~The Blossom of Lost Desire~

By - ByaRukifan

Timeline:Zanpakutou Filler Arc (Episodes 230-)

Pairing(s): Byakuya/Rukia, Senbonzakura/Sode no Shirayuki


~Chapter Eleven~

Rukia awoke to the early morning light and couldn't help but smile tiredly when she felt Byakuya 's arms wrapped protectively around her and his warm breath breathing slowly against her neck. She cuddled closer to him and her smile only grew when she felt his arms reflexively tighten their hold as he slept.

Shortly after that, Rukia felt Byakuya begin to wake up. He moved slightly before he leaned himself up on his arm, his other arm still firmly around Rukia's waist. He stared at her tiredly for a few seconds before giving a small smile.

"Good morning." Rukia greeted, returning his smile.

Byakuya leaned down slightly to kiss Rukia softly on the lips, "Good morning." He replied, before leaning back down to nuzzle her face.

Rukia giggled slightly, "So, when should we report in to the Fourth Division?" She asked.

"We'll leave in an hour since it's still early."

"Okay."

Thirty minutes later, Byakuya and Rukia had gotten dressed so they would be ready to leave. They had decided to take a walk in the gardens to pass time, luckily the gardens weren't destroyed in any of the zanpakutou's attacks.

Rukia smiled as Byakuya and her walked beside each other, arm in arm. She couldn't believe how much had changed in only a few days. At times she couldn't help but wonder what would have happened if this Zanpakutou Rebellion had never happened, but she always quickly shook it off; she liked this, what was happening now, too much.

Byakuya felt Rukia's hold on his arm tighten. He looked down to see if she was alright and was relieved to see that she had a smile on her face.

"What are you so happy about?" Byakuya asked, smiling.

It took Rukia a moment to respond, not knowing he had spoken. She looked up at him, "What was that? Oh," Rukia remembered his question, giving a small laugh, "nothing important. I'm just thinking about how great things have turned out. I'm happy that things have ended up for the better between us and I wouldn't prefer it any other way."

"I agree, though...I would have changed one thing."

"What would that be?"

"I wouldn't of let you get hurt."

Rukia felt slightly surprised at his words, but then she let her surprised expression fade, allowing her smile to reappear. 'I should have known. It's in his nature to be protective over me and how he hates to see me injured.'

She felt Byakuya make a move to turn, leading to the same tree where he had promised he would never leave her. They sat down under the tree. Byakuya leaned back against I, while he placed or rather pulled Rukia into his lap. His left arm was draped over her lap while his right gripped her waist. Byakuya smiled when he felt Rukia's breath on his neck before he leaned his head forward to rest on top of hers as he closed his eyes in contentment.

After a moment Byakuya felt the Rukia had fallen asleep. He decided to carefully pick her up and let her rest while he carried her, on their way to the Fourth Division.

When Byakuya had exited the manor, Sode no Shirayuki appeared and was now walking a few steps behind him. She looked at Rukia, who was still sleeping comfortably in Byakuya's arms, and couldn't help but smile at the couple.

"She really cares for you, more than she let's herself show." Sode no Shirayuki said.

Byakuya glanced at Sode no Shirayuki before looking down at Rukia, unable to help a small smile from appearing.

"I know." He replied calmly.

Sode no Shirayuki then looked up at the sky, her expression concerned.

"Senbonzakura is alright." Byakuya said, noticing Sode no Shirayuki's concern.

Byakuya looked down at Rukia when he felt her grip his robes a little tighter, but she hadn't woken up. Byakuya couldn't help but smile once more, as whenever he was around Rukia he tended to do that often.

"One of Muramasa's power is to allow the spirits of the other zanpakutou to follow their inner desires, correct?" Byakuya asked.

"Yes." Sode no Shirayuki said with a nod.

"Inner desires..." Byakuya muttered under his breath as if he were in deep thought, looking up at the sky as he walked.

Sode no Shirayuki noticed this and had heard what Byakuya had said. He was still looking up at the sky when she started to speak.

"If you don't mind me asking, what's your inner desire?" She asked.

"My inner desire..." Byakuya said looking down with a small smile at Rukia, "My inner desire is to protect my pride."

Rukia had heard Sode no Shirayuki and Byakuya speaking. She had woken up when Byakuya had spoken of Muramasa's power. She only opened her eyes after Byakuya had answered Sode no Shirayuki's last question. The first thing she saw was him smiling down at her, making her smile as well.

Byakuya put Rukia down on her feet once they had reached the Fourth Division. The headed towards Unohana's office after they had gone inside. When they entered they saw that Senbonzakura was already there, standing off to the side. He wasn't wearing his mask like the last time Rukia, Byakuya, and Sode no Shirayuki had seen him.

Byakuya and Rukia sat down where they had in the previous meeting after being greeted by Ichigo, Renji and the other taichos while Sode no Shirayuki walked over to stand by Senbonzakura.

"Now that everyone is here we can start. Senbonzakura has news to share." Unohana said with a smile before turning to Senbonzakura, to let him know he could speak.

"Muramasa plans to attack the zanpakutou in a days time. The other zanpakutou have been training some to strengthen themselves, but they were told not to over exert themselves." Senbonzakura explained.

"It's going to be that soon?" Ukitake asked. The news shocked them all, and they couldn't help but be concerned over how little time they had.

"It will be. It's because Muramasa isn't getting any better and he doesn't want to waste anymore valuable time." Senbozakura said with a nod.

Shunsui leaned back in his chair and rubbed his chin, "It's not giving us much time to plan a counter attack..."

"Yes, but we have to at least try." Ukitake said with a nod, agreeing with Shunsui.

"We should inform the remaining Taichos and Fukutaichos as soon as possible." Unohana said.

"Maybe we should inform the other shinigami as well." Ukitake added.

Unohana turned to Ichigo and Renji, "You should train for awhile, but don't over do yourselves."

"Understood, Unohana-taicho" Renji replied with a nod.

Unohana turned to Rukia and Byakuya then, "The same goes for the both of you. Train and then get plenty of rest. Just leave the informing job to us." Unohana said, giving a smile.

Byakuya nodded before he turned to look at Rukia, "We should get going."

Rukia nodded before standing up to follow Byakuya out of the building. Sode no Shirayuki looked at Senbonzakura, who was looking back at her. Their eyes stayed locked to one another's for a short moment before Sode no Shirayuki left to catch up with Rukia and Byakuya.

"I'm going to go back to Muramasa and the others before they start to suspect anything." Senbonzakura stated, pulling out his mask and putting it back on. The moment he had finished speaking, he was gone, already on his way back.

"We should get going to, Renji." Ichigo said as he stood.

"Yeah, we'll train at the Sixth Division since it's more than likely Kuchiki-taicho and Rukia will be training at the Kuchiki Manor." Renji replied, getting up from his seat to leave.

"Yeah," Ichigo said before smirking, "you just want to get back to the division to make sure Zabimaru hasn't destroyed anything since you left them there."

Ichigo then used shun po to leave, Renji followed close behind.

When Byakuya and Rukia had returned to the mansion they decided to go to the training grounds in the manor. To prepare themselves for the battle ahead they decided to spar against one another to train. Sode no Shirayuki sat off to the side to watch them.

Rukia tried to strike, but Byakuya easily blocked it. Rukia knew he was holding back a good bit of his strength, but using just enough to help her strengthen herself up for the fights to come. She made another move to strike but Byakuya easily dodged her attack before using shun po to get behind her, readying an attack of his own. Rukia sensed this and quickly used her own shun po to dodge, she knew her senses had improved as well. She was full aware he was holding back, because a long time ago she wouldn't of noticed him behind her until the last minute and probably wouldn't of been able to dodge it.

Byakuya smiled, he could tell Rukia was improving and was happy she was able to so quickly. He guessed it was all the training she had done after returning from Hueco Mundo.

Byakuya and Rukia trained until it was almost time for the sun to start setting, once they were finished they headed back inside the mansion to clean themselves up. Byakuya let Rukia shower before him, once she was finished she came out dressed in a dark blue kimono with light floral designs and green stripes with a yellow-orange, lengthy obi because she and Byakuya had planned to go out walking in the gardens after they had eaten since they still had time to spare before it was time to go to bed.

She gave Byakuya a soft smile when she saw him smile at her only seconds before. Byakuya then walked into the bathroom to get his own shower. Rukia took a seat on the bed and patiently waited for Byakuya. After about ten minutes or so passed he came out, dressed in a deep green kimono and his hair still slightly damp. He gained a small smile when he saw Rukia before walking over to her. Rukia stood up when he was by her and took his arm when he offered it before they walked out of his room to go get their food before they would go out for their walk.

Byakuya and Rukia had settled on another bowl of the soup they had had the night before. Like before, they ate in Byakuya's room and finished early.

Byakuya returned to his room after taking the empty bowls back to the kitchen. Rukia was seated on the bed waiting on him to get back. He went over and sat beside her, giving her a warm smile.

"Do you think everything is going to be alright?" Rukia asked suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Byakuya asked in his usual tone.

"The battle against the zanpakutou. We never really had that much time to prepare since their attack was basically decided on a whim. What if we...I mean-"

Byakuya had leaned in and silenced her with a soft kiss before leaning back slightly. He placed his hand softly on her cheek before leaning back in to rest his forehead against hers.

"We'll be fine, trust me." Byakuya said soothingly, trying to reassure her. "The zanpakutou haven't had much time to train either, so everything is basically the same as it's been."

"But-"

Byakuya leaned in once more and kissed her, only this kiss was deeper. Rukia responded by kissing him back and slowly wrapping her arms around his neck as she felt his arms wrap around her waist. She felt Byakuya lightly lick her lips, asking for entry which she happily obliged to; allowing him to deepen the kiss.

Rukia felt herself leaning back against the pillows and Byakuya's full weight press on top of her, but she didn't stop anything from going further, she loved the feeling she was getting from this and honestly never wanted it to end.

Byakuya moved from her lips and started to a trail of soft kisses down her neck, causing a slight moan to slip from Rukia's lips which made him hungry for more. The small noises she made was like music to Byakuya's ears. He nipped at her neck a little, making Rukia squeak in pleasure as she tried to hold back her soft moans.

When Byakuya moved lower, he stopped himself to look at Rukia, "If you want me to stop, tell me. I don't know if I'll be able to stop mysel-"

"Don't." Rukia breathlessly told him, moving her hands down to cup his face to pull him into another passionate kiss.

Byakuya broke the kiss shortly after to go back to his work on her neck. Rukia moaned when his trail of kisses went lower and lower. He let his hands start exploring her body when his lips reached her below her collar bone. Rukia couldn't stop her self from letting another moan escape when she felt Byakuya cup her left breast through the fabric of her kimono.

Byakuya leaned up slightly to untie Rukia's obi, quickly throwing it to the side before he went to undo her kimono. When he tore it away Rukia couldn't stop herself from blushing and shivering a little when she felt the cool air hit her skin, arousing her nipples into a hardened state. Byakuya couldn't help but let a smile appear, she was more beautiful than he had imagined. He leaned down to kiss her again before moving to the side of her face where he whispered to her that everything was alright and how beautiful he thought she was.

Rukia gripped at Byakuya's hair when she felt his tongue slide across her right breast as he caressed the other one tenderly with his hand. Byakuya soon moved onto her other breast to give it equal attention, though it was becoming hard not to quicken the pace of things as Rukia's small moans and whimpers were driving him over the edge; making him want more.

He let his hand travel downward, causing Rukia to gasp when he reached her most private area. She moaned when Byakuya let one of his fingers slide between her wet folds. He kissed Rukia on the lips to muffle her pleasured scream when his finger entered her. Byakuya felt Rukia grow wetter when he inserted a second finger and started to move them inside of her, causing her to call out his name breathlessly.

Rukia hand moved to grip Byakuya's shoulder as she moaned against his mouth. She had never before felt anything like this. Rukia unconsciously started to thrust her hips to meet Byakuya's fingers as his lips moved to her neck again, sucking and nipping on her soft flesh. She started to moan out his name again when he moved down to her breasts once more, giving small licks before taking the full mound into his mouth. Byakuya didn't know how much longer he could hold out, he could sense Rukia nearing her climax as he felt her tighten around his fingers and before long Rukia let out a scream as she tightened around him once more before her juices spilled out onto Byakuya's hand.

She leaned her head up to rest it on Byakuya's shoulder, her hands still gripping his shoulder and his hair as she took in a few breaths of air. It was hard for Byakuya, but he waited patiently on her and in a few second he felt her start to plant soft kisses on his neck; she even gave a few small licks and nips causing him to let out a moan or two at the feel of her lips to his skin. Rukia's hand soon moved down to push down Byakuya's kimono as he moved his head to kiss her softly on the lips. Rukia ran her hand down Byakuya's bare chest after she had pushed his kimono down half way. Byakuya shivered in pleasure at the feel of her nails on him, 'She has no idea what she does to me.'

When Rukia's hands reached the sash that held Byakuya's kimono together Byakuya moved his hands and helped her remove it before throwing it off to the side like he had with Rukia's obi. Rukia's eyes widened slightly at Byakuya's size, she suddenly wondered how he would possibly fit. She looked up at him to see that he was staring down at her. He slowly leaned down to where his face was beside her own, their cheeks gently touching.

"Rukia, I...I don't want to hurt you." Byakuya whispered in her ear.

Rukia gave him a small smile before tilting her head to softly whisper in his own ear, "It's alright, I trust you."

Byakuya looked at her and smiled, "This will hurt, but I promise I'll try to be gentle."

Rukia gave a small nod, letting him know it was alright before he moved to position himself between her legs. Rukia winced when he had entered her half way, she felt him stop but she gave him a small nod, letting him know to keep going. Byakuya then pushed in and entered her fully, causing Rukia to cry out from the pain. She was tight, Byakuya new it would hurt her, and that was one thing he didn't like, especially since he was the cause of the pain.

He waited for Rukia to adjust once he was inside, when she relaxed she wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck before pulling him down into a passionate kiss. Byakuya started to kiss her softly on her face and neck as he started to move within her. Rukia hissed when he first started to move, from both pain and pleasure. She tilted her head so Byakuya could deepen the kisses he was giving her as she gave a pleasured moan from his movements. Rukia arched her back when she felt Byakuya's hand cup her breast and quicken his thrusts into her.

Byakuya felt Rukia's nails scraping against his back, he was sure they would leave marks but he didn't care. He just wanted to make this experience something great for Rukia. Rukia moaned loudly when his mouth found her breasts again as he sucked and nipped at her left nipple.

Rukia was soon meeting Byakuya with each thrust, causing both of them to let out sounds of pleasure that they didn't even try to hold back. After awhile Byakuya felt Rukia tightening around his member, knowing she would soon reach her climax he moved to kiss her her softly and then fully on her lips, which she gladly responded to by kissing him back. Rukia then let out a loud moan, shouting Byakuya's name as she felt herself climax; Byakuya came soon after, giving a grunt as he spilled his seed into her. They collapsed onto one another then, breathing deeply to catch their breath. Byakuya moved to the side, making Rukia gasp slightly when he pulled out, to lie on Rukia's right.

Byakuya pulled Rukia to him before burying his face into her hair, allowing a smile to appear on his face when he felt Rukia snuggling up against him. Byakuya's embrace tightened before he gently started to speak,

"I love you, Rukia" He said breathlessly, tired from their previous actions.

Rukia smiled, feeling as if she would fall asleep in a matter of seconds she responded in a tired whisper, "I love you too,...Byakuya."

Rukia had fallen asleep, it was late and Byakuya knew they would have to get up early tomorrow. His smile had only grown when he heard Rukia tell him that she loved him. He knew she did, but just hearing it made his heart soar.

"Goodnight, Rukia." He said before closing his eyes and falling into his own state of slumber.

To be continued...


Well there it was...MY FIRST EVER LEMON!

Hopefully it didn't suck too back. Sorry It took so long to get this chapter posted as well, I hope you all enjoyed it.

I'll get the next chapter up on time, I promise! I really felt bad about missing last week. I couldn't update because I was doing a lot of school work and I couldn't update any earlier because I haven't been home. The 18th was my birthday so I wasn't working on my chapter much then. Please forgive me!

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