Author's Notes: Um…thank you guys for reading this. I have absolutely no clue what period this should be in, and sorry if I addressed Keigo and Mezuiro right. Hehehehehe.
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Falling Together
Chapter Two - The Holy Rules
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They confronted the Kurosaki Fortress. A rather dark kingdom with many guards at duty on every corner. It had, how could she say? The most gloomy atmosphere ever. No wonder, he always appeared to in such a bad mood. "Most likely the creepy atmosphere influencing him." She muttered under her breath silently.
"Quit talking to yourself!" Ichigo shouted a little irritated. The journey home was a little too slow, and he longed to relax after such a stressful day. "You know how dumb you sound?" He questioned, after rubbing his sore temples. Rukia huffed and uncomfortably stared out the window. She could feel his gaze upon her. Leering over her, as if she was criminal or such in custody.
"You know. Staring is rude! Nii-sama taught me that!" She snapped feeling a little disturbed. She tried staring outside the window, but she knew he was still there…staring at her. "STOP IT!" Rukia commanded angrily, and punched him quite hard…just to see if he was awake.
"YOU BITCH!" He shouted after realizing he had been hit by such a frail woman. His amber eyes glistened with anger, but it softened as he found himself relaxed. Rukia at that time, leaned a little closer to the door, she dare not do anything right now. He seemed a little…out of it.
"…Kurosaki-sama, Kuchiki-sama. We have arrived." The man bowed politely after the gates to the kingdom was opened. Ichigo nodded, and stepped out. He did not even think of helping his beloved down. "Ano. Kuchiki-sama? Are you alright?" The servant questioned, as he found her a little red. She had been so stunned of Ichigo's attitude, she found herself quite…shocked…and not to mention, the power that arose in him seemed to freeze her a little. No words came out.
"She's fine." Her husband grumbled and took her briskly by her hand. He lead her in the castle in which a proper greeting was performed before the two. Rukia slightly bowed, still feeling his strange aura surrounding him. So powerful…even her brother's strength wasn't as huge as his was.
"Will you hurry up, loser?" Ichigo asked. He was found on the second floor, staring at her lazily. "Jeez. Don't tell me you don't know how to walk up stairs." He grumbled, and disappeared from within her sight.
Looking behind her, she found him carrying her to the second floor. Then to the 3rd. Then to the fourth. Her heart raced. Such incredible speed….No wonder, Nii-sama…She thought to herself, after realizing why her brother wished not to be enemies with the Kurosaki's any longer. He truly is a demon.
"This is our room." Ichigo grumbled opening the door. It revealed a nice large bed with dark red sheets and white fluffy pillows. It had a bathroom at one side, and on the other a closet. It was spacious. Big. It wasn't like her old bed, it was at least ¼ the size of this one. "What, you don't like it?" He asked, finding her silent. "Seriously. You are SOME spoiled brat." He murmured childishly.
"NO I'M NOT!" She hollered, turning around and was about to slap him. Until…he took her hand with his incredible speed and dropped it forcefully.
"RULE # ONE, woman." He begun clearing his throat. "There won't be any bitch-slapping under my kingdom." He finished. Her eyes widened. He was limiting her every moves. He was controlling her, manipulating her. "RULE NUMBER TWO!" He shot his index and middle finger up. "No complaining, woman." He smiled, as he found her sweet face falter. "RULE 3 -"
"FIRST OF ALL!" Rukia quickly snapped at him, crossing her arms together. "Don't call me names!" Jeez. Was that the only thing she could think about? He stepped back as she came closer to him. "SECOND OF ALL!" She sniffed dramatically. "EVEN IF I AM FORCED TO FOLLOW YOUR DUMBASS RULES, it's still not YOUR kingdom." She smiled after finding his loving smile frown deeply. "AND THIRD OF ALL! -" She got cut off.
"Is something the matter, Ichi-nii-san?" Yuzu questioned after hearing them argue for nearly two minutes. Her eyes seemed to be all teary. It was as if she knew they would quickly divorce.
"N-Nothing!" Ichigo smiled sweetly at his sister, whom seemed to brighten up a little. "Nothing's going on! It's just Rukia and I were talking about rules we would like to have after moving into our new kingdom!" He hid it so quickly, and so smoothly. Rukia knew she could never escape such a thing from anyone. She was such a…clumsy liar.
"AH! That's good!" His sister smiled sweetly and bowed apologetically. "Sumimasen. I have to help Karin with a few things!" Her words seemed true, but the fact was that she did not want to bother her brother and sister-in-law's discussion.
"…Sheesh. You could have at LEAST helped me!" Ichigo muttered furiously at Rukia whom seemed a little quiet. "Jeez." She heard him mutter from under his breath as he entered their room.
She followed. It was nearly midnight when they arrived to the kingdom and she found herself quite easily exhausted. She went into the closet, after he finished occupying it and dressed up into a silken gown. It was, nowhere, at all her most favorite sleeping dress but she was too tired to choose from among the others. To Ichigo, he seemed quite pleased after she came out of the closet wearing such a beautiful dress.
"…Well…get in." He murmured, after finding her stop. It was quite amusing, seeing her debate against herself. Should I go in? Rukia questioned herself. "…HEY HURRY UP!" She heard his voice mutter. She quickly shook her head, and realized she was already on the bed. Her heart raced in such a incredible speed it surely could beat his amazing shunpo.
"…RULE # 3." She heard his voice quietly and gently whisper in her left earlobe. "…You…must obey me." Even though it was dark, she could imagine his smile widening. She let out a defeated sigh, and surely enough in a few seconds his mouth reached hers. Until, of course, she disliked the fact she was being pushed around so she kicked him off of the bed.
"HEY BITCH! What the hell are you thinking?" Ichigo angrily cursed at her, and got up from the carpet. Rukia stood before him, with a rather ticked off expression.
"THIRD OF ALL…" She gave a ghost of a smile. "…I listen to no one." His eyes widened, and then it narrowed. He was kind of enjoying the whole violence, until that is Rukia kicked him again. "YOU UNDERSTAND?" She screamed as softly as she could, trying to not wake anyone up.
"Yeah, I understand, bitch." Ichigo responded, getting up and shoving her on the bed. "But it's best for you to follow my rules." He smiled tauntingly. "You don't want to get hurt, do you?" He asked with a puppy smile. She turned bright red and got into bed. He did as well, but they had no intention of talking or touching each other. Well…not at least now.
"Oi. Rukia…" Ichigo muttered as he stared at the ceiling wall. He knew she wasn't asleep. There was no way, she could fall asleep in three seconds after the whole argument. He found it, impossible. Either than that she would be inhumane.
"What is it?" She murmured from under her sheet. He had noticed she was scared of the dark, her head was under the sheets and pillows, and she seemed to be clenching tightly onto the comforter.
"Let's do it." He replied, and sooner or later she popped out with fury and embarrassment.
"YOU! I'd NEVER DO IT WIH YOU!" She muttered, turning bright red every second. She found him laughing.
"I was joking, dumbass." He replied while closing his eyes.
At that time. They found it a little, disappointing. But…then again. If they ever were engaging in sexual intercourse, which would be never, they would kill themselves after that. They promised silently to themselves, that they would NEVER EVER do such a dumb thing. NEVER!
"Oi…Ichigo?" Rukia asked, finding herself completely awake after his rude question. He shifted on the bed, and turned around facing her.
"What?" He asked sleepily, burrowing his head on the pillow.
"Why'd you say that?" She murmured, blushing. Thank goodness, it was dark. Or else he would have seen her acting so…feminine. He turned on the light, and sat up staring at her. She was so…pretty, on the bed. Snuggled under the sheets while asking that stupid question with such innocent eyes.
"I dunno. Maybe to get on your nerves." He replied, and got under the sheets. She had realized that he had not shut the lights off. Which, she thanked, because she would never get a wink of sleep without light.
"Arigatou…" She smiled, and snuggled in the bed.
"Yeah, yeah. Just shut the hell up." He responded and yawned.
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"You think Ichi-nii-san and Rukia-san are doing okay?" Yuzu asked her sister as they silently drank their green tea. They found it quite relaxing to drink something in the middle of the night, especially the warm beverage.
"Yeah. They're probably sleeping by now." Karin assured her sister as she stared outside their window. "Why? You think they're not a good pair?" She questioned, and found Yuzu staring down at her cup with some thought. "HEY! Don't worry. Their perfect! BOTH hard-headed idiots!" She replied smiling. Yuzu nodded slowly.
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"Hello?" A red-haired man hollered throughout the kingdom hallway, he walked through it sluggishly while carrying his sword over his shoulder. "HELLO?" He waited for a reply, but no one answered.
"Silence, Renji." His voice whispered. The man turned around to find his master walking down the staircase. "If you're looking for Rukia, I'm afraid you've missed her." Byakuya replied stoically and passed the shocked swordsman.
"W-Where…W-Where did she go?" The man questioned, bewildered that she had already gone.
"She's now currently living in the Kurosaki castle, it is not my duty to care for her anymore. Neither is it yours." He murmured staring at him with the same dull expression.
"B-BUT! I vowed to protect her!" Renji shouted, waking almost everyone up. Byakuya blinked several times with annoyance, but it was too difficult for many to read his mind.
"And your allegiance is no longer needed." He answered. "From now on, the only thing you will be protecting is me." He grumbled and walked up stairs.
"…But I vowed….I would protect her." The swordsman whispered, clenching onto his sword with anger and confusion. Dammit Rukia…
