Ch016:
Aizen: I'm home...
Aizen announced as he moved further into the house and found a now very healthy looking Ichigo sitting on the floor, reading an English newspaper. The moment Aizen walked in Ichigo jumped up and rushed to him, leaning close to his face in a whisper.
Ichigo: Shhhh, don't make any noise okay? Talk in a low voice.
Aizen: (confused) What?
Ichigo: No listen to me, Byakuya is acting very strange.
Aizen: You're the one acting strange.
Ichigo: No, I'm telling you -
Byakuya: What's going on here?
Ichigo stiffened, immediately breaking into a nervous sweat,he looked spooked and Aizen was beginning to get worried,his eyes travelling to Byakuya who gave him a wide smile.
Byakuya: Welcome home,my love.
Aizen stiffened as well and Ichigo whispered.
Ichigo: See? I told you.
Aizen: Are you alright, Byakuya?
Byakuya paused and looked back at him thoughtfully.
Byakuya: Hm? Why wouldn't I be?
Ichigo: He practically said "Wouldn't" . Byakuya would never say that.
Byakuya: Now what are you two whispering about while I'm standing here huh?
Aizen and Ichigo exchanged glances and Byakuya gave them a displeased look, Aizen stepped forward and wrapped his arms around him pulling him in a soft kiss. Byakuya blushed furiously, Aizen frowned.
Byakuya was acting strange.
Aizen: Uh... Kuya-chan?
Byakuya: Yes?
Aizen: Can I talk to Ichigo? Alone.
Byakuya frowned but walked away, Aizen turned to Ichigo and motioned to the door with his eyes and surely when Ichigo looked around,Byakuya was hiding behind the door. Listening to them.
Aizen: He's happy today isn't he?
Ichigo gave him a weird look but played along.
Ichigo: Well, I had a situation earlier and he went out to get help for me. Weirdly enough he didn't come back with anything and just got rid of everyone then proceeded to be in a...light mood(sarcastic) You'd swear my sickness makes him happy.
He said side glancing at the door, Byakuya stiffened and Aizen fake laughed.
Aizen: Ah... don't say that. Byakuya wouldn't feel joy from you being unwell,you know it.
Ichigo: Yeah, whatever. What'd Kisuke say?
Aizen: The mission is on. Tonight.
Ichigo: And...the B-situation?
Aizen: He'll have to stay in the house. He's unwell. So we'll leave without him.
Ichigo: That's a good idea, I think he's on drugs or something.
The door burst open and Bambietta barged in breathing hard as if she's been running for hours.
Bambietta: Ichigo Kurosaki!
Ichigo: Yo,what happened to knocking?
Bambietta: Listen to me...you have to come with me now! Father...he won't talk... he's in his office refusing to talk to anyone!
Ichigo:(panics) What?
Bambietta: And he won't let us see Uryū-sama! Ichigo...you have to talk to him!
Without hesitation Ichigo followed after the girl, Aizen stared at Byakuya and sighed.
Aizen: Do you think...?
Byakuya: Yes.
Aizen looked away and sighed...
Aizen: This...is going to crush Ichigo.
Aizen said in a pain filled voice and Byakuya just stood there quietly. Maybe Aizen should've questioned his lover's weird behavior but he didn't...and maybe,just maybe...
Deep down...
Aizen Soūsuke knew something was horribly wrong.
The Quincy along with Ichigo stood in the spacious office looking at a devastated Ryūken who kept shaking his head in disbelief and muttering unclear words under his breath. The man looked out of place as if he'd just lost his mind- he was a mess as he struggled to deal with the truth.
Gremmy: (fearfully) H-hey...father...what... what really is going on here? Why can't we see Uryū-sama?
Just then the door burst open and a very angry Reira walked in.
Reira: You!...You killed him didn't you?!
He said pointing at the Quincy and the room turned cold in a second.
Disbelief...
Anger...
Denial...
All these emotions fell on different faces. Bazz-B stepped forward and grabbed the man roughly, shouting at him angrily...
Bazz-B: What the fuck are you talking about? How can you fucking say something like that?!
Reira: I'm not fucking lying! Uryū is dead!
Ichigo: You're lying!!!
Reira: Fine! If you don't believe me ask him!
He said pointing at Ryūken and everyone turned towards him...
Jugram: (broken) Father...is it...true?
Ryūken looked down helplessly...
Ryūken: It's true... Uryū is...gone...
The room went quiet. And then Candace let out a pain filled scream before he began crying,the girls following soon after. Bazz-B stood frozen in the middle of the room,eyes wide with disbelief. Gremmy just slid down to the floor and stayed just like that in defeat. Jugram and Ichigo both took a step back...
Jugram: No...
Ichigo: He's not dead. Ishida is not dead...
Reira: Are you a fucking idiot? He's dead.
Jugram turned to Ichigo and grabbed the front of his shirt.
Jugram: You lied to me...you said he wouldn't die!
Ichigo: He's not dead.
Jugram: He's dead,you heard them!
Ichigo: No. No.
Reira: I saw him with my own eyes. He's dead.
Ichigo: But how?!
Bazz-B: How does a person fucking die you idiot?!
Ryūken: There...there were signs of struggling during his death. I would assume he was awake...
All: What...?
Gremmy: Y-you m-mean...U- Uryū-sama was...?
Jugram:... Killed?
Ryūken: (nods) He died due to suffocation.
Candace: But...who would do such a thing?!
Ryūken: I don't know. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
He said tears running down his cheecks as he repeated over and over again as if apologizing to his son. His one and only son.
By now...
Everyone in the room was crying.
Some loud and some cried...
Silently...
Ichigo couldn't stop crying. Tear after tear as he clunched onto Aizen who kept rubbing soothing circles around his back as he comforted the boy. Byakuya sat next to him with a glass of water, exchanging worried glances with Aizen.
Ichigo: I-I-I can't...w-w-why?...Why?...
Byakuya: I'm so sorry Ichigo.
Ichigo: Stop saying that! Will your sorry wake him up?...
Byakuya sat there sadly and watched as Ichigo clunched at Aizen and cried harder. Feeling anger wash into him Byakuya stated...
Byakuya: What are you crying about anyway? He wasn't going to come back to you anyway. He was only going to keep hurting you over and over again! Maybe it's a good thing he's gone!
Ichigo gasped and punched him. Hard.
Ichigo: You bastard! How could you say something like that?! Out of all people you should know better...Hisana didn't love you as well even though you did everything for her but you didn't give up did you? And then she went on and died on you! So how could you...how could you say something like that?!!!
Byakuya averted his eyes and Aizen watched him carefully.
Byakuya: But I...
Ichigo: Ishida meant a lot to me...
Byakuya: I WANTED TO MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU AS WELL!
And then he froze, Aizen froze, Ichigo froze.
Ichigo: Wh-what?
Aizen was then on his feet in an instant,his Kyoka Suigetsu pressing onto Byakuya's throat.
Ichigo: What are you doing?!
Aizen:(coldly) Where is Byakuya and what have you done to him?
Aizen said pressing the zanpakuto harder that Byakuya started bleeding, Ichigo was confused and crying at the same time. And then...an evil smile drew on Byakuya's lips, Aizen pressed the blade harder...
Aizen: Who are you?
" Byakuya is dead."
Eyes went wide as the voice changed into a familiar feminine voice, only it sounded evil now and sent unpleasant chills to them.
Ichigo: F-Fei?
Fei: I killed Uryū...and then proceeded to kill your little Byakuya.
Ichigo: Y-you...
Aizen: You.
The man voiced out angrily ready to kill her when the door burst open right then and a burst of energy sent them flying separating them from the girl who immediately left Byakuya's body, causing it to fall down limply.
And that's when it happened...
Aizen's eyes went wide as saucers as he stared at his lover's corpse in disbelief...
And then...
He screamed.
Aizen: I REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANY OF THIS!!!
And then reiatsu burst everywhere sending a row of houses crumbling into dust.
Ichigo: Aizen. What the hell are you doing?!
More houses crumbled down second after second...
Ichigo: Stop! You're killing innocent people!
It didn't stop,it got worse... Ichigo walked to him and grabbed him trying to shake the man who was out of it back into reality.
Ichigo: Aizen, listen to me...there are children in those houses! You've killed a lot of people already stop this now! Aizen,please...Byakuya wouldn't be happy with this!
At that Aizen stopped and the Earth stopped shaking...
Aizen: Byakuya?
Ichigo: Yes, Byakuya.
Aizen's brown eyes travelled back to Byakuya's cold body...
Ichigo: I'm just as angry as you are but... killing innocent people isn't going to solve anything. It's them who should feel our full wrath...so please. Aizen... let's take them to a place where no one else will get hurt.
Aizen blinked slowly and then he walked over to Byakuya, caressing his pale white flesh.
Aizen: Even in death... you're still beautiful.
Everyone stared at the man as Aizen started laughing crazily.
Ichigo:(worried) Aizen.
Aizen: It's okay,my love. I will not let your beauty fade away just like that. You and I...we belong together...our life has just started. Together forever...as it should be.
Genta: Are you insane? He's already dead!
Aizen stood up, carrying Byakuya in his arms as a warm smile lit his face up.
Aizen: Shall we go to that place then...and fix all of this?
Still worried Ichigo nodded as he led the way...
After the two shinigami and 9 hollow-vampire were far enough not to cause any more harm to humans, Aizen settled Byakuya down gently and turned to Ichigo.
Aizen: You're not a bad guy Ichigo. Even though you have lost someone precious to you,I doubt you'd do as much demage to them as I would,so...I am going to ask this of you...Please choose any one of them whom you'll take all your revenge on...and I'll deal with the rest.
Ichigo: (eyes wide) Aizen...
Aizen: Please let me do this...or I might actually lose it. Anyone of them.
Tier: What do you think we are? Toys?
Aizen's gaze went back to them coldly and Ichigo understanding the assignment stated...
Ichigo: I want the strongest of them all. Their leader.
Fei: Touché. Our leader has been looking forward to fighting you too. Unfortunately, he's not here. He's too busy being worried about his deceased fiancé.
Ichigo's eyes widened more before he turned to Aizen...
Ichigo: Will you be able to take care of everything here?
Aizen:(smiles) Go. Personally, I think it's best you don't see what I plan to do here.
Ichigo: Don't do anything too rash.
With that Ichigo quickly shunpoed away and Aizen grinned at the hollow-vampires.
Genta: You're underestimating us.
Tier: We'll crush you.
Fei: Yeah,we did our research on you and we know all about you Kyoka Suigetsu.
Rea: I assure you it will not work on us.
Zero: Not even that hogyōku of yours!
Aizen: I see...you really did your research.
Aizen said with a proud smile.
Melanie: What are you smiling about? Didn't you hear? We have you all figured out!
Peipei: And when we heard that you've made yourself vulnerable by falling for that Byakuya Kuchiki...we planned to kill him.
Yoru: Your feeling towards him made it easier for us.
Toto: Why you may ask? I think you already know... because he was your greatest weakness. Still is.
Aizen: Is that right?
Blood flew through the air and Toto's eyes went wide...
Aizen: What if I told you...
He cut him in half and grinned evilly.
Aizen: That he has now became my greatest strength?
Genta: Wh-what?
Aizen turned to the man and smirked raising his zanpakuto.
Aizen: My ban-kai. Byakuya has become part of my ban-kai.
Shocked,the hollow-vampires moved away from Aizen who stood still.
Fei: Liar. You have no bankai.
Aizen: Don't I? I never really had any reason to use it until now. Nor did anyone ever push me enough to use it. Congratulations, you're the first ones.
Tier: Impossible!
Aizen: I told you I would not let Byakuya's beauty fade away didn't I?
Eyes wide with horror,the hollow-vampires watched as Aizen's zanpakuto disappeared from his hand.
Aizen: Though it would have been fun to play with you a bit with my shikai,it doesn't matter anymore... Ban-kai: Bring them back to me,Kyoka Suigetsu.
The ground suddenly split open and out came...
Gin Ichimaru( Squad 3 former Captain)
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto ( Former Head Captain)
Retsu Unohana( Squad 5 former Captain)
Yhwach(Former Quincy king)
Kaname Tousen( Squad 9 former Captain)
Yammie(Former 10th Espada)
Nnoitra Gilga( Former Espada)
Barragan( Former Espada)
Byakuya Kuchiki (Squad 6 Former Captain)
The hollow-vampires stared in fear, trembling as Byakuya took his stance next to Aizen.
Aizen: Is he beautiful or what?
No word was said. The hollow-vampires stared in horror as Gin stepped forward with a smile.
Gin: My,my what do we have here hm?
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Author's Note: Thanks for reading. What do you think about Aizen's bankai?