Isn't summer supposed to be the time when everyone has nothing to do?
"Not when you're an adult." Kiriumi sighed. "Though sometimes you do make me wonder, Narrator."
Haha, that's my job! …Actually I have no job anymore! Freakin' sexual harassment. I hate the dude who bought the store I used to work at.
Kiriumi sighed loudly; her feet were swollen, her back was aching, and she was losing her patience with the nut ball currently seated on her left shoulder.
An exasperated sigh escaped her lips again. "Yachiru-chan, would you please just tell me where we're going?"
"I know that it's this way!!" Yachiru continued to argue. "We're not that late anyway!"
"You said we needed to be wherever we needed to be two hours ago!" Placing her face in her palms Kiriumi sighed. "Nevermind, I'm just going to go to the eleventh division."
The childish lieutenant's jaw seemed to drop. "How did you guess that's where we're going?!"
Suppressing the urge to yell at the small girl, Kiriumi just laughed instead. "I guess I'm just good at that. We'll be there in a couple minutes."
A peace resonated within Kiriumi the moment she stepped into her division – her home.
"I knew I shoulda come with." Kenpachi's voice was heard behind the two of them, causing Yachiru and Kiriumi to latch onto their best friend and lover respectively.
"Ken-chan!" Yachiru yelled, taking her spot on his right shoulder. "We're not too late, are we, Ken-chan?"
He shook his head, smiling to himself while looking at his lover who was attached to his waist. "Everything was planned ahead; we've still got twenty minutes before we need to go."
"Okay, I am lost and confused, and started to get really pissed off." Kiriumi warned, feeling just about ready to snap. "What's going on? Where are we going?"
No one could blame her for feeling so annoyed, Kenpachi knew that more than anyone. Scooping her up in his arms, he began carrying his lover through the division. "Take it easy." He muttered, cradling her gently. "You'll know what's up very soon."
Though none of her questions had been answered, Kiriumi just decided to melt into his grasps and let her exhaustion take hold of her. Though she'd never say it out loud, everything going on was starting to feel like too much for her handle.
A rather severe pain in her back woke Kiriumi from her world of dreams. As her eyes fluttered open she found herself in a room she could not recall. Slightly panicked, she looked around the unfamiliar room. She was currently lying on a futon with her head, stomach, and feet all propped with pillows, the room didn't have any windows, but it had a very traditional style to it.
"Kenpachi…?" Kiriumi called, unsure of what else to do.
Within a few moments the pounding footsteps of the large captain could be heard. The door slid open and the massive form of Kenpachi stood there. "So you're finally wake, huh?"
The ever-expanding woman smiled and nodded, allowing him to help her up. "Where are we at?"
"We're in the human world, at Urahara's shop." He mentioned, directing her through the halls to a room with several people seated around a small table. "That weird guy in the hat is the one who owns this place. He said he'd let us stay here as long as we needed."
"Why are we in the human world?" Though she asked the question rather seriously, she was beginning to smile rather widely.
"I think you know why, Kiri." Kenpachi grinned as well. "We can go see them now if you'd like."
Kiriumi looked back into the room with a mocking smile on her features, "What's taking you so long, old man?"
The door opened and a very energetic young man spun in circles. "Hello—Woah!" His eyes widened as he took in the rather pregnant woman and her extremely large lover. "H-hi, c-c-c-can I hel-help you?" He twittered nervously.
Kiriumi smiled kindly at him and placed her hands on her stomach. "Are Ikka-kun and Yumi-chan here?"
It seemed like all he could do was nod as Kenpachi stared murderously at him. "M-Madarame-san, Ayasegawa-san, v-vi-visitor for you guys." He squeaked.
A growl could be heard from Ikkaku as he rose from his spot on the couch to go to the door. "The fuck're you talkin' about?" Before anymore complaints could be heard from him, he stopped dead in his tracks. "Kiri…"
"Hi, Ikka…" She smiled at him, feeling happy tears filling her eyes.
He ran over to her, taking hold of her arms, as he had no idea what else to do to her. "You've gotten…bigger," was all he could really get out.
There was more movement inside the home as Yumichika walked into the living room. "Was someone calling for…Kiri-chan!" Yumichika fluttered over to the door, pushing Ikkaku out of the way to take hold of Kiriumi and guide her into the household. "Ah, and hello, Kenpachi-taichō, this is a very pleasant surprise. What are the two of you doing here?"
"And where's fukutaichō?" Ikkaku added, finally finding his voice again.
"We're here for her." Kenpachi mentioned, taking a seat next to Kiriumi and wrapping his arm possessively around her.
Kiriumi nodded and looked at her two friends, the slightest pout on her lips. "Yeah, Onee-san still isn't letting me out of the fourth division. And I missed you guys." A large smile spread across her lips. "Although no one decided to tell me I would be going anywhere, I just went where I was told."
It seemed that Kenpachi was the first to notice Ikkaku's odd clothing. "The hell're you wearing?"
Ikkaku made an annoyed grunt, and opened his mouth to retort. However, his retort was cut off when a girl, who looked very similar to the boy that had answered the door walked into the room. "Madarame-kun!!" She shouted, taking a seat next to him on the floor. "And how are you doing right now?" Despite taking her a moment, she eventually noticed the two strangers sitting on her couch. "Who are you people?"
Kiriumi smiled kindly at her. "I'm Unohana Kiriumi, and this is Zaraki Kenpachi. We're here visiting Yumi-chan and Ikka-kun since I haven't seen them in quite a long time."
The girl didn't seem to take kindly to how close Kiriumi was seated to Ikkaku. "I'm Asano Mizuho, and that annoying piece of crap is Asano Keigo."
"O-onee-san." Keigo dramatically whispered, falling on his side.
Giggling quietly, Kiriumi contented herself with being completely oblivious to everyone's, except Yumichika's, discomfort. "Haha, it's okay, Asano-kun. I've got an older sister too. Although my Nee-san is much more over-protective to me rather than mean to me."
Mizuho didn't enjoy Kiriumi's happy nature. "Well!" Yumichika cut off any reaction that was going to come from Mizuho. "I must say, Kiri-chan, you are simply glowing! You're around nineteen weeks now, right? You seem to have grown so much since we've last seen you."
"Yeah, I've gained a lot of weight! Aww, I'm gonna be fat, aren't I?" Her smile quickly fell as she looked at her already wide waist.
"You will be."
Ikkaku and Keigo stared incredulously at Yumichika, while Kenpachi just shook his head, an annoyed look spread across his features. Much to everyone's surprise, Kiriumi let out a hearty laugh. "Ah, Yumi-chan, how I've missed you." The eleventh division members seemed to be more relaxed knowing that the pregnant woman wouldn't be freaking out about her weight. A soft smile found its way to her lips as she placed her hands on her stomach. "I suppose that even if I become permanently disfigured and fat from this, giving birth to these kids would make everything worth it."
A soft smile found its way to Yumichika's lips. "And that is a very nice sentiment."
She giggled in reply. "You think so? I kinda just think it's really sappy."
Ikkaku grinned, yanking a lock of Kiriumi's hair. "You are a real sap. But you're a sap that's gonna make one hell of a mother."
"Ngh…" A groan vibrated through Kiriumi's throat as she stretched out on the futon she was sleeping on. The pain in her back had disturbed her sleep, and she felt the need to get up and stretch a bit more.
Snoring was heard from the large form lying on the futon as well. Kenpachi was sleeping soundly, obviously exhausted. He explained to her earlier how he'd been working with Retsu to allow Kiriumi to come to the human world, which was apparently a much harder task then one would assume.
Kiriumi smiled softly as she looked down at Kenpachi. Placing a light kiss on his cheek, she whispered a sweet, "I love you," and quietly walked out of the room.
She avoided Keisuke and Yoruichi, sneaking out of a back door, and heading into the city.
"…And if that mocking bird don't sing, 'kaa-san's gonna buy you a diamond ring…" Kiriumi sang softly to her stomach, as she walked while lovingly rubbing it. "…And if that diamond ring--" The formerly dark and dry street was suddenly covered with extremely sharp icicles. Swiftly disappearing, Kiriumi reappeared on the top of a nearby building, safely above the countless points on the street.
"Still quick as ever, I see, Unohana. You've become quite the fat ass during our time apart though." A voice hissed, disdainfully.
Kiriumi stared wide eyed at the woman standing in front of her. Tan skin, black hair, hazel eyes… "H…Hitomi-chan?"
Blood dripped down Kiriumi's cheek, followed by a slight pain. The woman snarled at her. "How dare you fucking use that name?! You act like you know me, but you don't!!"
"Wh-why are you doing this? You were dead!!"
"That's what you thought." She continued glowering at Kiriumi, circling her and holding up a small knife. "I thought everything was over, and it was, until someone rejuvenated me."
"Who?!" Kiriumi stepped toward her, holding her hands defensively over her stomach. "Hitomi-chan, you need to put your weapon away. I'm here, I can help you!"
Hoshiyabun was quickly removed from his sheath and used to block Hitomi's attack. "You're a liar!!! It's your fault that they're dead!! Satoru, Noriko, Akito, Rin…All of them are dead because of you!!"
She stared at Hitomi with tear-filled eyes. "I-I didn't…I couldn't…It was out of my hands…"
"You liar!! That's all you do is lie! I lost my family, my child, my friends, and now I'm going to make sure you lose so much more than that."
An ominous presence made the air heavy, making Kiriumi fall to her knees. "Hitomi-chan…I'm so-"
"Shut up. Your words mean nothing to me." Hitomi snapped.
A very strong reiatsu covered Kiriumi, helping to calm her down as Kenpachi helped her up. "Who the fuck're you?" He glared at Hitomi.
"None of your fucking business." She glared back. She then turned her evil look towards Kiriumi. "This isn't fucking over! And next time I won't be so nice…"
There was a flash of bright light, and she disappeared. Anything that Kenpachi said to Kiriumi went unheard; the whole world was silent to her. She could do nothing but stare blankly where Hitomi formerly stood, and ask herself what had gone wrong.
Waaah, this story hates me!
"Ah, don't be such a baby." Kiriumi said, trying to force a smile. "You're still writing it, aren't you?"
I guess…Eh, well, I work on it when I can. And being sick is a great chance to work on it!
Kiriumi pulled out Hoshiyabun. "Stay away!!! No sickness!!"