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Chapter 8

The Next Day...

Las Noches; Ichigo & Halibel's Room

Nel quietly opened the door to her queen's room and stepped inside. Clothes littered the floor and the whole room smelled of sex. Looking over at the bed, the greenette put a hand over her mouth to stifle a giggle when she saw the display of bodies before her.

Halibel and her three subordinates happily snuggled with Ichigo, who looked like he was in a coma from spending an entire night with a group of women with seemingly endless stamina. It didn't bother Nel to see Ichigo in bed with Apacci and Mila Rose, both of whom looked very satisfied as they snuggled with their master's suitor. Both she and Halibel knew there was a good chance that the two Fraccion would feel left out of the fun and agreed that if they kept things in Hueco Mundo, then it would be fine.

'Ichigo is going to be our king, after all. And what's a king without a few women to keep him company when the queen's away?' Nel stepped over everyone's discarded clothing and quietly made her way over to the bed.

Halibel's ears perked when she heard the soft footsteps. Her captivity in the clutches of Yhwach and the Vandenreich had given Halibel the need to sleep lightly and wake at a moment's notice. Already her hand flexed in preparation to fire a Cero if necessary before she saw that it was Nel. "Oh, Nelliel. Is it morning already?"

"Yes. But I came here for Ichigo."

Nodding, the Queen of Hueco Mundo put a hand on Ichigo's shoulder and roused him from his sleep. "Ichigo, wake up."

"Huh?" Ichigo blinked his eyes open and sat up, the three other Arrancars in bed walking up alongside him. He blushed when he realized he was naked in front of the greenette but Nel didn't seem to mind, having already seen Ichigo with his pants off back at the movie theater. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, I figured you wanted to come back to Karakura Town quickly. There's a massive storm that's about to hit your town soon" she said bluntly.

Concerned, Ichigo threw his legs over the edge of the bed and got up, finding his clothes lying folded on a nearby drawer after Sung-Sun stripped him naked yesterday. "A storm? What's going on? Is everyone alright?" he asked his bride while getting dressed. The Tres Bestia started collecting their clothes from off the floor while Halibel lay back against the headboard of the bed and calmly listened to her associate.

"A typhoon sprung up and is about to make landfall. The town is under a severe storm advisory, and I figured I'd come and let you know before you showed up and get blown away."

"Thanks, Nel. Is everyone okay?"

"Yeah. Everyone's hunkering down at the Bount Mansion. Wait, I guess it's our mansion now," said Nel, correcting herself. "Anyway, I figured I'd come grab you and take you home before you show up in the middle of the storm." She gave her future husband a sly smile. "That is if you're finished entertaining your queen and subjects."

Halibel gave a slight chuckle from Ichigo's blush. "Oh, I think he's fulfilled his duties in satisfying her queen. You can go ahead and head home with Nelliel, Ichigo. The girls and I will get everything ready for our wedding ceremony."

"Alright, I'll see you guys later."

Nel waved her hand and opened a Garganta once Ichigo had finished dressing himself and got back into his Human body. The Substitute stepped into the gaping spacial maw but stopped when he heard his blonde bride call out to him. "Ichigo? One last thing?"

"Yeah?" Ichigo turned around and shivered when he saw the heated look in Halibel's emerald eyes as she stared back at him, still naked and lying in bed.

"Next time we spar, I want you to show me what you're made of. I want you to give me all you've got. Understand?"

Ichigo knew he was still in hot water over his defeat back at the arena yesterday. He could already hear the grief the others were going to give him when he returned to the Soul Society. Every time he thought of Kenpachi's reaction, his ribs continued to throb. Waving goodbye to the Tres Bestia, Ichigo headed into the portal with Nel to return home, the Garganta closing behind them.

Meanwhile...

Soul Society; Squad Ten

Humming to herself, the buxom lieutenant of Squad Ten looking at the array of dresses scattered on her bed while dressed in a white robe. "Hmm...which to choose. This one looks good and brings out my legs," said the strawberry blonde while holding up a pink dress. "But it's supposed to be Orihime's special day and I don't want to outshine her. Huh?"

Rangiku's concentration was broken when there came a knock at her door. "Come in!" Rangiku turned around and saw her captain walk into her room. "Oh! Captain Hitsugaya! What are you doing here?"

Toshiro Hitsugaya gave his lieutenant a small smile. The small captain walked over to a nearby chair and promptly sat down in it. "Everything's fine. I just wanted to come by and see how you were doing. What's with all the dresses? Aren't you getting Uryu Ishida to make your wedding gown?"

"Yes. He said it's almost done, he just had to put the finishing touches on Orihime and Tatsuki's wedding dresses first. That's fine with me. I've got time to wait since Lady Yoruichi is having her wedding ahead of mine. I'm just going through my dresses to pick out what I'm going to wear to Orihime's wedding. I'm one of her bridesmaids, after all."

"I see..." Toshiro looked at the plethora of dresses and knew his vain lieutenant would be at this for a while before she picked something. "Rangiku?"

"Yeah, Captain?"

When her commanding officer didn't reply back, Rangiku set down the dress she'd been inspecting and turned to see him giving her a concerned look. "Can I ask something? Not as your captain but as your friend?"

"Of course, Captain."

Toshiro's eyes glanced away from Rangiku for a moment, unsure of whether or not to ask the question. He felt that he already knew the answer but was compelled to ask the question anyway. "I'd like to ask...why did you agree to marry Ichigo Kurosaki?" When Rangiku huffed and prepared to give an angry rebuttal, the icy captain held up a hand to stop her. "You misunderstand me. I do not object to your marriage. This is a political stunt that the Head-Captain and Kisuke Urahara brought on everyone without consulting all of us beforehand. I understand the symbolic implications of you agreeing to be one of his three Soul Reaper brides."

"I know Ichigo. I know he'll be a good husband despite how young he is and the situation he's been put in. But I'd like to ask why you agreed to marry him."

A silence filled the room as the captain and his lieutenant stared at each other. Sitting down on the edge of her bed, Rangiku looked out the window for a long period, her hands folded in her lap while she gathered her thoughts. Her buxom chest heaved as she let out a deep sigh. "I agreed to become one of the Soul Society brides because Orihime would need help keeping the peace and it was either me or Rukia. And since Rukia was too attached to Renji, it had to be me. That's...what I let everyone think."

Turning away from the window, Rangiku looked at her captain with a sad look on her face. "The truth is, Captain Hitsugaya, I agreed to marry Ichigo because-"

Meanwhile...

Karakura Town

Walking out of the Garganta, Ichigo found himself standing in front of the mansion he and his brides would soon be sharing. Already the storm Nel had told him about was beginning to reveal itself. The sky was already black with storm clouds and the wind howled at Ichigo's back. "What are we doing here?"

Reaching into her pocket, Nel dug for the key to the front door. "We were starting to move our stuff in here. Orihime's wedding is in about a week which means we need to get the place ready." Opening the front door to the palatial mansion, the Arrancar gestured for Ichigo to follow her inside.

"Wow, I know we needed a big place since there's going to be thirteen of us. But this might be too big," marveled Ichigo as he looked around the entrance hall of the manor, remembering when he had to fight the snake wielding Bount the last time he came.

"It's a big place that's for sure. We'll do our best to make sure it's kept clean." Nel lead Ichigo to the left down a hallway, coming to a crossroad of corridors. She pointed to the hallway right in front of them. "Everyone picked their own rooms. Your Soul Reaper and Human brides took that hallway." Her hand next pointed to the left hallway. "My room, Sung-Sun's room and the room Halibel is going to be using when she's not in Hueco Mundo." Nel pointed to the last hallway on her right. "Over there are the Quincies rooms."

"So, everyone's grouped up?" Ichigo wasn't sure how he felt about everyone getting into cliques. The whole point of this was supposed to be about unity. "Then again, I suppose it would have been too difficult to have everyone sleeping in the same room."

"Yeah, we'd need a bed the size of the ballroom for that."

A familiar voice came from behind Ichigo. "Oh, you're back already. I'd have expected Halibel to keep you for a least a few more days."

"Hey, Yoruichi." Ichigo turned around and smiled at his Soul Reaper bride. "No, I came back when Nel told me about the storm. I wanted to know that you guys were okay."

From down the hallway, Ichigo could hear doors opening up. "Oh, there you are, Ichigo." Riruka and Orihime stepped out of their bedrooms. Down the hallway with the Quincy bedrooms, Meninas and Bambietta stepped out to walk up to the others.

"Hey guys. Where's Tatsuki?" Ichigo asked.

"She's at home with her family," Orihime explained, giving Ichigo a quick hug. She was glad that he was alright after the kicking he'd gotten from Kenpachi and Grimmjow.

Riruka crossed her arms and turned her head to the side, but Ichigo could still see the look of irritated jealousy on her face. "Must be nice, having a family..." she mumbled to herself. Seeing the concerned look in Ichigo's eyes, the Fullbringer blushed with embarrassment and simply shrugged. "Anyway, we should probably do something before the storm gets worse."

"Is this place going to be alright?" Ichigo looked around and imagined the typhoon tearing this place apart.

"It'll be alright. Kisuke helped renovate the mansion." Yoruichi knocked on an ornate door frame. "Hell would freeze over before he made something that a measly storm could tear down." Her sensitive ears picked up the far-off sound of storm sirens blaring and a flicker of doubt crept into her. "Although then again, Kisuke isn't infallible. We should probably head to the bunker for now and wait out the storm."

"Bunker?"

Bambietta leaned against the wall and pointed down. "Yeah, Kisuke and that big guy with the moustache were fixing up this place when they found a fully decked-out bunker underneath it. Guess those Bounts were really prepared, huh?"

Everyone's ears picked up the growing sound of storm sirens blaring in the distance. "I guess we should head down and-"

Ichigo stopped when he noticed someone was missing from the group after doing a head count of his brides. Halibel and Sung-Sun were still in Hueco Mundo while Mashiro and Rangiku were in the Soul Society. Orihime said Tatsuki was sheltering with her family but that left one person unaccounted for. "Where's Candice?

Everyone looked around but there was no sign of the lime-greenette Stern Ritter. "Actually, I haven't seen Candice since this morning." Orihime looked over at the other two Quincy brides. "She told me earlier that she was going to get some air. I haven't seen her since."

"Do you think she's alright?"

Meninas put a finger to her chin and looked up at the ceiling for a moment as she contemplated the question. "I don't know. Candice hasn't been quite right since she agreed to this marriage deal."

If Ichigo was expecting Bambietta to show any concern for her former friend, he was left sorely disappointed. "Maybe that bimbo got blown away?" she said coldly. Crossing her arms, Bambietta turned and walked towards the direction of the bunker's entrance. "The Thunderbolt getting taken out by a typhoon. If that isn't divine providence, I don't know what is."

Bambietta's coldness irked Ichigo. It was understandable that the E Stern Ritter still didn't care much for her friend after what Candice and her other friends had done to her,her othe but there didn't seem to be the slightest bit of concern in Bambietta's voice.

Yoruichi raised an eyebrow as Ichigo headed for the door to the mansion. "Where do you think you're going? You aren't planning on going out there, are you? Storms are just as dangerous in the Soul Society as they are here. You might be strong enough to beat Aizen and Yhwach but you can't use a Getsuga Tensho on a typhoon, Ichigo." Yoruichi frowned at such recklessness.

"I'm going to go look for her. If it's not safe for me, it's not safe for her."

"Ichigo, wait!" pleaded Riruka. "You might be a Soul Reaper, but you could get blown away along with everyone else! Even you can't beat nature!"

"It'll be alright." Everyone turned to Orihime, the only one in the room who was smiling at Ichigo as he strode off to go and find his bride. "Ichigo is who he is. His heart is in the right place, and he can't say no to it."

Turning around, Ichigo gave everyone a reassuring smile. "It'll be fine. I'll be back before the storm gets too bad. Everyone just head down into the bunker and wait it out until I get back." Against the protests of his brides, save for Orihime who gave him a reassuring nod and smile, Ichigo pushed his Substitute Combat Pass to his chest and popped out of his Human shell again, Yoruichi catching his body as it fell. Striding to the door, Ichigo opened it. "I'll be back."

Watching Ichigo leave the manor, the brides all looked at each other worriedly. Ichigo was strong but a force of nature wasn't something you could cut down with a Bankai. "Is he really going to be okay? And what about Candice?"

"Who cares? Ya'll coming or not?" shouted Bambietta from down the hall, pointing to a set of stairs that led down into the bunker.

Yoruichi hefted Ichigo's body over her shoulder. "Well until he comes back, at least we can have some fun with his Human body." All of the other girls turned and looked at her appallingly.

"What? Like you all haven't thought of it before."

Meanwhile...

Karakura Town

"Candice!" Ichigo shouted at the top of his lungs while jumping between rooftops. The Substitute had underestimated how fast the storm was moving. Already the winds whipped around him fiercely and rain pelted him. "Candice! Where are you?"

Realizing that trying to shout over the howling wind was getting him nowhere, Ichigo decided to try an old tactic he hadn't used in a long while. Closing his eyes, he summoned the Quincy's Spirit Ribbon, snatching a hold of it once he got a lock on Candice's spiritual pressure. In the Soul Society it was impossible to use the trick because everyone was made of Reishi but in the World of the Living it was easy.

Following the trail of the Spirit Ribbon, Ichigo found the Stern Ritter. The storm was getting worse, Ichigo having to fight against the wind and the rain while trying to reach her. Upon seeing her standing on top of a building, his eyes widened in horror. "Oh my god! Is she going to jump?!" The need to protect Candice spurred him to push back against the wind, using his spiritual pressure to try and shield him from the worst of it.

"Candice!" shouted the soaked Substitute as he jumped onto the roof, hurrying over to the Stern Ritter. "Are you okay?"

Ichigo only barely heard the woman's voice through the storm around them. "Peachy. I see you're back from Hueco Mundo."

"Candice, what are you doing out here? It's not safe, even for you. Meninas said you haven't been yourself for a while. What's wrong?" His first instinct was to put his hand on her shoulder in a show of support but considering the volatile nature of the Stern Ritter, that didn't seem like such a wise move.

The roar of the wind was his answer. Candice refused to reply to her betrothed for a long couple of minutes, her white clothes completely soaked from the pounding rain. "You wouldn't understand," she finally said, still showing Ichigo her back.

"I can try. If you'll let me." Ichigo moved closer. "If you need to talk, I can listen. I might not be able to do much, but I can be here for you if you need to vent." It was unclear to Ichigo what the problem was but the protector in him wanted to know what he could do to help the young woman.

Sighing, the T Stern Ritter finally turned to face the man she was going to marry. Ichigo's eyes quickly went to the surgical scars that littered her body, the result of Mayuri's experimentations. It was agreed that she and Meninas would be healed but that would only happen before their weddings. "I don't know if I can do this, Ichigo. I just don't think I can be a wife."

Ichigo stepped closer, concern filling his brown eyes as he stared at the buxom Quincy. "What's wrong? I know Orihime hasn't healed your scars yet but even if she couldn't do anything for you, I don't think less of you because of them."

"That's...that's nice of you to say that, Ichigo. Really, it is. But the truth is..." She looked to the side in the direction of the manor where the other brides were. "I don't fit in with them. I can't be like those Arrancars or that Fullbringer girl and be all buddy-buddy with people I was trying to kill not that long ago." Holding her arms, Candice scowled. "I don't even fit in with Mini or Bambi. We were only friends because we all became Stern Ritters around the same time. Bambi hates my guts. And even I can't blame her after standing by and watching Gigi kill her." Running a hand through her soaked hair, Candice looked back at Ichigo with sad eyes. "I was never liked much back at the Vandenreich. My own people treated me with contempt."

"Why?"

Sighing, Candice turned back to the building's edge, swaying back and forth in the wind like a limb on a tree. "Did Uryu ever tell you about the L Stern Ritter? Pepe?"

The name sounded familiar, but it wasn't Uryu who told Ichigo about him. "I think Byakuya might have mentioned fighting a guy by that name after me, Orihime and Chad left to head back to the Royal Palace."

Turning back to Ichigo, Candice's face twisted with disgusted rage. Blue electricity sparked from her body as her thoughts turned to her vile comrade. "Pepe was a disgusting freak, even among Quincy. His power was called The Love." Her teeth clenched as the memories came back to her. "I fucking hated his guts. When Liltotto told me she ate him, I practically did a victory dance. It's a shame none of the Stern Ritters you guys killed were given graves. Nothing would have given me more pleasure than to dance on Pepe's."

"That bastard's power let him control people. Anyone hit by his power would fall in love with him. When you've been struck with his Love Beam, you would do anything he'd ask. And even before I became a Stern Ritter, Pepe just loved to use it on me whenever he got the chance. He didn't hesitate to use it more when I did get my Schrift."

The horror of what Candice was getting at chilled Ichigo more than the typhoon. "He didn't-"

"Yeah. He did. A lot."

"And Yhwach didn't put a stop to it?" Ichigo knew that the Quincy king was evil, but he felt that Aizen had better standards when it came to what his subordinates did to each other.

"His Majesty had one absolute rule: there was to be no infighting amongst the Stern Ritters. It was an ironclad law that was punishable by death. Because I 'willingly' doing it with Pepe, he was beyond reproach. And if I killed him, Yhwach would have killed me in turn."

"That's...I can't even imagine!" Just the thought of someone using such a power in that manner was vile to him.

Candice looked down at her soaked Stern Ritter uniform. "Yeah. Every time I came to my senses, all I wanted was to purge the stench of that bastard off me. So, I got with whoever was available to me and dressed myself like this so that I could attract anyone I wanted. So there it is." The greenette shrugged and let the rain hide her tears. "I'm a whore. Is that what you want for a wife, Ichigo? A slut?"

The hybrid and the Quincy stared at each other as the storm raged around them. It was taking all of Ichigo's spiritual pressure and Candice's Blut Vene to keep themselves from getting blown off the roof.

Raising her hand, Candice let a bolt of blue lighting shoot into the sky. Her eyes filled with longing; Candice stared at the lighting in her hand. "I agreed to marry you for entirely selfish reasons. But that's why I don't think I should be a bride, Ichigo. Not to someone as goodhearted as you." Turning back to Ichigo, the girl gave him a genuine smile, perhaps the first one she'd given in a long time. "You deserve women like Orihime and Nel; a whore like me doesn't deserve to be your wife."

Ichigo stared at Candice for a long minute before pushing past the wind until he stood in front of her, his body shielding her from the typhoon's wind. "I don't believe you."

"Huh?" Anger flashed in the woman's green eyes. "You think I'm lying about what that bastard did to me?!" she screamed over the wind.

"Not that." Ichigo took hold of Candice's hand. Sparks flew from her hand to his, but he paid it no mind. "A selfish person would have kept quiet throughout all of it, only thinking about their own needs. You thought about my considerations and deep down you cared about what happened to Bambietta. I don't judge you for what you did in the past." Staring into her eyes, Ichigo gave her a smile that warmed her heart. "I only care about the Candice that's right here, right now. I don't know how our marriage is going to go but I will never, ever, call you a whore."

The sincerity of Ichigo's words, the way he was holding her hand and the gentle kindness in her eyes, caused the Stern Ritter's heart to beat faster. "Do you mean that, Ichigo?"

"I do. I don't care about your past. I don't care about your scars. Heck, I don't even care that you tried to kill me. I will never think differently of you," promised Ichigo.

Like a protagonist in a dime-store romance novel, Candice threw her arms around Ichigo and hugged him tightly, letting him hug her back. "Thank you," she mumbled before feeling the storm getting worse. "We should get somewhere safe. We're going to get blown halfway across Japan at this rate."

"Right. I'll get us home."

Candice blushed when Ichigo picked her up and carried her bridal-style off the roof, Flashstepping back to the mansion as quick as he could. "I thought you were supposed to wait until after we said 'I do' before you carried me like this," teased Candice with a giggle.

"Think of it as a preview. So Candice, can I ask something?"

"Shoot."

"Why is your power the Thunderbolt?"

Looking back at her hand, Candice smiled. "It's because I want to be free. You ever seen a lightning bolt, Ichigo? It goes wherever it wants and nobody can contain it. It's free." She laid her head on Ichigo's shoulder, soaking up his warmth. "Ever since I was a little girl, I loved watching storms. Watching a thunderbolt flash across the sky, I wanted to be just like that. Wild. Uncontrollable. Free."

When she looked back up, she saw that Ichigo was smiling. "That sounds beautiful, Candice."

"Heh. Aren't you the charmer. And Yhwach's Daten on you said you were dense when it came to women..."

The forehead vein on Ichigo's head twitched. "Now I'm really glad Yhwach's dead."

"So am I."

Reaching the mansion after only a few more Flashsteps, Ichigo hurried to the door and opened it. The pair were just in time as the storm had reached its absolute zenith. "Hope Kisuke did a good job in storm proofing the place," said Ichigo while carrying his bride down the hallway. The power was out, causing Ichigo and Candice to wander in darkness. Candice held out a hand and created a small ball of electricity to help light the way. Looking around, Ichigo started to get frustrated when he realized that he had no clue where the storm bunker was. "Dammit, where are we supposed to go?"

"There you are!"

Ichigo spun around and saw Yoruichi angrily walking towards them. "We've been worried sick about you, Ichigo! I thought you said you'd come back after a few minutes?!" She saw Candice in his arms and gave her a slight nod. "Good to see you back, Candice. Orihime and Meninas were starting to get worried." She grabbed the sleeve of Ichigo's soaked shihakusho and pulled him down the hall. "Come on. You two are soaked to the bone. We need to get you out of those clothes and warmed up before you get sick."

Leading the pair down into the bunker in the basement, Yoruichi opened the door and led them inside. "Wow. Kariya didn't think small when he built this place, did he?" Ichigo wondered when he looked around. Evidently the Bounts were prepared for just about anything before they were ready to take on the Soul Society, the bunker fully stocked and had multiple cots lining the far wall.

Seeing Ichigo and Candice, Orihime leapt out of the chair she was sitting in and rushed over. "Ichigo! Are you two alright? Are you hurt?" Her hands went to her hairpins, ready to use her powers if necessary.

Giving her a reassuring smile, Ichigo set down Candice. "We're fine, Orihime. Soaked but okay."

Yoruichi opened a cabinet and pulled out a blanket and a change of clothes. "You need to get back into your body, Ichigo. Candice, here. Your clothes are completely soaked through. We need to get you warm before you catch pneumonia."

Getting back into his Human body helped Ichigo warm up instantly. He made sure to keep his back turned while Candice was getting into the change of clothes before she sat down on his cot, wrapped in a green blanket. "You okay?" he asked her.

"I'm...better." Pushing her soaking wet hair out of her face, Candice laid her head on his shoulder. "Thanks for listening."

"Anytime."

The others watched and smiled, albeit Bambietta who turned away, as Ichigo took the blanket and wrapped it around the both of them, keeping the Stern Ritter warm with his warm. Worn out, both from fighting the storm and haven't recovered from last night, Ichigo quickly fell asleep while sitting up. Candice felt sleep start to take her too but looked over at her fellow Quinces. "Hey guys?"

"Yeah?" replied Meninas, sitting on her own cot.

"When the storm's over...let's move our rooms closer to Orihime and the others. We should all try to get along more than just keeping to ourselves."

Both Quincy girls blinked in surprise. They never imagined Candice to be the one to suggest trying to get more friendly with the other women. "You must have caught something in that storm. You've definitely gone delusional from the fever," scoffed Bambietta."

Bambietta was surprised when Candice put her head on Ichigo's shoulder and sighed. "We owe it to Ichigo. We should try to get along with everybody. He's doing his best to make it work. We should too."

The E and P Stern Ritters looked at each other with baffled expressions. Candice only agreed to marry Ichigo because of what benefited her. What happened out there to make her practically swoon for him?

The answer wouldn't come. Candice quickly fell asleep next to Ichigo. Walking up to them, Yoruichi gently laid the two down on the cot so they could get more comfortable. Everyone smiled when they saw Candice snuggle with Ichigo while they were wrapped up, listening to them softly snoring while waiting for the storm to pass...

To be continued

Omake

"Wait, what?"

Earlier, while Ichigo was looking for Candice...

"You think he's okay?" Orihime asked while the brides waited in the storm bunker. Even down there they could hear the howling of the wind that battered Karakura Town.

"He's fine. I just hope something doesn't happen to him before I get the chance to sink my claws into him," Yoruichi said while stretched out on a cot.

"Me too. It's been a while since I had some relief. I can't believe we have to wait until we get married before we fuck," said the E Stern Ritter bluntly while leaning against the wall.

Nel looked at everyone confused. "Wait, we never said we had to wait to have sex with Ichigo. I did it yesterday with him on our date."

The Flash Goddess and the Stern Ritter's head spun as they stared with wide eyes at the Arrancar. "Wait, WHAT?!" shouted the both of them. "You and Ichigo already fucked?" asked Bambietta. They knew that Orihime had taken his virginity, which they were okay with since she was going to be his first wife. But they'd figured it was an unspoken rule to wait until they married before knocking boots.

"Yeah. And Halibel and Sung-Sun had sex with him last night after the match in Hueco Mundo," Nel said matter-of-factly.

Yoruichi and Bambietta grew silent after a while before they both turned to each other, anger flashing across their faces. They both had the exact same idea and their words were even in synch.

"Oh I am going to break his fucking hips on our wedding night!"

END