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Just a FYI the reason the twins are so smart/alert for babies that are only a couple of hours old is because, they are technically part animal(?) being cat type Arrancar/Visords. So naturally in the wild big cat cubs become relatively adapt to surviving (walking and stuff) within a short amount of time (mostly thanks to mumma).
so its somewhat like that, also because of Ichigo and Grimmjow's combined strength surrounding them constantly they also feed of that energy and it makes 'em stronger quicker so that they have a better chance of surviving in the wild per say. Hope that explained it better because I think it didn't make much sense last time.
Bit of a fluff chapter but hopefully still good.
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The silence was deafening as the two separate parties stared at each other over the steaming cups of green tea on the table. Urahara reflected guilt in his eyes and gave off the aura of wanting to say something. So Ichigo and Grimmjow waited, Grimmjow felt he should stay out of this matter, feeling Ichigo needed to find the closure for himself.

Meanwhile Urahara's mind was going a mile a minute, trying to come up with the words to tell Ichigo why no one had come to save him. He knew Ichigo was waiting for him to talk, and the pressure was on when he caught sight of the heated glare coming from Grimmjow.

"I-Ichigo, I know what you must be thinking, and let me just say that I am deeply sorry for wronging you in such a dishonourable way. After everything you have done for us I feel like any excuse I give you will not be enough to right what I have done. Having said this I will explain to you why no rescue attempts were made" Urahara sipped his tea shakily before beginning.

"It was immediately after the return of Orihime's search party that we found out you had been captured and Rukia killed. Naturally we immediately appealed to the soul society to aid us in another rescue mission. We were told that in light of the impending war you where...not worth the risk of casualties that would no doubt result in the attempt".

"Indeed despite this being said myself and a few others attempted to go to Hueco Mundo anyway, but just as we were ready to go, the stealth force and Captain SoiFon intruded and shut down all operations. Any further attempts from then on where quickly shut down in the same manner, all in the name of waiting for the enemy to come to us".

"Even your father who was willing to become a soul reaper again was apprehended before he was able to take any action, having a block placed on his mind so that he wouldn't notice the difference between you and Kon. Every other way into Hueco Mundo was sealed and guarded, I've never seen such a drastic reaction from the soul society, and quite frankly it's made me a little suspicious" Urahara finished off, letting out a sigh of confusion.

Ichigo simmered in anger, scaring Grimmjow through their link as he felt his mate become engulfed within a cocoon of sheer untainted rage. So angry he was that he wasn't even surprised at finding out his father was a soul reaper. After all the things Ichigo had done, through all the hardships they had faced, when things really mattered he had been left dead in the water. This was not to say that he was angry with his friends, who had, in their own right, tried to help him.

Really his rage was directed towards the soul society, so much so that he felt his anger rising within him, to heights that left Grimmjow clambering to calm him down. Ichigo's reiatsu was slowly rising to dangerously high levels as well.

"Kitten you have to calm down, the cubs can't handle your reiatsu" Grimmjow said quickly, gripping Ichigo's shoulder and running a soothing hand through Hikaru's hair as he whined in discomfort. The orangette quickly came to his senses and calmed down, looking at Hikaru who had smooshed his face into Kei's, holding his older brother close for comfort.

"Might I ask who the little arm I saw earlier belongs too?" asked Urahara trying to sneak a peek at the wriggling bundle in Ichigo's arms. Grimmjow stiffened slightly at the thought of the unknown (to him) man getting too close to his mate and cubs, but relented quickly as Ichigo sent him reassuring vibes.

"It's a long story but I'll try and make it as short as possible..." Ichigo began, telling Urahara everything of his time in Hueco Mundo, even about Grimmjow raping him and the memory loss. The story left Urahara glaring softly at Grimmjow and shuffling across the floor to sit in front of Ichigo, placing a large square pillow across both their laps.

Grimmjow was slightly ruffled at being glared at but let it go because Ichigo hadn't completely slandered him during his speech. He had even gone so far as to thank him offhandedly for helping him so much after his attempted suicide. He watched as Ichigo leaned forward and placed the newborns on the pillow, arranging the blanket around them so that Urahara could see their faces.

Kei giggled at Urahara, possibly laughing at his hat, and reached out purring squeakily at the ex-Captain. Urahara chuckled at the little boy and allowed him to grasp his pointer finger and chew it softly, his sharp little teeth (like a kitten's) not even breaking the skin. Taking in the sight of the two cubs Urahara took in both of their appearances.

Kei seemed to be the more outgoing of the two and seemed to be delighted at seeing new faces. He had his mothers glowing tan skin and his deep toffee coloured eyes that shined every time he smiled, and his head was topped with a little tuft of sky blue hair from his daddy. Hikaru was quieter and seemed shy at meeting new people clinging onto his brother and hiding his face against him at the sight of Urahara. The Ex-Captain was shocked slightly at the sight of the youngest twin, who had very pale skin (not white though) in comparison to his parents, he had his daddy's shocking blue eyes and his little head was topped with wisps of white hair.

Hikaru soon warmed up to Urahara though, seeing that Kei was enjoying his little meal of finger the pale twin giggled and kicked out reaching for the hand Kei was holding. "Uh ugg" Hikaru was trying to pry Urahara's hand away from his brother, and by the way it sounded, it was with much effort. Ichigo chuckled and tickled his youngest under his chin, effectively catching his attention, causing the bub to squeal loudly and turn his dazzling eyes and smile on his mother.

Ichigo let Hikaru grab his hand and he immediately set about copying his brother and began to nibble on his mummy's finger.

"They are both beautiful Ichigo, and rest assure I will do everything within my power to keep both you, Grimmjow and the cubs safe. It's the least I can do after everything, hopefully I can atone enough for my lack of action" Urahara told both the doting parents with a soft smile.

"You can stay in the small house in the underground basement, I had it made down there in case the stealth force ever dropped their guard" Urahara smiled leading them both to the trap door in the corner of the room. Handing them two diapers that had apparently appeared out of nowhere, "I'll go to the store and get you some supplies for the children also some food and clothes, for now I think it best for Ichigo to rest" Urahara left without saying another word. Leaving both men too sonido down to the little shack in silence apart from the gurgling coming from the restless twins.

"Well at least he said he'd help us" Ichigo said with watery smile at Grimmjow, knowing that the bluenette wasn't pleased in the slightest. Grimmjow just stood with his body tensed and back turned to his younger mate. He didn't like the fact that the soul society had blocked any and every rescue attempt for Ichigo. It was suspicious, and the fact that they were getting help from an ex soul reaper was only setting him on edge even more.

Everything had lined up in such a way that it made him think there was something entirely different going on behind the scenes. He didn't want to be under the protection of someone who could potentially rat them out. He didn't think much more about it as Kei suddenly started to cry softly, holding his arms out to his blue haired father obviously asking for a cuddle.

Grimmjow smiled and took his oldest into his arms where the cub immediately tucked his fist under his chin and nuzzled his head into Grimmjow's strong chest. The little bluenette purred squeakily, mewling softly when Grimmjow jostled him somewhat when he sat down next to Ichigo in the small shacks one main room.

The shack was a simple two room system, not unlike Grimmjow's room in Los Noches, it had one big room with one bench along one wall with a fridge on the left end. There was a window above the sink in the middle of that wall, basic tatami mates covered the entire floor. Where a single large round table similar to the one in Urahara's room upstairs sat smack dab in the middle of the room. A small TV sat on the left wall a few feet away from the door that lead to the bathroom. A cupboard on the right wall was slightly ajar, showing two futons and other necessities.

The room was sufficient to their needs and Ichigo gave Hikaru to Grimmjow and set about pulling one of the futons out so that the twins would have somewhere soft to lie down and play. After he finished he moved Hikaru to the bed where he happily set about feeling up the new fabric up as his mother dressed him in the nappy. Grimmjow came up behind him and set Kei down next to his brother, copying Ichigo's movements and dressing the eldest quickly. Hikaru purred squeakily and wriggled over to his older brother to slobber on an ear playfully.

Both parents chuckled at their babies before lying down on either side of them, looking down as they played with each other.

"I trust Urahara enough to protect us Grimmjow...but if things take a turn for the worst I trust in you to take care of your family, do you understand?" Ichigo said with a soft smile. Laughing silently as Kei began to nibble on Hikaru's eyebrow causing the younger to whine a little in annoyance. Grimmjow just nodded, looking down with pure love in his eyes sending a deep rumbling purr through the futon.

Ichigo joined in albeit with a little less vigour as he readied himself for a much need sleep, giving birth and running away without so much as a breather tended to be a little exhausting. The cubs saw their mother lay down and gurgled in interest but soon got sidetracked as Grimmjow began to purr louder.

They looked up at the bluenette with intense interest and Kei began to wriggle his way to his father's side. Hikaru held his hands out to his daddy, silently asking for help. The older man smiled and allowed his younger to grab his hand and slowly dragged him across the bed to rest against his torso. Kei was still trying to wriggle over and after a few huffs finally reached his goal.

Both cubs where now sitting before Grimmjow's bare torso, staring and patting at their fathers chest softly, babbling and growling a little when they thought one was getting more room than the other. Grimmjow was smiling joyfully reaching out to pat Hikaru's head in affection, Kei got a little jealous at this as he glared at his father with a pout and shuffled up to Grimmjow's face.

Proceeding to slap his exposed cheek softly and growling lightly before giving a sharp little bite to Grimmjow's nose.

"Sorry bub, don't worry I love you just as much" Grimmjow purred, nuzzling his slightly stinging nose into his cubs exposed tummy. Causing the little bluenette to squeal loudly, grab his father's hair and nuzzling his face into the soft tresses. Ichigo twitched a little at his cubs noisy antics, and rolled over facing away from the three energetic tyrants.

"Shh we shouldn't wake mumma, he would get very angry and make scary faces" Grimmjow gave a mock growl and nipped softly at Kei's nose, poking Hikaru in the belly. Each cub giggled and covered their faces to try and muffle their high pitched giggles, Kei grabbing at Hikaru and pulling him up toward Grimmjow's face.

Forcing his younger brother to lie down next to Grimmjow's face, Kei finally seemed satisfied and quickly lied down cuddling up to his brother, mewling in comfort. Grimmjow's almost died at the display of cuteness, not minding one bit that he was becoming a major teddy bear in light of his cubs.

The new father sighed in content as his little boys curled up and began to fall peacefully into sleep. Grimmjow felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him and watched as Ichigo rolled over and nuzzled his face into Kei's little tuft of hair. Deciding that it was time for him to rest as well, Grimmjow lay down and coping Ichigo, nuzzled Hikaru's hair. Recognizing his son's unique scent and planting it in his mind, he was so proud of Ichigo and the cubs that his berry had beared for him. For the first time in his life Grimmjow felt truly happy, and with that he allowed his eyes to close, finally finding refuge from all the chaos.

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