It was a Sunday afternoon at the shop. Kisuke was holed up in a room doing who knows what. Jinta and Ururu had taken off to play with Karin and Yuzu. Tessai was helping Kisuke and Byakuya had yet to return. Octavian meanwhile had been dragged off by Rukia to see the town. Yoruichi had wanted to come along but decided that Rukia might want her own time with her nephew. The past few days had calmed down compared to when he'd first arrived. She had spent most of her time with him, questioning him about everything until Renji or Ichigo popped up wanting to train with her. Yoruichi had allowed her son to watch but didn't even think to see if he wanted to try. The last time she checked he'd been deathly afraid of Byakuya's zanpakuto though that had been some years before. She was now rummaging through his bags, trying to see if there was anything else she'd missed. At the bottom of one bag she found a silver camcorder with some cords next to it. Rukia had mentioned that she had grabbed a silver thing not knowing what it was. Yoruichi was pretty tech savy, so she knew what the cords were for. Jumping up she ran into Kisuke's bedroom and hooked up the small electronic to his nice sized flat screened, hi def tv. Once that was accomplished she turned everything on and sat comfortably on the bed to watch.

"Is this thing on? Oh it is" A voice said. The screen opened onto a field. A soccer game was in session The stands were filled with fans cheering on their team.

"Why do you have O's camcorder?" A female voice said. It swirled to a red head with a short haircut and freckles on her face. She was scowling.

"He told me to hold it" The person behind it answered.

"Whatever, don't break it"

"Shit you know Ms. Harmony can get him a new one"

"That's besides the point"

"Hey where's Remy? I know Angel had detention"

"Said he'd miss this one, didn't elaborate". Suddenly the crowd started cheering wildly

"O just scored on that dumbass!" Someone shouted.

"He's the only reason you'll see all of us at these games" Another added referring to the football team. Many agreed, especially since pretty much all of them didnt think soccer was a significant sport. It didnt matter that it was popular in the rest of the world.

"Hey loser!" The camera turned to a group of guys sitting not too far below them.

"Ignore them Drew"The girl said next to him.

"They start it, Im gonna finish it Jazzy"

"I know you hear me Andrew!"

"Shouldn't you idiots be watching the Wiggles or whatever shit it is you do?"

"Ha,ha"

"I thought it was funny"

"Fuck you man"

"No that's what I did with your girlfriend last night"

"DREW!" Jazzy started to laugh.

"OH SHIT!" A guy sitting next to them said. Much of the crowd that heard the exchange started laughing.

"You're dead!"

"Lets go Jazzy before the dumb squad gets up here" He said.

"Turn that thing off first and don't break it". The screen went black.

So far from what Yoruichi could gather, her son was some sports star while his friends had potty mouths. She waited until the next one came up.

"Say something Aunt Harmony" Octavian said. Harmony was sitting at a large desk looking over some papers. She wore a pinstriped pant suit with her hair clipped up.

"Go away"

"Why?"

"Go bother your friends"

"Im hiding out from Coach"

"You come here every time. He knows that"

"Still, its nice to be away from him" He walked over to a large window and looked down. Focusing the camera on the cars below "If I want to, can I go see Mom and Dad this summer?"

"You cant just pop up there, but Im sure we could work something out"

"Why didn't you and Mom like each other?"

"I thought she was a snobby brat while she thought I was an arrogant bitch. Besides I don't like any of the nobility"

"Except me" A voice said

"DAMN IT UNCLE ACE! DON'T DO THAT!" The camera turned to Ace who was standing calmly next to him.

"You have such a foul mouth. I don't know where you get it from"

"Sure you don't"

"By the way I ran into your coach. I told him to come up"

"WHY?!". Before he could answer, the man burst thru the door.

"Shin lets go! We got a game to prepare for!"

"But…"

"Lets go!" He grabbed his star player by the arm. The camera swirled around as Octavian tossed it to his uncle. It came to focus on Ace's spray painted shirt that he was wearing. When the door was shut behind them Harmony said

"We cant keep doing this Acuzio, if we send him back they'll simply go after him. It'll be easier for them to get him when he's off U.S. soil"

"I know"

"And there's nothing a shinigami can do to stop them. They're always one step ahead. They even have a plan to stop Aizen should they fail"
"We'll think of something" The screen then cut off.

Things were getting more interesting. Yourichi needed to know who was after her child. She was getting ready to watch whatever was next when Byakuya appeared in the doorway. She quickly turned the tv off. He still wore his uniform and the hairpiece which meant he hadn't gotten his gigai yet. He eyed Yoruichi suspiciously.

"Should I even ask what you were doing?"

"No". There was a short silence between them then he turned to go "Wait Byakuya" He stopped but didn't face her. "I know we've had our differences but we do have a son . We need to at least be civil for his sake" She sighed, pulling her knees up to her chest and resting her chin on them "How did it even get to this point?"

"I have wondered that myself. There was a time when I loved you Yoruichi, I still do". She looked up sharply to find him standing above her. He took one of her hands and brushed his lips over it.

"Byakuya" She said sternly "What are you trying to pull?"

"Nothing, I had time to think while back in the Seireitei. All of those reasons that I had not to marry you…they don't seem important anymore"

"What are you saying? We're complete opposites"

"So?"

"Im supposed to be banished. You didn't want to break anymore rules…". He leaned down until their foreheads touched

"Yoruichi I'm tired of thinking about others or the duties I must uphold. All I want is to make you my wife like I should have done and take care of our son"

"Byakuya, you're serious?"

"After the war I will step down as captain. That is how serious I am". Yoruichi hadn't cried in a very long time but tears started to spring into her eyes. She wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Will you marry me Yoruichi Shihoin?"

"Yes" She whispered. He wrapped his arms around her. They remained like that for a few minutes until they heard

"Um…this is sorta awkward". They pulled apart to see Ichigo standing in the doorway scratching his head "Lets pretend I wasn't even here…yeah" He scooted away. Yoruichi laughed softly and pulled Byakuya back down into a kiss.

A few hours later Octavian had returned from his tour around the town with Rukia. He managed to get away when a blond woman, introduced as Rangiku, found them. He was already homesick and was trying to think of a way to say that to his parents without sounding rude. He loved them and wanted to stay with them but at the same time the U.S. had become his home. He stuffed his hands in his pockets trying to think of what to do when he walked into the kitchen to find his dad cooking. He had come to learn over the years that his dad only cooked when he was very happy about something. Though his face didn't say it, Octavian knew. He grinned

"What are you so happy about Dad?". Byakuya stopped cutting some vegetables and looked at his son

"What makes you say that?". O rolled his eyes

"You can tell me now or I'll figure it out on my own and believe me it wont take long"

"That cockiness, you did not get that from me" He smiled

"Hangin around Uncle Ace too much, now come on and tell me" He took a seat on a counter across from Byakuya.

"I proposed to your mother"

"What did she say?"

"Yes" There was a slight pause before Octavian's grin got bigger "Go Dad! Does this mean you guys will move to the U.S. now?"

"Octavian" His son did not understand the whole point of kidnapping "You will remain here"

"But…". Byakuya narrowed his eyes

"We will not have this discussion again". At that moment Rukia came prancing in, seeing her victim she said

"Octavian lets go to the park"

"Dad and Mom are getting married" He simply answered before hoping off the counter to leave. He could feel the death glare his father was giving him as he walked out. His grin was back when he heard Rukia screaming and clapping.

Octavian was going on his second week there. For the first half Rukia and Yoruichi had smothered him then something happened (no one told him what) and everyone went back to serious training. Byakuya was there off and on. Currently he was back in the Soul Society. Seeing an attachment forming between his son and Renji, he left the lieutenant specific orders to watch over Octavian. The dark haired boy had already gained a reputation as not taking anything seriously and loved to pull pranks, in other words the exact opposite of his father. It was rare that O stayed still for long so going to Ichigo's school wasn't working out too well. He had been introduced as Rukia's nephew to which many had wanted to know exactly how old her brother was but Rukia smiled and avoided answering the question. Back at home his teachers understood to some extent how restless he could be so they gave him extra work. The teachers he had didnt understand that, neither did Ichigo or Rukia. In class he would tap his finger impatiently and stare out the window. He had only been there a few days but already a teacher wanted to meet with his parents. In fact Octavian was now sitting in a tree outside the building looking at his video camera (aka skipping class).

"Remy hold it still" Drew came into view. His brown hair was messy as if he just woke up. His jeans had holes in them as did his shirt but he didn't care.

"I got it" Remy's calm voice answered.

"Ok bring it over here". The camera moved until Remy came to a stop outside the school building "Alright when O comes out we're gonna blast his ass for shooting diet coke all over yesterday" Drew motioned for some guys hidden behind some bushes on the other side. They nodded and took position. Drew motioned for Remy to go behind a tree. Everything was still and quiet until the bell rang. As predicted Octavian was the first one out on his skateboard.

"NOW!" Drew shouted. Suddenly all the guys hiding came out and started to shoot their water guns. O fell onto the ground. The camera lens got water droplets on it as Remy recorded. Finally Drew held up a hand to stop. They all walked closer.

"DUDE THAT'S NOT O!" A blond shouted.

"Shit!" Drew started to yell for his guys to take cover but it was too late. Octavian and the soccer team came out of parked cars, trees, from behind fences and even from the building. Drew's team got soaked. Remy started laughing as he tried to take cover himself. He wiped some of the water off the lens.

"Damn soccer players!" Someone screamed.

Octavian laughed at the memory. It took Drew weeks to come up with something better to get him back. He fast forwarded it to another one.

The camera sat on a desk. Remy sat on a bed in the background writing something. Jazzy was leaning back in a chair playing Halo 3 with Drew while Octavian sat on the floor listening to his ipod. Suddenly there was a scratch at the window. Remy got up and opened it. A very dirty Angel climbed thru. His usual well kept hair was a mess. His clothes had mud and grass stains on them One of his shirt sleeves was stained with blood. He fell in a heap to the floor.

"What the hell man?" Remy looked him over "Jaz get me a wet towel and some bandages if you find em" She jumped up and raced out the room. Drew put his controller down and tapped Octavian who finally saw what was going on. They crowded around him. Jazzy came back with the supplies and handed them to Remy who started to clean a deep cut on Angel's arm.

"What happened?" Drew asked quietly.

"They…" Angel gritted his teeth as alcohol was applied. "Threatened to deport my family if I didn't go back with them.

"You fought them by yourself? You shouldve called us" Jazzy pushed a strand of hair out of his face.

"I couldn't let my family go back there, its too dangerous"

"Did you take out any of their guys?" Octavian asked.

"A couple but they're getting better. One of these days we're gonna have to back whether we want to or not"

"Like hell we will. Remember we promised each other that we wouldn't let that happen"

"O , you're naïve if you think they're going to just leave us be. We're too valuable to them"

"What they're doing has to be unconstitutional" Jazzy stated, she was the political/history lover out of the group.

"We need to come up with a plan, just us. We'll send them a statement"

"Do we involve your aunt or uncle?" Drew asked

"No, this is something we need to do"

"You're the youngest out of all of us Octavian. You always want to hit back if someone pushes you. I don't know if we can keep doing that" Remy finally spoke up.

"Then what are we supposed to do?!"

"I don't know" He sighed.

"Hey man, your camera was on" Drew said.

"Shit" Octavian mumbled before snapping his fingers. The screen went black.

"What are you doing?" O looked down to see Renji staring up at him, a frown on his face. The younger boy sighed before putting his camera in his pocket and resting his head against the tree.

"Kick rocks Renji"

"What the hell does that mean?"

"Fuck off"

"You little brat! Come down here and say that to my face". Octavian simply flicked him off. It was always fun to mess with the red head. Honestly O wasn't completely sure why he became friends with him so fast, he thought it might have to do with the fact that Renji reminded him of his best friend Remy (even their names are similar).

"Look kid you need to be down here in class"

"Why do you call me that?". Confusion clouded Renji's face

"What do you mean?"

"You call me 'kid' but you never call Ichigo that and I'm a year older". It was Renji's turn to grin

"Thats because you're immature as hell". Before Octavian could retort, the cry of a hollow was heard. Renji ate a piece of soul candy and jumped out of his gigai. Octavian followed him. They raced threw the town until they came to an abandoned old building. When O stepped on a branch Renji's head snapped around

"What are you doing here?!"

"You might need help"

"I seriously doubt you'll be able to provide it" He snorted walking in. That was another thing that bothered the young soccer star. No one thought he'd be of any help. Byakuya refused to allow him to spar and Yoruichi backed him up. He was tired of everyone thinking he needed to be protected. Sulking he followed Renji inside. The house was dark but not completely since it was daytime and the sun was shining. There were pieces of old furniture. Dust hung in the air. Octavian almost sneezed then they heard the hollow's cry again. It came from upstairs.

"Stay behind me" Renji said sternly. They made it up the stairs. Standing in the hallway was Ulquiorra. Hands in his pockets, no emotion on his face.

"It seems Master Aizen's plan worked as expected"

"Octavian go get the others" Renji took out Zabimaru

"No way, you need help"

"Damnit kid stop arguing with me!"

"No, dont leave Octavian Kuchiki. My Master wants to meet you" In one fluid motion, Ulquiorra sent Renji flying into another room.

"Im so popular" O said sarcastically "Im not going with you"

"Yes you are" He moved to grab him but Octavian grabbed his wrist mid air. He narrowed his eyes

"Im. Not. Going. With. You. If you dont understand Japanese, I can say it in twenty other languages." He pushed him back. Ulquiorra studied him for a moment. He couldnt sense a strong spiritual pressure yet the boy wasnt afraid of him. He decided to test something. Renji made it back just in time to see Ulquiorra shoot a cero at his captains only child. Instead of seeing a lifeless body on the floor, he saw Octavian holding the blast in one hand. A white light surrounded it like a shield. With the flick of a wrist he sent it flying back at Ulquiorra who dodged it so instead it went into the wall. The green eyed hollow suspected there was more to the boy than he thought but before he could attack again, Octavian sent a blast of electricity at him. When the smoke cleared Ulquiorra was gone.

"What did you do?" asked a stunned red head

"I was able to push him onto an electrical current. You cant see it but I can."

"You can ...move on it?"

"Yeah. Dont wanna go into a long scientific explanation but basically because of what I am I can travel or send other people on it". Renji simply plopped down on the floor

"Octavian, that guy nearly killed Ichigo yet you took him out easily"

"I didnt mean to"

"What are you talkin about?! I meant it as a good thing!"

"Sorry, I try not to do anything to stand out. They'll find me. The government wants people like me under their control" He whispered "We're already weapons, they can just train us into the way in which they want to use us"

"Thats who's after you?". He nodded and sat down. "We have to tell your parents"

"NO". Renji was surprised yet again

"Why? This is serious. Now you have Aizen after you"

"I dont care about him, dont tell them about how I beat emo kid or about anything else I said"

"You seem more scared of these government guys than Aizen" Renji got his answer when Octavian looked away "You are more scared of them arent you? What did they do that has a smartass like you so upset?"

"Maybe I'll tell you another day. Please dont tell my mom or dad". The sixth division lieutenant was torn. On one hand he had a duty to tell his captain about this but on the other hand he wanted O to tell his parents himself.

"Look I'll say that Ulquiorra was here but we got away. Thats something I cant keep from them but its up to you to tell them the truth about the other thing, deal?"

"Yeah, thanks Renji"

"Lets go before they start searching for us"

Kisuke had been in the process of searching the house for Yoruichi to tell her some interesting information that he felt she should know about her son. Unfortunately she was nowhere to be found.

"Damnit!" It was rare for him to curse but this was important. She and Byakuya had to know exactly what they were up against in regards to Octavian. These people could prove to be a worse threat than Sosuke Aizen. He was definitely going to chop Ace into tiny bits for keeping this from him.

Meanwhile Byakuya and Yoruichi stood outside. A hell butterfly had just appeared in front of them. The voice of the head captain said

"Captain Kuchiki, you are hereby ordered to bring your son to the Seireitei. The elders of your family wish to meet him and I would like to see what Acuzio has done with him since he's been gone. Should your clan's elders approve of the boy, they will offically recognize him as a Kuchiki. You have three days until he needs to be here. That is all" The butterfly flew away. Yoruichi scowled.

"He doesn't need the recognition of your family, mine accepted him the day they found out I was pregnant". Byakuya remained silent, eyes closed in thought and irritation. Yoruichi huffed, crossing her arms "If they hurt him I promise I'll..."

"Kill them" He finished coldly. There was no way in hell he was going to allow his family to do to Octavian what they did to Hisana. He'd make sure of it.

a/n- the term "kick rocks" is real in case you're wondering. people at my high school used to say it. i dont know where it came from but it was pretty popular.