Announcement

"Well, I'm pregnant!"

The silence in the room was thick as three sets of eyes opened wide and started at Yuzu in disbelief. Each of them could hear their heart beats in their ears, feel their stomachs rise to their throats and felt their skin go hot and cold at the same time. It was Ichigo that broke the silence first.

"I- I'm gonna be a father?" He said with an air of awe in his voice.

Shinji's eyes nearly bugged out of his head as he gaped at his friend. "The fuck ya mean yer gonna be a daddy?!" His voice was higher than normal but he didn't care enough to be embarrassed by it. If he had been thinking clearly he would have realized that Ichigo hadn't meant that the way it sounded but of course after two bits of fairly shocking pieces of news he was beyond rational thinking.

"Holy fuck." Grimmjow breathed and sank back further into his chair. This was what he wanted… right?

Ichigo was grinning now, completely ignoring a slack jawed Shinji and a dumbfounded Grimmjow. True, this had been something he wanted but none of it had seemed real up until that point. The moment those words came out of Yuzu's mouth everything came crashing around him and he realized just how much he wanted this; how happy he was that his sister was giving him and Grimmjow this chance. He stood up then and grabbed his sister around the waist, lifting her off the ground and twirling her in a circle as she squealed delightedly.

Shinji was still completely clueless as to what was going on and he found himself standing but not really sure why. He blinked a few times, realizing that he hadn't in the seconds that had rolled by, and opened his mouth several times before words actually tried to force their way out.

"Wh-ha. Wh… the hell?" He whispered before clenching his fist and gritting his teeth. "The hell is goin' on here?!"

Ichigo almost dropped Yuzu to the floor and they both turned to him, twin smiles on their faces. It was devastating to look at really, those big innocent brown eyes shining at him with happiness and love, tears glistening in Yuzu's while Ichigo's beamed with pride.

"Yuzu is having a baby for Grimmjow and me." He said, the silly smile never fading.

Shinji closed his eyes and tried again. "What?"

Grimmjow cleared his throat, still staring at the table, and answered Shinji's question. "Yuzu offered to carry a child for us so that we could have children." His voice was flat and business like and Ichigo's smile faltered just a bit.

Shinji's eyes swung back to Yuzu and, if possible, grew wider. "What?!"

Yuzu nodded. "Yep. I wanted to give them this and they both agreed to go through with it."

Shinji frowned, still very confused as he tried to piece everything together. "Wait, wait, wait. Lemme get this straight. Yer pregnant," Yuzu nodded. "with a baby," Yuzu continued to nod. "and it's Ichigo's?"

Ichigo rolled his eyes and Grimmjow snorted. "You really are stupid aren't you?" He said, crossing his arms over his chest and looking up for the first time since Yuzu had come in the room and made her announcement.

"It's yers?!"

"Shinji, would you quit shouting?" Ichigo muttered.

"Of course it's mine idiot. Why would Ichigo impregnate his own sister?"

"You slept with Yuzu?!"

At the resounding silence Shinji flushed crimson but held his ground. If he moved he was afraid of what would happen, whether it be to pounce on Grimmjow and beat the shit out of him for even thinking of touching Yuzu, especially while claiming to be in love with his best friend, or fainting at the enormity of the situation.

"No Shin-chan. We used a collection of his sperm and fertilized some of my harvested eggs and then implanted them in my womb." Yuzu said, a smile still on her face.

Shinji groaned and hung his head. "Ichi make yer sister stop talkin' like that."

Yuzu frowned suddenly, a cute and rather petulant look on her. "Why does everyone say that?"

Grimmjow chuckled and shook his head. His stomach was still a little queasy after hearing the news, the reality of the situation hitting him a bit differently than it had for Ichigo. He had wanted this, true, had even talked Ichigo into it but now that it was real, now that it was really happening… he wasn't sure if he wanted a beer, a cigarette, something he hadn't done in years, or to go throw up.

"It's because you still look like a kid." He said in a teasing tone and Yuzu pursed her lips at him.

"I do not."

Ichigo nodded. "Do to."

Shinji dropped into his chair once again. "I need a beer."

"I second that." Grimmjow said, standing and turning to walk to the refrigerator.

Yuzu frowned. "Aren't you happy Grimmjow?" She asked in a small voice that made Grimmjow wince and his steps falter.

He turned and gave Yuzu a half smile. "Of course I'm happy. Just a bit shocked is all." He smiled then and was happy that it made her smile in return.

Grabbing two cold beers he tossed one to Shinji, who almost missed it because he was staring off into space, and retook his seat. "So I'm gonna be a daddy huh?"

Yuzu giggled. "Yep!" She said before wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him tight.

Instead of hugging her back, an awkward thing at best in the position he was in, he popped open his beer and took a deep breath. What the hell had he gotten himself into?

Yuzu and Shinji both got a ride from Shawlong to their homes and as soon as they were gone Ichigo turned to pin Grimmjow with a curious look. Grimmjow frowned at him and sat heavily on the couch.

"What?"

"You got a little weird back there. You okay?"

Grimmjow rolled his eyes. "Of course I'm okay. I just hadn't figured it would take yet. Caught me off guard."

Ichigo grinned and walked over to the couch, crawling across it and into Grimmjow's lap. His arms snaked around his neck and he kissed his cheek.

"You're nervous." He stated plainly and again Grimmjow rolled his eyes.

"Of course I'm nervous idiot." He was a little upset by the almost complete one-eighty Ichigo had done in his feelings on being a father so soon.

Ichigo chuckled and shifted his attention to Grimmjow's neck, scraping his teeth lightly over the thick hard muscle there. Grimmjow smirked and leaned his head back to expose more of himself. He would never stop Ichigo when he was like this.

"Do you know how long it's been since we spent my day off together just the two of us?" Ichigo mumbled against Grimmjow's skin.

"Mmm. Two weeks and four days."

Ichigo chuckled softly. "Two weeks and four days." He agreed, kissing his way up Grimmjow's neck to the juncture where his jaw met his ear. "I'm glad we're alone right now." Ichigo whispered.

"Oh, yeah?" Grimmjow grinned and grabbed Ichigo's hips, pulling him closer as he pressed himself up.

Ichigo pressed back and licked Grimmjow's ear lobe. "Yeah."

Grimmjow licked his lips and let his eyes slide closed. "What are we gonna do about it, huh?"

"I wonder." Ichigo teased and he slowly began to lift Grimmjow's shirt up.

His fingers teased along the waist of Grimmjow's pants before splaying out across his stomach and tracing their way up to his defined pecs. Grimmjow groaned quietly and tucked his thumbs in the back of Ichigo's tight pants. No matter how old he got his pants never seemed to get any looser. Not that he minded much anymore. He was very used to peeling him out of said pants and the view while they were on still made him feel like a horny teenager. Just about everything Ichigo did made him feel like that, even after nearly four years.

When Ichigo's teasing mouth finally reached Grimmjow's their lips barely touched as they shared breath, Ichigo's hand over Grimmjow's heart. "I want you so fuckin' bad right now." Ichigo breathed and leaned back to look him in the eyes.

Grimmjow just bit his lip and cocked an eyebrow in reply, lifting his arms when Ichigo pulled his shirt over his head for him. He seemed to be in a hurry now and Grimmjow almost chuckled. Every time Ichigo got too excited he rushed through things so fast. It wasn't that Grimmjow didn't enjoy it, far from it really, it was just that he knew that everything would be over way too quick. Then again they had the whole night for this so it wasn't like it would be the last time.

As soon as they were both shirtless their mouths met in a deep kiss, tongues fighting for dominance and Grimmjow fleetingly hoped this wouldn't turn into one of their battles of who was going to be topping. He'd tie Ichigo up this time because there was no way he was going to let that happen right now. If he had his way they wouldn't even be moving from the couch. Luckily for him Ichigo seemed to be thinking along the same lines and as his nimble fingers undid the button on the front of Grimmjow's pants he leaned back and licked his lips.

"That one bottle of lube still under the couch?" Grimmjow nodded and watched with bated breath as Ichigo bent over backwards in his lap to retrieve it. He may have quit dancing but he had never stopped training his body and he was as flexible as ever.

Grimmjow made quick work of the button fly on Ichigo's jeans and began to pull at the back of them a bit. Ichigo smirked and bit his lip before pushing himself off Grimmjow's lap. When his pants hit the thick carpeted floor along with his underwear Grimmjow sucked in his breath and grinned. Ichigo grabbed his pants at the hem and yanked them off, this time succeeding in making Grimmjow chuckle. He didn't take it to heart for once and instead returned to his place in his lap, straddling his hips and grinding their now hard cocks together. Ichigo moaned at the barely there friction that Grimmjow's silk boxers caused and poured a small amount of lubricant on his left hand. Dropping the bottle on the couch beside them he reached behind him and slipped his middle finger all the way inside himself. He shuddered and closed his eyes before catching Grimmjow's mouth in another deep kiss. Grimmjow reached behind him and grabbed his ass, spreading the cheeks apart to help Ichigo get a deeper reach. Ichigo moaned again and arched his back as his hips began to rock forward and his tongue deftly coaxed its partner into a swifter dance.

No words were spoken, none were needed, and Ichigo slipped a second finger in beside the first, tearing his lips from Grimmjow's and resting his forehead against his shoulder. He continued to rub his erection against Grimmjow's cloth covered one but as soon as the third finger was inside him he stopped moving and sank his teeth into Grimmjow's shoulder.

"Oh, ff… I can't do this anymore." He whispered and pulled his hand free.

He reached inside the silk boxers and ran his slicked hand over his cock as he reached for the lubricant with his other hand. Pulling the cock through the opening he drizzled the warm liquid over the tip and shifted his hips. Grimmjow slid forward a bit and watched Ichigo's face as he positioned himself and slowly began to lower his body. It was a tight fit, just like always, and Grimmjow had to struggle to keep his eyes open. Ichigo whined quietly once it was finally inside and he tilted his hips as he lowered himself completely. Grimmjow's big hands were still holding him open but they shifted to hold either side of his hips when Ichigo swiveled them a few times to stretch himself even further. After a moment of adjustment he placed one hand behind Grimmjow's neck and the other on the thigh behind him, arching back a bit before undulating his hips. Grimmjow groaned and finally let his eyes roll closed.

It was slow at first as Ichigo got his rhythm, but as soon as he felt ready he snapped his hips forward and let his head fall back, the feel of Grimmjow's cock all the way inside him making his body hot and his head fuzzy. And then they were moving, Ichigo rolling his hips forward and back as Grimmjow bucked up into him. When Grimmjow reached to stroke Ichigo his hand was smacked away. Instead of answering Ichigo just shook his head and furrowed his brow. He wouldn't last very long if Grimmjow did that and they both knew it. Instead Grimmjow reached up to pluck one of Ichigo's nipples, pleased at the strangled groan that escaped the man riding him.

"Fuck, Ichi." Grimmjow grit out as Ichigo picked up the speed.

He was panting, sweat now making his skin glisten in the almost harsh light of the overhead lamp in the living room. Grimmjow reached up and ran his thumb across Ichigo's open lips and was surprised when he was bitten. Ichigo's eyes slitted open as he moved and he watched Grimmjow as he ran his tongue over the pad of the digit before wrapping his lips around it and sucking. Grimmjow moaned and bit his lip, thrusting harder upwards and making Ichigo's mouth fall open. Abandoning his position Ichigo leaned forward and linked his fingers behind Grimmjow's neck, bowing his back as his body rose and fell and his hips rolled back and forth. Grimmjow's hands returned to Ichigo's hips and his fingers dug in for purchase. He was close, so close. When Ichigo tightened around him and he whimpered behind closed lips he lost it and came, Ichigo's own release trailing on its heels.

They sat there, panting and sex drugged, for a moment before Ichigo kissed Grimmjow's shoulder.

"Mmm, love you."

Grimmjow chuckled and kissed the side of Ichigo's head. "Love you too."

Yuzu brushed her teeth for the fourth time that day and sighed as she left the bathroom. She was having a little trouble finding foods that didn't make her vomit at the mere thought of them and found herself limited to rice and hard boiled eggs. She knew she should eat other things, was actually going to discuss this with her doctor later that week, but she couldn't keep any of it down. Because of that she found herself weak and irritable all the time. She was sleeping more and snapping at anyone who spoke to her. Her father wasn't making anything easier with his comments on how her mother had handled her own pregnancies with much more grace and for the first time in her life she had thrown something at him, hitting him square in the face. Karin had burst into laughter falling off the couch and onto the floor and Isshin had looked at her like she had grown another head. This really wasn't going to be easy and she was only two months into it.

She was happy though that she was starting to show a little now, though she wandered if she should be quite as large as she was at just over eight weeks. The bump in her belly made her smile and she had even gotten Grimmjow to touch it. He had curled his lip unconsciously when he had done it but she surprisingly hadn't bitten his head off for the look. She had just eaten after all.

Shinji had been coming around a bit more than usual to check up on her. After his initial shock he warmed up to the idea fairly quickly and was now happily accompanying her on afternoon walks and helping her find things she could keep down. She had let go of her crush on him years ago, shortly after Karin had told her flat out that he was the gayest person she knew. She still thought he was cute and loved his personality but it was in a more friendly way than it had been before.

Time seemed to speed up and slow down for her. One day she was starting to feel the first stretching feelings in her uterus and the next thing she knew she was nearly four months along and having to buy new clothes. What should have been a tiny baby bump at this stage was far bigger than anticipated. At the seventeenth week mark Grimmjow and Ichigo went with her to get her second sonogram, the first of which had been to determine that the egg placement was sufficient for proper implantation.

"I have to pee." Yuzu whined as she sipped her water. She hated that she had to have a full bladder for this.

"You can't yet." Ichigo said in a tired voice. He had worked until early that morning but still insisted on joining them.

Yuzu shifted in her seat and sighed. "It's moving again."

Without asking she grabbed Grimmjow's hand and placed it on the side of her belly, watching his face as the baby kicked. The first time she had done this Grimmjow had pulled his hand away as if he had been burned, even going so far as to grabbing his wrist and pulling it close to his chest. When Yuzu had burst into tears he had instantly felt sorry, along with being confused and at a loss for how to help. When he had told Ichigo about it Ichigo had rolled his eyes and reminded him about Yuzu's hormones. Grimmjow made it a point to never react like that again, no matter how weird it felt. He didn't like it when Yuzu cried if only because he never knew what to do in those kinds of situations. Now as he let her place his hand over her belly he bit his lip and waited for movement. When the strongest kick he had felt yet struck his hand his eyebrows raised and a small smile tugged at his lips.

"Kid's strong." He said with no small amount of pride.

Ichigo grinned and shook his head.

"Have you two thought up names yet?" Yuzu asked to distract herself from the need to urinate.

Grimmjow nodded. "I thought of a boy name. Taichi."

Yuzu smiled. "And if it's a girl?"

Grimmjow shrugged.

"Tomoe." Ichigo muttered before yawning widely. He had heard a mother call for her little girl in the emergency waiting room the evening before and that had been the name. The little girl herself had been adorable, barely able to toddle after her mother and Ichigo hadn't been able to hold back his smile.

Yuzu beamed at him. "That's so pretty Onii-chan!"

"Miss Kurosaki?" A nurse called and the three of them looked up at her. "We're ready for you. If you would please follow me." When they all stood the nurse frowned. "I'm sorry but your friends will have to stay out here."

"This is the father of the child and my brother," She didn't bother pointing out who was which. "They have to come with me."

The nurse sighed but didn't fight her on it and led them down the hall to a room with a small bed covered in paper with a machine standing next to it. It was cold in the room and Yuzu shivered.

"If you will lie down the doctor will be with you shortly." The nurse said before shutting the door.

It seemed to take forever and Yuzu was starting to get a little angry. She hated that she was acting like this but since there wasn't much she could do about it she tried her best not to fidget as they waited. Ichigo was too tired to do anything other than sink into one of the available chairs and close his eyes, hoping that this would be over with soon so he could go home and go to sleep. Grimmjow sat next to him and glared at the sonogram machine.

"So we're here to figure out what it is right?" He said unthinkingly and Ichigo popped his eyes open.

Yuzu's eyes filled with tears. "What do you mean 'it'?"

Grimmjow raised his hands. "Ah, no! Well, it's just because we don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet so…. I mean it…."

"Stop while you're ahead." Ichigo advised as Yuzu dabbed at her tears with a handkerchief.

He was about to say something else when the doctor walked in the room and smiled at each of them. He looked at the folder in his hand before turning his attention to Yuzu.

"And how are we today, Miss Kurosaki?"

Yuzu's lip trembled before she spoke. "I have to pee." She said simply and the doctor chuckled.

"Well then let's get this out of the way so you can go relieve yourself, ne?"

He reached for a tube of gel and asked Yuzu to lift her shirt a bit before squeezing some of it out on her exposed belly. She shivered slightly when it touched her skin, forgetting that it was going to be cold. He grabbed the wand attached to the sonogram machine and turned it on, spreading the gel with it while the machine came to life.

"So, do you want to find out the sex today if we can?" He asked conversationally and Yuzu nodded. "Good. Shall we start our search?"

It didn't take long for everyone in the room to become engrossed by the strange images on the small screen. Grimmjow had trouble deciphering what he was seeing but figured since the doctor hadn't said anything yet that they had yet to spy the baby. All three of them frowned when the doctor suddenly "hmph"ed.

"What?" Yuzu asked before anyone else had a chance to.

"You had the IVF correct?" He asked mostly to himself. When she nodded he returned his attention back to the screen. "You are aware that the chance of multiple fetuses is high in those kinds of pregnancies right?" He didn't wait for her to reply this time. "And the fact that you yourself are a twin just makes the likelihood of that all the more pronounced."

"What the hell are you saying?" Grimmjow asked, his heart rate increasing with every second.

Ichigo leaned forward awake and completely alert now. "Is there more than one baby in there?"

The doctor frowned once again at the screen as he moved the wand over Yuzu's belly. The silence was thick and tense as they waited for him to answer.

"I'm surprised this wasn't caught beforehand. How many sonograms have you had again?"

"Just one at six weeks." Yuzu said in a small voice.

The doctor hummed and the silence continued. Grimmjow grit his teeth and clenched his fists. He didn't like waiting.

"Just what the fuck are you tryin' to say?"

The doctor looked up like he had forgotten he was there and smiled suddenly. "I'm sorry. It seems that this is one of those cases."

"One of what cases?" Ichigo asked, his stomach tying itself in knots already.

"Multiple fetuses."

Grimmjow and Ichigo stared at him with wide eyes and stiff bodies. Sure they had known this was a possibility but they hadn't given it much thought. They had both been expecting one baby, either a boy or a girl. With the idea that there was more than that staring them in the face neither one of them were quite sure how to react.

"Would you like to know how many?"

Grimmjow gulped and looked at Ichigo who had done the same thing. Did they want to know? It would sure make things easier as far as preparations went but the idea of more than one was still making both of them nervous. From the way to doctor had asked his question he made it sound like there were many and Ichigo suddenly remembered an article he had read about an American woman who had given birth to eight babies after IVF. He felt his stomach rise and his heart drop. What the hell were they going to do if it was that many babies?! Grimmjow's own stomach was in sudden revolt and he had to fight the urge to stay in his seat. Yuzu was crying again, her chin trembling and the front of her shirt wetting as she thought of the implications. Ichigo was the first to do anything about it, taking a deep breath and trying his best to calm himself.

"I think it would probably be best if we knew now rather than later."

The doctor smiled and returned his attention to the screen. "Well let's just find that out then shall we?"

A/N Ah, me and my cliffhangers, ne? lol. Well this is the moment of truth. How many do y'all think are in there? I'll give you a hint... It's not eight, lol. I wouldn't do that to them, that's like cruel and unusual punishment. Things are getting a little intense now but don' worry, the humor of the other chapters won't be fading. I still have plenty more laughs for everyone. And just fyi I couldn't help but add in some GrimmIchi smexiness. I even changed the rating for this story so that I could get away with it. It miss writing smut, lol. Well I hope you all enjoyed this one and hopefully I will have the next one out lickety split!

~Penny