Yorouichi backed away from the group of Ichigo's friends and comrades whom were suddenly surrounding her and mentally kicked herself as Byakuya, Renji, Rukia, Toshiro, Ikkaku, Kenpachi and several others closed in on her, menacingly.

"What did you mean, 'Just in case her family tries to take her'?" Byakuya asked, his normally blank expression dark.

Yorouichi made a strained sound behind her hand and looked at him wide eyed as Renji asked, "Is Ichigo's wife in some sort of trouble? Does Ichigo know?"

Ukitake frowned at the bunch and was about to say something when he saw Ichigo's dad come out of the house/clinic just a few places down and look around. He looked at them and frowned for a second before lifting a hand to wave as Rukia spotted him. "Daddy Kurosaki!" She cried excitedly as she broke away from the group, startling her older brother as she ran up to the man and hugged him as he cried.

"Rukia! Long time no see- How have you been?"

"I've been doing well. I actually came to see Ichigo. My friends and I all heard that he had gotten married so we came to visit and meet the bride."

"Oh, I'm sure that Honey will like that." Iishin said as he let go of Rukia and ruffled her dark hair affectionately as Byakuya walked up, deciding to leave Yorouichi's interrogation to the others for the moment.

He had always heard about Iishin Kurosaki from his little sister but he had never actually seen or spoke to him. Not even that time he'd shown up in traditional shinigami style to help fight Aizen.

Iishin looked at him as he stopped just within arms reach of him and looked him over like he was sizing him up for a coffin though his demeanor didn't change in the slightest. "Honey? Is that her name?" Rukia asked curiously.

Iishin looked away from Byakuya to smile down at her. "Yeah, Honey Miyoji. Cute name right?" Rukia giggled in amusement. The name sounded like it belonged to an anime character, really.

Byakuya however didn't find the name amusing in the least. In fact, he felt a small thrill of excitment race down his spine upon hearing the woman's name. The feeling stemming from some of the research he'd done on his wife and the family she had, both living and dead.

Among one of the names he'd run across was the name Miyoji. A cousin to his late wife and sister. Is it possible? Is the woman we came to meet my beloved late wife's cousin? He wondered anxiously as Iishin ruffled Rukia's hair again.

Byakuya was about to ask some Iishin some questions when there was a sudden commotion where the others were causing Iishin, Rukia, and himself to turn just in time to see Yurouichi in her cat form, running at full speed away from everyone. Well, I wonder if they got their answers... Byakuya thought before Renji and several others screamed in fury.

"Hey you stupid neko woman! You can't run off before explaining things!" Ah, so that would be a no then.

"Yeah-" Ikkaku yelled as he started to materialize his spear so that he could throw it at the retreating cat form when Kenpachi knocked him in the back of the head and growled.

"Don't. Do. That."

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Ichigo had just slipped his shirt up over his head and dropped it onto the floor and leaned back over Honey to kiss her again when he heard the commotion outside and sighed wearily.

Oh god of all the times they had to come to visit- Why did it have to be now? He wondered as he rolled off of Honey and lay on the bed next to her panting when he felt her shift on the bed next to him.

He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to mentally prepare himself for the disappointment or even pain that he may see in her expression when he felt her hand lightly touch his chest. Slowly he opened his eyes shuttered at the look on her face as she traced a little pattern in his skin with her finger tips before slipping lower to explore his stomach and abdomen.

The sight of her hungry expression was nearly his undoing as he reached down and grabbed her wrist to keep her hand from straying too far while reaching up and hooking a hand around her nape at the same time, and pulled her down for one last kiss. After all he couldn't stay here in the bedroom. Neither of them could. Not with the others waiting outside for them.

He let go of Honey and let her pull away and wound a strand of her thick dark hair around his index finger and said in a low tone. "I'm sorry to end this so soon, sweetheart. But we have company outside that I need to greet."

Honey gave him a questioning look, but nodded her head and moved back so that he could sit up. Ichigo smiled at her and snagged his shirt up off of the floor and slipped it back over his head then headed for the door, pausing just long enough to look back at his wife. He wanted to tell her that he was sorry for his friends lack of manners. And that he'd rock her world later on once his friends were gone, but he couldn't seem to get the words out.

So he just gave her a small awkward smile then slipped out the door, leaving her alone in the bedroom to straighten her clothes and brush her hair.