Ch.4

Signs

"Aizen, Strange name" the man named Aizen chuckled "not as strange as yours Gin" Ichimaru was startled by the use of his first name… "Oh…" Aizen smiled "my full name is Aizen Sousuke, remember it…" Ichimaru looked up at him a bit frightened, this man was powerful, he had no doubt about that, he could sense the man's immense spirit power oozing from him even though he stood well over a couple feet away. He spoke "Sousuke, I will remember it..."

Aizen turned his head and looked back at the door through which he came, it still emitted its light but it now changed from a blue to a bright gold…his eyes widened, as if he was frightened of something…or someone.

Ichimaru was curious about this man but there were too many signs that were not good, he could not give specific reasoning for this feeling, but he just knew that light was not good… "Aizen…" The man who had turned now looked back down at the child called Gin…indeed he felt like a special boy, he would most likely become a shinigami later in his life, he would enter the academy and work under him…his plan was already set, Aizen grinned, an evil sinister grin that didn't match his kind features at all as evil thoughts came into his mind "this kid is someone, who is as easily manipulated as a rabbit…"

"Aizen, 'you leavin now?" Ichimaru was frightened once again, he didn't want this man to leave him alone, he would eventually be hunted down, and he would still be looked upon like some sort of carnival freak in this town, and what then? He would never find anyone who had any inkling of spirit force and he would never get in to the academy or gain as much spirit power as he needed to become a hollow…things seemed useless suddenly without this man around!

Aizen lost in his own evil little thoughts suddenly came back into reality "ah…" he winced at the light and the creepy crawly feeling that was becoming his second skin "yes, unfortunately I need to leave on…business" he smiled again and again patted the boy on the head "you will be fine, trust me and if you ever need anything…don't hesitate to call…just call my name and I will be there."

Ichimaru couldn't believe what he was hearing from this mans lips, he had never had anyone be so kind and yet so cruel to him, it made him feel protected "yes…I will"

Aizen laughed and with that abandoned his new little 'friend' to the people of this land and once again stepped back into the light whence he came.

Ichimaru had at first thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, some sort of illusion; nay, but as the man disappeared though the portal…we was sure there were several other figures before him…that weren't exactly…human.

Ichimaru shrugged as the door was now closed he could do nothing for it, he turned around and dejectedly ambled back to the main street where he scrounged around for any signs of spirit force, or food…neither was available so with his last bit of coin he had stored in the heel of his left shoe he bought a small refill of water and headed on his way to find somewhere to take shelter. "The sky s grown red now…n there's clouds in the distan'ce…storm pro'lly"

Ichimaru Gin sighed " I need to find a purpose, I shouldn't keep on living this way…" he opened his eyes just a crack as he entered the long shadows of a building, his eyes mirroring the sunset " I deserve better…" a little voice came then, just a small thing, usually people in the real world called it a conscience,

"Gin!" it screamed "this's wrong, ya know it tis! That man, there's somethin wrong…n that door, where did it lead to? Gin? Don't chu DARE think abou it!" some people call it a conscience; he called it a bother…