Chapter 1: The Wedding
"I do."
"I do, too."
Karin sighed. This wedding was taking a lot longer then she expected. I can't believe I'm wearing a dress! She thought. This is Yuzu, definitely Yuzu. She heard a loud sniff, then another, then full out sobbing. Annoyed, she turned around and saw it was Hisana, Byakuya gently wiping her eyes. She couldn't stay mad at Hisana; it was impossible for anyone. Except maybe-nah, no one.
Loud music and clinking glasses. A typical party. Toshiro could hear Matsumoto's drunken slurring from across the hall. "Captain!" she called, her face red. "Join the party! It's a wedding! And Ichigo and Rukia's no less!"
"Matsumoto! Even if you have a hangover tomorrow, it won't get you out of paperwork!" yelled Toshiro back.
"Ehhhh? Captain, you're so mean!"
Grumbling, Toshiro turned away.
Sipping her fruit cocktail, Karin surveyed the scene around her. "I can't believe Ichi-nii got married. To a girl. To Rukia."
"I'm so proud! Look at my boy, all grown up!" cried Isshin. "Masaki! I'll have grandchildren now!"
Ichigo threw a bottle of sake at his father's face. "Shut up!" he said, blushing slightly.
Matsumoto in a corner: "A whole bottle…" (rocking)
Ichigo took the stand. "For me, it was love at first sight." He looked at Rukia. "I never didn't not love her."
"Yay! IchiRuki!" a random girl jumped up and was promptly dragged away.
"…"
Rukia moved forward to take her place as the speaker. "To be honest, when I first met Ichigo, I thought he was gay-"
"Yeahhhhh." A lot of people agreed.
"-for Byakuya-nii-sama." Rukia finished.
"WHAT!"
Hisana turned to Byakuya. "Is this true?" she whispered tearfully.
Byakuya brought her forward. "Never." He replied before embracing her tightly.
"Uh, I thought this was my wedding?" pouted Rukia.
"Of course! Sorry, darling." Gasped Hisana. Everyone laughed.
"Time for the couples dance!" announced Yuzu. " Everyone grab a partner!"
Ichigo and Rukia. Byakuya and Hisana. Gin and Rangiku. All of them slowly dancing, simply enjoying themselves.
"Huh? What?" Karin exclaimed as Yuzu dragged her to the dance floor. "Yuzu, no way in HELL AM I DANCING!"
"Of course you are!" Yuzu turned. "Oh! Rangiku-san! Do you-?"
"But of course, little Yuzu!" slurred Matsumoto. "Here!" She thrust Toshiro in to Karin.
"Now, the two of you dance," Yuzu commanded. "If you don't, I'll get mad…" her eyes flashed.
Karin gulped. "We better do it," she said, turning. "She's scary, when she's mad."
"Oh. Okay." Toshiro felt shy. He wrapped his arms around Karin's waist while she wrapped hers around his neck. They began to slowly rock back and forth as a new song came on.
"Oh! I love this song." whispered Karin.
"What is it?" asked Toshiro.
"It's called 'Dream's Flowers'."
Rukia saw them dancing and nodded to Ichigo, who turned. Ichigo and Rukia watched Toshiro and Karin dance, smiling. Hisana saw the young couple out of the corner of her eye and smiled knowingly. Rangiku saw her captain past Gin's head and giggled. Isshin, in a corner with Kyoraku, watched them, smirking. Yuzu sat under a table with a notepad, already planning the next wedding.
Toshiro and Karin simply danced on.