ok, somive noticed my chapters have been a bit short lately, im sorry if you don't like it, I also know that I've been taking forever to update with these smaller chapters... There's a lot of information I have to link up right so I don't confuse you guys, especially the ones that have rea. The story before this one, so I'm making sure not to make holes and explain adequately what I'm writing about.. So first I'll apologise for the waits, next the length and I really hope I'm keeping you guys intrigued :)


Jushiro was finally freed from Retsu's payback with a headache, thanks to the lovely kido she practised on him, all completely harmless of course. But it had a bit of an after bite. She often used this kido on misbehaving members of 11th division when they visited. Jushiro however still regretted nothing. He was looking forward to her next day off. In fact, he would likely visit her that afternoon after he had got some 'natural' sleep. Jushiro decided not to go to work the next day, and the girls took the chance to finally admit what had been discovered when Jushiro woke up that morning, remarkably after the girls had started their day.

They made him tea and breakfast, before nervously starting the topic. "Taicho..." Yuzu looks unsure and nervous, although luckily her morning sickness had already passed. "I… Um..." He looks at her patiently, waiting and sipping his tea. She bit her lip. "I am... pregnant." He looks surprised, but manages not to spill his tea. "Excuse me... But... beg your pardon?" She blushes. "Unohana-san... She confirmed it yesterday." He instantly connected the dots, but took a moment to process this. "Sogyo..." Sogyo had of course heard everything, and sensing his father's shock and imprecise mood, appeared looking very pale. "Y-yes...?" Jushiro looks at him. "Is there something perhaps you have been… hiding?" Sogyo looks like a troubled child fearing his life. "U-uhm..." He gulps. "We... Well... we di-didn't know… how..." He trails off, looking extremely unsure and worried. Jushiro looks at him with a sigh. "Didn't know how to tell me? Really? You didn't know how to tell me?" He looks a little upset. "You're my zanpaktou." Yuzu looks just as guilty as Sogyo, but stays quiet. Jushiro then turns to Yuzu. "And you, Yuzu-san…" He looks defeated. "You aren't children… Shouldn't you have been a little more careful? Human or zanpakuto, both of you had it in you." Sogyo bites back a smart comment that would have earned him a disapproving glare. Karin couldn't believe that the captain was giving the 'OMG you're pregnant!' speech. Yuzu and Sogyo were by now feeling like the worst people in the world, staring at the ground in silence and shame. Jushiro was just proving to be a good parent and friend.

After lecturing them some more, Jushiro finally dismissed both of them away to let them talk. They sat outside in an awkward silence, staring at the grass as if it would talk to each other for them. The grass, to say the least, did not, although the crickets were in very high spirits, only making their awkwardness worse. Sogyo clears his throat quietly. "So..." Yuzu nods, biting her lip. "…Yeah." The awkwardness continued for another minute or so, and Sogyo decided to nervously change the subject. "We didn't think he would... well..." Yuzu chews her lip nervously. "…get mad. It surprised me, too... He rarely gets mad even at us... But..." She nods. "Yeah... I'm in trouble too." He glances at her from the side. "We are... sorry... we guess... Is that what we're supposed say here?" The awkwardness was still almost unbearable. Yuzu looks unsure. "Um... I... I don't really know…" Sogyo bites back a laugh. "You know, when dad said that... we wanted to make a joke… But we like existing." Yuzu had truthfully thought a similar thing, and resists a laugh. "It was hard to resist." Sogyo nods. "It was funny…" She nods in agreement. "It's probably a good thing you didn't, though." Sogyo sighs, dejected. "Dad is going to be upset with us for a while…" Yuzu looks apologetic. "I'm sorry…" He shakes his head. "It's our own fault."

Another moment of silence followed, before Yuzu blushes. "For the record… I still don't regret anything." He blushes, looking slightly unsure. "R-really...?" She nods. "I don't... I mean, it felt good at the time..." She blushes further. "And I guess this isn't so bad. I mean, I have Karin to look after me and we are going to our family's house, right?" Sogyo nods thoughtfully. "We thought that you would at least be mad at us…" She shakes her head. "It takes two to mess up like this. I just have a few things to ask..." She looks unsure. "Does a being a carrier... Well, what does it mean?" Sogyo looks thoughtful. "Apart from the obvious, carriers can bring life into Soul Society. They also have rare traits..." Yuzu looks curious. "Rare traits?" He nods. "They have the ability to be very powerful, and it comes near naturally. They also occasionally have rare gifts." Yuzu looks surprised. "Powerful? Why's that? Aren't I just a normal soul…?" Sogyo shakes his head. "No, not quite. Unlike in the human world, where being impregnated, the baby that is born is human, so they have little power or anything at all. But their soul has been reincarnated into the new world in a human form. But you will give birth to a soul. Souls don't have the human component of course. Souls born into this world are most often born with higher reiatsu. If your body can't handle the soul's growth and need for reiatsu, then your soul will wither. That why you have the greatest potential for power." Yuzu looks thoughtful. "I see." She looks at Sogyo. "Why were you able to do it though…? I thought you, or taicho was born here." Sogyo shakes his head. "Dad wasn't born here. He died. He was however adopted into his family so long ago, that it's hard to find on records. His mother was a carrier, and he was only ten when he was adopted. That's about as much as we remember from dad's memory. It's hard to tell if you are a carrier or not, but usually souls lose that ability. We can't really explain because there are lots of things that could have happened… But it's most likely because dad is a carrier." Yuzu looks confused. "I thought carriers were only female..." He looks thoughtful. "Not all males have the ability, the carrier ability crosses over for males, too. It's just obviously different." She nods thoughtfully. "So, then... Did you know...?" He shakes his head. "It's hard to tell until you..." He blushes. "...impregnate someone. So... no, but we don't really understand how it's possible for us... Or what happened at all, really."

Yuzu smiles a little. "Well... You know, I'm kinda glad that this happened... I've always wanted to be a mom. Maybe not so young, but... that can't be changed. So… thank you, Sogyo." Sogyo blushes a little. "It's okay. Don't hesitate to ask if you need anything, Yuzu-san. We will help you when we can, and dad will support you too. He is just a little shocked right now. We promise." Yuzu looks surprised, and can't help tearing up. "Aren't you too busy to look after a child?" He shakes his head. "We follow through with what we start, Yuzu-san, no matter what we do." Yuzu blushes and sighs, feeling relieved. She was worried that Sogyo wouldn't be there for her child, but it turned out that she was wrong. "Thank you." He smiles a little. "You're welcome. We still love you." Yuzu hugs him tight, almost knocking him over. "I love you, too. And I'm glad I remember you, because I'd be lonely without you…" Sogyo kisses her head, hugging back. "We won't let that happen, promise."