Warning: If you are uncomfortable reading about Dom/Sub role-play you might want to skip the first half of this chapter.

11/5/14: I recently reread the story and realized that I had left a few mistakes in, so I am editing it now. I'm just fixing mistakes, no actual plot changes! ^^

For everyone else, enjoy! ;)


Chapter 11

Ichigo was blown away by the ferocity of that kiss. Renji was a passionate man but he'd never split his lip before and the younger man could taste blood. When he reached up to touch his lover, Renji pulled away.

"Uh, uh that's a no-no," the red head said as he grabbed Ichigo's wrists and pushed him back flat onto the bed. "No touching, Baby," he whispered huskily into his mate's ear. Immediately Ichigo felt himself stir and he groaned at the sensation. He'd never considered himself as either a masochist or an exhibitionist before and he briefly wondered which was the more disturbing: getting turned on by being dominated or getting turned on by someone watching him being dominated. They'd deliberately left the window completely open so their silent audience could hear what was said as well as see it. Then Renji suddenly got off him and ordered, "Stand up." His voice rang with both power and authority; Ichigo had never witnessed anything sexier.

He stood up on suddenly shaky legs and waited to see what the red head would do next. His lover began to circle him, as if sizing him up to see if there were any weaknesses he could exploit. Ichigo's hands began to itch to touch the older man but he held still clenching them into fists and chewed his lower lip in order to stay focused.

Renji stopped in front of him with his back to the window and snapped out, "Take it off," making Ichigo flinch slightly. When the younger man looked at his lover in confusion Renji stepped up to him and motioned to his uniform, "Take it off, Ichigo. I won't say it again." His voice was pitched low and dangerous; the younger man had never seen Renji like this before and reluctantly admitted to himself that it was a turn on as he swallowed hard and began stripping.

Renji grinned wolfishly as the last piece of clothing fell to the floor and openly ogled Ichigo as he circled him again, petting him wherever he wanted to: running a hand over his ass, between his legs, against his nipples and down to his erection to play with the head a bit; causing Ichigo to twitch whenever contact was made. The red head came up behind the younger man and wrapped one arm around his waist as he used his other hand to turn Ichigo's head towards him for a kiss. Ichigo practically swooned in to him. He was having difficulty standing, Renji realized with a start. "You're enjoying this aren't you?" he asked and when Ichigo blushed and nodded he grinned and nuzzled into the orange head's neck as his arm lowered so he could palm his lover's groin. "You're a needy little slut aren't ya?" he whispered as Ichigo moaned and bucked into the touch. "Well, let's see how far we can take this then, hm?" Ichigo groaned when Renji stepped away to undress himself and take down his hair. He didn't waste any time and was back beside his lover before the younger man could gather his wits again.

As Renji sat down on the edge of the bed he ordered, "On your knees," and gestured between his legs as he spread them to give his lover room, a serious look on his face, "right here, Baby. Put that sexy mouth of yours to good use." Ichigo firmed his lips and for a moment Renji thought he'd stop this farce but the younger man stomped forward and dropped to his knees as he glared up at him. When Ichigo reached for him Renji quickly blocked his hand, shook his head and growled, "I said no touching…don't make me punish you." The younger man's eyes widened in surprise and then fell to half-mast as he swallowed another groan and moved his head to take Renji into his mouth. He gripped the bed on either side of the older man in an attempt to do as told and not touch. Renji was large enough to make deep-throating him an interesting proposition especially without using a hand to guide him. Ichigo sighed around the hardened shaft and began to bob his head along it, closing his eyes so he could focus more on what he was doing.

He felt a hand clench into his hair and whimpered at the firm grip as it pulled him off of Renji's length, "Keep your eyes open, Ichigo. I want you to watch me as I fill your mouth with my cum." The younger man's eyes popped open at that and he was allowed to sink back onto the erection. He glared up at his tormentor but moaned around the arousal at the dominance of the other man. He began his up and down motion again as the hand gentled in his hair and began to stroke through it. Ichigo moaned a bit louder at the touch and the hand stilled for a second. When the younger man looked up at his lover he noticed how aroused Renji looked and he whimpered, sending the vibrations up to the red head's groin yet again. "Fuck yeah, bitch…just like that. Swallow it…suck it down, my beautiful slut," the younger man heard the whispered comment and got even harder. He knew he wouldn't last long if this continued. Ichigo quickened his pace as Renji's hand took a firmer hold on the back of his head and he began to piston into his mate's mouth. Ichigo relaxed his throat and gripped the blankets in a stranglehold as the red head mouth-fucked him. "That's right, relax and let me fuck you and fill you up. Your liking this aren't ya?" Renji groaned and sped up, he was so close, "Mmm my little cock-slut, gah!" he finally shot his load into the younger man who promptly swallowed and once his head was released, pulled off and licked the older man clean; causing him to quickly stiffen again. Renji leaned over and grabbed the back of his mate's head to pull him in for a kiss that was more tongue than anything else. "Good boy," he said as he pulled away and let Ichigo breathe for a bit. He played with the orange locks as he continued, "For that I'll give ya a reward." And with that he reached down and began to stroke the younger man. It didn't take long for Ichigo to come, and harder than ever before.

"Lay down on the bed," was the next order and Ichigo didn't even think of arguing even though a part of him still wanted to rebel at his passiveness. Renji walked over to his dresser for a moment and when he came back he was carrying a few things. He set everything beside his young lover and straddled his hips before leaning over him again to claim his lips. As he kept Ichigo preoccupied Renji reached beside himself for something and before the younger man knew what was happening his wrists were secured together and then to the headboard.

"Wha—Renji what're you doing?" he asked in lust-filled confusion.

The red head smirked, "I'm gonna see just how much more you can take, Baby." He moved down Ichigo's body a bit and reached beside his lover again, coming up with a cock ring and making the younger man's eyes go wide. "I'm gonna have you begging me before tonight's over," he growled as he roughly pumped Ichigo back to full hardness and positioned the ring snugly around the base of Ichigo's erection. "When I'm done with you tonight, you'll fully understand what being a cock-slut means." The next toy he pulled off the bed had the younger man's eyes widening even more as Renji reached for the lube, "And you'll love it."


When Ichigo had first suggested this stunt to Renji the red head had fought against it for all he was worth. He didn't like domination games; he'd had enough of them when he'd been young and stupid in the Rukongai and felt he had no power to refuse the money he was able to make from humiliating himself. As he slipped the lubed butt-plug into his lover and listened in amusement to his whines, he was determined not to take it any farther than he absolutely had to in order to produce the results they both wanted. He never wanted Ichigo to experience the depths he'd sunk to in his younger days.

"Oi, Ichigo!" he snapped and pissed off brown eyes opened again to glare at him. He grinned, "It's not that bad, you big baby. They come bigger you know," that made the eyes widen once more. "This is just to start loosening you up a bit. Kami knows I'm a hell of a lot bigger than that little thing." He then reached over for a small hand-held device that reminded the orange head of a TV remote albeit a small one, and pushed a button. The sensation caused Ichigo to arch his back completely off the bed, digging into the covers with his heels as a scream tore from his throat. If the ring hadn't been there he would have come immediately. As it was, all he could do was ride out the spasm pulsing through his body. "That's one," he heard dimly through the sound of blood rushing in his veins.

Ichigo relaxed, trying to catch his breath and adjust to the vibrations from the plug when Renji went down on him, taking Ichigo's member completely into his mouth. As the red head swallowed over and over around his erection and began to pump the plug in and out of the younger man, he had to admit to himself that Ichigo's reactions were having a disturbing effect on his own body. He was burning up with desire for the orange head. A part of him, a small part he insisted, wanted to drill into that lithe body beneath his and keep going until he made Ichigo hoarse from screaming…made him beg.

The younger man was a writhing mess, bucking into the double sensations of his lover's mouth in front and the plug at the back; practically gibbering in his need for release. 'And I've only just begun. I don't know how in hell he's gonna last long enough to make this convincing,' he thought with another twinge of amusement. "How do ya like that Ichi? How's my good little slut holding up, hm?" he asked with a cold grin as he gazed at his lover.

"Sh-shit…Ren…ji," panted the younger man as he tried to focus on the red head between his legs. Renji gave his member another firm suck, forcing another phantom orgasm from him.

"That's two," Renji said as he flipped Ichigo onto his knees. Since the younger man was still tied to the headboard he couldn't use his hands to hold himself up so he leaned on his elbows. "That's right, Baby; keep that tight ass of yours high like the good little bitch you are and I'll reward ya again soon," he continued to taunt his lover all the while cringing inside. He reached for the lube; he absolutely wouldn't take his Ichi dry even if it seemed odd to their silent audience. 'Damn it when is Shiba gonna break and run?' He kept up a stream of dirty talk and lewd comments as he slathered himself before removing the plug from the younger man and tossing it aside. When Renji entered, he purposely stroked against Ichigo's prostate causing another dry orgasm, "That's three, Ichigo…want ta go for four? Or do ya want to come? All you have to do is beg me for it and I'll give it to you." That last comment made the orange head gasp and shake his head violently in denial.

Renji smirked as he thrust inside and seated himself in one go, "Are ya sure?" As he set a brisk pace he leaned forward and bit into the base of his lover's neck. "No prob…I can…ha…go all night!"

"P-p-please, Renji!" was all Ichigo could say as Renji sped up.

"Please what Baby?" the red head said as he pulled out and quickly pounded back in.

"Ah s-s-shit…. Fuck Renji…let me come!" screamed the younger man as a satisfied smirk spread across his lover's face.

"That sounded more like a demand Ichigo," he purred into the younger man's ear as he slapped his ass and continued to piston into his lover. "I told you to beg for it. You can do better than that."

Ichigo buried his head into the pillow; he hadn't expected this, well he hadn't expected his reactions. He suddenly wanted to beg, his mind was telling him it was OK, begging wasn't so bad and before he knew it the words were spilling out, "Please R-Renji…let me come. I'll do anything you want…just…please."

"Good boy," Renji latched onto Ichigo's neck again as he released the cock ring and set a furious pace in order to find release for them both. At this point Shinobu had finally seen enough and he backed away, breaking out in a run as he heard Ichigo scream his long awaited release.

Both men lay gasping for breath a moment before Ichigo heard what sounded like a sob come from over his shoulder as Renji pulled out and moved to leave the bed. The younger man rolled over and wrapped his legs around the other's waist to keep him there since his arms were still tied. "Ren, are you alright?" he asked softly in concern.

Renji wouldn't meet his eyes, using his hair as a curtain to hide behind, "Let go Ichigo."

"No way, not until you look at me," Ichigo could be incredibly stubborn and if anything he only tightened his hold. Renji sighed in defeat and looked up through the crimson curtain. He looked as if he'd been tortured, tears streaming down his face. "Can you untie me Renji?" the younger man asked quietly.

Once the bindings were loosened Ichigo wrapped his arms around his mate and cradled him, letting him cry it out. Once the sobs lessened, the orange head was able to make out a stream of apologies coming from the larger man. When he'd finally calmed down, Renji flatly stated, "Don't ever ask me ta do that again Ichigo."

The younger man nuzzled his neck as he groaned, "I'm sorry for talking you in to it. And I'm gonna destroy that cock ring first thing tomorrow, by the way," he growled.

That garnered a chuckle from Renji as he pulled back a bit to get a good look at Ichigo. Said man turned to spoon into him wrapping Renji's arms around his waist. The older man chuckled, "You actually want to cuddle with me? Why aren't you angrier?"

Ichigo smiled over his shoulder before he rolled over, and tucked his head under Renji's chin, "There's nothing wrong with cuddling. It's reassuring," he stroked the hair out of his mate's face and placed a chaste kiss on his temple before relaxing back onto the bed. Renji pulled the covers over them and let his hands gently roam over the younger man with a sigh of contentment. Ichigo purred in pleasure at the touch and drifted off to sleep causing Renji to chuckle and follow soon after.


A couple of hours later Ichigo woke to large hands roaming over his torso. He knew who they belonged to; Renji's scent was wrapped around him, so he kept his eyes closed and enjoyed the sensations his mate roused in him. When said hands began to diligently work his nipples into hard peaks his eyes snapped open as he groaned.

"Good, you're awake," Renji's voice smugly stated the obvious as Ichigo rolled over on his back.

Ichigo grinned sleepily and sat up, letting the sheet pool around his waist. "No kidding, Renji; what's wrong? Couldn't sleep?" he asked as his lover sat up and wrapped his arms around him. The younger man leaned in to the red head to draw him into a languid kiss. When they parted for air, they leaned back against the headboard in contentment, allowing the moment to slow down with gentle touches and light kisses.

Renji looked at the younger man mischievously as he repositioned him in his lap, back to front; leaving his arms wrapped loosely around him, "I woke up feeling sticky and decided to clean us up and close the windows. Then, you looked so cute all curled up with my pillow, I couldn't help myself."

The orange head hmphed at the comment but leaned back into his lover's chest contentedly, "Shut up, I'm not cute. Ahhh…." Renji had returned to running his hands along Ichigo's body. He began to purr his pleasure as he let his head fall back onto Renji's shoulder and ran his hands along Renji's arms.

Renji looked down at the mating mark the younger man had exposed and with a grin, turned slightly to suck on it, garnering another moan and even louder purr from his mate. He had woken up earlier feeling guilty and decided to try to make amends for their earlier 'play.' He needed to please Ichigo and had every intention to do just that now that the younger man was awake and eager.

"Ren…ji," Ichigo moaned into the stimulation he was receiving, slowly undulating in his lover's lap as those large and callused hands roamed across his chest and down to his growing problem. He instinctively understood that this time had to be taken slowly for Renji's sake and with that thought a few suspicions he'd been mulling over since their mating jelled in his mind and he understood how much their change in status had changed him. He moaned even louder as he completely sank into the pleasure his lover was sending through his body. He could sooooo get used to this! He felt the familiar coiling in his groin at the same time Renji noticed.

"Relax, Ichi and let it come," his amused voice breathed into the younger man's ear as his body seized and he did, all over Renji's hands. By the time Ichigo forced his eyes open, Renji was leaning over to grab a towel he'd brought from the bathroom earlier. He carefully cleaned his mate up before dropping it over the side of the bed and cradling him still in his lap.

Once Ichigo had his breathing under control he turned to Renji and said with a wicked gleam in his eyes, "Now it's my turn, Ren."

Renji shook his head, "That's not necessary."

The younger man frowned, "I'm not gonna let you cock-block yourself for earlier, baka. You're hard…let me do this." When Renji let him go he moved down between his lover's legs and examined his arousal a moment before slipping his tongue out to taste the head, running it down the vein traveling along the underside before sucking one of his sacs into his mouth. He felt Renji's moan rather than heard it and smiled around the treat before letting it pop out and then giving the other similar care.

Ichigo glanced up at the older man's face as he repositioned himself to play with Renji's arousal. If he'd been a little more rested he'd be hard again just from the expressions chasing themselves across his mate's face. He smiled as he slowly took Renji into his mouth and buried his face into red curls before beginning a leisurely pace along Renji's shaft. The red head was close and it didn't take long for him to come. Once Ichigo had finished cleaning him up, he moved to sit back in his lover's lap wrapping his legs around the other man's back and setting his forehead against Renji's as he sighed.

The two sat like that for a bit and then Renji heard, "I get it now, you know. I didn't at first but now I do. When you claimed me…I became yours, body and soul." He pulled back and met the older man's confused expression with a peaceful one of his own, smiling slightly. "Listen up, idiot, cause I won't ever say this again…I don't do sappy! Shinji said I wouldn't change much once we mated and for the most part he was right. There has been one change though and as far as I'm concerned it's pretty significant." He ran a finger along the mating mark he'd given Renji, causing the older man to lean into the touch. "I'm yours," Ichigo said simply. "You're my Alpha; it's as simple as that. What you say goes and if you decide to push dominance, I'll do anything you say and I'll…mostly…do it willingly." When he noticed the other man's frown he shook his head and continued with a grin, "I'm grateful you're not that kind of person, Renji. The only time you'd do anything like that is in a matter of life and death, I know that. That's why I'm glad I'm with you."

"I don't like your wording, Ichi," Renji said with a scowl to rival his lovers. "We're equals and always have been. I'd never order you around…. Oh no…is that why you were so amenable earlier?" he looked like he wanted to throw up.

Ichigo was fiercely shaking his head, "No baka! I knew your true feelings so your 'orders' didn't have any effect on me. Well…not that kind of effect anyway," he muttered looking embarrassed. "The way I reacted freaked me out too. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did." He let his head drop to the older man's neck, whispering in his ear, "You were so sexy, you know, being all dominant and shit. I wanted to feel you in me…filling me up…becoming one. I still do."

Renji laughed as he groaned, "I don't think either of us is up for another round right now. We need to get some sleep or we won't be worth shit tomorrow."

Ichigo sighed and grumbled, "You're right, however I feel gross right now."

"Would you like a bath?" Renji asked as he moved to stand up. At Ichigo's nod he bent down to scoop his lover up bridal style and move towards the bathroom.

"Oi! I'm not helpless or crippled, let me down!" Ichigo yelled as he began to struggle. Renji just firmed his lips and tightened his grip as he walked into the bathroom; setting the younger man down on the toilet seat once he got there.

"I never said ya were, but take it easy, you got a pretty intense workout tonight," he answered as he bent over to fill the tub. "You gotta be sore."

Ichigo admitted freely to himself that he was sore but he'd be damned if he said it to Renji. His legs felt like limp noodles. He grit his teeth as he stood up, strolled over to the tub and climbed in, more or less normally; sighing as he felt the hot water soothe his aching ass. Renji grinned knowingly and settled himself behind his lover, loosely wrapping his arms around him. The two relaxed for a while and then Ichigo shifted to look at the older man.

"Thank you for going through with that farce Renji. I hope it has the desired effect on our target," he said quietly.

Renji was baffled, "That's the last thing I thought I'd ever hear from you Ichi. How can you be appreciative of what I did to ya?"

"You gave me what I asked for…actually more than I asked for," he grinned. "I can't say I enjoyed all of it, cause I didn't. But…I did enjoy some of it," the last part came out as a whisper that Renji almost didn't catch. When he finally got a good look at his lover's face he realized he was holding an intensely blushing and uncomfortable looking berry.

He asked curiously, "Which part?" with one brow arching into his hairline.

"Umm," Ichigo hesitated, "I did not like the cock ring. Orgasm denial sucks and my soul wouldn't stand up to begging again. But the way you dominated me…tying me up, taking away my control; that was a massive turn on." He thought about the evening for a bit longer before adding softly, "I think I liked the way you talked to me…or at least some of it."

"If we played like that to a lesser degree, you think you'd enjoy it?" the older man was flabbergasted; he hadn't expected that from his very assertive lover.

"I enjoyed giving up control more than I ever expected to," Ichigo admitted as he met his gaze dead on with absolute certainty. "Of course it helped that I trust you completely. I've always had control over most situations, so giving it up…felt good."

Renji supposed he could understand that under the circumstances and he nodded in empathy, "I get it. Just don't ask it of me anytime in the near future. You might be ok with it, but I'm not so sure I am."

Ichigo snuggled into his lover's arms, "Agreed."


Shinobu was at the Sotaicho's office first thing in the morning to check out with him before returning to the World of the Living. He looked like he hadn't slept and Shunsui could tell something was gnawing at the man. "Shiba-kun is something the matter?" he finally asked.

"Thank you Sotaicho, but not really," he stated hesitantly. "I saw something last night that was disturbing…to say the least," the last part was muttered.

It took Kyouraku almost half an hour before Shinobu cracked and reported what he'd seen. His descriptions of Abarai's…idiosyncrasies were disturbing. Shunsui listened to him, keeping his thoughts to himself and walked Shinobu out with the order to keep his observations to himself while the matter was investigated. As he saw the younger man off he said, "By the next time you return the matter should be resolved. You concentrate on your assignment in the World of the Living and I'll take care of things here." Once the younger man had left he summoned the two troublemakers in question to his office.

When they arrived, looking none the worse for wear, other than Ichigo limping slightly, the Sotaicho asked suspiciously, "What did you two do to Shiba-kun last night?"

They looked at each other a little guiltily and Renji said, "It was all Ichigo's idea; he can explain." Once the younger man finished glaring at his mate, he proceeded to explain his reasoning and their subsequent actions to Shunsui.

"You two are certifiable," he sighed after he heard the entire story. "Let's hope it works."


As soon as Shinobu arrived in Karakura he contacted Wakahisa to set up a time to meet so he could give the man his 'report.' He didn't know what to do. He knew the human was crazy and he wanted to protect the Kurosaki family. However he didn't like what he'd witnessed in Soul Society. The images from the night before were burned into his memory, overwriting everything else he'd experienced while there. Even though he was torn, he knew this was the kind of information that would send Wakahisa into a tail-spin. He reasoned that no matter how inappropriate his actions were, Abarai had given him the kind of excuse Ichigo needed to draw the madman to the Soul Society. And if Wakahisa actually succeeded in killing the red head before the shinigami stopped him…all the better. It was just as well that he'd decided to be truthful because his current 'master' had his own way of gathering information and this worked in his favor.

As soon as the unstable human walked into the room Shinobu was waiting in, Wakahisa sprang a trap he'd set comprised of a series of shields, effectively freezing his subordinate in time. He then cast a second shield he'd developed especially to examine thoughts. The spell occurred on a psychic level so there was no way to lie. This was a technique he'd perfected in order to get around possible traitors. The images that flowed into his mind were shocking to say the least. At first, he saw the sparring match between Kurosaki and Shinobu as well as the one he'd had with Abarai. They were both quite enjoyable to watch, the young man was both beautiful and brilliant and he seemed to be adjusting well. Then he saw the events from the night before along with what was overheard and he was horrified. That beautiful boy being treated like a common whore was despicable! He wouldn't tolerate it. He had to stop it; but how to go about it? This would take some careful thought.


A/N: I don't usually do this but I could definitely use some constructive criticism for the first part of this chapter. This was a first for me and I'm still not sure if I hit the right feel for it.

For anyone interested in a good Bya x Ren story, I'd like to suggest Renji-Bya-Lover's The Monkey that reaches the Moon! It's coming along great and is a very enjoyable read! :)