Chapter: Kentucky Fried Kisuke

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Ichigo folded his arms across his chest, sitting cross legged on their bed as he stared his 18 year old fiancé down. "There's nothing I can do about it Ichigo…" her eyes were sad.

"Rukia, there isn't a problem… I'm just worried about you and your chances to go to the Olympics…" he frowned. They had been arguing almost nonstop since she had told him she was pregnant, about what they were going to do about skating.

"My chances? Ichigo you can't skate a doubles competition by yourself…" she folded her arms. "Look I'm not that far along… we can practice until I get too big to and then I can take a few months off. Once I've had the baby we'll just pick up where we left off…" she offered her hand.

"Rukia… you can't endanger the baby like that…" Ichigo stared her down. "I've got final say on this…"

"You're not carrying the baby…" she shot back and he fell silent, they were right back to where they had started.

"Rukia… baby please…" his eyes grew soft and she turned around to face him as he unfolded himself and stood up. "Please just listen to me…"

"No… you listen to me…" She demanded. "I am not going to give up my dream just because I'm pregnant… Ichigo if I start struggling I promise that I'll quit until the baby is born… but please don't make me stop doing what I love…" her hands slipped through his, lacing their fingers together. His eyes met hers, she had made up her mind, there was no changing it now.

"I…" his eyes softened. She squeezed his hand.

"Don't tell me you're regretting your idea to sleep with me…" her blue eyes sparkled mysteriously. Ichigo frowned down at the little woman.

"I would never regret sleeping with you… I am going to regret throwing around a pregnant woman…" she folded her arms.

"We haven't even got the major STEPS set up yet… and even then we have all summer to set them up…" She told him pointedly. "The baby will be born before the Olympics… and the baby will be born in time for us to practice… do you understand me?" She poked his chest and he looked off to the side.

"Alright… I understand… but how are you going to tell the baby that?" He teased and she slapped his arm.

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For the past month, since all three men had been told that they were going to be fathers, something strange had been happening… it seemed that the men had been taking the women's symptoms from them.

"Get away…" Ichigo grouched as Kisuke scrunched into the car happily next to him. Byakuya groaned from next to Ichigo, clutching a bottle of Sprite and a package of crackers.

"Why are you three so antagonistic today?" Jushiro muttered as he sat in the back next to the ever growing Bella. Her belly was now roughly the size of a watermelon.

"Why are we going to Kentucky again?" Ichigo grumbled under his breath.

"Because Kisuke wants REAL fried chick-chick…" Byakuya choked as he looked over at the sandwich that Rukia was eating. He hurriedly opened the bottle of Sprite and gulped some down.

"Chick-chick?" Kisuke chuckled and elbowed Ichigo who tried to bite him. They made their way, over 1,000 miles in order for Kisuke to buy a single bag of fried chicken. When they returned to Colorado everyone in the car was tired of each other… Which wasn't surprising…

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Ichigo stood solidly on the ice, standing a few feet away from her. She hung limp at the waist, her ponytail brushing the ice. The music started and she jerked up as he moved his hands. It wasn't perfectly timed yet but it would work. She jerked into standing, her knees out to either side of her. He motioned and her knees went together, prepared to skate she took off as he did.

"ALRIGHT NOW THROW!" Jushiro shouted and Ichigo picked her up by her waist and lifted her, spinning across the ice. They slowed and Ichigo swung her down to her feet and they glided, she backwards.

"You have to throw me for real next time…" Rukia whispered in his ear and she heard his breathing hitch. "I trust you…" She whispered and Ichigo kissed her neck tenderly.

"THROW!" Jushiro called and Kisuke unconsciously crossed his fingers. Ichigo let her go and she spun through the air. 1-2-3-4… she landed it perfectly, gliding backwards then picking up speed to meet Ichigo in the middle. Jushiro, Kisuke and Yoruichi gave a unanimous sigh of relief.

Rukia paused in front of Ichigo and he lifted his arms as she did the same, her body limp. He placed his hands on her waist and she jerked up slightly, he spun them across the ice, her body straightening up as they went. He unconsciously placed a hand on her swelling stomach. He could feel her getting more tired by the second. He stopped and she blinked, stopping with him.

"We have to stop there for today…" Ichigo told the others and Rukia turned around to face him and he looked down at her. Her eyes met his and she leaned against him. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her gently.

"I'm sorry Ichigo…" she whispered, leaning against him as they drove home. He smiled over at her.

"It's okay… good thing I noticed that you weren't doing well…" Ichigo replied, lacing his fingers through hers as he drove.

"I wanted to keep going…" she closed her eyes and he nodded.

"I know baby, I know… but we can't all be invincible…" Ichigo told her as they stopped at a red light. The light turned green and Ichigo drove through only to hear the screeching of tires. He threw himself across the seat to pull Rukia into his arms as their car flipped over.

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When Rukia came to she looked over to see Ichigo sitting next to her, a long gash across his cheek and a few other scratches but ultimately unharmed. She reached out and touched his hand. He jumped and looked over at her.

"Rukia…" he leaned over and buried his nose in her neck. She blinked and stroked the side of his face.

"Ichigo…" she whispered. "What's…" she couldn't feel it anymore… the tiny little heart beat in her stomach. "No…" her eyes squeezed closed and he kissed her neck tenderly.

"Rukia… come here…" he wrapped his arms around her and her tears dripped onto his shirt. She buried her face into his chest. "I'm sorry baby… I'm so sorry…" he whispered and she sobbed harder, screaming silently into his chest.

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I have another chapter to post after this one… I'll post it soon… maybe later tonight if you ask me for it…

Shalan