Destiny is a funny thing; those who seek it don't often find it, those who find it don't often know it.

Chapter 3

Souzuke Aizen trying hard not bang his head on the tree as he was getting tired of the constant bickering between the mortal man and woman whom he had chosen to raise his son without anyone knowing the truth of his existence, it took all his will power not to brain wash these humans in doing his bid. No one told him that having a family/relationship will come with these weird banter and bonding activities. He can't imagine himself doing this with his son's mother, the woman he had a short fling with before she left him abruptly abandoning their son without saying anything, it was as if she disappeared out of thin air. That was the first time he felt disappointed in himself slightly for his calculations and plans had never gone wrong before and his first somewhat relationship had been a big failure. And for the first time he felt something bitter in his chest something akin to the emotion sadness. He had thought that these feeling will go away if he did not pay attention them which was really hard since everyplace in his secret workshop reminded him of the time he had spent with her, at that time he was stuck in limbo a part of him wanted to be disgusted with himself for acting like that love sick fool isshin kurosaki and the other part of him , the part which confused him the most wanted him to be happy about the time he had spent with that woman .

He was really confused at that point, wasn't sure if he was in love with that woman but he knew for a fact that he cared about her to an extent and her abrupt departure affected him .The pain he felt wasn't like anything he had felt before, this was completely an uncharted territory for him. And he had no clue what he was dealing with and he can't show weakness in front of his subordinates so asking them is out of the equation not that it would help him much Gin is a sociopath just like him he could see himself in him and Tousen was just a tool which he had emotionally manipulated to the point his sense of judgement aligned with his motives and actions but still out of the two Tousen was a better option . None of his fellow captains possess the skills or experience which would benefit him in this situation except Unhonana and the old fool but the probability of them seeing through his lies and deceit was pretty much high and he world rather deal with this obstacle on his own than to get himself got caught. But what was more concerning for Aizen was that he was more worried about what will happen to his son than him at that moment.

Since Aizen had never been emotional in his entire life, every action every move made were more of a logical reasoning which never cared about the feelings of others or the consequence of those actions. The only time he had ever shown real emotions was when he was with that woman or his son. Both never judged him for who he was and what he was doing .The woman understood his motives unlike his son but never judged him or accused him of being a miserable wretched being for his actions. Had this been any other situation he would have done it without a single thought but at this moment he couldn't, not if it affects his son. He wanted him to have a peaceful, comfortable life, something which he can't provide at this moment. There is a high chance that his brain washing might lose its effect in the future or someone from the soul society might get to know about his activities which in turn would get him in trouble and his son by extension, after all no one in the soul society knew about his true abilities or what he is capable of.

If someone had told the past him that he would be having a child devoid of any power with an unknown quincy woman and that he would come to care and love the powerless child to the point of doing anything for him he would have found it mildly amusing. Now he doesn't find it amusing at all, he finds the predicament he is in downright humiliating. He couldn't use his powers on these weaklings to do his bidding all because of his son could get the affection and love naturally instead of it being forced.

While watching the humans bantering amongst themselves, he saw his son holding the man's finger, a bitter feeling started forming in his chest which then transformed into a sudden urge to throttle the man for gaining his sons affection. He calmed himself before he could lose control and do something he will come to regret later; he might not have been familiar with emotions and how they work but he had read about them to understand the feeling he was experiencing was jealousy. He realized the horrible fact that he was jealous of the human male gaining his sons affection. He tried to come up with various logical reasoning to justify his actions but couldn't. So, he did the only thing he could do at the moment ignore the weird feeling in his chest and focus on what the humans were doing.

Luckily for him the female was singing a soothing lullaby to calm the crying child in her arm and it worked though it took some time to calm the boy, Aizen felt half smug and half prideful of himself for the fact that he was able to calm his son when he cried which was surprisingly rare when he thought about it, the boy never cried in his presence and it was really rare he left him alone and even if he did leave him it would be Tousen who would be taking care of him, the blind captain had a surprising soft side to him when it comes to children ,Gin was never an option the first time he had tried to carry the boy, he made a huge racket .It wasn't an ordinary crying but a full blown temper tantrum and it got worse whenever gin was in the vicinity his son had screamed/cried a lot until the foxy faced captain had left .

This incident along with the previous ones confirmed something which had been lingering in his mind for a while, his son is highly perceptive, might as well be an empath and if his guess was correct which were for most of the time is able to sense the presence of danger. And what might happen in the future he might develop or gain some latent abilities after all his mother and he have a high spiritual energy not that it matters to him power or not he would be by his side the moment his plan succeeds, but this had proved something that Aizen had already knew Gin cannot be trusted and was never on his side ,did he think that he would be able to deceive the master of deception himself, Tousen was trustworthy and loyal to him. He was also right about selecting this family because once again he was proven correct by his son's behavior and how quick these people have gained his trust. He knew without a doubt that these people will take care of his son with care and affection he deserved and would protect him from anything no matter what.

Another feeling /emotion which he hadn't felt in his Shinigami life Guilt bubbled up in his chest, guilty that someone else is going to be there for the boy instead of him, guilty that he had brought an innocent child into this world without giving a second thought about the consequence, guilty that he would be missing a lot of important stuffs in the boys life when he was growing up ,guilty that he would be growing up not knowing anything about his origin or who his parents, guilty that he selfishly experimented on his son without taking his wellbeing into consideration even if they were harmless ,had no ill intent behind his actions though he didn't care at that time.

But the biggest thing he was guilty of was, when he thought about killing his son off during the initial days after the woman left them and would have gone with the plan had it not been for his son's smiling face when a zampakto was about to be plunged into him by his father ,the smiling face didn't show any discomfort and the emotions in those eyes were full of trust and joy. It was enough to stop him from further continuing his insane and horrible plan. The reason why he had tried to do that was because he thought that baby was just an annoyance to his future plans and since he didn't possess any powers or skills that would benefit him, he had assumed that it would be meaningless to waste his time and resource on someone who he had deemed unfit but it was the first time someone had trusted him openly ,the first time someone had shown him what it was like to be trusted and loved ,the first time someone gave something to him without being expected anything in return. He flung his zampakto away and held the boy in his arm .When the boy rested his head on his shoulder without caring that he was being held by the person who had tried to kill him ,it was at that moment he had realized what it was to love someone unconditionally and though the concept of loving someone /something without expectation was confusing for him since he had always gotten things through manipulation and his actions always had a reason or motive behind it .

But he tried to care for his son though a part of him was skeptical that he would fail in this endeavor just like how he had driven away that woman but a more stubborn and optimistic side of him wanted to succeed, to prove that he too was capable of loving .To his immense relief and surprise loving and caring his son came naturally for him. Though he found out that he couldn't care for anyone other than his son and probably that woman but the loving unconditionally part without expecting anything was reserved only for his son alone, it was as if his mind was programmed to do that voluntarily. And he was fine with it after all he had already decided that he was going to utilize the feelings he has for his son as a driving force and motivation to achieve his goal, a goal which had slightly changed due to his sudden discovery of feelings for his son, he just hopes that he doesn't come to regret it or someone doesn't use this against him.

He was drawn away from his thoughts by the loud bickering which has started between the humans but this time though Aizen was paying attention to the conversation since it involved naming his son which in turn lead to another argument between the two adults. Aizen has been constantly dealing with eccentric beings throughout his life both hollows and Shinigami but none of them had pushed his patience to this extent. How can someone start an argument on naming a child is something he will never know, is this how others humans and Shinigami deal with such situation or is this behavior inclusive only for these two, he probably will never find out the answer for that question. Thankfully for his temper and patience the little girl had come up with a name for his son "Keigo", a really fitting name. He started questioning himself for a second if the roles have been reversed in this family because the adults who were supposed to act like were behaving like kids whereas the kid who was supposed to act like one was acting like an adult. For a child she was way too mature, sensible and collected not that Aizen found anything wrong with that, in fact he admired it, the girl got into his good graces the moment she swore that she would protect his son and she said it with such a conviction that he found himself almost applauding. Though he felt little sad that he couldn't name his son but its how the situation is and he couldn't do anything about it. Ironically that's one of few emotions he has been feeling since he had decided to drop his son in the human world. He was lying to himself by thinking that he wouldn't be feeling these emotions at all after today.

But he knew one thing for sure that his son would grow up in loving and caring environment. The adults in spite of their childish behavior seemed smart enough to come up with a plan quickly and were able to use the rumors which had been spread about the mother having a secret child for their own interest. Not to mention they genuinely care about the infant they had just found. His son would be having great figures to look up to when he grows up. And without a doubt these kiddish parents will do everything in their power to protect the infant not to mention they are really famous and well settled who could not only provide his son a comfortable living but also a safety and stability in the mortal world, that's something the soul society wouldn't want to mess with incase they had somehow found out about him. A random human getting kidnapped or disappearing was one thing but a really famous person disappearing all of a sudden was another thing. Aizen knew how things work in the mortal world and his son face would be known throughout the country since both the humans are well known so it would be difficult for the soul society to manipulate and erase everyone's mind. Even a single person remembering or the proof of his existence was enough to cause trouble which something the Central 46 of the soul society doesn't want to happen.

It seems the adult male had called his friends who could help him out with his plan though they were not informed about the exact truth which surprised Aizen himself, he had expected them to be upfront about it perhaps he had underestimated them a bit but the male's lying ability was really bad that he was sure that whoever he had contacted would have suspected something was amiss but still his effort was commendable considering the situation. Now things were getting amusing. When they left, he had followed them to their house to make sure that things go well and use his special shikai ability incase his interference was needed though he hoped it wouldn't come to that.

Turns out the friends which they had called he was able to recognize one of them a spectacled man with a serious look on his face whom his hollow spies had identified as a quincy, the other one a muscular figure who had a cheerful look on his face unlike the former. It took nearly three hours of emotional manipulation, logical arguments the family was able to convince the two to help them out with their plan. Though the quincy didn't give up without a fight as he was the one who had come up with most of counter arguments and at one point it looked like he was going to convince the parents that it was a bad idea. But when the woman forced him to hold his son and he did bit reluctantly, he gave his son a once over before he stopped coming up with proper arguments. It was as if he had discovered something about his son and had wanted to look into it further. But that was not possible since he had erased all the traces of the experiments, he had done on his son initially and the boy possessed no spiritual power. So Aizen had assumed that it was his paranoia playing tricks and no one could recognize the boy's origin or identity. He didn't know how wrong he was at the moment.

So once the plan was finalized and everything was sorted out. The two new comers left to do their parts in the plan leaving the family alone. Aizen had wanted to say a final good bye to his son before he left but was unable to find an alone since his son was either coddled by the female or the male was trying to play with him or when both were not there his son was preoccupied in an impromptu play stare contest with the little girl making it difficult for him to have an alone. After an hour or two he finally got an alone time with his son though timing would be really short since both adults were busy for a short time, the mother preparing his son sleeping place in their room while the father was busy speaking with someone in that device called telephone.

Making sure that the coast was clear and no one was in the vicinity Aizen lifted held his son for one last time, looking into his brown eyes which were like his, he spoke

"Be happy and safe little one. I hate to do this leaving you here but it is for the best, I'm going to do stuffs which might you in the direct path of danger if discovered so that's why I'm leaving you here. Your foster family are a really good people "he paused for few seconds trying to calm his emotions which were leaking out through his voice before speaking again

"I am not sure if you would remember me when we meet again but I will never forget you and you will be always be in my memory just like your real mother who I believe loved you as much as I did. So, I just want you know that whatever I'm going to do is for you and I have never loved or cared anyone in my life except you. I Sousuke Aizen promise you that we will be back together as a family in few years when my plan succeeds. So, farewell my dear son" Aizen refused to cry ,his mind urging not to show weakness but he couldn't help it by the time he was done with his farewell tear were over flowing from his eyes ,he wiped it off slowly and regained his composure .With great difficulty he kissed his son on the fore head and placed him back in the cradle and then left the room without looking back.

The boy had started crying immediately, maybe he had realized what his father was doing or maybe it was his basic instinct telling him that something was wrong but couldn't identify it. Anyway this had drawn the whole family into the room, each of them trying to comfort the boy in their own way but it was a futile effort. Aizen had wanted to go back inside to comfort take up the boy in his hand and comfort him ,he badly wanted throw away everything he had planned for years just to be with his son but he couldn't ,his mind wouldn't let him do that even if that's what his heart wanted him to do .So with a great pain he had left the mortal world without a thought. But he swore to himself that no matter what he would be back for him even if he has to kill/ manipulate anything and anyone to achieve his goal.

Fate is a funny thing especially when someone tries their level best to prevent something from happening sacrificing everything they had loved or had with them, if something is bound to happen it happens and nothing can stop it. Trying to change it will only make things go in the opposite direction and end up in a scenario way worse than a situation which they had wanted to avoid at any cost. Like how Aizen assumed that if his son was close to him, he might be used against him and bringing him to the human world to hide from fellow Shinigami and traitors thinking that he was helping him but in truth he was deeming him to a fate worse than death. Listening to the logical part of him which thought having the boy near him was a weakness, something he would come to regret later .Not only it made it easy for his enemies or more appropriate to say enemy to target his son but also will put a huge wrench in the plans he had been preparing for years .This one action had set motion to certain events, events which are going to change everything in the future, events which no one would have expected.

In an almost empty shop in Karakura, a black cat was seen entering the shop. A man wearing a straw hat and coolers greeted it with a jovial wave

"Its been a while yoruichi, I'm assuming you are not here for exchanging pleasantries or to indulge an old man like me in a small talk "

The cat Yoruichi replied with an almost human like grin

"Yeah you are right Kisuke I'm not here for pleasantries, I'll get straight to the point did you sense the hollows were really active for past few weeks, it's as if they were doing something else other than attacking people or causing trouble."

Kisuke shrugged but he had an undecipherable expression on his face

"I felt it too but the funny thing was it was on specific locations which I have marked in this map. Its as if they were focusing on something or someone and were careful enough not to draw too much attention but still my equipment was able to detect the residual particles from their body. They can hide their energy but not their body. Beats me why they would do that and their recent activity started from a resort near Karakura till a particular place on the way to the town. Its mostly an abandoned place and then it stopped totally. I hate to ask you this, but can you check it out and find out about this weird behavior"

The cat just chuckled in a deep voice

"You don't have to ask; I was planning to check it out any way. Now that I have the proper location It will make it even easier for me. I'll start from the last active place."

The man had a solemn look on his face

"Thank you, I owe you this one and for a lot of other stuffs"

The cat struck his leg playfully with its paws

"You don't owe me anything, we are family and family doesn't owe anything. And beside I don't regret anything, it was the right thing to do. If you could sacrifice everything for others safety so could I and I couldn't let you and others die for a crime which you guys didn't commit and my status as a captain nor the influence and power I held back there wasn't worth the loss of innocent lives."

Kisuke smiled

"But still the risk was too much and any sane person wouldn't have done what you did but you are not the sanest person in this universe aren't you? "

The cat gave a cheeky smile but then its expression changed to that of complete seriousness

"Is this go to do anything with him?"

Kisuske shrugged his face devoid of any emotion

"Not sure, he is still in possession of my cloak which enables him to conceal his energy completely. But it's a possibility. So, in case if you do find him which you mostly wont but if you do , please don't engage. We don't know what he is capable of now"

The cat was about to argue against the last suggestion but saw the expression on its friends face and agreed to it a bit hesitantly. Though it didn't just accept it without a retort

"Who do you think I am? They still call me flash step master for a reason. But still ill follow your suggestion since I couldn't bear to see that pitiful expression on your face" the cat scoffed in indignation which only earned a chuckle from Kisuke.

"Anyway stay safe my friend "

"You too old man"

"if am an old man then what does it make you? Hmmm a hag, right?"

Then the cat left with a goal on its mind but not before giving a death glare, it might have promised not to engage directly with that bespectacled back stabbing cunt but it doesn't mean it won't thwart whatever plan he was up to indirectly of course.

In a realm where only selected mortals and supernatural beings have entered Fate was eagerly waiting for the drama to unfold with a huge bowl of Popcorn and drinks right beside her cackling gleefully whereas death and life were face palming themselves at their sister's behavior. The other gods and goddesses ignored it as they didn't want themselves to be involved in the affairs of those sisters. Lucifer the ruler of hell like Fate was amused at the turn of events imagining how many morons he will be receiving into his realm in the future, morons whom he can have for tortur- I mean punishing but he wouldn't be in the future though when he realizes that certain idiots will be escaping his realm to cause ruckus in the human world.

Note: The actual story starts from the next chapter.I apologize if Aizen was ooc.I modified his character to fit the story.I have written the current chapter in a way I think that characters might behave if such situations or scenarios had happened in the cannon.I decided to include some extra characters to support the story, characters which will be playing an important role in the story.Currently I am focusing on my other story but will try my level best to publish both at the same time. I thank the people who have book marked and Favourited the story. Constructive Criticisms are welcome