Another Chapter! Enjoy!
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Aizen was walking through his mansion. Each step seemed to echo through the halls as he was lost in his thoughts. He continued to walk the hall until he stopped outside next to his pool. He had a glass of Crown Royal on the rocks. He took a swig of the drink as he looked up in the sky of the moon. The Red Moon.
The higher the moon rose the higher his anger rose.
'I was to have a honeymoon night. I was supposed to have a fuckin' honeymoon,' Aizen said in his mind.
"I was supposed to have a fucking honeymoon!" Aizen yelled out as he emphasized he syllable. He has his arms open wide and yelling at the moon. He drank the last of the Crown Royal. He through the glass in front of him. As he heard the glass break on the other end of the pool, he let out a primal scream that last as least thirty seconds.
He stumbled to the chair and fell down. He slowly started to cry loudly as he placed his head on the table.
Clap, Clap, Clap. The sound of the slow clap made Aizen stop. He knew that it was friend, Tosen. He slowly walked to table and stopped.
"The mighty Sosuke Aizen is feeling sorry for himself." Tosen stood in silence as Aizen continued to cry. "Sosuke, as your friend, I am sorry you did not get what you wanted but as a man and business partner, you need to grow a pair and get back what is yours. There is a Blood Moon next year and you can try again. But in order for you to succeed, you have to find Gin and who better than the Kyoraku Group. They are a group for hire."
Tosen reached down and picked up his friend. He was so drunk that he felt like dead weight on Tosen. Tosen slowly walked Aizen into the house and to his bedroom. He threw him on the bed. Aizen had passed out drunk and was mumbling words like 'Gin' and 'father'.
Tosen sat in a chair in the corner and listen to his friend talk in his dream. He knew that Aizen dreams about his past when he gets drunk.
Aizen started to fall into a deep sleep when a vision came into his view.
He dreamed that he was looking up to a man. It was his father. He had blood on his shirt and on his face. He was smiling at him with a broad smile. His smile revealed a gold tooth that made him look mischievous and, to a young Aizen, evil.
"Jun," he yelled, "come and get Sosuke. I told you to keep an eye on him. He seen something he should not have." He knelt in front of his son. Aizen was looking at what his father was doing to his mother. "Son, never, never let a woman tell you what you are to do. You are the ruler of your house."
He patted his son on his head and pushed him toward his nanny. "Remember son, you did not see anything."
Jun lead him out to his room. She got little Sosuke ready for bed. He did not go to sleep right away. No matter how hard he tried to get the image out of his mind of the dead woman. The woman being his mother.
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Byakuya lay in the bed with Gin. He held her close as they both began to relax over the events of the day.
Upon the rising sun, Gin officially became Mrs. Byakuya Kuchiki. The wedding was very simple and very rushed. Rangiku, Momo and Rukia joked about Gin wearing white. Byakuya was still in disbelief about becoming a father but he was happy none the less.
Renji walked his sister down the aisle as all of the Kyoraku clan were in the wedding. Cho and her mother attended as members of Renji's group. They enjoyed the festivities as Byakuya and Gin disappeared.
He held Gin close as they began to talk not about their future but about the day after tomorrow. Byakuya told Gin that it would be time to move her to the next spot. That there were five stops and this is the second stop. He also had to tell Gin that this was where they will separate but meet up at Doctor Urahara's clinic.
Gin lay in silence as she looked at Byakuya trying to convince her that the plan is the best way to protect her.
"Byakuya, I refuse to be separated from you. I mean we just got married and I am more than able to go with you. I can protect myself."
"Gin, I know that you are able to protect yourself but now things are different. I am married to you and now we have some else to look out for. If by chance I do not come back," Byakuya was cut off by Gin.
"Please stop," Gin said as he got out of the bed. "I'm hungry. I guess I am having one of those cravings." Gin left the room. Byakuya was about to get up when he decided to let her go.
Gin was in the kitchen when opened the freezer. She pulled out the container of ice cream.
"Cravings?" the voice asked.
Gin smiled and closed the freezer door. She then got two bowls and spoons. She sat at the table next to Ukitake.
"Not a craving but comfort after an argument," Gin chuckled. "I always used to do this when I got in an argument with my mother. Now I am married less than twenty-four hours and had my first argument."
Ukitake laughed as he scooped up the ice cream in the bowl. "You know Gin, this is one of many arguments you and my son will have. In fact, I think my son will be in here to check on you."
After a few minutes, Byakuya entered the kitchen and knelt beside Gin. "I see you are in good hands. I will leave you two to talk." He kissed Gin and Ukitake on his cheek and left the room.
Gin smiled as he watch Byakuya leave the room.
"You know, Byakuya is just like Shunsui. They both will not argue but they will listen to what you have to say. They both has a sense of protecting and no matter what you have to say, they expect you to do," he paused.
"You and Kyoraku argued?" Gin asked as she ate her ice cream.
"The only time I and Kyoraku argue is when it comes to work. We both found the security company and I am just as qualified as he to protect the ones we love. You know that the day after tomorrow, we are going to leave. He is going to go back to see if his group can throw off Aizen and his crew. Each time he leaves without me I feel as though he can't function without me. This is one of those times that he told me that I was not coming. Rukia is going instead of me. I love my daughter to death but I know him best." Ukitake got another scoop of ice cream. "But he told me that one of us would have to protect our grandchild and I won out."
He smiled as he placed a hand on her cheek. "Byakuya will go into a battle to protect you because he knows that I and his siblings will be with you." He kissed Gin on her forehead. "Now, I suggest you go to bed because my son will not sleep well without his wife close to him."
Gin got up and began to put the ice cream away. "Do you want me to stay up with you some more?"
"Naw, he's getting ready to come to bed," Kyoraku said as he looked at the two. He gave Gin a kiss on her cheek and then hugged Ukitake.
Ukitake whispered to Gin, "Like father, like son."
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The next morning Kyoraku called a meeting for everyone. He called out assignment.
"Hitsugaya, you take Ayasegawa and Madarame. Take Otoribashi and Yadomaru with you. You are to leave no later in the two in the morning. Ukitake, your group will leave at six o'clock in the morning to the check point three. My group will be leaving at six o'clock also."
Everyone nodded with agreement with the assignments. Rukia and Ichigo were in another room with Gin and Renji. They going through records that Gin smuggled out from Aizen's company.
Ichigo was going through the files when he came across a file with the letter 'J'. Ichigo looked at Gin than he looked at Rukia.
"What is it Ichigo?" Rukia asked him.
"Gin, do you know what this file called 'J'?"
Gin looked nervous then she smiled. "No, I don't know what it is?"
Renji looked up and said he would look at it. Gin suddenly said no.
"It is not important," Gin gave a nervous laugh.
Rukia stood and went to Gin along with Ichigo. "What are you trying to hide?"
Gin kept silent then she looked at Renji. He must have opened the file and read some of the contents. He looked at Gin with a look of surprise. Rukia looked at Gin and then looked at Byakuya. Once she got his attention, she nodded for him to come to Gin.
Byakuya came in and hugged Gin. He picked her up and carried her to the room. Once they knew she was out of ear shot, Rukia looked at Renji with her arms folded in front of her.
"I am going to be nice and ask you Renji, What is in the file?"
