Christmas Nightmare (Bleach Fanfic)

Godmother

"Why don't you talk to her and find out." Ukitake taicho smiled at the boy, despite the fact that Toshiro clearly showed that he was uncomfortable with the situation.

"I guess." Toshiro moved over to the door and slid it open. "Ise Fukutaicho?"

"Yes?" the female stated, her head jolting up.

"Ukitake Taicho says that you wish to talk to me about something." The boy only peered in with one of his teal eyes.

"Yes, there is something that I wish to talk to you about," the female stated, getting up and moving towards the door.

"I think Ichigo and I'll go and talk to Gin," Ukitake stated, grabbing the sleeve of the substitute shinigami's living world clothing. The man slipped in and they could hear the soft mummering of words on the other side of the door. "The small taicho is rather hurting. He's definitely attached to his mother."

"I already knew that Ukitake," Ichimaru shook his head, simply remaining his usual smirking self. However, his tone was dry, without the usual wit that he applied to everything.

"I am personally curious as to why Rukia thought that you were a pedophile," the white haired man spoke up.

"Ahh... yes, you would, considering..." Gin pressed a hand against his forehead. "I won't go there as the joke is inappropriate and I know you aren't that way."

"But to the point..." Ukitake shook his head, raising an eyebrow at the young man's comment, or the comment that almost happened.

"Jinta happened to tell Rukia and me some things. For example, Jinta mistook when Ichimaru was helping Toshiro with covering his rash with the medicine. " Ichigo stated.

"It was rather funny seeing that girl's reaction when Shiro-chan tried showing her the reason, instead of using words. I mean, he could have told her it was all over his body, rather then pulling up his shirt," Gin shook his head.

"That is Hitsugaya for you though. He tends to take the least normal response . He doesn't always realize that the actions he takes are sometimes... well, odd." Ukitake let out his own chuckle.

"Toshiro also slept with Gin last night." Ichigo stated.

"So he was sleep walking again," the male stated firmly. The man turned his eyes towards Gin. "You're son has a major trust of you.

"I don't know what you are talking about," Ichimaru stated, shaking his head at this comment.

"Your mother, she mentioned something that she wishes for you to tell Toshiro yourself." Ukitake's tone was firm, and his mouth was in a frown rather then a smile. "May I ask Gin, what where Toshiro's first words?"

At that, the room suddenly tensed up. Ichimaru's eyes snapped open and he glared at the man. However, he turned his head at the ceiling. "His first word. More like his first sentence."

"I don't understand. If you gave Toshiro up all this time and haven't been in his life, then you wouldn't know that." Ichigo shook his head.

"Except I couldn't stay away from that little one. I figured, once he started speaking, that I could simply leave, knowing that he had enough of a start with everything. I've been watching, truth be told, from the sides. I stayed to long. Toshiro, being not a normal child, held off speaking words until … " Gin paused, closing his eyes.

"He called you father and you knew then that you wouldn't be able to look him in the eye," Ukitake stated firmly.

"That child is precious, truth be told. When he said that to me, called me that name, I had to tell him that I wasn't his father. I lied to him." Gin tapped his fingers. "It is something that I should eventually tell him, but I think... maybe I should let things calm down and fix some... other problems I've caused."