Another Chapter. Enjoy!

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Kyoraku sat at the table with a cup of sake in his hand. As he sipped it he could tell this was the house best for the restaurant. He was having lunch with his mentor: Genryusai Yamamoto.

He sat across from Yamamoto with other guards standing around him. Kyoraku is one of a very few people who could get an audience with 'The Boss' anytime.

"Is all well with my son?" Yamamoto always asked at the beginning of their conversations.

Kyoraku smiled and sat back in his chair. "Your son is fine. He is overseeing the mission with the group. We have terminated our job with the Aizen Corporation."

Yamamoto looked at Kyoraku as he rubbed his beard. "What can I help you with today?"

Kyoraku sat up and picked up his cup. "Sir, we are on the hunt for Gin Ichimaru. I know that you know everyone in this area. Plus, anyone who can get that close in the Aizen camp and walk away must have been in touch with you."

Yamamoto looked at Kyoraku with a surprised look. He motioned for one of his lieutenant to come to him. He whispered in his ear and then the man bowed to him. He turned and left the room.

Kyoraku knew the old man to well. The old man was the one who pulled him off the street. He was the one the trained to protect the ones who could not protect themselves. He also was knew that the old man was one that no one toyed with; even him.

The two men talked about old times and his son. Kyoraku spoke of him lovingly because he was in love with Yamamoto's son, Jushiro Ukitake.

Flashback

Ukitake and Kyoraku were friends for many years. Yamamoto knew that his son was gay and accepted the fact. Like any parent when he came to the fact, he wanted Ukitake to be happy. Yamamoto want his son to have a good friend to always be able to talk to. The two became very close friends but never like brothers. Kyoraku would watch at a distance as Ukitake would date others and try to start a relationship that would soon end in disaster. He would cry on his friend's shoulder and the cycle would to start over again.

One evening, the two were going to a holiday party in the mountains. At first, they were not going but it was the holidays and Ukitake had just gone through one of his breakup and wanted to get away. It was a cabin that Yamamoto own and they were going to stay there since the gathering was about a mile from the cabin.

It was snowing hard as they just barely made it to the cabin.

"I didn't expect it to snow this hard," Ukitake said as he help unpack the car. The snow was coming down so hard that his black coat was almost white.

Kyoraku was carrying the bags and suitcases from the car when he noticed that Ukitake was just standing in the snow.

"Lover Boy, are you okay?"

Ukitake turned and looked at his friend. He smiled as he came with the groceries and help Kyoraku with the door.

Kyoraku knew that his friend was hurting emotionally and it was something he had to go through again and he would be the supportive friend as always.

As the evening went on, Ukitake cooked dinner as Kyoraku started the fire and set the table. The two eat and talked and drank. He knew that Ukitake wanted to talk.

"Shunsui, for as long as I have known you, I have never given you advise on your love life. But you are always giving me advice. Now I want to ask you a question."

Kyoraku smiled and leaned forward so Ukitake could see his eyes. "Go ahead."

"Have you ever been in love?"

Kyoraku smiled and stated, "Yes, I am in love. I know that I have to be patient because the one I love is so busy looking for love that he doesn't see it right in front of him. But all I can do is be patient and wait. Hopefully he will one day realize that the love he was looking for was sitting right in front of him."

Ukitake sat with a shocked look on his face. He suddenly realized why he and Kyoraku were always friends and never like brothers.

End of Flashback

Kyoraku attention went back the lieutenant that entered the room. He handed an envelope to Yamamoto.

"In this envelope, is the address of Gin Ichimaru location," Yamamoto held the envelope in his hand. Kyoraku was trying to reach out for it when Yamamoto kept it out of reach.

Kyoraku smiled because he knew that Yamamoto does not give information freely. There was always a 'favor' that had to be returned.

"A friend asked me for a favor which I agreed to investigate," Yamamoto handed the envelope to Kyoraku but did not let it go, "and I know that you would be more than happy to assist me in the favor."

Kyoraku slowly placed a smile on his face. He knew that he would agree to it because Yamamoto never accepted favors unless he is getting something in return. Yamamoto slowly released the envelope to Kyoraku. He opened it and saw the contents. One was the address on the piece of paper and the other was two pictures of very beautiful women.

He looked at the pictures and he recognized the blond beauty. It was among the pictures Gin had sent to her computer which was now in the possession of Rukia. She was one of Aizen's girlfriends.

"Her name is Natalya Babikov. She is the niece of my Russian associates. She had not seen her in since she moved to Germany. She was involved with Aizen Corporation. No one has seen or heard from her in over a month."

"And the other woman?"

"Her name is Mildred Johnson. She was part of my organization. About a year ago she was found dead. It was reported as a suicide. The last report we received from her was that Aizen had found a woman who had not taken the vaccine." Yamamoto stopped. He took a deep breath and relaxed. "She was very deep into the Aizen Corporation but she suddenly killed herself? Impossible."

Yamamoto leaned forward and pointed a finger at Kyoraku.

"When you take him down, do not kill Aizen," he spoke in a harsh tone, "bring him to me. We will handle him."

Kyoraku got up and bowed to his mentor and guardian. "I will get on this right away."

He walked down the hall and outside. His driver was waiting for him as he got in the car and started to leave. He nodded to the driver and he pushed a button to get secure signal on his phone.

He dialed Rukia phone and began to give out orders. He told her that he needed information on two people: Mildred Johnson and Natalya Babikov. He needed all the information she could find on them and that all this information was for him and no one else. He also gave Rukia the address for Gin's location. He told her to make sure Rangiku knows and that once Gin is located, she and her group may need to continue with their plans. He told Rukia to tell his group to assist Gin's group and also have Ukitake call him.

He hung up the phone and look at the pictures. He thought to himself. 'If this is all about bringing Aizen down, Gin is in a lot of danger. If Gin is able to get pregnant with everything going on about the Blood Moon,' Kyoraku took a deep breath, 'she and Byakuya being lovers, if Gin is pregnant . . . ,'

"Mr. Kyoraku, we are here at your plane," his driver stated.

"Thank you, Kensai," Kyoraku smiled as he opened the door, "Tell Yamamoto that I will have a report to him soon. He nodded. Kensai was the only driver that Yamamoto trusted to drive Kyoraku or Ukitake around.

Kyoraku got out of car and ran up the step to the plane. When he entered, he saw Hisagi and Kira. Kira nodded to the back of the plane. Kyoraku noticed that the two men had showered and changed clothes.

"In a bag," Kira said, "we will get rid of the clothes in Germany."

They knew that Aizen would have planted a bug on their clothes. They wanted Aizen to know that they are going to Germany.

Kyoraku went to the back of the plane where he saw Byakuya sitting next to the window looking out. He came and sat across from Byakuya.

"Son, I know that you want to be with her but right now I need you to be on your 'A' game. We know where Gin and her group are and Rangiku and her group are on the way there."

Byakuya looked at him as tears started to form in his eyes. He slowly started nodding.

"Byakuya, Gin is being well protected by a group called the Alliance. Our organization is now a part of the Alliance and we too have an interest of bring down the Aizen Corporation. But for you, it has become personal. Now you have to let you emotions help push you but I do not want your emotions to be the cause of Gin getting hurt."

The plane intercom sounded for takeoff.

As the plane took off and leveled off, Kyoraku brought Kira and Hisagi to the table. He pulled out his tablet and produced a file. He then shared it with the other three.

"This, gentlemen, is our current case. Gin and his group need to be updated as soon as possible. It is a lot more to this than just a corrupt organization. We are talking about a murderer.