Chapter VII: ONE NIGHT STAND

He pulled a shocked Matsumoto who stumbled and fell on his chest. He did not budge, being physically strong enough to hold a body of her stature.

He eyed her with no change of expression, no indication that he had taken a liberty, and Matsumoto's heart skipped a beat as she looked up at close proximity at his sharp features on his pure white face. He bent his head sideways, and planted his mouth on her full, enticing lips.

He was really good in what he did.

She was so engrossed in it that she did not realize, when had she started kissing him back and her hands had slid behind his neck, when had he gauged a firm hold of her waist which he discovered, to his surprise, was amazingly narrow. She had a classical, hourglass form.

The curve of her waist, the arch of her back, the flawless shape of her body, as he ran his hands over her, all these, countered with her delicious mouth, her bosom that pressed on his chest that was rising and falling, aroused him, incredibly.

It took him moments to push her to the floor and strip her off the annoying obstacles that clothed her.

The stars shone brightly through the window as the lamps went off automatically. They were on a timer. All was quiet, except the frenzied activity on the wooden floor.

The moans from the woman and the agitated breathing from the man, rhythmically with him pumping into her, could be heard all through the third and first floor, but there was no one in the five storey-ed manor, no one else besides these two.

Till date, Matsumoto never had a night, where she had just one round or was let off with only that. It was repetitive, always, whether it was Gin, whether it was with Byakuya or whether it was in that one-night stand with her own captain. Matsumoto had only slept with three men in her life. And only one of them ever gave her a climax.

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Matsumoto squinted at the sun, her mind trying to recollect the unbelievable events of the night before.

" I am trying to forget someone", she had said when she saw his completely attired form standing by her side, contrasting her naked self under the Yukata draped on her like a covering sheet, as her head cleared after she woke up.

She did not want extra baggage.

But high hopes! Who did she think she was talking to?

She was met with a cold, indifferent answer, " Your reason is none of my concern. "

She felt hot with shame in the realisation with what he meant when he said that. She wasn't promiscuous, no matter what people thought of her.

She looked at his back as he left the room. She understood, that no other woman besides his late wife had ever touched his heart and last night's act was nothing more than a physical need of a man rather than the possible start of a new relationship. With the event itself, she had sealed the fate of the latter, she thought.

She had left the manor, without finding a single soul along the way. There was no indication and no witness of the night before, and she was glad for that, though she couldn't as yet decide why. Somehow, she also felt thankful, that Byakuya hadn't lingered on, though she thought, it should have offended her.

This time, she thought, we have different reasons for doing what we did but, we were somehow able to fix something in the other.

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Byakuya caught his vice captain who almost bumped into him, in his haste, believing the 6th div head had already left.

"T-taichou", Renji stammered, incredulous that he hadn't yet left. The 6th division vice captain could detect no underlying irritation that he expected, and wondered whether Byakuya was in a good mood as the latter sat down to receive a cup of steaming tea, offered by a servant.

He sipped the morning tea and said, "Exquisite." He relaxed his features but did not manage a smile.

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"You WHAT????", Nanao almost screamed in disbelief.

"Could you be a little more louder, I think Yachiru at the furthest end didn't hear you!!!", Matsumoto furiously hissed.

They were at a Shinigami women's meeting. Everyone, as usual, was left to their own devices while the two friends sat down to discuss what was going on with their lives.

"Sorry..", Nanao quieted down, " Question."

"Hmm?"

"Do you only bang captains?"

"Are you my friend or not?"

"Sorry…but when I did expect you to have a spectacular last night, trust me, Kuchiki-Taichou was the last one on my mind."

Matsumoto fervently agreed, " Yeah, mine too."

"So?"

"so…what?"

"What are you going to do?"

"What am I going to do about what?"

"Are you going to play this game?"

" What game are we playing?"

"UFF—I mean, are you and his highness going to---?"

"Crazy or what, this was a one time offence and no more.."

"…you mean.."

"Nanao", Matsumoto trailed her voice a bit before declaring, in a low thoughtful tone, " That night, we were substitutes for two different people to each other. And something like this …I can only let happen when I am at my weakest,…and my moment of weakness had passed last night."

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I should have included this in the warnings, crack pairing! I personally don't like Byakuya. And it seems many of those who like Hitsugaya don't fancy him that much either...Well, I did acknowledge NesieGG...that was a hidden message.

Next Stop: Moving On...where Hitsugaya makes his first appearance after being on Earth..