Chapter 7
Brother's Love
By Demon-of-Cats
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach, the Tite does. I only own my OC's and OOC's.
Warnings: This is AU and contains some spoilers.
No flames please, but constructive criticism is welcome.
Shinji waited there in that cell and told the guards everything. He told them but they didn't believe. Aizen had done this to them. Aizen had betrayed them.
He had never liked that little twat.
As the guards talked down upon him they said, "We'll get your sister and bring the little traitor back to you."
"Moria didn't know a thing about this!" Shinji cried doing his best to protect his younger sister, "I don't tell her where I'm going. She tells me where she is going to be. She wasn't even asked to help out, let alone read in on what was happening."
The guards paused and looked at Shinji for a moment. His eyes pulsed from white to black as he fought for control over his inner hollow and they realized he could be telling the truth.
"If it is as you say," the oldest of the guards said, "What do you want us to say to her?"
Shinji thought for a moment. He was taken aback at their offer, "I want her to stay here in the Seireitei and not come after me to try saving me. Tell her that I said she was weak. Tell her that I said I should have just abandoned her after she was born and that I shouldn't have done as mother asked of me like I had thought to begin with. Tell her," here Shinji's voice broke.
Captain Kensei Muguruma, who was in the cell opposite of Shinji finished for him, "Tell her that Shinji never loved her and tell it in a way that she'll believe it."
Shinji looked up at his fellow Captain and fellow condemned. There was a look of understanding in Kensei's eyes that usually was never there. He seemed to understand how much this was going to hurt Shinji to have someone tell her these things.
Kensei had met Moria once. He'd yelled at her for not getting something done properly. She'd tried again and still hadn't gotten it done to his satisfaction, but she had done the best she could. Then Shinji had come and done the rest.
Kensei had been startled and then he noticed the similarities.
Shinji was sticking up for his sister.
When the guard left Shinji spoke, "Thanks Kensei."
"It's nothing," Kensei said and walked back to the corner of his cell.
The next day at around noon Kyôraku walked in. He stopped in front of Shinji's cell and looked in.
He saw Shinji's face stained by tears and his hair cut short, almost to match Moria's. He saw the depression on the once brave Captain's features.
"Why'd you have them tell her that Shinji?" Kyôraku asked, "I can tell you hate yourself for it."
"I had to," Shinji mumbled, "I don't want her trying to save me. She'll only be killed and she has so much time left. I want her to have a chance at life. Is she alright?"
Kyôraku shrugged, "I found her this morning. She was unconscious and didn't respond at first. I took her to Squad Four where Lady Unohana is taking care of her now."
Shinji slammed his head into the wall, "It worked," he choked out.
"Maybe," Kyôraku said and began to walk off.
Shinji walked to the bars and leaned against them, staring at Kyôraku, "Can a dead man have a last wish?"
"I suppose."
"Make her believe that I never loved her," Shinji said and watched as Kyôraku turned to stare at him with wide eyes, "Make her hate me. Make it so that when I am executed, she won't cry. That is my last wish. Can you please grant it . . . Captain Kyôraku?"
Kyôraku ground his teeth irritably and audibly, he was going to hate doing it, but nodded, "I can do that."
End Chapter 7
A/N
I know that those that underwent hollowfication were not held in cells. I also know that they were not capable of coherent thought while they were transforming and that all of them were mostly transformed when they were caught. I had to change some things to fit. I know that this is off, that is why this is considered AU. ;-)
