Update time! :D OH, how I love writing new chapters for you guys :D So How has everyone's week(s) been?

Anyways…here's what happened in the last chapter:

-Ichigo and the gang returned safely in Karakura Town, bringing back Orihime with their newest addition, arrancar Nel.

-Nel has a little gigai, courtesy of Urahara, and is staying with Ichigo and his family.

-Isshin is still the crazy dad he is and was yelling about how Ichigo and Rukia brought home Nel, his "grandchild."

And there you have it, you're all caught up! Yay!

ENJOI!

PS: Yes, everyone is very OOC in this story so bear with me…

The next day

Moist. That was the first thing I was aware of when I woke up, I was moist. More specifically, my face was moist…no, moist is an understatement. My face is WET. I open my eyes to see Nel's face above mine, her big little smile stretched wide across her face…with drool coming down from the corners of her lips and in between the gaps of her teeth!

I yelled in disgust and pushed her face away from mine immediately, not wanting any more drool on me than I already had. She only stretched her arms out towards me, mumbling something against the palm of my hand, her hands grabbing at me. I only pushed her away further, to the point where she got too close to the edge of my small bed and fell over.

I quickly sat up and looked over the edge of my bed at her body lying on my floor. She slowly sat up, her big green-ish/murky grey eyes looking at me on the verge of tears and her lower lip quivering. Her small hand reached up and rubbed the back of her head then her lower back. Her eyes looked away from me, to her little toes, and I could see a tear slide down her face.

Guilt instantly washed over and I cursed to the highest Heavens for making this kid so damn cute. Sighing with a roll of my eyes, I got out of bed and picked her up off of the floor, holding her close to my chest. I rested my head against hers, our hairs intermingling with each other and I rubbed her back soothingly. Nel sniffled and buried her head in my chest, gripping on to my shirt.

"S-sowry, Itsygo…" apologized little Nel, her eyes still cast down in shame and hurt. Damn this kid and my sweet spot for her…

I patted her back lightly, reassuring her that everything was okay. I pulled her head away from my chest so I could look at her face, her round curious eyes were red and puffy from her tears and I gently wiped them away with my thumb.

"There, there. It's okay, Nel," I told her. "Just…don't drool on me anymore, okay? I'm sorry I pushed you." Her only response being a small sniffle, and she looked up at me with her round eyes and nodded slowly. That's a good girl.

I was still holding her when my closet door slid open and out popped Rukia, wearing our school uniform and ready to go. She looked irritated at first but her eyes noticeably softened at the sight of me holding Nel, whose eyes were fighting to stay awake in my arms. Poor kid must be exhausted.

The midget hopped out of my closet and landed lightly on her feet in front of me. She took the tired three-year-old away from me, cradling her in her small arms while giving me a look that said, "go get ready, I'll protect her." And so I went to get ready.

Twenty minutes later…

"I-Itsygooo! Don't go! Don't weave me!" Nel cried as my father held her struggling form in his arms. Her hazel eyes swimming with sadness at being abandoned, begging me not to leave her; her small arms reaching out for me to hold her once more.

Rukia had left to school already, leaving me here to deal with Nel's separation issues. The damn midget…I'll get her back when/if I ever get to school.

I sighed and reluctantly held my arms out for Nel, the little ex-Espada happily leaping into them and hugging onto my shirt. I kneeled down and placed her in front of me, looking at her in one of Rukia's shirts that went past Nel's feet. I'm really going to regret this one day…

I looked from Nel to my father, sighing as I stood back up and Nel took hold of my hand. "Oi, old man, I'm going to need some of Yuzu and Karin's old baby clothes."

I didn't need to ask if he had them still, the psycho kept everything from our childhood, hoping that one day he would give them to his precious grandbabies. My excited father gladly hurried off to fetch Nel some clothes, yelling about how his first grandchild would look so cute in the twins' old outfits. I rolled my eyes. Typical Dad.

I looked down at Nel who was staring up at me with joy, drool escaping the corners of her mouth. She held on tightly to my hand, rocking back and forth slightly, making my arm sway with her. Damn kid and her obsession with me…even if it was sort of cute.

Damn my soft spot for her.

Nel sat happily on my shoulders in one of the twins' old outfits with a little backpack on her shoulders. She hummed in victory as we headed to my school, smug at the fact that I'm bringing her with me. BRAT. I should put her in a corner and leave her but she'd probably cry like crazy. SIGH. What a pain.

We were turning the last corner to get to school and I could already hear what people are going to say about Nel. Who's that kid? WHOSE kid is that? Why does Ichigo have a kid? Millions of thoughts ran through my head by I pushed them all away and kept walking. I couldn't turn back now.

Here's to a LONG day of school.

Short, I know Dx I'm really trying to make them longer. I think I'm gonna post two more stories because I have issues with sticking to one story. REVIEW, please. I'd really appreciate it :D

-alice