Author's Note (new): I want to thank all of you who are reading my story! Since you've come this far I think I can safely assume that you've been enjoying yourself so far. That's good to hear! I want to give a special thank you to a few dedicated readers who haven't failed to make me smile and laugh with their reviews!
Thank you very much…
Clarit – You have been so awesome. You've reviewed pretty much every chapter and you always let me know what's on your mind while you read the story. And you've always been gracious with your point of view and opinions. It has definitely helped me out a lot and has given me much inspiration! Seriously. You're the best.
IntriguingHeart – Your reviews never fail to make me chuckle a little. You usually bring up good points that I sometimes miss and I appreciate them nonetheless. and you're always pushing me to make longer chapters. So if you guys have enjoyed the longer chapters, than you can thank her lmao
27kirune12 – You are frickin' adorable. I can practically hear the squealing whenever I read your reviews. I love them xD And the Gifs. Oh good lord the supernatural gifs. I laugh so hard! But yes~~ anyway! Thank you for being awesome as well xD
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For the people I didn't mention, I'm just honestly running out of things to say. You all are so awesome and I can't believe I have so many reviewers. Even if I didn't get a single review, I'd still be writing this fiction, so it means a lot to me that you guys are really enjoying it!
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 reactions—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
Chapter12: Strawberry Princess
Mugetsu – 21 years old
Shirosaki – 18 years old
Getsuga – 18 years old
Kon – 15 years old
Ichigo – 15 years old
"You idiot! I thought ya said that drug would keep him under for hours! It hasn't even been ten minutes!"
"Don't yell at me! You're the one that bought it—Gremmy probably gave you a dud."
"I don't give out duds."
"Whatever guys, let's just finish this before we wakes up."
Ichigo groaned when consciousness slowly inched closer.
It took him a minute to finally soak in the three figures standing before him.
Cang, the dark haired, narrow-eyed asshole who enjoys kicking people when they're down.
Gremmy, the short, light-haired guy that served as the school's personal drug-dealer—his favorite drugs being hallucinogens because it 'opens the mind to creativity'—or so he says.
And, last but not least, was the great Bazz-B himself. Brash, garish, loud-mouthed. The guy whose favorite pass-time was to prey on the weak and play 'ring leader' to those around him.
Ichigo blinked as he remembered having a pill shoved down his throat and then he was dragged kicking and yelling the whole way to… Where was he again?
Wide, brown eyes looked around the large room until they landed on the red curtains to his left.
Was he… On a stage?
He went to stand up, but that's when he finally noticed the ropes. They were wrapped around his middle, keeping his arms pinned against his sides and the ends of the rope peaked out and stretched all the way up towards the ceiling and then came right back down to where the three bullies were standing/arguing.
The orangette stared for a few seconds to make sure they didn't notice him before instantly struggling in his binds. He paused after a while though when he caught sight of the pile of clothes sitting beside him.
They were the clothes he came to school with…
He then slowly, hesitantly, looked back down at himself and what he saw made his eyes widen and his face heat up bright red.
Instead of the purple shirt and jeans he'd been wearing before, he was now clad in a bright pink dress.
He blinked as he remembered Bazz-B and Cang taking off his clothes before he completely passed out. He really thought he was going to get raped—but this… This was far worse.
"Why Pink? Is this a territorial thing, Bazz?"
All three bullies jumped in surprise at his voice.
"Shit. He's already awake!"
"Start pulling him up, but then wait a sec." Bazz-B demanded as he started walking towards the frazzled teen.
"Bazz-B! What the fuck are you doing?" Ichigo hissed as Gremmy and Cang pulled on the rope until his feet barely touched the wooden stage.
Bazz-B paused once he was standing before his prey and then he let a large smirk split his face.
"Ahhh, what? This?" He gestured to the dress and ropes, making Ichigo scowl before continuing. "Just a little 'welcome to high school' celebration since you're a Freshmen now... And it's also a little bit of payback for the joke you made earlier."
Ichigo let a growl escape his throat and he started kicking and thrashing around, making Gremmy and Cang stumble a bit as they tried to hold the rope in place.
"Still so feisty~ That's what I love about ya, Ichi." Bazz-B said as he grabbed a hold of Ichigo's chin. He let his thumb run across the bright red cheek before leaning forward until their noses brushed against each other.
"Ohhh… This is really about me dumping you last year, isn't it?" Ichigo's blush slowly evaporated into an unamused look and he raised a brow, but then the blush came back full force when Bazz-B suddenly lunged forward and smashed their lips together. He kept Ichigo's face still as he forced his tongue into the younger teen's mouth. He then lifted the dress a little so he could grab at Ichigo's tight little ass.
"Mmf!" Ichigo quickly kicked the other away and then spit off to the side. When he looked back up into Bazz-B's smirking face he growled and let his face form an angry scowl. "Asshole."
"No hard feelings, Princess." With that said, Bazz-B quickly pulled out a cloth and pressed it between Ichigo's lips before tying it around his head. He then took a few steps back and gestured for his buddies to keep pulling the rope.
Ichigo squirmed and kicked as he was lifted higher and higher into the air, but they didn't stop until he was at least 20 feet off the ground. At that point Ichigo actually forced himself to stop struggling so he wouldn't fall.
Cang chuckled under his breath as they tied off the rope and once they stood up, Bazz-B was full-out laughing as he pointed up at Ichigo.
"Don't worry, Princess! The show should be starting any minute!"
Just as he said that a loud 'beep' sounded in the intercom and then a young male's voice echoed across the school.
'Hello Karakura High! This is your Vice Principle, Kaien~! I hope everyone's first day went well~ and to end everything on a good note, we're going to have you all meet up for a student assembly—which will take place in Theatre Room 1. You'll suffer through a few announcements, maybe have a raffle or two, and then we'll let you out for the day.' Kaien paused to let everything sink in. 'I repeat… After this message is done, everyone start making their way to Theatre 1 for the assembly. That's Theatre 1… That'll be all and remember kids: Don't do anything I definitely would do! Haha~!'
Bazz-B's smirk grew wider and wider as he watched the realization slowly dawn on Ichigo's face.
"Yhuu Baphterd! MMm Fhurk kirl yhuu!"
Ichigo's muffled threats could barely be heard and it just made Bazz-B laugh harder. "Welp~ That's your cue, Strawberry Princess! Knock 'em dead!"
All three of them continued to laugh as they made their way to the exit, but then every one of them froze in surprise when the doors suddenly slammed open.
Ichigo's eyes widened and he felt his pulse quicken in both excitement and worry when he caught sight of the five bodies in the doorway.
There were two he didn't recognize. Both of them had long, hip-length hair, but one had a midnight black color while the other was the same bright orange as him and Kon's. The one with dark hair seemed older than the rest of them and he had fair, peach colored skin. The lighter-haired male's skin was just as white as the guy standing beside him, who just so happened to be the same mysterious person from his Gym class.
Standing beside them was the blue-haired guy, and peeking out from behind the whole group was Kon.
"Uhhh…" Bazz-B was still surprised and was uncharacteristically at a loss for words at first, but then he quickly composed himself and straightened. "Assembly 'aint for another 10 minutes. No one's allowed back here until—"
"No one gives a shit, Bazz-B—or should I call you 'Rooster-Head'?" Kon snapped while rolling his eyes as he pushed his way to the front, and the sight of him must've surprised Bazz-B to the core, because he actually took a step back and pointed at him.
"Woah! You're not Ichigo!" He took a quick glance upwards just to make sure the person he thought was Ichigo was still actually up there.
"Wait, wait, wait… Bazz-B?" It was the pale, white-haired guy who interrupted this time, and he took a step forward so that Bazz-B could clearly see the pissed off look on his face. The pink-haired male went to take another step back, but the other teen was faster and before either of them could blink, a strong, white skinned hand was wrapped around the taller teen's thick throat.
Bazz-B coughed as his airway was blocked and he glared into threatening inverted ek6yes.
"What the fuck did ya do to Ichigo?!"
Both Gremmy and Cang wanted to step in and help, but they froze in fear when multiple eyes turned to glare at them.
"Don't kill him, Shiro. We need him to talk first…" The dark-haired male said soothingly as he placed a hand on the other's shoulder.
Bazz-B gasped in mouthfuls of air once he was finally released and then he shuffled backwards until he felt he was a good enough distance from the hostile group.
"These are Ichigo's…" All eyes turned to Kon when he bent down and scooped up the discarded pile of clothing. He bunched them up and pulled them closer to himself as he stood and scowled at the three bullies. He looked a lot like Ichigo at that moment. "Did you rape him, you sickos!?"
Eyes snapped to Bazz-B accusingly, and said male immediately raised his arms and got defensive.
"No way! I may be a lot of things, and as tempting as it was… I 'aint a rapist!"
"Then where is he!? What'd you do to him!?" Shiro demanded again. He was practically steaming from the amount of anger that rose from him.
Ichigo rolled his eyes when Bazz-B merely shrugged his shoulders and looked away, defiance clear in his hard stare and stiff posture.
Ichigo could tell that he wanted to get into a fight, and Shiro looked like he would be more than happy to oblige. Before they could actually get at each other, Ichigo quickly loosened one of his sneakers (thank good ness they didn't make him wear high heels…) and kicked it towards Shiro's head.
He kinda accidentally missed and hit Grimmjow's blue head instead—but it got the point across.
"What the fuck?" Grimmjow hissed as he rubbed at his cranium, catching everyone's attention, and then he looked up. When he caught sight of the dangling, dress-clad strawberry, his immediate reaction was to laugh… really hard.
While he and the others were busy staring at the tied-up teen, Bazz-B and his buddies made their escape—and nobody noticed. Not even after the doors opened and shut—everyone's focus was pinned to poor Ichigo.
"You alright, Ichi?!" Kon called up with the biggest grin on his face—he was trying so hard not to laugh, but Grimmjow's chuckling made it really difficult.
Ichigo scowled in answer and started wiggling in his binds.
"Nice underwear, berry~!" Grimmjow cackled as he leaned forward to peer up the dress.
Shiro wacked the back of his head while Ichigo quickly bent his knees to try and hide said underwear; His face getting as red as his nicknamesake.
The dark-haired male chuckled a little at the situation while the paler one rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses and shook his head.
Reality decided to give them a little push when the rope suddenly loosened and jostled Ichigo around in the air.
"We have to get him down!" Kon yelped and he went to jump towards the knot, but everyone paused and their eyes widened when the knot unraveled itself and released its hold on the pillar. Gravity instantly grabbed hold of Ichigo and pulled him down. His voice caught in his throat when he felt himself drop.
After the initial shock took over, the four brothers, all at once, ran forward. No fear showed in their eyes. Just the need to help Ichigo took over their entire bodies.
"Oof!" Ichigo felt his breath leave him when his body collided with four others and they all went toppling to the ground. After a few breathless seconds, Ichigo slowly blinked his eyes open and looked around. He found his head in Shiro's lap while the rest of him was sprawl over the other three bodies lying under him.
"You okay, Ichigo?"
Said teen blinked and looked up at the dark-haired male as the cloth was pulled from between his lips. Their gazes locked and Ichigo found something so calming about those deep, dark pools.
He nodded to the question and then slowly sat up when his gaze switched to the pale guy sitting beside him. There… was something familiar about him as well. His presence, although quiet and mysterious, was comforting.
All of them felt this way.
It felt as though nothing could ever hurt him if he stayed within this circle.
Every wall he ever built started crumbling down—even the ones that Renji could never reach started cracking and peeling away.
It was strange and a little nerve-wracking.
Ichigo didn't know what was going on.
It scared him even more when he felt small pricks at the corner of his eyes and his vision grew blurry.
There was something he wasn't remembering… he could feel it. Ichigo dug at his memories desperately, but there was another wall in the way and it was frustrating. He felt like screaming!
He mentally slammed himself against the walls and broke his way through until he finally came across a large chest.
It was rattling and shaking and it desperately wanted to be opened, but Ichigo couldn't even touch it.
"Ichigo…"
Said teen gradually let his eyes open and he turned until his gaze finally locked with the hard, steady gaze of those bright, exotic eyes. Ichigo shifted around some more, belatedly realizing that the ropes were no longer around him, but none of that mattered at this moment.
A large, pale hand made its way up until it could cup Ichigo's hot cheek.
As soon as their skin made contact for the first time, a shock pierced both males and Ichigo's brown eyes widened when it felt like a key had been shoved inside that chest.
Memories flooded his mind all at once, and, judging by Shiro's reaction, the same thing was happening to him.
Tears flowed freely and Ichigo quickly threw himself at his brother.
Yes, his BROTHER.
He could remember now!
Everything!
Ichigo's voice cracked when he finally opened his mouth to say their names.
"S-Shiro! Mugetsu! Getsuga! Kon! M-my brothers—my family!"
He released Shiro so he could turn and hug the eldest next. He wrapped his arms around Mugetsu's shoulders and buried his wet face against his neck. The other immediately gathered him up into his arms and smiled as he pressed his own face into that familiar bright orange hair.
"It's okay, Ichigo. We're all together now…" Mugetsu hummed and his smile widened when he felt Getsuga and Kon jump forward and wrap their arms around them too. He looked up at Shiro who was still sitting there, stunned. He quickly reached out and dragged the dazed teen forward until he was forced into the group hug as well. "Nothing can separate us ever again…" Mugetsu continued in a soft voice and he gently threaded his fingers through Ichigo's hair to calm the emotional teen.
"Guess you were the 'damsel in distress' this time, Ichi…" Shirosaki whispered with a smirk, making Ichigo and the rest of them smile and laugh.
Ichigo clung to all of them and a huge smile took over his face when Shiro hugged him from behind. He felt complete now that they were all with him again. He remembered how he called out to Shiro when they were younger and they first got separated. He had hoped that his big brother would come to the rescue… But when he never came, Ichigo closed off all the memories he could gather of his family. He shut them away so he wouldn't hurt anymore… He didn't realize that he might have also locked away Shiro's memories through their strange mental connection… He hated how lost he felt before, and so he felt guilty for putting Shiro through that as well…
But now they were back. He had his brothers again and he could be happy!
None of them saw how Grimmjow smiled at the scene before quietly taking his leave. He didn't want to ruin the little family reunion and he guessed he could always drill Shiro for answers later.
Unfortunately for them, the reunion wouldn't last long anyway.
All five boys froze up and quickly jumped to their feet when they heard the loud squeal of a microphone.
"Welcome, students of Karakura High! Today we're going… to…" Kaein's loud voice slowly died off when the curtains started sliding open on their own. He narrowed his eyes up at the studio hidden to the top-right of the theatre which housed the controls to everything on stage. The curtains weren't supposed to open for another 30 minutes because the Acting Club wouldn't be set up yet.
His attention went back to said stage when he heard the crowd of students gasp and giggle. "Oh hell…" He huffed under his breath, but he couldn't help but smile when he saw all five of his cousins finally together again.
Shirosaki and Getsuga shifted themselves in front of Ichigo, trying to hide their dress-clad little brother while Kon cowered behind all of them with wide eyes staring towards the large crowd.
Mugetsu quickly jumped forward, his protective big brother instincts kicking in.
He walked over to Kaien in order to explain what happened, but he got more and more nervous with each step he took and when he looked over and saw those eyes that were solely pinned on him, his knees began to shake.
Mugetsu's pulse quickened and he gulped nervously while sweat trickled down the back of his neck.
He knew he shouldn't be panicking, but it was so unnerving to be on the receiving end of so much attention—especially when he didn't have his violin to distract himself. It was different compared to being in a small classroom where the atmosphere was more friendly, but this… He could literally feel the pressure bearing down on top of him.
"U-uhm…"
Most students gasped and a few even jumped out of their seats when the dark-haired man suddenly dropped while grasping onto his left arm.
Ichigo quickly shoved aside his older brothers so he could run to Mugetsu's side.
Kaien cursed under his breath and turned to one of the faculty members standing beside him.
"Go up to the studio and get these curtains closed." He demanded before turning to one of the teachers lined up in front of him. "Call for an ambulance." When the woman hesitated he narrowed his eyes into a stern glare then snapped, "NOW!" She instantly dug into her pocket and fumbled with her phone.
"Mugetsu! Are you okay!? Mugetsu!"
Kaien turned back around to see Shirosaki, Getsuga, and Kon had joined Ichigo beside their fallen brother. They were all crowding around him, worry clear in their eyes.
As the curtains started closing, Kaien quickly passed his Microphone to the principle, Mr. Yamamoto, while ignoring the 'You'll be explaining this when you get back' stare he was getting from the older man.
"Give him some room, boys." Kaien whispered sternly when the curtains finally closed, giving them some privacy. He gently pulled Ichigo away before returning his attention to Mugetsu. The young man had a pained look on his face and he was having trouble breathing. "Mugetsu. I need you to calm down—the ambulance is on its way…"
After a few seconds, Mugetsu's breathing finally evened out… but he was still grabbing his arm and a pained whine escaped his throat every once in a while.
"What's going on…?" Ichigo whispered. Tear marks clung to his cheeks and his eyes were still a little red and puffy from his breakdown before.
"Your brother is having a heart attack." Kaien replied after a moment of hesitation.
He had really hoped this wouldn't happen today. This is exactly why he persuaded Yoruichi to tell Mugetsu about the plan ahead of time. He didn't want them to throw Mugetsu into the school just so he could run into his little brothers. The shock would've definitely triggered a heart attack.
Apparently stage-fright triggered it as well though…
"Why were you boys back here?" He demanded in a low voice and his eyes were hard and serious as he switched his gaze between each brother. As an afterthought he also asked, "And why're you wearing a dress, Ichigo?"
"Well… Uhmm…"
"Never mind. We'll discuss it later." Kaien sighed and then he picked up his phone when it started ringing. It was the teacher he snapped at before. He quickly swiped his thumb across the screen and then pressed it to his ear.
"Kaien, Sir, the ambulance will be here in 5 minutes. The school's nurse is on her way as well…"
"Thank you, Momo. Keep the assembly going and I'll report back to the rest of the faculty once Mugetsu is in the hospital.
"R-right."
Just as he hung up, the side doors opened to reveal the school's nurse, Retsu Unohana.
"How is he?" She demanded and she had to climb over Getsuga and Kon to get to Mugetsu's side.
"Still breathing…" Kaien said softly as he gaze fell to Mugetsu's pained face.
~~About 15 Minutes Later~~
Shirosaki slowly rubbed circles into Ichigo's back as they watched their eldest brother get pulled into the back of the ambulance on the stretcher. Kon was on Ichigo's other side and was clinging to his purple sleeve (Yes, Shiro made sure Ichigo changed clothes before they even thought about walking outside). Getsuga stood behind them with his head down and arms crossed as he tried to keep his emotions together.
"Don't worry guys! I'll be okay!" They heard Mugetsu call out weakly from inside.
"Who'll be riding with him?" One of the medics asked once the patient was safely tucked away inside.
Ichigo instantly jumped forward. "How many can ride with him?" He demanded.
"Only one."
The orangette looked back at his brothers with wide eyes, but they all nodded to him, saying he could go if he wanted.
"Wait, how old are you?" The medic asked while placing a hand on Ichigo's chest to keep him from jumping in. Ichigo saw Mugetsu lying on the bed and sadness welled up inside him, but Mugetsu just smiled and gave him a little wave.
"15…" Ichigo answered quietly. He was nervous as hell and he wanted to stay with Mugetsu.
He didn't want to lose him after he'd finally found him again.
"Sorry, kid. You need to be 18* to ride with us."
"W-what? Uhm… Okay…" Ichigo looked towards Getsuga and Shirosaki. "I guess you guys can go…"
Shirosaki let loose a crooked smile and ran his fingers through Ichigo's hair before turning towards his twin.
"You can go, Getsu. I'll stay and make sure Ichi and Kon get the hospital. We'll meet you there."
Getsuga stared at them quietly for a moment before nodding and quickly hopping into the back of the ambulance.
With that settled, the doors closed and Ichigo watched as the wailing vehicle drove off with two of his brothers in its belly.
"How are we getting there?" Ichigo asked and Shirosaki tilted his head towards the parking lot.
"I drove here with, Grimm. He can take us."
"Hold on!" Both of them jumped at Kon's sudden voice and they watched as the excited orange-head reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He raised a hand for them to stay quiet as he brought up the phone and spoke into it, "Call Ma."
The phone answered back in a robotic voice, "Calling Ma."
"Show off." Shirosaki scoffed under his breath and a bored look crossed his face as both he and Ichigo listened to the loud ringing. Kon had put his phone on speaker.
Ringggg Ringggg Ringggg
"Konnnn! My precious baby! I'm actually almost to your school to pick you up! Did you have a good day, honey?!"
"Yeah Ma. It was great. Had a lot of hard classes—ya know: Math, History, English, the works. I also had a turkey sandwich for lunch… oh! And I got to reunite with my long-lost brothers, too."
A loud squeal echoed from the phone making both Shirosaki and Ichigo cover their poor, defenseless ears. Kon didn't even flinch because he was completely immune to it by this point.
"Yayy! I'm so happy for you guys! Are they there with you right now!? You need to invite them over for dinner! And we can—"
"Ma! Shhh! Ma! Hey! I need you to do me a favor…" Once she finally calmed down and the phone went silent, Kon continued, "Mugetsu had a heart attack and they're taking him to the hospital right now. I need you to take me, Ichigo, and Shirosaki there ASAP."
"On my way."
There was no hesitation or pause in her voice and that's all she said before the line went dead.
As Kon stuffed the phone back in his pocket he smiled when he heard the faint sound of a siren go off in the distance.
"Guess she really was almost here." He said and his grin widened at the confused look he got from Ichigo. Shirosaki rolled his eyes, but figured out what he meant.
"That reminds me. I gotta call 'Father dearest' and let him know that I'm gonna be late for his precious family dinner." Shirosaki scoffed under his breath before digging out his own phone. It had a touch screen and it was still considered a smartphone like Kon's, but it wasn't equipped with Siri or anything fancy like that. He quickly pressed a few different icons before placing the phone to his ear. He didn't bother turning away or whispering under his breath—he wasn't going to hide his life away from his brothers.
As usual, Aizen picked up on the fourth ring and said in his deep, silky voice, "What can I do for you, Shiro."
Shirosaki looked into Ichigo's wide curious eyes and then took in a deep breath to calm himself. He let it out through his nose before he replied to his foster father.
"Heyyyy… So… I 'aint gonna be available for this evening's family dinner, due to unfortunate circumstances."
He knew how much their dinners meant to Aizen—it was the only time he could get all nine of his wayward children in one room at the same time without too many things breaking.
"Do these circumstances involve a certain male name Mugetsu?"
Shirosaki was absolutely shocked—and for multiple reasons.
The first being that his father was acting relatively cool about the fact that Shirosaki just admitted to not being available for dinner. Second was that he said his brother's name as if it was no big deal—as if it was common knowledge. And third was that he sounded as if he knew exactly what happened.
Honestly, Shirosaki shouldn't have been that surprised. His father always had this weird thing about knowing anything and everything that goes on.
"Yes… He 'ad a heart attack and he's on his way ta the hospital. Me an' a few others are gonna to meet him there."
Without missing a beat Aizen asked, "Which hospital?"
"I think they said they were takin' him to the Karakura Emergency Care. It's the closest one."
"Did you find the others?"
Shirosaki assumed he meant his other brothers and replied with a wary, "Yes?"
"Okay, listen to me Shirosaki." At that, said teen's back straightened and he instantly looked alert, "Under no circumstances are you or any of your brothers allowed to go near that hospital."
Shirosaki's eyes locked with Ichigo's confused ones before switching to the concrete ground.
"But father we—"
"I won't repeat myself. Do as I say and I'll see you at dinner."
The line immediately went dead after that.
When Shiro eventually looked back up, he was surprised to see a few of his foster brothers: Grimmjow, Nnoitra, and Starrk. They were just there, standing beside his two younger brothers as if it was normal.
"Well that didn't go well…" Starrk, their soft-spoken, lazy brother said with a raised brow.
Nnoitra snorted and rested an elbow on Kon's head as he leaned forward. "You have a knack for getting on his bad side, ya know that?"
Shirosaki shook his head and smirked as he watched Kon shove the taller teen away. Shiro then locked eyes with Grimmjow, knowing the bluenette would understand what he wanted to say without having to actually use words.
"Don't worry, chalkface. We'll make sure nothin' happens at dinner. Go with them."
Shirosaki nodded, satisfied before shoving his phone back in his pocket.
"Why did he say we shouldn't go to the hospital?" Ichigo wondered as he crossed his arms and looked between the three newcomers and his older brother.
Shirosaki shrugged. "Who knows and who cares? He always says cryptic shit like that. And anyway, shouldn't you be callin' your parents and lettin' them know what's goin' on too?"
Ichigo looked down at his pocket where his old flip-phone lay hidden away and he was debating whether or not he should when he noticed the sirens from before getting louder and louder until a cop car suddenly skidded to a stop beside them.
All six of the teens jumped in surprise and most of their jaws dropped when a beautifully exotic woman popped out of the car.
"Hey Ma!"
Most of them boiled with jealousy when Kon, the obnoxious little brat, got to jump up into the woman's well-toned arms and bury his face into her ample chest as if it was completely normal. She didn't even seem at all bothered by it—which meant that Kon must do that a lot.
-Insert more jealous grumblings here-
"Hop in, boys!" She said, gesturing to Shiro and Ichigo.
Shiro turned and quickly threw his car keys to Grimmjow before hopping in the backseat of the cruiser. Ichigo hesitated before following suit and Kon went ahead and hopped around to take the passenger's seat.
"You guys comfy back there?" Kon asked while turning to peer through the metal gate-like mesh separating the front of the car.
Shirosaki raised his lip in a snarl, making Kon instinctively cower.
"It's really fuckin' cramped." Shiro eventually grumbled, but then his mouth snapped shut when he heard the officer's authoritative voice boom towards them.
"There will be no bad language in my car, ya got that!?"
Shirosaki slowly nodded when he saw piercing golden eyes glaring at him through the rearview mirror.
"Yes, ma'am…"
Kon quickly turned back in his seat to put on his seat belt when his Ma slammed down on the gas.
"Good… Now for introductions! My name's Yoruichi Shihouin."
"Shirosaki Sousuke**…" He replied grudgingly.
"Ichigo Kuugo***." Ichigo piped up quietly.
Yoruichi hummed in satisfaction before focusing on the crowded street lain out before her.
Kon remained silent, surprisingly, as they quickly whipped through traffic and skidded around sharp corners.
Ichigo said a quiet 'sorry' and blushed a little when he was practically thrown into Shirosaki's lap. He kept getting jostled around in the car because Yoruichi was driving like a crazy person, but his brother didn't seem bothered by it. He just calmly sat Ichigo down beside him and then wrapped an arm around his shoulders so he could keep the teen pinned to his side.
Ichigo felt his face heat up more and more with each passing second at the close proximity. He grew especially nervous when he caught wind of Shirosaki's spicy cologne. He knew he shouldn't, but he unconsciously closed his eyes and found himself pressing closer and closer. Shiro still didn't seem to mind and it made him feel brave enough to press his cheek to the other's collarbone.
Ichigo let a bright smile take over his entire face when he felt long fingers dig into his hair.
Kon snuck a quick glance over his shoulder when he could actually feel the happiness radiating from the back seat. He rolled his eyes when he saw Ichigo's heart-melting grin and even the big bad Shiro let a small smile grace his lips. He buried his nose into Ichigo's silky locks and continued to thread his fingers through them.
Kon's lips quirked up into a small smile before he turned back around to give the two some privacy.
Ichigo looked across Shiro's thighs to see the other's left arm, which was hidden within the sleeve of his jacket. The orangette slowly reached across and pulled that sleeve down until Shiro's large hand was revealed. He then let his fingers slide between Shiro's and his face heated up once more when those warm fingers wrapped around his own, holding them within their gentle grasp.
He locked his eyes with bright golden ones and then let his gaze drop.
"Do you think Mugetsu is okay…?" He whispered, making Shirosaki frown a little.
"Yeahhh. He's related to us, 'aint he? I'm sure he's fine." He forced a small smile and pressed his forehead to Ichigo's in a sign of comfort. "Don't worry…"
Ichigo slowly nodded and let himself calm down, back to his neutral state. He wanted to be ready for anything, and he wasn't sure if it was just the excitement from everything that happened today or what, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen.
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TBC
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Ughhhhh!
I only read through the chapter once… I know I'm gonna find so many errors later..
Anyway!
I hope the (somewhat) speedy update was apology enough for leaving you guys at that tragic cliffhanger
I know most of you thought the worst when Bazz-B took poor Ichigo, but don't worry
I don't do rape-scenes unless it's necessary
And I figured I put Ichigo through enough~
There were some tears shed in this chapter and they all got to meet each other!
Now this is where the fun begins :]
ALSO…
*-This rule seriously pissed me off when I was younger. My mother had a heart attack and when an ambulance came to pick her up, they wouldn't let ride in the back with her because I was only 17. Assholes, I swear
**-Okay I know Sousuke is actually Aizen's first name… But everyone knows him better by 'Aizen' so for this story, we'll just say Sousuke is his last name
***-Same thing goes for Ichigo. I think Kuugo (I spelt it wrong in the previous chapter) is Ginjou's first name, but who cares