Chapter 5: Calm

After Masaki and Ichigo were taken by the two captains, Isshin immediately demanded Kisuke to take him to the soul society to save his family. Kisuke wanted to protest, stating that if he went it would be the equivalent of a suicide mission. Isshin didn't care about the odds. He just wanted to get his wife and son back no matter the cost. Kisuke didn't want to argue with an angry father, so he called up Yoruichi and got her to come to them to help in this mission. When she wanted to tell them this was indeed suicide, Isshin yelled to her that if she wasn't going to help him save his family, then she could just stay here and out of his way. Both Yoruichi and Kisuke were taken aback by his declaration and decided, against their better judgment, to help him save his family, despite it being suicide. Even though Isshin didn't have all of his power like in the past, that wasn't going to stop him from going to the soul society and saving his family. As the two prepared to leave, Kisuke was getting reports of mass destruction and chaos reigning down on the Seireitei. When he decided to do a quick investigation, he saw that the culprit was actually a child this golden hair and black/red trims on it was the cause of all the chaos. Upon closer inspection, Isshin recognized that energy.

"That's-That's my son." He said in a not so sure tone.

Both Yoruichi and especially Kisuke looked at him with looks of both shock, surprise, and anger.

"What do you mean that's your son Isshin?" Kisuke asked with a subtle anger in his voice. He never thought much about Ichigo Kurosaki before. Just a kid that Masaki and Isshin took in out of kindness and raised. Now, he was starting to get some sort of idea that this boy was far more than Isshin was willing to let on.

"I'll explain later." Isshin said to Kisuke while giving a very stern look to the furious shopkeeper.

Yoruichi simply stood by and watched as her two friends seemed to be in a very heated stare down. Wanting to keep some form of peace, Yoruichi stood in between the two and pushed them back from one another. "Okay, that's enough." She started in a calming tone. "Last thing we really need right now is you two at each others throats when we don't even know if Ichigo and Masaki are even safe." As she said that, both Isshin and Kisuke looked to her then back to each other the same way. "Look, Isshin let Kisuke find out just what's going on with your family and I'll come with you to rescue them. Okay?" She looked to both of them and noticed that they both sighed in a bit of frustration. "Okay?" Yoruichi added with emphasize.

"Fine." Isshin said as he turned and walked away.

"I'll get right on that." Kisuke said as he went back to his computer.

Yoruichi sighed and shook her head. "Man. Men can be so sensitive some times." She said in an annoyed tone.

Back In The Soul Society

Masaki hadn't left her sons side and vice versa as they stood in the captains meeting room. Everyone was still on edge about the boy who easily tore through the Seireitei forces standing in front of them holding his mothers hand firmly. He may have been tired from earlier, but he still had a look of anger and killing intent to Kurotsuchi. Kurotsuchi was still reeling from what Ichigo did to him earlier as he still had the hand prints from where the boy had seared to his flesh now. Everyone else in the room had a mixture of reactions to him. Some thought that his power, if left unchecked and untrained, could potentially wreak havoc upon any world he was on. Some wanted him to stay in the soul society and be imprisoned forever. Some thought that he should be trained within the Seireitei before being sent back with his mother, but that was when the problems started. Masaki had no intentions of letting her son stay within the soul society without her being there with him. There was only one being in this world that could calm Ichigo's anger and rage, and that was her. She wouldn't let him stay here nor would she leave without him. The head captain wanted to insist that the boy stay here in their hands to learn how to control his power, yet Masaki continued to refuse to leave her sons side. The idea of a Quincy in their home for as a guest was making the captain very uneasy and unhappy. He didn't want any trouble from her like the Quincies before.

As they all stood there contemplating what should happen with the boy, Aizen was seeing this as a golden and rare opportunity. If he could somehow get this boy to fight for him or at the very least force the boy to join his side later on, then he might not need the full might of the arrancar. No one really noticed the way he was looking at the boy with interest in his eyes. Aizen was making sure not to make himself too noticeable to the captains or the two standing in front of them all. He was calm and collected until Ichigo felt that he was being stared at harder by one person more than anyone else in the room. The boy turned his eyes to meet Aizen's and said captain smirked at him.

"And my words will not change." Masaki argued with the head captain once again, drawing Ichigo's attention back to the matter at hand.

"As I've said before Mrs. Kurosaki," the head captain argued back, more irritated than anything else. "We will allow you to visit your son. Nothing more, nothing less."

"I will not be simply visiting my own son in a world that has men like him," she pointed to Kurotsuchi who had a mad grin on his face that was directed towards Masaki, "attempting to experiment on my child like some sort of genie pig."

"Oh this is getting rather tiresome to think about." Kurotsuchi spoke up. "I wouldn't do any such thing to the boy, at least not without you chained down to watch." He said in a sadistic tone and grinned.

Ichigo's energy started to flare up again, much to everyone's surprise. Most took a defensive pose and prepared for the worst. None of them were expecting Ichigo to still have energy that still rivaled and even surpassed some captains in his weakened state. Ichigo wasn't even paying any of them any attention as he focused all of his rage at the clown faced captain that would dare threaten his mom in any way, shape or form.

Masaki simply and firmly squeezed her sons hand and he calmed down almost instantly. Everyone was more than a little surprised how easily the Quincy mother could calm her powerful son down, and now there were thoughts that maybe they should listen to her instead of her listening to them.

"With all due respect head captain." Ukitake started as he relaxed along with the others. "From what we just saw and felt, I would have to agree with Mrs. Kurosaki on her staying here."

"I also agree on that statement." Unohana spoke out. "Ichigo Kurosaki's powers are far more dangerous than any of us can handle. Masaki Kurosaki can quell that power with ease, meaning that Ichigo's training would go by smoother if she was here."

The head captain didn't want to admit it, but he knew she was right. This Quincy stopped the boys rampage with just a few words and her presence, while the thirteen court guard squad could do next to nothing. he didn't like this one bit, but knew that if the Quincy was not here, then who knows what kind of destruction the boy could cause. With a deep sigh that caught everyones attention, the head captain gave a response he hoped he wouldn't regret in the future.

"If that is the case, and you can keep your sons emotions in check during his training, then I will allow you to stay within the Seireitei walls."

Masaki sighed in relief while Ichigo simply smiled up to her. The two, though they would have to stay here until Ichigo was properly trained, were relieved that at least they weren't going to be separated. That was when Masaki realized something, what about her husband? She knew that he was most likely attempting to come and get her and Ichigo with just the little amount of power he had already.

"I'll need to inform my husband about this." She said to the old man.

"And why should I allow that?" The head captain practically demanded with a glare.

Masaki didn't even flinch and matched his glare. "Because if I know him, he'll worry and attempt a rescue himself." She saw the surprised expressions on the captains around them and knew that she would have to elaborate on the issue. With a sigh, Masaki explained everything to the group of captains while leaving out the part about Ichigo coming to be and Kisuke Urahara. To say that a few of the older soul reapers were shocked by hearing the news on Isshin Shiba being Masaki's husband and alive was an understatement. They would have to act quickly to stop Isshin from storming into the soul society for a rescue attempt that was very unnecessary.

While Masaki was explaining herself and her husband, Aizen kept his eyes on the boy. When this boy flared that unknown energy earlier, it was the first time in a really long time that he was floored by a person, much less a child. The very thought left a bitter taste in his mouth. Now after that display of power in Ichigo's weakened state a short while ago, Aizen was starting to rethink his plans. If Ichigo Kurosaki still posed a major threat even when he was weakened, then he would turn into a problem very easily.

"Captain Hitsugaya." The head captain started, getting the young captains attention. "Take your lieutenant and inform Isshin Shiba of what has transpired here when you find him." Toshiro nodded and waited until the meeting was adjourned to make his way to the world of the living.

When he left, Masaki kept a tight hold on her sons hand as she saw a few specific people staring her son down. A tall man with a mad grin and spiked up hair. A petite woman giving them both dirty looks. Kurotsuchi being Kurotsuchi, though he stopped when he saw Ichigo stare at him with killer intent clear in his eyes. A brown haired man that was making her uncomfortable with the way he looked to her son with what looked like malicious intent. And a silver haired man with a fox like grin following the brown haired man that captured the two in the first place. She felt very uneasy about what might happen while they stay here for now.

Done.

PEACE!