"Ya stink of smoke precious, ya aren't smoking again are ya?" Grimmjow asked, smelling it on Ichigo as he hugged her. He was worried; fighting thugs while pregnant was the definition of insanity. Ichigo pecked him on the cheek slipping out of his grip and smelling the sleeve of her tracksuit jacket. It did reek like an ashtray.
"No I stopped but I was near a large and slightly out of control fire, that's probably what you're smelling. I'll go change," she murmured, taking her jacket and pants off as she walked to the laundry, immediately placing both garments in the machine, bra following.
"How's it going then, anyone trouble?" he asked, hovering by the door. Ichigo couldn't help but smile at how anxious he was.
"I'm fine Grimm and trouble runs from me, can you cross Luppi Antenor and Findorr Calius off the list for me. I think I have something for you thought," she said, remembering the piece of paper in her hand. Surprise and amusement played across his face as he realized what she had just handed him. With a smirk on his face he sent the information about Xcution to Di roy ordering him to go the meeting instead, this was his ticket into gaining control of Xcution and if he managed that he would have control of the new drug they were selling.
"Yer the best Precious," He murmured as she passed, heading to their room.
"I know," Ichigo called, "Have you seen my snipers rifle, I can't remember where I left it?" She asked, stripping out of the rest of her attire, stealing one of Grimmjows shirts. The smell of him comforted her, not that Ichigo would ever let him know that.
"Under the kitchen sink, yer back up's in the attic by the Christmas tree." The mention of the tree made her giggle, she'd never taken it down after Ushio's first Christmas, Ichigo had never been home long enough to do it. Grimm had dragged the fully decorated tree to the attic, to lazy to remove the baubles but the sight of it annoyed him greatly. It made her happy that they could act like a real family and do all that normal family stuff while trying to kill a gang boss and run a gang. Ushio was attending kindergarten, the same as Neliel's son and she was making more friends, while Ichigo plodded about in her garden in her spare time. Grimmjow was setting up the spare room for their second child, fixing things around the house and, much to her surprise, he'd started painting again. It was nice to know that this is what their life would become once Aizen was gone. Ichigo could imagine having Shiro and her family over for dinner, introducing Grimm to her parents properly and telling Ushio the truth about Grimmjow being her real father.
"Whatcha thinking about Precious?" Grimmjow asked, sneaking up on her and wrapping an arm around her waist, pressing a kiss to the top of her head.
"Mmm, the future actually. I think that's the first time I've ever really imagined what my life could be, no should be like. It's nice." Grimm chuckled, pulling Ichigo closer to him, placing a hand on her belly. The couple enjoying the moment until Grimmjow's cell phone started ringing. He released her with a sigh, the ring tone telling him it was his work phone.
"Shoot," He grunted, grabbing a pen, writing down details as they spoke.
"Let me think about it, it's not to big a deal right now but keep an eye on him. We'll find him before he reaches the cops don't worry too much, he's just a delivery boy, he don't know too much about who he's working fer anyhow." With that he hung up, glancing at the photo that had been sent to him. The kid looked like he was only sixteen, god why did they hire teenagers to run packages!
"What happened?" Ichigo asked, pulling his hand down to see the photo.
"Oh he's a cute kid, does he belong to someone?"
"Nah, he's a drug runner fer mah group. Guess he got spooked cause he ran off from a trade before he delivered the package and Hal reckons he's gonna go ta the cops. We gotta find and kill him before it happens, just can't stand it when we have to kill kids, having a child of my own has made me soft on them," he complained, sinking into the arm chair. Ichigo pinched his cheek giggling.
"You are so sweet. Let me handle it, I need to hit up a few other gangs besides Aizen and I need the rumours to spread a little more before they reach Aizen's ears. I have to have various leaders complaining to him about Ichigo Kurosaki's copycat. I need everyone to be against him, so when I kill the boy I need someone to say it was because I was working for Aizen and then I'll start targeting everyone else that he likes to grumbled about when no one else was around. The man is a complete whiner baby, I don't know what your father was thinking when he adopted that Idiot." That got a snort out of Grimmjow.
"Everything will be fine, don't forget to pick Ushio up from kindergarten and could you please find out Starrk's schedule for me, I need him for something but I don't know when. I'll be back soon, have someone send me where his last drop off was and his home address," Ichigo asked pulling out another tracksuit, pulling her shotgun out. It wasn't something she used often but it was time for a change up and this had been a gift from Aizen. It was easily recognizable.
"Oh and where he goes to school, just send me everything Shawlong can find about him. quickly." Waving as she ducked out the door.
"Ichigo ya forgot yer pants and ya can't walk out there with a gun sitting across yer shoulders," Grimmjow shouted chasing after her with her pants and backpack, Ichigo's pregnancy brain was really making life interesting.