~Time In Our Favor

GrimmIchi M-Preg

Summary – Set 5 years after the Winter War, Grimmjow and Ichigo happily live together, and are currently are awaiting the arrival of 3 babies. Multiple chapters, no lemons, mostly fluff.

Chapter 3 – Not Our Final Time

~X~

Ichigo breathed a long sigh a relief. He looked down to see his last baby. "She's..so cute.." he managed to pant out.

And indeed she was. She was like her older brother, exactly like her father, with the exception that her hair was much more softer (less spiky) and she had Ichigo's brown eyes. He continued to gaze at his youngest daughter as Grimmjow removed his broken hand from his softened grip. According to the way he was clutching onto his hand, you could tell he was in serious pain. The paramedic seemed to notice this.

"Sir, if I may." She said, nodding to his hand. Grimmjow nodded back and put out his hand. She gently placed the quiet (which was a surprise) infant into Ichigo's arms, earning a smile from him; and then procceded to pull out her fully-packed First Aid kit.

As she began to bandage Grimmjow's arm, Ichigo began to remember of what he and Grimmjow had talked about when the babies where to be born. Ichigo ran his fingers through his sweaty hair, not sure where to begin. "…Ma'am?" It was a start.

The woman didn't look up but acknowledged the question with a slight nod.

"U-uh, well you see..me and Grimmjow had both discussed this before, and we would like it if..the hospital didn't make it..public that I, well that I am a man and I had children..if that wouldn't be too much of a bother. I just..dont want to put the children out like that…and neither does Grimmjow..right Grimm?"

Grimmjow nodded at the mention of his name.

The woman tied the last knot into Grimmjow's bandage before answering Ichigo's question. "Not to worry Mr. Ichigo, I will make sure that no one else knows this except for the hospital." Ichigo gave a reassured sigh. With that the woman quickly gathered her supplies and added, "Speaking of hospitals, we should get there now, the ambulance has been waiting out there for quite some time. I will go fetch a stretcher for you Mr. Ichigo." She darted out the door with her First Aid kit in hand.

Grimmjow looked at the paramedic's handiwork. The bandages were nicely tight, and it felt almost like a cast of some sort. She must have used gauze. He thought. He flexed his fingers. It doesn't seem like that much damage anymore.

After "admiring" the paramedic's handiwork he stood and walked across the room to his other two sleeping children. "We are about to go for a ride you two." He whispered. He gently picked both of them up and walked them to Ichigo.

"How are you?" He asked his almost passed out lover.

"I'm fine..just tired..and my throat hurts a little.." It must what with all that yelling.. Grimmjow thought.

"How are they?" Ichigo asked. Grimmjow smiled. "They miss their mother." He kneeled down to the futon's level and adjusted the infants so that they could see their mother. They both opened their eyes and tried to reach for Ichigo. Said person smiled at the sight as he stroked both of the infant's hair. He continued to play with the two little ones and the baby girl currently in his arms for a few more minutes when they all heard the sound of small wheels and running shoes against hard concrete.

Ichigo adjusted his vision to the doorway. He saw the woman he had just been talking to a few minutes ago with another paramedic, this time a man, both pushing a small worn-out stretcher, with a folded blanket on top, along with a few other supplies as well. The pair eventually reached the house, respectively slowing down as the reached the door and finally next to the long futon. They both helped Ichigo sit up, and then onto the stretcher. Grimmjow had taken his third child when they were helping Ichigo up, and now with all 3 of his children in his arms it was a bit difficult to follow the swiftly moving paramedics.

Ichigo was suddenly starting to feel dizzy from all the sudden movement. The young man noticed his eyes start to drop and called for a mask.

Everything was now starting to look a little blurry to Ichigo; the man and woman bickering looked alien to him now, and Grimmjow was starting to look like he was holding more than 3 infants.

The paramedics finally found a mask for Ichigo and placed it over his face effectively knocking him out..

And turning his whole world black.

~X~

4 hours later

He woke up to a standard hospital room, with everything a bland white or a baby blue, including nurse's uniforms. Even the mess of blue (hair that is) laying on the right side of his bed. He smiled.

What oddly stood out though, was the mess of red hair on the left side of his bed.

The paramedic? What is she doing here? He thought to himself.

A loud yawn resounded into his right ear, telling him his lover had woken up. He saw Grimmjow stretching his tan and muscular arms. He then noticed the small orange cast on his hand and wrist, standing out from his tan skin. Did I do that? He thought to himself, the guilt evident on his face.

The small yawn to his left indicated that the paramedic had waken up as well. He hadn't noticed this in the early hours of the morning while he was giving birth, but the paramedic was actually quite pretty.

Ichigo remembered what he had asked himself just a few minutes ago. "Ma'am..I don't mean to be rude, but what are you doing here?"

The woman laughed. "Just slacking a bit off work. I just wanted to see if you would wake up fine, my partner had accidently given you the wrong mask, we only meant to give you air..that idiot.." She added the last part to herself.

Ichigo smiled at the fact that someone who had just met earlier today was already worrying about him. But then another thought entered his mind – the children!

"Grimmjow..where are the children? Are they ok?" He asked his partner, panic evident in his face and voice. Grimmjow gave him a reassuring laugh. "Ichigo they are fine no worries, they are just in the nursery waiting for you to wake up." Ichigo sighed, his anxiety going back to normal level.

"Well, I am awake now, can we go see them?" He asked the paramedic.

The woman nodded. "Of course Mr. Ichigo." She pushed herself off the small hospital chair, and walked over to the front of the room, where a wheelchair sat as if waiting for someone to sit in it.

"Ma'am, you don't have to call me Mr., just Ichigo is fine." He said to her back. She slowly pushed it over the Ichigo's bed and calmly helped him into it. "Alrighty then, Ichigo."

"But, if it's ok to ask, what may I call you?" He questioned as he slowly placed himself inside the wheelchair. She smiled, but Ichigo didn't see it. "Call me Gabby."

She slowly pushed the wheelchair out the small room's door, leaving it open for Grimmjow to come out as well.

~X~

They reached the nursery in no time at all. Ichigo could hardly contain his excitement. Even though he had already seen the children, it was quite dark in the early hours of the morning, so he couldn't kae out their features quite well, and this was only his 2nd time of seeing them. They finally made it to the large window showcasing all of the newborn babies. Ichigo easily spotted his triplets (what with their bright hair and all) and put his small yet masculine hand onto the glass window, the only thing that separated him from his small children. "They are so cute Grimm.." he said. Grimmjow kissed Ichigo's head and replied with a "Yeah."

At that moment Ichigo remembered the most crucial thing in the world.

"Grimmjow..we forgot to name them!"

"It's ok babe, the hospital said I could wait until you woke up to name them.." Grimmjow said with a soothing voice. "You got any names in mind right now?"

"I like Tamotsu..for our boy.." Ichigo started.

"Defender and protector, huh? I like it too." Grimmjow kissed Ichigo's head again. "Got any names in mind for our girls?"

Ichigo nodded. "Aiko, and Amaterasu. Our child of love and our shining heaven."

"I like those as well. Which girl do you want to be Aiko and which do you want to be Amaterasu?"

Ichigo already knew the answer. "Our blue haired girl will be Aiko, because she looks so much like you, and we did make her together, out of love. And of course, our orange haired baby will be Amaterasu, because she looks so much like me, and my mother used to call me her shining heaven." At that last line a small tear escaped from his face. Grimmjow noticed and pulled Ichigo in for a tight hug. "I love them all so much Ichigo. You all mean the world to me and I will never let anything happen to any one of you."

Ichigo quietly cried for a bit in Grimmjow's arms, before withdrawing and turning to the paramedic, just standing there, with a firm grip still on the wheelchair. "Ma'am…may we go in and see them?"

She smiled. "Of course Ichigo."

She pushed the happy couple into the nursery, and ever so quietly, watched the happy couple play with their small children.

Time would forever be in their favor.

THE END

Gabby : *cries* It's over! I can't believe how fluffy this chapter was though…

Ichigo : Wait I though you said there was gonna be an epilogue and a sequel….

Gabby : There is! I just have to think about them..*shot*

Anyway, I do hope you all enjoyed Time In Our Favor! R&R! See yall next time!