Author's Note: First off, I'll let you know that I got somewhat inspired to write this after reading a certain Bleach Doujinshi called Tripleberry.

WARNING: Yaoi (BoyxBoy, gay sex), Incest in future chapters (there won't be quite as much as there is in that Doujinshi I mentioned, but still expect a little bit of it), gore, and so on and so forth.

CAUTION: This story contains information about a few chemical reaction—nothing you can't just look up on Youtube, honestly—But I still want to remind you that this is a Fanfiction and I caution you not to try anything you read on here. Okeedokee, thanks~

UNBETA'D

Star Brothers

Chapter 2: To the rescue!

Mugetsu – 10 years old

Shirosaki – 7 years old

Getsuga – 7 years old

Kon – 4 years old

Ichigo – 4 years old

~~5 YEARS LATER~~

"Ouch! Go away Shiro!" Kon shouted, tears streaming down his face.

"Crybaby!" Shirosaki snarled as he continued to pull at Kon's bright orange hair.

Getsuga, who happened to be nearby, sighed and tugged at Shiro's arm while shaking his head, trying to get his twin to stop.

Shirosaki growled and pushed the other away, making him fall on his bum, before turning back to his sniffling little brother.

"Quit cryin' all the time and I'll stop!"

"Can't help it!" Kon whined and he got up onto his feet to run away, but he didn't get far before Shirosaki caught him again.

"Shiro! Leave Kon alone!"

Said older brother huffed and immediately let go when that familiar voice reached his ears.

"I was just tryin' to get him ta stop cryin'. No need to get mad, Ichi…" He grumbled as his other little brother stormed up and pushed him away from Kon until he could settle himself between them.

"That's not how you get him to stop! You know that!" Ichigo shouted, his little cheeks puffed out and eyebrows furrowed cutely. Shiro pouted and rolled his eyes before storming away, not wanting to make his precious little brother any more upset.

He'd made the mistake of making Ichigo cry one time—How was he supposed to know that taking Ichi's lollipop would make him upset?—and it broke his heart to see the usually happy baby cry and wail like that, so he promised he wouldn't make Ichigo cry ever again.

Getsuga smirked at Shiro's retreating form and then turned to Ichigo, who nodded at him. He nodded back and then quietly made his way to the other side of the playground where some other kids were playing in the sand.

Ichigo turned to Kon and patted him on the head.

"It's okay Kon. You don't need to cry anymore." Ichigo said with a big grin. Said brother sniffled and quickly wiped away his tears so that he wouldn't seem as weak in front of his twin.

"M'not c-crying!" Kon shouted loud enough for everyone on the playground to hear. He didn't realize how loud he was being until he heard Ichigo laugh. Kon blushed and looked down at his little feet.

"It's okay, Kon." Ichigo said with another laugh, and then he held out his hand to the other. Kon sniffled once more before slowly reaching out to grasp it. "C'mon! Let's go play on the swings!" Ichigo pulled the other away while giggling.

Shirosaki watched them go with a huff, crossing his arms and brooding in the shadow of the playground. He usually liked to hide away somewhere whenever they were in a public place because he didn't like being around people that weren't his brothers.

He didn't understand how Getsuga was able to ignore the stares and taunts from the other kids.

"Heya freak! Whatcha doing over here?"

Speak of the devils…

Shirosaki turned and saw some kids standing behind him. He narrowed his golden eyes and raised his lip in a snarl, but then decided against fighting at the moment. He wasn't in the mood. So he turned back around to watch Ichigo as he pushed Kon on the swingset.

"Hey! Don't ignore me!"

It seemed the bully wasn't going to leave.

Shirosaki sighed and then stood to his full height to turn and face his enemy. The main bully was about the same height as him—maybe even a little shorter, but he had a lot more mass. Shirosaki knew he could probably get taken down by the bigger kid but Shiro wouldn't go down without a fight.

"Go away! You're annoyin'." He growled and shoved at the kid. The bully growled back and then balled his fist up to punch him. Shirosaki was able to avoid the first two swings, but then the bully ran right into him, causing them both to fall to the dirt.

Shiro covered his face as the fatter boy started hitting him, but he refused to cry out, because he honestly didn't want his brothers getting involved.

It seemed inevitable, however, because little Ichigo's 'protective' senses started tingling. He stopped pushing Kon on the swing, much to the other twin's disappointment, and looked around until he spotted Shirosaki. His eyes widened when he saw the bully beating up on him.

Letting out a little war cry, Ichigo immediately started running towards them.

He didn't care that he was the youngest. Nor did he care that the kid picking on his brother was twice his size, and possibly even twice his age. He just knew that he would come to Shiro's rescue.

Like the superheroes on his favorite TV shows.

"LEAVE SHIRO ALONE!" Ichigo snapped and he started tugging at the kid's hair roughly. He was able to unbalance him and pull him onto his side, but when the kid looked like he was about to get up, Ichigo took a step back and started kicking dirt in his eyes, making him cry out at the stinging pain.

Shirosaki quickly crawled up from under the kid and stood up so that he could help Ichigo out but he huffed out a breath and coughed when another body suddenly collided into him. It was one of the bully's friends. Two other people joined in and Shirosaki panicked when he saw Ichigo get pushed to the dirt. Shirosaki tried to stand up and help his little brother, but two bodies pressed against his and kept him pinned to the ground.

"QUIT IT YOU BUTTHEADS!" Shiro shouted when he saw one of them kick Ichigo in the stomach. His little brother cried out and then whimpered when he saw a fist come towards him. It never actually made it to him though, because Mugetsu came to the rescue!

Along with his fateful sidekick, Getsuga!

It was an all-out children-brawl by that point, and Kon took this as his chance to go crying to Mommy.

~~Later That Day~~

Isshin looked down at his wonderful baby boys with a large grin on his face because, even though they were covered in bandages and sporting many bruises, his boys were able to look up at him and grin back.

They could handle anything thrown their way!

"I'm so proud of you! My wonderful, handsome boys!"

Mugetsu and Ichigo seemed to beam especially bright from the compliment and they ran to cling to their daddy's legs. Shirosaki laughed and patted Getsuga on the back, who looked a little embarrassed from the praise. Meanwhile Kon was tugging at his father's pants nervously while looking around.

"What is it, Kon?" Isshin asked as he collapsed to the ground so that he could gather up Mugetsu, Ichigo, and Kon into his arms and settle them onto his lap.

"Um… Well, didn't you tell us fighting is bad..?" Kon whispered while shifting around nervously. He panicked a little at the glare he got from Shirosaki, but otherwise stayed where he was.

Isshin let out a loud, boisterous laugh as he patted the boy's head in a reassuring manner.

"It's not 'Fighting' if you're protecting one of your brothers! You should always stand up for each other against the bad guys!"

Kon nodded slowly in understanding before a big smile took over his face. Ichigo giggled and tugged at their daddy's scruffy face to get his attention.

"Yeah! Did you see me, dad!? I whooshed in like Superman and beat up the bad guys! It was awesome!"

"Oh really now? So you made the kid go 'BOOM!'" He emphasized the last word by lifting Ichigo into the air. The little berry could do nothing but squeal and giggle until he was put back down to the ground.

Mugetsu let a smirk slip onto his face and he slowly turned his head to look at Shirosaki. Said white-haired brother noticed the look and narrowed his eyes suspiciously, not quite sure what his big brother was up to.

"Soo…" Mugetsu started, getting everyone's attention. He reached up and twirled a long black strand of hair around his finger as he looked the other in the eye. "Shirosaki was the…. damsel in distress?"

Everyone looked to said child and then starting laughing when they noticed his whole face lit up a bright neon red.

Shiro got flustered and quickly moved to hide behind Getsuga, but even his trusted twin was giggling at his expense.

Isshin sobered quickly and then gestured for Ichigo to come closer. The berry did so, still laughing all the while until he heard what was being whispered to him. His face broke out into a huge grin and he nodded before making his way to Shirosaki.

Said brother looked up when he felt something tug at his shirt. When he saw that it was Ichigo, he instantly straightened up and fought away the blush that was still struggling to stay on his face from before.

Ichigo smiled up at him and then moved in with his arms stretched wide. Shiro wasn't expecting the hug-attack, but he didn't fight it off when he felt Ichigo's little arms wrap around him. He was almost about to hug him back, maybe, until he heard what his little brother said next.

"Don't worry Shiro! I'll always be there to save you from the bad guys!"

Shirosaki froze and felt his emotions unexpectedly boil over and rage, unfortunately, was what spilled out onto the surface. He shrugged away Ichigo's embrace roughly, almost knocking him over in the process and then began to storm away.

Ichigo pouted and went to go follow Shiro, but Getsuga held him back and shook his head.

He knew his twin would need some space right now and he was sure that Shiro never wanted to really upset Ichigo… He just wanted be the one that protected Ichigo—not the other way around. So it must've rubbed his pride the wrong way when Ichigo said that.

Isshin frowned at the interaction, realizing what must've happened at the same time Getsuga did. He felt a little bad for putting Ichigo up to it, but, then again, he didn't think Shiro would take it quite so seriously.

"Boysss! Honey! Dinner's ready~!" Masaki musical voice echoed throughout the house from the kitchen and everyone's heads snapped up.

The house was instantly a chaos of noise: ranging from happy cheers and stampedes of tiny footsteps, followed by a victorious shout when Isshin beat them to the kitchen.

Ichigo crawled up onto his seat which was between Kon's and Mugetsu's and went to reach for his plate of delicious Spaghetti O's, but he paused when he looked across the table and noticed Shiro's chair was still empty. Looking around, Ichigo waited until everyone else was digging into their food before slipping off the chair to fall underneath the table.

He carefully crawled his way out, making sure to avoid Kon's kicking feet and his Father's long legs. Once he made it out and the coast was clear, he tiptoed his way towards the stairs and to Shiro and Getsuga's room.

The door was ajar and Ichigo was able to peek inside and see that his big brother was curled up in front of the small TV set in his room, playing a racing game on the Playstation he got for his birthday.

Ichigo pursed his lips and silently opened the door just enough for him to squeeze through and then he made his way towards his brother. Shiro must've seen him in the reflection of the TV, because the older of the two suddenly sighed and pressed pause on the game before turning.

"Whadaya want, Ichi?" He grumbled with a bored look plastered on his face.

Ichigo nervously shuffled his feet and then pulled at his own fingers behind his back before answering.

"Mommy said it's dinnertime…"

"Not hungry." Shiro grumbled while relaxing back into the beanbag chair he was sitting in.

Ichigo chewed on his bottom lip, not sure what to say next. He sat down beside his brother and reached out to hold Shiro's hand.

Shirosaki noticed and moved his hand away at first, but when he caught Ichigo's hopeful eyes he relented. Shiro squeezed the tiny hand into his own gently and looked away, refusing to let Ichigo see him blush.

"I'm sorry I made you mad, Shiro." Ichigo admitted and jutted out his lower lip cutely when he noticed Shiro still wouldn't turn towards him.

"M'not mad…" Shiro murmured, voice so soft that Ichigo had to lean in to hear what he was saying.

Ichigo smiled and rested his face against Shiro's shoulder. He wrapped his arms around his arm, latching onto it like a little monkey. Shirosaki didn't seem to mind.

"Hey Shiro." Ichigo whispered in the other's ear. Said brother blinked and finally turned towards the little child, his anger from before dissipating gradually. No one, not even Shiro, could possibly stay mad when in the presence of Ichigo's overwhelming, unrelenting, and limitless ebullience.

"Yeah, Ichi?"

Ichigo grinned and then planted a little kiss on his cheek.

Before Shirosaki's head exploded from overheating, he heard Ichigo giggle and say, "You're the bestest brother ever."

Both brothers stared at each other for a while, Shiro's face a bright red and Ichigo had the biggest smile on his face, but they jumped and frowned when they heard stifled laughter by the door.

They quickly looked and saw that all of their brothers as well as their Mommy were squished together in the doorway—looking at them with these big smiles on their faces. Shiro felt like he might die from embarrassment.

Mugetsu and Kon laughed and then ran forward at the same time. They tackled the other two to the ground, creating a squirming, giggling dogpile. Ichigo squealed in delight and clung to Mugetsu as Kon started tickling him. Shiro rolled his eyes but couldn't help but smile. Getsuga shook his head at the scene and Masaki chuckled.

Her silly little boys.

Everything stilled when a sound suddenly echoed throughout the house.

Three clear, heavy knocks originating from the front door.

Masaki hummed curiously as she looked up at the electric alarm clock sitting by Shiro's bedside.

10:35 pm

"Who could that be at this hour…?" She wondered aloud. Kon immediately got nervous and walked up to his mom's legs, clinging to her jeans with one hand so he wouldn't be far from her.

Everyone else followed quietly as she made her way to the stairs. They made it to the first before Isshin's voice traveled up to them.

"Don't worry, honeyyyy! I got the door~! Make sure the kids brush their teeth and get them ready for bed please~!" He sang up, making her giggle.

"Okay, my looove~!" She sang back and then started ushering her babies back down the hall. She paused, though, when she heard the door open. She was curious, and she wanted to know who it was.

There was silence for a few moments before Isshin finally spoke up.

"What're you doing here…? I thought I told you to stay away from me and my family."

"That's no way to speak to an old friend…"

Masaki felt her brows furrow when she heard the somewhat familiar voice. She straightened herself before slowly creeping towards the railing to peer down below.

Who she saw made her eyes widen and blood run cold.

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TBC

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