In changed in chapter 3 I changed it so Ichigo didn't reveal everything like originally so I could make this chapter flow more smoothly with the other changes made. Yes, this is the last of the edited chapters from dude932's work and so I can FINALLY work on the new ones. Chapter 22 is about halfway done, but due moving and all it will be a bit late.

I added something in this chapter some may like and some may not like, but...well you'll see what I mean.

Also, I know the grammar and such has become a bit sub par to those that have seen this, and I'm hoping by the time I get done moving me and IchiFell when he gets back can work them out.

Now enough with the Authors Note!

Enjoy!

The Leaf's very own Soul Reaper

Chapter 21

A groan escaped Ichigo as he pulled his legs up to his chest, he was in a tight space and the floor was cold and a little wet. He felt a drip hit his shoulder before he was fully blasted by freezing cold water making him shoot up onto his feet, standing fully clothed underneath the now running water of the shower he glared at Kushina who smiled sweetly at him.

"Enjoy your night?" She questioned and Ichigo rose a hand up to his throbbing head and groaned, it only made him feel worse. Didn't help that it felt like Kushina was shouting at him. "Ah, I've felt one of those from time to time." She continued to smile at him as she turned the shower off.

"Did you really have to do that? It was cold." Ichigo groaned out before the water blasted him again with even more cold water then before, Kushina only laughed as Ichigo screamed like a girl as the cold water him and saw that he practically hugged the shower wall so that cold water didn't reach him.

"Ok I'm sorry, but you deserved it for not coming home until three am." Kushina told him as she handed a towel to Ichigo which he took and began to dry his hair.

"Sorry, I was only going to go out and have a few with Kakashi and Jiraiya, but after Jiraiya and I finished with council well, it was all Jiraiya's fault." He simply told her as he pulled the towel around his neck with a smile. "Sorry if I caused you any trouble." He told her. She simply smiled at him before wrapping him in a hug which surprised him.

"It's fine, welcome home Ichigo." She said softly making him smile lightly before wrapping his own arms around the redhead. The day before was so much of a hassle he didn't feel properly at home, but here and now as Kushina welcomed him back now he felt at home. He winced slightly as Kushina increased the strength of her hug. "We're going to have a little chat later about how you leave for six months without a single word!" her voice was oh so deceptively sweet which caused Ichigo gulp slightly. "Even Kakashi came around before you left, where were you huh?" She asked pulling back only to be poking his cheek.

"Well...I..." He said scratching his other cheek idly looking away from her, she didn't know about the grave stone he had erected for the people he remembered from Karakura and the Soul Society, he didn't want to worry her about it. He cleared his throat before smiling at her. "I got lost on the road to life?" Kushina's eyebrow twitched.

"So you're where Kakashi gets it from?" She asked clearly irritated, even more so then before making Ichigo take a step back. "Stop teaching your bad habits to the youth Ichigo!" She shouted playfully punching him in the arm, her smile never leaving her face. "Now get dry and get dressed and be mindful around Mikoto. " Ichigo raised an eyebrow at her.

"Wait...what did I do?" Kushina hesitated as she turned away hiding her monumental blush.

''W-w-well from Mikoto's perspective it went like...this...''

X-Flash Back-X

"Sneaking, sneaking, sneaking." Jiraiya's voice could be heard by Mikoto in her room. A loud squeak and she heard both set's of footsteps stop. "Shh, be silent like Shinobi." Mikoto rose a hand to her mouth to cover her slight laugh. She could already tell without even seeing them that both Jiraiya and Ichigo were drunk, and this was a first for Ichigo, there was no way she was missing this. Sliding out of bed she used all her Kunoichi training to move to the door unheard, unlike someone out in the hall who had just bumped into the coffee table.

"Fuck!" It was Ichigo.

"Stealth!" Jiraiya hissed back at him. "You're a horrible Shinobi!"

"Well I'm sorry I can't throw a fucking kunai straight!" Ichigo growled back. Mikoto cracked the door slightly to see both Jiraiya and Ichigo glaring at one another across the room, the only light was a small lamp that one of them had managed to turn on.

"So about this acting gig." Jiraiya started. "Interested."

"It's basically porn, just like your stupid books." Ichigo mumbled slumping down on the couch. "Why would I want to do that?"

"Why not!? Beautiful women would be practically drooling all over you! Literally! That's a scene!" Ichigo glared at him. "I'll have my people contact your people." Jiraiya chuckled nervously, he hated being on the other end of Ichigo's glares. Ichigo stood from the couch and wobbled slightly before grinning as he began to walk around the couch.

Mikoto watched and her eyes widened slightly as he headed for the opposite of his old room clearly too intoxicated to remember where was where. So it was to Mikoto's shock and rising amusement when she saw Ichigo walk into Kushina's room completely and utterly oblivious to that fact. Feeling a smirk crossing her face Mikoto closed the door behind her as she tiptoed too Kushina's room being mindful of Jiraiya who was dead asleep on the couch. Opening Kushina's door Mikoto peeked around the corner of her room only for her eyes to widen when she saw Ichigo standing at the side of the bed undressing himself .

He stumbled and was only able to take off his boots and armor before he fell on the bed only to make Kushina on the other end to mumble. Completely not hearing this Ichigo just shrugged and pulled the blankets over himself not even realizing Kushina was in the bed nor her nightwear consisting of a light blue nightgown. He got in the bed and scooted close to Kushina's sleeping form.

Seeing this Mikoto grinned before backing out of the room deciding to let the time bomb go of in the morning knowing it would be good.

X-End Flash Back-X

Ichigo stared at Kushina with a dark red blush covering his entire face while Kushina who had an equal level of a flush colored her own.

''And I woke up with you uhm...with your arms around me...me and Mikoto had to carry you to the bathroom and she left me to wake you up while she went to cook breakfast.'' she said nervously averting her gaze from Ichigo.

'Although you don't know what you did...or where your hands were...' she thought to herself remembering how she woke a few minutes ago.

XxFlashback: Ten Minutes AgoxX

''Mmm'' Kushina hummed pleasantly as she snuggled deeper into her warm pillow her eyes twitched as a smile crept along her face. Her long red hair was sprawled out on the bed as her arms were pressed on the pillow feeling it rise and fall with its warm breath tickling her nose.

Wait...what?

Her eyes slowly flickered open only for her hazy vision to see a torso hidden only by a black long sleeved shirt her eyes began to regain focus as she felt the chest rise and fall in a steady pace. Feeling a lump of nervousness rise up she slowly looked up to see the chest indeed belonged none other then Kurosaki Ichigo. She stared at his sleeping face as her mind began to register all the possible scenarios that could have led to this have happened yet nothing came up.

It was only then that she realized the position they were in, Ichigo was on his back with his head on the pillows with his hair sprawled on the pillow. His left arm to the side with her head on his chest feeling the rhythm beating of his heart. Her hands were on his chest in a manner that brought a blush to her face. One was over his rock hard six-pack from what she could feel through the fabric of his shirt. The other was her whole arm around the back of his neck bringing her closer to him.

Her legs were slightly over his own under the sheets with her body pressed against his own however it was when she moved her head slightly that he moved. She let out a quiet eep as he rolled over wrapped his arms around her back pulling her flush against him with her face inches from his own. However her eyes began to widen even more when she felt his hands go down her back before they ended on her rear end.

'Oh no...'

Instinctively he squeezed causing to squirm in his arms her movements caused her to push herself more into him smashing her assets against his chest and feeling the rough muscles underneath the fabric of his shirt rubbing with her sound mounds hidden by only her nightgown only enhanced her pleasure. Her cheeks began to flush scarlet before her hands began to just move their own gripping and pulling his shirt causing it to ride up she let out a small gasp and moan when his hands began to lower. Digging her face into the crook of his shoulder she began to let out a whimper from his unintentional ministrations.

''Enjoying yourself are we?'' a voice whispered at her side caused her to look in that direction only to see Mikoto smirking down at her.

''Mikoto...help! Ah!'' she gasped again when his hands began to lower at the end of her buttocks from underneath the covers. Mikoto smirked at her best friend before taking pity on her, who knew Ichigo was touchy in his sleep?

'Touchy? It's like he's a beast in his sleep holding her close like that and all...'

''Not even married yet and you two are already in bed with one another...should I be expecting Naruto to be a big brother somewhere down the line?'' she said which made Kushina's blush darken all the more from the implications of her words. Sighing Mikoto nodded before she started helping Kushina out of his surprisingly firm hold on her body and even when she was out Kushina still had an incredible blush all over her face. The phantom touches and fondling fresh in her mind.

XxEnd FlashbackxX

'Y-yeah I best keep that to myself not even Mikoto saw him doing...that to me.' Kushina thought to herself her cheeks darkening more so from the feeling she felt while being in his arms. Unknown to her thoughts Ichigo was looking down with his whole face burning bright pink with a dark red blush across his cheeks. He was too embarrassed to say a word.

'….Oh my Kami...'

'What the fuck are you complaining about? You just got too sleep with your future Queen who was only in a nightgown mind you!'

'….J-just shut up...' Ichigo thought too embarrassed to say anything at the moment.

''A-anyway tt'ebane, Mikoto's making breakfast so hurry up and get some dry clothes.'' making Ichigo groan before just he pulled his wet shirt off and dried his chest with the towel Kushina had handed him earlier. Kushina's eyes widening slightly as her cheeks tinted red, this being the first time since she had first met Ichigo that she had seen him shirtless. The way he felt with that shirt a few minutes prior did him no justice as she saw how Ichigo's body had only grown leaner, his muscles were clearly defined with a build built for both speed and power. Ichigo didn't even seem to care that he was shirtless in front of her. Nor did he see her eyes going over his naked upper form with an appreciating glance.

"There I'm dried up so no worries." He told her and she nodded although rather meekly as she followed him as he walked out of the bathroom. Passing the kitchen he stopped and saw Naruto and Sasuke eating their breakfast as Mikoto was cooking. "Morning." Ichigo greeted walking into the kitchen.

"Ichigo!" Naruto shouted a grin on his face. "When did you get back?!"

"Um last night." Ichigo smiled, wincing slightly at the sound of Naruto's loud voice the effects of his hangover were still there as if mocking him out of spite for staying out so late and worrying Kushina.

"Well do you think you can take us to the academy!" Naruto grinned at him. "It's been six months, I got a bunch of stuff to tell you about!" Ichigo nodded before he looked at Sasuke and rubbed the Uchiha's head messing up his hair a bit. ''Morning to you too Sasuke.'' the young Uchiha heir gave a grunt but the small smile was there. Then Ichigo looked up and saw Mikoto staring at him with wide eyes, frying pan in her grip simply standing there.

"Something wrong Mikoto?" Mikoto shook her head and smiled, bringing herself out of the slight trance she was in at seeing Ichigo shirtless at the table. She had seen small parts of his chest naked before, but never like this and she would be the first to say Ichigo had an incredible upper body. She was burning the image into her brain at such a sight enjoying the free show by her and Kushina's favorite strawberry. She set a plate down in front of him before placing several strips of bacon and two eggs on his plate.

"Enjoy Ichigo." and enjoy Ichigo did, it was one of the best meals he'd had in the last six months, sure he had eaten a decent meal or two during the week that he had been negotiating with Mei that caused him to stop eating suddenly half way through a piece of bacon.

He frowned slightly, munching lightly on the bacon sticking out of his mouth, wondering how he was going to approach the relationship he had with Mei. Now that he was to be married to Kushina he didn't know what to do with Mei.

'Maybe I can ask the old man to send me on a mission over to Kiri, then we can talk things through.' He thought to himself only for his eyes to wonder to Kushina where his brown orbs softened considerably. The events of yesterday came spirally back and while what the Council tried to do made his blood boil he was still happy to have stopped it when he could. However because Kushina was on the brink with the Council hounding her he took the only option he could to safely protect her. Marrying her and putting her under his name was the safety and most efficient way to protect her from Konoha's Council.

To be honest the thought of marriage before this event was something he thought would be far ahead of him possibly to never happen to him considering what he was. However the thought of protecting Kushina was all on his mind and he acted without hesitation and now he found himself being her fiance. The thought of marrying Kushina didn't bother him because he truly cared for her. What he felt for her was hard for him to grasp, but in simple words the thought of what she was being threatened with yesterday had nearly made him let loose. His felt anger, rage even hatred for what her own home was planning to do to her so they could strengthen the very village.

Bile rose in his throat a home was where you were supposed to be safe...not threatened to become a breeding stock against your will!

Protect...Protect...Protect...

The word thumped in his chest every time he looked Kushina's way, holding her crying form in his arms yesterday. He couldn't explain it but feel the same feeling when he was nearly killed by Ulquiorra all those years ago. To protect that which he cherished the most and Kushina was at the top of the list. His eyes stayed on her before she looked his way and when their eyes met a small smile crossed his face which she gave one in kind.

'Marrying Kushina, me being a Husband heh never would have thought...what next will I grow a beard like dad?' he thought with a small manner of amusement.

'Remember though Ichigo. a union between two that are to be wed is a sacred thing, there are too be no secrets between one another. You know what that means, right?' Zangetsu commented which Ichigo gave a sigh as he nodded in agreement. In truth while he explained to Kushina and Hiruzen the day he arrived of how he ended up here. He never told them about what he was, where his powers came from, who he was before he came here. Nothing of his old life did he reveal to them due to being thrust into a whole new world with no one he knew he could trust.

But now it was different...he was going to marry someone he trusted with his entire life a woman he would spend the rest of his life with. But he wouldn't reveal this information to Hiruzen due to being cautious. He respected him truly, but as the Hokage of his village Hiruzen would be prone to take the village's populace then his own friends if it came down to it thus he couldn't give him that type of information and risk it getting out to the public.

'I know Zangetsu...'

''Ichigo?'' a voice shook him from his thoughts before he felt a soft hand lay ontop of his own. Turning his head he saw Kushina's worried eyes looking back at him which made that strange feeling in him churn up again. Just putting up a peaceful expression he upturned his hand under the table before he intertwined his fingers in Kushina's own making her eyes widen a bit from his action as a dust of pink made itself apparent on her cheeks. The feeling of his much bigger calloused hand intertwined in her own brought a loving smile to her face which Ichigo returned one in kind.

''Sorry, was lost in thought you say something?'' he said as he began to finish his breakfast with his free hand still holding Kushina's hand in his own under the table. Kushina's smile only widened a bit in amusement before her face formed into an adorable pout. ''Mou~ I asked if you wanted some more eggs and bacon?'' she asked causing him to blink before he nodded to her and Mikoto who was smiling in amusement at the scene.

'I'm sure he wants more then that, the King wants the full course MEAL!' his sadistic yet very perverted hollow suddenly cackled perversely within his mind and it only took a second for Ichigo to understand what his hollow was saying. Showing an incredible amount of self control on the outside he suppressed his monumental blush which erupted mentally as he screamed at his hollow. 'Shut up! You're worse then that perverted old toad, Jiraiya!' he screamed as he grabbed hold of his hollow who was too busy laughing his pale white ass off and threw him deeper into the depths of his inner world.

It was a few minutes later that Ichigo finished the last of his breakfast as Sasuke and Naruto were getting ready to head for the academy.

"Ichigo we're ready." Sasuke told him making him nod and raise from his chair.

"Just let me get changed." Mikoto pouted slightly at that, she had been enjoying the view of Ichigo's toned body. Throwing on black sleeved shirt with the number 15 imprinted where the heart was and throwing on a pair of black and black shinobi sandals. When the three had made their way out Ichigo stopped as Mikoto went to the kitchen he turned to look at Kushina who was at the door. Making sure to see the boys already outside he met her gaze before making a split second decision. He surprised her by leaning down and kissing her lightly on the lips. It was a very brief and simple show of affection, but it caught her completely off guard with the way her eyes went wide from his action.

Pulling away he spoke with a bit of a blush on his face from his bold action, ''I'll be back spoon, Kushina.'' he said which the woman just looked up at him with a glazed look in her eyes before she just nodded. With that Ichigo walked as Kushina watched him leave just as her fingers traced her lips still feeling the sensation of that light chaste kiss, but it was enough to send a small shock through her body causing a level of warmth even greater then before to form in the pit of her stomach before it engulfed her body. Watching him go, Kushina felt something grow inside her a feeling that grew more and more as she watched Ichigo take the two boys to the Academy.

It was love...

'H-he kissed me...Ichigo kissed me...my fiance and husband-to-be...oh kami' she thought bringing hr hands up to her cheek she turned away trying to hide her happy and lovestruck expression from Mikoto and she failed. Thus led to another bout of teasing between the two surrogate sisters.

With Ichigo as he and the two boys made there way to the academy, the sun's glare was annoying it a tad, but thankfully his bright orange hair blocked out most of the suns rays on him.

"Ichigo!" Ichigo glanced down at Naruto who was grinning. "I'm second in the class! How cool is that?"

"That's pretty good Naruto, Sasuke, I'm assuming your first?" The Uchiha nodded his head. "You guys are going to be tough to beat, has Kushina been teaching either of you any jutsu yet?" Naruto pouted but shook his head.

"No not yet, Sasuke's got the fireball jutsu and everything and I have nothing! That's the only reason why I'm not first." he said keeping the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu a secret like he promised to his kaa-san while Ichigo chuckled lightly

"Tch, we haven't even been ranked on our jutsu yet, all that we've been ranked on is taijutsu Naruto." Sasuke said hands in his pockets as he walked along. Ichigo glanced down at the young Uchiha, his thoughts venturing off, wandering what Itachi was doing. The thought of his old friend pained him and the deed he committed all in the name of his loyalty to Konoha. It was one of his biggest regrets that he wasn't there to stop Itachi earlier so he wouldn't have killed most of those that were innocent of the coup. It was something he wouldn't forgive Hiruzen for ordering Itachi to do such a thing and against his own family.

He shook his head of those thoughts, 'I may have been unable to stop Itachi but I can at least make sure Sasuke doesn't fall down the wrong path.'

"So what else is going on?" Ichigo questioned. "Girlfriends?"

"Don't even start." Sasuke growled out, not wanting to tell Ichigo of all people about his fan girls.

"You're starting to sound like Kaa-san." Naruto told him making Ichigo chuckle lightly as they continued on walking towards the academy. However Ichigo looked to his little brothers back, how would he and Kushina be able to tell him of what was going to happen between him and his mother? That they were going to be married and by proxy he would become his step-father in the process?

He sighed just another challenge for his every day chaotic life...

X-Mizu no Kuni-X

Two hooded figures stood at the edge of the battlefield that had been made in the battle between Yagura the former Mizukage and the Konoha Anbu, Shi. The taller of the two hooded figures took a step forward before sliding down the giant slope, the second soon following after.

"Is this it?" The second questioned her voice feminine and clearly annoyed as she walked up to the first, two black tails of hair coming out from beneath her hood as she looked around the surrounding area.

"Yeah." The first replied, also a female and the one who took the first step into the crater. "I'd know this Reiatsu anywhere it's defiantly him. This is the same Reiatsu I felt when he fought against Grimmjow, although it's a lot denser then when I was watching beside Harribel-sama, but it doesn't feel like when he went Bankai from not feeling any of the vile oppressing power as before.''

"It's been six years..." The second said the first nodding in agreement. "Not many survived...Aizen." She continued clenching her fists at her sides. "Without those damn Quincy's a lot more would have died, if not all of us." She continued.

"Agreed, unfortunately even us Arrancar owe them a lot." The first spoke, a bite in her tone.

"I don't think I should have been one of the people to come and get him." The second said. "Last I saw him...well let's just say me and the Princess didn't get along so well back then." The first snorted slightly.

"Since when have you and her ever got along? You're practically at her throat every time you're in the same room together." The second scoffed and turned away from the first. "If he didn't use so much power...we would have never had even known he was alive. He's stronger then I remember him to be, a lot stronger."

"No shit I mean who the hell can leave a giant crater this big and scar a country like this? I'll tell you one thing not anything I've seen. This level of power is absolutely monstrous heel I haven't even seen that damn Quincy King show this level of power before. I just wonder if its enough to kill that bastard Aizen." The second questioned.

"We can only hope, Aizen hasn't found this dimension yet. Maybe we have time to train here until he does find it maybe then we might stand a chance." The first said heading for the top of the crater. "First and foremost. We have to find him. He is our only shot at taking down that bastard" The second only nodded.

The urge to change the scene when Ichigo and Jiraiya came back drunk was just too good to pass up, I'm sorry it was just too strong lol. Who knew Ichigo was so touchy in his sleep O.o?

Yes I love to have Ichigo attacked by the ecchi or unconsciously do ecchi things MWUAHAHAHA!

Any constructive criticism is much appreciated