Ichigo walked home after his encounter with Rukia and was happy as well as at a loss of how he would tell his overactive father about his plans for the future. He also had to tell all of his friends and of course then everyone in the school will find out. That is, if Keigo got a hold of the story, he's be sure to tell everyone he knew and didn't know. He walked home contemplating and knew he would have to tell all of these people soon on the count of her having the baby any time.

Ichigo woke up for school the next morning with his father kicking him in the balls.

"Hey!" Ichigo yelled, "I might need those someday!" then he remembered that he had used them, quite well in fact.

"Yeah right!" Isshin yelled back, "you couldn't use those if your life depended on them, sissy boy!"

"Dad! Ichigo! Breakfast is ready!" Yuzu yelled from downstairs.

"This house never has a quiet moment," Karin spoke to herself while eating before everyone else as usual.

After a few more jabs at each others psyches and a few more bruises, Ichigo and Isshin sat down to an unusually peaceful breakfast table. Karin had left, being done with breakfast, and Yuzu had been happily munching on some rice when-

"Hey, dad?" Ichigo said out loud.

"What do you want?" Isshin seemed cautious of this normal talk.

"What was it like when you found out that mom was pregnant with me?" Ichigo gulped and blushed a little.

"Well, well, well, " Isshin smiled, "someone is getting pretty curious about things like that huh?"

"Just answer the question please," Ichigo was slightly annoyed that his dad wasn't taking the question seriously.

"Okay, okay," Isshin took a bite of food, "well since we were already married and all, we were the happiest people in Karakura, no, we were the happiest people in Japan. And to know that I was having a son made it all the better. I had always hoped for a son that would carry the family line and would one day have a son and so forth. I wanted to see my grandchildren with the Kurosaki name."

"And what if that son would accidentally get a girl pregnant without getting married first?" Ichigo was careful with his question so his dad wouldn't get suspicious.

"Oh well I'd kick the living snot out of him!" Once again, Isshin smiled which made Ichigo uneasy, " but seriously, I would tell him to marry that girl and stay with her since he's the one who got them into the mess anyway. Is there any reason that you're asking all this?"

"Uh, well…no," Ichigo stammered, "well yeah."

There was an awkward silence at the table. Yuzu still happily ate her food and Karin was getting her stuff together ready to leave the hellhole.

"Hey," Ichigo finally said, "do you remember Rukia Kuchiki?"

"Yeah," Isshin became curious, "where is she anyway? How is she doing?"

"Well dad, I really need to tell you this," he paused, "she's pregnant." There was once again an awkward pause and everyone was quiet. Yuzu stopped chewing for a moment and Karin stared but it all went back to normal after a few seconds.

"Well," Isshin said, "who's the father?"

"Um…," Ichigo hesitated, "it's-it's…"

"Well spit it out I know you're smarter than to stammer boy," Isshin became impatient.

"It's me."

The entire room stopped and Yuzu even opened her eyes to the comment. Karin and Yuzu covered their ears for the next comment that came out of Isshin's mouth.

"So you are huh?" he smiled, "YOU DID WHAT?!"

Karin and Yuzu ran to protect Ichigo from Isshin's wrath. Isshin attempted to strangle him and lectured him in the language that Isshin uses when he talks to his kids. They had managed to calm him down enough to take them to school. No words were spoken between the two men. As they had reached Ichigo's school, Isshin leaned over-

"Are you staying with her? The girl?" He looked straight ahead.

"Yeah, I'm planning on marrying her," Ichigo looked down. He flashed the ring that was meant to be his wedding ring.

"I'm proud of you boy, for doing such a thing and you better stay with her until kingdom come you hear?" Isshin was smiling this time, looking at Ichigo and crying. "I love you and I hope you made the right decision."

Isshin drove off back to the clinic and Ichigo stared in the distance. A tear came to his eye and he could hear Keigo's voice approaching behind him.

"I love you too, Dad."

Yeah, suspense is great isn't it? Phew!! Spring Break- its hard to get motivated really…im glad I did though so yeah thank you for the reviews and I should keep writing during Spring Break I hope!! it's the senioritis I swear! Once again thanks for the support!