Chapter 30 – Spending the Morning with One's Hectic Children (Ichigo and Kenpachi part) and Spending time with Each-other, the Children*, Renji's Tachoui and Rukia (Grimmjow/ Renji / Shiro part)
(Author's Note: *Means Renji and Shiro Twin daughter's – Kiluya and Sena – and Grimmjow's Son – Shiruko for this part.)
Ichigo's P.O.V:
Ukuro, yawning on my chest – as he had moved in the night to it - makes me come around from my peaceful sleep and flutter my eyes open to see a blurry image of him, soon staring right at me with his little face pressed close to mine.
"Ukuro…. Come on…. No, come on…mmfff!" I say, sighing as I try to pull him away from my face, only for him to hug it tightly with his little hands, causing me to give a muffled protest and hear Kenpachi, who is sleeping in the seat, waking up.
"Ichigo, are you?!…. Okay, Ukuro, that's enough." He says, taking hold of our little one, making him give a wee growl slightly at him, with fangs bared as he is pulled back from my face as I reach over to one of the four milk baby bottles', which makes him stop as he sees my hand reaching for it.
I pull my hand back, just as Li-Li, Rye and Kieo – who have woken up - come clambering up my chest to their little Brother, giving him a small hug to say, "Good morning, little Ukuro" which causes him to stiffen then looking at his hands, hugs them back as well as they all smile at him.
Picking them up, which makes them all look at me and turning them, holding them in my arms place them – or more like plonk them - in Kenpachi's arms so I can get out the bed. Swinging my legs out the bed, I stand up slowly as not to get dizzy and pulling the kimono tighter, around me, head over to where a jug of fresh drinking water had been put on the table then pour myself a glass of water.
"Mama?" Ukuro asks, just I'm about to take a sip of the water and turn my head to look back at my – little boy – then sipping some of the water, head back over to them – leaving the glass of water behind.
"Yes, what's is it? Do you want some milk?" I ask, picking it up one of the baby milk bottles and they all scramble for it, making me pull back as Kenpachi, watches amused when they do it then taking it out of my hand, leaves me to get the other bottles for Li-Li, Rye and Kieo.
Picking them up, I hand Li-Li's one to her, followed by Keio and Rye then satisfied, stand there as they all take a feed of their milk. Li-Li, finishes her's and taking it off her, pick her up then place her on my shoulder, to gently pat her back, hearing a small burp come from her. She pulls back from my shoulder, yawning with wide open mouth one and rubs her eyes, slightly then placing her on the bed, do the same for Kieo and Rye, separately.
Ukuro, who has stopped drinking his fill, looks up at me and smiling at him, bend down to wipe some milk off his mouth as he complains at me, batting my hand slightly with his little hands. Kenpachi, is looking down at me, watching with smile on his face and finishing wiping Ukuro's mouth, kiss the top of his head, making a wee blush rise on his cheeks.
Kenpachi's P.O.V:
Ukuro, who is sitting in my lap, after having his mouth wiped of the milk that was dribbling down it by Ichigo turns around in it to hide his face in my chest as I take hold of the back of his head. I look down at him, softly smiling and stroke the back of his head, which makes him un-bury his face to look at me then bringing him up to my face, gently nuzzle my nose against his as he tries to playfully nip it.
Making me nip back, playfully as well and see that Ichigo, is giving me a strange look as my heart thuds against my ribcage. I just given away myself away by doing that.
"Kenpachi, hang on…So, that's where he's getting his nipping. From you!?" Ichigo says, shocked as he figures it out, placing his hand to his neck, where still – there was my Lovebite I had given him – and blush heavily as I give him a sheepish grin as he now gives me a glare.
"Bad, Papa." Li-Li says to me, making me turn my face to look at my daughter, seeing that she has crossed her arms over her chest and getting out the chair, handing Ukuro, over to Ichigo then cross my own arms around my chest, copying her.
"Not guilty." I say, teasing her and she uncrosses her arms to face away from me, huffing at me as Kieo and Rye, go up to her then she turns so fast that I must un-wrap my arms as she jumps at me, hearing a muffled thud as I soon land on the wooden floor that would be heard by people in the corridor, outside the room.
She clambers up to me, looking down at me – moaning slightly at the impact – and grins at me as I hear running footsteps, come into the room then sense that it is Ikkaku and Yumichika, who have come in. He comes up to me, followed by Yachiru, as well and him, looking down at me.
"Tachoui…umm…just to tell you, the Senkaimon is fixed and ready for everyone to return to the Human World." He says, making me sit up and holding Li-Li close to my chest, get up with a slight wince at the slight pain of landing on the wooden floor then sit back down in the chair as Li-Li clambers up, kissing my cheek.
"That's good." I reply, remembering to ask about the jewellery box. "Did you keep it safe?" I ask him, which makes him nod in reply and indicate him to leave – making a soft smile, appear on his features – as he ruffles Ukuro's hair, making my youngest son, purr in delight at it, before he leaves the room.
Now, alone I see that Ichigo is wanting to answer me a question – about of course the jewellery box with the rings in it – and place my fingertips to his lips, shushing him.
"It's surprise. Just be patient, my love." I say, which makes him sigh and taking my fingertips away allow him to lean close to me as all our children make "Bleegh" noises as we kiss in front of them.
Must remember to make sure there not in the room, when we kiss.
Oh, well. Can't blame them – they are, our children and hate this kind of "icky" stuff being done.
"Papa, can we look, now? Ahhhh!?…Stop doing "icky things" Keio asks, only to cover his Brother's eyes, who soon covers his eyes as they give a squeal of fright that their Papa and Mama, were still kissing then finishing the kiss, begin to chuckle, which turns into full-on laugh.
"Papa's laughing at us." They both whisper, among themselves soon shouting "ATTACK HUG!" and jump into my arms, making Li-Li squeal at it as Ichigo, soon joins in with the laughter, giggles and the group hug that is going on between all of us, now.
"Quick, Twirp. Hand me the camera."
"Baldy, there's only one shot left."
"Give it, please. Thank you."
"Your welcome, Baldy"
"Shut up, Twirp"
Grimmjow's P.O.V:
"Grimmjow, What's wrong?" Shiro asks me, when I come walking up to where they are sitting on the veranda and eating a light lunch, together with their twin girl's – Kiluya and Sena.
I sit down, next to him and he places a hand, around my shoulder, pulling me close to him as I bury my face into his neck. I don't want to cry and yet, the tears form in my eyes then begin to run down my cheeks, shoulders trembling with the fact that I lost two people, Ulquiorra to Death and my Father, Aizen Sosuke to that thing in his chest – the Hogyoku.
"Mama?!" My little boy, says making me pull my face away from Shiro's neck and wiping my eyes, with one of the kimono sleeves then bringing up to my chest, allow him to nuzzle his nose, against mine soon pulling back to sneeze, slightly.
This makes me smile at him, chuckling at my little one and he tries to get out of my arms, reaching for one of the rice cakes. Picking it up for him, I hand him it and he takes it from me then begins to take little chomps out of it as Renji and Shiro, smiles at the both of us.
"Mama?" I hear, Sena asking and she goes over to Renji, who smiles seeing that in her hand is something that she had made something out of some paper, that she had gotten from somewhere then she comes over to me and Shuriko.
Shuriko, stops chomping on the rice cake, looking at her with curiousity and places the rice cake on one the plates on the eating table as he looks at the origami crane in her hand – that she had made – then jumps out of my lap, while she holds out her free hand and leads him over to the paper that Kiluya, had collected.
Renji's P.O.V:
Seeing this sight, of my little daughter – Sena – teaching Grimmjow's son, how to make origami makes me smile softly at the three of them. Already, they were showing what skills they could do and with Sena, it was making origami, that was secret hobby of mine and I usually did it when I had time to relax on my own – and feel Shiro, hand me a cup of warm herbal tea.
I take it off him, blowing on it to cool it down slightly and taking a sip of it, feel it warm me. My hair was thankfully out the way, after being braided by Rukia and had a black hairband on to keep my fringe from falling in front of my face as I see Tachoui, heading over to large Cherry blossom tree.
He turns his head, looking over and smiles softly at the sight that he is seeing, while changing is mind in going to his wife's grave then walks up to us, soon sitting down in front of us on the veranda. He looks at the little ones, sighing as he recognizes the paper they were using.
"I was wondering, where my calligraphy paper had gone." He says, making my eyes go wide, looking at my little girls, only to nearly spill my drink, when suddenly he laughs, which makes all three of us blink at him then look at ourselves, then back at him.
"Tachoui, you're not angry?" I ask him, while he stops laughing and lowers his head to look at me, still laughing slightly then Sena, Kiluya and Shiruko curious about him come up to him.
"No, of course not. I've got stacks of calligraphy paper, in the Kuchiki Clan Warehouse for when I run out of it." He replies to me, making an image of my Tachoui, wandering about in large warehouse filled with different types of calligraphy paper and choosing, which one suited him appear in my head.
"Does that include paper with bunnies on it?" Grimmjow asks, taking a sheet of the paper and showing him as both of us blush bright red, recognizing Rukia's drawings on either side.
"How dare you, Grimmjow-san?! Just because Ni-sama, has it among them…Give me that!" I hear Rukia, saying snatching it off Grimmjow and he turns his face to see that Rukia, who had appeared is standing there with full-on blush on face.
"I was just asking. It wasn't like I was saying…. like Ichigo, does that your drawings are…...so childish." He says, giving an awkward smile at her, soon being chased around the garden in front of us as Shuriko and my little girl's watch with interest, after saying those words.
"Your worse than Ichigo! Get back here, you Kitty!"
"No, way…ahh… not the face…. Shiro, Renji…help me!"
He soon comes back over to us, face covered in bunnies' faces that I place my cup down on the table and start to laugh so much that he grabs the pen, off Rukia then suddenly lunges at me. I manage to end up with a love-heart on both my cheeks and with R and S for Renji and Shiro in them as he pulls back, only to be hug attacked by the children, which makes Rukia, snatch the pen back from his hand.
He starts to protest, laughing with tears as they start to tickle him in every part that is ticklish and tries to get them to stop then slumps in defeat. When they have finished, he sits back up, hair ruffled so much and chest rising and falling, under his kimono then grabbing a clean napkin, wipes his face clean of the doodles and hands me a napkin.
"Ow…my ribs. I never laughed that much, before." He says to me, while I wipe the doodles off my cheek with the napkin, watching as he grabs hold of little one, who giggles at him and plops him in his lap then bending down, nuzzles his nose against his little boy's, upside down.
Shiro, who is close to me smiles at the sight of it and slips his arm around my waist to hold it in his grip as I turn my face to look at him, smiling softly. He gives me quick peck on the lips, pulling back to smile at his daughters, who are drawing with Rukia and Tachoui, is watching silently with his hands clasped on his lap.
A smile – which was rare from him – is on his face, making me feel glad that he was enjoying the company of my little ones, Grimmjow and his little one. Along with my lover, Shiro.
A little hand nudging my leg makes me look over at Shiruko, who takes hold of my hand and places in it, the origami crane that he has made and Grimmjow, smiles at his little one.
"Is this for me and Shiro?" I ask him, which makes him give nod of his head and bend down to kiss the top of his forehead as a thank you for the little gift - which will go on the windowsill when we all go back to the Human world - which makes him give me a little hug.
Shiro's P.O.V:
Through the Bond, that me and Renji, share between us gentle thoughts of happiness, joy and love are coming from my Lover, making me kiss his cheek as he pulls back from allowing little Shiruko, to give him a hug then turns his face to look at me, showing me the origami crane that the little boy had made for the both of us.
"It's perfect, Shiruko." I say, which makes him give me wide smile and gets some more paper, soon settling back into Grimmjow's lap, who is eating one of the rice cakes slowly to savor it as they were very good, to continue making his origami animals.
Renji, turns his face to look at me and bringing my hand up, stroke a strand of hair from his forehead then tuck it gently, behind his ear. He leans close, kissing my lips softly with his – a small peck – and places his head to one side on my chest to listen to my heartbeat.
"Shiro, we should do this more often." Renji says to me, lifting his head to look at me and can't help but agree with him – that it was good to spend company with one's children and friends.
"I think we should. It feels nice to sit around, relaxing like this." I say, kissing his forehead and the two just watch, while Byakuya, Rukia, Grimmjow and the three children all enjoy themselves in the company of people they know, love and admire.