Rye: Hi everyone! Welcome back to chapter three!

Shukaku: Hello all our lovlies! *watching butterflies*

Rye: Shu-chan, I love you... But sometimes I wonder about you.

Shiro: As if she doesn't wonder about you.

Shukaku: *snickers* Yes well, I didn't take my meds today~

Grimmjow: Same warnings from the beginning.

Disclaimer: Shukaku and I don't own jack!

Shiro sat in the living room, the head set on his lap as he mashed buttons and growled furiously at the screen. Zangetsu was laying on the sofa beside him, watching with a bored yawn. He didn't understand how his pups could be so addicted to such a senseless thing, all well. He was about to fall asleep when the keys in the lock alerted him to his other pup's arrival, but he knew it was too early for him to be home. Barking, the wolf mix alerted his more aggressive pup.

"Eh? S'up wich ya, Zangetsu?" He looked up from the screen to see Ichigo stagger in, his arms loaded with groceries and yawning widely like he was tired.

Thinking that something happened to his baby bro, Shiro jumped over the sofa, ignoring the reprimanding bark from Zangetsu as well as the fact he left himself a sitting duck during the game. He took the bags and set them on the counter as Ichigo stripped off his shoes and his coat.

"King, yer 'ome early... wha happened?"

"They had me inject our test subject with panther genes and then they had me use my newest creation to keep the man alive so they could use the radiation. And when they were done they had me use the stabilizer that I made to help the patient adapt to the medicine and to allow it to work." Ichigo said.

"Wassit successful?" Shiro asked.

"Yes... He was alive when I left. The real test is seeing if there are any changes and if that syrum I was was working my butt off on will work..."

"Wha's it sappota do?"

"It's supposed to heal any damage done to the body, both old and new. If this test proves 100% successful. I might have broken the walls of medicine to help everyone live a long healthy life! It might even help Goat Face!" Ichigo said, his eyes alight with renewed energy as Shiro's one face split into another wide shit eating grin that threatened to rip his face in two.

"King! If an' w'en dis works, da Old Man will be 'ome and da girls too! King, I love ya fer bein' da bookw'm!" Shiro hugged Ichigo before he sent him to go shower and relax a he cooked that night.

Ichigo nodded, a hot bath sounded wonderful right now. It was an hour or so later that Shiro finished making some tofu dumplings and egg drop soup. He called for Ichigo, but when said twin didn't answer, he shut off the stove and covered the food before heading towards their shared room. He looked in to see Ichigo was sound asleep, nestled up in the blankets, their family photo resting beside him as he clutched Kon to his chest, Kon was a gift from their late mother.

They shared that stuffed lion, but Shiro wasn't too fond of the doll so he let Ichigo claim complete ownership. But when their mother was gunned down by a mugger, Shiro and Ichigo clung to that doll as if it were their only life line. Their sisters were still toddlers when it happened and it nearly killed their dad, but he did his best to be both mother and father, though they ended up helping him out and pretty much raising themselves.

Shiro smiled softly as he picked up the photo of them at the beach, Ichigo and their mom were building a sand castle as himself and his father were wrestling and the girls, Karin and Yuzu, another set of twins, were munching on tiny watermelon cubes that their mom had prepared before hand. He looked at his father, the man had been so happy in that photo, but then it died away.

Don't get him wrong, he was proud his father kept it as together as he could, but when he started to get sick, he sent Karin and Yuzu to their godfather, Kisuke Urahara. By then Ichigo had landed the job at AMSI and worked nearly 24-7 to find some way, some form of a miracle to help their old man and everyone else who couldn't find hope when they needed it. So to think his brother was on a break through made him happy, but he wondered, why would his brother test on a human when he wouldn't even do it to an animal?

Sighing he climbed into bed with Ichigo, they could eat later. Setting the photo on the headboard, he turned off the bedside lamp and pulled his brother to his to his side, murmuring a good night prayer, he closed his eyes and fell to sleep...

XxXxXx

Ichigo rushed about the room, Shiro was still out like a light. He couldn't believe he slept through dinner and was nearly late for work. After gathering everything he needed, he looked down at Shiro and gently woke his brother.

"Hmm... King?"

"Sorry, Horse... But I'm leaving for work. Come lock the door, okay?" Ichigo rarely called his brother Horse, though Shiro insisted that he was his horse. "I'll call if anything, okay?"

"Hmm..." Shiro rolled out of the bed and followed Ichigo to the door. After making sure his younger brother got on the elevator okay, he headed into the house and sighed. He might as well clean up and head into work himself...

-AMSI-

Ichigo walked down the halls, looking over his notes and results, lost in thought. He had been working in his office when Szayel called him and told him to come to the ROL. So he got up, took his things with him and headed for the Recovery and Observation Lab. He stopped before the first security door and gave his things over to the guards as they looked through them and his person before letting him pass. The second one required his hand print and a scan of his retinas.

Once through he walked down the halls, there were twenty rooms. 1-20, most of the rooms were empty. He remembered that when he had first started working there he had been exposed to a toxic gas and became very ill. Dr. Mayuri had him placed in room 15, the only one equipped with state of the art machines and devices to take care of the sick. He shuddered as he recalled that day. No one knew that the container would pop like that. He was just lucky to be alive and that Shiro didn't find out. His brother was too overprotective sometimes.

Shaking his thoughts he passed room 8 and Szayel walked out, the pink haired man smiled softly as his hazel eyes seemed to slit a moment, but Ichigo quickly brushed it off as a figment of his imagination. He jumped however when he heard vicious growling and looked down the hall at room six.

"It seems that Mr. Jeagerjaques is awake... He's not exactly happy with us right now..." Szayel said.

"I wouldn't have ever guessed... I guess we should see what's happening..." Ichigo sighed as Szayel laughed a bit before they headed down the hall.

As soon as they got to room six, Dr. Mayuri appeared and he smiled at them.

"It looks like a success, though I think the genes gave our friend here a bit more of a temper than before... So I'm afraid that you will have to have an armed escort before you enter the room. But this fine gentlemen offered to do it." Mayuri gestured to a giant of a man, his dark mocha skin was pulled snugly over his muscles his short wavy hair covered most of his face minus one eye and he was looking down at them with a solemn, but somber expression.

"Hello. My name is Yatsurai Sado..." He said his voice was low and rumbled a bit.

"Chado?" Ichigo asked, tilting his head to the side in confusion.

"Kurosaki!" Hissed Szayel, hoping the young man didn't offend the other.

"What? I was just asking..." Ichigo said. "Is it okay if I call you Chado... your first name's a bit of a mouthful."

Sado nodded his head and turned to the door, opening it as the other three walked in behind him. Ichigo had always been proud of being 5'10" But Sado stood at 6'5" and he felt very short in comparison. He was shocked from his thoughts when something blue lunged right into Sado, knocking the man clear off his feet and pinning him down. Mayuri and Szayel pulled out tranquilizer guns and the blue thing looked up with furious blue eyes.

Ichigo then realized it was the prisoner, but he looked more feral than human and the way he growled sounded like a royally pissed off panther about to gorge itself in blood. He jumped when the first 'pop' of the tranquilizer guns went off, but the panther dodged as did Sado. The large man got up and calmly got into a fighting pose one would normally use to tackle and hold the other in submission.

The blue haired man snarled, he was pressed in the corner and his eyes were looking wild. Ichigo gaped and quickly ran between him and the others.

"Stop!"

"Kurosaki-kun move! He needs to be sedated!" Mayuri ordered.

"No! Stop! When did he wake up and when did he start acting like this?" Ichigo asked, moving a bit like a crab to keep his three co-workers from agitating the man even more. "Think about it, he's got panther genes now and he feels that this place is a threat and so are we! He's only trying to protect himself!"

Sado blinked slowly before standing up tall and then sitting down Indian style. He looked at Ichigo who smiled at him before he turned serious eyes on his boss and senpai.

"That is true... But still, he's still dangerous! He should have been strapped down!" Mayuri said. 'I don't want you or Szayel dying on me. You two are more valuable to me alive and breathing...'

Szayel slowly calmed down, lowering his gun as he looked at Ichigo and finally relaxed all together. The 18 year old could be such a pain when he was right. Putting the gun away and standing back, Szayel lifted his arms and muttered something in Swedish before looking at Ichigo.

"Kurosaki-kun, please move away from him?" Ichigo shook his head stubbornly.

Turning his back on them, he slowly approached the man. He glanced at the bed and monitors and saw that he had managed to break free and had smashed the machines pretty good. Looking back at the man, he gasped when he was standing right in front of him. At this angle he could see the slitted blue eyes and the sharp canines that showed in a wide smirk on his face.

The man stood at 6'3", almost as tall as Sado. He had thick hard muscles that gave him a strong build and his skin hugged it just right making you want to touch those said muscles and just be held by him. Blushing he shook those thoughts out of his head earning a laugh from the man, it was rich and it was... sexy. A large hand came up and cupped his chin making him look up at him.

"... I know you. You're the one who hesitated... Why?" He asked, his voice was low and gravely. Dark and rich. Ichigo wanted to melt into his arms, but fought off the urge since the man was criminal and his brother would come and bomb the place if he knew.

"... Becuase... I didn't want to... see you die..." He said slowly, breathing heavily. The man smelt wonderful! Like the hot desert sand mixed with dark mint chocolate. The scent was making his mind fuzzy, but he forced himself to focus. "Please stop touching me and allow me to look at your injuries?"

"What injuries?" Came the cocky reply making Ichigo snap completely from his fog and look down at the hand still holding his chin to see his wrist was perfectly healed.

Pulling back and taking that one lagre hand in both his smaller, thinner hands, to examine it. Not a red mark, or blood, not even scarring tissue. He dropped that hand and looked at the other, the same thing! He had been sure that the man would be scarred after the testing they did the day before and how hard he had to struggle to get out of the bindings. Hell his hands weren't even swelling from smashing machinery with his fists.

Dr0pping to his knees and looking at his ankles he looked back up at the man and asked, "How do you feel?"

"Hmm? Well... much better." He said. "Especially if yer the one who's gonna ta care of me... I refuse to deal with Creepy and Pinky over there."

He had jerked his head at the stunned doctors before smirking down at Ichigo. Ichigo blushed again and backed away, indicating the bed for the man to sit. He walked over to where he had dropped his papers and books. He gathered them up and stood, his face hotter than hot when he felt someone touching his ass.

"Not bad, Strawberry..." He growled lowly. "Yeah... definitely not bad."

Ohhh, that WAS IT!

Ichigo threw his things to the floor and spun fast on his heel, his fist pulled back. The man blinked when he saw it coming at the last second, but wasn't fast enough to get out of it's away. He fell back as Ichigo once more grabbed his things and stormed out of the room muttering about perverts and strawberries. Mayuri and Szayel looked at each before looking at the panther turned human, slowly stand up and laughed before walking over to the bed he had been strapped to and flopping down gracefully.

Mayuri linked as the blue haired man turned his back to them, ignoring their presence, though the pissed off growling coming from him also told them that he might attack again. Nodding to Szayel, they walked out. Sado closed the door behind them, after he had gotten up and the blue haired man watched him leave. Sado looked at Mayuri, who told him to go back to the security room.

As soon as they were alone in the hall, Mayuri headed for the Gallery, Szayel behind him. The blue haired man was deep in thought where as Szayel was analyzing what had happened in the room. Never before had he seen Kurosaki react like that. Sure he got hot tempered, but never has he ever hit someone before. Then again he himself would have decked anyone who had the gall to touch his ass.

"That was rather interesting, don't you think so Octavo?"

"Yes... Though I'm worried about Quince... if we leave him alne with Sexta, there is no telling what he might do."

"This is true, but he as you saw: Sexta won't attack Quince."

"Because Quince was unarmed and wasn't a threat! He's not a man, sir! He's a beast that looks like a man! He still thinks and acts like a beast!" Szayel snapped. "What if he thinks of hurting or even killing Kurosaki because he's the least threatening one out of us? What will happen then? We need Kurosaki alive!"

Mayuri spun on heel, backhanding the man behind him and glaring at the shocked pinkette. "Do not think me stupid! I know that there is a chance that he will attack and kill Kurosaki. That's why I hired Sado-kun. He will be there whenever you or Kurosaki-kun are near Sexta. Now go, I want a detailed report on your earlier observations."

Szayel nodded and left. As he walked down the hall he let a snake like tongue to slip passed his lips as he hissed.

'It's only a matter of time before he kills me... I better keep a close eye on Kurosaki-kun...'

Shukaku: Hope you liked it! I've got the next chapter!

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