Byakuya sat in the garden, watching the sun rise, and tried to calm his inner turmoil.
It was difficult. The rumors going around about Juushiro, Shunsui and Starrk… he hadn't wanted to believe them. But now it was confirmed. They were lovers and Juushiro and Shunsui had been together for quite some time. It was strange, how Yammy had seen the truth so quickly when the rest of them had been oblivious for years. But then, he had fewer brain cells to get in the way of his eyes.
Byakuya didn't object to such relationships in general. He'd always known that several of his unit had such arrangements, even before the arrancar came. What he was feeling was jealousy. He didn't want Starrk, didn't want any man, but he couldn't help but envy his fellow taichou their happiness. Closing his eyes, he tried to quiet the emotion. It was unworthy of him. He should be happy that his friends were not suffering how he was suffering…
"Hello." Byakuya looked up in absolute surprise. He hadn't felt the horrible reiatsu that usually accompanied the Primera's presence. The reason why was obvious… he was wearing the retaining collar again, although this time on a setting that would mimic a numero. Although what he felt right now was more shinigami than anything. Was the collar also obfuscating the type of reiatsu? "I can't stay long. Using this thing like this is unwise for me." Starrk said calmly as he reached up to touch his collar. "And sneaking past your guards wasn't that easy." Byakuya blinked as he realized this was definitely a surreptitious visit. But why? What need would Starrk have for this? "I have a message… when Yammy's Claim breaks, go to Juushiro. He will tell you what to do." Then Starrk vanished in a burst of sonido and Byakuya stared at the spot he'd been in shock. When the Claim broke? A smile crossed his lips at the thought.
Yammy was a dead man.
"Message delivered. But I don't know why you couldn't do it yourself." Starrk wasn't really happy about this. He wasn't a member of the Onmitsukido and while Yoruichi said he had talent, it was undeveloped at best. Sneaking about had been impossible until he'd gotten Szayel's collar.
"Because there's a chance, however remote, that Yammy has ordered him to apprehend any of the escapees." Yoruichi said and Starrk blinked. That honestly hadn't occurred to him and he'd never given Shunsui and Juushiro such orders. Although… would he have, even if he'd thought of it? No, even when they were newly Claimed he'd valued their feelings too highly. Ordering them to capture their old friends and comrades would have been too cruel.
"Very unlikely. Yammy wouldn't think of something like that. Barragan and Ulquiorra would." Although Ulquiorra wouldn't risk Orihime on such a task. Barragan… likely would risk his pets, but they were strong enough to put up a decent fight. "You took a chance contacting Ichigo." Now that it had been pointed out, Starrk was fairly sure it would have occurred to Grimmjow. But his loyalty to Aizen had always been dubious and Ichigo did matter to him. Yoruichi shifted on his shoulders. He was hiding her beneath an enveloping cloak.
"I had no choice. He's critical for our plans. Fortunately, we were lucky with him." She said and Starrk
"Yes. Well, we should get back." It was almost time for Grimmjow and Ichigo to arrive. They thought they were just bringing Tabby and Tigre over for some playtime with Lilinette and the twins. They had no idea there was anything more behind it. Starrk was cautiously looking forward to the surprise.
Caution was called for because Isshin would certainly be tempted to gut his hollow son-in-law. It would be a disaster for their plans and not what Ichigo would want, but it would certainly be tempting. Especially if Grimmjow acted like his usual self. And he probably would, he had no self-restraint.
So Starrk positioned himself against the wall in Isshin's room as the man himself sat at the desk and tried to read a book. It wouldn't be long, now.
This was going to be interesting.
"Here you go!" Ichigo set Tabitha in the playpen with the other babies. All three of them were starting to walk and as he watched, Tabby got into a wrestling match with Guadalupe. The two little girls were surprisingly physical. Little Toshiro preferred to play with his blocks, building some kind of indecipherable structure. His tiny face was full of intense concentration as he worked. Ichigo smiled at the sight. It was quite likely that the girls would accidentally roll into his structure soon and make him cry.
"Before you go, there's something you should see." Ichigo looked up in surprise as Juushiro smiled at him. "It's in the inner room." That immediately caught his interest. The inner room was the best place to keep anything they wanted to keep absolutely private. A few kido and it was nearly impenetrable.
"Okay." He said, standing up. The nanny would look after the babies, not that they required a lot of looking after. Tabby wasn't a climber and wasn't constantly threatening to stage an escape like Tigre had. As they went towards the room he heard Grimmjow's voice.
"Yeah, a surprise? What, some kind of thing for the kids?" He asked as Ichigo turned the corner. Shunsui was grinning at the blue haired arrancar, surprisingly cheerful considering Grimmjow had raped him recently. On the other hand, it had been on Aizen's orders. Quite likely Shunsui just had a very good grasp of who was truly to blame.
"No, nothing like that. Ah, they're here! Let me show you." Shunsui opened the door and gestured for them to go inside. Grimmjow quirked an eyebrow at him and went first. Ichigo followed him, wondering what this could be about. What could be so –
His eyes went wide as he saw a face he'd honestly thought he would never see again.
"Dad?!" He gasped just before he was hugged. Grimmjow moved out of the way, giving them more space, but he didn't care about that. "…Dad…!" Isshin had never been the perfect father but Ichigo loved him anyway. He hugged his father back, struggling to hold back tears. Grimmjow had said he was alive, but that wasn't the same as seeing him here like this.
"Oh my Ichigo." Isshin sounded drunk with happiness. "I'm so glad to see you. How are Karin and Yuzu?" He asked urgently as they finally parted. Ichigo smiled at him reassuringly, catching the quick look his father gave Grimmjow. The Espada was leaning against the wall, watching the family reunion with interest.
"They're fine dad. Karin's in the Academy, training to be a shinigami and Yuzu's got a boyfriend." One of the low level shinigami, he would probably never have to worry about being Claimed by an arrancar. He was a very nice man, though, and Yuzu liked him quite a bit. His father frowned at that and Ichigo tried to reassure him. "He's a really good guy, he's in Renji's Division."
"Hmm, I see. I'll have to speak to him when this is over… so. You would be Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez." Isshin growled at the indolent arrancar. Grimmjow grinned wickedly as he pushed himself up. His body language was both dominant and aggressive and Ichigo was absolutely certain he was about to say something appalling.
"Yep. I'm the guy who's been fucking your son." He said with a grin and Starrk's hand came down on Isshin's shoulder just as he reached for his sword. Ichigo stared at Grimmjow in disbelief for a moment. He'd expected something bad but…
"Grimmjow! What the hell?! Is that how you introduced yourself to your wife's father too?" He demanded and Grimmjow blinked at him, surprised.
"…Yeah. That's exactly what I said to him." He said after a moment and Ichigo stared at him in shock, his eyes wide. Then his eyes narrowed as something occurred to him.
"…Really. And what happened after that?" From the way Grimm had described his wife, it had likely been memorable. Grimmjow had to think about it, dredging up the ancient memories.
"Oh yeah! She kicked me in the balls while he stood there and laughed at us." Grimmjow said and Ichigo smiled.
"Okay!" He chirped just before he kicked his lover in the crotch. Grimmjow's eyes briefly went wide before he bent over with a scream. Then he slowly slid down, taking a fetal position on the floor as he clutched at his pride and joy.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Grimmjow's howl would have been loud even in a larger space. Inside the closed room, it was deafening. "YOU BASTARD! SONUFABITCH!"
"Hey, you practically told me to!" Ichigo defended himself as Isshin stared at them wide eyed, his grip on his sword suddenly very loose. Grimmjow looked up with a snarl, his hands still cupping his crotch.
"You are not a chick and this is not a fucking historical reenactment! Shit! Owowowowow…" Grimmjow whined, curling up a bit more tightly. Ichigo almost felt bad… almost, but not quite. The arrancar really had been asking for that. There was a choked sound and Ichigo looked over to see his father's lips were twitching. He began to chuckle and it slowly graduated to full on belly laughs. Starrk let go of his shoulder, shaking his head at the absurdity of it all.
"I can see you are getting along!" Isshin managed to say, still chuckling. Ichigo smiled at him as Grimmjow lurched to his feet, muttering something about needing an ice pack. "We can talk more about this later." The narrow eyed look he gave Grimmjow said he hadn't entirely forgiven or forgotten, but Isshin smiled as he looked at Ichigo. "Are you happy?" He asked softly and Ichigo nodded without any hesitation.
"I am, dad. It's really weird but as messed up as Grimm is, I still love him." He said softly and Isshin frowned before nodding. "And the kids are amazing. I can't wait to introduce you to them." That would be great. Starrk cleared his throat and Ichigo looked at him, surprised. The Espada gave him a sympathetic smile before speaking.
"You'll have time for that later. But right now, you need to know what is happening." He said and Ichigo and Grimmjow both listened as Starrk outlined the time limit they were under at the current plan on how to deal with it. Ichigo swallowed heavily at the news of how much time was actually left. He'd known it was coming – things in Soul Society just kept getting worse and worse – but it was still a massive shock. "We'll be making our move in six days. Myself and Shunsui will be at the towers then and we have a plan for how to lure Aizen into Karakura town. Isshin will take you to the Throne and you must take it away from Aizen."
"So synchronize your watches! We have to work this together!" Lilinette chirped and Isshin laughed, pulling out a strange looking little device.
"That won't be a problem. Kisuke came up with this. It's a very powerful but limited signaler, as soon as they begin their move he'll signal me to start ours." He said cheerfully and Grimmjow looked at it curiously. "It's just a beep so even if it's intercepted, no one will know what it's for."
"Oh yeah? Excellent." Grimmjow commented, almost completely recovered from his earlier pain. "…We're really going to do this." He sounded wondering and Ichigo could sympathize. It felt like they were turning their entire world upside down. Starrk nodded somberly and Ichigo met grey eyes for a moment, seeing calm thoughtfulness and a measured fear. He knew the power he would be facing and Ichigo suddenly felt sorry for him. He knew what it felt like to be under such immense pressure.
"Yes. Can I see the children now?" Isshin said eagerly and Ichigo laughed before going to find Tabby. They would have to emphasis to Tigre that he couldn't tell his friends about Isshin, but that wouldn't be too much of a problem. His son could keep a secret when there was a lolly in it for him. It didn't take long for them to find Tigre and bring him in and when they did, things got interesting. "My grandson!" Isshin impulsively hugged the startled boy, making Ichigo smile and Grimmjow laugh. Tigre was not so keen.
"Ow! Papi, make him stop, his squishing me! I don't have hierro like Grimm-papi! Hey, let go or I'm gonna bit you!" Tigre protested but Isshin ignored him. "Grr…" Ichigo couldn't move fast enough to stop it although, if he was being honest, he would have had to admit he wasn't trying too hard. Goat face deserved to get a consequence to his actions.
"OW!" Isshin jerked away as Tigre gave him a painful bite. It wasn't bleeding, but that was only because Tigre hadn't wanted to really hurt him. He'd inherited Grimmjow's fangs. "My darling grandson, why would you do that to me?!" He began to sob theatrically as Tigre scowled, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Because I like breathing! You're weird." He muttered as Isshin turned his attention to the other child in the room. Tabitha was glued to Ichigo's leg, her arms around him as she watched the proceedings with wide-eyed alarm.
"My little granddaughter! How cute you are!" Isshin's gushing alarmed her further and Tabby bared her teeth in a little baby snarl. It was very cute but also a warning and Ichigo decided to take pity on his father before he was bitten a second time. He gently picked up little Tabitha, holding her upright in his arms.
"Here dad, let me show you…" With his help, Tabitha let Isshin hold her. To Ichigo's surprise, the toddler seemed to sniff him before deciding he was acceptable and snuggling against him. Isshin looked absolutely enchanted, smiling down at the baby on his chest.
"Beautiful. Is she talking yet?" He asked and Ichigo nodded.
"She's getting a few words now." Mostly no. That was a huge favorite. Tabby would say no to anything, even sweets. She also knew papi and chocolate… although for her that was coco. The one sweet both his children absolutely loved was chocolate. "And she's starting to run around." He added and Tigre spoke up.
"I'm going to teach her how to hunt when she's a bit bigger! Papi said I could." He said and Isshin gave him a smile. The young boy was happier now that his grandfather's arms were taken up by little Tabitha and he was no longer vulnerable to grandpa hugs. Ichigo could understand that perfectly. His dad's affection had always been on the physical side. As Isshin cuddled Tabby and spoke to Tigre, Ichigo felt a warm breath against his ear.
"Hey. You better be planning to make up that kick to me later." He met smoldering blue eyes and smiled, pulling the arrancar into an intimate kiss.
"You can count on it." He murmured, thinking about the situation. He planned to have as much sex with Grimm as he could, before they finally had to depart for the Soul King's realm. If the plan failed, he wanted them to have this time together.
Sometimes, the moment was all you had.
Elsewhere, in Hueco Mundo.
"The pit of souls. Weep ye mortals and despair!" Cynnbel said with a slightly hysterical laugh. Nngato just ignored him, his attention fixed on the baleful light in the centre. It was fairly large and there was a deeply disturbing sense that something behind it was trying very hard to get through.
"You finally got here." Chad turned to look as another vasto lorde appeared. He was clearly another like Nngato, a great and powerful creature. His forward curving horns and bone mask reminded Sado of a bull. The resemblance was continued with the hooves and the bovine tail. He was heavily built, a great tank of a hollow. "The demon arrived a week ago and the dragon just a bit after. You're the last." His voice was higher than Nngato's but held a strange, grating note, as if he'd been chewing on gravel.
"Pardon me for my tardiness." Nngato rumbled and the other vasto lorde laughed. "These are my minions, Cynnbel, Natwa and Chad." He introduced them and the vasto lorde immediately arrowed in on the odd one out.
"Chad?" The bull regarded him curiously and Sado met his gaze fearlessly. His eyes were a dark brown. "A human? But with decent hollow powers… how did you get here?" He asked curiously and Nngato grunted.
"Let him explain with the others. The demon won't care but the dragon will." He said and the minotaur nodded. "This is Terra Flamma. Come." Chad followed, wondering what the demon and the dragon would be like.
They were reasonably awe inspiring. The dragon was a well-built man. Next to Terra and Nngato, he looked slender but Chad could see that was an illusion. Like the minotaur, his facial mask was full bone. The spiral horns above it did remind him of a fantasy representation of a dragon. The resemblance continued with his mane of hair, which was gold in the centre and brown on the other edges. Great bat wings were folded behind him, white as his armor. He wore nothing but a black loincloth, hiding his privates and Sado shivered inside as he met those black and gold eyes. They were surprisingly calm and thoughtful. Nngato introduced him as Vandular Sturmdraggan.
The demon was anything but calm and thoughtful. His base form had clearly been a goat and that was what made him seem so diabolical. But he'd taken the resemblance and ran with it, festooning himself with carved bones and bits of past kills. He was a partial arrancar, his mask broken on one side and a sword in his hand. Brilliant green eyes looked at him hungrily. Chad had no doubt that the demon was considering his potential as a meal. His name was Daemon Venenoso. Sado noticed that the names reflected the powers they held. He was sure Terra had powers related to fire and earth, while Vandular was a creature of storms. And the demon's power related to poisons…
The introductions were followed by his story and the demon quickly lost interest while the dragon simply nodded his acceptance. There were others, though. The minotaur was attended by his two children, a male and a female who seemed to hate each other. Vandular had two girls, both with a horse like appearance. One of them had no bone on her face and Chad was treated to a rather beautiful smile as she edged up to him. It was a slow, non-threatening move from a hollow.
"Hello! I'm Dulce. So you're a human? I'm natural born, I've never seen a human before." She said cheerfully and Chad nodded.
"Yes, I am human." He replied stoically and she giggled, looking at him through her eyelashes in a way that seemed almost flirtatious. Not that he had a great deal of experience with that. Chad had been trapped in Hueco Mundo when he was only sixteen.
"I'm Amargo." The other female said, her voice warmer and lower than her sister's. Sado assumed they were sisters, at least. There was a great deal of resemblance. "I'm her twin." Suspicion confirmed. "Would you be interested in mating with us?"
"Girls!" Vandular snapped as Chad's mind came unglued. Had she just…? Both the hollows turned to look at their sire, annoyed. "He's human! You don't approach them like that."
"Well we don't have much time here papi! And he's in Hueco Mundo." Dulce responded as Amargo stomped a hoofed foot on the ground, making a short, staccato sound.
"We're grown. You can't tell us what to do." She said simply and Van lay his ears back, his body language very unhappy. Cynnbel was sneaking up behind Dulce, Chad noticed, even as his mind was mostly stunned.
"Oh lovies, I'm here for you. I'm not a complicated human – oof!" He doubled over as she shoved an elbow in his stomach. Her scowl was magnificent.
"We've had you already! We want something new. Now, are you interested? We're probably going to be dead soon anyway." She said to Sado and he hesitated as his mind began to reboot. He was still a virgin. This was the strangest thing in the world but… did he want to die without this experience? He looked at the female hollow, her open and engaging smile. She seemed quite friendly. Her sister was harder to read, just because her mask hid her face. But…
"I have never…" He looked down, feeling his cheeks heat. At least that would be hard to see with his skin tone. A hand gently touched his cheek and he looked into black and gold eyes.
"That's so sexy." She coo'd and his blush deepened. "Come with us and we'll show you." Her voice was full of promises and Sado nodded hesitantly. He followed them as they led him away from the pit and wondered if this was a good idea… but he wasn't going to back out.
He was far too curious.
"So this is what you do for weeks on end?" Shunsui questioned the Espada behind him and Starrk nodded, gazing out over the empty lands around them. "How are you still sane?" He asked and the Coyote snorted.
"Hueco Mundo was full of mindless tedium. If my mind managed to survive that, it can survive anything." He said wryly and Shunsui shook his head. "…I had wondered. If you could go back in time and kill me, would you?" He suddenly asked. It was, perhaps, a very morbid question. But the thought had been nagging at him. Shunsui lifted his eyebrows before considering the question seriously.
"…Yes. But not because of you… because of all the things that have happened to my fellow taichou. The suffering they endure…" He stopped, looking away and Starrk nodded sadly. "I would regret it deeply. But yes, I would kill you." Shunsui said softly and Starrk put an arm around his waist, feeling oddly like he was comforting the other man. Then he yelped as a sudden pain erupted in his head. Shunsui yelped a moment later as the same booted foot hit him, although more gently.
"Oi! That was a dumb question Starrk! And you better be glad you can't do time travel Kimono-chan! What if you went back in time, killed Starrk and then you still lost? Then you'd be feeling really stupid!" Lilinette said and Shunsui rubbed his head before smiling in amusement. "And you might be Yammy's pet. Then you'd be feeling stupid and butthurt!"
"Lilinette!" Starrk couldn't help but laugh and Shunsui's warm voice joined his, sharing his mirth. "Ah, she's right. Rewriting the past is pointless. It could always have been worse." That was a strange kind of comfort at the moment. "Hmm… you know, I think I would prefer not to waste any more time." They didn't have much left. Their move would be made tomorrow. "Would you like to?" They had been thinking of waiting for nightfall, largely because the Visored might make contact with them at any time. But Starrk didn't really care about that. He wanted to feel his mate's body inside him. Shunsui smiled slowly before pulling him into a deep, passionate kiss.
"I would love to. But you should release before Lilinette kicks you." He advised and Starrk glanced up to see that his other half was swinging her foot threateningly. Smiling, he stood and moved away from the towers.
"Kick about, Los Lobos!" He called on her power, easily taking his resurrection. He preferred to do it a bit away from the towers, although they had some protection. His power exploded out in a familiar manner before settling into his release. Starrk turned to find that Shunsui was admiring him.
"You know, I've always wondered about this form. Can those pelts be removed?" He asked as he stood and Starrk blushed lightly, walking towards him as he dropped his guns to the ground. Lilinette was giggling happily. "Or are they part of you?"
"No, they're clothing. Although I don't know if you noticed…" Starrk took a deep breath and turned around. It blended in with the flowing hides, particularly when he wasn't happy. But when he was… Shunsui's eyes widened as he spotted the wolf tail, swishing lazily behind him.
"A tail! Kami, you have a tail!" He said, delighted and Starrk smiled shyly. "Ah, let's get those clothes off, I can't wait to see if anything else has changed."
"It has." He assured his mate and Shunsui looked delighted at the prospect. He grasped the arrancar, kissing him passionately and Starrk submitted, enjoying his dominant mate. He loved what he and Juushiro did, but he was the dominant one there. With Shunsui, he was the submissive and he loved the feeling. Hands began working on his buttons as Starrk worked on Shunsui's clothing, finding the ties to his hakama. The kimono was tossed towards tower, followed by the straw hat as Starrk was eased to the ground. Grey coyote pelts made a serviceable bed and Starrk whined, deep in his throat as a warm mouth fastened on one of his nipples.
As Shunsui gradually disrobed him, though, he found the many things hidden beneath. The hands and feet hidden behind the gloves and boots were black and clawed like an animal. They were not particularly sharp and not retractable, like a wolf. Shunsui caught Starrk's hand in his own and the Coyote's eyes went wide as the shinigami explored his claws with his tongue, before sucking his fingers into his mouth. Starrk's breathing came shorter as he watched his mate coating his digits with saliva.
"Prepare yourself." Shunsui ordered with a smile, looking at the Coyote with an intent gleam in his remaining eye. Starrk whined softly in desire at the thought and obediently turned around, lifting his tail as he began fingering himself – "Oh my kami. What is this?" Starrk looked over his shoulder, confused, as a hand hovered over the hollow of his back. Then he spotted what Shunsui had seen.
"I have a tattoo?" He hadn't gotten that done. And he was sure he didn't have it in his sealed form. His mates would have mentioned it if he did. "What is it?" It was hard for him to see.
"It's a Bird of Paradise coiled around a Snowdrop. Oh, Starrk." Shunsui's voice was soft and filled with emotion. Starrk blushed as he understood the meaning of that. The symbol of Shunsui's division was the bird of paradise and Juushiro's was a snowdrop. "Beautiful."
"Thank you." Starrk whispered, smiling as he resumed fingering himself. The claws made it a bit trickier but with his hierro, they were blunt enough to cause him no harm. He heard Shunsui's breath catch as he opened himself up further, whining softly as he slid his tail to one side in a very canine gesture. For a female wolf, that would indicate her receptiveness to mounting. Hands slid through the fur of that appendage, exploring it as Starrk continued his work.
"So soft. Are you ready?" Shunsui asked, his voice heavy with desire. Starrk nodded, pulling his hand away and resting his palms against the ground. This was the way the mating just seemed to be flowing. He wanted to feel his mate against his back, taking him like the animal he resembled.
Shunsui was more than willing to help him with that. Starrk moaned, lowering his head for a moment as his body was breeched. Shunsui bit his shoulder, increasing the intense pleasure he was feeling. Starrk whimpered as that huge length found his prostate, brushing teasingly against the sensitive organ but not hitting it squarely. Lilinette gasped as Starrk fed her his pleasure, the sensations of being filled. Although he needed more… Starrk reached beneath himself, intending to stroke himself. But a hand caught his, forcing him away.
"Not just yet, my wolf. I'll do it for you when it's time." Shunsui breathed in his ear and Starrk moaned, low in his throat as the shinigami kept teasing him. It felt good but he was being teased and he knew it. Wait… that was familiar… had he…?
"Did… you learn this… from Grimmjow…?" This was definitely the kind of thing he would do. Shunsui laughed and warm lips caressed the back of his neck, making his toes curl.
"He might have given me some ideas…" Shunsui devoted himself to his body then and Starrk quivered and cried out, tormented by the sensations and desperately craving more. As he was built up, Shunsui began giving him more, hitting him more firmly and finally wrapping a hand around his straining erection.
"Oh wow… oh wow…" Lilinette sounded like she was losing her mind. Starrk felt exactly the same way as that warm, callused hand began jerking him off, matching the strokes of the cock inside him. Starrk lifted his head, staring away blankly as the pressure inside himself began coming to a peak.
"We really shouldn't be doing this." To say Kensei was embarrassed would be a gross understatement. They'd come to make contact with the Espada and Kyoraku taichou. Even knowing the relationship between the two was consensual – Yoruichi had told them the truth, with Starrk's permission and blessing – he really hadn't expected to get graphic proof of the assertion. And it was very graphic. The sounds Starrk was making as Shunsui pounded into him…
"Hush! This is getting good." Kisuke had a video camera and was taping every moment. Kensei wondered how he'd anticipated this. Or did he just carry a camera all the time? That was… highly disturbing and Kensei made a mental note to check over his room for cameras. Not that his sex life was active but it was most definitely private.
"Oh Starrk! Shunsui!" That voice was weird though. Kensei recognized it, of course – they'd hosted the Espada in his release for days and become quite used to Lilinette's tinny voice – but he couldn't imagine why she sounded so… lustful? He almost cringed at the thought. Despite knowing that she was part of Starrk's soul she still looked like a little girl. That seemed very wrong. "Oh yeah… h-harder… wow…!"
"Hey, pervert?" That was Hiyori and she'd spotted something the two men were missing. Namely, the barrels of two guns which were pointed in their general direction. Starrk had dropped them randomly and fortunately for him and Shunsui, they were pointed away from the towers. That was fortunate because blue light was beginning to build at the ends of his weapons. "DUCK!" She screamed and tackled Kisuke. Kensei dodged to the side and not a moment too soon. Two immense, twin ceros screamed overhead. Fortunately the weapons had fallen angled slightly upwards so while Kisuke lost a tiny bit of his hat, he came out otherwise unharmed. Kensei landed on his ass, staring at the devastation behind them. Those ceros had completely obliterated several buildings and there was still some smoking wreckage in the process of collapsing.
Starrk was unaware of that. All he was concerned with was his incredibly powerful orgasm, the pleasure that found a release as he writhed beneath his mate. He felt Shunsui follow him a moment later, stiffening with a cry as his member pulsed once, twice, three times. Starrk breathed heavily, his body damp with sweat and his arms trembling from their combined weight.
"YOU BASTARD!" Starrk looked up, completely surprised at that irate scream. "YOU ALMOST KILLED US!" Then a sandal was heading for his head. He yelped and cringed but Shunsui caught it in his hand, stopping the blow from landing.
"What in the world?" He asked, sitting back as Hiyori glared at him. Then the feisty little Vizard suddenly realized that Kyoraku was completely, utterly unclothed and turned a rather odd shade of pink. Her gaze went to Starrk but that situation was, if anything, even worse. The Coyote had moved to a cross legged position and was looking completely baffled. "Do you mind letting us dress before you yell at us?" Shunsui asked and the Vizard mumbled some kind of insult before turning around and crossing her arms. Shunsui and Starrk both took the opportunity to retrieve their clothes, although Starrk just pulled on his pants. He had plans to sleep on the furs as soon as the Visored and their friends were gone.
"Now what are you talking about?" Starrk glanced around before noticing the wreckage his guns had caused. "Lilinette!" He said, utterly appalled as Kisuke and Kensei cautiously picked their way through the rubble. "Why did you do that?" He certainly hadn't pulled her triggers himself. She normally didn't act independently that way.
"I couldn't help it Starrk! I felt a pressure building inside me… it had to go somewhere! I'm sorry!" She protested and Starrk's single eye went wide as he realized what had happened. Then he grinned before looking at a slightly scorched Kisuke, a pained Kensei and a very angry Hiyori.
"I'm very sorry. It seems my gun had an orgasm." He said with a smile and Kisuke tittered madly as Kensei hid his face with one hand. "I most humbly apologize – eh?" Starrk looked over with a blink as a hand rested on his shoulder. Shunsui did not seem very amused as he looked at Kisuke. In fact, his remaining eye was narrowed in a decidedly hostile way.
"Don't apologize too quickly, Starrk. Kisuke, why are you holding a video camera?" The taichou asked and Kisuke's gaze dropped to the incriminating evidence in his hands. Starrk looked shocked for a moment, taking that in. Then his expression also became less than amused.
"Lilinette!" He suddenly called and two spirit wolves suddenly appeared. They didn't look vicious, though. They looked excited, their tongues lolling as they looked at the wide eyed scientist. "Fetch!"
"We're not a dog Starrk!" Lilinette protested but leapt anyway. Kisuke tried to run but with a fine sense of justice, Kensei stuck out his foot at exactly the right time. The scientist went down and the wolves were on him. One of them concentrated on licking him to death while the other grabbed the camera and went back to Starrk. He took the item from her, trying to figure out how to use it. Shunsui laughed and took the camera from him.
"Allow me." He said cheerfully before flipping open the camera and replaying the video. "Oh my. I don't know if that was my best side. What do you think, Starrk?"
"Every side of you is wonderful. Do I really look like that, though?" He said wonderingly, up close to Shunsui's side as he watched the replay. "…I can see why Aizen likes me now. Oh my. And what you're doing to me… we need to save this to show it to Juushiro."
"Hey, I wanna see, I wanna see!" Lilinette left Kisuke, covered in dog drool and groaning. No one had the least bit of sympathy for him. She pawed at Shunsui's legs and he laughed, lowering the camera so she could see. "Wow! You do look really sexy like that Starrk! Fuck him again, from the front this time!" She demanded and Shunsui laughed, patting her head. "We can jam that thing somewhere and catch everything!"
"I think your camera has been confiscated." Kensei said dryly to Urahara, who muttered something as he tried to wipe off his face. It wasn't easy, Lilinette's spit was particularly sticky in her spirit wolf form. "We were just checking to make sure you're ready. And you think this will bring Aizen through?" That was a great weakness of their plan. They needed to engage Aizen in the ruins of Karakura town. If he declined to come they would have to engage him in Soul Society and that would be ugly. They would do it, but Starrk's fully unleashed reiatsu would sweep up plus souls by the thousands. They wanted to avoid an incredibly high death toll and the ruins of Karakura town were perfect for that. Starrk looked up from the camera, suddenly somber.
"We're ready. And if this doesn't bring Aizen through, nothing will." Starrk intended to stage the kind of cataclysm that would require Aizen, in person. And with what he'd read from the Kuchiki archives he thought he could do it. "Are you ready?"
"We're ready. Tomorrow morning then." Kensei said before gathering up his two comrades. Kisuke kept sending longing glances at his camera but had the sense not to ask for it back. Hiyori helped with that, hitting him with her sandal to keep him moving. Starrk watched them go, smiling sadly, then looked up as warm arms went around him.
"Did you want to take a short nap in those wonderful furs?" Shunsui asked and Starrk's smile widened. It was like his mate had read his mind. "And then some more…" Blunt teeth nibbled his throat and Starrk tilted his head, giving Shunsui better access.
"Mmm, yes, that would be perfect." He wanted nothing more than a nap followed by more sex with his handsome, loving mate. It would have been better if Juushiro was there, but this was good.
And given the likelihood of dying tomorrow, he would enjoy what he had today.
