Author's note: Sorry if I'm bouncing around a bit. I'm running on about five hours of sleep a night. It's hard to concentrate on anything for very long.

"Hey, look at that!"

Juushiro panted softly, trying not to move. His best friend, Kyoraku Shunsui, had not been so mindful. He was unconscious now and Juushiro only hoped he wasn't going to die. From the hot blood that was running down his side, he very well might.

"Oh my gosh that looks painful." Juushiro tried to look up through foggy eyes. To his slight horror, he saw two bony heads looking down at him. "Should we do something?" That was voice was high in timber and sounded concerned. Juushiro was vaguely surprised that a hollow would feel compassion for them.

"Like what?" The other voice was a lovely contralto, warm and fuzzy. It was also more practical than the soprano. "They're just a couple of shinigami. And besides, we'd kill ourselves getting them out of there." Juushiro was afraid that was true. The horrible crystalline trap they'd accidentally fallen into was, well, horrible. His whole body felt lacerated.

"Please." He managed to call to them, his voice a fading rasp. "Please… help us…" He saw the two hollows exchange a glance.

"Maybe if we go down from the left?" The soprano suggested after a moment and the contralto voice sighed.

"I don't know… maybe if we're careful. But they're buried so deep now, the damned things must have shifted. Not even papi can break those wretched things without hurting himself." She said and there was a pause. "Stop looking at me like that! What do you want them for anyway? There's easier meals to be had."

"…I want to fuck a shinigami!" The soprano suddenly said and Juushiro would have choked if hadn't been so desperately trying not to move. Right now, he thought he would be more than willing to have sex with a hollow if it would just save his and Shunsui's lives. "I've never done that! Papi has, remember? I want to see what it's like!" There was a moment of silence from the other.

"You just got my attention. Let's do this." There was a small shower of rocks and Juushiro felt some cautious hope. Maybe, just maybe, they would get out of this alive.

He couldn't really see what the two hollows were doing but he heard plenty of dainty, feminine curses. 'Poop' seemed to be a favorite. So did 'fig' and 'waffledanger', which was not something he'd ever heard before. Finally, though, he was being gently eased out of his crystalline prison. That action left more horrible scores on his back but he was still unutterably grateful.

"This one's in deeper." The contralto voice said and Juushiro turned desperately to look at Shunsui. "Is he even alive?"

"I'll crawl in to get him." The soprano was determined and Juushiro saw she was a hollow covered in blueish bone. It shaded to white on her joints and chest. Her face was uncovered except for a band of bone across her chin and another on her forehead. He couldn't see much of her face but the hair behind her was as white as his own and looked silky smooth. As she crawled into the crystals he saw she had a white, silky tail and her feet were hooves. She seemed to be a horse type hollow.

"Oh be careful." The other urged and he turned his head to look at her. Her bone was reddish, shading to white in the same way as her sister. Instead of a small band of bone, though, she had a full face mask decorated with a few slashes of red on her forehead. Bright blue eyes looked out at him and her hair was a gorgeous, cornflower gold. "Those crystals are vicious. However did you end up in there?"

"We – we were just walking over the ground. Using shunpo." He said, feeling faint. The vasto lorde began ripping up a bit of his clothing for bandages, which was helpful. Juushiro didn't have the strength to stop the bleeding himself. "Suddenly we were knocked out of it and the ground caved in…" He'd never experienced anything like it. The female nodded sympathetically.

"You wouldn't know. The ground here is so very treacherous. I'll show you later but we have a safe path marked out. Those crystals, they warp any energy near them. They'll knock you out of sonido and disable hierro and the horrible things are razor sharp!" She shuddered dramatically and he nodded, closing his eyes. He'd definitely noticed. "Vasto lorde have died on them before. Papi taught us about them and showed us a way to scout them, I'll show you that too. But what are you doing here?"

"Trying to find information…" Juushiro sighed softly. It seemed like a stupid thing to send two taichou for, but when they'd sent some seated officers they hadn't come back. He'd volunteered to go look and then Shunsui had tagged along, leaving Nanao to handle his Division. "Aizen put an observation base in the mountains. We need to retrieve whatever he kept there." He explained and the hollow giggled, to his surprise.

"You can try! But when we heard Aizen was gone, all the vasto lorde came back to the mountains." She said and Juushiro stared. All? They had always thought the super powerful hollows were incredibly rare, which was why Aizen had only found a few for his forces. "That thing got done over first thing! You might find something we missed but I doubt it."

"Got him!" They both looked over at that triumphant cry. The blue and white hollow was dragging Shunsui out of the crystal patch and Juushiro's heart clenched at the massive blood trail he was leaving behind. "…I'm afraid he might be dead." She said and he gasped, pulling himself up despite the agony in his body.

"No! He can't be. Shunsui…!" The red hollow gripped him, but to help, not hinder. He gripped her arm as he sank down beside the limp body of his best friend. Shunsui was so pale and still. Frantically reaching out with his hands and power, Juushiro found a pulse of life. But it was thready and weak, quickly failing with every beat of his heart. Summoning healing power, he gasped as he felt that heart falter. "No…!"

But his zanpakuto's power was both water and lightning. As the two hollows worked to staunch the worst of the bleeding, with both hands and something almost like kido, Juushiro summoned his shikai. As Shunsui's heart stuttered and stopped, he used a touch of their power to force that failing organ to beat. His best friend's body jolted at that power and one of the hollows cursed, but he ignored them, his eyes fixed on the body in front of him. He had to save Shunsui. He had to!

He did. It took a while but he sobbed as he felt that heartbeat steady, the pulse of life under his hands growing stronger. The hollows had a lot to do with it too… their healing power was not anything near to Unohana's, but it was enough.

"That was tough. Is he going to live now, do you think?" The blue one said uncertainly as the red one shrugged.

"If he doesn't get infected he'll be fine. But he's not going to be going anywhere under his own power for a while, that's for sure." She said practically and Juushiro swallowed, looking at them again. He tried to evaluate their power and winced. They weren't as strong as he and Shunsui… when they were well. At the moment, Shunsui was unconscious and he was badly drained. He would have no hope of success against them. "Didn't you bring any food?" She asked and Juushiro looked into the crystals. "Oh. Right."

"We can feed them on our own reiatsu if we have to!" The blue one said and the red one made a small, uncertain sound. Juushiro frowned, wondering how that would work. They were hollows… but they were vasto lorde, the final itineration of hollow evolution. "Or we can go to Soul Society or the Living world and steal some food for them."

"I like that better. Can we move this one? Nevermind, we have to." The red one said before looking at him assessingly. "Can you walk? If you can't we'll need to make two trips."

"I…" Juushiro considered his physical condition for a moment before coming to a disagreeable conclusion. "I can't. I'm sorry." He said faintly, wishing he could pass out. He was still in immense pain. Hands touched him and he sighed as he felt a gentle healing infusion. It felt good, even coming from a hollow.

"Hmm. I'll stay here with this one while you get him to the den. Then when he's safe you can come back and help me with this one." The red one said and the blue one nodded. Juushiro really looked at her face, for the first time. She had very fine, aristocratic features. Her skin and hair were both dead white and her eyes were black and gold. She knelt beside him and he blinked stupidly at her for a moment before realizing what she was offering. He gingerly gripped her and she lifted him up easily, carrying him piggyback. Then she took off in a burst of sonido. He closed his eyes, letting it happen. He had nothing left to resist with.

The vasto lorde brought him to her den, which was a cave in the stone. He was going to collapse on the cold stone floor, but she gently chivvied him into a side cavern. That place actually had blankets, old and worn and oddly comfortable, despite the strong hollow scent. Juushiro fell into them and was hardly aware of it as the hollow left.

His body was spent. There was nothing more to give.

When he woke up again he was rather puzzled.

He was warm and comfortable, but Juushiro instantly knew he was not in his bed. No, he was somewhere else. There was something warm yet unyielding behind him and a very familiar scent in front of him…

The second was what truly woke him. Juushiro had dreamed about sleeping with Shunsui and waking to that warm, slightly spicy, very masculine scent. But until this moment it had never happened. He opened his eyes and saw Kyoraku's face in profile, his mouth slightly open as he snored lightly. Juushiro smiled, tears building in his eyes. His best friend was very definitely alive. He could feel the strong pulse of his reiatsu and reached out to gently touch his hand. The snore stuttered and grey eyes opened, blinking for a moment for the head turned to look at him.

"Oh, Juu." Shunsui's voice was soft and a touch raspy, no doubt from the pain he'd suffered. "Are you alright?" He asked and Juushiro smiled at him, gently squeezing his hand.

"I'm fine. How are you?" He asked and Shunsui swallowed before reaching for something. It was a small cup of some kind of liquid, up above his head. He took a small sip before offering it to him. Juushiro accepted the cup and took a drink, finding it was water. Vaguely, he wondered where it had come from. Hueco Mundo had no water and their supplies had been utterly ruined.

"Well enough, considering I think I've been hurt less by my worst enemies." His best friend said with a chuckle and Juushiro couldn't help but smile. It was too true, those crystals had very nearly done his friend in. "What's this I hear about you promising our sexual favors to a pair of hollows?" He said and Juushiro's eyes widened.

"I never said we would!" He defended himself as Shunsui smiled, looking a touch bemused. "…I just didn't say we wouldn't." He hadn't been dumb enough to refuse, given the situation they were in. Shunsui laughed softly.

"I don't think we'll be able to get out of it, Juu. They're both very strong. And did you notice they have no holes?" He asked and Juushiro blinked. He hadn't noticed that at all. "Apparently, they were born."

"What?" He asked, surprised. He'd never heard of such a thing. "Hollows can breed?" That… was worrisome.

"Apparently. And – ah." Juushiro felt something move behind him and suddenly realized what the warm yet hard thing behind him was. He turned his head to look over his shoulder and saw the face of the blue and white female. She yawned, blinking at him.

"Oh, you're both awake. I don't think I ever told you, but I'm Dulce. It means sweet." She said to him with a smile that was sweet and flirtatious. Juushiro swallowed, feeling more apprehension than anything. Not because she was a hollow, but because she was female. His last time with a woman had not been a stunning success. "My sister is Amargo. It means bitter." Juushiro glanced at Shunsui. From the smile on his face, he'd already known that. He must have woken up earlier and spoken to them.

"…Why are you so interested in mating with a pair of shinigami?" He asked and she giggled, stroking his cheek. That made him blush, particularly when Shunsui chuckled.

"Forward, aren't you? I like that." She cooed and he blushed even more, feeling like he could nosebleed at any moment. "Our papi took a shinigami woman as a mate for a while, we're interested to see if it's any different. And we want to make some pups if we can." She said cheerfully and Juushiro choked at the thought.

"Ah, I doubt it's possible. After all, you are hollows." Shunsui said easily and a warm, sleepy voice spoke from behind him.

"The spider woman thought it could happen. She used protection with papi, since she wasn't ready for a pup just then. He said he was a bit sad about that but couldn't fault her logic." Juushiro turned his head to see that Amargo had very carefully rested her cheek on Shunsui's shoulder. He was smiling down at her in a way that seemed a bit too familiar for Juushiro's peace of mind.

"Why would your father mate with a shinigami woman? And why would she mate with him?" Shunsui asked and Amargo lifted her head. It was impossible to tell her expression behind her mask of bone, but Juushiro had a strange feeling that she was smiling. Her golden hair was spread out behind her like a wave and he noticed she had the same tail and hooves as her sister.

"Well, she mated with him because she wanted a powerful minion. And he mated with her because he was young and stupid." Amargo said with a throaty laugh and Juushiro blinked. "How did he put it, Dulce?"

"Let's see if I can get this right… 'I was young and foolish and ruled by my cock. A beautiful female in distress, an epic quest for glory and all the sex I could ask for… what young male could say no?'" She said, imitating a male voice. Juushiro had no idea if it sounded like her father but it did sound very masculine. Shunsui laughed, amused.

"That does sound like a young man." He agreed and the female behind Juushiro giggled. "But I am not young, nor is Juushiro. I don't really know if I care to satisfy you." He said bluntly and the two vasto lorde looked at each other for a moment before returning his bluntness.

"Then we will eat you. It shouldn't be hard, as weakened as the two of you are." Amargo said with hollow callousness. Juushiro swallowed as Shunsui frowned. Then Dulce spoke, sounding a bit apologetic.

"I'm sorry but if we can't have sex then you're food. You can't stay so you can't be fraccion. What else can you be to us?" She asked and Juushiro couldn't think of an answer. Shunsui smiled before asking a question.

"Perhaps you could nurse us to health and let us go as a good deed?" He suggested and there was silence from the two hollows before they suddenly broke into girlish laughter. "Ah. I suggested something rather silly, did I?"

"Y-Yes. This is Hueco Mundo! Good deed?" Dulce wheezed a little with the force of her laughter. "Isn't that something from the stories papi told us as pups?"

"Yes, it's mythical." Amargo agreed. "Like that story with the thorn and the lions' foot. It doesn't happen in real life. Well, unless you meet an adjuchas who's really cracked I guess." She added thoughtfully before looking at Shunsui. "But we're not cracked and we're not doing… good deeds. If you're not interested in fucking us, let us know soon so we can eat you. I'm a bit peckish for something." She eyed him thoughtfully and the look in those bright blue eyes suddenly struck Juushiro as hungry. "But I could have something else." That hunger melted into heat and despite his reluctance, Juushiro was glad to see the change.

"Ah, well. Be eaten or satisfy two beautiful women… I think I know which I prefer!" Shunsui said cheerfully and Juushiro swallowed, deeply concerned about his performance. Would the hollows eat him if he couldn't…? Then there was a hand on him and he realized he was about to find out.

A beautiful, warm and musky smell began to fill the air. Some kind of natural pheromone? Whatever it was, it was not enough to arouse him. Juushiro tried though, he honestly did. He closed his eyes and envisioned the last man he'd had sex with. It had been so long ago… he could feel his cock beginning to harden as a warm tongue suddenly swiped it. He gasped, his eyes flying open, but that destroyed the illusion. The hollow paused in what she was doing as she registered his trouble.

"What's wrong? This isn't because I'm a hollow, is it? Your friend isn't having problems." She glanced at Shunsui. Amargo was sucking him off, as he gripped her golden hair. To Juushiro's shock, he saw that the bone had partly melted from her face, revealing very full lips and just a hint of jaw. Did these two have some control over their bone? It looked like they did. Then he flushed as he saw the turgid length those lips were encasing, the look on Shunsui's face as he was given a very accomplished blow job. His own breathing shortened and he felt his body react as he looked on his best friend in the throes of passion. "….Ohhhh. It's like that. You like boys, don't you? And you like him." She whispered in his ear and he blushed furiously. That question was entirely too accurate. "That's fine. We can both fuck him while you watch, and then… maybe I'll help you have him." She purred in his ear and Juushiro swallowed, wondering how she planned to do that. And did he want her to? Some horrible, desperate part of him certainly did.

What happened next was impressive. Juushiro got to watch as Dulce straddled Kyoraku's face, putting his mouth between her thighs. From the gasps and small cries she made, his tongue was talented. Not that Juushiro would have thought otherwise, given how many lovers Shunsui had had over the years. Amargo let go of his cock so she could move up, gripping the firm flesh carefully in a clawed hand before lowering herself onto that thick piece of meat. Juushiro swallowed hard as he watched that body moving up and down on his best friend's length, claiming him in a way he'd only dreamed of.

The soft moans and the sounds of sex were amazing, but it was the image that his best friend presented that riveted Juushiro's attention to the scene in front of him. Shunsui was enjoying himself, he could see that even with Dulce's body in the way. And the way Amargo was riding him… Juushiro could easily imagine that thick cock inside himself, imagine how it would feel. And he wanted to be there. He swallowed thickly, taking in the languorous expression on Shunsui's face, the heavy lidded gaze he was directing towards the blue vasto lorde. Kami, how he wished it was him receiving that look!

It took quite a while, but the end came as he watched. Dulce was the first to cum, tossing her head back as she gripped Shunsui's hair, her body flexing and trembling as she found her release. Then Amargo found her moment of pleasure and Juushiro could see as Shunsui followed, his eyes tightly closing for a moment as his body jerked in the throes of orgasm. He gasped, realizing his hakama felt far too confining. As Dulce moved off of Shunsui's face he saw a fine line of liquid there, a bit of feminine dew, running into that beard. His best friend licked it away and he swallowed hard at the sight.

"Did you know your friend likes men?" Dulce asked sweetly and Juushiro froze as Shunsui's eyes widened. Not once, in all the thousand years they'd been friends, had he discussed his sexuality with Shunsui. In fact, he'd even gone on a few dates to keep him in the dark. "And did you know he likes you?" Shunsui's head turned and Juushiro couldn't keep his expression under control. No, all the guilt and pain and longing was written all over his face. Shunsui read the truth there as easy as reading a book.

"Oh kami. Juu, do you really?" He said, his voice shocked yet surprisingly warm. Juushiro hesitated before nodding. "Why didn't you say something?" He pushed himself up, wincing at his half healed injuries. Dulce helped him a bit as he knelt beside his fellow taichou. Juushiro felt his breathing come short as he met those grey eyes, so close to his own. "Why Juu?" Shunsui's hand reached out to stroke his cheek and he swallowed before managing to speak.

"I – I couldn't jeopardize our friendship." He said huskily, meeting his best friend's eyes. The look there was… disappointed? "I care for you too much. Please Shunsui, just be my friend. That's all I want." Well, that wasn't true. He wanted more but he was resigned to not having it. Shunsui's lips twisted slightly before he spoke.

"Would it surprise you to know I have had a male lover or two in my day?" He said and Juushiro really was surprised. He flushed as Shunsui laughed, seeing that on his face. "And I always imagined they were you, before banishing the fantasy. Because I knew you would never be interested." He said softly and Juushiro's eyes widened. "It seems we've both been fools, eh?" He murmured and Juushiro opened his mouth to speak before warm lips sealed over his. Shunsui's lips were warm and a little chapped, still tasting slightly sweet, like the hollow that had ridden him. But Juushiro didn't care in the least. All he wanted was more of his best friend, the man he had secretly loved for almost a thousand years. He melted against Shunsui, just savoring the moment.

Then warm lips tickled him just beneath his ear and Juushiro felt that warm yet hard bone pressing against his back. He still didn't know how the hollows intended to do this but he knew they wanted him, not just Shunsui. Shunsui lifted his head with a slightly puzzled look and Amargo nuzzled him from behind before she explained.

"It's not the first time we've had a male like that. You take him while he takes my sister. I'll watch." She purred and Shunsui's lips curved into a smile that seemed full of promises to the stunned Juushiro. Could that really…? But it probably would. How could he not be aroused with Shunsui making love to him?

"A good idea. If you don't mind, Juu?" He asked, grey eyes meeting brown for a moment. Juushiro took a deep breath before nodding.

"That would be fine." In fact, he was rather looking forward to it. Something he had longed for, for so long… he didn't really care if these female hollows were involved. It was still a dream come true. And that was how he ended up on top of Dulce, gently kissing her as Shunsui tried to open him up. It was slightly painful, they didn't have any lubrication… or so he thought.

"You need something to make that smoother. Use this." Amargo suggested, her tone warm and insinuating. Juushiro looked over and blushed as he saw she was touching her sex, spreading the dewy lips. There was plenty of her own natural lubrication, as well as Shunsui's semen there. He laughed and gently spread those lips, gathering up the fluid as Juushiro blushed furiously. He wasn't a virgin but his best friend and these hollows were making him feel like it. Then Shunsui's hand was back at his opening and he groaned softly. It did feel much better now, with far more than spit to help those big fingers spread him open.

"Shunsui…" He murmured, hiding his face in Dulce's hair. She giggled, nuzzling him playfully. "Oh kami." He gasped as those fingers found his prostate, lovingly stroking that sensitive spot. Then warm lips kissed his neck, whiskers rubbing against his skin. That was pure heaven. Shunsui was really doing this to him.

"Are you ready Juu?" He sounded so concerned. Juushiro nodded before adjusting himself. Dulce helped him, aligning her body with him. Normally he wasn't attracted to women and that hadn't changed, but with Shunsui inside him… yes, he could do this, and enjoy it. His breathing quickened with anticipation.

The feeling of Shunsui entering his body was beyond compare. Juushiro gasped as his body fought to accommodate his friend's girth. He wasn't a virgin but he hadn't experienced this for quite some time. Shunsui's gasp in his ear made him tremble with need. The feel of his best friend inside him, the man he'd longed for, for so long… then Shunsui thrust into him deeply and Juushiro cried out as his body was pushed into Dulce's. The wet heat surrounding him, the feel of that hard length inside him… he'd never experienced a threesome before in his life but suddenly, Juushiro saw the charm.

He closed his eyes, just enjoying the experience as Shunsui rode him and he rode the hollow in turn. Dulce was panting, her body so hard yet yielding beneath him. Juushiro opened his eyes to see she was touching herself. The bone on her nipples had vanished, revealing the shockingly white skin. Lowering his face, he took one of those pert little nubs into his mouth, rolling the firm flesh against his tongue. The vasto lorde gasped, her head falling back as her eyes closed for a moment, an expression of bliss on her face. That combined with the feel of Shunsui's powerful body behind him, filling him, the wonderful scent of his best friend. Warm lips caressed his throat and Juushiro whimpered, tormented in front and behind.

Hands, both bone covered and exquisitely careful, and warm and alive, explored his body as he came closer and closer, the pleasure building in his loins. Juushiro was vaguely aware that he was gasping Shunsui's name, saying things he really shouldn't, but he just couldn't care. All that mattered was this transcendent moment in time.

The moment came to an end in a wave of pleasure, deep and intense. Juushiro's eyes were wide and unseeing as he felt the hollow under him cry out, her insides tightening sharply around him. But what really held him was the feel of Shunsui inside him, taking him harder and faster before he cried out, his voice rising in a ragged shout. Juushiro felt intense satisfaction that the sound was for him, not some random girl of the night. No, this was for him.

"That looked like fun." Amargo purred and Shunsui looked toward her as Juushiro gasped, feeling like he might faint. "I can't wait for my turn… but not tonight, I think." She said with a soft laugh and Shunsui chuckled.

"No, I'm not a young man. And my injuries…" He pulled away and Juushiro looked up to see the red hollow there, helping him. "Ah, thank you." He murmured and she nodded.

"I understand. You have a long ways to go before you recover. Dulce! No sleeping." She said to her sister as Juushiro pulled away from her. The blue hollow opened her eyes, murmuring something soft and confused. "We need to make a garganta to Soul Society. They need food and water. Up! Up, up up!"

"Ohhh. Right…" She stirred, flopping over a bit before she climbed unsteadily to her feet. "Just sleep. No one would dare come near our den. We're not as scary as our papi but we have a reputation." She said and Shunsui nodded. Juushiro could hardly keep his eyes open, curling up beside his best friend and now lover. He quickly fell asleep, feeling deeply satisfied.