Starting Over
Chapter 14: Now and Forever (The End)
A/N: Sorry to be so long in finishing this, but work has been quite busy lately; and I was having a little writer's block. Thank you all for reading my FanFiction, but I will be back after a short break to bring you some drabble series of Byakuya and Yoruichi's pregnancy with a little humor to it.
11th Division
Kenpachi arose from his slumber and perched himself at his desk as he thought about what Byakuya had said, tsh, since when did I become his best friend? And why do I need to go shopping? Such a nuisance; I guess misery loves company. Kenpachi sighed as he felt dread encompassing his very being; however, he quickly asserted that Ichigo would be tagging along and perhaps they could have a little fun. Kenpachi got up and walked over to his cabinet to get a drink of Saki. I'm going to need all the help I can get, he mumbled to himself; as he sensed the presence of his dread.
"What is so stressful, that you have to drink so early in the morning?" Byakuya asked as he entered Kenpachi's office; as he himself reached for a glass.
"Aren't you a little hypocritical yourself, noble captain?" Kenpachi teased while pouring Byakuya's drink.
"Shopping isn't one of my pleasures that I enjoy; and I expect it will be a long day."
"You got that right, and on that note, I am helping my day along."
"I see." Byakuya said as he took another drink of Saki.
"What is this?" Yoruichi asked with her hands on her hips; as she stood in the doorway of Kenpachi's office along with Renji, Rukia, and Ichigo.
"What it looks like? We're having a drink so we can manage the day of shopping." Kenpachi said with a smirk on his face.
"Well, I can see that. We better be going; we have a lot of shopping to do." Yoruichi said as she turned around to leave the 11th division.
"Hey Ichigo; why don't we have a little fun while we're there?" Kenpachi teased.
"You have already had all the fun that you are going to get out of me, Kenpachi." Ichigo replied following Rukia.
"Umph, you're no fun at all." Kenpachi said as he exited his office along with Byakuya.
World of the Living
Rukia and Yoruichi separated from the men; as they went about their shopping for their wedding gowns and accessories.
"There are several stores at the mall where we can look at Tuxedos. I think we should start there before looking anywhere else." Ichigo suggested.
"What's a mall?" Byakuya asked.
"It's where they have stores at."
"How many stores are there?"
"Like I should know."
"You're the one that is suggesting that we go there; therefore, you should know how many are there."
"Let's just go…sheesh." Ichigo impatiently replied.
"I hate to barge in on this enlightening conversation, but how do you suppose we get there?" Kenpachi asked.
"By the bus." Ichigo replied; as he was beginning to think this was a bad idea. The four of them walked down to the corner bus station and waited for the bus to the mall. As Byakuya got ready to sit down on the bench, he took a cloth out and wiped the seat.
"What are you doing?" Ichigo curiously asked; staring at Byakuya.
"What do you think I am doing? I am wiping my seat off." Byakuya replied; astonished that Ichigo would even question his behavior.
"What's wrong, your nobleness; afraid you'll get your royal hinny contaminated by sitting on the bench?" Kenpachi taunted.
"Only a fool would say such stupidity." Byakuya replied with a smirk; as he put away the cloth and proceeded to sit down.
The bus to the mall arrived and the four of them boarded the bus. Of course, Ichigo, Renji, and Kenpachi walked to the rear of the bus; while Byakuya found himself a seat at the front of the bus. Surely, no ingrate would dare sit next to him and would much rather be in the rear of the bus; at least this is what Byakuya had surmised-but he wasn't quite that lucky. Byakuya decided that he would just tune everything out as he normally does by closing his eyes and praying that they would reach their destination quickly. As Byakuya sat in his seat with his eyes closed, he sensed a man presence that reeked of cigarettes and beer; along with loud music coming from the man's headphones. It was bad enough I have to endure the putrid smell, must I also put with this racket, Byakuya thought. He just wanted to escape from this torture. He thought, maybe if he asked the man to turn his music down, that it might speed things up a little. So he gently touched the man to get his attention, but the man did not respond. This is working out real well, Byakuya mused to himself. He tried again, this time it worked.
"Yes, what is it?" the man gruffly asked.
"Would you mind turning down the volume on that apparatus in your ear?" Byakuya calmly asked.
"Ugh?"
"The noise that is coming from those things in your ears, it's rather loud."
"Oh, my headphones." The man said; as he looked at Byakuya as if he had seen an alien. "What if I don't want to? What are you going to do about it?"
Byakuya kept his eyes closed as he questioned himself as to why he had to be surrounded by idiots and fools.
"Hey! Didn't you hear me, you dumbass?" the man angrily asked, as he turned his face towards Byakuya. About this time, Kenpachi walked up towards the front of the bus.
"Please mister, you need to return to your seat; as there is no walking on the bus while it is in motion." The bus driver said. Kenpachi glared at the bus driver; as the bus driver quickly turned back his attention to driving. Kenpachi stood next to the man seated next to Byakuya. Dam, I wish I wasn't in my Gigai, Kenpachi said to himself.
"You got a problem here, noble captain?" Kenpachi asked, as he continued to hover over the man.
"As you know, I will not stoop down to the level of this commoner." Byakuya replied.
"What's that you call me, jerk?" The man asked. No sooner than the words had left the man's mouth, Kenpachi had jerked him out of the seat and on to the floor.
"This really seems like a bad idea; and of course, only an idiot would have suggested such a thing." Renji injected.
"What's that you said? I can't help because your captain is all daintified and such." Ichigo replied, as he rested his hand on the side of his face. Sheesh, we have a prim-and-proper captain and a lunatic captain all in one setting. What was I really thinking? Ichigo mused to himself. Ichigo was relieved when the bus finally arrived at the mall.
"Listen up, will you all please behave yourselves when we get inside; this is not Soul Society you know." Ichigo said while exiting the bus.
"Tsh, whatever." Kenpachi retorted.
They entered the mall and passed several stores along the way. Kenpachi didn't seem to be fazed by what he saw; and Renji was just awed at all the amazing young ladies he passed by. Byakuya ignored all the surroundings and continued to walk ahead as if he was in a dazed; while Ichigo wished he was somewhere else. They finally reached the tuxedo shop. Kenpachi was the first to speak up.
"What is this? Am I supposed to wear something this hideous?" Kenpachi asked frowning.
"Yes, it is required for the wedding, you fool." Byakuya replied.
"And only a fool would wear one, what does that say for yourself, oh noble captain."
"Are you two at again? Why can't you two just get along?" Ichigo asked sounding upset and frustrated.
"Ichigo, you just got to lighten up and enjoy the moment. You are way too tensed." Renji said, as he looked out of the store's window at a young woman. "I'm happy to be here."
The salesperson looked at the four men and welcomed them to the store. After telling the salesperson why there were there, Byakuya was the first one, of course, to get fitted. The salesperson motioned Byakuya to stand in front of a mirror while he takes his measurements. The salesperson measured Byakuya's measurements for the jacket of the tuxedo. Next the salesperson was measuring the pants and he was measuring the inseam of the pants. This didn't set well with Byakuya.
"What are you doing?" Byakuya asked in a demanding tone.
"Sir, I am trying to measure the inseam for your pants." The salesperson replied.
"Do you have to go that far, to measure my inseam?"
"Yes sir, I do; as it is required to make sure you have a good fit."
"Make sure you don't touch anything else that you're not supposed to touch, or the consequences will be great." Byakuya replied as he glared down at the man. The salesperson quickly finished with Byakuya and Kenpachi was next in line. The salesperson was already sweating profusingly; and now he had to deal with a giant of a man who he deemed looked crazy. Just as the salesperson was about to fit Kenpachi for his tuxedo; Ichigo's soul phone went off. Just what I needed, Ichigo thought as he eyed the location of the Hollow. Suddenly, all four got out of their Gigais to attend to the Hollow.
"Sir! Sir! Sir! Are you alright? Someone help!" The salesperson screamed as the manager ran out to see what the problem was. "What's going on?" the manager asked.
"I was measuring these four men and all of a sudden they just dropped down to the floor; they all look as though they are dead." The salesperson nervously replied.
"Well, did you call for an ambulance?"
"No, I will do that right now." The salesperson said as he walked over to use the phone. However, as he was making the phone call, the bodies started to come back to life. The salesperson dropped the phone and ran over to the four men.
"Sirs are you all okay?" the salesperson shockingly asked.
"Why wouldn't we be?" Kenpachi replied while looking at the salesperson as if the salesperson had grown two heads.
"Idiot, that's because we left our bodies here when we went to go fight that Hollow." Ichigo said. He couldn't believe that Kenpachi had asked that question.
"Ugh?" The salesperson asked; being totally confused about the whole situation.
"We are all fine. But we need to finish getting fitted for our tuxedoes, if you don't mind." Byakuya said as he turned his attention back to looking at himself in the mirror while the salesperson returned to fitting him.
While the guys were getting fixed for their tuxedoes; Yoruichi and Rukia found themselves in a bit of a dilemma. Yoruichi and Rukia pushed through various racks of wedding gowns; when Rukia and Yoruichi both realized that they forgot something.
"Dam, I totally forgot; I need a Maid-of-Honor!" Rukia squelched.
"You know, I too have totally forgotten about that; as well." Yoruichi replied. "However, it really isn't a problem for me. I'll just pick out a dress for Seu Fong to wear."
"Well, I am glad that you have that problem solved, because I have totally forgotten about that. I wonder who I can get to be my Maid-of-Honor." Rukia asked as she pondered on the question.
"Well, what about Rangiku? The two of you seem to be fairly close." Yoruichi responded as she continued to look through the rack of dresses.
"Yeah, perhaps; but I think I will ask Ichigo's sisters to be my Maid-of-Honor; I don't want them to feel left out." Rukia said as she spotted a dress to try on.
"Sounds like a plan. But who is going to walk us done the aisle…ugh. Oh, I can get Kisuke to walk me down the aisle; I am going to die laughing when I suggest this to Byakuya." Yoruichi responded as she chuckled to herself at the mere thought.
"Well, since Byakuya will be marrying you; I don't have anyone to walk me down the aisle either. Planning a wedding is sure is tedious. Maybe Captain Ukitake wouldn't mind doing it?" Rukia said while entering the dressing room. Yoruichi nodded and continued to look for her a dress. Rukia exited the dressing room with the dress she had tried on and stood before the mirror to see how it looked.
"I really love this dress, but something looks off about it." Rukia declared.
"Hmm, let me look at it." Yoruichi said as she stood back to get a full view of the dress. "Well, the length is right for the dress; and it fits your petite body; however, you are right there is something off about the dress." Yoruichi continued to walk around Rukia while looking at the dress, when she noticed the problem. "Well, I think I know what the problem is here." Yoruichi said in an uncontrollable laugh.
"What's so funny?"
"Well, the dress fits perfectly except one place, but I think the problem can be rectified."
Rukia reexamined the dress again and noticed what Yoruichi was laughing at. "Well, everyone can't be busty as you! But I really love this dress, it has everything I want on it: it's a haltered-dress with spaghetti straps, it fits my waist perfectly, it's the perfect length, the perfect color (white of course), and it even has a little jacket. Maybe she could tighten the seams around the bust line."
"I am pretty sure she can do that." Yoruichi said laughing to herself.
Soul Society
Everyone had managed to return back to SS from their excursion trip. Rukia had gone to talk to Isshin about the twins being her Maids-of-Honor, while Yoruichi finished the arrangements to having the wedding at the park in the world of the living. Yoruichi called Urahara and asked him to walk her down the aisle.
6th Division
"You really want me to do this? You sure this is alright?" Urahara curiously asked.
"Yes, I really want you to do this; and besides, Byakuya said it was fine. But he also said to keep your hands to yourself." Yoruichi said with a chuckle in her voice.
"How does he expect me to do that? Doesn't he know I have to hold your hand while I am walking you down the aisle?" Urahara asked as he busted out laughing.
"Sure he does, but you know how he is. Thank you Kisuke; I guess I'll see you at the wedding and be on time."
"Sure, no problem; goodbye." Kisuke said as he hung the phone up.
The SWA (Shinigami Women's Association) Bachelorette Party Planning
The SWA decided to throw a bachelorette party for Rukia and Yoruichi. All the LT's and seated females officers were in attendance. They suggested male strippers for the brides; while everyone knew that Yoruichi was accustomed to attending such parties; Rukia, however was not. With a little help from Rangiku, they decided to hire a male stripper, but had trouble deciding on who it would be.
Someone suggested Renji, but it was decided that Renji would be a bad idea since he was Ichigo's best man and friend. Moreover, it would only cause more bickering and distention between the two friends.
"What about Ikkaku?" Momo asked.
"He's too far up Kenny's behind to do anything like that." Yachiro said as she licked her lollipop.
"Well then, what about Yumichikia?" Momo asked again.
"Are you kidding? He doesn't have a body like that; and besides he will also be attending the bachelor's party." Rangiku weighed in. "I know who we can get." Rangiku said, as she clapped her hands together. "We can get Hisagi to do it. Yes, he would be great! He has the body and the looks; and besides he will do anything that I ask him to do."
"Well then, I guess it's settled on Hisagi." Yachiro said as she let out a bellowing laugh. The SWA seemed to have everything all planned out, but they weren't the only ones that came up with the idea of a stripper.
The Shinigami Men's Association Bachelor Party Planning
The SMA was also planning a bachelor party for Byakuya and Ichigo as well. Renji was having too much fun in planning the events of the party; and he had something very special planned for Ichigo's entertainment. Renji was not alone in his little scheme of things; as Kenpachi was planning something special for Byakuya as well.
Renji had decided that he would hire a stripper for Ichigo; as he thought about the reaction Ichigo would have. However, the problem wasn't going to be who the stripper was going to be, because Renji already knew who he had in mind. The problem was, according to Ikkaku was that it could have a chance of backfiring on him.
Kenpachi's plan was more devious to say the least, but the problem was being able to assimilate his plan without it all going bad. He had to somehow figure out how to get the stripper he had in mind to the bachelor's party without giving the whole thing away. But Kenpachi wanted to know first who Renji was getting to be Ichigo's stripper. "Well, who is Ichigo's stripper?" Kenpachi asked curiously.
"Well, for right now it's a secret; I can't afford for anything to be leaked out. Who are you going to get Captain Zaraki?" Renji asked to offset the question put before him.
"The same with me, it's a secret and it will stay that way. The only thing the others have to do is to make sure everything is set for tomorrow night." Kenpachi said as he got up to return back to his barracks.
The Bachelorette Party
Everything had gone according to the plans of the SWA; and it was time to get on with the show. All the female Lt's and seated female officers were there; along with Yoruichi. However, Rukia had not shown up yet.
"What is keeping her?" Rangiku nervously asked as he began pacing the floor.
"Calm down, she is on her way." Momo said as she sat down in her seat.
Just then Rukia arrived looking nervous as she entered the quarters where they were having the party at.
"Oh, don't be shy Rukia, it's your bachelorette party-it's time to let your hair down and have some fun!" Yoruichi said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, I know, but it's also yours as well." Rukia timidly replied.
"Yeah, but I have been to many of these bachelorettes parties, even though none were for me. I say we just enjoy the time, because you know the guys are going to have a great time."
"I suppose."
Rukia and Yoruichi sat at their designate table that was set up by the SWA, while Rangiku poured everyone a round of drinks.
"Everyone, let's give a toast to the two brides: Rukia and Yoruichi! We wish you all much happiness! Cheers!" Rangiku said as she gulped her drink down.
"Cheers!" Everyone said as they toasted the two and took a drink from their glasses.
"Come on Rukia, you have to drink also!" Rangiku said.
"But, I am not a drinker."
"Doesn't matter, it's your party and we insist."
"Alright, but if I get sick, I am going to hold you responsible." Rukia said as everyone laughed.
Everyone laughed, ate, and talked for about an hour. It was time for the fireworks to begin. Rukia and Rangiku were feeling no pain; and Yoruichi was dying laughing at the two strange females in their drunken stupor. All of a sudden the lights started flashing and music started playing.
"Whhhhat's going on?" Rukia said in a slurred tone.
"I…hic….cup…don't…know." Rangiku answered, hiccupping with every breath. Sure Rangiku knew what was going on, but she couldn't let Rukia know.
The females started screaming and yelling as the man slowly danced across the floor and stop right in front of Rukia's table. Rukia's face turned three sheets of red as embarrassment flowed across her façade. However, she couldn't discern who the man was because he had a mask covering his face, but she thought to herself; he did have a nice body. The man suddenly leaped up on the table in front of Rukia as he danced with provocative moves. Yoruichi was egging the man on as he reached for Rukia's hand and pulled her up on the table. The man placed his hands on Rukia's petite waist as he moved her body while he danced. He switched positions and danced from the rear moving his hips from left to right. The man swung her around and dipped her closely to the table; as he starred into her eyes. Rukia could do nothing but stare back at the sexy man before her.
Rangiku nudged Yoruichi to join in on the fun, but Yoruichi tried to decline. However, Rangiku won the debate and the man gently pulled Yoruichi up to the table along with him and Rukia. The man danced between the two women. Then while dancing, the man did something that caused the two women to be in awe. The man slowly dropped his pants and was standing there with only a strap of material covering his manhood. The man positioned himself back between the two females. Rukia felt like she wanted to faint, she had never been this close to another man's body besides that of Ichigo's; and Yoruichi was laughing so hard she could barely maintain her posture. Momo handed the man 2 bottles of champagne; as the man took the bottles of champagne, he poured one bottle on Rukia and one of Yoruichi. However, the man did not stop there; he grabbed another bottle off the table and poured one on Rangiku. The man then decided to grab Rangiku's hand and lead her up to the table also. The man was feeling bold now; and Rukia and Yoruichi was startled about the turn of events. The man grabbed Rangiku's waist and started dancing with her like he did with the other two. Rangiku was enjoying the attention, but got angry when the said man tried to lick champagne off her chest. As Rangiku landed a slap across the man's face; as it could be heard way cross the room-the man mask came off. Rukia and Yoruichi were surprised to learn that the man was Hisagi. Rukia thought to herself, she could never look Hisagi in the face again after tonight. Yoruichi just laughed to herself without any further thoughts on the matter.
The rest of the party consisted of drinking, and talking about Hisagi making a fool of himself at the party. However, the party wasn't quite over yet; as someone seemed to have a surprise for a certain kitty. This time Momo walked up behind Yoruichi and blindfolded her without Yoruichi suspecting that it would happened. Another said man hopped up on the table in front of Yoruichi and slowly grazed her cheek. Yoruichi swore to herself that she knew this spiritual pressure, but somehow it was being masked. Kukakku kept teasing Yoruichi about how much Yoruichi knew she wanted this man, but Yoruichi hissed back at her that the only man she wanted was Byakuya.
"Don't fool yourself Yoruichi; you know you can't resist his sexiness!" Kukakku laughingly said; trying to keep her composure. By this time all the women in room were laughing hysterically; some had even felled on the floor laughing at the site of the said person. Yoruichi thought that either the man was very sexy or very ridiculous-she couldn't decide. The said man again gazed her other cheek and suddenly pulled her up from her chair onto the table. The man never spoke a word because Yoruichi would instantly have known who it was. Yoruichi felt the man's hand when he grabbed her; and whoever it was had really big hands. The man placed his hands on Yoruichi's waist and pulled her in for a dance.
"See, I told you that you wanted him Yoruichi!" Kukakku said laughing so hard she barely got the words out of her mouth.
"I see that you are enjoying yourself and my expense." Yoruichi said as she placed her hand on the man's waistline. Now whoever this man is has a pretty large waistline. Then, it dawned on her who it was; no it couldn't be. Yoruichi removed her masked and there stood Omaeda in all his glory.
"Get your paws off me Omaeda!" Yoruichi couldn't help but laughed, but she knew a couple of females that would get paid back without remorse. The rest of the party involved everyone laughing at the sight of Omaeda being a stripper; along with drinking and reminiscing. However, Rukia and Yoruichi were wondering how the guys were faring at their party.
The Bachelor Party
The music was playing while food and Saki was being served to the guests. As with the bachelorette party, Byakuya and Ichigo had a special reserved set aside for them. Kenpachi couldn't wait to reveal his surprise to the noble captain and could barely maintain his excitement. Renji, on the other hand, was beyond elated; as he was about to get the show on the road.
Someone placed a blindfold over Ichigo's face as the guest of honor stood before Ichigo. Everybody eyes were focused on the person standing before Ichigo, even Byakuya couldn't peel his eyes from the said person. The lady pulled Ichigo from his chair and escorted him to the dance floor. There she slowly dancing around him as she moved her body close to him. By this time Ichigo's face was lit up like a beet and the sweat was dripping from his flustered face. The woman grabbed Ichigo's hands and placed it on her tiny waist as she erotically moved her body to the sound of the music. The mysterious woman softly ran her fingers across his faced as she moved her body around him with his back turned to her; and she slowly made it back towards the front. She guided his hands over her body as she continued to dance. Ichigo felt the woman had hardly any clothes on and he was becoming more embarrassed by the minute. The woman herself spoke no words but continued her dancing routine.
"Having fun, Ichigo?" Kenpachi yelled out while taking another sip of Saki.
"Why don't you shut the hell up!" Ichigo yelled back; as he was wishing for the dance to be over with.
"What's the problem? You scared of having a little fun before you get tied down?" Kenpachi teased.
"Yeah Ichigo, just stand there and enjoy yourself, tomorrow will be a new day." Renji belched out.
"I see that you all are enjoying yourselves." Ichigo said as he continued to stand in the middle of the dance floor.
The music had finally stopped and Ichigo was escorted back to his table and had his blindfold taken off by the said dancer. Ichigo suddenly turned around to see who it was and behold the dancer was no other than Seu Fong. Ichigo was speechless and the others couldn't do nothing but laugh at the situation. Byakuya was also shocked, but not as shocked as he was about to become.
Kenpachi finally stood up and gestured everyone to raise their glasses for a toast. "Here, Here. I want to present a toast to my noble friend, Captain Kuchiki." With that being said, everyone raised their glasses and took a drink. "I have a surprise as well for my noble friend." Kenpachi said as he took his seat and sent someone to get the next stripper.
Just as Ichigo had been blindfolded, so was Byakuya. The music started playing again and everyone was in stitches as the next stripper appeared before them. Ichigo and Renji almost killed themselves from laughing so hard. The said stripper was all decked out in a pink outfit that consisted of a sports bra and undies. She quickly grabbed Byakuya's hand and pulled him to the dance floor. Byakuya was wondering what type of foolishness was this and why was this person so rough with him. The stripper was so short that she had problems of doing her dance routine without being identified. She quickly threw her small frame against Byakuya while moving to the beat of the music. She knew she had to do this quickly or else her gig would be up. Byakuya almost tripped and naturally, he tried to hold on to the stripper for balance-but all he found was open space and fell forward on the floor. The sounds of laughter were heard through the Seireitei. Even the Captain Commander was laughing hard. Byakuya could believe that he was being made a fool of; and he vowed that once he knew who the person was that set this up-he would have their head. By this time, Byakuya had, had enough of these shenanigans and took off his blindfold only to see Yachiro standing before him giggling. Kenpachi couldn't hold it back as he spitted Saki across the room as he was laughing so hard.
"Finally got you; noble captain." Kenpachi said as he looked in Byakuya's direction laughing.
"You will do well to remember this Kenpachi, when I pay you back for your insolence." Byakuya said feeling somewhat embarrassed; but he also had to laugh to himself.
The rest of the night was enjoyed by everyone and soon the day of the wedding would be here with the starting over of new lives.
The Day of the Wedding: 11th Division
"Why do I have to wear this blasted thing? It is tight and uncomfortable." Kenpachi complained as he looked at himself in the mirror.
"Oh Kenny, you look handsome!" Yachiro said as he climbed up on Kenpachi's back.
"Hey, get down from there! You really think so?"
"Yes, Kenny you really do!"
6th Division
Yoruichi and Rukia had gathered their things and made their way to the world of the living. They had to get the twins ready for the wedding. Byakuya was in his room preparing for the wedding when he started getting a tension headache; and he knew instantly what that meant.
"Hey noble captain, we need to get a move on before we are late." Kenpachi yelled.
"Stop all that nonsense yelling, I'm ready. Do you have the rings?" Byakuya asked as he looked himself over once more.
"Of course I do." Kenpachi said as he checked for the rings in his pocket when he felt the box. The two captains left for the world of the living.
10th Division
"Ichigo, you have everything?" Renji asked as he straightened Ichigo's bowtie.
"Yes, do you have the rings?"
"What kind of best man would I be, if I didn't have them? But yes to your question."
"Well, I am ready and all set, just waiting on my father and Toshiro to get here."
"Why are you waiting on Toshiro?"
"It's one of the stipulations for him returning to be a captain set forth by the Captain Commander." Ichigo said as he really didn't want to explain that to Renji. "Let me ask you a question."
"What is it?"
"Are you ready to meet your future wife?" Ichigo asked while laughing.
"Very funny; Ichigo!"
Isshin arrived at the 10th division along with Toshiro. "Hey son, are you ready? It's time to go. I can't wait to see my daughters." Isshin said as he quickly glanced over at Toshiro. It wasn't that he mind Toshiro talking to Karin, but he knew he also seemed to like his childhood friend, Momo; and he was not about to let his daughter get caught up in a love triangle.
"Sure dad, be right out." Ichigo yelled. Ichigo and Renji came out to greet his dad and Toshiro.
"Son you look really handsome. I am so proud of you son; and I know your mother would be proud if she was here." Isshin said as he gave his only son a hug. It was time to go now, time to get on with his new life, a life that he never imagined having.
The Kurosaki Home
There were only a few small people that were invited to the wedding in the world of the living; due to lack of space. Everyone decided that they would hold the wedding in the world of the living for Ichigo and Isshin's sake; and hold the reception in the Seireitei.
Isshin was happy to see his daughters and he really missed them, but he knew they were in good hands with his sister, Ikumi. Ichigo's friends attended the wedding as well and everyone was glad to see Ichigo. Renji couldn't wait to see who Ichigo was talking about; however, it was only one person he thought who it could be.
As everyone started taking their seats and positions; Renji felt like he had eyes on him. Someone was pay attention to him, but when he looked to see who it was their eyes would shift to someplace else. The wedding was beginning to start.
Captain Ukitake escorted Rukia down the aisle; while Kisuke escorted Yoruichi. Byakuya and Ichigo were already at the rosary arch in the house. And of course, the Captain Commander (as he was acting as an agent of C46) was officiating the marriages. Renji nudged Ichigo's arm and asked Ichigo who was it that liked him. Ichigo ignored his efforts and looked straight at the Captain Commander.
Ichigo and Rukia was the first one to get married and it went smoothly. However, Byakuya wasn't so lucky. Well, everything was going great until the Captain Commander asked for the rings; and Kenpachi couldn't find the rings even though he had the box.
"I had asked you if you had the rings and you said yes. I should have known that a fool wouldn't be able to follow a simple directive." Byakuya barked.
"If I said I have them, then I must. They were supposed to be in this box here." Kenpachi replied. I know they were in here, where in the hell are those rings? He asked himself.
"Kenny! Kenny!" Yachiro shouted from the crowd.
"What is it, Yachiro?"
"Look in your hair Kenny; remember you lost your bell and you used the rings to hold your hair up." Yachiro said.
"Oh that's right!" Kenny suddenly remembered; as he reached for the hair that held the rings and gave them to Byakuya.
"You are so dead." Byakuya said as he glared at Kenpachi. Yoruichi and the others couldn't help but laugh at the incident.
Finally, the two couples were married; and afterwards they all spent a few hours talking to their friends and family. Renji couldn't stop bugging Ichigo about who liked him; when suddenly Tatsuki tapped him on his shoulder.
"Hello Renji, how have you been? Ichigo told me that you wanted to see me." Tatsuki said as she looked at Renji with inquisitive eyes.
"Hello, I'm fine. So did he really tell you that? Well, I was just asking him about how you were doing that's all." Renji said feeling somewhat embarrassed; he was definitely going to pay Ichigo back for putting him in this position.
"Well, everything is fine, just been practicing my dojo moves." Tatsuki said feeling a little confused and embarrassed as well.
"Really, I've been practicing my moves or should I say; my fighting skills as well." Renji replied.
Ichigo looked over at his wife and planted a kissed on her lips. Byakuya couldn't have been anymore happier himself. As Ichigo looked up from kissing his wife; he noticed his best man was talking to Tatsuki, perhaps now Renji could move on and start over.