Gin came back a few hours later, Pantera at his side. He opened the door to the cabin, surprised to find everyone asleep. Well, almost everyone. Shiro was awake and tense as he stood over Ichigo and the girls on all fours protectively. Gin waved slightly. He had bland cereal for the girls. "Not righ' now. When they wake up." Shiro stated in a quiet tone.
Gin nodded, putting the cereal on a counter near a fridge and stove. Shiro sighed, relaxing and laying down back over the girls and Ichigo. Gin sat on the floor with Pantera. Umi yawned and rubbed her eyes as they slowly blinked open, her body nestled between Ichigo's arms. Grimmjow was slowly waking up in the chair he had fallen asleep in. "...Momma...?" Umi yawned as she snuggled into Ichigo's arms a little more.
Gin and Grimmjow both smiled at the sight. Shiro grinned. Pantera smiled as well, getting up to hunt again. The snowy-haired male watched her leave. Gin decided to go get Ulquiorra up. Grimmjow rolled his eyes. Shiro grinned despite himself. Suddenly a yell came from the other room. It made Shiro laugh out loud before he could stop it. Grimmjow smiled. Ulquiorra came out, Gin wrapped around his head and shoulders. That only made Shiro laugh even harder. Gin grinned while Ulquiorra sighed. Umi giggled a little. Grimmjow took pity on Ulquiorra, pulling Gin off of the raven haired male. "Mus' be hard having an idiot like tha' fox." Shiro snorted.
"Yes" Grimmjow and Ulquiorra stated in unsion.
"I am not that bad" Gin pouted.
"You are right…you are worse" Grimmjow sighed.
Shiro chuckled and pulled Umi out of Ichigo's arms before nuzzling her cheek. Grimmjow sat back down, sighing. Gin decided he would annoy Grimmjow instead of Ulquiorra. He hopped up on the back of Grimmjow's chair. He grabbed some of the bluenet's hair in his mouth and tugged. Grimmjow rolled his eyes. Shiro chuckled, making Umi giggle. "Mr. Gin!" She exclaimed as she wiggled out of Shiro's grasp. Gin looked over at her, not releasing Grimmjow's hair. "Mr. Gin!" She exclaimed again as she crawled off of the couch and over to where Grimmjow and Gin was. Gin released Grimmjow, hopping down next to her. He grinned at her. She giggled and reached out to him. He suddenly jumped at her, licking her. He was careful not to crush or trap her though. Umi giggled loudly and smiled. Gin smiled back, licking her head again. She giggled and gripped onto his hair and tugged. He continued to grin.
"Shiro…if you ever need a babysitter, I think you found one" Grimmjow snorted.
Shiro chuckled. "I guess so."
"I like kids…they are funny" Gin chirped, licking Umi again. Umi started to laugh as he tugged on his hair... hard. Gin hissed softly. "Don't pull too hard" he stated. There was only more laughing from both Umi and Shiro as she tugged even harder. Gin sighed, giving up. She continued to pull on his silver hair. Grimmjow continued to watch, laughing at the other's misfortunate. Ulquiorra had disappeared once more.
A few hours had passed and Ichigo was awake, though he was curled up on the couch, half of his body in Shiro's lap. Grimmjow was now still in his chair, Gin hiding behind him. Ulquiorra was in the other room. Or so they assumed. The door flew open and a bunch of brutes came in, evil smiles. They had what looked like a mixture of beast and human at their side. Infinity's pets. Both Shiro and Ichigo growled this time, Ichigo's growl making the four cubs run over to them for protection. Infinity stepped out from behind his pets, smiling evilly. Aizen was at his side. "Little pets...Ichigo…my children…why do you run and hide from me" Infinity asked with a sadistic smile.
The girls sniffled and hid their faces in Ichigo and Shiro's shirts. Ichigo's eyes widened as he backed up a little. Gin hopped out from behind Grimmjow, snarling. "Aizen…I see your younger son is here…still thinks he is some kind of animal does he?" Infinity asked. Aizen nodded, embarrassed of the fox like male. Suddenly Ichigo was yanked away from Shiro. Ulquiorra was holding him, a sharp knife to the orangette's neck. "Ah and your older son…Thank you Ulquiorra" Infinity smiled, eyes trained on Ichigo. "Ichigo, why do you keep covering the marking I gave…Ulquiorra, remove the bandage" Infinity demanded.
Ichigo's eyes widened as he started to struggle against the ravenette's hold. He was shocked into stillness when the man managed to remove the bandage, revealing black Gothic lettering reading out "Infinity's Bitch" In bold black ink. "Yah had no righ' ta do that to 'em! I should'a killed yah after yah did tha' to 'em!" Shiro snarled at the green-haired man named Infinity.
Grimmjow didn't look surprised. He glared over at Infinity. Infinity ignored Shiro. "Ah even Grimmjow is here" he smirked.
"Haven't seen your ugly face in forever Infinity…and I had hoped you OD by now on your so called miracle drug" Grimmjow responded.
Gin made a giggling noise at Grimmjow's comment before frowning at Ulquiorra. "That's it!" Shiro roared as he leapt at Infinity, Completely forgetting that he was supposed to be guarding the girls. Infinity smiled. Ulquiorra cut a bit into Ichigo's throat. Shiro came to a stop with a growl. "Such a well trained pet" Infinity smiled.
"M' not yer fuckin' pet!" Shiro spat.
"Then whose are? You are an animal, not a human…you are a pet so someone must be your owner" Infinity lifted an eyebrow.
"I don' have a fucken' owner and I an't a damn animal!" Shiro snapped.
"Interesting…you leave my sight for barely a few days and you already are free thinking…you shouldn't do that Shiro" Infinity scolded.
"Never was under yer fuckin control!" Shiro spat with a snarl.
"Really? You seemed well under my control before…and you still are" Infinity stated. It was then everyone noticed Infinity's pets had the girls in their jaws, walking back to Infinity's side.
"N-no! Give them back! Please..." Ichigo cried, his eyes wide. "Yah sick bastard!" Shiro snarled. All four girls were crying by now. Gin growled, leaping at the pets. He had grown fond of the girls. Ulquiorra didn't move, letting Gin tear one of the beasts to pieces. Of course some of the others, one without a girl in their jaw attacked the silver haired male. "Mr. Gin!" both Umi and Tori cried out in union, the younger reaching out to him when the one that had held her was killed. There were splashes of dark blood on her arms, face, and dress she was wearing and it looked so, so wrong on her. Gin pulled Tori away from the others. Gin was covered in blood as well, he looked like a beast with Tori in his jaw. Grimmjow was about to get take the girl when Ichigo screamed. Ulquiorra had cut into his throat more. Grimmjow froze. Ulquiorra had a second knife, pointed at Ichigo's stomach. Tori clung to Gin with a whimper.
"No..." Ichigo whispered. "No... no..."
"Dont'chya fuckin dare! I'll tear ya inta' tiny lil pieces before I shove 'em down Infinity's throat!" Shiro spat in his rage.
Ulquiorra's face stayed montotone even as a beast jumped on Gin, ripping open his leg. Gin refused to cry out and drop Tori. Infinity smirked. "Just kill him" he stated.
Aizen looked alarmed as the beasts started to tore Gin to bits, leaving bites, cuts, bruises, and many injures. Gin dropped Tori, shoving her forward. Close enough Grimmjow could scoop her up. "No! Mr. Gin!" Tori wailed. Umi was whimpering now too, flinching when the beast shook her to get her to quiet down. Gin went limp under the beast on his back. The beast looked smug. "An idiot to think he could defeat the beasts" Infinity said smugly.
"Mr. Gin!" Tori cried, tears making bloody streaks on her face. Umi was crying hard too, though was trying to stay quiet so the animal holding her wouldn't hurt her. The other two were crying too, but they hadn't known Gin as well.
Shiro was growling lowly by now, probably thinking of a few choice things to do to Infinity. Aizen still looked horrified. "Let Gin be an example…come quietly…unless you wish to die as well" Infinity purred.
"Fuck no!" Shiro screeched.
The beast holding Kuma shook her, clawing one of her arms. Grimmjow pulled Tori closer to his own body. The girl sniffled and hiccupped as blood welled up in the wound. Tori started to sob into Grimmjow's shirt. Ichigo seemed to be in a daze; like everything around his wasn't real, was just a dream... bathed in blood. It was all he saw. The beast that was on Gin started to head towards Grimmjow and Tori to attack them. Grimmjow bared his teeth, snarling. Shiro snarled and darted forward, too fast for the human eye to see and suddenly there was a rather larger hole through the beasts head. Shiro appeared back at where he was standing, his left arm covered up to his elbow with the dark blood of the beast. Ulquiorra cut a little in Ichigo's stomach, eyes narrowed. Another beast hopped on Shiro, pinning him. Shiro growled threateningly as Ichigo whimpered. "Stop resisting" Infinity stated, walking over to Ulquiorra and taking Ichigo. "You belong to me and that is that" he sighed. The knife was still held at Ichigo's throat as well as his stomach. "And I doubt you want any harm to come to Ichigo…isn't that right Shiro" he sneered.
Ichigo was shivering by now. "I won't let yah!" Shiro growled.
Infinity leaned his head over, licking up the thin trail of blood running from the cut on Ichigo's neck. "Really? Can you stop me" Infinity asked.
"No..." Ichigo murmured, his breath hitching.
"Stop that, dammit! I'ma tear ya inta tiny lil pieces!" Shiro snapped.
"Then stop me" Infinity challenged, his teeth suddenly sinking into Ichigo's neck.
Ichigo cried out, his body visibly shaking by now. There was a roar from Shiro and the beast on top of him was suddenly dead, a hole through its neck. Both of the knives Infinity had dug into Ichigo, making him cry out again. "Fuckin stop it!" Shiro snapped.
"Then you, Ichigo, and the girls will return…Grimmjow as well" Infinity commanded.
"N-no!" Ichigo gasped. He was not going back there. He just won't.
"Why not Ichigo? You are safer with me than anywhere else" Infinity cooed.
"No! I-I don't want to!" Ichigo whimpered when the man's disgusting tongue ran up the side of his cheek.
"Why? Is there someone you rather live with?" Infinity hissed.
After a moment Ichigo nodded shakily. He felt Infinity's hand rubbing the tattoo on his cheek. "Who" Infinity growled.
"Um..." Ichigo mumbled. Infinity stopped stroking the tattoo. "Ichigo" he stated, a cold tone to his voice. Everyone's eyes were on Infinity and Ichigo. Ichigo gulped and closed his eyes when the other gripped his hair tightly. "...I-I want to be w-with Shi a-and Grimm..." Ichigo said quietly.
Infinity smirked. "They will be around Ichigo…unless you continue to denial me…then they both die" Infinity purred.
"B-but..." The orangette wanted to cry.
"What is your answer?" Infinity asked, not noticing a certain silver haired male wasn't dead. Nor that the male was crawling towards Infinity.
"I-I don't know!" Ichigo hiccupped.
"It's simple Ichigo…come home and your family will be fine. I don't see what so hard about this" Infinity continued. Ulquiorra stared at his younger brother crawl to Infinity yet did nothing.
"I-I don't want to..." Ichigo said in almost a whine before he hiccupped again. Tori was still bawling into Grimmjow's shirt, thinking that Gin was gone.
"Why would you want to be here…it's unsafe for you…especially since you are pregnant again Ichigo" Infinity stated.
"Like you know the difference" a slink voice chuckled as a knife drove into Infinity's groin area. Infinity yowled in pain, kicking the male aside. Gin coughed, flying into the wall.
That had caused him to drop Ichigo, the boy coughing before Shiro grabbed him and held him close as he stood next to Grimmjow and Tori, whom was crying yet harder. Gin went limp again against the wall, he looked more beaten up than before. What surprised Infinity was that Ulquiorra stepped forward, holding a knife at his nose. Aizen just stared at all this chaos. Umi started bawling too, unable to stop even as the thing holding her shook her and growled. Grimmjow handed Tori to Shiro and went to stop the thing with Umi in its jaw. He made quick work on snapping the neck and taking Umi. Umi clung to him with a whimper. Grimmjow growled at the remaining beasts. They growled back. Grimmjow set Umi down and pushed her towards Shiro. Then he leapt at the beasts, blood splattering on the floor. He gathered Kuma and Ela, taking them to their mother. Ichigo held onto them tightly. Grimmjow turned back to Infinity, Aizen, and Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra was still pointing the blade at Infinity, eyes emotionless.
"Jus kill 'em dammit!"Shiro snapped.
Grimmjow stepped forward to kill Infinity when a knife hit his stomach. He coughed up blood. He looked over at Aizen, another knife in his hand. He was protecting Infinity. Ulquiorra was also on the ground, bleeding out. And with that Aizen and the remaining, which was few beasts took Infinity and ran away. "Grimm!" Ichigo cried, wiggling out of Shiro's arms and giving him the girls before racing over to the other and kneeling down. He pulled the other's head into his lap. Grimmjow was breathing heavily. Blood was just pouring out onto the floor in gallons. His skin was growing extremely pale from lack of blood and his vision was blurring. "Grimm! No.. please!" Ichigo cried, pressing his hands against the wound, though it helped little. Tears were gathering in his eyes but he stubbornly held them in. Tori had wiggled out of Shiro's arms and was now crawling over to Gin. "I will be fine" Grimmjow muttered, his eyes fluttering closed.
"N-no, we need to get you some help!" Ichigo sniffed, a few of his tears falling onto Grimmjow's cheek.
Tori had managed to pull Gin's head into her tiny lap, her hands petting his hair softly. "Mr. Gin... Wake up please..." She asked softly before repeating herself a moment later.
"I will live Ichi" Grimmjow muttered, trying to get up.
"Don't push you're self!" Ichigo said, running a hand through Grimmjow's hair. Shiro had set the girls down next to Ichigo and was now dialing a number in on the phone, probably Szayel. Though, how he knew the number was a mystery.
"…You are my favorite now…you aren't pulling on my hair…how long was I 'dead'?" Gin teased, opening his light blue eyes slightly and smiled at Tori. It was painful to smile but it was worth it.
"Mr Gin!" Tori cried with a happy smile before nuzzling his hair.
"Oi! Jus' get yer ass over here!" Shiro snapped into the phone before hanging up.
"Just Gin works Tori" Gin chuckled painfully.
"Well seems Szayel is coming over…well he's gonna have a cow when he see this" Grimmjow muttered.
"He better get his ass here soon." Shiro muttered, sitting down next to Ichigo with his legs crossed and arms folded over his chest with a scowl. Gin snorted before coughing up blood. He moved his head from Tori's lap, blood leaking from his mouth and scar on his face.
Drama...don't ask about Ulquiorra...we don't either xD and yes we decided to give Aizen a break...so Infinity is being the controlling guy this time xD
IS: Ichigo/Shiro/The Girls
Both: Beasts/Brutes
Me: Everyone else