He sat alone on the one of the knolls that looked out over the Seireitei with the bottle of sake and small chawan. Byakuya had no more then three bowl fulls and he was already feeling tipsy. He wasn't drunk, he understood where he was and what he was doing there. He knew that he was alone and so far Kyoraku and Renji had not noticed that what Byakuya really needed was a hug. He couldn't dare ask for one but he needed one and he had hoped that someone would see that but so far it had been futile.

Byakuya had never felt sorry for himself. Ever. Not even as a child. He didn't think he was misfortunate or hard up. It was just the way life went and he was happy to see it that way but with how he was feeling he knew there was pity there for himself even though he really didn't want to. He had been lost in thought so much so that he hadn't realized that he wasn't even alone.

Byakuya felt the sake body being taken from his hands and his body pulled up. The embrace he was suddenly enveloped in was intense but it was so welcomed. Byakuya closed his eyes and his hands rested against the back of the one who held him. He still didn't know who it was but they were taller then he was which was not really pin pointing since most were taller then him except the women so he knew it was another man, he just didn't care.

Byakuya buried his face into the chest of the stranger. It was dark and Byakuya's vision had been blurred a little from the sake. He didn't care who it was because who ever it was knew him well enough to see that he needed a hug. He needed it desperately and he was getting that contact he had deprived himself of so long.

"Hey, don't go falling asleep on me. I'm not sleeping outside all night. Let's get your ass home"

The moment he heard the voice Byakuya felt his eyes widened. How was it possible? how did he even know that Byakuya was there. Byakuya slowly lifted his head but he didn't pull away from the hug. His eyes rose and they met the dark brown one that wasn't covered by the patch. Kenpachi Zaraki, of all the other shinigami in the society it was the one that he had such an indifference for.

"What are you doing here?"

"Your reiatsu is stinking up the place. Your idiot lieutenant told my idiot third seat that your not feeling great so I came to find you. Don't make a big deal out of it Kuchiki but I do know when someone needs a hug. I've spent forever with Yachiru-"

Byakuya wasn't sure what to feel. Kenpachi was there when he needed someone. He had hugged him as if they had been the closest friends. Kenpachi had never shown this kind of thing to anyone, at least not to Byakuya's knowledge. But then Byakuya hadn't bothered to get to know Kenpachi either.

"Come to bed with me"

Byakuya hadn't expected to ever say such a thing. Kenpachi was not a woman and they were not married. But in light of Byakuya's crisis he was not going to be someone that he typically was. Kenpachi was there for him in his time for need and Byakuya was tired. He was so tired of restraining himself. It had proven worthless to him up to that point so he saw no reason to hold back. He would find his wife and have his children someday but for now Byakuya wanted to get to know Kenpachi. He wanted to know the man that had enough of a heart to be there.

"Are you drunk or something? You don't want me going to bed with you Kuchiki. Let me just get you back home and you can sleep it off. You'll be punished enough tomorrow when that shit wears off"

"I am not drunk Kenpachi. I am exhausted of rules. I am in need and you have given me what I needed but I want more. I want you to come to bed with me"

Kenpachi didn't know what the fuck Byakuya was doing or how much he had drunk but he wasn't going to say no to fucking the Kuchiki. Hell no one else would ever get the chance. Byakuya would regret it but it had been a long time, a very long time for Kenpachi. It was rather sentimental that Byakuya wanted him to sleep with him and that he was what Byakuya needed. He wasn't about to admit it but he liked being there for him. Kenpachi actually liked Byakuya he was feisty and he fought hard.

"Alright Kuchiki. Let's go"