Author's Note: Hey Guys, I know I said I planned on completely rewriting this but after thinking it over I decided to split it in half. Edit and publish this half, And then I will rewrite and incorporate some of the second half into the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Bleach, the honor goes to Tite Kubo.
Renji's P.O.V:
The following hours went by quickly. Ikkaku was in charge of dealing with hollows that may or may not appear in the area. Yumichika was in charge of the children. I am in charge of dealing with Bri herself and her husband. Al? I think his name is? Not that it matters, I have my suspicions about the man. I plan to confirm them when I meet him tonight. Bri went out back during these few hours to contact him after we decided on American names so we didn't raise suspicions. When she came back out she was shaken up and looked teary eyed. The sight pained me to see, how could someone who looks so strong and willful be put down by an average human? Why do I care so much?
The little girl, Natalie, is a delight. I have never seen a small child so full of life before. Then again, my assignment normally do not deal with the family matters. After she does her homework with Bri, she runs outside to play with Yumichika while Ikkaku Bri and I wait at the end of the driveway for the bus to drop off her son, Jayden. We have been talking about the children while we wait. Neither child knows about their abilities let alone how to use them. But she has expressed an interested in teaching them now that there is a threat.
"I agree with you, not because of the threat but because there will come a day when they will need to learn how to control their powers. Better to teach them young. Have the kids expressed any sign of it?"
"Jayden has started to sense little things but he doesn't understand. Natalie, well if she has, she has not expressed it with me. Her father keeps telling her that she has an overactive imagination so it's a little hard to get her talking about. She thinks it's a bad thing."
"But you just said Jayden has expressed his newfound abilities to you."
"He is very close to me, he will talk to me when Al isn't around. Natalie doesn't quite understand that yet. Oh here he is now"
The yellow bus pulls forward and a young boy with long black hair and blue eyes hops out and runs to Bri. But the reunion is short lived when he tenses up and looks at us. So the boy has sensory abilities to.
"Mom, I felt something crazy earlier today at school. It was coming from different directions today!" The boy exclaimed seriously.
"I know sweetie, but it's okay. The big bad monster was taken care of."
"But there were others they are here right now!" The boy was now looking in my direction with a look of curiosity. He must not think I am dangerous. Either that or he is confident his mother will not let anything happen to him. Bri kneeled down to the small child and simply said, "Jayden hunny, what you are sensing is the life of other people. Now do you remember what you felt last week when you saw that evil monster?", the child simply nodded at her," Now close your eyes and focus on these gentleman over here. Do they feel like that monster to you?"
"No but they don't feel normal either." The boys eyes we scrunched together. This kid is impressive. My team is concealing our spiritual pressure and we are wearing Gigais so that the child wouldn't recognize us as Soul Reapers. He is definitely his mother's child. I am impressed.
"That's good honey, you are right, these men here have special abilities like mommy, and you." The child looked up at her with wonder. He doesn't question that this is not normal. "They are our family, and will be staying with us for a little while. Do you want to go say hi?" He shakes his head slightly. Bri responds by nodding at me, hinting at us to say something. I kneel down to the child and bring my hand out ,"Hello, my name is Randy, it's nice to meet you young man." The boy smiled at me while shaking my hand. but then looks to Ikkaku who introduces himself ,"Ian is my name." I snort at Ikkaku and his discomfort with the kids. Can take on the whole damn world but you put a child in front of him and he doesn't know what to do with himself. The boy simply laughs at him and says ,"Mommy he kinda looks like Grandpa!" To that statement she simply chuckles.
"Okay that's enough let's get inside. I'm sure you must be hungry. I'll make you a snack before you go do your homework. Okay?" The child smiles widely and runs inside.
"He seems like a wise child," Ikkaku is the first to comment.
"He is, Natalie!" She yells out. "Time to go inside, snack time!"
Bri's P.O.V:
The children are finally inside when I serve a large plate filled with small slices of cut up ham, cheese and ritz crackers. The children dig in while I think to myself. The soul reapers are outside inspecting the area for any possible weak spots. I think back to my phone call with Al...
"Why the hell did you invite them to stay here?!"
"Because they are family. Allen! It is only for a little bit. Besides they offered to help with the kids."
"We don't need help. That's why you stay home!"
"Well they are already here so there is nothing that can be done today."
"You had no right. You should have talked to me before making such decisions."
I sigh, I can get absolutely nowhere with this man.
"Allen, I have given up a lot to be with you, I never ask for much and when I do, it is for the children. Let me have my family over. You remember what a family is right?"
"Why you little bitch. Do not throw our family in my face. Fine, I will be home in time for dinner. We will discuss this later tonight." With that he hangs up...
*Damn,* I thought, * I am going to pay for that one later, but oh well the children will be safe so it will be worth it. Right?*
Renji's P.O.V:
"Okay it looks like everything is ready to go." Yumichika rolls toward the entrance to the house.
"Okay Just in time too. I can smell the cooking from inside I am starving." We all go inside to see the kids setting the table. Bri is in front of the stove cooking. Without looking back she asks,"How did it go outside? Everything up to your standards?"
"Yes everything is all set. We also set up a spiritual barrier around the property so that you can train the kids if you want without the worry of hollows."
"I do not plan on training them just yet Mr. Abarai. I just want them to know what is going on around them for right now. The powers will come to them naturally. Then I will train them."
Before I could respond, the door opened. The children shout ,"Daddy!" and run into him. Bri simply ignores the scene and starts moving the food to the table. Mac n cheese, hot dogs and broccoli, the kids favorite. Allen picks Natalie up and leads Jayden to the table. It is then that I assess the man who seems to trouble Brianna. He is tall, 6'3", shortcut sandy hair and blue eyes. He has a hard expression, and his body language screams aggression. I begin to wonder if perhaps the threat is from him but I keep that to myself. He is sharp though; he recognizes me as the ringleader of the three and introduces himself with his hand outstretched "Allen Johnson." I shake his hand and respond in kind. "Randy, and this is Ian and Kyle" There are not a whole lot of American names starting with a Y, so we decided that Yumichika will have to deal with a common name. Dinner was quiet, we all ate our food. Then Allen started to ask the children about their first day of school. The man beamed proudly when Natalie started talking after Jayden. It is clear he favors the young girl. But Bri chimes in for Jayden making up for the imbalance with Al. But finally All turns to us.
"So Brianna never spoke about you three before. Why is that?" He glares at us.
"Allen don't-"
"No It is my house I have a right to know." Bri is shaking but backs down.
"We are all distant cousins. Put in the foster system, we have been searching for our families. We ran into each other a few years back and have been searching together ever since. I found Bri online when I was researching the area for school."
The response seemed to satisfy him... for now. "So tell me what are you planning to major in. Randy?"
"International Business. I plan to travel the world." Not a lie, I do enjoy the travel.
"Not a bad path to take. What about you boys?"
"Undecided" Ikkaku responds immediately. Earning a frown from Al.
"Anthropology" Yumichika responds after. Bri lights up at the response.
"Anthropology is a fascinating subject. I am sure that you will have a lot of fun with that Kyle"
It is not long after dinner I offer to help with dishes. Yumichika goes to play with the kids and Ikkaku cleans the table. Allen is watching the three of us the whole time. Something about us bothers him. I am not sure what it is though. We retire early for the night. With the excuse that we have had a long day with the move and we have a long day tomorrow. Yumichika goes straight to bed in the event that the kids need him. Ikkaku and I pop a soul candy.
"I am going to patrol the area. What about you Renji?"
"I am going to stay inside. Something doesn't sit right with me. When everyone is asleep I will come outside."
"You have been very touchy since you met that girl this morning. What is with you."
"I don't know. That is what I want to find out."
I am careful to avoid everybody in the house as observe the dynamic. Brianna as always is the doting mother. Helping Jayden with his homework, while Allen struggles with Natalie to get her in bed. It is only when Bri speaks up that Natalie listens. That doesn't sit well with Allen but he doesn't say anything yet. After both children are in bed they retire to their bedroom. I slip through the wall and observe.
"Don't you ever talk back to me in front of the children!"
Author's Note: Alright things are getting interesting! Thank you for reading! Also for those who read my Fairy Tail Fanfiction Rogue's Story I plan on releasing the next chapter tomorrow. Thanks Again Everybody!