Chapter: 12:Prepation_

The Generals' meeting hall was full with not only the Generals but also with the lieutenants. While the Generals saton their places their lieutenants stood behind them. The fresh morning air filled the room but it could not blow away the tension in the room.

"So…the wedding's happening?" Raymond looked around the room.

"Yea" Rukia curtly replied not looking anyone in the eye. She was still shock to know that her plan had backfired on her. Erza and Azuna smirked as if sensing her thought but shivered when they felt her glaring at them.

But they weren't they reason for that the room was so much in tension, it was because Cap. General Raymond, General Luke and Lieutenant Hakubi. The three admirers of General Rukia's who just couldn't wrap their head around the fact that she was getting married to an outsider and they had lost without any fight.

"Um…I heard that the wedding preparation in both Fujisaki clan and Shirona clan starting next week." Nolan smiled softly.

"Yea!" Erza looked around the room as she realized the meeting they had before were aloes boring but today it was just awkward.

"You know if you're all here to gossip about the wedding then I'm out of here." Rukia stood up.

"All right let's talk business then." Raymond went serious and so did the others and Rukia sat down again. "There is again another royal wedding next month. The security this time has to be the best, we don't want to repeat the last time."

It had been a whole week since Ichigo had left Paradise. He had no idea how he had survived the week without seeing a glimpse of her. He just couldn't get her out of his system. She was everywhere in his mind.

Orihime had moved out of his house the night he came back from Paradise. She cried for few hours then moved out of the house to the fourth division barracks. At first when the news about this spread out lot of people in Gotie 13 made few sneer comments at them but they stopped when none other than Byakuya Kuchiki defended Ichigo and his family, not that Ichigo really cared about the rumors, he had spend his whole life with them so ignored them but it was hard for Orihime so when Byakuya stood up for them she was also defended. Later when Byakuya was asked why he did what he did, he said that he was just showing respect for a fellow brother-in-law. Ichigo of curse felt honored and shocked at this but when that wore of he smiled cockily and pointed out that Byakuya was getting soft. Few minutes letter he found himself inside Byakuya's Bankai.

But that were few days ago, right now he was again back in Paradise trying to understand how his life going to be after the wedding.

"Rukia and you can't stay in Soul Society." Johan coolly stated. They were all seating inside a very big living room. Today with the Kurosaki family head Captain Yamamoto, Byakuya, Renji and Captain Ukitake had showed up. Renji was looking like child and was ogling everything.

"Why?"

"Well you see Rukia's spiritual presser is deadly, no one below a lieutenant level there can survive but don't wary you don't have to quit your job we will give you a personal portal you can use and it won't affect with your aura." He smiled "now why don't you kids go and look at the house you and Rukia will be living."

"General, you have a visitor." Hakubi called Rukia who was deep in paper work.

"Send her in." she commended not even looking up knowing who it was. When the person came in and Hakubi left she looked up, "What is it General Nolan?"

"I came to see how you are? We haven't talked about how your fillings in a long time." Nolan softly smiled.

"Well I fill like shit!" Rukia was irritated.

"That's good." Nolan thoughtfully stated.

"What? How?"

"Well after Hayate died you haven't felt anything so it's a good thing you're feeling like shit." Rukia gave her a skeptical look she ignored it "but you have to define shit to me."

"I fill like I'm betraying him, Hayate I mean. I made a promise to him and now I'm marring someone else before I kept my promise." Rukia looked out of the widow with a sad look.

"But you made a lot of promises to him. You made Hakubi independent and a man who respects women. You made sure that Daniel has a life partner and does not drown himself in alcohol because you don't love him and end u hating you for the rest of his life. What more do you need? And about the other thing you can do it even after you're married."

"You don't understand. Ichigo will not let me do that. He'll stop me no matter whatever the reasons are." She scrawled, "And I can't hide it from him. Sooner or later he will want know how Hayate died and then he'll figure out my goals and he'll stop at nothing to prevent that from happening."

"Then he is the man for you, Rukia." She put her hand on Rukia's shoulder, "you need to move on. Hayate's gone, he's not coming back. He wouldn't want you to be like this."

"He wouldn't want you to be alone either." Rukia side glanced at her, "You loved him but he loved me. And you never moved past that. You never looked at any other man then why should I?"

"Rukia…" she sighed. She knew Rukia was right, she was never able stop loving him then why should Rukia. But then she also knew that Hayate would have never wanted both of them to be like this, still living with his memories. Moreover, if he was still alive he would have found perfect life partner for Nolan so she wouldn't have to be alone. "What if the roll were reversed, Rukia? What if you were dead and he was alive wouldn't you wanted him to move on?"

Rukia nodded and realized that she was defeated.

"Then marry him, Rukia. If he is a good man he will understand you and if he's not then you can aloes live him. If you can't love him then just let him be your friend." And she left.

Rukia stared at the closed door, and what if he turns out to be a bad friend, again?

They were still standing, looking at broken house. Ichigo, Byakuya, Renji and Karin kept looking at it.

"This was broken right before Hisana's disappearance." Erza stated, "And don't wary Ichigo you won't be staying there. You're house isn't even inside the compound we gave you land Rukia had perchesed with her own money and made a beautiful house."

"How did Hisana disappear?" Byakuya asked.

"You'll be told in right time." Anny smirked.

"And what of that burnout ground?" Karin asked as she pointed at a very black ground beside the river fur from them.

"That's were Rukia got married. We all ready told you if you really want to know what happened to her. You have to ask her." Azuna said.

"What're you doing here?" Rukia's sudden voice made them look at her.

"We're going to see your new house, and what are you doing here?" Anny asked back.

"I came to take a file I needed."

"And you couldn't send an officer to do that." Azuna coyly smirked then stood beside her and nudged her shoulder with Rukia's, "Why don't admit it you came to see your hubby!" Ichigo blushed as Anny and Erza snickered

"The file's classified." Rukia walked away.

"You go on I'll catch on!" Renji suddenly ran after Rukia and no one asked knowing full well the reason he came here.

"Oi General Shirona!" At Renji's high pitch yell she turned around. He stopped in front of her and smirked, "Or should I call you General Kurosaki?"

"Rukia will be just fine, Renji." She stated though she didn't smile she wasn't hostile towards him he noted.

"A General…hnh?" he smirked and she looked more relaxed, "So are you angry with me?"

"To tell you the truth, no!" she casually looked at his confused face, "Renji, you're not someone I can ever be angry with you. You stood by till the end. I aloes thought to contact you but things just kept happening in my life that I could never see you again."

"I'm glad." He smiled, "You know I married Tatsuki, the friend you had in human world."

"I know, Captain Kurosaki informed me the first time we met."

"Cap…You still calling him that?!" he skeptically looked at her, "You're gone be married to him in two days and you're still calling him by surname."

"I…I'm just not ready to except him, Renji." Rukia sadly sighed.

"You still love that dead husband of yours that much." His eyebrow shot up.

"Oh…Renji you never met Hayate, you don't know what he was like." She for the first time smiled sadly. Renji was taken aback by that smile; he had heard that she didn't smile anymore but she just did in front him while talking her dead husband. The way her eyes shined at the mention of his name, Renji know that look. He also had the same look when Tutsuki was involved.

"He must have been a great guy to make you forget about your love for Ichigo then."

"Ichigo doesn't stand chance against him." All the emotion was gone from her face again. Renji was amused it this and thought, Ichigo, it'll take you a lot of time to win over her.

"But you have to give him a chance to be your husband."

"I can't Renji. I really can't. When thirty years ago Hayate died he took my heart with him."

"Wait…Are you saying you stayed widow for that long and never got involve with anyone." Renji's eyes went wide as she nodded. Ok not a long time, it'll take ages for Ichigo to win her.

"Well I've to go. See you around and congress on the marriage." She left him.

It was a very dark underground tunnel. Rats were passing like they owned the place. And they were angry to see three strangers nevertheless three human figure there. They figure were chatting in low voice.

"We've got to stop meeting here for a month." The female figure stated, "Here are the papers you asked for."

"Why can't we meet here?" one of the male figure asked, "What if we have an update?"

"This place will be checked for the upcoming Royal wedding." She snorted, "They don't want any incident like the previous one."

"Will you be fine?" The other male figure asked.

"I've to be or all this will be in vain."

Renji soon caught up with the others. He very slowly and forcefully dragged both Byakuya and Ichigo with him so they were walking behind while the woman walked in front on the hill.

"Abarai, what is the reason of this disrespectful behavior?" Byakuya asked in a law tone.

"Did you two know that Rukia's husband died thirty years ago?" Renji hissed at near their ears.

"What?" Ichigo yelled making all the girls look at him. Renji quickly covered his mouth and smiled sheepishly.

"How can she stay widow for that long?" Bykuya greeted his teeth as soon as girls turned around.

"You're the one talk. She stayed with you in your house she must have caught your sickness." Ichgo accused.

"I don't think so. She really loved him I can say that much but the other things just doesn't add up." Renji thoughtfully looked at the ground, "Why after all this year of staying single she's suddenly marring you."

"But she did try to stop it by giving me those conditions."

"No…She wanted you to stop it; she didn't stop it by herself. You said for yourself that everybody feared her like pelage then wouldn't her one no should stop all this." Renji pointed out making Ichigo shock.

Byakuya was also shocked at his lieutenant's observation. Even he didn't think of this, he was so busy to find out why Hisana left Paradise that he completely forgot about this, "So you're saying she has a secret agenda or something?"

"I don't know. All I know is that there's something really fishy about this whole wedding?" Renji suddenly smirked, "By the way Ichigo if you're really thinking that you can have future with her, I telling you to rethink. Apparently she thinks you don't stand a chance against Hayate."

When Ichigo and the others came back to the Shirona main house it was dark outside. They had seen the house Ichigo and Rukia was going to stay. The glass made two stories house had though Ichigo of guard by its modern beauty with homey filling. He had asked who had designed the place and was even more shocked to know that it was designed by Rukia long time ago. She had designed once when she was badly injured and was taken out of the duty by General Nolan. Johan being the loving grandfather, he had made the house just as she had designed as soon as he had come upon them.

They all entered the Castle. Byakuya noticed the stiffness of Anny, Erza and Azuna. Then they heard the yelling and felt the all too familiar high spiritual presser of General Rukia Shirona.

"I told you I don't want a white big fat wedding. It has to be an intimate wedding with family and close friends." They came inside to see Rukia yelling at Johan and Isshin who were squirm under her heated gaze, even Yamamoto looked a little baffled.

"But…But Rukia-Chan, you have to understand this is my son's first wedding." Isshin shuttered.

"I fucking don't care." Rukia then turned to them, "You," she pointed at Ichigo with her finger and eyes (Ichigo found that really hot) "Tell your father that you will not have a big wedding." And she stormed off living everyone gaping at her wake.

Except two men, who were seating at the side couches and kept snickering at the scene.

"You found that amusing, Rikou, Amen?" Johan's eyebrow shot up.

Ichigo, Byakuya and Karin looked at the white hair short hair man whose Zero Lieutenant badge was tied around his head. So this is Amen Shirona.

Amen stood up at this; the amused look from his face was gone. He seriously said, "I'm going to talk to her, right know." and fisted his hand. He walked out of the same the door Rukia had. Few moments letter they heard roar of laughter from outside.

Rikou also shot out of his seat and ran outside through another door and burst out with laugh.

Isshin pouted, "Today's generation doesn't understand our fantasias, Johan-San." And the other's seat dropped as Johan nodded in agreement.

Amen found Rukia in one of the parlor fuming and fisting her hand so hard that her knuckles turned white, well as white as it can get with her pale skin.

"You know throwing tantrum won't really make you fill better." Amen said as he poured a glass of red wine and hold it in front f her, "This will, for now."

"Why are you back from your mission, so early?" She took the glass.

"Nolan summoned me saying you're acting like a kid who doesn't wanna go to school." He sat beside with another glass and shipped in it.

"I assure you I'm doing no such thing." She gulped slowly on her beverage.

"And what I saw few minutes ago was nothing, right?" he side glanced at her, "You know if you don't marry him Soul Society and Paradise will never work together."

"But they could have chosen someone else, why me?" she breathed out savoring the test of the wine.

"Because you promised to do anything."

"Ugh…Why did I? I should have seen this coming. I'm practically ruining that guy's life." She drank the whole glass.

"I don't think so. Have you ever wandered what you'll do when all this is over?" he looked at his half empty glass.

"No, I won't survive after the end." She looked at the dark sky through the window, "I'll wither away even if I don't want to." Her eyes were a little dazed.

"Rukia, think this glass of wine as your life." He held in front of her eyes, "I've already drank half of it and it's up to me to finish it. Just like yours, you're the one decide what happens in the end, no one else."

"I know and I don't want to marry Ichigo Kurosaki. Can I stop it?"

"No you don't. You actually want him back in your life, maybe as your friend but you want him back." He looked him in the eyes, "That's why you haven't asked for another suitor."

"Maybe." She suddenly smirked, "Or maybe I just want punish him at the same time."

"Maybe and if it's true I'm not stopping you at all nor will I let the others stop you." He smirked.

"Tell them do whatever they want." she stood up and left the room.

She walked down the corridor as she felt herself drifting into another beautiful memory of Hayate…

Thirty five years ago:

"You know we shouldn't dance so often. My brother is glaring at us instead of looking at his bride." Rukia smirked as they both twirled around in the dance floor and both looked at the fuming Rikou who couldn't keep his eyes of them.

"That's completely his fault. He shouldn't have ruined our moment like that in the morning, he's lucky that I didn't do anything harsh to him on his wedding day." Hayate cockily smiled, "Besides I do deserve to dance with my fiancé on a wedding even if it's not mine."

Rukia blushed at mention of fiancé; she just couldn't believe she was engaged to this man who was an angel in her life. "You know we can't marry so soon. According to the rule of Paradise I'm still a teenager. You'll have to wait more five years to call me as your wife."

"I'll wait as long as it takes, Rukia." He looked her in the eyes, "I'll do anything for you."

"Then take me, make me your." She blurted out then blushed.

"You don't know what you're talking about." He face was too close to hers.

"I know what I'm saying. I want you make love to me, Hayate." She kissed him quickly, "I love you and I want to be yours. We are engaged and you already asked me to move in with you."

"Rukia…" they both were cut off when someone screamed that the bride and groom were living now. They watched as they left well more like Rikou was glaring while a blushing Anny dragging him out.

Rukai and Hayate silently left the wedding hall and awaking towards (Rukia realized) Hayate's own house, the Sound palace. They went inside and went up to his – their – bed room.

As soon as they were inside they hungrily jumped on each other and started to kiss.

"You should know this will hurt." Hayate said between the kissed as he removed his tux, "and I've no experience what so ever in this department."

Rukia broke the kiss and looked at him with wide eyes, "You're saying you never slept with any woman before."

"No. I just wanted to wait for the right one." He reclaimed her lips again and felt her grinning.

He also removed his shirt and laid her on the bed. He moved his lips down her neck and shoulder just as instinct told him. He nibbled on the soft spot of her neck making her mown with pleasure. She wrapped her hand around his middle section and pressed him on her. She suddenly felt something between her thy and gasped in surprise.

"What? Did I hurt you?" he looked at her in concern.

"No…no I was just startled." She smirked and looked down. Hayate followed her gaze and blushed.

"Sorry…" he kept looking down.

"Why? I thought this was natural." She looked confused. He didn't say anything just resumed kissing her this time nibbling on her lower lips and she opened her mouth as he entered his tongue. This was just like their make out but Rukia knew that this will much more than that and that's way she felt more anticipation as Hayate hovered over her, "Hayate too much cloths." She mumbled tugged on his pant.

Without saying a ward he helped her take of his pants and boxers. Rukia blushed seeing the nude man in front her and closed her eyes.

"Rukia, look at me, love." He whispered in her ear and shivering she slowly she blinked her eyes open and drunk in the sight of her lover. He softly smiled and pulled up her dress, she felt cold air on her exposed skin and blushed ten shades of red. Then he took of all of her undergarments. She self-consciously covered as much as she could of her body.

Hayate kissed her cheek and mumbled, "You're beautiful". He removed her hand and kissed and nibbled every part of her body. She under him moaned, mewled and arched her back with pleasure and bliss.

This made him want her more as he whispered, "Rukia, this will hurt a lot are you ready for it?"

"Yes!" she sighed, and let him enter his manhood inside her. Pain shot through her whole body and tears fall out of her eyes. When she had fast seen the manhood she had doubted if it will fit inside her and now that it was inside it felt really painful. But Hayate being the lovely man he was, he brushed her tears kept mumbling sweet comforting nothing to her until the pain subsided and pleasure kicked in.

A tempo was set between them as they both only moaned and kept saying each other's while pleasuring each other. Soon they reached their climax and they screamed their name.

After he slowly got out of her he fell on the side and wrapped his arm possessively around her, sky blue met the violet-black one and the only wards he said before they both closed their eyes was, "I love you, Rukia. Never forget that."

A/N: I felt like a damn pervert righting this chapter. I hope I wrote good lemon and if I didn't then forgive for this is my first actual lemon.

If you're wondering why I named the chapter Preparation then you should know that this chapter was not really about the wedding preparation, it was all about how Rukia was being convinced to get marry by various characters.

Well…now I'm going ask for the usual, reviews, followers and favorite.

I also edited it. I'm not sure when I'll update again.

Love you and Good Night.