The next day found Ichigo out of bed, though he was rather weak that day. He had barely put down Yuki the whole day, clinging to the boy tightly as if he were the only thing keeping him alive. There were dark circles under his eyes, and his skin was pale, making Grimmjow see to it that he was confined to the couch. Right now he was bundled up in a blanket with Yuki in his arms, the other completely fine with all the attention. They were AGAIN watching 'child-friendly' TV. Grimmjow decided Mickey Mouse was evil. A loud knocking occurred right as the TV cut to random commercials. Ichigo slowly got up, deciding that he'd do at least something that day, ignoring Grimmjow's protests. Yuki wiggled slightly so he could bury his face into Ichigo's neck, murmuring a soft "Momma!" before going quiet again.

Ichigo kept the blanket around him as he slowly trudged to the door, the fluffy object hiding Yuki as he pulled it closer. He didn't bother looking through the peephole and just pulled the door open, his eyes widening as he stumbled back a few steps once he saw who was at the door. "Ichigo I to-…" Grimmjow started before staring at the white haired male at the door. "You have a breakdown and he shows up the next day…god I wish Amazon and Ebay did that" Grimmjow muttered.

"Ichigo" Shiro stated softly, not looking Ichigo in the eye.

Ichigo's eyes were wide as he backed up into Grimmjow's arms, his eyes showing... fear? "Sh-shi..."He said softly starting to tremble.

He didn't mean to bring the white-haired demon back. He wasn't in his right mind then and right now he was really wishing that he hadn't called out to him. He was even more scared for Yuki's life. How would Shiro react? Thankfully, Yuki was being really still at the moment so Shiro hadn't noticed him yet. "Can we help you?" Grimmjow asked, his arms wrapping around Ichigo and Yuki.

Shiro looked up to stare at them. "Nothing"

"Shi.. I-I didn't mean to call out to you last night, I-I.. I was in pain and I didn't know what else to do..." Ichigo spoke quietly, looking down to the floor. He felt a little woozy and swayed slightly. He would have fallen if not for Grimmjow's grip.

"Call your boyfriend?" Shiro almost growled.

Ichigo winced at Shiro's tone and swayed again. He was getting lightheaded now. Ichigo could tell that Yuki was getting scared because he was trembling slightly, and gripping onto his shirt tightly. "He... he's not my boyfriend..." He managed to say.

"What? Lover? Husband? WHAT!" Shiro growled, his voice rising till it was a yell. Shiro closed his hands into fists. "Was it spending that long time together that pushed you away?" Shiro growled through clenched teeth.

"H-he's not.." Ichigo said, his voice shaky as tears gathered in his eyes. Yuki was trembling horribly by now, tears beginning to wet Ichigo's neck as the boy let out a very soft whimper. "I-this, I didn't mean for any of this to happen!" Ichigo cried, his eyes going unfocused for a second before he got a hold of himself, even though it was very slight. He needed to sit down before he went into an episode like the night before again.

Grimmjow's mind flashed at 'any of this'. He quickly pushed that to Grimmjow and him having sex and Shiro leaving, NOT Yuki or anything about him. Grimmjow tighten his grip on Ichigo so the other didn't collapse. "Shiro…he didn't plan any of this to happen…I saw an advantage of the moment and took it…me and Ichigo aren't at all dating, he still loves you too much for something like that…so either get over that and stop it or get out of my sight…you are hurting Ichigo as well as yourself" Grimmjow snarled.

Shiro stared at Grimmjow. Then he looked at Ichigo. "There is something moving under the blanket Ichigo" he stated.

Ichigo's eyes widen as he pressed himself back against Grimmjow, his arms tightening around the crying boy in his arms. The covers fall off of from around his head slightly, a watery gold on black eye peaking out at Shiro before hiding in Ichigo's neck again to continue to cry. Shiro stared at Yuki. "A child?" he blinked. "You have a child…and it has my eyes" Shiro gasped.

The little boy hiccupped, his frame shaking as he attempted to hide himself from Shiro. "Shi... just... just don't hurt him..." Ichigo whispered, before biting his lip and closing his eyes. His knees started to buckle underneath him, Grimmjow's grip holding him up. All of this stress and fear was not good for his already weak body.

"Why would I hurt him…I maybe a demon but I am not going to hurt a kid" Shiro replied.

"...But.. I didn't tell you about him..." Ichigo said quietly, before trying to shush Yuki. "Momma..." Yuki hiccuped. "Shh..." Ichigo answered.

"He is still a child…I haven't hurt one before and am not planning on doing it now" Shiro replied, still staring at the child.

"Well if we are going to continue talking we might as well go inside…Ichigo and Yuki will get sick out here" Grimmjow growled, pulling Ichigo inside and back towards the living room. Shiro followed, closing the door behind him. Ichigo sighed softly as he was set on the couch, his form going limp as he held onto Yuki, whom had somehow pushed the blanket off of himself as he cried. There were a few baby toys scattered around the floor, though most were in the play pin and the TV was still on Yuki's favorite show. Grimmjow moved the play pin in front of the TV. Then he took Yuki and put him in it. He also gave the snow haired child the remote. "Nothing stupid okay Yuki?" he asked.

Shiro was surprised. Grimmjow was a pretty good parent as far as he could see. But he seemed to think a child, probably not even a year could understand exactly what he said.

Ichigo pouted slightly at Yuki's loss before glancing at Shiro, whom was staring at Yuki. He pulled his knees to his chest slowly, before pulling the blanket back around him and wrapping his arms around his knees. Apparently Yuki found interest in the volume buttons as he turned the sound up and down. Grimmjow sat down next to the play-pin, so he could see Ichigo and Yuki, Shiro too. Shiro more leaned against the wall. "Where exactly did the kid come from?" Shiro asked.

"Um.. he's well, he's um... your's..." Ichigo stated quietly, his grip tightening a little. He wanted nothing more than to go scoop Yuki up and lick him and the child in his room, but he couldn't do that. Yuki looked over at Grimmjow, his eyes red and puffy from crying. He got up and crawled to the edge of the pin, as close to Grimmjow and as far away from Shiro as possible. Apparently the older demon scared him.

"Offspring? Child? Kid? Spawn? That stuff?" Shiro asked, quietly.

After a moment Ichigo nodded a little before returning his gaze to Yuki, who was trying to get Grimmjow to pick him up. "Dadaaa!" He squawked, making Ichigo's eyes widen.

"Not dad Yuki" Grimmjow murmured, picking up Yuki anyway.

Shiro clenched his teeth, feeling tears at the corners of his eyes. He hated this. Ichigo turned out pregnant with his child and the stupid kid thought the blueberry was its father. "Sorry..." Ichigo whispered, looking down. "I-I didn't mean for any of this to happen..." He stated softly, before gasping and reaching up to hold his head, the same pain from the last night blooming in his head, just not as bad this time. Yuki buried his face into Grimmjow's shirt, his back turned to Shiro and Ichigo.

"Will you stop apologizing" Shiro growled. Then he walked over to Ichigo, sitting next to him. He stared at the other for a bit. "Withdrawal…never a pretty thing" Shiro sighed, pulling Ichigo closer to him.

"I-I..." Ichigo said softly, the pain subsiding a little. He felt tears prick his eyes as he gripped Shiro's shirt, before pressing his face into his chest. "Dadaa!" Yuki wined and tugged on Grimmjow's shirt when the blue haired man wasn't paying attention to him. Shiro shhed Ichigo's crying, gently holding him. Grimmjow looked at Yuki, kissing his forehead with a soft smile.

"Shi... Shi..." Ichigo cried softly. "Don't leave again... please.." He whispered, pulling himself closer to the demon. "Please..." he repeated himself.

Yuki reached out to where Ichigo was. "Momma..." He said. Apparently his want to be held by his mother was overriding his fear of Shiro.

"Don't be scared of the big demon…he's pretty nice…look, right now he is making your momma feel better" Grimmjow explained to Yuki.

Shiro smiled slightly. "I will not leave" he promised.

"Momma!..." Yuki repeated himself, before sticking his thumb in his mouth, his other hand still reaching out to Ichigo. The orangette sniffed a little and pulled away slightly so he could see Yuki. "Grimm, can you bring him here?" Ichigo asked softly. "...Shiro... you need to meet someone." He said, looking up and smiling slightly at Shiro.

Grimmjow got up, carrying Yuki to his mother who took him eagerly. Then the bluenette turned to the kitchen to make lunch for all of them. He learned a bit over the past 18 months.

Ichigo held Yuki close to his body, the boy turning his head to look up at Ichigo and Shiro. He was still sucking on his thumb. "Shi... this is Yuki... Um, your son..." Ichigo stated, blushing slightly.

"He looks like me" Shiro stated.

Ichigo nodded a little. "I... for a while I could barely look at him..." Ichigo admitted looking slightly hurt, probably upset with himself. "Yuki, this is your father.." He said, pulling Yuki up a little and closer to Shiro. Yuki hid his face in the blanket, his tiny body shaking a little. He was still afraid of Shiro. Shiro frowned, his own child was scared of him. "I am not that scary" Shiro pouted.

"You are a demon…you give off a dark aura" Grimmjow called from the kitchen.

"Oh shut up" Shiro snapped.

"I think it's because you yelled earlier..." Ichigo murmured, pulling the blanket away from the boy's face gently and kissing his forehead. Yuki's eyes were a little teary as he looked up at the two of them, his small body still shaking a little.

Grimmjow leaned against the doorway between the living room and kitchen. "Maybe it's an instinct thing…Yuki can tell Shiro is a stronger demon than him…he hasn't really met any demons before so" Grimmjow shrugged.

"...Well, he was never good with other people, it took him months to get used to Gin." Ichigo said, peaking over Shiro's shoulder to look at Grimmjow. Yuki reached for the blanket again but sniffled when he couldn't reach it.

"At least he isn't trying to throw stuff at him like he did to Nnoitra and Ulquiorra" Grimmjow shrugged.

"That reminds…where that overgrown cat?" Shiro asked.

"Pantera? She's at Gin's…the house can only handle so much motherlyness…especially if she licks" Grimmjow sighed.

"...You should be happy.. she uh, really likes Yuki..." Ichigo murmured, resting his head on Shiro's shoulder. He suddenly had the urge to kiss the demon but he didn't.

"Maybe a bit too much…besides she kept stealing him and hiding in random places with him" Grimmjow sighed. Ichigo huffed. "Nearly scared me to death every time too..." Yuki had buried his face into Ichigo's shirt, but when Grimmjow mentioned Pantera, he peaked an eye out. "Pan?" he asked hopefully, but when he caught sight of Shiro staring at him, he hid his face in Ichigo's shirt again.

"No Pantera right now Yuki…she will visit later" Grimmjow responded before going back to the kitchen to finish cooking.

"Momma..." Yuki mumbled, making Ichigo sigh softly and pull the little boy up a little more and kiss his forehead.

"Pan will be here later, okay?" He asked. Yuki pouted a little before sticking his thumb in his mouth and laying his head on Ichigo's shoulder. Ichigo thought for a moment before looking over at the kitchen entrance. "Grimm? Remember to get the baby food out of the fridge. The new one, let's see if he'll eat this one." He called over, before setting his head on Shiro's shoulder again.

"I know…but I doubt he will like it…he's too picky" Grimmjow called back.

He came back in the living room with 3 bowls of stew and some baby food with a spoon and bib. He had put the highchair in the living room this morning. "Well, we need to find one he likes..." Ichigo sighed, detaching Yuki's hand from his shirt so he could give the small boy to Grimmjow. Grimmjow took the boy and placed him in his highchair. He tied the bib on and opened the baby food. Yuki immediately started to whine. "Normally a demon child would drink milk and human blood till they are about 2 sometimes 3 years old…then they start eating other things" Shiro stated.

"Well, we can't do that." Ichigo sighed. After a moment Yuki pouted and opened his mouth for the food when Grimmjow kept trying to get him to eat it. "Dadaa...!" He whined when Grimmjow got another spoonful.

"You have to eat Yuki" Grimmjow sighed.

"DADA!" Yuki whined even louder, now scowling at Grimmjow.

Grimmjow couldn't help but laugh. "Well he has Ichigo's scowl" he chuckled.

Shiro smiled slightly as he slid off the couch, going to the kitchen. Ichigo watched Shiro leave, before he heard the door open and heavy steps come into the living room. He didn't know who it was until he was flat on his stomach, Pantera resting on top of him. He huffed when the feline started to give him a cat bath, licking his hair and face. Yuki started to giggle loudly. "Pan!" He squealed.

Grimmjow had to laugh. Gin was close behind the panther. "Hey Gin" he called.

"She threaten me" Gin pouted in respond, sitting down. "Hey Yuki" he added with a wave to the child.

Shiro came back from the kitchen with a bottle of pink tinted milk. He blinked upon seeing his mate being licked by Pantera. "…So that's what you meant by one who licks" he stated.

Gin glared at Shiro. Ichigo felt Pantera growl and tuck his head under her own. "Pantera..." He sighed. Yuki was still calling for Pantera but she wouldn't budge as she growled at Shiro. "Why do I get the feeling Pantera and Gin don't like me" Shiro sighed.

"Cuz they don't" Grimmjow rolled his eyes, trying to feed Yuki who wouldn't have it.

"Why did he come back?" Gin asked.

"Um, today..." Ichigo said quietly. "DADA, no!" Yuki squawked, turning his head and pouting when Grimmjow had gotten another spoonful. Grimmjow sighed, putting down the spoon and picking up Yuki. "Fine you can eat later…go play with Pantera" he sighed, putting him down.

Yuki giggled, crawling over to the couch. Pantera, however was still growling at Shiro, and looked like she was about ready to bite anything that went near them. "Pantera, he isn't a bad guy…play nice" Grimmjow growled at Pantera. Pantera didn't seem to hear her owner. Yuki who had reached the couch was suddenly knocked back by Pantera's paw. The bottle was dropped and Yuki was suddenly held close by Shiro. Golden eyes glowing darker with anger, mouth curled into a snarl with many now sharp teeth showing. Yuki was shaking in Shiro's arms, looking at Pantera with a hurt expression. There were two long and rather deep bleeding cuts on his cheek. There were tears trailing down his face, some mingling with the blood welling up from the cuts and making red streaks on his cheek. He hiccupped before burying his face into Shiro's chest. "Pantera!" Ichigo gasped, his eyes wide.

Shiro shhed Yuki, gently holding and comforting him. He laid his nose in the snow colored hair. "It's okay" he murmured. He moved Yuki's face from his chest and licked up the blood gently.

Yuki hiccupped and continued to cry. His tiny hands balled in Shiro's shirt. The cuts looked deeper now that Shiro had cleaned some of the blood off. "...That better not scar.." Ichigo said quietly. Pantera was still on top of him but her ears were back as she looked at Yuki. The bleeding stopped as Shiro continued to lick his son. "It will not scar Ichi" Shiro stated.

Yuki sniffed as he stared at Shiro, before reaching out and tugging on his hair lightly. After he buried his face into Shiro's neck. It seemed that he wasn't really afraid of Shiro anymore. "...Pan, go to your room." Ichigo said, making Pantera seemingly pout and get off before walking out of the room. Ichigo was up and off of the couch in a second before running over to Shiro and hugging him and Yuki. He nuzzled the little boy's hair and whispered soothing words to him.

"And there goes your last chance" Gin muttered with a smirk.

"Shut it Gin" Grimmjow growled.

"...Shi... I-I know it's a little late to ask this but... when you disappeared... d-did you really...?" Ichigo trailed off, his grip tightening a little. He gasped when his legs went weak on him, having gotten back on them far too early, the attack that he had had the night before and earlier that day seeing to it that he could barely stand.

Shiro held Ichigo up, eyes downcast slightly. "Yes…I regret it…I knew I would regret it yet I still did it" Shiro muttered.

He half carried half dragged Ichigo back to the couch and sat him back down on it. He sat down next to Ichigo, Yuki still snuggled in his arms. "...Why did you do it?" The orangette asked softly, scooting over and resting his head on Shiro's chest, right next to Yuki. The little boy was still sniffing and hiccupping every once and a while but otherwise he was okay. He gripped onto Shiro's shirt. "Momma..." He mumbled, reaching out one hand in Ichigo's direction. Ichigo smiled at Yuki for a moment before reaching up and holding the others hand in his own, well, Yuki held onto two of his fingers. "I don't know Ichi…guess I was mad" Shiro sighed.

"Just... don't do it again." Ichigo said. "...Me and Grimm haven't done anything since that one time..." He tried to comfort Shiro when the other looked a little hurt. He looked at Grimmjow out of the corner of his eye and bit his lip, hating the hurt he saw in the other's eyes as he watched them.

Grimmjow looked away with a small sigh. Shiro knew Grimmjow loved Ichigo, but Ichigo was his. Right? "I will not do it again" Shiro promised.

Ichigo sighed and closed his eyes, his arm tightening around Shiro's middle. Yuki had apparently fallen asleep because his body was limp in Shiro's arms and there were no more hiccups or sniffles coming from him. Shiro kissed Ichigo's forehead. "I gonna go put Yuki to bed" he stated. He carried Yuki to Ichigo's room and put the sleeping child in the crib gently. Yuki shifted, his arms searching for something to hold onto before he hands found a rather large stuffed bear and he pulled it close. Shiro smiled before going back to the living room.

More updating...*gasps* Shiro is back? xD He is...

IS: Ichigo/Yuki

Me: Grimmjow/Gin/Shiro

I think we sorta shared Pantera here ^^;