A/N: I know, you want to kill me for updating so late. I'm really sorry but writers block and college can both be bitches o.O Thank you for putting up with my lateness, you all are awesome!
So I recently reread my whole story and found so many mistakes, I'll correct them when this story finishes..if it finishes at all that is. No no! I will finish it! Don't you worry
Disclaimer: Haven't written this for a while. I don't own Bleach, Byakuya, Rukia or that glass of water.
Chapter 13
Byakuya looked past his large piles of paperwork and gazed outside his window. Renji was saying something but his concentration drifted elsewhere, namely towards thoughts of his adopted sister.
Last night had been…amazing. She had been so amazing. So good in fact, that if Byakuya had not seen the proof for himself, he seriously would have thought that it had not been her first time.
The whole night had been so...alive, so heated. He had been wanting her for so long, dreaming about making love to her during his every waking moment that it had felt so wonderful to finally let go, to touch her without any restrictions or boundaries. His entire life revolved around control; control over his position, his power but most importantly, his emotions. The very idea of him acting on his feelings was unheard of, as the head of the Kuchiki clan and captain of the 6th squad.
But last night, he had been able to forget it all. His duty as a Kuchiki or as a captain, even the thought about the consequences of doing what he did with Rukia, none of those things had seemed important. All that had mattered was satisfying his need to touch her, to make her feel what he felt for her.
And touch her he did. Byakuya had been up all night, playing out all his fantasies with her, memorizing each and every inch of her body. He did not stop until he was able to remember every single detail; the feel of her skin next to his, the way her hands would tangle into his hair, her scent and her voice when she would cry out his name unknowingly. He just could not seem to get enough of her, it had been like he had been obsessed with her body.
Byakuya wondered how he had been able to refrain from taking her sooner. If he had known beforehand how passionate she could get, he wouldn't have waited so long. She had been so wild, so rough. All those scratches and bruises he had from her meant nothing as compared to the satisfaction he felt from finally having her.
Besides, he had to admit that he also had been a bit too rough on her, he made a mental note to watch that. She was just so easy to please and he just loved the way she would moan so erotically when he would touch her.
Byakuya unknowingly smiled when he recalled how her moans sounded like.
Suddenly, a fountain of water sprayed in front of his sight. He snapped his eyes back at Renji, who was coughing like a maniac, a glass of water tilting haphazardly as he tried to cover his mouth.
"What is it Renji?"
Renji coughed some more before answering, "Sorry for spraying water, sir. It's just…you… smiled…so suddenly," he said, his eyes watery but looking shocked.
Byakuya wiped the smile he still had on his face and sat straighter. He became impassive all of a sudden, "what reports did you have from Captain Zaraki's squad?"
"Oh, you mean last night?" Renji tapped his chin.
Byakuya waited impatiently while the redhead tried to remember what he had done to them. He couldn't chastise the man for being careless; Byakuya himself was in a little trouble for ruining a lot of important papers during his short episode with Rukia.
But he still thought it was worth it.
"I think I put them in the main room, you sounded busy doing something so I-"
Byakuya narrowed his eyes. "What does that mean, Abarai?" he asked coolly.
Renji sighed like the answer was obvious.
"I mean I thought I heard-"
"You thought wrong," Byakuya cut in, pinning him down with an icy stare until he saw the man visibly back down. He got up and walked round the desk.
"I am going for a walk; you can finish up the rest of the paperwork."
Renji looked at the two big piles of papers and spluttered, "but Captain! That's humongous!"
Byakuya looked at the redhead with obvious disdain, "consider it punishment for slacking on your paperwork duties, Renji."
He quietly walked out.
"We'll be having another meeting soon, Rukia," Matsumoto casually said while they walked around the 13th squad building. She quickly looked around and sneakily whispered loudly behind her hand.
"Have you done it yet?"
Rukia jumped and suddenly halted, looking at Matsumoto with the most guilty expression, "it!? What it!? I don't know what you're talking about! I haven't done it!"
She then narrowed her eyes. "How do you know about it anyway?" Rukia asked suspiciously.
Matsumoto blinked in confusion.
"How do I know? Well duh, I was the one who told you to snap pictures of Captain Kuchiki."
Rukia mentally slapped her forehead. Right! The pictures!
"Oh those," Rukia said, visibly breathing a sigh of relief. "Yeah, I haven't done that yet."
Matsumoto looked shocked, "how could you have not done it yet?"
Rukia looked shiftily downwards. "Well, uh…you see, uh, it's sort of difficult. He's, uh, very…perceptive." She didn't think it was necessary to mention that she hadn't even looked at the camera Matsumoto had given her yet let alone take pictures of her brother.
The busty woman looked incredulous.
"What difficult!? All you have to do is take a couple of shots of him and then run like hell in the opposite direction." She demonstrated by pointing her thumb backwards.
"It honestly shouldn't be difficult and I doubt he would kill you for doing it."
Rukia smiled a bit. "Well, I'm not so sure about that, Matsumoto."
The other woman waved that comment aside, "ah, that. That doesn't count and besides, he did save you in the end." She suddenly narrowed her eyes, taking on a threatening tone.
"Now listen, Kuchiki. There are thousands of women ranging from 9 to 900 that all have been promised pictures of that Captain and if they don't get good pictures-"
She pointed to her behind. "-it'll be my ass getting kicked." She then pointed at Rukia with her index finger.
"And if my ass gets kicked, your ass might get kicked, since I told the women that you're responsible for the whole thing-nyah!-" Matsumoto put up a hand to stop Rukia from protesting.
"-save it. You have no choice."
Rukia sighed heavily. "Okay, okay. If you put it that way, I guess I have to do it."
"Ah! You're so cool, Rukia," Matsumoto gushed happily and gave Rukia a bear hug.
"Thanks for saving my butt, 'cos I really like it the way it is!"
Rukia chuckled. "Sure Matsumoto, anything to save your butt." They both resumed their walking and fell quiet; Matsumoto looking happily at the passing scenery and Rukia looking down, deep in thought.
The raven-haired female spoke after a while.
"Matsumoto?"
"...?"
"Is it weird to like someone you're related to, but not really related to?" she asked in a low voice.
"Huh?" Matsumoto stopped walking to look at Rukia, looking confused. "What sort of a relation is that?"
Rukia bit her lip. She glanced back at her friend before looking straight ahead.
"Well, you're related to this person, but not by blood. Is it wrong to like that person?"
Matsumoto folded her arms and started to tap her bottom lip with her finger.
"Well, I guess it's okay, if you're related by blood then-" she paused to look down at her friend.
She suddenly grinned evilly, "why Rukia? Don't tell me you have a crush on your brother?"
Rukia snapped her face in her direction, surprise evident on her features. "Of course I don't! That would be so weird!" She began to laugh, punching Matsumoto playfully on the arm. "Good one, Matsumoto! Ahaha"
Matsumoto looked disbelieving but laughed after a while, "ah, so it's true, you do like him!"
Rukia narrowed her eyes, "no I don't. I just told you."
The other woman ignored her. "Ya'know, you were the only one who didn't have a crush on Captain Kuchiki. I mean, even Yachiru and Nemu had crushes on him a long time back, and you know how they are. So, it made me wonder whether you were right in the head. Guess you're okay."
"I do not have a crush on him!" Rukia insisted hotly, her cheeks turning red.
Matsumoto nodded, "uh-huh, so that's why you're blushing, right?"
"I'm not!"
"Ah, so we're getting defensive now?"
Rukia let out a frustrated sigh and angrily looked away to glare at a nearby tree. After a few seconds she let out another sigh-this one out of resignation-and looked down at her feet.
"Rukia?" Matsumoto asked quietly, noticing the sudden change in her friend.
Rukia kept looking down. "Is it wrong?" she asked sadly in a small whisper.
Matsumoto smiled and draped an arm around her shoulders. "Course it ain't, stupid. It's natural to feel that way for someone. Hell, it's even more natural to feel that way for someone so hot."
She then chuckled. "Why? I'm shocked you haven't jumped him yet."
Rukia's heart skipped a beat and she shiftily looked elsewhere. "But, he's my brother, Matsumoto."
"Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but you aren't a real Kuchiki. You were adopted into that family."
"I know, but, but, Hisana was his-"
"Argh!" Matsumoto smacked Rukia on the head. "OW!" Rukia spluttered, rubbing the area where she had hit her.
"That hurt, Matsumoto!" she said furiously.
Matsumoto folded her arms, "well, you should listen to yourself. You sound pathetic, Rukia."
Rukia paused.
"What?"
"What 'what?' So what if he's related to you on paper, that doesn't make him biologically related to you. You can't just ignore what you feel for somebody based on that," Matsumoto answered angrily, shaking Rukia slightly by the shoulders at the same time. She suddenly let go to lift up her hands.
"And what sort a lameass excuse is 'but he was married to my sister'? Honey, they had been married only for five years and frankly, I thought it had been an empty marriage from the beginning. What? Do you think it's fair that he should stay in mourning for the rest of his life just because he had been married for five years! Doesn't he deserve a second chance! He's human after all! He also deserves love and happiness!"
Rukia frowned at Matsumoto's impassioned speech. "Matsumoto?"
Matsumoto sighed heavily and looked at a bird passing by. "It must be sad to live without someone to love," she said quietly.
Rukia silently looked back, knowing full well she wasn't talking about her anymore. "Matsumoto"
The woman blinked and suddenly turned back at her, smiling widely. "Ah! But most of all, he's hot," she blurted loudly, a bit too loudly.
"He would totally make the ultimate boyfriend! He's strong and rich-"
Rukia coughed, making 'shushing' noises in between them. "Matsumoto! Not so loud!"
The woman ignored her, "-and he's nobility and he's sorta gentle and-"
"Shush!" Rukia panicked. She tried to cover up her friend's mouth. "Goddammit! SHUSH!"
Matsumoto chuckled and mumbled against Rukia's hands, "-and he's gorgeous and powerful and-"
"What the-Be quiet woman!"
"And SEXY!"
Rukia noticed people beginning to look curiously at them. They all jumped when Matsumoto yelled 'sexy.'
"That's it!" Rukia muttered and started to run away from the noisy woman. Matsumoto laughed loudly and called after her.
"Oi, get those pictures done soon, 'kay? Have fun with your crush!" she waved happily. Rukia gasped and flash-stepped away from her before she could say anything else.
"Ow," Rukia muttered, rubbing her backside. That is definitely going to bruise.
Stupid Renji, Rukia thought bitterly. After all those years of being a good and caring friend and doing all those favors for him, he wouldn't do this tiny favor for her. Stupid bastard!
"Well don't expect me to cheer for you in your next battle! "She shouted at the close door with her stupid friend's name written on it. "Ungrateful dumbass!"
The door suddenly opened to reveal an angry Renji looking down at her, his eyebrow twitching. "Huh? Care to say that one more time, short-fry?"
Rukia clenched her fists, "I said you're an ungrateful dumbass," she paused to innocently at him. "But I was wrong."
Renji looked a bit happier. "You're an ungrateful dumbass with weird-brows!"
He spluttered angrily before bending down till he was at eye-level with Rukia. "Listen you little shrimp. I have got a lot of paperwork to do, compliments from your dear brother. So I'm really sorry but I just cannot find space in my extremely filled schedule to fit 'snapping pictures of nii-sama' in it!"
Rukia growled but suddenly changed her expression and pouted, looking teary-eyed. "But Renj, I need those pictures and you're always with him." she whined. "Pwease Wenji! You're so awesome!"
Renji looked at her with disgust.
"What do you take me for? That face won't work on me anymore Ruk, especially after you've used it on me a thousand times, and I mean a thousand times."
Rukia narrowed her eyes, dropping her act. "What the hell would happen to you if you took them!?"
Renji rolled his eyes, "well duh, I'd lose my dignity…and the contents of my stomach."
"Oh please Renji!" Rukia dramatically put her hands together and pleaded. "I'd do anything! I really want to become a member of that club! Goddammit! PLEASE!"
"Anything huh?" Renji quietly considered the offer. He looked back at the paperwork on his desk and grinned, looking back at her evilly.
"Do all my paperwork."
Rukia instantly smiled, "de-"
"Na-uh," Renji lifted his hand to make her stop. "I'm not finished yet. Do all of my paperwork from now on, every single one of them," he said with an evil sneer.
Rukia continued to smile happily at him for five seconds before unexpectedly whacking him hard on the head.
"OF COURSE NOT YOU IDIOT!"
Renji growled angrily, "your loss then."
Rukia laughed mockingly. "I really doubt it is."
Renji looked glumly towards his paperwork, which had not dwindled at all since his captain had left for a walk. He turned back towards his friend and asked hopefully, "wanna do my paperwork anyway?"
Rukia widened her eyes with shock and lifted a hand to her chest.
"Really Renji? You'll let me do your paperwork for you. Even after how rude I've been to you. Seriously, that's so nice of you." She smiled happily. "Of course I'll do it. Anything to make an awesome friend like you feel better!"
Renji genuinely smiled. "Really?"
Rukia smacked him on the head again.
"OF COURSE NOT YOU ID-"
"Am I disturbing something?"
Rukia froze mid-sentence, recognizing the deep tone of voice. Shit! Shit, shit, shit, shit, shi-
"Byakuya nii-sama," Rukia rushed to say, quickly turning around to bow down at her brother. Renji also bent down to bow at him, "Captain Kuchiki."
Nii-sama silently looked from one lieutenant to the other. Rukia sneaked a peak to see if his face gave any indication as to whether he had heard their conversation, but as usual, his features were blank.
She silently admonished herself for being so careless in his building. She also silently cursed the red-head beside her for being such an ass.
"What business do you have here, Rukia?" he asked silently. Rukia instantly looked up at him. He hadn't made that remark in his signature cold way like he usually did. He sounded like he...cared.
Rukia looked away, feeling mortified by the blush she could feel rising to her cheeks. He had said her name in that particular way that made her skin tingle. Dammit! Why is he doing this to me?
"N-nothing, nii-sama, I'm done with my task." She shiftily looked at her friend. Renji seemed oblivious of nii-sama's change of tone. God bless him.
"Then I'll take you back to your squad headquarters," he silently said, turning around. He waited for Rukia to reach him.
Rukia looked blankly back at his back and blinked a couple of times, not moving forward. Renji slightly coughed and shoved her towards his captain with his hand. Rukia finally understood and hurried to reach him.
Byakuya had already started to walk by the time Rukia had reached his side. He turned his face around to look at Renji, disdain evident on his features. "Those documents better be filled by the time I come back, Lieutenant."
Renji snapped straight and headed back inside his office. "Understood, sir!"
E/N: Somehow, I think this chapter wasn't as good as the others. I think I'm losing my touch. Sorry for writing no smut, the chapter just became too long. Anyway, I want to add some information here regarding incest, pretty interesting. Gathered from Wikipedia:
They say that a relationship between someone and their sister-in-law/ brother-in-law is not considered incest but is called 'affinity,' and, in many societies, it is actually considered an ideal match if that someone is a widower/widow. Similarly, a relationship with an adopted sibling is not incest.
Now, I don't know about you but that makes me wanna seriously jump with joy. This means that everyone who claims ByakuRuki's relationship as incest are very wrong. Yay!
Next chapter: A closet, a confession and a realization.