Hornets pt.11

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.

Months later….
Squad 4

Hanataro and Isane ran down the hallway, leading Ichigo behind them. "This way, Ichigo!" Hanataro pointed. "The room on the far left!"

As Ichigo ran to the door, the fear written all over his face he gripped the doorknob, only to stop when a sharp scream echoed from it. Working up his nerve, the Acting-Captain of Squad Two opened the door.

Soi-Fon lay on the bed, taking deep breaths as she went into labor. Captain Unohana was in front of her, her hands on Soi-Fon's stomach while working her healing spells to lessen the woman's pain. Ichigo walked over to her side and took hold of her hand. "Soi-Fon! Are you okay?" he asked his wife.

"I…Ahhhhhhh!" she screamed, feeling another burst of pain course through her. "Ichigo! If I live through this…I'M GONNA KILL OMAEDA!"

"Why Omaeda?"

"BECAUSE I HATE HIM!"

The door burst open and the group turned to see Yoruichi dash into the room, occupying Soi-Fon's other side. Both she and Ichigo held her hands while she continued to give birth to her and Ichigo's children. Unohana looked up at Soi-Fon and urged her on. "Push! I can see the baby's head!"

"GRAAAAAAAAAH!" Soi-Fon squeezed at the top of her lungs as she forced her body to obey. She never knew that childbirth was so painful! Her hands clenched her mentor's and husband's in a bonecrushing vice. "AHHHHHHHHHH!"

From the door peeked Rukia, Momo, Kyoraku, Ukitake and Rangiku, who were all interested in Ichigo and Soi-Fon's children. Closing the door, Rukia turned to her captain. "Is she gonna be okay?"

Ukitake tried to put on a friendly face but the screams his fellow captain was shrieking made him wary. "She's a strong woman. She'll come out of this alright." He was interrupted by another scream. "…I hope…."

As for Ichigo, all he could do was try to comfort his wife as best he could. He'd been both hoping and dreading for this day, knowing that it would cause Soi-Fon no end of pain. Captain Unohana and his father examined her and the babies inside her beforehand and although they assured her there'd be no complications he was still worried.

Just when Soi-Fon's voice started to become hoarse from screaming it was finally over. The cry of a newborn baby echoed throughout the room and Unohana cut the cord and wrapped the baby in a pink blanket. "It's a girl!" Soi-Fon gave a weary smile at her newborn daughter…before throwing her head back and screaming again as another labor pain hit her. Minutes later the pain finally receded and Unohana stood up, holding another small bundle in a pink blanket. "It's another girl!"

"Twin girls," Ichigo said, running his hand soothingly through Soi-Fon's hair. "We've twin girls." Isane and Unohana handed one girl to Ichigo and the other to Soi-Fon, who looked down at her daughter with tears in her eyes.

"They're so beautiful…" she whispered, kissing her newborn daughter's forehead. "So what should we name them?" she asked. They'd spent nights talking about their children's names but could never agree on them. She looked over to her mentor and back down at her daughter in her arms. "How about…Yoru?" she asked, her cheeks pink when her eyes flitted over to Yoruichi.

Ichigo chuckled before nodding. "Yoru. I like it." He looked down at the baby in his arms and thought about it a name for the newborn girl. "Let's name this one Masaki, after my mother."

Soi-Fon nodded and gestured for Ichigo to hand her Masaki. As she held both of her babies in her arms she smiled down. She'd gone through a change in the past few months, aside from the occasional bursts of anger that would terrify even Ichigo. She had become so much kinder and more compassionate towards others; so much that some of the men were wondering if Ichigo would still continue to be Captain of Squad Two even after she gave birth.

"They're so adorable!" Yoruichi giggled. "Little Yoru and Masaki. I just love it!" Soi-Fon beamed with a new mother's pride at her mentor's words. To her, her life felt complete now. Unohana and Isane stood near the door and watched the touching scene, happy for the new couple and their children. Isane turned to leave only to get smacked by the door when Isshin burst in.

"OH WHAT HAPPY DAYS!" he shouted at the top of his lungs, hurrying over to his son, daughter-in-law and newborn granddaughters. "They're so beautiful!" he said softly, fawning over his new grandchildren.

Unohana turned to her lieutenant and patted her back. "Are you alright, Isane?"

"…I think he broke my nose…."

Chuckling, Unohana helped Isane out of the room, leaving the Kurosaki/Fon family with the children….

A week later….
Fon Family Manor

Ichigo carried Yoru into the room, his wife nursing the other baby. Sitting down next to her, Ichigo cradled his little girl and smiled. He could feel happiness bloom in his heart as he stared down at Yoru. The little baby looked up curiously at her father and made a gurgling noise. Chuckling, Ichigo held started to rock her back and forth. "Yoru has your eyes," he told Soi-Fon.

Still feeding Masaki, Soi-Fon smiled. "She has your nose too. Masaki though, she looks like you through and through." Looking down, Soi-Fon smiled at her baby girl, Masaki. When Yoru started to cry Ichigo gestured to Soi-Fon. "I think she's hungry," he said.

"Alright then, switch with me," Soi-Fon stopped feeding Masaki and swapped her with Yoru. Once the other Fon twin started to suckle her mother, Soi-Fon turned to her husband. "I spoke with the Head-Captain today. He told me that I that can go back to being Captain in a few days now I've recovered. I just have to remember birth control from now on."

Ichigo breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness. I'll be honest, at this rate I was sure the squad was going to tear me limb from limb after that botched mission a few weeks ago."

"On the contrary, Ichigo, the men tell me they're fond of you. They get that you're doing this only because of the Head-Captain but they've seen your strength and they respect you. Speaking of which," As Yoru stopped feeding Soi-Fon covered herself and rocked her baby back and forth. "When I return to my position as captain, I'm going to need a lieutenant who I can rely on. Preferably one who I haven't punched to oblivion."

"Omaeda still in the hospital?"

"He's gonna be there for a long time. So in the meantime I need an able-bodied lieutenant."

Ichigo smiled at his wife and nodded. "I'd like to be your lieutenant."

Soi-Fon leaned forward and they kissed. "Excellent. I'll inform the Head-Captain tomorrow. Let's put the babies to bed." Getting up, the Fon couple walked across the room and laid the babies in their cribs, putting blankets over them.

Ichigo leaned forward across each crib and kissed his daughters goodnight. "Goodnight, Yoru. Goodnight, Masaki."

As he stared at his sleeping children a hand rose up his back. "So, Ichigo, now that I'm back home, how about we discuss your new promotion in private?" Soi-Fon hinted, smirking at her husband.

Turning around, Ichigo grinned and picked Soi-Fon up and carried her out of the room, leaving their daughters to snooze away….

To be continued