that we saw Ichigo with was Nii-sama," Rukia stated, watching her brother walk over to Ichigo and place his hand on the younger man's stomach.
"She's not old enough for you to feel her kick yet, Daddy Dearest," Ichigo said sweetly as gasps filled the room.
"Nii-sama…."
"Nice way of letting them know when I thought you wanted to hide that," Byakuya said as he started rubbing Ichigo's stomach causing him to purr and relax.
"Well, I was going to hide it till next month, but it would be hard to move my stuff if I'm too busy puking my guts up," Ichigo said bluntly. Silence filled the room as Byakuya sat on the bed and pulled Ichigo into his lap.
Yuzu smiled real big before her voice went up way too high for Ichigo's ears. "I'm gonna be an auntie!" she cheered, bouncing up and down. Smiling, Ichigo watched as she grabbed Karin by the hand and spin around the room.
"Well, I guess this mean we are going to have to hide you, Ichigo," Urahara stated, causing the strawberry to turn pale.
"Crap. If freak show finds out, we are as good as lab rats," he said, panic lacing his words.
"Don't worry. If he tries anything, I'll kill him 3rd," Renji stated.
Ichigo couldn't help but raise his eyebrow at Renji's statement. "Why 3rd?" he asked.
A sly smile graced Rukia's lips as she knew what Renji meant. "Because Nii-sama and you dad would have already gone after him," she said as a soft chuckle left Byakuya's lips.
"Hmm..you hear that, Ringo. I'm not gonna to have to call those two after all," Ichigo cooed, rubbing his stomach gently. Byakuya frowned as everyone else stared at Ichigo with confusion on their face.
"You already have a name…what are you going to do if it's a boy?" Renji asked. Ichigo gave him a fierce glare that causes the redhead to hide behind his wife.
"I'M NOT TWLLING YOU!" Ichigo snapped.
"SO you named our child without me," Byakuya said softly.
Looking up at the older man holding him, Ichigo sighed. She's still getting your last name." Placing a small kiss on his cheek, he escaped Byakuya's lap, and laid back down.
"I guess. Well, while you're getting some rest, we move your things ahead of schedule," Yoruichi said getting a small smile from Ichigo.
"I don't thing Ill be allowed to remain a taichou if I'm pregnant," the younger man mumbled.
"No worries….you'll be stuck behind a desk most of the time anyways, so it will be easy to hide it till you start to show," Toshiro chimed in, receiving a nod from Byakuya.
"Good," Ichigo said before falling back to sleep.
All thanks to are lovely beta it make sense now!
