Hi everybody! This story is gonna be a lot more serious than my other works, but it's going to be my first long-running Bleach story with a plotline! Please, please review everyone. BTW, this is just the intro for what is to come!

"No! You can't die!"

Unohana was in tears. The man she loved, the man who had spent his entire life fighting and killing those who got in his way, was now reduced to a bleeding wreck. What's worse was that with her own medical knowledge, she could tell who could be saved and who couldn't, and it was obvious now that Kenpachi couldn't be saved. But she didn't want to let him go.

"R-Retsu…" he muttered. She drew closer to him, as his breathing became more forced. " I gave that…bastard Aizen an… ass-kickin', huh? Too bad he ain't dead yet…" She nodded, too sad too speak. Kenpachi gave a sudden frown. "Eh? What're you doing, crying like that? C'mon give us a… smile, okay?" Retsu smiled, if only to indulge him. "Where's Yachiru, Ikkaku and Yumi?"

Yachiru ran into the room crying, with a tearful Yumichika trying and failing to console the heartbroken girl. Even Ikkaku, who considered himself extremely manly, started to shed tears at the sight of his dying captain. "Ken-chan! Please, don't go! Everyone's crying! You can't die yet!Pleasepleaseplease don't go! It's not right!" Now Yachiru seemed to be going half mad as everyone kept crying.

"Ah! That's it! All of you! Stop whining or else I'll-" The man who had been so angry and frustrated just a second earlier dissolved into a coughing fit, which just made everybody sob more. "Kenpachi, please, you can't…. can't go yet. I am with child."

Everybody just stared at Unohana at that point. Then, Kenpachi just laughed. It was more like a cackle, really. "Ah! So all that hard work paid off, huh?" Retsu nodded, and blushed because, well, it seemed like the right thing to do. But then everything became serious again. "Retsu… this child will need a father. I grew up without parents, and I don't want that to happen to the boy. You can go marry Ukitake, it'll be fine, but please, make sure that this kid has two parents."

She shook her head. "This baby will grow up with-wait a minute. How can you even tell what gender it is?" His laugh could be heard resounding throughout the entire Seritei. "For every evil that leaves this world, some good will enter it, and that good will always be equivalent to the evil leaving it. It would only be equal if that child were male, same as me, right? Besides, I rather doubt that it's a girl. You should know that. So … if there is something after this, I'll make sure to come back and tell you, okay?" And as he said these last words, the man who had inspired both fear and love, the man who was known as a demon, left the world for good, leaving behind one pregnant woman, a pink-haired child, two dedicated followers, and a legacy enough for a million lifetimes.

"It's coming! This baby is coming!"

Retsu Unohana, captain of the 4th Division and married over 6 months ago, had seen and felt pain before, but never as acutely as this. She could actually feel the baby's heartbeat pounding throughout her body. Or was it her own? She couldn't really tell.

Her fukutaicho, Isane, was surprisingly cool-headed right now. "Alright, everyone, we need to give taicho some breathing space!" Her husband Jyushiro was at her side. "Don't worry, Retsu, everything will be just fine!" She sighed. Her husband was freaking out more than usual, although he was right to be worried. The baby was coming in two moths premature, and there was a good chance that it would die.

Unohana breathed slowly. "Maybe we should begin." She shut her eyes and started to push. But the pain was excruciating, and she felt as if she couldn't take it anymore. She had to stop, she couldn't keep going… "Retsu." She heard a voice. Not her husbands', not Isanes', but one she had missed for so long. "Retsu, keep going. You can do it, I know you can!" And with those words, Unohana gave one last push.

Everyone looked down at the little baby that had just been born. His breathing was shallow but… as he opened his eyes, his dark pupils flicked from person to person, eventually settling on his mother. And then the baby laughed, a delightful sound, like the tinkling of bells, infecting everyone in the room with a wide, happy smile.

Unohana took the gleeful baby into her arms and whispered, "My, you're just like your father, aren't you, little one? Not afraid of anything, and yet you're eyes betray a certain kindness and love. Yes… your name is going to be Kenpachi, because you are just like your father. And when you're older, I'm sure you'll be big and strong, just like him."

And so, the son of Kenpachi Zaraki was born. This is his story, Yachiru's story, Unohana's story, and Kenpachi's story. It is a tale of bravery, of angst, a tale of dashing men and beautiful women, but most of all, it is a tale of how one young man managed to find life, love, and most importantly himself. His name? Kenpachi Zaraki.


Yay! Thanks for reading this! I'm sorry that there isn't a lot of content here, but don't worry, there will be more coming soon. For now, you'll have to do with this little teaser trailer! Thanks to my friend GhoulTastic for supporting me throughout the making of this teaser, and thanks to Pie for her words of encouragement. Please review and tell me if you want to see more of this!