That night Byakuya sat with Rukia while she watched some movie called The Wedding Planner that was making her cry. Octavian had left with Ace only a few minutes ago. Kisuke had thought the younger Kuchiki would've put up more of a fuss when his son was leaving but Byakuya had been eerily calm and against his better judgment Kisuke said
"Kuchiki-san you are up to something"
"What makes you say that?" Kon asked from next to Rukia
"Well for one he hasn't seen his son in around six years yet he allowed Octavian to leave"
"We leave tonight" Byakuya stated. Rukia stopped crying. Kon looked at Kisuke who raised an eyebrow.
"We wont have Octavian though. I cant go back to Japan without him. Yoruichi will probably kill me" The blond was becoming more worried.
"He will be with us"
"How? Ace wont let him leave, the school year and all that. Plus Im sure his Japanese has gotten worse since he's been gone"
"His Japanese is fine, Harmony said he even speaks it in his sleep" Rukia answered putting her movie on pause
"Rukia and I will get him tonight"Byakuya added. It took a minute for it to sink in but when it did Kisuke's mouth dropped open
"WHAT?! YOURE GONNA KIDNAP HIM?!"
"If you want to call it that"
"Remember that drink the kid had?" Kon asked. Kisuke nodded "Rukia put sleeping stuff in it. It should take effect within an hour or so"
"You knew about this too?!"
"Well sorta" Kon gave a nervous laugh
"Byakuya this is a crime! You cant kidnap Octavian!"
"Calm down Urahara" Rukia said "If everything works out we'll be home by tomorrow afternoon. Nii-sama got the fastest flight possible"
"But the medicine, did you read the instructions?"
"It was some stuff I'd been carrying with me. I got it from Captain Unohana. So don't worry"
"This is unbelievable" He sat down
"I have worked out everything Urahara. All you have to do is pack up and meet us at the airport around ten" Byakuya was so at ease that Kisuke felt the need to worry for the both of them.
"But if you get caught…"
"We wont" He said in such a way that there was no room for discussion.
It was eight o'clock when the plan went into action. Byakuya and Rukia had left shortly before that leaving Kisuke and Kon to pack everything then the shopkeeper had to get the bags to a taxi (Kon insisted on being in Rukia's bag so he could ride with them and not the luggage). He checked out, made it to the airport, got the bags checked in and made it to the gate where they'd be leaving. He sat nervously in a chair checking his watch every five minutes. It was nine and the plane would start boarding soon. Kon tried to talk to him but gave up, especially when Kisuke started getting weird looks because he was talking to a bag (Kon was hiding inside).
"Urahara!" He heard a happy voice call. He turned to see Rukia smiling while Byakuya walked next to her carry a very unconscious Octavian.
"That doesn't look suspicious" Kisuke said sarcastically then walked over to them. He couldn't believe that the plan had actually worked. A voice announced that the plane was boarding. Byakuya kept walking but Rukia fell in step with her friend
"It was so much fun! Ace is a hard sleeper but Harmony was who we worried about"
"She saw you?"
"No, she was on the phone the whole time but…I know she's not stupid and could tell something wasn't right"
"Just great, why didn't Byakuya get a wheel chair? It would've looked less strange". Rukia shrugged
"I need a drink" Kisuke rubbed the bridge of his nose.
They had managed to make it on the plane fine. Byakuya explained to very concerned flight attendants that his son was very sick and tired and that was why he was carrying him. That got a bunch of awwwwww's from them. They gave the group whatever they needed. A few even commented that they wished they could find a man like that. Once in their seats Kisuke remarked how strong the sleeping medicine was since O hadn't even stirred to which Byakuya calmly stated that his son had awoken but Rukia had knocked him out. Kisuke decided that was the moment he needed a drink and asked an attendant for one. Rukia was as jumpy and excited on this ride as she had been on the previous one. She even took Kon out the bag so he could look out the window with her. Byakuya relaxed in his seat while Kisuke tried to get drunk but the attendants felt he'd had enough. Many hours later they had made it to Karakura Town. Tessai had picked them up, not even asking why an unconscious boy was with them. Once back at the shop Kisuke put his usual clothes on while Rukia and Byakuya put Octavian in spare room. Then the two of them went to sleep. The shop was quiet and peaceful for a few hours.
Around six that night Ichigo burst in with Renji behind him. Seeing Urahara, Rukia and Byakuya sitting at the small table they raced over to it
"You guys are back! Its about time!" Ichigo sat next to Rukia while Renji sat next to his captain.
"Where's Yoruichi?" Byakuya asked
"She was right behind us. Mustve stopped somewhere with Rangiku"
"What did you guys do?" Renji scratched his chin.
"Well you see…" Kisuke started to say but was interrupted by a slew of curse words coming from one of the rooms
"WHAT THE FUCK?! WHERE THE HELL AM I? DAMNIT! AND WHAT AM I WEARING?!"
"Who was that?" A wide eyed Ichigo asked. He got his answer when a very irate young man stormed out dressed in Chappy the Bunny pajamas that were slightly small for him.
"Uncle Kisuke did you do this?" O was fuming
"Your father and aunt" He answered.
"Father and aunt?!" Ichigo raised an eyebrow "Wait a minute! Byakuya is your dad?"
"Yes" Came an annoyed reply.
"WOW! Who would've thought! You look like him but you seem …"
"Kurosaki" Byakuya said in warning
"Nicer" He finished
"Thanks I guess" Octavian had calmed down a little, in fact he almost forgot why he was upset that is until Ichigo said
"Why would you let Rukia dress you in that stupid rabbits pajamas"
"Damnit Ichigo" She hissed. O became angry all over again
"Why am I wearing this?! And does Uncle Ace know where I am?!"
"You weren't awake on the trip here?" Renji piped up
"No, Im pretty sure I was drugged then Aunt Rukia knocked me out again when I started to wake up"
"Let me get this straight, my Captain and best friend kidnapped you?!"
"Basically". Renji and Ichigo looked at the pair. Byakuya glared right back while Rukia fiddled with her clothes. Before anyone could say something else Yoruichi entered
" Whys it so crowded in here?" She stopped once she saw her son. "Tavy?" Her voice quivered. He was looking at his pajama bottoms with distaste, trying to figure out why his aunt had chosen them of all things
"Yeah?" He answered without looking up. The next thing he felt was arms around him. When she pulled away he said "MOM!" And hugged her again.
"Why am I not surprised?" Ichigo mumbled to Renji who nodded in agreement.
"Kisuke you brought him" Yoruichi said
"Technically Byakuya and Rukia did. They kidnapped him" He waited for the explosion that was sure to come.
"WHAT?! YOU KIDNAPPED HIM?!"
"That's generally what its called when you take someone without their permission" The captain replied.
"You do know that's against human laws?"
"And?"
"Stop being a smartass Byakuya! Who'd you take him from?"
"Uncle Ace" Her son said quietly. It took a few minutes for her to put the pieces together but once she did her face lit up in anger.
"It was still wrong"
"And you would have rather I left him there?" His voice rose a little, indicating he was getting upset himself.
"There had to have been another way" She crossed her arms "You shouldve taken me with you"
"Anything else that you feel I did wrong?" He asked in a not so nice tone. Everyone froze, watching the scene even Ururu who had just walked in from sweeping the front.
"You know what Little Byakuya…"
"Stop" O said
"Its not my fault you're a cold bastard". Rukia sucked in a breath. Ichigo's eyes widened. Renji was trying to figure out a way to escape.
"Really? That is not what you thought a few days ago"
"Stop" O said louder but not enough that they heard
"How dare you! I'll kick your ass back to that snobby family of yours! They're the reason you kept our son a secret!"
"Yoruichi. Be careful of what you say" He growled.
"Or what?!"
"STOP!" Octavian shouted. At that same moment light bulbs exploded and electrical sockets hissed.
"Tavy" Yoruichi stepped back because flowing around him was a bluish-white light. His eyes had become pupil less. His long hair was flying above him.
"What is that?" Ichigo felt the hairs on his arm stand up. It felt like there was static all over him.
"This is what you guys used to do when I was younger. I don't want to hear it anymore" In the blink of an eye Octavian was gone.
"What the hell?!" Ichigo jumped up. Renji seeing the shock on his captains face turn to worry, decided to take action.
"Ichigo, Rukia lets go find him". The two nodded before following him out the door.
"Interesting" Kisuke walked away whispering to Tessai while Ururu quietly went back outside. Yoruichi turned to Byakuya whose gaze was on the table.
"We have to stop this" he whispered.
"I know"
Meanwhile Renji, Ichigo and Rukia had ditched their gigais and were now searching for Octavian. None had been able to get a fix on his spiritual energy. No one brought up the small fight that had just happened. Ichigo didn't feel it was right to joke about it. Rukia was worried about how it would affect her nephew and Renji wondered how many times O had actually seen/heard them fight/argue. They had been travelling together when Renji finally stopped atop a large building
"Guys we'll cover more ground if we split".
"Ok, we meet back at the shop in one hour" Ichigo said before running off. Rukia went in another direction while Renji went in yet another. The red head honestly hoped he didn't find the kid first. It would be better if he talked to Ichigo who was around his age or Rukia who was his aunt. As luck would have it however he sensed a faint spiritual energy. Sighing, he followed it until he came to a small ice cream shop with tables outside. O was sitting at one, poking his ice cream with a spoon. He had managed to change into some different clothes, a plain white shirt and shorts. Renji waited until his gigai found him then he jumped back into the body. Stuffing his hands in his pockets he shuffled over to Octavian, taking a seat across from him. For a few minutes he didn't acknowledge his presence. Renji decided then that he may as well get some ice cream since it was an abnormally warm fall day. When he came back O finally said
"What do you want?"
"To make sure you're ok" He started eating his hot fudge sundae.
"Who are you exactly?"
"Abarai Renji, lieutenant of the Sixth"
"My Dad's division?"
"Yep". There was a pause then he said
"Im not gonna tell you my life story"
"I don't expect you to"
"Then what was the point in coming here?"
"I already told you, to make sure you're ok". The younger man studied Renji for a few seconds before saying
"You're different"
"I know" Renji had finished his sundae and was now eating some of Octavian's. He started to get up to leave when the lieutenant said
"You don't have to tell me whats wrong or anything like that but if you need someone to talk to while you're here, I'll listen"
"Thanks Rainy"
"Renji"
"Whatever" He grinned. Renji rolled his eyes "Hey has anyone ever told you that your hair looks like a pineapple?"
"Don't start"
"So they have?" As the older man started cursing Octavian laughed but he stopped when he saw a man in a dark suit not too far away walking over. "Shit" He mumbled
"What?"
"We gotta go"
"Why?"
"Hey Octavian" The man in the suit called, smiling. He took a step back.
"Renji we need to go now" With that he ran off. The red head was shocked for a moment but ran after him.
"Target spotted. Running towards you James" The man whispered into an earpiece
"Roger that, we'll get him" Came the response.
Octavian and Renji had been running for a couple of minutes when the dark haired boy stopped and looked around.
"What the hell was that about?" Renji came to a stop beside him.
"Some guys are after me " he answered absentmindedly
"What guys? I didn't see anybody" O finally saw two men across the street coming towards them
"Those guys" He said. Renji followed his gaze, finally seeing them. "Cant lead them back to Uncle Kisuke's shop" Then the two ran off again. Renji took notice that Octavian was quite acrobatic. He jumped over a couple of girls playing, slid down a rail, did a front flip over a small dog, you get the picture. In other words it was something unexpected. O finally slid to a stop on a playground. Looking around he saw two police officers.
"I feel like Im in a fuckin Nike commercial" He grumbled
"Why cant we kick their asses?" Renji huffed next to him
"Because we wouldn't win. I've got a plan though. Hey, come here" He called to a trio of boys around eight or nine. The walked over.
"Yeah? What do you want?" One stepped out of the group. He wore a scowl on his face and reminded Renji of Ichigo.
"You gentlemen wanna do me a favor?"
"What is it?" The boy asked suspiciously "We're not 'posed to talk to strangers"
"Well this stranger will pay each of you twenty bucks each, since all I have on me is American dollars, to go over to those officers and tell them those two creeps…" He motioned over to the men in suits walking briskly over to them "made you sit on their laps". The boys grinned
"We can do better than that"
"So it's a deal?"
"Yep". Octavian quickly gave each of them the money then grabbed Renji's arm. They hid in the nearest tree. When the men came to where they had just been, the officers came walking over with the little boys.
"That's them sir" One cried "They made us do things"
"Don't let 'em get us" Another wailed.
"They made me sit in their laps!" The last one had real tears running down his cheeks.
"If you two will come with us, we have some questions" An officer said
"We didn't do anything" One man tried to protest but the officers weren't hearing it. They dragged the men away with the boys crying behind them the whole time.
"That was… interesting" Renji couldn't think of a better term to use. Octavian simply grinned before he took off running once more.
By the time they made it back the sun had long ago set. The shop was dark and quiet. It appeared everyone had gone to bed. Renji yawned and mumbled good night before heading to his room. Octavian shuffled to his own. It was the exact same room he used to stay in when he was younger. He heard his phone start to vibrate so he grabbed it from his pocket. He flipped it open
"Hello?"
"Its about time" Ace's voice said "I tried calling you earlier"
"They're here"
"In Japan?"
"Yeah"
"Its out of their jurisdiction, did they see you?"
"Chased me and this other guy all over town"
"I see, do your parents know?"
"No and how'd you find out Im with them?"
"Government put a GPS device in your phone. I had Drew hack the system. Plus I knew Byakuya would try something"
"Are you coming here?"
"Not yet, have a few other things to take care of but until I do keep yourself in check Octavian. You causing some disaster is what they're waiting for"
"You mean me putting ten of their best guys in the hospital wasn't reason enough?" He heard his uncle laugh softly
"Just be careful"
"I will"
"And dont lose your temper"
"Too late" Octavian mumbled as he hung up.
Yoruichi was supposed to be training and getting prepared for the upcoming war every minute she got but instead she found herself watching Octavian sleep. She'd already run into Renji that morning who told her how he found him, leaving out the part that they had been chased by weirdos. He didnt want her to freak out. Then he and Rukia went off to school with Ichigo. Byakuya had to report back to the Head Captain leaving Yoruichi with a chance to spend some time with her child and she had quite the day planned out for them. However she took those quiet moments to sneak over to his bed, lying down next to him. She wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer. She had missed so much these past six years. She made a mental note to kick Ace and Harmony's asses when she saw them next time. Yoruichi knew Octavian was going to have a heart attck finding her next to him but she didnt care, she was just happy to have her child again.
a/n- im so proud of myself. ive been posting chapters pretty quick, at least for me. i cant believe im only on chapter eight. i got that idea with the little boys from the tv show Burn Notice, thought it was a very funny scene when i saw it. just a warning, i dont usually right long stories so this may be over within another few chapters or so. thanks to the core group who regularly review (you know who you are) cus im basically finishing this for you guys. :)