Disclaimer: Don't own! I'm sure you all know this by now, however..

With Hitomi and Grimmjow in great health and everything going so good, it just seemed so uncanny.

Too uncanny.

But they never thought a thing about it. Everyone was happy, and happiness is always a good virtue.

But Hitomi was just so cute. Grimmjow marveled her beauty and her attitude. She only cried whenever she was hungry or needed a change of her diaper. Other than that, she always giggled and smiled. Grimmjow would be so immersed in his new daughter that he would just shut off the whole world around him. Hitomi was his life, along with Szayel. This was something he would have never experienced, if it weren't for Szayel. And having this little bundle of joy around was just what Grimmjow had wanted in his life. He gave Hitomi so much attention and time that it was just sometimes too unbearable. You can hear him chuckle with joy whenever she responds to his playful gestures. Whenever she laughed, he laughed. Whenever she grew sad, he would grow sad as well. They thought alike. And alike, they were.

And, of course, Szayel enjoyed Hitomi just as much as Grimmjow. If only he let Hitomi go just long enough so Szayel could actually interact with her.

"Can I hold her?" Szayel would ask. And Grimmjow would dart his eyes.

"Soon." He mumbles and his attention is back towards the giggling Hitomi. He smiles and lifts her arms in the air, and the puts them down, and then back up again. Szayel huffed in irritation and went back to his work. When soon came, there would be no baby in Szayel's hands. Instead, Grimmjow would fall asleep with Hitomi or would be so into the playing that he wouldn't realize that it was time to give up Hitomi, for even just a minute. The only time he held Hitomi was when she born. Oh, and another time when Grimmjow would actually let her go. But it was just for a moment and he took her back, claiming that Szayel had "held her long enough already". Bullshit. But Szayel let it go. He's a proud "mother", and Szayel will let him soak up the fun and pleasure that comes from being a parent.

Grimmjow wouldn't even leave the room to eat. Instead, his food would be brought up to him and Szayel would eat with him, together. He just can't leave Hitomi alone like that. It was some complex he had, but Szayel understood. Besides, she's usually really hungry around dinner time, and what good would that do? Leaving a starving child upstairs, crying, while you quickly scarfed down your food to hurry back up those stairs and feed her. Because that is always a good thing to do?

Anyhow, all is well and happy.

If only life were this enjoyable when it was in its bad times.

.:: 3 MONTHS::.

"She's getting big," Grimmjow grunted as she picked up Hitomi from her crib. Szayel dropped his pencil and Hitomi looked in his general direction. Her face scrunched up in confusion, and then she smiled and made a little "gurgle" sound. Grimmjow looked at Hitomi for a minute and chuckled. "The sound of your pencil falling made her gurgle." He pointed out the obvious.

Szayel chuckled. "I noticed." He got up from his chair. He walked over to the giggling Hitomi and poked her nose. "Aren't you the cutest thing?"

She responded with a coo sound. She giggled and her hands went to her mouth, chewing on them with her toothless gums. Szayel smiled and walked back to his chair. "So cute."

"And growing older." He frowned, bouncing Hitomi in his arms. Szayel nodded.

"She sure is. I can't believe it's been three months already."

"Me neither," he looked at Hitomi. "You're growing older~ You need to stop it~" He cooed to her, and she giggled. She didn't know what he was saying, but she assumed it was something good. So, she closed her eyes with delight and giggled once more, cooing back at him. Grimmjow refrained from suffocating her with a huge bear hug. Damn, this child is changing him. A lot.

She reached her hand up to play with Grimmjow's blue hair. She started to pull and Grimmjow hissed in pain. She wanted him to stop, but she was just so cute! But, he pulled her hand away and frowned. "Don't do that. It hurts." However, she didn't understand, but she stopped anyhow. Her eyes dart to the front of the room. He looks at her, and then follows her eyes to notice that Ichigo was standing there. He chuckled, handing Grimmjow and Szayel some chocolate.

"I had some left, and I didn't want it. So you guys can eat it." He plopped down on the bed. Hitomi took interest into the brown pieces of the unknown in Grimmjow's hand, and she placed her hand on it. She tried to grab it to put in her mouth. Grimmjow shook his head.

"No, no." He chuckled, pulling his free hand away. "These aren't for you. You can't eat these yet." He placed her back in her crib unwillingly. He placed some chocolate in his mouth and plopped onto the bed, next to Ichigo. "How nice of you," he comments with a mouth full of chocolate. Ichigo shook his head.

"Swallow your food before you talk." His nose scrunches up with disgust. "It's only the right thing to do."

Grimmjow waved his hand with dismissal. "Yeah, yeah." He chuckled. As he chuckled, Hitomi started to gurgle and coo. Grimmjow pointed to Hitomi. "She started to do that! Isn't it so cute?" He asked Ichigo. Ichigo chuckled and patted Grimmjow's back.

"Relax. She's only a baby. It's common for them to do that."

Grimmjow frowned. "But it's cute! And a sign of development." He smiled, his attention back at Hitomi. "Hi~" He cooed, waving his hand. Hitomi giggled, attempting to wave her back as she layed on her stomach in the crib. Grimmjow watched intently as she pushed her stomach off from the ground, resting on her arms. He held back the urge to freak out on how well developed she is becoming.

Thus, the real beginning of the start of a new life.

Author's Note: This chapter was full of cuteness, wasn't it? Ahh~, Grimmjow. OOC, but that makes it all the more cute. I tried to retain most of his personality as much as I could without screwing up his whole character in general. Szayel is a little difficult to keep in character as well, so you may notice a few instances where he'll just be...weird. (Which I'm sure you all have already noticed in earlier chapters.)

However, reviews are appreciated~ I hope you enjoyed this little happy chapter~