A/N- I had a request to continue Immortal Isshin, with the kids being grown, but I wanted to keep them young in appearance, so they all appear to be about twelve or thirteen, even though they've been alive for decades. This means Yuzu, Karin, and the rest of Ichigo's friends are now in Soul Society. It's dedicated to the person that requested it, please enjoy!

Immortal Isshin 6

"Dad, I've reached materialization." Takeshi says, and Ichigo smiles at his son.

Not only are they nearly identical in looks, they're zanpakutous are identical too, except that because Takeshi is shorter than Ichigo, his zanpakutou isn't quite as long.

"When did it happen?" Ichigo asks curiously, and his son blushes.

"Mom and I were out in Rukongai, training, when a huge hollow appeared. Mom turned to fight it, but a second one appeared…and then a third. Mom was getting frantic, and I was fighting too, but I took a serious hit. I almost fainted, but I really wanted to protect Mom, a lot. It happened then." Takeshi confesses, and Ichigo's eyes widen.

"When did this happen?" Ichigo demands, and Takeshi bows his head, since he can hear anger in his father's voice.

"Earlier today…" Takeshi admits softly, and Ichigo sighs.

"You don't look injured…" Ichigo says, and Takeshi smiles.

"Mom healed me before we left. She was muttering at me, saying I am too much like you." Takeshi says with a small smile, hidden from his father since his head is still down.

"I'm glad you're okay." Ichigo says, and Takeshi meets his father's eyes.

"You're not mad at me?" Takeshi asks in wonder, since it's well known that his father isn't as talented with kidou, as he is with the other skills that Shinigami hone to be effective.

Ichigo raises an eyebrow at his son.

"Why would I be mad?" Ichigo asks, and Takeshi blushes.

"I do want to be like you, Dad, but I want to be good with kidou too! Mom looks so cool when she uses it!" Takeshi defends, and Ichigo laughs.

"I never once said that you didn't need kidou. Your Mom's kidou is impressive, and it's why she makes the perfect lieutenant. She's talented, where I'm lacking." Ichigo says, and Takeshi frowns.

"Is that okay with you?" Takeshi asks, and Ichigo gives him a surprised look.

"What do you mean?" Ichigo asks curiously, and Takeshi sighs a bit.

"You're supposed to be the next Captain Commander, if that old fart ever dies…and Grandpa is the King of Soul Society, so it seems like we should all be experts in every single area of Shinigami knowledge." Takeshi says, and Ichigo sighs.

"Your mother tried to teach me kidou once." Ichigo admits, and Takeshi's eyes widen.

"She did?" He asks, and Ichigo nods.

"It ended in disaster. We agreed that I should refrain from trying to learn it, since my reiatsu is so strong that my spells always go out of control." Ichigo says, and Takeshi's eyes widen.

"I didn't know." Takeshi says softly, and Ichigo grins.

"That's because I never told you before. We are going on a mission in the living world in a little while. I want you to prepare. Your mother, sisters, brothers, and aunts will be joining us." Ichigo warns him.

"I don't mind that." Takeshi fibs. He does mind it a little, because his father never lets them fight.

They're always ordered to cover him, not like he ever needs it. His sisters burst in the room noisily.

"Guess what Dad?!" They say it in unison, and Ichigo smiles at his daughters, who have long hair the same color as his mother's hair.

"What?" Ichigo asks with interest, and the girls respond at the same time.

"I reached materialization today!" Kukiko and Takara start to hug one another.

"What? No way!" Takeshi exclaims, and Kukiko grins wickedly at him.

"Upset because we beat you?" She asks, and Takeshi crosses his arms.

"I reached materialization today, too." Takeshi informs them, and their eyes widen.

"It's true, he was just telling me that before you two came in. How did you reach it?" Ichigo asks, and the girls look a bit sheepish.

"We were training with each other, really pushing each other to the limits, and maybe past…just a bit." Takara admits, and Ichigo's eyes widen.

"Meaning you were trying to kill each other?" Ichigo questions, and the girls blush.

"Captain Urahara told us that in order to get stronger, we have to be in life or death situations! We both trusted one another to get each other there, and it worked!" Kukiko says with a scowl at her father.

"Congratulations, all of you, really." Ichigo says with a grin, and his kids all grin back, showing the family resemblance.

Rukia steps into the office a moment later, and her daughters rush to tell her the news.

"We reached materialization, Mom!" They say it in unison, and Rukia smiles at them, and then she gives Ichigo a knowing look. She's not surprised that they're all telling her this.

"At this rate, they're all going to reach bankai soon for sure." Rukia says in wonder, and the girls laugh as they hug her.

"Well we are royalty!" Takara says with a bright smile, and Rukia smiles brightly.

Their grandfather has pounded it into their heads, and they really think of themselves as royal princesses. It drives Ichigo a little bit mad sometimes, but Rukia thinks that they should take pride in being who they are, so she doesn't discourage their superior attitudes.

"Yeah, yeah." Ichigo says, with a roll of his eyes.

Kukiko and Takara suddenly round on him, something they've never done before, and Ichigo's eyes widen as his daughters explain what he should already be aware of.

"Our family is the most noble family in Soul Society!" Kukiko says.

"You should take pride in that, just like we do!" Takara continues.

"How can you spit on our royal status?" Kukiko demands, and Takara crosses her arms.

"That's what I want to know too!" Takara says, and they both glare angrily at their father.

Rukia tries not to laugh, and even Takeshi looks a bit surprised at his sisters, for their outburst.

"Is that what it seems like I'm doing?" Ichigo asks Rukia in surprise, and she smiles at him.

"Just a bit, dear." Rukia says, and Ichigo gives his daughters a loving look.

"The fact is, I never had a very high opinion of Soul Society's nobles, your mother was the only one I thought was special. The other nobles didn't make a very good impression on me, so I never thought twice about the fact that we are also nobles. I only found out shortly before I married your mother." Ichigo explains to his kids, and Takara looks interested, as does Takeshi. Kukiko just raises an eyebrow at her father.

"Why didn't you have a good impression of nobles?" Takara asks, since she wants to make sure she doesn't do, whatever his father found unlikable about nobles.

Rukia and Ichigo exchange a look, and Ichigo sees his wife give the barest nod of assent, so that he can tell the kids the truth.

"There was a time, several years before you kids were born, when the nobles of Soul Society wanted to execute your mother. That was why they didn't make the greatest impression on me." Ichigo says simply, but all three kids in the room are now very interested in the details.

"Will you elaborate, Dad? Why did they want to execute Mom?" Takeshi asks quietly, and Ichigo sighs. Rukia decides to give the explanation.

"Because I broke a law of Soul Society, by giving your father my Shinigami powers, when he was a mere human." Rukia responds, and her kids all gape.

"You did something that illegal?" Kukiko gasps with wide eyes. She can't imagine giving her precious powers to anyone.

"If she hadn't, I would have died, and you wouldn't have ever been born." Ichigo reminds his daughter, but his kids all look very upset, that their mother broke such a strict rule.

"Why did you do that, Mom? No offense, Dad, but I couldn't imagine giving my powers to anyone, so I'm curious." Kukiko says, and Ichigo nods his head.

I can't imagine giving my powers away either…Rukia has always given me so much…

"Your father…affected me. His face, his attitude, and his foolishness, all affected me, deep in my heart. I couldn't let him die, no matter what." Rukia says simply, but her kids don't seem appeased.

They all appear to be thinking on how to respond, without offending their parents. Takara finally makes a conclusion, about what she's heard.

"Even though it's serious crime, it shouldn't be punishable by execution." Takara says, and this causes Kukiko and Takeshi to nod their agreement.

"You're right, but I believed it was because I was a noble, and they wanted to make an example out of me, that they made that harsh judgment, but it all ended up being a huge scheme." Rukia explains, and Takeshi's eyes widen as he figures it all out.

"Aizen Sousuke?" Takeshi breathes, since he remembers hearing bits and pieces about the war that was fought because of the man.

"Bingo." Rukia says, and her kids all just stare wide eyed.

"I came here to save her, and in doing so, Soul Society learned of Aizen's treachery. Your mother's crimes were pardoned, after everything was brought to light." Ichigo explains, and Takara suddenly smiles at her father.

"How romantic…" Takara whispers, and Ichigo starts to blush.

"Find your brothers, and then you kids go eat. Don't forget, we have a mission tonight." Ichigo says, and his kids smile, before hurrying to follow his orders.

Rukia's hands slide around from behind him, to his chest, where she slips her hands in his Shinigami robes, causing Ichigo to smile broadly. She kisses his ear, and then whispers wondrously into his ear…

"Want to go to the division lodgings and make love?" Rukia asks him, before blowing on his ear.

Ichigo is up in a flash. He whisks his wife to bed before she can change her mind. Rukia holds on tight, and laughs in pleasure, while he makes the trip to their room in just moments.

"All you have to do, is say so…" Ichigo says with a smile, as he tosses his wife into the bed. "…because you have it like that." Ichigo finishes.

She quickly removes her zanpakutou, and he's naked by the time she tosses Sode No Shirayuki to the floor, next to the bed.

"I know I said that we wouldn't have anymore kids…but it seems I've changed my mind." Rukia tells him, and Ichigo smiles.

"I miss holding a baby, too." He admits, and Rukia smiles.

"After all this time, I think I'm ready to give pregnancy another agonizing go…maybe I need to get my head checked, because it seems I can't perfectly remember just how awful it was giving birth to the quintuplets." Rukia says, and Ichigo laughs.

"I think you decided the pain was worth it, when you saw our beautiful kids." Ichigo agrees, as he gets his wife out of her robes.

"So you don't mind?" Rukia says with a smile, and Ichigo laughs.

"Honey, we have thirty bedrooms…and out of our five kids now, they only take up two rooms! I'll never understand why the boys all want to bunk together, or the girls. We can fill up all the bedrooms, if you ever want to." Ichigo tells her, and Rukia grins, as he leans down to kiss her.

His body is still so sexy, muscular, hard, and it turns her on, to no end.

When they pull away, Rukia smiles hugely at him.

"Don't go overboard, Ichigo." Rukia says, since the idea of filling up the bedrooms almost makes her shudder.

"We always go overboard when we make love," Ichigo whispers, before he kisses up and down her neck.

"I meant with expectations on how many rooms we'll fill up." Rukia says, and Ichigo smiles as he kisses her breasts.

"It's all up to you, Rukia." Ichigo tells her solemnly, and Rukia smiles, before she lets him take her away for a magical time, just for the two of them.

Later That Night…

"There's nothing here!" Kukiko says, her voice showing her annoyance, and Rukia gives her a look.

"Stay on guard!" Rukia orders her children, and the other Shinigami who have joined, nod their agreement. Sado steps next to Ichigo.

"Something is strange. They should already be here." He says, and Ichigo nods.

"Just stay alert. I feel like something is about to happen." Ichigo says, and his heart pounds wildly.

Something big…

Rukia feels the presence, and she whips out Sode No Shirayuki. Ichigo immediately grabs his own zanpakutou. Rukia's senses are never wrong.

Then the space opens up…and Ichigo sees something he hasn't seen in years.

"Menos Grande!" Rukia says in surprise, and Ichigo nods his head.

"Let me kill it, Dad." Takeshi says, suddenly, and Ichigo gives his son a look, before he bites his lip.

"We'll go together, okay?" Ichigo tells Takeshi, and his son smiles broadly.

"I won't let you down!" Takeshi exclaims, and Ichigo looks back at Rukia.

"Cover us." Ichigo says, and Rukia looks back at her other children, and the other Shinigami joining them. Karin and Yuzu are at the front of the lines.

"Everyone! Watch his back!" Rukia shouts, and Ichigo looks at Sado, while giving him a serious look.

"Protect my wife and kids." Ichigo orders him, and Sado nods with a smile.

"Always." Sado agrees, with a nod, and Ichigo smiles as he looks at his son.

"Ready?" Ichigo asks, and Takeshi gives him a wide smile.

"Definitely!" Takeshi replies, and they watch as the Menos Grande steps into the living world.

They both fly towards the Menos at the same time, while a group of weaker hollows materialize behind the rest of the Shinigami. Ichigo never hears his daughter, Kukiko call out the warning to the rest of the Shinigami.

Ichigo and Takeshi slay the Menos in an instant, and then they see the other hollows that the rest of the Shinigami are fighting.

"Watch your back!" Ichigo warns his son, and he flies in, to protect his family, while Takeshi does the same.

Within three minutes, all of the hollow are slain, and there is not even one injury among the Fifth Division. Yuzu is slapping Karin's hand, since she wasted three hollow in one stroke.

Ichigo smiles broadly, to show how proud he is of every member of his division, but Takeshi taps him on the shoulder. Ichigo turns to look at his orange haired son, and Takeshi gives him a big smile.

"Thanks for letting me fight, it meant a lot to me, to be able to fight alongside you, rather than just watching." Takeshi says, and Ichigo smiles at his son.

"I sensed that you were getting sick of covering me all of the time. You've proved yourself to me, and I'll be letting you fight alongside me a lot more often. Will that make you happy?" Ichigo asks, and Takeshi nods his head, brightly.

Yuzu hears Ichigo and she immediately whispers what she heard, to Karin, who also starts to smile broadly, at her brother. If he lets Takeshi fight more, maybe they can get a chance to fight more, too.

"Really happy." Takeshi says, and then Ichigo starts to smirk.

"And how about no longer being the baby of the family, would that make you happy, too?" Ichigo asks, and Takeshi's mouth drops open.

Sado overhears this, and begins to smile widely as well. He's loved watching the kids grow, and he'd love to see if Ichigo and Rukia can produce any girls that look like Rukia.

"You mean…" Takeshi says softly, and Ichigo keeps on smirking.

"We're trying." Ichigo says, and Takeshi slaps his father, proudly on the back.

"Do your best!" Takeshi says, and Ichigo gives his son a horrified look.

"You sounded too much like my father when you said that." Ichigo says, and Takeshi laughs.

"Well, I don't mind, I'll help out." Takeshi says, and Ichigo appears to be very happy with that.

"Thanks. I'll be counting on you." Ichigo says, and Takeshi goes to give his mom a hug.

"I'll be looking out for you, don't worry." Takeshi says, and Rukia smiles, at her son, who is a carbon copy of Ichigo.

"You're just like your father." Rukia says, and Takeshi hugs her again.

"I'm glad." He tells her, and Rukia feels a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Me too." Rukia says, and Takeshi grins.

He moves to his mother's side, and keeps an arm around her, and Ichigo comes to her other side, and does the same. Rukia smiles so very happily, since she feels so very loved. She has her perfect life.

Being a Kurosaki has brought me nothing but joy and happiness.