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When you read this chapter, it may seem like a repeat of chapter one, but yea, it's similar.

I wanted to do Jushiro P.O.V. Most of this story will be in Shunsui's so when you get Jushiro perspective, hopefully it will be something entirely from Shunsui's if I can be creative enough.

I've decided what I want to do when I get out of school. It's been changed so many times but I've made a decision. I want a major in Secondary Education Math, since that's the only thing I'm good at, and I want a minor in Japanese. Hopefully I can do TESOL in Japan or teach both Math and Japanese somewhere in the U.S.A. If not, I don't know what I'll do, cause nothing else interests me. Maybe culinary school?

Oh yea, special thanks to Nebiru, I've taken the advice and encouragement you've given me and really taken it to heart, I'll do my best from now on try to not to disappoint myself or anyone else. It may not be in this chapter though. It's helped a lot!

Also, Thanks to smiling-is-my-favorite-pastime, because I couldn't decide between brown and green for Jushiro's eyes so it was suggested that his eyes be hazel, which is also my eye color.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Bleach or any of Beyonce's music, lyrics, etc. You get the picture. AU. Slash a.k.a. ManxMan a.k.a. Yaoi. Maybe some OOC. Smex later on, maybe? If everyone behaves.

Still looking for a beta, you could be Batman and I could be Robin, I don't care.

Chapter 3: With hopes(that)...

A few weeks after Jushiro started working at Seireitei…

Ring. Ring. Ring. Jushiro was face first in his pillow when his alarm clock. The twenty-six year old sighed and rolled over, staring out of the window, which showcased the heavy rain outside. He hadn't slept much since getting his new job, but he knew that it was worth it because he needed the money to maintain himself and his twin sons. It was a nice job with very supple work hours, or that was what his boss had told him. Shunsui had complained all the time that he didn't need Jushiro around and Jushiro knew that wasn't true because without him, as Nanao put it, Shunsui, his boss, wouldn't be doing so great without all the assistance he provided.

He lived in a decent apartment; it was two bedrooms, two bathrooms, which was kind of for a middle-class family. Once he saved up enough money, he was planning to move into an apartment where his boys could have their own room and space to facilitate with their contrasting personalities.

Jushiro got up, his lengthy white hair, which was brown when he was younger before he contracted tuberculosis, swayed with his movement as he walked to the bathroom. Once Jushiro turned on his shower, his mind began to daydream.

Jushiro, almost as tall as Shunsui, stood at least six-foot-one. He wasn't built like other guys, mostly due to his cured tuberculosis, so he really looked underweight for his age.

As Jushiro stood in the shower he could not help but to think about his past, like he occasionally did when he was daydreaming. He knew he was gay for a very long time, and his parents didn't like the fact that their eldest child was gay and would set a bad example for his other younger siblings. So Jushiro didn't really date any guys when he was younger except for one, and that guy was his first love.(1)

When his parents asked if anyone had captured his heart, he would ask many of his female friends, all of whom knew he was gay, to cover for him just to get them off his back.

It wasn't till that Christmas day almost nine years ago, that his life was changed tremendously and he was gifted with the two people who meant the world to him.

"Hey! DAD! All the hot water is gone!" The loud banging on his bathroom door snapped Jushiro out of his thoughts as he quickly turned of the water. He grabbed the nearest towel of one of the rack and dried himself off. Throwing on a pair of boxers he brought in with him, he opened the door to find the youngest of his twin sons (2), glaring at him.

"Dad, I don't know what you like to think about in the shower, but it must be awfully amazing if you spend 30 minutes in there. You guys take up all the hot water and leave none for me!" Jushiro blushed at the bluntness of the son who stood before him.

"Well if you woke up earlier, you could beat me and dad to the shower, but no, you love your sleep too much." Huffing the younger twin turned around to see his older counterpart leaning against the doorway smirking at him.

"Shut up, you snobby-!"

"Boys! I have to get dressed and get to work in an hour. Now if you both could be quiet, I'll cook you up something nice and we could all have breakfast together. Huh? Sounds nice, right." Jushiro's plead was heard and both boys walked out of their father's room, apparently listening to what their father was telling them, but it wasn't long when they started arguing again. Jushiro sighed and laughed, it was all a part of fatherhood, he loved his boys to death and nothing was going to change that.

Shunsui was on the phone talking when Jushiro walked in. It was an early October morning, a few weeks after Jushiro had started his job at Seireitei International. Shunsui had to admit that Yamamoto was such a wonderful man for getting him an assistant because a few days after Jushiro started Shunsui found himself disorganized and confused when meeting after meeting was scheduled. Jushiro had been there to help him get his things for the meetings together and to help remind about the whole lot. Shunsui weathered Jushiro's will to stay by complaining that he didn't need the younger man, needless to say, Jushiro paid him no mind and grinned, something with a Unohana undertone to it. Scary was an understatement of what Shunsui thought. The company would not be doing well if the had an incompetent Vice-President and a President right on his ass for being that way.

After momentarily speaking to the client on the phone, he turned his attention the younger man, who was currently organizing the things needed for his next meeting, which was tomorrow. Someone knocked on the door and let themselves in.

"So you two, how about joining me for lunch again?"

It had been a couple of weeks since Nanao last asked them out for lunch and both Shunsui and Jushiro were staggered. All three of them had been busy engrossed in work, so usually Jushiro ate with Kisuke and his friends, Shunsui ate alone and Nanao sometimes would join him if she wasn't busy at the current time.

"That's sounds fine to me. You wanna come Jushiro?"

"Sure. Can we go to that bistro again? Their food was delicious!" Jushiro excitement made Nanao cackle while Shunsui just shook his head, in delight.

So there they were again, in the similar seats at the same restaurant. Nanao was steadily asking away her inquisitive questions, and Shunsui could help but to think that if Nanao was a cat, she was way behind schedule to die. Like 20 years ago. He chuckled to himself and continued to listen to the conversation at hand.

"So how were your sons conceived?"

Um…. I can't say it was entirely my fault…since it was an accident." Jushiro's last part of his sentence was muttered quietly but both Nanao and Shunsui heard it.

"Accident?"

"Yea, I got some girl pregnant and she birthed my two sons. They're eight-year old twins."

"Was it tough raising the two?" Nanao's curiosity was getting the better of her. Maybe she was 5 lifetimes overdue?

"Yea, the girl abandoned me and them. My parents kicked my out after they found out. It was the bad moment of my life but the three of us made it through it. So…"

"Do you regret what you did?"

"NO! Those two were the best mistakes I've ever made in my life. I'm proud to be their father."

"Well that's good! As long as you don't regret that decision, you're alright with me. I had my only child when I was 16 and even now I don't regret that decision. She's a handful but even so, I love her to death." Nanao laughed as she and Jushiro continued conversations about other matters.

Shunsui now knew he was staring at Jushiro at in awe. He was glad that was listening to the conversation or else he wouldn't really know what kind of person Jushiro. Shunsui wondered why the hell he was thinking such thoughts and brushed the answer off, continuing to listen to the conversation at hand.

"So are in the dating game? I can't see why a beautiful man like yourself doesn't have a partner!"

"Nanao."

"Oh, hush up, Shunshun, it's just a simple question." Jushiro laughed once again at Nanao's craziness as he shook his head.

"I haven't dated anyone since my boys were born. To tell you the truth they take up most of my time, so I really don't have time to be looking for love.

"I can hook you up with a nice girl if you want to."

"Hahaha! No thanks, Nanao…." Shunsui wasn't sure if he the only one who saw Jushiro gaze and smile falter "…. I don't like women anyways…"Jushiro's muttered statement made something in Shunsui's head click. He didn't know what it was but just the fact that he heard that Jushiro say he didn't like women? Then that obviously meant…

With hopes (that)…

Jushiro got home later that night, hoping that both of his sons were peacefully asleep so that he could reflect on how credulous person he had become just by working at Seireitei. He had told something of his past that he though he wouldn't ever reflect on again, but sadly, Nanao's perfectly played out conversation, or that's what he though judging by the look in her eyes, made him reflect on the events that gave him his sons.

Slipping off his shoes and carrying them back to his bedroom, he sighed. What the hell was he doing, exposing himself to people he really knew nothing about. Sitting on his bed he put his head in his hand(or is it his hands on his head?) as he reflected those events that still haunted him to this day.

'Jushiro~ Hey budddddy!' Jushiro shook his head at one of his closest friends, the same one that would seduce the man and have intercourse a few days later. Like he knew that was going to happen.(3)

"Why don't we hang out on Saturday, just you and me! It's been a while, huh?"

"Sure, call me on Friday so we can make some plans!

"No need, I got them all figured out.'

Saturday did come along, and unrequited love, feelings, and anger came with the outcome. So did the unexpected result of a gay man getting someone he trusted deeply pregnant. Jushiro trusted the girl, and she betrayed him. Her reason: getting his parents off his back, plus the selfish notion of having someone she loved so much all to herself.

Jushiro snapped out of his daydream. He was on the verge of crying, too many memories in too little time.

What did he do to deserve pain of the girls' betrayal and happiness when those two little bundles of joy were given to him?

Shunsui on the other hand, slow man he is, was still trying to figure out what Jushiro meant when he said that he did not like women. Shunsui thought that meant he was gay, but he had two kids. That could either mean that Jushiro was asexual or that he just wanted kid but no partner. He didn't know, his head was starting to hurt with all that thinking. He would learn more probably in the future.

Footnotes.

1.) I'm thinking about Kaien, you are too, aren't you? Sadly, no, I want it to be no one anyone expected. Any ideas?

2.) I was going to name the twins, Sogyo and Kotowari but then it just would seem right, so any suggestions? I'd be honored and quite happy to use the names in the story, if I like them. I'll leave their names out for now. I'll need them by Chapter 7.

3.) I don't think anyone knows who this is going to be. She's a Bleach character and I like her style. GL is the hint.

I don't know if anyone noticed, but I think the 15th and the 30th are appropriate for updates. Hopefully you all can stick with the story and not give up on me.

The last part, was unexpected, but I wanted to get a little into Jushiro's background. Not that much was provided and it sucked, but ya should keep that info in mind.

Next chapter is one I think I'll enjoy writing, some new characters will be introduced, like blah, blah and blah, but you know them right? I'm hoping the length and possible humor of it will make up for all the short chapters. See ya again! - Kihana