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Chapter 16: Just Be Yourself

Have you ever noticed how every connotation for the word demon is a negative one? When one thinks of a demon, images of bloodthirsty killers always come to mind. Nasty, ugly creatures who only wish to make the lives of human's miserable, to kill the humans and suck out their life, wearing it on their face and body until nature removes it all its traces. Nobody ever stops to think that there is a possibility that demons walk among us. That they are just like everyone else? They have hearts, minds, feelings, souls; they desire love and companionship; that the only difference is that they look a little different and need a sip of blood every now and then to survive? It truly begs the question. Who are the real monsters? Those who humans perceive to be monsters for how they look? Or are the humans themselves the monsters? Stereotyping and killing those different than them out of ignorance and fear?

Tatsuki slowly fluttered her eyes open. She couldn't help but notice how warm she felt. It took a minute, but she realized that she was in a bed. She shut her eyes and pulled the covers up to her nose, snuggling into their warmth. That was when she realized something. The blankets smelled like…him. Everything that had happened suddenly returned. Her being a harpy, her going insane out of bloodlust; Renji allowing her to drink his precious blood to bring her back, taking her to his home to recuperate. She noticed how much stronger her senses were now, even in her human state. She could clearly smell his aroma. It wasn't overly spicy like most men, just enough to tingle her nose a little. His smell was very clean and refreshing, almost like the rain. However, it did hold a hint of a metallic flare, which was no surprise considering he was a vampire. Tatsuki found it very soothing and snuggled deeper into the blankets, slowly drifting back to sleep.

When she awoke again she sat up and yawned, stretching her arms above her head. As she opened her eyes she decided to survey her surroundings. The room was dark; the clock on the nightstand reading 11:37 p.m. the bed was fairly large with a few comfy blankets on it, obviously a man's tastes since they were mostly solid colors. Next to the bed there was a wooden nightstand, with a lamp and a clock sitting on it and two drawers in the nightstand. As her night vision began to kick in, she noticed how small the room was. There was a desk with a small laptop and a tiny light on it, and a calendar sporting Renji's favorite movie characters, and a ceiling fan in the center of the room. She slowly moved out of the bed, still sore from the day's previous events. It was then she realized what she was wearing. It was Renji's shirt. It was practically a dress on her; going all the way down to almost her knees. She remembered that she didn't have a shirt for some reason when she changed back and figured Renji must have put his on her when taking her home. She slowly made her way through the small hallway towards the living room.

When she reached the living room she realized it wasn't that large either. There was a couch, a chair a coffee table, a smaller table and a TV on the wall. There was a light in the center of the room on the ceiling. The living room was directly connected to the tiny kitchen, which had the basics: A sink a stove/oven a microwave a rice cooker and a coffee pot. As she walked into the living room she spotted Renji on the couch. She walked behind the couch to study his sleeping form. His usually hard face was now completely relaxed, his hair down and around his face. He was snuggled tightly underneath a dark green blanket, clutching it close to his face. His head was resting on a small throw pillow. However, the cutest part was…

He was clutching a small brown teddy bear.

Tatsuki was slightly stunned by this development. The normally hard, tough Renji Abarai, demi-lord of the sixth clan and wielder of the feared Zabimaru slept with a teddy bear? The bear was brown, and obviously old and worn. He was missing his right eye and had a red bow around his neck. Tatsuki smiled and figured it was probably a childhood toy. She then realized something. He lived alone. He was young enough that he should still be living at home. Why was he all alone in this tiny apartment? Tatsuki shook her head and went into the kitchen to make herself some tea.

She set the pot of water on the stove and turned it on, trying to be careful not to wake Renji up. She searched through the cabinets and found the tea. Once the water was warm enough she assembled the tea and sat down on the free chair in the living room. Renji smelt the tea and woke up when Tatsuki placed a cup on the table in front of him. He sat up with a yawn and rubbed his eyes before taking a sip of his tea.

"So. What's his name" Tatsuki looked at the teddy bear.

"Haru" Renji looked away and blushed. Tatsuki tried to stifle her giggles. "Shut it" he growled.

"I'm sorry, I just never would have thought" Tatsuki apologized.

"He's… important to me" Renji looked at the ground.

"Does it have anything to do with why you're alone?" she asked, clutching her tea. Renji didn't say anything. "You don't have to tell me" she smiled. She looked up at Renji, who was just staring into his cup. She decided it would be best to change the subject.

"Renji…what's gonna happen to me?" she asked.

"What do you mean?" he asked, not meeting her gaze.

"I mean, do you think my parents will still love me know that I'm… a demon?" she wondered. Renji looked up at her with a look of bewilderment.

"Why would you even ask that?" he questioned.

"Well" she sighed. "Let's just say I don't exactly have the greatest relationship with them to begin with" she laughed. "Not to mention after everything Orihime went through" she looked at the ground. Renji's eyes opened widely and he looked at Tatsuki.

"Why, what happened to Orihime?" Renji asked. Tatsuki sighed.

"I'm not sure I'm the one who should be telling you this. I think me and Ichigo are the only people she's told about this. But…let's just say she didn't have the best childhood."

13 Years Ago

It was a beautiful spring day in Hokutan. The sun was in falling and the heat was decreasing, but the birds still chirped away. 3 year old Orihime Inoue was in her backyard playing with her older brother Sora.

"Orihime you worthless slut! Get back in the house and do your chores!" A fat old drunk shouted from the house. "And Sora! What have I told you about encouraging her ridiculous behavior!" Orihime and Sora stopped their game and looked towards the house, where the man was waiting with a beer in hand. Orihime froze at the sight of her father.

"Not again…" she whimpered, clutching her older brother's leg. Sora comfortingly wrapped his arm around his little sister.

"It's ok Hime-chan, I'll protect you" he smiled at her warmly; his left eye hidden behind an eye patch, an injury from a previous altercation with their father. He slowly led them up to the house, where the man was growling and growing increasingly impatient.

"Come on you stupid whore I don't have all day damnit!" he shouted, taking a swig of his beer. The 2 siblings slowly entered the run down house. "Do the dishes brat!" the man shouted, spitting as he did so. Orihime nodded with a whimper and ran to the sink. "And don't stain the silverware stupid!"

"Why are you so horrible to her dad?" Sora shouted.

"Stay out of this Sora!" he growled. "She a women and will be treated as the slut she is!"

"Just because mom was a prostitute doesn't mean every woman is like that dad! She's 3 years old for god's sakes! She wouldn't even know that word if you weren't screaming it at her all the time!"

"She's the daughter of a whore and shall be treated as the whore she is damnit!" he shouted, smacking Sora across the face. He hit the ground with a thud.

"Sora-Nii!" Orihime cried, running from the sink to tend to him. She grabbed his shoulder with her soap covered hands and hugging him. "Are you ok Sora-nii?" she cried.

"Get away from him you tramp! He shouted, kicking her away. She squealed and hit the wall with a thud, smashing her head into the side of the wall.

"Hime-chan!!" Sora shouted. He jumped up and kicked his father away, incapacitated him for a moment so that he could tend to the bleeding Orihime lying against the wall. "Hime-chan!" he pleaded, cradling her in his arms.

"This wouldn't have happened if it weren't for your interference Sora!" the man yelled, wiping a trace of blood off his lip.

"Hime-chan" Sora cried. The blood from Orihime's wound slid down her face, entering her mouth. Orihime started to glow a strange color. "Hime…chan" Sora gasped, confused. Orihime suddenly let out a blood curdling scream as the light around her exploded. Sora shielded his eyes until the light faded, at which point he was no longer holding Orihime. He turned around towards his father, to find a small pink haired girl standing there. She had beautiful white bat wings and a small white and pink dress covering her body. Her hair was long and pink, blowing in the sudden breeze coming through the open doors. His father stared at her with wide eyes. Sora got up and ran towards his father, turning to see the girl, who had the same face as Orihime, with pink lifeless eyes.

"Hime…chan?" he asked.

"You….I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE A MONSTER!!!" their father laughed. "You're just like you're mother. All women are the same and you've proved it. No women can be trusted, they're all monsters! You've just taken it to the next level!" he laughed. "I'll do to you what I did to her!" He jumped up and smashed her over the head with his beer bottle. The bottle broke over her head. The beer ran down her face, mixing with the blood that was now pouring out of her skull. The shards fell to the floor, clanging as they fell. Orihime stood with her blank stare, unmoving after her father's attack. Her father began shaking. "It…what…are you…" he quivered. Orihime licked the blood falling down her face, and suddenly smiled, revealing a large pair of fangs. Sora's eyes shot open, along with his father's. She raised her hand, staring at it.

"Korosu" she muttered, before vanishing and reappearing in front of her father, her arm going straight through his chest. He began stammering as she pulled her arm from his chest, the blood dripping down her arm onto the floor. She began licking the blood off her arm as he fell to the floor with a thud. Sora could only watch as his little sister picked him up and buried her fangs into his neck. The blood began pouring down her chest and covering the floor. After what seemed like eternity, she stopped. The life returned to her eyes and she began gasping, dropping her father and looking around the room. She noticed the blood covering herself and the floor, and finally her father lying on the floor. She looked up to see her brother staring.

"Sora….what did I do" she began crying. She started screaming, holding her head as she sank to the ground. Sora snapped out of it and rushed to his sister's side, grabbing her and pulling her close.

"It's ok Hime-chan you're gonna be ok, we'll get out of here" he cooed as he pet her pink hair. He ran to their bedroom and packed a few sets of clothes for each of them, throwing them into a bag. He then ran into the bathroom and stripped Orihime, washing the blood from her and giving her clean clothes, throwing the blood soiled dress onto his father's body. He took the remaining beer bottle in the refrigerator and broke it over his father's corpse. He ran to his bedroom and lit a match, throwing it to the floor, and repeating the process in the bathroom and living room. He then entered the kitchen and threw a match over his father's body, using the alcohol as an accelerant. He grabbed Orihime and threw the jacket he grabbed over her to hide her wings, held her close, threw the bag over his shoulder, and ran. Within a matter of minutes the entire house was in flames. When the fire department got there, nothing could be found.

Orihime was quiet the entire time they ran. They couldn't stay in hotels since Orihime was in the state she was, and they had very little money. They ran until they reached Karakura town, and Sora finally collapsed, still clutching Orihime.

"Well, it looks like the pretty boy's finally awake" a sly voice remarked as Sora opened his eyes. He quickly realized he was in someone's home and that Orihime wasn't in his arms.

"Where's Hime-chan!" he shot up, meeting the dark skinned purple haired women who sat in front of him. She was dressed in a tight yellow sundress, perfectly complementing her golden eyes and flawless skin.

"Relax Sora-kun, you're sister's fine" she smiled. "You should eat something though you look like a sick dog" she laughed, pushing a bowl of rice in front of him. He slowly and reluctantly took the bowl and began eating the rice, eying the women the entire time.

"You're lucky it was us who found you Sora-kun" the women smiled. "Most people would not be as understanding of your sister's predicament." He looked at her with wide eyes.

"What do you know?" he asked.

"Better question, what do you know Sora-kun?" she grinned slyly.

"About what?"

"What do you know about the world of mythical creatures and demons?" she laughed.

"You mean like fairy tales?" he questioned. She chuckled.

"That's what everyone thinks. However, they are anything but fairy tales. Demons and mythical creatures walk all over this planet Sora-kun, and your sister is what's known as a Succubus. Succubae are a dying species since their gene is recessive and only arises in women. My guess is that your parents were both human but both carried the gene and Orihime-chan happened to inherit it. They are known for their seductive abilities and are often misunderstood as foul creatures who do nothing but torture men and seduce them for their own pleasure, which caused them to be hunted to near extinction back in feudal times. Succubae are actually sweet creatures who only desire to find their true love and to continue their line" she smiled.

"Why did she…"

"Why did she go insane and kill your father? The difference between a mythical creature and a demon is that demons lust for blood and need it to survive. Succubae are odd though, and the experts are not really sure what to classify them as. Blood is not necessary to their survival, but they lust and long for its flavor as much as any demon. Most demon species are born in their demon form and given blood right out of the womb instead of the usual milk. Demon's without blood will lose their sanity before they die, and attack anything they can to quench their hunger. So when they are born that way we are able to keep them from going insane on blood lust. However, some demons are not revealed until years into their life. When they transform the first time, their body knows they have never had blood, and automatically enters emergency mode; overriding all emotion in order to satisfy the hunger. You're sister is a sweet girl and would never intentionally harm someone, but the lust in her brain and body told her she needed it and it sent her over the edge. Considering she doesn't need blood the odds of this happening again are about as close to zero as you can get, however I do recommend you feed her blood at least once a week."

"What am I gonna do with her though! She can't go out like that though" Sora sighed.

"We just have to find a way for her to limit herself. Demon's use limiters in order to inhibit and hide their true forms. Once the limiter is removed, their true body emerges. So all we have to do is find something she'll be willing to wear everyday that she can make her inhibitor. All she has to do is focus her demonic energy into the device. It will create its own life form and hide your sister. Then she can go to school and be a normal girl" The women smiled.

"I'll go to the store and pick something up" Sora looked away, then looked the women directly in the eye. "Thank you for all this, but who are you? And how do you know so much?" he asked. The women laughed.

"My name is Yoruichi Urahara, and I'm a vampire" she smiled slyly. "Vampires are the most feared and renowned demons in the demonic world. We are in charge of everyone else's affairs, even though we tend to let the other groups do as they please, so long as it's not threatening anyone else. I am the head of the Shihoin family, one of the 4 noble vampire families of pureblood heritage…even though that's not gonna last much longer anyway" she chuckled to herself, rubbing her stomach a little as she did so. "I am also the former lord of the second clan of the 13 noble vampire clans which rule over Japan. We make it priority to know everything about the mythical and demonic worlds. As for how I know what happened to you and your sister…well" she laughed. "My husband is very good with children." As if on cue they heard a loud thud in the back room. Both Yoruichi and Sora's eyes went wide and they turned to face the room.

"Hime-chan are you alright!" Kisuke shouted. He and Orihime were playing tag and Orihime tripped over her new wings. She was still not used to them and this had happened a few times. Sora and Yoruichi entered the room to find Kisuke holding a laughing Orihime.

"I'm ok , I just bumped my head" she giggled. She turned and saw her brother standing in the doorway. "SORA-NII!" she squealed. She jumped out of Kisuke's arms and flew into her brothers. "I'm so sorry Sora-nii!" she pleaded into his chest, clutching his shirt. He smiled and patted her head.

"It's ok Hime-chan, it wasn't your fault. Yoruichi-sama explained everything to me. We're gonna find you a limiter and get you in school here and you can live a normal life" she sighed. Yoruichi smiled and leaned into her husband's shoulder.

"They're gonna be ok" he grinned.

4 years ago

Orihime and Sora had been living a normal, happy life in Karakura town for the last 9 years. Orihime was using the shun shun rikka to limit her powers, and was living as a normal human. The only difference was that she would drink blood once a week to quench her occasional thirst. Sora had a hard time with this at first, but quickly learned to accept it as part of who his sister was and it didn't faze him anymore. When Orihime was at school Sora would go to work. He actually worked for Yoruichi as her assistant, and in return for his services they gave him his pay and anything Orihime needed for her "condition." Sora loved working for Yoruichi and they loved him so it was a win-win for everyone. When Orihime got home from school she would clean and start dinner, and when Sora got home they would eat and hang out the rest of the night.

That all changed one night though.

Orihime had come home late that night, which it in of itself concerned Sora since her almost never got home first. However what really concerned him was the way she came home.

"HIME-CHAN WHAT HAPPENED!" he shouted when she walked into the kitchen. Her uniform was ripped and muddy, she was bleeding on her face and arms, and her hair was cut sloppily. Sora ran over to her and held her close. "What happened Hime-chan!" he gasped.

"I hate myself…" she growled.

"Wait what!" he gasped confused, pulling away and looking at Orihime's downcast face.

"I'm such a freak!" she cried. She lifted her head and glared at him with pink lifeless eyes, making Sora's eyes widen. He hadn't seen that look in her since the day she killed their father. "Everyone at school makes fun of me! My hair's to long and a funny color. Yeah, imagine if they knew it was really pink! My ass is to big my boobs are too big I can't imagine if they knew what I really looked like!" she screamed. "Today they decided to treat me as the slut I am! They held me down and cut my uniform open. Then they burned my breasts with cigarettes" she began sobbing uncontrollably. "They cut my hair and told me that sluts shouldn't have long hair, since it gets in the way of their job…" she began gasping for air. "They ripped off my underwear and…and…they" she was shaking. "Then a teacher showed up before they could do it and they all took off. She came up to me and told me she was surprised this hadn't happened sooner. I wanted to do something, but I'm scared to fight after what happened to dad, and I'm scared what people would do if they knew…why…why………WHY CAN'T I JUST BE NORMAL!!!!" she started screaming. The shun shun rikka released themselves and began flowing around her. She took her usual succubus form. However this time her eyes were like slits and her fangs seemed longer. She was still beautiful, but she truly held the appearance of a pissed off demon.

She ran into her room and slammed the door. "I'm staying in this form. I'm not good enough like this or as a human, so why hide anything anymore!" she cried.

"Orihime!" Sora cried from outside the room. However Orihime never came out. Sora went to bed that night with Orihime still locked in her room.

He was hit by a car the next morning. Sora Inoue died at the age of 27. Orihime was left alone.

Present

"After that Yoruichi helped Orihime. She met me a year later and we've been friends ever since. The first time I found out she was a succubus I was a little freaked out, but I was her friend and accepted her for what she was. Sure her father was mean to her when she was little, but he never tried to kill her until she transformed. What if my parents don't like me anymore, what if they don't want anything to do with me? What if they try to kill me for being a monster?" she shook. Renji sighed and waved a finger towards himself.

"Come here" he smiled. She got up and walked over to him, sitting down next to him on the couch. She jumped slightly when he wrapped an arm around her and pulled her into his side. He got down to her ear and whispered comfortingly

"If anything happens you can stay here Tatsuki. And I'll go with you if it will make you feel better" he whispered. She nodded her head and stayed in his embrace until they decided to go back to bed. They didn't have school tomorrow, so they would confront her parents in the morning.

Urahara's place that same night

Ichigo and Rukia lay in the back room, artificial blood being pumped into their systems as they slept. Karin sat in the main room with Kisuke and Yoruichi in an eerie silence.

"Kisuke, are Ichi-nii and Rukia-nee gonna be ok?" she asked. Urahara smiled and looked at her.

"Ya, they're gonna be alright. Their injuries weren't horrible; the blood loss was what got them. Not to mention Ichigo taking it all at once after his mask broke. They should wake up in a few hours and be all good for a school Monday" he grinned, patting her back. Karin nodded and stared at her tea, causing Kisuke to frown. "Is this vampire thing upsetting you Karin?" he asked. She shook her head and looked at him.

"No, it's just… I knew Ichi-nii was a vampire. I thought I had accepted that. But when I saw him earlier, looking at me with those eyes; and then I saw his fangs, and then how he fights…" she tried to fight it. "It scared me. It scared me to think of Ichigo that way. I know he's still Ichigo, the same Ichigo I've always known, who would do anything for me. But I allowed myself to be scared…again. I know it really hurt him, I could see it on his face, and I was over it after a second, but he doesn't know that. Now he probably thinks I'm terrified of him…he's not gonna be able to live with that. What the hell's wrong with me" she shouted, banging her fist onto the table, making her tea jump a little. Kisuke put a comforting hand on Karin's shoulder.

"It's not unusual for you to be scared Karin-chan" Yoruichi smiled as she walked into the room. "Ichigo will get over it if you do, and it sounds like you already have" she grinned. "Just talk to him later." Karin nodded and drank her tea. "I'll walk you home Karin-chan, we'll keep Rukia and your brother tonight and send um home in the morning." Karin nodded and stood, making her way towards the door with Yoruichi before turning around and stopping.

"Thank you Urahara-san" she bowed. "For everything." Kisuke smiled and Karin ran after Yoruichi.

Karin opened the door to her home and Yoruichi followed her in. Isshin was sitting in the living room and his eyes instantly widened when he say them.

"You had me worried for a little bit Karin" Isshin sighed in relief. He then looked up at Yoruichi, who had a stern look on her face. "Why don't you go to your room Karin, Yuzu's been worried sick anyway." Karin looked from her father to Yoruichi before getting it and nodded, running upstairs. Once they heard the door shut and Yuzu squeal in excitement Yourichi turned back towards Isshin.

"You've got your memories back don't you Isshin-kun" she slyly grinned. He returned it.

"Every single one Yoruichi" he grinned. "So what did my idiot son and the princess get themselves into?" Yoruichi frowned.

"An espada attacked Rukia and Karin when they were out at lunch. Rukia is powerful, but even she could only do so much. Ichigo showed up and held him off but he's still getting used to fighting with his inner hollow, so he was drained pretty quickly. Something made the espada retreat and we took all 3 of them to the Shoten to recover. Ichigo and Rukia will be fine by morning and we'll send them home in the morning" she explained. Isshin nodded, looking slightly upset. Yoruichi knew what was bothering him.

"Weren't we friends Yoruichi?" he sighed. She looked at the ground and nodded.

"I didn't want to Isshin-kun, but we all knew how it had adversely affected your lives. It's not often humans like you and your family enter our world. We decided maybe it would be best if you forgot about us, to help you cope. Looking back on it though, it was probably the stupidest decision we ever made." Yoruichi rubbed her arm and sat next to Isshin, laying her head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry Isshin-kun, you were one of my best friends and you still are. You helped me during the hardest part of my life. In an odd way, the day I met you was both the best and worst day of my life…" Yoruichi's eyes were turning red as the memories of that day flooded her mind. Isshin wrapped an arm around Yoruichi and sighed.

"Pain like that never leaves Yoruichi; take it from a man who knows." They sat there for a minute in silence when Yoruichi finally decided to speak up.

"Are you gonna go see him then?" she asked. "He was your best friend after all."

"Eventually…I just gotta wait for the right time…"

The Next Day

Renji and Tatsuki stood outside Tatsuki's front door. Tatsuki took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock on the door, before quickly pulling back and sighing.

"I can't do this" she groaned. Renji put a hand on Tatsuki's shoulder.

"Yes you can Tatsuki" he encouraged. "And don't worry, I'll be right there the whole time" he added. She sighed and nodded, slowly raising her fist again and knocking on the door. The seconds slowly ticked by as Tatsuki's breathing rapidly increased. She tried to remember her karate training, taking slow deep breaths, but that all had left her mind at this moment. After what seemed like forever the door slowly creaked open, and Tatsuki's mother stood on the other side. She was a beautiful blue haired woman with dark red eyes, almost resembling Tatsuki in her harpy form.

"Tatsuki!" she gasped, hugging her daughter. "We were so worried last night when you didn't come home!" she sobbed into her daughters' hair. "Kaname come here Tatsuki came home!" Renji heard footsteps and a tall brown haired man appeared.

"Tatsuki!" he shouted, hugging his wife and daughter. "Don't you ever do that to us again!" He then looked up and saw Renji. "Who are you?" he asked suspiciously.

"Oh ya. I'm Renji Abarai, I'm a friend of Tatsuki's. Some stuff happened yesterday so she stayed at my place last night. Sorry she wasn't able to contact you but she didn't wake up until almost midnight so…" he scratched the back of his neck.

"Dad…" Tatsuki started, pushing herself out of her mother's embrace. "We need to talk." She turned around to meet Renji's gaze, who gave her a confident smile and nod. Her parents looked from her to Renji and back to her before nodding and walking inside. Renji couldn't help but notice how big their house was. When they got to the living room there was about 4 couches, paintings, a giant flat screen TV and plants. Tatsuki's parents sat down on one couch and she sat down on a couch near it. Renji took a seat next to Tatsuki on the couch. She took a sharp breath and sighed loudly.

"Ok. What I have to tell you isn't gonna make sense at all. In fact, if someone just told me this, I'd probably have a hard time believing it. But after being with the gang the last few years, I'd believe anything" she laughed. "I'm….I'm…" she stopped and looked at Renji.

"It's ok Tatsuki" he smiled.

"Oh my god you're not pregnant are you?" her dad panicked. Tatsuki laughed.

"I wish it were that easy" she chuckled. "No. I'm….not human" she sighed. She looked at her parents, who were just looking at her.

"Tatsuki" her dad sighed. "I thought you were gonna have a serious conversation with us" he sighed.

"I am serious dad" she stared. "I found out yesterday…I'm not human. I'm…a harpy." She scratched her arm and looked up at her parents. Renji sighed.

"She's not lying Mr. Arisawa. She really is a harpy. Demons and mythical creatures exist. I myself am a vampire and I was the one who first suspected she wasn't human. Then yesterday she transformed into a harpy while we were together."

"Renji told me that the harpy gene is recessive. So you guys both carry it, and I just happened to inherit it. And harpy's often don't show symptoms until later in life, so it made perfect sense. And then yeah yesterday I transformed. Renji helped me out, and I passed out when I changed back, so he took me to his house and I slept until almost midnight, which is why I didn't call you. I'm sorry, but I'm ok see" she smiled. They were just staring.

"Are you crazy?" her dad asked.

"Huh?" she reacted.

"You expect us to believe you're some kind of demon?" he scoffed. "I think you did something else and expect us to believe this crap" he growled.

"Kaname…what if she's not lying…Tatsuki's never been one to lie" her mom asked.

"Alright then Tatsuki…transform for us" her dad demanded.

"Dad! Wait yesterday…" Tatsuki started before she felt Renji's hand on her shoulder again.

"It's alright, I told you why that happened yesterday, and I promise it won't happen again as long as you make sure you eat when you're supposed to" he smiled. Tatsuki sighed and nodded. She turned to her dad.

"Alright." She grabbed her wristband and sighed again, before pulling it off. The bright light suddenly enveloped her again and exploded outwards. When the light faded her parents looked at her and gasped. Standing before them was Tatsuki, or so they were told. She now had long flowing blue hair, dark red feathers coming from her arms and forming a tail. She now had scales and claws for hands and feet. Her breasts were now larger and she was wearing a mixture of spandex and armor. She had dark red piercing eyes with the standard demon pupil, and fangs replacing her canines. For a demon she was incredible beautiful. She looked at Renji and smiled.

"Told you so" he laughed at him.

"Shut up" she smiled. She turned to look at her parents however and her smile instantly dropped. "Mom…Dad?" she asked.

"What are you…" he dad growled. Her eyes shot open in fear.

"Dad...I told you…I'm a harpy" she was now quiet. Renji realized this wasn't going well and walked up next to Tatsuki.

"She's still your daughter Mr. Arisawa, she's no different" he growled. "The fact that she's like this means that you both carry the gene. So somewhere in your family line someone was like her. She's not a monster" he glared.

"Tatsuki…" her mother gasped. Tatsuki looked at the ground and tried to hide the hurt she was feeling. It didn't last though once she noticed Renji standing there. She turned and buried her face in his chest, hiding herself from them. He wrapped his arms around her protectively and glared.

"Aren't you going to say something damnit! She's your daughter!" Renji shouted.

"Get…out" Kaname growled.

"What!" Renji and Tatsuki gasped.

"No monster is living in my house" he barked.

"Kaname wait…." Tatsuki's mother waited.

"No, get out now!"

"Daddy" Tatsuki gasped. "I'm still me daddy…please?" she was on the verge of tears, and Tatsuki couldn't remember the last time she cried.

"Mr. Arisawa this is stupid!" Renji shouted.

"Get OUT!" he shouted, throwing the vase on the table at them. Renji grabbed Tatsuki and ducked. The vase smashed into the wall behind them, the glass fragments falling to the ground. Renji jumped out and shunpoed over to him, pinning him against the wall. He was now bearing his fangs and his eyes had changed.

"Who's the monster in this family?" he asked. "Because it's certainly not Tatsuki." He let go of Kaname, he slid down the wall, staring at Renji with wide eyes.

"Tatsuki" her mother stared. "I….I still love you Tatsuki" she walked up and hugged her daughter, who began crying into her mother's shoulder. "I know you're not a monster. You're my little princess and always will be."

"Thanks mom" Tatsuki sighed. Renji walked over to her and rubbed her back.

"So what are you going to do?" he asked concerned. Tatsuki left her mother's embrace and looked at her father, who was still glaring. She then looked at her mother and smiled.

"I'll go pack" she smiled. She then looked at her mom. "I'm gonna go stay with Renji until dad can figure himself out. I promise I'll call every day, and you can come visit…Can't she Renji?" she looked at him. He smiled and nodded.

"Whenever she wants. It'll be nice to have some noise in the house" he smiled comfortingly. Tatsuki hugged her mother and put her wristband back on, returning back to her human form and ran upstairs to pack her things. Renji looked over at Tatsuki's mother and smiled.

"Don't worry about her, she'll be alright" he assured her. She nodded. "It means a lot to her that you accepted her Mrs. Arisawa, thank you." He then turned to face Kaname, who was still on the ground. "You should learn from her" he spat.

"So…she's a demon correct?" her mother asked. Renji nodded. "So, what exactly does that mean?"

"She needs to drink human blood to survive. Being a harpy about once a week should be fine. I'm a pretty high ranking vampire so I should be able to get blood. We're under a ration but I'm getting the same amount as everyone else and because of my blood line I only need it about once a month. So she can drink what I'm not. And don't worry we get it in a very human volunteer fashion, we're not killing people" he laughed.

"She'll be safe with you?" she asked.

"As safe as she'll be anywhere" he smiled. "I'm pretty good at fighting and so is Tatsuki, so she'll be fine."

"Thank you for taking care of her Abarai-dono" she bowed. He scratched the back of his head.

"Don't worry about it. Me and Tatsuki have known each other for a long time, it's no problem" he assured her. Tatsuki then came down with her bags and everything she would need.

"I'm all set" she tried to smile.

"Alright then, I guess were leaving" he turned to Mrs. Arisawa. "See you later, and thank you" he bowed.

"Bye mom" Tatsuki hugged her. "Come visit, and I'll call you tomorrow." Her mother nodded and kissed her head.

"Bye sweetie" she smiled. Tatsuki and Renji made their way towards the door, but not before glaring at the man on the floor. The door soon shut and they were gone.

Ichigo and Rukia went home that morning after drinking some of the blood substitute. Kisuke and Yoruichi told them to take it easy today, so they scrapped their plans to go to the river.

"We'll go next week Ichigo don't worry" Rukia smiled. Ichigo nodded. They held each other's hands as they walked home; Rukia's other arm in a temporary sling until the wound in her shoulder fully healed. It would be fine tomorrow but the substitute was only a substitute and wasn't as effective as the real thing. They opened the door, expecting a kick from Isshin and were surprised when it never came.

"We're home old man!" Ichigo shouted.

"Ahh there you are" he walked out of the kitchen. "That beautiful dark women said you were at her place so I wasn't worried" Isshin grinned. He tried to ignore the sling on Rukia's arm. You may want to go see Yuzu though she missed you guys yesterday." Ichigo and Rukia nodded and went upstairs.

"Ichi-nii! Rukia-nee!" Yuzu shouted. She jumped into the arms of her brother and smiled. "I missed you guys" she grinned. Ichigo smiled and pat her head.

"I missed you too kiddo" he ruffled her hair. He then looked at Karin, who smiled. He however looked away. "Alright, I'm still tired so I'm going to go take a nap" she sighed, leaving and going to his room.

"Ichigo…." Rukia started, outreaching her arm towards his direction. She frowned and looked at the ground, then Karin, who was looking at that interesting spot on the ground too.

Renji and Tatsuki entered the apartment and Renji flipped on the lights.

"So I guess we gotta figure out where you're going to sleep…" he rested his chin in his hand. "My bedroom is the only room. I think I have a futon if you wanna pull a Rukia my closets big enough" he grinned. She laughed.

"Hey it works" she laughed. Renji smiled and they walked into his room. He flipped on the light and Tatsuki set her things down. Renji opened his closet and pulled the few things he had in there out. He then went over to his bed and crouched down, pulling a futon out from underneath. He smacked it a few times and vaccumed it before placing it in the closet.

"Good as new" he ushered. She jumped in and laid down.

"Perfect" she sighed. She suddenly had a pillow thrown at her face. "What was that for!" she shot up.

"Now that you're settled in you can help with dinner" he smirked, walking out of the room.

The next day at school Soi Fon and the gang demanded an explanation of the weekend's events. When Tatsuki explained that she was a harpy everyone was initially a little shocked, but got over it rather quickly. Ichigo and Rukia decided not to tell anyone about their little incident, and the possible consequences. However they had both talked and decided that they weren't even close to regretting what they did that night. Ulquiorra and Orihime were getting along well with their living arrangements, and Nel was going to kindergarten now and had a lot of friends. Chad and Uryu were doing fine, and Soi Fon seemed to be in good spirits.

The vampire council of course held a meeting after the attack. Ichigo had to explain why he let Rukia go out by heself, and when he said that she was going out to lunch with his sister in broad daylight and didn't think they would be attacked in the middle of the city, they forgave him. Ichigo then had to explain his hollow powers, which considering he didn't want them they accepted. Renji then had to present Tatsuki, since the council liked to be informed when new demons appeared. They accepted her and put her on the same level as the rest of Ichigo's friends as helpful allies who may come and go as they wish seeing as they follow the rules. The ration seemed forgotten at this meeting.

But everything was far from perfect. Karin and Ichigo haven't spoken much since the fight. Karin is too scared that she'll only screw things up more if she talks to him, since he'll know that she knew before that, and she's afraid that she'd spill that their dad knows as well. Rukia had tried to talk Ichigo into talking to her, but he thought she was avoiding him out of fear, and doesn't want to make it seem like he's forcing her to talk to him.

Tatsuki's mother had come to visit twice. She was glad that her and Renji were getting along well, and laughed when she learned where Tatsuki was sleeping. She made sure that Tatsuki knew how much she loved her. She then told them how she was trying to get Kaname to express the same views she was, but how his mind appeared to be set in stone. The good news was that he hadn't told anyone about Demons, so at least he wasn't intentionally trying to harm her anymore.

Ichigo seemed to be making progress with his inner hollow. He could now hold the transformation for a minute. He knew he needed to increase his time though if he was going to defeat Grimmjow. He and Rukia had slept together again when his father had conveniently taken his sisters out of town for the weekend. The timing wasn't an issue this time so they didn't bother with protection, since Rukia was supposed to get her period in the next day or two.

It had been a little over 2 weeks since they slept together the first time.

Ichigo sat on his bed reading volume 6 of Dance In The Vampire Bund (I just read this…I LOVE IT!!!! I highly recommend it XD). He was nervous. Rukia was 3 days late, and according to her she was never late. Rukia was in the bathroom taking the pregnancy test. He wouldn't be mad if she was pregnant, it's just that he didn't know if they were ready for this kind of thing. He flipped the page and sighed. The clock slowly ticked away in the quiet room. Ichigo finally set down his manga and rested his head in his knees. He needed to know. He didn't even care about the results at this point he just needed to know. His head shot up when he heard the doorknob click. Rukia slowly walked in the room, the pregnancy test in her hand. She took a few steps in and looked Ichigo right in the eye with a sigh.

"Ichigo…..

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I'm pregnant."

DUH DUH DUN!!!!!! Who saw that commin lol. So ok your probabyl all like I have SO MANY THINGS I NEED TO KNOW!!!! I assure you everything written in here has a purpose and will be explained later. Thats why it takes so long to write this story, because everything i add is gonna be important later or get explained. Anyone curious as to who Isshin's best friend is???

Again, I wanna thank my buddies (you know who you are but theres to many of you to list XD) for helping me when i needed it, and talking to me when im bored XD

So that thing about the red wings??? THE PLAYOFFS START NEXT WEEK!!! *pulls out red wings flag and sticks it on her car* GO RED WINGS AGAINST WHOEVER YOU END UP PLAYING IN THE FIRST ROUND!!!!

BTW, about my car. Some of you may remember his name is Ichigo XD I took him in to have his oil changed a few days ago. I have a piston leak and my tires are dry rotting, good times lol

so until my next update TTYL!!! and please review xD my cat attacks me when i dont get reviews...