Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay! I know I keep saying that. Partly it was my fault for being busy with writing reports and partly I was experiencing some technical problems with FF. For some reason or another the site wouldn't update the new chapter (sigh). Anyway, I want to thank my previous reviewers: Nathalie Shiffer, vicky73, DeathgodIceHeart, LuciL06, ForTheLoveofTigerLillies, Huh Soobin, CJ, YuzurihaNoRyuu, DRUON, L, seras3791, ai-haibara777, tokiko76, silverqueen, Miyoshi Murasaki, isara-love, Nikki-4, obsessed dreamer and Evil One. They really helped me through my busy schedule and cheered me up! And I loooooved your PMs too! X

Vicky: Sorry for the late update! Sorry for the short chapter! (hides from any tomatoes you want to throw at me =p). I'll plan for a longer chapter when I have some more time. Work's just been crazy lately =p x

DeathgodIceHeart: Thank you for your lovely compliment! No Toshiro this chappie but I'll try fit him in later. I'm still unable to decide if he should be part of this harem =p

LuciL06: I loved the ending too! I kept changing it but I'm very happy with the end result! Hope you find this chapter funny too even though it is a little short x

CJ: I totally understand what you're saying. There was a research which tried to investigate whether we are born with our sexuality or do we discover it as we grow up. But I agree that it shouldn't really matter. We're in love with the person in question not their gender =p And thanks for your concern. My eyes are already red no matter how much sleep I get. Doctor says it's stress =p

DRUON: Sorry for the loooong wait! Hope this chapter is worth the wait =p I'll try to update the next quicker x

L: Hoorah for nosebleeds! Byakuya is just a young teenage boy after all. And we all know teenage boys think about non-stop...!

seras3791: There's a bit more ByaRuki sweetness in this chapter which I hope you'll like x

silverqueen: I hope you haven't died waiting for this update lol! I am really sorry it took so long x Hope it was worth the wait!

Miyoshi Murasaki: Thank you for your PM. It made me happy too! X I was actually first attracted to FF because of the wonderful ByaRuki stories out their =p I actually now have 2 more ByaRuki stories in my head which I want to write about but I really should finish my outstanding stories first =p

obsessed dreamer: Thank you again for your back-to-back reviews! I was over the moon with joy! x

Evil One: I think all my characters in this story are a bit OOC. Sorry! =p Yeah, I don't have a beta reader so forgive me for my spelling mistakes. I do proof read it but sometimes I still miss out errors =p I probably won't use Chad or Ishida in this story but hopefully you'll enjoy the story anyways x

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach just this plot

Warning: OOC and AU


Sensitive Material

'Nooooo!' Cupid propped several huge files onto the desk Renji was sitting at.

'As promised, Rukia, here is all the paperwork I would like you to process for me.'

Renji sweated like mad, still in his disguise as Rukia. There were at least three heavy lever arch files filled with papers. How could one person deal with so much work! It was going to take him at least a week just to read them!

Kami-sama! You're mocking me, aren't you!

'Do I really have to read allof these?' Renji pleaded as he went to flick open the top file. His brown eyes widened.

'Th-This is...' he gasped, lost for words.

All three files contained personal and confidential material. There were many photos, notes and detailed reports just like in human FBI investigations. But Renji wasn't shocked at the level of work that was carried out. The thing that caught his special attention was that the angel that was being investigated; that they were to match-make for was-

'Abarai Renji,' Cupid stated the obvious. Yes, the person Cupid was going to match-make next was Renji himself! He couldn't help but to begin reading his own file.

'Abarai Renji,' Renji read a random report out loud, 'is a loud, rash and sometimes cocky young angel! He has the wild spirit like of a baboon!' Cupid chuckled.

'Don't you remember, Rukia? You wrote this report yourself?' Renji fumed with anger.

Teme! You compared me to a baboon! Are you trying to make a monkey out of me!

'It would be great if you could sift through all this information and then hand it to me,' Cupid instructed. Renji was brought back to reality that Cupid was going to select a person to be his true love.

'Cupid-sama...'

But what was he supposed to say? He couldn't reveal his true self and tell Cupid he wasn't ready to settle down with anyone. That would get both him and Rukia into trouble! Cupid giggled a little.

'Does our Rukia have a thing for Renji?'

'Huh?' Renji blushed.

'You two have always been really close. Everyone knows you care a lot about each other even though you always argue. Are there any romantic feelings hidden?' Renji blushed more.

Hidden feelings...?

'I...'


'What a fine, beautiful day it is.'

Joshiro admired the sunny, clear weather as he slid open the window as wide as he could to let the fresh air into the classroom. He could hear the little birds chirping away nearby. His students gradually pulled out their sketch books and settled down for their first class of the day.

Despite the lovely, peaceful weather, Byakuya's inner world was less than calm. In fact, it was spinning wild. Despite his efforts, he couldn't stop himself from replaying that fateful night where he had violated Rukia. She had made no mention of him touching her in such an inappropriate way and he just couldn't muster the courage to approach her about it either. Instead, both parties kept their distance; kept their silence; kept their thoughts to themselves. Byakuya tried to look at her secretly from the corner of his eye.

What must you think of me?

What do I do with these feelings of mine...?

'Does any of you want to paint outsi-'

Joshiro was cut off when a bird accidently flew inside the class room. It began flying around in circles desperately trying to find a way out again. Some of the boys raised their voices when the bird narrowly missed them which caused the animal to dart around the room in a more panicked manner.

'Woah! What the Hell is it!'

'Jesus!'

'Shoot it down with kido!'

'Yeah! Great i-'

'Hush now. No one is to harm the bird,' their art teacher instructed. 'Everybody-' Joshiro couldn't speak anymore or focus much as he began another one of his coughing fits. The sun's heat was making him feel dizzy already.

'Oh, surely it can't be that hard to catch onebird,' Ashido suggested and winked at his twin. The two boys stood on their chairs to wait for the animal to fly towards them. The other students soon did the same. Rukia decided to move out of the way in case she got caught in the crossfire. The bird came towards them, still lost. Ichigo nodded his head as if to signal to his brother.

'On one...' Ashido nodded as he received the signal.

'Two...'

'Three!'

At the same time, the brothers threw themselves towards each other. To no one's surprise, the bird was too quick for them, and they both missed. But at least they had Rukia's desk to land on. Well, at least they did until Szayel thought it was a good idea to kick it out of the way. Eventually, the twins collided into each other and crashed onto the floor.

'It hurts!' the brothers complained. Ashido rubbed his shoulder which hurt him the most.

'Why did you do that for!' he yelled, getting irritated as Szayel was still sniggering. He flicked his beautiful pink hair over his shoulder.

'That's for calling me 'ugly', Szayel bluntly replied.

Ichigo frowned, picked up the nearest bottle of acrylic painted and squeezed the black substance across Szayel's face and uniform. The zigzag lines dripped to the floor in slow motion.

'BAKA! How dare you!' the drama queen gasped, trembling with rage. Ashido and the rest of the class began to roar with laughter.

'Nice one, Ichigo!'

'Oh, you think that's funny, do you!'

'Now, come on, boys, let's act responsibly...' Their art teacher tried to stand up but wasn't physically fit to do so.

Szayel ignored his art teacher's wise words and went to grab a red bottle and squirted the thick paint into Ashido's face. He wasn't the only victim as Ichigo soon discovered he was covered in it too. And before Joshiro could step in the twins decided to retaliate and the three of them began a massive paint war.

'Fight! Fight! Fight!'

The entire class soon joined in and threw paint around the whole classroom. It was difficult to tell who threw paint at who but they all seemed to actually enjoy taking part in the fight. Ashidio aimed two bottles of paint at Szayel for good measure.

'Stop it boys this instance!' Joshiro warned.

'Why you...!'

He went to return the favour but the twin decided to divert from the fire at the last minute. Unfortunately for Rukia she was standing directly in front of Ashido so the paint was heading towards her instead. She watched as the red flecks darted towards her. But that was all she could do. Watch. The paint approached her so fast she had no time to react. All she could do was jam her eyes shut and cringed at the thought of receiving the paint in her face. Ten-Twenty seconds went by until she came to realise that nothing had happened. For some reason the class had suddenly went dead silent. Everyone seemed to have stopped fighting. Some students even gasped. Did something bad occur?

Slowly, she peeled her eyes open, curious as to what happened but still a little scared. To her surprise, she found a tall human shield guarding her from the attack. Red dots splattered over this man's uniform.

'Ch-Cheeky-san...? Why...?'


Byakuya immediately protected himself from the paint fight with a kido barrier. He was going to just walk out of the room calmly and wait for everything to return to normal again until something else caught his attention. Rukia had found herself in the middle of the crossfire between Szayel and the twins. It all happened so fast. Without thinking he broke from his kido to concentrate on flash-stepping right in front of Rukia to save her. His white shirt was ruined but he didn't care. The students were shocked that he was the first in their class to be able to use shun-po but he didn't care about that either. All he cared about was...

'Ch-Cheeky-san...' her voice was soft and even sounded a little apologetic. 'Why...?'

He didn't try to look at her. His face remained emotionless and cold despite the panic feeling that whirled inside him only a few seconds ago. Even he couldn't explain himself why he had made such a bold move to help Rukia. Maybe he didn't want to explain since it was never like his character to have any sentimental attachment.

'Woah! Did you see that!' Ashida gasped.

'Yeah! I think it was a blue tit!' His brother replied. Byakuya twitched even though Ichigo was purely talking about the bird.

Tit...

'No! I meant Buakuya's shun-po!' Ashida clomped hard on his younger brother's head. 'And I don't think it was a tit. It was probably a robin.'

'Baka,' Szayel scolded and threw his paint brush at them. 'It wasn't a robin. They have a red breast.' The bird clearly had brown feathers all over but Byakuya was busy focussing on something else.

Breast...

'Kuchiki-san!' Joshiro noticed something worrying. 'Your nose is bleeding!'

Byakuya's long index finger went to swipe the skin underneath his nose. He couldn't believe his eyes even when he and everyone else could see the warm liquid on his fingertip. How could just two words trigger him to remember last night's accidental touching!

'Excuse me,' Byakuya finally said.

Unsure of what he should do he decided to just leave and change into a clean set of uniform. How could he be so sensitive over so little words!

Am I going crazy... over you?


There were already loud noises coming from the boys changing rooms before she even entered it. Rukia took a deep breath. The boys were probably all semi-naked already but she wasn't going to look. No, she was going to keep her focus entirely fixed onto the floor and go straight to the toilets to change into her sports clothes. That sounded like a good plan...

CREEEEEAK

The door had already swung open in front of her before she came to her resolve. Boy did she regret that because now stood staring at her was Ulquiorra in nothing but his black boxers! He was pale white and thin all over. He had two outstanding pecks which suited his skinny frame really well. Her eyes widened. She didn't want to look but somehow couldn't look away either. The prefect's lips curled into a little smile and he leaned his head slightly to the side.

'See something you like, Rukia?' he purred.

'I...'

Her eyes frantically tried to find something else to look at when she realised she had been staring or even admiring his physique for a moment too long. A warm blush feathered across her cheeks. What was she supposed to say? Could she maybe just change the subject?

'Prefect-san... aren't you supposed to get ready for P.E?' she enquired, still refusing to look at him.

'Oh, I'm always ready for some physical education,' he husked. Could Rukia turned redder than she already was?

'B-But you're still in your... underwear,' she whispered the last part. Like Hell did she needed to draw more attention to his lack of clothing!

'What do you mean?' Ulquiorra wore a puzzled face. 'These are my swimming shorts.' Rukia snapped her head up and finally looked at him.

'Swimming shorts?'

'Yeah, everyone in the class are being tested their swimming skills,' he explained. Her violet eyes grew wide. It was for definite that Rukia's female body would be revealed for this reason.

Oh, God, how am I supposed to get out of this one!

Maybe I should just come out with the truth since Cheeky-san already knows. He's sure to say something anyway!

But then...

Why hasn't he said anything... yet...?

'Oi! Rukia!' Ashido yelled.

The twins waltzed out of the changing room too with matching blue swimming goggles and black swimming shorts on. They looked almost identical except for-

'Ichigo, why are you wearing a duck ring?' Rukia stated the obvious. Yes, Ichigo was wearing a huge yellow inflatable duck ring around his waist.

'Don't ask,' his brother muttered and rolled his eyes. Ichigo beamed with a dazzling smile.

'Cool, huh? I've got some watermelon juice too! We can have a Bleach beach party!' Ashido shook his head in slight embarrassment over his brothers' obsession with the manga.

'Baka, we're only going to the school's outdoor swimming pool,' Szayel spat from behind the boys.

'No one cares about what you have to say, Ugly-san,' Ichigo threw back at the drama queen.

'What did you say!'

'And why are you wearing a bathrobe anyway! Baka!' Ashido joined in. Szayel was indeed wearing a white fluffy cotton-made robe.

'Because I want to!' he deadpanned. 'Do you have a problem with that!' Ulquiorra ignored the mini fight and returned his attention to the girl.

'Rukia, go quickly to the changing room to get ready and I'll wait for you here. Everyone else can make their way to the pool.'

'H-Huh?' She suddenly remembered about her huge dilemma she was currently faced with. 'N-No, no, that won't be necessary.' She shook her hands and tried to hide the fact that she was panicking.

'Why, do you want to change right in front of me?' She almost choked on his words.

'N... I mean, I c-can't actually swim so I won't be able to take part...' She was pretty impressed with herself for thinking up such an excuse in such a short space of time. Her secret was safe... for now.

'It's a swimming lesson, Midget-san. You'll be taught how to swim,' Szayel deadpanned as he flicked his lovely pink her over his shoulder for like the 100th time.

'Well, actually, I'm a little scared of water,' she offered and ignored his nickname for her. Ashido scrunched up his face and pouted.

'Oh, come on, Rukia. It will be fun. I promise!' he urged. 'You can hold my hand if you're scared.' Ichigo rolled his eyes.

'In your dreams,' he muttered under his breath.

'Gomen, you go on without me,' she said before disappearing into the changing room to dump her belongings. Szayel took this opportunity to walk closer to Ulquiorra.

'Prefect-san, what do you think about my trunks? They're brand new!'

He opened up his bathrobe to reveal his tight looking pink Speedos. Surely, they were at least a size too small? But then maybe he deliberately wanted to show off that part of his body! Whatever his motives were, Ulquiorra wasn't paying much attention to it or to Szayel himself for that matter. The prefect sighed.

'And I was so looking forward to finally see Rukia's naked body.' And with that he walked off, obviously disappointed.

'Prefect-san? Prefect-san?' Szayel did his best to get Ulquiorra's attention but to no avail. And it was all because of-

That annoying midget!


News of the Seireitei boys were taking swimming lessons travelled fast. All their fangirls decided to skip class just to get a glance at their idol... semi-naked of course! Some girls were already armed with cameras to capture the moment forever. Others brought pictures and pens ready to seek an autograph from their favourite Seireitei boy. A group of girls huddled around a bush near the pool and waited for the boys to arrive. As time passed, more and more girls turned up, all fighting for the best spot for the best view. Some pushing began and some quarrelling soon came with it.

'Move over,' one whispered.

'No! I was here first!' another hissed.

'Move, I've a big fan of Byakuya-sama!'

'Well I'm a bigger fan of his!'

'No, I am!'

'No, I am!' A tall shadow loomed over them. They hardly had time to register it.

'What do you think you're doing?' Szayel demanded. He had followed to wherever these strange noises were.

The girls shrieked the moment they were discovered. They panicked especially when there was this black aura circling around the boy. He was obviously in a bad mood and was filled with murdering intent.

'S-Syayel... sem...pai...'

They quivered with fear not only because they weren't supposed to be on Seireitei grounds but also because they knew how much girls irritated the boy. His amber eyes pierced right at them. He just wanted to take his anger out on the first person who crossed him. How unfortunate for them.

'Who gave you permission to be here! Get lost before I report you all to the principal!' he yelled without restraint. The girls were scared stiff.

'H-Hai!'

'Gomenesai!'

'Gomenesai! It won't happen again!' They all fell over each other before picking themselves up again and ran away before he killed them all.

'Baka,' he spat and walked over to the swimming pool. No one was there yet. It seemed like he was the first to arrive. Everyone else were still doing warm-up exercises back at the gym. But who was that who was walking towards him? A small little figure it was but it soon became apparent to him. Syayel's face twitched in annoyance. Of course Rukia was sent away since she couldn't swim-

The midget can't swim, huh!

She offered him a small smile and a bow when she was closer towards him. Everything she did was irritating to him.

You think you have the right to flirt with my Prefect-san, do you!

She walked to the side closer to the edge of the pool so she could walk around him. He scowled at her non-stop.

I'll show you!

'Ooops!'

Without any warning, without a moment's hesitation, Szayel took a step and pretended to slip. He took this opportunity to bump into Rukia and elbowed her hard, knocking her off balance.

SPLASH!

Rukia fell into the water just how Szayel had intended but he made it look like an accident. Rukia bobbed up and down, gasping her air and waving her arms about in an attempt to stop herself from drowning. She was choking on mouthfuls of water before finally finding her feet. She was about to stand up but then hesitated and shrunk back down into the water leaving only her head exposed above the surface. The card board she used to protect her chest was floating in a corner of the pool. It must have slipped out when she fell in. Now, her wet clothes were clinging to her womanly figure so tightly. It was for certain that he would see the outline of her breasts if she stood up!

No, I'll get out when he leaves. Stupid drama queen!

It was then when all the boys from her class decided to turn up. They could all see her. Her eyes widened.

Shit! How am I supposed to leave unnoticed now! They'll all find out I'm a girl now for sure!

'Ichigo, is that Rukia over in the pool?' Ashido whispered to his brother. Byakuya took a glance just before she swung round so her back was facing everyone.

'What is he doing swimming in his uniform?'

'Why do you want to see Rukia in his trunks instead?' Ichigo suggested. His brother blushed at the thought.

'I have no idea what you're implying!' Ashido scoffed but he knew. Oh, he knew exactly what he meant!

'Orikasa-san, didn't you say that you can't swim?' Kisuke cocked his head and asked.

'H-Hai,' Rukia quickly replied. She turned her head slightly but still kept her back towards everyone for safe measure. 'I was pushe-'

'Rukia fell into the water. It was only an accident,' Szayel jumped in.

'I see. How careless of you, Orikasa-san. Thankfully, you only ended up in shallow end, huh?' Kisuke smiled and waved his fan playfully.

'Hai, Urahara-sensei...' She was 100% certain that it was no accident and threw an evil look at Szayel but he only smirked.

'Shouldn't you move out now, Rukia? Some of us actually want a swimming lesson, you know?' Szayel threw back at her. He undid his belt and removed his bathrobe to get ready for the lesson.

'I...' she hesitated and Byakuya could see what she was worried about. He snatched the bathrobe off the drama queen.

'Hey, that's mine. Give it..' Syayel's words trailed off. Even he didn't dare to annoy the prince. Byakuya walked towards the edge of the pool and dangled the robe towards Rukia.

'Rukia, wear this and hurry up and change your clothes before you take ill,' he suggested.

She lifted her head up and peered at him under her long bang. She slowly looked up and took in the image from bottom to top. He was wearing purple shorts and his glorious chest was on full show. A little blush appeared on the tips of her cheeks. He looked so gorgeous. Was he getting more and more handsome or was did she only just realise his beauty...?

Wow! Cheeky-san is semi-naked!

'Rukia?' he prompted.

'Hai,' she finally answered. Her small hand went to take the bathrobe when a tightening pain shot through her leg. Her calf muscled clutched hard and the pain was intense.

'Ouch!' she sunk back into the water. 'Muscle cramp!'

'Rukia?' his voice was deep as usual yet also blended with genuine concern.

'Urgh!'

Byakuya couldn't go on seeing her in agony any longer and abandoned the bathrobe which fell to the floor. He carefully stepped into the pool and picked her up in his arms. She was incredibly light like a feather so he easily made his way to the steps to get out of the water and decided to return to their dorm room so she could change out of her wet clothes and into dry ones. He ignored all the fuss the other boys were making. He ignored the fact that he had just walked out of class and would probably get scolded for it. He ignored it all. At that moment in time nothing else mattered apart from the petite girl in his arms. Maybe it was because she was hurt of maybe he didn't want anyone to discover her real gender.

Maybe because I want you to stay by side...

...even if it's just for a little while longer...


Safe. Rukia suddenly felt entirely safe the moment he picked her up in his arms. Maybe it was because of his strong arms? Maybe it was because she was panicking and he was first to help her? Maybe it was because he made her feel safe? Something that no one else could achieve? Who knows but she just couldn't stop that little warm glee feeling inside her.

Am I happy to be in Cheeky-san's arms... again?

Her face was resting against his marbled chest. Droplets of water were trailing down his skin looking rather like sweat. Merging that image with the intimate physical contact they were sharing, Rukia's blush intensified and her heartbeat sped fast.

'AHCHOO!'


The noise of Rukia's sneeze jerked Byakuya out of his thoughts. His feet continued walking but his eyes did lower down to check that she was alright. In that moment when he was supposed to look at her face he accidently caught sight of her white shirt. It was only a subtle hint but he could see the shape of her breasts through the flimsy fabric. With the nature of the fabric and the water combination, it turned see-through. A pastel pink coloured bra with white polka dots on was clearly visible! Her shirt hugged her breasts tightly. Byakuya's head snapped up but he had already seen enough! His chest tightened, his heart pounded like mad and-

'Cheeky-san, is your nose bleeding again?'

For God's sake! What is wrong with me!


Byakuya was now back at the dorms and he had suggested Rukia take a hot shower before her small sniffles manifested into a full blown cold. Why he was still hanging around he didn't know. Did he want to make sure she was okay? Maybe it was a good idea to head back to class now? Just as he turned away the click of a door opening appeared.

'Cheeky-san?' He paused before turning back round. You could only see Rukia's head peeking out of the bathroom door.

'I...' she bit her lip, finding it difficult to find her voice. 'Can you bring me my clothes and towel? I left them on my bed...' she whispered.

Byakuya remained silent but decided to do as she asked. He flashed stepped up the stairs. Laid on top of the bed was already a neat set of her uniform and a folded yellow towel next to it. He took them all into his hands and walked downstairs. Unbeknown to him, there were a few other items of clothing tucked in-between her shirt and trousers which fell out and onto the floor. His eyes widened at the sight of the frilly yellow bra and matching panties spread out on the wooden boards. How long was he glued to the sight of them?

Stop it! Unless you want another nose bleed!

After he cursed himself, he went to pick up the garments but unfortunately for him, it was then when the twins decided to walk in on him.

'Rukia! Are you okay?' Ashido began. 'We came back to see how you-'

Picture this if you can: The evil twins had caught sight of the ever so noble and emotionless prince with lingerie in his hands. There was nothing worse. And it wasn't like he could come up with a reasonable excuse for possessing such sensitive material! He couldn't tell they belonged to Rukia!

'Oh, my God! Byakuya is a pervert!'

'Do you like wearing ladies underwear, Byakuya!'

As the room filled with hysterical laughter, Byakuya wondered if he was already in Hell...!


Lol I love to see Byakuya in the anime in this scene! A perverted Byakuya... Mmm... Yummy! Poor Byakuya is gonna end up anaemic with all this blood loss! lol

Anyways, let me know what you think and drop me a review. I know it may be a little short but nothing else fitted this chapter. Hopefully you still liked it anyway and I'll try make the next chapter longer. Ja x