Test Tubes

"I don't wanna do this." Grimmjow said, glaring at the thick packet of paperwork sitting in front of him.

"Well too bad. You're the one that went all crazy and called my sister up and told her we wanted a baby."

Grimmjow smacked Ichigo in the back of the head. "I mean the paperwork stupid. I do paperwork all day I don't wanna come home and do more." He sighed and stretched back in his chair. "Ahhh! This part sucks. Can't I just jack off in a cup and be done with it?"

Ichigo scowled. "That's gross."

Grimmjow rolled his eyes. "You were stitchin' together car crash victims the other day and I'm the gross one?"

Ichigo couldn't believe they were moving so fast with this. He had expected a year or two to get used to the idea but once Grimmjow and Yuzu started talking about it they completely steamrolled his thoughts and decided to start everything as soon as possible. Yuzu wanted to have the baby before she started college and Grimmjow pointed out that he didn't want to be an old man by the time they had the kid. A big problem neither one of them seemed to think about was the fact that Isshin had yet to find out about Yuzu's little plan and Ichigo had a feeling that was not going to go over very well.

"What?"

Ichigo's head shot up and he scowled. "What? I didn't say anything."

"I know but you have that look on yer face like when you get all girly and start thinkin' too much." Grimmjow pointed out as he checked off several boxes on one page. "Why the hell do they need to know what schools I went to? I'm not applying for a fuckin' loan, I just wanna give sperm."

"What are you gonna do when my dad finds out about all this?"

Grimmjow shrugged and tossed the pen on the table. He was done for now. "I guess we'll all yell at each other and then Yuzu will cry and yer dad will cave like always."

"Why are you so calm about this! It's weird."

Grimmjow chuckled. "Maybe I've been waitin' to have a nice big fight with yer dad and this is a really good excuse."

Ichigo groaned and dropped his head into his hands. "You are not going to fight with my dad."

Actually Ichigo had been quite surprised that in all the years he'd been with Grimmjow there had only been a small handful of conflicts between his father and the man he loved. The first time, and decidedly the most embarrassing time, had been when his father had caught the two of them while having a very private, very naughty conversation inside the upstairs bathroom.

Grimmjow had been standing behind him, looking over his shoulder in the mirror and fixing his hair, while Ichigo washed his hands. He leaned forward and pressed a light kiss to the side of Ichigo's neck and whispered huskily, "When are we gonna go home?"

Ichigo had licked his lips and blushed a little before answering. "About an hour maybe."

"Mmm, let's go now. I want you so bad."

Ichigo's eyes rolled closed and he unconsciously pressed back into Grimmjow's body. "Just a little longer and you can do anything you want."

Grimmjow chuckled sexily in his ear and bit down on the lobe as his arms snaked around his waist. "You mean I can shove you up against the front door and fuck you like we just met?"

Ichigo felt his legs turn to jelly as the soft words tickled his ear and he sighed, forgetting that he was in the bathroom at his family's home as he allowed Grimmjow to continue touching him.

"Only if you let me blow you first." Grimmjow groaned a little too loudly at that and sank his teeth into Ichigo's neck.

The both of them had jumped when a throat was cleared behind them and turned to see a fierce looking Isshin. Ichigo still to this day wasn't sure how much his father had heard of that conversation and he sure as hell wasn't going to ask him about it. After nearly flipping out, yelling at Grimmjow that he couldn't do that in his home and Grimmjow coming back with a booming, "I can talk to Ichigo however I want where ever I want!" Yuzu had interrupted by asking the two of them not to fight. When she was ignored she burst into tears and ran down the hallway. Isshin had made a funny noise in the back of his throat before running after her crying out, "My darling Yuzu, please don't cry! Daddy didn't mean to make you cry!" Now that he thought about it that's how every single one of Grimmjow and his father's fights had ended. No wonder Grimmjow was so confident about this.

"Well this is kinda bigger than you dating his son. A baby is a big deal."

Grimmjow grinned. "You gettin' cold feet already? What, we gotta get married before we have babies, is that it?"

Ichigo rolled his eyes and stood up, intent on walking away from the irritating man sitting next to him. Grimmjow's grin grew and he grabbed Ichigo's wrist, yanking him down into his lap and kissing his cheek.

"You let me worry about that. Besides, while you were off working Yuzu and I talked a bit about it when we went to get the paperwork."

"I think that's even weirder. You hanging out with Yuzu." Ichigo scowled into his own lap and wiggled to make himself comfortable. "I have to get ready for work."

"Are you jealous? You wanna come with me when I give my sample?" The lecherous grin Grimmjow gave him made it hard to continue frowning.

"No. But maybe I should be there for more of this. It's like… I can't do anything." He sighed and frowned as he admitted it.

"You can be a bigger part once she gets knocked up. Right now there isn't much you can do. She's gettin' tests done and havin' eggs harvested and I'm gettin' ready with my boys. After that it's all a waitin' game. At least for us."

Ichigo sighed. "I have a love hate relationship with your mature attitude you know that?"

Grimmjow chuckled. "Fine, I'll be more immature." He pushed Ichigo down into the cushions and pressed into him as he attacked his neck.

"I have to go to work." Ichigo protested half heartedly.

"It's okay, just let me suck you off first."

Grimmjow tickled Ichigo's ribs and his grin grew even larger when he struggled while giggling.

"I can't be late. This isn't like… stop that it tickles damn it!" Ichigo giggled again and pushed at Grimmjow's chest.

Grimmjow opened his mouth to say something when his cell phone rang and he sat back to check who it was. "Shit. Play time's over." He said before answering his phone.

Ichigo got up to walk to the bathroom and get ready for work but not without a smart slap on the ass from a grinning Grimmjow. He rolled his eyes but smiled just the same as he continued on with what he needed to do.

"Daddy, I'm going to have Grimmjow's baby."

Isshin didn't even think twice before he stood up and slammed his fist into Grimmjow's face. Grimmjow fell back out of his chair with a curse and both Yuzu and Ichigo stood up in defense. As soon as Grimmjow was on his feet he touched his fingertips to his now bleeding lip and sent a glare at Yuzu.

"You couldn't have said that a little differently?" He nearly shouted.

A week before Yuzu's first appointment for the implantation of the fertilized eggs they had all decided it was time to tell Isshin about what was going on. Ichigo and Yuzu had been nervous about it but Grimmjow had been confident that in the end everything would be fine. Now he was starting to think a little differently.

"Daddy don't hit him!" Yuzu practically screamed. "Listen to me."

"No Yuzu, daddy's gonna kill him first." Isshin said with a smile meant only for her before turning the full brunt of his rage on the blue haired menace. "First my son and now my daughter?!"

Grimmjow put up his hands. "It's not like that. I'm only sleepin' with Ichigo."

Ichigo rolled his eyes and hung his head. "Idiot."

Isshin advanced and Grimmjow looked back at Yuzu. "Will you explain this to him please?" He had promised both Ichigo and Yuzu that he wouldn't fight with their father and he was seriously starting to regret that.

Ichigo stepped in front of Grimmjow and blocked him from his father. "Dad, it's not what you think. Grimmjow hasn't touched Yuzu and never will. You really think I would let that happen?"

Isshin's anger seemed to waver a bit but he didn't back down. Ichigo wasn't sure he had ever seen his father this angry in his life and he did the only thing he could think of to calm him down. He set Yuzu on him. Grabbing Yuzu by the shoulders he pulled her in front of him so that her big brown and now teary eyes were the only thing he could see. Isshin faltered.

"Daddy, I'm going to have a baby for Grimmjow and Onii-chan. We're using Grimmjow's…," She stopped there as she remembered her brother's reaction to the word she had been about to say and changed it. "…stuff and my eggs. You know, IVF."

"Why would you do that?"

"Because I want them to have a family."

"But sweetheart, that's…."

Suddenly Yuzu's eyes turned steely and determined and her chin shot up, an vision of both her brother and sister. "I'm doing it and that's final. I have an appointment next week for the first round of implantation." After that the fight seemed to leave her and her eyes were once again wide and teary. "So please, don't hit anyone daddy. It was my idea in the first place."

"I don't like this."

"Well that's pretty obvious." Grimmjow grumbled, pissed off that he was being shielded by his boyfriend and a little girl.

"Grimmjow shut up. You're not making anything better." Ichigo hissed.

"I can't let my little girl do this. I won't allow it." Isshin stood up straighter and gave Yuzu the most disapproving look he ever had.

Yuzu stared up and him, tears threatening to spill over before finally doing so. Her bottom lip trembled and her little fists clenched at her sides. "Fine them I'm moving out!" She yelled before running off to her bedroom.

Isshin stared at the spot she had been standing in for a moment, not really sure if he had heard her right and Ichigo wandered how much worse this could get.

Isshin lifted a finger and pointed it at Grimmjow. "This is all your fault!"

"Bullshit!"

"First you change my son from the boy he was…."

"What the hell does that even mean?" Ichigo shouted.

"And then you fill my darling Yuzu's brain with ideas of giving gay couples a family." He switched his pointing finger to Ichigo. "You aren't even gay!"

"That's not even the point! And we are so not having this conversation again!"

Three pairs of eyes turned when a new voice asked in a bored tone, "Why is everyone yelling?"

Karin looked between the three men and rolled her eyes. "I take it Yuzu told dad?"

"What? You knew too?"

"Of course I did. Yuzu asked me what I thought about the idea like a year ago. Quite being stupid dad, she's not a baby anymore."

"But…."

"But nothing. It's something she wants to do for Ichi-nii and Grimm. You're just going to alienate her if you go against her." She looked up at her father with a slightly cocked eyebrow and a half smirk. "Do you really want to be the cause of her crying herself to sleep every night?"

Isshin went pale and his hands fisted under his chin. "My babies are all turning against me. Oh, if Masaki were here this would never happen."

"Yeah, it wouldn't even be an issue if mom were alive. She'd agree with us too."

Isshin slumped into his chair and refused to look at anyone for a long time. It wasn't until Yuzu came down the stairs with a large and heavy looking bag that he moved at all. He jumped up and flew at his daughter, wrapping his arms around her waist as he wailed into her belly.

"Don't leave my little Yuzu. Daddy's sorry for yelling at you."

"So you'll let me do this?"

He scowled at the floor and looked over at Ichigo who had turned his attention to Grimmjow and was currently wiping the blood from his lip. Grimmjow grinned and stole a small kiss only because he thought no one was looking. Well, he didn't really care if Karin saw, she had seen them kiss many times. And though Yuzu had only seen them exchange an occasional peck he didn't care if she saw either. He just had thought that Isshin was too distracted. When their lips met, even for a brief moment, Ichigo blushed and bit his lip before scowling at the display. Isshin sighed and closed his eyes.

"I don't like it. But I won't stop you." He stood and tossed a hard look at Grimmjow. "If you fuck up my grandkid I'll kill you."

Grimmjow grinned and ignored it when his lip split further. "I'm not gonna do it for you. I'll raise my kid how I want, but I won't fuck 'em up just 'cause ya told me not to."

"Grimmjow." Ichigo said in a warning tone.

Suddenly Isshin laughed and the atmosphere in the room changed completely. Karin rolled her eyes and left the room; Yuzu dragged her heavy bag back up the stairs and Ichigo and Grimmjow decided it was time for them to o home. As soon as he was alone Isshin buried his face in his hands and shook his head, wondering if he had done something wrong as a father even as he applauded his children for standing up for themselves. Being a parent wasn't easy and he grinned suddenly. Grimmjow was in for the surprise of his life if he thought it would be. Isshin suddenly felt like laughing again.

"Your dad is fucking bipolar. Seriously he needs to be on medication." Grimmjow grumbled as he and Ichigo walked into their house later that day.

Ichigo smirked. "He is not."

"How can you say that? I can't believe you tuned out fairly normal being raised by that unbalanced asshole."

"Don't call him an asshole."

"Ha! You didn't deny he was unbalanced."

Ichigo sighed and rolled his eyes. That whole afternoon had been completely exhausting and he still had to go to work later that night.

"I'm going to go take a nap. Wake me up at six." He waved over his shoulder absently as he walked to the bedroom.

Grimmjow threw himself on the couch and sighed. He had really wanted to punch that man. Him and his stupid promises. But when Ichigo looked at him like that, his big brown eyes pleading up at him…. And he had even had Yuzu right beside him which was even worse. He sighed and promised himself that next time they tried that he would be stronger.

"How much longer?" Grimmjow was pacing back and forth in front of the bathroom door while Ichigo sat on the bed and looked resolutely at the floor.

"Thirty seconds." In thirty seconds they would know if they were going to be that much closer to being fathers. He felt a little sick but he was trying hard not to show it.

Both Grimmjow and Ichigo jumped when the door clicked open and Yuzu stepped out. She shook her head sadly. "Either it's not reading yet or this one didn't stick." She said in a quiet voice.

Grimmjow nodded and pursed his lips. "Well, we knew it probably wouldn't work the first time, so it's no big deal." Though he was disappointed he wasn't going to do anything to make this girl cry. He hated it when girls cried. He really didn't know what to do when that happened. Part of the reason he stayed away from them so much. "You two hungry?"

Yuzu smiled and nodded and the three of them left the bedroom. Ichigo made his way to the kitchen and Grimmjow followed him, happy when Yuzu just sat on the couch. The cute faces Ichigo had been making all morning were getting to him and if he didn't kiss him he was sure that he was going to explode. Before Ichigo had a chance to do anything Grimmjow grabbed his hips and spun him around, pinning him to the counter and kissing him firmly on the lips.

"I love you." He whispered against his lips.

"Yuzu is in the other room." Ichigo whispered back.

"So? I ain't takin' yer clothes of. I just wanna kiss you."

"You can do that after Shawlong takes her home." Ichigo was still nervous about doing things while others were around. It seemed to him that every time he let his guard down they got caught and he'd just as soon avoid that if he could.

"Aw, c'mon. You make all those faces you know I can't resist then you ask me to wait?" Grimmjow angled his head to nip at the sensitive piece of skin behind Ichigo's ear.

"I have tonight off. Just wait a little bit longer."

Grimmjow growled. "You don't kiss me and I'll kick her out now."

Ichigo kicked Grimmjow in the shin and got the desired effect of making the man back up. "Don't be an asshole."

Grimmjow rolled his eyes and fought the urge to rub the sore spot on his leg. "Tch. Fine."

He was turning to walk away when Ichigo grabbed his wrist and pulled him back, giving him a sweet but brief kiss on his lips. "I love you too."

"You two are so cute."

Ichigo turned bright red and Grimmjow grinned. "I told you she'd catch us." Ichigo grit to between his teeth.

"Yeah, she's seen us kiss now, so let's finish what we started."

"I'm making lunch!"

Grimmjow just laughed and sat at the table in the kitchen.

"Why don't we have any forks? Nnoitra's been gone for almost a year and we still don't have any forks." Ichigo grumbled and Grimmjow ignored him. It was much more entertaining to watch his ass anyway.

One month later Ichigo was on his way home from an afternoon shift when Shinji called him up, wanting to get together. After a quick stop to pick him up they drove back to the condo and made their way upstairs.

"So how ya been lately? Yer so busy I hardly get ta see ya anymore." Shinji asked once they were inside.

Ichigo shrugged. "Busy. Between work at the hospital and those extra classes I'm taking I don't have much time for anything else."

"Why the hell ya takin' extra classes if ya don't need to?"

Ichigo snorted. "When you do what I do classes and seminars are kinda a must. If I stopped going to school to learn things I'd be behind the times in less than a year. Besides, I've been looking into getting into the surgical team lately."

Shinji raised his eyebrows. "Oh yeah? You finally think yer gonna decide what kinda doctor to be?"

"Maybe. I've really been liking working in the emergency room though. All the action and adrenaline. It's awesome on a big night."

"Good fer you Ichi."

"So how's things at the club?"

Shinji shrugged and rolled his eyes. "I honestly don't know what's gonna happen. It's crazy there Ichi. You should be happy ya left when ya did."

They chatted for a while longer, swapping stories about what had been going on in their lives. It was a bit upsetting for the both of them not to be able to see each other as much as they used to but they supposed that's what happened when you got older and adulthood really started to sink in. Though that was really only the case for Ichigo since Shinji was still basically doing what he had been four years ago sans the dancing part.

Ichigo was in the middle of fixing dinner, having asked Shinji to stay over, when Grimmjow came home from work. Ichigo looked at the clock and frowned.

"You're late." He said before looking over his shoulder.

"I had to pick up your sister. What's he doing here?"

"Well hello to you too."

Ichigo had completely forgotten that tonight they had planned to check and see if Yuzu was pregnant again. They hadn't told anyone outside the family that they were trying this and now he found himself in a tight spot. He couldn't ask Shinji to leave now after having invited him over for dinner, but he still didn't want anyone else to find out about what was going on. At least not until they knew for sure that Yuzu was pregnant.

"I invited Shinji to eat dinner with us."

"Hello Shin-chan." Yuzu said brightly and Shinji smiled back at her.

"Hey Yuzu!" He said, giving her a big hug. "Geez, yer practically glowin'! Ya got a boyfriend er somethin'?"

Yuzu blushed and shook her head. "No."

There was a brief awkward silence before the conversation started back up; Shinji talking with Yuzu and Grimmjow with Ichigo.

"Why did you invite him?" Grimmjow asked in a heated whisper as Ichigo cooked.

"I forgot what tonight was." Ichigo whispered back.

"Idiot."

Dinner was served and as they all sat around the table they spoke companionably. Shinji could tell something was up but he didn't say anything. He hoped that Ichigo and Grimmjow weren't fighting but even Yuzu was acting a little strange in his opinion. Shinji was in the middle of a story about his mother's chickens when Yuzu excused herself. No one thought anything of it and continued to listen to the story.

"I can't believe okaachan even still has her chickens. I would have thought she'd have gotten bored with them years ago." Ichigo said with a small shake of his head.

"Me too really, but she likes them. She even named these ones. Gave them all American names. I think one is called Betsy. Isn't that a cow name?

Ichigo laughed. "I have no idea."

"No I think it is." Grimmjow smiled. "I heard it in a movie once I think."

"Any way, if ya two ever need eggs just hit okaachan up. She's got more than she knows what ta do with. She keeps tryin' ta give them to me and she knows I hate eggs."

It was then that Yuzu walked back in the kitchen and immediately drew everyone's attention. Her face was somber and she was biting her lip. Ichigo frowned, wondering if she had gone and taken the test secretly while everyone had been distracted. Grimmjow leaned back in his chair and waited for her to speak. Shinji was confused but kept quiet. Yuzu took a deep breath and opened her mouth.

"Well," She started, her face still a mask before splitting into a wide grin. "I'm pregnant!"

A/N Well there ya have it. The fun really begins now :D Hope you enjoyed it :D More soon! Probaby won't be able to update until next week because I have family visiting this weekend but it shouldn't be too long of a wait. Enjoy!

~Penny