A/N: the second part, featuring Ginpachi's perspective of the rooftop action! If you enjoyed this feel free to leave a review!

Rated M for light smut

Earlier

"Sheesh, why do they have to be on my ass today? Why is it everyone on my ass today?"

"Because ya a loudmouth..."

"Oi, that's Tatsuma, don't put me in the same category as him! Spilling secrets like he doesn't care, spy on other people for decent gossip or whatever!"

"And yet ya the loudest one when-"

"Ahtatata...save it. I'm a loudmouth my ass, I bet you're going through exactly the same thing as I am."

Ginpachi looked very disgruntled as he walked back to the staff room for his lunch break. The never ending harassment about his personal life was starting to get to him, even more so when Tsukuyo tried to pin the blame on him for starting it all in the first place. Despite it all, he couldn't help but smile a little bit on the inside when they bumped into each other along the way.

"Good grief, it's like deja vu with all this talk about us." He wearily remarked, ruffling his hair as he walked along.

Tsukuyo brushed some hair past her ear with a puzzled look to her face. "How so? Like being the talk of the school back when we first started seeing each other?"

"Yeah, like that. They were nosy bastards back then, and they're just as nosy now." He harshly said, clearly very irritated.

"Don't be ridiculous Ginpachi, they're not the same as the ones from back then." She sighed, not interested in his ranting one bit.

"I'm telling you, the circumstances are pretty coincidental though dontcha think? You seriously haven't had anyone ask y-" He insisted. He was finally silenced with a swift and very stiff flick to the side of his head by his increasingly annoyed colleague.

"I'm already getting enough grief from my class as is. Kijima's been telling the whole class about it and now they won't keep quiet." She grimaced.

"Oh great...I'm willing to bet Takasugi told his group about it. I knew I should've told you to wait for me after that training session..." He lamented.

"Just keep your mouth shut and keep things quiet. What happened, happened. We just have to be a little more careful from now on." She hissed, scowling at him as he rubbed his head to soothe the stinging pain. "Sheesh, this is some situation we're in huh?"

As they opened the door to the staff room they were already greeted with 3 pairs of eyes facing their direction (or two, the other one was hidden beneath long bangs that covered his eyes). One looked very sympathetic, but the others had a big grin on their faces. Ginpachi and Tsukuyo glared at them, uncomfortable by their devious intentions.

"Why are you lot staring at us?" He bluntly asked, trying to maintain his already minimal composure.

"Oh don't mind us Kinpachi, we were just talking about ya." Sakamoto coolly said. Kankou put his hands up and shook his head.

"I told them not to poke too much into your business..." He sighed in a defeated tone.

"For god's sake it's Ginpachi! How many times do I have to say it?! You're just saying that to piss me off at this point!" He angrily yelled, much to Tsukuyo's chagrin as she put her palm to her forehead with a deep sigh.

"Please...just calm down Ginpachi." She calmly said, dragging his sleeve with her as they sat down with their colleagues.

"Yeah, do what your lady says and chill out for a bit, we were just discussing-"

Ginpachi suddenly shot up from his seat and stormed out, muttering incoherent curse words referencing Sakamoto as he firmly shut the door. The other colleagues except for Tsukuyo blinked in stunned silence, and Sakamoto's smirk quickly turned into a rather guilty frown on his face.

Tsukuyo didn't say a word as she looked between the door and Sakamoto's guilty face. To say she was disappointed in the latter's behaviour was an understatement.

She gave him a vicious glare, translating her disappointment and frustration towards him. Her silence was more than enough to send her message across, standing up and walking out the door behind her.

An awkward silence rang throughout the room. Sakamoto scratched his head to alleviate the heavy atmosphere in the room, but to no avail. He could feel the other two pairs of eyes staring into the back of his soul. He could tell their expression was void, but the lack of indicators showing any ounce of disappointment or anger was a sign that he had royally messed up.

"Uh...well shit."

Fucking Tatsuma...that asswipe!

"Ginpachi wait!"

He had enough. He didn't want to deal with anymore nonsense, he couldn't be bothered. And his friend had blown it overboard. Over his boiling point. Most days he was always a bit of a jester, but he knew where to toe the line. But this time he had overstepped his boundaries.

He wanted to take his anger out on something, anything. He needed catharsis. None of the words that Tsukuyo were saying as he marched out of the staff room were reaching him. His face was completely stone walled, just about holding onto his sanity enough to not flip out in rage.

His thoughts were still empty, full of nothing but seething fury. He stormed up the stairs desperate for any inch of peace and salvation. Tsukuyo's echoing voice still failed to reach out to him.

Even when he stepped out into the snow he held himself back from going mad and cursing at the top of his lungs. He took long, arduous breaths in a bid to calm his frenzied state, moving closer to the barrier as he leaned his arms against it.

It took him a little time before he settled down, looking across the other nearby school buildings and the ground below him as the snow gently fluttered down.

He felt tired. Worn down. He just wanted the whispers to end so he and Tsukuyo could be in peace.

Visible puffs of air escaped his mouth as he stared listlessly in front of him. He didn't react when he heard the door open behind him, followed by a few steps that delicately crunched into the snow. It wasn't until Tsukuyo stood next to him and looked up at his face that he moved his head, glancing at her with a sad smile before looking back in front. He rummaged a coat pocket, taking out a pack of cigarettes as he took one with his mouth, as well as a lighter. The hand with the pack drifted closer to Tsukuyo, seemingly an invitation to share.

"I thought ya didn't smoke." She said bluntly, taking a piece anyway as he clicked the lighter a few times before it gently burst to life.

"I only do it when I'm stressed. I don't do it often." He curtly replied. "I don't do chain smoking either, so don't rag on me. I'm not in the mood." He held the illuminated lighter closer to the butts to light both of their cigarettes.

Tsukuyo turned her head to face ahead."I wasn't planning to. I was actually gonna say it takes a lot to get you all huffed up and in a mood." She quietly remarked, blowing out a puff of smoke and watched it dissipate into the cold air. "Haven't seen ya get that worked up in a while..."

"Yeah well the more shit you take it in, the bigger the explosion. It just takes a lot to get to that point for me." He replied, gently blowing out a steady line of smoke.

As time went by, he began to feel a little more relaxed now that the tobacco began to settle in, and he glanced at Tsukuyo every now and then with a faint smile. It was just what he needed to mellow out. Someone he loved and trusted, the chilly but peaceful ambience of snowfall and the odd puff of smoke that was occasionally released into the air.

Tsukuyo shuffled a little closer to Ginpachi, barely touching elbows as they leaned on the guardrail. She knew he had relaxed a little bit. Her cold hand drifted over his and held it gently, squeezing it ever so slightly as she locked fingers.

"Ya feeling ok now?" She asked delicately. She felt a little peeved when Ginpachi scoffed at her.

"All this time we've been up here and you start asking me that now?" He smirked. That smirk quickly faded when she squeezed the tips of his fingers as a measure of retaliation, making him wince quite badly.

"I just wanted to make sure ya were in a good mood first before I start talking. And ya taking the piss outta me for doing it." She said with a cocky smile before loosening her grip a little.

"Right right...well, I'm a little better now..." He said sheepishly, taking another puff of smoke. He felt his body turn to face her and her hand snake around his waist, dropping his cigarette to the ground and gently snubbing it out as he put his own hand around her. He took a deep breath, letting out the one thought that had bugged him since he walked out.

"I'm tired of this shit...keeping ourselves hidden and all. It's such a pain in the ass." He said drearily, gently leaning forward to rest against her forehead. "I don't even know why we're still denying it to be honest."

Tsukuyo hummed sympathetically. It was completely understandable to keep something personal away from the eyes of other people. "I know darling...there's nothing wrong with that. But there's not really much point hiding it anymore when pretty much everyone already knows." Denying it just makes it harder on us."

"Yeah..." He smiled sadly. As much as he wanted it to end, he didn't feel like discussing it at the moment. And it seemed Tsukuyo caught on as well, as she gently blew fresh smoke into his face before dropping her cigarette and snuffing it out.

"But let's save that for later, ya came up here to relax didn't ya?" She said affirmatively, gently caressing his cheek with her other hand. It earned her a warm smile from Ginpachi as he did the same.

"Yeah...I did. I don't know why you followed me though." He sarcastically remarked, chuckling a little bit as they nuzzled each other's noses.

"Hehe...I think ya already know why..." She whispered with a smile, closing her eyes to indulge herself in her senses.

"Yeah yeah...you love me and all that. You came up here to keep me warm though didn't you?" He quipped.

"Perhaps..." She murmured, dragging the tip of her tongue along his mouth before slowly and methodically giving him gentle bites on his bottom lip.

The feeling of it made Ginpachi's senses tingle as he returned a few in kind. The hands that rested on their cheeks soon circled around their necks. They took their time savouring each other again, beginning with light touches as they delicately chewed on each other's lips.

Things picked up after a short time when they slipped their tongues in, humming delectably from feeling the aftertaste of ash and tobacco. It warmed each other down to their toes and lit the fire in their chests. Fitting as they were out in the cold. It only encouraged them to stay intertwined even more. As long as they felt each other, the admittedly poor taste of ash didn't matter to them.

They parted their mouths open wider with each movement, breathing a little louder and beginning their ministrations as they lightly squeezed their rear ends, moaning ever so slightly from it. By the time they pulled away they were already enamoured in each other's lustful eyes and scent.

"Mmm...Smells nice...strawberry again?" Tsukuyo purred in his ear, deeply inhaling in his special scent as she nuzzled him before delicately nibbling his ear. The tickling sensation and the delicate sounds of her oral enunciation seamlessly clicking together made his hairs stand on edge and his heart throb more. He couldn't help but shamelessly blush for some reason as he looked into her breathtaking amethyst eyes.

"Mmhm, your favourite." He hummed affirmatively. Tsukuyo giggled giddily, caressing his cheek idly with her thumb before switching to play with his loose tie and neck, gently tugging the former so that Ginpachi remained close to her body.

"Ya know me too well." she quietly remarked, licking her lips ravishingly as she kissed the corners of his mouth.

"Course I do. We're two peas in a pod." He smiled faintly before joining Tsukuyo in her light touches, both closing their eyes to soak themselves in their company and peaceful atmosphere.

In no time the sounds of their lips softly sucking on each other subtly ramped up to quiet moans again as their tongues tangled together once more. Their breathing gradually became heavier as their ministrations started up again, totally engrossed in their delicate pleasure.

By natural instinct they began to move like one cell, drifting from the guardrail to the wall at the back of the staircase to prolong their engagement. Ginpachi willingly let himself be pinned to the wall as Tsukuyo carried on her playing, placing her leg in the centre and straddling one of his legs. Each time she wiggled her leg it was triggering his third leg to rear its head, prompting him to groan and dive deeper in her mouth.

Tsukuyo instinctively began to slowly grind her hips forward as she slowly lost grip of reality, which wasn't helped by Ginpachi's own grinding. Their thoughts were torn between keeping themselves from escalating any further to giving in to their temptations.

I want...you now.

The sensations were beginning to consume them both as their hearts pounded with excitement. Ginpachi started to thrust forward, his voice becoming increasingly husky. Tsukuyo squeaked each time, but it spurred her on to keep going until they both exhausted the air in their lungs. They squeezed each other's hands with each thrust, and the desire that was pooled in their loins was starting to bubble up.

By the time they did separate (leaving a small trail of saliva from their tongues) they were still intent on having each other judging from Ginpachi's incessant thrusting and grunts and Tsukuyo's increasingly erotic groans. The former even swapped places with the latter, moving even harder than before.

"Mmm...Hah...wait...Ginpachi-Ahh...!" She gasped, seemingly having some form of awareness remaining. "Not here...please-Ahh-save it..."

Ginpachi began to slow down, having heard her pleas to stop, but still yearning for her as he kept going. It wasn't help by Tsukuyo gently squeezing his shoulder and sides, which unwittingly prolonged the dry humping. It took a while before he finally ground to a halt, leaving them heaving and gasping for air. When he looked up at her, his eyes were glazed, licking her neck and nibbling her ear as an alternative instead.

"Mm...we can't do that right now..." She whispered raggedly, circling her hands around his waist while his head dipped into her shoulder, calming down from his brief state of excitement. Rational logic was starting to set in as he looked up at her.

"Sorry bout that..." He replied, which only garnered a small titter from Tsukuyo.

"Ya gotta learn to save it for later ya know?" She said with a pitiful smile, prompting a slightly disgruntled looking frown from Ginpachi. "Says the lady who ambushed me in the storage ro-ow...can you not flick me in the head like that? You're telling me that didn't happen?"

Tsukuyo looked to the side with a light flush, obviously not willing to admit that she engaged in their secret service in the storage room a few days before. "T-that was a one off..."

"And this morning?" He carried on with a smirk slowly forming on his face.

"Y-ya started that...!" She exclaimed.

"Uh huh, and you went along with it." He finished with a chuckle as the flush on her face blossomed, topped off with an adorable pout. "We're both equally guilty."

After a few seconds of sulking at Ginpachi her expression changed to a reluctant smile, unwilling to stay mad at him as she let out a sigh and wrapped her hands around his head and neck."Yeah...we're both equally guilty. Dumb idiots in love is what we are..."

They spent their remaining few minutes stuck together not giving a damn about the cold weather, simply cuddling and nuzzling each other for warmth. Tsukuyo peppered it with occasional kisses to his cheek while Ginpachi gently sucked on her neck, careful not to give her any more love bites whilst leaving one hand around her waist and guiding the other up to squeeze and massage her butt slightly. She moaned unexpectedly yet enjoyed the feeling, turning her head slightly to siphon off Ginpachi's own neck a bit as a measure of payback.

The feeling of lust for their bodies was beginning to rear its head again, but it wasn't enough to consume them this time as they kept their leisurely tempo, even when they went back to shutting their eyes and slipping their tongues in each other's throats. The lightest of body squeezes, regardless of where it came from, was enough to get them to moan in delight, prompting them to part their mouths wider as they carried on eating each other's faces off. They even groaned slightly when their tongues began to do nothing but wriggle with one another briefly before returning to do their work. The delicious sounds of their lips sucking together combined with their delicate moans and groans made for a delightful experience, topped off with their withdrawal that left another trademark line of saliva to form from their tongues.

Even with their eyes still closed their need for intimacy was still easily communicated judging from Tsukuyo's delicate kiss to Ginpachi's cheek as she purposely made a sound from it that played to his senses. The hand that rested on his head now slithered back down to his waist as she held him close, nuzzling him with a velvet touch.

"I love you..." She whispered under her breath.

"I know." He muttered, which garnered a light giggle from Tsukuyo for no apparent reason. Still, her laughter was more than enough to make him laugh as well. It felt odd being more happy than lustful, even when the two often went hand in hand, but even the most gentle declarations of love provided joy on a level that was special to them. Their loyalty for each other was all they needed.

Even as they basked in each other's glowing presence, they still had to acknowledge they were on school grounds, so their time was only finite. Tsukuyo opened her eyes to Ginpachi's own red eyes, fixed on her with loving intent as she gave him a warm smile. "Back to work darling..."

Ginpachi returned one in kind, even if he was a little upset on the inside that they had to stop. "I know honey..."

"So you were on the roof because you were annoyed and needed a break huh? Sounds awfully convenient Sensei."

"Hmph, you lot can think what you like, I'm just telling you my side of the story."

Even after explaining to his class his perspective of what they saw, some of them weren't exactly buying his narrative. Takasugi was, as usual, sceptical that his teacher was up there to blow off steam. The girls however had a slightly more positive response. They already had a soft spot for Tsukuyo as a teacher, but to get a glimpse into their wholesome relationship was another thing entirely. Even Sarutobi was beginning to let go of her attraction to her teacher a little, slowly understanding why her Sensei chose Tsukuyo as a partner.

Mitsuba's polite and dainty voice quietly cut through for a moment. "Sensei? How long have you and Tsukuyo Sensei known each other for?"

"Um...well..." Ginpachi looked to the window and massaged the back of his neck, reluctant to give an answer. He was even beginning to blush slightly.

"You've known her for a while haven't you?" Takasugi cut in, his usually smug voice being a little more sincere. It was enough to coax a quiet but affirmative: "Yeah..." from their teacher.

"...since high school."

The whole class exclaimed a collective "What?!". Did they really hear that right? Their teacher knew her since high school?

Ginpachi leaned on his desk behind him as he grumbled a little bit. His silence said it all.

"Huh...I feel like I should be mocking you but...that's honestly quite endearing to hear." Takasugi conceded much to the class's surprise.

"What? Takasugi has a heart now?" Hijikata asked jokingly.

"Oi, I never said I had one. I just don't see the point in making fun of it this time." He quickly rebuffed.

Another hand went up. This time it was Sarutobi's. "How did you and Tsukuyo Sensei first meet?"

"Look, you got what you wanted. I'm going out with Tsukuyo Sensei, isn't that enough for you all? Nosy brats..." He remarked irritably, now itching to get back on track. "Look, you guys all passed your tests pretty well so I was gonna have to speak up either way. Still, you still have common areas of weakness which we'll go over next time. On the plus side, you can brag to each other about your test scores, so feel free to keep them. But you're still getting homework tomorrow."

Much to the class's dismay (and Ginpachi's relief), the bell rang to mark the end of the day. On the one hand, it was amusing that they spent the entire lesson discussing aspects of his personal life. On the other, they didn't get any work done.

As the students filed out of the door, Ginpachi sat down in his seat and simply flopped his face against the table, lamenting that he had to spill his secret to his class, despite it being the arrangement in the first place. Still, he felt like a massive weight had been lifted off his shoulders now that he didn't have to keep it from his students. As for his colleagues...he would have to sort them out sooner than later.

Three light knocks on his door perked his interest. "Come in..." He lazily replied. The familiar sound of heels clicking on the floor instantly made him smile as he slowly stood up to meet his girlfriend/colleague.

"Hey honey." He happily greeted her, giving a small peck on her lips which she reciprocated as they held each other's waist. "Hey darling. Ya worn out today or something? Ya looked like ya wanted to sleep."

"No, just had to spill the beans as part of my bet with the class." He casually replied, which raised Tsukuyo's eyebrow.

"So that's what the bet was?" She grinned, knowing what he was referring to. "Hehe, ya dumbass. Why did ya make such a ridiculous proposal?"

Ginpachi couldn't help but smile with no shame. "Beats me. I make dumb decisions sometimes. Just like you made the dumb decision to go out with a dumb idiot like me."

The repeated use of 'dumb' made Tsukuyo chuckle for some reason as Ginpachi sat on the end of his desk. Tsukuyo rested a knee between his legs and tugged his loose tie while his hands gravitated behind her head to release her bun, taking her hairband as he let her gold blonde hair loose. It never ceased to look hot and sexy to him. Naturally their heads moved closer, almost knowing what was coming next.

"And it was the best decision I ever made..." She whisperingly said before closing her eyes and slowly locking lips with his. Ginpachi did the same as his hand remained behind her head whilst his other hand intently stroked her leg that stayed straight and upright, specifically her upper thigh.

They moaned comfortably amidst the loud sucking as they kept chewing on their lips. Tsukuyo quietly removed Ginpachi's tie and left it on his side, moving a hand to feel the fine contours of his neck and collar, made its already easy access from his undone top button even easier now that the tie was gone. He mirrored her movement, moving his hand to her neck and feeling her soft, supple skin as they whimpered in their mouths, which only got louder from the addition of their tongues. His other hand that felt the fishnets on her upper thigh made its way up to feel her smooth curves once more. Ginpachi's hand soon slid up to her cheek to caress it.

Ginpachi gradually began to ease his back onto his desk, guiding Tsukuyo down with him, completely happy that she was on top. It was becoming a popular thing for him to let her take control amidst their intimate activities as of late , and it was something he should indulge on in the future. By the time they withdrew (with yet another rope of drool stretching out) they gazed at each other lovingly with half open eyes, wanting more. It was after hours after all, so it was a little more acceptable.

Their engrossed intimacy also meant that they didn't notice the door quietly opening, followed by a distinct voice.

"Kinpachi? Can I talk to y- oh..."