Standard Bleach disclaimer..... and the short drabble ensues;
Byakuya sits in silence, his hands neatly pressed upon his lap, his eyes closed and his back perfectly straight. He sits in the traditional Japanese position of seiza, quietly listening to the soft melodic drone of nocturnal insects just outside the shoji doors. It is soothing.
A soft musical note suddenly drifts across the room and arouses him from his brief reverie. He opens his eyes and instantly his gaze falls upon his wife's small frame seated before her vanity. She is humming as she concludes her writings for the night and Byakuya intently watches her. Her back is to him, however the yukata she wears dips behind her neck exposing a creamy expanse of skin. Her hair has gotten longer and tenderly kisses her shoulders and cheeks.
She is stirring by now and Byakuya hungrily watches her from across the room, her yukata slipping ever so dangerously behind her neck as she stands.
She gracefully turns around and adjusts the robe upon her frame before noticing her husband's soft gaze upon her. She smiles and meekly lowers her head to acknowledge him.
"My Lord" she humbly murmurs.
"Hisana…" he returns.
They both look at each other from across the room before Hisana breaks the spell and shyly lowers her gaze. Byakuya watches how her hair falls into her eyes and he longs to lean forward and brush away the silken strands if only to draw her in against him.
"I-I am going to bed…" her voice softly trails away almost as though expecting a response from him.
She is surprised when he answers by rising to his feet and approaching her. She timidly looks up at his taller frame as he stands before her and blushes as he cups her chin between his fingers. He continues to search her countenance before lowering his hand and allowing an indiscernible smile to grace his lips.
"You look better today." He softly remarks, for her health had been waning as of late.
She bows her head and returns, "I believe it is the medicinal tea my Lord…"
Byakuya nods at her response. Suddenly a lone firefly enters their room through the slightly opened shoji doors and ever so iridescent it flutters over to the couple.
Hisana smiles as its soft glow is painted upon her husband's countenance and she reaches out to brush a strand of errant hair from his eyes. Her fingers brush his cheek as she withdraws and she softly gasps as he wraps his digits around her slender wrist. His touch is warm and Hisana watches almost enraptured as he guides her hand towards his lips where he plants a tender kiss onto her palm. She blushes even more… even after three years of marriage she blushes at his touch…
"Come…" he softly commands and links his fingers with her own. He brings her to their futon and then turns to gauge her reaction. He loves the look of nervous anticipation pressed upon her visage; the same look she always wears before they make love… It makes Byakuya feel as though he is touching her for the first time again…
He places either of his hands upon her hips before leaning forward and apprehending her lips in a passionate arrest. She softly sighs against him and shyly responds to his demands as they begin to increase… She then allows him to guide their bodies down onto the soft sheets below.
And the night is silent, no words needing to be spoken as their love is played out in subtle yet tender caresses and breathless sighs and moans…
He has taken his wife and he would not allow their parting to be an act in sweet sorrow… he wants to stay there inside her, he wants to protect and he wants to be everything to her… he wants to love her always…
After their moment of rapture she cuddles deep into his arms and presses her face against his neck only to receive a silent yet favourable shiver of pleasure. He snakes his arms around her slender waist to securely hold her against him before burying his face into her hair and inhaling her soft scent. He loves her and he knows she reciprocates his emotions… his feelings… and it is one of the most beautiful things in the world; the knowledge that one is loved.
This husband and wife deserve no less…
I wrote this one a loooog time ago and decided to publish it today… cuz well I waz in Byakuya/Hisana romance mood…
Forgive me for writing so much about them though, but for some reason, i just can't help it, my fingers are helpless where their romance is concerned...