So here's chapter two, this chapter is mostly telling Renji and Byakuya's story before getting to the clinic. Though it goes over things that have already happened it gives you a bit more insight on how I'm going about setting up the vampire's in my story, though the next chapter will have a more detailed explanation.

"Blood"

Byakuya had long ago given up his emotions. They were useless and always got in the way. For centuries he has been living as the sole heir of the Kuchiki clan and as such he was only meant to be a puppet on a string for those who believed themselves more powerful than him. He could easily prove them wrong, but to what end? It would get him nowhere besides maybe a quick painful execution. So when he was ordered to kill one of his own clan members for breaking their laws he agreed without much of a fuss. He might be the clan head, but he knew that justice must be brought to any who disobeyed, no matter whom it was that had broken the laws.

He gathered his Fukutaicho, Renji, for the mission. Though he doubted he would need the red head he had been ordered to bring him along for "protection". Though the raven knew it was more to use him as cannon fodder if need be. That's what the clan elders would like. Byakuya on the other hand had become accustomed to the red head and his strange antics and though he would never say it in public he would be very upset if something were to happen to the tattooed man.

The two walked through Karakura in search of their target. His scent wasn't hard to miss, but he did move at a much quicker pace than the two males. When the scent of a female intermixed with the males own scent Byakuya increased his speed, already drawing his blade as he rounded the corner. This action saved him his head, for the male he was following had been waiting and a clawed hand went straight for his throat. Renji came around the corner into the alleyway with him roaring curse as the red head slashed his own drawn blade at the target. The target quickly jumped back, dodging the damage that would have been brought by the blade.

Byakuya ignored the strong scent of female blood and kept his gaze on the male target. He didn't have to say anything to Renji. The red head already knew he was to go check on the female, and hopefully help her before her life was diminished. When the target went to block Renji, Byakuya moved to defend the other, blocking claws with his blade once more. The target snarled with blood stained teeth and his breath was so putrid it almost sent the raven reeling back in disgust. He had fought many Bloodlings, but this one was different. He didn't try to figure out how before he was moving once again, clashing against the male with steel against claws.

Renji moved around the Bloodling to where the blood of the female was the strongest. He was sickened by how much blood he saw. This woman wouldn't make it, already her once brown eyes were diminishing. Renji knelt by the female, seeing if there was anything he could do to make her suffer less as death gripped her. He brushed some raven hair from her pale face and sighed sadly. Clearly she had been one of their kind, a rare thing indeed. If only they had made it sooner. It was so hard to come by females of their kind. Her breathing was ragged as she tried to drag air into her lungs through a jagged torn throat, only succeeding in adding more fluid into her lungs, causing a gurgling sound to echo against the walls. Smiling sadly down at the woman he moved his hand down to the woman chest and without further hesitation, used his claws to plunge his hand into her chest and crushed her heart, killing her in the most merciful way his kind knew. He said a soft prayer and tapped her forehead with the hilt of his sword. Her ragged and torn body suddenly dissipated into thousands of black butterflies that flew into the night, disappearing.

Renji turned back to the fight that was still going on between Byakuya and the Bloodling only to still in horror. Byakuya had somehow got himself hurt and badly, Renji hadn't smelt the raven's blood because of the female, but now that he was facing him he was hit with scent harshly like a physical blow. Renji cursed once again before launching himself at the target, bringing his blade quickly down upon the hideous creatures head. The creature howled as the blade sank into his flesh and properly removed his head from his shoulders. The creature wouldn't die from that though and Renji knew that.

"Howl, Zabimaru" the sword in his hands started to shake and the distant sound of a howl filled the silent alleyway. Renji wasted no time on fancy foot work or elegant slashes. He went straight for kill. He flicked his wrist, sending his blade forward as it took on a new more deadly aura. The shape didn't change, but a red energy seemed to pulse around the blade sharpening it and infusing it with what was needed to kill a Bloodling. He smirked slightly as his blade sank into the creature's body. The red aura around the blade quickly went about devouring the man from the inside out, destroying the Bloodling completely. Once the creature was turned to nothing but ash Renji brought his attention to Byakuya, who had collapsed onto the cement. Cursing once again he quickly helped the raven onto his feet, slinging his arm over his shoulder; he knew the man would not like being carried even in his weakened state.

He would have taken him back to the hideout, but with how bad he was he needed a place much closer. Remembering that a former member was close by he headed for the Kurosaki Clinic. The raven wouldn't die from something like this and by the next night he would be fine, but Renji knew that he had to get him some where safe so that he could heal in peace, plus he hoped that the retired member was home and might have some extra blood hanging around, surely Byakuya would need some to replenish what he was currently still losing.

Quickly Renji made his way down the back streets, making sure not to be seen as he made it to the clinic that also doubled as a home. He then proceeded to pound on the door, hoping the occupant was awake. When his first set of knocking didn't bring an answer he once again had his fist meet the white wood door of the clinic. Suddenly he heard someone yell from somewhere inside and he stopped, tapping his foot as he waited. As soon as the door was opened he quickly stepped inside, completely ignoring the person who had opened the door. Once inside he took in the scene of the small clinic. It was what you would expect from a human clinic. It was small and very clean. Nothing out of the ordinary to hint towards the fact that the head doctor here healed those who weren't human. Renji was pulled from his observations as an orange haired male suddenly started to direct them towards an empty medical bed, where he proceeded to put Byakuya down on.

Was this youngster really the retired member of the Gotei 13? How was that possible? Sure their kind didn't age quickly, but from what he had heard of the man who worked this clinic, he was a guy in his thirties if not forties by human standards. Plus, he almost seemed ignorant in what he was doing, even going as far as to treat the raven's wounds like a humans'. Byakuya didn't need stitches - he needed blood! When the orangette spoke Renji just glared at him. Surely this could not be Isshin, maybe one of his understudies? Anyone that knew of their world would know what and where these wounds came from.

The door bursting open in the house part of the clinic had Renji ready to attack, but when an elder looking man came in he relaxed, this seemed more reasonable. This man who just entered had to be the real Isshin, his eyes far too old to be the age he appeared. Then there was the fact that he was so quick moving to the orangette's side that only one of their kind could be. Yep, this man surely had to be Isshin. The man seemed to study the other male's handiwork before sending him back to his studies. Once the younger male left, Isshin turned his attention back to him and Byakuya. Renji gave him a nod of his head in acknowledgment to the former Taicho.

"I hadn't realized you had a son with that woman." Came a dark voice and Isshin only glared at the shadow in the corner of the clinic. Slowly stepping out of the darkness was a taller man with brown hair and matching eyes that were covered with a pair of glasses. Renji glared at Aizen, what the hell was he doing here?

"Yes, I did have a child with Masaki, three to be more precise, now get to the point of your visit, clearly you are unharmed and I'm sure you're not here to check on Byakuya." Renji could tell by the man's voice alone he was not pleased with the brown haired male just as must as he was, maybe even more so.

Aizen chuckled and smiled a smile Renji knew to be a tick more than genuine.

"Observant as ever." Renji couldn't help but shift in his stance, placing his hand on the hilt of his sword he had hidden. He remained silent though, knowing that if he acted rashly like he was well known for Byakuya would have his head.

"The elder wishes to meet with you tomorrow evening to discuss a few things." Renji glared at Aizen. He couldn't understand why the elder would need a former Gotei 13, even in these harsh time the clans were doing fine, they didn't need help from retired members, nothing about this sat well with Renji, but he could do anything about it or really speak out about it either. With the message delivered, Aizen stepped back into the shadows and disappeared from sight. Once he was gone Renji relaxed and went back to observing the clinic.

"Good thing Ichigo was here when you got here or you might have had a hell of a time cleaning up, huh Renji." Isshin said in a joking manner, Renji clenched his fist at the crude joke. Byakuya wasn't endanger of becoming ash and that little brat didn't do crap but probably make things worse.

"Oi, that brat didn't do crap because he did something completely unnecessary." Renji growled at the elder male, only earning a chuckle from the guy, which in turn only caused Renji to tense with more anger.

"Now, now, no need to get your panties in a bunch, sure what Ichigo did would be the incorrect way to treat Byakuya here, but none the less he did stop the bleeding which we both know that if it had continued Noble Kuchiki would be ash or worse a Bloodling." Renji stiffened at that. It was true what the man said and Renji couldn't argue against that. Sighing he raked a hand through his red hair.

"So tell me what happened? It is almost unheard of to see Byakuya harmed, truthfully I don't think I've had to tend to him since he was a child." Renji shifted from one foot to the other as he rubbed the back of his head, unsure if he should talk about this.

"Don't worry. Many of the Gotei 13 still give me privileged information, knowing full well I can't and won't divulge it to anyone else, it just good to know what it is that I have to treat" Renji sighed and took a seat on one of the stools nearby.

"We had been given a mission to track down a Bloodling from the Kuchiki clan. It was a simple task really, I'm unsure as to why Kuchiki-Taicho was harmed as badly as he is. I was tending to a female of our kind when he obtained this wounds. By the time I had noticed, the damage was done and I headed here in hopes that we could hide until the tomorrow night so Taicho has time to heal before reporting in." Renji said with a small shrug. He looked to Isshin who seemed to be in thought.

"So that brat was your son, what is he, like seventeen?" Renji said to get off the subject of his captain's current situation. This piqued Isshin's interest as he beamed with what Renji could only guess to be pride.

"Hardly he's twenty one, still lives here because I refuse to let him get a paying job until he's out of college." Isshin said with a small chuckle.

"So I'm guessing he takes his mother's blood more than yours." Renji knew that Isshin was one of their kind, but the kid didn't smell like them, not even a hint of his father blood in him it seemed. So that only meant that the boy had a human mother, meaning he was a hybrid, which also made him come to the conclusion as to why Isshin had retired.

"Does he know he's a hy-".

"Renji." Renji stilled at his name and looked to the door, an odd scent filling the room. Apparently to boy was still up and had been by the door, hopefully not for long because it seemed Isshin was not too pleased at what Renji was getting at, which could only mean that the boy really didn't know of his bloodline. He watched as Isshin went to the door and pulled it open to reveal the orangette with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Just came down to check on the patient, to make sure you didn't fuck anything up, you know with you getting old and everything, you might have slipped up and given him the wrong thing." Renji could help but glare at the other male. It was strictly forbidden to have a child with humans, but if Isshin had the kid after he left the Gotei 13 he couldn't do much to punish the former member, then there was the fact that he did owe the family a favor for taking them in for the day instead of kicking them out. Renji decided that he would keep his mouth shut about this and he knew Byakuya would as well. His noble pride wouldn't allow him to speak about such information when that someone had saved his life.

"Just like my son to be concerned for his father." The man went to hug him and Ichigo quickly reacted, bringing his foot up to meet the man's face with a dissatisfied look on his face. Renji could help but laugh at such antics. A mere hybrid had just kicked a pure blood! That was priceless and hardly seen.

"Geez you must be getting old to be showed up by the brat." Renji said and laughed again, holding his sides. Ichigo glared at him coldly, instantly shutting him up and setting Renji on edge, something about that glare didn't sit well with him.

"Wake my sisters up and you'll see what this brat is really capable of!" Ichigo threatened, something Renji wouldn't stand for, but the glare he received from Byakuya was enough to keep him in place, even as the male came over to the raven to examine his wounds.

"You have one hell of a healing ability, I don't even think these will scar" Renji couldn't help but roll his eyes, if only he knew the truth, he wondered how much the orangette would flip.

"Most of those in the Gotei 13 heal this quickly. Something about a drug they use to enhance their bodies natural healing ability." Renji raised a brow at the comment that Isshin made. No such drug existed, but if he hadn't told his son about his true blood line then he was making up an excuse that would explain how someone had just healed at an inhuman speed. Renji looked to Byakuya who gave a silent order to follow suit. Man this was getting tiresome.

"That seems logical, but once it's finished why not just anonymously hand over some data to a research clinic so they can reproduce it, it would help millions if it can heal something like this in mere hours." Renji looked at Ichigo like he was a moron to believe such crap, but knew he had to play along.

"You really are stupid. Why would we do that? If we perfect it we might as well keep it for ourselves and take over the world or sell the drug at a high price." Renji said crossing his arms over his chest in a matter-of-fact kind of way. Ichigo raised a brow at him before glaring sternly at him.

"Because something that valuable could be used for something better than to make someone more powerful or rich. It would save people who suffer from so many different types of trauma I can't even list all of them in the time I have left until I have to go to school. And the fact that the Gotei 13 would even consider denying the public access to something so miraculous just confirms my hatred towards them is rightfully placed." Ichigo said darkly in his own matter-of-fact tone. The two glared at each other, clearly disagreeing.

"Renji." the name was once again said in a calm tone. Renji bristled at the underlying threat and tisked as he looked away from the other male. Why he was just playing along with the stupid idea that Isshin had come up with to protect his son?

"Ichigo, you've checked on Byakuya, I think it's time for you to go get some sleep." Isshin said and Ichigo sighed softly before shaking his head.

"Little late for that, I leave in about an hour, but I've got something to clean up before I head off, I'll leave you to reminisce about the good old days." Ichigo said making his father laugh at the hidden joke about his age. Ichigo left the clinic and went about getting ready for college.

Once the orangette left the room Byakuya sighed. The male was troublesome indeed. He had a peculiar scent about him that made his fangs itch and a few times already he had to force them back. Which was strange as he never had problems with his hunger; he had lost a lot more blood than this before. Yet here he was feeling like a fledging fighting against his own hunger as it reared its ugly head for blood. Continuing to stare at the ceiling he fought against his hunger. The sun would be up soon and he could feel his strength wavering with the sleep that he would have to succumb to. He paid little mind to what the other two were talking about. It was meaningless, mostly about what had been going on since Isshin's retirement. When the sun finally rose above the horizon he let the sleep take him so that his body could rest and heal more thoroughly, though he knew when he awoke he would need to find substance.

The day had gone by and he was undisturbed from his slumber until a warm hand touched his skin and a scent so intoxicating entered his lungs. He woke, his blood lust spiking to a dangerous level. His mind could hardly register what was happening, even when the warm liquid slid down his parched throat. He felt something deep inside him rumble with delight, the sweet taste of this person blood was unlike anything he had tasted in his entire existence. The mixture of honey clover, chocolate and spice was enough to send his whole being over the edge. He wanted to drain every last drop of blood, taste every bit of it. So when the sweet nectar was suddenly taken from him he almost went into a frenzy, had not been for his Fukutaicho, who had woken up and took control of his mind through the blood link they had.

Byakuya stared in bafflement as everything registered in his mind. He had just sunk his fangs into Isshin's son. This wouldn't have been a bad thing if he hadn't taken to much blood and not forced the former member to tear open his own wrist and make the orangette drink the blood that was now flowing down his throat. That was a problem; it was against the law to give someone your blood without first gaining permission from the elder, no matter what the situation. As the full extent of the situation finally dawned on Byakuya he found himself sitting in the meeting hall, unsure of how he had gotten here in the first place. That didn't matter at the moment because Isshin was now glaring at him as the elder was deciding what to do with the orangette.

He didn't know what possessed him to speak out, but he did.

"Since my teeth were the ones to draw blood I shall take responsibility for this mishap." Everyone stilled in the room and looked at him. Byakuya seemed to have regained himself and his stoic mask, unflinching at the undivided attention brought on by his words. Even though he was unnerved at everyone staring at him, since he was so well known for his control and pride, he had just admitted to breaking the law's - well kind of. Though he had not been the one to give his blood, it would not have been needed if he hadn't taken blood from the orangettte to begin with.

"I hope you have an explanation as well for breaking the laws for our people." The elder said looking at the raven.

"The previous night I had lost a lot of blood, more than my body could replenish on its own I knew that if I left when I awoke I would be able to curb my hunger without harming anyone in the household, but the boy had woken me before I was full awake and my instincts took over. A mistake I regretfully must atone for." The raven's voice never wavered and was calm as he explained his reasoning, something that seemed logical. Byakuya knew it wasn't the full truth, but he didn't know why he had done it or why his control had slipped so easily. His pride was already damaged he didn't think by telling them he had no reason on why he had done it would help.

"Very well I hereby decree that until the boy is no longer a threat he will be under the care of Kuchiki Byakuya." That he had not expected. The boy should have stayed with Isshin, since it was his blood that was given to him. The boy would crave his father's blood not his own. If the boy did become addicted he would be better off with his sire, who would be able to control the boy's hunger better then someone who had no control of him what so ever.

"NO!" Isshin yelled before he could stop himself. "I will not allow it. Years ago I denounced myself from the clan with every intent of never joining again and I will not allow my son to be forced to join because one of you couldn't keep his fangs sheathed." Isshin gave Byakuya a pointed look, blaming him for this mishap.

"Hold your tongue Isshin, You may have retired, but you are still subjected to most of the laws of our race. Since your blood was the one to enter your son's it would not be wise to have him near you. Since you are his father you are more willing to break down and give your son more blood if he asked for it, if you wish to see your son become a ghoul then take him home, otherwise be silent!" The elder said and Isshin went to say something else, but kept his mouth shut, knowing what the elder said was true. Ichigo was in danger of becoming a ghoul and he didn't know what he would do if he saw his son begging and suffering for something he could give him, but didn't.

"Good. Now, the reason why I have summoned you in the first place. As many of you are aware there have been more Bloodling's as of late and they seem to be stronger then the one's we have faced before. Kurotsuchi, your report."

Stepping forward the Taicho of the twelfth division, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, gave a small bow. "It has come to my attention that the Bloodling that we have been fighting as of late are different from the ones we have fought before, thanks to a lovely specimen acquired I have been able to diagnose that we aren't dealing with Bloodling's but a new offshoot of side creatures." There was a murmur of confusion amongst those present before Mayuri went on. "These knew Bloodling have a DNA strain in them I have yet to decode, but I have been able to determine the differences in the two. These new Bloodling can't be killed like the old ones. Their bodies can be distorted by our Zanpakuto's but Kido will not work. Their bodies are much more resilient to our other weapons, also these Bloodling can turn those they feed on if they do not kill them. Their level of intelligence has also increased, rather pesky little things, but they can be disposed of quickly."

Ichigo didn't quite understand what was going on. He had been awake for a while now. He remained silent as he tried to figure out what was happening, but these people confused the hell out of him, including his father. What did he mean? Kept him from what? This was all to strange. Ichigo was hoping this was all some bad dream and he would wake up soon, but the small throbbing pain on the side of his neck reminded him that he was awake and what was happening really was, even if he didn't understand it. Ichigo just listened as one of the people went on about something called a Bloodling. What the hell was a Bloodling?

"What the hell does this have to do with me?" his father's voice made his flinch slightly and suddenly he felt many eyes on him, which made his curse silently. Knowing the jig was up, Ichigo slowly opened his eyes with a groan; he hadn't expected the light to be so bright. "Ichigo?" his father's voice was full of concern as he looked down at him.

Ichigo shielded his eyes until they adjusted to the light. He looked at his father and gave a nervous laugh. His vision was still blurry, but he didn't fell like shit like he had a few hours ago. In reality he actually felt really good, almost like he could run a marathon and never even break a sweat. Going to move his body though proved he was wrong. His bones ached and his muscles protested from stiffness. Strange, he hadn't been still long enough for his body to be acting this way. His father quickly knelt down to lay him on the cold floor gently, which Ichigo was thankful for. Suddenly something new came into his line of sight. It was gentle looking female who was tall and had a kind smile. Her black hair was placed in a braid that came in front of her and she wore a black uniform like the ones had had treated last night, though she had a white jacket where the other two had not.

Ichigo didn't move as the woman put her fingers on his neck, right where his pulse point was and where the throbbing pain was the harshest. He hissed a little at the pain brought on by the cold finger touching the sensitive skin, but made no movements to retreat. When the feeling of something invading him crawled against his skin he jerked away from the female, quickly standing and putting distant between him and the woman. He clasped a hand over the wound on his neck and glared at the woman.

"Ichigo!" His father stern voice brought his brown eyes to Isshin. "Sit down and let Unohana administer treatment." Ichigo would have disobeyed his father if his body hadn't completely obeyed, which was strange. It was as if his body had completely acted on its own. It wouldn't even listen to him as he tried to get up and move away from the woman again as she approached him. Once again, the woman smiled kindly at him and touched his neck, earning another hiss. This time when he tried to jerk away from the strange sensation his body didn't move, just allowed the invading feeling to proceed with whatever it was doing.

"Relax Kurosaki, this will only take a moment." Though the female's voice was reassuring, Ichigo glared at her. He didn't know why, but this woman unnerved him. Soon her cold touch bloomed into warmth and the throbbing pain in his neck receded, making him relax his shoulders a little. Soon the female retreated, taking back whatever energy that had been invading his body.

"There, much better is it not?" Ichigo simply nodded his head. The woman smiled again and went to stand where she had been before.

Isshin was suddenly by his side and before he could ask what the hell was going on, an elder man spoke up.

"Byakuya, you are dismissed, I would assume you would like to inform your new ward of his situation." Ichigo clenched his jaw and his fist. He had been awake for the most part and the one part he understood out of the whole conversation was the fact that he would be staying with the raven that had bitten him….wait? Bitten him? That was right before he had passed out but he could distinctively remember teeth biting into his neck.

"Wait a god damn minute, I am not going anywhere with Princess over there. You don't control my life old man, so shove it up your ass!" Ichigo growled as he stuck his middle finger up at the old geezer. The collective gasp made Ichigo almost instantly regret his words … almost. The room was silent and for a moment he thought he really had fucked up, but he didn't care, he wasn't going anywhere with a freak who just bit him, not matter how drop dead gorgeous they might be.

"Ichigo, go with him. Don't worry, I'll come pick you up once I'm done here." Ichigo looked at his father like he had just grown a second head.

"Hell no! You seriously expect me to go anywhere with an insane person who just fucking bit me, he fucking BIT me!" The shocked look on his father face made him feel little dumbfounded himself. Why was his father shocked?

"You remember getting bit?" The question came from the elder and Isshin looked at him worriedly. No human remembered getting bit. An enzyme in their fangs made sure of that, but Ichigo wasn't fully human and if the elder found out Ichigo wouldn't simply be put in someone else care, but killed instead.

"Why the fuck wouldn't I, anyone would remember being bitten by someone else." Isshin start to shake slightly, the fear of losing his son boiling up inside him. Surely the elder could tell that Isshin was panicking because he was not looking calmly at him as if waiting for him to explain.

"The boy simply remembers because I was too weak to be able to produce the memory altering enzyme." Byukuya once again came to his son's rescue, now Isshin owed the other two favors, not that he really minded as long as his son was spared.

"Not possible, we can never become that weak, unless it is still day." Mayuri said crushing any hope Isshin might have had about his son remaining a safe.

"I had been woken up before the sun had completely set, I was already weak from blood loss, and would it not be possible under those circumstances" Byakuya state more than asked, getting a tisk from the bluenette, since he was correct.

"Whatever the reason be sure to correct it." The elder said and Byukuya bowed before heading over to him and Ichigo.

"Go with him." Isshin commanded Ichigo, allowing the blood link to make sure his son followed. His son just looked at him like he was stupid and ready to fight the command, but when Byakuya headed out of the meeting room Ichigo was forcible made to follow. Of course he was cursing the whole time, calling his body a fucking traitor. Isshin would surely have to do something about his foul mouth, but that would be later. Turning his attention back to the others he waited to hear why he was summoned in the first place.

End Chapter.

I just want to give thanks' to those that did comment and Fave. I was not expecting this story to gain so many likes in such a short time. I had just wanting to make this a side project that I would update maybe once every few months as I worked on Crushing Sand's, but this story gain so much popularity in such short time that I just kind of went ahead and did the second chapter and started to work on the third.

Once again Thank you all ^^.

Oh P.s.

I had someone ask who would be the Seme in this story all I have to say about that is it's a Surprise XP.

Ichigo: In reality she trying to say she has no fucking clue who will be fucking who.

HEY!

Byakuya: That indeed seems to be the truth, but I don't see me laying down a taking it from a hybrid like you.

Ichigo: Well I ain't taken it pretty boy.

Byakuya: We'll see.

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