A/N: Hi, I'm back! So sorry but lots of people were moaning and so i was going to discontinue this story, but many thanks to renrukifanforlife for spurring me on to write more, thanks alot to my readers as well. I don't own bleach sadly- only this story!

Chapter 9

Hisana was speechless, her small mouth was agape in complete shock- and however much she tried, no sound came out! All she could do was stand still like an idiot. "Hisana?..." Byakuya whispered, he was worried- he didn't know whether to take her silence as positive or not. Suddenly, as though a bolt of electric had passed through her Hisana jolted out of her dreamy stupor, her large doe eyes locking instantly onto Byakuya's steely slate gaze, a small quiver passed through her lips as she whispered the one word that decied the fate of the Kuchiki heir- "Yes".

Byakuya's head shot up, is heart thudded so hard that he swore it was going to break right through his ribcage! He studied Hisana's face manically- making sure that his ears had not decieved him, no, she was deadly serious! At that moment Byakuya had never been happier, it felt as thoyugh huge beams of light were bursting from his body. He picked up the love of his life (which earnt him a surprised yelp) and held her tightly to his chest, chuckling deeply. He was going to marry the woman he loved. Bending his head down slightly he crushed his lips to Hisana's in desperate affection. He could argue that this kiss was the best of his life, Hisana's small and gentle hands were stroking his silky hair, tears of joy trailed down her face as her own heart banged almost painfully against her chest, Byakuya's hands were holding her waist strongly- there was no way he was ever letting go, just in case it really was just a dream. After a while Byakuya was forced to remove his lips from Hisana's due to lack of oxygen, though he would have much preferred to carry on kissing his beautiful bride. "Thank you, Hisana" Byakuya whispered gently, stroking his love's flushed face with his thumb beforer reclaiming her lips gently and reigniting their fire.

Hisana's face immediately flushed everytime she thought about it-her, a lowlife street urchin from the poorest district of Rukongai, amrrying Byakuya Kuchiki- she didn't deserve this, didn't deserve him, this obviously must be someone's idea of a sick joke, people like her didn't get married, they became prostitutes or serving girls in shabby tea houses. Despite her bursting happinessabout ebcoming Byakuya's bride, Hisana knew that the Elders would never allow them to marry, not by a long shot, she just couldn't bring herself to tell him this though, he was so excited- she hadn't the heart to ruin his dreams, instead she allowed herself to get lost in the burning fire of their kiss. Hisana just hoped that she would be a better wife to Byakuya than she was a sister to Rukia... Rukia, Hisana had yet to tell Byakuya about her- but would he still want to marry her once he'd found out? Fear shot through Hisana as her mind reeled, imagining his reaction to his beautiful, loving, inocent Hisana being a cold hearted woman who'd abandoned a newborn baby- there was no way she was telling him, sometimes secrets are best kept. Though, even when their lips had parted Hisana thought about Rukia- was she alive? Was she ok? What sort of life was she living right now? The guilt and the pain almost overwhelmed her. Hisana was a coward, she was when she abandoned ehr baby sister and she still was now.

A gentle kiss to her jawbone broke Hisana's trail of thought, a small smile curving her lips as she watched her husband to be in awe- how on earth did Hisana get such a wonderful man as him? Her thoughts were broken when Byakuya spoke softly, his hands on her cheeks, forcing her to look at him. "I love you, Hisana" he whispered, "I love you too Byakuya but what are we going to tell the Elders?" she whispered worriedly, to which a small determined smile appeared on the heir's face 'the truth' he whispered back and suddenly, Hisana's stomach dropped!