~First comes marriage...~
"So...how did Byakuya take it when IT was born?"
Rukia glared at him over the mug of steaming tea; a few feet away playing happily with a-much-tortured Kon, was the object of their discussion. "He didn't know I was pregnant," she paused and cast a motherly eye to the tiny dark head and sobbing lion. "Stop chewing on Uncle Ichigo's gikongan, Mariposa."
Almost instantly the little girl released the death-grip her jaws had kept on the yellow plushie's arm. "Nee-chan!" Kon cried, sensing freedom nearby. Ichigo and Rukia looked on while Mariposa's hand shot out and caught the escapee, pulling him back to her teething embrace.
Only Ichigo winced when Kon was flung aside, mangled and chewed in favor of the remote control. With effort he turned back to his old friend. "He didn't know? How could he not know his own sister was with--"
"He just didn't," she snapped, "I stayed most of the term in Hueco Mundo and came to Karakura to deliver."
Ichigo's brows rose, "wow. You must've really been afraid he'd go homicidal--of course Byakuya himself would say 'it was to save my pride.' 'Cause I don't want to be called 'uncle' by a--"
"No, actually. You're wrong." Rukia smirked at his confusion. "My brother dotes on her."
"Can't be! --you mean--" Ichigo had to stop mid-sentence for the vise-like grip some- thing--or--someone small had around his leg. "H-hey there," cautiously, he straightened from leaning on the counter, addressing the tiny personage looking up with two large green eyes, "Mariposa--"
"When I grow up, I'm gonna marry Uncle Istygo!"
He laughed nervously and caught Rukia's bemused look, "what?"
"Oh, nothing. Just she says that to every man who isn't her father."
"Well, that's a relief. Wait...even Byakuya?!"
A nod confirmed it.
"So wait--how did he take it? I mean was he--" Ichigo was obliged to pause yet again as the undeniable sensation of a mouthful of teeth bit down onto his pant leg. He yelped but Rukia made no move to extricate her daughter from him.
"I told you." she favored him with a steely look, "Byakuya dotes on her."
"Yeah," Ichigo did a funny hopping-dance with Mariposa swinging along, "I'll bet the mighty Byakuya is wrapped around her little finger alread--! Owwwwww!!!! Lemme go! Rukia! Help!"
Aforementioned mother of the adorable little girl now chomping ferociously onto the orange-haired Soul reaper sub, just smiled fondly, "Szayel says this teething phase should last two more weeks."
~To be continued~
Pt.2 of Baby blues
AN: Gin was the one who put the-when I grow up I'm gonna marry -insert name of male. :) Thanks for reading--no flames or idiotic spammers! Other than that, reviews are always appreciated. :)
