A/N: Matsumoto and Gin A/U. Please read and review!

Chapter 1

*What more could she want? She was seventeen, young, hot and rich. She frowned, well her father was rich and soon she would be going away to school abroad. She watched the brightly colored dresses and the handsome gentleman at her party and giggled to herself. Her father had thrown this huge elaborate party for her even though she had said she wanted something small. She rolled her eyes who was she lying to? She loved it. She couldn't ask for anything more.

She excused herself and went to her room; she had forgotten her cell phone and was waiting on a phone call from her boyfriend. She scrolled through her miss calls and sighed. "What a jerk," she said aloud. "Can't even call me on my birthday," she mused to herself not noticing her room door silently swinging opening.

"Hello Matsumoto."

She was startled out of her thoughts, "Gin." She hated him. He stood there in his grey jacket and slacks. He was tall and lanky yet she had seen him undressed once before, when her father had invited him along on a boating trip. His body underneath his clothes was toned and muscled. She almost gagged, as her eyes made their way to his face. His eyes were hooded as always and he had the same creepy little smile plastered on his face. She hated that no matter what was going on, he seemed to be grinning.

"Enjoying the party?" He stood there staring at her and she turned away.

"Very much, Thanks." She wanted him to take the hint and leave, yet he stood there.

"You are leaving in a few days?" Matsumoto just nodded, "Then I am happy I caught ya. I will be going away also to take care of some business."

She tried to not to be rude but it was so hard with him. "And?" she hoped it hadn't come out too rudely. She threw him an exasperated look and watched as his hands slipped into his pocket. He pulled out a small black box from his pocket; Of course it was just a birthday present.

"I didn't wanna present ya with it with the others." He held it out to her.

"Oh thanks," she tried not to sound unenthusiastic but it was hard, Gin had horrible taste. She flipped open the box and gasped. They were beautiful. Two small ruby red earrings snug deep into the velvet cushion. "Thank you Gin."

He just stared at her, she wondered what he was thinking, you could never tell with him. He always had that smile on his face, it was creepy as hell. "I'm glad ya like it, I would like it if you accepted it as an engagement present combined birthday present. I thought this would be better for now until I know your answer then I will get you a ring." Their eyes met then and she lowered hers. "I am proposing to ya Moto-san."

She almost laughed aloud, yea right what the hell was going on in his mind. She hardly knew him. He was her father's second in command at his corporation and seen him once in a while but they never even went on a date. "You can't be serious."

"I am."

"But I don't even know you. We've never dated."

He stood there his usual smile had disappeared replaced by a blank slate of a face. "Maybe I should have let ya know before but I was waiting till you were a little older, but now that you are going away I wanted to make my claim to you before you left."

Her eyes widened, "Make your claim to me?" she laughed then, the sound mirthless. "I know why you want to marry me and it's not for love, or even cause you like me. It's for my father's company."

"How do you know I don't love ya? Believe me Moto-san I don't need ya fathers money, I've made my own. What I need is you."

"Yea right Gin, what you need is to marry me so when my father dies you can take over the company as your own without any qualms from me." She stepped back away from him, the nerve of this man.

"As I said before I don't want the company I want you Moto. Maybe I should have went after you before but you are young and..."

"But I am old enough to be your betrothed right?" She asked.

His scowl deepened, "No, you do not understand Moto-san. I wanted to take it slowly but with you leaving I had to accelerate my plans." He shrugged then his disturbing smile returning.

"I will never marry you Gin. When I get married it's going to be for love. I want to marry a man that's passionate and loves me for me and wants to be with me all the time and can't get enough of me. The total opposite of you Gin, you are so emotionless and creepy, I doubt you could even feel love."

Before she knew it he had pulled her into his arms, his lips found hers. She was stunned and stayed frozen as his tongue explored the outside of her lips, seeking entrance. She tried to push him away but he held her still, pulling her body close to his. His hand explored her back then her butt. Caressing it softly and she involuntarily let out a moan. His tongue slipped in and explored her mouth. The feeling was exquisite this was her first kiss and she felt weak. She buried her hands into his silver mane as he kissed her. He pulled away suddenly straightening up as if nothing had happened. He was smiling again yet he looked annoyed.

"What the hell Gin," she breathed out, her breath still ragged from his kiss.

"Do ya still believe me void of passion?"

"Is that what you were trying to prove?" she snickered, yet her heart was racing, a feeling unfamiliar to her coursing through her body. "You are ...your.." she couldn't find the word to describe him right then, " I will never marry you Ichimaru Gin." she put the little box on the desk, and strode out slamming the door behind her. *

It's funny how she would remember that as she stood here on his doorstep. She wanted to run and scream but she stood there trying to gather enough courage to ring the doorbell.

Her father was dying. He had tried to keep it from her yet she had found out a few days ago when he had to be rushed to the hospital. He suffered from a heart attack, which she found out then wasn't his first one. He worked himself too hard. Yet he was reluctant to stay home and retire fearing that his business would be lost without him. He had Gin there so she wondered why he kept at it. Gin was a superb business man even she had to admit that, yet her father would not give up on it.

He was ordered to take it easy from then on, no more 10 hour work days and she had decided to go to stay with him until he got better. "Father why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to worry dear, I am fine."

"No you obviously aren't. You need to slow down." She glowered at him.

He rolled his eyes and waved away her concern. "Enough of this talk my dear, I would like to see Ichimaru, send for him."

Her frown deepened "Father you know you are not supposed to be working, and talking about work falls into that category." She hated to admit it but she knew her father and Gin were friends. He trusted the guy with his life and thought of him as a son. Maybe that is why she loathed him so much. He spent most of his time with Gin and what was left he gave to her. She knew he had wanted her to take over the company when he passed yet she had told him No, and went off to school for fashion. He had been hurt by her decision but then he had changed his mind and immediately he started grooming Gin for the takeover.

"I promise we will not talk about business, I just want to talk to a friend right now." He closed his eyes meaning the conversation was over.

She left the room and told the butler to call him; she didn't want to speak with him now. Even though it had been a few years since his proposal the wound was still fresh to her.

- Later-

She saw him go into her father's room and the door had been locked afterwards. She pressed her ear to the door trying to eavesdrop. She knew they were talking yet all she heard was faint whispers.

The door opened and she stood there shamefaced, she hadn't heard his footsteps coming closer. He gazed down at her. He was unbelievably tall. He loomed over her, his usual smirk was gone. He closed the door behind him, "Hello Matsumoto."

She straightened up, "Gin, what were you guys talking about in there."

He shrugged, "Nothing." He walked off and she ran after him, trying to keep up with his stride.

"You better not of been talking business, the doctors ordered him to relax. No stress means no..."

He stopped expectantly and she bumped into his back. "I know that Matsumoto, you think me so callous and cold as to put him at more risk?" He was smiling, but she knew he was irritated.

"No I didn't mean it like that." He was infuriating; he always made it seem as if she was wrong. "I just want to know what he said. I'm concerned about him."

He glared at her, "Like I said previously it was nothing."

She wanted to scream at him, but kept it in afraid of waking her father. "You guys were in there for hours, how could it be 'Nothing'?"

His smile had vanished replaced by nothing, his face was emotionless, his eyes icy. "Why do you hate me so much Matsumoto? Is it because I proposed to you?"

The question caught her off guard and she said nothing for a few minutes. "I don't hate you."

A laugh escaped his lips, it was almost soundless, he stepped closer one hand going to her face. She jerked back before he could touch her. He dropped his hands as if to say told you so.

She tried to avoid his eyes, "I'm sorry."

He shrugged it off, "I will be back in a few days." With that he was gone.

The wind was blowing harder now and she pulled her jacket closer to her. Maybe she should just call him. She couldn't look into those aloof eyes as she talked to him. His grin always made her feel uneasy. Even when she was younger she would hate to be in the same room with him. She felt as if he was always surveying her. She took in a deep breath the cold air burning the back of her throat and knocked.

-Before-

"Father," Gin had left a few hours ago. She had eaten and gotten ready for bed but wanted to say goodnight to her father.

"My dear, I thought you had gone to bed already." He smiled softly at her.

"I couldn't do that without saying goodnight Daddy." She hadn't called him that in years, but the bright smile that came to his face showed he appreciated it. "Tomorrow they are sending over a nurse, she will stay here just to make sure that everything is going fine."

He nodded, "I don't need a nurse honey, in a few days I will be up and walking around."

"Well when you are, you can send her away."

He sighed, he had tried. She was very stubborn, but he would never want her to change. She was his only child and he had tried to raise her the way her mother would have wanted. Spoiling her from day one yet making sure to install values that she could carry on with her when she was married and had kids of her own. He frowned then and she caught it.

"What's wrong dad?"

"Nothing dear, just thinking." Would he be around to see her married? Would he ever get to see his grandkids?

"Father..." Had he fallen asleep? She stood up and gently planted a kiss on his forehead.

"Darling." His eyes opened and he looked at her for a long time, "Whatever happened to that Kisan fellow? I thought you guys were getting pretty serious."

Matsumoto was confused, "I broke up with him a while ago Daddy, I told you he was… well he just wasn't right for me." She said dejectedly. He had been the truest form of the word gold-digger. They had met and she had fallen for him right away he was gorgeous ripped like crazy. They had gone out for six months before her friend Momo pointed out the fact that he was only with her for her money. She hadn't believed it a first but as the time went by she recognized that Momo had been right and she dumped him. She had thought he was Mr. Right, almost going as far as giving her most prized possession to him.

"So then you are single?" he grimaced his hope was gone, he didn't know how long he had left to live but he knew she wouldn't find anyone in his time.

Was he was worried about her? What would happen to her after he passed? She never really thought about it, her father had seemed like a pillar of strength she never thought that one day he would be gone. Her eyes widened as she realized something, he would never see grandkids. He had teased her about it before, saying he was an old man he would love to have a few, three or four little munchkins calling him grandpa.

"Dad don't worry about that."

He held up a hand cutting her off, "I am your father of course I am worried about that. I do not know how much longer I have left in this world but before I go I want to know that you will be taken care of. I'm not talking about money either; I mean a man that will be here for you, a husband that will make sure you are safe when I am gone." He glanced at her, and then looked away deep in thought. "I wish you and Ichimaru were friends, even then I would know you would be well taken care of."

She scoffed at him, "Gin and I are friend's daddy."

He smiled at her knowing the truth. "You would lie to your father on his dying bed?"

She searched his eyes, he looked sad. He was really hung up on this. She wondered how long had he been thinking it, had it factored into his stress causing his heart attack?. "I am not lying dad, in fact I was gonna wait till you were better to tell you," She took a deep breath, "Gin and I are engaged." She watched him waiting for a reaction. The huge shit eating grin that came to his face almost surprised her. She knew that from the moment she had met Gin her father had been planting the idea of marriage to her into his head.

"Darling that's great, and here I was worried I wouldn't get to see my first grandchild!" He leaned up to hug her and she hugged him back gently a small smile on her face. " I thought he had lost you after he had proposed to you so early on, but I pushed him to so you could at least think about it while you were at school, but I guess that sly bastard finally got you to crack." He laughed, it had been a long time since she seen him so happy. "Tell me when dear, when is the wedding."

"I'll tell you everything tomorrow daddy it's late you should go to bed now, I've caused way too much excitement for you as it is." He nodded giving her a kiss good night and she walked out.

Her hand went slowly to the doorbell; a well-manicured finger pressed it once, then once more. She stood there waiting patiently for the man she swore she despised yet at this moment needed his help so badly. She waited for a few minutes more before pressing it again. Maybe he wasn't home; he was pretty busy after all now that her father was at home all day he had taken over the daily running of the company. She exhaled and turned to walk away when the door opened. He stood there in a crisp white shirt, and dress pants, she felt so small as she stood in front of him. She glanced at her watch it was 5:30 in the morning, did he really leave for work so early? She had wanted to make sure to catch him and gave herself plenty of time to convince him to go through with her plan.

"Matsumoto what are you doing here?"

He wasn't smiling, he looked surprised? He just watched her waiting for his answer. "Can we talk?"

He nodded letting her in and taking her coat. He escorted her to the living room. "Would you like some coffee? I was just about to make a cup." His voice was toneless as always. If he was annoyed that she was here so early he didn't show it.

She just nodded and he left going to the kitchen. She took this time to look around. Unlike the man himself the room was warm and inviting. Deep Navy curtains hung from the windows matching the white and navy couches. She stood going to a small desk in the corner. He had one single picture there but it was turned upside down. She reached out to turn it over but stopped when she heard him come in.

She took a seat sipping her coffee the warmth coursing through her body. He sat across from her but didn't say anything just surveyed her. She was unsure how to bring the subject up and finally decided on making small talk first.

"I hope I am not disturbing you."

He shook his head, "just getting ready for work is all."

"I spoke to the doctor last night and fathers test came back. He isn't getting better."

"I know, his heart took massive damage after the second heart attack. But he will be around for a few more years if he takes it easy." His tone never changed.

"That is what I wanted to talk to you about Gin. I'm afraid my father is stressing over me and I want to put his mind at ease."

"Would you expect anything less from him?" That question caught her off-guard. Of course she didn't, no matter what she had done her father had always let her know that he loved her and she was the most important thing in his life. Now it was her turn to show him that she would do whatever it took to make him happy even if that meant marrying Gin.

"No, I know he loves me and wants me to be happy, and because he is sick now he is worrying more about it. He is afraid of what will happen to me when he is gone." She stole a glance at him, he was leaning back his eerie smile plastered on his face, "I can take care of myself of course but my father thinks I'm still a child. When I try to reassure him, he tells me he won't stop until I am married." She let out a breath and looked at him, hoping he would say something, but he didn't. He was looking at his watch.

"That is fine and all Matsumoto but I do need to go to work today, will you be done anytime soon?" he was smirking then.

Did he know why she was here? If he did why was he was making it so difficult on her. She frowned turning her eyes away from him, this was a mistake. There was no way she could marry this man. He was atrocious. "He wants me to marry you; it's the only way to put my father's mine at ease."

His smile seemed to widen then, a flash of pearly white teeth shown, "And so ya come here to do what exactly?"

He was incredible; he wanted her to spell it out. There was no way he was so dense as to not know what she was saying. "We need to get married Gin, for my father's sake, unless you really do not care for him as you have been pretending this whole time."

His smile stayed in place, but he stood walking over to her, "Your father is like a father to me, I would do anything for that man." His usual tone had deepened, showing he was angry. "Even if it means marrying his spoiled daughter to make his last years on this earth peaceful."

She had ruffled him, this was the first time she had seen him angry. He was always tight and in control. She knew though that behind the façade hid a powerful man. She shuddered, "It will just be for as long as my father lives…"

"It will just be in name only too right?" He asked sarcastically down at her, "If we marry you will be my wife in every sense of the word. I do want kids Matsumoto."

She backed away from him, needing the space to breathe. When he was next to her she felt as if she was a little mouse in the arms of a cat with bared teeth. "No, Gin that will never happen, I will never sleep with you." She almost gagged at the thought of his cold clammy hands on her body. The distant look in his eyes as he entered her. She shuddered at the thought. "It will be platonic." She groaned "I wish there was something else I could do but at this point marriage to you is the only option." She tried to calm herself down. He never seemed to fail at throwing her off. Had she really expected him to go along with her little plan, without anything in it for himself?

"When he does pass I will hand over all my shares in the company to you in the divorce." She hoped that would sweeten the pot and push him to say yes.

He just laughed the sound hard and empty, "Although that proposition is very enticing, I aint interested." He was next to her again, standing aloof his smile had returned. "Do you find me revolting Matsumoto?"

She took him in as he stood there in his business attire. Sure some women would fall for him. He was tall and angular, his face wasn't ugly. If he had been anyone else she would have found him quite attractive. "I do not find you revolting Gin, you are just..." she stopped, how could she say 'ewwww' without being rude? " Your just not my type, I need a man that I can love, and I could never love you." She rubbed her hands over her eyes, frustration bubbling up inside of her. Her father was lying in bed at home she didn't have time to play games with him, yet that's all he seem to be in the mood to .

"Don't be so cynical of our marriage Matsumoto, ya might find it turning out better than ya presume, you might even find me to be a good lover."

"I told you I don't want to have sex with Gin, and married or not I will never have sex with you."

"As I said I want kids."

"With someone one else then, cause I am not sleeping with you Gin. The moment I can I will divorce you."

"I hope that won't be for many years and as a good daughter you would to." He knew just how to hurt her and she almost slapped him. "We will…" He was cut off by his phone.

"Hello...yea she is here. Oh she has already told you?" He glanced at her and she shrank back, "Yes, yes it's true. I am sorry old friend for keeping it away from you for so long…Rangiku thought it would be better this way…" He stepped closer to her, he was smirking now and she was afraid. "Ah, yes I wish I would have been there to see your face when she told ya…. I can imagine. Ok I will stop by after work…Goodbye" He hung up.

"So you already told ya father."

She sighed in relief, "I'm glad you're finally starting to get it Gin. He sounds a lot better today than he did yesterday. "

He nodded he had sounded like a new man, He stared at her. Her father had called him to talk about the business and of Matsumoto. He wanted him to propose to her again. He thought she had matured enough to now see that being married to Gin was the best choice. He had told her father he would but imagine his surprise seeing her on his doorstep begging for him to marry her. He would marry her for him. He wouldn't let the old man down.

"Ok." He said his tone as empty as always. "I will come by after to speak to your father."

Matsumoto nodded, "Thank you Gin."

He said nothing as he put on his jacket and led her outside.

A/N : Ok that's the first chapter, please read and review!