Reborn Into Innocence - Bleach (boyxboy)

Chapter 4

AN: Hey again! I hope you'll enjoy this chapter, this one filled with both Ukitake and Shunsui supreme awesomeness! Enjoy!

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Chapter 4:

If possible, Ukitake would love stay in these arms forever, be lost in this kiss for the rest of time; the devotion, the warmth, the security he found here he could find nowhere else.

But he couldn't, too much was at stake.

"Shunsui," Ukitake murmured as he so reluctantly pulled away, one arm wrapped securely around the bundle against his chest as his other hand latched tightly onto Shunsui's clothing. "What's been going on? What's happening?"

Lifting his hand to tenderly cup the side of his face, Shunsui breathed a weary sigh and shook his head. "It's been three days," he told him simply.

Three days? Had he been missing for three days already?

"Three days?" Ukitake repeated, his eyes widening from the shock of the revelation before a sense of guilt set in. "Oh Shun, I am so sorry."

Being separated from Shunsui for a day that he had been awake was bad enough, but three days? Shunsui must have been frantic in his search for him; he knew he would be if their roles were reversed.

"Don't be," Shunsui said with a rather humourless chuckle before kissing him on the forehead, muttering against his white hair. "You just can't help yourself, can you, you benevolent fool."

Ukitake smiled sadly at those words. Honestly, Shunsui had to put up with so much from him; he was truly lucky to have someone like him by his side. "You know me."

Shunsui chuckled again, this one more genuine than the first and he pulled away. As he did so, he looked down at the coat that Ukitake was holding, watching as it moved ever so slightly. Realisation flickered into his expression. "So, this is-?"

"Yeah," Ukitake replied as he removed his hand from Shunsui's clothing to gently pull down the coat, exposing a small head of messy brown hair. "Come on out, Sosu-chan. It's ok."

However, Aizen seemed reluctant to move, looking up at him with watery brown eyes. "Mama?"

"He won't hurt you," Ukitake whispered reassuringly as he smiled warmly, turning Aizen slowly so he could look at Shunsui more clearly, to show him that he was indeed not a threat to either of them. "I promise."

A sense of calm washed over him as he gently coaxed Aizen out of hiding, Shunsui's wise eyes watching him carefully. Ukitake was certain and understanding that Shunsui still held a sense of caution; he always did whenever he was in the vicinity of prying eyes or unwanted guests. But he watched as it soon slipped away when Aizen finally popped his head up, his tiny hands clutching at his shirt as he looked at his surroundings slowly, with a child-like fear and carefulness. And when he turned to look at Shunsui only to duck his head a moment later, making a small noise of fear, Ukitake smiled softly when Shunsui's gray eyes held a sense of amusement.

"Hey there, little guy," Shunsui greeted in a voice that was both warm and heartening.

Aizen seem to relax a little upon his greeting, but still very unsure on how to respond. Not that it was much of a surprise, all the other 'adults' he had encountered or have heard of either wanted nothing to do with him or were seen as threatening. "...Um."

"It's alright," Ukitake coaxed as he balanced him a little higher on his hip. "Say hello."

Aizen looked at him for a moment before shyly turning back to Shunsui, waving his little hand somewhat hesitantly at him. "Hello."