Woooo doggies. Coming in hot with chapter 4. As always thank you for the reviews. Yes I know my update schedule is completely asinine, but bear with me on it.

For anyone wondering why I didn't include orihime and riruka. Simple. Orihime gets way too many fics with her in it and she is the canon waifu. Riruka well she's a stubborn, spoiled brat. Yes she thinks Ichigo is hot, but she is absolutely not willing to share so in my mind putting her in a harem just doesn't feel right as she would be the center of 90% of issues in the story and I don't wanna deal with that... Yet.

"Speech"

'thoughts'

"Special abilities/ speaking"

Ichibe led Ichigo and his new wives back through the many twisting and confusing corridors of the royal palace towards their new rooms. For Kirio it was nothing as she quite literally had the place memorized like the back of her hand. Tier walked silently, diligently memorizing the path they were taking to avoid getting lost. Having lived in Los Noches for many years she was accustomed to the idea of a confusing layout as it was intended to confuse, separate and even kill would-be intruders.

Bambieta and Candice just practically followed who seemed to know where they were going. 'For fucks sake. Does this place have to so damn big?' Bambieta thought to herself as they'd been walking for some time. Candice was plotting vengeance on Ichigo for having ruined her hair in their last confrontation. It took her hours each morning to get it just right.

Mila Rose was grumbling about having to be stuck here with former enemies and annoying children. She quite honestly wasn't paying attention and would surely be one of if not the first to get lost in the palace.

Tatsuki voiced the concerns she and Bambieta had. "Osho-san? Why is this place so confusing to navigate?" Ichibe chuckled in response before Tier spoke for him. "It is a deterrent for would-be intruders. By making the layout as confusing as possible to navigate it makes it nigh impossible for an intruder to find their target within. The layout is both a deterrent and a prison of sorts." Ichibe let out a hearty laugh and spoke. "How true Hallibel-sama. I couldn't have said it better myself." Of course he was lying. He could have explained it far better but he figured he would let the women interact with one another more as it would strengthen their relationships.

Tatsuki gave the gesture of understanding before returning her attention to the path they were taking. Soon they stopped in a large corridor. At the end was a set of large ornate double doors. Inscribed upon them was a dragon and Phoenix chasing each other's tails. Ichibe opened the doors and revealed the room Ichigo awoke in. Senjumaru was already inside making the bed when the doors opened. "Hello Ichibe." She said with her usual monotone and then bowed to Ichigo and his wives. "This will be Kurosaki-sama's room. As his wives you may also sleep in here as is your prerogative. However I must ask. Please keep the noises of your love making down." She explained and somewhat teased. Most would describe Senjumaru as cold and caless, however she did have a sense of humor and Ichigo's prudish nature was the perfect ammunition for it. On cue Ichigo began sputtering like an idiotic child as his brain for the second time this evening had been short circuited.

"As if!" Mila Rose shouted. Shaking her fist to the taller woman

"Like that'll happen." Bambieta added in.

"Lo... Love m...m...making?" Tatsuki stuttered. And there was ammunition source number two.

"We will try." Tier stated as if they were talking of something mundane.

Candice was laughing too hard to speak coherently.

Unohana and Kirio shared a knowing look at each other.

As Ichigo's brain rebooted he shouted. "What the hell is wrong with you!" Senjumaru just smirked and laughed behind her petite hand. "Why, it's only natural Kurosaki-sama that you would engage in sexual activities with your many wives.". Yep she was going to enjoy her fill of teasing the boy. Mostly because she knew Kirio would see his prudish nature as an honorable trait and try not to corrupt his innocence... Much.

Ichigo and Tatsuki were now in full blown mental overload about the subject of sex. Senjumaru was about to push further on the matter before Kirio rescued them. "Now Senjumaru-san. You can't go making our king too flustered about these topics. When he himself is ready for it then we'll discuss it. For now I believe we all need our rest.". Senjumaru simply hummed and shrugged her shoulders before leaving the room. "Oh and the adjacent rooms are available for each of you if you wish to have some personal space." Senjumaru noted before fully leaving. Ichibe who'd been watching just smiled and left saying good night to the group.

Here he was surrounded by seven women who were now his wives. Technically an official ceremony would need to be held however that could wait. He didn't know what to do or say as he stood there surrounded. Right now the floor was the most interesting thing in the world to him. His face was still red from the embarrassing conversation. He knew that being married meant sex was somewhat a part of it, however his virgin mind couldn't process the idea of having sex with so many women especially when he barely knew most of them. However he wasn't the only virgin standing here with mixed feelings. For all the stories and talk both Bambieta and Candice were virgins. For entirely different reasons.

Bambieta was a virgin because when she would invite men to her room she would just kill them. A bad habit she had anytime she was slightly ticked off or annoyed about something. So despite having had many men in her room she'd never actually had sex. The idea didn't bother her it was more so that she would be more than likely birthing in a gemischect Quincy rather than a pure echt.

Candice was one simply because the guys she went out with just didn't quite get her motor going. That and she kinda fell into the old tradition that a couple didn't have sex unless they were married. So despite liltotto calling her a slut frequently she was in fact the opposite.

Tatsuki was quite literally in mental distress over the idea of her and Ichigo having sex. Despite her tomboy attitude and mentality she was still a woman and she had fantasies of what it was like to have sex. Just now those fantasies were filled with a certain orange haired friend and husband of hers. She had started drooling at the thought.

Mila Rose was absolutely livid with the idea of having sex with a human. She didn't care if he was the soul king. He was still human in her mind. At least that's what she told herself. In reality she was a total virgin. The only interactions with men she had were other arrancar and that was mostly combative.

Tier despite her calm and collected demeanor and nonchalant attitude on the subject was also a virgin... At least to her memory she honestly didn't know if she'd ever had sex or not. So she wasn't overly embarrassed by the topic since she was unable to even identify if she was a virgin. Though she would call herself one since she had no memory of ever doing it.

Unironically Kirio and Unohana were the only two of Ichigo's wives who weren't virgins. Unohana was absolutely fantasizing about all the kinky things she could teach Ichigo, but hid it well under her well practiced calm demeanor. Kirio was more reserved on the matter and was fantasizing of extravagantly romantic scenes of passion and love.

"Oi king!" white Zangetsu shouted in Ichigo's head.

'What?'

"You're surrounded by beautiful women who are literally married to you and you're just staring at the floor!"

"Yeah so!?"

"If you're not gonna have sex then at least talk to them dumbass!"

"Quit bringing that up!"

"Sorry but we both know that I can't!" White then began cackling maniacally as ever.

Ichigo sighed and looked up to meet the gazes of his wives. "So uh... What do guys wanna do or talk about?" He asked sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head. He could hear white berating him in his head due to how braindead stupid the question was. Even Ichigo had to admit it wasn't the best way to start a conversation, but what the hell else was he supposed to say?

The responses to his question were varied to say the least. Mila Rose basically stubbed up like a pouty child. Tatsuki was currently still daydreaming. Bambieta just scoffed at him. Candice snickered at his blatant lack of ability to talk with women. Kirio just smiled. Unohana was busy taking off her hyori and didn't hear him. Tier was the only one to give an actual worded response. "I see you are not one normally skilled at conversation Kurosaki-san.". Ichigo sighed at her use of his last name. "You know you can just call me Ichigo right. I mean we are married now." Ichigo then gained a momentary look of surprise at how easily he just reminded her of that fact. It almost seemed to roll off his tongue.

Tier grunted in acknowledgement. "Of course... Ichigo.". And that did it. Ichigo didn't know exactly what she just did but just the act of her saying his name resonated with him and made his heart thump a bit faster. Unohana noticed this little scene as she finally returned her attention to her husband and saw his reaction to Tier saying his name. 'hmm. He wouldn't respond that way to me saying his name as we are far too close for it to resonate. Though I can still make him shiver by saying his name.'. with this she smirked inwardly. Yes Ichigo was in for a real surprise when she decided to pull out her seductive side.

Tatsuki having returned to reality for the moment looked to Ichigo and smirked. "I wouldn't mind sparring a few rounds with you like old times. I bet I can still make you cry like a wuss.". Ichigo scowled at her before smirking a bit. "Maybe tomorrow because right now I know for a fact I could beat you with one hand tied behind my back." He retorted. He knew that Tatsuki would be fired up over that comment. It never failed to make her really go all out on him. And since becoming a shinigami he knew he could literally back up his claim if he wanted. Hell if he wanted he could absolutely beat her in any sparring session in less than a second if he didn't hold back, but he knew that wasn't fair.

Tier was watching the two go back and forth over sparring. 'Just like the girls. How interesting.'. she thought as she watched the two friends playfully argue. Kirio then spoke up. "Oh why don't we play a game!?". The idea didn't sound half bad to Ichigo so he shrugged and was about to ask what game when Kirio brought out a deck of cards and exclaimed. "Five card stud! The winner stays in Ichigo's room tonight!". Ichigo immediately deadpanned in response. Almost cartoonishly so. "You can't be serious Kirio-san?" He asked as she began shuffling the cards while walking towards the massive bed. "Of course dear. It's only fair to decide who gets to spend the first night beside you. Though you'd have to be the dealer as if you would win then no one would be decided on.". She explained and handed him the cards when he and the other women gathered on the bed.

Ichigo then began dealing out the cards. He'd played many variations of poker including five card stud with his father over the years, so he explained the rules to his Quincy and arrancar wives. Once the cards were dealt Ichigo could read many of their expressions. Most didn't have good hands. Though one rule Kirio threw in for the purposes of the point of the game was that the person with the lowest hand each set would be eliminated from the game.

Mila Rose had three dueces hearts, clubs, diamonds, the four of clubs, and the eight of hearts. She discarded her four and eight.

Kirio had practically nothing. In her hand was the king of spades, two of spades, eight of clubs, seven of hearts, and the Jack of hearts. So she threw everything but the king of spades.

Unohana had two pairs. Ace of hearts and spades as well as king of hearts and clubs. Her final card was the three of hearts. Unohana discarded her three in the hopes of a ace for a high full house

Bambieta had the king of clubs, three four's hearts, diamonds, and clubs, and the queen of spades. Bambieta threw away only the king of clubs surprisingly.

Candice was actually doing well. She had sevens full of eights. A full house. So she didn't discard any cards.

Tier held the tens of hearts, spades, and clubs, the jack of clubs and the queen of clubs. So she dumped the ten of hearts and spades.

Tatsuki literally had the best hand and the math was astronomical on her luck. She'd been dealt a royal straight flush in the diamond suit. So she discarded nothing as well.

After seeing how many cards Ichigo began dealing out their replacements.

Mila Rose got the three of spades and diamonds. A full house. Fours full of threes.

Kirio got basically nothing again. She knew she was out unless she could win out by the king.

Unohana got the four of hearts. So she was stuck with two pairs.

Bambieta got the queen of hearts giving her four's full of Queens.

Tier got the five of hearts and clubs.

After everyone had gotten their cards Ichigo said. "Time to show off ladies." After he finished Kirio sadly displayed her hand saying. "King high boot." Mila Rose became cocky and showed her hand. "Full house fours and three's." Unohana showed her hand. "Two pair aces and kings with a four to boot." Bambieta laughed haughtily and showed of off her full house which immediately made Mila Rose upset because it was a bigger full house. Tier then showed off her straight flush in clubs. Now everyone but Tatsuki was jealous as she seemed to be the obvious winner. Candice then sighed and showed her hand being a full house. Tatsuki then hesitantly showed her hand. And as soon as she did everyone was shocked at the perfect hand she'd gotten. Kirio had been eliminated and took over as the dealer. After several more hands had been played it came down to Unohana versus Tatsuki which resulted in Tatsuki winning.

Kirio then clapped semi softly and spoke. "Looks like little Tatsuki-chan gets the first night alone with Ichigo!" Despite her jovial tone and demeanor she was jealous as was Unohana. The others really didn't seem too bothered by the results. As the girls left the room saying goodnight and heading for their own individual rooms Kirio hit the light switch and shut the doors.

Now it was just Ichigo and Tatsuki. Alone. In bed. Together. Tatsuki having no idea this would happen tonight didn't bring any spare clothes to change into. Though she usually just slept in her underwear at night she felt embarrassed now because underneath her street clothes she was wearing a simple red bralette and matching thong. Why a thong? Because she felt that they offered the most mobility for karate and such, plus it was really the one overtly feminine thing about her.

Ichigo wasn't fairing much better. He knew he'd pretty much be comfortable in whatever clothes that he was wearing to sleep in wasn't the issue. It was sharing a bed with his oldest friend. He turned to look at Tatsuki and his eyes widened as he caught how the pale moonlight lit up her silhouette. Momentarily leaving him speechless. As he regained his composure he cleared his throat to get her attention. "I know this might be an awkward question but how do you usually dress for bed? Cause I usually just fall asleep in whatever I'm wearing at the time." He felt awkward asking her how she liked to dress when she slept. It felt perverted to ask. He didn't expect the response she gave him. He began blushing when she exposed that she liked to sleep in her underwear. Then old man Zangetsu spoke up in his head. "Your coat. Give it to her. It may not be exactly what she likes to wear in bed, however it would preserve her modesty.". Ichigo mentally thanked him and began undoing his coat.

Tatsuki who'd been debating on undressing in front of Ichigo was brought out of her thoughts as she heard fabric moving. She blushed when she saw, Ichigo in the moonlight taking off his coat and handing it to her. "H..here. it'll keep you warm." He said to preserve some grace and tact. He also knew the palace could get very cold at seemingly random times. Tatsuki took the garment after practically devouring the sight of Ichigo's toned, muscular body. She then understood what he meant when she saw the bright pink of his cheeks. 'he's giving me this so I won't be embarrassed about sleeping in my underwear!' she smiled softly and thanked him before making him turn around. Ichigo obviously complied.

A few moments and some rustling later she gave him permission to turn around. And he was shocked when turned. He knew his coat would be big on her, given it was specifically tailored to fit him specifically, but seeing it on Tatsuki lit a fire in Ichigo's heart. The way it hung on her and barely did any favors in hiding her petite figure and toned legs. What caught his attention most was the tiny strip of red between her legs just at the tiny point his coat didn't cover. 'Is she wearing a thong? And holy shit I understand why Dad said seeing your girlfriend or wife in nothing but your shirt was a life changing experience.'. he quickly came back to reality when he heard Tatsuki ask if it fit her well enough. He nodded his head and pulled down the covers as he slid into bed. Closely followed by Tatsuki.

Tatsuki rolled so her back was to Ichigo and began to take deep breaths. Ichigo was about to ask her if she was ok when she spoke. "C... Can you. Be the big spoon?" She asked as she looked over her shoulder. It took Ichigo a minute to understand what she meant. But when he did he began blushing madly while he scooted closer. To the point his chest pressed against her back. He then wrapped his arm around her as he'd seen the movies. He was relieved when she scooted and moved to better allow him to wrap around her. A contented sigh leaving her lips. Not long after the two fell into a deep sleep.

In the first adjacent room to Ichigo's was Candice and Bambieta. Bambieta was sitting on the edge of the bed swinging her feet impatiently. Candice knew exactly why. Silbern was a cold, cruel, heartless place where weakness was quickly snuffed out like the flame of a candle. Candice alongside the other Bambi's knew that Bambieta slept with a teddy bear she called mister teddy. It was her way of dealing with the stress of being a sternritter and living in Silbern. Having not expected to be married to the new soul king today, she hadn't brought it with her and now she was anxiously waiting for Candice to finish brushing her hair. Why? Because Bambi couldn't sleep without cuddling something or someone. And without her mister teddy Candice was the only thing she could cuddle with.

Across the hall was Tier and Mila Rose. Mila Rose was pacing back and forth in the room while Tier sat on the bed staring out into the night. "Little brat beat us!" She seethed. Despite not having much of a high opinion of Ichigo she wanted to be the one to spend the night with him so she could give him a warning not to break Hallibel-sama's heart. Mila was fiercely protective of her superior. That and she wanted to test his stamina to see if he was even worth the effort. Tier was simply lost in a sea of thoughts and emotions. Something about having lost the game of poker struck a chord in her. She couldn't quite understand why not spending the night in Kurosaki's room made her sad... No disappointed. Maybe her intense desire to repay the debt she owed him for saving her life was driving her to act this way. She wasn't sure. But one thing she was sure of. She would soon find out.

Unohana sat in her room at the vanity mirror having started brushing her hair after changing into some negligee Kirio had loaned her. While Unohana had an impressive figure which was almost always hidden under her uniform she was just a tad bit smaller in certain areas than the grain queen. Mostly the width of her shoulders and hips. Unohana didn't mind the slightly awkward fit of the attire as her mind was currently fantasizing of the things she would do Ichigo. The many Kinky thoughts that were rampaging through her head made her giggle and rub her thighs together until she felt a bit of moisture in her seat. She reached down between her legs and sighed. "Seems I've gotten myself a little too excited." She muttered to herself. She then went to lay in her bed for the night.

Kirio who technically had her own entire island to herself decided to stick close to Ichigo's room. Not because she wanted to spoil any potential romance forming, but rather be close to guard him. She knew the two Quincy girls would be very sore about losing the war and now being forced, well not really, to marry a shinigami might lead to some unwanted assassination attempts. And given Ichigo hadn't yet begun to learn the ability to perceive the world around himself at will he would be vulnerable while sleeping. She was not gonna have a restful night.

As the morning sun rose high into the sky Ichigo began stirring. As he went to sit up though he felt a weight on his chest. Looking down he was met with a head of spikey black hair and his nose was graced with a subtle scent of lavender. Almost instinctually he buried his face into Tatsuki's hair and took a deep breath. Then he heard her talking. He was about to apologize until he realized she was still asleep. So he listened to her. "No... Don't stop... Ichigo... So good...". In that moment he realized she was having a lewd dream as she instinctively clutched onto him tighter and pressed her right knee into his crotch.

It wasn't painful, but it did get his teenage hormones going as his morning wood soon sprang to life. "So big..." She cooed in her sleep. Somewhat panicked Ichigo began softly nudging Tatsuki to wake her up. He had to admit her sleepy groans were adorable as she fought his attempts to wake her. But her eyes fluttered open and for a moment she was confused until she realized that she was on top of Ichigo, in his bed, and he was topless. Her mind immediately jumped to the false conclusion that they'd had sex until she raised up, partially exposing her underwear to him. After this realization she calmed down and groggily said "morning Ichigo.". While rubbing her eyes. He could barely squeak out a hello as she fully sat up, unaware of the fact that her knee was still firmly against his crotch. "Could you uh... Move your leg please?" He asked through his blush. Tatsuki gave him a half sleepy eyed stare until she realized what was against her leg. Looking down she quickly jumped to the side. However the one thought that entered hee mind was 'it's huge!'.

Then they heard a loud banging on the door as Mila Rose began shouting for them to get up. Before they had a chance to do anything she'd barged in shouting "if you two get up I'm gonna...". Her sentence was cut off by what she saw. She became enraged by the scene. "So the kind, prudish act was a decoy so you could lure us into your bed to have your way with us!". Before Ichigo could correct her the other wives began crowding in. Unohana immediately recognized the scene for what it was. Innocent. She knew what sex smelled like and she did not smell the slightest hint of it. "Now Mila Rose please calm yourself. You're jumping to conclusions.". Unohana said as she gently set a hand on the arrancar's shoulder and gave her that same terrifying smile she gave everyone else making a ruckus in the fourth division's ward. Mila seeing this quickly shut up and slinked away in fear.

Unohana then looked to Ichigo and Tatsuki before saying "please hurry and get dressed or we'll be late for breakfast.". Her smile had switched to her kind motherly one as Ichigo and Tatsuki nodded. As the women left the room Ichigo got up and threw on his old top. Tatsuki had quickly thrown on her outfit from the night before and Ichigo's coat. She subtly sniffed it. Enjoying the rich strawberry vanilla scent of Ichigo. 'I could get high on this alone.' she thought as the scent made her head swirl.

They then joined the rest of the group as they were led to the outside of the palace. Ichigo gained a tick mark on his forehead seeing the ornate wooden bridge between the royal palace's island and Kirio's. "Now y'all put in actual pathways!" He growled until Senjumaru corrected him. "Actually they were made after you became the soul king. Your will can influence just about anything you desire.". Ichigo looked to Senjumaru as she finished and sighed. He then led his wives across the bridge to Kirio's Island.

Once on the other side he let his nose guide him. Knowing Kirio would be cooking plenty of food at this time. As he and his wives entered the quaint dining room they could hear food sizzling and Kirio diligently cooking. As Ichigo sat down and waited Mila Rose gave him a death glare. "What?" He asked. "Why does she get to wear your stupid coat!" Mila growled while pointing to Tatsuki. "Because this place can get really cold at night!" He retorted sharply. Mila Rose wasn't convinced and simply humphed at the notion. In reality she was jealous and a sore loser. Moments later Kirio came out of the kitchen with a mountain of food stacked high on a platter as she set it down Tatsuki, Mila Rose, Candice, and Bambieta all stared at it with a mix of apprehension and disgust.

Ichigo having had the same look the first time he ate Kirio's cooking chuckled and dug in. Albeit with a bit more table manners. This didn't stop him from stuffing his mouth though. "Ho ho eat girls, my food is as nourishing for the body as it is the soul." Kirio proudly said as she sat to join them. Unohana was no stranger to foraged foods or strange delicacies and had no problems with eating what had been prepared for them. Tier and Mila Rose being hollow's by existence couldn't give a damn what their food looked like as long as it was edible. Though Mila Rose did dive in like a ravenous beast. Partially trying to compete with Ichigo's now apparent appetite. Tier looked towards Ichigo then to her jacket. If she started to open it now he'd probably freak out about her actions. Though she had to admit it excited her to see his reaction.

And that's it for chapter 4 guys. Sorry but no Tier boobs for y'all. Y'all will have to wait for those delicious mound's of caramel. As always read and review!

See ya later space cowboy.