Again

Part IX

The room seemed so peaceful. Nothing was braking the silence. Nothing except the door slowly opening and careful footsteps. The figure sat beside the sleeping woman and watched her. Most people wouldn’t say she looked very good at that time. Her hair was in a mess and her face showed signs of exhaustion, but for him she became even more beautiful then before. He could stare at her for ages.

“What have you done?” He whispered “Now I have to drink sake with the half of Sereitei.”

“Only with the half?” She opened her eyes and asked, surprising him.

“You weren’t asleep?”

“I felt your presence and woke up.”

He watched her a little longer, stroking her cheek gently. She still felt tired, but smiled at him.

“There’s someone else who needs your attention.” She said.

He stood up and made a few steps towards the baby’s bed. Inside he found a cute, little creature, sleeping softly. When he took it into his arms, the baby woke up, but didn’t cried. Just watched the man with interest and some kind of amazement.

“He has your eyes, Yoru-chan.”

‘Yoru-chan? He wasn’t calling me like that for a very long time.’ Thought Yoruichi “Come here, Kisuke.”

He returned to her side, but now holding a baby.

“Do you already have a name for him?” He asked.

“Of course I have. Ryuichi.”

“You decided to name him after you father?”

“Why not? He’ve done nasty things in his life, I admit, but he already said sorry.”

“Actually I think it’s a very nice name.”

When Ryuichi started making noises they realized his hungry. Yoruichi took him into her arms and exposed her left breast in order to feed him. The baby calmed down immediately and focused on nursing.

“Why did it take you so long to come?” She asked Urahara.

“When Soi Fong found me it was quite late already, but I left Soul Society as soon as possible. Yama-jin wasn’t very pleased, but I told him you’re more important.”

“So what did he want from you?”

“You may be surprised, but he offered me captains position.”

Indeed she was surprised.

“What?! How come? I thought he didn’t trust you.”

“Soul Society is in a very bad condition after a war. They need new captains.”

“So what did you told him?” She asked pretty nervous.

“Of course I refused.”

That was the answer Yoruichi wanted to hear. She smiled at him. They didn’t need to change their lives now. It was good that way.

“Can I come in?” They heard a voice.

“Sure!” She answered.

The door opened and Isshin appeared.

“I dropped by to see how are you feeling.”

“Great.” Smiled Yoruichi, still feeding the baby.

“That’s good. The kid is also perfectly alright. I think you can come back home tomorrow morning.” They all were pleased to hear it.


The time came for Soi Fong to return. No matter how much she wanted to stay with Yoruichi, she had no choice. But in fact she didn’t feel as much sadness as she thought she would. Of course separation was painful, but on the other hand she wanted Yoruichi’s happiness more than everything else. And indeed Yoruichi seemed happier than ever.

“So tell me what the kid looks like?” Asked her Matsumoto, and she wasn’t the first. All Sereitei was interested.

„He has blond hair like his father, and golden eyes like his mother. He’s absolutely adorable.”

“How cute! I want to see him!”

“Well, maybe they’ll pay us a visit someday?” Soi Fong wondered. How much she’d like it to happen.


Ichigo was on his way back home from school, when he decided to drop by. His friendship with Yoruichi and Urahara had grown for the past year. He wanted to check how were they doing.

“Hi, is Urahara-san here?” He asked Tessai on the first place.

“He is, but seems a bit sleepy.”

Then Kiuske appeared in Ichigo’s sight.

“Hello, Kurosaki-san.” He said and yawned.

“How are you?”

“Tired.”

“Oh, did you have too much of work or something like that?”

“Yes, you can call it something like that.”

A few minutes later Ichigo found Yoruichi rocking a cradle, and she looked as tired as Kisuke.

“What happened? Have you two run a marathon yesterday or something?”

“Worse. Ryu-chan was crying all night.” She explained.

“He seems calm now.”

“But he wasn’t when we wanted to sleep.”

They probably would like to rest so Ichigo didn’t stay long. Dealing with a child wasn’t easy and they were aware of it. But even if they had an opportunity to change the past they wouldn’t do it. They wanted that child, even if it wasn’t planned. After all he was Kisuke’s greatest creation. No. He was their greatest creation.

the end