A/N: So, I kinda failed at finishing my last story. With good reason. I had an awful person post a very unpleasant review. I ended up deleting the story on which the review was given, and had no motivation to continue my other one. That first bad review is always rather traumatic. Anyway, I fully intend to keep up with this story ^.^

It's gonna be mainly fluffy stuff, nothing mature. I will let you know if that happens to change XD

Oh and Warnings! Gore, ByaIchi fluff, um...tortured Ichigo. I'll warn you later on anything else.

Disclaimer: I, sadly, do not own Bleach, nor any characters here-in.

Chapter One: Captured

He wasn't sure how many hours had passed before the doors squealed open once again. His captors laughed as they threw in a beaten body back into the cell.

"We'll see ya again tomorrow, shinigami!" Rasped a greasy looking fellow before he slammed the door.

Darkness engulfed the room, leaving the two shinigami alone. Byakuya glanced back to the young man lying on the dirty floor, concern momentarily breaking his stoney mask. The body hadn't moved since they had tossed him back into the cell.

Byakuya carefully prodded the man's shoulder, doing his best to avoid the open wounds that showed through the torn shihakusho. The man stirred at the touch.

"Kurosaki."

"Tch, what's the matter, Byakuya? Don't look so worried. It'll take tons more than what they can dish, to break me," Ichigo murmured when he noticed the noble's knitted brow.

Hearing the exhausted voice of the substitute shinigami only served to worsen Byakuya's worry. Ichigo noticed the older man's frown and laughed. His laugh was cut short, however, when his breathing hitched and he began coughing violently.

Byakuya watched the struggling teen for a moment before taking pity on the teen, and reached out to help him sit up.

"Your false bravado would seem more realistic if you followed through with you words, Kurosaki Ichigo," Byakuya intoned.

"Heh, you can't even call me Ichigo in a situation like this, huh?" Ichigo gasped between coughs.

"This situation does nothing to hamper my manners, unlike your brazen self."

"Heh," was all Byakuya heard before he felt Ichigo's full weight on his shoulder. He looked down to see that the young man had passed out.

He slowly shifted so he could gently lower the boy to the ground. After he was sure the young man would not wake, he began to inspect Ichigo's wounds. As much as he tried to remain stoic, he couldn't help but grimace at the gore before him.

Ichigo's skin was marred with bruises and deep bloody gashes. Probably from a whip, no doubt they beat him with fists as well. Some of the gashes oozed clear liquid along with the blood. His masked continued to slip as he remembered the agonized screams that had echoed down the halls only hours before. Now he could see the damage that had caused such pained cries. His fist clenched as he grew angered at the cruelty bestowed upon the boy before him.

Byakuya forced himself to calm down, before he reached inside for his healing kido. The reiatsu suppressing collar about his neck made it hard to activate the simplest kido spell, but after a few minutes of concentration he managed to activate the tiniest amount of healing kido. He began to heal the heavier bleeding wounds.

He used the teen's already shredded kosode to bind the wounds that weren't as concerning. When he was done, he leaned against the wall and observed the sleeping teen. Ichigo's ever present scowl had impossibly deepened, alerting Byakuya to the amount of pain the boy was in.

"How can you laugh, when it's obvious how much pain you are in?" Byakuya whispered to the silent cell.

EirSensei: Annnd the first chapter is complete! I'm sorry its so tiny and short. I will try to make longer chapters. I was just so excited that I was actually writing something halfway decent ^.^ I seriously hope that I won't become one of those authors that abandon their pieces. I hope you enjoyed this piece so far. Let me know what you think!

Oh, and if you still don't know what these words mean, then shame on you! ;) Lol.

Kosode- is a basic Japanese clothing for men and women. Here it refers to the "shirt" part of the Shihakusho.

Shihakusho- the traditional clothing set the shinigami wear.

Shinigami- Death God, or Soul Reaper.