Of Birthdays and Siblings
Sleeping Problems~
The man watched as his nephew fidgeted under the sheets. A knock came at the door and the man went and opened it, taking the tea pot from the man and carrying it inside along with the cup. He carefully poured some of the medicine into the cup before pouring the warm water over it. He glanced up and saw that Toshiro was looking at him.
"You should drink this." He watched as the boy sat up before going and sitting on the edge of the bed. He watched as Toshiro took the cup and attempted to down the entire cup, only to have a coughing fit. He let out a deep breath. "You don't have to rush it."
"The medicine tastes horribly though." The boy swallowed the rest. The man then watched as the boy settled before pulling the sheets up to the boy's chin and brushing a few stray hairs away from his forehead. He then stood up and darkened the room. He left the room and headed to the prison area of the ice castle.
"Hey, how's Toshiro doing?"
The comment from the Substitute Shinigami caused the man to turn and look at the orange haired Shinigami. Schwarz took a deep breath. "Are you really in a position to be asking such questions?"
"Are Quincy always this stuck up? I honestly don't get why you guys have divided into sides like you have."
The man let out a deep sigh. "What I meant is that you're not in a position to be worrying about others when you should at this point be worrying about yourself. However, I will tell you that the boy is resting in his quarters and after some rest will be fine. Now if you don't mind, I am here to visit my brother."
The man walked past the cell and down into a deeper part of the prison until he came to an open door. The woman from the infirmary was scowling as he stepped into the room. "You should be resting and not aggravating that injury of yours."
"How is my brother?"
"Silbern? He'll live. That's just the way he's always been." The woman folded her arms across her chest. "However, I believe you want to know what his condition is. I don't like chaining him up in a prison cell like this in a manner that he can pull one of his joints out of place, but this is the only way to restrain him in this room as we can't put him in a straight jacket with that cast of his."
"There is no way he can easily move though."
"As if we would give him a way that he can attack one of the guards. I wish we had a restraining board down here, but to there is no way to attach it to the wall and... well, you should know better then anyone else how your brother is."
"Yes... he's always been a rather problematic child." Schwarz watched as there was a flicker of movement coming from the silver haired figure and then suddenly the man's face looked up at him, a look of disgust in his blood shot eyes. "I see that you're awake."
"What have you done to Shiro-chan?" The man's words came out in a rough fashion and spit went every which way.
"Your son is in bed resting."
"Oh really..." A smirk suddenly played across the man's fate. "Baka..."
"You're not exactly one to be talking about me being an idiot." The man folded his arms across his chest. "I was nice enough to come down here to tell you how he was doing, and this is the thanks I get. Or do you not want to know how your son is doing."
Gin frowned. "Disgusting pig."
"How mature. Talk like an adult, you are one now. Or do I need to treat you like a child?" The man narrowed his eyes. This caused the silver haired man to let out a tirade of curse words and moving about in a manner that could hurt himself. "Sedate him before he hurts himself."
"Understood. Someone is going to have to keep an eye on him twenty-four seven."
"I'll talk to father about having him moved to..."
"It's his highness who decided on doing this. I suggest not."
Schwarz let out a deep sigh, his eyes narrowing at the man in front of him. "Really though Silbern..." The man reached out to touch the other man's cheek only to have Gin flinch away. '"Things aren't as bad as you're making them out to be. You need to learn to relax, go with the flow of things."
"That is as much of a psychopath as I am. You and I both know it. It's where I get it from."
The dark haired twin shook his head before heading out and leaving the man to his own devices. He then headed to the study and close the door behind him. "What took you so long?"
"I had to see to some things."
"Take a break Schwarz. Your brother played rough with you and you need to relax. Have you heard from your brother yet? Have you been to visit him? I heard they've managed to move him to a cell after they treated his injuries."
"Isn't it a bit cruel to chain him up like that?"
"Your brother can escape from medical restraints. It's for his own good, his own safety that I'm doing this."
The younger dark haired man tilted his head away so he couldn't see the leader of the Vandenreich. "What is your grandson going to think of you if he finds out his father is Silbern and that you've practically beaten him up. The man then moved towards the bookshelf. "I should probably take the boy some books to read. If he's anything like his father he won't be able to stay still unless he's given something to do."
"On one side I wish to ask you how the boy is doing, but should I be more concerned with the fact you're ignoring your own injuries."
"How can I myself sit still when my nephew is ill and my own father beat up my twin brother, before locking him away like an animal."
"You know as well as I what kind of a person your brother is. He would have kept coming at me if I had just let the guards subdue him and he could have easily have slipped their grasps and killed some of them even with the injuries he had when he was brought in. As I also said, chaining him up isn't just for his safety but his as well. Just as a wild animal will attack ferociously, those around it will attack it back and the animal will also become injured."
"How kind of you." Schwarz pulled a book off the shelf.
"Eventually we'll need to tell Toshiro the truth though, so I'm going to have you go and get his mother and bring her here."
This caused the younger dark haired man to almost drop the books he had. "Are you crazy? Kidnapping her will cause an outright war if we didn't have one before!"
"As if I care if we start a war with the shinigami." The man narrowed his eyes at his son. "However, if you are so concerned with not starting a war despite our past then let her leave a letter. She can return after Christmas is over. Let her spend some time with her children as it is the holidays. It would be a nice gift for the children, don't you think."
Schwarz narrowed his eyes at the man. "On top of the fact you aren't typically this kind, I will not have anything to do with that woman."
"I'm giving you an order Schwarz." The leader of the Vandenreich narrowed his eyes as the door to the study crept open. "Not to mention that boy is attached to that woman, so you'll bring her here."
"That woman is that woman." The door to the study slowly opened even more. "I don't care what you say, she's a downright whore!"
"Uncle?"
Schwarz almost dropped the books again as he turned to look at the boy. "You're supposed to be asleep! I saw you drink all of your medicine!"
"I woke up and saw that you weren't there. Your injury... I felt for your rieatsu." A frown spread across Toshiro's face. "Who is this woman you talk of?"
Schwarz suddenly paled. "Nobody."
"Grandfather said something about me being attached to her and bringing her here."
"What other woman are you close to?" The king of the Vandenreich leaned forward, a smile on his face as he watched the boy. "Of course, there is likely quite a few, so I'll narrow it down for you. She's of your division back in Soul Society."
"My fukutaicho?"
"Yes."
Toshiro's eyes suddenly went wide and his rieatsu flared out, causing him to suddenly fall as his legs gave out. His uncle hurried forward to grab the boy, only to have the child push him away. The boy suddenly went into a coughing fit. The man tried to touch his shoulder lightly. "We really need to get you back to your room."
"I believe that you just called my fukutaicho a whore. What ever did she do to deserve that comment?"
"You weren't even supposed to be listening in on our conversation! You're supposed to be in bed!"
"Why did you call her a whore!" Another coughing fit came on. "Why!"
"There is nothing good about that woman!"
A few wet tears suddenly fell on Toshiro's hand. "Nothing good about her! Nothing..."
"Calm down!"
"If it weren't for Matsumoto I'd likely be dead."
Schwarz's hand paused a few inches away from the boy's shoulder. "What do you mean by that?"
"She's the reason I ended up going to the academy."
"How is going to the academy a good thing! The shinigami turned you into a tool!"
Toshiro wrapped his arms around his chest as he tried to hold back another coughing fit. "If I hadn't gone into the academy I would have killed my granny and had no one! I would have been out on the streets trying to find food and I would have also been hunted down! So what if the shingiami have used me as a tool! At least I was useful, and I learned to control this god awful power of mine."
"You got your powers from your grandmother, so don't..."
"The only good thing about my powers is Hyorinamaru! And Matsumoto. She's always been there."
Schwarz let out a deep breath. "I apologize for calling her a whore. I take back what I said. I honestly had a reason for calling her that mind you that I can't tell you about right now, but I honestly didn't know she did all of that for you. So she really did take care of you after she found you in the Rukongai."
Toshiro's body began to shake. "She did. So please don't bring her here.'
"But don't you want to see her?" Juhabach raised an eyebrow.
"No. I mean, I do want to see her." The boy quickly bowed to the ground. "Please don't take away her freedom."
Schwarz picked the boy up, only to have him completely collapse in his arms from exhaustion. He turned to the man. "I re-voice not bringing that woman here, but for different reasons. The last thing you need is to upset the boy."
"He needs her Schwarz. She's likely to be the only one able to control him while he's sick like this. So just do it."
