Miyako gathered Rukia into her arms and flash stepped to the bed and got on top of her. Rukia blushed and looked at her with confusion. "What are you doing?" She asked.

Miyako didn't answer she only leaned forward and kissed the other flushed noble.

"Miya…ko…" Rukia moaned. "Mmm… s-stop."

The purple haired woman pulled away and frowned slightly. "You do not wish to for me to pleasure you?" She asked in a hurt tone.

The raven head shook her head. "No, that's not it." She said and sat up with the other.

"Then what is it?"

"What about the clan rules?" Rukia asked. "I'm not a blood noble so Nii-sama said the rules are different for me. But you, you are a blood noble…" She paused as she saw the look of understanding in the other's eyes.

"You worry that I have to marry someone and produce a child?"

Rukia nodded. "But we can't be together if you have to do that."

Miyako shook her head. "No, actually we can." She said matter-of-factly.

Rukia's expression took one of confusion. "What do you mean?" She asked.

Miyako shifted so she was sitting cross legged and her hands were in her lap. "I am from two noble clans as you know."

Rukia nodded, although she didn't really understand why Miyako was bringing up her heritage.

"If I have my family pendant that allows me to get pregnant or impregnate someone else, then I can be with who I choose."

"Nani?" Rukia exclaimed. "You are saying that you can get me pregnant or vise versa?" She asked.

"Hai," Miyako confirmed. "But only if I have that pendant."

"I see." She said in a calmer tone. She didn't want to wake anyone up. "But how-"

"How did I come by such a thing?" She asked.

"Hai."

"The Shihoin Clan is ruled mostly by women, you see." She said and continued once the other nodded. "So, some of the leader's would take a female lover to marry and then have children with."

Rukia was getting more and more interested in this and was thinking maybe they could be together if Miyako had her family heirloom. "But you are not the head of the clan." She countered.

"No, but Yoruichi-san never gave back the pendant when she was the leader."

"So she still has it and you could borrow it?" Rukia questioned.

"Hai." Miyako smiled at Rukia and leaned forward. "Does that change things now?" She whispered softly.

Rukia nodded her head and smiled back. "Yes, it means we can be together." She said and connected their lips. She was relieved that they could be together although she was a bit nervous about having a child in the future. But they had time, she thought.

The alarms went off in the house, waking everyone from their sleep. Byakuya and Renji were up in an instant, pulling their boxers on and grabbing their zanpakuto. "Dammit! How the hell did they find us so fast?" Renji exclaimed and busted in the door. Byakuya released his shikai, sending pink petal blades towards the hollow that crashed through the window. He and Renji both watched as the large blue figure dissolved into spirit particles.

Nel cried out and shivered in fear. Renji scooped her up and checked briefly for any wounds.

"Is she injured?" The noble asked, walking to the two near Nel's bed.

Renji shook his head. "No, she's just scared." He replied and rubbing the arrancar's back soothingly, trying to calm her down.

"Nii-sama!" Rukia exclaimed worriedly from the door with Miyako at her heels. "Is everything alright?" She asked quickly and walked towards them.

Byakuya nodded. "We are fine." He told his younger sibling and watched as Miyako examined the window and broken glass on the ground. "But we need to put more protection around the house."

"Hai." Rukia replied and looked to her purple haired lover. "We should do that now." She suggested.

Miyako only nodded, turning and walked out the door after looking over to Nel for a brief moment. She watched as the small arrancar fell asleep in the redhead's arms. She was more than worried now about their safety. She didn't know how the hollow got through the reiatsu barrier Rukia had set the night before.

"You're concerned." Rukia commented, pulling Miyako from her thoughts. She turned her gaze the taller woman.

She sighed and nodded. "Hai, I'm concerned about how that hollow Byakuya-sama killed got into Nel's room." She admitted, looking over to the raven head.

"I'm not so sure how either." The raven haired girl replied, letting her chin rest between her fingers and thumb, while looking down to the floor.

"With the reiatsu barrier in place it should not have been able to get in."

Rukia shook her head. "I believe those hollows are stronger than we thought." She let her arm drop back to her side and looked at the other. "Perhaps discussing this further with the others would be helpful."

Miyako nodded. "That would be wise." She replied and stopped as they reached the bottom of the stairs. She had heard a rustling in the back. "Rukia-san, do you hear that?"

Rukia's shook her head until she too, heard the rustling. Her expression took a serious one and put up her guard. "I hear it now." She said and gripping her zanpakuto. She walked to the back door and turned the knob. Miyako not being far behind already had her zanpakuto drawn when Rukia opened the door.

Neither of them expected a lion plush to jump up, sending the Shinigami's blade through it. "Nee-!" The plush was still for a moment with its head bowed down and stared at the blade that was going through his stomach. Then it looked up and glared at the women. "What the hell was that for?" It shouted while flailing its tiny arms around.

Ichigo then came up with a scowl plastered on his face. "Shut up, ya damn annoyance." He grumbled to the lion plush and crossed his arms.

"Ichigo?" Rukia's eyes went wide with shock for a moment before softening. "What are you doing here?"

"Urahara-san said that you were having some trouble with a hollow."

Rukia raised a brow. "How did he know?"

Ichigo chuckled. "You didn't know that he had a reiatsu sensor on the house? He is a scientist; he's crazy and perverted but still a scientist."

Rukia nodded in understanding. "I see. So you came and you brought Kon with you?"

"I came even when I told him to stay home!" He grumbled.

Byakuya and Renji came down the stairs with Nel in the redhead's arms, still sleeping.

"Kurosaki, would you refrain from shouting?" The noble asked sternly as he was not amused.

"Yeah man," Renji piped up. "We just got Nel to calm down."

"Oh, hey Byakuya, Renji." He nodded in understanding. "She hasn't been giving you too much trouble has she?" He asked while pulling Kon off of Miyako's sword. He remembered when they were in Heuco Mundo and Nel had come along with him and through Las Nochas.

The purple-haired Shinigami shook her head. "She has been no trouble Kurosaki-san."

The orange head looked to Byakuya's cousin. "Um… and you are?"

"I'm Miyako." She told him.

"Miyako…?" He looked to Rukia and she shook her head.

"No, not Shiba Miyako, baka." She said. "This is Kuchiki Miyako. She is Yoruichi's and Nii-sama's cousin."

"Oh, hi Miyako."

She nodded. "Is Yoruichi-sama coming?"

"No, I'm already here." Yoruichi said while she was in cat form.

"Yoruichi-sa-" She broke off from the glare she received. "Yoruichi…" She said timidly. "Are you here to help with the-"

"Reiatsu barrier? Hai, I am." She replied then shifted into Shinigami form with no clothes on.

Byakuya rolled his eyes and turned his head away. "Why in the devil's name can't you shift back into your clothes?" He asked as he was irritated.

"But that's no fun Little Byakuya."

"I do not care if it is fun or not." He said shifting his eyes to her golden ones, careful not to look lower. "Go put some clothes on demon cat."

"You really are no fun." She replied and flash stepped up the stairs and slipped into some of Miyako's clothes for now. When she returned, Nel had woke up and demanded for food so Byakuya and Renji were taking care of her and breakfast while Ichigo, Rukia, and Miyako were talking still.

"We should set the reiatsu barrier around the house." She stepped in.

"Yoruichi-san, how do think a reiatsu barrier will help?" Ichigo asked.

"It won't take care of the job completely if that is what you mean." She said then turning to the front door and opening it. "But it will be a good start. Kisuke is working on something that will be of more help."

"A new invention that will backfire?" Rukia smirked.

"It shouldn't be any trouble." The cat woman countered. "He's been working on it just for this house for months."

She led the group outside and with Ichigo just standing there watching since he can't use Kido.

"Urahara still hasn't taught you?" The short raven head asked as she started with her corner.

Ichigo shook his head and scowled. "No, he said that I may never be able to use kido since I can't fully control my reiatsu."

Rukia smirked "I see."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing."

"No, it's not 'nothing' Shorty. Tell me!" He demanded.

"You tend to leak out a lot of reiatsu. I'm surprised hollows haven't tried to come and abduct Nel again."

Ichigo's scowl deepened. "Not my fault!" He yelled.

"Yeah yeah… Excuses, excuses." She replied and finished her side and waited for the other two to finish theirs.

"Speaking of which," Ichigo said folding his arms across his chest. "Do you have any idea why these guys are after Nel?"

The small woman shook her head. "No, we don't know exactly."

The substitute rubbed the back of his neck as the women finished the reiatsu barrier.

"There." Yoruichi said. "Now, you shouldn't have many problems. Come on Ichigo. It's time for your training with Kisuke, isn't it?"

He nodded. "Hai, coming."

"You're not staying Yoruichi?" Miyako asked.

The other shook her head. "No, I'm going to go to Soul Society and try to get some information."

"Very well." Miyako replied and watched as her cousin and the orange head walked away and into the distance.