AN: Hey people (if you're out there)! Here's the next chapter! I was a little sad I got no reviews for the last chapter, but there's no way I'm going to hold my story hostage. If people don't wish to review, by no means feel forced to write one – I usually get tongue-tied and find it hard to write a review. Anyway, enough rambling – hey, chapter seven and number seven in the series! Enjoy!

7. Superstar

They walked together through Seireitei, side by side, man and wife. Hisana couldn't ignore the amount of attention they were receiving. The amount of attention he was receiving, she corrected herself. Especially the female shinigami, though there were a fair amount of men looking on as well. Perhaps it was because he was a noble?

"Are you some kind of celebrity?" she asked quietly, trying to keep the conversation as private as possible. Byakuya was calmly serene, instead of uptight calm, his arm linked with hers. It comforted her. All the eyes on them were making her feel uncomfortable. She had just wanted to see Seireitei in the light of day and not from some stuffy regal coach. Hisana was now beginning to regret that decision.

"No. My status just makes lower shinigami treat me with respect," he explained, but Hisana frowned slightly.

"Byakuya-sama, these people aren't staring at you because of your status. Well, perhaps a little, but I think there's something else behind this." Hisana spotted what she was looking for. A group of female shinigami looking between her and Byakuya, muttering amongst themselves and scowling.

"It's because you're handsome, and probably because you're rich. I think people are a little envious," she continued, glancing at Byakuya to see his reaction. He looked blank, then mildly confused and surprised before returning to an unaffected expression.

"I see. I never concerned myself about it before. Does it matter?"

She shook her head and gave him a smile.

"Of course not. Now kiss me in public to prove you're off the market," she said in an innocent tone.

She grinned when Byakuya's eyes widened comically. Hisana loved it when he was caught off guard. His expression was truly priceless.

"What?" he choked out, looking at her as if she had lost it. Hisana merely smiled sweetly.

"You heard me."

She could see he didn't know what to do and found it rather delightful, though she felt a little guilty putting him in such a situation. Byakuya was one of the most private people she had ever met and such a public display of affection could have been too much for him. Everyone has their weaknesses, and his was being exposed before her eyes.

"Hisana… you cannot be serious," he attempted to divert her attention, but it failed spectacularly.

"Then I will," she decided, and planted a chaste kiss on his lips. She thought if it was too much he may never forgive her.

The area around them became rather quiet and Hisana drew back and sighed. Living with a shinigami superstar could prove rather difficult.