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Chapter Thirteen
The next day….
Kurosaki House
The party was in full swing at the Kurosaki House. There was much celebration for Ichigo's family. Not only were they celebrating Ichigo's graduation but the engagement between Isshin and Orihime and her shocking pregnancy.
At the graduation ceremony the three Kurosaki siblings thought they were going to faint from the amount of drama they'd just witnessed. After recovering from her initial shock Yuzu felt like she was going to burst with joy at the news that her father was going to marry Orihime as well as the news she was going to have a baby brother or sister.
Karin and Ichigo didn't know how to process the news at first. But they both knew that Isshin loved Orihime and that they needed to support them both since they now had a baby on the way.
The family invited all of their friends to the party, including Rukia. Like Yuzu, Rukia was ecstatic to hear that Orihime was marrying Isshin and promised to be there for Orihime as she went through her pregnancy.
The rest of their friends was just as supportive, knowing that this was an important moment in Orihime's life.
While music played, Orihime and the Kurosakis sat around with their friends. Included in the party was Rukia, Chad, Uryu, Tatsuki, Mizuiro, Kisuke, Yoruichi, Keigo and Chizuru. Kisuke had brought a lot of booze from his shop for the party and everyone was in a celebrating mood. While most of the gang was happy for the engaged couple, some had differing opinions….
"Noooooo!" Keigo whined as he sat in the corner. "It's not fair! I wanted to be the one to marry Orihime!" It was clear to everyone that perhaps giving Keigo alcohol wasn't the best of ideas.
Laying back against the couch, Yoruichi sipped her alcohol from her cup and chuckled. "Is he going to be okay?" he asked.
"He's fine," Ichigo said, rolling his eyes at the whining Keigo. "He's been like this since the graduation ceremony. Give him a week or two and he'll get over it."
"Want me to give him one of Kisuke's porno mags to help calm him down?"
"Sure."
The shopkeeper glared at his best friend. "Hey! Don't steal from my private stash!"
"I wouldn't call it private, Kisuke…."
Everyone had a good laugh before Orihime suddenly squeaked when she felt hands grab at her boobs. "Well I'm with Keigo! That ape can't treat you the way I can!" Chizuru insisted, having had too much alcohol herself. She continued to molest Orihime before Tatsuki bonked her on the head, getting her to stop.
"Lay off, Chizuru. Let's all be happy and celebrate." She held up her cup and smiled. "Here's to the happy couple!" The group held up their cups and cheered before downing the drinks.
Isshin got up to get more drinks, closely flanked by Kisuke. "Soooo…" the shopkeeper started as he followed Isshin into the kitchen, "You gonna let me in on some of the juicy details?"
The father rolled his eyes as he pulled out more alcohol from the fridge. "What do you expect me to say?"
"Well, I'm curious how someone as boneheaded as you got such a lovely flower as Orihime," the former captain said. "I thought you always said you'd never remarry again."
"So did I," Isshin said, taking a swig of his drink before passing a cup to Kisuke. "But…things changed."
"Go on…"
Isshin narrowed his eyes. "I'm not giving you any of the dirty details."
"Awww! You're no fun at all!"
Orihime, meanwhile, was busy talking with Tatsuki in the main bedroom. The two were looking over a catalog of wedding dresses, curtesy of Uryu. "How about this one?" Orihime pointed.
Tatsuki nodded. "That's not a bad one."
The two were interrupted when a hand holding another magazine passed in between them. "How about this?" said Yoruichi, who joined the two teens on the bed. "Isshin might love this."
Orihime and Tatsuki blushed when they saw that Yoruichi was holding a lingerie catalog. Taking it in her hands, Orihime flipped through it and saw the selection of skimpy underwear. "Well…."
"Ohoho!" Yoruichi smiled. "I can see that Isshin gave our little 'Hime a dirty side of her own." She put her arms around the two girls and pulled them close. "Well, why don't I give you a few useful tips, Orihime?" She turned to Tatsuki and winked. "You can listen in if you want for when you get a boyfriend."
Both girls looked at each other and smiled knowingly. "Sure…but I think we know a few tricks of our own," Orihime said giggling.
Yoruichi looked at the two girls curiously before giving them both a wide, seductive grin. "Oh? You mean…" she grabbed the TV remote and turned it on, "this?"
Orihime's ears burned in embarrassment when she realized that she and Isshin left their sex video in the DVD player when the TV screen came alive and showed the spicy threesome with her, Tatsuki and Isshin. "Turn that off before someone sees!" Orihime quickly said, not wanting Ichigo's sisters to walk in on this.
Turning it off, Yoruichi merely laughed and tossed the remote to the side. "You know, I gotta say, Orihime, I'm proud of you." She hugged the orangette tightly. "You've come a long way from that little girl I met." Letting her go, she picked up the wedding dress catalog and flipped through it. "Ooooh! You'd look quite lovely in this!"
The three women continued to flip through the dress catalog, picking out Orihime's dress for her big day….
Later….
Isshin stood outside, looking up at the moon. Behind him were the sounds of the party in full swing, the graduated teens playing a few games. As he took another swig of his drink he heard the door open up. "You know the party's meant for you too."
Turning his head, Isshin saw Orihime walk up next to him. The pregnant teen embraced her fiancée tightly. The two held each other while listening to the sound of the party inside for what felt like the longest time. Running a hand through her soft hair, Isshin kissed his beloved's forehead. "I love you."
"I love you too," Orihime whispered back, burying her head in her boyfriend's broad chest. "This was a good night."
"It was. I'm glad to see that you've had a good time. You and Ichigo deserve a party after all you've been through." Isshin tiled her head up so they could look each other in the eye. "How are you feeling?" he asked. Unlike everyone else Orihime hadn't been drinking since she was carrying a baby but ever since her confession Isshin could see the seeds of worry planted in her eyes.
"I'm…" Orihime put her hands over her stomach, knowing that soon it would be growing with a child inside. "I'm scared," she admitted. She remembered the absolute sense of dread when she took her pregnancy test and had feared what Isshin's reaction would be when it read positive. While she was relieved that Isshin was overjoyed with the news she was still worried since she was going to be a mother soon.
Isshin pulled his lover into another warm hug. "Whatever happens, Orihime, I'll be there beside you every step of the way."
The words had their intended effect and Orihime smiled, the fear melting in her heart. "Thank you," she whispered before returning to burying her head in his chest.
As the sound of the party raged on, Isshin held his fiancé tightly, their love becoming stronger….
Much later….
Isshin went around the house, turning off the lights. The party was over and most of the guests had left for home. Yoruichi had taken a drunk Kisuke home, slinging the shopkeeper over her shoulder before heading back to Urahara shop. The rest of Ichigo and Orihime's friends had returned to their homes. Checking on his children, Isshin opened the door to Yuzu and Karin's room.
The twins slept soundly in their beds. On the floor, cocooned by a plethora of blankets was Orihime and Tatsuki, the two girls snuggling together warmly. Smiling at the touching scene, Isshin closed the door. When he checked in on his son he found him and Rukia in Ichigo's bed, the girl sleeping soundly with her head on Ichigo's chest.
"They make a good couple," Isshin noted before heading downstairs to his room. However, when he got closer he heard a very familiar sound. "Oh no…" he facepalmed. "Don't tell me someone left the video on!" Cursing, Isshin opened the door to his room…and soon found that it wasn't the sex-tape of him and Orihime making all the noise.
On the bed was Chizuru and Keigo, the two drunken friends burying their misery by having sex.
Closing the door, Isshin merely facepalmed. As much as he wanted to kick the two teens out he was too sleepy to deal with it. "Let me go crash on the couch. I'll kick them out when I wake up." Grabbing a pillow from a closet, the father laid down on the couch. "Last time I let alcohol in this house," he mumbled before falling asleep….
To be continued