Chapter 14: New Beginning

(six months later)

A lusty, fluttering moan escaped Ren as he slept restlessly alongside his more deeply sleeping resonants. But with just that soft, hungry sound, the two other men in the bed with him opened their eyes and exchanged knowing glances.

"Hungry again?" Ichigo asked him, running a searching hand along Ren's soft inner thigh and caressing his flushed and very alert privates, "Byakuya, is it okay for us to be doing this so many times when he's almost ready to have our kid?"

Byakuya gently rubbed Ren's swollen belly, infusing the area with his reiatsu, then laying warm kisses all over the area he had touched.

"Kisuke said that it will not harm the baby, and in fact, it may nudge him into labor. Remember that male gestation requires less time than female, because our bodies are just maturing reiatsu. The child's body will form after he is born."

"I d-don't know if I'm ready just yet," Ren said anxiously, "I'm just really, really horny."

"Is that right?" Byakuya said sedately, giving him an amused look, "Ichigo, I think that our soul resonant needs our attentions."

"O-oh!" Ren groaned, moving carefully as Ichigo helped him turn onto his hands and knees, then moved into position behind him.

Ren smirked as he busied himself with Byakuya's reactive nether region. He moaned erotically, the vibration of it making Byakuya pant and move his hips to increase the stimulation, while Ichigo commenced a slow preparation. Ren quivered as Ichigo's practiced fingers found the center of pleasure inside him and stimulated the area relentlessly until Ren was bathed in sweat, shaking all over and painfully erect.

"Ichigo!" he gasped.

"You want something?" Ichigo teased, leaning over his back to whisper hotly in his ear.

"T-touch me!"

"I don't know," Ichigo said, exchanging sly looks with Byakuya, "I think if I do, you won't last another minute. Hold on a sec, okay?"

A curse escaped Ren's lips as Byakuya leaned slightly forward, his slender hand capturing Ren's blushing member at the base and holding him back from climax as Ichigo made his entry.

"Augh, f-fuck!" Ren gasped feverishly, writhing against Ichigo and feeding voraciously on Byakuya's nether region as his fingers found the sensitive nerves inside the panting noble, "C-c'mon…oh-ah!"

Words escaped him and all Ren could manage was feral moans and sigh of intense pleasure as he was possessed at both ends. He felt as though he might have left his body for a moment as their pleasure crested and the two men making love to Ren released. Intense heat and a feeling in heart and body of being overwhelmingly full made Ren howl and collapse onto his side as his handsome lovers laid kisses, first along the lines of his tattooed throat, then down on his round belly, caressing the area with gentler hands and leaving Ren in a sweet, sated haze.

He barely had the presence of mind to pull some of the bedding over him as attendants arrived to deliver a tray heaped with food. He dove into the meal immediately while Byakuya and Ichigo tied their yukatas closed, then sat on the bed, drinking cups of hot green tea and watching their pregnant mate eat voraciously.

"I never ate like this before," Ren chuckled, "My adoptive parents were hardworking people, but taking care of orphans is expensive. We had enough, but sometimes just barely. And we sure didn't have gourmet cooks and attendants waiting on us."

"Humility can be a good thing," Byakuya reasoned, "It taught you to be hardworking, yourself, and savvy, independent."

"It helped you to survive when things got tough," Ichigo added.

"I would never have thought that I would survive someone like Aizen coming after me like he did," Ren mused.

"You were brilliant," Byakuya said, moving in behind him and wrapping warm arms around him as Ren continued to eat, "Using powers you only just discovered, you were able to escape him, and later, to defeat him."

"I didn't really defeat him," Ren mused, "I just…got the hogyoku to reject him, and to help me."

He looked down at his distended abdomen and rubbed it gently.

"The hogyoku was made up of the lost hopes and dreams of so many people. And now, those hopes and dreams have a chance to come true…as part of our kid's life."

"I just wonder how our kid will deal with knowing that he's Aizen's grandson," Ichigo commented, "That's a lot to deal with."

"It is," Byakuya agreed, "however, our child will have someone to look up to, who has dealt quite admirably with that same struggle."

"I just hope Aizen stays in prison this time," Ren said, an edge of worry in his voice, "He escaped once…"

"The protections around him are much heavier than they were before," Byakuya assured him. And in addition, you have Ichigo and me watching over you."

"That's not all," Ichigo reminded him, "You have Kisuke too."

"Yeah," Ren agreed, "That's pretty mind-blowing. Urahara Kisuke is not at all what I thought my real parent would be like. I mean, we both are pretty street smart, but he's an amazing inventor."

"You showed outstanding intelligence as well in your conflict with Aizen," Byakuya complimented him, bringing a little flush to the younger man's face and throat.

"I was pretty much swinging in the dark," Ren chuckled, "I just got lucky."

Ichigo started to answer, but glanced over at the closed garden doors and Tetsuya's voice sounded outside. He walked to the doors and slid them open, smiling as he found Tetsuya sitting on the soft grass, holding his baby daughter as Arashi sniffed at the baby, then nuzzled her gently.

"A-chi!" the baby shouted, reaching out to pat the kneeling stallions face.

"Yes, Mikomi-chan," Tetsuya agreed, "that is our Arashi."

"Who's causing trouble out here?" Renji said, stepping down off of the walkway and moving to join Tetsuya and Mikomi on the grass.

He patted the red haired baby on the head, then offered his husband a long kiss of greeting. Arashi gave the two an equine raspberry and Mikomi giggled.

"Eh, knock it off," Renji said, playfully shoving the stallion's face away and kissing Tetsuya again.

"A-da! A-da wed!" Mikomi yelled, swatting at Renji's face.

"Yes, that's Daddy Renji," Tetsuya agreed.

"Pretty good, kid," Renji said proudly, "You can just go ahead and call me Daddy Red all you want."

"Spoiling her already," Ichigo chuckled, "That little girl and Tetsuya have you all wrapped around their little fingers, don't they?"

"Well, it's not like you'll be any different," Renji laughed, "You already spoil Ren, and when the baby comes, you're going to spoil your kid even more. Trust me, you won't be able to help it."

"You're probably right," Ichigo said, shaking his head.

"That is why you have me," Byakuya said, joining Ichigo in the doorway and curling an arm around him, "to keep some kind of order for our child."

"Is someone talking about me?" Ren asked, peeking out from within the bedroom.

"Kinda," Ichigo chuckled, greeting Ren with a kiss, "Renji thinks we're spoiling you."

"Can't really argue with that," Ren said, reaching up to scratch the back of his tattooed neck, "I feel spoiled."

"Ah…" Byakuya said, noticing an attendant who was coming out of the bedroom, "but it is time to dress."

Byakuya, Ichigo and Ren turned back inside, and Tetsuya turned Mikomi over to a female attendant, then followed Renji back to their bedroom. Attendants entered the bedroom and quickly dressed the two in handsome, formal kimonos.

"You look amazing," Renji said appreciatively, admiring Tetsuya's slender form in the mirror, "There's no way you could've had a baby just six months ago."

"It was probably the shortest gestation ever, because of Aizen Sousuke's interference," Tetsuya remembered, "I wish you could've been there. Mikomi and I are just happy that you came when you did. There was no way of knowing if Aizen would let us live or follow through on his threats to kill us both."

"Ren was really the one who saved everybody," Renji said solemnly, "I just protected you a little and brought you home."

"You did plenty," Tetsuya objected wrapping his arms around Renji and kissing him hungrily, "and I am very grateful. You didn't have to marry me. After all, Aizen did set us up to make Mikomi for his plans. I wasn't sure you were ready to settle down and be a husband and father."

"Well," Renji said, feeding him a longer, more penetrating kiss, "people can surprise you if you give'em a chance."

"They can," Tetsuya agreed, "But we'd better hurry. It's almost time for us to meet Byakuya-sama to walk to the council meeting.

The two men left the bedroom and met Byakuya, Ichigo and Ren on the wooden walkway, just outside the master suite. They started to walk towards the front gate, when Ren made a sound of pain and bent forward, panting and rubbing his belly.

"Hey, are you okay?" Ichigo asked worriedly.

"F-fine," Ren managed, breathing through a sharp pain, then relaxing, "but I really think it's time."

"Renji," Byakuya said quickly, "will you bring Kisuke? And please inform Ren's adoptive parents he has begun his labor. I am sure that Michio and Noa will want to be here."

"Sure thing, Taichou!" Renji answered, flash stepping away.

"Let's get you back into bed," Ichigo said, curling an arm around Ren, "Although, I don't know, Byakuya. You think he might just not want to go to that council meeting?"

"I…hah! I don't l-like those boring meetings," Ren panted, "but I'm really not k-kidding here. It feels like my insides are pushing and trying to come out!"

"That is just the baby's reiatsu," Byakuya said reassuringly, "You are going to be fine. But you need to let us help you inside and lie down."

"Sure thing," Ren panted, grunting as a sharper pain went through his insides, "As soon as I can…"

"I've got you," Ichigo chuckled, sweeping Ren off his feet and carrying him to the bed.

"Oh, thanks," Ren sighed, curling up on his side and forcing his breaths to slow, "This is better. It still hurts, but not so badly."

"The pains you are feeling are being caused by the reiatsu in the area over the spirit chamber. The flesh in that area is slowly losing cohesion, so that the baby can pass through," Kisuke said as he entered the room.

"I remember," Ren said, smiling at Tetsuya, who stood quietly near the door, "from watching while Tetsuya-san had his and Renji's Mikomi."

Kisuke bent over Ren, examining him for several minutes before he made a sound of approval and straightened.

"Everything looks good," he reported, "The reiatsu over the spirit chamber is almost thin enough to let the baby pass through."

"Are we in time?" Michio asked as he and Noa joined the others.

"Dad…Mom, I think this is really it this time," Ren panted, rubbing his stomach.

Kisuke turned the young man onto his back and laid his clothing out of the way, baring his swollen abdomen.

"It definitely looks like you are ready," Michio confirmed.

"How are you feeling, Ren, dear?" Noa asked kindly, patting his hand.

"P-pretty good, considering," Ren assured her.

"Ready?," asked Kisuke, "It looks like the baby's reiatsu is ready to emerge."

"C-can Byakuya and Ichigo deliver the baby?" Ren asked.

"Sure," Kisuke answered, grinning, "Gentlemen?"

Byakuya and Ichigo positioned themselves on either side of Ren as the others watched closely. Ren's rounded baby bump began to glow brightly, and a golden sphere appeared at the center. Byakuya and Ichigo curved their hands gently around the cluster and together lifted it gently out, then set the glowing bundle in Ren's arms. The three stared raptly as the glowing cluster slowly resolved into a tiny shinigami body with bright purple hair with ginger tips, and large grey eyes.

"Whoa!" Ren gasped.

"You have a son," Kisuke announced.

"Look at that hair!" Ichigo mused, "I love it!"

"His eyes are beautiful," Byakuya observed.

"He's amazing!" Ren breathed, touching the baby's face gently, "What are we going to call him?"

"I think you should name him," Byakuya suggested.

"I'm with Byakuya," Ichigo agreed, "You saved him from Aizen."

"We all helped to save him," Ren insisted, "but I think I know a good name. I think a person's name should be like the person, and I want my boy to think for himself. I think we should call him Kisho."

"What about his last name?" asked Kisuke, "You've got a lot to choose from."

Ren smiled.

"Urahara," he said, looking up at Kisuke for approval.

Kisuke blinked in surprise.

"Really?" he asked, looking confused, "But…"

"You didn't ask for me to be made using your body," Ren explained, "But since you found out about what Aizen did, you've acted like a father to me, taking care of me, watching out for me, even coming after me. I'm sorry Aizen used you against your will, but I am grateful to be your son."

Ren turned his head to look at his adoptive parents.

"Don't think I'm not grateful to the two of you as well. I am," he assured them.

"You don't have to explain to us, my dear," Noa said firmly, "Michio and I are peasants, and have no family name to give you. I think you've chosen well."

"Do you think it will be all right with the Shiba and Kuchiki elders if Kisho has Kisuke's surname?" Ren asked Byakuya.

"It is fine," Byakuya confirmed, "His lineage will be recorded, and which surname he goes by will be largely unimportant, except to us."

"That's good," Ren sighed, smiling down at his baby boy, "Urahara Kisho."

"Are you going by Kisuke's last name also?" Ichigo inquired.

"Yes," Ren said, nodding, "I am ready to put Aizen Sousuke and his scheme behind me."

"I think we're all ready for that," Kisuke agreed, "Thank you, Ren. I am…honored. And whatever you need from me, you only need to ask."

"I know," Ren said, smiling, "I know you can be counted on."

He looked up at his two resonants, his eyes warm and affectionate.

"Aizen tried to convince me that I would never be accepted…that I would never fit in, because of my unusual powers, but because of all of you, my family and my new friends, I know in my heart now, that he was wrong. I love you all."

"We love you too, Ren," Byakuya and Ichigo answered, curing their arms carefully around Ren and the baby and holding them close.

(The End)

(AN** Thanks so much to Henka Chan for requesting this story and allowing me to use the OC Ren!)