A/N: Yay chapter 3! 8D *happy dance of happiness*
I'm really having fun writing this fic. I'm renowned for starting fics and never finishing them... but I think I'm definatly going to finish this one :3
Special thanks to Still Evil Flame and yaoi-fun-fan for reviewing. I really appreciate it guys, lots of luff~! Especially as my chapters aren't as long as a lot of people's XD; srsly gaiz, thanks for putting up with it :3
WARNING: This fic contains shonen-ai/yaoi, swearing, and possible OOC-ness [though I will try my best to keep them in character!] and is set after the first arc.
Chapter 3 - Take It All Away
Gin returned to the darkness of Hueco Mundo. As much as he wished to be of any help to Aizen, he wished that they didn't have to reside in shadows. He liked the daylight, the sun. It made him happy.
As he walked through Las Noches, two Arrancar walked around the corner. It was pure luck that Gin had put a smile back on his face, as his previous expression would have raised suspicion that he had left Hueco Mundo without permission.
"Gin-sama!" the shorter Arrancar called. "Everyone's been looking for you!"
"Is that so, Luppi?" their superior said beneath his happy mask.
"No shit, our second-in-command and Aizen's right hand man went missing. We were starting to think you'd been killed," the blue haired Arrancar grinned, psychotically.
"We'll tell the others that we found you. Aizen-sama wants to see you."
"Thanks Luppi, Grimmjow," he said through gritted teeth.
He knew. Aizen knew Gin had gone to Seireitei. With heavy footsteps, he had no choice but to approach the throne room. Tousen wasn't there, but Aizen was. They stared at each other for a few minutes before Aizen spoke. "What drove you to return Gin? Did you miss Seireitei?"
He spoke softly, but Gin new Aizen all too well. He knew Aizen was furious.
"I.. forgot something. That's all," came Gin's eventual reply, his own happy fake tone reflecting Aizen's calm one.
"Which was?"
"I forgot to say bye to Izuru. That's all!"
Aizen sighed and stood. "Come Ichimaru, we must talk." He beckoned Gin to a back room, where he closed the door.
"What did you do to him Gin? Hurt him? Kiss him? Kill him?" Aizen spun round. "…made love to him?"
"I said goodbye and stopped him from keeping me away for too long -"
"Too long?!" Aizen spat. Gin swallowed the rest of his words. Aizen only ever showed his true emotions and thoughts around Gin, and the brunette's anger scared Gin, although he never showed it.
Aizen grabbed hold of Gin's robe and slammed him into the wall.
"Kira Izuru is weak. That is why he cannot serve under me. I chose you, Gin, because you are strong and loyal.""Loyalty is Izuru's strength," Gin retorted coolly. This only earned him a dreadful glare.
"If I catch you outside Hueco Mundo without my permission again, I will kill you," Aizen whispered, dropping Gin to the floor. He fell with a hard thump, more than certainly bruising something.
Aizen bent down, close to Gin's face. "And as punishment, I'm confining you to this room for as long as I see fit. You vowed to serve me, so serve me!"
Gin leant towards Aizen and kissed him passionately, desperately, to show his love and devotion to the man before him.
Outside the door, Tousen listened to the conversation. He had heard the whole thing, and it wasn't the first time he had heard Aizen angry, or show any other emotion. The two "spoke" in that room a lot, and Tousen knew very well that Aizen trusted Gin more than him.
He felt sorry for the white-haired man. He was as blind to Aizen's cold heart as Tousen was to the world. He knew how much Gin cared for, and adored their superior… and he also knew how Aizen used Gin for his own pleasure and to get what he wanted. Although it would be wrong to say Aizen didn't love Gin, it would certainly make sense to say that he was very possessive about the man. Hence why he refused to let Gin out of Hueco Mundo without his watchful eye.
Tousen turned around and walked back to the throne room. Maybe Ichimaru returned to Seireitei because he misses the feeling of being treated like a fellow soul, rather than an object.
He sat down in his seat, his back up straight, listening for the sound of anyone approaching. Ichimaru seems to be torn. On one side is the man he has loved and adored ever since he was a child, yet Aizen treats him as an object. But on the other side, is the man who loves and adores him.
The blind man smiled to himself. This will probably get interesting.
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It was late afternoon when Izuru awoke. He blinked a few times, and tried to sit up, but a certain pain in his abdomen made him flop back down again. As he lay there, the events of the previous night played back in his head.
As he played it back, tears stung his eyes, but he shut them firmly. He refused to cry. Not anymore! His captain had come back to see him, he should be happy! And besides, Gin seemed worried about him. Izuru wanted to get stronger, to show Gin that he could be just as strong as Aizen.
"Oh, so you're finally awake?" said a voice at the door. Izuru looked over to see Shuuhei with a tray in his hands. He was smiling softly at the blonde, and walked over to dump the tray on the table beside Izuru's bed, and pulled up a chair.
"You saw him last night, didn't you?" he asked quietly, pouring his friend some green tea. Izuru looked up, shocked at first, but when he saw Shuuhei's calm features, he knew that the secret was safe.
"He… came to say goodbye. I don't think he was supposed to come though, since he winded me before he carried me back here…" he said, reminiscing. He thanked Shuuhei for the tea as it was passed over.
"Well doesn't that say something to you?" the spiky haired man replied, smiling. Izuru looked at him as he sipped the tea, trying to work out what his friend meant.
"Stupid, it means that he isn't as devoted to Aizen as we all think he is! If he was… he would never have thought about you, to risk coming back to say goodbye."
He shrugged. "Personally, I don't think he was saying goodbye. He'll come back again to see you, he won't be able to resist. That's the sort of person he is Kira-kun, and you should know that better than anyone."
"Hisagi-san… do you think Aizen is keeping him against his will then?"
Shuuhei shook his head. "No. Although if he had to sneak away from Hueco Mundo, it tells us that Aizen has at least some kind of leash on him."
Izuru looked down at his tea. "Maybe he won't come back then. Aizen will know Gin returned and-"
"Out of curiosity Kira-kun, why do you love him so much?" Shuuhei cut in.
Izuru looked from the tea and up to Shuuhei's face. His eyes were full of fire and determination, he seemed to be struggling to keep his calm facial expression. "B…because of everything we've been through-"
"I don't understand how you can still be in love with someone who betrayed you. Who is going backwards and forwards between you and Aizen, favouring HIM over YOU." Shuuhei's calm appearance broke, and he now looked angry and frustrated, unable to understand Izuru's logic and emotions.
"Hisagi-san! It's not my fault who I fall in love with!" Izuru retorted, hurt that the one person he thought would understand, and help him be strong, would say these things.
"Yes it is Izuru! You could let go of him! If you don't, you're going to get hurt!" he shouted back.
"What's going on in here?!" said another voice at the door. A certain red head poked his head round the door.
"Hisagi-san? Kira-kun? What's wrong?" Renji asked, looking confused.
Shuuhei stood up without another word or another glance at Izuru, and leaving the tray behind, he walked out of the room. Renji carried on staring at Izuru, who now curled his knees up to his chin.
"Renji-kun?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah?"
"Can you… teach me to be strong?"
Renji blinked a few times, before grinning. "I know the perfect place!"
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Oh my god these are getting shorter and shorter D8 *shakes fish*
Well, I'm hoping next chapter will be longer. And it will also be a break from all the angsty drama! 8D It's also inspired by part of the Bleach Musical XD
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please R&R, it's very musch appreciated! 3