Assassins Journey For Forgiveness

Sitting around the dining table in our small apartment with Suì-Fēng, Pschent, Xane, Alopeke, and mom, I drank some sweet tea with my breakfast. Can't really deny this reminds me of the times I had meals with my men before some never came back. Soon no one remained of my men then I guess with Xane's death our old battalion ceased existing. Shaking my head I bite mom's finger as she tries poking me causing her to jerk her hand away.

"You don't bite your mother!"

Looking at her I chuckled, sticking my tongue out at her playfully getting a snicker from Xane and Alopeke. Pschent leaned back in her seat eating some Captain Crunch cereal with a chuckle. Suì-Fēng was watching us with a small smile as she ate some toast and eggs.

"Really? No one jumped to my defense?"

"Then don't go poking everyone suddenly mom, then maybe just maybe you'd have someone."

"Fuck you…."

Chuckling at my mother's pout as she ate her breakfast I picked up a file a Onmitsukidō operative delivered this morning. Aizen was being rather docile so far but they've found an unnatural amount of spiritual energy here. They found the cause and it's one Ichigo Kurosaki, son of Captain Shiba who has been missing for a few years. Humming a little in thought I read the reports about the kid and got to say he's close to becoming Hollow bait.

That's when my mother seeing the reports chimed in dropping a bomb on me. Pschent also hacked up some of her breakfast at the sudden news given she was involved. My mom's look was utterly smug, fucking Nazi I'll get you back for this. Though I can't really be mad at her, she's my mom and frankly such things are her job.

"Oh? Ichigo Kurosaki? Don't you and Pschent go to school with him?"

Our rather incredibly confused scowls made her just cackle in glee before she explained the situation.

"Karakura High School, you'll both be attending there while you're staying here. I already got permission from Pschent's parents as well. Given you two will possibly never dress right though I told the school that you'd at least dress nicely. It was hard getting them to agree but they did eventually with some mind altering Kidō help. By the way, school starts in two hours."

""We've been had.""

"At least I'll get to wear my usual stuff, mostly my boots."

"Fuck I'll have to actually think instead of beating something down…."

Suì-Fēng hearing our banter choked a little but gave us a laugh which we did aim for. Eventually though we got through with breakfast and saw her off back to the Gotei 13. Looking at prepared school books I looked at my mother. A blank look on my face.

"I've been through this before is this fucking needed?"

"Shut up and go to school, you still have to get a degree in this world for jobs."

Sighing I shove the books into a military go bag and looked at Pschent. She dreaded this but actually seemed pretty interested in Human schooling. For first impressions she actually chose a mix of an Egyptian, American, and Japanese style. It was honestly very nice looking on her given she wore an Egyptian style of casual clothes that spoke of her heritage, a leather jacket with embarrassingly a Wendigo skull surrounded by Egyptian writing saying essentially "I love me some tasty 'meat' but don't touch my prey", with an interesting choice for a bag. Because it's fucking Alucard on it, she went with an anime bag saying "Eh close enough for Japanese."

Yet it honestly all spoke her personality rather clearly. So yeah it looked good on her given it shows off her personality. I'm just in a purple dress shirt, with a black and purple striped necktie hanging around my neck untied, steel toed combat boots, black dress pants with chains hanging off them as a longer chain acted a my belt, fingerless gloves that give a good grip, and a black duster that has armor segments hidden in it.

"We look like fucking thugs about to mug someone."

"Maybe, okay you do honestly I on the other hand look cool my Zōg."

"You like a biker's daughter."

"Point taken."

Our banter had gotten a few students' attention but when a brown haired teen came out of nowhere. Down on a knee with a hand stretched out then started speaking nonsense and flirting we both sorta just reacted automatically.

"A new fair maiden! My name is Keigo Asano, and I want to know if you'd-"

Pschent kicked him in the face and I kicked his stomach sending the teen flying backwards. Our words shocked those around us with Keigo raising a fist up and giving a thumbs up before weakly talking.

"Only my Zōg may ask anything personal as we are married and expecting."

"You don't just hit on someone out of nowhere especially when they are wearing a wedding ring."

"Fair point… I'm sorry for that…"

Wait… Keigo… Keigo… ah that flirty but cheerful one from the books I would scrounge up during the war. They were a bit crispy but still good to read. Looking at the teen I walked over and lifted him up by grabbing his arms hauling him onto his feet. He seemed surprised by this but smiled widely after thinking about it. Shaking my head I headed off once more with my caitten after me just now joined by Keigo.

"So you two are married? That's actually surprising given your ages."

Pschent, hearing the question, looked quite startled at the rather innocent question. She answered a little too bluntly but the happiness in her voice made Keigo grin. I just blew out a small chuckling sigh at how easily she got caught off by the teens' question.

"Ah, we're actually married to another as well…. How it all happened was rather strange but I'm glad honestly that it happened. We are quite close and help each other in our own ways. My Zōg is quite numb and spastic to suddenly attacking if the right conditions are met. But me and our Záwga help keep him calm, and not so trigger happy as he gets used to emotions again besides rage and neutrality.

I'm a berserker when mad and can be quite air-headedly uncaring about things that it's frightening to many, so the fact the two are willing to love me and openly enjoy my company, makes me excited yet scared to hurt them. Our Záwga is a stick in the mud but she is lightening up and openly banters with people at times. Yet still so shy with showing affection as if it's a deathmatch with swords. Add the kids on the way and while my Zōg and Záwga may not be great with kids off the bat or show affection that openly, they'll try in their own way for the little ones."

Her answer makes the teen look at me with rather a mixed bag of emotions, but mostly respect in a way. As he seems to consider Pschent's answer and his smile becomes softer as he shakes his head chuckling.

"Man I messed up, I'm sorry for what I did that was pretty disrespectful to have done to you both. You two look like you're not from Japan though where are you from?"

"I'm from America but I moved here basically when I was born."

"I'm from Egypt, I met my Zōg and Záwga in America during a trip. Now I'm currently living with him and his mother while our Záwga is from Japan. She works on the move mostly. Given she is two years older than us both. Hehe it's why I sorta dressed this way to show everyone's origin though I just liked the bag, it's anime so close enough for Japanese style."

Keigo chuckled at our answers with his hands finding their way behind his head. He was pretty relaxed given we both kicked him pretty roughly. His next questions were a surprise though that I almost had either a panic attack or an episode. As memories of conversations with those questions came to mind. So much blood, so many bodies because of me… Pschent though was quick and pulled me into a side hug with a squeeze to center my mind, while snarling out a reply to Keigo.

"So Zero you look like a hitman and the way you walk and stuff reminds me of my uncle who's a soldier. Are you-"

"Cease those questions or I will beat your skull in! You will not remind my Zōg of times best not relieved, understood?"

Keigo screamed like a girl and did a weird defensive posture at the sudden hostility. His head rapidly nodded before she calmed down and stopped glaring at him. He relaxed but smiled weakly knowing he probably stepped on a mine.

"Sorry… went somewhere I shouldn't poke I guess."

We walked in silence for a bit after that but he eventually asked something that made us both think. As it's a fairly good one given we've traded songs about things we like and a song we all seem to like is one called "I'd Come For You" by Nickelback in my previous life. Looking at Pschent we both smiled softly as we surprised him with an impromptu duet, sadly no quartet with Suì-Fēng not here.

""Just one more moment, that's all that's needed,

Like wounded soldiers in need of healing

Time to be honest, this time I'm pleading,

Please don't dwell on it, 'cause I didn't mean it

I can't believe I said I'd lay our love on the ground""

We both chuckled softly as we remember the start of this strange relationship between the three of us.

""But it doesn't matter 'cause I made it up, forgive me now

Everyday I spend away, my soul's inside out,

Gotta be some way that I can make it up to you now, somehow

By now you know that I'd come for you

No one but you, yes, I'd come for you

But only if you told me to

And I'd fight for you""

Wrapping an arm around Pschent's shoulders she leaned into me cackling. I can feel her tail wagging even though it's hidden currently. Her arm wrapped around my waist hugging me as we walked and sang.

""I'd lie, it's true

Give my life for you

You know I'd always come for you

I was blindfolded, but now I'm seeing,

My mind was closing, now I'm believing

I finally know just what it means to let someone in,

To see the side of me that no one does, or ever will""

Keigo and a few others watched us with surprise but the two of us weren't in the state to care. We had a song to sing and Suì-Fēng was currently listening in as our private earpiece line was active not passive now.

""So if you're ever lost and find yourself all alone,

I'd search forever just to bring you home,

Here and now, this I vow

By now you know that I'd come for you

No one but you, yes, I'd come for you""

At this point me and Pschent quietly heard our little assassin sing along under her breath. This caused us both to smirk and get a bit more vocal to tell her we hear her.

"""But only if you told me to

And I'd fight for you

I'd lie, it's true

Give my life for you

You know I'd always come for you

You know I'd always come for you

No matter what gets in my way

As long as there's still life in me

No matter what, remember"""

Stamping my feet at times as we walked, Pschent slapped my stomach. Chuckling at her using me as a fuckin drum I made her squeal by biting an ear playfully. Suì-Fēng guessing what had happened could be heard actually giggling in amusement.

"""You know I'd always come for you

Yes I'd come for you, no one but you,

Yes I'd come for you, but only if you told me to

And I'd fight for you,

I'd lie, it's true

Give my life for you,

You know I'd always come for you

No matter what gets in my way,

As long as there's still life in me"""

Keigo watched us with a broad grin on his face seeing how we are together when doing something like this. If only he knew we're singing this way because all three of us are doing so.

"""No matter what, remember, you know I'd always come for you

I'd crawl across this world for you,

Do anything you want me to

No matter what, remember, you know I'd always come for you

You know I'd always come for you."""

With the end of the song the three of us put a rather somber but affectionate tone to it. Keigo clapped rather excitedly with a few bystanders who had been listening to us sing. The teen was a dumbass but a rather cheerful and friendly one that he's not hard to like. Mock bowing while still holding each other we heard Suì-Fēng say something before the line went passive. Chuckling we glanced at each other until I kissed the top of Pschent's head causing her to squeak in surprise.

A rather ditzy orange haired teen ran over to us with excitement in her steps. Keigo almost went to flirt with her but stopped with a sighing chuckle. The orange haired teen looked at me and my wife rather excitedly, her eyes shining.

"That was amazing! You two looked so cute together! Are you dating?! Ah! I'm Orihime Inoue, to meet you!"

"Zero Carrion, this is my wife Pschent Arrow-Anubis."

"Nice to meet you bubbly one."

"Keigo Asano, nice to meet you Orihime, you look pretty cute by the way, with how you acted and look."

Orihime blushed at our comments but the girl was quite social with how she acted with us. But she ran off after a friend later on as we reached the school with Keigo in tow. We did spot one Ichigo Kurosaki on the way though and he was bandaging his nose. Guess the fight bit of the report was pretty accurate regarding him. As we entered the school we did gather a lot of attention given our non-uniform appearance.

But things were pretty alright and we surprisingly were in the same class as Ichigo, Orihime, and Keigo. Seeing us enter the class room Orihime rather excitedly dragged us to sit near her. It was amusing watching her animatedly talk about us with her friend. Setting my bag by my desk I pulled "To Kill a Mockingbird" from my bag as it's a good book. Pschent liked it when I read aloud though, given that she was seated right next to me and saw the book.

I could practically hear her ears shoot up as she gave me a look silently asking me to read. Chuckling slowly I read quietly to my hyperactive wife for a bit till Orihime noticed we weren't paying attention. She and her friend smiled at us from the edge of my sightlines, seeing Pschent leaning on me and watching as I read to her. There were others who found the sight interesting and such Keigo though did something rather unexpected.

He grabbed a rather very interested person next to him and slammed his head into a desk. Hissing out words I had almost missed while reading to my wife who was relaxing against me. The action seemed to have surprised several people but his words were an extremely kind gesture.

"Dude, it's not cool to say that about someone's wife, who will bench press you like a twig if you said any of that to them. Especially if said person is pregnant as pregnant women are fucking bipolar."

A VERY non-Japanese looking teen who was probably Hispanic? Nodded silently in the background before seeming to decide something and come over to us. He stood there almost imposingly to a normal person but he was pretty shy currently. He stretched out a hand and spoke as softly as possible. Smirking, I set the book down, taking his hand and shaking it. Pschent did so as well but more lazily given she was comfortable currently.

"Yasutora Sado, you can call me Chado though…. You both look great together."

"Zero Carrion, thanks she can be a handful but my little berserking caitten is just fine how she is."

"Pschent Arrow-Anubis, you want to ask about if we're married and if I'm pregnant for real don't you?"

Sado simply nodded but smiled faintly seeing us being pretty relaxed with him. Pschent though grinned like a savage with a glint to her eyes.

"We're married but our Záwga is working while on the road so she's not a student. As for being pregnant I am carrying triplets so I can be VERY moody and protective."

Sado tilted his head at the mention of Suì-Fēng so I threw him a bone there.

"Záwga is Egyptian for wife, Zōg is husband if you're curious. While we have a wife, she's called Suì-Fēng, she works while on the move as a security guard of sorts. She carrying a kid as well but mostly because someone egged such a thing on."

Pschent just snickered at my side remark about her. Orihime was squealing with her friend processing that bit, Sado blinked but nodded. His smile grew just a bit.

"I see, I hope it works out for you three. Kids are tiring to raise. I would know, if you need help I'd be happy to help."

Blinking at this I nodded at him but Pschent was looking at him pretty surprised. Till she basically dragged the teen down over the desk in a hug.

"Thank you for the offer! Hehehe I'll probably need it given my Zōg and Záwga are not really going to be much help in the beginning. Given they are bad with kids since they tend to scare them."

The fact she dragged him down like that startled him but he eventually started chuckling. Hugging her back lightly before standing back up she released him from her grasp. Sado shook his head with a light hearted smile before heading back to his seat.

"She's pretty strong…."

"See! If she can manhandle Sado she'd bench press you!"

Orihime's and Keigo's remarks were amusing and very true, since Pschent has fucking manhandle a thirty feet tall Hollow like a rag doll.