"Are you my Onii-Chan?" the little girl asked. She was a young girl around the age of six or seven. She had long blonde hair down to her backside, with emerald green eyes. She was wearing a simple light green dress with a ribbon on the back.

"Maybe, can I ask why you are crying?" Minato asked taking a seat next to the tearful little girl. He remembered seeing an apparition of this same girl when he and Musubi were plunging from the sky. He knew that this child was the reason he survived the fall at all.

"I'm lost Onii-Chan, I-I need you to find me before someone else does!" she sniffled out.

Her fear made his heart cry out for her. He knew that no matter what he was going to find her and keep her safe.

"Can you tell me where you are? I will definitely come for you, be strong for me until I get there." He directed while wrapping her in a consoling hug.

"I'm not far, I'm in the aberi…"

She never got to finish his statement as he suddenly woke up from his dream. 'Damn I need to find her before anyone else does. I didn't know there were sekirei so young in this game.' He thought while trying endlessly to decipher her last statement. He was a little frustrated that he couldn't stay asleep a few minutes longer. Looking around he was surprised that his first sekirei was already up and out of the room. Walking through the halls in a day dream like state he didn't even register the sounds of combat coming from the backyard. Entering the bathroom to take care of his morning rituals, he finally found his answer as he was sitting on the can.

"The Arboretum! That's what she was trying to say!" he exclaimed nearly toppling off the stool.

-Kagari's room-

Sighing to himself he lit a cigarette as he watched the sun rise. It had been another long night at the host club, as well as his duties as a guardian for the un-emerged. He could still feel the burns on his skin from using his powers. He hated what he was, not many would enjoy being slowly incinerated from the inside. He knew that emerging would stabilize him, but to his dismay he never reacted to any of the women he bedded from the club. Hearing his phone vibrate on his dresser, he sighed before putting out his smoke in the ashtray. He knew that there was only one person that would call him this time of day. Not even looking at the caller ID he answered.

"Hello Takami-San, what can I do for you?"

"I wanted to let you know that Minaka has released the information about the Green Girl to all the Ashikabi." She stated while adjusting the bandage across her left eye. She was absolutely pissed that she was attacked by that scythe wielding skank. That was one of the reasons behind her call, she knew that Kagari even un-emerged would wipe the floor with her. The other reason is that she wanted him to watch Minato if went to save number 108.

"You have got to be fucking kidding me! Someday I'm going to set that man a blaze and watch as he slowly turns to cinders!" he exclaimed slightly pacing his room. "All the work I put in last night and the night before to keep her safe is ruined!"

"I know and I am sorry for putting this on you. I will go to the club and request you so that you don't lose your number one ranking. I would like you to do me another favor though woul…"

"You want me to look after your son for you?" he guessed ruffling his messy silver hair. It was fairly easy to deduce her request, she asked the same thing when he moved into Izumo Inn. To be honest he was going to do it anyway, Takami was a good friend after all.

"So you will do it then? How is Minato adjusting anyway?" she inquired. She was extremely happy that Kurosaki was out of town at the moment. 'At least he can make friends with the others before he meets that monster.'

"Of course he seems to be a decent kid. He appears to be doing just fine. It's kind of funny watching him squirm when his sekirei slips up about the Sekirei Plan. I think that bastard Minaka scared the shit out of him when he contacted him." Kagari replied while tossing a small fireball in his hand. Just thinking of Minaka made his skin want to ignite in fury.

"I don't doubt that. He really likes intimidating others, well besides Kurosaki. Any news on him yet? Karasuba still hasn't returned from her trip to Karakura and he is furious with her!"

"I haven't heard anything yet, but I think he has been keeping in contact with Miya. Do you think that it is possible that he winged the Black Sekirei? That would create quite the commotion around here!" he chuckled out. Miya and Karasuba in the same house would cause complete chaos, 'Mix Ichigo in and it could be apocalyptic!'

"Nothing has informed us that she has been winged. It is possible, his hometown is extremely well cloaked, but we picked up when Uzume was winged there."

"Well that's a relief. I think Miya would have a conniption fit if he brought her here!" the fire wielder exclaimed. In truth he kind of wanted to see the outcome.

"All right I got to go. Minaka has been left alone for too long, no telling what that crazy asshole will do. Thank you again Kagari I really appreciate it." She sighed out. Dealing with everything that she does made her never wonder why her hair turned white at such a young age.

"No problem, talk to you later." He replied before hanging up. Walking out of his room he heard a battle cry followed almost immediately by an 'OW'. He couldn't stop the laugh that passed his lips as he observed the timid man's reaction to the spar.

"Kagari! Thank god you have to stop them! Musubi is really strong and I don't want the land lady to get hurt!" Minato exclaimed while waving his hands around. After seeing Musubi fight with the lightning twins, he was scared for Miya's safety.

"I wouldn't worry about it. Even though Musubi is a strong sekirei she won't be able to hurt Miya." He replied back in a bored tone. He also wanted to let him that they knew about the game so he would stop fearing so much about keeping it secret.

"W-What you know about Sekirei!?" he squeaked. 'Oh god I hope MBI doesn't think that I told them!'

"Of course. You're not the only ashikabi living here ya know."

"You mean you're an ashikabi too? Does that you mean Asama-San is your sekirei?" it was official he was bewildered for the hundredth time since meeting the busty number 88.

"Hahaha no I'm not an ashikabi and Miya is not a sekirei!" he choked out while laughing. Slightly composing himself he continued, "The other resident that we told you about lives here with his sekirei."

"Oh, you said his name was Kurosaki Ichigo right? What a strange name for a man, who would name their son strawberry?" he contemplated while trying to visualize a man named strawberry. He chuckled as the image of a short, round and wimpy person popped into his head.

"I don't think that's what his name means and it would be wise not to bring it up. I don't know a lot about him, but he strikes me as not having a very good sense of humor." The guardian warned.

"What are you two talking about?" Miya asked sweetly (a little too sweetly) as her infamous mask appeared behind her. She had partially been keeping track of their conversation and when her being a sekirei was mentioned they had her full attention. When they started talking about Ichigo she decided to stop it.

"N-Nothing at all Miya! Would ya look at the time I should be getting to bed!" Kagari exclaimed while scampering out of the room, nearly knocking Minato over in the process.

"Minato-San don't you have to be to work soon?"

"Ehehehe no Asama-San something came up and I need Musubi's help. I didn't want to interrupt your spar though so I was just waiting for you to finish." He replied back a little nervously.

"Aww but I prepared a bento for you. No matter you can take it with you anyway." The purple haired miko stated. After talking to Matsu earlier in the morning she had a pretty good idea where he was heading off to. 'He's a really nice guy, a bit unsure of himself though. He definitely made a better first impression than Ichigo!'

"Of course, I really appreciate it! Come on Musubi we need to get ready."

"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" she cutely questioned slightly tilting her head to the side.

"Ah well it's um a little…" he stammered while trying not to stare at her in the gym clothes his sister brought for him.

"Your clothes are a little too revealing Musubi-Chan. Sparring in them is one thing, but going out in public in them is improper." Miya finished for him knowing what he was trying to say.

"Really? Their so comfortable though and easy to move in!" she slightly whined out

"Be that as it may, young ladies she always be modest."

Knowing that she wasn't going to win an argument against her sensei, she just hung her head and followed her blushing ashikabi to their shared room.

Walking out of the house fifteen minutes later he still was sporting a healthy blush on his cheeks. After the first one had subsided, Musubi innocently stripped in front of him. 'She's so beautiful! How the hell did I get so lucky?' he questioned himself stealing a glance at the brunette to his left. As if on cue she shyly reached over and grabbed his hand.

"Minato where are we going exactly?" she asked a little bashfully. She was extremely happy that she found an ashikabi as wonderful as Minato.

"We're going to the arboretum. There's a sekirei there that needs our help." He replied determinedly. Even though he had no clue as to what he was doing, he wouldn't stop until that little girl was safe.

"Is it the same girl you've been having dreams about?"

"Yeah"

"We have to hurry then! Sekirei only link through dreams to their destined Ashikabi!" the excitable fist type shouted before taking off in a dead sprint while still holding his hand.

"Musubi wai…" he tried but the rest of his plea was blocked out by the roar of wind.

Making over three miles in record pace the busty 88th was proud of herself. She was impressed with the speed boost that emerging had bestowed her with. Looking down at the pale passenger still in her grasp made her freak out.

"MINATO! Oh I'm so sorry Minato please don't be hurt! Musubi didn't even realize that she was dragging you with her!"

Biting back the urge to vomit all over the side walk, the skinny young man stared at his distressed girlfriend. Trying with all his might to will the nausea and light headedness away, which he was failing at miserably. He finally mustard up the energy to croak out.

"I-It's okay, I-I'm fine really." To contradict himself he lost breakfast behind a nearby bush. Feeling slightly better he took in their surroundings, and sure enough they were at the entrance of the Arboretum. It looked like a complete warzone though with the wrecked vehicles and explosions going off from within.

He made his first steps forward when he was instantly pulled back just as an icicle passed in front of his face. Looking up at his savior as his heart swelled more for his first sekirei, he took in the fierce determination shinning in her eyes.

"Don't worry Minato, no one will stop me I will definitely win for you!" turning to her opponent she began her introductions, "I am number 88 Musubi and I challenge you to…"

"It's no use she is a scrapped number and I will be her opponent. You two better get inside!" the mysterious grey haired man stated.

"K-Kagari is that you?" the black haired teen stammered out.

Surprised by being found out, he was about to refute the statement when Musubi saved him the trouble.

"That's not Kagari, that's Homura silly, the guardian of the un-winged sekirei." She stated matter of factly before tilting her head and looking closer, "He does resemble him though, but Kagari doesn't wear a mask."

"You two are getting side tracked! Get your asses moving!" he barked out, he was a little dejected after all the work he put into concealing his identity.

"Right! Thank you Homura-San!" Musubi chirped grabbing her ashikabi and disappearing inside the gates.

About a hundred yards in he spotted another apparition of the little girl. This time she didn't say a word just pointed him in a direction with a shaky hand. Seeing her trembling made his body flood with new determination and energy. Not conveying what he saw he simply changed directions knowing Musubi was hot on his heels. Coming out into a clearing he finally laid eyes on the source of all the explosions. It was the two twins from the other day and they were doing battle with a girl wielding a scythe.

"I said back of you bondage bitches! My master has his eyes on her and I won't fail him again!" the scythe wielder shrieked, sending another blast of wind at Hibiki. Sensing another attack coming from her blind side she growled, "Don't you have any damn honor!? Sekirei fights are one on one, or are you two just as pathetic as your good for nothing ashikabi?!"

"Hey I would rather have him than some good looking and wealthy ashikabi any day!" Hikari screamed. He may have no morals or money, and maybe he was a complete pervert, but he was their broke pervert damn it!

Said pervert was just casually leaning against a tree when he noticed the new arrivals. 'That kids kind of a bean pole. He has one hell of a smoking hot sekirei though. That little bastard probably doesn't even know what to do with breast as magnificent as those.' So caught up in his ogling he didn't notice when the fight stopped around him.

"What the hell are you staring at Seo!" Hikari shrieked sending a bolt of electricity at her mate. 'Honestly he has me and Hibiki, but he still stares shamelessly at other girls!' she smirked when her sister joined in and zapped his ass from the other side. Even though her sister was the calm one, she never hesitates to shock Seo when he gets out of hand.

"Jeez! Enough you two I didn't even say anything." He groaned, slightly smoking in a heap on the forest floor.

"Well if you two are finished I will be taking the Green Girl back to my master." Yomi announced turning away from the trio. She was intending to grab the little girl and bail when she was unceremoniously shoulder blocked into the ground.

"I-I can't let you take her! She doesn't want to go with you!" the suddenly courageous teen shouted out.

"Who the fuck are you?! Get out of my way!" she raged regaining her footing and preparing to cleave him in two with her scythe.

To her amazement her weapon was stopped mid swing by a brown haired girl. After being stopped in her tracks she received a round house kick to the head sending her careening into a tree.

"I am number and 88, Musubi, and I cannot allow you to raise your blade to my ashikabi!" she stated with an anger to her voice that made the others in the vicinity shiver slightly.

"If that's what you want, I am number 43, Yomi and I will kill you before I skin that pathetic ant alive!" she retorted charging in hacking and slashing at her agile opponent. She wasn't landing decisive blows, but she was enjoying the humiliation of her opponent as she cut her clothes off piece by piece. Stepping back to launch a wind attack proved to be a grievous error when she missed. The long swipe of her blade left her out of position and in the perfect place to receive an axe kick to the shoulder. Crying out when she felt the bone break under impact, she summoned her strength 'I won't fail you Mikogami-Sama.'

"What are we going to do Seo? Should we fight them both or wait and take out the winner?"

He almost didn't hear the question he had been concentrating on the little girl. He was happy to note that she seemed to find her destined one, if the way she curled up in his lap was an indication. He was also horribly distracted whenever the brunette would throw a punch resulting in her breasts being exposed. 'Greatest set of cans ever!' Pulling himself together to avoid any more assaults he answered.

"No, you shouldn't do either. It looks like the squirt has found the one she wanted, it's their battle now."

He stood up to make his way towards the other ashikabi in the area. He plopped down next to him on the ground, before picking up the bento laying on the ground next to the teen. Opening it up he could only think 'Jack Pot!' before taking an unreasonably large bite out of a rice ball. 'I know this cooking! This is Miya's.' he turned his head slowly to his new company regarding him with a critical eye. 'So this shitheads living with Miya. He doesn't fit the description of the brutal ashikabi I've been hearing stories about. He looks like he would jump out of his skin if I cut a fart loud enough.' Looking back to the fight he grimaced.

After the 43rd sekirei broke her collar bone the fight turned absolutely one sided. Barely being able to lift her scythe anymore she lashed out with kicks, which were extremely amateurish to a seasoned fighter. The lights went out permanently when she landed flat on her back with Musubi following her down driving her right hand into her skull. It wasn't a death blow, but it was a shutdown level 4 strike that left her opponent in critical condition, maybe even brain dead.

Tearing his eyes away from Musubi as she took a seat next to her downed opponent, which confused him slightly. He jumped at the close proximity of the man to his right. He was a tall and lean-built with brown hair and a gruff, wild look to him. Even though he didn't mind sharing, he was a little pissed that the man had cleared out his whole bento when he wasn't paying attention. 'What an asshole!' he thought bravely even though he knew he would never have the balls to say it out loud.

"Well that was delicious. I guess that makes us even then." Seo stated knocking some stray rice off his face.

"Seo what the hell!? We told you we were going to cook for you tonight!" Hikari screamed with sparks flying from her fingertips.

"We're so sorry he did that please accept our apology." Hibiki pleaded with her hands clasped in front of her with her head bowed.

"C-Calm down you two! He gave it to me for keeping the little girl safe until he got here. It would have been rude to turn it down. Right little buddy!" he lied smoothly while giving Minato a thumbs up.

"Sure what he said." He blurted out with a nervous chuckle.

-Urahara Shoten-

"All right I give, what the hell did I miss?" The confused hybrid inquired. 'I'm not sure what the hell is going on, but Orihime looks pissed at me, Uzume looks slightly afraid of me, Karasuba looks like she wants to fight again, and Kisuke well he looks like an idiot as usual.'

"How could you Ichigo-Kun!? I told you that she saved me after I lost that fight in the park! This is how you thank her? You nearly killed her!" The young healer screeched out. She'd been upset with him before, but this was crossing the line in her opinion.

"It wasn't my fault! She challenged me damn it!" he returned back starting get heated as well. 'What the fuck! I didn't even want to fight in the first place!' Turning to glare at the cause of this mess he continued, "A little help here asshole!"

"He's right I did challenge him Orihime." She confirmed, 'Didn't expect to get my ass handed to me though!'

Walking over he took a seat between his two girls, pulling Orihime closer when she tried to move away.

"Will you knock it off? She's not hurt and she even admitted it was her fault it happened." He reasoned giving her a kiss on the temple, which earned him a glare and huff in return. He smiled she had forgiven him but wasn't ready to admit it yet. Glancing over at Uzume he almost groaned at the fact she was only wearing panties and a tight shirt. It was true that they had seen each other naked several times, but he could admit she looked sexy as hell in what she was currently wearing. A small blush crept up his cheeks when she sent him a wink after catching him checking her out.

Sitting across from the trio the Black Sekirei finished her tea. She absolutely hated all the lovey dovey shit she was witnessing. In her opinion a man with his power should have the world bowing at his feet, but here he was blushing and acting like a love struck fool. If possible her hate for him grew even more. 'Next time I will take his fucking head!' Deciding it was time to make her exit she stood up and stated.

"Looks like I should head back. That idiot Minaka has been calling non-stop and is more than likely preparing to do something stupid."

Seeing the incredibly fake smile on her face, he knew she couldn't be trusted. He was in a tough spot, he didn't want to kill her, but he couldn't trust her to keep her mouth shut. Stealing a quick glance at Urahara he knew the blonde haired man was thinking along the same lines. He was getting ready to walk her to the train station, before the shop keep beat him to it.

"I'll walk you to the station. Don't want you getting lost after all." He stated cheerily also getting to his feet.

The odd looking duo were making their way through the calm streets of Karakura, the silence between them reeked of tension.

"You didn't have to walk me." She stated with annoyance palpable in her voice. 'If this little shit thinks he can intimidate me into keeping my mouth shut I will pull out his spine.'

"Oh I just wanted to make sure you got on your train okay is all." He calmly replied, discreetly digging something out of his pocket.

"I'm sure that's all you wanted! If you think Kurosaki is going to avoid fighting me again you have anoth…" Her impromptu rant was cut off by a bright flash, feeling slightly disorientated she boarded the train.

'Well it looks like the memory chikan worked. She shouldn't remember anything from the past twenty four hours, well she'll remember something just not what actually happened.' Looking around he was pleased that it was still early and that not that many people were out yet. Looking at the sunrise he made his way back to the shop.

-Two Days Later-

"They're getting their asses handed to them again." The orange haired teen calmly stated, as he watched Uzume sail through the air. He raised an eyebrow when he seen her tuck into the fall and roll out minimizing the damage.

"Yes they are. It seems that their teamwork is still out of sync." Kisuke lazily drawled absently fanning himself.

"It's only been a couple days and sekirei fight one on one anyway." Ichigo defended. He was still impressed by their progress, they were each taking far less hits then their first training session.

"For now they do. Who knows what twists the game could take. It's better to have them prepared for a team battle just in case." Urahara shot back. He would bet everything he had that the current status quo would change. 'Hell he might even make the ashikabi join in the combat.'

"You may have a point there. I think I have a way to help them rely on each other, I'm going to need a little help though." Ichigo mused while standing to his feet. Catching the neko's eye he signaled for her to quit knocking her students around for the moment.

"Hey I think we should break for lunch. What do you think?" he called out walking towards the heavily panting and battered looking sekirei.

"How about we call it for the day?!" Uzume pleaded. 'These people are fucking insane! Who the hell trains this hard?!'

Waiving off her complaints he shifted his attention to Orihime, whose mood seemed to brighten considerably at the prospect of lunch and a break. 'Well she better enjoy it while she can I'm not going to take it easy on them that's for sure.' He thought as he made his way across the expansive training grounds.

Picking at his own plate of curry he let his mind wander. Subjects such as the uncertain future that may or may not happen. He undoubtedly had feelings for the two women bonded to him, but the whole situation was extremely bizarre. Watching his girls wolf down their food with gusto brought a smile to his face, he was proud of them for their efforts during the training sessions. He didn't want to put them through what he was about to, but they needed to be able to rely on each other. He was so lost in thought that he didn't notice Yoruichi staring at him from across the table, until she started speaking.

"So what do have planned for after lunch Ichigo?" The golden eyed woman asked. She had to admit that she was curious, given his initial reluctance to be involved, seeing him take the reins peeked her interest.

"Just something that I have been discussing with Urahara. I think it will make these two learn the value of teamwork a bit faster."

She just wanted to go home back to Maison Izumo and relax. It was becoming clearer every day that her ashikabi and his mentors were slave drivers. When she agreed to training this torture never crossed her mind. Not only was she forced to get up before dawn, but the training didn't end until long after sunset. The only time she got a break was when they ate meals or the purple haired sadist broke one of their bones. It was always short lived, with Orihime's ability the injuries would be fine in minutes and training would commence. Stealing a quick glance at the other girl she came to the conclusion that she both loved the girls healing and loathed it at the same time. 'Every time she fixes me the golden eyed demon takes it as a personal challenge to hurt me worse!' After witnessing how brutal her mate could be there was no way she wanted to train under him either. 'For fucks sake he beat Karasuba to within an inch of her life and it didn't even sound like he was trying!' From the look on his face he was ready to get started much to her dismay.

"All right you two, breaks over time to get the show on the road!" He stated a little too enthusiastically for their liking. He would never tell Kisuke, but he could see why the man loved being the teacher so much. The look of dread the two girls were sporting almost made him want to laugh.

She was getting ready to follow the trio down the ladder before a hand reached out and gripped her wrist. Turning to Urahara she gave him a questioning gaze.

"I think it would be better for us to watch from up here." He stated leading her to an observation room, kicking the trap door shut as he passed.

-Training Grounds-

"Before we get started I want to tell you two how proud I am of you. You have been training your asses off, but you still lack teamwork." He stopped when Orihime looked like she wanted to say something.

"Ichigo-Kun sekirei fight one on one is this really necessary?" She asked a little timidly. The look of determination burning in his eyes made her shiver in excitement and trepidation. She always thought he looked incredibly sexy when he looked like that.

"That's true, but Kisuke pointed out that that could change. So in his opinion you need to be prepared to fight as a team. This training won't end…" He paused as the cavern was immersed in an inky blackness, "…until I say so." With his speech made, he shunpoed away from them to a spot high on a ledge. Sliding on a pair of night vision goggles that Kisuke supplied him with he smiled. Seeing them start to move away from each other slightly pissed him off, when Uzume lashed out with her silky veil he decided to act. Landing soundlessly beside her he delivered a kick to her abdomen, knocking her into the other female.

"You won't succeed unless you stick together." He growled a few feet from them, he jumped back to avoid each of their attacks.

Returning to his previous position he sent a low powered bala in their direction. Much to his growing agitation Orihime dodged it only for it to hit Uzume behind her. Picking up the speed that he sent them seemed to be the only way to get his point across. After two hours he was forced to constantly change the angle at which he attacked. Seeing the brunette wrap the other girl protectively and pull her out of the way of an incoming blast made him grin. That grin was wiped off his face when a streak of golden light nicked his cheek drawing a little blood. 'So Uzume played defense while Orihime returned fire. Very sneaky you two, time to turn it up a notch on them then.' Firing a low powered Shakkahou straight in the air as an impromptu flare he charged in at them.

Caught completely off guard by the change in tactics both girls were knocked on their asses. Scrambling to their feet as the source of light faded away Orihime immediately reached out for her partner.

"Well that was new!" Uzume stated wiping the dirt off her ass. Moving her sweat soaked bangs out of her eyes she moved closer to the other female.

"I think we almost got him with our attack, that's why he switched it up." The busty healer hypothesized before ducking an incoming ball of red energy while placing her shield in front of her sister sekirei.

Studying them from twenty feet away he was happy to take note that they no longer wore looks of fright, but fierce determination. 'Looks like they're no longer afraid of fighting in the dark. Let's see how confident they are when they are split up.' Quiet as a shadow he moved behind Orihime wrapping his left arm around her waist while clamping his right hand over her mouth. He disappeared so fast neither of the two females knew what happened.

"You have ten minutes to find each other before I start attacking again." He called out. Taking a seat above on a nearby cliff he patiently waited. 'Since they can't see they will have to track the others reiatsu.' Or so he thought until he seen Orihime's shield light up like a beacon. 'Clever girl, but that's cheating.' Running top speed he smashed through the golden barrier eliciting a surprised yelp from his second sekirei. Not slowing down he scooped her up and dropped her in a different location.

"That was good thinking, but not what this exercise is about so please don't do that again." He commanded giving her a quick peck on the lips before he dashed away again. Finding Uzume he wanted to compliment her, to her credit she changed directions once he moved Inoue again. 'Looks like Orihime isn't the only one with an aptitude for sensing reiatsu. Very impressive Uzume.' He watched with satisfaction as the two made their way towards each other. He slightly grimaced a couple times when they would fall on the uneven grounds, but they always got back up and continued on. Once they were reunited he wasted no time in resuming his assault. For the next three hours he changed between firing long distance shots, close combat, and separating them. Which after the first time he attacked them individually until the other found them and helped out. Finally he had seen enough they were moving in perfect unison, with only minimal verbal communication. If he were being honest with himself they looked like hell. Both were covered with sweat, grime, and littered with small cuts and bruises. Leaping down to them he grabbed them in a bear hug and disappeared with a whisper. Landing at the edge of the healing spring he unceremoniously dumped them in. Taking off the goggles he laughed when the lights came on. They both looked like drowned, very pissed off kittens. Holding up his hands in surrender he started.

"Easy now, training is over. I just figured you guys would like to clean up is all." He tried so hard, but he couldn't help the amusement that leaked into his voice. He blushed when they started to strip and pelt him with their drenched clothes. Taking a look as his own sweaty appearance he began to get undressed as well, before jumping in creating a large splash as he cannonballed. He couldn't believe how at ease these two made him, before he would have never joined a female in the springs let alone two. 'Yoruichi doesn't count she always snuck in while I was already bathing.' He mused while splashing Orihime only for Uzume to retaliate by jumping on his back dunking him under the water. Settling across from them he leaned his head back on the ledge and closed his eyes.

Feeling how at peace he was through their bond both girls took up a similar state of relaxation. After the insanely intense training session both were grateful to sit still and let the warmth of the water seep deep into their muscles.

Opting to turn around and rest her chin on her forearms that were propped on the edge of the spring Uzume began to let her eyes close. She jumped slightly in surprise when she felt two large hands land on her shoulders. She was about to ask when the hands started to gently pull at the knots in her over worked shoulders. 'That's right Orihime said that Ichigo knew how to give a massage.' Her eyes began to close only to snap open again as she felt her ashikabi's power start to flood into her body. It seemed to move like a gentle current that swirled and slightly vibrated across her back. Feeling his hands land at the top of her ass, she tried but failed to stifle a moan as he started moving upwards. To her immense enjoyment the current of power stayed a few inches in front of his heavenly hands, unlocking knots just in front of his addictive touches. As his movements changed so did the warm tide of reiatsu slightly vibrating one second, to heating up the next moment and finally a gently kneading motion. Combined with the experienced use of his hands, power, and hot spring she was relaxed to a point that the outside world faded away. Nothing mattered at the moment not even the Sekirei Plan.

He didn't know why he decided to give her a massage maybe it was to return the favor. Deep down he knew there was more to it than that simple explanation. It was pride, love, and an urge to run his hands across her delicate looking back. Turning his head to the side he seen the discontented pout on his bright haired girls face. Giving her a small smile he promised that she would get one as well, before leaning in and capturing her lips in a chaste kiss. He was caught off guard when his attempt to pull back was stop by Orihime as grabbed the back of his head fisting her hand almost painfully in his hair. His mind seemed to be put on autopilot when she tilted her head to deepen the kiss, to which he quickly complied. He didn't even realize that he stopped the massage on Uzume, until he felt her breasts press into his back as she started to kiss the exposed area of his neck while wrapping her arms under his to start rubbing his chest.

"Sorry to interrupt Ichigo, but Isshin called he wants the three of you to come over for dinner!" Kisuke called out about twenty yards from the spring. He inwardly chuckled when the three quickly disentangled and submerged themselves below the water. 'Oh he is going to kill me for this one! If only I had my camera the look on his face is priceless!'

'KILL'

'THE'

'HATTED'

'MAN'

The trio thought in unison.

-Streets of Karakura-

The three young adults absent mindedly made their way towards the Kurosaki residence. Even though they were all holding hands, they each felt worlds apart from the others. So caught in their own musings they didn't even register the reactions they were bringing out of others. Some women blushed at the very attractive looking trio passed, while some just shook their heads disapprovingly. Most of the men were caught between admiration and flat out envy of the orange haired man. Comments such as 'Lucky Bastard' and 'Fucking asshole' could be heard from more than a few.

Coming out of his stupor as he reached the front door of his old home, he ducked on instinct as the family doctor sailed over his head attempting a drop kick.

"Will you ever grow up and stop doing that shit!" he roared kicking his downed old man in the side a lot harder than he usually does.

Grunting as he rolled into the fence in front of the home. He was slow getting back to his feet, 'What the hell has him so riled up?' Taking in all of their slightly flustered appearances and the fact that they wouldn't look each other in the eye, he came to his conclusion. 'OH MY GOD! He got caught doing something with those two!' He wanted to heckle his son he truly did, but judging from the recent kick he decided now was not the time.

"Nice kick my son, I truly have nothing left to teach you!" he groaned while rising to his feet. "Uzume-Chan I think Chiho-Chan would really like to see you." He grinned when she didn't hesitate and took off into the house fleeing the awkward atmosphere. "Yuzu almost has dinner ready so you two get your asses in there as well." He commanded gently pushing the two hesitant teens inside.

Thankfully for the young hybrid dinner seemed to pass smoothly, with him and his old man only having one fist fight. Uzume earned some brownie points with both him and Karin when she kicked Goat-Chin in the chops to stop the fight. After that everyone fell into comfortable banter until his dad let the nature of his, Orihime's, and Uzume's relationship slip. The results were expected Yuzu cried about losing her Onii-Chan, Karin called him a pervert and a player, and Chiho blushed before congratulating them. Squeezing his eyes closed and pinching the bridge of his nose to stave off the incoming migraine, he felt his pocket start to vibrate. Scowling at the number he slid his chair back before leaving the room.

"What can I do for you Ukitake Taicho?"

"Oh just checking in Ichigo."

"Everything is going fine. I have everything under control."

"I have no doubt that you do. The Sou-Taicho is a little ticked that you missed your monthly meeting with him."

"Fuck that was yesterday wasn't it?"

"Yes it was. So you should get here ASAP. Also you may want to bring your girlfriends, they are quite the gossip since Rukia and Soi-Fon received their winnings."

"They really did have a bet on my sexual orientation! I thought that was a fucking joke!"

"It wasn't, I'm sorry Ichigo-Kun I tried to stop it." He reassured but the mirth in his voice was a dead giveaway.

"GOD DAMNIT"

A/N: Thank you for all the reviews, favs, and follows. To all those that gave me shit for that last idea thank you, it really was a shit idea. I think I might need to bounce ideas off people before I post them, hopefully this chapter is up to snuff, I felt more comfortable writing this one than the last attempt. Let me know what you think and the poll will stay up until I get ready to write the chapter concerning the winner. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.