Heartsbond 46

WOOOOOOOO!!

(blasts Hikari No Rock) homigawd, chapter 46!

You probably thought that my other fanfic, The Last Confessions of a Goddess of Death, was the end to Heartsbond. NO SUCH LUCK!

Sadly Misa's and Rem's narration of a rewrite of the entire Deathnote storyline is taking a break.

OH MY LOYAL HEARTSBOND FANDS I HAVE NOT FORSAKEN YOU!!

Oh dear, perhaps dancing deathnote chibis were not the best album picture to use when I loaded "Big Yellow Taxi" onto imeem. You can hear it here……

www(dot)imeem(dot)com/tidechild/music/vY5HzaWg/countingcrowsbigyellowtaxi/

I heard this song when I was a kid, so please treat it kindly!

Oh dear, Makoto Kifune is a /bad guy?/ oooh, that makes him smexier. Maybe since Uryu is stuck in the Soul Society, when eberybody's kids are born, Makoto can join Ichigo's group. Think of the arguments they'd have with each other!! I can totally picture Ichigo fuming at him.

That reminds me, link number two. Chu-bura by Kelun! It's the 8th bleach theme, and I have the WHOLE THING, not the cut version used in the series!!

www(dot)imeem(dot)com/tidechild/music/A5mkI9yn/kelunchubura/

And the translations at

gendou(dot)com/amusic/lyrics.php?id8869&show2

This is, probably, the happiest Bleach theme I have ever heard. And I mean HAPPIEST!!

The final link is to "The future is wild" trust me, YOU WANT TO WATCH THIS. It friggin rocks.

video(dot)google(dot)com/videoplay?docid-638052294391149546&qThe+Future+Is+Wild&eiahOESKLHEIKsrQKXounAAQ&hlen

Hmmm…… okay, since I had a filler chapter last time, I should probably pile on the meat.

This chapter will, very likely, be long. I want there to be lots of happy cooing of couples, and may the curse fest begin, this chapter or the next Szayel has his baaaaaaaaaaabbbbbyyyyy!


HANAKOTOBA CHAPTER FLOWER!!

This chapter we have the first of the Gotei 13 flowers on the hanakotoba list. Camelia. There are three different colors, and a meaning for each.

Camelia is the 6th Division Heraldic Flower.

Tsubaki, the shun shun rika spirit Orihime attacks with, also means Camelia. There are, thus, two frequent references to the flower in bleach.

Here is the entry

Camelia -- Tsubaki

Red – In love

Yellow – Longing

White – Waiting


THE BABY REPORT!!

Shinigami

Ichigo- 5 weeks 3 days

Shuhei- 7 weeks 5 days

Shunsui-5 weeks 2 days

Gin - 3 weeks

Urahara – 4 weeks

Byakuya – 3 weeks

Hitsugaya – 1 week 2 days

Arrancar

Szayel-Day 17 WARNING!

Ulquiorra-Day 11


Morning in Seireitei had Uryu slumped in a chair next to Byakuya, sleeping soundly when the nobleman opened his eyes. "nnnnrg, Uryu?"

"BYAKOI!!" Uryu cried, overjoyed that his lover had woken up. "Are you alright?"

"I have, a horrible headache." Byakuya smiled faintly. "But I must be okay if I'm waking up to you. How long have I been asleep?"

"Overnight, and if anything in your office is ruined, send Ichigo and Renji the bill."

Byakuya groaned. "What did they do?"

"I caught them having sex on your desk."

Byakuya sputtered. "WHAAAATTTTT??"

Byakuya please, not that soon after waking up. Senbonzakura groaned.

THEY HAD SEX ON MY DESK!! Byakuya shrilled. "I am going to kill them!!"

"I don't think you have to do that." Momo carried breakfast in giggling. "Here Uryu, you've been working so hard for 5th, I thought I'd bring you and Kuchiki-sama breakfast. Although Unohana-taichou said to give Kuchiki-sama decaf tea……" She smiled faintly, setting down a tray and offering Byakuya, to his surprise, a western style breakfast. "I didn't know caffine was bad for babies." (1)

"What are these?" He blinked in surprise.

"Oh! Rangiku-chan brought some American Recipes back with her from her last Patrol in the human world. Unohana suggested something filling with lots of meat and protein. So I have pancakes with some kind of sweet syrup, and some kind of sausage, and an omelet with green peppers, and there's supposed to be something better about these biscuits than the kind of bread we have here." Momo babbled, relieved to have some company.

"Its alright Momo, thanks." Uryu told the former lieutenant.

"I just wish I could be of more help." Momo said softly. "I've been so weak…… I don't mean to be any trouble."

"Its okay. Just focus on getting better alright?" Uryu said gently.

"That reminds me, Unohana told me to deliver these!" She offered a small bottle of vitamins. "She said these are higher in iron than the normal kind. Unohana-taichou told me to tell you that they're really bitter, so take them with something strong flavored to drink."

"Now what do you mean I won't have to…… retaliate, against Lieutenant Kurosaki and Lieutenant Abarai?"

"Uryu chased them naked down the street with his bow!!" Momo giggled. "I was getting fresh air when I saw it! And Rangiku-chan and Yachiru-chan chased them with a camera! And then at dinner, Rukia-chan came back for an hour or so to get some things from her quarters for her trip to the living world, when she heard what happened she grabbed Ichigo and Renji by the ears and dragged them back to the 6th Division to clean up!!" Momo giggled.

"I see, so Kurosaki and Abarai have put everything back in order /and/ paid restitution already?"

"Something like that." Uryu rolled his eyes.

"Then Abarai will be getting all the paperwork for the next week /and/ be placed in charge of running drills. Since his /captain/ is currently in ill health." Translation, Renji was going to be made Byakuya's errand boy until the Kuchiki noble's thirst for vengeance abated.

Uryu laughed, the sound carrying down the hall as Shuhei and Izuru headed for Unohana's office for a checkup. "Alls well that ends well……" Shuhei said with a chuckle. "I'm glad Uryu's calmed down, he was almost panicked. You know, humans often find the bond disorienting when their mate is in trouble?"

"I didn't know, no. You stay calm too love." Izuru nuzzled Shuhei, in general good spirits. "We have to make sure the baby is alright, and then its work as usual. Yoruichi-taichou said she had a surprise."

"Really? I wonder what she could have to surprise us with?"

"Well, I suppose we'll find out." Izuru sighed. "Unohana, we're here!!"

"And I'm ready." Unohana said pleasantly, all set up for the ultrasound.

The appointment was pleasant, the ultrasound turning up no new issues to either father or baby. And the couple made a happy walk back to the third division for the day's work. "Hmmm, so we have baby clothes, but we still have to pick out furniture. And you need to choose decorations for the nursery. I won't go get them without you!!" Declared Izuru.

"Alright, after work hours we'll go down to market square and look at some of the…… er…… baby things, some of the stores have okay?" Shuhei said with a smile.

"You're going to make such a great parent." Izuru chirped, the normally doleful lieutenant sounded ebullient for once as they rounded the corner into the familiar courtyard.

Yoruichi was standing in the third division courtyard with two unfamiliar figures and chatting. Izuru's heart sank. One of the two she was speaking with had a captain's haori on. And he was NOT a captain he recognized.

That meant one thing, the third division had a new captain!! Izuru wasn't sure whether to kick up his heals in joy or cower in fear. He couldn't stand the thought of another captain as destructive as Gin Ichimaru. Izuru would rather curl up in a ball and die than have to put up with another Gin.

And there were other possibilities, would this new captain be as strict as Kuchiki-taichou? As wild and loose a canon as Zaraki? Would he be kind but strict and sometimes inflexible the way the Commander General was?

"aaaaaah, Captain Amagai, here's the soon to be father now. Izuru, we've finally found a new captain for the third, Izuru Kira, Shuuske Amagai. I think you'll like him, he's got a good reputation, fair, calm. I've met him before, he'll do right by the third division. And this is his assistant and new thirdseat, Makoto Kifune."

"I look forwards to working with you." Makoto said with a stiffly formal tone. "And congratulations……" He gave a small nod Shuhei's direction, and no smile.

Amagai however, clapped Izuru on the back. "Yes, congratulations Izuru. If you need time off to care for your bondmate and babe, please let me know. As long as you give me some warning in advance I can accommodate you."

Izuru blinked. And as he felt Amagai's aura, he realized that here was somebody who was /completely/ the opposite of Gin Ichimaru. Gin's riatsu felt as cold as the most bitter of winter winds with no snow and too much bite. He could strangle somebody with a glance. Amagai's riatsu was warm, calming, encouraging, a balm to a somewhat battered psyche.

"What about 9th Yoruichi?" Shuhei asked. "You're not leaving us are you?"

"Of course not Shuhei. You're pregnant, I wouldn't do that to you." Yoruichi assured him. "Amagai, go easy on Izuru, the 3rd Division has had it /really/ rough."

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of third for you. Though it is difficult coming up with something fast enough for the festival."

"Yes, it is. But I've heard good things about you. I'm sure you'll manage." Yoruichi said confidently.


Far away, in Hueco Mundo's eternal night, sleep had overtaken Szayel for the past several days. He was nearing the end of the Arrancar's spitfire fast gestation. For the scientist, it had been an almost spiritual (and Szyael was /not/ a creature of spirit), gaze back into the evolution of his species.

Male arrancar, when their bodies became too pregnant to move quickly, found some place quiet, and rested until it was time. By then Szyael's many times ancestors would have found a quiet cave, just at the barest edge of the underground menos forest and slept. If their mate was present, it was easier to keep watch, but at this point hiding overrode "fight or flight." Szayel had already tried to interact normally, to continue with written scientific work rather than practical. He couldn't do it. His mind had become sluggish, and it was easier to concentrate on his surroundings than a piece of paper or a computer screen. It was instinct showing through all around, it annoyed him, but at this point he'd learned not to fight it.

"Now be more careful training." He heard Zephly scolding what's his name fraccion of Nnoitra's. "Nnoitra is a powerful fighter, but you're a lot weaker than he is. You can't take that kind of punishment."

"OW! My leg…… alright, I'll try. Its not like I can fight with my leg in a cast."

There was footsteps and Zephly came in, dusting his hands off. He quickly cleaned cast plaster off of them, then set a med bag containing materials for putting casts on limbs down by the bed. "Hey….." He said gently, stroking Szayel's hair.

The espada leaned into the touch, eyes half closed. "Hey……" He replied simply. "I don't think it will be long now."

"No…… I don't think so either. You scared koi?"

"mmmm a little." Szayel said drowsily. "But you're here."

"Yes, I am." And Zephly pulled his koi briefly into a hug. "Alright, I need to get some things out of medical supply for when you go into labor dear…… give me a shout if you need something alright?"

Szyael's hmmm of response reminded Zephly of a purring cat, and the medic got up hurrying to get some medicines and things like warm cloths and water, the blanket they'd gotten for the baby.

Szayel closed his eyes, really half asleep. And then it happened. Szayel sputtered as his stomach muscles clenched. He froze……. Counting off seconds…… again. "ZEPHY!!" He roared.

Something toppeled to the floor in the supply closet. "Szay? Is it time?"

"WHY do you think I started YELLING!" Szayel growled, oh yeah, Szayel's water broke at that one second. "rrrrrrrg….."

"Okay, okay dear remember to breath."

"Shut the fuck up DAMNIT!!" Szayel growled, "I know what I'm supposed to do so SHUT UP AND DELIVER THE DAMN BABY!!"

Zephly laughed, Szayel calmed as much as somebody in labor could, and the world dissolved into what seemed like slow motion for Szayel. All pushing, breathing, and time seemed to stop.

In reality, Szayel was at it for over an hour… he could sense the baby moving. The arrancar's body was more sensitive than a human female's at the moment. He could feel every inch, silently urging the child to keep going.

He was almost there… he could feel it….. and then something in Szayel's midsection seized up. It was sudden, sharp and painful. "ZEPH!!" Szayel cried in distress.

Zephly's teeth gritted. "Oh shit….. this happens sometimes love hang on……." He pulled a needle from his med kit. "I'm sorry, this will hurt. Your muscles froze, this will loosen them so the baby can get free. I'm so sorry…." Zephly kissed his koi's forehead before jabbing the needle in.

Szayel howled, the child finally making it the last handspan to freedom. Szyael lay panting, eyes half closed, exhausted.

The wail of the newly born brought him back to alertness. "it's a boy, koibito." Zephly cleaned the little one off.

Szayel nodded. "Welcome, little Mizael." Zephly brought the little one closer for Szayel to get a good look. Szayel took the little one in his arms, and his heart melted. "Oh my dearest, oh my little one…."

Mizael's hollow mask resembled Zephly's somewhat, a half tiara across his forehead, and on the right side, right at the hairline, a trio of skeletal white feathers. On his back, the only armor plating was a tiny white piece on the left side that resembled a tiny white feathered wing. His hair was a very pale blue, his eyes bright gold, a common eyecolor among second generation arrancar.

Mizael nipped sharply at Szayel's wrist. "OW!" Szyael hissed. Baby arrancar didn't need milk, they needed riatsu from their parent, taken from a bite to the wrist on a male, the breast from a female.

Zephly set about cleaning up, and kept a careful eye on his koi and baby until he had finished, joining Szyael at his bedside. "mmm…… he's perfect eh?"

"Yes, and I will repeat my promise to you to him. I will return, from the mission I've been given. I promise." Szayel was getting sleepy.

"And to do that, you need rest." Zephly said quietly, "Mizael is asleep."

"Hmm, he is." Szayel was exhausted, everything was cleaned up.

"We need to get you to a cleaner bed though koi." Zephly told him.

"Fine with me……" There was a second room Zephly had set up in the back. There was a clean bed, a crib for Mizael, and lots of peace and quiet.

Szayel was sound asleep the instant he hit the pillow. My lovely, I'll come back. I promise………My friends on various RPG's are of mixed opinion about this. Is it true Caffine is bad for unborn babies? ;.; oh dear, I wouldn't be a very good mommy then. I can't go a single day without caffine.


1.


ARRANCAR ENCYCLOPEDIA!!

Zephly: (standing in front of the chalkboard with Aizen) today we'll cover arrancar gestation, from start to finish.

Aizen: Do I have to be here?

Zephly: Well Szyael can't help me, and Gin is still kinda….. (looks over at Gin)

Gin is sitting with Ulquiorra, "See, these are pickles Qui, and this is ice cream. We have vanilla, and chocolate, and mint and cookie dough and this one is coffee."

Aizen: (facial twitch) Of course. I see your point.

Zephly: ALLRIGHTY! We'll start with conception, see, male arrancar are only fertile twice a month. If they're able to bear children, there will be a membrane between the womb and the outside world. A male arrancar has no cervix, so the membrane is necessary to protect his insides. When its breached, then the male needs to relax for about 48 hours, if it closes back up that means he hasn't conceived, if it stays open it means, congratulations, there's a baby on the way!

Aizen: aaaah, gin should you have so much ice cream?

Gin: Whah not? There are so many flavors koi, I need to see which one goes best with pickles!

Aizen: Facial twitch.

Zephly: Ages past, male arrancar were under a lot of stress when pregnant, but believe it or not, they get stronger, not weaker, when they conceive. That's meant to protect the father and child from attack by stronger hollows, other arrancar, and yes, shinigami. Their reflexes get faster, along with their sonido. Their muscles rise to about double their normal strength. Their riatsu combines with the child's and rises exponentially. They are truly one, and they defend each other whether the babe is aware of it or not!

Gin: Here Qui, try some of the strawberry.

Ulquiorra: Is this what Ichigo tastes like?

Renji pokes his head in. "ICHI IS MINE, GO AWAY!" ducks back out to a random broomcloset and makes out with Ichigo.

Zephly: AHERM! Alright, in the natural, a male arrancar would be instinctively driven to move long distances. This is the instinct to find a sheltered place to have the baby in. Since any cave could have hollows in it, or worse, lead to the menos forest, the male arrancar is able to move quickly over long distances up until the last three days of pregnancy. Of course, those in Las Noches may find no predators and an abundance of nervous energy.

Sandstorms are a frequent hazard in Hueco Mundo, the male arrancar's first instinct if pregnant and faced with this hazard is to hide. So he will actually hide himself under the sands themselves. He'll use his clothing to protect his face and curl into a ball protecting his head and stomach, that way he can still breathe and the very sand that poses a hazard becomes his shield.

Ulquirorra: It is the coffee ice cream, most certainly, that is superior.

Gin: oh yeah, but this is the best! (holds up cake batter ice cream)

Ulquiorra: ooooooooooooh!

Aizen face twitches. "please, don't make a mess, or make yourselves sick"

Zephly face twitches. "Right, while all of this has been happening, inside the male arrancar a ring of muscles slowly tighten around the womb and the baby inside, temporarily acting the way a woman's cervix would, and closes up so that when the male gives birth, like the female, his water breaks. But there is a risk that isn't present in females. Sometimes the ring of muscles tightens mid labor, preventing movement of the babe and poses a danger to them both. It takes a medicine to make the muscles relax and release the baby, it is, however, painful, administered directly to the womb and muscles in it. While it doesn't harm the baby, it leaves the needlepoint kind of sore.

"Lastly, men do not have breasts, and the arrancar babe doesn't need milk, rather they need energy from the parent, riatsu to be precise. Women, obviously, have breasts to feed the baby. The male arrancar however, feeds the child from a quick nip to the wrist."

"well, that's about all there is……."

Gin: INCOMING!!

Gin accidentally trips, upending the container of strawberry ice cream and sending it flying, hitting Zephly in the head.

Zephly…………… "Beautiful…… YOU GUYS ARE PAYING MY DRY CLEANING BILL!!"