Another Chapter Enjoy!
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Rukia sat at desk starring at the computer. She was working quickly sorting the information on Gin and her mother.
"Okay, Ichigo, you take the mother and I have Gin. We got to find something. She just did not come to the attention of Aizen last year. He had to be following Gin or Gin wanted to be found."
Rukia started typing but instead of starting at her high school but at his last job. Then she started to flow. "Ichigo, when you start to research Gin's mother, look for variations of the name of Ichimaru."
Rukia and Ichigo were good friends who turned into lovers then husband and wife. They met online because they were both hackers. Byakuya hunted down Rukia through the internet and made her go legit. He told her that he promised her sister that he would find her and protect her. When Kyoraku started the security business, Byakuya gave Rukia a job as the head cyber researcher and security. Kyoraku stated that she is worth all the money she gets.
Ichigo was one of Rukia's challengers. He was trying to out hack her. Byakuya asked Rukia about Ichigo because he was hired to find him. She admired him and wanted to meet him. Byakuya told her if she is as good as she say she is, she would be able to find him. The rest is history. They made a good pair and a good couple. But one of the thing they could not have but wanted most was children. Rukia had the vaccine when she was young. Ichigo understood her pain because he too has two younger sister who had the vaccine but are not able to conceive. So Ichigo tells Rukia everyday that it is important for them to live life to its fullness. Byakuya made sure that they both were vested in the company and now both are equal partners.
As she continued to do her research the phone ranged.
"Speak," Rukia order. When she answered the phone like that, they knew that she was deep in her research.
"Rukia, have you uncovered anything that would help us with Gin?" Ukitake asked over the phone.
"Well, the best way to find out about Gin is to start from now and work backwards. I have gotten back to high school. I have sent it to your tablet. Also, I have a team going out to the town where her last residence is. I have her college record. It is in Gin's name and his sex as a male. She is a very smart woman. Gin did not live on campus. He traveled every day. I mean she, as male, was the quietest person I have ever seen."
Ukitake heard Rukia typing as she spoke. "Do you have an 'ETA' for your team?"
Rukia stopped typing and soften her voice, "Why sweetheart, have I ever been late for you?"
Ukitake laughed and said, "Not in this life time."
"Well, as always, you will bow to my greatness." Rukia hug up the phone.
Ukitake hung up his phone and pulled out his tablet.
He read that Gin graduated from high school with honors. She also earned a scholarship to a local university. She also graduated with honors and had started to work on her graduate degree when her mother fell ill. Her mother name was Cho Ichimaru.
Ukitake turned off his tablet and exhaled slowly. He knew that since Aizen was out of town, they would have to make their move because the date for the Blood Moon was less than three months away. Aizen has moved on the fast track to marry Gin. But he feels that Gin has another agenda.
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Ayasegawa and Madarame arrived in in the town that Gin was discovered by Aizen. They first went to Gin home. Hitsugaya went his place of employment. They always let him go to employers because he is the only one that travels with a suit.
As they enter his place, they noticed that his apartment was small but very neat. Madarame poked fun at Ayasegawa because he keeps his apartment just as neat as Gin's.
"I better check you to make sure you're not a woman," Madarame laughed quietly.
Ayasegawa ignored him as usual as they went through Gin's papers. He then saw an Ethernet connection but no computer. He looked around to see if it was taken but nothing shows it was stolen.
"Ikkaku, what is your read?"
"Honestly, I think Gin knew she was not coming back. I mean, the only thing left are the clothes in the closet, which are all men's clothes," Ikkaku said as he took pictures, "no food in fridge, not trash."
He stopped and started to place himself in Gin's place. "Get Rukia and Ichigo on the line."
Madarame pulled out his phone and dialed. The phone was secure so they are not leaving a footprint of where they are.
"Speak," the voice on the other end. They could here Rukia typing away.
"Madarame and Ayasegawa two," Ikkaku answered. That was verification and also let Rukia and Ichigo know it was Madarame's phone and Ayasegawa was in the room and also the phone was on speaker. "Rukia, if you were going on away and did not know if or when you were coming back and you did not want to take a computer with you, where would you hide a laptop or some important hardware?"
Rukia thought and then asked Ichigo, who asked if there was anything in the apartment the kinda stands out that most people don't have.
They looked around and Ayasegawa looked on the kitchen counter and saw a food vacuum sealer. He snapped his fingers and ran to the bathroom. He opened the tank and there he found the laptop.
"Found it," he spoke, "It was sealed and placed in the toilet tank. Do you want me to fire it up?"
"No," Rukia shouted. The lease on this apartment is up at the end of the month. Bring it with you. Does she have any other personal things in there? Pictures? Knick knacks?
They looked around. "The only thing that I see that she may want is this old stuffed koi fish. It looks like she had it for a while." Madarame picked up the stuffed animal and place in his back pack.
"Bring it. Make another run and get out. Meet up with Hitsugaya. See you later." Rukia hung up.
The two went over the apartment again. They check every nook in each room. After an hour, the pair left the aprtment the way they came in. Before they left, Yumichika felt as if someone was watching them.
"Let's get out of here. Someone's watching." They left to go to the meet point.
Cyber Room
Rangiku walked into the cyber room. She always laughed because it had nine large flat screen monitors on the wall. Ichigo and Rukia both had four large screen monitors on their desk. The funny part is how they are able to see each other in the room.
Byakuya and Kyoraku made sure that Rukia and her husband were up to date and had the best equipment and education for the business. Right now they are the best in their field legally but illegally, they are number two (Rukia) and number three (Ichigo).
The best hacker off the grid is named Cyanide. They do not know where this person is or if the person is male or female, but they know the work of Cyanide.
Rukia has told Byakuya that Cyanide work is hard to follow because it is so far off the grid that it was hard to follow.
"Rukia, you and Momo come to my place in about an hour. Gin knows Momo already but she knows that you work with me and we are all friends. I need for you to get a read on her." Rangiku sat next to Rukia at her desk. "I feel Gin is not as naïve as we think. But I think she has a hidden agenda and we may have to pull her out before she gets in too deep."
Ichigo walked into the room and gave his wife a kiss. Then he patted Rangiku on the head and laughed then he leaned and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Don't keep my wife up to late tonight," Ichigo did a nervous laugh.
"What's wrong baby?" Rukia asked Ichigo. She knew that when he does a nervous laugh his mind is on the case.
"The case with Gin. I mean Gin comes out of nowhere. Aizen says he is looking for a wife. Out of all the women in the world, he finds one who was impersonating a man?" Ichigo stopped and exhaled. "Tell you what Baby, you enjoy your night out with the gang and I will do more research on this end. I have a feeling that another group is investigating Aizen covertly. If it is another group, Gin may be a part of it and they are probably in deeper than we are."
Later that night
Gin and Rukia sat at the table at Rangiku's apartment. Momo and Rangiku were making their famous drinks for the girls' night in. They rented some movies but they talked more than looked at the movies. Rangiku told them that they can get as wild as they want. They all looked at her and started laughing. The girls drank but not as much as they thought.
The girls did introduction and that started the conversation. The laughter started and it became contagious. The girls became more relaxed and the questions became personal.
Gin asked Rukia about her brother, Byakuya. She stated that Byakuya adopted her after her sister died. She was going to marry Byakuya when she died. "But he did keep his promise to watch after me. For him, it was not a stretch. He always keeps his promises. Now all I have to do is find him a companion."
Rukia continued to tell, a short careful version, how she met Ichigo and how Byakuya and Rangiku brought him to the group.
Momo told how Rangiku brought her into the group and Hitsugaya was brought along for his talent and for me.
They told Gin that she would have to talk to the others to know their stories. They laughed and talked about the upcoming wedding and the colors and who would be the maid of honor. Rangiku looked at Gin and noticed that she was not the blushing bride but that of an unhappy person who looks alone.
Later that evening, Rukia and Momo fell asleep as Gin and Rangiku sat up and talked. Rangiku knew Gin wanted to talk because when Aizen comes back, more than likely Gin will have to start planning the wedding.
"Gin, talk to me." Rangiku made sure that she was talking just above a whisper. She went and closed the door to her room so that Gin would feel comfortable speaking.
"I can't marry him," Gin whispered. "I don't love him." She placed her face in her hands and started to sob softly.
Rangiku hugged her. They have become very close over the last couple of months. She knew what was happening. She knew Gin was falling for Byakuya, not Aizen. Now that Gin is starting to embrace herself as a woman, the emotions that she suppressed are coming to the surface.
"I am falling in love with Byakuya but Aizen has given me everything I want," Gin said as tears fell from his eyes, "but he has never touched me or never had sex with me."
Rangiku thought that was strange. "Gin, are you a virgin?"
Gin started to cry harder. Rangiku placed her arm around Gin as she cried.
"What are you going to do when Aizen comes back? Are you going to go through with the wedding?"
Gin sat in silence. It was a question she did not want to answer at this time.
"Well, I tell you what? Since, Aizen is not scheduled to come back for two more weeks, we are going out to a club. But not just any club, a jazz club. I am going to take you to my favorite club.
"Gin, Byakuya will be there. Will you be okay with that?"
Gin took a deep breath, "He never showed any interest in anything but my safety. I would be okay with that."
Momo and Rukia must have woke up and heard Gin crying. They came in the room and before Gin knew it, they were having a group hug.
