Hi! I hope you're all enjoying this fic so far =) This is one of my first serious crossovers, so I hope I'm doing good!

Yeah! Ichi had his egg in the last chapter! Too bad he's stuck in Seiteitei surrounded by all those he thought were his kind =( What will his mate and his dad do when they find out about the egg?

Grimmjow: Massacre them all!

Kisuke: Lay seige upon Seireitei with a highly thought out battle plan!

Grimmjow: ... WTF?

Kisuke: Uh... sorry, I was up late watching Lord of the Rings.

Part 12- Plans and Discoveries

Aizen is in his hall when the lower ranked Espada comes rushing in, falling to their knees and practically slamming their head on the floor in their bow. The brunette hides his sickeningly pleased smirk, waving for the one deemed less important than his stronger to continue.

"Sir, the orange haired female you requested information about… she's back within Shinigami territory now," he states nervously. "Her mate is still within the old mansion with the newcomers… and the Visoreds."

"What? What business do the Visoreds have with my Espada?"

"I… don't know that yet, sir. But… a Shinigami went there not an hour ago. The young Kuchiki girl. Said that her 'brother', Ichigo, sent her."

"So, she hasn't given up on her mate yet. Perfect. Anything else? Did she say why she was there?" Aizen asks a bit impatiently now. "Obviously she had her sister take a message to Grimmjow, what was it?"

"I… I don't know, s-sir. She had them l-let her into the mansion."

"I see. Thank you for the information thus far," he applauds. "I want you to find the young female I requested you keep tabs on… and bring her to me."

"But sir, she's in the Kuchiki's care. Byakuya always knows where they are and he'll be…"

The rant is cut short, Aizen crushing the other with the weight of his presence. Failure is not an option, Ichigo must be his. From his right, Gin steps up. He doesn't prefer his human form, instead letting his fox features surface at all times. His fluffy silver tail wags behind him, his left ear twitching on the side of his head, and that insufferable smile he always wears is a bit smaller.

"If you keep killing them, there will be none left to save."

"I don't care to save them," Aizen mutters bitterly. "I want that female!"

"The female called to Grimmjow, that's not a bond that can be broken," Gin warns. "I know you were a human before all this, but I'm here to advise you in gargoyle ways. Even with Grimmjow's death, Ichigo will not let him go."

"I don't need her to love me, I just need her abilities," he growls. "I can use her just fine, it doesn't matter to me if she wants it or not. It's her abilities that have the whole of the evolved community in an uproar."

"Only the clan leaders and a select few close advisors know about his…"

"Her," Aizen snaps.

"… Her abilities."

"And I aim to control them, to use them as my own. The Espada will out number the Shinigami… and we will finally destroy them all. Now… go find another to retrieve that female for me."

Gin nods a small bow, his smile stretching as he walks out. Stark and Nnoitra are waiting for him, gazes serious and questioning. A glare from icy blue eyes and their blood runs cold in their veins… if Gin is unhappy with Aizen then their accusations were right. He doesn't have the clan's best interests in mind, so someone needs to step up and challenge him. Gin stops between the two, not completely but slows his stride just enough to not seem suspicious.

"Get Nell," he murmurs so softly they almost miss it.

Those two single words have both large grins and violent shivers assaulting the two, both knowing the one spoken of and fearing her wrath as much as Grimmjow's. once Gin is past them, the two head out to do as told and the silver haired fox gargoyle searches for an incompetent that won't be missed.

Ichigo wakes to an empty cave, worry gnawing at his insides as he cuddles closer to his egg. It's much warmer than he thought it'd be, like it's creating it's own heat, and he's tempted to lay away from it. But this is his and Grimmjow's egg, it's their baby, and he can't bring himself to let go of it. Unfortunately, he has to eat and drink something.

"I have to get up little egg, okay?" he says quietly. "I need to eat and drink, but I keep things down here, so I don't have to leave the room. I'll just be a couple seconds, I promise."

He slides out of the blankets, hurrying over to the small fridge and cupboards he and Rukia snuck here years ago. Inside, he keeps water and pop… and anything nonperishable. He takes out the chips, a couple bottles of water, and some rice cakes flavored like apples and cinnamon. After devouring the rice cakes and a bottle of water, he carries the other two back to the bed in case he gets hungry later. It's not exactly healthy, but it's what he has to work with.

"I wonder when Rukia is coming back," he murmurs. "It's awfully lonely here."

He curls his body around the large egg, sighing at the heat against his bare skin. It's just too warm for him to throw clothes on, especially when he's just going to take them off again. After a moment, just when he's about to fall asleep again, he hears something in the tunnels. His body stiffens and he curls tighter around his precious egg, tears gathering as a million thoughts fly through his brain at once.

"Rukia did a very good job of covering your trail… but I know you two very well," Byakuya states from the entrance. "You honestly thought I never knew about your escapades through the tunnels? Or your explorative journeys through the sewers?"

"B-Byakuya."

"I'm alone," he assures. "I want to speak with you about something."

Ichigo eyes glance down, his body shifting to hide the egg as best he can, but the raven haired noble raised him and he's always known very well when he and Rukia are hiding something.

"Ichigo, I would like you to tell me what Yamamoto told you about the night he found you," he states.

"… My father was fighting an enemy clan," Ichigo says in confusion. "Mother got away and went into labor with me, but they killed my father and caught up with her. She was killed and I was waiting to be hatched… he saw it all."

"And yet, that story differs from the one I was told," Byakuya frowns deeply. "What on earth could he possibly have to hide?"

"… Well… I just laid an egg," Ichigo murmurs. "I'm sure you noticed that the minute you came in."

"I did. I also know that you're not the first male to have that ability."

"But I'm the first born naturally within all the clans."

"That makes no difference…"

"I can give the ability of perfect birth to others."

That has the noble silent, his stoic mask braking as his eyes go wide for the first time in many years. This ability has come up in many of Kurosuchi's theory based conversations, the other just babbling to let off steam, but never has it actually been proven. Ichigo could be the one thing that stands between them and extinction.

Oh no! Things are heating up! Now Byakuya knows about Ichi's secret ability! Good thing he seems to be on Ichigo's side, huh? Well, Ichi's a tad angry at me for the whole egg thing...

Ichi: Wouldn't you be! First you have me pushing out a kid, then more than one, and now I'm pushing out huge eggs? WTF is this?

Vaerin: At least you have Grimmy. =)

Ichi: And another thing! Why the hell is everyone pairing me with that insatiable asshole!

Vaerin: Because it's hot!

Ichi: ... Still... It doesn't seem very fair to me.

Grimmjow: And it's fair to me? Your bitchy ass is constantly beating the shit out of me! You're lucky I fuck you at all!

Ichi: I wish you wouldn't!

Grimmjow: Fine! I won't then!

Ichi: ... Wait... what? No! You can't do that! I'm young yet, I need sex!

Vaerin: *eating popcorn as she watches the fight* They're so hot.