Rye: Sorry for the long waiting periods... Shu-chan and I have been having writers block and well sometimes those bunnies like biting us in the butts...
Shukaku: And I've been away and worrying about other things ^^'
Grimmjow: Anyway ignore them and pay attention to the story! Some warnings and Disclaimer apply!
Shiro sighed as he walked into the house with Zangetsu on the leash and some shopping bags in his hands. He sometimes hated being a part-time model, but it paid a lot of money and didn't require him to be book smart. He wasn't an idiot, not by a long shot, but he wasn't as smart as Ichigo. Zangetsu padded over to his water bowl and took a good, long drink while Shiro put everything away and then jumped into the shower; he smelt like cheap perfume and hookers.
Washing away the make up and the smell, he sighed, looking at his blackened nails as he thought of calling Kisuke to bring the girls over for the weekend. Ichigo could use a distraction and the girls would love to hear about what they've been up to since they hadn't seen them in a few months. That and they could visit their mother's grave first and then see their old man.
'Sounds like a plan...' He thought, getting out of the now cold shower and drying off.
Pulling on some sweats and a tank top, he set to work cooking dinner and calling their godfather. The phone rang twice before the usually cheerful voice of one Kisuke Urahara filled his ear.
"S'up 'Hara... Callin' ta find out if da gurls wanna come o'er fer dinner and ta see ma and da old man?" He said as he whipped some eggs, sliced tomatoes and peppers together. "I'm sure King would love ta see 'em. I wanna see 'em too... Besides... I t'ink King may have found a way to help da old man."
He listened to the blond man's excited chatter before hearing a set of twin voices cheering and asking when they could come over, even asking if they could stay a week since they had a break from school. Shiro gave the okay and smiled hearing the youngest, Yuzu promise to make both his and Ichigo's favorite desserts as her older twin, Karin, promised to kick his ass at Black Ops.
"Bring it, Rin-chan!" He smirked when she told him to die in a gutter before Kisuke came back on the line and told him he would be there in a few hours after the girls packed up and got all they needed. "'K see ya's in a few..."
With that he hung up and set back to work getting dinner going before going to clean up the guest room for the girls...
-AMSI-
Szayel finished looking in on the other survivors of Mayuri's experiments and sighed. They were strange, but it looked like the medicines that Kurosaki had made were helping them adjust better. He knew for a fact that Cinco and Tercera wouldn't have lasted much longer if they hadn't gotten them the meds and the stabilizer. Quatro and Primera said nothing as always, just stared at him as he did his usual routine, giving them the medicine and stabilizer before leaving them be.
He checked on Sexta one last time, a bit paranoid seeing the man was still more animal than human. The panther was on the rafters again, snarling at him as a tail and panther ears stood out in plain view for a moment. He had quickly left, locking the door once more before he left to Mayuri's office.
"Dr. Mayuri. I've finished administering Quince's medicines to the others. We'll see the changes in a few days. Also... Quince told me that Sexta kissed him."
The doctor looked up from his notes and reports to give Szayel a look of amusement and awe. Szayel hated that look, it meant the man before him would use it to his advantage. If Sexta would not behave then he would not see Quince.
"Really now? And where is Quince?"
"He's gone home for the day. He was too upset to stay and work on anything else." Szayel told him.
"I see. Well, for now just monitor Sexta's interactions with him. Make sure he does not attack or harm Quince. I'm sure that our dear Mr. Jaegerjaques is quite smitten with our little kitten, but we cannot allow him to do as he pleases. If push comes to shove, I'll have Sexta terminated and I'll just have to start from square one again."
Szayel paled. That was never a good thing, but still he gave a stiff nod and left the room. If Mayuri started from square one, that meant a lot of people would be dead, jobless, and missing. He also knew from Ichigo's brother's visits that the albino would call the national guard to make sure his baby brother was safe and that would be an issue and Mayuri would be forced to kill the boy which was never a good thing. It was a waste of so much potential and brilliance as well as youth.
Sighing, something that was quickly becoming a habit for the pinkette, he left the office and as he walked down the hall, he looked into Primera's room. The Coyote was lounged on his bed, staring right at the mirror like window, but his normally lazy dark gray eyes were sharp and focused right on him, making him shiver as he quickly hurried to his office and raised the heat. He looked at his shaking hands and pulled off the gloves he wore. It wasn't because he was a doctor or a germophobe, but because his hands were scaled like the snakes he was infused with.
'I can't do this for much longer... I need to get everything ready.' He thought. 'Kurosaki hasn't shown any thing relating to his accident here... But if Sexta is reacting the way he is, then that means that Kurosaki's mutated DNA was dormant until now... I hope he doesn't turn into a cheetah out in public...'
-Ichigo-
"I'm home-"
"Ichi-nii!" Was all the warning he got before he was bowled over by dirty blonde and black colored blurs. He fell back on his butt, laughing as he hugged his younger sisters tightly and nuzzled their hair, purring almost contentedly as he held them close.
"How are the kittens?" He asked them.
"We're good! Ne, ne, Ichi-nii! Karin and I will be staying with you and Shi-nii for a week!" Yuzu chimed happily.
Ichigo blinked and looked up at his brother who nodded as Kisuke chuckled and told the girls to get off of Ichigo so he could remove his coat and shoes. Both girls smiled warmly before getting up and Ichigo got out of his things, Karin taking his bag to his room as Yuzu pulled him to sit on the sofa so he could relax. Zangetsu barked his usual greeting as he jumped up next to Ichigo and laid down so the cherry blonde could pet his head.
"How's work?" Kisuke asked, taking the armchair across from him. Karin and Yuzu jumped onto the love seat and listened in as Ichigo told them about the AMSI building and some of the people he worked with. Shiro putting his two cents in every now and again.
"I hear from Ogichi-"
"Call me Shiro, you old coot!"
"-that you may have found a break through in medicine. Is that true?"
Ichigo nodded his head as he sighed, just thinking about the possible break through made his normal scowl fade into the childish smile he used to sport around. He looked at Kisuke and began telling him first about the medicine and how he managed to test it out before putting it to use. Then he told them how his boss, Dr. Mayuri, asked him to do a final test on a live human being. That, as always didn't sit well with Ichigo, but it seemed that the test subject was doing fine for the last couple of days.
"Wait, they made you test on a live human being?"
"Yes... I wasn't too comfortable with it, but they said he was an inmate on death row-"
Everyone jumped when the sound of glass shattering came from the kitchen. Ichigo didn't need to ask if his brother was fine because said white copy had him by the collar demanding to know why he wasn't informed a lot sooner before he dropped the younger twin and began ranting and raving about the inmate possibly hurting/killing Ichigo and how he was going to murder Mayuri. Ichigo waited out the rant, knowing that he wouldn't be able to get a word in edge wise.
When Shiro finally made himself dizzy from ranting and yelling, Ichigo calmly told them what had happened and all that was going to happen, leaving out the detail of being molested a few times already by the perverted blue haired devil.
"... And besides he's usually restrained and I have a bodyguard. Chado's been good with keeping him at bay and under control. Though I'm sure you two would get along just fine seeing as you both have twisted minds." Ichigo jabbed, getting giggles from the girls, a snort from Kisuke and a punch to the shoulder via Shiro.
"Baka! I'm goi'g wich ya ta work tamo'row!" He said.
"But don't you have a shoot tomorrow?"
"Nah. I got it all done. No arguin'! Ya ain't goin' near dat prick wit'out me ta protect ya!"
Ichigo sighed, there was no way to convince Shiro any other way so he nodded. The girls asked to come see the building and Ichigo and Shiro both reacted, shouting no, but the girls pulled the puppy dog looks and the mom card. That got both boys to sit back down and slump in their seats, muttering about evil little girls and unfair gods. Eventually they sat down to eat and finally to bed after Kisuke left, telling the girls he'd be back at the end of the week to get them...
-Next Morning; AMSI-
Szayel yawned tiredly as he got out of his car and walked to the building, but blinked seeing Ichigo with his brother and two young girls. Being curious he walked up to them, his heightened hearing allowing him to pick up what was being said.
"... study of all kinds of medicines. I'm sure a few of my co-workers wouldn't mind you looking around... Oh good morning Senpai!"
"Morning Kurosaki-kun... Shirosaki-kun... And who are these darling angels?" He asked, smiling at the girls.
"This is Yuzu and Karin, my younger sisters, also another set of twins." Ichgio said.
"My, my... So will you be doctors like your niisan?"
"Nah-uh! I'm gonna be a soccer player!" Karin said proudly. "Yuzu's gonna be a housewife!"
Ichigo laughed as both girls told the pinkette about their dreams and Szayel listened, praising them and even teasing them a bit. He stood up and looked up at Shiro who was glaring at him.
"Shirosaki-kun?"
"One: Call me Shiro. Two: w'ere da hell is da doc?"
"He's already inside..." Szayel trailed off as Shiro went to go insdie, but Ichigo grabbed his twin and pulled him back before they both got into a yelling match, Ichigo effectively winning by say he could move into the institute's dorms.
"Damn it..."
"Now calm down! I'm sure that Dr. Mayuri will allow me to work in my office while your visiting since you are hell bent on keeping me away from monitoring our test subject."
"Ichi! He's on death row!"
Ichigo sighed, balled up his fist and socked his brother in the jaw before storming into the building with the girls behind him, both whispering about Shiro asking for getting hit. Szayel didn't need to be the genius he was to figure out that Shiro wasn't happy with Mayuri putting his brother in danger. Helping the albino to his feet, he offered him a tissue to clean the blood of his lip.
"You and Kurosaki-kun are right. But seeing as this experiment may prove helpful to human kind, let him see this through. Shirosaki-kun, I know your both stressed with trying to be strong with your father ill. But if this experiment proves fruitful, not only would Kurosaki-kun have found a cure for your father, but also he'll benefit the rest of man kind." He told him.
"I know... I-"
"Just don't want to see him get hurt. I know... You're a good big brother, even if Kurosaki-kun doesn't admit it aloud. He knows you are only looking out for them, but sometimes you need to let go otherwise he won't learn to fall and get back on his own if you are always picking him up."
Shiro said nothing knowing the pinkette was right, but still he couldn't help it. He wanted his brother and sisters to be completely safe from harm if he could help it. Knowing that his brother was so close to an inmate on death row, it made his mind go crazy with what ifs and horrible images. He was scared for his brother and he was also scared for the girls. Sighing he followed Szayel into the building and toward the ROL. Ichigo was there talking with Mayuri and a giant man.
"I see... Well I don't see a problem with it... Ms. Tai and Mr. Zaraki will join you and Sado-kun in the open area today."
"Why so many guards?" Ichigo asked.
"Well besides Mr. Jaegerjaques, Mr. Schilffer, Mr. Jigura, Mr. Coyote and Ms. Odelshwanck will be out and about. They are former inmates and patients of mental hospitals for the criminally insane. They've been selected to test out a few of the newer medicines."
"... Fuck it. Girls, your coming with me to work." Was Shiro's immediate reaction. Even Ichigo was backing away slowly from his boss.
"There's nothing to fear. Besides, no one will mess with you as long as Ms. Odelshwanck and Ms. Tai are nearby."
"But-"
"Ms. Odelshwanck is, how do I say this? She's schizophrenic. She's all sugar and sweet as long as your nice to her and then she's... scary." He said, not sure how to describe the girl.
That didn't make the group feel any better. But then the man next to Mayuri spoke.
"She's fine... She won't let anything bad happen to you." Sado said.
"Really Chado?" Ichgio asked. He nodded his head and then lent down to pick up both Yuzu and Karin, making the girls squeak and then laugh as they were pretty high up.
Shiro looked at the hulking young man and then the woman and the other giant of a man not that far down the hall. The woman had a body to die for and even had huge breasts, but Shiro wasn't into women, though he would admit she was hot as fuck. With her dark mocha skin, her brillant blond hair and those cold piercing blue eyes. The man next to her was at least 8 foot nothing, his hair was done up in menacing spikes that had little bells on the end, his one visible eye was a piercing gold color and he had scars on his face. He was thick with muscles and seeing how he walked quickly and quietly, Shiro was sure that he'd take down anyone who attacked foolishly.
It calmed him down a bit and seeing how Ichigo was cool with 'Chado', he'd stay. Zaraki led the girls and Shiro out to the open area as Ichigo and Sado went to get Grimmjow. The panther turned human had effectively made his prison into his personal den, sleeping up on the rafters away from the blue haired freak and the pinkette.
His tail lazily curled around as his ears twitched with the sounds he could hear from the machines. He didn't move when the door hissed open, but he did perk up when the familiar scent of a certain berry filled his nose. Turning around so he could leer at the delectable male, he dropped down and sat on the bed, waiting for the berry to do his check up before putting the cuffs on him. He figured that this would happen everyday so the more compliant he was, the longer and the better he could be around the berry.
He didn't fight seeing the needle this time, but he did tense and hiss a bit in warning. He wasn't too trusting of such sharp things. He did the strength test and endurance test, even talking at length on something rather boring but seemed to please the berry. Finally they were heading outside. He smirked, as soon as the cuffs were off he'd find his tree and wait for the berry to come to him and he could-
He snarled viciously as the smells from outside hit him. He smelt canine and he wasn't pleased in the least. His cat like eyes looked around, the clicking of the cuffs barely reaching his ears before he shot off and hid in his tree. Fuck there goes his plan!
Ichigo on the other hand was confused by Grimmjow's sudden aggression, he quickly wrote it down in his log, before he walked over to his brother, who had grabbed the girls when the blue haired man suddenly snarled and then took off.
"Ichi-nii, what happened?" Yuzu asked.
"I don't know... But I'm sure that he's upset that there's so many people right now. Last time he saw so many was when they were experimenting on him and well... I think he's scared." Ichigo hummed, looking up at the tree where he could see flashes of blue every now and again when the Sexta would move from one branch to another until he stopped high up in the tree and just sat up there...
Rye: Looks like Grimm-kitty's not happy.
Grimmjow: OF COURSE NOT! I WANT TO RAPE MY BERRY DAMN IT!
Shukaku: Ne, don't worry, you'll have your chance you big baby.
Shiro: Reviews make these two happy!