DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN BLEACH

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Byakuya looked as the samurai knelt in front of him. He stared at the samurai as he tried to figure if his voice was the one that was calling out to him. Byakuya began to back away as the samurai lifted head. He stared at Byakuya as he noticed that he was backing away. Byakuya began to feel the invisible wall behind him as he turned but could not leave.

"Master, why do you try to leave? I will not hurt you." Senbonzakura said as he tried to reach out to him.

Byakuya tried his best to find an opening as he occasionally turned too looked the samurai. "I am sorry but I am not him. I am not your Master. I am not Byakuya. I am not him." Byakuya said as he continued to try to find an opening.

Senbonzakura looked at his master. He felt the confusion that his master was feeling. He did not want to scare him but he knew that if his master did not get his memory soon, he could die. If he dies here, his body will die. Senbonzakura knew that he had to do this for his master. He closed his eyes. The cherry blossom started to swirl around him. The blossoms swirled until they covered him.

Byakuya continued to look for that opening when he heard his name being called.

"Byakuya, please stop." The voice was different; warm and softer.

Byakuya stopped and turned toward the voice. He felt some connection to the voice. He could not explain it but it was something familial to it. He saw the blossoms swirling around the voice as he called out.

As the blossoms died down, Byakuya saw a hand reach out to him. "Byakuya, please stop and come," the voice said softly but sternly, "I will not hurt you."

"Why? Why should I trust you? Everyone wants me to be this, this Byakuya Kuchiki. I am not him." Byakuya felt his legs give out as a spiritual pressure began to take over him. At first he could not breathe then he felt the spirit take over his heart and mind.

When the blossom stopped, the hand reached out and placed his hand on Byakuya's shoulder. "Please do not resist. You are him. Your name is Byakuya Kuchiki. You are the 28th head of the Kuchiki Family and captain of the Six Division. "

As the pressure became greater, Byakuya did give in. He slowly began to recognize the face as the voice continued to speak.

"I know you. I know you very well because I am Sojun; your father."

-#-

Rin sat in a chair in the room as she kept an eye on her grandson. She noticed that his rapid breathing has changed to a slow and steady. She knew that Senbonzakura was the only one that could bring her grandson back. She knew that his spirit, memories, all that is Byakuya, was being guarded by him. And only he can help Byakuya now. She and Nori took turns watching over him because as long as he is in Senbonzakura's world, his body needs to be protected.

"How many days has it been?" Nori asked her captain. She had a tired look on her face.

"Three days," Rin replied. She too had a tired look on his face but never took her eyes off her grandson. He had a peaceful look on his face. Rin knew that Senbonzakura would do whatever is needed to bring Byakuya back.

-#-

"Father?" Byakuya said in a shaky voice as he looked at Sojun. Sojun held his hand out and pulled Byakuya up. Once he stood face to face with him, they hugged each other. As they hugged, images came to both of them. Byakuya saw images of himself as a boy being held by his father. Sojun began to feel Byakuya reaching out to connect with him. He decided to share more with him.

Images began to flood Byakuya's mind. He got to see, smell and feel the things from his childhood that he was missing as his life as Hajime. He had memories of Rin, his grandmother, and his grandfather. Then he had the images of death; his father's, his grandfather's and Hisana's.

He did not know how long he and his father embraced, but Byakuya had tears flowing down his cheeks. Sojun broke the embrace and looked into his son's eyes.

"In your world, we are all with you." He placed his hand on Byakuya's chest. "Your zanpakuto is a part of you; we are a part of you."

He smiled at Byakuya as he pointed for them to sit with him. "Come, let's go and sit. I want to talk to you.

They talked about many things. Sojun let Byakuya talk as the memories flood his mind. Byakuya spoke of the memories from his childhood to his promotion to captain of the Sixth Division. Sojun noticed that Byakuya never mentioned anything about his relationship with Gin. He felt that Byakuya was trying to avoid speaking about that relationship. Because, if he spoke of the relationship, he would have to speak of the . . . pregnancy.

"Son, tell me about you and Gin." Sojun said as he saw Byakuya's mood change. It looked as though he did not want to talk about or face what happened. "I know that Gin is very special to you. You and him," Sojun closed his eyes and read his son, spirit and mind. He opened his eyes again. He saw tears in Byakuya's eyes. "The baby? It was his?"

Byakuya got up and turned from his father. The pain he felt in his heart was unbearable.

Sojun felt that pain also. It was the pain a parent never wants to see their child go through. But he knew Byakuya's refusal to face the truth about the loss of his child is the reason he doesn't want to remember. "Son, come and sit. It's me, your father. You have nothing to be ashamed of. I remembered the pain. The pain of losing a child. But I had you with me. The one thing I did not want to do is hurt you. I chose to give you a sibling because I did not want you to grow up alone, like I did. I thought I was being punished because I did not love the baby's father like I loved your father. You know your father was everything that I was not. You know how you become conflicted in your heart when confronted with doing the right thing. That is the part that is your father. He was not even a seated officer. But he made me happy. My mother understood my feelings."

He then let Byakuya see images of the man who was his other parent. He saw both of them as happy together.

"He did not know I was pregnant. I was going to tell him that night." He looked at Byakuya. "Just as you were going to tell Gin that night."

Byakuya was shocked that his father knew exactly what happened.

"Gin was everything that I was not. He did what he wanted. He was disrespectful, uncultured and a loner. We argued in captain's meeting; we argue in the court yard. I actually did not like him at first. Then one night, he came to my office and asked me out for drinks. He wasn't pushy, like in the meetings. He practically pulled me away from my desk. We talked all night and before sunrise, I was in love." Byakuya smiled as he thought about that time.

Sojun looked at his son and saw how happy Gin made him. He looked into his eyes and knew that look would change. He reached out and touched the scar on Byakuya's temple. He grabbed his hand and stopped him from touching the scar. He looked at his son's spirit covered with cherry blossoms. His spirit opened his eyes and started to sit up.

"It's time for me to go, Byakuya." He tried to pull his hand away but Byakuya did not want to let it go. He looked at his son and smiled. "I will always love you and remember, I will always be with you." Sojun began to fade as he spoke. The cherry blossoms began to swirl around him as he looked at his son. "You know what you have to do. Believe in Gin." Then he was gone.

Byakuya suddenly sat up. He was covered with cherry blossoms. Senbonzakura was kneeling beside him.

"Master, you have awakened."

Byakuya looked at Senbonzakura. "Thank you." He looked around his world and inhaled the scent of the cherry blossoms. His mind was clear and his memory was back. "Now it time for us to go."