Starrk followed Ichigo and Urahara quietly, head hung low. Ichigo had not spoken to him since they'd left the group and he was starting to worry. Maybe Ichigo was having second thoughts. What if he decided he didn't want him after all! Starrk worried his lip as he tried to force himself to calm down. If he lost control of his emotions, his spiritual pressure would follow suit and that was the last thing they needed.
When he looked up, as he'd been looking at the floor the whole time, he realized he was in the guest room he'd been staying in before. Urahara had left but Ichigo was still there, arms crossed and face hard.
"So...you work for Aizen." He stated quietly.
"You could say that. I was wondering around Hueco Mundo with Lillynette-"
"Your other half, right?"
"Yes. We were wondering Hueco Mundo when Aizen showed up. We were alone, save for each other, and Aizen offered us a way out of our solitude." Starrk explained. Ichigo watched him carefully, looking for any hint of a lie but he could find none. He sighed, his tense shoulders dropping some as he uncrossed his arms.
"Do you plan on going back?" He asked finally.
"I don't really want to, not now that I have you, but I can't just leave Lillynette there." Starrk explained. Ichigo nodded as he thought about all that been revealed in the last couple hours.
"Since you work for him, you know where he is, right? And Aizen wants us both, right? We could attack him on his turf!" He cried almost excitedly. Starrk, on the other hand, did not share his enthusiasm.
"It's not that easy. Aizen has hundreds of Arrancar at his disposal, ten of which, including myself, are as strong or stronger than Shinigami captains." Starrk explain, a thin note of worry in his voice.
"But if we don't stop him now, he'll only get stronger!"
"Then let the Shinigami take care of him."
"I can't, Starrk. I can't just sit back and let others do the work. He's hurt my friends and I'm not going to let him hurt anyone else." Ichigo said with an air of finality. Starrk sighed, a frown on his face.
"Then at least let me help." Starrk replied. He could tell that Ichigo was determined and, mate or not, he could tell that he wouldn't be able to change the red head's mind. Ichigo felt a smile tug at his lips as he gently pulled Starrk to him, giving him a chaste kiss as he wrapped his arms around him.
"Together, then. But before we can do anything, I'm gonna have to do this training thing. I need to be as strong as possible to face Aizen." Ichigo said. "And you should probably rest. You look exhausted." Starrk couldn't help but chuckle at this.
"I always look exhausted." He replied with a yawn. Seeing as their sleep had been interrupted by attacking Arrancar and angry Vizards, Ichigo helped Starrk into the futon before crawling in with him, holding him close as they drifted to sleep.
In the other room, the Vizards mumbled quietly to themselves before turning to Kisuke.
"So?" Kensei asked.
"It's just as we feared. Aizen's taken the data from the tests he did on all of you and is using it to create more Arrancar. Apparently he has hundreds of them and some of them are captain level." He replied in a serious tone. The Vizards started murmuring amongst themselves again, some angry, others worried.
"Shit, if that's the case then the kid just bedded one of Aizen's pet projects." Shinji mumbled.
"This wouldn't have happened if stupid Kisuke had kept a better eye on him!" Hiyori yelled irately.
"True, but we also wouldn't have the information we have now." The man in question replied. Shinji looked at him before his eyes widened, then grabbed the front of his shirt.
"You let this happen, didn't you! You wanted this to happen so you could find out what Aizen was up to!" He accused the older man. Urahara simply sighed and pushed the other off gently.
"Yes and no. I hadn't expected them to mate so soon but I had hoped they'd become close so as to make Starrk-san more forthcoming with information." Shinji growled and barely managed not to swing at the other man.
"You and I are gonna have a private conversation later." He hissed quietly. Urahara visibly shivered before turning back to the others.
"There is more good news. Ichigo is willing to go through training and Starrk plans to help deal with Aizen."
"I don't trust the guy as far I can throw him." Kensei replied with a growl.
"I'm afraid you have no choice, unless you want to deal with a very angry alpha with no control." All but Hiyory shrank back at that. "That's what I thought. For now, we should all get some rest. We've got a busy couple days ahead of us." He said before dismissing the group and making his way to his own room.
Just as he closed the door he was pushed onto his bed, hands pinned above him.
"God damn you, Kisuke!" Shinji hissed before running his tongue over the shell of his ear. Urahara sighed and shivered.
"S-Shinji, stop! Y-you're not thinking straight." The shopkeeper stuttered out as the Vizard started grinding his obvious erection against his ass.
"I don't care! To long I've wanted to fuck that smug little look off your face." He growled out hungrily.
