Reborn Into Innocence - Bleach (boyxboy)

Title: Reborn Into Innocence

Summary: Ukitake has just woken up in a hotel room with no memory of how he got there. What he does have are several injuries and a little boy calling him "Mama." And he has the Soul Society after him...

Pairings: ShunUki in later chapters.

Disclaimer: I own nothing of the Bleach series, so you can't sue me. Not that you'd get much, anyway...

Warnings: Shounen Ai, fluff and kissing in later chapters. Don't like, don't read! It is also set after chap 402 in the manga, but holds little spoilers.

AN: Hey there. First attempt at a Bleach Multi-chaptered story and I'm kinda excited to tell you the truth. I've been bouncing this idea around in my head for a while now. I hope you'll give it a chance and leave a review for encouragement. I eat reviews for breakfast, don't you know?

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"It ends now, Aizen."

"There isn't any other way! Kill him!"

"Justice will not come today."

"I'm sorry, but this is the only way to save both you and everyone."

"It is the will of the Hougyoku."

"It's not fair..."

"Don't you see? This is justice!"

"He's only a child..."

"Run, Ukitake! Take him with you!"

"Mama?"

"Mama!"

Ukitake awoke from a world of blurred darkness and faint voices to the noise that sounded suspiciously of sniffling and the feeling of a feeble tugging on his arm, but it was so light he immediately assumed that it was just his body responding as he returned to consciousness. He first tried to move, but soon realized that he couldn't. His body felt heavy, hot and weak – he just general hurt all over, muscles felt strained and bones ached. The left side of his face was beginning to throb and his torso was incomprehensibly painful.

He cracked open his eyes, only to squeeze them shut again as even his eyelids hurt and continued to lie still. Drawing in a sharp breath, he used his years of experience to push the pain aside to focus instead on his current location.

His first realization was that he was laying upon a rather prickly bed, the pillow thin and course. His second realization that he had no idea where he was. He couldn't still be on the battle field as he couldn't sense the aromas of war. Nor was he in the Fourth Barracks; there was no disinfectant in the air. And the beds were nowhere nearly as uncomfortable as this cot felt to be. Thirdly, his body felt heavier and stiffer than usual, and that he was actually occupying a Gigai!

Fourthly, he felt a sense of alarm when something stirred next to him, a small source of warmth suddenly pressing to his stomach. Then, the weak tugging on his shirt was becoming more anxious. And the sniffling sounded more shaky and frightened.

Wait, so he really did hear those timid cries and felt the gentle prodding?

"Wake up, mama."

That voice, it didn't belong to anyone he knew. It was a child's voice and he was calling him mama? What in the world was going on here?

Never mind that now. There was a child crying, looking for comfort, seeking his reassurance. All other matters could be dealt with later.

Forcing his eyes open and working hard to keep them open, Ukitake tilted his head to the side to see the sight of a young human child with messy brown hair and wearing an oversize shirt sitting on the bed next to him. His tiny little body was trembling with streams of tears flowing down his little cheeks. He was so distressed that he was hiccupping and gasping for breath.