Mama Ichi

(A/N) I have a lot more of this story written, the chapters will be longer, and the story will be better, but I only update things if people are interested. Typing is boring. And I appreciate virtual hot pockets.

Chapter 1

Ichigo stared in disbelief. His hollow had defeated Ulquiorra, and the defeated Arrancar's body had turned to ash, blowing away in the wind. Right? So... What was... This- that had been left behind.

A tiny Ulquiorra in a miniature espada uniform sat on the floor, sucking his thumb.

Ichigo sat down hard.

"What. The. Heck." he stated blankly.

"What is this?" he asked no one in particular.

Just then, the baby cuarta burst into tears. Ichigo's protective instincts won over his logical reasoning and he scooped up the tiny arrancar.

"Shhhh," he soothed, with a slight purr, voice gentle as he rocked the child.

Ulquiorra slowly quieted down, curled against his chest. Ichigo rested his chin on top of his head.

Orihime and Uryuu just stared.

Ichigo's thoughts were racing.

"Orihime, can you heal me? If this is what happens when an Espada is defeated there might be more of these little guys running around."

Orihime and Uryuu kept staring.

"Orihime?"

"Oh! Sorry Ichigo! Right away!" she babbled. "Sotenkisshun, I reject!"

Uryuu stopped staring and started glaring. "You stupid Soul Reaper! You put your sword in my gut, and you're worried about your enemies! Did you hit your head or something?"

Ichigo flinched, but continued. "I need to make sure there aren't more of them, though. They're just kids now. When Nel cracked her mask she lost all of her memories. These guys could be the same. I mean, can you imagine Ulquiorra crying?"

Uryuu looked at him. Orihime was imagining. (shudder)

"You realize the Soul Society won't see it that way."

"I don't give a crap!" spat Ichigo, suddenly ticked off. He froze like a statue for a minute.

"Ichigo?" asked Uryuu. "Ichigo!"

"What?" he responded absent-mindedly.

"You just completely spaced out."

"My hollow is offering to help."

Uryuu looked shocked. "Wh-wh-what!"

"Uh-huh."

"That's..."

"Yeah. I'm going now."

"Wait!" cried Uryuu. It was too late. Ichigo and the baby espada were gone.