Chapter 9: Ichigo makes his decision
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A.N.: This is a request by TheSinfulDragonEmperor. SpudyPotato, I wouldn't call what Soul Reapers do flying. Most of the time they're standing on air or gliding. What Ichigo did in the last chapter was genuine flight.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.
Warning: Lemon!

Weeks later….
Ichigo's Room

Ichigo lay on his bed, looking at the diamond ring his father had given him. When Isshin had noticed the amount of time his son had spent with the mysterious trio, he'd grilled him for information. Ichigo decided to tell him everything, minus a few details. Isshin had been shocked to hear that his son was having an affair with three women who were vying for his hand in marriage but when he saw how serious his son was he gave him his blessing, giving him the ring he'd gave to Masaki when he'd proposed to her.

Ichigo turned it over again and again in his palm, each time one of the three girls' image popping into his head. Aibara…Ochiru…Asuka…Aibara…Ochiru…Asuka….

The boy sighed. He could tell that despite their claims that they were willing to wait for his decision, the three girls were starting to become anxious for his answer. If Ichigo was honest, he was ready for a commitment but it was so difficult. His feelings for the three had grown in the past weeks and it was starting to become so hard to pick. Sighing again, he looked out the window. "It's a shame I can't marry all three. But then, I guess polygamy isn't okay here or in the Soul Society…."

Sitting up, he looked at his nightstand. On it was a picture of the three girls, given to Ichigo after they'd made up from their argument. Picking it up, he stared at each girl's face before putting the picture down. Looking back at the wedding ring, he stood up and grabbed his combat pass. There was no more time to think about it any longer.

He made his decision.

Several Minutes Later….
The Trinity's House

Ichigo walked up the steps of the large house, dressed in his Soul Reaper garb. The wedding ring was in his pocket, still on his mind. He knocked on the door, expecting to hear the sound of Aibara's adopted children playing. But he grew concerned when he heard silence and looked around, not knowing if the three girls or children were in any present danger.

"SURPRISE!"

Five small blurs clad in black Shihakushos tackled him. Ichigo giggled as the children started to tickle him, Kesshō keeping him pinned by sitting on his chest. "Surprise attack! Get him!"

Ichigo laughed as the children tickled him before realizing that he could sense spirit energy coming from all five of the small kids. "Wait…." Pushing the blonde girl off him gently, Ichigo sat up and his jaw dropped when he realized that all five children were Soul Reapers, tiny zanpakutos on their hips and backs. "Kesshō, you guys are Soul Reapers?"

The blonde girl grinned. "Yep! Mama Aibara made us into Soul Reapers! It was really weird." She put a hand on her chest and the spot where her heart was glowed gold. "She put her hand on my chest and I felt really funny. The next thing I knew I had on this weird outfit and sword." She gestured to her quadruplet brothers and sisters. "Same for them. Mama spent all night telling us stories about you."

"Is it true?" Dia spoke up, looking at Ichigo with eyes full of admiration. "Do you really fight monsters every day?"

Ichigo scratched the back of his head. "Well not every day…"

"Cool!" the child shouted, hugging Ichigo. "You're the coolest, Ichigo!"

The boy merely chuckled before realizing that Aibara had turned five children into Soul Reapers. His thoughts were interrupted when a shadow was cast over him and the kids. He looked up to see Aibara smiling down at him. "Aibara, you made the kids into Substitute Soul Reapers?"

Aibara helped him up. "Yeah, the girls kept noticing us disappearing now and again and then Rubī caught me and Ochiru turning into Soul Reapers. We figured it'd be alright to make them Soul Reapers; hollows prey on those with strong spiritual pressure after all so now if the house is attacked then the children have a way to defend themselves. Besides, if the Soul Society did come to take us away," she winked at her lover, "we know you'll come and save us." She noticed Ichigo's silence and frowned. "What's on your mind, Ichigo?"

"Well, I need to speak to you and the others. I…" he was cut off when Aibara put a finger to his lips.

"I understand. Come with me." Turning to the kids, Aibara knelt down and ruffled the boys' hair. "Kids, go inside for a while. Ichigo and Mama need to have a talk." Once the children headed inside, Aibara took Ichigo by the hand and led him into the garden. Ochiru and Asuka were already there waiting, sitting on a stone bench in the middle of the lavish garden Asuka tended to. As Aibara sat down next to them, Ichigo took a seat on the opposite bench.

"Girls. I…I've made my decision," Ichigo said after a moment. All three girls looked at him and took deep breaths. "But are you sure about this? Won't the other two of you get jealous?"

Ochiru spoke first. "No," she said adamantly. "We've talked it over long and hard. We won't hold a grudge, no matter who you picked. The only main difference from now on is that one of us will have your ring on our finger."

"And a baby," Asuka added. "We will respect your decision, Ichigo, no matter what. That's a promise." Her friends nodded as well. "So, Ichigo, which of us is to be your wife?"

Taking a deep breath, Ichigo stood up and reached into his pocket, pulling out the wedding ring. The boy's heart thumped in his chest as he walked over to them. Looking each girl in the eye, Ichigo closed his eyes and said a single name.

"Asuka."

Dropping down on one knee he held the ring out to the black-haired girl. "Will you marry me?"

Tears dripped from Asuka's eyes as she held out her hand, letting Ichigo slip the ring onto her finger. "Yes! Of course I will!" She threw her arms around him and kissed him deeply, Aibara and Ochiru saddened a little, knowing they'd lost their competition for Ichigo's hand. Ichigo and Asuka made out for a few more seconds until Ichigo sat up, Asuka sitting comfortably on his lap. "So, are we all satisfied now?" she asked, turning to her friends.

Both Aibara and Ochiru looked at each other before turning back to the two. "Honestly? Yeah," Ochiru said. "Even though I'm not gonna be Ichigo's bride, I at least managed to patch things up with my parents thanks to his support, so as long as you don't mind inviting me to your bed I'm as pleased as punch."

"And now that I think about it, taking care of five children is difficult enough as is." Aibara shrugged. "I guess taking care of six would be even more of a handful. Like Ochiru said, as long as you don't mind having me in your bed along with Asuka I'm okay."

Standing up, Asuka helped Ichigo to his feet. "Alright then, I'll go make the arrangements for our wedding. I've already got the marriage certificate ready."

"Okay, so where are we holding it at?"

All three girls smiled knowingly. "At the church here in town. We won't invite that many people, but we figured your family would want to see you tie the knot."

The four Soul Reapers happily hugged, Ochiru and Aibara taking comfort in the fact that Ichigo still cared about them. As the three girls hugged Ichigo, the group was taken by surprise when a voice came out of nowhere.

"I LOVE WEDDINGS! DRINKS ALL AROUND!"

Everybody whirled around to see Head-Captain Kyoraku sitting on a stone bench a bottle of sake in his hand and several empty bottles at his feet. "Captain Kyoraku?" Ichigo gaped. "What are you doing here?"

"Daddy?" Ochiru gasped.

"DADDY?!" Ichigo, Asuka and Aibara shouted.

The drunken Kyoraku smiled warmly at the four and waved. "I just dropped on by…*Hic*…to say hello to my little girl!" Kyoraku extended his arms wide. "Ochiru, it's been too long! Come give Daddy a hug!"

Ochiru merely facepalmed. "Daddy…I see you still have a drinking problem…."

"Aww, Ochiru! It's only a problem when I run out!"

Ichigo turned to Ochiru confused. "Wait, Ochiru, Kyoraku's really your dad?"

The brunette nodded. "Yep…."

"But you're over nine-hundred years old!" He turned to the man with an incredulous look. "Exactly how old are you?!"

"Old…*Hic*…old enough."

Ochiru explained. "When Daddy was still at Genryusai's academy, he was caught sneaking into my mother's room and my mother punished him by…well…breaking the bed with him…."

"Best…punishment…ever!" Kyoraku exclaimed, taking another swig from his bottle.

"Wait, why were you sneaking around in Senshumaru's room in the first place?"

"I made a bet with Jushiro that I could sneak in and grab something of Senshumaru's without getting caught."

His daughter clarified. "He was on a panty raid…."

"Aww, Ochiru! *Hic* You've always been so mean to me…you made up with your mother, so I figured I'd pop on by and see how my little girl was doing!" He held up an unopened bottle. "I even brought you some sake so we can do some father-daughter bonding!"

Ochiru merely shook her head and facepalmed. "I'll bond with you when you sober up…."

Asuka merely took Ichigo by the arm and led him away from the others while Kyoraku passed out, Aibara laughing her butt off in the meantime. Ichigo looked at Asuka as they walked up the steps to the house. "You didn't know that Ochiru's dad was Kyoraku?"

"Honestly? No. Ochiru never said anything about her dad. Me and Aibara merely assumed she was raised by Senshumaru alone. But enough about them…" she leaned forward and kissed Ichigo's cheek. "I'm so giddy right now! We're getting married!"

Ichigo was led inside by Asuka so that they could discuss their upcoming wedding in private….

A week later….

Ichigo stood in front of Asuka, dressed in his best suit. The black haired girl herself was dressed in a beautiful white wedding dress, provided by Uryu, and she looked absolutely stunning. Her emerald eyes were misty as she stood at the altar, her dream coming true. Behind Ichigo was his father, Chad and Uryu who were the best man and groomsman. Ochiru, Aibara, Orihime, Rukia, Yuzu and Karin were the bridesmaids, with Kesshō as the flower girl. In the church pews were Ichigo's friends, both human and Soul Reaper, including the revived Squad Zero. The two looked at each other and smiled, holding hands as they said their vows. Finally, the preacher said the final line. "I now pronounce you husband and wife. Ichigo, you may kiss the bride."

Leaning forward, Ichigo took Asuka's lips in a deep kiss, taking his first steps into marriage. The group cheered as the newlyweds kissed; Yuzu crying her eyes out. The new married couple walked down the aisle to the applause of their friends and Ichigo turned to Asuka. "Um…Asuka? You mentioned our honeymoon but you never said where it'd be."

Asuka smiled, her eyes burning with gold. "I figure that we'd need some peace and quiet. So we're gonna honeymoon in my private dimension."

As the two reached Asuka's house, the newly married bride led her husband around the side towards the garden. Ichigo noticed a round stone arch in the center of the vibrant garden. "What's that?"

"Ochiru put that up earlier today while Aibara got the kids dressed. It's a doorway to our dimension so you can come and go as much as you like." Asuka led Ichigo to the arch and stood in front of it. "Ready?"

Ichigo nodded, sweating underneath his suit. "Ready."

Nodding, Asuka reached out and her hands pulsed with a golden glow. The arch started to hum with energy and with a swirl of golden light, a portal appeared underneath it." Come, Ichigo."

And she and Ichigo walked through to the other side.

When Ichigo entered the dimension he'd heard so much about his eyes swiveled from the shocking sight. The first thing that caught his attention was the rolling field of flowers at his feet, the portal leading out into the Trinity's flower garden. Above them was a sky that shimmered with color, it's blueness tinged with an aurora of colors. In the distance, Ichigo saw the mansion that the three had lived in for nine centuries.

And it was HUGE!

"Asuka…" Ichigo said gaping as he stared. Even from this distance it was massive, looking more like a stone castle than a mansion. "You girls built that?!"

The girl in her wedding dress giggled as she led Ichigo down the garden trail towards the center of the garden. "Well, we have been here all by ourselves for nine hundred years. Every so often we'd get bored and do some remodeling. So what do you think of our home?" she asked, gesturing to the landscape with a sweeping arm. "It's your new home!"

Ichigo nodded in amazement as he took it all in. "I'm impressed, Asuka. When you three told me about this I had imagined what your dimension looked like. But it's even more impressive than I ever imagined!" The newlyweds made it to the center and he blushed when he saw the large fountain. "Uh…Asuka? Is that what I think it is?"

Asuka giggled. "Well, we did show you it in your first dream. Ochiru made with her earth powers. How do you like it?" she teased.

In the center of the garden was a large fountain, but what was making him blush was the four bronze sculptures of Orihime, Rukia, Yoruichi and Tatsuki all naked and in lewd positions. "Yeah but…does it have to be like that?" he asked.

Smiling, Asuka took hold of Ichigo's hand. "Well, at the time we didn't know if we'd ever meet you in person and Ochiru was jealous of your friends for all the time you spent with them. Speaking of which…" she wrapped her arms around Ichigo's neck and kissed him. "You ready for our wedding night?"

"Yeah but…it's not night yet," he pointed out.

Asuka smiled and snapped her fingers. Suddenly the sun turned into a moon and day turned to night. "It is now."

The newlywed couple embraced in front of the fountain, Ichigo locking lips with the dark-haired girl. Asuka wrapped her arms around his neck and swooned as her new husband kissed her. She slowly reached for his suit jacket and started to undo the buttons. Ichigo looked around embarrassed, forgetting that they were the only ones here. "Here? Now?"

"Yes," Asuka purred as she pulled the jacket off of him and started to undo his vest and shirt. "I'll have Aibara fix your suit after this. Right now, all I want is you." She went back to kissing him while stripping him of his clothes. Right now her dream had come true and she desperately wanted to consummate her marriage with Ichigo.

Smiling, Ichigo reached around Asuka and began to undo the ties to his wife's wedding dress. Remembering to apologize to Uryu for dirtying her dress, Ichigo pulled it down her body, kissing his way down until the dress pooled at her feet. While she stepped out of it Ichigo striped out of the rest of his clothing. Once the two were naked, Asuka led him over to a field of sunflowers and laid down on it, pulling Ichigo on top of her. "Ichigo, take me!" she pleaded. She didn't want any foreplay, no smooth words or anything. She'd waited so long for this that she needed it now more than ever. "Make love to me…" she caressed his cheek and smiled, "My darling husband." She almost teared up from saying the words.

Nodding in understanding, Ichigo sat up and stroked his cock. He thought about doing her in his Dark Form but decided against it. Doing it in his new form was only kinky if Asuka was in hers. Asuka clawed at the dirt beneath her as he rubbed the head of his cock against her wet folds. "You're this wet already?"

Asuka smiled lovingly up at him. "I've been this wet since I laid eyes on you when we first met…."

Chuckling, Ichigo pushed into his wife and kissed her, moaning into her mouth as he filled her with his girth. It always amazed him how tight she was no matter how many times they did it; it always felt like the first time when they did it on her couch. The black-haired girl wrapped her arms around Ichigo's shoulders as he made love to her, using slow, intimate thrusts. Her body tingled as Ichigo slid inside her, hitting her G-Spot. "Ichigo…" she moaned, running her hands through his hair.

The sky above them littered with shooting stars as Ichigo and Asuka fucked, the two embracing each other. Ichigo sat up and pulled Asuka into his lap, cupping her round ass as he bounced her up and down on his cock. "Mmmmh, Ichigo, how thoughtful of you…" she whispered into his ear. "You know how much I love this position…."

Ichigo could feel Asuka's breasts rubbing against his chest, her hard nipples pushing against his sensitive skin and leaned down, wrapping his lips around one and suckling her and drinking her breastmilk. He never admitted it but he found the taste of her milk to be delicious; sometimes wishing all three of them could lactate at will.

The horny couple sat in the field of sunflowers, a gentle breeze hitting them as they continued to make love. Having abstained from sex for the past few days, both of them could feel themselves reach their peaks quickly. "Asuka!" Ichigo moaned, holding her tightly. "I'm gonna cum!"

"Inside…" Asuka whispered, knowing she was about to see her dream come true. "Let's cum together…." When Ichigo's fingers reached around her and prodded her sensitive asshole, Asuka threw her head back and cried out. "OH! ICHIGO!"

"Asuka!" Ichigo grunted, holding his wife tightly as he came inside her. The ground beneath them became soiled as Asuka squirted her juices all over his balls, holding onto him tightly. The two newlybirds snuggled as Ichigo lay backward, Asuka soaking up his warmth as they looked up at the stars of the bizarre dimension. Asuka ran a hand down her stomach, already knowing they'd conceived a child. "I'm so happy…" Asuka Kurosaki whispered before looking up at her husband, a tear running down her face. "I love you, Ichigo."

Ichigo hugged her and kissed his wife. "I love you too, Asuka…."

The two snuggled and basked in the afterglow for a moment before they were interrupted. "HEY! WHAT ABOUT US?!"

Ichigo and Asuka sat up and saw Ochiru and Aibara standing in front of the gateway, smiling at the two of them. "Having fun?" Ochiru asked.

Aibara grinned from ear to ear. "Mind if we join you?"

Both Ichigo and Asuka looked at each other and smiled. "Honeymoon foursome?" he asked.

"Of course." Asuka stood up and walked over to the fountain. "Let's do it in the fountain. I need to wash up this dirt anyway."

All three of the other Soul Reapers laughed before climbing into the fountain….

To be continued

A.N.: Please R&R. Next is the final epilogue chapter.