Ichigo fell forward onto his hands gasping and shaking uncontrollably, tears fell from his eyes. Such pain, he couldn't breathe, it was all he could do to keep himself from collapsing. 'The cubs' Ichigo thought to himself, looking back to see them whimpering in the corner. Confusion and fear was written on their tiny cherub faces, Ichigo wanted to comfort them, but the tremors still rocked his body fiercely. Ichigo's father withdrew his sword from the bluenette's body, rushing over to Ichigo, calling out and asking the berry what was wrong.

Grimmjow had collapsed, now lying motionless on the floor, Kei began to wail at the sight of his distraught parents. This in turn caused Hikaru to start crying Ichigo wanted to go to them, but he found himself frozen. He couldn't feel anything, all feeling was seeping from his limbs and a dreadful cold feeling was consuming him slowly.

Suddenly Urahara burst through the door with a loud bang, quickly assessing the situation and running to Grimmjow. The piercing cold was growing stronger, Ichigo felt himself losing consciousness. No, this couldn't happen, not now, he had to make sure Grimmjow was alive and keep the babies safe. The cold ebbed strongly through his heart, the berry couldn't hold on any longer. His arms finally unlocked causing him to collapse onto the chilled tatami mats below. As his eyes slid shut he could only hope Urahara didn't let his father kill his mate.

The bluenette awoke with a pained groan, he couldn't remember everything that happened, only that he had been at the sharp end of a rather pointy situation. "What the fuck…?" the new father grumbled, his voice filled with sleep and pain.

"Ah! Grimmjow! You've finally awoken!" Urahara happily chirped, sitting to the left of Grimmjow with a cup of tea. "We thought you were going to sleep all week!", Grimmjow stared at the insane man in front of him, he'd been stabbed! Of course he needed to sleep! Setting the moronic comment aside Grimmjow hefted himself into a sitting position.

"What happened?" He grunted, he slowly massaged his shoulder wincing in paint and waiting for an explanation as to why he was even still breathing. "Oh, well actually you are quiet lucky in that respect Mr. Jeagerjaques" Urahara sang. Grimmjow frowned, he didn't consider himself all that lucky. Despite all the hatted mans ramblings Grimmjow at least new Ichigo and the cubs where all right. He could feel Ichigo sleeping in the hut down in the basement, also detecting Isshin and the cubs as well. The man may have tried to kill him but there was no doubt in his mind that the man would ever harm the children.

"Grimmjow are you even listening?" Urahara pouted, fanning himself in mock haughtiness, shaking his head to focus the bluenette gave Urahara his undivided attention. "As I was saying, you're only alive because by some miracle you must have staggered and the blade narrowly missed your heart. I have to say it's quite the lucky catch, I don't think we would have known what to do and after Ichigo collapsed well, let me tell-".

"Ichigo collapsed!" the fiery man hollered, his Ichigo was hurt!? Without waiting for an answer the blue haired tyrant raced to the underground hut, quicker than any sonido he had done before. Bursting through the doors of the small shack Grimmjow was at Ichigo's side within seconds, grabbing the berry's hand and looking him over with worry and concerned anger. Blind in his worry he hardly noticed Kei and Hikaru mewling in delight at the sight of their Sire, trying desperately to wriggle away from Isshin, who was holding them back as he stared at the new occupant in the room stonily.

Grimmjow read Ichigo's reiatsu level and felt through the mating bond to assess the orangette's state, breathing a sigh of relief upon realizing nothing was wrong. Granted he may have over reacted but hey, what does one do in the face of fear? With his fear soothed and his adrenaline levels going down, Grimmjow looked to the cubs and the man sitting in the corner. He sat up straight at the sight of Isshin holding his children, a soft growl coming from his lips.

"So, you've mated with my son" Isshin huskily growls out, finally letting the cubs go and watching as they crawled haphazardly to their parent's side. The air in the hut tensed, Grimmjow didn't know what to do, he couldn't attack his mate's father but he couldn't just sit back and be attacked!
"Urahara explained the situation, and I think it goes without saying that, if you hurt my son again, I don't care how far you run, I will find you and I will hurt you so badly that you will wish that I had killed you instead. Is that understood?" the bearded man spoke calmly and quietly, and Grimmjow didn't know if it was the tense atmosphere but he shivered in fear at the deadly serious threat. The bluenette nodded sharply, showing that he understood his 'father-in-laws' words.

"I'll be watching every move you make and it won't take much for me to turn nasty, so you best keep all your toes in line Hollow" at this point the dark haired senior had stood up and was glaring down at Grimmjow with barely contained hostility. Somewhere within himself he admired the man, for what could he have expected? He was the same way with his cubs. If he was Isshin, he probably would have done a better job at killing himself. Isshin gave one more disgusted look and stalked out the door, presumably to meet with Urahara to have a good bitch session.

The bluenette sighed, relaxing his shoulders and turning his attention back to the cubs, who where clawing at his clothes and mewling in annoyance. "Enough of that", Grimmjow chuckled happily, reaching down to pick Hikaru up and place him on his lap and pat Kei. Grimmjow's chest hurt but he could feel Ichigo's strong reiatsu coming through their link to help him heal. As he finished rubbing the sore spot on his chest, he felt Ichigo's reiatsu flutter. Looking up quickly he watched as the orangette blearily opened his eyes.

Kei squeaked and waddled over to his mother, a look of curious impatience upon his face. Ichigo opened his eyes fully and focused on the little mini Grimmjow in front of him, smiling softly. Grimmjow noticed the utter defeat and sadness behind the berries smile and cocked his head in worry. "What's the matter?" the bluenette soothed, trying to send reassuring vibes through the mating link. Ichigo jerked and gasped loudly, his eyes finding Grimmjow so fast the bluenette wondered if they would get whiplash.

"Grimm…" Ichigo whispered softly, his eyes noticeably watering as he shook softly in shocked happiness. The berry slowly pushed himself up, shaking as he went, into a sitting position with his son in his lap. Clearly regaining his composure he coughed gruffly, "I- I' am glad to see you are alright" he quipped in a business like tone. Chuckling the blue haired Adonis slinked his way over to sit and cuddle Ichigo from behind, plopping Kei in the boys lap as he went. They were both quiet for a while, the sound of the cubs growling playfully at each other the only noise in the room.

"I thought you were dead" the carrot top whispered sadly, patting Hikaru's hair absently. Grimmjow didn't know what the berry was thinking, was he sad? Was he happy? He hoped it was the latter. Purring and nuzzling the berries neck, Grimmjow tightened his arms around his mate in reassurance. "Well I am here to stay so don't go thinking you can get rid of me just yet" the older male chuckled, trying to bring some light to the situation. The smaller man in his arms relaxed slightly, Grimmjow could feel the tense vibes coming through the link ease and ebb into a mild niggling.

"I'm sorry my dad stabbed you…" Ichigo smirked slightly, turning and responding to his mates soft nuzzling. Everything was okay, Grimmjow wasn't dead, the cubs would be alright, he thought to himself. Taking deep breaths to calm himself down. The moment he had felt the pain shoot through his chest and arms, Ichigo thought his life was over. He knew that, without Grimmjow he wouldn't survive, he didn't know whether that was due to the new beta instincts within him or the disturbing things he was beginning to feel for the bluenette.

"Urahara and Dad are going to make sure we are okay, they're going to ask Yoruichi to do some snooping. They are also going to set up reinforced reiatsu filters to stop ours getting out or anyone's getting in. At the moment they don't understand why Aizen wanted all of this and what to do about the cubs…and if the soul society finds out about them" Ichigo finished relaying everything that had happened before the entire stabbing fiasco had gone down. Nodding, the bluenette stretched out slowly, careful of his shoulder, it was clear that he was worried about what would happen if the soul society found the cubs. Hell he was probably worried about what would happen to him after all he had done, let alone his innocent offspring.

There wasn't much Ichigo could do though, he was worried himself, he didn't know what was going to happen. But at least he had Urahara, his father, Yoruichi and Grimmjow on his side, he could only hope that his other friends would be so accepting. For now though, Grimmjow was alive, so that gave them the best fighting chance at survival. Ichigo felt that as long as Grimmjow was there, everything would be okay. Laying back to rest on his mates chest, Ichigo sighed and began feeding the cubs quietly while Grimmjow kept his 'eyes peeled' for any foreign reiatsu.

It would be okay, everything was going to be okay, the berry thought.

Several days passed and the cubs where wrestling playfully with each other as Grimmjow and his father sparred out in the vast terrain near the cabin. It had taken a day or two from the two men to at least form a treaty between each other. Ichigo was unaware of the specifics but he figured it went along the lines of, 'keep Ichigo safe or I will kill you', for both men. And thus they had been thrust head long into a tough love relationship, mostly they avoided each other, and when they did meet they ended up 'sparring'. This was what Ichigo liked to call it because he preferred to think that both men wouldn't 'battle' so close to the house and cubs.

Shaking his head in exasperation Ichigo smiled as the cubs came waddling over to him on their hands and knees. Mewling and chirping for attention, Kei and Hikaru growled squeakily at each other in competition as to who got mothers attention first. It was interesting to watch the two grow personalities, Kei, ever the alpha of the pair was always the first to do something, always wanting to hang around Grimmjow as the man was clearly his son's idol. Hikaru had been shy and hesitant in his first days of life, but with some time he had blossomed into a strong yet quiet little genius. Ichigo was proud of both his sons and wished he had people to show them off too. But for now he was content to have them all to himself.

Yoruichi had returned from the soul society and had told them all that no one suspected anything as far as she knew about Ichigo being back, let alone with cubs or a former Espada. This was all because most of everyone's attention was drawn to Hueco Mundo, where Aizen was presumably in the middle of his own war. From what Yoruichi had gathered there had been some form of disturbance amongst the castle. She also had informed them that no observation teams were being sent to Hueco Mundo, and she found it highly suspicious that not even an inkling of the idea had cultivated. Something was going on and no one wanted to find out what it was? Ichigo was confused and concerned, something wasn't right and he only hoped it would stay far away from him and the cubs.

The air had been tense with frustration and fear for a few days after that but everyone had calmed down considerably after Isshin and Grimmjow had beaten each other to within an inch of their lives. Ichigo presumed that both men needed their frustrations taken out on something, and since Grimmjow couldn't have sex with Ichigo because of the cubs, sparring seemed to be the logical answer, things quickly return to normal after that.

Ichigo got up to brew himself some tea as the cubs clinked with some building blocks Urahara had bought them. His father and Grimmjow still going at it outside and from the feel of their reiatsu they weren't holding back today. He pulled out the first aid kit and set it on the counter, knowing he would need to patch them both up later. The berry had just sat down and poured himself some tea when he felt it.

A slight variance in reiatsu. Urahara had gotten their reiatsu concealed only a few days before. So affectively they had been left exposed for the few days prior to that. And it was clear by the small trace of spiritual pressure that someone had picked up on their scent. Ichigo tensed, he had never been good at detecting reiatsu so he head to assume it was because of the mating link that he could somehow pick it up. Unfortunately, due to their stupid sparring, both men hadn't noticed the approaching threat. It seemed the reiatsu was concealed by something, so Ichigo couldn't tell who it was only that it was there.

It was right next to the hut now, Ichigo sprang to life and practically tossed the cubs into the corner with a few pillows and took up a defensive stance in front of them. Ichigo's heart rate was going insane, he could feel himself change with the growing threat, which was now right outside the door. His eyes had turned a rich golden colour and his eyes grew more angular, teeth sharper, if the berry had seen himself in the mirror at that moment he would have been reminded of the face Grimmjow pulled in the throes of orgasm. The door slide open slowly and before Ichigo even knew who the intruders where he let rip an insanely feral growl.

A stillness unlike any other fell upon the hut, Ichigo could feel Grimmjow begin to realize something was wrong. Felt him trying to stop the fight going on between himself and the old man. Ichigo was full instinct at this point, he couldn't even recognize the two in front of him.

Renji and Byakuya stood shell shocked at the sight of their long lost friend and comrade. Granted Byakuya didn't look surprised at all except for the slight raise of his eyebrow. They stood still at the sight of Ichigo who was crouched low in defense, ready to attack. Ichigo could only feel the fear and rage coursing through his body, he could only see two blurred figures and the only thing he knew was Grimmjow was on his way, sonidoing so fast he would be there in a matter of seconds. Ichigo was shaking at this point, he could hear the cubs mewling quietly, just loud enough for him to hear.

"..Ichigo i-is that you?" Renji, or the blurred figure on the right to Ichigo, to a step forward. Ichigo went crazy, growling louder and tensing even more prepared to leap now at the next slight movement. Renji stopped and in his shock took a slight step back, and that was enough. Ichigo roared and leapt straight for Renji's throat. The berry couldn't see anything his vision dark with protection for his cubs. All he could see was the outlines of two figures and their strong reiatsu's. He was leaping through the air ready to tear through the intruder's throat. He was so close, and then, all of a sudden he stopped, it felt like hitting a brick wall. He squeaked and fell backwards, crawling back to the cubs and laying over the protectively growling and glaring at the company in the room. This was it, he was scared, he felt his spiritual pressure increase in fear and his growling grow even more feral. At this point he was nearer a big cat than a human. Trembling and glaring Ichigo turned in on himself waiting for the first blow to be dealt.

Hey everyone, I feel like this chapter was a bit…dull, and for that I'm sorry. It's getting hard to pump out my chapters because I feel like it's all crappy and that I can't write for shit. But I will continue to do the best I can.
OH! My sister started writing a story it's called Wrath and it's a grimmichi, her fanfic name is chibi-tea-chan. I've personally Beta read all chapters so far and I can honestly say it's fantastic and it's worth your time to go and read it. She is better at writing than I am too so for some weird reason you really enjoy my stuff you will adore hers ahaha.
Here is the synopsis:
Past traumas plague Ichigo's life like cancer. But will Ichigo be able to pull himself out of hell and survive mentally and physically? Or will he be lost in oblivion? He must rely on an old foe and Yakuza Boss, Grimmjow to overcome his current state, but can he? Yaoi and Grimmichi
The link is : 10075736/1/Wrath
Anyway please go over and give it a go, leave a review and encourage her as much you can!
I will try and get a chapter out soon, hope you enjoyed it.
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