Notes: I got two "No" votes as far as shinji and ginrei. Looks like shinji's crush is gonna have to be unrequited. ;.; but who do I put Ginrei with? Just because he's old doesn't mean he doesn't deserve someone! He's a nice person, a bit stuffy but thats no reason for him not to have a sex life! ;.;

I've now seen "Aftermath world without oil" "Age of stupid" and awhile ago "Earth 2100" and while they're all very good god I swear I'll never drink bottled water or ride in an airplane again! ;.; did you know that one trans atlantic flight can break the carbon budget for a family for three years? appearantly the worst thing you can do to help global warming happen besides burn down a forest is to to ride in an airplane. So I bought a new book, Living Like Ed, to be my guide to being green. I reccomend Aftermath, Stupid and 2100 to those who like end of the world things and like to be scared. Be warned, "Aftermath" may have a happy ending, but "Stupid" and "2100" both have a sad, a very sad, ending. And sensitive people or young children will be frightened by the latter two.

Urahara had left a gigai for Ginrei in the infirmary. And so Isshin met the Kuchiki elder at the door, shook his hand, and lead him quietly past Yuzu to the clinic part of the house. A few seconds later Isshin led him in the door. "And this is Yuzu."

"Hello!" she said cheerfully. "Tea?" she asked perkily.

"Thats fine thank you." Ginrei got a small smile.

"Thats Yuzu, someone strange comes to visit and her first reaction is hospitality." Karin chuckled. Then Ichigo came down the stairs, hand in hand with Byakuya.

"ICHINII!" Karin cried, tackling Ichigo and giving him a huge hug. "Ginrei-dono, thanks for everything. I'm gonna go find Toushiro! Oh my god, I'm gonna be late for soccer practice!" She bounced up and gave Ichigo a kiss on the cheek before grabbing her soccer ball and running out the door.

Ichigo blinked. "What did..."

"She saw her zanpakuto spirit." Shinji replied with a dumb grin. "Thats why she wanted to sing, she was really happy."

"How did you..."

"I simply did an exercise with her that I did with Byakuya when he was young." Ginrei replied. "isshin, its been years, how have you been?"

"Well, I got most of my old strength back, took awhile. Um... we basically need to explain about shinigami to Yuzu. Ichigo are you ready for that? Just basic stuff, we'll explain about the Fever when Karin gets back from practice."

"Yeah, okay fair enough."

Hitsugaya was waiting in a tree by the park, but Karin hadn't shown up for practice.

Ever since the incident in which Hitsugaya saved Karin and her soccer team mates from a hollow, Hitsugaya would come to Karin's practice to watch. But today she wasn't here. He was about to leave when he heard Hyourinmaru sputter in surprise. You're kidding me... uummmm...

An instant later Karin popped into Hitsugaya's field of vision, hanging upside down from the branch above him. "TOUSHIRO!"

"Thats captain Hitsugaya to... OOOF!" Karin hugged him, still hanging upside down. "What's with you today?"

Karin had a dumb grin. "Lift my spirit ribbon and see!"

Hitsugaya blinked, he'd never told Karin how to sense by spirit ribbon, what was... Hitsugaya did as she suggested. And when it came back red he blinked in surprise. "How did you do that? Where did you..."

"I was told I inherited it, the ability was just latent. I saw my zanpakuto spirit too."

"Really?"

"Yeah, and Ginrei-dono is gonna be teaching me kido!"

"Hmmm, well you might have a talent there. I was surprised at your soccer ball attack myself." Hitsugaya replied. "But who'd you inherit it from?"

"My dad, appearantly."

"What was his name, maybe I've heard of him."

"Isshin, Isshin Kurosaki."

Hitsugaya blinked. "I remember when I was newly made tenth captain, I did a little research on all the captains for the past hundred years. Isshin Kurosaki disappeared. He was third captain before Gin."

"Wow." Karin blinked in surprise.

"I'm surprised too, I knew you were strong, but we always thought Kurosaki got his powers from Rukia. Aw crap..."

"What?"

"Well we aren't sure why Kurosaki developed an inner hollow. We think the damage that Byakuya did to him when they first met might be to blame. But for all we know, if his power was an inherited gift rather than a given one, you could easily end up with the same danger. And that could be a problem. Of course, if I could ask a Vaizard a few questions, I might be able to find out how probable a danger it is."

"Vaizard? Why didn't you say so? A bunch of them tried to get Ginrei-dono to go drinking with them. My brother hangs around with them a lot. If you hurry, you can still meet shinji." Karin dropped to the branch next to Hitsugaya. "Um... from what he told Ginrei-dono, I think he was a former captain too! He might be able to answer you."

"Then I'd better get moving. I do have some questions to ask him."

Karin blinked, Hitsugaya was just gone. "WAIIIIIT TOUSHIROOO!"

Instantly he was back. "What? Oh, I forgot, you haven't learned to flash step. Ummm, make your feet, /feel/ fast. Push your energy into your feet, take a step and..."

Karin fell over. "That wasn't funny, who do you think you are Peter pan?"

"Never heard of him. I think its best if you ride along then."

"Ride along?"

"Take my hand." Hitsugaya held out his hand. "The youngest captain to the newest shinigami, let me show you the ways of our people."

Karin took Hitsugaya's hand, and all of a sudden they were off and running. Her feet felt so light, and it was easy to keep up with Hitsugaya. By the time they arrived at the Kurosaki household, Karin was laughing. Hitsugaya turned aside at Ichigo's window, realizing there might be something young eyes weren't meant to see if he went in there, landing at the door. Karin squealed in delight, hair poofed out from the speed.

Shinji was outside smoking a cigar. "Shinjiiiiiii, you shouldn't smoke its a bad habit!"

"Yes, but soon Byakuya will have to give out Cigars. They've been waiting for you to tell the both of you the news. And by now, Karin, Yuzu knows about shinigami. So you can speak openly in front of her." He peered at Hitsugaya. "And who's this?"

"Tenth division captain, Toushiro Hitsugaya, and I had some questions to ask you about being a vaizard. I hope you don't... consider the questioning an intrusion. I do have a reason to want to..."

Shinji peered down at Hitsugaya. "Aw what the heck, you're kinda... hot... tell you what Toushiro, I'll tell you everything you want to know if you'll come on a date with me."

"A... a... DATE?" Hitsugaya's eyes about popped out.

"Of course, if you don't want an answer to your questions."

"Um..." Hitsugaya blushed. He'd never been on a true date. He had, on several occasions, allowed Gin to... do... things with him. But that had been mainly because nobody wanted to have sex with him. They didn't think that he was interested. Only Perverted old Gin Ichimaru had wanted him, and gin had been rough, more interested in his pleasure than Hitsugaya's.

Shinji blinked, this was a captain with baggage on him. He could tell from the way Hitsugaya blushed, and yet looked worried at the same time. He smiled warmly. "Don't worry Hitsugaya, I'm a considerate date." He held out his hand cordially to Hitsugaya. "Let me guess, it can't have been Kyouraku, he's an extremely attentive and considerate lover despite his libido, perhaps Gin decided to make you his plaything?"

"How...." Hitsugaya's eyes widened, "Karin go inside."

"Have fun on your daaaate." Karin teased.

"Gin... lusted... after me. I wanted relief. Nobody thought I was interested in sex. I... and then Gin was so rough!" Hitsugaya blushed. "I was... I thought there was something wrong with me. But... how did you know...?"

Shinji blinked in surprise at the response he got. And then something in his heart sank. "I know more about Gin's behavior than you might think." He pulled the white haired captain into his arms, it was his automatic reaction to Hitsugaya's confusion. Hitsugaya started to squirm, memories of what Gin had done running a million miles an hour through his head. Then Shinji leaned down and whispered in his ear. "Trust me, that is not... how sex is supposed to feel. And odds are you probably aren't the only person he's hurt. Please, Toushiro Hitsugaya, let me show you how it should be. A former captain to a current one?"

The blush on Hitsugaya's face deepened. Shinji turned Hitsugaya's chin up to look at him. "I'm a good old fashioned lover boy." (1) Shinji pleaded. "And you're too pretty to stay hurt." Shinji's determination to sway Ginrei to him faded. If Gin had had his way with Hitsugaya, the poor boy must have a very warped idea of what sex was supposed to feel like. Sex should be the... ultimate expression not just of pleasure but of trust, and warmth, and caring.

Shinji put out his cigar. Then leaned down to try and kiss Hitsugaya. To his surprise the white haired captain wrinkled his nose and turned his head away. "What is it?"

"Your breath smells like Tobacco." Hitsugaya dug into his pocket, pulled out a package of Altoids and popped one into Shinji's mouth. "Chew it, swallow it, then try that again. If I like what you do, then I'll let you show me."

Shinji blinked, realizing that Hitsugaya was going to allow the kiss. He just didn't like the smell. The mint was /really/ strong, Shinji rather liked the taste. But he chewed it up and swallowed it, then, laughing, he pulled Hitsugaya up to kiss him.

Hitsugaya had to fight the urge to run, for the barest moment it wasn't Shinji kissing him, but Gin. And then... Shinji was too gentle to possibly be Gin, pressing his lips softly against Hitsugaya's coaxing him into a response. Then Hitsugaya began to respond, returning the kiss, and as he did so he felt a jolt of desire roll from his lips, to the pit of his stomach, to his thighs and his cock. He felt the vaizard nibble at his lower lip, begging entry. Hitsugaya opened his mouth, and felt Shinji's tongue twine with his. He had a piercing, which felt strange rubbing against the inside of his mouth. Hitsugaya groaned, they pulled apart for air.

"So, you like?"

Hitsugaya's answer was a tomato blush, then to pull Shinji into another kiss, looping his arms around the blonde vaizard's neck. Shinji chuckled, "I take that as a yes."

Hitsugaya nodded. "I'm afraid the... damage... that Gin did... I have lived with it far too long. Its time I acknowledged and faced what he did as wrong, and begun to heal."

Shinji nodded. He scooped Hitsugaya up in his arms bridal style, then the two of them were off. Shinji's flash step was far faster than his. They launched into the air and flew. Shinji took them to the warehouse district, Hitsugaya's arms around his neck the entire way. They landed outside of a warehouse, and Shinji kissed Hitsugaya one more time before they were flashstepping through the door. There were several people in the room they were in, but Shinji flash stepped past them with Hitsugaya in his arms. They arrived at a private, curtained off part of the warehouse floor. "My room." He hung the beret he was wearing on a hook, then carried Hitsugaya over to his bed, a simple futon mattress covered in quilts. There was a chest at the end of the bed and shelves on one side, as well as some lights and some kind of battery powered luminera. (2)

Hitsugaya blushed again, fumbling with his uniform. Shinji removed his shirt and jeans and underwear. His eyes turned downwards to Shinji's rapidly hardening dick. He wasn't fat, but he was long. Longer than Gin's had been. And then Hitsugaya mentally hit himself. I have to stop thinking of Gin, or I'll chicken out and never get over this.

"I'll be gentle, I promise." Shinji said gently. He leaned over the smaller man. "Let me... heal you." He husked, eyes darkening with desire. Hitsugaya lay back, relaxing his body and tilting his head back, which Shinji took as a gesture to keep going.

He bent down, taking one of Hitsugaya's nipples in his mouth. He rolled it with his teeth, lavishing the nub. He reached out with the other hand, twisting his nipple in his fingers for a few moments. Then he switched, and slowly began to work his way down Hitsugaya's stomach. He paused when Hitsugaya tensed, waiting for his body to relax again. "I'm not gin. Focus on /me/. I won't hurt you." Shinji insisted, taking hitsugaya's hands in his as he delicately licked the tenth captain's erection. Hitsugaya groaned, it felt incredible. Much better than... he forced his mind to stop the thought right there.

Shinji slowly sucked Hitsugaya's erection into his mouth. Lavishing the vein on the underside before pulling back and swirling the head in his mouth. Then he dipped his tongue in the slit, and Hitsugaya squealed, groaning in pleasure. "Sh... Shinji..." he groaned. Shinji used his tongue piercing to massage the underside of Hitsugaya's member, adding a peculiar, stimulating sensation.

"You like?" Shinji asked, licking delicately at the shaft like it was some kind of lollypop. He took the other's balls in his hand, massaging and seperating the balls with his thumb. At the same time he took Hitsugaya in his mouth and throated him.

"YES YES YES!" Hitsugaya screamed in pleasure and came, hard. Shinji swallowed every drop, licking his lips. Hitsugaya just flopped on his back, eyes wide, shivering as he savored the sensation. Shinji sat up, and then scooped Hitsugaya up in his arms and turned him over. "you think thats good, wait until I get inside you." Shinji husked.

Hitsugaya wriggled, panic overcoming him again for a moment. Then Shinji leaned in and whispered. "I'm not him Toushiro. I'm me." shinji took in that elegant body beneath him, and he saw what must have frightened Hitsugaya. Hitsugaya had scars on his lower back and butt, scars that looked like the marks of a zanpakuto.

Shinji realized what must have happened, and it tore at his heart when he realized what Gin had done to Hitsugaya. "Toushiro?"

"He said..." Hitsugaya tried to hold his tears back. "Now I'll be marked, and nobody will ever want me but him."

"He did this with Shinso?"

"Yes." Hitsugaya began to shake, tears coming to his eyes.

Shinji leaned down, wrapping his arms tightly around the white haired taichou's waist and burying his face in his hair. "When i see gin again, I will make him PAY for what he did to you!" Shinji growled, suddenly feeling extremely protective of the diminutive captain. "I won't hurt you... and if I have my way I'll cut that smirk right off Gin's face the next time I see him." He said with a low growl. "D... do you still want to do this?"

"YES. If I back away now, I'll never be able to enjoy it." Hitsugaya replied.

Shinji pulled out a bottle of lubricant, slickening his fingers and pressing the first digit into Hitsugaya's entry. "Relax your body, and breathe deeply, it won't hurt as much and more oxygen getting to your limbs will increase the pleasure." (3)

Hitsugaya tried to follow his advice. Shinji slid the second finger in and bent down to whisper in his ear. "I want to make you... scream in ecstasy..."

Hitsugaya was about to say something, but then Shinji touched the one sweet center that Gin never touched. He screamed in pleasure, writhing beneath Shinji's fingers. Gin had never touched that place. It had ached to be touched and he never did. Shinji paused, reaching up to kiss the back of Hitsugaya's neck before stroking the spot again.

Hitsugaya was in heaven. Every touch sent white spots dancing in front of his eyes and pleasure rolling over his consciousness. As Shinji's fingers pleasured his form, Hitsugaya felt his body heaving, panting, a sheen of sweat breaking out on his body as if he'd been working out. His eyes turned dark and dusky with lust. His cheeks and body were flushed. It was like all his carefully placed methods of self control had just disappeared, up in smoke. And he loved it.

Then Shinji removed his fingers, placing something much more satisfying at Hitsugaya's entrance. "Ready?"

"Yes..." and this time Hitsugaya could say that without hesitation. The carnal desire for release was winning out over the trauma Gin had inflicted on him. Shinji took it slowly and carefully, pressing into Hitsugaya's body an inch at a time, kissing and sucking the skin at the back of his neck, grinning when he left a hickie.

And when he sank his length fully into the slim form beneath him, the tightness around Shinji's member was maddening. Shinji wrapped his arms protectively around the thin form beneath him, giving the both of them time to process the sensations moving through them.

Then Shinji started to thrust into the body beneath him, using every trick he knew to stimulate pleasure over pain. In his pleasure hazed mind, he still remembered that the important thing here was for Hitsugaya to associate pleasure with the act of sex, rather than emotional anguish and pain.

After a minute or so Shinji shifted angle, and Hitsugaya screamed in pleasure. "SHINJIIIIIIIIII!" He cried in ecstasy. Then as he writhed in pleasure beneath Shinji he couldn't stop yammering his name. "Shinji! Shinjishinjishinjishinji...."

Shinji grinned stupidly, the writhing and wriggling of Hitsugaya's body tightened and loosened the heat encasing him. He reached down and nibbled delicately on Hitsugaya's ear.

That did it. Hitsugaya groaned, screaming Shinji's name one last time as he plummeted over the edge into orgasm. A moment later Shinji came, hard, spilling his seed into Hitsugaya's body. Hitsugaya groaned as Shinji withdrew, snuggling into his grip, for once savoring the feel of cum searing his insides rather than feeling soiled. It left an afterglow to bask in. And Hitsugaya wanted more.

Shinji didn't say anything, he didn't want to speak, at this point words might ruin the mood. Hitsugaya was so relaxed in his arms. Even if he'd just met the diminuative captain he realized that this was not a personality that opened up easily. This was someone who valued self control, to whom the spontaneity and relaxation of sex was not something he was used to.

A light snore surprised Shinji. Hitsugaya had fallen asleep in his arms, mumbling something about Matsumoto and Paperwork before snuggling deeper into Shinji's grip.

"So its decided. The dowry for Ichigo's betrothal will be renovations to the clinic and the house. In the mean time you'll be staying at an abandoned Kuchiki residence in the main compound. I assure you it is in great condition and ready to move in. Its the dwelling closest to our personal senkaimon, which means the girls will be able to leave for school through it. However, Ichigo, Byakuya, I think it would be better if you spent this time with the two arrancar. They will need your support to adapt to their changes in circumstance."

Karin and Yuzu cheered, eager to see the Soul society their father came from, and to be there when their older brother had a baby. "And dad, I might be home a little late. I'll probably be doing my homework at the Tenth."

"Don't forget young lady, once this 'homework' is done you'll be taking kido lessons. Rukia and I will be instructing you in the basics." Ginrei warned her. "And I am a strict taskmaster. If you are late, you'll be in trouble."

I can't wait to meet the other zanpakuto! You'll love the soul society Karin! You'll wonder how you ever lived anywhere else!

How do you know, you've never been there!

All zanpakuto know these things Karin. Trust me. I did come from you after all.

"We'd better get packing." Ichigo got up, stretched and tugged Byakuya up the stairs to his room. He reached up to kiss Byakuya on the lips, then pulled some bags out from under the dresser and began to fill them with clothing and personal belongings.

Then he opened a drawer. "Kon, get up, we're going to soul society."

"What? Oh noeeees, what happened? Is it Rukia? IS RUKIA IN TROUBLE?"

"What are you going on about?"

"OH ICHIGO! I HAD THE MOST HORRIBLE DREAM! I DREAMED NOBODY KNEW WHO RUKIA WAS! THEY DIDNT REMEMBER US EITHER! IT WAS LIKE NEECHAN NEVER EXISTED!"

"Relax, it was a nightmare."

"BUT IT WAS THE WORST OF POSSIBLE NIGHTMARES!" Kon wailed.

Ichigo grabbed Kon by the face. "Just shut up." He moved to the radio and shuffled through his CD's. "I need something to relax." He sighed, putting on a punk rock version of Rihanna's umbrella. (4)

"So why are we going to soul society a..." As Kon watched Ichigo kissed Byakuya on the lips. "OH MY GOD! ICHIGO WHY THE HELL ARE YOU KISSING A DUDE?"

"You aren't homophobic are you Kon?"

"Just as long as he doesn't touch me while I'm in your body I don't care. So what's this all about."

Ichigo looked at Byakuya, and realized that the gentle approach was probably not best. "Um... well it started when Aizen tested this virus that allows a man to have children, and throws them into a state of uncontrollable lust on his arrancar, he tested it on grimmjow, who dragged me away interested in sex, which scared me half to death but I relaxed a bit once we got into it. Renji followed Grimmjow back to his crash pad. Renji and I had sex with Grimmjow, and Grimmjow ended up giving me the virus. So when the lust part kicked in I got Uryu, Renji and Byakuya to have... er... several foursomes.

"WHAT THE HELL WHY? Oh Ichigo you bad boy. Wait, do I have to worry about /three/ guys trying to feel me up in your body?"

"No, thank god. Renji and Uryu decided to shack up with each other. So its just me and Byakuya now. But here's the kicker. Today Grimmjow and Ulquiorra showed up saying they wanted to change sides, and guess what? Grimmjow is pregnant with me and Renji's and Ulquiorra's kids. And Ulquiorra is also pregnant with multiples, one of them Grimmjow's the other some of the other Espada.

"Wooooo hoooooo, looks like the strawberry got around." Kon sniggered. "Wait a minute, you had the virus too and you did THREE guys! Why aren't you pregnant?"

"Wow, you're smarter than I gave you credit for. I might be, but its too early to tell. Unohana said she needed another two weeks. But Byakuya's grandfather isn't waiting. He decided to negotiate a dowry for me to marry Byakuya when I get out of high school."

"Nobles actually pay people to marry them?" Kon asked. This time Byakuya was the one who grabbed Kon by the face.

"Its a time honored tradition for Noble family's to give gifts to the family of their childrens intended."

"And what did you give them?"

"The Kuchiki clan will be paying for a renovation of the clinic and the residence itself. One floor up for the family and we'll be buying the empty property next door and expanding the clinic into it. While thats being done the Kurosakis will be living at the Kuchiki clan compound. Now Ichigo what exactly is this... thing...? some kind of pet?"

"His name is Kon." Ichigo sighed a little in impatience, Kon flailed as Byakuya stuck his hand in the mod soul's mouth and pulled out the pill.

"a mod soul? In a stuffed toy?" Byakuya put the pill back in. "Curious." Kon began to sputter and flail the instant Byakuya put him back in.

"Rukia rescued Kon from being taken back and destroyed by Urahara. She got him for me to take care of my body when I leave it, which is why I wanted to tell him about the possibility of my being pregnant. He has to take care of my body if I have to leave it. But Kon tends to be really tempramental. I thought he'd probably be homophobic."

"Hell no, sex is sex. I'm just not into men. Though its clear now why you were so clueless about Orihime being all stupid over you. You just didn't swing that way!"

Ichigo sighed. "Kon, I started to realize I was gay shortly before Rukia arrived. And when my protective instinct on the battlefield started to show, and Uryu and Renji appeared, I finally realized for certain I liked men. I just didn't /talk/ about it because I was worried about what everyone else would think."

Byakuya chuckled. "Jealous Kon? I'll bet you never get any action!"

"Don't get him started. You know the only small breasted girl he has a perverted affection for is Rukia? She's constantly having to shove his face into a wall or stomp on him or grab him by the face to keep him from flinging himself at her. And he still doesn't get it."

"I /see/." Byakuya loomed over Kon. "Well you won't be trying to grope Rukia, or look up her skirts, while you stay in the soul society. Or I'll find a stuffed toy to put you in that is pink. Or a girl. And leave you there the rest of the time you're with us. I'll even make it something Rukia doesn't like to hug. Like a Teddy bear!" (5)

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I'll be good! I promise! Anything but pink, girls and the teddybears!"

Byakuya chuckled, picking up Kon and placing him on his shoulder. "Then we will get along quite well."

Ichigo finished his packing and Byakuya reached down to take one of the bags.

An hour later, Ichigo, Byakuya, Karin and Yuzu used the senkaimon at Urahara shoten to enter the soul society. Isshin stayed behind long enough to secure everything for the renovations to come and would be at the Kuchiki manner with Ginrei in the morning.

1. Good old fashioned lover boy is a song by Steve McQueen, aka Queen. I found a yaoi slideshow to it. That was probably my first time hearing Queen. I hear he was gay, so I figured it fit.

2. I have two of the febreeze flameless luminera, and if you let the shade sit for more than a week the scent goes away and it becomes just a decoration, which is what shinji is doing with his.

3. Tantra, the Buddist sect that practices enlightenment through sex advises that for a stronger orgasm, breathe deeply, move slowly, relax your muscles, and foreplay for awhile before you get down to the main event.

4. Search on youtube, Vanilla Sky Umbrella for the song. Its very pleasant.

5. In her sketches, Rukia always shows the hollows as teddy bears and the good guys as bunnies. And she seems to like Kurodo for the same reason.