Chapter 24
The Meeting of the Grandparents
By Demon-of-Cats
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach, the Tite does. I own my OC's and OOC's
Warnings: This is AU and has some spoilers.
No Flames please, but constructive criticism is welcome.
Note: from this chapter on I will now call any Komamura by their first name. There are now too many Komamuras to call Captain Komamura, Komamura.
Sajin paused in his work for the day and glanced around. It had been several weeks since he had changed and he was expecting his parents soon. He didn't know if they would come to him directly though, or if they would go to his home and meet with Moria. He sighed slightly and then glanced up as the door to his office slid open.
It was Shinji, whom he hadn't seen since before his transformation.
"Hoo boy," Shinji muttered when he spotted Sajin, "Moria said you looked different now but I didn't know it would be this different."
Sajin laughed and then glanced at a clock that sat on his desk. He stretched and then stood. Today was when they were due. He could feel his parents close by, but like always he couldn't tell exactly where they were.
"I suppose that Moria wanted to keep it a surprise for you as well then," Sajin sighed and then began to put some things away.
"Heading home already?" Shinji asked and cocked his head, "It's still early."
"General Yamamoto knows that I am leaving early today. I stayed late last night to catch up with a lot of things so that I would be ahead tomorrow. I have company coming and I don't know the timing that they will arrive."
"Who?" Shinji asked as he helped Sajin straighten the office.
Sajin shrugged and then said, "My parents. They are close, I can feel that, but I can't tell exactly where they are."
Shinji chuckled and then followed Sajin to his home.
They were close to the house, just passing a cherry tree on the path in fact, when they heard Moria yell.
"I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUT YOU HAD BETTER LET GO OF MY SON THIS INSTANT!"
Shinji and Sajin flash stepped the rest of the way to the house and landed in front to see a woman with long golden brown hair standing on the porch with a nervous Kureno in her arms. She currently blinked at the outraged Moria as the younger woman raged.
At first Shinji didn't notice ears and then the darker brown ears, much like Sajin's, popped up. Her eyes were like Sajin's as well but they were silver instead of gold. She also had a long brown tail.
A man then appeared behind Moria, startling her. He was HUGE. In fact he was about a foot taller than Sajin. He had short, well kempt black hair and black ears, much like Sajin's. To complete the look he had a long black tail.
He was about to speak when Sajin spoke, "Moria don't worry. Mother is just inspecting her grandson."
"Sajin!" the woman cried happily, "So instinct led true again! How are you boy!"
"Shoulda figured you would break that curse," the man behind Moria said and then hopped lightly off the porch, "So how do you fare son?"
"I am doing fine Mother, Father," Sajin said and then walked to Moria who looked to be having a panic attack of some sort, "Moria calm down."
Moria calmed down to the point of fainting.
"Oi!" Sajin muttered as he caught his wife and then he glared at his parents in turn, "Whose idea was it to come here BEFORE I got home?"
His mother instantly waggled a finger at him, "Now don't you get that tone of voice with me young man."
"So it was you," Sajin muttered.
It was then that Kureno began to wail. He didn't know who this was, though she smelled a little like his daddy. She was still someone new and mommy had yelled at her and he didn't know what was going on so he did the only thing he could to let everyone know his opinion of the situation.
Sajin's mother instantly began trying to calm her grandson down, to no avail. He would not be calmed, until his uncle came and took him from his grandmother.
"Shh," Shinji said, "It's okay big guy. Uncle Shinji's here. We'll all go inside and get acquainted with everyone else."
So they all went inside and the happy, if not slightly ashamed of themselves for not waiting for their son before meeting their grandson, grandparents sat on a couch.
On another couch Sajin had laid Moria. He'd left her for a moment to grab a washcloth.
"Waaahpoooo," Kureno yelled.
"My thoughts on the situation myself," Shinji said.
"Warg."
"No I think things could have been worse."
"Poo."
"Your mommy could have attacked."
"Bah!"
"Yes she could have, after you were safe of course."
"Can she match a Captain class," Sajin's father asked. His eyes looked curious as he glanced at the young woman on the couch.
"Have to ask Moria that when she wakes up," Shinji chuckled and then glanced over at the kitchen when Sajin came through the door with a damp washcloth in his hands.
"Ask Moria what?" he asked as he knelt down next to his wife and placed the folded fabric over her forehead.
"Can your lovely wife match a Captain such as yourself?" Sajin's mother asked.
"She is training for that," Sajin said and then placed a kiss on Moria's cheek, "And she has managed to externalize her zanpaku-tô. I would mention that Umigiri has a tem-!"
"Who has what?" Moria asked as she sat up.
Sajin chuckled and then said that Umigiri had a temper.
"So do I," Moria muttered and then glanced at her in-laws, "I just typically control mine better."
Everyone laughed and then introductions were made.
"I am Hatori Komamura, Sajin's father."
"I'm Mayu Komamura, Sajin's mom!"
"Hyper as ever," Sajin muttered as he handed Kureno to Moria.
Moria chuckled and then brought her son up to lean against her chest. She rubbed his back and got him completely settled before she introduced herself to her in-laws, "My name is Moria."
"As I'm the fifth wheel here I'll introduce myself as well. I'm Shinji Hirako, Moria's older brother."
"Fifth wheels are fine," Mayu muttered, "As long as they are there for a reason."
Hatori and Sajin face palmed.
Shinji and Moria just raised eyebrows.
Kureno did what babies do best and broke the slight tension by suddenly giggling uncontrollably. This caused giggles around the rest of the group.
End Chapter 24