Hello minna-san! there are some mistakes in previosly published chapter thirteen. so I am just reposting it with the changes and few additions here and there. hope you would like it!

Chapter 13

Ichigo shifted in his sleep, his mind was recapping the incident that occurred in woods,reminding him of violet eyed woman. His chest tugged pleasantly at the mere thought of her. He could feel his lips pulling up into a smile whenever he reminisced those indigo hues . The way she wielded her sword with grace and finesse is simply stunning.

Is she the one for him? Or was it a mere interest?

His mind was in such a pleasant mess.

Kuchiki Rukia…

That was her name . Younger sister to the kuchiki Byakuya.

Earlier in his meeting with Daiki,he was completely distracted,His thoughts only centering about the two women he saw in clearing. the raven haired one to be more precise .of course Daiki noticed it right away . And Tatsuya known for his loud mouth has to bring up the incident in forest. the rest of the time spent at the manor,he endured relentless teasing from Daiki. Only his refuge was Senna. But their meeting was tense. He could feel that something changed in their friendship, atleast from her side. He found Senna to be attractive,but never once did he look at her the way a man looks at a woman. He could feel that she wanted something more other than being his friend. she never induced any feelings of romantic sense in him. Not anything remote to what the Violet eyed goddess had done to him. He know that he would have to court senna as per the norms.. he needed to court each lady representing their noble house.

Ichigo had already seen the three of them from each noble clan, other than his own.

Ichigo sighed... This would get complicated...

Tomorrow he would be going back to the soul society. He was going to miss Hikifune-san's cooking. He was going to miss his oji-sama's presence. Though spirit king never spoke. but,Ichigo could tell by the way his reiatsu warms up, his Oji cared for him dearly.

"You must speak with your Oji-sama if you really wanted to know"

He needed to speak with him about how this soul bonding and how the soul resonance functions...

Will he be willing to speak? Probably no. He needed to figure out himself. He could ask Ichibe-san.

Sleep clouded his exhausted mind.

In the throne room, the spirit king's cold eyes held a soft look.

"You've already found your one true love, the path both of you are about to travel isn't full of roses….

For now,rest as much as you can…

From tomorrow,an eternal love story will take its course….

One that was far more greater than mine….."

Xxxx

The day that Ichigo would return to the soul society dawned.

He made his way towards the spirit king's realm.

A pleasant feeling washed over through his him.

He bowed down to his ji-sama.

The soul king looked at his nephew. He felt a tinge of sadness for his nephew.

Seeing future wasn't a boon. It was a curse. Knowing What would happen beforehand was nothing but torturous.

But he wouldn't change the course of things, even if it is for his nephew. It was better to leave things as they were. Meddling would only be much had experienced it firsthand.

To see the light, you needed to experience the darkness.

Ichigo stole one last look at his ji-sama. then, he began walking towards the official senkaimon.

Everything was were already assembled at the senkaimon . Tatsuya and Uryu were ready to accompany him to the soul society Hikifune-san was standing there with a pleasant smile on her face . Tenjiro-san and Nimaiya-san were there, with serene expressions on their face

But , something in his gut was telling him to stop. Pushing of the nagging feeling in his stomach, He readied himself for his temporary departure to the soul society.

XXX

Back to the present

Ichigo stole one last chaste kiss from his midget. As much as he wanted to stay in his room and do nothing but kiss her all the day, he still has business to take care, needed to tell everyone that Rukia is back. his face would be enough to tell that she's back. Chuckling, he went through his daily routine, but with a blissfull smile on his face.

After making herself presentable, Rukia made her way out of the room. The manor was large and Rukia don't know where to head . so she just stood at front of room she and Ichigo shared the previous exited the room, closing the doors behind him softly.

Her lips parted into a shy smile. Just thinking about previous night made her head swim with heavenly sensation.

"Thinking something? " Her blush intesified tenfold,as he snaked his hands around her,bringing her into his arms. Pushing her long hair aside, he rested his head in the crook of her and began placing small kisses, up and down along her neck.

" Ichigo, some one might see us. we are out of your room. what if someone catches us like this? you know you would be embarrased as hell if your father caught you ". she whispered to him, her voice breathless from his kisses.

" don't care." he murmured as he nipped at her pulse, earnig a slight gasp from her. then, with out a warning,he swiftly turned her towards him and wasted no time in smashing his lips with hers . He moved his his hands to her luscious back and bought her flush to his. her body heated up and her pulse quickened at the sudden contact.

These kisses were nothing like last night. Those kisses were full of love and longing while these..

These were fueled by something else...

Ssomething else that made her blood a liquid fire coursing throughout her body with an immeasurable speed.

Something else that made her ache for more...

his hand started mapping her curves shamelessly,eliciting sound that was foreign to her.

She couldn't keep track of how he got them back into his room, to his bed.

She didn't know that her obi was loosened until her bare back met with the soft cushion of his bed.

She definitely could care less how she managed to get him half fingers trailing his chiseled form.

His tongue was battling with hers, gently yet passionately .

An insistent knock on the door sounded...

Ichigo groaned,prying his lips off her. His brown orbs were dilated, bringing out a glowing look. he in took in her,half-naked, with bindings still concealing her moderate, yet fully developed breasts, her chest heaving up and down in an enticing way. a sheen of sweat layered her perfect porcelain skin.

She looked so inviting...

And positively ravished.

He ran his knuckles through the side of her clothed breast, eliciting a sharp gasp of pleasure from his raven haired beauty.

Just when he was about to dive in again for another taste of her...

The knock on the door , more a bang, accompanied by a loud boisterous voice.

"ICHIGO! FRUIT OF MY LOINS! I FORBID YOU TO DEFILE MY INNOCENT THIRD DAUGHTER BEFORE MARRIAGE!"

His father's unmistakable voice brought him out of his lust induced revere.

'So much for acting upon my hormones after giving them a break of 200 years' Ichigo thought, removing himself from his petite lover. She huffed a breath. Her flushed cheeks puffing out a little.

He tugged at his hakama pants,clearly uncomfortable .

Rukia giggled at his effort, blushing beautifully

Dammit...If only she knew how her blush had effected him...

Earlier, he wanted her to take out of his room before his dad invaded their room. his thoughts flew out of window when he saw her shy smile and her reddened cheeks. he just acted upon his Instincts after a long time. Every thought flew out of his mind after inhaling her scent...

But then,this is Rukia, the drive to his instinct.

As his father banged once more, Ichigo huffed in annoyance."coming,oyaji! " He shouted.

Looking back,he found rukia pulled back her dress into place. Disappointment shot through his body. He had been so close...

Dammit! He needed to exercise a better control . The little minx will surely be the death of him. He chuckled internally.

Guess there is no helping when it comes to her...

They reached the dining area. Karin was already seated, munching an apple while yuzu was busy in the kitchen.

Rukia walked towards karin,who by now sensed her presence and stood up to greet her.

Rukia surprised her by bringing an arm around the surly twin. Both the twins had grown up so much.

"Sorry for taking this long,Rin". Rukia spoke softly into the young girl's ear.

Karin widened her was her nickname which only rukia and yuzu had permission to call

means, rukia remembered everything?

A huge smile broke on karin's face as she hugged her Rukia-nee back.

"Oh my thirddaughter...please give me a hug too..." Isshin voice lit entire kitchen. Karin and Ichigo grimaced while rukia chuckled. Yuzu,with a happy smile on her face,set the table. Rukia hugged the blond , who had known that rukia regained her memories after watching her interaction with karin , wasted no time in hugging her nee-san back.

All of them settled in their seats,chatting brightly filling the void in kurosaki-shiba household that had been for two hundred years.

xxx

"So, what are we going to do now?" Renji, impatient as ever, asked everyone who was sitting with their respective partners yuzu with shuhei, karin with toshiro, urahara , yoruichi, byakuya, jyushiro, everyone who were present last night.

"We must avoid Rukia's encounter with Orihime, Ichigo wouldn't leave Rukia alone anytime soon,It was bound to get Orihime suspicious. " Isshin spoke,his voice somber,. Letting people know that he was dead serious on protecting his daughter in law and son.

"Weren't you reacting too much? Orihme's was just a fire typed zanpactou. Can't Rukia beat her with her zanpactou? And if Orihime really did approach Aizen in this matter, wouldn't Ichigo be able to handle him? After all he did it in the powers only grew each passing day. Not to say he would be soul king one day " Toshiro reasoned

Isshin smiled sadly. "Toshiro,what happened in past, you didn't know. In past, Orihime was betrayed. She lost the person she loved to her best friend. That turned her into an instinctual creature. And Sosuke using her for his motives..."he looked off into space wistfully."things got out of hand before we realised what was happening. Underestimating Orihime will be your grave mistake.a lot of spells,kido were used back then. which were lost to us,but at Orihime's disposal as she recovered her past memory."

"But she clearly got the message that Ichigo wouldn't love her like that. why would she do that?" Renji asked, clearly confused. This was getting stupid! These people were refusing to tell them about the past. How long should they wait for Kisuke to complete damn kido that could bring back everyone's memories from past?

Urahara as if sensing what renji was thinking, smiled a little .time to instill confidence in them and surprise them,

he intervened.

"If you people wouldn't mind,I would introduce person who was helping me with the memory kido. She was such a great help . You people might've already met her." He said in a cheerful essentric tone,earning snorts from others.

"Hello shinigami! Hope you wouldn't try to take me to your custody like first time you've done"said a girl in a cheery,bubbly voice

All of the gathered gotei turned towards the source

In all her glory, stood the memory rose...

"SENNA?"

A/N: so how was the chapter? Is it to your liking? I know it's fluffy and musshy and all that.I am such a sucker for romance. So get on with it already! Reviews are much appreciated.I do know that I don't deserve them after hiding and not updating for such a long time.I am extremely,genuinely sorry. Hope you would understand and encourage the story like you people did back then!

Love,

Amethyst hazel.