Renji and Ichigo burst into the shop at the same time. Racing from room to room they finally found (thanks to Ururu) Byakuya and Yoruichi in the training area under the house. Both were dishelved and out of it. Had Renji been thinking clearly he would've drawn up a very interesting conclusion from this scene. Fortunately Ichigo was and stated

"What were you two doin?" A grin came over his face. Yoruichi blushed, turning away. Byakuya narrowed his eyes

"Sparing Kurosaki"

"Is that all?". Renji finally got what was going on and elbowed his friend in the side.

"Sorry Captain and Ms. Yoruichi, we just had a quick question then we'll leave"

"What is it?"

"Do you know someone named Harmony Kuchiki?". Yoruichi scowled at the name. Byakuya glanced at her then back to the guys. He sighed dramatically

"Yes I know her, she is my wife"

"WHAT?!" Renji and Ichigo exclaimed

"I was hoping to keep it a secret but you two have found out"

"Really Captain?" The red head squeaked in disbelief

"Yes, please dont tell anyone". Laughter interrupted his request. All eyes turned to Yoruichi "Is there something amusing about this?" He smiled a very small one but enough to see had the other two been paying attention.

"Harmony isn't his wife!" She calmed down a little "She's his sister-in-law"

"Sister-in-law?" They both asked turning back to Byakuya who looked bored.

"Yeah, he was lying. She's his brother's wife and she's a bitch"

"Wait, you have a brother?" Ichigo asked

"Why? Is that a problem?" The noble raised an eyebrow

"No, its just that…is he anything like you?". Renji groaned.

"My personal life is none of your concern Kurosaki" His voice was dangerously low. Yoruichi knew she better step in, he tended to get touchy when it came to his older brother.

"Ichigo, how about you two go on. We're all supposed to call Rukia and Kisuke in a little anyway. Oh and Toshiro should be stopping by". He nodded, giving Byakuya one last glance before he and Renji climbed back up.

"Are we finished here?" He asked Yoruichi. He was very proud of himself. So far during the entire exercise he had managed to not touch her though he had wanted to.

"Yeah, I guess" She wanted to talk with the guys later about Harmony, preferably with Byakuya not around. As she started to walk away he reached out to grab her, pulling her back to him. She rested against him while he wrapped his arms around her.

"You think we can make it through this week?" She whispered.

"Honestly no"

"I thought so" In one swift movement she managed to swipe his hairpiece and shun po'ed to a large rock a little distance away.

"Yoruichi" He growled

"I like your hair better without this" she teased "If you can get it from me, I'll give you a kiss"

"Then this game will be over very soon" He disappeared. She looked around confused until she sensed him behind her just before he grabbed the hairpiece. She jumped away laughing

"You'll have to do better than that Little Byakuya". He smiled; she frowned not liking how suspicious he looked. This game would definitely be interesting she thought.

Back across the ocean in America a dejected Rukia walked around with Kon in her backpack. She found a small park and sat down on a bench. Scanning the area she didn't see to many people.

"Its safe" She said. Unzipping her small pack and setting it beside her. Kon popped his head out.

"What a trip! We've had to at least been around the whole city"

"I know, I should've listened when Urahara told us to wait for him. I was just so excited. I don't even know where we are" She put her head in her hands. Kisuke had told a very hyper Rukia earlier that morning to wait while he got dressed. She'd been so impatient that she darted out the room after only two minutes.

"Well don't worry Rukia, I'm sure we'll find our way back or the creepy shopkeeper will find us" He paused "That was some crazy stuff he said the other night"

"Uh huh"

"Your nephew could control electricity! If he could do it why cant Byakuya or Yoruichi?"

"I don't know, I'd say some freak accident but Kisuke said Octavian had been born with that ability"

"I think if that kid could do it then there's probably others like him"

"That would make sense" She was about to add to it when a black and white ball rolled over to her.

"Uh oh, I'm goin back in the bag" He said just as footsteps ran over to her. Whoever it was picked up the ball and started to turn away but hesitated

"You ok?" A male voice asked

"Yep, just a little tired" Rukia kept her head in her hands.

"You sure?"

"I'm positive but that's very nice of you to ask" She finally lifted her head up and was speechless by what she saw. The young man in front of her looked like her brother. He wore a t shirt and shorts. His dark hair was pulled back into two braids that were then in a ponytail. He face was gentler and his appearance more rugged however then Byakuya's. She jumped to her feet.

"O! Get the hell over here! I got class in fifteen" Someone yelled in the distance.

"Octavian?" She asked. He gave her a big, goofy smile and said

"That's me"

Kisuke sat in a large chair in Harmony Kuchiki's office. She sat behind her desk giving her assistant a list of things to do. The blonde haired man smiled and nodded the entire time. She finally finished, allowing him to leave

"Don't forget my Starbucks!" She called after him "Poor Ty, I run him into the ground but any who how've you been Kisuke?"

"Fine. You know why I'm here"

"Of course sweetie" She shuffled through some papers on her desk. "How's Byakuya and Rukia?" Its been so long since I've seen them"

"Rukia came with me. She's excited to know she has a nephew. Byakuya is about the same. Where is Octavian?"

"He should be in class right now but you never know with him. I was wondering if any of you would figure it out"

"Harmony you took your brother in law's son!" Kisuke snapped, he was quickly losing his patience "Do you have any idea of what they've been through?!"

"It would've been worse had he remained. Besides Octavian was given a choice after he'd been here a week, he could stay and learn to control what he had or leave and be a constant danger to those around him"

"Well that makes me feel so much better. He was only ten"

"You make it seem like he was stupid and didn't know what was going on! None of you told him about Shinigami or how you were banished, you get the picture. That boy is much smarter than you could imagine. He figured much of it out on his own"

"And wiping away his memories?"

"I never did that. He remembers everything and then some. I told him about Rukia, the Winter War…" She saw Kisuke's questioning gaze "I still have my connections even though I don't live in the Seiretei anymore"

"And Ace knew about this?". Harmony rolled her eyes

"My HUSBAND knew exactly what he was doing, honestly we never thought that it would take all of you this long to figure it out" She began to tap her fingers on the desk. Kisuke leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes

"Why wouldn't you tell Byakuya and Yoruichi instead of taking him like you did?"

"They would've said no and don't deny it either. Byakuya was in denial about his son and Yoruichi thought she could handle it, besides it was much nicer than what the General had planned"

"Did he know?" Ace and the General had been on good terms though the former had issues with authority figures. Back then what seemed like a strange answer to dealing with Octavian now made sense if Ace had asked the General to do that.

"Yes, he agreed that O would be better off with us learning to control his…you know. So he came up with that whole other thing"

"They'll be angry"

"They'll get over it". He opened his eyes to stare at the intricate designs of the ceiling

"Can we take Octavian back with us?". She chuckled

"Of course, go ahead and take him. Its not like he's in school or anything" . He rolled his eyes "But seriously he needs to stay here"

"Why?"

"Just having a slight government issue"

"Like?" He sat up again.

"Nothing I cant handle" She smiled. He ran a hand through his hair, coming to the realization that things were only going to get more difficult from here.

A man stood atop a large apartment building, gazing down at the people below him. He had needed to clear his head...and see where his wife was going. From where he was he could see her leaving the office building with a blonde man he hadnt seen in a while. A limo pulled up next to him. He watched as they entered the car. Only a few seconds later his phone rang. He flipped it open, already knowing who it was

"Honey, you shouldnt stand so close to the edge of those things, you might fall off" Harmony's voice said. He smiled

"We've had this discussion already. Where are you going?"

"I'm guessing you saw Kisuke. Well we're headed to get O. He wants to see him"

"Tell Urahara I said hi"

"He wants to see you too"

"No"

"Why? Cant you come by and wave so he at least knows you're alive?!"

"Busy, more hollows are looking for me now more than ever. They need help"

"There you go again! You need to come home"

"Later"

"ARGH! You have to be the most frustrating man I've ever met!"

"Love you too" He hung up, putting his phone back in his pocket. He had things he needed to take care of.

"So what do you boys want to know?" She, Renji and Ichigo sat at table. She had come up fifteen minutes after they had left the training room. She had been out of breath and more disheveled(if that were possible) than before. Ichigo was going to say some comment but had been stopped by a sharp elbow to the side courtesy of Renji.

"What happened to Byakuya's brother?" Ichigo asked. "I never heard about him about him before"

"He left"

"Why?"

"To sum it up, he ran into issues with family members. He was supposed to become the head of the Kuchiki clan but he didnt want that. He was very..." She tapped her finger on the table "Very free spirited. He used to fight alot"

"Really?!" They both said

"Yeah, their parents weren't very strict so he used to hang out in the Rugonkai. He finally made many people in his family so angry that they chose Byakuya instead"

"What did he do?"

"Defend Hisana from the degrading way they talked to her" Byakuya said from the doorway. They all froze. the look on his face told them the conversation was over.

"Well guess I'll be going to bed" Yoruichi pretended to yawn then raced out of the room.

"See ya tomorrow Renji" Ichigo waved to Byakuya who continued to glare at him as he left. Finally it was just Renji. He made no attempt to leave so Byakuya sat across from him. Renji passed him the tea which the older man started to pour in a cup. In actuality Renji wasn't afraid of his captain. Their relationship had slowly been changing ever since Rukia's almost execution. They talked more and at times would have lunch together back in the Seireitei. Rukia was happy to see that her brother and best friend were actually becoming good friends themselves.

"His name is Acuzio, everyone calls him Ace" Byakuya said quietly. Renji raised an eyebrow "My mother had a thing for Latin names. She wouldve given me one had my grandparents not disapproved. Do you really want to know about him?" The red head nodded. "Fine, its a long story". He took a sip of his tea and began.