The time they spent together only grew after their first encounter. The times he saw, heard, Gin get beaten by Kaname also grew and every time Toshiro asked about it he would say "He can do better" and continue with the brutal beatings. I came to fear Kaname after I saw him make Gin cry from the beatings for the first time.

"S-stop yer gonna brake it! STOP! GAH!" He yelled as his arm was shattered. Toshiro sat in his cage trembling in fear as he clawed at his own shoulders, tears rolling down his cheeks as his only friend was hurt to the point of blackout every night, after every show. He could never get that smile off his face though, it was as if it was plastered on.

Every morning Toshiro awoke to the sound of Nnoitra, a contortionist, yelling at Szayel, his partner, about something or other.

"Don't do that you stupid fuck or you're gonna hurt me!" Nnoitra would yell as Szayel walked away from him while throwing the props at him.

"Maybe if you weren't such a foul mouthed idiot I wouldn't have too!" He would yell back and as always they would end up not showing to the next show when they fought. A routine that Aizen already knew and would have a replacement for them, a man named Luppi. He was also a contortionist, a solo act, but he was practically better than both of them. Toshiro saw him stretching once and had mistaken it for the actual act. That is how good he was.

It was like that for the next seven years and even though Gin and Toshiro were kept in cages the others weren't. Why? They were older. Once Gin hit the age of twenty one he was no longer kept in the cage, he was no longer beat either for Kaname feared that he would be killed by him for doing so. Yet you could tell Gin was not that kind of man from how he acted with Toshiro, a bit to touchy sometimes, but Toshiro didn't mind. He needed the attention that Gin gave him, he needed it so much sometimes that he would go to him himself on the days they didn't have any training.

One hot summer day when Toshiro was biting his nail off, the only thing that would cut through them were his teeth, Aizen came up to him with Gin right behind him. Gin looked a bit off, a bit too happy. Aizen pushed him forward with and with the gentle smile he always wore he spoke.

"Toshiro Gin is now old enough to be a tamer and is skilled enough. Seeing as there are many new pets to tend to I will be leaving your care to him, yes?" He said with a cheerful tone which seemed to make Toshiro uncomfortable, but the news was greate.

"Y-yes of course." Toshiro beamed as he got up and hugged Aizen, he was the only one who ever did that for Aizen had a liking to him that no one should have to someone half their age. Gin stood there and watched knowing he would soon be able to free the boy of his cage.

And that is how another year past, the two boys together happily training each other for their acts of beast and beast tamer. But one day, the day of Toshiro's nineteenth birthday Gin did something he thought he would never do. He confessed. He let all of his feelings for him slip out like water from a broken faucet and all Toshiro could do was listen. The silver haired boy who had caught his eyes thirteen years ago was now confessing to him, he cried. Toshiro burst into tears when he heard those words, but Gin didn't look up and the way Toshiro cried made it sound like he was laughing yet Gin had gone on and told him everything before looking up and noticing it was not laughter but tears that were coming from the other male.

"T-toshiro?" He stuttered as he placed a hand on his shoulder. "Are ya okay?" He asked as he lifted his head gently, cupping his wet cheek in the proses. "m' sorry I said that…" He added with a pained tone. Toshiro on the other hand blushed when his face was touched by the other and noticed he was so close to him. In return to his confession Toshiro did something he thought he would never do in his life, he kissed him. It was a soft peck on the lips but it was still a kiss his first kiss to his first love. Toshiro then proceeded to run to the other side of the room leaving Gin speechless and wanting more.

Sorry I cut it off there. I think it would be best if the chapters weren't so long. Maybe. It would take less to update them too.