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Squeeeee thank you sooooo much for this 'holiday' present ... maybe you'll get the urge to write a bit more before classes start again? (can hope anyway)

I'm guessing it was the Nnoitra-Nemu or Szayel-Rangeku suggestions? (would love to see both if you get the chance ... wonder what would happen if one 'prisoner' was gotten on each side and after extended negotiations ... long enough for each couple to form a sort of bond and possible family on the way ... the prisoners were returned to their respective sides. What would each of the expectant parents do in that event? Would the hollow males care or try to see the mothers of their offspring in some way? If the females didn't let on that they were expecting and accepted assignments to the living world and the father detected the pregnancy upon meeting the respective female again while there what would each male do? Protect her from his companions? Try to kidnap her? See that she gets free but vow to keep tabs on her 'until it is time' (to keep her and his offspring safe)? Or ... Try to erase any evidence of his/their period of weakness and indiscression by eliminating her and the offspring before anyone can discover what happened? (lots of options and I'm sure I missed a few).

I'm still looking forward to seeing Yumichika arrive (could he be the one coming in at the end?). I wonder how Szayel will perceive Chojiro's leaving. Will he see it as leaving Hinamori to Szayel as the dominant male or maybe abandoning her and the baby? Or will he wait and see if he returns for her and tries to assert some dominance in regard to her? What would Szayel do if he could tell Isane was pregnant (not that she is but the possibility exists) and he realizes Yumichika has no interest in a baby and leaves a devistated Isane as soon as he finds out. I'm still wondering about his view concerning Ukitake ... especially if Ukitake has 'an episode' which sends all the females into a frenzy of mothering and over protectiveness ... Would he be jealous, hurt, or understanding (once the situation is explained ~ One of the women explaining that Unohanna is viewed as a knowledgable grandmother type who has always been there and Ukitake is her male counterpart ... a grandfather figure who is seen more as a knowledgable and comforting presence than as a potential mate)? Perhaps if something happens and Szayel needs a bit of advice on diffusing a situation and Ukitake pulls him as side and 'softly' offers a suggestion or two that might help?

Oh also ... I'm still looking forward to the possibility of seeing a slumber party with the girls (and peeking/eavesdropping boys)? ... maybe some male bonding? ... seeing him meeting Yumichika and Shunsui? ... any/all of them getting to go outside? ... seeing SoiFon again and possibly her daughter? ... seeing more of the other captains? ... the 'other' espada? ... seeing if Isane (or even Unohanna) are pregnant (and if so ... how the respective males respond ... and Szayel's reaction to the unexpected developments)?

Can't really give you much for the holidays but the bunnies and requests so ... Best Wishes will have to do.

Happy holidays ... can't wait for the next chapter.

*grins*
Feel free to jot down as many of the questions, comments, etc and use them as bunnie generators or fleshing out tools for/in all the fics you want. Who knows ... Maybe at some point in the future you'll see fit to try a ... Nnorita - Nemu ... and ... Szayel - Rangeku fic (just to change things up a bit ... shinigami might nab Nnoitra while hollows nab Rangeku ... but Szayel resists the urge to destroy his buxom test subject or she convinces him to give her a 'last request' ... and that request is ... (you fill in something lemony and addictive enough to make Szayel decide to put off her destruction indefinitely), or Nnoitra might nab Nemu and her submissiveness turns him on ...).

Poor Ukitake ... it would be nice for the guys to have bonding time. I think either Szayel will have to hear Ukitake's distress at not being liked ... or Unohanna will have to put forth the question to Szayel in order to get an answer or for any males to make headway. I do wonder how Szayel would feel towards Ukitake if the white-haired shinigami had one of his weak spells and Unohanna (and maybe a few others) were distressed ... namely Nemu. What would he think if Nemu viewed Ukitake as a grandfather or uncle figure and explained that to him?

Hmmm baby bump ... can't wait but I know there has to be something happen soon.

Still wondering if 'beautiful' Yumichika would briefly be mistaken as a female or if there would be some confusion ... or would Szayel know straight off that he was male?

I hope you don't mind my reviews ... Observations and comments, followed by questions and occasionally musings ...

Hope you did well in classes ... and hope you get a bit more time to write over the mid-winter break (or mid-summer if you are south of the equator).

Glad you passed your class and got the compie fixed.

Happy to see Shunsui so excited about Nanao's pregnancy.

It looks like Szayel is going to definitely be possessive of his harem until the babies are born at least. Of course he could see Chojiro as a second strong alpha male in his territory as opposed to the more fragile Ukitaki. Haven't seen him around Shunsui yet. I'm sure he at least somewhat enjoyed the little lingerie session he walked in on. As for Masumoto, I was under the impression that she and Toshiro were not yet intimate ... but I could be wrong (sigh). That lingering gaze he gave Isane ... wonder if it is a hint of interest or if he senses something else ... Or is he wondering if either/both women are interested in both teams in bed (i.e. Having male and female partners). I wonder if Byakuya joined them to ensure everyone was safe from Szayel or if he had simply appeared to give the impression of a threat in the last chapter.

I'm wondering if his attitude towards Ukitaki has changed any now that he's been able to observe him and see his somewhat fragile countenance. It would be a bit interesting to see Isane and the others get together for that 'slumber party' Rangeku mentioned, only for Yumichika to arrive because he's escorting Kiyone to the place since she is also expecting. (Bet he'd enjoy seeing that little grey nightie ... wonder if Szayel or any of the other men would be peeking in as well ... As far as that goes would Szayel have to do a double take when he saw Yumichika for the first time or would he know for certain that Yumi was a male?

Still can't get the image of a stunned Byakuya suddenly finding his arms full of new-born infant and being told "there's the big bad threat you've been worried about ... so go deal with it" then him looking down at the baby as it snuggles into his arms and coos at him trustingly. Could be in the delivery room or a short time after the birth ... but sooner or later you know he'd see one of the babies even if we don't see him seeing it. So now we've seen the expectant mother's quarters ... what about the staff and the men? The other facilities? Any more candidates going to show up now that there are confirmed pregnancies? Will we see SoiFon or her current daughter soon ... maybe a curious daughter wandering into the containment area with a panicked SoiFon searching for her ... only to find her with Szayel "mama mama a big bad growlly fuzzy thing tried to eat me and the pretty man saved me" little girl running to mama then shyly peeking from behind SoiFon's legs and blushing cutely at Szayel ... SoiFon snarling icily "what are you doing here?" ... Szayel "I ... Just disn't want to see the child hurt ... But, if you must know we were all moved to that old bunker over there until the experiment is concluded" ... now wouldn't that go over well ... lol (ok just my imagination running amok again).

Can't wait to see the rest of the company and what happens next. I will admit I'm fond of Byakuya and would love to see him become convinced to be a supporter in some way ... even though I know it will take time. It might also be nice to see all the males interacting for a bit with each of them having a chance to interact with Szayel and him getting a chance to know them a bit better and decide how he feels about each ... who he trusts and who raises his suspicions or gives him subliminal danger warnings. Will any of the opposition be permitted to monitor the proceedings in an attempt to reduce the risk of hostilities? I'm guessing paternity tests will take place after the babies are born.

Peek ... Whimper ... Whine ... Ok gonna try to settle down and refocus. Finals at various schools over the next three weeks ... Maybe she'll post once the semester is over ... Good luck on finals.
Peek again just to be sure I didn't miss a chapter.

I must apologize. In the last review I wasn't trying to dictate ... It is just the image that keeps going through my mind when I read the interaction between Byakuya and Szayel. Byakuya being an arrogant and opinionated jerk who's trying to get in the way ... and Szayel who is trying to keep things calm and organized while maintaining a caring and relatively professional demeanor. Szayel seems to be trying to be helpful despite the fact that the species are historical enemies. I could just see Szayel handing Byakuya a potentially half hollow baby in the birthing room and daring him to do something harmful to it in front of all the other shinigami ... including the mother (but offering him a second course of action if he so chose). Of course Byakuya would not be expecting such an action to take place or to suddenly find himself holding a tiny and helpless newborn who could potentially be an enemy ... hence his stunned reaction. He'd have to do some serious quick thinking ... and Szayel would probably be watching out of the corner of his eye in order to protect the baby in any case ... he seems to care about the mothers regardless of paternity.

DuE to mismanagement at the start of the experiment the paternity is in question, however it is possible that Szayel is indeed the father so until the paternity is determined I suppose the women must be monitored as if the babies are his. If the fathers turn out to be the shinigami partners then the added security and extra precautions and monitoring will not do any harm. If Szayel is the daddy, much to his surprise, the mother(s) and child(ren) will be safer and away from the general populous. This fact should be pointed out to Byakuya since there is a chance the paternity is shinigami. (Personally I'm hoping Szayel gets surprised in a big way but that is in the hands of the author). The only two guaranteed paternities are Nanao since she didn't actually go through with it with Szayel, and Nemu since Szayel has been her only partner. Soi-Fon, Kiyone, and Hinamori all admit there is a second potential father. Rangeku hasn't said anything, at least not that we have heard about other than before she and Szayel were together and she didn't say there were any intimate relations between her and her friend. As it stands I believe Hinamori mentioned Chojiro as a possible father and he is there to help (maybe because he does know there's a chance it could be his) and captain Shunsui, whom Nanao named as her partner, is also joining in the observation and protection force. I'm sure if pressed for a reason they will both admit they could be the daddies too. I wonder if Szayel will be willing to 'share' each respective female with the other perspective father or if he will still be possessive of all the women. The possessiveness is his instinct in his staked out territory but he does know that the other males are equally likely to be the fathers (and are if his hypothesis is correct ... Doesn't mean he's correct though). I'm still hoping Szayel is so surprised that he's blindsided by happiness and pretty little cuties to dote upon. I'm also hoping that the as yet unseen second espada is female and manages to snag a few of the guys who are against the experamint and manage to change their minds.