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Here's the next chapter guys! I hope you liked the first one, and hopefully you guys will like this one as well. And yah, I know I'm crazy for already starting another story, but this one is much shorter (chapter wise) than my previous ones, so hopefully you will enjoy it!! So I guess I was wrong about there not being any married IchiRuki stories (with them having a kid), so I'm sorry! I guess what I originally meant was "married in Soul Society and have a kid", and then again, there are a crap load of bleach stories, and probably over half of them are IchiRuki…so yah. I hope I didn't for some reason offend anyone…because I didn't mean to.

Unprepared Battles

II The Madness Begins

So…Rukia was pregnant.

Big deal.

Not.

It had been about three weeks since Rukia told Ichigo the unexpected news, and honestly, he was still having trouble believing it. Yes, of course he wanted to have children with Rukia. He was married to her. He wanted to spend the rest of his eternal life with her, but that scared him even more.

Eternity was well…a long time, and after not being married an entire year, Rukia was already pregnant. How many children would Ichigo and Rukia be having exactly? One hundred?

Ichigo sighed as he sat at his desk. Getting work done was pretty much pointless, but he tried to at least look like he was trying to get something accomplished.

What did a pregnant woman act like anyhow? No, better yet, how would Rukia, as a pregnant woman, act? Yes, Ichigo remembered taking a health class, where his teacher awkwardly talked about pregnancies. He knew the general parts, like women getting nauseous and tired, and cranky, and emotional, but was it the same in Soul Society?

No it wasn't, it was ten times worse, or so Ichigo thought.

Ichigo leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes for a moment. He had been up with Rukia since that morning. She threw up…a lot, but apparently that was normal. Ichigo still felt bad for Rukia. He didn't like seeing her all…pale and miserable. It didn't suit her at all.

He snapped his head back up when his vice captain walked in. "Um, this stack was just delivered from Yamamoto-taichou; he needs them done as soon as possible." Izuru said, setting the stack nicely on Ichigo's desk. Ichigo sighed again, and leaned forward to take the pile.

"Are you alright Kurosaki-taichou? You look very tired." Izuru said with a tone of worry. Ichigo smirked.

"Nah I'm fine, I just didn't sleep too well last night." Ichigo replied, which was very true. Rukia had demanded to Ichigo that they only tell people who absolutely needed to know at the moment. They would have to tell everyone at some point, because hiding it would kind of be difficult when Rukia's stomach would be...probably gigantic. Thinking about Rukia having a huge watermelon stomach was very hard for Ichigo to picture. They did want to tell people, but when they knew they were ready. Ichigo thought that surely some of the other captains or vice captains would have caught onto Rukia's pregnancy like Byakuya did when all the hollows attacked all those weeks ago, but he was wrong, unless they were just not saying anything. He doubted it though, and then again, Byakuya was a pretty smart guy, who was, like Ichigo, overly protective of Rukia.

To their luck, there had only been several other outbreaks of hollows in the past three weeks, and the thirteenth division was luckily not included in any of the journeys to the human world.

It was still too soon to be bragging and raving that Ichigo would be a father anyways. He literally shuddered, and at the moment thought of his own father.

Kurosaki Isshin would be thrilled to have a new grandchild.

Ichigo suddenly wondered how his family was doing in the human world. They hadn't been all that surprised when he told them the news that he would be forever leaving them to live in another world, but of course, that came with being a Kurosaki. Surprises were overrated for them anyways. Yuzu did get a little teary eyed, but she claimed it to be more of Ichigo's strong love for Rukia. It had embarrassed him, but she was right. Karin was just…Karin, with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Don't get killed." Were her final words as she threw Ichigo a smile. Isshin had been a grinning idiot as always, proud that his son would be a captain to the Gotei 13. Ishida, Chad, and Inoue were there as well. Inoue cried, saying that she would miss him. Chad gave him a smile, mumbling a quick goodbye, and Ishida simply shoved his glasses up his nose, muttering almost the exact lines as Karin had.

Ichigo must have been bored to be thinking about not only Rukia, and her current state, but of the past. He could go and visit his family almost anytime he wanted, minus all the work of being a captain, and helping Rukia out since she was pregnant. His family deserved to know about Rukia's pregnancy anyways, so maybe they could plan a trip some time in the future to go see them. Ichigo wondered how Rukia was doing at work, since she was beginning to feel more and more tired.

That's where the "pregnancies are different in Soul Society" part came in. On that first day that Ichigo and Rukia found out she was pregnant, her reiatsu shot up like a tidal wave, which was why all the hollows leapt towards her. They were after all, attracted to lots of spiritual energy. When Rukia went back to Unohana, with Ichigo, Unohana explained that creating a child in Soul Society would take up a lot of reiatsu. Rukia would be using much of hers, minus the small amount that the baby would already had, therefore she would be exhausted often.

If Ichigo hadn't been fighting with Soul Society for the past nine years, he wouldn't have understood a word of what Unohana told him.

Finally, after getting aggravated with thinking so much, Ichigo settled with signing a few sheets of paperwork.

"Kurosaki-fukutaichou." Someone said. It was only a faint whisper.

"Kurosaki-fukutaichou." The voice repeated, a little louder than before.

"Kurosaki-fukutaichou!" Rukia dragged an eye open, but still…didn't quite budge.

"KUROSAKI-FUKUTAICHOU!" Kiyone finally screamed. Rukia bolted upright, eyes wide in full surprise. She looked at her surrounds, and finally spotted Kiyone in front of her. Rukia sighed, realizing what happened…again.

"Sorry Kiyone-san." Rukia mumbled, rubbing her eyes in the process. It had been the third time that week that Rukia fell asleep on the job, and having to be woken up by a subordinate lower than her did not make her feel any better, though Kiyone (and Sentarou who was for once no where to be seen) should have both been placed as vice captain instead of Rukia for all the years there wasn't a vice captain.

"Don't worry about it Kurosaki-fukutaichou, though I have to admit you have fallen asleep a lot this week." Kiyone mumbled. Rukia nodded her head, feeling a bit of shame.

"Did you need something?" Rukia asked, realizing Kiyone was still standing there. Kiyone nodded.

"Oh right! Yes, Ukitake-taichou needed a file from over here. I don't know what it's called, but if you let me look I'll know which one it is." Kiyone replied. Rukia shrugged her shoulders and scooted over so Kiyone could search for whatever Ukitake needed.

"Where is Sentarou?" Rukia asked, suddenly realizing she wasn't getting a splitting headache from hearing the two arguing. Kiyone sighed.

"He's really sick at the moment." Kiyone replied, looking almost sad. It was extremely odd seeing Kiyone without Sentarou when Rukia thought about it, but didn't think about it too deeply.

"Well hopefully he'll get better soon." Rukia replied, giving Kiyone a weak smile. The girl grinned back, and finally found what she was looking for.

"Good thing you keep everything organized Kurosaki-fukutaichou." Kiyone beamed, keeping the file close.

"It's nothing really." Rukia replied. "And you know you can at least call me Kurosaki-san, or Rukia-san." Rukia finished. Kiyone smiled.

"Ok, how about Kurosaki-san, so I can at least rub it in your face that you're married." Kiyone teased. Rukia had known the girl for a long time, and it was nice to hear the girl in a calmly manner, instead of shouting and arguing, which was usually about 99 percent of the time.

Rukia smiled. "Well I better get back to work now." Rukia said, pulling out a stack of paper from her drawer and stacking it nicely. Kiyone grinned, adjusting the paper in her hands.

"Yes, and try not to fall asleep." Kiyone stated. She waved goodbye to Rukia one last time, and left the small room. Rukia was then left all alone, and began her work quickly so that she could catch up. How long had she fallen asleep for anyways?

Unohana was right, the baby was taking up a lot of Rukia's energy already, and it was supposed to get worse. It also didn't help when Rukia would stay up an hour or two every morning because of the nausea. Rukia never slacked off at work, so it was an odd feeling to wake up, and have nothing accomplished. In a few months, or whenever Ichigo and Rukia decided to start telling people, she could later explain to people like Kiyone and even her captain (though hopefully he wouldn't notice her naps) that she was pregnant. It still felt unnatural to say, even if technically it was her second month of the pregnancy. Unohana said that her baby was doing well and growing at a good rate so far, but it still had Rukia nervous. They had a little more than seven months ahead of them, because it was only the early stage of month two for Rukia's pregnancy.

To her luck, Rukia did not fall asleep again, despite the waves of fatigue that swept over her. She finished her work by six o'clock, said her goodbyes to her captain and Kiyone, who looked even lonelier than before, and made her way home. Rukia walked slowly so she could save some energy to talk to Ichigo. The past few weeks had been rather blurry. She went to work, came home, took a huge nap, stayed up for an hour with Ichigo, went to bed, woke up five out of seven days because of morning sickness, and repeated the process all over again, except for Saturdays, where she slept all day.

Just walking to her house literally took energy away, but she wasn't always so tired. Just ever few days during the week, her energy would drop, and her breathing would be extremely deep all day, begging her to close her eyes and rest, but she couldn't. Rukia was a vice captain, and very busy one at that since her captain was often ill.

She finally stopped to take a small break, just to be safe. Rukia was still trying to adjust to everything, and she wanted to make sure she it right. It might have been a little early, well really early actually, for Rukia and Ichigo to be having a child, but she knew there was nothing she could do to change what fate had obviously bestowed upon them. Eating healthy and doing what was best for their child was important, even if Rukia still felt uneasy about everything. She tried when she could, to be responsible, no matter what sort of problem she had. Thinking of responsibility made her think about Ichigo, and how he recklessly proposed to Rukia a little before a year ago.

She had been almost angry at him when he asked her, not because she didn't want to, but because she did. How could they? And Ichigo hadn't asked her brother, who would surely never allow them considering the whole "you live in different worlds" problem, not even counting that Byakuya didn't fancy Ichigo all too much.

"I don't care Rukia, I can't let go of you, so will you?"

"You don't think through anything do you Ichigo? You don't just stroll up to me, propose to me, and think that everything will be fine and dandy."

She remembered the words they'd spoken to one another, and how Rukia desperately wished she could have married Ichigo at that moment. She loved him, and she wanted to be him with. It still shocked her that Yamamoto asked Ichigo to be a captain of the Gotei 13 almost immediately following. Rukia had been miffed that Ichigo would not be living out his human life, but he made the decision, and accepted the offer. They didn't marry until a few months after he was settled in as captain.

Rukia eyes widened abruptly, and she looked at her surroundings. She sensed and knew all too well the reiatsu that was heading towards what appeared to be her.

Her thoughts were true when Kuchiki Byakuya appeared in front of her with a blink of an eye. Rukia did not move from her spot.

"Nii-sama." Rukia said loudly enough for him to hear. She had only seen him once after the hollow incident, and it was not a good one. Byakuya said nearly nothing to her, and she figured it was because he was still…angry. Rukia knew he figured it out when all the hollows swarmed to Rukia that day, because Byakuya probably sensed her reiatsu, and knew that the only solution would be that she was pregnant. She still wasn't sure if he was mad at her for carelessly going out and fighting the hollows, or if he was simply aggravated that she was already knocked up by her reckless husband.

Byakuya took a few steps towards her, and stopped about three feet away. His stare was a little colder than Rukia liked, but she stood up a little straighter.

"How are you?" He asked with a dull tone. Rukia kept her stare back at him, though it was a little uneasy.

"I'm fine Nii-sama." She replied. Just as Byakuya didn't say very much, Rukia learned that he didn't like to hear very much either. He liked short answers just as he himself gave them. A breeze blew by following, and Byakuya didn't say anything until the wind stopped.

"I want you and Kurosaki to come to my house tomorrow night at seven. If you can for some reason not make it, please tell me in advance. Please be careful." He said, before disappearing again. Rukia gaped for a moment at the spot he stood at, still sensing his strong reiatsu. When she snapped back into reality, she repeated the words in her head.

What exactly would he say to them? Was he angry after all that Rukia was already pregnant? Even after being his sister for so long, she still could not read him, well not very well at least. There were occasions and events that obviously aggravated him, or angered him, but Byakuya used some sort of defense mechanism when he spoke to her it seemed, which only gave her a bad vibe.

She continued on her walk home, hoping for once that Ichigo would be there. Seeing him always made her feel better, especially after a visit from her sometimes very awkward brother. Taking a step to their home, she did not sense Ichigo's reiatsu. Rukia sighed in annoyance, and stepped inside their house.

The maid that came over once a week from Byakuya's home (because Byakuya wouldn't see to anything less) was in their kitchen, brewing up something that smelled wonderful. Rukia smiled, wondering what the wonderful aroma was.

"Oh hello Rukia-san." The older woman said, smiling as she pulled something out of the oven.

"What are you making Rinna-san? It smells wonderful." Rukia added as she took a seat at one of the stools next to the counter. The older woman, Rinna, grinned, setting the tray of food on the counter carefully.

"Just some pastries. I figured you would like some." She replied. Rukia grinned. She had decided to tell Rinna since the maid would be in their house. Rinna swore to secrecy though until further notice, and Rukia trusted the woman. She had been at the Kuchiki mansion for many years, and had always treated Rukia with kindness.

"Thank you." Rukia replied. Rinna chuckled.

"Oh don't go saying that now; you know I don't mind doing it. How do you feel?" She asked. Rukia shrugged her shoulders.

"Minus wanting to sleep all day and throwing up, just fine." She replied. Rinna chuckled again.

"I've had a child of my own, and it's not easy, but you'll be alright. The morning sickness will eventually die down after a few months, and you'll have time to sleep, since you won't be working at the division for a time."

Rukia tensed. She hadn't thought about her division, and how she wouldn't be able to work. She supposed the maid was right though. Rukia didn't want to miss any work, but she probably wouldn't have any energy at all during the end of her pregnancy. She remembered a few years back when one of the Shinigami in her division was pregnant, and took off for several months. Rukia hoped she wouldn't be gone for that long.

"Well it's going to take a little while for the pastries to cool off, so why don't you go lie down for a bit, you looked tired." The maid asked. Rukia really felt like debating, since she wanted to see Ichigo, but she really was tired.

"Yes, I suppose I'll do that. Can you tell Ichigo to wake me up when he gets home?" Rukia asked. The maid smiled and nodded.

"Of course, now go and get some rest." The maid replied. Rukia grinned weakly and hopped off the stool, walking towards her own room. She was out in a short matter of time, due to her lack of sleep, and the coziness of her bed, though she did wish she had Ichigo's warmth next to her.

Ichigo had another long night at the division, not because of paperwork, but because of the new and young Shinigami. About every month or so, Ichigo had to observe them sparring against each other, with the assistance of his vice captain. The sparring ended up going later than planned, because Ichigo found it fun, and decided he wanted to step in and demonstrate a little himself, with the help of Renji, who had originally come to give Ichigo some important file. Half of the newbies to the division looked thrilled to fight again, while some looked ready to pee their pants.

He was glad to finally go home though, and even felt a little guilty for not getting home to Rukia quickly. "She's probably sleeping anyways…" Ichigo mumbled. It was only seven o'clock, but still late.

"Good evening Kurosaki-san." The maid announced, dusting off something in the living room.

"Oh, I forgot you came today, how are you Rinna-san?" Ichigo asked, glancing in around the house in hopes of seeing Rukia. She was no where in sight, and assumed Rukia was sleeping.

The maid must have noticed Ichigo's searching eyes. "Rukia-san is upstairs sleeping. She wanted you to wake her when you arrived home." Rinna said. Ichigo nodded at the lady, and began climbing up the stairs.

"Kurosaki-san?" Rinna asked. Ichigo turned around; looking down from the staircase he stood.

"Yes?" Ichigo asked. Rinna looked extremely serious.

"Take good care of Rukia-san." Rinna replied, her smile returning. Ichigo grinned back.

"I will." He replied, and turned back around and made his way up the stairs. Ichigo would do everything in his power to help Rukia. He would make sure she stayed healthy, and safe. It frightened him to know that hollows had attacked Rukia because she was pregnant, and hoped the attacks would end soon. The only reason Ichigo and Rukia hadn't said anything to Ukitake was because she hadn't been summoned again to go to the human world. Perhaps Byakuya said something…

Ichigo cringed. He still hadn't said much to Byakuya, and quite frankly, he didn't ever want to. Ichigo saw the furious look on Byakuya's face when he brought Rukia back to the human world three weeks ago.

"Nii-sama figured it out, which was why he told you to take me back to Soul Society."

He remembered those words clearly. It was enough of a shock to learn that Rukia was pregnant, but another to know that…without even saying anything to him, Kuchiki Byakuya already knew.

Ichigo finally reached the door to their bedroom, and opened it slowly. Rukia was sleeping on their cozy futon, a bit of tension wretched on her soft face. He sank down next to her, rubbing a hand over her back.

"Rukia," He whispered into her ear. She groaned softly, turning her head.

"Wake up Rukia." Ichigo repeated. Rukia moved her head again, and slowly, her eyes fluttered open. Her lips curved into a smile when her eyes landed on his. Ichigo placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Have a good nap?" He asked, bending down to kiss her cheek. Rukia's smile did not drop.

"I guess. What time is it?" She asked, her voice full of tiredness.

"Seven." He replied. Rukia sat up slowly, looking around the room. She looked extremely tired, and Ichigo was tempted to let her sleep more. Rukia was probably completely exhausted.

"You can go back to sleep if you want." Ichigo mumbled. Rukia shook her head, leaning her head against Ichigo's shoulder. He wrapped an arm around her.

"I'm sick of sleeping, besides, I wanted to actually talk to you for once." Rukia replied. Ichigo chuckled, slowly bringing his arm down to her waist. Rukia finally moved and positioned herself into Ichigo's lap, resting her head on his chest. He could hear her deep breathing from where he was.

"I think you need to sleep though." He replied. Rukia shook her head once again.

"Just for a little while at least, and then I'll go to sleep. You're probably tired too. It's probably hard to sleep when I'm throwing up." Rukia said bitterly. Ichigo rubbed a hand through her hair.

"Don't worry about it, besides, we're both going to suffer." He replied. Rukia poked his chest.

"Ow, what was that for?"

"Because fool, I don't want to hear any of that. If you're going to be negative like that, then we really will suffer." Rukia replied. Ichigo sighed.

"I can't say anything to you without getting beat up." Ichigo mumbled, moving his head down to Rukia's. She had the faintest of a grin on her light lips that Ichigo was already getting desperate to claim.

"You know me well Kurosaki Ichigo." She replied. He touched her lips with his barely, just to aggravate her.

"Yes, I do think I know you well Kurosaki Rukia." Ichigo whispered to her softly. Her eyes for some reason lighted up, despite the dark haze of pleasure etched upon her face. Rukia was the one to close the small and aggravating gap that was called a space. She didn't hold back either, and immediately went in deep. Ichigo, not minding at all, pulled her tighter against him, allowing his mouth to be even closer to hers. Rukia cupped his face with her hand, holding onto it for dear life. His left hand caressed Rukia's waist slowly, until he began letting it travel to her thigh. When Rukia moaned lightly, he cradled her down onto the bed, bringing his body above hers.

In the past three weeks, Rukia and Ichigo had not had sex once. He knew it was for obvious reasons, like the stress they were going through, and Rukia, and sometimes himself, being so tired. So he was thrilled that Rukia was not only giving into what he wanted, but being the one to reach out. The kissing grew excessively, and Ichigo's lips wandered over parts of her neck, and even to her revealed collar bone. Rukia rubbed her hands through his hair, soothing Ichigo in one of the greatest of ways. He began fiddling with the top of her kimono, and pulled it down so that he had more access to skin.

His world began to heat up, and soon, Rukia was the only thing on his mind. The touching grew, the motions became a blur, and the sounds only two lovers made filled the bedroom. Rukia moaned over and over again, whispering out Ichigo's name. He called back hers as well, not knowing what else to say, for there was nothing else to say.

Coming back to the real world was extremely difficult, and tiring. Ichigo fell to the side of Rukia, panting for oxygen. Rukia was doing the same, and turned to him.

"You know what's good about right now?" She asked breathlessly, leaning on one shoulder. Ichigo took her free hand in his.

"What?" He asked, seeing the playfulness on her face.

"I can't get pregnant, since I'm already pregnant." Rukia replied, a grin set firmly on her face. Ichigo smirked.

"It must have taken a lot for you to come up with that one." He shot back sarcastically, his smirk turning into a full smile. Rukia released the hold he had on her hand and smacked his arm, earning a frown from Ichigo.

"You shouldn't say such mean things after sex, or you might not get as much next time." Rukia replied. Ichigo heard her threat, even if she was grinning as she said the words.

"Oh, and by the way, Nii-sama wants to speak with us at his mansion tomorrow night at seven." Rukia said. Any good thoughts Ichigo had soon vanished.

"How wonderful." He replied sharply.

Seeing Kuchiki Byakuya never meant something good.

"Kurosaki, Rukia, I've brought you here to discuss something important." Kuchiki Byakuya stated, taking a small sip of his tea. Ichigo and Rukia only stared at him, too afraid to take a sip of their own, though Rukia didn't have any. Caffeine was not good for the baby after all.

"Yes Nii-sama?" Rukia asked. She knew Ichigo was nervous, as was she, but Rukia knew she would have to be the one to speak. Ichigo was sometimes bad at communicating, especially with Rukia's older brother.

"Tell me Rukia, how far along are you?" Byakuya asked, his eyes hard on Rukia's. She knew he wasn't angry, but she he wasn't at all thrilled either.

"A little over five weeks." Rukia replied, trying to have an icy Kuchiki expression, much like her brother was great at. Byakuya closed his eyes as he set his tea cup back down.

"Are you both ready and prepared for a child?" Byakuya asked, opening his eyes once again. Rukia didn't know how to answer him without sounding shameful. It wasn't like they'd broken any law or anything, because they were married, but it was still soon for them to having children. Ichigo was still getting used to his title as captain, and Rukia was getting used to being married, even if she had known Ichigo for a long time.

"No, not yet." Ichigo said. Rukia turned her head sharply to him. She shouldn't have been so surprised to hear him speak his mind.

Byakuya averted his eyes to Ichigo. "What do you mean exactly?" Byakuya asked. Ichigo didn't look afraid as he spoke.

"I know it's soon for Rukia and me to be having a baby, but I think we'll be fine. We've gone through a lot in our lives together, so I know we'll be good parents. I say not yet, because it's still early on. As Rukia gets closer to having the baby, I think it's gonna sink in more and more." Ichigo finished, determination in his eyes. Byakuya paused for a long time before speaking.

"I understand you have been through much, but having a child is much harder than it seems. You are right, no law of any kind has been broken, but still, as a young married couple, I wish you could have been a little more…careful with certain activities."

It was quite possibly the most awkward statement Byakuya had said.

Ever.

"Well Nii-sama, we are prepared to take full responsibility for the child." Rukia cut in before any more tension could rise. Byakuya paused once again, but slowly nodded.

"That is all then. If you have any problems, do come to me for help." Byakuya said in a cold tone, standing up. Ichigo and Rukia stood along with him.

"Thank you Nii-sama, but we should be fine." Rukia finished, turning towards the door.

"And Rukia, one last thing." Byakuya called from behind. Rukia turned her head.

"Yes?" She asked.

"I hope that you make a much wiser choice next time in deciding to go to the human world now that you are carrying a child, when reiatsu is very unstable." Byakuya stated.

Rukia nodded. "And Kurosaki." Byakuya called once again.

Ichigo turned to look at him. "You know what I'm going to say, so I won't even bother with it." Byakuya said. Ichigo nodded in agreement with Byakuya for once, and turned to leave.

Once they were outside the mansion, Rukia took Ichigo's hand. "Well that went a little better than planned, don't you think, though I don't know what Nii-sama was talking about to you at the end." Rukia mumbled. Ichigo smiled.

"It's nothing that concerns you." He replied. Rukia glared at him for a moment, but walked on.

"He's right though Rukia, we do need to be careful." Ichigo said, his eyes looking serious. Rukia looked up at him, and squeezed his hand.

"We'll be fine Ichigo. I know it won't be easy, but I know it will be worth it." Rukia replied.

"I still can't imagine you, the tiniest person on the planet, carrying a baby. I bet your stomach will look bigger than you."

Rukia smacked Ichigo's shoulder with her free arm. "We'll be fine, I know it." Rukia repeated, a little softer than the first time. She looked back up at Ichigo. His face looked…peaceful.

He sighed, turning his head forward. "Yah, I guess your right. We will be ok." He replied, and the two walked home, growing tired by the second. Rukia had thrown up once again that morning, and Ichigo, refusing to sleep until she did, had stayed by her side, and rubbed her back while any remnants of dinner came up.

A/N: Wow, Ch.2 already! I know this chapter was a bunch of explaining, so hopefully it wasn't boring…I enjoyed writing it though, so hopefully it's all good! I like how this is going, even though I've written nothing after this chapter. Tell me what your thinking ok?? Anyways, I probably won't update as fast as I did Hierarchy (and if anyone is going to ask, I still need to write the epilogue, which will hopefully be up in the next few days). I just happened to write this rather quickly, so I went ahead and posted it! Each chapter is going to be pretty long, since its only ten chapters, so hopefully this chapter wasn't too long!

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