AN: Alright, here is the promised Bleach story. It will not be an one shot, so don't worry. This first chapter is fairly short, I know, but the ending place seemed to be natural.

DISCLAIMER: Thea, Gabriel, and Aurora are mine, the Bleach characters aren't.

Chapter 1

Long time ago in Soul Society there were five strong noble families. The one of the strongest of the time was the family Sakura, which was known for having most Captains and Vice-captains in 13 Court Guardian Squads through the ages in the history of Court of Pure Souls.

But this wasn't the thing that made the family famous. What made many others fear them was the one thing that was unique to the family. This little thing? It was the fact that only known spirit type Soul Slayer belonged to the clan leader of the time. Spirit type soul slayers, or the one known, the Sunstorm, had the ability to control the flow of spirit force, and to control/communicate with other soul slayers.

The family might've been strong, but everyone in the Court knew that there weren't many members left of the famed family. In fact, only three remained, one of them yet unborn. The current house leader, his wife, and the baby they were expecting were the last ones.

As the time of labour was closing in, the family leader, Gabriel Sakura, was in the heart of the Court trying to get some time off from his Captain duties. He was running the Demon Arts Corps.

He was standing in front of his desk, staring at the message he just received from the 4th division captain of the 13 Gotei. There was a very little chance that his wife would make it through the labour. She had been ill lately, and her body was considerably weakened.

Gabriel shook his head to clear it before checking the other note on his desk. It was from the Central of 46. He picks up the note, reading the words. "Captain Sakura, your leave has been cleared. You are hereby free to be with your wife during the child birth and the week after it."

He places the note back to his desk before rushing towards his home.

Gabriel's wife, Thea Sakura, born into another noble family, Kuchiki, was waiting her husband to come home. She was getting anxious. Her nervousness made everyone else in the mansion feel uneasy.

"Can't anyone get my husband here?" She screamed as a contraction hit her right after her words.

The midwife tried to calm her down. "Milady, just breathe and try to be calm. I'm sure that master will be here any moment."

Hours passed, but finally Gabriel returned, and right away went to meet his wife to the birthing room. "My love, how are you doing?" He kneeled at her side.

She smiled at him, lying on the futon. "I am fine, for now. Did you get your leave?"

He took her hand and kissed it. "Yes, my love. One week."

Thea was about to reply, when she was hit by a contraction. Soon he was driven away from the room for men weren't supposed to witness the labour.

Some time later Gabriel was pacing in the corridor, feeling worried. This was taking too long.

Suddenly he heard a scream from the room, and a maid rushed out. "Master, hurry, please! Come!" She almost dragged him inside.

Inside the room he saw her beloved wife, exhausted. When she saw him, she turned her pale face at him. "Gabriel, my love. I want you to do something…" Her voice was faint. He kneeled by her side and took her hand. "Save your strength, my love, don't try to speak."

She shook her head. "I'm not going to make it. My strength is waning. Please protect our child with all your power." He was silent for a while, knowing that she was going to die. Finally he whispered that he would do it. He held her hand until her spirit pulse disappeared completely.

Midwife touched his shoulder. "Master, here she is. Your daughter." He turned to look at the woman carrying a baby wrapped in cloth on her arms. He rose to his feet and took the baby. He walked with her to the window overlooking the garden. He looked at the baby, then her dead wife. "I will keep my promise, my love."

Gabriel named the baby Aurora. Thea would've wanted that. But he wasn't sure how to keep his promise. Someone had given Thea the disease that caused her death. He was sure of it. He also knew that that somebody was after him, and would be after Aurora.

He wasn't sure what to do. Not until he found out, that around same time as Aurora was born, another child was born to another noble family. The Kuchiki family was the second strongest of noble families. If that family would agree with his plan, he could very well hide, that he wasn't the last of Sakura anymore.

Gabriel went to the Kuchiki mansion with Aurora in his arms. As soon as he saw his old friend, the current house leader, he greeted him. "I believe that you have an heir."

The man turned to look at Gabriel. "Gabriel, I'm sorry for your wife."

"I appreciate it. I'd like to introduce someone to you. This is Aurora, my heiress."

"Follow me, I'll introduce my heir to you."

The men walked into the garden in where lady Kuchiki was sitting by the carp pond with a bundle in her arms. As soon as the men greeted her she turned to look at them. "Lord Sakura, I am sorry for your loss."

Gabriel nodded. "And I am sorry for yours. Thea was your sister, after all."

"Yes she was."

Before anyone else could speak, her husband began to speak. "Gabriel, this is my heir, Byakuya. Now tell me why you came this soon after your wife's death."

Gabriel sighed. "You can see through me. I will be frank. You know the disease Thea had?" The both adults nodded. "Someone gave her the disease. I am sure that this someone is trying to get rid of my family."

The other man's eyes widened. "She was murdered?"

"Yes. Since no one else knows that the baby survived, I wish to ask you a favour."

"Anything."

"Take her into your family. Let Thea's killer think that he succeeded. I will try to find that person. If I fail, and/or die doing so, I can't let her be alone. By blood, let this girl be Sakura, but I will be the last member."

"What if you catch the killer?"

The two Kuchiki's could see a shadow crossing his face before he spoke. "Sakura name will die with me. If I am to survive, she will be able to meet me, and know that I am her father, but…"

The other man lowers his hand to Gabriel's shoulder. "I understand. She will be raised as Kuchiki. If you do not survive, do you wish the children to know the truth?"

"Yes. I also will leave the Sakura estate to her. After all, her 'mother's' sister was a Sakura, and her new brother will inherit the Kuchiki estate."

"What else?"

"Sunstorm. I want her to have it. I will bind him to her, so that when I die, she'll be able to use him."

When Gabriel told them his plan, the Kuchiki family leader understood his motives right away.

Gabriel spent the next hour in the Kuchiki mansion, settling the details. When everything was clear, he left the mansion, leaving Aurora to her new family. As far as the most people in the Soul Society would know, Thea died during labour, alongside with her baby, and the Kuchiki had had twins. Gabriel did tell the truth to the two ex-classmates of his, Shunsui Kyoraku and Juushiro Ukitake, who both alongside with him had been the first graduates from Yamamoto's Academy, as well as the first captains. The others believed that Gabriel was now the last member of Sakura family. He never rectified this belief.