This is a story basically about Renji being Axel's dead brother. It takes place in after Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance and after Bleach episode 63. I'm sorry if I get anything about Bleach wrong, trust me I love that anime but I'm only on episode 64 so bear with me. I also may change some minor details.

I may have some spoilers. Srry !

I'm sorry for any mistakes.\

DISCLAMER: Lilandra Hayes does not own Kingdom Hearts or Bleach!

I technically only own Lilandra Takashi.

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Chapter One: You Have A Brother?!

Things had cooled down with Sora and his friends. Riku was a keyblade master, Axel was now technically Lea, & Xehanort had disappeared. Everything was fine. Today, Riku and Sora were helping Axel train with his keyblade.

"Grrr, I just can't keep it materialized!" yelled Axel in frustration as he failed to keep his keyblade materialized for longer than 1 minute.

"Don't worry Axel, you'll get it soon. You just have to put all of your heart into it," encouraged Sora brightly.

"Ugh, how many times do I have to say it, I'm Lea, L.E.A, not Axel."

"Oh yeah, sorry, I keep forgetting."

"Plus you forgot that I don't have a heart."

"I thought we've been through this already, nobodies do have hearts, and you're not even a nobody anymore," said Riku as he leaned against the paopu tree.

"True," stated Lea as he too, leaned against the famous tree. Sora joined them as he sat on the tree with his hands behind his head. They were like that for about 10 minutes before Lea broke the silence with a whisper to himself. "Five more days."

"What's in five days Ax- I mean Lea," questioned Sora.

"It's kinda personal." This sparked Riku's interest.

"You can tell us Lea, we all have our share of personal stuff," said Riku.

"Well…. It's the day that my brother died." This shocked both boys.

"You had a brother?!" exclaimed Sora in disbelief.

"Yeah, his name was Renji Abarai. We were pretty close. You see, I didn't actually come from the 'Land of Departure' world. I was from a place called Hokkaido, Japan. We were just young kids when it happened. He was about 10 years old and I was 8. We were playing in the meadow. Just Renji, me, and our close friend, Lilandra Takashi. The three of us played there a lot. I kind of had a crush on Lilandra. Renji would always tease me about it. We were playing when some strange men appeared …..

/FLASH BACK/

"Ha ha ha, Lea, Lilandra, you two will never catch m-'' Renji fell backwards as he ran into a very shady looking guy with 2 other men tagging along with him.

"Hey kid, you better be careful where you run. You might not run into someone as nice as me, heh heh heh.''

'These guys give me a bad vibe,' thought Renji as he stood up and backed away.

"What, are you scared?" Then the guy noticed Lilandra. She was wearing a blue yukata that had bright pink cherry blossoms on it. She also had her long black hair pinned back with a cherry blossom hair pin that Lea had bought for her. The rest of her hair fell perfectly along her dark skinned face. "Hm, what's this?" He roughly grabbed her rist. "You look like you're worth a lot of money. You're coming with us." Renji quickly slapped the man's hand off of Lilandra's rist.

"Don't touch her you scum!" The man gave Renji an intense glare which was followed by a stern punch. Renji hit the ground with a thud. Struggling to get up. "Hm? So the brat's not dead. Must be a stubborn one, grab him!" The two men did as they were told as they picked Renji up by his arms, his head hung low. There was blood pooling down the side of his face and out of his mouth. "I might have mercy on you, if you beg."

"Not a…. chance….in hell! Asshole!"

"I've had enough of you, brat!" The man unsheathed his sword. A devilish grin appeared on his face as he plunged it deep within Renji.

"RENJI!" Lilandra cried as she sank to the ground, crying tears of blue. Axel held her in his arms, trying to shield her from the horrifying sight while trying to keep his composure but fail miserably. His eyes were wide with fear and sadness. He was at a loss for words.

"How… could you? You … you killed him!" Lea managed to stumble out that one sentence.

"Hey kid, you better keep your mouth shut before I permanently close it!" Lea stayed quiet as they left. Once they were out of sight, he could hold it no longer.

"WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

/flash back end/

Sora and Riku stared at Lea with wide eyes. Sora even had tears streaming down his face.

"Lea…. I'm so sorry."

"There's no need for you to be sorry, it was my entire fault."

"Huh?"

"I just stood there while the one I loved was being taken and did nothing! My brother was the one who had the guts to stand up for her. It should have been me, I should've risked my life for her! If I did, then Renji would be alive, and I wouldn't."

"Don't doubt yourself life that, Lea. Your brother did what he did to protect the two people he held dear. I'd say that, that is one of the bravest ways to die!" said Riku.

"Wow, I never thought of it that way."

"Do you think he's happy?"

"I'm not sure. You see, the last time I saw him wasn't his death."

"Huh?"

"It was a few days after his death. I saw him talking to saw weird guy in a strange black kimono."

/FLASH BACK/

Lea couldn't believe his eyes. There stood his dead brother, talking to a guy in a black kimono with a white coat. The man had long white hair and a 2 swords by his side. Lea didn't know what to do, should he scream in happiness that his brother's alive or run away in fear because he's supposed to be dead. He did neither. He was frozen in place.

"This…. This can't be real. I'm seeing things. I've gone crazy. But, if I've gone crazy then why did I hallucinate a stranger with him?" Lea gasped as the stranger pulled out one of his swords. "No, I'm not going to just stand here like before! RENJI, GET AWAY FROM HIM!" As he yelled, it was too late, the man pressed the butt of his sword to Renji's forehead. "Huh?" As his brother started to glow, Renji slowly turned and yelled the words.

"Hey! Make sure you take care of Lilandra! If you don't, I'll never forgive you!" Those were his last words as he disappeared. Lea fell to his knees in astonishment. He had one chance to get his brother back, now he's gone for good. The white haired man walked towards him.

"Did you know that young boy?"

"Did I know him? Did I know him! That was my brother, what did you do to him! Bring him back!" Lea screamed as he pounded his fists against the taller man's legs. Once he realized that his fit was making no difference, he sank onto his hands and knees. "Bring him back; I can't make it without him. What did you do?"

"You don't need to worry now; your brother is in a better place."

"What? Where?"

"I'm gonna tell you a secret, I'm a soul reaper from a place called the Soul Society. It's a great place where all of the spirits go. You will too, when your time comes." He patted Lea on his head. "Before I leave, please tell me your name."

"It's Lea, Lea Abarai. What's your's?"

"My name is Captain Ukitake." The man stuck his sword out and twisted it like a key as a big gate appeared. "It was nice meeting you Lea. Make sure that you lead a good life, because life is short. Goodbye."

/FLASH BACK END/

"Soul Society?" questioned Riku.

"Yeah, that's what he said."

"Lea, I think what I'm about to tell you will make you very happy."

"What is it?"

"Well, when I was traveling to new worlds, I came to a place called Karakura Town in Japan."

"I know that place; I moved there a year after my brother's death."

"Well, while I was there I met a man who could tell I wasn't from that world. He told me how his world worked and things about the Soul Society and soul reapers. I think he might be able to help you find your brother."

"Really?! Are you sure?"

"Yeah, we'll help you find your brother!" said Sora enthusiastically.

"Thanks guys."

"Well what are we waiting for; let's get on the Gummi Ship and go!"

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A/N: So I added an OC, she won't be like a main character; I just wanted to give Lea a girlfriend because he's alone. I also may give Riku a girl too. He's so lonely. Anyway, I'm gonna put a vine in my next chapter. Chapter 2 is going to be shorter because it takes place on the Gummi Ship.

*SPOILER WARNING*

Also, if you didn't play Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep or KH: Dream Drop Distance then you wouldn't know that Lea is Axel's Human form. Axel turns back into Lea at the end of KH Dream Drop Distance. He also gets a keyblade. He's just basically Axel without those marks under his eyes.

Lea: Dude I sound like a real wuss.

Vampireknight08: Don't worry, I think it's cute.

Lea: Oh and another thing, why do I have a crush on you!?

Vampireknight08: Readers pay no attention to what he just said!

Lea: Readers, her name is Lilandra, she just put herself into the story.

Lilandra: If you're going to be a motor mouth then I'll take you out of the story.

Lea: YOU CAN'T, THE STORY IS ABOUT ME!

Lilandra: -_- Crap

BYENIE!