In Memphis Egypt, Aizen was sitting at a small café sipping on some coffee. He was wearing a white button shirt and brown trousers. His hair was brushed back down as he had years ago, and he was wearing glasses. In front of him were some documents. He let a soft chuckle leave his lips. "How interesting. They already consider me dead even though I asked him not to do anything unnecessary."

The door opened with a slight slam, gaining attention. "Man, this place was hard to find!" A loud voice rings out. Ignoring the onlookers, a pair of eyes landed on Aizen. "There you are!" Walking over to him the stranger sat in front of him with a grin on his face. "You are quite hard to track down you know." Aizen puts his coffee down and sighs. "For a man of your talents you are quite loud, Ginjo. I would have thought you wanted to keep a low profile since you are working for me now."

Ginjo chuckled. "I work for the highest bidder. Sure, that haggard old King Jetter and that lunatic Dante got money but what I want is something a little bit more. I think sticking with you can bring me that." Aizen leans on his elbow. "Is that right? Very well then. You may do as you please. Do you have what I asked of you?" "Yup." Ginjo pulled out a folder that was hidden in his jacket. "All the information you asked for is in here. They are located in East Asia currently. Do you want me to hunt them down?" "No, leave them be." Aizen says taking the folder. "She did so much to run and hide from me. Eventually, she will come back and bring him along with her." He opened the folder. "The city thinks you're dead now. What will you do?" "Mhmm…wait and rebuild. My plan was set back but I figured as much. That little building of mine was just a simple stepping stone. I say in about 12 years I'll make my move and claim what is mine."

Ginjo chuckled. "I see. 12 years is a long time to prepare but it's not like I have anything else to do. I hope you don't mind but I investigated the rest of your associates. You still have many followers. Two of them are in solitary confinement. A few dead. And the others are turncoats. You keep interesting company." Aizen smiles. "I never attended to have them all the way to the end. This works just fine." He writes something down on the file that had been in front of him earlier. "I would like for you to head back and keep observing them and if a little push is needed then so be it." Ginjo smirked. "It shall be done." He got up and yawn. "Time for work but, first some food." Aizen watched as Ginjo took his leave. He looked back down at the file and smiled. "She named him Atlas after the famous titan who carried the heavens on his shoulders. How fitting for a pawn."

Early morning on September 7th, the skies were still dark, and the city stood quiet. At the airport, two cars pulled up. They drove to the center where there were two private planes waiting. The cars came to a stop and turned off. The door opened and Grimmjow got out with a yawn. Oichi got out the passenger side holding a sleeping, Cyrus. She was still wearing her PJs. A panda shirt and pants pair and a scarf on her head. She looked at her watch. It was 6:30 and the sun wasn't up just yet. 'Everyone should be on their way here.' The car next to her, the door opened and Ulquiorra stepped out. Jess stepped out with a yawn. She was wearing a poison Ivy shirt and matching pants. "So early." She says rubbing her eyes.

Grimmjow pops the trunks and starts getting the luggage. Ulquiorra did the same while Oichi and Jess got the kids. Moments later, more cars started to pull up. Ichigo and Orihime with their children. Tatsuki and Noah road with them. Chad, Mila, the kids, and Uryu who road with them. Ikkaku, Mizuho, Yumichika, and Emma. Izzy drove up with Yoshiro, Jinta, Yuzu, Moe, and Karin. Behind them was Ben with Riruka and Amanda. Hisagi, Florina, Kira, and Darrius were next to pull in, and following them were Momo, Toshiro, Rangiku, and Gin. The groups started to pull out their luggage as even more people started to fill in.

"How many people did you invite…" Grimmjow says. "All of our friends. You do realize we have a lot, right?" Oichi says. "I'll go put Cy on the plane and come back for the girls and Kenny." Grimmjow nods.

Oichi walked to the plane and walked up the stairs. Inside the plane was quite luxurious. It was parked with rich leathers, fine wood veneers, and stylish stonework. It also had a custom cabin for each of them with private bedrooms, even a small dining room, and theater room. "Wow." "Glad you like it." Oichi spins around to see Dante come out of the cockpit. "Papa. Good morning!" Dante smiled and saw Cyrus. "May I?" Oichi nods and hands Cyrus to him. "Once everyone boards the plane, we take off. Mother is expecting us to be there. Everyone has a full pass to do what they like so long as they don't cause any issues." Oichi nods and then rubs her arms. "Um, papa…are…are you going to walk me down the aisle?" "What a silly question. I refuse anyone to ever take the role of father for your wedding. I wasn't the best to you, your sisters, or your brother but I am happy how you all turned out." Oichi sighs in relief. "And…do you promise not to start a fight with grandpa…" Dante narrowed his eyes. "Which one." "Both of them." Dante rolled his eyes. "Fine. I will take Cy with me. Go on and instruct everyone on where to put their belongings." Oichi nods. "Thanks, papa."

It took less than an hour for everyone to put their bags up. Danni, Nia, and the others had arrived, but they were instructed to use the second plane. Dante was by the hatch and somehow, he had ended up holding not only Cy but Nova as well. They were both sleeping comfortably on him. He sighs and watches Mikey board with Harribel. His eyes went to her belly and then back up to her. Mikey wraps an arm around her. "She's mine." Dante let out a chuckle as he pulled her towards the back. Renji and Rukia walked up, and his eyes narrowed quickly, glaring at them. They both jumped. "B-Before you say anything s-s-s-ir…" Renji says stuttering. "Oichi said it would be wrong to only invite the kids and not the parents." "I am aware of what she said. The only reason you aren't broken in half is because my hands are full…" He looked down at the babies in his arms. "…which I am now starting to realize is a ploy to prevent me from doing so…consider yourself lucky boy. Get out of my sight." Renji gulps and he and Rukia head to the back.

Outside, Oichi was making sure everyone went to the proper planes and all the luggage was placed in it. She also made sure the airport took good care of their cars while they were gone. When that was done, she was the last one to board the plane. She stretched. "Okay, papa! Everything and everyone is on…" She noticed that Nova is in his arms. "Aw! I should take a picture!" Jess walked over with a smile. "She saw Cy and just wanted to jump right into Dante's arms. She might develop a little crush on him." Oichi giggled. "That would be cute, our kids growing and getting married. We'd be in-laws!" The woman laughed together. Dante shook his head. "Take your children so I can get the plane into the air." "Your flying?" "Yes, Terry is flying the other plane." "Ooo…that's why I didn't see him."

Jess took Nova from Dante and rubbed her cheek shyly. "Um…Dante…" "What is it?" He asked handing Cy to Oichi. "I…know you may not like me or my family, but I was um…hoping that in the future…m-maybe…my kids can call you, their grandfather?" Oichi's eyes widen slightly before looking at Dante. He put his hands in his pocket. "You sure you want a man like me to be the grandfather of your children? Oichi doesn't have much choice, but you could pick any other person for that role." "I know but, I want you in that role. Please? When they become older, I plan to bring them to my parent's grave, but Ulquiorra doesn't even want to deal with his parents. I would like for our children to at least have loving grandparents…auntie already said she wouldn't mind being in that role. She said she made a promise to my mom to look after me and…" Dante held a hand up, stopping her from going on. "Okay, Okay. I understand. You can do what you like Jessica. If you want me to play the role of grandfather, then that is fine." Jess smiled. "Thank you!" "Mhm…and just to be clear it's not you I don't like. It's your uncle. Now go get seated." Jess nods and walked off to sit with Ulquiorra and Aerith. Oichi smiled. "Thank you, papa. She was nervous to ask you." "Mhm…go sit down." He kissed her forehead.

On the second plane, Nia was putting her pillow and blanket down. Kim and Ty were sleeping on the couch next to the seats. Walking over she placed a blanket over both of them. "So cute." She placed her hands on her hips. "Now, to make sure Danni is kept away from the liquor cabinet. I swear that woman takes any opportunity to drink." She turned around and ran right into someone. "Ow…s-sorry about that." She says with a smile. It quickly dropped when she saw who was staying in front of her. "T…Terry…"

Terry had a cold look on his face as he stared at her. He looked past her to see Kim and Ty sleeping soundly. "Shocking…and here I thought after you failed to kill me, you'd go after my siblings." Nia shook slightly and grabbed her arm looking away from them. "I…haven't harmed any of them." "Humph…so it was just me you hated." "I didn't hate you. I was in a bad place and." "Still using the same excuse. Why don't you tell me the truth? I looked so much like dad that you wanted me dead." Nia tears. "Terry a-as your mother I…" Terry tilts his head to the side. "Mother? Do you think you have the right to call yourself that after what you did? Do you even think you deserve happiness after what you put me through?" Nia bit her lip as a tear ran down her cheek.

Terry narrowed his eyes and was about to go on with his verbal assault until he was pulled away by a strong grip. His eyes widen a bit as he nearly almost fell. Looking up he saw Byakuya comforting Nia. He cups her cheek, trying to rub the tears out of her eyes. "Tisk…if you knew what that woman did you wouldn't be…" "I know everything." Terry frowned. "What?" Byakuya turned to him. "Leave. If you want nothing to do with your mother then that is fine, but I will not allow you to stand there and selfishly abuse your mother mentally." "Selfish!? Me? If anything, she is the selfish one. Do you think I wanted to leave her in her worthless state? Worrying if she is going to hurt my brother and sisters?" "Terry…I'm sorry. I truly am. If I could take back that day I would. I…" "I don't want to hear any more of your excuses. They always sound like lies." Nia looked down in distraught. Byakuya fully turned to him blocking Nia's view of him.

"Why are you here. If you truly hated your mother, you wouldn't even have to acknowledge her presence." Terry turned his head. "What I see, is a brat who refuses to see the pain his mother has already gone through and if you did your information hunting as I did you would know what happened after that incident." Nia bit her lip. "What do you mean what happened after. Nothing happened. It was all swept under the rug." "Wrong, but it's not my place to tell you but if you were to grow up and stand as a man and not an emotionally charged boy, then maybe you can sit down and have an adult conversation with your mother." Terry grips his fist. "I have nothing to say to that woman!" He snapped at him, waking up Kim and Ty. They didn't move though. "She is nothing but a liar and that will never change! She is no mother of mine!" Nia was deeply hurt by his words, but she stayed silent as more tears ran down her cheeks and drips down her chin. 'He is right…I don't deserve to call a mother after what I did.'

Terry glared at her until someone smacked him on the back of the head. "Ow!" He was spun around by an angry Danni. "What the hell is your problem!" "Auntie…I…" "Don't you dare get on this plane and start hammering into Nia! Do you want me to knock some scene into you!" "N-No ma'am." "Then get your shit together now! Your grandfather is going to be on that island and if he sees you show this level of disrespect, not even Dante will be able to save you from his anger." Terry sighs. "Whatever…" That earned him a slap in the face by her. He looked shocked. "Don't 'whatever' me. You know I hate that! Let's get one thing straight you brat. Your mother has made mistakes in her life. So has everyone else. Do you think you had it rough? Do you know the uncle you look up to abandon his children at a young age! Did you know he put Mikey through so many mentally draining situations that the boy cracked and had to be sent away for years?" Terry frowned. "That prick ran off with some other woman while married to me and had another child whose mother abuse her mentally and physically! He did all of this horrible shit, but you know what he did? He realized how much of a bastard he was and started to make amends. He took Oichi from the island and raised her on his own. He apologized to Mikey, Flo, and Izzy and made sure they lived comfortably."

Danni sighs. "Nia hurt you and I know that it scares you. You haven't recovered from your trauma, and I understand that it takes time. However, Nia has been through her own share of trauma, and she has been trying to do everything she can to make sure she never makes those same mistakes. She is human, she made a mistake, we all have done something we cannot take back." She grabbed his shoulder. "You don't think Nia is suffering from what she did? She loves you, stupid, and if you would just sit down and talk like I have been telling you to, then maybe you two can start rebuilding a connection. Do you understand?" Terry was silent. Danni's eyes twitched and she punched him in the stomach. Terry gasps out and drops to his knees. "Damn brat. I said DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?" She yelled. That made Ty and Kim pop up. "Yes…ma'am…" Terry says coughing. "Good, now get the hell out of my sight and stay away from Nia until you can sit and talk without trying to attack her mentality." Terry bit his lip but got up and walked off, holding his stomach.

Danni groans out. "That boy gives me a headache." Nia was rubbing her eyes. Byakuya took out a small rag and started to clean her face. "Sorry…" "Nothing to be sorry about." Byakuya said. "Just stay by my side this trip. It's clear he is still hurting. Just give him some time." Nia sniffed and nodded. She then felt Kim and Ty hugging her, tearing up as well. "Ter is so mean." Kim says upset. "He is the worst." Ty said with a frown. "No…your brother means well. He is just going through a lot." Nia says trying to smile. Ty turned his head. "No, he is the worst…your hurting to mama. He called you a liar. You're not." Nia lets out a soft sigh and hugs them back. "Why don't you two lay back down." "Lay with us?" Kim asked. "Of course, sweetie."

In the back, River was hiding as she listened to the conversation. She was going to introduce herself to Nia but when she saw Terry approach her, she thought she was going to see some sort of happy reunion. She was caught off guard by Terry's coldness towards her. She knew what had happened to her but from her understanding, Nia has been trying to contact Terry to talk and apologize. He's never once responded. She sighs sadly. "Terry…"

As the plane started to get ready for takeoff, Oichi was putting the sleeping children in a small room of their own. With Kenny in the middle, the twins wasted little time snuggling up to him. Cy was clinging to her in his sleep, so she decided to keep carrying him. Walking out the room she went over to Grimmjow who was running his fingers through his hair. It had gotten longer and was down to his shoulders. A bonus to his attractive features. "Your drooling Oichi." She jumped and turned around with a red face to see Kokuto. "I-I was not drooling." He chuckled. "Sure, you weren't." He laughed more walking by her to get a seat. She huffed out before heading over to Grimmjow who was unfolding a blanket. "Are you okay honey?" She asked sitting beside him. "Yeah, just a bit tired. I didn't think we would get up this early." She frowned at him. She could tell something was on his mind. There was a thought in the back of her mind that she was scared to admit to him. "Um…" She started but stopped there. "What is it?" Oichi turned her head slightly and sighed. "Talk to me, babe." She turned back to him and pouted, playing off her worries. "Why does growing your hair out make you look more attractive?" Grimmjow smirked and chuckled. "Is that why you were drooling over me a few seconds ago?" "I was NOT drooling! Cut your hair." "Na. I like it like this. Seeing you drool over me is a fucking turn-on." He leans over and licks the outer rim of her ear. She shivered and moved away. "You pervert." "You love it. Now come over here and cuddle with me. I need some sleep." Oichi giggled and snuggled up to him with Cy. He put the blank around them and quickly dozed off. 'Maybe he is just tired…' She thought to herself.

Momo was giggling as she held Darrius. He was the only one up. "Aw look at how cute he is! A mini Hisagi with pink eyes!" Florina giggles putting the baby bag down. She saw the bump on Momo's belly. "I bet you are excited to be a mom. Three months strong now." Mom nods. "I am both excited and nervous. More excited though. I hope the baby comes out looking like me." Florina smiles. "Are you hoping for a boy?" Momo shakes her head. "No! I want a girl. That way we can go shopping together and get our nails done and share cute secrets!" "How cute." Florina says laughing.

Suddenly Rangiku ran past them holding her mouth. She entered the bathroom, Gin rushed past them following her, and also entered the bathroom, locking it behind them. "Is she okay?" Florina asked. "Mmm…I don't know. Maybe she drunk too much." "Eh? It's like 7 in the morning!" Momo shrugs.

Around 7:35, the planes were ready to go and with everyone seated, it took off to Oichi's home island.

On the second plane, Terry had taken off 20 minutes before Dante's plane. He was in the cockpit with another young man who was his copilot. He was thinking about what Byakuya had said. 'Did something else happen after I left? Ty and Kim look okay and healthy. Kayla said she was fine and happy running the bakery at home. She even told me about that woman, but I just toned it out." He sighs again.

"Something must be bugging you." Terry turned to the young man. He had short brown hair and golden eyes with a scar over his right eye. "Gary, I'm not in the right mood to chit chat." "Suck it up buttercup. You have to communicate with me. It's about Aunt Nia isn't it." Terry glanced at him and then focused on flying. "So, what if it is." Gary sighs. "I thought you were past that. Obviously, you still love her since you, went to harm her with your words." "I DON'T…didn't. That wasn't my intention. I didn't mean to say that stuff but when I saw her looking so motherly to Ty and Kim…so happy with that man. I just started blurting out stuff and I couldn't stop. I screwed up."

Gary laughed. "So, you know you screwed up. That's great. At least you aren't heartless." He places the plane on autopilot. "Your girlfriend looked worried. Maybe you should go check on her. I can handle things from here until we land." Terry frowned but nodded. He got up and walked out. His room was right near the front. Opening the door and closing it behind him.

Looking at the bed, River was sitting there in nothing, but a light orange lace bra and panties set his favorite color. "I thought you would need a quick stress reliever." She opened her arms with a soft smile. "Come here, my silly lover." Terry tears up as he rushes to River, nearly tackling her on the bed.

In the middle section of the plane, Danni was looking out the window. Nia and the kids were sleeping soundly. Shunsui and Jushiro, who were invited by Oichi, were sitting in front of her sipping on tea. "You, okay?" Shunsui asked. Danni rubbed her cheek with the back of her hand. "Yeah, that boy just irks me sometimes. Thinking he's the only one dealing with this. He refuses to listen to anyone, and dad wanted to give him some time…" She took out her phone and started texting. "I swear he is too soft on that boy." Byakuya walked over to them and sat down beside Danni. "Do you think he got the message?" He asked her. "I don't know. Terry is hardheaded." "I see…then it can't be helped. It's not in my place to say anything, however, I will not hold back if he plans to insult her." Danni hums out. "Are you serious about Nia?" "Yes, I am." "How do you plan to impress my dad. You think he is going to let you marry her just like that?" "I was unaware that your father dealt with his children's personal lives. He was a loner back in the days." 'Back in the days?' Danni says to herself. "That's true…but Nia is the youngest. The youngest is always protected." She crossed her arms. "Just be warned."

As the hours passed, Oichi woke up to laughter. She sits up and noticed that Cyrus was no longer in her grasp and Grimmjow was gone. The blanket was wrapped around her. She yawns and then stretches. "I see you are up." Oichi looks up to see Florina smiling as she holds Darrius. "Hey sis. Did you get any rest?" "Not yet. Jess and Ulquiorra are still sleeping, I think. Aerith is with them. Rangiku isn't feeling well so she is posted near the bathroom." "Oh no…well luckily we have good meds on the island." Florina nods. "Momo and Toshiro are sleeping so is Harribel. Mikey is with her." "Those pregnancy naps be the best."

Florina sat next to her. "Izzy and the others are in the theater room chilling out, I guess. "What about the kids?" Oichi asked poking Darrius's cheek. "Ah, they are up. It was like a domino effect. They popped up one after another." Oichi giggled. "I see. I heard them laughing. They must be enjoying themselves being on a plane for the first time." Florina nods. "Oh yes, they can't stop staring out the window. It's so cute!" Oichi got up. "I need to see for myself!" "Okay, I'm going to take a nap since your up." Oichi nods and walked into the back. The laughter got louder. Reaching the middle section, she saw all the kids were around the windows looking out. Emma and Bella were giggling. "So pretty! We are flying!" Emma says smiling.

Ikkaku, Mizuho, Yumichika, and Keigo were watching them as they ate some bunch. Behind them were Noah, Kazui, and Eli. Ichigo was resting on his elbow while Orihime was eating some cake as Kazui pointed out some clouds. Tatsuki was sitting beside her with her eyes closed. Chaz was on the other side of them sitting close to the window, keeping an eye on the boys. Mila was next to him dozing off and Uryu was beside her reading a medical book.

Nel was sleeping in her room with Nnoitra. That left Sophie with Grayson, the twins, Kendric, and Cy. "Look! A puppy!" Grayson yelled with excitement in his eyes. They saw a cloud shaped like a puppy. Grimmjow was drinking some coffee as he held Cyrus. "You don't have to yell." He says sighing. Kokuto chuckled. Alisha was sitting on his lap drinking out of her sippy cup. She was growing quite close to him. Naomi and Sophie were sitting in the seat next to him together playing with toys. "So high." Kendric says with sparkles in his eyes.

"Looks like you all are having fun," Oichi says sliding into the seat. "Where is Nova?" "She is with Jess. She didn't get enough sleep, so she got cranky." Grimmjow says with an eye roll. "Mama! Hi Mama!" Naomi says waving. "Hi sweetie, be careful okay." "So, what are we doing when we land?" Kokuto asked. "Firstly, we get everyone into either a hotel, rented house, or an overwater bungalow. After everyone gets comfortable, I would like for you all to ride a train that goes all around the island and out into the sea. It's a good way to tourist spots. Then by the time, we finish that I'll send out instructions on the time and place for the wedding as well as the fitting, the rehearsal, and so on. Lastly, after all of that is taken care of you are free to do what you like. It's like a vacation up until the day of the wedding."

"Sounds fun. A sea train huh. Your island sounds like an exciting place." Oichi nods and noticed Cy reaching out for her. She took him from Grimmjow. "It is. You never run out of things to do. Exploring the mountain path, relaxing in the countryside, diving into the ocean, going to the hot springs, even doing a little fossil hunting. Plus, my grandma is famous for making wine, so we have the best kind here." Grimmjow hums out. "Wine huh…" He smirks and chuckles to himself. Oichi narrowed her eyes with a pout. "Don't get any weird ideas." "Mhm." Grimmjow says sipping on his coffee.

Hours passed on the plane ride. Thanks to the luxury, there were plenty of things to kill time. On the evening time of the 10th, Oichi was doing some crochet as she sat by the window. She glanced out the window to see the beautiful sea. It would only be two more hours before the island came into view. "Mama?" She turned her head back around to see Kendric walking over to her with a book in his hand and a small pencil bag. "What's that honey?" Kendric looked down. "Grandpa gave it to me." "Papa did." He held it up and she noticed it was a sketchbook. "Aw, it's a sketchbook. You can draw pictures in it. He must have liked the drawing I sent to him." She put down the blanket she was working on and picked him up, sitting him in the seat beside her. "Having that book with you lets you draw whenever you want. Do you like drawing Kenny?" He nods. "So cute! I love the pictures you draw me." She watched his cheeks turn pink and she giggled. 'Adorable!' "You know your auntie Jess likes to draw to. You can ask her for some drawing tips to make your pictures prettier!" "Did I hear my name?" They looked up to see Jess standing there. She was brushing her hair. "Great timing! Kenny got his first sketchbook!" Oichi says. Jess sat beside Kendric. "Aw! I remember getting my first sketchbook. Did you draw anything yet?" Kendric shook his head.

"Oooo how about we draw your mom's favorite flowers! Lilies!" Jess says smiling. Kendric smiled and nodded his head. Jess opened the front page and opened his pencil bag. "I'll teach you, okay? Then when your older you can draw even prettier ones!" Kendric flashed her a large grin. "Okay!" Oichi chuckled and went back to crocheting.

In her own room, Amanda was laying on the bed on the phone with Yukio. "You're heading to an island?" He asked. "Yes, for Ms. Oichi's wedding. I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to tell you, but I couldn't reach you." "Ah…I am out of town. I wanted to head back home and clean up some things. I'm sorry." "You don't have to apologize. Just being able to talk to you makes me happy." "Maybe if I had the coordinates to this island, I could meet you there?" "I can't. Ms. Oichi said her island can't be reached by normal planes or boats. Even if I tell you where we were you wouldn't be able to get here." "I see…that's too bad…I wanted to spend some time with you before things got busy." Amanda blushed and twirled her hair. "It won't be for long. I'll be back soon. Right now, I want you to focus on what you're doing so that I can properly introduce you to Ms. Oichi and Grim." "Yeah. Then I'll talk to you later?" "Yes! I'll text you when we land. Bye!" "Bye." She hangs up right when she heard a knock at her door.

It opened and Izzy, Karin, and Yuzu poke their heads in. "Done talking to your boyfriend?" Izzy asked. Amanda sat up. "Yes! What's up!?" Izzy frowned and opened the door more. "How can you not be so easily embarrassed!?" Amanda laughed. "I work with online stuff. If I get shy about everything, I'll never go viral. Mr. Dante said I couldn't do a live stream on the plane but once we land I could do it!" "That makes sense. The place we are going to is a tourist spot. He is using you to bring in more people." Karin says crossing her arms. Yuzu belly flops on the bed. "Ichigo said Dante was scary, but he is so nice! I can see where Mikey gets his looks from." "Yup, he is hot." Karin says. Izzy gags. "Ew. Come on now. You're talking about my dad here. You don't see me drooling all over your dad." Karin gave her a dry fake laugh. "You would make his day if he heard that."

Orihime giggled as she snuggled Maki and Reiki. They were half asleep as she did this. Rukia was looking through the baby bag looking for Reiki's toy. Ichigo was reading a book and Renji was beside him sleeping. "Ichigo, what are you reading?" Rukia asked. "I'm studying to be a translator." He says flipping a page. "Wow, that's a shocker. Never took you for the type to study." Rukia says smirking. Ichigo rolled his eyes. "Oh, shut up. Let me study in peace before we land on this weird island." Renji sneezed, waking himself up. He yawned and stretched. "Speak of islands…do you know anything about it?" Rukia asked. "Just a little, I know that the island is made from the smaller island that was once around it. They somehow merged and because of that, it gives out a weird magnetic field that ruins any type of directional device. That's why Dante made these planes and boats." Ichigo says closing his book.

Renji looked out the window. "She said it was beautiful." They looked at him. "She showed me some pictures when she was younger. I think next year is the blue moon festival. The moon turns this light shade of blue, covering the island into this shade of blue. The beachfront, mountains, forest, it sounds pretty cool." Rukia sighs mentally. "It sounds like you two spoke a lot about this." "To a degree." "Just remember that her entire family is going to be there, and I'm sure they already know what happened between you two." Ichigo says chuckling. Renji turned paled and gulps.

Two more hours passed and finally, the view of the island came. Florina spotted it first making her smile as she held Darrius. "We are here!" She says loudly with excitement. Hearing this, everyone quickly went to the window to see the island. Oichi smiled. "It's been years since I've been here. It's nice to be back home." Grimmjow takes a seat beside her holding Alisha. He leans over her, looking out the window. From the distance, they could see the tall mountains that surrounded the back of the island. There were at least four large cruise ships that were also heading towards the island. "Everyone take your seats. We will be landing shortly." Dante's voice rings out through the intercom." Oichi links her hand with Grimmjow's. He kisses her cheek.

Jess sat down in front of them with Nova in her lap. Ulquiorra sat beside her with Aerith. This was the first time he was coming out of the room. Nel and Nnoitra sat behind them with Sophie napping away on Nnoitra's lap. As the plane starts to descend, Oichi was getting excited. Soon she would be marrying the man of her dreams.

The plane's landed in the private airport on the island. The doors opened as the planes shut off. Everyone started to take their leave. Oichi was the first one off with Cy in her arms. The weather was warm, and the breeze felt good on her skin. The smell of seawater hit her nose. "Oichi!" She smiled to see an older woman with flawless light brown skin, short black hair, and light brown eyes. She was wearing a light blue dress with ruffles at the bottom and sandals. The dress hugged her body perfectly showing off her curvy body. She smiled brightly as she walked up to her. Behind her, was another young woman with long white hair and light red eyes. She was wearing a white t-shirt and blue shorts with converses.

"Grandma Lily!" Oichi says running to her. She hugged her with one arm, being careful not to smother Cyrus between them. Lily backed away and cups her cheeks with both her hands. "Oh, my goodness! Look how big you have gotten! I've missed you so much!" Oichi smiled. "I've missed you to grandma." Lily looked to see Cyrus staring at her. "And who is this buddle of cuteness?" "This is my son, Cyrus." "Isn't he just the cutest! Now, where is that fiancé of yours? We spoke over the phone so much that I am dying to see him."

Oichi chuckled as Grimmjow walked over with the twins in his arms. Kendric, Shelia, and Amanda were walking behind him. Oichi took a step to the side. "Grim, Kids. This is my grandma Lily!" Lily smiles. "Hello!" She walks over to Grimmjow and looks him up and down. "Little Cyrus definitely gets his looks from you." Grimmjow chuckled. "It would be an issue if he didn't." Lily looked at the twins. "Aw, pictures do not do them justice. Hi, little ones. I'm your nana!" Naomi smiled. "Hi!" Alisha frowned and rubbed her face in Grimmjow's chest. "So shy and who are these three?" Kendric rushed to Oichi and held her leg. "This is Kendric. We adopted him along with his sisters. That's Amanda and Shelia." Amanda smiled. "Hello! It's nice to meet you. Mr. Dante said I can live stream our vacation!" "Of course, dear. I welcome any publicly you gain but please allow me to be in your first stream so that I may introduce myself and my home. It's mandatory." "Oh my God! Yes! I need to get my phone ready!" Lily chuckled and looked at Shelia. "H-Hello. Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you as well. I hope you enjoy your stay and welcome to the family!" Shelia smiled and nod.

Everyone got off the plane and walked over to Oichi. On the second plane, Danni was rotating her shoulders and Nia was rubbing her neck when a car drove up. The doors opened. Ronnie and Faye walked out. "Danni! Nia!" Faye called out. She quickly ran over to them. Ronnie sighs. "Calm down woman. You don't need to run. Faye ignored him and tackled her daughters into a hug. "My sweet girls! How I have missed you!" Nia laughs. "It's nice to see you to mom." "You didn't have to run you know." Faye let them go. "Oh, hush. Now that I have hugged you both where are my future sons-in-law!?" Both Nia and Danni blushed. "Really mom!?" "I can just hear the wedding bells and the pity patter of more grandbabies! I just feel it in my bones that you both will bless me with more grands!" Danni placed her hands on her hips. "Mother, please! You're so embarrassing! Oichi and Flo have both granted you, great-grandchildren. Be happy with that!" Faye pouted. "You are no fun…"

Shunsui and Byakuya walked over getting Faye's attention. Her eyes widen looking at Byakuya. "Oh wow! Byakuya! Look how big you have gotten! Has it really been that long!?" Byakuya nods. "Greetings, Madam Faye. It is nice to see you again." Nia and Danni gave him a confusing look. "Um…do you know my mother?" Nia asked. Danni smacked her forehead. "Damn…that is right…How could I have forgotten." "Of course, he does." Ronnie says. "His grandfather is good friends with us. He visits to have tea with Faye. Are you here to show respect or something?" Ronnie asked. Byakuya wrapped an arm around Nia, making Faye gasp and Ronnie frowned. "I am here as a guest as well as Nia's lover." Nia's face turned cherry red. "Come again…" Ronnie says with a dark look in his eyes. "Since you are already here, I wanted to ask your blessing to marry her." "B-Byakuya!" Nia says in a flustered panic. "You damned brat, you really think…" "Yes! Of course, you can marry her!" Faye says with heart in her eyes. Ronnie groans. "Faye, can you stop doing that?" She pushed him out the way. "Shush dear. We don't have time to go through your 'threaten your daughter's boyfriend' phase. This is such wonderful news! Oichi is getting married, Then Flo, then Danni, and Now Nia!"

Danni sighs. "You are too excited and who said I was getting married!?" "Time will come, but for now, on a serious note." She looked at Byakuya. "I hope you will take care of Nia. She has been through a lot and even if she doesn't think it, she deserves happiness." "Mom…" Nia says softly. "I know, and I plan to make her happy forever." Faye smiles. "I have such a great son-in-law." "Grandma!" Ty and Kim ran off the plane. Faye giggles as they hugged her. "Hi, my cute babies! Grandma missed you!" Ronnie sighs and spots Terry getting off the plane. He walks past them. "Dad wait…" Nia called out, but he didn't listen.

As soon as Terry's feet touched the ground, Ronnie kicked his feet from under him and he fell to the ground. "Ow…nice to see you to grandpa…" Ronnie squats down and gave him a glare. It made him break out into a sweat. "G-Grandpa…" "Tread carefully. You may be my grandson, but I will not hesitate to beat some respect into you. Understand?" "Y-Y-Yes sir…" "Good." He gets up. River appeared at the door and gasped to see Terry shaking on the ground. "Terry!" She rushed down the stairs and was by his side. "Are you okay?" "Yes…" He says softly. "Who are you?" Ronnie says taking out a cigarette. River frowned. Just being near Ronnie made her skin crawl. 'He is strong…' "This is River gramps…my girlfriend." Ronnie hums out. "Girlfriend. I see. Hello, my name is Ronnie Tanaka. I'm Terry's grandfather and…" He turned around. "The woman marching over to us is his grandmother. Faye Tanaka." "Terry! You have such a cute girlfriend!" She said smiling. Terry gulps. Even though Faye was smiling he could feel a dangerous murderous intent coming from her. "Hello dear! It's nice to meet you, even though you weren't introduced to his mother first." She clapped her hands, making Terry jump. River bows slightly. "That was my decision ma'am. I thought it would be better if Terry spoke to his mother first before introducing myself." Faye kept her murderous smile. "I see. Well, no matter. There will be time for introductions later. You both should head to Oichi's group. Lily should be telling them the ins and outs of the island." "Yes." Terry says getting up. He grabbed River's hand and pulled her away.

Faye's smile dropped and she crossed her arms. "Seriously, what are we going to do with him." "You are scary as ever." Jushiro says walking down the steps. "Jushiro? I didn't know you were coming as well. Is your condition, okay?" Faye asked. "Yes, I feel very good actually. I was invited by Oichi, but I also wanted to come to maybe asked Lily for help." "Is your illness getting worse?" Faye asked. "I'm afraid so…I was hoping some of her rare herbs would help me." Faye smiled. "I'm sure she has something to at least ease your pain…but…" "I know, I'm not looking for a miracle cure." "You should try the hot springs. They are known for healing the body." Ronnie says. "Thank you, I shall take you up on that offer." Danni tilts her head. "I keep forgetting that they had ties with the center back then."

Back over to Lily, she was about to start her short introduction. She had already done a quick live stream with Amanda plugging the island and everything. She smiled looking at the group. "Good evening, everyone. My name is Lillian Yamamoto. You can call me Ms. Lily. If you like. I would like to welcome you all to the island of Lilies! Here we have all the finest attractions you can think of. As a welcome guest of my granddaughter and my son, you all have free passes to do what you like. There are some rules though so please listen. Under no circumstances are you to give out the location of this island. I am sure you are aware that only Dante's planes and boats can reach here. I don't want people risking their lives trying to come. The second rule is to respect the culture of the island. While we may be a tourist spot, the citizens here live their home lives separately. Please be respectful to them and to our most natural spots. The next rule is that beyond the mountain path is off-limit. Please do not go further than the landmark and the last rule, if the first three rules are broken that you will be forever banished from this island and that is it for the rules. Any questions?"

The group shook their heads. "Great! On to housing. I need to see who will be staying were so I can get you settled in. We have hotels, countryside rentals, overwater bungalows, and apartment renting. My granddaughter Jasmine will be helping in this matter." She took a step to the side and the young woman with the white hair walked out. "Jas! Hey!" "Hi, Oichi. It's good to see you again." "Is Ari with you?" "Not today. You know how shy she gets around new people." "True…"

"So please spilt into groups. Hotels on the left side, rentals in the middle, and bungalows to the right." Renji sighs. "What do you want to do?" "Hmm…I think the countryside will be nice." Rukia says moving them to the left. Ichigo looked at Orihime. "What about the countryside? We can tour a little on our own and it's space for the kids?" Orihime nods. "I like that." They stayed in the middle along with most of their friends. Oichi, Grimmjow, Jess, Ulquiorra, Nel, and Nnoitra moved to the right for the bungalows. "What do you want to do?" Mikey asked Harribel. "Hotel." She says. He nods moving her to the left. Momo, Toshiro, Gin, and Rangiku also picked hotels. Amanda and the girls with their boyfriends decided on rentals. Florina, Hisagi, Kira, Terry, and River decided on the countryside.

Once everything was settled into the group, Jasmine handed them a notecard that had directions on the place they would stay. "There will be a shuttle shortly to take you to the spots. Those who picked the countryside will have to take the train. We have given you a free train pass in the notecard for today. Once you are settled in you will be given a pass for all free transport." Lily smiled. "Now with that settled, why don't we get your things and show you where you will be staying. I'm sure it has been a long flight. If you need anything, please contact my son and he will get in contact with me. Please enjoy your stay here."

Just as Lily ended her talk the shuttles came. Everyone grabbed their bags and started heading to their destinations. Grimmjow and Oichi stayed with Lily a bit longer with the kids. "Oichi, I wanted to let you know that your wedding clothes made it here safely. Chaz is here and he is working on your venue. We also have the reception party set up at the banquet hall. "Wow! You don't mind?" "Of course not. You two…" She looks down sadly. "You both remind me of how Anthony and I were. Everyone was so icy on asking me to have their marriage in the same spot as me. You don't know how happy this makes me."

Oichi walked up to her. "Grandma. There is something else I want to tell you. Grandpa…um. His father is here and wants to talk to you." Lily blinks. "Anthony's father?" Oichi nods. "I'm not sure when he is arriving since papa put him on a separate plane." "I…see…Anthony told me he didn't know his father." "He didn't but that is why he wants to talk to you. Face to face. I figured it would be best for you. Since you might have questions of your own. I'm sorry if I am overstepping." Lily rubs her head. "Don't think that way dear. I will talk to Dante. I want you, Grimmjow, and your lovely kids to enjoy your time on the island." Oichi nods. "Go on now, before the shuttle leaves you behind.

Lily waves as they take their leave. 'Anthony's father…' She squeezed her hands together. Jasmine grabbed her arm. "Grandma. This isn't something you have to do." Lily smiles at her. "It is. After all, he is the reason why we have this last name. We should embrace all of our families. Come, let us retire for now. I need to speak to Dante alone." Jasmine nods.

Back into the city, Kensei was in his office doing some paperwork when the doors opened. Shinji and Rose walked in. "Hey there Kensei." Rose says walking with a bag of food. Kensei sighs. "What do you two want. You do realize you can't walk in here. This isn't the center." "We know, but the guards are former employees, so they let us walk right on in. Did you get word from Oichi yet?" Shinji asked sitting in front of his desk. "Why would I be getting word?" "You were kicked out of the wedding, right? I doubt Grimmjow wanted you to come but, I'm sure she would let you know when she landed." "Shut up. I was not kicked out. I have too much work to take off on short notice." Shinji rolled his eyes. "Sure, you do." They heard Kensei's tablet ring. Shinji and Rose smirk. "S-Shut up!"

Kensei clicked on it and Oichi's face pops up with Cyrus. "Kensei! Hi! I just wanted to let you know that we made it." He smiled. "I see. Then enjoy yourself and congratulations on your wedding." "Thank you. Oh! Cy wanted to say hi." Oichi turned Cyrus to the camera. His eyes lit up. "Ken! HI!" He yelled. Kensei chuckled. "Hey, Cy. You be good with your mother okay." Cyrus giggled and then yawned. Oichi shook her head. "Such a sleepy baby. He slept most of the way over here." "Oichi hurry up and get off the damn tablet! I'm already sick of hearing his voice!" Grimmjow says from behind the screen. She rolled her eyes. "I'll be going now Kensei. I'll be sure to send you a lot of pictures! Say Bye-bye to your God dad Cy." "Bye Bye!" Cyrus says waving. Kensei waves as she hangs up. "Boy, you suck…" Shinji says with a deep sigh. "What did you say!?" Kensei snaps. "How do you lose the girl but get in favors to be a Godparent. What do I gotta do to get into her good graces?" Kensei rolled his eyes and went back to his work.

The next morning, on the 11th, By the bungalows Oichi was up and outside wearing a light blue tube top and white shorts with no shoes. She had her hair wrapped up and her eyes were closed, enjoying the morning breeze. The bungalow they were staying in was over 1,000 square feet with a spacious living room that had a protective glass view of the ocean below. It fascinated the kids so much that they ended up sleeping around the glass view. There were three bedrooms all with soft and comfortable bedding and each had its own bathroom. The dining room fitted with the living room and there was a small bar near it. Oichi had made her a mimosa beforehand.

Walking down the small three steps she went and sat down on the beach chair that stuck out towards the water. She lays on the chair and looks up into the sky enjoying the peaceful morning. "Morning sis." She turned her head to see Jess holding two glasses of mimosa. Her hair was in a high ponytail she had on a light purple t-shirt and black shorts with no shoes. She made her way down and took the second beach chair. She handed her a glass. "What are you doing up so early?" Oichi asked. "I wanted this rare peaceful moment." Jess says. "Hey…were you nervous when you and Ulquiorra got married?" "I think everyone gets nervous." Jess says. "Having second thoughts?" "No. I'm worried he is…" Jess sips on her drink. "Don't be silly. That jerk loves you. He wouldn't set all of this up just to not be ready. I'd kick his ass if that was true." Oichi chuckled and sipped on her drink. "Yeah." Both women lean back and enjoyed the warm breeze.

"Hello, ladies!" Jess and Oichi turned to see Nel walking over with her own glass and two fresh ones. As well as a chair for herself. "Morning Nel." Oichi said as she watched Nel set up her chair on the other side of her. She was wearing a light green bathing suit with blue shorts covering the bottom. "I saw you two out here relaxing and decided to join you with fresh glasses!" Jess and Oichi giggled and finished off their glasses and grabbed the fresh ones. "Woo! Two down! I cannot wait to throw your party!" Oichi smiled. "I'm a little worried about it." Jess pouted a bit. "I wanted to throw it." Nel pouted back. "You already claimed the maid of honor spot, so I get to throw the party." They pouted at each other until Oichi sighs. "I'm excited about the party, just don't go too wild, okay?" Nel chuckled. "No promises. We have to celebrate your last days as a single woman, and I made Ichigo promise the same thing with Grimmjow." "I thought Grimmjow didn't want a party?" Jess asked. "Tough shit. He is getting one. I told the boys to kidnap him if they need to." Oichi grew uneasy. "I don't know if that's a good idea. Just tell them to use the twins as bait. That should get his motors running." Nel snaps her fingers. "Shit, I should have thought of that. After that cute video you sent on his birthday, I should have known." Jess laughs. "Oh my gosh! That was too cute even for him. He got so flustered." Oichi laughed with her. "He breaks his bad-boy character when it comes to the girls." The women laughed together.

Nel sighs and leans back in her chair. "So, what is the plan today?" "I was thinking we get all the hard stuff out the way. We can do the fittings for everyone today and get in a quick rehearsal. It should only take a few hours and then everyone is really free to do whatever they like until the 16th." "Sounds like a plan. I want to go try out the hot springs." Jess says. "But I don't know who would watch Nova and Aerith." Nel crossed her arm. "We all should come back here without kids." Oichi smiles. "You can leave them with grandma. She lives in the countryside. She had a very big space for babies and toddlers. She already said she didn't mind watching the kids because she wanted to spend time with her great-grandchildren." Jess smiles softly. "You think she would see Nova and Aerith like that?" "This is grandma we are talking about." Oichi says. "Where do you think I get the ability to attract children?" Nel chuckled. "I always wonder about that. Neither your mom nor dad give off that type of vibe."

Oichi smiled and sips on her drink. "W-Whoa…Nel this is pretty strong." "I know, I didn't think you wanted to outright do work today so I made it slightly powerful." Oichi shakes her head. "After this, I want to take the kids on a train ride around the island, after all this is their home as well." Nel smiles. "I think I'll take Sophie and Grayson to that cute fossil dig for kids. I was looking it up last night." Jess's eyes lit up. "Really? I think I want to try that too! The hot springs can wait until later." They chuckled at her excitement.

"Let's see…mm…I think Marcus should be at the bridal store. Me the bride, Jess maid of honor, then Nel, Orihime, Izzy, Flo, Harribel, and Amanda. Oh, I have to refit her since she is carrying twins. For Grim, I think Andy is doing those fittings so Grim the groom, his best man is surprisingly Ichigo. I thought he would have at least picked Ulquiorra since they have known each other longer." Jess shrugs. "Who knows what your man be thinking." She says sipping her glass. "Mhm…well Ichigo is the best man then after that is Chad, Mikey, Ben, Yoshiro, Uryu, and I wanted Kensei, but Grimmjow said no so he suggested Kokuto at the last moment." Nel chuckled. "Seems like Grimmjow found a friend. How nice." Oichi chuckled. "Shelia and Ty will be our flower girl and ringer holder and I think that is it. I say we get everyone up within an hour or so. We can go ahead and knock this out and enjoy ourselves!" She held up her glass. "With more mimosas!" Jess and Nel smiled as they clank their glasses together.

"Hey!" They jumped at a loud voice. Turning around they saw Grimmjow with messy hair and wearing nothing else but a towel around his waist. Oichi's face turned a shade of pink. "Grimmjow! Go put some clothes on!" "The fuck for!?" He marched over to them. "I'm in the room, ready to give you a good pounding through the bed and here you are giggling with the redhead and she-devil." "Ugh…not the visual I wanted at 7 am this morning." Nel says rolling her eyes. "The kids were sleeping so I was just enjoying the morning peace before we get rolling." "Exactly the kids are asleep that means we have at least 30 minutes before the twins stir and another 10 before Cyrus cries himself awake. Shelia can distract them for another 20 minutes before they come looking for us. Now, get over here so I can fuck you." Oichi shivered. Jess groans. "Must you give in to his animalistic pleasures? And you have such a nasty mouth when the kids aren't around." "Fuck off, I need my morning fuck, or everyone will pay." Grimmjow says shooting her a glare. "Oh no…we can't have that." Jess says with a sarcastic tone. Oichi chugs her drink. Nel hands her the glass she was holding. "Take mine too. You might need it." Oichi chugs that drink as well. "I'm ready honey!" She says with a lustful look. She giggled rushing to him. "Damn straight. That's what I'm talking about." Grimmjow says with a big smirk on his face. He grabs her hand and rushes her back into the bungalow.

Jess and Nel watched in both confusion and mild content. "They are made for each other." Jess says. "Yup, she may look all innocent but when it comes to Grimmjow she's like a different person." Jess gets up. "Guess I'll head back to my room. Oichi didn't really give us time to get ready." Nel gets up as well. "She won't be able to walk for an hour so let's inform everyone around 11?" Jess nods and they went their separate ways.

Out in the county side of the island, Ichigo and Orihime were staying in a little cottage big enough for four people. Orihime was up and standing on the back porch looking out at the scenery. The sun was hanging in the middle of the mountains, and it gave her a great morning warm. The backyard was filled with beautiful flowers that stretched as far as she could see. "It's so pretty out here. I don't know why Oichi would leave this behind." The back door opened and Ichigo walked out with a cup of coffee. "It's because she wanted to see more of the world. To us this is the first time we are experiencing this but to her, this is what she saw since she was born. Eventually, you get tired of seeing the same old thing and want to start something fresh. At least that is what she told me." He handed her the coffee. Orihime smiles as he stands beside her. "It is quite nice out here. Very quiet and peaceful. Ever think about having a place like this one day?" Orihime leans on him. "Maybe, I do like our home and it's nice to have a little noise here and there." Ichigo wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her forehead.

"Mamaaaa." They jumped to see Kazui standing at the door with a blanket in his hand. He was rubbing the sleep out of his eye. "Door! Sissy up." "Oh! She is up this early. That's rare." Kazui yawns. Orihime goes to him and picks him up. He nuzzles his chin on her shoulder before falling back to sleep. "I'll go see who is at the door." Ichigo says, walking back inside. Orihime could hear Maki crying from her room and left with Kazui.

Ichigo opened the door to see Renji and Rukia with Ichika and Reiki. "Morning Ichigo. You don't look ready at all." Renji says. "Ready for what? It's 7 in the damn morning." "We are grabbing breakfast and we thought you would be up." "Hey!" Ichigo looked down at Ichika. She was wearing a cute light red dress with black flats. Her hair had gotten longer so it was now in two side ponytails. "Gray not here." She says crossing her arms. "Why would Grayson be here?" Ichigo asked. Ichika frowns. "I want Gray! I want Gray!" She yells stomping her foot. Renji groans. "I see now, why you are up this early…" Ichigo says. "Ichika honey, Gray is with his mom right now. We will have to see him later." Ichika tears up ready to go into a tantrum. "No fair!" She screams. "Ichika!" Renji snaps shocking her. "I told you before that Grayson isn't here! We will see him later! If you keep throwing a tantrum, I'll take you back to the room and you can stay there until the wedding!" Ichika's eyes grew wide and looked down. "Swey daddy…" Rukia sighs. "Did you have to yell at her?" "Yes, because you are too soft on her. She acts that why because you let her do what she likes. We have to stop this kind of behavior before it gets out of hand. If she can stop for your brother and Oichi then she damn well better stop with us."

Rukia shook her head. "Come on in, I think we all can use some breakfast right about now." Ichigo says looking at a sadden Ichika.

Around 10, Out in the town, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Mizuho, Keigo, and Emma were at an outside breakfast shop. They were sitting outside close to the sea. Emma's eyes were wide as she ate some eggs. "Daddy look! It's so pretty!" She says pointing to the sea. Ikkaku sips on his coffee. "Yeah. I see it." Emma giggles and kicks her feet as she eats. Mizuho smiles. "You want some more juice, honey?" "No." Emma says. "Want some toasted jelly?" Yumichika asked. "Yes, please!" Emma says smiling. Mizuho frowned and sighs as she eats her food.

The door to the outside section opened. Chad walked out with Mila, Bella, and Eli. "Bella!" Emma yelled. "Hi, Emma!" Bella says smiling. "Morning." Ikkaku says. "Good morning." Chad says as they get set up at the table beside them. "Bella sit here!" Emma says patting the chair next to her. "Can I daddy?" "Sure." Chad says. Bella skipped over to the table and sat beside Emma. Mila noticed Mizuho's sour look but ignored it. She picked Eli up and sat him on her lap. Chad sat next to her. "We are meeting Mikey and Madam Harribel here too. Be on your best behavior." "Okay." Chad says. The door opened and Mikey walked out with Harribel on his arm. Harribel was wearing a beautiful light-yellow sundress with black sandals. Her hair was out, and she gave off such a marvelous shine. Despite being only two months, her belly bump was already showing with the twins. "Madam Harribel! Good morning. You are glowing in the morning as usual." Mila says. "Thank you, and you do not need to call me Madam anymore. We have been over this." "I know but, you also said I was free to call you whatever I please and I picked Madam." Harribel sighs and sits down. Mikey sits beside her. "I'm surprised to see everyone up and moving. I thought the flight would tire everyone out." He says getting the attention of a waitress. She blushed with a smile. "Mikey! Welcome back!" "Hey, Char. Can I get my usual?" "Of course!" She moves closer to him. "Are you going to be in town long?" "No, just here for my sister's wedding." "Wedding? Which one? It's not Izzy, is it?" "Na, it's Oichi." "Aw! Little Oichi! That's so cute! D-Do you um…need a plus one or anything?"

Before Mikey could answer. Char felt a chill run down her spine. Looking next to him she saw Harribel giving her quite the glare. She gulps and backs away from Mikey. He chuckles. "Sorry, but I am taken now with kids on the way." Char frowned at that and looked at Harribel. "I see. I'm sorry to intrude. I'll get the usual ready for you." She rushed off. "My, someone is popular with the ladies." Yumichika says. Mikey rubbed his cheek. "Not really, I never had an interest in any of the women or men who were on this rock. Not exotic enough for me." Mila frowned. "So, you're saying that Madam Harribel is just an exotic prize to you? A tool for you to use?" Mikey gave her a laugh that made her go stiff. "Please, don't put words in my mouth. I hate that." He leans on Harribel and wraps his arm around her waist, nuzzling his cheek on her head. "Harribel is the perfect woman for me. She isn't scared to tell me what to do and she is carrying my children. Why would I ever use the woman I picked to have my babies as a tool. That is cruel don't you think." Mila frowned. "She is my beautiful queen, and nothing can tear her from me." Mikey says snuggling her. Mila was about to say something when she noticed the cute flush on Harribel cheeks. 'S-So cute! She's blushing. Does she really like hearing him flatter her?' She sighs. "Very well, but make sure you do not harm her." "Mhm, sure whatever." Mikey says kissing Harribel's cheeks. She looked very pleased with his attention.

A waiter was by Emma and Bella. "What would you like little one? As a guest, everything is on the house." Bella looked at Chad who nods. Smiling she pointed at the menu. "Oh? The pancake special? Would you like strawberries with it?" "Yes, and Banana please with apple juice! Thank you!" The waiter chuckled. "Of course. I will be back with your meal." "Bella is such a sweet child." Mizuho says with a frown. "Why can't Emma be nice." "Emma is nice. You just make her mad." Keigo says poking at his food. Mizuho smacks his head. "Shut up! I do not make her mad! As her mother, I am supposed to guide her and teach her!" Keigo rubbed his head. "Yeah, but all you do is bully me and talk down to Yumichika. She sees that and your overbearing love for Ikkaku." He frowned. "She takes after you. Be selfish and only care about Bella and her dad. Like mother like daughter, I say." Mizuho pouted at that but then smiles. 'Well, she does love her dad just I like me. At least we can agree on that.'

The door opened and Jasmine walked out. "Oh. I see you all have made it here. Good morning." Mikey smiles. "Jas! Morning cuz, here for breakfast or looking for Oichi?" "No, I'm here to eat. This has become our favorite spot." "Our? Oh, does that mean…?" A young girl at the age of 6 poked her head out from behind Jasmine. She was the spitting image of her mother except that she had golden eyes. "Ari. Hey, there cupcake." "Hi…" She says clinging to her mother. Emma stood up and her eyes sparkled. "A new friend!" "Emma wait for a moment. You can't just declare everyone a friend." Mizuho says. Emma ignores her mother as she slides out of her seat and ran to Jasmine and Ari. "Keigo go stop your niece! Don't just sit there!" Keigo was toning his sister out. His eyes were on Jasmine. His eyes eyed her breast area and her curves. He stood up starling Mizuho. His cheeks were flushed as Jasmine pushed some hair behind her ear. "Such beauty!" He exclaims. "Come to me you beautiful maiden!" He jumps out of his seat running in bliss to Jasmine. She blinks in confusion at him until an arm came out of nowhere in front of her. Keigo's neck connected right into the arm flipped upwards and fell on his back. Emma stopped running and started to laugh at her uncle.

Jasmine looked beside her to see Kokuto who yawns. "I heard this was quite a popular place. I see that most of you are here." Keigo twitches on the ground as Kokuto steps over him and went to a table that was near the corner. Mizuho groans and gets up. She marched over to Keigo but instead of helping him up she steps on him and makes her way to Jasmine. Emma laughed more poking him in the head. "Uncle is silly!" "S-So glad my pain makes you happy. Like mother like daughter…" Emma smiles and skips behind her mother.

"I'm so sorry about my dumb brother. Trust me, it's best to ignore the idiot. As his sister, I am so ashamed." Jasmine waves her hands. "No, it's okay. This may not be the first time this has happened to me, but it was a little weird. Oichi sure does have some interesting friends."

Emma smiled looking at Ari. "Hi! I'm Emma!" Ari squeaked and hid behind Jasmine who smiled. "Ari sweetie. She just wants to say hi." Ari peaks out. "Hello…" She says shyly. Bella slides out of her seat and runs to Emma. "Hi! I'm Bella!" Ari looks down. "H-Hello…" Jasmine chuckles. "Sorry girls, she is a little shy to new people. Say hello dear. Go on." Ari moves away from Jasmine and holds her hands together. "I-I'm…A-A-Ari." Emma smiles and grabs her hand making Ari panic a little. "Yay! We are friends now!" "Friends? N-No…I don't have those…" Jasmine frowned slightly. Bella tilts her head. "No friends? We can be your friends. Let's be friends!" She grabbed Ari's other hand. Emma smiles and holds her hands up. "Friends!" She yelled. Ari whimpered and looked up at her mother. "Go on sweetie. They are nice aren't they." Emma pulled both Bella and Ari back to the table. "I…" Before Mizuho could apologize again Jasmine shook her head. "No need for another apology. It's fine really. I hope our daughters can get along." Mizuho smiles and nods before heading back to the table.

Jasmine took a seat next to Mikey. "Hello." She says waving. "Hello. Are you Oichi's cousin on her dad's side?" Chad asked. "I am. I live here with grandma and help her run things from time to time." Her eyes glanced over to Kokuto who was gazing out into the sea. He looked a bit lonely. "Is he one of your friends?" She asked. "Eh well, he is more of Grimmjow's friend if anything." Mikey says with a shrug. "Ah. Okay." Jasmine looked back at him again. 'He looks so lonely. I wonder why he isn't sitting over here.'

11:45 came around, those who were in the wedding were called to the bridal store to get the fitting started. Oichi was sitting in the back with a glass of wine in her hand. She had a light flustered look on her face as she remembers the morning with Grimmjow. Beside her were Jess, Nel, and Orihime who were looking through dress books. The twins, Sophie, and Nova were in the back playing with toys giggling together. Aerith was with Ulquiorra who was out touring the city. In a separate room for the guys, Grayson, Kendric, Cyrus, and Kazui were with them.

Nel glanced over at Oichi. "She is still back in her mind." Nel says. "Sheesh, it's always like it's her first time with him or something. He is good but he isn't that good." Nel says sipping on her wine. Oichi snapped out of her thoughts. "Lies!" She says startling them. "Oh! Sorry. I was doing some deep thinking. What were we talking about?" "How you're a sucker for men with long hair." Jess says. Oichi chuckled. "Am I? I just think long hair suits Grimmjow at times. Even if he was completely bald, I would still love him." Orihime giggled. "Are you and Grimmjow going to have more kids?" she asked. "Yes." Oichi says bluntly. "Wow. Not even giving it a second thought?" Nel asked. "We are definitely having more kids. It's just a matter of when. The agreement was we wait until the kids were at least six or seven before we start trying again. I think it is simply adorable how he wants more."

Moments later, Harribel, Amanda, Izzy, Florina, and Sheila soon arrive. Florina had left Darrius with Hisagi. He, Momo, Kira, and Toshiro were out exploring.

"Morning sis!" She says sitting beside her. "Morning Florina. How does it feel to be back home?" "Wonderful! I took Hisagi to my favorite breakfast outing!" Izzy sat down. "I did the same to Yoshiro. A nice breakfast on the boardwalk, watching the sea." "Sounds romantic." Amanda says smiling. Oichi put her glass down. "Okay ladies! It's time to try on our dress." A young lady walked in carrying a tray of wine, a glass of water for Harribel, some juice for Shelia, and soda for Amanda.

She placed the try on the table. "Sis, are you going to be okay drinking?" Izzy asked. "Was that to me or Florina?" Oichi asked placing her empty cup on the tray and picking up a new one. "Both…I know you have a high tolerance but it's like 11 in the morning." "Trust me hon. She's been up drinking way before that." Nel says. Oichi shrugs.

They heard clapping. "Good morning, Good Morning, Good morning! Ladies and bride to be!" A young man walked out the back. He had short and curly black hair, golden eyes, and light brown skin. He was wearing a white shirt that was rolled up and black jeans and shoes. There was a pair of glasses on his head. "Come now, we need to get these dresses out. We need to get these fittings started. I do not want to be here all day." His assistants came out drawing carts that had dresses hanging from them. "Marcus!" Oichi puts her glass down and walks over to him. They hug. "It's been a while cousin. I wish I could have been the one to make your wedding dress but after seeing it, I just have to say your skills are amazing! I want to make a partnership with you after this. We can be business partners!" Oichi laughed. "I would love that since you were the one who introduced me to fashion but first the dress?" "Of course! Right, this way!"

Oichi slips into the back. Marcus and one of his assistants help her get ready. It took about 35 minutes. "Okay! Here I go!" She called out. She stepped out onto the mini platform. She was wearing a gorgeous soft mermaid gown that was artfully draped with delicate silk tulle and embroidered with scattered pearls and a connecting flowing skirt. Attached to her sweetheart neckline was a sheer cape. "Oh, wow Oichi!" Jess says. "Spin around!" Nel says. Oichi smiles and turns around carefully. "Adding a cape to your dress looks so cool." Izzy says. "You just had to add something batman like to your dress." Oichi giggled. "It's cute! Do you think Grimmjow will like it?" "I think he likes it better when it's off, but he is sure to love it. I hope he faints." Nel says shrugging. Orihime smiled. "You look so beautiful!" "I figured since we were going to be on the mountain top a cape would be perfect to have. Just thinking about the warm embrace of the sun and the wind gently flapping my cape as Grimmjow realizes I'm his dream girl." She says linking her fingers together. "Like one of those cringy romance movies and then he looks into my eyes and say..." She clears her throat. "Damn baby. You're fucking blinding me with your beauty." She says doing her best to impersonate Grimmjow. There was silence in the room before they all started to laugh.

"Could you see that dumbass just looking at you with glistering eyes?" Nel says slapping the chair. Izzy got up, placing her hand on her chest. "Oh, my sweet Oichi. Submit to me and give me more babies!" She says mocking Grimmjow. It made the girls laugh even harder. Oichi held her sides. Nel jumps up. "No one touches my woman or else I'll beat them to death!" She says puffing out her chest. Jess had tears coming out of her eyes. Even Harribel had to cover her mouth slightly from breaking her blank character. Florina, Orihime, Amanda, and Shelia laughed as well as Nel, and Florina continued to impressions of Grimmjow.

In the next room over, Grimmjow sneezes as he takes off his dark grey suit. 'What the hell? Is someone talking about me?' "Grimmjow hurry up! Damn! I don't want to be in here all day!" Ichigo yelled. "Shut up! I'm coming."

When the laughter calmed down, Oichi took off the dress and Jess went in to put on her maids of honor dress. It was a light grey chiffon dress with datable sleeves. Oichi gave her the choice to keep the sleeves on or off. Jess picked to keep them on. "How does everything feel?" Marcus asked. "A little tight around my breast area, but other than that is fine." "Why are your boobs always an issue when it comes to trying things off." Jess shrugs. "Measure them right the first-time sis." After Jess it was Harribel. The dress was fitted to cover her belly. After the rest of the women tired their dress on, it was time for Shelia to put on her flower girl dress. She walked out wearing a cute floral stream dress with a lace back design. "Aw! You look so cute!" Oichi says. Shelia blushed. "R-Really?" Amanda nods. "You are so adorable, sissy! I bet Ty is going to like seeing you in that dress!" Shelia's face turned redder. "The crush you have on Ty is just the cutest thing." Orihime says smiling. "I'm rooting for you." Florina says clapping her hands together. Shelia puts her hands on her cheeks. "You all are embarrassing!" She ran to the back to take the dress off. "So cute." Oichi says. "Every time she talks about Ty, Grimmjow gets this little twitch in his eyes. His daddy radars go off every time. I'm a little scared for the girls when they get an interest in boys. I'm worried about Naomi. She is such a hothead like her dad. I don't know if she would be able to handle having a boyfriend." Florina chuckles. "I'm sure she will be fine. Some guys like a hothead girl. Mama is a good example." Izzy frowned. "I don't think we should use her as an example…"

Hisagi, Momo, Kira, and Toshiro were walking around some food stalls. There was music playing and people were dancing in the middle of the street. Hisagi was wearing a baby carrier on the front with Darrius inside. Darrius was wearing a cute dark gray jumpsuit with socks on and a beanie covering his head. He was awake and looking at his new surroundings. Momo was eating some chicken on the stick as she held Toshiro's hand. "It's so festive here. Florina wasn't kidding." Kira nods as he looks through a pamphlet. "There are a lot of food stalls here. Each has a different brand of food from around the world just about. Seems like this island is the ideal trading port." Momo sniffs and hums out. "It smells so yummy here! I want to try everything!" She pats her belly. "I mean we want to try everything." Kira looked at a booth. "Hm, those dumplings look good." "Dumplings!?" Momo pulled Toshiro over to the stall. Kira chuckled. "She eats a lot. Did Flo go through this?" "Not really. Her taste kind of remained the same other than a lot of sweet stuff." He looked down and fixed Darrius's beanie. "How does it feel to be a dad?" "I never thought I would get this far really. It's a little stressful but I don't hate it or anything. It's a nice change of pace." Kira laughed. "A lot of women are hurt that you are not only engaged but have a child as well. Imagine the shock when you came to work with a car seat." Hisagi sighs. "That was bothersome. All they did was ask questions left and right. Is this your son? How long ago was he born? I didn't know you were in an actual relationship. They just kept on and on and on. Ugh."

Kira smiled. "You were quite popular with the ladies. Speaking of ladies, have you spoken to Rangiku?" "Not since we landed. Momo said she wasn't feeling good. She may be staying at a hotel, knowing her." Hisagi said. The men shrug and head to a stall that was selling high-grade sake.

In the countryside near the mountains, there was a very large cottage that house a room of six. It was cut off from the main town and any main roads. There was a fence around it and inside the fence were planted lily flowers, a small gazebo, and a small grave with two tome stones in the back. In front of the stones, Lily was standing there holding two orange Roses. She placed them on the grave. "Rest easy dear, for today we get the answers that we have long search for." The back door to her cottage opened. Dante walked out wearing a dark blue button shirt that was rolled up to his elbows. Dark jeans and shoes and his hair were in a small ponytail. "He is here mother…" Lily smiles and brushes her dress off. "Please be on your best behavior." Lily says walking inside. Dante snitched his teeth slightly as they hear the door open. Yamamoto walked in with Jushiro behind him.

Lily smiled. "Hello, welcome to my home. Please have a seat. Would you like some tea?" Jushiro smiled back. "Hello, Ms. Lily. Sorry to intrude into your home let this." "Nonsense. It's best to get this out now before Oichi's wedding. I don't want any awkward moments ruining her special day. Dante honey, will you go put on some tea?" Dante narrowed his eyes at them but went to the kitchen like he was told. "Follow me." Lily says leading them into the living room. They took a seat and after a while, during a little chit chat, Dante came back with the tea. He poured three cups and went to lean on the wall. "If you don't mind; I'd like for you to go on and tell more of your lies to my mother. Then leave." He says coldly. "My patience only goes so far." "Hush now Dante. Do not be rude." Lily says looking at Yamamoto. "Now, since we are face to face. Do you mind telling me everything that happened between you and my late husband's mother? Please do not leave anything out. I may look frail to you, but I assure you I can handle whatever truth you tell me." Yamamoto hums and rubs his beard. "I will tell you everything. I owe it to you at least."

In the city, the fitting as gone quicker than the group had realized. Nel rubbed her neck. "I'm heading to the hot springs to relax. Nnoitra should be at the playground with Sophie. He should be able to do something simple as that. Plus, he needs to spend more time with Sophie. He's been busy because of a certain man." Grimmjow rolled his eyes as he handed Cyrus to Oichi. "Mama! Foo!" Naomi asked tugging at her leg. "Okay, honey. Let's go to the food stalls. Kokuto walked out with a yawn. "Ko!" Alisha ran to him. "U-Up?" He chuckled and picked her up. "What's up Alisha. Where are we heading to today?" She rubbed her belly. "Food? Nice. I'm hungry too. Mind if I tag along?" Alisha smiled with a giggle.

"Guess we all are going to head that way." Ichigo says picking up Kazui. "Should I text the others?" Orihime asked. "Na, let them relax and enjoy themselves." Ichigo says grabbing her hand. Orihime smiled grabbing the car seat with Maki in it.

"Up you go." Grimmjow says, picking up Kendric. He placed him on his shoulders making his eyes grow wide. "Wow!" Oichi giggled. "Look how tall you are." Naomi huffs. "Daddy!" "Don't worry I haven't forgotten about you." Mikey picked her up making her gasp. "Such a short temper. She's like you too much." He says handing her to Grimmjow. "Damn straight she is." Oichi shook her head. "Let's go eat. I wonder which stalls are visiting today."

At the beach, Danni was laying on a beach towel as the warm sun shined on her body. She was wearing a black sexy one-piece lace-up strapped bathing suit. Men passed by looking at her with lustful eyes. She ignored their looks, lost in thought. "Sis?" She is pulled out of her thoughts seeing Nia walking up in a black and gray twisted monokini. Danni chuckled. "Look at you, showing off that sexy body of yours." Nia shook her head and puts down her towel on the sand. She sits down and starts to put sunscreen on her body. "Where is Byakuya?" "Doing some work." She points to the beach where Kim, Ty, and a few of their cousins were playing in the water. "I told him where we were going but he looked a little serious on the phone call. I'm not sure what it was about." "Meh, don't worry about it. Shunsui is dealing with work as well. The old fart and Jushiro are with Ms. Lily right now." Nia gave her a nervous chuckle. "I hope they are okay…"

"Excuse me…" Both women looked up to see River standing in front of them. She was wearing a cute orange three-piece bathing suit. An orange halter top and matching bottom piece with a lace cover over her shoulders. Her hair was in one ponytail instead of two. She had a flushed look on her face. Danni sat up. "River…what can we do for you?" River looks at Nia. "Forgive me for ruining your time together but I just wanted to introduce myself…My name is River Dovahkin. I am currently a personal bodyguard under Lady Jess. As well…I am currently dating your son Terry." Nia smiles. "You are Terry's girlfriend. It's nice to meet you. I hope he isn't causing you too many issues." "Not at all. He is very sweet to me, and he makes me laugh a lot. He cares about me and loves me." Nia kept her smile. "I see. Is…Is he happy?" River smiles. "Yes, he is very happy." "That is good. I'm sorry we have to meet like this, but may I ask that you keep a watch over him? I know I don't have the right to be her mother but, I want him to live a happy life. Something I couldn't give him." River bows to her. "I value Terry's happiness and love over everything just as he values mines. I was hoping…when the day comes that we get m-m-m-married." She says getting embarrassed. "Or have children…will…you be there?" Nia nods. "I would love to River but…if Terry doesn't want that to happen then I don't want to upset him and cause a rift between you two." River frowned but nods. "I understand." She lets out a soft sigh. "One day, when he is ready…I think you two will be able to have the conversation that will set him free. I long for that day and until then, even if I must hide it a bit. I want you to be in our lives." She bows again. "I shall take my leave." She disappeared before their eyes.

Nia was a bit shocked by it but then laughs. "It seems Terry has caught a great woman." Danni simply sighs and goes back to relaxing until she sees a drink being held in front of her. She sits up to see Shunsui beside her, squatting down in just some swimming trunks. "How long were you here?" "When the young lady appeared. I waited until you were done with your conversation since it looked serious." Danni took the drink and sips on it. "Mm so fruity!" Shunsui lays down a towel and sits beside her. His eyes trail down her body. "Showing off your body to other men?" "Why would I do that?" "Why indeed…maybe I should show them why you are taken?" Danni chuckled. "If we do that, we will scare the children." "A small price to pay." He says leaning in to kiss her.

"Can you both please stop your foolishness?" Nia jumped at Byakuya's sudden appearance. Shunsui chuckled. "How cruel. I can't kiss her?" "I just know where it leads to, and I refuse to let Ty and Kim see that type of relationship while they are young." Danni pouted. "Your no fun at all but I agree. We can wait till we go back. Let me relax a little before you pounce on me." Byakuya took a seat beside Nia. He was wearing dark blue swimming trunks and a jacket. "Sorry, I didn't mean for work to take that long." "It's okay. We are just getting here ourselves. Is everything okay?" "Yes, just some mild orders needed to be passed along. Nothing more."

A couple of feet away from them, Renji and Rukia were also at the beach as well as Ben, Riruka, Karin, Moe, Yuzu, and Jinta. Yoshiro had left to bring Izzy back. They were all at a surf shake getting ready to take some surfing lessons.

Rukia was putting sunscreen on Ichika. "Breakfast was nice with Ichigo and Orihime. I wish I could have gone to the fitting but, it is what it is." She says smiling. Renji was putting sunscreen on Reiki. "True, let's be glad that we got to be here." "All done." Rukia says. "Want to build a sandcastle honey?" "Yes!" Ichika said with a giggle. Rukia grabbed some buckets and two toy shovels. "Let's build the biggest sandcastle ever!" "Ooo!" She says. Renji chuckled. "Guess I'm stuck on baby duty."

Back at Lily's, she was sitting on the couch in silence. Yamamoto had finished his long story about his life with Jenny and the events that happened with Dante at the center as well as him hoping Oichi would take over after him. Lily was taking her time processing everything as they watched her. She then smiled. "I see…so that is the real story." "It's nothing but lies." Dante says. "Silence." Lily says making him frown. "That does not sound like a lie. It's time for you to accept that. I know it goes against what you believe but it's clear that he loved her. I got my answer. All I wanted to know was why would someone abandon such a sweet woman and a hard head son that had a bright mind." She closed her eyes and then opened them. "Would you like to visit them?" Yamamoto squeezed his cane. "Yes." "Follow me." "Mother…" "Dante, enough. Your hatred is tiring and later we are going to talk about this foolish idea to put Oichi in danger. I told you to let it go." "Let it go? This man has done nothing to gain your favor. He used you and grandmother!" "He came here and told me the truth. What more trusting is that." Dante gripped his fist. "Enough of this nonsense. Believe this fool if you want but it is sickening having him here. Once the wedding is done, I'll have your plane ready to take you away and never return." He walked to the front door. "Dante…" He opened the door. "I will be taking my leave for the day mother. I'd rather he not be here when I return." He walked out and slammed the door close.

Jushiro sighs. "My, I didn't realize his hatred ran so deep." "This way." Lily says. "My son has problems of his own, but he is a good boy with a good heart at times. He will come around." She led them out the back door and to the small grave where Jenny and Anthony were." Yamamoto walked by her and stopped in front of the graves. "Jen…" He kneels down and sighs deeply. "Here you were. If only I could prove that I could have protected, you back then…I wouldn't have created those lies…I'm sorry…" Jushiro stood by Lily. "Thank you for this." She smiled at him sweetly making him blush a bit. "It's no problem. Unlike my son, I do not hold any hate for what happened. It is a shame that he lied and said that he goateed Jenny into killing Anthony, but I understand why now. He just wanted to keep his family safe. How can I hate something like that? After all, it's thanks to that I was able to meet them." Jushiro smiles. 'I can see where Oichi gets her kindness from.'

Lily snaps her fingers. "That's right, I have something for you as well." "For me?" Lily motion him over to her flower garden. "Faye told me about your illness. We have a lot of powerful medicinal herbs that can help you. It may not cure you but, I can at least give you something to ease the pain." "I see…thank you for that. I don't ask for a miracle. I'm surprised that I have lasted for this long." He rubbed his hands. "I have much more things I wish to do. I don't want my life to end before I finish." Lily smiles and takes his hand. Looking down at her, he blushed as she gave him a sweet and warming smile. "I understand. If you would like, we can give you a medical examination. The doctors here are very good and I'm sure we can figure something out for you." "Why would you do that for someone you just meet?" Lily chuckles. "Oichi speaks a lot about you. You helped her through a lot of situations. I wanted to do something to repay you for your kindness. That is all. Plus, as a bonus, you are one of Faye's friends. How could I face her or Oichi if I didn't try to help?" Jushiro felt a bundle of emotions. He squeezed her hand. "Lily…thank you."

In the middle of the city, Oichi and her family were sitting at a table eating. Cyrus was sleeping even though all the music and loud noise. "Man, that kid can sleep…" Kokuto says feeding Alisha some crab meat. "I'm worried. Gray is a heavy sleeper, but this is a whole new level. Is this normal?" Oichi asked eating some shrimp. "Yup, read it in a baby book." Grimmjow says pushing his food to Kendric who was in food heaven. Naomi was on his lap drinking some juice. Kokuto laughed. "You sure about that man?" "We have a doctor here. We can always ask him. As long as he is breathing, he is fine." Kokuto shook his head. "Oichi!" Oichi looks up to see Jasmine and Ari. "Hey!" "Do you mind if I sit with you?" "Sure thing Jas."

She took a seat beside Kokuto, and Ari sat beside her. They had a plate of dumplings. "Are you enjoying yourself?" "Of course, the island is as lively as ever. Everyone split up the moment we came." Jasmine smiled and looked at Kokuto. "I never got the chance to thank you for this morning." "Don't worry about it. I didn't do anything fancy." "Something happen this morning?" "Nothing bad. One of your friends jumped at me? Um…he is the brother of the girl with a cute daughter." "Keigo…" Oichi says quickly getting it. She sighs. "That pervert. He is lucky papa didn't see that. Kokuto gave you a hand?" Jasmine nods. "Thank you!" Oichi says to him. "Nothing to thank me for." He says feeding Alisha more meat. Now that she was sitting closer to him, Jasmine could see Kokuto's handsome features. She felt her face heat up just a little before turning her head to eat. Both Oichi and Grimmjow caught her look.

The day went by pretty quickly and it was soon nighttime. At the hotel, Rangiku sighs as she washed her mouth out. 'This is the worse…' She looked at a pregnancy test and sighed deeply. 'Of all the times why now.' There was a knock at the door. "Rangiku? What does it say?" Rangiku opened the bathroom door with the test in her hand. Gin stepped back with a sweet clueless look on his face. Rangiku felt her chest throb. 'He is so cute when he does that.' She shakes her head. "You were right." She held up the test. "Looks like I'm pregnant." Gin smiled and looked at her belly. "What do you want to do. Whatever choice you decide I will stand behind it." Rangiku crossed her arms. "Don't be so down. I wouldn't choose to give up this child." Gin sighs in relief. Her eye twitched and grabbed his ear. "Just what type of monster do you take me out to be!" He chuckled. "I don't know what you mean."

Letting his ear go, she walks to the bed and sits down. "For now, let's keep it a secret from everyone." "That will be hard to do especially when they offer you a drink." "I can't stay in the hotel until the wedding, then they would really ask questions." "Then spend the day shopping and avoiding them. I'm sure if they see that carefree side of you, they won't bother asking too many questions." "Hmm…I suppose." Gin walked over to her and pins her down to the bed. "Now…is it alright if we celebrate the news?"

A floor under them, Harribel was relaxing in the tub. Mikey was in the bathroom, heating up some incense. He grabbed a small stool from under the sink and sat it beside the tub. Harribel watched as he grabbed some bottles from behind the mirror. "What are you doing?" She asked. "Oh? This is some relaxing bath gel. I thought it would be nice if I could give you a quick bath massage. You were on your feet all day." He pulled up his sleeves and sat on the stool. He lifted her leg out of the water and started to rub it with the gel. Harribel felt a tingling sensation, but it felt nice. Mikey's hands were strong yet so gentle when it came to touching her. She held back a soft moan as he ran his fingers to her ankles and then rubbed her feet. "I love touching your skin. It's so soft and smells amazing. You're so perfect." He places her leg back into the water and started on the other. "I'm hardly perfect." She says sinking more into the tub. "Maybe, but you're perfect to me. In my eyes and that's what matters." "I bet you say that to all the other women you courted." Mikey laughs. "I've only said it to three and those were my sisters who accepted a damaged man like me. Even after I did terrible things to them, they still accepted me as their older brother." "Terrible things? Like what?" Mikey kept a smile on his face. "Sorry, I'd rather not talk about that right now." "…I see…" She snatched her leg away making him sigh. "Did I upset you?" "No, quite the opposite." She sat up and grabbed both of his arms. "Harribel? What are you…" She pulled hard, and lifted his body, pulling him into the tub with her. Water splashed to the floor.

"Aw man, my clothes are all wet." He chuckled as he towered over her, careful not to land on her belly. "What's the big idea?" Harribel looked up at him and reached up. She ran her hair through is now wet hair. She then rubbed down and cups his cheeks. "Hmm…I see…" "See what?" "It is the same for me then. In my eyes I see you as a damaged and broken product but, that works for me. If you were too good, then I wouldn't have chosen you to stay at my side. That makes you perfect for me." Mikey chuckles. "You could have said that without pulling me in the tub." "I pulled you in for another reason." She adjusted herself under him and pulled at his shirt. "Take me." She watched Mikey's eyes narrow. He pushed his body up against her. "How sneaky. It's so cute. I love it."

At the beach, there was a bonfire going on. Ikkaku, Mizuho, Chad, Mila, and Jasmine were sitting around the pit. Emma, Bella, and Ari who were still a little shy around them were laying on a thick blanket looking up at the sky. It was clear and they could see the stars. Mizuho was cuddling up on Ikkaku with a blanket over her. Ikkaku was drinking a beer. Mila was holding Eli as he slept on her while Chad was roasting marshmallows for the girls. Jasmine was getting the gram crackers ready. She was asked by Mizuho to tag along since Emma made a fuss about not seeing Ari again. She wasn't going to accept but Oichi told her it was good to let Ari play with girls around her age. 'Right…doing this for Ari…but being with two couples is just…' She sighs mentally.

"Girls the smores are almost done. Their heads pop up. "Yay!" Emma says. Chad moves the marshmallows and Jasmine squished them between the gram crackers. She made a plate full of them. The girls got one and Ikkaku grabbed one. They bit into them. "Mhmm!" Bella says. "It's so yummy!" Ari smiles. "Mama makes really good, sweet stuff." Emma giggled at the gooey smores. Jasmine chuckled and leaned back in the chair. Ikkaku quickly finished his off. "Damn, that was good…hand me another one." Chad handed him the plate. "Jasmine, I'm going to make some more marshmallows. Ikkaku might finish them off before the girls." Chad says grabbing the bag. Jasmine laughs. "Of course, I brought plenty of grams.

"Ho? Seems like you guys are doing something fun." Ikkaku and Mizuho jump from a voice coming from behind. They turned around to see Kokuto with a towel around his neck. His hair was soaked, and he was wearing dark brown and white swimming trunks. "Were you just swimming out there?" Ikkaku asked. "Yea, I was doing that little treasure dive. Found some cool stuff." He grabbed a smores from the plate and bit into it. "Sweet. I'm gonna join you guys for a bit. Since the fire is warm." He walked around and sat beside Jasmine who blushed slightly. "You should really dry off your hair. You're going to get a cold." "Haa…it will dry itself." Jasmine frowned. "Don't be that way." She grabbed the towel from around his neck and tossed it on his head. "If you get a cold before the wedding you are going to ruin Oichi's big day." She pulled him close to her and started to dry his hair off. "I said it was no big deal."

Mila shook her head. "Give it a rest already. What is it about you men? Just follow instructions and be silent. Why do you all have issues with drying your hair off anyway." She shot a glare at Chad who shivered. Mizuho laughed and rubbed Ikkaku's head. "I don't have to worry about that at all. Isn't that right dear." "Yup." Ikkaku says eating another smore. Jasmine sighs and pulled the towel back. When she did, she had failed to realize how close she had pulled Kokuto. His eyes were looking right into hers. Her face started to heat up as she backed away. "Just make sure you dry your hair from now on…" She says rubbing her hands. "Sure thing…" Kokuto says sitting up slowly, his eyes never moving from her. 'She is a little different…'

"Ah! Daddy, you're burning them!" Bella called out. Chad pulled the stick-up marshmallows up. They were on fire. He blew on them, putting the fire out but it left chard up marshmallows. "Looks like you burned them dear." Mila says chuckling. Emma started laughing and then Bella and finally Ari. Jasmine smiled at this. 'She's so cute when she's laughing.' Chad rubbed his head. "Sorry…I'll start another one." "Give them here, I don't want them to go to waste." Kokuto says. Chad passed it to Jasmine who passed it to Kokuto. "Do you want some crackers?" "Na, this is fine." He says leaning back to eat. While Chad, with the help of Ikkaku, started to get more marshmallows roosting, Jasmine happened to glance at Kokuto.

She watched as he took his tongue and wrapped it under the marshmallow, pulling it smoothly off the stick, leaving a trail of white goop. Using the tip of his finger he held it steady before pushing it in his mouth. He only chewed for a second before swallowing. He licked his fingers before he licked his lips. Jasmine couldn't take her eyes off that entire movement until she looked up and saw him looking at her with a heated gaze. Her face turned red, and she quickly turned her head. He smirked as he went for another marshmallow. 'She might be fun to tease for a little while. Despite having a kid, she looks quite innocent.'

In the bungalows, Oichi, Jess, and Nel with the boys and the kids were throwing a mini party. There was music playing from a Spotify list that came on the tv. Oichi and Nel had a drink in their hands and were hip bumping to the music. The kids, who were wide awake were enjoying themselves as well, dancing right along with them. Grimmjow had a beer in his hand as he watches Oichi and Nel. Cyrus was standing next to him bouncing up and down, clinging to his leg. Ulquiorra was sitting next to him while he fed Aerith. "How did this happen?" He asked with a sigh. "Beats the hell out of me, but I ain't saying shit." They both turned to see that Nnoitra was on the floor knocked out when he questioned why the ladies were so active and how he wanted to go to bed. So…Nel helped him out.

In the kitchen, Jess was making so night snacks, bobbing her head to the music. She picked up the plate of food and walked into the living room. "I have the snacks!" She placed them on the table. "Nel switch with me!" Nel nods and spins out the way to grab a sandwich. Jess starts dancing with the kids and Oichi.

There soon was a knock on the door. Ulquiorra got up with Aerith and saw that Ichigo, Orihime, Tatsuki, and the kids were standing at the door with a cooler. "Yo! We wanted to know if…" Ichigo looked inside. "What the hell is going on?" Kazui and Noah smiled and rushed in to join in the fun. "You might as well come in as well…we are unsure how this happened as well but when questioned…" He points to Nnoitra. Ichigo rubs his head. "Alright. I guess this works too." They entered and joined in on the party.

As the days passed it was the morning day before the wedding. Oichi and her family were taking a train ride to tour the island, heading to Lily's house. Nel and the others were on with them, but they had gotten off at various stops. The twins were standing in Grimmjow's lap looking out the window of the train. Kendric was sitting next to Oichi looking out his window. Cyrus was fast asleep on Oichi's lap. Amanda was sitting behind them live streaming and Shelia was on her tablet catching up on some homework online.

Grimmjow yawned, making Oichi giggle. "I guess you had a good time at your party last night?" He frowned. "Those bastards…they told me you and the girls fell down some damn pit. When I got to the spot, they jumped me and dragged me to that stupid party. My head is killing me." Oichi giggled. "I love how you are so protective of your family. It's cute." "Yeah, yeah…" "Did you at least have fun?" Grimmjow sighs. "I guess…what about you." Oichi smiled. "Yes! Nel threw an amazing party! No strippers as promised." "Thank God…" Grimmjow says. "Were you worried?" "I don't need you simping for another man who can take his clothes off when you got a willing one right here and you can get it for free." Oichi laughed with flushed cheeks. "I love you so much!" Grimmjow chuckled and rubbed his head. "Damn my head is killing me." "Too much to drink?" "Ahh yeah…we played some dumbass game Kokuto came up with. I can't remember what it was." Oichi smiled grew wide. "Really now." Grimmjow raised his eyebrow. "Do you know something?" "Oh, Kenny look at the birds." Oichi says avoiding his question. Grimmjow narrowed his eyes at her. 'So that's how we are going to play it eh.'

There was a park near the beach. Mila, Mizuho, and Jasmine were out together with Bella, Emma, and Ari who became fast friends. The girls were on the playground playing together while the mothers were eating a smoothie. "Thank you both for letting Ari play with your daughters." "Think nothing of it." Mizuho says. "This is a good way to finally spend time with Emma without her father being around." "Is it that difficult?" Mila asked. Mizuho sighs. "It is. She has been giving me a lot of backtalk but when Ikkaku asks her to do something she does it without question. My sweet little girl uses to cling to me so dearly." "It might be a phase?" Jasmine asked. "Has Ari done something like that to her father?" Jasmine frowned. "She doesn't know her father…" Mila and Mizuho looked at each other and nodded. Turning back to Jasmine they quickly changed the subject. "These smoothies are really good. That shop you recommend was a good idea." Jasmine smiles. "You think so? It's my own shop so I thought it would be nice to treat you both." "Whoa! Do you own that shop? You made these smoothies?" Mila asked. "It's my recipe." Jasmine says with a laugh. "I'm pleased that you enjoy it."

"Speaking of though…you and Kokuto seem to have gotten a little close?" Mila asked. Jasmine blushed. "N-No…I have just been showing him around the island. That's all." Mizuho hums out. "He looks at you like a beast in heat. Because." Mila laughed. "It's not only him." Jasmine turned even redder. "It's not like that really. He is very n-nice and um…yeah…" The two women laughed at her embarrassment. "It's cute. Don't be scared to explore a little. If he is your type, then go for it." Mila said. Jasmine gave them a nervous smile. "I see…t-thank you for the advice. I'll keep that in mind."

Not far from the part was the dig site for kids. It was a large blocked-off area with dirt in the middle. Here, the kids can dig around and find all types of treasure like fossils or jewels. Jess and her family were here this morning. Jess and Nova were wearing matching outfits. A white T-shirt with brown pants and dark brown boots. Their hair was pinned up in a ponytail. Ulquiorra was sitting on the side with Aerith watching them. Jess and Nova were in the middle of the site digging together. "Mama Lookie!" Nova yelled. She held up a light purple jewel. "Oh wow! That is pretty sweetie." Nova giggled. "Are you going to keep it or give it to someone?" Nova tilts her head making Jess giggle at her. "You want to give a present to daddy?" Nova puffed her cheeks out and shook her head. "Cy!" She says smiling. Jess laughed. "How cute. Okay, why don't we find some more pretty things? Then we can go get this weight, cut, and gifted." Nova smiled and dropped the jewel in her little bucket.

In the shopping district of the city, Nia, Byakuya, Kim, and Ty was out shopping. Byakuya held Nia's hand with a firm grip. She sighs. "Honey, I said I was sorry…" "Sorry does not cut it. I do not understand why you stir up a lot of trouble around you." She pouts. "All I was doing was waiting by the doughnut shop and these random guys tried to scam me out of money." "To which you almost feel for it…" Nia drops her head. "The story on their poor grandmother got me. I couldn't help it!" Kim shrugs her shoulder. "Mom can be super clueless sometimes." Ty nods in agreement. "I am not clueless. How rude." "Either way. You will not leave my side for the rest of the day." "I feel like I'm grounded or something." Nia says.

Ty frowned and stopped, making everyone else stop. "Ty honey what's wrong?" Nia asked. They looked ahead to see Terry and River holding hands. River was sipping on some coffee while Terry ate a coffee cake. River was the first one to spot them. "Ms. Nia! Hello!" Terry frowned and turned his head. "Hello, River. I see you both are out and about today." "Yup, just doing a little gift shopping. I wanted to get Oichi a gift for her wedding but there are so many things here." "I told you, she is fine with anything." Terry says refusing to meet Nia's gaze.

He instead looked at Ty and Kim. He smiled. "Hey, little brother, sister. Are you both enjoying yourselves?" "Why should you care." Ty says. Terry blinks in confusion. "Ty…" "If you don't like mama then we don't like you." "Yeah! You were mean to her and called her mean things. The Ter we know wouldn't have said that!" Kim says waving her arms. "You both are just kids. You wouldn't know how I am feeling." Terry says. "That is enough you two." Byakuya said. Ty and Kim crossed their arms. "If you will excuse us, we have shopping to do." "Of course…" River says pulling Terry by them. Terry glanced back at his mother and watched Ty hug her. He let out a sigh, feeling a tug in his chest.

At Lily's, Hisagi and Yoshiro were outside chopping wood, shirtless. Hisagi wipes the sweat off his brow. "I thought this was going to be a bother, but this is a nice workout." Yoshiro laughed. "I agree! I have never done such a labor-like chore before! I didn't think it would be so much fun! Let's do more!"

"What are you two doing?" They turn to see Oichi and the others walking down the main path. The train only took them to the outer area. They had to take a small shutter to the town Lily lived in and then walk the rest of the way. Yoshiro smiled. "Morning Oichi! Ms. Lily asked us to chop some wood!" "Really now…" She looked at their sweating chest. "For breakfast though? Hm…" She felt Grimmjow's eyes on her. "What? I'm not lusting after them if that's what your thinking!" "But if it was me, you would, right?" "Of course! You wouldn't be just shirtless though." He chuckled at that.

The door opened and Lily walked out with two glasses of sweet tea. "Boys! That should be enough. Thank you for your help! You both can clean up in the upstairs bathroom. Hisagi and Yoshiro set the axes down and thanked her for the tea before heading inside. "Nana!" Naomi says. Lily smiles brightly at them. "Good morning!" Naomi and Alisha ran to her, hugging her leg. She picks them up and cuddles them. "Aw! Look how cute you both are." "Morning grandma." Oichi says holding Cyrus. "Good morning to you all. Thank you for joining me for breakfast." "Is papa here?" "Yes, he is in the back replanting the gardening. Come inside and relax."

Inside, Izzy was sitting in the living room playing with Darrius. Florina was in the kitchen helping with the food. "I'll go help Flo if that's okay." She handed Cyrus to Grimmjow and rushed into the kitchen. Amanda and Shelia made themselves comfortable in the living room with Izzy. "Do you need me to do anything?" Grimmjow asked. "Yes, do you mind tying up the wood and setting it on the side of the house?" "What do you need wood for anyways." "For the fireplace silly. It gets cold sometimes over here since we are closer to the mountains." "I see." "I can hold Cy until your done." He nods and hands her Cyrus who yawns. Lily giggled and poked his cheeks. "You are so adorable. Let's get you something yummy to eat." "Me to Nana!" Naomi asked. "Yup! You, Alisha, and Kenny! I have something yummy for you all. Let's go to the kitchen with your mother." They smiled and followed her. Grimmjow let out a soft sigh before he left to get the wood.

Renji was outside looking up at the sky. His hair was out. 'It's beautiful out here. I always wanted to visit this place with Oichi. Just not under these circumstances.' "Yo, Renji." He snaps out of his thoughts and saw Ikkaku, Yumichika, and Kira. "What are you three doing over here?" "Taking a walk. The scenery out here is just beautiful almost capturing my own beauty." Yumichika says flipping his hair. "Right…what about you?" "Hisagi is with Florina this morning. They are having breakfast with Ms. Lily." "Then you guys must be bored or something to just be walking?" "Eh? You're the boring one. Who wants to stay in one place when there is stuff to do here? Why don't you join us?" Yumichika said. "Looks like you got something on your mind anyways. A walk should help." Kira said. "I suppose…" He walked inside for a moment and came out with his hair tied up. "Just had to let Rukia know." He joined the men and they started walking down the dirt path.

Once they were far from the house, Ikkaku was the one to ask. "You upset or something? Thinking about unnecessary things?" "Yeah but no. I'm not upset or mad. I just never thought I would be in the spot I am in now. I love Rukia and deep down…the feeling for Oichi is still there. I've accepted the fact that we both moved on and she even forgave me but it still kind of sucks. I wish things would have gone different that's all." "Mmm, how mature of you." Kira says. Renji shot him a glare and then groans. "Shut up will ya. I get it. It was my fault and I've been the one pushing Rukia to keep Oichi out of our lives but I'm the one still mellowing about this." "Renji, you got two kids now. I think you should just bury whatever ugly feelings you have for Oichi and let it be. The woman is happy now with kids of her own, with a man who has kicked your ass twice." Yumichika says raising his hand. "He has not kicked my ass. It was that one time and that was it." Renji says brooding now.

"You're not going to ruin this wedding, are you?" Kira asked. "What? No! Of course not. I'm not an idiot." "Could have fooled me." Ikkaku mumbled under his breath. Renji raised his hands and stretched. He sucked in air and breath out loudly. "Man, this warm air feels nice!" He suddenly yelled. "Whoa…what's with the sudden burst of energy?" "Don't know, but I feel energetic. There is a lake around here somewhere. Let's head there for a while. Maybe fish a little." "Fish huh. I'm game." Ikkaku says flexing his muscles. "I'll pass. I don't do the whole fish smell but, I'll gladly watch." Yumichika said. "Awesome! There is a fish shack that sells rods and bait. Let's go!" Renji says leading them off.

At Lily's, Mikey and Harribel had arrived, and Lily was very happy and excited to meet her. Breakfast went well as Lily got a chance to spend time with everyone. She really grew on Kendric though after hearing what he went through.

After a large breakfast, Mikey and Harribel were upstairs sleeping off the food. Amanda, Shelia, Izzy, and Yoshiro had left after helping with dishes. They were going scuba diving with Ichigo's sisters, Moe and Jinta. Hisagi and Florina had gone for a walk with Darrius. Grimmjow was passed out on the floor with blankets and pillows. The twins and Cyrus were sleeping around him. Oichi placed a blanket over them after she snapped a few pictures. "He must still be tired from last night." Dante walked up with a sigh. "Seriously. He let his guard down for one night and now look what happened." Oichi chuckled. "I can't wait to see his face at the wedding." "I'll be taking my leave for now. I'll see you tomorrow." He kissed her forehead. "Okay. Bye, Papa!"

Oichi walked to the kitchen to see Kendric was at the table eating some sweet buns. Lily was making him some tea. "Grandma I'm going to go change and then head to the lake for a bit. It's been a while since I have last seen it." "Okay, honey. If Grimmjow ever wakes up, I'll let him know." Oichi rubbed Kendric's hair. "I'll be back soon. Be good." "Okay, mama." She kissed his cheek. She walked upstairs and changed into a dark blue sweater dress with black leggings and flats. She tied her hair into a bun and grabbed a light jacket just in case it got a little chilly. She also grabbed her bag that had her own sketchbook, tablet, a bottle of water, some snacks, and bug spray in it.

She went through the back door and stopped at her grandfather's grave. She said a short prayer before walking off to the lake.

Reaching the lake from Lily's house was close to 25 minutes but it didn't bother Oichi. The walk became longer because she stopped to sketch things. Flowers, old buildings, the mountains, butterflies, and more. Since it looked like Kendric would be getting more into arts she wanted to start showing him different things he could sketch.

When she finally reached the lake, she stopped and smiled. Just like when she was a child, the lake hasn't changed. It was still exceedingly clear and blue. So clear that you could see the bottom. There was a little stream that ran into it from the mountains. Walking around, she was looking for a good spot to sketch when she noticed Renji and the others laid out on the ground soaking wet. "What the hell…" She jogged over to them. "Hey, are you guys okay?" They sat up and sigh. "Oichi? What are you doing here?" Renji asked. "I had breakfast with my grandma today and decided to come here. What are the four of you doing?" Ikkaku rubbed the back of his head. "We were going finishing but the boat we borrow had holes in it and started to sink when we got to the middle. We had to swim back."

Oichi laughed a bit. "You decided to go fishing here? There is no fish in this lake. Not until the summertime." They looked at her shocked. It made her laugh more. "The lake is so clear that you can see the bottom. Do you see any fish in there?" They groan. "Great! Now we are soaked to the bone for nothing! I'm done with this walk. I'm heading back." Ikkaku said. Yumichika sighs. "I suppose I'll head to the hot springs to refresh my beauty once more. What a waste of time." Kira followed him. Oichi shook her head and turned to Renji. "Aren't you leaving?" "Na…" "I see." She opened her bag. "It's not much but you can't sit out here wet." She handed him a towel that she had also packed. She was going to dip her feet into the lake later. "Thanks." Oichi took a seat next to him and pulled out her sketchbook. Renji cleaned his face. "Are you getting back into drawing?" "Somewhat. Kenny might get into it, and I want to show him all the cool things he can draw." "Oh…" They sat in silence.

"This is kind of nice." He says finally. "What do you mean?" "Normally you would have moved away from me or have a conversation." "This is the best angle I can draw for now. As for conversation, you asked a question and I answer it." Renji leans back and looks out to the lake. "…Despite what happened between us. I'm happy for you." Oichi's hand stopped sketching. "I know I have apologized again and again about what I did. I'm sure you are sick of it but just let me say that you have always deserved happiness. What I did, was stupid and if I would have listened to you and Rukia maybe this would have ended differently." Oichi sat her pencil down. "True. If you would just have told me about you and Rukia, I would have been mad, but I would have not been as hurt since you told me the truth. Instead, you played around on me, lied to me, and tried to make it seem like it was my fault that we broke up. You throwing me out of my house wasn't something I was pissed about. I was more hurt and broken that you betrayed my trust like that. If you had no interest in me, then you should have told me from the beginning so I would have wasted those years."

She puts her book down and hugs her knees. "It was painful seeing you with her, having a kid, getting married. She was doing what I wanted us to do. What we planned for. I don't think you will ever realize how much that hurt. I appreciate that you apologize to me, and I was glad Rukia told me the truth. I forgave both of you and decided to let all that go. Now, Grimmjow has my heart, he gave up everything for me. We have three cute children together and adopted three more. It took a while, but I can finally say, that I am truly happy." There was silence between them again until Oichi started to laugh.

"What's so funny?" "I guess I should thank you." "Thank me? For what?" "If it wasn't for you then I would have never gotten so close to Grimmjow. In some twisted way, maybe, it was fate that led us down these paths. You ran me right into his arms you know." Renji sighs. "Hearing you say it like that makes me feel even worse." Oichi laughed. "Good! Now stop talking to me. I need to focus on my drawing." She picks up her book and went back to sketching. Renji smiles softly at her and lays down on the grass. 'Her smile is so beautiful. I missed seeing it. If Grimmjow fucks it up as I did, I'll make sure he regrets it.'

The morning finally came for the wedding. It was 9 am in the morning. The wedding would be starting in an hour. Oichi was standing in front of the mirror in her wedding dress. Marcus was doing some touch-ups while Jasmine was doing some light makeup. Oichi had gotten her hair done by her twin cousins at the hair salon yesterday. It was now a beautiful lavender color with dark gray highlights. Half of her hair was braided around her head and pinned with a lily flower. The rest of her hair was curly and went down to her shoulders. She wore crystal earrings with a matching crystal necklace and bracket. Her bouquet was laying on the couch. Oichi smiled at herself in the mirror. 'I can't believe this is happening!' She looked at Jasmine and noticed a red mark on her neck. "Got an admirer Jas?" She blushed. "N-No…" Marcus smirked. "A one-night stand? Look at you then. It's good to get back on the horse." "It's not like that...I don't think…" "Are you going to tell us who it is?" Oichi asked.

"…If…you promise not to get mad…" "Come on Jas. You know me." Jasmine turned her back. "I um…I meet up with your friend." "My friend? Which one?" "Kokuto?" Oichi's eyes widen for a second and sighs. "I see. I didn't take him to be your type, to be honest." "I'm so sorry! I know he is your friend, but he has been really nice to me, and Ari likes him and…and…" She tears." Oichi grabs her shoulders and spins her arm. "Calm down silly. I'm not mad or anything ha-ha. If you like Kokuto that is fine. I want you to be happy. I'm happy that you are deciding to move on." "Really?" "Of course! I haven't known Kokuto for a long time, but he is a good guy. He was in a relationship with someone else, but they broke up. He looked like he took it hard, but he is kind of hard to read. Alisha adores him and he somehow has become a part of the family. Even Grimmjow can attest to that since he wanted him in our wedding. So, if you want to explore this newfound relationship, or whatever you both are calling it, with him you have my full support!" Jasmine smiled and hugged. "Thank you Oichi!" "No worries. Cuz."

There was a knock on the door. It opened and Danni walked in with a bright smile. "There is my little peanut! You look beautiful!" Oichi giggled, letting Jasmine go. Behind her, Jess and the rest of her bridesmaids filled in. Shelia walked in with a red face. "What's wrong Shelia?" "She will be okay. Her brother was flattering her with a lot of cute words." "Ben does have a way with words." "Not Ben. Lex." Amanda said. "Really?" "Yup, we did a video call with him, and he wouldn't stop telling Shelia she looked cute." "Aw! He has such a stuck-up attitude I wouldn't have taken him to have a sister complex."

Danni chuckled. "Are you about done? Everything is set up and the guests are all seated." Oichi smiled. "I'm getting married today! How can I not be ready!" Marcus took a step back. "finished!" Oichi giggled and slipped into her shoes. Danni handed her the bouquet. She already had tears in her eyes. "I can't believe you're getting married today. Then Flo and maybe Izzy in the distant future. I'm so happy I could cry!" "Your already crying mama." Oichi says laughing. Danni sniffs and dabs her eyes. There was another knock at the door. Amanda opened it and gasped to see a stunning man with beautiful tan skin, medium-length brown hair, and sharp golden eyes. He had a slim yet muscular frame. The black fitted shirt he had on showed off his fitted arms and chest. It matched the gray slacks and shoes he had on. He smiled at Amanda making her face turn peachy. Jess, Orihime, Nel, and Amanda ended up getting locked in the looks of this gorgeous hunk that stood in front of them. "Holy hell…" Nel says with a flushed face. This made the man chuckle.

Danni rolled her eyes. "Chaz! Stop oozing out your sexiness. These are married women in here!" "I can get a divorce." Nel says blurting out. She covered her mouth. Oichi shakes her head. "Everyone this is my uncle Chaz. Mama's older brother." "Oh my God. He is a hunk!" Orihime says with a flushed face. Nel grabs Oichi's shoulder. "Are you telling me ALL the men on your mom's side look like this!" "Yup! Just wait and see how Ty is going to be when he grows up!"

Chaz stepped into the room. "Apologizes, ladies. I didn't mean to startle you. I only came to get you since the wedding is starting. We can't have the bride be late for her own wedding." Jess fans herself. "R-Right…we should get going." She rushed out with Orihime. Danni groans. "Dammit Chaz, would it kill you to tone it down a little?" "I didn't do anything. I'm not even dressed to turn women on. This just happens. I guess." "Ugh your so clueless."

At the mountain venue, it was an elevation of 11,212 feet. It oversaw a breathtaking view of the mountains. Down below was an enormous sea of wildflowers. The deck was set up with a gray and white setting with 250 guests with both sides of Oichi's family showing up and their friends. There was a gazebo where a piano stood and two small speakers. Riruka was taking Izzy's spot for doing photos.

In the front row, Ronnie, Faye, Lily, Jushiro, and Yamamoto sat. Ronnie had Cyrus who was wide awake. He was laying on Ronnie's shoulder looking at all the new faces. The twins and Kendric sat between Faye and Lily. "Mama?" Naomi asked pulling Faye's dress. "You will see her in a bit honey." Lily turned to Jushiro. "How are you feeling today?" "Much better. Better than I have felt in years and it's thanks to you." Lily smiles. "Hardly, but please let me know if you feel any discomfort." "I will thank you."

On the other side, Tatsuki was watching Kazui, Maki, and Noah. Hisagi was on the other side of Noah holding Darrius. Behind them, Mila was sitting with Eli on her lap. He was dozing off on her. Bella was beside her with Ari and Emma. Mizuho, Ikkaku, and Yumichika were sitting on the end of that row.

In the middle section, Rangiku was using a new fan she brought herself. She was feeling a bit hot. Gin was beside her holding her hand. Momo poked her. "Hey, are you feeling, okay?" Rangiku nods. "Yup, I just did so much shopping at the last minute that I didn't get a chance to rest." Toshiro sighs. "I told you not to overdo it." Momo frowned and hummed. "You sure your, okay?" "I am sure. Don't worry." Gin tightens his hand over hers.

Renji was holding Reiki with a soft expression on his face. Rukia nudged him. "You have been cheerful since yesterday, what's gotten into you?" "Nothing babe. I told you; I just feel light." "Maybe your sick since you failed to catch fish from a fishless lake." "W-Who told you that." "Oichi did. She sent me a text yesterday asking me to make sure you didn't get a cold. I was surprised by that, but I was happy that she texted me." "Is that so…" He chuckled.

Nnoitra yawns as he sat beside Ulquiorra. "I'm surprised you were well behaved." Ulquiorra says bouncing Aerith. "Ah shut up. I actually like this little dirt spot. It kept Nel off my back for a few days and I was able to get some good sleep." He looked down at Sophie and Grayson who were looking at his tablet together. "Now, I'm just ready to get the hell up out of here. My fingers are itching to get back to work. Who knows what those dumbasses are doing without us?" "They should be fine. They should be working on the current projects we left. It shouldn't be too hard." "Hmf…oh look…seems like the man of the hour is finally here."

Grimmjow walked up the path fixing his suit. His hair was slicked back with a string lingering in front of his face. As he walked to the front, The woman sitting down lustfully stared at him. When he got up to the front with the pastor, Naomi spotted him. "Daddy! Hi!" She yelled. He smiled at her. "Not too loud honey." Faye says patting her legs. "Inside voices." Lily says coving her own mouth. "Oooh." Naomi covered her mouth. "Good job!" Lily says clapping. The musician, which happen to be Jasmine, walked to the gazebo and sat down. Taking a deep breath, she started to play a soft song, starting the wedding.

Jess and Ichigo were the first ones down. Riruka started snapping pictures. "The scenery is so beautiful here. Isn't this exciting!" Jess says with a smile. "Yeah. Looks like all of us are finally married." Ichigo says chuckling. "I just didn't think I would be Grimmjow's best man of all things." He shivered. Jess held back a laugh as they walked.

Next, it was Nel, and Chad followed by Orihime and Uryu. Izzy and Yoshiro came next and were attacked by a flurry of gasps and picture taking. "Aw! Look at Izzy! She got the cutest boyfriend!" Izzy blushed looked down. Yoshiro waved with a huge smile on his face. "Yay Izzy. They like me!"

Florina and Kokuto was behind them. Florina smiled softly. "So…you and my cousin Jasmine…" She whispered. Kokuto chuckled. "She is very cute." "Mhm…I hope you aren't trying to use her as some plaything because if you are…" She squeezed his arm. "It won't end well for you." Kokuto grins playfully. "Oh? And here I was worried about what Oichi would do to me. Was I worried about the wrong sister?" "Hurt Jas and find out." Florina says with a short laugh. Amanda and Ben came out next grinning happily. "I wish I could live stream! I cannot believe we are in Ms. Oichi's wedding together!" "Yeah, but don't worry, I got you covered. Riruka is using your phone. With permission from Grim, Oichi, and Ms. Lily we can stream the wedding." "Awesome!" Lastly, were Harribel and Mikey. The family was shocked to see that Mikey really was in a relationship.

Shelia and Ty walked down the aisle together. Shelia's face was bright red as she tossed flowers left and right. "You look so adorable!" Danni called out. She had made it to the front row while they were walking. "Ty! Smile for a picture!" Nia says standing up taking pictures. Ty's face turned a shade of pink. "Look at my grandbabies!" Faye squealed out. "I love you both!" "Poor kids." Ichigo says shaking his head. As the family kept spooning over Ty and Shelia, Oichi and Dante were in the back.

Oichi sighs rubbing her hands together. "Nervous?" Dante asked. "Yes…" "Don't be. You are finally marrying this boy." "I know, I know…" "Do you want to run away?" Oichi looked up at him in surprise. "What?" "All you have to do is say the word pumpkin. If this life is too much and you do not want it. I can take you away from all of this. You can start a brand-new life elsewhere. Live this behind. I am ready anytime." Oichi looked down and took a deep breath. "No, daddy. I like my life here. I don't want to start over anymore. I love Grim and our kids. I'm right where I want to be. I refuse to run away from something that I've been waiting for." Dante smiled and rubbed her cheek. "That's my girl." The music changed, signaling the time to walk. He pulled her vile down over her face and held his arm out. "I'm proud of you pumpkin." Oichi wraps her arm around his, holding back her tears. "Thank you, daddy…"

They took a step up the small hill and appeared at the entrance. Everyone stood up with the camera ready. At the front, Grimmjow waited, nervously. 'She had been not run away. If she did, I swear I will hunt her down and drag her back.' Soon Dante and Oichi appeared on the aisle. The moment Grimmjow saw her, his breath got stuck in his throat. His face started to get flustered, and his heart started beating fast. Ichigo pats his back. "Don't faint." He whispered. "S-Shut up…" Grimmjow said unable to take his eyes off his bride that was getting closer to him. Jess and the bridesmaids giggled at his expression.

"Auntie so pretty!" Emma says with sparkling eyes. "I like her dress!" Bella says. "She's a princess!" Ari says. The girls giggle together. Alisha and Naomi's eyes widened looking at their mother. "Mama!" They said together. "She's pretty…" Kendric says smiling.

Dante and Oichi stopped in front of the pastor and Grimmjow. Dante frowned looking at Grimmjow before sighing. "Take care of my daughter. I'm sure you already know that." "Yeah…" Dante held his hand out shocking a few people. "I suppose having you as a son-in-law isn't the worst thing that can happen to me." Grimmjow reached and shook his hand. He let Oichi go, and she and Grimmjow stood side by side. Dante went to the family side. "Pop!" Naomi says holding her hands up. Dante picked her and Alisha up and sat down placing them both on his lap.

"You look so handsome honey." Oichi whispers. "Me…you look fucking gorgeous." He whispered back making her smile. The pastor cleared his throat. Everyone took their seats and the music stopped playing.

"Welcome family and friends. We are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the marriage of Oichi Yamamoto and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. This is not the beginning of a new relationship but an acknowledgment of the next chapter in their lives together. Oichi and Grimmjow have spent these last fine years together, and we now bear witness to what their relationship has become. Today, they will affirm this bond formally and publicly. Oichi and Grimmjow will mark their transition as a couple not only by celebrating the love between themselves, but by also celebrating the love between all of us—including the love of their parents, siblings, extended family, and best friends. Without that love, today would be far less joyous."

The pastor opened his bible and said a quick verse and gave a personal outlook on the embodiment of marriage. "I was told that neither the bride nor groom wanted to say vows, but I will ask if either one of you want to say anything now." "I do…" Grimmjow says. Oichi turned to him. "Honey? I thought we weren't…" "I know but I have something to say."

They faced each other. Grimmjow took both of her hands in his. "Normally, I don't have the need to tell everyone how I feel about you because I know that you know I love you. However, I feel this must be said. From the first time, I saw you there was something different about you. That little café was where everything started. Watching you struggle because some piss ant was hurting you irritated the hell out of me and more than anything and when the time finally came for you to be mine, shit hit the fan and I wasn't able to be there for you when you needed me the most. It felt…wrong. Knowing I couldn't be with you was painful and I wanted nothing more than to hold you." Oichi bit her lip tearing up. He squeezed her hands. "Now, standing here before you, after everything we went through, I finally feel as if I can be the man, I want to be for you and for our kids. You are special to me, and I refuse to let anyone come in between us so yes, I'm going to be aggressive to any man who looks at you like they want you. I'm going to keep threatening anyone who tries to hurt you or our kids. I'll do anything and everything in my power to make sure you keep your eyes only on me because you are the first woman…no…the first person to ever make me care about someone other than myself. You're the only woman I want by my side."

Tears leaked out of Oichi's eyes. "Oh, Grim…" Jess sniffed. Even if it sounded a little possessive, it was still beautiful of him to express his true feelings. 'He is such an idiot.' Nel got choked up as well. Danni dabs her eyes. "This is so beautiful!" Lily pats her back. Ichigo had a smile on his face. 'You dummy. I told you she was special. You're lucky she really does have eyes only for you.'

The pastor smiles. "The rings please." Ty walked up with the rings and handed them to him. Grimmjow took Oichi's and she took his. "Oichi, do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband? To hold in sickness and in health, in the good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping your heart, body, and mind with him for as long as you live?" Oichi sniffed trying to pull herself together. "I…I do." She finally managed to say. She placed the ring on Grimmjow's finger.

"Do you Grimmjow, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? To hold in sickness and in health, in the good times and bad, for richer or poorer, keeping your heart, body, and mind with her for as long as you do?" "I do." He says with a soft smile. He placed the ring on her finger.

"Before all of these witnesses with friends and family, this marriage has been sealed by this pledge. By the power vest in me on this great island of Lilies. I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride. Grimmjow flipped the vile over. Tears were running down Oichi's cheeks. He rubbed his hands on her cheek. "Even crying right now makes you ten times more beautiful." "S-Shut up and kiss me!" She demanded. He wrapped a hand around her waist and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Their family and friends stood up clapping, cheering, and crying all the same.

Afterward, once wedding pictures were taken, everyone but the bride and groom headed to the reception hall back in the city.

Jess had changed out of her dress and was wearing a cute dark grey slim dress with a slit on the side. She tapped her fingers in frustration. "Oh, come on! We planned this thing and now we might not even be able to do it! They have been gone for nearly an hour!" She snaps throwing her hands in the air. Ichigo shakes his head as he fed Maki. "I agree. Do you know how hard it was to get that out of him?" "Why don't you just send someone to get them?" Orihime asked. "I don't think my eyes can handle that anymore." Jess says.

Nel walked over wearing a black shirt and gray skirt with heels. "Hey, they are here." "Really?" Jess says jumping up. Nel points to the door and they saw Oichi and Grimmjow walk in. Oichi was wearing a cute light gray maxi dress and Grimmjow was still in his suit, without the jacket. They were being congratulated by her family. Jess got up and walked over to them. "Oichi! Congratulations!" She threw her arms over her, hugging her. Oichi smiled and hugged her back. "Thanks, sis!" "I was scared that you two were never going to make it out of the room." Grimmjow sighs. "We weren't…then Ms. Lily said the kids were getting fussy without us here, so we came." Jess pouted. "You horn dogs…" Oichi smiled and wraps her arm around Grimmjow. "That's Mr. and Ms. Horn dog to you." Grimmjow smirked making Jess shake her head. "Anyways, go sit and eat! We have a special clip to show you!" Oichi gasp. "Oh! I forgot about that! Come on honey!" She pulled Grimmjow to the bride and groom table. Jess chuckled. 'Now it's payback time for all the shit you said and did to me.'

A little over 30 minutes passed, the kids found their way to Grimmjow and Oichi. The twins were sitting on Grimmjow as they ate. Cyrus was still with Ronnie and Kendric was next to Oichi. They both were stuffing their face with food. On the stage, Jess walked up to the DJ booth and grab a mic. "Hello! Can I get everyone's attention!" She says. The music stops and those who were on the dance floor took a seat. Jess smiles. "I just want to thank everyone who came to witness Oichi and Grimmjow's wedding. It has been quite a journey for both of them. I've known Oichi since we were children, and we grew up together, so I have prepared something cute as a wedding gift!" She stepped to the side and a white screen dropped down. The lights died down and clips of Oichi started to show.

Pictures of her and Jess at the beach as kids with Danni and Jess's mother Dawn. Their middle school days when they meet Ichigo and Tatsuki. High school days when they meet Orihime, Chad, Uryu, and all their other friends. There was enough a picture of Oichi and Rukia sharing lunch together. There were a few embarrassing photos like Oichi being a glutton, stuffing her face. One of her was stuck in a tree after being chased by cats. Her wearing weird outfits and more. When the clip was done. The lights came back on. Oichi had her face buried in her hands. "That was so embarrassing!" Grimmjow rubbed her back. "Don't worry about it babe. At least there weren't any spicy ones in there. Then we would really be getting some stares." Oichi lifted her head. "I would die!" He laughed.

Jess came back on stage. "Those were just some pictures that were important to me and our friends. Oichi is a kind and lovely woman. She can be a little naïve, but she is a sweetheart. So sweet that she was able to tame her new husband to become a simple little koala bear." "A what!?" Grimmjow snapped. Oichi grabbed his arm. "She's just kidding honey."

Jess chuckled. "As for Grimmjow, when I first meet him, I was a little worried but, I could tell that his love for Oichi was true. Sure, he has a foul mouth and a hot temper, but I have yet to ever see him purposely hurt Oichi. His love is true and thanks to him they were able to bring in three beautiful children together. We may butt heads every now and thing and sometimes I want to throw his lifeless body through a window, but I am happy to have him a brother-in-law." Grimmjow felt a chill run over his body. 'I feel something bad is about to happen.'

Jess smirked. "With that being said, I have prepared a clip as a gift for Grimmjow. I hope you love it. Just a warning there is some mild language involved." She snickered as she walked off stage. The lights dimmed again, and a clip played. Grimmjow's eyes widened in horror. "No…fuck no!" The clip was from the party Ichigo had through for him. He couldn't remember anything because he drank so much. In the clip, he was slumped on the couch with an empty cup in his hand. His face was completely red, and he had a dazed look in his eyes. Ichigo sat beside him and waved at the camera.

"So Grimmjow. How are you feeling?" "Like…killing all of you…" He says with a slight slur. "Right, right, hey, what do you think about Oichi?" "Oichi…" He gives a lovely smile. The smile makes Oichi's heartthrob. "You mean my woman. I fucking love her. She's…She's the best. Ah Damn, she is the cutest ever to. When she eats so much food and her cheeks get all puffy. Her smile is so beautiful. I'd do anything just to make her smile all day. I love her. I love her so fucking much." He smacks Ichigo's chest. "The way…the way…just the way she walks is such a turn on. Everything she does makes my heart go all boom!" He claps his hands. "Yeah…boom…" He leans his head back on the couch and lets out a drunken laugh. "She's adorable and she's all mine. MINE!" He yells tossing the cup behind him.

Grimmjow's face turned up to an extra degree as the clip kept going.

"It's cool that you love Oichi and all but what about Jess. It would make Oichi sad if you hated her." Ichigo says. "Ughhhh…. she gets on my nerves…but she ain't all bad. She likes a little sister that I never asked for." "So you don't hate her?" "Na…she's sweet ya know. I'm happy…so happy. That my Oichi has a good friend like her. Ugh…I think I'm gonna be sick…" The clip ends and the lights come back on. This time Grimmjow has his hand over his face.

Jess giggles. "SOOO Grimmjow, my dear brother-in-law. I hope you enjoy the gift I prepared for you, and I am so happy that you find me sweet! HeeHee!" "I'm never going to live this down…" Grimmjow mumbles. Oichi chuckled and rubbed his back. "It's not all bad. At least she cut out the part where you were singing in your underwear." "WHAT!?" He yelled. "You knew!" Oichi smiled brightly. "I got sent the whole video." "Why you…delete it!" "Naaa. I love here how much you love me so cutely and when you tripped over your feet trying to use the bathroom. Haha. It's my favorite video now." Grimmjow's face was bright red. "Ughhh…what am I going to do with you." She leans on him. "Love me forever. You are stuck with me now. Isn't that what you wanted." Grimmjow sighs and leans back on her. "I'm going to make you pay for this later." "Hee-Hee I'm looking forward to my punishment. I love you." He smiles and kisses her forehead. "I love you too babe. Thank you for sharing your life with me."

Note: The last chapter is coming up! I just want to thank all the readers for sticking with me for this long! (≧∇≦) (^o^)