Takeda grimaced every time he turned around. The kid was still there. He was still following him. Takeda had screamed at the little freak to get lost, but the toddler with the big brown eyes and glasses only stared at him. Takeda had many friends, but no one would stick around when they saw his little stalker. Sousuke Aizen was the kid nobody could stand. Even though neither of his parents were soul reapers, he had a monstrous spiritual pressure. That fact alone was unsettling enough.
Takeda was angry at himself. He wished that he had kept walking when he had seen a group of older boys ganging up on the mousy kid. He had only stepped in to tell them to beat it. It wasn t a big deal, but now he couldn t get rid of the strange little kid. Takeda whirled around. "Look, I m not your friend, all right! I helped you because I wanted to! That's it! Go away!" The boy's face flushed. He stared down at the ground and fumbled with his hands meekly.
After a few seconds, Takeda turned away and started walking forward. It wasn t long before he heard the soft foot falls behind him. Infuriated, Takeda reached down and grabbed a rock. Without thinking, he threw it at Sousuke. Before the rock even met its mark, he regretted it. The rock slammed into the boy's face, making him yelp and fall backwards. As he hit the ground, the boy's small hands clutched at his face. Takeda ran over to him. "Are you alright?"
Sousuke held a shaking hand up, stopping Takeda from coming any closer.
He held his other hand over his face, although blood was clearly gushing out from between his fingers. The boy stammered despite his split lip. "I'm I'm sorry. I I.. just-" The young boy didn't bother to finish before turning away suddenly and running, while still clutching his face. Takeda stood in shock as he watched the strange boy's back recede from view.
***
The captain of the 5th division, Hirako Shinji looked up suddenly. "Whatcha' staring at, Sousuke? I got something on my face?" Lieutenant Sousuke Aizen looked a little surprised before smiling and shaking his head. "Forgive me, taicho. For a moment, you reminded me of someone I once knew."
