Chapter 4

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Kyo walked back into the Seireitei. He walked the empty streets slowly. He couldn't stop thinking about the events that had taken place earlier that day.

Their eyes locked onto each other. There was this unexplainable force surrounding them.

"I'm sorry, I should've knocked." He said shaking his head.

"No, please do not leave."

He sat down looking at the floor and stayed still when a hand reached out and took hold of his chin. Kyo could've pulled away but he didn't want to...

"You are..." The man on the bed trailed.

He wants to know my name?

"Kyo" He answered, "My name is Kyo."

Tears rose in the man's eyes... but why?

"How old are you?" He said in a choked whisper.

"I just turned 13."

The man's face and reaction was heartbreaking. Kyo just wanted to make all the hurt in the man's eyes disappear. He didn't like seeing the man that way. Kyo was in disbeleif at what he himself did next..

"It's going to be alright" He said while cupping his hand on the man's cheek, "Whoever this man who caused you so much pain is, I will protect you from him. That is a promise."

Kyo had no idea where the words came from. The words seemed to come out on their own. And in some unexplainable way they felt...right.

"I don't get any if it." Kyo whispered to himself. He looked up and saw the lovely moon, shining brightly. He remebered his father telling him a story once. He had said that on the moon lived an angel, with lovely long raven hair and gray eyes that shone from deep inside. Skin that matched the moon he lived on. The angel looked down at the children and protected them...his father told him that the angel protected him. Kyo believed that there really was an angel that lived on the moon because there was once where he had seen him...

It was a cold and snowing late afternoon. Kyo was playing with the snow alone, since both his father and mother were out on missions. The six year old ran through the wooded areas loving how the snow made the world seem like a fairytale.

He ran in every direction, not going anywhere, just simply running. He tripped over a rock and fell into a deep hole. He tried to move but his leg hurt really bad.

"Help!" He cried out for a very long time but no one ever came. He sat alone, crying silently with his knees pulled up close to his chest. It was getting dark and the snow continued to fall. Kyo shivered from cold and fear. The hole was getting very dark.

"Daddy...please come for me..."

Kyo rested his head on his arms and closed his eyes, falling into a deep sleep. When he woke he felt warm and a strange light hovered above. Kyo noticed that a few sakura petals littered the white floor.

That shouldn't be there...it's winter...

"Kyo!" He heard someone call his name. He recgonized the voice as his father's.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Kyo yelled frantically.

"Kyo." His father said in a voice of relief when he looked down into the hole. His father jumped into the hole and bent down and hugged him, "Everything's going to be alright now."

Kyo looked over his father's shoulder and noticed that the sakura petals and mysterious light were gone. He also realized that he now felt cold...

Renji carried Kyo back to the top and kissed his cheek.

"After I got the hell butterfly telling me that they saw you fall into a deep hole, I had to come."

"Daddy." Kyo said resting his head on his dad's shoulder, "No one was around when I fell down. I was always alone."

Renji stayed silent. Kyo looked around behind them and saw a glowing white figure. The figure was of a man with pitch black hair but Kyo couldn't see anymore because of the brightness surrounding the figure.

"Daddy, it was the moon angel that helped me." Kyo whispered lifting his head and looking into his father's eyes.

The other's brown eyes closed and he placed a soft kiss on Kyo's cheek.

"Yes it was."

The moon angel... Kyo wished he could see him up close. Kyo closed his eyes for a moment and an image of Bya popped into his mind.

"Kyo?" A voice said starteling him out of his thoughts, "It's late where've you been?"

"Hi dad." Kyo greeted, "I went to see a friend."

"Alright, but next time let me know where you are." Renji said.

"Sorry, I should've warned you that I would be comming home late." Kyo said softly, "Hey dad, do you think you can tell me the story about the moon angel?"

"I haven't told you a story since you were small." His father said with a smile.

"I love that story, it's my favorite."

"Okay then." His father replied.


Byakuya sat alone in the empty room. The news that he found out about Renji refused to leave his mind. He had been gone for 13 years and the moment that he had woken up he still loved the redhead. But for Renji the love that was once there never really exsisted. Maybe the council had reason for saying that Renji was only after his money.

"I was so foolish..."

The lies were so painful, it tore at his heart. It would have been less painful if someone just ripped his beating heart out of his body. Anything but this.

So now the only reason that kept Byakuya living was his son. Renji tried to erase him. He tried to make him disappear. But now Byakuya lived and breathed again and he was sure to make his mark. All that mattered now, was being close to his son, the only thing that mattered.

Kyo walked into the hospital room early the next morning carrying a bookbag over his shoulders.

"Good morning, Kyo" He said in greeting.

"Good morning, Bya" Kyo said smiling, "I just remembered that if no nurses are able to enter the room, then no one could come in and give you something to eat. You must be starving!"

"I am." Byakuya said.

"Well since you seem to be all better, we can go out and eat somewhere." Kyo said happily.

"But I cannot go out looking like this." he said looking down at the hospital robe.

"I came prepared." The red head said taking the bag off his shoulders and taking a set of clothes out of it. "I think this will fit you."

Kyo gave privacy by turning around as Byakuya put on the clothing.

"We will have to get out without any of the nurses or doctors seeing us." The youth explained as they walked out on to the hallway.

They slid to dark corners and waited as nurses walked by. They were almost out of the building when a doctor yelled for them.

"Hey You!"

"What do you think we should do?" Kyo asked looking around.

At that moment the firealarm began to ring and people began to fill the hallways. They went through the crowd of people quickly losing the doctor that had tried to stop them. Once a good distance away from the hospital, they took a breath. Byakuya was annoyed of the whole situation. He looked at Kyo and Kyo burst out in laughter.

"We're so lucky that the fire alarm began to ring!"

Byakuya shook his head and tried to hide the smile that appeared on his face. Byakuya knows Renji would have laughed as well.

"I know this really great resturaunt." Kyo said after he recovered himself.


"So do you have any family?" Kyo asked after they had eaten.

"I did." Byakuya replied, "But they don't miss me. I was erased from my own family. Even my own child dosen't know me."

"What?" Kyo said in disbelief, "What kind of monster would do that? That's just horrible. I understand that parents sometime don't stay together but to never tell a child who his father is, only a heartless person is capable of doing that."

Kyo took a sip from the glass cup.

"I was only used for my money. Used until I was worthless." The noble said softly.

The glass shattered in the youth's hands.

"I'm sorry." The red head said looking down at his now bleeding hand, "That kind of things makes me sick."

"Do not hurt yourself because of me." Byakuya said looking at his son's injured hand. He dipped a napkin into his cup of water and proceeded to carefully clean the injury.

"You're really good at this. Thank you." Kyo said examining his hand after the raven haired man had cleaned it, "I just don't understand that kind of thinking from people. I know I would have been happy to have you in my family. Heartless people just don't understand those of us who do have great hearts...they don't understand and probably never would."

"You have no idea how much your words mean to me." Said the noble looking into Kyo brown eyes.

They sat there without movement, looking into each others eyes.

"Um... I have to use the restroom. Excuse me." Kyo said getting up quickly and heading toward the bathrooms.

After entering the restroom he was glad to notice it empty. He began to pace the floors.

Why does that keep happening? Everytime we lock eyes I feel like I've known him from before... That can't be possible, he's a human. I must be going somewhat crazy...

"Kyo?" Said a voice breaking into his thoughts, "What don't remember me? Ichigo Kurosaki."

"Oh, Hi." Kyo said.

"What are you doing here in the living world?" Ichigo asked, "Looking out for hollows? Renji told me that you went on your first mission. How was it?"

"It was... interesting." Kyo answered, "But actually right now I was eating with a friend."

They walked out of the restroom.

"Where's your friend?" Ichigo asked looking around the resteraunt. Kyo pointed in the direction of his table where Bya sat with his back facing them.

"Oh that's good." Ichigo said walking away, "You take care of yourself."

Kyo nodded and waved him good bye. The red head then made his way towards his table.

"We should get going." Bya said.


They walked out onto the streets enjoying the warmth of the sun.

"Hey Bya. Where are you going to be staying?"

"I have not really thought of it." Byakuya answered.

"My dad knows this guy who lives in the living-" Kyo stopped mid sentence, "Who lives in the area. I could ask if you can stay there, he owns a shop down the street. He's very nice, ah but he's kind of... interesting."

Kisuke Urahara. The thought of living under the same roof with that man was disturbing... and also that was a way that word would get around to Renji.

"No, I actually prefer to live alone." Byakuya quickly said, "I'll find a place."

"Hmm...How about a hotel?"

"There really is no other choice." The noble sighed.

"Sorry, but I'll pay for the best room they have." Kyo said.

"Thank you."

They made their way toward the nearest hotel and asked for the best room they had available. After making the arrangements Byakuya walked outside with Kyo.

"I'll come by tommorow Bya." Kyo said turning around.

"Wait Kyo." Byakuya said. Kyo looked at him. "Could I... hug you?"

Kyo eyes widened for a moment before a smile came to his lips.

"Sure." He said walking in front of the noble.

Byakuya wrapped his arms around his son lightly. Kyo at first stood frozen before relaxing and placing his arms around Byakuya. For the two of them the world stopped spinning. This moment meant everything to Byakuya, he was holding his son in his arms again.

Kyo, my son.

They pulled away and Kyo gasped.

"You're crying." He reached out and brushed away the tear.

"Oh, It is nothing." Byakuya said brushing the rest away.

"Right..." Kyo said unsure, "Well good bye."

Byakuya watched Kyo walk away and disappear into the distance.

I will never hear Kyo call me father, but being able to be near him... it's enough...