Chapter 29
This is the twenty-ninth chapter of "You can't trap Love"
Hello again and this is the twenty-ninth chapter of 'You can't trap Love'. Last time, Grimmjow, Nnoitra, Gin, Ulquiorra and the others finally made their move and headed for the Hogyoku kingdom, but it'll take three to four days to arrive. Meanwhile, Tonimaru slips a potion into a goblet of wine he handed to Ichigo, a potion which deletes all of Ichigo's pervious memories of Hueco Mundo, her friends and Grimmjow, replacing them with false memories of their relationship together. And Ichigo fell for it hook, line, sinker.
Hey, I've been reading several of the comments, and several authors say that they want the story to turn into TonimaruXIchigo story. Well, sorry, but if that happened, it wouldn't be a GrimmIchi story, now will it?
Anyway, enough chitchat, let's get on with the story, nya?~
ENJOY!
Tonimaru groaned airily as he woke up. He glared at the sunshine peeking through the crack between the thick curtains. He adverted his eyes to the bedside clock, which read 7:18 in the morning. The silverette was slightly stunned when a melodious voice rang out, "Good morning, Toni.~" The king looked up, to see his beautiful Ichigo, dressed in a frilly nightgown made from white watery translucent silk, smiling down at him with that smile that rivaled the brilliance of the stars on a clear night. Tonimaru rose an eyebrow, "You stayed up all night?" The orangette blushed innocently, "Uh, well, I waited until you fell asleep. Then I get up to change into my nightgown then I fell asleep."
The silverette stayed quiet, as if processing what the strawberry princess just said before letting a smile creep onto his face. Raising a hand, the silverette king stroked the orangette princess's cheek, "I've decided." Ichigo looked at him with that adorable innocent-confused expression, as he sat up and got off the bed, "Decided what?" Tonimaru didn't answer as he entered that little 'Ichigo-devoted' room and coming back out several seconds later, one arm behind his back, a little smile etched onto his face. He spoke, "Ichigo, sit on the edge of the bed with perfect posture, please." The orangette didn't argue, she did as she was told, her head still tilted to the side, "What is it, Tonimaru?"
The silver-haired king smiled, "I want to tell and ask you something." The orangette blinked her large chocolate brown eyes, "What is it?" The silverette smiled tenderly, bringing his opposite hand through Ichigo's locks of bright orange hair, "Ichigo Kurosaki, I love you. Before I met you, I was completely lost, taking women I thought looked beautiful. But, now that I met you, all those other women pale in comparison. So…" Tonimaru knelt down onto one knee in front of Ichigo, bringing out a small black jewelry box and flipping it open, revealing an absolutely breathtaking, not to mention extensively expensive, engagement ring, one crafted from pure silver, completely embedded with tiny, glistening diamonds and crystals, one large diamond in the center of the ring, the size of a coin, "Ichigo Kurosaki, will you do this humble man the highest of honors, and become my wife?"
Ichigo's grew large with shock and her jaw slacked down slightly, "Oh…" She unconsciously brought her hands to her mouth, tears beginning to well up to her eyes. Only, they weren't tears of the usual disgust or anger. These tears were precious crystal droplets, filled with happiness and joy. Tonimaru smiled widely as Ichigo leapt into his arms, wrapping her long arms around his arms, yelling, "Yes, yes, yes! I will marry you! I'm so happy you asked!" The silverette slightly pulled her off, and pulling her back into a passionate kiss, "Excellent. My servants are already sending out invitations and many of the invites have accepted. The preparations are being taken care of, and all that is left is… your wedding dress."
The orangette princess let out a sound that was a mixture of a shriek and a squeal, "Oh, Toni~! You always think of everything! I love you so much!" The silverette chuckled as he buried his face into the crock of Ichigo's neck, taking in her scent, "I know, and I love you too. Now, I will send in several maids to help take your measurements for your dress tomorrow, and I will call for you in the Throne Room then, alright, my beloved strawberry?" Ichigo giggled, littering his face with butterfly kisses, "Yes, anything." The silver-haired king smiled, 'Now, this is the Ichigo I want, deserve and now, have and posses,' as he swept Ichigo off her feet and gently set her on the large, slightly messed up bed and giving her one lasting kiss before leaving. Ichigo smiled, 'I'm so lucky to have such a man like Toni.'
But the smile faltered as the strawberry princess brought a hand to her chest, 'Then, why do I feel this… strange emptiness in my heart? I feel like, I should be in love with someone else and I used to, but now, I'm not. But, I don't recall any such person. All I remember are the years I've known and love Tonimaru.' The orangette got off the bed and walked over to the window, staring out. Her eyes gazed over the magnificently groomed gardens, a serene smile etching onto her face, 'So beautiful.' Her smile froze, cracked and fell when her orbs fell upon a light blond, a stronger blond, a strawberry blond and a purplette working in the garden, conversing and laughing together.
Sudden memories began to rush through Ichigo's mind; her, along with the same light blond, the stronger blond, the strawberry orangette, the purplette, and another pure blond, two ravenettes and whitettes laughing and talking. Those memories were flashed away just as suddenly as they appeared, leaving said orangette princess completely stunned and speechless, 'What… was that?' The orangette held her head tightly, as if trying to squeeze the flashback out of the dark depths of her head, 'I-It was of those maids in the garden, and several others, but… I can't identify them. At all.'
Tonimaru made his way down the corridor, his smile turned into a dastardly smirk. His head was held up high, just like before he met Ichigo, couldn't obtain her and turned into an obsessed loser. But, now that he did have said orangette strawberry, he returned to his normal pompus, snotty self. The silverette king made his way to a large pair of double doors, smaller than the usual royal encrusted doors, but larger than normal servant quarters' doors. Rapping his knuckles onto the door and not even bothering to wait for an answer, the king entered. He smiled when he spotted Toshiro, Izuru, Shinji, Rangiku, Yoruichi, Yumichika and Harribel all sitting there, all glaring at him with deadly, shocking gazes. But the silver-haired king seemed completely unfazed.
Yoruichi snarled, "What the hell do you want, Tonimaru? You aren't wanted here." Toshiro scowled, "And where are Ichigo and Sui Feng?" The silverette chuckled as he sat down in a small chair, Izuru and Rangiku scrambling out the neighboring chairs and speed-walking to the opposite side of the room, "Sui Feng is Ggio's lady, so I have no idea what has become of her. But Ichigo, well, let's just say that she's never felt or been better." Shinji growled, "That isn't possible. Ichigo loves Grimmjow, and she would be completely miserable without him." Yumichika sniffed, "Not to mention that you're the man she hates the most."
The silverette chuckled deeply, clashing his long, spider-like fingers together, sitting up straighter, as if to get up, "Well then, why not come and see her, and Sui Feng, for yourselves, hm? I'm sure my beloved strawberry is absolutely dying for the company of her 'friends.' So, how about it?" Harribel rose a long, still well-groomed, pure blond eyebrow, "If we do see her, you won't have any of us, or Ichigo, killed or anything, will you?" Tonimaru faked-gasped with horror, "Why, Teir, I am insulted. I would never." Izuru scowled, "Mm hm yea right. There are rumors, Tonimaru, and none of us are deaf." Said silverette laughed, "Well, maybe I was similar to that in the past, but, thanks to the influence of my beautiful orangette angel, I am no longer the 'womanizer', women all over this land claim me as."
Toshiro rolled her eyes, "Whatever. We want to see Ichigo and Sui Feng, so make sure that they're alright." The silverette grinned, standing up and heading for the door, "Very well then. I will have them ready early this afternoon. I will have Rina fetch you. Goodbye, ladies, and please perform your duties diligently," before pulling the door open and sweeping out, a bristle of his silk cloak disappearing just as the door closed with a click. Yumichika glanced at her friends, a worried expression etched onto her lovely face, "Do you really think that Ichigo and Sui Feng will be alright? I mean, they could've been raped multiple times by those two perverts for all we know."
Shinji nodded, "True, I mean, that silver-haired lecher or that black-haired kid wouldn't let us go anywhere near either one of them. Not to mention the fact that they aren't allowed out of their rooms, at all." Rangiku spoke, her tone sharp and serious, "Okay, enough of the this 'What if they're all weirdos now because we haven't seen them in a while' theory and think positively. We'll meet up with Ichigo and Sui Feng, think about a way to get out of this hellhole and return to our homes. Besides, all this wall-washing, silver-polishing and staircase railing-waxing's beginning to form blisters on my hands. I need a flower-scented bath with purified water."Yoruichi sighed, then smiling, "Rangiku's right. Let's just get our 'chores' done and get ready to see Ichi and Sui."
With a smile, the seven ladies walked out of their room(s), not prepared what shocking horror awaiting them at the reunion with their two friends.
Tonimaru walked out of the larger servant quarters, past several doors, up two long, winding staircases and into the large, guest room wing. Walking up to a pair of double doors, crafted from heavy, solid wood, embroidered with golden paint in swirling floral design, with a pair of pure gold door handles, and sharply rapped his knuckles against the left door. A faint 'Come in' rang out, and the silverette, well, entered, the large chambers. He grinned when he spotted Ggio sitting on the bed, with nothing on but a pair of puffy black silk Persian pants, tight around the waist, fluffy and soft all the way around and down the legs and tight around the ankles. He smirked when he spotted his ally in achieving what he ever wanted, aka; a certain ravenette Bankai kingdom queen, "Hello, Tonimaru. How may I help you today, considering that you've down so much for me." The silverette chuckled as he glanced around, "All I ask is, how did the love potion I gave you work out, you know, with Sui Feng..?" Ggio grinned even bigger, slightly turning to the bathroom, calling, "Oh, Sui Feng, come out here, Sweetie Bee~." Tonimaru was shocked to hear a shy, light, almost floral voice stammer out, "I-I can't, Ggio..! This outfit is so… revealing..!"
Ggio smirked, "Sui Feng, you don't want to displease me, now do you?" The floral, melodious voice stuttered, "N-no, ne-never..!" The Numeros lord grinned, this time, the Hogyoku king joining in, "Then, come out." There was a moment of silence before the door to the bathroom slowly cracked open and out stepped Sui Feng, and Tonimaru's jaw slightly dropped open, while lust instantly built up in Ggio's bright golden eyes. The ravenette held her head slightly bowed in a submissive manner, a light, cute blush on her cheeks and dressed in a female Persian outfit, black, to match Ggio. Her breasts where covered with a thick lack bra, held up by two thick straps sliding down her upper arms, revealing her shoulders, torso and stomach and wearing a pair of Persian pants identical to Ggio's. All in all, thanks to just one potion, the rebellious, strict, stern and fierce queen of the most feared kingdom in the world had turned into a shy, delicate and beautiful peony flower.
Tonimaru wolf-whistled as Sui Feng made her way over and perched onto Ggio's already inviting lap, while the ravenette lord smirked and 'casually' wrapped a slightly muscular arm around her naked waist and pulling her closer, "Well, it seems that it had the same effect on Sui Feng, as it did with Ichigo. Are you satisfied?" Ggio chuckled, pulling his bride-to-be even closer to his toned chest, pulling another blush out of the girl, "Very. And, thank you again, Tonimaru. Now, I have all the power I could want, both in Hogyoku and Numeros, and the woman of my dreams is in my arms, behaving like the obedient and beautiful wife I deserve."
The silverette chuckled 'good-naturedly', "Well, I have a little 'event' to tell you. Ichigo and Sui Feng's friends want to see them, considering that we completely restricted them from leaving our bedchambers. And I have a little feeling that once they meet the 'new' Ichigo and Sui Feng, they won't be able to recognize them. What do you say?" Ggio was silent, as if pondering over it, before laughing, "As if you have to ask. I would do anything to see those girls get put in their places as lowly maids, especially that Yumichika girl." Sui Feng piped up, interrupting, "Who is Yumichika?" The ravenette lord pecked his bride-to-be's cheek, "No one important. Don't mind it."
Turning back to Tonimaru, Ggio rose an elegant eyebrow, "When and where?" Said silverette smiled, "Early afternoon, in my bedchambers. Please don't be late, or you will lose this rare opportunity." With a nod of the Numeros lord's head in acknowledgement, the silverette king made his way out of the guest bedroom, heading for wherever, to do whatever. Ggio sighed, then practically sticking Sui Feng to his chest as he pulled her into a passionate kiss, drawing out a throaty moan from the Bankai queen. As the two pulled apart, a thin string of saliva connecting their mouths, Sui Feng panted, "Ggio, is something… the matter..?"
The ravenette lord was emotionless for a moment before grinning widely, "It's nothing, don't worry about it Sui Feng. All you have to worry about is staying the obedient and beautiful wife that you are, for me." The ravenette 'former' queen giggled, which, to Ggio, sounded like the tinkling of bells, before he lost control and pulled her back to his lips, while his hands began to 'explore' the 'unknown plains' that was Sui Feng's completely exposed backside. The normal Sui Feng would've grabbed the nearest, solid object and smash it against his face, but this time, she completely submitted to his advances.
Ggio mentally grinned, 'Oh, this is going to be sweet,' before letting his pure, rare lust-instinct take over his mind, as Sui Feng began to lightly rub against his face with her practically exposed breasts.
The morning seemed to zoom by for Ichigo, Tonimaru, Sui Feng and Ggio, but seemed to drag on longer than eternity for Toshiro, Izuru, Shinji, Rangiku, Yoruichi, Yumichika, and Harribel, considering that they were maids, and there were more than one perverted old geezer on the Hogyoku High Council that they had to serve. But, finally, the afternoon came, and after lunch, the seven maids were waiting in their chambers, as Rina knocked and entered, dressed in an even shorter and lacier uniform than the one she was dressed in the first time they met her, and that was saying more than something.
They made their way to the upper floors and bedroom suites of the palace, more specifically, to the largest pair of doors in all the bedrooms wings in the entire palace. Rina rapped her pale and small knuckles, screeching out in that nails-on-chalkboard tone that could make a banshee ran and hide, "They are here, M'king." A muffled, "They may enter, and you may leave," rang out. The sluttish brunette sniffed, "I should be the one entering King Tonimaru's bedroom chamber, you know. I mean…" She didn't get a chance to finish her sassing before Shinji rudely shoved past her, aka; shoving her aside, slammed the doors open and stormed in, the other six girls following the strong blond's example.
They went through the receiving room, and entered the bedroom, where they a stood in a small little clump in front, or behind the door, waiting and expecting. The large room was nice and cool with the afternoon breeze, with two large windows thrown open, letting in fresh sunlight and spring breeze. Rangiku looked around, "Where're they?" Izuru felt the bed, "The bed is still warm. Ichigo must've just gotten up." Toshiro sighed, darting he teal-emerald orbs all over the extravagantly decorated room, "Well, this place hasn't changed since the last time we got 'permission' to come in here to… clean."
A thick, velvety that sent shivers up all seven of the girls' spine, rang out, "Well, looks like you seven are early." The group snapped their necks around, spotting Tonimaru and Ggio standing behind him, the similar smug smirk etched on both their faces. Harribel growled, when their orangette and ravenette friends were nowhere in sight, "Where… are Ichigo and Sui Feng..?" Ggio chuckled, "No need to get so aggressive, Teir." A large book come flying at top speed towards his face, the ravenette lord managing to step aside just in time, but that annoying smug expression didn't change. Yoruichi scowled, "Where are they? You promised that we would get to meet Ichigo and Sui Feng."
Tonimaru smiled that signature bittersweet grin of his, "No need to worry, Shihōin, Ichigo and Sui Feng are just washing up. After all, they do want to look their best for their friends, right..?" Ggio didn't say anything but simply turned on his heel and headed for the large bathroom. Shinji crossed her arms and let her 'Answer-me-or-I'll-force-an-answer-out' tone slip out, "Where in the seven hells do you think you're going?" The Numeros lord grinned, "I'm going to help Sui Feng get ready. After all, the bride should never hide anything from her groom, especially not her body. Is that right, Tonimaru?" The silverette nodded his head mockingly, "Absolutely. That's the law between newlyweds here in Hogyoku." Yumichika snickered sarcastically, "Then I pity all the women who live and marry here." The other six girls grinned in agreement, while Ggio simply scowled before trudging to the bathroom, slamming the door open banging it close, disappearing out of sight.
Tonimaru chuckled, "Still has that temper, I see. But, I believe that I should follow his example, just in case Ichi feels alone, watching as Sui Feng has her beloved dote on her." Before any of the maids could take action to prevent the silver-haired king from heading for the bathroom to invade the orangette strawberry's privacy and chastity, or even object to such a thought, said perverted king was already gone, and the last thing the girls heard was the clicking of the washroom's door closing for a second time in 30 seconds.
There was complete silence before several light 'Hmm…'s' drifted through the air. Yumchika rose an elegant eyebrow, "Toshiro, Izuru, Shinji, what's the matter?" Izuru was the first to snap out of her thinking stupor, lightly murmuring, "Oh, it's just that, what that jerk-face Tonimaru said didn't sit right with me." Rangiku chuckled humorlessly, "What part? The fact that brides have to walk naked in front of their husbands, or the face that he's in the bathroom, defiling Ichi's poor, pure body right now?" Shinji shook her head, her straight, strong blond locks whipping her face, "No, it's not that. It that the fact that Ichigo and Sui Feng would be late to meeting us just for pampering themselves is just… strange."
Yoruichi and Harribel exchanged glances, their posture unconsciously stiffened, before turning their heads back to the three, "What do you mean?" Toshiro answered, her tone more serious than it had ever reached for the entire time she was forced to wash the enemy's filthy floors, "We're not too sure about Sui Feng, but for Ichigo, she's the type of girl to never ever dress up formally, except for balls and other formal gatherings, but other than those two exceptions, you could die before you would see her in a fancy, frilly dress. As long as it was long, thick and appropriate, Ichigo wouldn't mind wearing it." Yoruichi slowly nodded, as if trying to piece the scrambled puzzle together, "The same with Sui Feng. But, then, why on earth would they..?"
None had the chance to answer, as the bathchamber door creak open and out stepped a flushed Ichigo and Sui Feng, the orangette dressed in a sweeping gown of turquoise, watery silk, embroidered with white floral designs, her bright, stunning orange locks pulled back in a shaggy, but suitable, ponytail, and the ravenette dressed in tight black dress that stuck to her like a second skin, a long, daring slit creeping all the way up her right leg, cutting off right in under her hip, embroidered with golden, bird designs, her iron-powder black hair pulled back with golden pins, into one, thick braid, instead of her usual two. The mere sight of the two rowdy noblewomen dressed up in such clothing for no formal occasion was enough to have all the girls' jaws drop to the ground with a 'clank', but the sight of the meek, submissive blushes on their faces, and the shy way their heads where bowed nearly made the six girls faint. Shinji stammered, "I-Ichigo..? What in the fucking heel are you wearing? And at a time like this!" Rangiku nodded, "You too, Sui Feng! Honestly!"
What the two girls said next left the seven maids absolutely flabbergasted. Ichigo smiled sweetly, curtsying, "Hello, I am Ichigo Kurosaki, and who might you all be?" Toshiro's jaw dropped all the way down, while Shinji fell over her heels, and Izuru stumbled slightly trying to caught her, "I-Ichi..? Y-you don't remember us? I-It's me, Toshiro, Shinji and Izuru. We've been friends since we were kids." Ichigo tilted her head to the side, blinking her sparkling chocolate brown eyes, "Tosh-iro? Shin-ji? Iz-uru? I-I'm sorry, but I don't recall having friends who go by those names." Yumichika snapped out of her shock, whipping her head towards Sui Feng, "W-What about you, Sui Feng? Do you remember us? Rangiku? Yoruichi, Harribel, Me?"
The ravenette put her finger to her chin in a childish thinking matter, making Yumichika sweatdrop a bit. But the Bankai queen's four friends' eyes shot wide open with shock when Sui Feng smiled sweetly, which was already extremely queer in itself, "I apologize, but I don't remember any friends by those names." Rangiku decided to shoot her trump card, "Do you remember Kenpachi? Kenpachi Zaraki?" When said ravenette tilted her head to the side in confusion, the strawberry blond shouted, causing the former queen to step back in fright, "Your husband? The king of the Bankai kingdom?" Sui Feng put her hand to her mouth, which formed in a small 'O', "Oh, the Bankai kingdom frightens me, with all those blood-thirsty warriors, always fighting and killing." Rangiku's light blue eyes looked like they were ready to drop out of their sockets as she fell backwards, having Harribel dash forward and awkwardly catch her.
A smug chuckle rang out, and the seven whipped their head around, their eyes meeting the gleaming orbs of Tonimaru and Ggio. Tonimaru chuckled, smoothing a wrinkle out of his silk pants, "Well, I guess that this little 'visit' you seven were looking forward to was completely useless." There a moment of complete silence before Shinji growled, just like the wildcat that her angry personality resemble, and pounced onto the silverette king, grabbing him purely by his collar and pulling him close to her face, snarling, "What the fuck did you do to Ichigo and Sui Feng?" She brought her fist down with lightning speed and the strength of a rabid mother bear with cubs, turning Tonimaru's pale, left cheek a sick blue and black color, even with splashes of yellow and a tiny hint of green and red. The strong, surious blond rose her fist again, to bring down upon the silverette king's right cheek, when a wailing, "Stop it! Please!," rang out.
Shinji gasped as Ichigo dashed forward and pulled Tonimaru out of her grip, pulling his injured cheek into the valley between her breast, "Don't hurt him! He didn't do anything wrong! You have no right to hit him!" Toshiro stepped forward, gently supporting her blond friend from falling over, whispering, "Calm down, Shinji." The strong blond adverted her scorching gaze to Ggio, still scowling, "A-And you..! What did you do to Sui Feng? It would take more than all the persuading in the world for these two to change so drastically..!" The ravenette chuckled, rolling a loose strand of long, silky black hair casually between his fingers, "Oh, I didn't do anything that Sui Feng wouldn't have wanted me to do. Isn't that right, my sweet lil' Bumble-Bee?"
Said ravenette girl giggled, "Yes, Ggio."Yumichika's lavender rolled towards the back of her head as she fell over, her head lightly hitting Yoruichi's shoulder. The purplette gently prompted the fainted ravenette onto her feet, slinging one of Yumichika's long arm over her own lithe, but sturdy shoulders, her piercing golden eyes drilling into Tonimaru's head, then rotating to Ggio's head, "You two said that you love Ichigo and Sui Feng, but having to go as far as bewitching the women you claim to 'love', well, I just think is beyond low." Ggio scowled, absolutely hating when someone questioned the love he held for Sui Feng, "What're you getting at?" Yoruichi kept her tanned and beautiful face blank, "I'm saying that the fact that neither one of you could get Ichigo or Sui Feng to love you on their own, without any type of magic or hypnosis, proves that you don't truly love them, and they obviously don't love you. Goodbye." With that, the purplette gently led her ravenette friend out, the others following her, but not before giving both Tonimaru, who was still collapsed on the ground, where Shinji had dropped him, and Ggio a deadly glare.
Ichigo was sitting on the floor, tenderly rubbing Tonimaru's injured cheek, occasionally dropping a butterfly kiss on it, "Are you alright, my beloved? Does it still hurt a lot?" The silverette chuckled, "It's alright, as long as you're here to make it all better." The orangette giggled and continued her little routine. Ggio pulled Sui Feng to his chest as he sat down in a large easy chair, seating her onto his lap. The female ravenette laid her head upon her beloved's shoulder, whispering, "Ggio, who were those people? They say that they knew us, that we were all friends. Who were all they?" Ichigo pulled Tonimaru's head into her lap, his bruised cheek facing up, "Yes, I never recall knowing Toshiro, Shinji or Izuru, but they all seem to know me."
Tonimaru answered without hesitation, "Those girls are all just maids who believe that if they gain the favor of the queen, I, the king, will boost their status to nobility. Please don't take any of their words to heart, alright, my sweet strawberry." Ichigo didn't even question her beloved's authority. Instead, she gave her innocent smile, gently stroking Tonimaru's cheek again, "Of course, my beloved. Oh, when is our wedding? I just can't wait..!" Sui Feng squealed, wrapping her arms around Ggio's neck, littering his face with butterfly kisses, "Oh Ggio, do you think that we could have our own wedding? Ggio?" Said ravenette lord's eyes were millions of miles away. He snapped out of his little trance, he mumbled, "Yea, we'll have our own wedding." He then grinned, caressing his knuckles against his beloved Bumble-Bee's cheek, "It'll take place in a large meadow, with flowers everywhere, and thousands of guests. Would you like that?" Sui Feng giggled, kissing him passionately, "I would love that!"
Tonimaru slightly frowned at his ally's sudden change in mood. Sitting up straight, he smirked down at Ichigo, twirling a strand of her hair with his finger, "Why don't you go outside and enjoy the gardens? It's a beautiful day, and the gardeners had just planted new rosebushes." The orangette smiled brightly, "That sounds heavenly. Shall we go, Sui Feng?" The ravenette nodded vigorously and gave Ggio one last passionate kiss on the lips before slipping on her black silk slippers and padded after Ichigo, both giggling and whispering like school girls all the way out. The silverette kept up that crippling, bittersweet smile until the girls disappeared, then it molded into an expressionless mask as he turned around to face the ravenette Numeros lord, "Is something the matter, Ggio Vega?"
The ravenette lord sighed, "I don't know. I mean, I love Sui Feng, with all my heart and it's great to have her all over me like this, but, something's missing." Tonimaru sneered, "Don't tell me that you're beginning to have second thoughts about this. Are you listening to yourself talk? You've been yearning for the queen of the mighty Bankai kingdom for years, and finally, you have her in your arms, entirely submissive and willing, and now, you want to let her go..!" Ggio stared at the silverette king, stunned. For all the time the ravenette Numeros lord had known the Hogyoku king, he had never seen him loose his cool over anything, much less what he thought the affections from another girl to one of his allies, not himself.
The silver-haired king stayed silent for several long minutes, taking deep breaths to calm himself, "Ggio, go over to the window, take a good look and tell me what you see." Not wanting to angry such powerful an ally, the ravenette lord walked over to the large window, the one which overlooked the Royal Private Gardens, and peered out. His heart melted when he spotted his beloved Sui Feng weaving garlands of fresh flowers while talking with Ichigo. The bright smiles on her face put the sun to shame, and her dainty hands seem to work mechanically, even though she probably never done such a thing back home, "I see… the once far too proud and prideful queen of the almighty Bankai kingdom sitting in the enemy's territory, all her guards fallen and penetrated. Delicate, submissive, weak."
Tonimaru grinned, "Very good. Now, are you just going to throw all that away, just because of what some servant said..?" Ggio was silent for several minutes, before letting out a chuckle, "You're right. I was being foolish."The silverette smirked, "So, what do you say you help plan for my wedding to my strawberry? I'm itching to deflower her." The ravenette lord chuckled, "As lewd as ever, aren't you? I still can't believe you're devoting yourself to one single woman." Tonimaru grinned, "You know, I actually don't know what possessed me to become so 'sensitive' towards Ichigo. I find her… irresistible, with her beautiful face and flawless body, but it's that fiery attitude that bothers me. I like me women… submissive and dependent. After all, women were made just to become property of the man, correct? You have one, and once you tire of it, you put it aside and get another."
Ggio sighed, "For once, I'm gonna disagree with you. You may throw other girls away, but once you find that special one, you won't want to leave her. Like I feel with Sui Feng, there will be a girl out there that you won't want to leave." Tonimaru scoffed good-naturedly, "Yes, I know, and that girl is, at the moment, sitting outside in the garden, with orange hair and making flower garlands." Ggio opened his mouth to say something else, but decided to keep it to himself. Tonimaru stood up, heading for the door, pausing directly before the double doors, speaking in a dark tone, "Jaegerjaquez should've caught on by now, and should be heading here right as we speak. I want Ichigo to be eternally bonded to me before that blue-haired freak arrives and ruins everything," before pulling the left side open and walking out.
Ggio sighed, glancing out the window again. His heart warmed up just a little when he saw Sui Feng stand up and began to patter after a little butterfly, Ichigo laughing and shouting encouragements for her, 'She really is a beautiful maiden.' But his expression slightly saddened when he remembered what Yoruichi had said, 'The fact that you had to resort to lowly magic to have her fall in love with you, easily proves that you don't truly love her enough to capture her heart on your own.'
"What did that fucking bastard Tonimaru do? I mean, Ichigo and Sui Feng are two of the most rowdy and resistant girls I know! It would easier to switch the moon and sun around than to force either one of them to do something they have no desire to do, and here, that silver-haired tyrant and that corrupted Numeros lord have them wrapped around their little fingers!" Shinji ranted as she paced back and forth in their servant chambers. Izuru slumped in a wooden chair, sighing, "Shinji's right. Even with magic, Ichigo and Sui Feng are the type to resist any type of such treatment." Harribel leaned against the wall, her queen-like aura depleted at the thought of her friend hanging onto the arm of a man like some common whore, "It's the same with Sui Feng. She would never naturally forget Kenpachi. He's her entire world, though she would never put it into words."
Toshiro was silent, thinking for several minutes, before speaking up, "How do you think Grimmjow and Kenpachi will react to this..?" Yumichika buried her face into her hands, "There would be bloodshed, a lot of it. I mean, this is the king of Bankai and Hueco Mundo we're talking about." Izuru spoke up again, "But, I think what Yoruichi said before we left got that Lord Ggio Vega thinking. He had that 'reconsidering' look on his face." Rangiku scoffed, "You must've been either hoping you would see it, or just imagining it. A bastard who would poison Sui Feng must've been too desperate."
Just then, a knock rang out into the room. Shinji answered it, and there stood Rina, with a long scroll of paper in one hand, and a fancy invitation, a stupid, smug smirk on her face, "Here. The wedding between His Majesty Sakemari and Her Highness Kurosaki is in two days. The invitations are already sent out, so all that's left is the cooking and decorating. Shinji, you, Yumchika, Toshiro and Rangiku are in charge of getting the large Royal Chapel cleaned, as well as the large ballroom. Yoruichi, you, Izuru and Izuru are…" She was cut off when Shinji growled, snatching both papers out of the brunette's hands and slamming the door in her face, for the second time that day.
The strong blond turned around, to come directly to six stunned-stupid friends, their eyes bulging out of their heads and their jaws slightly ajar. Toshiro murmured, "What… d-did that slut s-say..?" Shinji sighed, peeling open the white envelope and pulled out a piece of expensive stationary folded into thirds, scanning it over, "Its… it's an invitation to a wedding. F-For Tonimaru and Ichigo…"
MWAHAHAHAH! CLIFFHANGER! Aren't I evil? Sorry it took so long for me to update. I've been really busy with class and homework, not to mention that my moms' worried about my high school.
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