A/N: All right, well here it is, I hope you like it!

7 Years Later…

Ichigo, now twenty-three, stood in front of a mirror wearing a black suit, trying to fix his tie, but to no avail. He sighed in defeat and stepped out into the hall.

"Yuzu!"

"Coming," said Yuzu cheerfully walking into the hall and in front of Ichigo.

"I can't believe you're a successful cardiologist and you still don't know how to tie a tie," Sighed Yuzu.

"Son!" Ichigo had no time to retaliate, he was knocked against the wall by Isshin.

"You must always be on guard! Have I wasted all these years teaching you for nothing?!" Exaggerated Isshin as he started crying and embraced his dead wife's poster, which was conveniently placed somewhere in the house whenever he decided to be dramatic.

"Relax dad, you can be so dramatic sometimes," said Ichigo dusting off his suit.

"Yeah, besides, he probably didn't see you coming because he's so nervous and excited," teased Karin as she walked into the hall; Ichigo didn't say anything, but got a bit red in the face.

"That's right! Ichigo is nervous, that is the only explanation for disappointing me!" Said Isshin brightly, "don't be nervous son, today you will officially become a man! Make your old-man proud!" Said Isshin patting his son on the back; then he looked down at his watch, "you should probably leave now, you need to be there earlier to await the lovely bride; we'll meet up with you there."

Orihime was standing in front of the mirror looking at her reflection with eagerness. The puffy white dress complimented her greatly, the straps fell down to the sides of her shoulders, and allowed for a slight view of her cleavage.

"You look so beautiful Orihime," said Tatsuki.

"Yeah, I'm glad that man finally decided to get over that raven-haired bitch and turned to you instead, you're so much prettier," said Yumichika Ayasegawa, beaming at her image in the mirror.

"Well I don't think I'm prettier, she's very cute and-"

"Stop being so modest and accept a compliment, now get out there and make me proud," said Yumichika; he gave her a slap on the rear. Orihime would have objected had the circumstances not changed so much during the last seven years. Not long after returning from saving Rukia from Aizen, Yumichika admitted to being gay, and he and Kenpachi were now in a…questionable relationship.

Kenpachi denied it all and even threatened to murder anyone that questioned his sexuality, but whenever he didn't think anyone was looking, which they actually were, he would get closer to Yumichika and touch him in inappropriate places. It was not much of a shock finding out Yumichika was gay, what came as shocking was the relationship he carried with the incredibly tough manly captain of the eleventh division; everyone always thought he'd come out of the closet with Ikkaku. Now it became clear why Yumichika made it into the eleventh division even though he was so girly, delicate, and highly unsuitable for it, Kenpachi must have been attracted to him from the beginning.

"Come on, we don't wanna keep that man of yours waiting," said Yumichika; the three of them rushed out of there.

Ichigo was waiting in front of the altar, it was very unlike Orihime to be late. As they were waiting Rangiku approached him and shook his hand.

"Hey Ichigo, looking handsome, that lady of yours is a very lucky woman," said Rangiku winking at him.

"Thank you," said Ichigo shifting around nervously.

"Don't be so nervous, the ceremony won't be that long and dreadful, I promise," said Rangiku smiling at him; then she left him and took her seat next to Hitsugaya, who looked very uncomfortable in his suit.

Ichigo looked at his watch and tapped his foot on the floor impatiently, the ceremony would begin in two minutes, and no sign of Orihime. He felt a wave of relief wash over him when he saw her on the door way; immediately the organ started playing. His nervous eyes softened at the sight of her, she looked so happy, and so beautiful.

As she walked down the aisle, it appeared as if she were floating, the dress making her look dream-like. He stood at the end of the aisle, and took her hand in his.

"Thank you Ichigo, I'm so happy," smiled Orihime, her eyes brimming with tears of happiness.

"You're welcomed," said Ichigo; he kissed her hand and wiped her tears away.

Then they walked towards the altar, where he gave her hand to the rightful owner and groom, Ishida. Ichigo stood behind Ishida, while Tatsuki stood behind Orihime. Orihime glanced at Ichigo briefly to smile at him, then kneeled before the altar with her beloved.

"We are gathered here today…" Ichigo sat on a chair close to Ishida looking somewhat anxious. He was not planning on being involved in Orihime's and Ishida's wedding because he had somewhere important to be an hour from now.

Orihime came to him a week before the wedding, and begged him with tears in her eyes to be the one to give her hand to Ishida. She had no father, or brother, and Ichigo was the closest man to her, in exception of Ishida; she said it would mean the world to her if he did, so he accepted. He had no idea what he would do, a wedding ceremony took less than and hour…right? He sighed nervously and looked back to his watch. His mind completely closed out in panic, paying no attention to his surroundings.

"…reason as to why this couple should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your silence…" Ichigo looked down at his watch and suddenly stood up; everyone inside stared at him and gasped.

"Kurosaki-kun, what are you doing?" Asked Orihime looking at him, wide-eyes, and mortified.

"What?" Asked Ichigo looking around at all the jaw-dropped individuals in the room; then he realized it.

"Oh! No, it's not that! Get married…I mean…I don't mind I-I…I need to go. Good luck," said Ichigo walking away; then he stopped suddenly and turned to look at the couple at the altar.

"Oh, and Ishida, make Orihime happy, never make her cry again or I'll kick your ass," said Ichigo; Ishida kissed Orihime's hand, looked over at Ichigo, and nodded, a silent understanding between the two.

Renji was waiting for Ichigo outside the church, he wore a white Captain's haori, with the squad six symbol embed on it. As soon as he saw Ichigo walking outside, out of his body and in Shinigami form, he opened the gate to the soul society. All of this was thanks to Urahara's invention, a pill that kept a body in good shape for up to a month without the soul being inside of it. Ichigo came back to the living world every month for three days in order to use his body and drink the pill again.

"About time, I was starting to think you wouldn't come, said Renji.

"To my own inauguration? Of course I would come," said Ichigo.

"Well let's hurry up."

Ichigo and Renji shunpoed through Soul Society as quickly as possible, electronic appliance didn't work here, so that had Ichigo even more on edge. He had no idea what time it was. They arrived to the large temple and burst in through the doors looking tired and out of breath; the hundreds of shinigami looked at them a bit confused.

Ichigo looked at the clock on the wall, and noticed that it was still half an hour before the ceremony began. He was safe. At the moment all the shinigami in the room were eating food in the buffet and conversing with one another.

"Future Captain of the Fifth division, it is highly unprofessional of you to be late," said Soi Fong as she approached them with Hanatarou by her side She had baby boy in her arms, while Hanatarou was holding a little girl's hand. The girl and boy both had black hair, and eyes blue like Hanatarou's but narrow like Soi Fong's.

"Hi, Ichigo," said Hanatarou looking at Ichigo shyly as he scratched the back of his head. Hanatarou was Soi Fong's husband, and the man that Soi Fong left Ishida for. Ishida and Soi dated for three years. Then something happened one night while Soi Fong was hospitalized in the fourth division, because of a spar with Kenpachi. No one knew how it really happened, but other members of the fourth division that happened to be passing by during the event, claimed that this was what happened:

…

That night, Soi was attempted to escape the fourth division medical rooms, she didn't want to be there anymore; all day she had been screaming at them that she was fine, that she had already been there for a month, and that was too long for a mere concussion. She was walking through the hall when she almost fainted, but Hanatarou caught her.

She looked up at him and their eyes locked for what seemed an eternity. Hanatarou had been the one attending her while she was there, so there had already been some sexual tension between the two, prompted by little moments. Moments in which their hands accidentally brushed against each other, whenever he gave her baths (the concussion caused some brain damage that affected her walking for a week), and simply giving her company to keep her from feeling alone. All of these things, the other nurses assumed, were what caused Soi Fong to see Hanatarou in a different light, and caused a blushing Hanatarou to fall madly in love with her.

After gazing into each other's eyes, Soi Fong whispered something in his ear; whatever it was, had Hanatarou blushing so much that his entire face went red.

"Would you…really like for me to do that Soi Fong-taicho?" Soi Fong nodded and kissed him on the lips briefly before biting his lower lip, and completely invading his mouth. They walked into the room and no one knew what happened after that. All they knew was that Hanatarou left until the next morning looking very tired and disheveled.

….

Well, whatever it was that happened…it made Soi dump Ishida and shack up with Hanatarou. The couple dated for over a year, then decided to get married when Hanatarou accidentally impregnated her.

Now they were a married couple with a two year-old girl, and a nine month baby boy.

"Even so, you thought you were late, so that makes it the same as if you were late," said Soi Fong.

"Soi leave Ichigo alo-"

"Are you questioning my authority?!" Screamed Soi at Hanatarou; Hanatarou immediately bowed in apology and shut up.

"No sweetie, I did not mean to do that, I'm sorry," said Hanatarou quietly.

"Exactly," said Soi Fong; then after a moment of seeing him so depressed, she whispered something in his ear, biting his earlobe slightly afterwards. Hanatarou immediately cheered up and stood tall; then they walked away.

"Poor bastard," whispered Ichigo to Renji.

"Yeah, but something tells me he likes her bitchiness. I bet they have hot and painful makeup sex afterwards," said Renji musingly; Ichigo elbowed him on the side. A moment later Kenpachi walked towards them discretely.

"Hey umm…Ichigo, you wouldn't happen to know when Ayasegawa will get back will ya?" Asked Kenpachi looking a bit embarrassed.

"Umm…no, he umm, the wedding might be over pretty late," said Ichigo; then they were silent for an awkward moment; Ichigo and Renji stared at Kenpachi.

"That fool he…umm…he left some paperwork unfinished, and I umm…it's, it's due tomorrow," said Kenpachi nervously, "Well, I-I gotta go now," with that he left.

"You know, I think it will take me a couple of decades to adjust to Kenpachi's and Yumichika's…friendship," said Renji; Ichigo nodded in agreement.

A couple of minutes later, the inauguration began. The ceremony lasted a very long time, by the time they were finished, it was already night. Ichigo stayed there for a while afterwards, accepting his congratulations from the other captains. He was relieved once it was over, he could not wait to get home…to her.

He opened the large doors and walked inside, where he was met by servants bowing to him, he saluted them and proceeded to walk through his very large house. Walking through the drawing room, he was shocked to find Byakuya sitting there having tea with his beautiful wife, Senbonzakura.

"Byakuya? I mean, your majesty, what are you doing here?" Said Ichigo bowing slightly before standing up straight again.

"The children wanted to see Rukia, but it seems she's asleep at the moment," said Senbonzakura answering for Byakuya.

Byakuya and Rukia married shortly after Rukia was saved, and lived a happy marriage for three years, so Rukia was both heartbroken and dismayed when Byakuya asked her for a divorce. Byakuya knew that deep down Rukia still had feelings for Ichigo, and he himself was beginning to fall in love with a very unexpected person, Senbonzakura, who could now remain materialized as a human.

Ichigo started seeing Rukia a couple of months after their divorce, and he married her less than a year later. It was decided that Hideto and Masaki were to be with Rukia for to weeks every month, while spending the rest of their time with Byakuya. Byakuya went to hell and back to gain permission from the Kuchiki elders and the Soul Society to be with Senbonzakura. It was a large controversy, a soul reaper falling in love with his zanpakuto, it was unheard of. It wasn't until last year when their relationship was finally accepted, and the two married.

"Where are they?" Asked Ichigo.

"They are playing in the garden," said Byakuya as stoic as ever.

"Daddy! Daddy! Masaki wants to eat me!" Screamed little Megumi rushing into the drawing room, wrapping her little arms around Ichigo's legs.

Megumi was Ichigo's and Rukia's two year-old daughter. She had bright orange hair like Ichigo's and big violet eyes like Rukia's. She was a bright little girl, beginning to speak when she was merely ten months. Rukia dressed her in modern clothes and ponytails, ponytails which seemed to stand like a rabbit's ears whenever she was scared or curious.

"Don't worry, Megumi, your sister won't eat you," laughed Ichigo.

"I'm a Hollow and I'm going to devour Megumi-chan's soul!" said Masaki walking into the room trying to look scary; little Megumi buried her head in Ichigo's legs.

"Oh come on don't be such a fraidie-cat," said Masaki, Masaki was the living portrait of Rukia, except for her gray eyes.

"Well, maybe you should just leave her alone," said Hideto walking into the room. He carried himself in a way that made him look far older than his years, he was wise, and very stoic like his father.

"It would suck for you kids to leave without seeing your mother, so I'll go get her," said Ichigo.

"Thanks Ichigo!" Said Masaki hugging Ichigo before he left.

Ichigo walked into the room to find Rukia sleeping on the bed. His eyes softened at seeing her so peaceful. He walked towards her, slipped next to her on the bed, and wrapped an arm around her waist.

"Rukia, the kids are here," he whispered in her ear. He lowered his head, and skimmed his lips along her jaw line.

"They're here?" Asked Rukia beginning to stir awake.

"Yes," he mumbled into the skin of her neck.

"So how was the inauguration, Captain?"

"Boring," he said; then began sucking on her pulse point; a small gasp escaped her lips.

"Sorry, I couldn't make it, I've been sleeping all day," she said.

"It's understandable," said Ichigo placing a hand on her grown stomach.

"They're both so uneasy, captain Unohana said it's to be expected since they're due any day now," said Rukia; she looked confused when Ichigo raised her shirt up to expose her stomach.

"What are you doing?" giggled Rukia as he kissed along her womb, running his lips and tongue over it, while caressing it with his hand.

"I have an idea."

"What?"

"Do you think they would calm down with a transfer of reiatsu?" He asked suggestively.

"Ichigo, the kids are here to see me we…"

"We'll let Byakuya entertain them."

"But…"

"Nope, you have to do your wifely duties, it comes with the marriage," said Ichigo giving her a peck on the lips.

"Really? I don't remember signing for that."

"Sure you did, it was the small lettering at the bottom of our marriage contract."

"Baka!" Said Rukia smacking him playfully on the head, "well that wouldn't be the first time tiny letters got me in trouble."

"Really? What was the other time?"

"When Byakuya adopted me. Apparently the elders that wrote the contract stated in there that the clan had a right to marry me off, or couple me with whoever they felt convenient. At the time they probably meant to another noble…but I guess the occasion called for it," said Rukia.

"Really? You never told me that before."

"Yeah, I guess I didn't think it was important, besides, you probably would have gone on a Kuchiki killing spree."

"I already felt like doing that anyway, those bastards almost ruined your life," said Ichigo looking very angry just remembering.

"Well, it's okay now. You don't have to murder anyone anymore, except for Renji…"

"He did it again?!"

"Yes," said Rukia looking thoroughly annoyed.

"That freaking perv! Does he not understand that he is being a pedophile?!"

"Well, he says, that their love will slowly bloom, and he will wait for her to become a full grown lady, meanwhile, he will adorn her with gifts, so that one day she will understand his love for her," said Rukia looking a bit upset.

"Yes, but Masaki?! I mean, he's old enough to be her father."

"Well Ichigo, people age differently here, I mean, you reach the physical body of a fifteen year old and you're stuck that way for decades. By the time Masaki is old enough to date, Renji will have the physical body of a twenty-two year-old."

"You approve of this?!"

"Well, Renji has been a great friend all these years, so I guess it'd be kind of nice to have him join the family, I think Byakuya would also approve actually," said Rukia thoughtfully.

"Oh no, Renji turned you into a perv!" Said Ichigo dramatically.

"You're starting to sound like your father," said Rukia.

"Am not! Anyway, stop trying to stall, like I said, nothing will get you out of doing your wifely duties," said Ichigo starting to untie his sash.

"Wait, no, I can't."

"Why not?" Asked Ichigo getting a bit annoyed.

"My water just broke."

A/N: Well there's that. I'd like to thank all of you for taking your time to read this story, it's people like you that keep people like me doing what they love. No matter how much a writer claims to write for "themselves", in reality, we write for you guys, and it means so much to me that you guys liked my story. I hope you guys will join me in my other written adventures, until then, adiosu!