Eighteen Years Ago

Yoruichi hadn't been home in quite some time. Yes, she would come to the Soul Society itself but she'd never actually go to her family's house. Technically she wasn't banished like Kisuke, her parents had made sure of that. As she made her way through the familiar halls she smiled. She wanted to see her mother and father. She'd been told they were in her mother's favorite room for receiving guests. She made it to the door but stopped just outside of it. She saw her parents sitting down. They were talking to a young man, wait she knew him but she couldn't really believe it was him.

"Yoruichi! My daughter! Come inside" Mrs. Shihoin jumped up. She was a small, petite woman but she had amazing strength. Yoruichi had forgotten that until she was enveloped in a hug that almost literally suffocated her.

"Cant breathe" She managed to choke out.

"Sorry dear". Mrs. Shihoin looked very much like her daughter except her hair was shorter.

"Hi Daddy" Yoruichi waved to her father. He smiled. He wasn't a touchy kind of person but anyone could tell he loved his family. He stroked his beard and motioned for her to sit.

"Dear we were just chatting with Byakuya" Mrs. Shihoin said "He visits us from time to time". It finally clicked. She looked at him. He looked at her. He definitely wasn't the same 'Little Byakuya' she'd loved to mess with, he'd grown up. He didn't seem as hotheaded as he used to be.

"Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah" Was all Yoruichi heard from her mom as she gazed at Byakuya who raised an eyebrow at her. Mrs. Shihoin continued talking, oblivious but her husband watched them. He crossed his arms and whispered to himself mostly

"Yoruichi don't go down that path"

Sixteen Years Ago

"KISUKE! Can you fix me something to eat?!" Yoruichi yelled from her bed.

"You just ate your lunch AND mine!" He shouted back from somewhere in the house.

"PLEASE?!"

"OK! Fine!". She rubbed her belly absentmindedly while staring at the wall. Though months after their meeting they tried to deny their attraction, they eventually gave in. She had fallen in love with him and he with her but their situation was complicated. Besides the fact that she helped her best friend escape, she also wasn't really supposed to be in Soul Society which was why she'd always transform into a cat when she went. One of them was always sneaking to see the other. Yoruichi had long ago bought herself a small house. Byakuya would leave Soul Society to see her or she would sneak there to see him. It was dangerous and she knew he felt conflicted; he didn't want to break anymore rules. Many times they would get into arguments; well she would do the arguing while he listened emotionlessly, over if they should end it. She'd gone many times to Kisuke crying about it. He was in fact, besides her family, the only one who'd seen her cry. She didn't want to bring shame to him or his family but then some months ago she found out she was pregnant. It took her a few weeks to get enough courage to tell Byakuya. He hadn't been upset; she'd even seen a brief smile but then reality came back. How would he be able to take care of her and the child without raising suspicion? She groaned as she hit her head against the wall.

"All I found was some soup, you've eaten everything else. I guess Tessai and me will have to go grocery shopping" Kisuke entered the room carrying a tray. He sat in carefully on the bed.

"Kisuke I'm sorry, I know I've been such a pain and I'm keeping you from finishing your shop"

"Not a big deal. You've helped me many times" He smiled "Now eat up before Byakuya-kun gets here. The last thing I need to hear are his comments about how I'm ignoring you"

Ten Years Ago

"They cant do this?! Can they?" Yoruichi shouted. Kisuke sat calmly listening to her rant. Byakuya sat across from him sipping his tea as if he was calm but Kisuke could tell he wasn't. Though it was slight he could see him shaking from anger.

"I'm afraid they can". The elders of the Kuchiki family had found out about Byakuya and Yoruichi's love. At first they only wanted him to stop seeing her until they found out about their now ten year old son. In order to keep further shame, as they put it, from falling over their clan they'd gone to the General who had ordered that Yoruichi be officially banished. She could still sneak there, the General was trusting her family or others to report her if they saw her there. She wasn't worried about that. She was worried about what else he'd ordered. Yamamoto believed the child would endure hardship, being torn between the human world and Soul Society. The Kuchiki's didn't want him, it would only be another remainder of their head's 'mistake'. The Shihoin's did want him but Yamamoto decided it would be easier if his memories were erased and he was placed with a human family. Yoruichi and Byakuya would not be told where. Byakuya was to stay in Soul Society until Yamamoto thought he was fit( over Yoruichi) to go there again. Kisuke suspected there was more to this than the General was saying but for now he kept his thoughts to himself.

"Mom, whats wrong?" A little boy entered the room. He looked like a younger Byakuya except his skin was a little darker and he had his father's dark hair and eyes. He had Yoruichi's personality.

"Tavy come here" She said sadly. During her time in the human world Yoruichi had come to study much of its history, her favorite subject being the Romans. Thus she had named her son after her favorite emperor, Octavius or Tavy as she liked to call him. She pulled him into a hug.

"Sweetie, remember how I said Mommy or Daddy might have to leave for a while?"

"Yes" He mumbled

"Well, we'll stay here but you have to go on a trip"

"What kind? Like the one Uncle Kisuke took me on and almost killed us"

"No" She smiled "Some of Mommy's friends want to take you with them for a while"

"Where am I going?"

"They wanted to keep it a surprise" She kissed his forehead "Always remember your Dad and I love you ok?". The sound of glass shattering filled the room. In Byakuya's anger he'd broken the cup.

"Dad are you alright?" He didn't answer "Mom. Whats really going on? I'm not stupid. That explanation wouldn't even have worked if I was five". Tears started to fill in her eyes. Before she could open her mouth there was a knocking on the door. No one moved to answer it. "Is someone gonna get that?" Tavy asked. When he got no answer he moved to the door himself and opened it before anyone could stop him. Standing there was a pale woman wearing the uniform of a Soul Reaper.

"Its time" She stated.

"Time for what?" Tavy asked.

"That's the friend I was talking about" Yoruichi said.

"Really? She looks weird". The woman grabbed his wrist "Let go!". Byakuya got up and walked over to his son. He knelt down and hugged him "Dad whats going on? Uncle Kisuke why's everyone acting strange?"

"Please don't hurt him" Yoruichi mumbled.

"I wont, you have my promise" As Byakuya stepped away from him the woman hit him, knocking Tavy out. She picked him up and was gone. Yoruichi shut the door then burst into tears, her knees giving out on her. Byakuya caught her before she could fall. He managed to sit against the wall with her cradled in his arms. A few minutes later there was another knock. Kisuke got up to answer it. He was surprised to see two Soul Reapers standing at the door

"Did the General change his mind?" He asked.

"What are you talking about Urahara? We've come to take the boy" One said.

"But that's impossible, you were just here"

"No we weren't. The General assigned only us to the task of obtaining and relocating him. Are you sure it was us?"

"Not exactly you, but you know a Soul Reaper" . The men looked at each other.

"It was not a reaper we gave him to Kisuke" Yoruichi had been listening "Byakuya who the hell did we give our son to?!". In an instant she was placed on the floor as Byakuya raced out of the house to find his only child.

Present

Yoruichi was lying on the bed as she had done each one of her son's birthday since he disappeared. He would've been sixteen years old. She could hear Ichigo and the others talking, probably getting ready to train a little. She sighed. She knew that's what she should be doing. The war was getting closer but today she was in no mood to fight. What she needed was someone to talk to. She had managed to stay away from Byakuya until she'd gone to help rescue Rukia. He had seemed even colder than before if that was possible. Kisuke had been busy lately. She had never really talked to Tessai like that and Ururu and Jinta were too young. She was on the verge of climbing out the window and going for a long walk when the door opened and Rukia popped her head in.

"Ms. Yoruichi I…" She stopped upon seeing her state "Whats wrong?? She walked in, shutting the door. Yoruichi had long ago thought Rukia should know of her nephew but before now she'd never had the chance to tell her. Byakuya had used to talk of her with pride though from what she heard he never was very warm and welcoming with her. She sat up. Maybe getting it out would make her feel better; especially if she or Byakuya died she'd feel better knowing that Rukia knew

"Sit down, I have something I want to talk about"