Well hello again readers

Okay after carefully going through the outline a few times and making a couple of corrections, we have about seven more chapters to cover

Yeah that's a lot of information in such a short time (since I'm on winter break)

So no dilly-dally, lets jump right into it and see what happens!

WARNINGS: very small amount of bad language, a bit of touching…yeah that about it covers it up

So Enjoy!

And again big thanks to ROSE53289


Chapter 12

Want to Know The Truth?


Twirling the beautiful pink rose, given to her by her lover, in her hand, the Princess had a smile on her face. The day was crisp and clear like any other and happily she was spending her time with the man she adored. After finally convincing her guardian to letting her stay, he finally gave in, but warned her to keep her actions under control. But he can't put all the blame on her, sometimes he was the one to pull her near and mold his mouth over hers, so in truth he should be the one in check…well her too.

But although her eyes were one hundred percent focused on him, her mind was elsewhere. Ryu was busy training, so he wasn't really aware of her state. Kasumi was thinking about every curve on his body, the way his built chest pushed up and down from his calm breathing, the muscles on his back and shoulders pulsing, and his handsome face but her mind kept wondering to Aizen.

Something had been wrong the last couple of days. It's been two since his return and yesterday the situation was brought to her.

Setting the flower down, she grabbed her cup of tea and took a sip. There she sat under the shade, her legs over the side swinging and the tea neatly in her lap. Her gaze was not on her lover anymore; they were down, looking at the reflections in the tea. Her mind was busy, clouded by her fiancée, something was wrong with him. Not literally, but he just was not himself. She really couldn't say for sure since she really wasn't around him much, but talking to the servants, they've provided some information.

For one his appearance, the last time she had seen him, his brown hair was pushed back and he never wore his glasses anymore. Despite his handsome features, his face looked so…dangerous. He looked so handsome it was a crime, but his eyes, his expressions; his voice was just so…peril. She wasn't sure how to describe it…it's so threatening it's beautiful.

The servants had been saying how much more isolated he has been. Some say he was nervous about the wedding. Others say he just doesn't want to deal with anything. The excuse she wanted to say was because he returned from the war about two days ago, but that was not the case, because the next day he was up and ready to go. Gin said not be worried, but he's pretty much locked in his room all day long! And she wasn't supposed to worry about that?

The girl was tempted to go back and see him and see what was wrong, but she needed to be figuring out a way to end the marriage, not fall victim to him.

Checking one time wouldn't be so bad, right?

The Princess ignored her question and snapped back into reality to see that Ryu was trying to find his center. Here she was spending time with the man she loved, only to have another on her mind.

Heh…she was some girl…

"Is the tea not to your liking, Princess Kasumi?" a servant asked.

Said girl took awhile to respond, "Oh! No it's fine, thank you." The servant showed her a smile and nodded, "Here's the towel you requested for the master." The woman set down the item and waited to see if anything else was needed before taking her leave.

Kasumi refocused her mind on her guardian, watching him intently unlike before. His muscles flexed beautifully when he moved, showing the power and strength that she owned. His sculpted abs moving like a wave when his chest moved up and down. When his back was towards her, her breath was stolen. The way his skin flexed, portraying the muscle he had. The indents were so deep, so toned, honestly she would loved to run her fingers over them.

Ryu was unaware of her eyes glued to his god-like frame. Once the Prince finished his session, he took a calm deep breath, relaxing his worked out muscles. When he turned his green eyes to see her, he couldn't help but smile. Making his way over to her, the girl blushed a deep red, "You…were…amazing…"

He chuckled sweetly and grabbed the towel, rubbing his skin down, "You were eyeing me like you wanted to pounce on me." His description made her turn even more red, "I…I…" Her stumbling trigged more of his laughter, "Don't worry, it's a good thing I attract you, but you might want to be careful, okay?"

"Ye…yeah…" she replied, a bit crushed by his words. Keeping their love a secret was really breaking her heart, but the last thing they needed was a conflict on top of all the other hell that was going on. Ryu hated it too, but they needed to play it safe.

Kasumi offered him a glass of water, a servant left behind a while again, and with thanks he took it. Despite the hard exterior everybody said he had, Ryu was a very passionate person, just not showing it a lot, "Is something wrong?"

His question made her eyes stare at the ground and he took that as his answer. And he knew it was about the Lord. As much as he disliked the way she cared about him, what say did he really have? He couldn't tell her whom she couldn't love, but now was not the time for confusion.

"You know you can tell me," he spoke, lifting the rose and offering it to her once more. She smiled sweetly and took the plant, "Nothing…it's just…something is wrong…but I don't know what…"

"What kind of wrong?" he asked.

"I don't know," she repeated, "the servants say he hasn't been himself lately. I don't want to go check on him cause I'm afraid of what might happen, but I can't necessarily forget about it. I'm his fiancée after all! What kind of image would that paint?"

The Prince wasn't sure how to reply. He couldn't say he understood because he really hasn't ever been around the Lord unless need be, but even in the back of his mind, he knew something was fishy about the marriage to begin with.

But she was right. She couldn't simply ignore it. You'd think she'd be snuggling and comforting her fiancée and not with another man she secretly loved. Of course people didn't see it that way at the moment, but once they did…it was not going to be a pretty site. The consequences would be endless.

So the only option…?

She needed to go see him.

"You should probably be going then," he answered, rubbing the cloth on the back of his neck after swiping his brown locks away.

That was the answer, but how would Ryu feel? She couldn't be in his arms and then turn around to fall in other pair. Gosh, could this be anymore complicated…?

"You're right…" she replied, stroking a petal, "but are you going to be alright?"

Her concern for him made his heart jump. Leaning over, he smiled at the ground, "Does it matter? Technically we aren't supposed to be together…but if you're wondering…it's fine. I can't keep you from him."

"But you're not, don't see it that way Ryu," her voice answered with more volume. Kasumi gasped and looked around to see if she drew any attention, "If you want, I won't go see him."

"Don't do that," he replied back quickly, "You need to do what you have too, is that clear? I dislike it as much as you do, but people don't know about us. You are the fiancée to Lord Sosuke Aizen. Please Kasumi use your head and think."

Said girl opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. He was right, he was always right, but she couldn't…better yet didn't want to live this lie.

"Alright," she responded with defeat in her voice, "I'll go, but I have this feeling…I can't explain it." Ryu sighed with relief, she was doing the right thing, despite the pain she felt, "Very well Princess, do you want me to escort you?"

"If you have some free time," she answered with a small smile, "Thanks bodyguard." Ryu returned her smile, but before leaving, he checked the area to see if they were in the clear and swiftly pulled their lips together for a small kiss. Kasumi was stunned from the sudden action, but easily gave in and kissed her lover back.

It was a short kiss, but any longer and someone might have seen. The Prince grabbed her hand and kissed that as well, "I love you."

The Princess smiled softly, "I love you too."


After having her guardian/secret lover escort her to the manor, he bowed before his departure wishing her the best of luck. The words made her gut feeling less intense, but something was wrong, but of course she couldn't put her finger on it.

After the front gate guards greeted her, they opened the gate and made her way inside. Down the trail and up the giant white steps, the blue-haired boy and a skinny man greeted her. His name was Nnitora. He was a very…scary person, so she thought. Despite the eye-patch, he was incredible skinny…very unnatural. And his smile…again very unnatural.

Investing some time with a conversation with the two boys, they both said that Aizen was in his room and has been in their all day just like before. She asked if anyone has checked on him, but they both replied no. He said to stay out and leave him be.

Did that sound like something that Aizen would really do?

With thanks and a couple more words from both Grimmjow and Nnitora, Kasumi walked into the manor heading in the directions of his bedroom. The manor looked very empty from what she could see. She heard no sound or even chatters from the servants, not even Gin or Kaname were wondering around.

It was clear something was up.

When she found the door she was seeking, the girl took a deep breath before entering. She closed the door silently and entered the large room, finding the Lord not to be in it. The water from the bathroom was running, so she guessed he was in the shower. With the extra time she had, she gathered her thoughts and her nerves.

Kasumi hated to admit it, but even she thought there was no way to escape the marriage. If Lisa, Tina and Helena have tried and failed, what chances did she have? Sure she had some help along the way from Lisa, threats from Barragan and small information from the others, but what good would that do her? She didn't want to quit, but what else could she do…?

Before getting the chance to finish her thought, the bathroom door opened, cutting off her chain of thoughts. Quickly she turned around, keeping a calm face and looking towards her fiancée.

Aizen appeared through the steam with nothing but a pair of sleep pants on and a towel around his neck, drying his chocolate hair. He finally opened his eyes, after pushing his clean locks back, surprised to see the Princess in his room, "Kasumi, this is a surprise, what are you doing here?"

Ignoring his hard abs and chiseled chest, said girl replied, "I just wanted to see you…how have…what is that?" The Lord knew what she was looking at and answered back with a light chuckle, "No need to worry, it's just a scratch."

Just next to his heart, a red mark appeared diagonally. Kasumi's eyes grew big, horrified to the fact that he could have died. If his definition of a scratch was a blood-line, sealed up by stitches then yes it was very minor.

Thoughtlessly, the girl approached him, hesitating before using a finger to gently outline it, "What happened?"

Aizen smiled to her concern, apparently her feelings for him were stronger then he thought. It was a good thing to him, "Lord Kenpachi does have thirst for blood. He just scrapped me, when things got a little out of hand."

Kasumi was still in astonishment at the mark, "Scrapped you? He tried to kill you! Are you all right? Does it hurt? Do you need anything? Do you…?"

Sosuke halted her words by titling her chin up to him, "I'm glad to see that you are worried, but I am fine. It's nearly healed. Just small pain." His words gave her reassure-ment, but the thought about him dying, honestly made her feel sad. He could have lost his life and he sees it as a little scrap.

"Do you need anything?" she repeated. He looked down into her orange eyes, "No it's alright. I'll call a servant later to patch me up." His eyes went over to the bed and Kasumi did the same, seeing a first-aid kit on the sheets.

"I'll do it," she answered, "I'm already here. The servants have been telling me that you haven't been leaving your room. Is that true…dear?"

Dear? That was a new line she hadn't tried before. Aizen smiled to the new nickname, placing his towel aside on his dresser, "I've just been tried. I need to rest since the day is almost here."

"The day…" she thought to herself as she rummaged through the kit to find the right tools. "The day were I am bound to you and give up my hopes on being married to another." A sad day it would be, when you put it like that.

When she returned she moved closer to him, asking for him not to fidget. Willingly he opened his arms to her, securing them around her waist. Kasumi was a bit uneasy about the position, but ignored her sense and continued the task at hand.

His lips were close her forehead, placing small kisses there from time to time. The Princess lightly rubbed his wound with the cream, the skin a bit bumpy underneath her touch. She tried to ignore his kisses, but they never seemed to leave her flesh. They traveled down lower so they were placed on her cheek. His breath tickling her skin, his voice humming as he began to sway them.

As much as she wanted to ask him to stop, she kept her lips sealed. After the cream, she removed the strip from its package and placed it gently on his wound. When she gave it a pat, his lips found her neck and touched the flesh. Her breathing caught her throat, her hands moving to his strong chest to push him off.

"I missed you," he said, ravishing her skin with more, "I missed you so much." Her words jumbled when his tongue ran over her neck, "I…missed you…too…Sosuke." With her calling his name with such a voice, he moved their bodies closer, his kisses grew hard, his grip even harder. Having his mouth run up and down her neck, he pushed her head to the side, wanting more of her sweet skin. The girl's sounds were low, hating herself for even making them.

His wet appendage traced her jaw line, easily slipping into her mouth and exploring. Kasumi was too stunned to even comprehend what was going on. Aizen moved them backwards till her back touched the white wall, holding her there. Their kiss grew intense; he messaged her lips a bit roughly, like he hadn't seen her in forever. Kasumi found her lips moving back with his, his mouth swallowing all of her unwanted moans.

Everything in her head was telling her that it was wrong, but her lips had a mind of their own and stayed attached. His hands moved from her waist, lightly tugging on the front of her kimono, loosing it up a bit, before moving to be planted on her legs. Her mind didn't even register what he was doing.

With a squeak coming from her lips, Aizen raised her up, opening the bottom of her kimono so her legs wrapped around him securely. Before she could get a word out, his mouth found hers again and kept her quiet. The image he painted was almost done.

With one final action, he detached from her mouth back to her neck, pinning her hands to the wall by her wrist. Finally Kasumi's brain was starting to function and this is a position she did not want to be in. She was moaning a lot more then she thought, but it wasn't right, Aizen wasn't the one who should be doing this.

She tried to unpin her arms but seeing them not budge she spoke, "Aizen…you need…to stop…" Said man was not listening and continued to make her body warmer then average. She found her common sense and started to move, "Aizen…I said…to stop!"

With more force in her voice, she caught Aizen's attention, but was surprised to see the smirk on his face. She winced when he tightened his grip on her. "I'm not surprised you won't let me touch you. You want it to be him, don't you?"

His words made her body freeze. Kasumi was paralyzed unsure of how to react. He couldn't possibly be talking about Ryu, unless…

"I must say, I'm surprised you took it that far," Aizen continued to say. She swallowed the lump in her throat, "What are you…talking about?"

"Lets try being honest, huh Kasumi?" the Lord smiled devilishly, "You slept with another man while I was gone, well to be more specific, you slept with Ryu Hayabusa."

By now her body was frozen solid, her face turned away from him. "He knows," her mind panicked, "but how? How does he know?" What was she going to do? What was she going to say? He was confident that he knew, so she really had no way to talk herself out of it.

"I…um…"

"Speechless? I'm not surprised," he said, "You didn't think I find out did you, but you're wondering how I did, huh?" The Lord moved her hands higher above her head, pinning them with one hand while the other grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. He could see the fear and confusion in her eyes. Aizen almost pitied her for how clueless she was.

He stroked her chin with his thumb as he talked, "I may have left, but I had someone stay behind to keep an eye on you. You see Kasumi, I don't trust you nor your brother nor your Clan."

The Princess' eyes grew big, confused at his words, "wha…what does that have to do with anything?" "Oh Kasumi," he hummed with his finger tracing the features on her pretty face, "So confused. Well I guess we should start from the beginning."

Her heart was pounding in her chest. What was going on? What was wrong with him? This wasn't the Aizen she met or was in the garden with. What happened to his passion, his caring, his sweetness? Was this what Lisa and Barragan tried to warn her about? He was so rough, so cruel, so…dominate. Was this even the same person?

Aizen grabbed her chin once more, locking their gazes together, "I'll talk…you'll listen. The reason why I want to marry you isn't because I love you. I want to marry you…to embarrass you. My father went to easy on you, I on the other hand, will not."

"Judging from your eyes I can tell you have no idea about the family war, do you? Oh Kasumi, your brother is trying to protect you from the truth, baring all the family shame on his shoulders. How noble of him. Well since he didn't educate you I will."

"Your family is ranked second best in the region. Your very talented; skills like no other, intelligence, and even very popular. You father was a very proud man, so noble and honored, but foolish, but your mother was no better either."

Kasumi could feel the anger in the pit of her stomach, "Don't you dare…!"

Sosuke squeezed her chin roughly, "I'm talking. I was only a child when the war happened and you weren't even born yet. Your father thought he could take over rule of the Aizen family. So with the best men he could gather from the clan, he stormed this manor."

"The war lasted for only a year, but it didn't need to. Because of your father, the war continued. After he lost the first time, my father forgave him and barely delivered a punishment, but thanks to his foolish forgiveness your father was not grateful and continued to declare war throughout the year."

"After the last attempt, my father finally delivered the right punishment and stripped your father from his title. Don't get me wrong, your father was suitable for the job, he was even asked to take over the throne incase of my father's death. My father didn't think I was mature enough yet, since he was aware that his time was almost at an end, but now he rests peacefully."

"But it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough to just take your father's title away. No, he deserved a bigger punishment for that, but my father was a kind man and left it alone. I respected him for that, but he was always soft. So as a way to make amends and bring some respect back to the Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan name, he decided to come work under my father, secretly of course."

"Your father was that desperate that he got on his hands and knees and bowed down, but hey, like father like son."

The information processed in her head piece by piece, the feeling very overwhelming. As she thought things over, she tried to understand why Hayate hid the truth? Was it because he didn't want to talk about the family name? The horrible thing though was to hear was why the war started. Her dad was pretty challenging, but she didn't think he'd tried to overrun the Aizen family.

Wait…did he just say, 'like father like son?'

His voice brought her back from her thoughts, "Your father served under mine for about six years, after my father's passing, the councilmen decided to release him, but it wasn't just your father. Your mother also decided she wanted to help restore the family name, so guess what she did?"

Kasumi didn't want to hear him talk about her mother. Her mother was so perfect in her eyes, no matter what he said it would never change her opinion.

"After realizing that begging and pleading was a waste, she got on her hands and knees…and she sucked."

SLAP!

It took a moment for the small sting of pain to register and small red spot show on his face. Kasumi managed to get her hand free and let her anger get the better of her. Aizen chuckled darkly and once again restrained her hands, his grip like iron, making the Princess whine from the pain, "You're a lot stronger then I thought, but was that wise to do?"

"I don't care. Don't ever disrespect my mother," she spat through the pain.

His hand returned her chin after smoothing over his red cheek, "She already disrespected herself by stooping that low, thus, the reason why my mother left. After she learned that your mother was whoring herself off, she was shocked that her husband was actually accepting, so she said her goodbyes and left."

"Years later you were born and our families buried the inccident. I had no authority to deliver a punishment, so I continued on with my daily life, pushing the past to the back of my head."

"And still till this very day the shame still hangs over your family name and yet you do nothing about it," he finished, "unlike your brother…"

"I have completed the task you asked of me. Is there anything else you need my Lord?"

Aizen smiled while Kasumi grew her eyes from shock, "Is that? No it can't be..."

"Well done, Hayate."

To be continued…


Chapter 12 is done and complete. I honestly had to put emphasize on Ryu's body with every little detail. I think I made his personality a bit hard in this one. He has feelings but I still wanted to show his leadership personality.

Personally I hate the ending, cause it…just like…ended, but this chapter was suppose to cut off in the middle of their conversation cause a surprise guest showed up…and it's kind of obvious who it. This chapter took me awhile to do cause I needed to make sure what Aizen said was accurate and stuff.

So next time we get to see what deal is made and…

Well let's just save the events for later.

Ta-ta for now!

Hope you guys are enjoying.