A new chapter for you all! I took a lot of liberty with Aizen's past so I hope you don't mind anyway enjoy!
MissSilverfox666
~Chapter Two: Memories~
Ichigo while cautious and in a state of denial about what was happening was still curious enough to follow the brunette boy through the door and down winding and intersecting tunnels, honestly it somewhat reminded him of Las Noches with all the confusing twists and turns and dead ends. Jeez.
Huffing out a breath and slightly hunched over so he didn't hit his head on the ceiling Ichigo followed Aizen, frowning at him whenever the boy looked back seemingly at him but those eyes appearing black in the dimness just passed through him.
Ten minutes must have passed until they reached another door; this one however was only made of a deep brown cloth which blended right into the wall. If Aizen hadn't have stopped and pulled it back Ichigo would never have noticed it.
Aizen disappeared through the door and once again it looked like a seamless wall of earth. Walking forwards Ichigo reached for the door and pulled it back slightly to look inside, what he saw even if for only a moment was a shock.
In the room was a makeshift bed made out of what appeared to be any material found and on it was a figure, currently coughing rather violently while Aizen sat on the side of the bed and with worry clear in his eyes offered a green liquid in a cup.
Ichigo was shocked. Aizen looking after someone? Not a chance! His mind was just screwing with him again. Shaking his head slightly Ichigo decided to look closer but the scene abruptly blurred before going completely black again.
What the hell? Ichigo grumbled in his mind as he floated in nothingness again but this time it didn't take long for the darkness to vanish and leave behind another scene.
Ichigo now stood in amongst a shamble of houses made of whatever people could find to protect themselves against the harsh cold. Frowning Ichigo easily identified the laughable excuse of a village as part of the Rukongai in Soul Society.
Looking around Ichigo saw nothing but dirt and people barely clothed in scrapes of filthy cloth and felt a righteous fury spark in his chest. It wasn't right that the Shinigami lived in clean comfortable houses while letting everyone else live in the dust.
Ichigo was fighting with his disgust and anger when he suddenly heard a loud shout from behind him quickly followed by a blur shooting straight past him a familiar head of brown hair and a deep blue kimono with silver patterns.
"Aizen?" Ichigo questioned dumbly as he started at the bolting figure that was quickly followed by three much larger ones wielding thick wooden clubs as they hunted the boy down.
Logically Ichigo knew that the Aizen he knew was an evil scheming ass but seeing this kid who Ichigo could not deny was a younger Aizen run for his life a loaf of bread clutched in his hands. Ichigo couldn't stand it, his conscience wouldn't let him stand by and watch someone being hurt even if it was the younger image of his enemy.
Ichigo ran after them, a furious anger boiling in his stomach as he rounded a corner and found that Aizen was trapped in a dead end surrounded by the three brutes, clubs raised.
"Stop it!" Ichigo growled as one club began to fall on a grim looking Aizen, using flash step to appear in front of him and kicking the man away. Ichigo glared at the men who stared at him in surprise then anger.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Ichigo growled out the demand not noticing the wide brown eyes staring at his back nor did he yet notice he was actually interacting in this world.
"What the hell is a Shinigami doing here?" One of the men asked a sliver of fear entering his voice as he backed away from the glaring Ichigo.
"I asked you what you think you're doing." Ichigo repeated with a hiss.
"The brat stole from us!" The one on the ground shot at Ichigo getting to his feet and holding a bloody nose.
"That doesn't give you the right to hunt the kid down like an animal!" Ichigo said in a dangerously low voice one that was only used when Ichigo was immensely pissed, "Now you three better clear out before I kill you all." The threat was accompanied with glowing black and gold eyes that had them freaked and scrambling away in haste.
Ichigo glowered after them before turning to face the boy who hadn't moved an inch except to cock his head slightly up and to the right to observe Ichigo with sharp intelligent brown eyes.
"Are you okay?" Ichigo asked, gulping subtly even as a child Aizen's gaze made him nervous and feel like the man was seeing right down into his soul. It was at that moment Ichigo realized who he had helped and the fact that he could help at all.
"Who are you?" Aizen's voice was soft and surprisingly deep for the age he appeared and held that same melodic note his adult self had. The somewhat innocent question and the guarded but shockingly rather frightened look in the boy's eyes had Ichigo ignoring his common sense, he couldn't see this child as Aizen and besides it wasn't like this was real.
"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki," Ichigo said crouching down so he was eye level with him, "Are you alright?" he asked for the second time, hoping to get an answer from the boy.
"Yes I am fine." Young Aizen replied, eyes narrowed and observing him. "You're a Shinigami." It was a statement not a question but Ichigo answered anyway.
"Yes I am." The boy cocked his head further and frowned.
"Why did you help me?" Ichigo blinked at the question, surprised before realizing that the fear he had seen was for what he was and represented not Ichigo himself.
"Because despite what you have heard there are Shinigami who actually care what happens out here." Ichigo replied with a sad sigh, realising it was true but knowing none of them could really do anything.
There was silence for a few minutes before the boy spoke again.
"Are you a captain?" Ichigo blinked at the question before a wry smile stretched across his face.
"No I'm afraid not kid, I'm not actually dead yet but believe me when I say there are those who care about those out here." Ichigo said trying to ease some of the fear he sees in the brown eyes, it is unnerving to see fear in Aizen's eyes.
"Sosuke." Young Aizen said with a frown. Ichigo blinked at him prompting the boy to continue. "My name is Sosuke Aizen not 'kid'." Ichigo grinned at the disgruntled expression on the boy's face.
"Okay Sosuke." It felt weird but also somehow right to say the name making Ichigo frown but he brushed the thought off. "You should be getting back home before it becomes dark."
"Yes." Sosuke agreed looking at the darkening sky briefly before returning his gaze to Ichigo, "Thank you for your assistance Ichigo Kurosaki-Senpai." He even bowed much to Ichigo's surprise.
"Eh just Ichigo is fine." Ichigo said rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
"Alright…Ichigo," Ichigo couldn't help but repress a shiver as his name left Sosuke's lips, it sounded so…intoxicating not to mention the stare he was receiving, "I bid you good night and will be on my way."
"Sure see you later Sosuke." The boy only inclined his head before walking around Ichigo and disappearing around the corner looking back at him just as Ichigo's world went black once more.
What the hell was with the way I reacted to him saying my name? Ichigo mused to himself in the darkness but decided to disregard it and tossed it out of his mind as he waited to either wake up or go to another strange scene.
Back in the little village a young Sosuke Aizen stared as the orange haired Shinigami slowly disappeared from his sight, seeming to fade into the background before disappearing completely.
Staring Aizen stood there for several long minutes before shaking the whole thing off as a figment of his imagination and headed home, pushing the orange haired Shinigami from his mind but not forgetting him.
Real or not the man had made a valid point. Not all Shinigami were monsters and Aizen found in himself a resolve to change that. He would become a powerful Shinigami and change things or he would die trying.
Ooh! What's going to happen now that Ichi and our adorable lil' Aizen have met in a way they're not supposed to? And how is it possible? Well keep reading if you want to find out!
Cheers!
MissSilverfox666