ARRANGED LOVE OR COERCION?
AN
Hello my dear readers I know Byakuya was a little OOC in the previous chapter, but I made him behave like that for a reason just keep reading plz
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"Thinking"
"Zanpakuto talking"
Chapter 10: Painful truth, trouble in paradise and friendship
Ichigo was awaken the following morning by the sound of chirping birds."Byakuya, Are you awake I wanted to talk to you ...? " she called out before realizing he wasn't sleeping beside her."Where did he go?" Oh well I need to freshen up I will talk to him later." she thought
Entering the bathroom and still a little bit sleepy, Ichigo didnot realize that Byakuya was inside taking his bath, However, the raven haired man heard her coming in.
"Morning Ichigo would you like to join me ?" The sound of his voice and the indecent proposal caused the orangette to blush from head to toe.
"Byakuya? Sorry I didnot mean to intrude I will just leave and let you finish." With that she ran out of the bathroom too embarrased to look in his direction.
"I am such a clumsy prude" she thought.
"You got it right queenie you are an idiot" spoke a mocking voice.
"What do you want now Shiro-teme?"
"Nothing much just to affirm your stupidity. You have been married to Kuchiki for what? 8 months and yet you still get all flustered seeing him nacked? You are hopeless!" he said causing her to forget her embarrassement in favour of irritation.
"What did you just say bastard?"
" I said you are an idiotic coward.Really queenie you have been trying to seduce him for a week now. However, you just wasted your opportunity a while ago by choosing to run away" her inner hollow said with a mocking laugh.
"Ok I get your point, but have some respect will you stop insulting me you..." her tirade was interrupted by the voice of her husband.
"I am done you can use the bathroom Ichigo" he said.
"Oh ok thanks" she said and went into the bath still too embarrased to make eye contact with him.
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"Byakuya-sama bringing her to see your parent's resting place and confessing to her is it still part of your plan?"
"No, that wasn't part of my plan but I think it"s a plus to the success of my plan though."
"About your deal with your aunt, are you going to tell her?"
"No, not yet I will tell her when phase two of my plan is successful I will be certain it is in a week or two."
"If you say so Byakuya-sama, but don't forget what I told you last time about her finding out and getting pissed at you" with that Senbonzakura cut of their mental link.
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Ichigo came out of the bathroom fully dressed for the day."Byakuya I want to talk to you." she said
Standing by the window looking at the sakura trees out in the Kuchiki garden he answered." Yes Ichigo what did you want to talk about?"
"Your aunt was here last week with fertility pills. And as you may guess our encounter did not end up well."
"I know she was here, she aaked to see me after your arguement, she said you were rude, disrespectful and insolent..."
"That old bitch called me a worthless woman and a useless wife" she replied angrily.
"Language Ichigo" he said finally turning to face his wife an amused expression on his face."She asked me to convince you to take the pills, but I told her I won't."
"Wow! and she let you be? That is unlike her." she said
"Well the truth is to convince her, I had to make a deal with her. Luckily she agreed " he answered.
Sitting on the bed he gestured for her to come sit beside him and she did."What was the deal about?"
"Well I told her to give us one month during which I promised we will give them an heir. She agreed because I told her if you are not pregnant by the deadline I will convince you to take the fertility pills." he explained calmly.
"Wait! Are you trying to tell me you made a deal behind my back with that witch. And didn't you think it was important for you to tell me about it the same day? Tell me something Byakuya did you mean it when you said you loved me yesterday?" she asked angrily.
"My confession to you was sincere and I thought telling you the truth about my deal with Momoko will be best."
"You know what you and your stupid clan can go to hell. Did you even sit to think of how betrayed and humiliated I will feel finding out about a deal between you and that hag who destroyed my life? No you did not. And you expect me to believe you on your supposed love for me? You know each time I discover a new side of you it hurts me." She said standing up to exit the room.
"Ichigo..wait I can expl.." he started saying but she cut him off with the most hurtful words he had ever heard from her since the got married.
"Don't you dare say it, whenever I find out who you really are I get so dissappointed. I hate you Byakuya Kuchiki. Just save your explanations for someone else." with that she left slamming the door behind her.
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"Ichigo oh hey! Ichigo where are you going? Hey idiot I am talking to you" said an annoyed female voice.
"Not today Rukia leave me alone" she growled
"But Ichigo... what's wrong where is Nii- sama?" Unfortunately for the petit woman her bestfriend ignored her question leaving her confused.
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Knock knock!
"Good morning Byakuya, its me Rukia may I come in?". recieving no reply she spoke again. " Nii-sama I am coming in" she entered and shot the door behind her. However, Rukia was not prepared for what she saw.The room was upside down one will think a hurricane had passed through the entire chamber. what shocked Rukia more was that her brother was standing in the middle of the whole mess motionless like a statue.
"Byakuya what happened in here? Did you and Ichigo have fight again?" she asked concern laced in her voice.
"She said she hates me." he whispered.
"What? why?" she asked.
" Nevermind, it is nothing you should bother yourself with Rukia, I deserved it anyways" he answered.
"Nii-sama you are an idiot." she said angrily her hands balled into fists." if you want to stay here and wallow in self-pity because she said she hates you out of anger, so be it, I never would have thought my brother was a worthless fool who can't keep or fight for the woman he loves.Since you won't tell me anything I am going to find my bestfriend whom you just hurt once again." with that she left.
"Rukia is right I am a worthless spouse..." he said in defeat.
"Not exactly Byakuya-sama you are just a little too insensitive to the feelings of others that's all, I told you she will be angry at you , what's worse she doesn't know the whole truth." his zenpakuto reprimended.
"I am not in the mood for your tirade right now Senbonzakura leave me alone."
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"Getsuga Tensho!!
"Getsuga Tensho!!, Byakuya is a bastard and an insensitive jerk, Getsuga Tensho!!" she continued venting her anger on the land scape.
"If you keep doing that there will be no tree left in soul society" said an amused male voice.
"What do you want Shinji?" she said in an irritated tone.
"Nothing much, I saw the explosions and felt your spiritual pressure, So I came to see who you were beating up this time instead I find your fighting defenseless trees. "he said.
"As you can see I wasn't fighting anyone, so you can leave I will like to be left alone" she responded coldly.
"Oouch! that hurt don't tell me being married to that snob has turned you into one too Ichigo."
"Don't you dare compare me to that insensitive, cold hearted jerk I am nothing like him" she said in a menacing tone the tip of her zanpakuto pointing at his throat.
"Ah! finally! the real Ichigo is back. So tell me what is eating you up?" he asked his piano smile in place.
"It is none of your business idiot" she answered removing her sword from the blond's throat.
"Tell me something Ichigo, I find out you died strangely in your sleep. Your family was devasted especally your sister Yuzu as for your friends they have been trying to come to soul society to see if your soul was sent here but unfortunately they haven't been successful. Added to that Hiyori threatened to kill me if I did not accept old man Yamamoto's offer. Eventhough I know she is also worried about you. Only for me to come here and find out that you are now married to Byakuya Kuchiki of all people. So tell me when exactly did you fall in love with that ass was it the times he tried to kill you? he asked coldly.
" You won't understand, just leave me alone." she said weakly her bangs covering her eyes.
"Then make me understand, what happened to you my friend?" he asked concern laced in his voice.
"I wanted to protect them all Shinji, she told me that if I rejected the marriage proposal the Kuchiki clan will hurt my family. I did not know what to do." she said trying to hide her teary eyes from him.
"Who threatened you?Why did they want only you and no one else? Why did Byakuya agree to an arranged marriage with you I thought he hated your guts? he asked kneeling infront of her.
" Byakuya's aunt Momoko did. The clan did not choose me Byakuya did.The truth is I didn't know what to do at that time so I agreed to the forced marriage, then after the wedding I went back to the karakura and simulated my death. I thought it will be less painful for them to know I died rather than knowing I was coerced to marry a man I did not love. Look Shinji so many things have happened this past months, I promise to tell you everthing with time." she said wiping her tears.
"You have always been so naive Ichigo, Always thinking you can save everybody on your own by sacrificing yourself how foolish. So tell me did you find out why Byakuya choose you?he asked.
" He told me he felt I was the only one strong enough to resist the pressure that comes from being the Kuchiki clan head's wife and that he wanted to protect Rukia from an arranged marriage."
"Wow Ichigo your love life is like a soap opera with all that drama. I only hope that Kuchiki brat is treating you right or else." he said jokingly in an attempt to cheer her up.
"Thank you Shinji."
"What for?"
"For giving me a listening ear and trying to cheer me up."
"No need to thank me my one and only first love." he said with a wink.
"Hahaha... how is everybody back in the living world?"
"They are fine don't worry, By the way Hiyori gave me a message for you.
She said " Tell Ichigo she is a brainless shit for dying like a vegetable."
"Grrrrr... that bitch."
"Don't tell me Lady Kuchiki has a pouty mouth." he said with mock surprise.
"Shinji please don't call me that, right now I don't want to be associated to that clan."
"Oh oh! Is there trouble in paradise? Is that why you are here attacking this defenseless trees? "
" Byakuya Kuchiki is an ass that's why I am here."
"Atleast we agree on the fact that you are married to an ass." he said with a confident smirk.
"You are such a baka Shinji!" she said smiling at him.
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"Rukia... hey Rukia! " a male voice called out.
"Oh Renji it's you I did not see you" she said.
"Yeah I can see that, what's wrong why are you so distracted?"
"I am looking for Ichigo.She left angrily after having another fight with Nii-sama. I asked Byakuya but, he said I shouldn't bother myself with it. How can I not be bothered, when they got married in the first place to protect me from the elders. So it is my fault they are unhappy together. It's also my fault my bestfriend is always hurt and in pain . Renji do you think I am a horrible person for being happy with you when the two people I love are not happy?" she asked with teary eyes.
"Calm down Rukia you are not a horrible person. I don't think they will ever blame you for their marital problems, I am sure they will be hurt if they hear you blaming yourself. You know Rukia, taichou and Ichigo both have very strong personalities that is why they fight alot. I think they will be fine. I know they are in love with each other however, they still don't know how to deal with their new found feelings for each other that is why they react the way they have been use to doing that is by arguing or fighting. Don't worry they will be fine" he said.
"Are you sure Renji?"
"I am certain they will be fine. Byakuya is head over heels for that carrot top. You know he hardly gives up. So don't worry he will know what to do to resolve their problems." he said with a reassuring smile.
"Let's hope Ichigo doesn't beat him up before forgiving him." she said with a giggle.
"I won't bet on that she can be scary you know. Anyways don't worry about Ichigo for now, I think your taichou is with her right now."
"Shinji? really? ok I will head to my division then I know he will be able to calm her down better than me.Thank you Renji."
"Don't mention see you later then l have a few errands to take care of."
"Later"
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"So Shinji have you been to your division yet."
"Yes I was there early this morning and I must say your friend Rukia has been doing a great job so far."
"I know you will enjoy working with her she is sometimes as bossy as Hiyori but she is a reliable person."
"I will take your word for it then. Now that you are calmer I think I will head back to my division I still have to present myself to my division members."
"Hey Shinji will you like to have lunch with me today? My treat."
"A date are you sure you husband won't get jealous again? ha said winking at her.
" No it is not a date it's a thank you for being a good friend and also to catch up."
"Ok see you at 2 pm then."
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AND CUT!!!
AN
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