"Merry Christmas!" Urahara grinned, party balloons, the big paper ones, opened, loosing a hail of silver and gold confetti in the training ground.
Tatsuki couldn't help laughing. The place was aglow with a happy aura of warmth and welcome.
Urahara had set benches around, and set up the karaoke machine on a dias, marking a dancing square. There were cushions and beanbag chairs and mats set aside for those who wanted to find a more private place to celebrate. There was a giant tree with lights and glass ornaments, and a present each for those attending. One of the sacred ropes used to mark shrines had been wrapped around the trunk.
And the modsouls were trying to climb the Christmas tree to put the star up. "Can you teleport it Nova?" Ririn asked as they wobbled on one of the branches.
"Teleporting is way too easy!" Kon exclaimed, bouncing up the branches one by one. "You need to work for that star Ririn! Lemme give you a legup!"
"LET ME GIVE YOU A SHUTUP!" Ririn yelled, taking the outstretched hand and using it to fling Kon off the tree and against the karaoke machine screen.
Ichigo laughed, watching as the other three climbed the tree and placed the star. (1)
"Hey guys!" Shinji and his gang of vaizard dropped from the ladder with eight puffs of dust.
Shinji had a bottle of champagne under one arm, and there was eggnog on a table with refreshments and there was lots and lots of sake and hot hard cider. Sweets and sushi and grilled meat and riceballs and all kinds of treats were lined up next to them. Renji and Ikkaku were salivating.
"What do you think?" Urahara asked. "We're just missing…….."
"Oye! HAT AND CLOG!" Ichigo backed away as Isshin entered, dragging Ryoken behind him.
"DAD????" Uryu sputtered.
"Aherm."
"This is a soul reaper party Ryoken! We all go wild!" Isshin snatched up Shinji's bottle of champagne, shook and sprayed the bottle at Ryoken.
"GET THAT STUFF OFF ME!" The quincy hissed, kicking the bottle out of Isshin's hands.
"What is it archer boy, can't handle the sauce? Have some eggnog!" Isshin grabbed Ryoken in a headlock. "Come on! Lets get the old trio back together. URAHARA!"
Renji blinked. "Wait………. Your dad………. Is that a shohaksho?"
"Yep."
"And a…….. captain's haori?"
"Yep." Ichigo started to droop.
"OH!" Rukia grinned. "I thought there was something strange about you!" Rukia grinned, "You're a halfbreed, that explains it."
Ichigo growled. "Hey watch it!"
"When did you find this out?" Ikkaku asked. "Dude, your dad is the greatest goofball ever to come out of the 11th! All the punks there know his name! They say he's the sissy who transferred to the 4th!!!" The bald shinigami jumped Ichigo and gave him a noogie.
"I just found out today guys so……. So take it easy okay." Ichigo asked with a wane smile. "it came as a bit of a shock."
Then they started up the karaoke machine. There was a bit of a tussle to use it first. Though it was easy for Renji to kick Keigo bodily off the stage, he couldn't beat off Urahara so easily. The shopkeeper hauled Isshin onto the stage (though Ryouken shot an arrow at them when they tried to drag him with them) and the two launched into a duet of "Build Me Up Buttercup."
Ichigo laughed as he watched them hop around on the stage. "Oh what the hell. RENJI!" Uryu growled. "There is no way Ichigo's dad can sing better than us."
They hit up a pop song that had been hitting the American charts "Let it Rock" Uryu could actually sing, and Renji did the rap part and Ichigo grinned, "Shall we?" He asked Byakuya. (2)
"I am…. Not used to this kind of dancing."
"COME HERE!" Ichigo purred, hauling Byakuya too him. "Its not particularly hard." Ichigo took one of Byakuya's hands, placing it on his hip. "And I take the other hip. And just….." It didn't take long to have Byakuya grinding with him.
Before long the alcohol began to flow, and Ichigo was getting more than a little tipsy from hard cider and eggnog. Yoruichi tugged Soi Fong with her onto the stage. "Our turn!" Yoruichi got Soi Fong to dance with her as they sang some techno song proclaiming "God is a girl." (3) which was easier to dance to.
"Oye!" Shinji smirked. "Can I cut in Kuchiki-kun?"
"Of course, though he /is/ mine." Byakuya smirked. "So return him to me……. Unblemished…….."
Shinji laughed. "How did you get away with calling him –kun?" Ichigo asked.
"All of us Vaizard are either former captains or former lieutenants. You know Hiyori was Urahara's lieutenant?"
"No. Fucking. Way!"
"Way. I was 5th captain before Aizen, he was my lieutenant before he stabbed me in the back." He frowned, Ichigo couldn't help looking towards the stage. "What is it?"
"All you shinigami, you either know each other or know /of/ each other. Tell me, did you know about dad?"
"Yeah. The way you kicked, almost identical to Isshin. The guy was just too over the top. See, since shinigami are so long lived there have been captains and former captains who have retired before. Believe it or not most of the halfbreed shinigami born in the last 2 centuries have been born to former captains or lieutenants. And there are a /lot/ of us." A pause. "Hey I know this one!"
"Attention! Attention!" The opening strains for "Rock the House" (4) Rangiku had snatched the microphone. "I have convinced Kon and his fellow plushies to dance with us. So Izuru and Shuhei and I are gonna sing for you. My fellow shinigami, Its time to rock the house!!!!!!"
"There's a dance to this song." Izuru added. "Its really easy to do. Kon if you please."
"Righto!" Kon demonstrated the dance from the video. Ichigo started to gag. "oh god. That is just……… I wanna smash him. Stupid stuffed little."
Byakuya pulled Ichigo close to him. "I have a better idea." He purred, hand straying down Ichigo's side. "You know, they put those mats there for a reason."
"mmm, I am definitely liking that idea." Ichigo smirked. "Drunken partying, are holidays always like this for you guys."
"Not always." Ichigo tugged Byakuya towards the hot springs. "Better than a mat." Ichigo whispered.
Byakuya scooped Ichigo up and shunpo'd top speed towards the spa end of the practice grounds. They came to a stop at the edge of the pool of healing water. Clothes formed a neat little breadcrumb trail towards the water. Byakuya waded in first, and then Ichigo leapt into his arms.
"You're sure about this?" Byakuya asked, pulling Ichigo into a powerful, breathless, world shattering kiss, made stronger by the hard cider heating the pit of his stomach and warming him all over.
"Very." Ichigo growled, rubbing his hips to Byakuya's.
I feel so warm, so safe. Its this feeling again.
Byakuya cast around him for something to use for lubricant, though the water would make it pretty much moot, he still wanted to prep Ichigo. It was his first time after all. A jar of sweet smelling jasmine and amber musk massage oil did fine.
He picked Ichigo up, setting him on the lip of the spring with the massage oil. Dipping his hands in, Byakuya leaned in, kneeding Ichigo's hips, butt, and abdomen before taking the other's length in his mouth in one swallow. He sucked on the member, teasing him with his tongue, licking back to the head and down again.
Ichigo gasped, little mewling noises coming out of his mouth. His hands went down, fisting in Byakuya's hair. His vision was blurry, and all he could register were Byakuya's hands on his body, his tongue playing with the head of his cock, and the pleasure building up in him.
At the same time the nobleman slowly began to massage his hands downwards. Byakuya pressed in the first finger, testing Ichigo's reaction. The boy hardly noticed the entry until the second finger. A huge blush rose in his face.
Byakuya pulled his head back, slowly, dragging his tongue along the underside. Ichigo whimpered, letting go. "Can't have you come too soon." Byakuya's voice was horse with need. "Relax your lower body, it won't hurt as much."
Ichigo nodded, spreading his legs a little wider. Byakuya scissored his fingers a few times, spreading the oil before worming a little deeper and touching. Ichigo yelled Byakuya's name as the noble touched the one spot that made stars dance in his eyes. "Holy……….. what the hell was that?"
Byakuya smirked, removing his hand. "I hit your prostate, it feels good doesn't it?"
"Hell yeah." Ichigo slid back into the water and followed Byakuya a little deeper into the springs. Half floating in the water, Byakuya turned Ichigo around.
"Ready."
"YES." Ichigo felt Byakuya's member pressing against his entrance. The noble was /big/. Very big.
"It will hurt a little. Hang on to my arms, I have you."
Ichigo felt him pressing through the first ring of muscle. "Oh….. oh oh oh……" He grabbed Byakuya's arms, squeezing hard as he tried to keep his hips still. Byakuya's arms tightened around his waist. Ichigo leaned back against Byakuya for balance in the water, and Byakuya could see his toes wriggling in the water.
Time seemed to slow to a near stop, Byakuya was inching his way in, drawing it out so that the feeling could last as long as possible. And when his lover was fully seated inside, Ichigo chanced a glance upwards.
Byakuya had a faint pink to his cheeks, and the normally icy sixth captain felt like he was drowning in the feel of being enveloped into his lover's body. Ichigo's slender form was naturally tight, added that the deputy was, (the key word) a virgin, and Byakuya wanted to turn them around and just pound into him.
The noble kept his impulses in check however, moving to the wall so he could get better leverage and slowly starting to pump inside his koi, rolling his hips rather than thrusting directly. Ichigo's breathing became hitched, groaning as he started to move with him.
And when Byakuya hit Ichigo's prostate the deputy yelled his lover's name. Ichigo saw stars, his body twitching, panting as Byakuya deliberately drew out the pleasure. He let out mewls of pleasure, lewd noises getting louder as pleasure simply rolled over his body.
But it was when Byakuya started kissing along his neck and jawline, stroking at his hips and pinching just the right nerve to send pleasure shooting up Ichigo's spine that the deputy came. He screamed Byakuya's name, shuddering violently with his head thrown back against his lover's chest. Byakuya sputtered Ichigo's name, vision swimming as he spilled inside his koi. Ichigo felt the other seering into his body, into his being. For the barest moment, just the faintest moment in time, it was as if he could feel the other's soul, their minds and hearts mingling as one before the feeling faded and his vision came back to normal.
He hadn't heard the music the whole time they'd been having sex, the world had just been him and Byakuya. But he heard a voice far distant saying. "Its my turn…"
Rukia was doing last minute memorizing of lyrics while Hiyori and Tatsuki butchered Rhianna "SOS" and Lisa sang some love song about "Too good to be true, can't take my eyes off of you." Shinji lead a rousing, drunken, yet strangely on tune version of Panic at the Disco…
… And when she finally had it and most of her friends were all tired out and drunk, Rukia stood. She tapped the mike gently, one two, one two. "Its my turn." As she searched the crowd for Orihime, catching the girl's eye. Orihime blinked, raising her head to watch Rukia sing. "This song is for…… everyone out there that's still searching for someone to love. I know I found my someone, though I don't know if they're truly listening to me or if they're going to walk right by me without ever saying a word."
This time I wonder what it feels like
To find the one in this life
The one we all dream of
But dreams just aren't enough
So I´ll be waiting for the real thing.
I'll know it by the feeling.
The moment when we´re meeting
We'll play out like a scene straight off the silver screen
Rukia held Orihime's gaze through the first verse, her voice falling into a lilting and beautiful alto as she raised her head to the oddly blue sky and the rocks and the world around it praying to any goddess of love and strength that was listening for Orihime to /hear/ her!
So I`ll be holdin' my own breath
Right up to the end
Until that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with
`Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There`s gotta be somebody for me like that.
With lithe grace she drew herself up into a slow sway as she sang the chorus. Her voice rising in force and remaining level in volume, so that it could carry. Partygoers split off to dance, and Rukia wondered what Ichigo would think of Urahara dancing with his dad and wow when did Uryu let Renji a soul reaper of all people lead him in a dance and Yoruichi and Soi Fong were swaying to the music in each other's embrace. Shuhei had Izuru in his arms moving a brisk step. Ukitake and Shunsui were curled up watching in each other's arms and she had never seen taichou that happy ever.
`Cause nobody wants to go in on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.
As the younger visitors to the party moved towards the stage Orihime stood, eyes widening a little when Rukia's eyes finally rested on her. As if hypnotized she moved forwards towards the stage. Its like… its like… her heart… its calling me… it feels so… warm, so passionate…I want to drown in her soul…
Tonight out on the street out in the moonlight
And damn it this feels too right
It´s just like Déjà Vu
Me standin' here with you
So I´ll be holdin`my breath
Could this be the end?
Is it that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with?
Rukia watched Orihime wend her way slowly to the stage, eyes finally resting on hers, sapphire locking with silver grey. Orihime placed her hands on the stage, looking up at Rukia, her eyes huge.
Tatsuki was bobbing with the crowd, ducking out of the way when Isshin finally succeeded in pulling a drunken Ryoken into a wild tango with him and Urahara jumped them both into a trio of giggling drunken men. Then she saw Orihime looking up at Rukia, her eyes so soft with feeling. Bingo.
'Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There´s gotta be somebody for me like that.
Rukia reached down for Orihime, offering a hand as the other shinigami realized who she was singing for. They leaned so close that their noses touched, and Rukia gestured for Orihime to join in. Startled the redhead fumbled a moment before she joined in, her soprano wending its way through the melody Rukia belted out with all her heart. Orihime melted as Rukia's arm went around her shoulder, trembling when Rukia's aura met hers.
Just the force, the love, strength, the need pulsing through Rukia's body and spiritual pressure as their voices melded into one being made the girl tremble.
And then she saw it, Ichigo and Byakuya had snuck back in. There was a loopy smile and a blush on Ichigo's face Byakuya lead him in an elegant dance, spinning and turning to the music. On the edge of arms length and then back into his arms, leaning backwards into his grip.
`Cause nobody wants to go in on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.
Rukia's heart soared with joy as she experienced the power of an entire crowd falling into sync with her voice.
You can´t give up!
When you're lookin´ for that diamond in the rough
Because you never know but when it shows up
Make sure you´re holdin` on
'Cause it could be the one, the one you´re waiting on
And as they entered the final refrain, some of those in the crowd joined in singing with her. Orihime's voice caroling out as her little shun shun rikka whirled in sparkling circles of golden light around them as Tsubaki sailed to the top of the Christmas tree and landed on the star, setting the Christmas ornament ablaze with spiritual fire.
'Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There has gotta be somebody for me
Ohhhhhh.
As the last echo's died out, Rukia did what she'd set out to do and pulled Orihime into a desperate, earth shattering, pleading kiss. The rest of the group cheering themselves hoarse as she did so.
Tatsuki tensed, this would be the final test. But as she watched Orihime's face became suffused with the joy and love that so characterized the season outside. The red head met the kiss with every ounce of sweetness and light that the girl gave to those in her life.
Nobody wants to go in on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.
Ichigo stood there, enrapt in Byakuya's arms as he watched the girls sing and Tsubaki light up the Christmas star. He heard moving behind him. "you jerk Kisuke what the hell did you put in that eggnog." That was Ryoken. "Joy dust." Isshin growled, "Let me grab that….." and he heard a surprised yip as his /father/ of all people grabbed Ryoken by the ass and the stern Quincy lashed back with a grab to the crotch. "I must be going insane doing this with you two again."
But when Ichigo turned in surprise all he saw was the three men's vanishing backs as they headed for the ladder at a very /urgent/ pace. (5)
Nobody wants to be the last one there
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There has gotta be somebody for me out there.
1. Challenge for you artists! Draw the plushies putting the star on the tree and Tsubaki lighting it up!
2. Entropia Universe is doing a video contest with that song. I'm checking out the competition while I write.
3. Groove Coverage "God is a girl."
4. Rock the house by Gorillaz
5 Love triangle. ZOMG. Isshin WOULD do that!
