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

Chapter3: What's Your Emergency?

Mugetsu – 10 years old

Shirosaki – 7 years old

Getsuga – 7 years old

Kon – 4 years old

Ichigo – 4 years old

Ichigo tilted his head and looked up at Mugetsu, not really sure what to do.

Muge shrugged and took Ichigo's hand in his own to comfort him.

The brothers all stood hidden in the hallway, waiting for their mother to come and finish getting them ready for bed, but she seemed frozen. Kon shuffled nervously and clung to the closest arm, which happened to be Shiro's. And said pale brother, for the first time ever, didn't seem to mind when Kon grabbed at him. Getsuga got a bad feeling when he noticed their mom's hands beginning to shake and her eyes were so wide. He'd never seen his mommy look so terrified before.

Getsuga tapped Mugetsu's shoulder and then tilted his head towards the end of the hallway where their parent's room was.

To them that was the safest place—It was where they went if they had bad dreams, so it was their haven.

Mugetsu understood and nodded. He went into 'older brother' mode and quickly herded his siblings further down the hall.

Ichigo squeezed Mugetsu's hand when he looked back to see Masaki giving them a sad look. She smiled softly and made a motion for them to stay quiet and lock the door before bolting down the stairs.

Once they were inside the room, Mugetsu closed and locked the door before he told everyone to go hide. Getsuga quickly ran to the closet and opened it. He motioned for everyone else to get inside.

Ichigo took a step forward but then he and the rest of his brothers jumped and cried out when an extremely loud blast of noise erupted through the entire house. It sounded like it came from downstairs, but it was so powerful that they could feel the vibrations pierce through the ground and travel up into their chests, rattling their little bones and making goose-bumps sprout across their skin.

Ichigo felt his little heart clench when he heard a scream. It was feminine, but it couldn't've been his mommy.

It wasn't possible for his wonderful, cheerful Mother to create such an awful and heart wrenching sound.

"M-Mugetsu…?" Ichigo whimpered.

He was scared.

They all were.

Mugetsu felt his hand shake nervously and he looked around quickly. He clenched his fists in determination when he saw what he was looking for, unintentionally squeezing Ichigo's hand a little hard. Ichigo winced, but Mugetsu didn't seem to notice as he released him and ran towards the desk by their parent's bed.

Shirosaki frowned and quickly pushed Getsuga and Kon into the closet before grabbing Ichigo to pull him inside as well. They were barely able to fit and they left the door open enough to watch as their brother grabbed hold of the wireless house phone that sat beside the large king-sized bed. Ichigo instantly clung to Shirosaki and stared up with wide eyes which were beginning to fill with tears.

Shiro quickly looked over at Kon to see that he was also about to break into tears, but Getsuga was trying to comfort him as best he could. Shirosaki sighed and pulled Ichigo into a tight hug, letting the little boy clutch at him with tiny fingers.

Mugetsu looked at his scared brothers before returning his attention to the big house phone in his hands. He took in a deep breath to calm himself before turning it on. He started dialing the numbers that his father had taught him—and judging by his Mother's screams, this was definitely one of those emergencies that Dad told him about.

Just as he finished pressing the third and last button, there was another one of those loud blasts of noise, making him practically jump out of his skin and the phone slipped from his quivering fingers.

Ichigo and the others couldn't help the small yelp of surprise and Kon released a small wail at the noise.

Mugetsu quickly retrieved the phone from the floor to hear the first couple of rings.

He suddenly felt even more terrified than before because now he could no longer hear his Mother's voice. There was nothing, just a hushed silence which blanketed the entire house.

"911. What's your emergency?"

Mugetsu nearly dropped the phone again in surprise when the sudden voice pierced the thick silence.

"Y-yes. Uhm. I-I don't know what's going on." He stuttered nervously, not really sure what to say.

"Well tell me your name."

"M-Mugetsu…"

"Okay Mugetsu. Where are you?"

"I'm h-home." He choked out, on the verge of tears.

He heard the man on the other line shift a little before speaking up again.

"Mugetsu. I need you to calm down and tell me where you live so I can send help."

Said boy looked over to his brothers, looking them each in the eye before his eyes finally landed on Ichigo's teary ones. Determination suddenly flooded through him and he took a deep breath and released it through his nose, calming his nerves enough to speak without his voice shaking.

"We live on 15 Hollow street in Karakura. Big, blue house."

"Okay thank you. Someone is on their way now."

Mugetsu nodded, not really realizing at the time that the person couldn't actually see him.

"Now tell me, Mugetsu, is everything okay? Where're your parents?"

"Mom and Dad are downstairs. Someone knocked on the door and me and my brothers ran to Mommy's room. Then we heard really loud noises and then—"

Mugetsu instantly went quiet when he heard footsteps coming up the stairs. He looked up to see that his brothers heard it as well. He was about to join them in the closet, but he could already tell that he wouldn't be able to fit.

Kon whimpered when Mugetsu started to quietly close the door for them. He put up a finger in a 'shushing' motion before completely closing it.

"Mugetsu. Talk to me. What's going on?"

Said boy quickly squirmed his way underneath the bed before putting the phone back to his ear. He briefly wondered if the person on the other line could hear his heart as it pounded away at his chest.

Blood roared in his ears and he gulped down the nervous lump in his throat before finally whispering into the phone.

"Someone's coming…"

"Stay calm. The police are almost to your house, okay? Try not to make any noise and keep the phone on so I can help you if you need it."

Mugetsu hummed in the positive, not feeling brave enough to actually form words, especially when he peeked under the blanket which hung over the bed to see the light from beneath the door being blocked by the shadow of two large feet.

He bit his lip to keep from whimpering as he heard the doorknob turn. He was thankful that he remembered to lock the door when he heard it rattle a few times.

He held his breath, wondering what would happen next, though he let it out when he saw the feet retreat further back. He nearly sighed in relief but it turned into a startled gasp when a loud BANG erupted from the door and it started shaking on its hinges.

The person was trying to break down the door!

"H-he's trying to get in! What do I do!?" Mugetsu whispered quickly, dark eyes wide and moistening with unshed tears.

"Do you think you'd be able to climb out a window? If you can get outside then you can go to a neighbor's house and shelter there." The nice person on the phone said, but Mugetsu shook his head.

"I don't know if two of my brothers can do that! B-but we'll try."

"How many brothers are with you?"

"I have four brothers…" He answered as he crawled out from under the bed. He froze as another burst of force rammed against the door, but when it didn't open he continued forward until he could open the closet.

Ichigo unlatched himself from Shiro at the sight of Mugetsu and ran to hug him.

Mugetsu hugged him back briefly before shoving him towards the window.

"Open the window and start climbing out—all of you. Someone's trying to get in."

They all nodded and went to do as they were told. Shirosaki waited until the other two got out before following. Getsuga opened the window for Ichigo and made sure he didn't hurt himself as he climbed out onto the large shingles which covered the roof. The window peeked out from the side of the house, right onto part of the roof, so it wasn't hard to crawl onto it, but it was sometimes slippery and hard to walk across without sliding.

To be on the safe side, each of them decided to crawl along the roof so they could have better balance.

Mugetsu watched as Shirosaki crept out of the window and he was about to join him, but he froze up when he heard another BAM and this time it was followed by a CRASH.

He looked back and saw the silhouette of a man in the now empty doorway.

The man bolted forward to try and catch him, but Mugetsu reacted quickly by chucking the phone at the badguy's head.

It hit its mark and actually stunned the stranger long enough for Mugetsu to crawl out the window.

"Climb into the tree!" Mugetsu called but Getsuga and Shiro were already helping Ichigo and Kon crawl onto the branch which hung over the roof.

By the time he got to the tree he looked back and saw the dark shape of the man trying to squeeze his way out of the window, but he stopped when the sound of sirens reached his ears.

Mugetsu heard him curse under his breath before retreating back into the house.

Shirosaki held out his hand to help Mugetsu climb up into the tree as well.

All five brothers huddled close to each other in the large tree as they waited for help to arrive, each one shedding tears of frustration at not being able to do anything but run out of pure fear.

~~After the Officers Get Them Down~~

Mugetsu sighed as he finally finished telling the Officer what happened. The woman nodded her head and jotted a few things down on the electronic pad she had with her. She was tall with dark skin and long purple hair with violet colored eyes to match. She also looked much too young to be a cop, but looks could be deceiving.

Ichigo pouted and stared up at the woman with huge, teary eyes until she finally looked up. Her instant reaction was to melt into that overwhelmingly cute expression.

"Aww, whatsa matter, dearie?" She cooed while getting down on her knees so she could hug the little boy.

Ichigo sniffled and clung to the woman.

"Where's my mommy!?" He wailed and that made Kon start tearing up as well. Shirosaki flinched at the sight and he wanted desperately to cheer him up, but he also wanted to know what happened to his parents.

So far the crowd of officers that suddenly appeared at their house had completely searched the area as well as the neighborhood for the badguy, but they couldn't find anything, and they had been especially careful about the children. Whenever one of them would ask about their parents, nobody seemed to want to answer them.

This woman seemed to be no different. She closed her eyes and sighed as she released the boy. She kept quiet as she eyed each boy in turn before returning her gaze to Ichigo.

"What's your name?" She asked quietly with a small smile.

"Ichigo…" Said boy mumbled while looking up at her shyly.

Her smile turned bittersweet as she moved to sit beside him and his brothers.

"My name's Yoruichi."

Ichigo remained silent for a little while before he reached out and took the woman's hand into his own. He squeezed it as he looked up at her.

"Yoruichi… Can I please see my mommy…?"

The woman let out a long breath that she'd been holding and then steeled herself for what she was about to say—it wasn't that she's never given out bad news before—to wives, sure. Husbands, yes. Family members, of course. But to little children…

"Ichigo… Sweetie… I'm afraid you're not going to be able to see your mommy…"

Ichigo's brow scrunched up and he looked around in thought. Shirosaki and Mugetsu seemed to understand what she was saying and sorrow instantly filled their faces. Getsuga caught on after a second of thought and rivers of tears immediately began to pour from his eyes and his mouth opened in a silent scream.

"But… Why? Is she mad at us? Did we do something wrong?" Ichigo asked, still confused.

"No, no, no! It's nothing like that, sweetie. She's—"

"Can you tell her I'm sorry!? Please!? I wanna see her! I'm sorry if I made her mad!" Ichigo cried out and grasped the woman's wrist with both of his hands as tears started welling up and then sliding down his cheeks.

"SHE'S DEAD ICHIGO! She's gone forever! She's never coming back!" Mugetsu yelled suddenly, making the others jump. Ichigo released the woman and then looked up at his oldest brother in disbelief.

"But she can't die! Mom's a superhero…" Even though he wanted to believe it, he knew it wasn't true and completely broke down into high-pitched sobs. The four brothers hugged each other as they cried, trying to comfort each other while soaking up the comfort at the same time.

Kon, on the other hand, just sat beside them, eyes blank and unseeing.

Out of all of the brothers, you would think that he'd be taking it the hardest—and perhaps he was, but he wouldn't let it show…

Yoruichi felt herself tearing up at the scene and she wanted to help, but she wasn't sure how.

Once they'd quieted down, Ichigo turned back to the woman and asked another question.

"I-is… Is daddy dead too?" He spoke hesitantly, not really sure if he wanted to know the answer.

Yoruichi shook her head, "I don't think so. We couldn't find his body, so he may still be alive. We have people looking for him as we speak." She explained with a slight smile, glad that she could give him a little bit of good news, even if it wasn't the best.

"O-ok…"

Mugetsu detached himself from his brothers to stand in front of her with his arms crossed.

"What's going to happen now?"

Yoruichi stared up at the child for a long time, violet eyes locked with dark brown—almost black eyes.

When his glare never faltered, she finally caved.

"Unfortunately, unless your father is found in a month's time, you'll become 'Dependents of the State' and be placed into foster care."

Mugetsu seemed to understand what she was saying to a point, but there was still some confusion swirling in his eyes.

"So we're orphans now?" Shirosaki asked with his fists clenched. Out of all the brothers, he seemed to have the most understanding of what was going on, and it made Yoruichi a little curious. "Like that annoyin' Annie girl on TV?!"

Yoruichi raised a brow at that and tried not to smirk, because nothing about the situation should've been amusing.

"Wellll… You won't be living in a run-down place with a mean old witch, nor will you have to sing songs all day." Well there she goes making jokes anyway. Nice...

Shirosaki huffed and crossed his arms. He still didn't like the idea of sharing a home with anyone other than his brothers.

"However, while we look for your father, your cousin, Kaien, has agreed to look after you guys." She said, hoping it would be good news to them. They all instantly recognized the name and their faces filled with life and hope, which made Yoruichi's heart ache all the more.

"Kaien? I've met him before! He's really nice! Why can't we just stay with him?" Mugetsu asked, finally relaxing his arms so he was no longer towering over the woman, who was still sitting on the ground, to try and intimidate her.

His brothers smiled hopefully at that, preferring the idea of staying with the only other family they knew of.

Yoruichi shook her head with a sad frown.

"He can't… He just recently turned 18 and he's barely able to make enough money to support himself, let alone 5 hungry children." Her eyes filled with sympathy when all their faces fell and their hope started slipping away. "I'm sorry, boys. Even if he fought for you in court, no judge would agree to it… As sick and wrong as it is, we all know that you guys would be happier with a big family that could give you everything you want instead of just scraping by with what little he'd get in child support… Don't worry, boys. We'll find you a good home." She knows that most of the things she said went completely over their little heads, but it seemed that the calming reassurance in her voice got them to relax and accept their fate.

With a soft grunt she picked herself up and then reached out towards the youngest two. Ichigo instantly took her hand and Kon hesitated before taking hold as well.

"C'mon, sweeties. Let's get you guys something nice to eat and I'll take your to your cousin."

Ichigo nodded and then reached his free hand to Shirosaki who still looked a little upset and angry, but he didn't show any reluctance when taking Ichigo's hand. As tough as he acted, Ichigo knew he would need as much comforting as any of them.

Getsuga and Mugetsu followed behind at a slower pace, watching over their brothers in silence.

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TBC

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FYI: The next few chapters are going to be rather short as I skip to each brother