Thank you to everyone who's stuck around to this final chapter :) This is the last official chapter of the Making of Sunshine & Rain. There will be other stories set in this universe but this is the last chapter of this particular story please review if you'd like to see more of this couple and which others you'd like to see in future releases :)

What can i say it's been many years but this fanfic is finally finished. Thank you to all those who read this work. :)

Chapter 8: Celebrating Sunshine & Rain

The wind howled as the deep raps of raindrops fell on the newly remodeled roof of Nue Station. The proud nue affectionately named Zabimaru by the occupants of the restaurant stood protectively outside the establishment warding off evil and offering his divine protection. Droplets of water were racing from his smooth surface over carefully carved ridges and intricate details. A young man stood outside looking at the nue from under his bright yellow umbrella. He turned to his left and then to his right then walked a few feet to the left to look down the street.

Walking up the street was another young man under a light blue umbrella.

The young man under the yellow umbrella waved quickly , "COME ON AME IT'S COLD!" he complained stomping his foot on the wet cement. The gentle tapping of the water on his umbrella was blurred out by the sound of water splashing as his brother approached.

"Mama, niisan." Ame replied as he greeted his brother.

"Don't you there there me ." Haru replied rolling his eyes. "Everyone is waiting."

Ame nodded, " Okay Haru-nii let's go." He said heading back towards the restaurant entrance.

The two looked up at the familiar chiming of a bell and could not help but smile when they were showered with confetti.

"CONGRATULATIONS ON GRADUATING HARUHIKO!"

"CONGRATULATIONS ON GRADUATING AME!"

The two brothers looked at one another and all their friends and family then bowed, "Thank you!"

The two righted and made their way around the room saying hello to everyone.

Takahiro joked with Haruhiko as he assisted his "girlfriend" Sai in removing confetti pieces from the Kuchiki's faux hawk. "To think a yankee like you managed to graduate from such a prestigious high school." He teased chewing on a toothpick and patting his cousin on the back.

Takahiro being an Abarai had decided to attend a technical school after middle school and was now the assistant chef at Nue Station under his parents. He had hated their middle school and was quite the troublemaker always dying his hair and skipping classes to meet up with Sai who'd gone to a different school.

"Well little cousin is a Kuchiki... It's expected even for the yankee member to at least finish high school." Sai replied running his fingers through the close fades on either side of Haruhiko's head, "Are you going to be dying your hair back to brown soon?" He asked as he motioned to the strawberry blonde faux hawk.

"No not now... before I attend K- University sure but not quite yet." Haru replied with a smile sticking out his tongue revealing a piercing.

"Has Uncle seen that yet?" Sai asked curious. He knew already if he had the boy would not still have it.

Haru shook his head, "No way... Chichi would skin me alive if he saw it." He lamented. He had to work so hard just to earn the right to dye his hair and for the right to style it. His father had threatened him, if he did not stay in the top 10 students in his class then he would have to shave all his hair off and when it grew back he would never be able to dye it again. Haruhiko had graduated third in his class.

Sai laughed as he straightened his dress shirt and turned to Takahiro. He offered his boyfriend a spectacular pout and bat his eyelashes just so, "Taka I'm hungry can you make some ramen? I want Tonkotsu Ramen." He asked with a playful smile as he watched Takahiro make an unpleasant face.

"Sai, I've told you a million times this is NOT A RAMEN HOUSE!" He snapped angrily. Throwing his hands up in the air and beginning to pull at his short black spikes. He began mumbling about Raidon, his older brother, and ramen broth.

Raidon was his older brother, who at twenty five was already married with a child and running Kazeshini with their father, Shuuhei. That's why they weren't here. They were busy managing the newest edition to the family's chain of restaurants. The stores included were Nue Station, a family soba shop, Tachikaze, a fine sushi restaurant and for the last five years there had been Kazeshini, another family restaurant similar to Nue Station.

Sai laughed behind his hand, he loved pushing Takahiro's buttons about ramen since he did not really like soba. He bat his eyelashes some more before leaning forward on the bar and kissing Takahiro, "Calm down Taka, I know. How about you make me a Tenshindon instead?"

Suddenly all Takahiro could see was hearts. He ran his hand through his boyfriend's shoulder length black hair. Their kiss getting more heated by the moment, Haruhiko was surprised they hadn't started, oh there was the tongue.

Renji coughed into his hand a few times before swatting Takahiro in the back of the head with a spatula. "I did not raise an exhibitionist in this house." He snapped pulling his son away from Sai by the ear. "Damn Jaegerjaquez and his bad influences..." he cursed as he lead Takahiro into the back kitchen.

Saito chuckled behind his hand as he watched Takahiro get dragged away.

Haru heard the familiar low German curses that meant his Uncle was coming over as well. Haruhiko excused himself just as Ulquiorra made his way to his son. He stole a piece of tempura during his escape.

He looked around and found Ame sitting next to their parents. Such typical Ame, he mused. He made his way over to his parents and found himself taken out by the knees by his little brothers.

"OMG! KUMA, SAKURA!" He snapped as he went down with a thud. He braced himself as he felt a hit in his back, "Ai..." He complained looking up at his parents' eyes clearly saying 'Please save me from these monsters!'

Ichigo chuckled as he looked at his oldest child playfully wiggling around on the floor with his younger siblings.

"WE DON'T WANT ANI TO GO AWAYS!" The two boys shouted as they held onto Haru's legs.

The boy on his left leg was large and burly with short black hair. He was the third born Kuchiki son and their fourth child, Kumahiro Kurosaki. He was very strong for his age and enjoyed wrestling with other boys especially his older brothers and their parents.

The boy on Haru's right leg was thin built like his parents and siblings, except Kuma. His hair was long and chestnut brown just like his aniki's. He had tears in his eyes and was getting them all over his brother's pants as he screamed about Haruhiko leaving home. He was the fifth and youngest of the Kurosaki, his name was Sakurahiro Kurosaki.

"Aniki has to promise not to go then we'll let him up." A cute and demanding voice replied from Haruhiko's back. It belonged to the only female in the house, Aimichiko Kurosaki. She was the third Kuchiki child . She was Sakurahiro's twin sister. She bent over her brother's back her golden eyes blinked at him demandingly from behind her white bangs. She had inherited the albinism that ran in Ichigo's family just like her uncle.

Ame chuckled at his brother, "See this is why I choose to go to school close to home..." he teased getting up and picking up Aimichiko. Her shoulder lenght white hair held back with a yellow and pink flowered headband echoed in contrast to Ame's mid back black hair that was currently held back with white clips shaped like fangs..

She huffed in Ame's arms as Haru got up and shook each of his brother's off, using more effort than necessary to remove Kumahiro.

The moment he sat down the three flagged him again causing his family and friends to laugh. He glared at everyone.

Despite the yankee appearance Haruhiko had been accepted to his Chichi's alma mater, Seretei University's Medical Program. He knew it made Byakuya very proud to send his son to the same place that had taught him so well. It had bothered Haru though since his brother, the one person he'd been with his entire life, had decided not to attend medical school. Instead he was going to pursue law at K-University were their Papa had studied and currently lectured. It was going to be hard to be so far away from Ame but they had promised each other to do their best.

His siblings had taken the news as hard as his parents, though Byakuya was proud of the fact that Haru was going to be leaving the nest was very tough for both of them.

Haru noticed Ichigo and Byakuya were holding hands, his Papa was whispering something to his Chichi making the older man smile. He thought back to when his Papa had told him about the love of his life, he remembered thinking of how amazing that person must have been only to realize years later, that person was his Chichi. He wondered if he would get so lucky. Maybe he should drive a little more recklessly... ?

His musings were interrupted by a familiar voice, Uncle Shiro. "Now now... you guys see each other at home everyday there's no reason to hog them all to yourselves." he teased Ichigo and Byakuya.

Byakuya and Ichigo smiled sheepishly, "If you want to take them feel free..." Ichigo waved off Ame and Haruhiko.

"Don't mind if I do." Shiro replied grabbing Ame and dragging him over to the table he was sitting at with Gerard, Vincent and some of their friends.

Haru huffed, "I feel unloved..." he pouted. His uncle had always had an affinity for Ame. Even when they were small. Uncle Shiro just seemed to favor his little brother. Papa had explained that Shiro was his younger brother so he may favor Ame but he did not love Haru any less.

"Oh don't cry Haru, there's room for you too." Isamu called tapping a chair. His cousin pat the chair and motioned him to come over.

Haru looked up at his parents and the two men waved him away. He smiled at them and headed over to sit with his brother and other family members.

Ichigo turned to Byakuya and smiled at him again, "Are you okay?" He asked gently taking Byakuya's hand in his again.

The older man let out a small sigh. He looked at their sons, the remarkably rebellious looking but extremely obedient and intelligent Haruhiko and across the table was his miraculous Ame who sat calmly listening to the others talk about him and his brother.

There were times Byakuya thought back to those first moments of parenthood when he had been alone in the room with Kisuke. Those first seconds when he saw Kisuke's eyes widen and him announce, "Boy" before promptly clearing Haruhiko's airwaves and the boy letting out shrill cries before being wrapped in a blanket. He remembered the fear that gripped his heart when he felt the second one come and heard the phrase again, "Boy" but no crying. He had sat up and he saw Kisuke working furiously on the boy's chest rubbing it and working hard to clear his airways. It had been the most frightening minute of Byakuya's life, even though he knew the clinical reasons it was different Ame had been his child.

"They grew up well..." Ichigo sat rubbing his thumb over the back of Byakuya's hand. "Now we have to survive these three..." He pointed to the three little heads currently looking at them cutely obviously begging for their parents' tempura. It had been quite a surprise for all of them when Ichigo had gone into labor at home and gave birth to triplets. Two boys and a girl. That was always the thing about hormone therapy it tended to lead to multiples.

"I don't think it will be so bad." Byakuya replied as he fed Ai from his chopsticks and chuckled when Kuma and Sakura opened their mouths too.

"Just like baby birds..." Ichigo muse as he watched his loving husband gently feed each one of their remaining children a piece of tempura.

"Hey me too!" Haru shouted running over and pushing himself in line with his siblings. "AH!"

Byakuya's eyes softened as he fed Haru a piece of kabocha watching the his son smile as he ate it.

"Thanks Chichi!" he said with a smile before getting up and going to speak with some of his friends . A sudden gasp from Haru proved again his friends thought he was an idiot.

Byakuya made a note to speak with Haruhiko later about the shiny metal object in his mouth, but that could wait until after the party.

Eventually the party ended and they piled in the car to head home. Ichigo was happy the rain had let up. It made the ride home a smooth one aside from Byakuya's lecture on Haruhiko's mouth piercing.

Byakuya carried Aimichiko in his arms while Ichigo carried Kuma.

Sakurahiro was clamped onto Haru refusing to let go even after Haru had placed him on his futon.

Ame had gone to take a shower, he had to rinse a surprisingly large amount of cake from his hair, his boyfriend had shown up and things had gotten a little messy after proper introductions with his parents. He was still very upset with his brother for that. He felt Haruhiko was showing off just because he liked girls.

Eventually all settled down in the Kurosaki/Kuchiki household, the twins in their bedrooms, the triplets in their futons and their parents in their bedroom. Byakuya was sitting up reading through some administrative paperwork and listening to Ichigo's soft breathing as the other slept soundly next to him a well worn familiar copy of "War and Peace" sat dogeared not far away.

Byakuya took off his glasses, turned off the light then learned over and kissed Ichigo on the temple before pulling him closer.

Ichigo mumbled a bit in his sleep, "Bebe...?"

"It's nothing..." Bakuya replied kissing the back of Ichigo's neck before drifting off to sleep. He was so happy, this person had given him everything he could ever have wanted and more.

Ichigo turned in Byakuya's embrace and placed his head under Byakuya's chin, "I love you Byakuya..." Ichigo murmured as he returned to sleep thinking of all the good times they'd had over these last 20 years. He would never have wanted to spend it with anyone else. One day he was going to have to seriously thank Shiro and by extension thank Grimmjow. It was thanks to them after all he'd gotten into that accident and met the love of his life. One day, he promised himself he was going to thank them.

Chapter 8: Celebrating Sunshine & Rain (End)