"You two can go back…but I am staying here" Yoru growled.

"But Yoru" Sora started.

"Yoru, I WILL drag you back if I have to, and don't raise your voice so much. we don't want to wake them up." Jackal stated, closing his suitcase. He sighed, grabbing Sora's hand, who looked like she was going to cry. "This is what I meant about getting attached."

"Aizen told us nothing…they tell us everything…no offense but I like being 'attached' as you put it…and I would LOVE to see you drag me…try and I fire a cero down your throat…that's a way to wake up isn't it" Yoru snarled quietly.

"What about Gin?" Sora squeaked.

Yoru fell silent. Jackal sighed. "We HAVE to go. If we stay any longer, Aizen will probably come looking for us. Do you want that? To put these people in danger?" He asked.

"These people are already IN danger…but they are safer without me here" Yoru replied.

"...Well, let's go then." Jackal stated, starting to tug Sora gently to the door.

"Whatever" Yoru muttered.

"Will Ai-…daddy kill mo-…Ichigo?" Sora asked as they snuck out of their 'home'.

Jackal sighed. "I'm sure Aizen won't hurt them." HE stated, shaking his head.

"It's called war Jackal…Aizen kills who he thinks will win him the war…just as Grimmjow or Shiro would" Yoru snapped.

Jackal glared at his brother before opening the front door and tugging Sora out who was still resisting silently. "Where are we meeting Aizen…the manor or somewhere in the Human world?" Yoru asked.

"...A few miles away, on the country side." Jackal said, glancing over at him.

"As long as you know where we are going" Yoru sighed. Jackal rolled his eyes as he continued to tug Sora along, the girl still resisting.

Grimmjow slowly opened his eyes. He looked down at the warmth against his bare chest, Ichigo. He gently shook Ichigo awake. "Get up Ichi" he sighed, petting his uke's ears. Ichigo growled a little before burrowing under the covers a little more. "Ichigo" Grimmjow hissed slightly, pulling the blankets away and nipping Ichigo's neck.

Ichigo's eyes blinked open at the act, sleepy brown eyes looking up at Grimmjow. "What?" he asked softly, shivering at the sudden cold.

"Get up…you are the only one who get the kids up" Grimmjow smirked, kissing his mate's nose.

"...But I'm comfortable..." Ichigo mumbled, pouting slightly.

"I can wrap you up and carry you?" Grimmjow smirked

Ichigo blushed a little. "Grimm... that would be embarrassing..." He sighed, starting to sit up.

"Really? But you are fun to carry kitten" Grimmjow teased.

He yawned before finally sitting up. "I'll go wake them up..."

"Thanks Ichi" Grimmjow smiled, getting up as well to wake up Shiro, who was sleeping on the floor next to the bed.

He never explained to Grimmjow or Ichigo why he did so though. Ichigo tilted his head slightly before looking around. "...Can you feel their reiatsu? I-I can't..." Panic laced his voice as he untangled himself from the sheets and grabbed a shirt from the closet. It was Grimmjow's, so the long sleeves covered his hands and the bottom of the red sweater reached the middle of his thighs.

Grimmjow blinked, kicking Shiro up and heading to the kids' room with Ichigo. Ichigo opened the door quietly, freezing when he looked inside. They weren't there. Not even their things... They were gone. "Where's the kids?" Shiro asked from behind them.

"I..." Ichigo stammered, frozen in shock. Shiro bit his lip, knowing that wasn't a good question. Grimmjow wrapped his arms around Ichigo, trying to soothe the beta. "...Were... why..." Ichigo whispered, still glued to the spot.

"…Do you think Yoru meant it when he promised to fight Aizen?" Shiro asked quietly.

"W-what?" Ichigo asked, his eyes wide as he looked over at Shiro.

"Yesterday he said he was going to help fight Aizen…do you think he went to do that?" Shiro asked.

"Why would he take everything with him though" Grimmjow questioned.

"...Was I not good enough?" Ichigo wondered softly, looking down.

"Ichigo this isn't your fault" Grimmjow sighed, hugging Ichigo closer.

Shiro walked into the room, looking around. "Maybe they knew something we didn't" Shiro stated. He walked around the room, eyeing everything but stopped at the bed Yoru used. "The fox seems so innocent and nice till he bites your hand and laughs at a person's stupidity" he read.

Ichigo looked over at him. "..What's that supposed to mean?"

"I don't know…maybe it's a message" Shiro shrugged.

"It sounds like whoever wrote this is saying the fox betrays whoever is closest to him" Grimmjow blinked.

"...Do you think he's the fox?" Ichigo wondered softly, looking down again.

"Who?" Grimmjow asked, knowing fully who Ichigo was referring to.

Shiro blinked and raced over to Sora's bed. "Innocence is a blessing but a blessing isn't always innocent" he read.

Ichigo swallowed, tears pricking his eyes. "...I-i gotta find them!"

"Ichigo" Grimmjow started.

"King…I found Tensa Zangetsu" Shiro stated, holding up a black kanatana from the open closet door.

Ichigo stared in shock at the blade. "...I-I can't use it anymore... I'm not powerful enough..." He said softly, his ears flat and his tail curled around his waist.

"Maybe you can…it's still YOUR Zanpakto…I think…Yoru had when he first showed up" Shiro responded.

"Why did Yoru have it…and where did it get it?" Grimmjow asked.

"I-I dunno! But... I gotta find them!" Ichigo said, wriggling out of Grimmjow's grip and running for the front door, grabbing a pair of pants that was on the back of the couch on the way.

Grimmjow was about to follow when Shiro grabbed his arm. "Get dressed and round up your Espada…I will follow Ichigo" Shiro commanded.

"What?" Grimmjow asked dumbly.

"GET FUCKING DRESSED AND ROUND UP YOUR FUCKING ESPADA" Shiro snapped. "You are only in your boxers and Ichigo will bitch if you follow him in that" Shiro added with a snort before turning and following. It was then Grimmjow noticed Shiro was already dressed in jeans and a black button up shirt with long sleeves.

Ichigo was already running down the street, trying to follow the weak trail of his children's reiatsu. Shiro wasn't too far behind, muttering about how Ichigo would be the death of him. Shiro was quickly losing the faster male. Ichigo soon disappeared out of Shiro's sight. "Shit" Shiro hissed, not noticing the light blue eyes glowing slightly behind. At least not till a hand swiped at him, successfully knocking him out.

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