Byakuya smiled as he had his niece on his lap as he worked on some paperwork, he prefered the help of his niece than Asuka's, Asuka just kept being a brat and Byakuya was so tired of having to whop her behind to make her behave so for now, he only asked for Ichika's help.
"Oh your handwritting is so perfect, Uncle Byakuya!" Ichika praised, looking on with her excited eyes.
"It does take lots of practice to get it this fine." Byakuya replied and continued, he looked down at Ichika's handwritting, it wasn't at all that bad for a six-year-old girl.
"Yours is not bad completely tidy for your age."
Ichika beamed, proud that her uncle liked her handwritting, Rukia and Renji had practiced caligraphy with their daughter so she had a good one.
Soon, right after the Kuchiki and Ichika continued for a bit more, Renji entered.
"Captain, reporting. I got informs. Hello, sweetie."
"Hi, Dad!" Ichika smiled cutely at her dad, she loved her dad so much.
"Renji. What is it?" Byakuya turned to his brother-in-law and looked at him with his normal inexpressive eyes.
"It's about the problem with the Rukongai little girl that was taking in, apparently, she's such trouble, Head-Captain Kyouraku wants us to take her in to se if we can mold her behavior."
Byakuya looked on quietly then mused, before answering.
"Well, I can certainly make her to behave fast."
Ichika frowned a bit, oh here they went. Her uncle would punish misbehavior again, but could she do, nothing she was just a six-year-old child.
Renji swallowed a bit hard. "Alright sir, I will be bringing her soon, she's being held hostage in the First Division."
"Understood. Dismissed."
With that Renji left the office with a kiss to his daughter's cheek and soft smile before.
"Uncle, are you spanking today?"
Byakuya sighed. "If it is necessary, then I have no choice."
Ichika frowned but nodded and continued helping.
"Do not worry Ichika, I would never discipline you like I always do, you are a good girl that does not require punishment." he rubbed his niece's hair, noticing her discomfort.
"I-I'm not worried about that, I know you'd never whop my butt, I'm just worried for the girl that's misbehaving..."
"You have nothing to worry about, Ichika. I may be strict and stern, but I would never hurt someone without a reason to." Byakuya assured, petting her head as he worked.
Ichika then smiled, relaxing, she often worried her uncle would just cause pain to whatever person, but she now was relieved that it only was when they misbehaved or did something that warranted it.
...
Later Renji could be heard coming, with a squirming screeching little girl, the one he had been talking about. Byakuya noticed and setting his niece down walked over to them and took the girl from his Lieutenant and set her down, crouching to her level and giving her a stern look.
"You need to stop this now."
"Let go and leave me alone!" The girl lashed out, about to punch Byakuya but the noble had caught her fist in matter of seconds, gripping it tightly. He tried to remained calm.
"I will only say this twice, behave now or there would be consequences that I am sure you would not like."
"You're not my mom, leave me alone!" The girl tried kicking only for her foot to be caught and her suspended from the ground by her foot, she screamed, bursting into tears.
"Ichika, go bring me my belt."
Ichika gulped and paled up but she obeyed rushing over to the small closet from her uncle's office, opening it and retrieving the belt before rushing back to Byakuya and the crying fitful girl.
"Thank you. Now go to your father, this will not be a good for you."
Ichika ran and jumped at her father's arms, shaking and whimpering, Renji frowned and held her walking out.
Byakuya sat down in seiza and placed the girl over his lap, folding the torn up kimono she had up, revealing her bare bottom before swinging his hand up and bringing it with the belt, hitting the little girl's bottom hard, causing her to scream, he kept bringing the belt down, again and again.
"You do not disrespect your elders." Byakuya scolded striking her bottom. "I gave you a chance to rectify your behabior and skip this whole ordeal, but you did not. I for one will not allow this behavior in my Division, you respect me and my Lieutenant and the rest of the adults, young lady. If not you can find yourself with a reddened butt and sore." he brought down his belt a plenty.
She sobbed harder, kicking her legs and bawling, her bottom was taking a nice shade of red, Byakuya wasn't going to stop until about a few minutes later. The girl didn't talk only cried and cried.
Byakuya brought down his belt harshly, then stopped and lowered it, standing the blubbering mess of girl and pointed her to the corner.
"Go stand there for ten minutes."
She cried and limped to there and stood there, trying to rub her bottom but Byakuya flash stepped to her and caught her hand. "Do not rub. Hands on your head." She sobbed and obeyed.
Byakuya walked up to his desk and continued writing down. Hearing the girl cry and sob like that, put him at unease, he never liked punishing people but if they would be brats and fuss over then that punishment was warranted, he sighed softly and didn't let the sobs to make him feel bad as he continued writing.
The ten minutes went on and Byakuya called the girl.
"Time-out is over, now come here." He said softly, picking the sobbing girl when she slowly approached him and held her softly in his arms. The girl sobbed and hid her face in her neck.
"Shh, there there, your punishment is over, you learned your lesson. Please do not go disrespecting your elders." he comforted, rubbing the girl's back as he lightly rocked.
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." The girl sobbed in the neck.
"I know you are, I am sorry for punishing you." Byakuya whispered running his fingers through her hair. "I did not take joy in it, but you needed to be taught a lesson on respecting." he lightly put her over his lap again, and took some ice and gently pressed it to her sore bottom, rubbing her back and shushing her gently when she cried loudly at her bottom being touched.
"Shh shhh shh..."
By the next few minutes, the little girl fully calm down and Byakuya stood her back. "Did we learn?"
"Yes..."
"What did we learn?"
Not to disrespect others."
"Are you going to still being so disrespectful?" he looked sternly at her, gripping his belt just in case.
"I promise!"
Byakuya put the belt back to his desk and walked up to her. "Six open handed smacks to make sure my point got across."
"No, please no more please!" She begged, backing away, but Byakuya was fast and got in one knee, bending her over and folding her kimono once again, giving sound smacks.
Smack smack smack smack smack smack...
Then he pulled her kimono back and held her tightly as she cried again.
"I am sorry but I have to make sure you will listen." he patted her back as she cried into his chest, he rubbed her head and let her cry to calm down.
"I was listening..."
"Now I know, come on, it's already late, my sister must be already making dinner, you can have dinner in my house and sleep there." Byakuya picked her up and walked back home with her.
Meanwhile in the Kuchiki Manor...
"Byakuya punished someone again."
"So I heard."
"Uncle was so mad he asked me to get him his belt so he could punish the girl Mom, Uncle Byakuya is so strict!" Ichika said, sititng at the table and about to eat.
"Itadakimasu!"
"I know sweetheart, he had punished me before..." Rukia said, shocking Ichika.
"No way! You've been put over his lap and suffered at his hands?!"
Rukia blushed and giggled. "Yes, but only once. And it was necessary, if he hadn't done that, then you wouldn't have been born."
Ichika looked confused at her mom but shrugged and started to eat.
"Tadaima..."
"Ah! Okaerinasai, Nii-sama!"
Byakuya was welcomed, he was holding the girl he punished and walked over, setting her down.
Renji frowned, as well Rukia as she pushed a bowl of misou soup to her and some of the sushi rolls and okonomiyagi.
"Here, dear."
"What's your name, by the way?"
"Ririko..." she said as she winced sitting on her bottom as she took the soup and starting eating.
"Well Ririko welcome, I'm Rukia, this is my husband Renji and this is my daughter, Ichika."
Ririko nodded quietly as she ate.
"Another brat in the family..." Asuka started...
"oww owww owww!" only for her to swiftly be pulled by the ear by his brother as he pulled her away with him, grabbing the wooden hairbrush from nearby.
Ichika whimpering and clutching her mother as Rukia frown deeply and hugged her daughter close, Renji sighed not at all impressed when Asuka's cries and bawls could heard there.
"I do not want you being disrespectful to the guests, Asuka!" Byakuya yelled at her sister as he smacked her bottom with the brush faster and harder.
"Please stop!" Poor Asuka could only cry her eyes out, with this being her fourth spanking in the day.
"How many times do I have to tell you to behave? You always are reeking havoc and being a brat, I am so tired of this behaviour Asuka Kuchiki!"
"STOP IT DADDY!"
Byakuya stopped dead in his tracks when she just screamed that, the brush falling from his hand. "A-Asuka...did... did you just..?"
Asuka sniffled wiping her eyes, just sobbing. Byakuya frowned... he couldn't keep punishing her, he sighed and picked her up from his lap as he cradled her against his chest.
"Shh shh shh...Breath Asuka, breath..." He whispered, rubbing her back. Asuka was crying and blubbering, he shushed her gently and caressed her hair. "It's okay, it's okay, just calm down for me, alright? No more of this, I promise."
"I..."
"Shhhh, it's all right, I promise, take deep breaths with me." Byakuya started taking deep breaths with her, Asuka slowly but progressingly calming down.
"Forgive me, nii-san!" Asuka howled as her brother kissed her head.
"You are forgiven, I did not want to punish you but sometimes you give me no choice." he spoke softly to her.
Asuka calmed down, but still looked sad, Byakuya fixed back her clothes and petted her head, smiling softly at her. "Now come join dinner." he took her hand and they both walked back to the table.
Ichika and Ririko both whipped around to their plates, when Byakuya walked in. He placed Asuka down and he went to take his seat, Rukia pushing his plate to him and quietly eating, Renji didn't say much only ate.
"So how was your day, Rukia."
"Well, Nii-sama, the squad isn't as hard as I thought."
"If they cause you trouble you know I always can-"
Rukia quickly put in. "No need Nii-sama, I can handle them!" she just didn't want to have her brother to punish harshly her squad.
"If you are sure, Rukia..."
Ichika frowned and stood. "I have to go." she turned away and to her room.
"What's with her? She barely even ate..." Renji whispered to his wife.
Rukia frowned and shrugged. "Something must be bothering her..."
Byakuya noted to go check her niece after dinner, meanwhile he just ate and checked for Asuka who was still looking saddened and slowly eating, Ririko was quiet but eating, he sighed softly. Maybe he should stop with the hard discipline...