Title: H is for Hickey
Series: Let Me Count The Ways
Author: Acmarache
Rating: K
Disclaimer: Me no own
Summary: Ichigo is humiliated at a captain's meeting.
Word: Hickey by Demion69
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He was going to kill him. A nice, long painful death. With no mercy. Even if he promised to do that thing with his tongue. It was his succumbing to that thing he does with his tongue that got him in this mess in the first place!
The day had started like any other day. Wake up late still tangled in the sheets and with his lover. Make a half-assed attempt at smoothing his hair down, throw on the cleanest uniform in sight, and run through the gateway to Soul Society. Then shunpo the remaining distance to the Third division so he can listen to Kira cry about "Ichimaru-taicho" on the way to the captain's meeting.
However, on this particular day, Kira didn't cry. In fact, the blond didn't so much as peep the entire way to First Division. He just kept sending not so subtle glances in his direction the entire way. He was about ready to shake the guy and ask him what his problem was by the time they got to the meeting.
With a heavy sigh, he had taken his place amongst the other captains and prepared to keep from dying of boredom. They were halfway through roll call (all the captains actually showed up this time, so it was pointless), when Shunsui let out what suspiciously sounded like a giggle. Ichigo had turned to the man's counterpart to see if he knew what his lover was on about only to find him grinning broadly at him.
A bark of laughter signified Renji had given in and said to hell with propriety. Wondering how Byakuya was taking his former lieutenant's undignified outburst, he turned in his direction only to be shell-shocked. The Kuchiki heir was smirking at him. Emotion was showing on the dead fish's face! But everyone else was apparently too preoccupied with whatever was so funny to even notice!
Which led him to wonder what exactly it was that had even the old geezer smiling in amusement. In the end, it was Kenpachi that clued him in. He'd told him to tell his lover that if he was going to stake his claim on him, then he should do it in a less visible spot. His confusion must have shown because the ever prepared Rangiku pulled out her compact and aimed it so he could see the side of his neck. The side with a very large and purple hickey. Turning as red as his namesake, Ichigo had stomped out of the meeting muttering about dead shopkeepers on his way back to Karakura town.
Which brings him to the here and now. The bastard doesn't even have the decency to look sorry after he explained how humiliated he was! In fact, he's smirking! Then, Ichigo hears Kisuke say something about it being his turn to claim him, and his brain shuts down, focusing only on the now very naked and appealing shopkeeper spread out in front of him.
Several hours later, Ichigo decides that maybe it's not too bad to have a clearly visible hickey every once in awhile if it means he gets to top that night.