Unknown Chapter 14

Unknown Chapter 14


The fourth month was passing by quickly than expected. Jenna was still attending school despite protest from Ichigo. She wore a thick sweater to cover her ever growing belly. The last few days had been both scary and interesting at the same time. Jenna was still trying to wrap her mind around it. Ichigo being some kind of Shinigami that fought off bad spirts called…uh…hollows? Jenna giggled. In truth she thought it was nothing but Ichigo and the others playing some trick on her. She rubbed the necklace that she was wearing.

Yet, after she received this necklace she could see clearly when Ichigo and the others were slapped out their body and walked through the walls. Sure she did pass out from all the explanation but how could anyone not? Then there was Shinji and his friends who were after her and her baby. Jenna rubbed her arms. The very thought of dying that way gave her chills down her spine. Speaking of the baby, she rubbed her stomach. She still couldn't understand why Ulquiorra was doing all this. There were still so many questions running through her mind. Questions such as what really happen to her parents? Why did Ulquiorra disappear? Why did he give her this baby? Why now? Jenna sighed. Ulquiorra was helping her unlock her old memories but, all they went through was mostly her meeting of Ichigo. Jenna took her seat and waited for the bell to ring. She looked out the window. She closed her eyes and the dream that she unlocked a few nights ago came back.

~Flashback dream~

"Why do you keep sitting up her by yourself?" Young Ichigo asked. Jenna looked at him and pouted. "Why do you keep coming up here? You get hurt every time you do. Why don't you just leave me alone?" Ichigo sat down and noticed a few bruises on Jenna's hands and legs. "Hey what happened here?" He was about to touch her but he backed away before a gust a wind blew in between them. This shocked Jenna. Ichigo smiled. "I can barely see it but, I know something is there. It's like something dark and icky is surrounding you."

"How do you…" "Ha-Ha I am use to seeing weird things like that so it doesn't really scare me. It looks bad but I can see it really has attached itself to you." Jenna looked down. "He keeps me company so I don't mind him attaching himself to me." Ichigo scratched the back of his head. "Hey, wait right here I'll be right back!" Ichigo raced off to the playground. Jenna looked up at the sky. She felt something rub against her face. She smiled a little but it disappeared when Ichigo came racing back. "My dad made these lunches for us!" Jenna looked at him confused. "Us?" Ichigo blushed and laughed. He sat down and handed one of the lunches to Jenna. "My mom use to make my lunches but she passed away some time ago." Jenna remembered Ichigo's mom. She was really pretty and nice. Jenna bit into the sandwich and her eyes sparkled. "It's really yummy!"

She quickly gobbled it up shocking Ichigo a bit. Jenna licked her fingers. Ichigo handed her another sandwich. Jenna reached out to touch it. Their fingers gently brushed against each other. Jenna pulled back quickly with the sandwich in hand. Ichigo was checking his fingers and making sure none of them were taken. He signed happily. Jenna couldn't help but to giggle.

~End of Dream flashback~

Jenna open her eyes to the bell ringing. She turned to see Ichigo taking his seat. He was frowning at her. He was most likely mad that she was in school. Jenna play pouted and he pouted back. She tried to hold a giggle down. He finally smiled as class started. Even though Jenna fell asleep in between the lecture Ichigo took down all her notes. A little extra work didn't hurt. At the end of the day Ichigo and Jenna walked hand in hand to her house. When they walked in there was a giant TV sitting in Jenna's living. Ichigo mouth dropped and Jenna rubbed her head. "Um…why is this huge TV here? I don't remember ordering one?"

Ichigo pinched the space between his eyes. "I told them they didn't have to put this back." Toshiro popped his head up. "Oh Toshiro you're here to?" Jenna asks. "Sorry for the intrusion but our commander wishes to speak with you. Jenna frowned and held on to Ichigo's arm. "I'm not getting rid of this baby!" She shouted. Tears started to come from her eyes and Toshiro started to panic. "N-No it's nothing like that! They only want to confirm that you know what situation you are in! D-Don't cry!" Ichigo patted her head. "Sorry been having some weird mood swings lately. Don't worry Jenna I'll be here with you okay." Jenna looked at Ichigo and nodded.

Jenna and Ichigo sits down as Toshiro calls out to the TV. "Commander are you there? This is Captain Hitsugaya." The TV turns on and first static fills it then a man with long white hair appeared. He looked towards Jenna and smiled happily. "Ah, so this is Jenna!" Jenna was a little off at his happy attitude. She looked at Ichigo and frowned. "You said the commander was an old man that had a long beard and was ball headed. That guy looks way younger!" Ichigo covered Jenna's mouth as an older man walked up. "I see this young one has a mouth on her just like you boy." Ichigo chuckled nervously.

Toshiro moved from in front. "Jenna this man is our commander Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto. The man next to him is Jushiro Ukiake." Jenna looked at the two men. "Genryusai…Shige…huh?" Ichigo shrugged. "Just call him old man Yamamoto." Jenna pinched his cheek. "Ow what was that for!?" "Ichigo if that guy is the commander it would be pretty rude to call him old man!" She pouted at him. Yamamoto laughed. "Such a respectful girl. You can learn something from her boy." Ichigo mumbled something under his breath. "Now then. Jenna. You were briefly explained the situation you were in correct?" Jenna nodded.

"Then this should make things easier. Even though we are sitting between screens I can see what has attached to you. If it can cause harm to you or not is hard to tell…hm…interesting. In all my years as the commander of the 13 Court Guard I have never seen something like this before." "Oh, if the commander thinks its interesting then I must see this for myself!" A voice in the back called out.

A man walked out. His face looked painted white along with his nose except for the inner spot on his face which was painted black. His eyes were somewhat of a golden color. He wore golden cones on his ears and chin. The hat he was wearing had two long ends that pointed to the right and he had a purple scarf around his neck. He was smiling which sent chills down Jenna's spine. He pointed his finger at her. "So you are the one carrying a hollows child's. It's fascinating that your body hasn't started to decay at this point!" Ichigo frowned. "What do you mean at this point? Are their side effects to this?"

"Ichigo, who is that man?" Jenna asked softly. "I my dear is called Mayuri Kurotsuchi. I am somewhat of a researcher and I'd love to know and see why your body isn't rotting on the inside out by now." Jenna felt a sickly felling come over her as he said that. He took out a knife and a tube. "...Maybe I could get a sample as well. Most of the bodies are already rotting away when I get to them." Jenna got up and raced towards the bathroom. Ichigo races after her. "Captain Kurotsuchi, don't you think that was a little too much?" Toshiro says a bit annoyed. Kurotsuchi smiled wider. "Don't be ridiculous Captain Hitsugaya. If she can move that quickly to the bathroom, then that means she hasn't been affected by the side effects at least not yet."

Moments later Ichigo walked behind a sickly looking Jenna. Toshiro handed her a glass of water. "Ms. Jenna. I'm sorry that this is becoming a burden but, we have things to discuss such as the side effects that Captain Kurotsuchi mention." Jushiro says. Ichigo rubbed her back. Kurotsuchi appeared on the screen again carrying a list. "Let's see here. Ever since that hollow started impregnating women there had been very interesting side effects. One being the one I mention to you earlier. They varied for each woman. One human we monitored before she died had sores appear all over her stomach. She also started to have nervous breakdowns claiming that the child was eating her out alive. It was in fact part true. The child she was carrying was already dead after the fifth month and it was rotting and decaying inside her belly. It was what caused the sores. She died that next month. Pure shame really she was one of my…personal favorites. Moving on most of the women soon started having the same side effects. Late morning sickness, blisters and sores appearing on their stomachs, puking blood, eating non eatable things and such. I could go on and on but you get the idea. It's been four months since you have been pregnant. So has anything happen to you as of late?"

Jenna thought back. "Well the only thing that happen was the late morning sickness I guess. I just figured that it happens with other women differently. Other than that nothing like that has happen to me." Jenna says. "Well is your baby still alive?" Jenna nodded. "Yes. I get check every month or so and I get the same report. It's alive and healthy." The smile on Kurotsuchi face widen. "I must see this for myself!" He quickly left the screen. Jenna gave Ichigo a worried look. "Does that mean he is coming here!?" She said in almost a panic.

When Jenna calmed down Yamamoto continued to explain the situation to her. "There is always a choice of you giving up the child growing inside your stomach. It would save your life in the long run." Jenna looked down. Even what he says is true she couldn't see herself sacrificing an innocent life. When everything was said and done Jushiro gave Jenna some relief by telling her that Kurotsuchi was stopped at the gate and was order not to enter the human world unless ordered to do so. When Yamamoto and Jushiro said their goodbyes Toshiro took his leave soon after claiming that he would have Renji and the others come pick the TV up.

Ichigo fixed Jenna a cup of tea as they sat at the kitchen table. "That TV is completely useless. It doesn't even have cable. My stories come on tonight!" Jenna said frowning in her cup of tea. Ichigo laughed. "Don't worry. It's on record at my house. We can watch it tomorrow after school if you like." She smiled. Ichigo always knew how to make her smile. "Hey Ichigo…" "Yeah?" "...About what that commander guy was saying…Do you think I should give up this baby?" Ichigo looked her in the eyes. He reached out and cupped her hands in his. "Jenna. I can't tell you to do what you don't want to do. If you feel like you should keep this baby, then I will be there to support you in any way I can."

Jenna felt a tear running down her face. Ichigo rubbed it away. "I'll always be here Jenna. Don't ever forget that okay?" Jenna smiled and nodded. They sat in silence for a while. "Hey Ichigo?" "Hm?" Instead of going to your house tomorrow can we go on a date?" Ichigo blushed. "A date? That sounds weird coming from you." Jenna blushed as well and giggled. "I just figured it would be nice to have some alone time with you that's all. With all the talk about spirts and death it would nice to have a normal day with my boyfriend." Ichigo rubbed his cheek "Okay how about Saturday. We can go out to eat or see a movie." Jenna nodded happily. "A movie and dinner sounds romantic! That doesn't mean we should go see a cheesy romantic movie!" Jenna says frowning. Ichigo laughs.

They both retreated to the room. Jenna took a shower while Ichigo set up a small TV in her room when his phone rang. "Hello…yeah she is in the shower. Huh? No way we are going to be busy on Saturday. I don't care do it yourself Jenna needs a break from this and that's what she is going to get. It's bad enough you didn't even inform me in the first place! I can protect her just fine! Oh would you shut up and you need to come remove this TV out the living room. I don't care how you do it just do it! Who are you calling an idiot!?"

Jenna walked out with just a towel on. She had another wrapped around her hair. "Ichigo is everything okay?" Ichigo closed his phone and tossed it on the bed. "It was Renji. He wanted to stay over Saturday. I told him no and he went on about how I may need help protecting you." Ichigo growled as he set up the channels on the TV. Jenna picked up his phone and opened it. "Did you tell him why we were busy? If you don't then he is gonna…" Just then Ichigo's phone rang. Jenna laughed. "…call back." She picked it up and answer it. "ICHIGO!" She quickly moved the phone from her ear. Renji was yelling through the phone. "Renji calm down it's Jenna."

"Oh…sorry about that? Is your idiot boyfriend around? I'd like to give him a piece of my mind." "Sorry but Ichigo is busy. He is setting up a TV in the room." "Huh, why is he doing that?" "Well because there is this huge TV in my living room and it doesn't even have cable! How useless is that! How am I going to watch my shows!?" Jenna said getting upset quickly. Ichigo chuckled to himself. "Whoa Jenna calm down. I'm going to stop by and get the TV tomorrow. On another note I'm going to come stay with you guys on the weekend. You don't mind right?" "No I don't mind but me and Ichigo is going on a date Saturday. You can stay and watch the house if you don't mind." There was a brief pause over the phone. "Uh Hello?" Jenna looked at the phone. "What is it?" Jenna looked over at Ichigo with a confused look on her face. "I am not sure." Ichigo got up, grabbed the phone, and closed it. "Then don't worry about it. Whatever that idiot is up to it can wait till tomorrow."

Jenna, still with the towel on, climbed into bed. She flipped the TV on and relaxed on the bed. Ichigo had brought extra pillows from the two guest rooms and placed them behind her back. He then went to go take a shower himself. Jenna flipped through the channels until she stopped at the cartoon channel. "Teehee Bugs Bunny is such a clever bunny." When Ichigo was done in the shower Jenna was already sleeping. He smiled and rubbed his fingers through her hair. He turned the TV off and slipped into bed. Jenna snuggled up closer to him and smiled happily. "Ichigo…"


Jenna woke up with painful cramping the next morning. She groaned, waking Ichigo up. "Jenna? You okay?" Jenna held her stomach. "Yeah I think I'm just cramping or something." "Do you think it could be another side effect?" Jenna shrugged. "I don't know." Ichigo grabbed his phone. Jenna groaned again. "Rukia? Why are you at my house? Figures. Do you see my dad any were in there? Can you put him on?" Ichigo rubbed Jenna's head gently. He then rubbed her belly. It seemed to calm her down a bit. "Hey Dad, this is just a hypothetical question but if a woman is pregnant does she cramp on occasionally?"

Ichigo pulled the phone back as his Dad yelled into the phone asking why he wanted to know and if he got someone pregnant and asked why he cheated on Jenna. "Would you shut up and answer the question!" Ichigo yelled into the phone. Moments later Ichigo slammed the phone shut. "My dad said it's common to have cramps when pregnant. So along with the morning sickness and cramps nothing else is happening right?" Jenna nodded. "Jenna…" Jenna pouted. "I'm not lying. Nothing else weird is happening to my body!" She yelled out in anger. Ichigo jumped back a bit. "Why don't you believe me…" she says tearing up. "Hey wait calm down I didn't mean it…" Jenna busted out into tears. "You're so mean Ichigo! I want some pickles!" "What? You hate pickles." Jenna cried harder and Ichigo panicked and quickly headed downstairs. He brought back a bowl of pickles. "Thanks Ichigo!" Jenna said as she gobbled the pickles down.

The two soon got ready for school. "Maybe we should buy one of those pregnancy books. It would provide more help with learning about what should be happening while being pregnant. We wouldn’t want to mix something that helps during a regular pregnancy with one of those weird side effects." Jenna said as she held on to Ichigo's hand. "Yeah, the book that Ryuken gave me doesn't help with much." They stop by a store and brought a few pregnancy book. The lady at the counter giggled as she rings up the books. "Good luck you two love birds." Jenna and Ichigo blushed as they walked out to school.

During break Jenna was gobbling down loads of food. Her appetite was growing more by the day. Ichigo was reading one of the books. "It says here that within 18 to 20 weeks we can find out the gender of the baby." Ichigo says flipping through the page. "That sounds exciting! I hope it's a boy!" Jenna said giggling. "Why a boy?" "I feel like I am more suitable raising a boy then a girl. So what else does the book say?" she asks moving over to him. "Let's see…it pretty much says that the baby's body starts growing." Jenna rubs her belly. "You know…I kinda of wish…that this was…" Jenna started to say but she shook her head.

"Did you say something Jenna?" Jenna laughed. "I said I can't wait for our date tomorrow! I don't think we have been on an actual date. Just the two of us." Ichigo smiled and nodded. "Yeah, usually it us and our friends going out but it should be relaxing with just the two of us." The bell rung for lunch break to be over. "What kind of movie did you want to see?" Ichigo ask as they walked back to class. "Adventure! Something thrilling and keeps me on the edge of my toes!" Jenna says excitedly. Ichigo took her hand. "I figured as much."

When school was over Jenna, Orihime, Rukia, and Tatsuki headed to the mall. Well, Jenna was forcefully dragged against her will. Ichigo was pulled back by Chad and Renji so while they were fussing and arguing Orihime took her hand and the next thing she knows Bam they are at the mall. Tatsuki and Jenna were sitting on a bench while Orihime and Rukia went to get something to drink. "So I heard from Orihime…" Tatsuki says. "What do you mean?" Tatsuki pokes Jenna's stomach. "I'm not blind Jenna. You didn't think I would notice how you're eating habit change, or how you easily fall asleep in class, or that you started wearing sweaters."

Jenna twirled her fingers. "I'm sorry." Tatsuki crossed her arms. "You should be. How come you didn't tell me! I thought we were friends?" Tatsuki said with a smile. "You aren't mad?" Tatsuki laughs. "Not really. More like shocked and surprise. Who would have thought you and Ichigo ha." She rubs Jenna's belly. "So do you think the baby would look more like you or Ichigo?" Jenna rubbed her chin. That was a good question. Being that this was actually Ulquiorra baby would it come out looking like him? "Hm…I really don't know." Tatsuki shrugs. "No matter either way I'm happy for you and Ichigo. I thought Orihime would take it hard it looks like she's okay with this." "Yes, she has been giving me very good support." The two girls smiled at each other as Orihime returned with drinks and Rukia with some snacks.


Ichigo was sitting at Jenna's place. He was mad beyond all reasoning. First, he gets attacked by his friend Chad and that idiot Renji. Then after he gets away he lose sight of Jenna. Then after calling all the girls phone, they didn't pick up, he was now stuck at home waiting for them to return. He would have easily found Jenna if he would have looked for her spiritual pressure but it seems Rukia had placed a small barrier or something around them, making it harder for him to detect them. The only good news that came out of this was that that huge TV was gone from the living room.

"This sucks but it is nice for Jenna to hang around friends and Rukia is there if something happens." A knock was heard at the door. Ichigo went to answer it and frowned. "What do you want?" "Don't be like that! You should be happy to see me!" Grimmjow says making his way into the house. "Don't you have work to do or something?" Ichigo says rolling his eyes. Grimmjow sits down on the sofa. "I'm on break. Besides I have something to talk to about."
Ichigo leans against the wall. "I think some of my memories are coming back." Ichigo narrowed his eyes. "Oh yeah?" "Yeah, it is kinda of jumbled up. I remember I was sent out to find something or someone. I was too located it and bring it back by force if I had to. I am not sure who I have to locate or where to bring it back to."

He runs his fingers through his hair. "It's giving me one hell of a headache." Ichigo said down in the chair. "Hmm…do you remember when you arrived here?" Grimmjow shook his head. "Not really. I do know that at the time your friends were at Kisuke's place asking about some kind of hollow. Not sure what kind it was but it looked like a serious topic." Ichigo crossed his arms. "Your memories…do they come at random or is it where you touch something and you remember bits of it." Grimmjow tossed his head up. "Maybe both. I don't really pay attention." Ichigo sighs. "So all you know is that you need to bring something back. It's mostly likely Aizen who you have to bring it back to. There hasn't been any movement from him and the rest of the arrancars. There haven’t been many hollow activities either. I wonder if it has anything to do with you. Have you told Kisuke about this?" Grimmjow shook his head and then he got up and headed to the door. "I don't know. When I remember that I had this gut feeling to come…warn you?" "Warn me?" "Yeah, just got a feeling. I don't know why but, keep an eye out on Jenna." Grimmjow left after that. Ichigo frowned at the message that was left. What was Grimmjow trying to warn him about?

At the mall Jenna was trying on a nice loose dress. It covered her belly enough and it was more comfortable then the sweaters. "I can wear this tomorrow on my date with Ichigo." Tatsuki came over with a pair of flats. "So where is Ichigo take you?" "We are going to a movie and then dinner!" "Sounds kind of lame if you asked me." Tatsuki says. "Tatsuki don't say that! Ichigo is doing his best." Orihime says. "What? I'm just saying. He could take you too much better things than just a movie." Jenna giggled. "Well if you think about it Ichigo is an idiot. A movie and dinner may have been the best and safest idea he could make other than renting a movie and making dinner at home." Rukia says earning a light laugh from Tatsuki.

"That sounds really good actually. I wouldn't mind it. I really just want a night where he and I can spend time together that's all." Jenna says smiling lightly. Tatsuki and Orihime hugs her. "Aw you are too cute! You are too good for Ichigo sometimes!" Jenna cheeks turn red as she laughed a bit. Rukia smiles at them.
It was getting dark when all the shopping was done so they started to head home. "Do you think Ichigo would be mad if I get a part time job?" Jenna asked suddenly. "Eh? The last thing you need to be doing is working!" Tatsuki yells bonking her on the head. "O-Ow…I mean it would be anything hard or anything. Maybe at the store or something." Jenna says rubbing her head. "No way! There are bad people on the streets! They could take advantage of you!" Orihime states. "Well…the bookstore is hiring." "I don't think you should be left alone." Rukia says.

Jenna pouts. "Well I have to do something! I don't have much money and I'm pretty sure Ichigo is spending what he has for this date to go perfect. We don't have any baby clothes, food, toys, cribs or anything like that!" Jenna says panicking a little. "Whoa there calm down. You think you and Ichigo are alone in this?" Tatsuki says. "My mom still has the cribs and baby toys I had when I was little. I can give you those." "I can sew pretty well so I can make you baby clothes." Orihime says smiling. "As for funds don't worry about it. Ichigo can always get a job. It's not like he is doing anything anyways." Rukia says. Jenna laughed. "I'm really happy to have friends like you guys." Tatsuki wraps her arm around Jenna. "You darn right! Just next time wrap it up and we won't have this conversation ever again." The girls laughed as the headed home.

Jenna walked into the house with two large bags. One with her clothes and the other with shoes and personal items. Ichigo walked out the kitchen. "Jenna! How was shopping?" "It was fun! I picked out a nice outfit for tomorrow! Tatsuki helped putting it together." Ichigo frowned. "It's not anything to showy is it?" Jenna pulled out the shirt. "Nope its plain colored orange and big enough to cover my belly so I don't have to wear a sweater." Ichigo laughed. "Are you hungry?" Jenna nodded. "I made something to eat." Ichigo motioned her into the kitchen. So I was thinking after the movies why don't we have a dinner here at home?" Ichigo says. "Why is that?" "Well I'm kinda running low on cash since I already paid for the tickets to the movie and you said that you think your funds are also running low. We should save as much as we can for the baby. Ichigo thought Jenna would have been disappointed but instead she smiled. "That's fine with me! As long as we are spending time together I don't mind it one bit."

Ichigo smiled sweetly. "You really are the best." He kissed her forehead then her cheeks. Jenna giggled. "That does raise a question though…" Ichigo suddenly says. "What does?" "How are you paying for this house?" Jenna rubs her head. "I think it was called a benefactor. When I moved back here I already had a bank account in my name and every six months someone would add money it the account. The house to was already in my name as well. I haven't check my account in a while actually. I just figured that I was almost out." Ichigo looked around the house. "hm we should head to the bank and check it out. Oh also Ryuken called. He wanted us to stop by for a quick check. "Yay! Maybe he can tell us if the baby is going to be a boy or girl!" Jenna says and hugged Ichigo. I can't wait to have our baby!" Jenna says. She felt Ichigo tense up and in realizing what she said she backed away from Ichigo. His face was completely red just like hers. "Uh, I should go um take a shower!" Jenna says as she raced upstairs.

'Ooo I'm such an idiot. How did I let that slip out!?' Jenna says to herself. She was sitting in the tub with her legs as close as possible to her chest. 'That was so careless of me. Of course this isn't our baby but since Ulquiorra is technically a ghost or what not wouldn't me and Ichigo have to raise the baby so it is our baby!' Jenna sunk into the bath water. 'Now things are going to be a bit awkward for us. Oh what have I done!' Lost in her thoughts Jenna didn't hear the knock at the bathroom door. "Jenna? Are you okay in there?" Ichigo called out. When she didn't answer he went back downstairs. When Jenna was done in the bath she walked out in a towel. Ichigo was on the bed flipping through the channels. When they locked eyes their face became red and they ended up looking away from each other. There was an awkward silence in-between them. "It's going to be cold tonight. I'm going to go get the extra blankets from downstairs." Ichigo went downstairs.

Jenna looked at the floor. Did she somehow hurt Ichigo's feelings? She went through her clothes and threw on a night gown then climbed into bed. Was he upset when she said 'our' child. Jenna whimpered. She didn't want Ichigo to feel that way. Tears streamed down her face as she closed her eyes and went to sleep. Ichigo came back in the room with extra blanks. He placed one over Jenna when he noticed the tears. He frowned and wiped the tears away. He kissed her and got under the covers as well. He played with her hair before pulling her close to him and embracing before falling asleep.


"Ichigo! Come on! If we are late Mr. Ryuken is going to get mad at you!" Jenna yelled from upstairs. "I'm coming! I had to grab that book he let us borrow. The last thing I want is to own him something." Jenna giggled as she and Ichigo left. Today was their date night but first it was off to the doctor. "I wonder if we get to find out the gender of o…uh of the baby." Jenna says correcting herself. Ichigo scratched his blushing face. "Well the book said it should be around this time." They walked in silence until they got to the doctor. "Ah, Jenna come on in and have a seat." Ryuken says. "Good Morning Mr. Ryuken." "Today we are just doing a quick check up and to see how the baby is doing." "Um will you be able to tell if it's a boy or girl?" Ryuken pushed his glasses up. "We should be able to tell but with your "condition" it may be hard to tell. Lay down for me. I can do an ultra-scan so you can see what the baby will look"

Jenna laid down on the bed with Ichigo standing beside her. Ryuken took a device and ran it across her stomach. Jenna's and Ichigo's eyes widen as the see a small body in black and white. "Is that?" Ryuken nodded. "Yeah that's the baby even though it is still hard to determine the gender the baby is alive and well so far. From your test nothing seems out of the ordinarily." Jenna smiled. "Well with the look on both of your faces I can assume this is good news to you." Jenna gave him a confused look and look up at Ichigo. Her eyes teared up a bit. Ichigo was smiling just as much as she was. When he smiles like that it always made her heart beat faster.

"Here I want to give you this back." Ichigo says handing over a book to Ryuken. "Oh I am surprise you brought it back. Looks like you are more trustworthy then your father. I guess I can trust you to take care of Jenna. So far Jenna hasn't been as stress as she was within the first three months. I can only believe that you have been there by her side keep up the good work." Even though it was something nice that was said to him Ichigo still felt a chill go down his spine. "Let's go Ichigo! I want to go to the park!" Ichigo grabbed Jenna's hand. "Alright I am coming."

Jenna dragged Ichigo all the way to the park. "What is so great about the park?" Ichigo asks. Jenna drags him up a hill and to a lone tree. She sat down and leaned against the tree. "Do you remember this tree?" Ichigo looked around. Down below was a playground where some kids were playing. Ichigo then took a seat beside her. "How can I not remember this place? It's where you and I first met." Jenna smiled brightly. "For the past few weeks now Ulquiorra has been dragging me through my memories. The good ones and the bad. Going through that makes me appreciate you even more. She leans against him and locks fingers with him. "I still don't remember how my parents died and every time I try to remember it’s like something is blocking it. I don’t remember where I had been before I came back here either, but I do know that it's thanks to you that I can smile every day. Right now all that matters is that I'm with you. Ichigo felt a tug at his heart. I wasn't a bad tug no; it was a feel of something he couldn't explain. He looked down at Jenna who was resting her head on his chest now. He tightens his grip around her. He didn't want anything to happen to her. He wanted to protect her more than ever. Even if she was holding onto this baby he couldn't help but feel closer to Jenna.

Jenna and Ichigo walked hand in hand from the park. They were heading to their movie date. The movie wasn't as exciting as Ichigo thought it would be but, Jenna was really into it. As long as she enjoyed herself he didn't mind the lameness of the movie. When the movie finally came to an end they went to the grocery store. There they ran into Grimmjow and Orihime. "What are you two doing here?" Grimmjow asked snarling at Ichigo. "We came to pick up some food…what are you two doing here?" Ichigo ask returning the snarling. While the two guys continued to snarl at each other Jenna and Orihime walked around the store picking up items. "So what are you two doing here?" Jenna asked. Orihime blushed. "W-Well I was out shopping and I just happen to run into Grimmjow. I guess he didn't like the fact that I was going by myself so he tagged along."

Jenna looked at Orihime and her face turned redder. "Hmm…okay I guess that's okay." Orihime sighed in relief. "So how is your day going?" she asked. Jenna smiled. "Well we went to the doctor and got to see what the baby would look like. He said it was still hard to tell the gender. Then we went to the park and just kind of sat there and just enjoyed each other company." Jenna smiled lightly. "The movie he took us to was kind of lame but I enjoyed it simply because I was with Ichigo." She and Orihime laughed together. "He was never really good at picking movies." They shared another laugh together. Ichigo and Grimmjow walked towards them still glaring at each other.

"What's so funny?" Grimmjow says pinching Orihime's cheeks. "O-ow nothing! Me and Jenna were just talking about something funny!" she says. "I got that much so what was so funny!" He says pulling her cheeks harder. Jenna laughed. "You two make a cute couple." Orihime and Grimmjow blushed and moved away from each other. "Don't be an idiot. I couldn't date an idiot like her." Grimmjow said turning away. "Yeah, I mean who would want to date a clumsy idiot like me…I'm all too bright either and I am not even his type so…" Grimmjow pinched her cheek. "What are you talking about? You are my type and what did I tell you about putting yourself down all the time! How do you expect to get a boyfriend with all that low self-confidence?" Orihime blushed.

Grimmjow rubbed the space between his eyes. "Let's just finish shopping. You said you were cooking right. Well I'm hungry." Orihime nodded. "I got all the things I need so let's head back." Grimmjow put his hands in his pockets and started to walk away. "Enjoy the rest of your date Jenna!" Orihime said as she raced to catch up to Grimmjow. "Yeah, you enjoy your date to!" Ichigo called out. Grimmjow blushed and stuck his middle finger up. Jenna and Ichigo laughed. "Well now that the newly couple is gone, what should we have for our dinner tonight?" Jenna looked around. "I want some meat. Like steak!" They looked around and found two steaks. They picked out some veggies and fruits. "Why are we picking up fruits?" Ichigo asked. "I don't know. I feel like eating a lot of pineapples for some reason. Maybe with some peanut butter and pickles. Mmm pickles…" Ichigo couldn't help but laugh. "I hope you grow out of this strange food phase." They laugh together and join hands as they go to pay for the food.

Jenna flipped through the channels as Ichigo cooked in the kitchen. There was a bugs bunny special showing. Jenna found herself watching it deeply. She didn't even notice Ichigo calling her name until he walked in front of the TV. "Jenna the steak is done." Jenna blinked and rubbed her head out of embarrassment. "Sorry I didn't mean to get so into cartoons." Ichigo helped her off the sofa and lead her to the kitchen. Jenna eyes widen in surprised at the scene. There was a red table cloth covering the table with flower buds on it. The lights were dimed as two candles were lit and were giving off a faint sweet smell. A pitcher of what look like wine was sitting in the middle of the table and two wine glasses were half full. The two steak plates were filling the kitchen with a mouthwatering scent.

Ichigo walked Jenna to her seat and pushed it in. He sat across from her. "Oh my Ichigo…how did you do all this so quickly? Where did the flowers and candles come from? Is this wine?" She looked down at her steak. It took her a while to notice that he had also placed a bowl of sliced pineapples beside her plate. Ichigo chuckled. "I had already gotten the flowers and candles yesterday. Don't worry it's not wine it's actually handmade juice I got from a certain shop owner. I tasted it and I figured you would like it. Why don't you give it a try?" Jenna nodded and took a sip from the wine glass. "Wow it's so sweet!" She took another sip. "Mmm." She then took a knife to cut her steak. "Ah, Ichigo…did you already cut my steak?" Ichigo nodded. "Yeah, I didn't want you have to waste your energy on cutting when you could be already eating. Go on and try it." Jenna ate a piece of the steak. It felt like her taste buds were on fire and it exploded such an amazing flavor.

She was so stunned by the amazing taste that she didn't realize that she was simply staring at her plate. "Jenna...Is it that bad?" Ichigo said sounding a little hurt. Jenna, finally realizing what she was doing, slammed her fork down. "No! This is so freaking delicious! I have never tasted such an amazing steak before!" Ichigo was taken back from her sudden outburst and let out a sigh. "I'm happy you like it. Go ahead and eat up." Jenna smiled and went to eating. Ichigo ended up giving his steak to her.

When dinner was over Jenna went upstairs to take a bath. Ichigo was still downstairs cleaning up. She felt bad that she had also eaten his food but, luckily there was still left over from yesterday dinners. Jenna sinks down into the bath water. Today was such an amazing day. Then again spending time with Ichigo always made her day amazing. He had been so understanding with this situation. She wishes this day would last forever but even she knew that all things must come to an end. All she could hope for was that she would one day find the answers she was seeking and having a healthy birth if possible. She rubbed her belly. She also knew that even if it was possible, having this child is going to cause complication. For all she knew she was still being hunted and her and the child's life was still in danger. Jenna got out the tub and wrapped herself in her bathrobe. The conversation with the commander from the other day pop into her mind. What if this was her last normal day she would get to have. She looks down sadly. What if in the end she was going to die along with the child. She felt tears coming to her eyes. She didn't want to die and leave Ichigo alone but she didn't want to sacrifice such an innocent life. Jenna sat on the bed as the tears leaked from her eyes. Her body started to shake. What would she do if she truly had to choose between her life and the baby's life? She put her hands over her face and started to cry softly.

As she cried she felt something cold wrap around her. She looked down to see two pale arms around her waist. She looked up to see Ulquiorra in his human form. "Crying isn't fit for you." Jenna pulled away and stood up. Ulquiorra was wearing a brown cloth that covered his entire body. "I hate seeing you cry…" Jenna wiped the tears from her eyes. "How long have you been…" "I am always here. Watching you." Ulquiorra says. It made a weird chill run up and down Jenna's spine. "Ulquiorra…may I ask a question?" Ulquiorra nodded. "…Am I going to die?" Ulquiorra said nothing at first. He then got up and walked up to her. He placed a hand on her stomach. "As long as I am here beside you…you will not die. I won't let you die…I promise to protect you…as long as I can." Jenna frowned a bit. "What do you mean by that? Are you going somewhere?" Ulquiorra rubbed her cheek. "All will be explained soon. Until then don't cry anymore. It's your smile that has kept me going all these years."

Jenna looked into Ulquiorra's eyes. They were cold and empty so how come his words seemed so warm? Jenna nodded and smiled lightly. "Thank you for always being here for me. I still have so many questions but, I'll trust that you will help me figure them out right?" Ulquiorra nodded. He then looked towards the window. "Jenna…be wary of your surroundings. All may not appear what it seems." Once again Jenna frowned at his words but before she could ask he was already disappearing. The moment he left Ichigo open the door. He noticed the dry tears on Jenna's face. He walked up to her and pulled her into a hug. Jenna buried her head into his chest. Her body started to tremble. Ichigo could slightly here her cries. "Jenna." He tightens his grip around her. "It's okay Jenna. You don't have to cry by yourself anymore. I'm always here okay?" He felt her nodding in his chest. "How about we go on a picnic next week. We can invite everyone if you like." She nodded in his chest again. Ichigo held Jenna until he heard her finally stop crying. He felt her body go a bit limp. He picked her up bridal style and placed her on the bed. He covered her up and wiped the tears from her eyes. He looks over and notice the open window. Walking over to it he looks out to see a faint shadow floating in the air. It was faint but he could feel Ulquiorra nearby. He frowned and closed the window.

Nearby at the park Ulquiorra was standing on the hill by a lone tree. He closed his eyes reached out to touch it. "It seems like we both are running out of time…" The wind blew lightly as Ulquiorra placed his forehead on the tree. "Your spiritual pressure looks disgusting." Ulquiorra's eyes snapped open and turns around. His eyes narrow and turn yellow. "What are you doing here?" Blue hair blows into the wind and a wide smirk is shown on his face. "I am not sure why but I just got this gut feeling…To kill you…"