There is minor ShunUki in this chapter, as well as hints towards GinHitsu and a bit of violence towards the end. If any of this makes you uncomfortable, feel free to skip it.

Sogyo had always wondered about the boy with spiky white hair who clung to their assistant teacher all the time. The boy was moody and didn't seem to like anyone other than Aizen-sensei and the silver-haired assistant near him. Currently, the older twin was watching as the boy climbed up onto the teacher's lap during their lunchbreak without having even touched his food.

"Hitsugaya-san is weird," Koto whispered to his brother as they both watched the way a large hand ran through white hair. "And Ichimaru-senpai is weird, too. Why is he the only teacher who supervises us during lunch?"

"I don't know," Sogyo whispered back. They both quickly diverted their gaze once the silver-haired man seemed to look at them – but one could never be too sure as he was never seen around the school with his eyes open. "But remember when he always came over to Aizen-sensei's home when we still lived there? Hitsugaya-san always came with him."

"Now, now, boys; don't talk about others like this."

The twins jumped as Aizen's smooth voice rang through the air. They spun around and faced the older man with wide eyes, stuttering apologies wildly.

Aizen just chuckled and reached down to pet the boys on the heads. "Are you wondering why Hitsugaya-kun always seems to be with Gin?"

The twins nodded. "Y-yes, s-sensei..."

"Well, that's because Hitsugaya-kun doesn't really have a family," Aizen explained, his plan ticking away in his head as he spoke. "His parents gave him up when he was very young and he lives with his grandmother, but she is too old to look after him. And Gin. He loves little boys, so he gives Hitsugaya-kun the love he deserves."

The twins looked at each other, neither boy understanding what Aizen was truly talking about but yet knowing that something wasn't right about this situation; teachers weren't really supposed to be this close with their students, were they?

"You know who would love to hear about Gin's generosity, boys?" Aizen couldn't help but smirk. "Kyōraku would just love to hear about Gin's relationship with Hitsugaya-kun. He'll be thrilled to know that other people out there take care of little boys just like his father took care of him."

Koto bit his lip as he looked down at his apple. "...I..."

"Kyōraku has never personally met Gin, of course, but he knows that Gin is my best friend, so he will know who you are talking about." Aizen was so proud of the trouble he was causing; he had started a fight between Jyuushiro and Hisana over the children and, once they were taken back into their mother's care, that would be two people out of the way. And now that a rift should have formed between Jyuushiro and Shunsui, it shouldn't take much more effort to get Kyōraku out of the picture. And once Shunsui heard this news and reacted... Well, Aizen would be sorry that he would not see the results.

"Okay." Sogyo smiled, trusting Aizen. Aizen knew everything, so he was sure to know what to do about this situation. "I'll tell him tonight."

"You'll be sure to tell me about how happy he'll be, right?"

The twins nodded. "Of course, Sensei."

Aizen nodded. "Now; about last night; how was your first night living with Kyōraku?"

"He helped us with our homework," Koto said. "He really wanted to help. It was okay, but we went to bed early."

"Did you hear any noises coming from their bedroom?" Aizen's eyes narrowed at this thought; how dare that slut defile his Jyuushiro...?

"Noises?" Sogyo frowned. "Like what?"

"Like moans or gasps. Maybe Jyuushiro crying out." The brunet couldn't help but feel his pants becoming tighter as he remembered the way Jyuushiro acted as he was caught in the throes of passion.

"Oh... N-no, we didn't..." Koto whispered; he remembered his father making those kinds of noises back when they lived with Aizen, and they were usually followed by crying soon after they stopped.

"Very good." Aizen nodded in contentment before he left the twins and made his way over to Gin.

The brunet whispered something into his friend's ear before the silver-haired man's trademark grin widened and he nodded. Ichimaru got to his feet, carrying the boy as he followed behind Aizen in the direction of their offices.

"I wonder what they're gonna do?" Sogyo said, more to himself than his brother. "They always leave the class together. Have you noticed, Koto?"

Koto nodded. "And when they come back, they look the same as they did when Ichimaru-senpai came over to Aizen's house and they went into the bedroom together for a while."

As the twins discussed what could have been the reason for Aizen and Ichimaru's disappearances during class, they soon found themselves coming to the conclusion that whatever the two teachers did together in Aizen's bedroom, they most definitely were doing the same thing in their offices – with their classmate.

Back at Shunsui's home~~

Jyuushiro knew Shunsui wasn't up to doing anything after Aizen's visit, so he had driven out to the store and placed a notice on the door saying that they were closed for the day due to unforeseen circumstances.

The two were currently lying in the bed together, just cuddling while Shunsui whispered to the younger male every now and then.

"I love you..." Shunsui's whisper broke the silence of the room, his arms tightening around the white-haired male. "I love you with all my heart... I never want to hurt you, Jyuu..."

Jyuushiro's head was resting against his partner's strong chest, his fingers entwined with Shunsui's. He truly believed Shunsui's words, knowing that despite what the brunet says or does at times, it would never be his fault because of the things he's had to go through.

"Will you tell me you love me, too, Jyuu?" Shunsui's voice sounded hopeful as he squeezed the hand in his. "Please?"

Jyuushiro wanted to say no, feeling that it was too early for him to say such things, but it had taken a visit from Aizen to understand why Shunsui did the things he did; the brunet was trying to block out pain and convince himself that there was nothing wrong with him. Kyōraku tried to shove his monsters to the back of his mind by trying to have sex with Jyuushiro and hear affectionate words from his partner. Jyuushiro couldn't blame him for this.

"...I..." Jyuushiro lifted his head and placed his lips over Shunsui's, opening his mouth and allowing the hot muscle to explore him.

Ukitake groaned as he sat up and straddled his partner's waist, trying to deepen the kiss as much as he could. His hips rocked back and forth, rubbing his groin against Shunsui's, each male moaning at the contact.

"J-jyuu..." Shunsui moaned as his hands reached out and rested on the frail hips. He held them as the smaller man brought him pleasure he had not felt since he and Lisa had broken up. "...A-ahh..."

Jyuushiro continued to rock their hips together until the pleasure became too much for him. He scrunched his eyes closed as he felt his climax hitting him with more ferocity than he had ever had before during this kind of sexual act. He cried out Shunsui's name before he collapsed on top of the older male, panting heavily.

Shunsui reached between their bodies and rubbed himself until he, too, had hit the peak in his pleasure. He then wrapped his arms around the fragile man, holding him closer than ever.

"Shunsui..." Jyuushiro whispered as he tilted his head to kiss the brunet one last time. "...Shunsui, I love you..."

A single tear dripped down Shunsui's cheek at these words as one hand came up to cup Jyuushiro's face and the other hand tugged him closer. His voice was weak, trembling as he struggled to withhold his emotions. "...T-thank you..."

Jyuushiro smiled and curled up on top of Shunsui's body, enjoying their proximity. He wasn't really sure why he had initiated sexual contact like that, but he didn't regret it; Shunsui was so good to him and put up with so much, it was the least he could do. He was just glad that he had made his boyfriend happy.

Shunsui's eyes had slipped closed and he was already asleep, his arms holding Jyuushiro against him protectively. His dreams were pleasant, unlike the nightmares he had so often.

Jyuushiro, though he didn't want to go back to sleep, stayed with Shunsui for all that time, waiting patiently for him to wake up.

Several hours later~~

When the twins returned home, they were rather confused to find that both Shunsui and Jyuushiro were home, too; they worked every day and always got home late. They quickly shrugged it off and moved over to Shunsui, wanting to relay the message Aizen had left them.

"Kyōraku-san?" Koto was the first to bring it up, tugging on the brunet's shirt as Shunsui worked in the kitchen. He smiled when grey eyes fixed on him, unaware of the pain he was going to put the man through. "Kyōraku-san, Ichimaru-senpai... He works with Aizen-sensei, and... Aizen-sensei asked for us to tell you that Ichimaru-senpai... umm..."

Sogyo tried his best to relay Aizen's words as they had been said, knowing that Koto hadn't remembered what they were supposed to say. "Aizen-sensei said that Ichimaru-senpai... takes care of little boys like your dad took care of you."

Shunsui's eyes widened as he dropped the plate he had been holding, his body starting to shake as all he could do was replay memories from his childhood over and over again.

Jyuushiro had come running at the sound of plates smashing and was horrified to find Shunsui holding himself as tears slipped down his cheeks.

"Boys, come away..." Jyuushiro was worried about his children; Shunsui had already proven unpredictable at times like this, and he had admitted to having hit his daughter before.

The twins hurried to their father and hid behind him, clinging to the man's work shirt as they watched Shunsui with wide eyes. Jyuushiro leant down and kissed their foreheads before he told them to go upstairs and stay in their rooms until Shunsui calmed down.

Once the boys were gone, Jyuushiro approached his partner slowly, his hands out in front of him. "Shunsui...? I-it's okay..."

"No..." Shunsui whispered as he choked on a sob. "...No..."

"Shunsui, it's me... Please, rela – Shunsui!"

The second Jyuushiro's hand touched the brunet's shoulder, something inside of Shunsui snapped. Kyōraku shoved Jyuushiro away with a loud scream, knocking the man down onto the shards of glass beneath them. His eyes were wild as he kicked out at the pale man, seeing only his father and nothing else.

Jyuushiro cried out as his partner's foot connected with his chest but, even so, he understood; this wasn't the Shunsui who loved him; this was the Shunsui that was fighting for his life against who he believed was one who had hurt him most. He didn't do anything to stop the brunet, not wanting to work him up even more, despite the glass that was cutting his hands and wrists open.

Shunsui came to as he heard Jyuushiro's laboured breathing and coughing seconds later. His eyes widened as he took in the sight, his beautiful Jyuushiro bleeding and bruised with tears slipped down pale cheeks, fighting for air.

"Oh, shit, Jyuu..." Shunsui leant down and picked Jyuushiro up into his arms, carrying out of the kitchen and into the bathroom. He sat the younger down on the toilet seat and searched for bandages and ointment for the man's wounds. "I-I'm so sorry...!"

Shunsui sobbed as he mended to Ukitake's injuries, knowing that he just kept making mistake after mistake when it came to the ones he loved. He apologised every second he spent cleaning the blood away and making sure his partner would be okay, but he knew he needed to get away and re-evaluate what he was doing.

"I... I have to go...!" Shunsui sobbed once he was sure Jyuushiro's injuries had been tended to. Tears dripped down his cheeks as he left, ignoring Jyuushiro's cries for him to come back. He called out as he ran, "Please, don't leave me, Jyuushiro! I love you!"

Shunsui grabbed the car keys from the kitchen bench downstairs and hurried out to the car, not looking back. He needed to see his mother and talk to her about everything; she always knew the best thing for him to do.

With Jyuushiro~~

Jyuushiro knew that Shunsui didn't mean to hurt him. He could forgive the man for what he had done, being unable to comprehend just how much pain Shunsui was suffering. He winced as he got to his feet, the glass that Kyōraku had pulled out of his body leaving behind cuts and gashes that stung.

In a way, Ukitake was relieved to know that Shunsui had reacted to whatever the twins had done; if the boys told him what they had done to cause such a response, he could avoid it happening in future and Shunsui wouldn't have to suffer like this again.

The only thing left to do was hope that Shunsui would come back home soon so that they could talk about what set the brunet off in hopes that they could avoid situations like this from happening again.