Chapter Twenty-Six - If Only You Were Lonely

"You are my night sky,

And the universe it hides behind.

You are my reason why,

And the end of all lies."

-Aishiteru (For Aoi) by Amaya Arashi-

When Sai walked into the office the following day, she could've died.

"Hello?" She waved a hand in front of Mikoi's face as she lay on her back on the floor. "Mikoi! Wake up!"

Mikoi blinked continuously.

"Oh...wow..." She rubbed her head. "What happened?"

"Don't ask me." Sai took a deep breath. "You scared the shit out of me. Here I was just strolling along and I walk in to see my little sister laying unconcious on my floor."

"Sorry." Mikoi sat up. "Just a little tired, that's all."

"Whatever." Sai shook her head, sighing.

"I came to tell you that your evil plan worked." She said. "I saw Ulquiorra and Midori together yesterday. Making out. During training exercises."

"Hai! Hai! Hai!" Sai jumped around in circles. "I am such an evil genius!"

"Indeed, you are." Mikoi sighed. "Now, if you'll excuse me..."

"Mikoi-chan." Sai blocked her way. "I have a sort-of question."

"What?" Mikoi groaned. "Can I please get through? I don't feel so hot."

"Well, well, well." Shitteiru walked in, her arms crossed. "Don't feel so hot? I hear from pretty much everybody everywhere that our little Mikoi has been very sick lately. Were you intending to tell us?"

"I'm not sick." Mikoi rolled her eyes.

"Yes, you are." Sai frowned. "You need to rest."

"No, I need to go get those papers from the 11th Division that you requested." Mikoi grimaced.

"You just want to go see Yumichika-" Sai stopped mid-sentence. "Oh, dear. Yumichika...Mikoi, when was your last period?"

"Is that any of your buisness?" Mikoi glared at her.

"It is if my fifth seat officer is pregnent." Sai narrowed her eyes at her.

Mikoi's eyes went wide. "What? No. No, I can't be. It's just the flu, that's all."

Shitteiru was there, then. She put her hand on her stomach, noticing how it was quite swollen. She shook her head.

"Mikoi." Shitteiru sighed. "It seems you are."

"What?" Mikoi demanded. "I am not!"

"You need to tell Yumichika." Sai said softly.

"But...no...I can't be." Mikoi shook her head, putting a hand to her stomach as she started to cry.

It all began to make sense now. She had been having dizzy fits, waves of random nausea. Her cloths were getting a little small and she had been complaining about getting fat. She then noticed that she wasn't getting fat at all, she was....pregnant.

"No..." She shook her head as she fell back onto the couch, her sisters sitting beside her and holding her close.

What was Yumichika going to think? He didn't seem like the type to want kids. He was in the 11th Squad, for God's sake. He lived to fight and primp. He wasn't the "fatherly" kind...

"What am I going to do?" She whispered.

"You're going to tell Yumichika." Sai told her.

"No, no I can't!" Mikoi shook her head. "He'll hate me."

"No, he will not." Sai rolled her eyes. "He'll be happy."

"But...he's not exactly the kind of guy that's ready to settle down and have kids, Sai." Mikoi muttered. "He...he won't like it."

"Then I'll take care of him." Sai nearly snarled, then lightened her voice. "Trust me, he doesn't want the Shinihime as an enemy."

"No, Sai." Mikoi sobbed. "If he's going to be happy, I don't want him to pretend..."

"I understand." Sai sighed. "Fine. I'll get Kira to take care of him if he turns into an ass."

"Sai..." Mikoi shook her head. "I don't know if I can."

"Why don't you walk right up to the 11th Division and tell him?" Sai shrugged. "It's what I'd do."

"But I'm not you." Mikoi muttered. "I'm not as outrageous and outgoing as the infamous Saisho."

"So?" Sai smirked. "Do you want one of us to go with you?"

"God, no." Mikoi laughed dryly. "The last thing I need is for one of you two to make him run on sight. I'll tell him."
She sighed, standing. "Now or never, right?"

"Go get 'em, Mikoi." Sai patted her sisters shoulder.

Mikoi nodded soleumly.

"Follow her." Sai said quietly, still looking at the door.

"Right." Shitteiru said, and thens he was gone.

Sai turned back to her desk.
"Kira! You can come out now!" She called.

Kira opened the back door, slowly, peeking in.

"Is she okay?" He asked.

"Eh, sure." Sai shrugged, smiling. "She's a bit on the...expecting side. But she'll be fine."

"Right." Kira swallowed hard.

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Manami rounded the corner, just walking along when she suddenly froze.

"Uh-oh..." She muttered.

She turned around, running back for the 3rd Division.

She ran through the barracks quickly, instantly realizing she had left her iron on. She was knocked on her but instantly when she suddenly hit something like a wall.

"Oh, ouchie." She rubbed her head. "Ex-cuse me-"

She stopped, looking up at that angel looking Arrancar that had just joned the 3rd Division. She quickly stumbled to her feet.

"So sorry." She wiped off her hakama quickly. "In a hurry."

She reached forward to brush off where she had gotten a little dirt on his kimono, but her hand was suddenly caught by someone. She looked curiously at the hand, noticing it was female.

She raised an eyebrow at Francesca.

"Hey..." She muttered. "You can let me go now."

"Right." Francesca threw Manami's hand down at her side.

"Ouch!" Manami glared at her, grabbing her wrist. "That hurt!"

"I don't c-"

"Let's be calm." Grimmjow said. "Wow, I never thought I'd say that. Woman, just let this girl past so she can hurry along."

Francesca raised an eyebrow at Grimmjow. "Whatever."

"Thank you." Manami rolled her eyes at the female Shinigami. "No need to protect your little crush."

Francesca threw a hand out and hit Manami into the wall.

Manami glared at her.

"Hado thirty-three: Sokatsui!" She held her hands out to Francesca.

Francesca drew her Zanpaktou just in time before slicing the Kido away.

"You little-"

"Uhh..." Manami thought for a second. "Right. Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens."

Francesca was about to strike her, which is why she drew her own Zanpaktou to block her attack before holding her hands up.

"Hado Sixty Three: Soren Sokatsui!" She cried.

Francesca's eyes went wide before suddenly there something blocking her from the Kido. Grimmjow and Sai stood together, both looking very unhappy as Grimmjow stood between the Kido and Francesca, and Sai stood slightly to the right of him.

"Is there a problem here, Manami?" She asked.

"No, Shinihime-taicho!" Manami bowed to the Captain. "Sumimasen...She was acting aggressively towards me. My apologies, Grimmjow-san. Francesca."

At that, she turned away, smirking. She giggled when Francesca's kimono was suddenly cut open in two places.

"Ah!" Francesca grabbed her chest as Grimmjow handed her his jacket, blushing a little.

Sai laughed as Francesca ran off towards her room.

"You're quite the ladies man, Grimmy." Sai patted his arm. "Pucker up, cause you got a battle!"

Grimmjow groaned. "Why are you women so complicated?"

Sai snickered as he walked after Francesca.

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"Okay, here goes nothing." Tai took a deep breath as Byakuya stood twenty feet away in the training grounds. "I'm really not comfortable with this."

"Like you could hurt me, Tai." Byakuya groaned. "Please. Hurry. It's getting dark."

Tai took another deep breath.

"Bakudo number 99: Kin!" She folded her fingers as spiritual fabric resembling teathers came from the sky, holding Byakuya's arms behind his back and slamming him to the ground before iron shafts fell down on top to hold him down even more.

He restrained the groan of pain as she ran towards him.

"Sorry, Bya-kun." She muttered.

"I told you to, Tai." Byakuya grimaced. "Now. Get me out of this thing."

"Righto." She nodded.

He felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders (literally) when the teathers fell away. He sat up, flexing his joints slowly.

"You're getting better at that." He commented.

"Finally." Tai laughed. "I've never been too good at Bakudo. Just Hado."

"We are not testing out your Hado skills on me." Byakuya confirmed.

"Good, you couldn't make me." She giggled, kissing him softly on the cheek.

"Tai!"

Tai turned around when Shitteiru came running towards the two of them.

"What is it, Shitteiru?" She asked as she saw the tear stains on her sisters cheeks.

"It's Oko." Shitteiru sobbed. "She's been killed."

Comments:

Manami is modeled after RubyGirl12345 because she loves Grimmjow, too, and there's plenty of Grimmy to go around.

By the way. Like meh cliffy? I do. XD

Sorry for the ULTRA long wait. My friend wouldn't let me write this one, only my one GazettE vampire one, for a while. VERY sorry. lol.

But it's here now!! yay!!