I do not any of the characters or the ideas created by Tite Kubo, however my OC and original storyline belong to me.

This is my first Bleach fic, so PLEASE REVIEW!

Review = new chapter. Enjoy, especially you Windblade67!

For twenty minutes Delilah had been living in a complete state of bliss, across the last two centuries she had dreamt of tracking down her protectors and being close to them once more. When they had initially been reunited, she had been overwhelmed by all the feelings hurt and the neglect which she had accumulated deep inside her and she had lashed out at the two soul reapers who she had known for so long, so very long. And it had only been near the end that she had finally calmed and sough their comfort once more, but it had all come crashing down at the sound of three faint knocks.

She watched in fear as her daddy made his way to door and she immediately reached for Gin, and tightened her grip on him.

At the moment that the door had been opened, Delilah was only a little relieved to see that the soul reaper on the other side was none other then Momo Hinamori and her truly serious face.

"My apologies, Captain Aizen…"

It was only a second but Delilah was sure that she saw her daddy's sad eyes looking back at her.

"What is is Momo?'

Delilah saw Gin's reassuring smile but concerned eyes and she was starting to have a horrible feeling that her peace was indeed coming to an end.

"There is a Kenji Ukitake located at the entrance of the barracks"

At the mention of 'Kenji', Delilah's heartbeat defiantly increased and she knew that everything had come to an end.

From the moment that Momo had left them, all the control which Delilah had maintained over twenty minutes had began to disappear quickly, extremely so and it was not before long, that her breathing quickened and her head began to pound. And before she could she could physically curl into a defensive ball, her daddy rushed towards her and their arms wrapped around her before she finally succumbed to her tears.

They continued to cradle her as her cries turned to sobs of pure trepidation made her entire body tremble. She willingly buried her head into her daddy's shoulder and somewhat relished in Gin's caressing hand on her back, but that didn't mean that fear of returning to the Ukitake compound was going away.

"That's it Lielee, just let the tears come out now…"

At first she couldn't understand why he had said that and when she finally did, she stopped suddenly and pulled away from her daddy:

"No!" she said with a certain amount of defiance in her tone.

Her daddy and Gin placed their hands onto her shoulder and Gin didn't give her the answer she was craving:

"Little Lielee…crying would have helped you…as there is no choice but for you to go back"

Delilah clenched her fists, seriously annoyed that the one should reaper who had conceded to all of her requests in the past, was the one who was refusing her now.

"You can't make me go back there" her voice now carried anger.

And instead of scolding her, he simply smiled and this had caused the rage to build up within the pits of her stomach and before she knew what she was doing, she had lifted her and struck Gin so hard against the face that he slammed into the nearby wall.

Her daddy neither agreed nor reprimanded her for her actions and as she saw Gin looking at her with a certain amount of relief in his eyes.

She saw him placing his hand on the cheek she had injured and heard his final words which had no doubt sealed her fate for the time being:

"Well I suppose that in these circumstances violence is always a way to deal with pent up emotions…"

Delilah was stunned that Gin's caring tone had not altered in the slightest and this made her feel guilty, very guilty. And it was within a flash that he was by her side once more and the words he chose to finish made her lose her will to fight against her protectors.

He gripped onto her left hand and her daddy, her right and then she heard him speak:

"I love you Lielee, your daddy loves you, we both love you and we'll be together soon…alright?"

Seeing his genuine smile and repeating his declaration in her head, she realised that he was still her Gin.

"O…okay…" she responded in a hesitant tone.

…..

The trip to the entrance of the barracks was a short one and Delilah was becoming more and more anxious about facing Jūshirō's brother. After his sister's traitorous actions, thinking of Jūshirō as her father was something that she wasn't quite willingly to do. And her anger didn't die down when her secret protectors had presented her to her jail keeper, Kenji Ukitake.

"Identify yourself" she heard Gin demand in a tone filled with true distrust.

She saw Kenji squirm under Gin's and her daddy's disgusted faces.

"My name is Kenji Ukitake and I am here to escort Lady Delilah Ukitake back to our humble abode"

Delilah cringed at the word 'Lady' as she was now sure that it merely a camouflage to make the other members of the soul reapers believe that she had been received and accepted as an Ukitake.

Her daddy gently nudged her forward and at the second that Kenji had grabbed onto her hand and prepared to make his quick exit, her daddy gripped Kenji's wrist. And she four herself enjoying the psychological discomfort which Kenji was being placed under.

"Before you and Delilah leave, younger brother of Captain Ukitake, let give you some advice…"

Delilah's eyes searched for Gin and she saw his secret smile and waited.

"What would that be Captain Aizen?"

Delilah resisted the urge to grin.

"The next time we find young Delilah in such a state, we will not hesitate to report you to Central 46…"

Delilah saw Kenji squirm and silently thanked her daddy for being so scary.

"I assure you Captain Aizen, it was just an accident"

Yet her daddy's stern face did not falter:

"Accident…interesting way to describe it"

Delilah could see Kenji struggling to control his fear:

"It will never happen again"

His tone of defeat was obvious and Delilah wondered how she could use this to torture Kenji in the future.

And it was none other then Gin who had given the ultimatum:

"We shall see about that"

Delilah could see Kenji looking at her from the corner of his eyes no doubt shocked at how she had gained the protection of two captains of the soul society who were not oblivious to her treatment at home.

Kenji then let go of her hand and bowed, and she heard his truly earnest voice:

"I swear on my immortal soul that it will never happen again"

Neither of her protectors responded and suddenly she felt Kenji dragging her out of the barracks and then she heard Gin's voice once more:

"Goodbye for now, little Delilah"

That was a tense ending between Kenji Ukitake and Delilah's protectors. They may not physically be able to reveal their true relationship with Delilah that doesn't mean that they are not willingly to use their positions as captains to invoke true fear within Kenji. What did you think of the moment of violence between Gin and Delilah? Could it be a sign that they've coddled her for too long or perhaps it a lament sign suggesting that the cruel treatment at Mimi's hand could have some undesirable side effects on Delilah's personality in the future? Therefore the sooner she gets into the soul academy and beyond is for the best, as sometimes one's home is not quite the safest place to be.

AS ALWAYS YOUR REVIEWS ARE WHAT I AM EAGERLY WAITING FOR, SO THEY'LL GIVE ME THE INSPIRATION TO WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER!

Until next time!