A Shifting of Life

Title: A Shifting of Life

Fandom: Bleach

Part: 2

Series: Shifting

Characters: Aizen, Gin, Ulquiorra, Ichigo, Szayel, Grimmjow, Renji, Unohana, Rukia, Rangiku, Sado, Kenpachi, Byakuya

Warnings: Ichigo's mouth and threats

Word count: 1,268

AN: Yes, I'm reposting 3 chapters this round. I have the time and can do so. Enjoy and reviews are always lovely.

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“I’m going to murder you, brutally, you pink haired bastard!” Ichigo howled, lunging over the table. Or trying to, being stopped by Ulquiorra as he wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her back from attacking the Espada. The group that had stormed into the meeting room found themselves memorized by the growling, pissed off female Ichigo as she tried to reach for the cowering Arrancar. They mentally snorted at the fact that he was trying to sneer at her but failing miserably.

“Ichigo?” Renji finally asked, breaking the silence as his eyes trailed to the bouncing chest, quickly dragging his eyes up and away. ‘Who knew that Ichigo would have such a nice chest as a chick?’ Renji thought to himself. He paused to wonder what the other would do to him if she ever found out just what he had thought about her.

He had a feeling that it would end up not being a pretty sight.

Shaking his head to clear it, Renji looked to his companions. Byakuya was staring at the group before them with surprised eyes, Rukia looking a little dazed next to him. Rangiku’s hands were looking as if they were squeezing something, and Sado stood behind her, just out of the doorway, unable to get around the group. Kenpachi just looked disappointed that he wasn’t getting to fight someone.

“Ichigo-chan, it seems as if your friends have arrived early,” Aizen cut in finally, most likely saving the Octavo Espada from a very gruesome death. Ichigo paused in mid-reach, one of her hands planted on the table while her other hand was curled into claws, looking over at the group in the doorway. She finally felt just how Ulquiorra was holding her back, his hips pressed tightly against her ass. Her face turned a fiery red color.

“You can let go of me now, ya know,” Ichigo squeaked, feeling Ulquiorra move back from her. She moved back with him, smoothing down her ruffled clothing when the strong arms around her waist released her. “You guys made some good time. Hey, where’s Zangetsu, Aizen?”

“I do believe that Gin has him,” Aizen replied, waving at the group in greeting. Gin moved to where the tall throne stood in the middle of the room and pulled out a long zanpaktou out from behind it with a smirk.

“Must ya leave us, Ichi-chan?” Gin asked the young woman teasing. Ichigo sent him a dry look as she huffed and crossed her arms.

“Must you call me that all the time? You called me Ichi-chan while I was a guy and now you’re still calling me Ichi-chan,” she grumped. “But yes, I want to be a guy again and I really don’t trust anyone but Urahara to turn me back. I do have to ask though, why are you letting me go?” she asked, looking to Aizen with a curious look on her face. Aizen just waved at her with one long fingered hand, a knowing look on his face.

“You have been turned into a female, against your will, and you need family and friends around you at this point in time,” the overlord said as Sado finally was able to get into the room.

Taking in Ichigo’s new form, he grunted in acceptance before he nodded to Ulquiorra for his help and swept his now female friend up into his arms, turning for the door. The Cuarto Espada simply followed after him with a bored look on his pale face.

“I believe that Ichigo-chan’s large friend has the right of it and you should be heading back now. I have an Espada to punish.”

Taking one look at the cowering pink haired Espada, the group nodded and quickly left, following after Sado and Ulquiorra silently. They were all trying to figure out what they were feeling at the moment about the fact that the boy that they had all known was now a young woman. Renji’s eyebrow twitched as he focused on Ulquiorra, making him frown at the fact that he was joining them.

“What are we going to do about the Arrancar?” he asked, getting a blank look from Ulquiorra before he turned to face forward once more.

“Just leave him be. He’s the reason why I’m mostly unharmed. At least physically. He was the one who protected me from some of the idiots that run about the place, including the ever battle ready and perverted Grimmjow,” Ichigo stated, settling into Sado’s arms. “I can’t tell you how many times that damn panther tried to pounce on me when I was still a guy and alone. It got really annoying after the first two times.”

Sighing, she tugged at her shirt and made sure that it wasn’t opening up to flash the world her newfound chest. She really didn’t want to admit it, but even though she was still kind of small compared to her friends, her new chest was also throwing her off balance. So she couldn’t find it in her own heart to protest when her large friend had picked her up and carried her out of the door.

Though she had a funny feeling that Ulquiorra would have ended up doing the same thing if Sado hadn’t been the one to do it. “Anyways, he’s with me and I have a feeling that if you try to stop him from protecting me that he’ll enjoy being able to cut you down.”

“We will speak with the new sou-taicho and see what she has to say about it,” Byakuya cut in, shooting Renji a dark look when he opened his mouth to protest his decision.

“And we all know she likes me,” Ichigo hummed. She smiled sweetly as she kicked a leg back and forth a bit.

“Of course she likes ya over us. Ya don’t try ta run away from treatment, Kenpachi snorted. He tried to steal looks around Sado’s form at Ichigo’s new body. Once they were far enough away from Los Noches, Byakuya opened the portal to Soul Society and allowed them to step through, being greeted by Unohana-sou-taicho and the rest of those who knew and cared about Ichigo.

“Oh dear. What has happened?” Unohana asked the moment that she caught sight of Ichigo, who just waved at her with a sheepish smile.

“Well, Pinky in Los Noches got the really bright idea to breed me. He’s kind of moving a bit stiffly now but Aizen was going to take care of him and I need to speak with Urahara,” Ichigo stated from her place in Sado’s arms. She smiled sheepishly and waved.

“Do you have any of his information?” the healer turned leader asked. She smiled when Ulquiorra held up the papers. “Then I will just have to give you a full exam to make sure things are okay, and then we’ll all meet up to discuss what will happen in about three hours,” Unohana told the group. Turning, she lead Sado and Ulquiorra off to the Fourth Division, Renji making a surprised sound behind them.

“What are we going to do with him?” he asked, drawing Unohana’s eyes to him before she turned to stare at the Espada.

“I’m sure that he will have no trouble staying with Ichigo. And that she will have no trouble with taking responsibility of him,” she told them, smiling sweetly at them before waving a hand. They weren’t surprised at all. After all, as Ichigo had told them, Unohana liked her.