AN: I do not own Bleach or any of the characters
Chapter 1: What?!
The door slammed shut to the meeting hall in the first division as the final captain of the thirteen protection squads took his place among his peers. The Captain-commander Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryuusai, leader Gotei thirteen, tapped his staff against the oak floors of the room. Reverberating through the chamber, the sound called the attention of the other nine powerful individuals in the hall signaling that the morning's meeting had begun.
The Captain-commander cleared his throat, "You captains have been called here for because of recent events in Soul Society concerning the defection of three of our strongest captains. Our strength has been severely crippled by this action; therefore, we need to find strong and qualified individuals to fill the void that they left," stated the Captain-commander to his subordinates. "Are there any suggestions on how to fill any of the possible positions?" growled out the old man.
Captian of the thirteenth division, Ukitake Jyuushiro, stepped forward, "I nominate substitute soul reaper Kurosaki Ichigo as candidate to fill the one of the opening in the captaincies. He has proven himself a valuable and loyal asset to Soul Society multiple times. His strength is undeniable having fought Kenpachi to a draw and defeated Byakuya in battle. Captain Kuchiki can attest to his skills with a bankai. Furthermore, he has demonstrated leadership while heading up his group of Ryoka. Obviously his he will develop a more authoritative presence as he grows older, but that will come with experience." The captain of the thirteenth division returned to his place in line and awaited the comments of his leader.
"Your nomination is duly noted Captain Ukitake," said the Captain-commander from his chair. "A motion has been made to promote substitute soul reaper to the position of captain of the thirteen protection squads. All those in favor step forward. Ukitake Jyuushiro and Kyouraku Shunsui quickly stepped forward and were soon followed by the captain of the tenth squad, Hitsugaya Toushiro.
"Another chance to fight Ichigo," Zaraki Kenpachi laughed maniacally as he stepped forward and was surprisingly followed by the stoic captain of the sixth squad, Kuchiki Byakuya.
The motion seemed to stand at a five-to-five tie until the Captain-commander stood up and announced in a booming voice, "I also support this initiative. At six votes for and four votes against, Kurosaki Ichigo is slated to become a new captain. He will be responsible for the fifth division because it seems to be the most efficient in terms of organization and battle readiness; however he will be required to find a new lieutenant due to Hinamori Momo being incapacitated." "Moving on," the bearded-man continued, "The only other candidates for captaincy are Abarai Renji and Madarame Ikkaku." Quickly there was a staunch defense to prevent Madarame Ikkaku from forming another eleventh division.
"My lieutenant is incapable of running a division. Not only does he fail to do his paperwork now, but he is irresponsible and is too often conveniently absent from my division. His own division would be nothing short of a train wreck," the head of the Kuchiki Clan stated. He was greeted with resounding agreement. The Captain-commander dispatched a hell butterfly to the real world and ended the meeting.
The hell butterfly floated into the closet of Kurosaki Ichigo's bedroom. There, a raven-haired girl from the Kuchiki Clan allowed it to land on her finger and relay the message and details of Ichigo's promotion. She quickly tore open the door to the closet she called home, when away from Soul Society, and ran out in search of her orange-haired companion.
She ran down the stairs before sensing his enormous and wild reiatsu coming from outside. Bursting out of the backdoor she saw the carrot-top sitting under the shade of the tree strumming his guitar.
"Ichigo, Ichigo!" the raven-haired girl annoyingly shouted. Said boy stopped playing his instrument and looked up at the girl.
"Any reason why you are ruining this peaceful afternoon?" asked the substitute soul reaper. "I know it's not a hollow because I would've already sensed it."
"Nope that's not it at all," she said. "Apparently they decided an idiot like you could run the fifth division back in soul society."
"Finally someone recognizes my skills. Probably cause I kicked your brothers ass," he stated nonchalantly.
"Don't be so arrogant. Besides are you going to accept the position?" she inquired.
"I don't know. I got a family to look after and school to finish. What about college?" he continued to spit out questions until a loud SMACK, Rukia's slapping the back of his head, quieted him down.
"Look, they said you wouldn't have to report to Soul Society for another month. During this time you would have learn from Urahara how to operate a division. After that month, they will have a custom mod soul ready to take your place and finish high school. Also, you would have the privilege of traveling back here to visit your family every once and a while," she stated hoping to quell his doubts.
"Well...I guess they have all loose ends covered. You can go tell them I said yes. I have to talk to my family and the rest of my friends," stated Ichigo as he resigned to his fate.
In the eighth division headquarters Kyouraku Shunsui strutted casually through the hallways making his way to his office in hopes of seeing his lovely Nanao-chan. He rounded the corner and slid open the door to the adjoining offices that he shared with his fuku-taichou. Glancing around the office the eighth division's captain called out, "Where are you my lovely Nanao-chan?"
Feeling slightly under the weather, the black-haired lieutenant walked back into the office upon hearing her captain call her. "What was this morning's meeting about?" she inquired.
"Oh my lovely Nanao-chan, will today be the day you succumb to my undeniable charm?" the pink kimono-wearing captain asked earning him a bump on the back of his head courtesy of large black book.
"I asked a question. Answer it," commanded a slightly aggravated Ise Nanao.
"They decided to make the Kurosaki the captain of the fifth division," he replied while his lieutenant pushed up her glasses in slight interest. "You know I love it when take charge of a situation my beautiful Nanao-chan."
She was about to deliver another blow to the back of her captain's head when she got another queasy feeling. She dashed off to the bathroom emptying the rest of the contents of her breakfast before washing up and heading back to her office to start completing the mountains of paperwork due to the destruction of the eleventh division following Zaraki Kenpachi's birthday bash. 'Literal bash,' she thought, apparently the psychotic captain took the liberties of his birthday to fight his entire division.
"My delicate Nanao, this has been going on all week I think it is time you see Retsu," her captain called out to her from his lounged position.
"Fine, but do some work while I am gone. I better not find you drinking sake when I get back," the lieutenant told her captain.
A brief series of flash steps and a few minutes later the lieutenant of the eighth division found herself in the lobby of the fourth division's medical facility. Casually she walked up to the front desk and used her position as a lieutenant as leverage to move up the waiting list before returning to her seat to await her appointment.
"Ise Fuku-taichou," a calm voice called out fifteen minutes later. The lieutenant looked from the paperwork she was doing into the tranquil eyes of the captain of the fourth division, Unohana Retsu. She stood up and walked with the reserved captain back towards her office. "What seems to be the problem?" the caring captain asked.
"For the past week or so I have been vomiting periodically, usually following breakfast. My captain wanted me to get checked out," replied Nanao.
"I see. I have a suspicion of what it might be, but I would like to run some blood tests to confirm it," the ever-calm captain stated sensing the change in the lieutenant's reiatsu.
An hour and several tests later, Unohana had confirmed her suspicions and prepared to tell the lieutenant of her condition. "I do believe congratulations are in order," began Captain Unohana only to be met with the puzzled face of the woman who effectively ran the eighth division in lieu of her lazy captain. "The test confirmed that you are one and a half months pregnant. May I ask who the father..." but stopped her question and flash stepped behind the lieutenant before catching her as she fainted. Several minutes later she regained her consciousness before bolting out the door to go tell the father.
An Unknown Location (Possibly the Bat Cave)
"I'M PREGNANT. YOU BETTER GET YOUR ASS IN GEAR AND BE RESPONSIBLE. I EXPECT YOU TO BE THEIR FOR OUR CHILD AND ME!!!" could be heard throughout Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the human world. It was quickly followed by a large THUMP like the sound of a heavy book hitting someone in the head.
Las Noches, Hueco Mundo
Ulquiorra sped to Aizen Sousuke's throne room. He was sifting through various information concerning troop movements and battle plans of Soul Society when he came across a vital piece of data. "Lord Aizen, I believe that his requires your immediate attention," came the monotone voice from the emo arrancar.
Staring down at the copy of health chart, Aizen saw that Ise Nanao was pregnant with an unknown father's child. He pondered to himself for a moment before asking his two trusted companions an all-important question, "Should we cancel our monthly Scrabble tournament to investigate this?"
In the meantime Kaname Tousen smiled in delight, he had just picked the letter he needed. "J-U-S-T-I-C-E, justice, for a triple word score. You lose Aizen-sama."
"You would like to think that, I used Kyoka Suigetsu to make you believe that the Z you played was really an S; therefore you spelled J-U-Z-T-I-C-E, which is not a word. I win. I always win," replied Aizen smoothly. (AN: I know that Kyoka Suigetsu does not affect Tousen, but I made it that way anyway cause I can)
Ichimaru Ginsat in the corner by himself with a fox-like grin on his face. He was the only one outside of Nanao and the father who knew about the couple. He would never tell though because he was going to enjoy watching people's reactions to the news.
Soul Society
Nanao arrived promptly in the eighth division's headquarters following her little detour to talk to a certain someone that he was going to be a father in the near future. She strolled back into the office to find it empty with a pile of paperwork waiting to be done. 'Damn captain,' she thought as she flew through the paperwork, so she could find her lazy captain and tell him the news and berate him for his slothful dispositon.
Nanao set out searching the best sake houses in the Rukongai until she found her captain drinking with his usual compatriots Matsumoto Rangiku, Abarai Renji, Madarame Ikkaku, Kira Izuru, and Hisagi Shuuhei. "Taichou I need to speak with you alone," she commanded.
"Oh my angelic Nanao-chan, have finally submitted to my charm and realized that you are madly in love with me? Do not wait up for me, I cannot leave Nanao-chan waiting," he cried out as he took one last sip of sake before a large book struck him on the top of his head. She started dragging him off with him muttering things about 'his Nanao-chan liking kinky stuff like that,' all the while blushing at the things she did with the father of her child.
Once she found a suitable she released the collar of his pink kimono and threw him up against a tree. "Look taichou, it's about time we had this conversation. You need to take responsibility for this division, especially in the near future," she stated.
"Why is that my radiant Nanao-chan? Will I get a special reward?" he asked while wiggling his eyebrows in a suggestive manner. He was rewarded with another bop on the head.
'How do I phrase this? Oh well, might as well just say it,' she thought. "I'm pregnant and will have to take some type of leave in the future."
He burst out laughing, "But Nanao we never...Oh..." He never finished the statement before fainting.
Who is Nanao's baby's father? How does Gin know? What is Captain Kyouraku going to do now? Who will find out about Nanao's child next? What is going to happen to Soul Society when people find out? More importantly what will happen to the Espada's Scrabble tournament?