Ichigo skidded to a stop in front of an alley, panting harshly as he nearly bent in half trying to catch his breath. He froze, however when he glanced to the side into the ally, seeing none-other than Aizen... and his children right behind him. "Aizen..." He hissed quietly, making the brunette smirk.
"I thought I killed you." He stated, walking calmly up to Ichigo. Ichigo tried to straighten, but when Aizen's reiatsu pressed against him his eyes went wide as his knees buckled. Aizen reached out and grabbed him by his hair, making the orangette wince as he was pulled upright, his body limp because of the reiatsu pressing against him. Aizen actually started dragging him into the alley by his hair, a gagantua opening up behind the triplets.
Yoru clenched his fist, glancing at Jackal. Sora whimpered at the sight of her 'daddy' that she loved and thought was so nice, hurting her mommy. Yoru pulled her into a comforting hug. "Aizen…if you hurt him, I will kill you" Yoru growled, though his throat was half closed anyway from fear. Jackal's eyes narrowed slightly but he said nothing. Aizen sent a quick glare their way before walking through the portal, pulling Ichigo along with him. Ichigo glanced at them, he had that kicked puppy look on his face, well, rather a kicked kitten face. Yoru looked away. He wanted to attack Aizen. But he knew he wasn't strong enough. He was scared, an emotion he rarely had. Sora started to follow Aizen and Ichigo through the portal. Yoru followed her, trying not to visually shake in fear. "I'm sorry mom" he muttered very lowly. They soon arrived in Hueco Mundo, probably too far away from Las Noches for their reiatsu to be detected.
Ichigo was locked in a cell almost immediately after getting to the 'castle' as Aizen called it. Yoru offered to watch him and Gin was sent to as well. Yoru was silent and Gin was annoyed. "You know I am not going to tell on you Yoru" Gin started.
Yoru growled slightly before turning away from Gin, retreating to sit on a window sill. Ichigo still had that 'kicked puppy' look as he sat in the corner, his ears dropped and his tail still on the ground. There was a thick chain connected to a steel collar around his neck, the other end connected to the wall. Aizen had found it amusing. Yoru felt tears at the corners of his eyes. He wiped them away. "Foxes only cry for themselves" he muttered.
"Yoru do you remember that little poem I told you" Gin asked.
"'The fox seems so innocent and nice till he bites your hand and laughs at a person's stupidity' Why…wait oh…you are a traitor to Aizen" Yoru sighed.
"You are smart" Gin smirked.
"Well just me, you, and Ichigo isn't enough to defeat Aizen" Yoru started.
"Yoru…you and your siblings are Aizen's only weapon powerful to overpower Grimmjow, Shiro, and even Ichigo…as well as the bargaining chip" Gin replied.
Ichigo glanced at them, particularly at Yoru before looking back at the ground. "1 VS 2 isn't even…we would lose" Yoru sighed.
"Have you been reading angst again?" Gin sighed.
"Sora wanted hurt/comfort stories" Yoru snapped.
"Okay okay…but anyway, Sora is already doubtful of her image of Aizen. She doesn't see the good father anymore" Gin replied.
"What good father? All I saw was a selfish, power-hungry bastard with mental issues, and not the good kind" Yoru growled.
"Just like your mother…a real bitch" Gin chuckled.
"Was I not good enough? ...Was I a bad mom...?" Ichigo suddenly asked, his voice a whisper.
"Considering you are actually a guy, I don't except you to be a perfect mom but you are the best one I know" Yoru replied.
"Ichigo is the first mom you have you met" Gin started, stopping when a knife flew by his head, only missing by a hair.
"Did I ask you Gin?" Yoru growled.
"I still will never understand why you keep forks and knives in your boots" Gin sighed.
"Just in case I need to make a warning clear…so unless I ask you directly keep your mouth closed…I doubt you want a fork in the neck" Yoru snarled.
"As I said before…a bitch…then again, like mother like uke son" Gin sighed.
"I am only 8…you can't tell my position yet" Yoru pouted.
Ichigo just stared at him for a few moments before looking away, probably not knowing what to say. "Yoru do you know who I mean when I said your mother?" Gin asked.
Yoru turned, sliding off the window sill. "The real owner of Tensa Zangetsu" Yoru replied, the black kanatana appearing in Yoru's hand.
"How did you learn that?" Gin asked.
"Tensa trust me enough to come when I ask him to" Yoru replied.
"When did you leave him anyway?" Gin asked, knowing Yoru wasn't the type to leave something important behind.
"With mom…but he didn't take Tensa with him" Yoru replied.
"...I was surprised that it still existed... I-I can't go into my Bankai anymore..." Ichigo said, looking over at them again. His ears were still dropped but his tail twitched every once and a while.
"You can…it's just not as strong as it was before…you may not be able to rival Aizen in strength anymore but you still have that way of gaining the trust of everyone, making them want to help you win" Yoru responded.
"Yoru is right…surprisingly…I never told you anything about this topic did I?" Gin asked.
"Ummmm…Tensa told me" Yoru replied.
"Right Tensa" Gin sighed.
Ichigo sighed, hugging his knees to his chest. "...I'm useless.." He muttered.
"You aren't useless and I don't want to hear you say that about yourself" Yoru snapped. He opened up the cell, walking straight over to Ichigo. He drops to his knees, hugging his mom close. "I don't except you to be perfect but you are…you are a perfect mom. A perfect person. You are the person I wish I could be more like." Yoru explained, on the verge of tears again.
Ichigo gasped, tears coming to his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Yoru's body. He pressed his face into the boys shoulder, the tears now falling freely. Yoru gently petted Ichigo's hair. "Okay I can only take so much fluffyness…I am going to get Sora" Gin sighed, getting up.
"I-I wish Aizen had never taken you away from me back then... This would have never happened..." Ichigo sighed, pulling Yoru into his lap.
"Yeah but something else would have…besides I think we should blame Gin for taking us back" Yoru responded.
"I agrees with Yoru" Sora chirped, hanging on Gin's shoulder with a cookie in her mouth.
"You gave her a cookie and she came?" Yoru asked. "Damnit Sora, what did we say about following creepy men after they give you food" Yoru sighed.
"Actually she already had the cookie…she came when I told her you and her Mommy were here" Gin corrected.
"SORA! Never listen to a creepy man" Yoru commanded.
"She listens to you" Gin commented.
"I'm a creepy boy" Yoru scowled.
"Your my children... my blood.. I could have protected you... I was just too weak at that time.." Ichigo muttered softly, his grip tightening. "I-I was in the same room, and I still couldn't protect the ones I love..."
"What's mommy going on about?" Sora asked, nibbling on her cookie.
"He thinks it's his fault that we were kidnapped and raised by Aizen and Gin" Yoru replied.
"What about the maid?" Sora asked.
"I killed her less than a month after she started" Yoru scuffed. Then Yoru softened again, hugging Ichigo. "Shhh…it's fine mom…we are alive…plus you are always trying protect everyone, you can't do it all mom…and you are one of the strongest people I know" Yoru replied
"I still couldn't protect you though..." Ichigo protested, pulling back a little so he could look at Yoru.
"We are fine" Yoru sighed, silently adding physically at least. "We will live…right now we need to focus on defeating Aizen"
"We can't..." Ichigo whispered. "He's too powerful... even in my most powerful form he still killed me.."
"I will bitch slap you if you continue to be emo…we aren't alone on this" Yoru snapped. He looked over at Gin. "Anyway to contact Grimmjow or Shiro?" Yoru asked.
"Yeah but I don't think they will be trusting of us" Gin replied.
"I am not looking for TRUST at the moment, I'm looking for an ally ship…and Sora, I want to either convert Jackal to helping us or place him under capture" Yoru demanded.
Ichigo scowled a little. "What did I say about cursing?" He asked, a motherly tone in his voice.
"I forgot mom" Yoru grinned, kissing Ichigo's nose.
Sora finished her cookie and left the room to find her other brother. Ichigo wrinkled his nose as he blushed a little, his ears perking up slightly. "Yoru what do you have in mind for this…email, calling, even sending someone…how are you going to set up this ally" Gin asked.
"I am going to speak with them" Yoru replied.
"It's a long walk" Gin started.
"I an't walking" Yoru crackled, getting up from Ichigo's lap. He pulled a chain off the wall. "Aizen didn't call me his wild card for nothing" Yoru crackled.
"...What are you doing?" Ichigo asked, looking over at Yoru.
"Getting a ride to Las Noches" Yoru grinned before turning and rushing out the door.
"Yoru likes riding Hollows…he gets the ride he needs, ride where he going, and then releases his pet" Gin shrugged.
Ichigo stared at him in shock. "...and you let Him?"
"Yeah…Yoru is the best with Hollows and he is going to do it regardless of what he is told" Gin replied.
Ichigo only sighed, before shifting to curl up on the ground, his eyes drooping as he set his head on his crossed arms. Gin got silently, undid the locks, and left the room. Ichigo was soon asleep, his tail tightly curled around his body.
Okay we have like a chapter's worth in our roleplay...we hit a rough spot ^^; So not much is being done...so this story will probably not be updated for a while...sorry ^^;
IS: Aizen/Ichigo/Jackal
Me: Everyone else
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