Ichigo developed a pattern over the next two days, while Uryu was at school, he'd alternate between having sex with Renji, and having sex with Byakuya. Then Uryu would come home from school, Byakuya and Renji would eat and bathe and Ichigo would try to get Uryu to pay more attention to him while they had sex. Even in his fever state, Ichigo could tell that Uryu was more interested in Renji than in him.
One of the perks that Uryu could offer however, was an extremely talented mouth. Despite his inexperience with sex, Uryu gave head like a far more experienced partner. While Ichigo was physically craving the Quincy's dick buried in his ass, he couldn't deny how talented Uryu was with his mouth.
Then Uryu would take a break to do his homework, Ichigo would take a bath, eat something, and take a nap until about sevenish. Then the four of them would have sex all together as a four way. And then Uryu and Renji would pass out on the large bed, curled up with each other, and Ichigo had Byakuya all to himself.
Byakuya would scoop him up and carry him out to the massage table next to the hot spring and give Ichigo the most glorious massage and delicate (and hot) foreplay before they had sex on and off for a few hours. Then Ichigo would pass out on the massage table and Byakuya would carry him back to the bed in the hut, and Ichigo would snuggle up against him. Byakuya was pleased as well that Uryu seemed to be fawning over Renji, and desperately trying to get as much time with the redhead to himself as he could. Soon, Uryu would decide to take Renji away, and his worries about his lieutenant ruining his chances of snaring his berry with him.
Ichigo was stuck trying to decipher Byakuya's behavior. He couldn't quite get it. Byakuya would act dominating and possessive when they were together in a group with Renji and Uryu. But when they were alone he was so gentle, so relaxed. Even when Byakuya was acting possessive of him he could feel it in the tips of his fingers, telegraphed from Byakuya's heart, into his arms, down to his hands where he touched Ichigo's body.
Byakuya was used to courting people in the fashion that rich people typically did, by showering them with gifts, sweeping someone off their feet with a grand romantic gesture. When he was engaged to Hisana the two of them had a romantic getaway to celebrate, using the clan's personal senkaimon gates to take her anywhere she wanted to go. Anywhere. No matter how far away from Japan. This was, of course, before Hisana had become sick.
Byakuya was in a situation where grand romantic gestures and expensive, thoughtful gifts wouldn't work. Ichigo didn't want gifts, he wanted sex. And Ichigo thought he detected a faint amount of insecurity when Byakuya was around both him, Renji and Uryu.
On the third night, Byakuya scooped Ichigo up in his arms and carried him out to the massage table. Ichigo wrapped his arms around Byakuya's neck. Byakuya laid Ichigo down on the table, like the past few nights. But this time Ichigo sat up, and pulled Byakuya to sit down next to him on the padded massage table with him and curled up in his lap. "We need to talk. And you need to cool it around the other two."
"Cool it?" Byakuya questioned.
"When you and I are alone, you act completely different from when we're in there with them. You act dominant, possessive, like you're marking your territory. Do you know why I asked for multiple partners? Byakuya?"
"No."
"I asked for multiple partners because there were three different people I had... some amount of attraction to. And I couldn't bring myself to choose just /one/ person. My heart is too big for just one person. And when Urahara told me what was happening I was /scared./ I wanted someone who could make me feel secure. I've dedicated myself to protecting the town, my classmates, and the shinigami who I consider to be some of my best friends in the world. The only people who really, truly understand me. I wanted someone who could do some of the protecting for once. With whom I could match my paces in battle. Could cuddle with. Could have some physical human contact with." Ichigo groaned, rubbing his body against Byakuya's and wrapped his arms around his shoulders and buried his face in Byakuya's chest. "Uryu seems to be pining after Renji. And once Renji realizes that Uryu wants him so badly I won't have any chance with him. Uryu will be all that he can see. You have no competition. And I'm tired of the dominating, possessive attitude. I want to see the gentle you. The you that you show when we're alone." Ichigo caressed Byakuya's cheek, then reached out to stroke his hair. "That is what attracts me, not shows of raw machismo."
"I see." Byakuya wrapped his arms around Ichigo. "This... situation, is beyond what I'm normally used to dealing with. I prefer to romance my partners Ichigo." He reached out, gently kissing the orange haired shinigami, showing the gentleness that Ichigo loved so much. A faint smile crossed his face when Ichigo responded. "Ichigo, I'm not used to... multiple partners. And I'm used to... romancing someone I wish to court, with romantic gestures and gifts. I like to sweep a partner off my feet. You're giving off such a raw... primal... energy right now that I don't know how to cope with." He could feel that Ichigo had a raging hard on, Ichigo kept rubbing it against his thigh, and Byakuya's body began to respond. "Its part of why I haven't entirely warmed towards Renji. Its that raw lust. I'm not used to it." Byakuya said quietly, caressing Ichigo's side. "I'm the kind who would prefer to sweep you off your feet, I just want you. I don't want the other two." Byakuya growled softly.
Ichigo was having some serious difficulty fighting the lust that was clawing its way up from his soul. "Then sweep me off my feet." Ichigo leaned in to husk in his ear. Byakuya groaned. He could feel the control Ichigo had been showing start to decay.
In an instant, Byakuya was flat on his back on the massage table, and Ichigo was kneeling between his legs, licking his lips eagerly as he leaned in and took Byakuya's dick in his mouth. Byakuya groaned, as Ichigo strained to pull as much of his erection as he could into his mouth, sucking, hollowing his cheeks, swallowing Byakuya's throbbing member until it was hilted in his throat and Byakuya was helpless to do anything but moan and buck and call Ichigo's name.
And then Ichigo was pulling back, climbing on top of Byakuya's powerful body. In an instant Ichigo was on his back, Byakuya lifting his legs to his shoulders. Byakuya rummaged in a basket underneath the massage table until he found a small jar of massage oil. He scooped up some of the massage oil on his fingers, then pushed his first two into Ichigo's unresisting entrance. Ichigo kept his eyes on Byakuya, unable to look away.
Byakuya was encouraged, and by twisting his fingers he was able to reach the newest sensitive spot inside Ichigo's body. When his fingers slipped into the entry way Ichigo squealed, his vision going as white as if Byakuya had hit his prostate.
Byakuya was ready to go missionary, but instead when he removed his fingers Ichigo sat up, and slipped into his lap. "I want to be held in your arms. Please." He begged softly.
Byakuya smiled, a small, tender expression on a face unused to doing so. "Yes, here." He wrapped his arms around Ichigo, and Ichigo looped his own around Byakuya's neck and positioned himself above Byakuya's erection. Ichigo took a deep breath, and dropped down, impaling himself on Byakuya's member. After all the sex Ichigo had had, doing so didn't hurt. Ichigo snuggled his face in the hollow of Byakuya's throat, reaching up to suck on the skin, leaving a hicky before reaching down and over to take one of the Kuchiki captain's nipples in his mouth and sucking on it, flicking it with his tongue.
Byakuya gasped, his cock twitched where he was buried in Ichigo's body. His grip tightened, and Byakuya began to thrust. The angle wasn't one he could use to enter the womb created by Zephly's virus, but it didn't matter. Byakuya had won. He didn't need to compete with Renji or Uryu anymore. Even if the child turned out not to be his, he'd have another chance to sire.
Ichigo groaned. Using Byakuya's shoulders as leverage to thrust downwards. Soft whimpering noises bubbled up from his throat, and he reached up to kiss Byakuya passionately, demandingly. Byakuya hit Ichigo's prostate, and Ichigo howled in pleasure and started to buck. Byakuya grabbed Ichigo's dick, and began to pump it, his fingers playing Ichigo's member like an instrument.
It didn't take long for Ichigo to scream in pleasure, his head arching back. His body thrust down one more time, hilting Byakuya in his body as the Noble came, hard. Ichigo clung to his body, flat against his chest and felt Byakuya cum once, twice, three times, before he finally went still. Ichigo groaned, snuggling into his koi's chest. Byakuya buried his face in Ichigo's normally orange hair turned white. "I am... truly... grateful that you chose me." Byakuya mumbled. "I am a proud person, and not an easy mate to get along with, but I appreciate you. I care about you. I want you and no one else."
"Thank you." Ichigo said drowsily into his chest. "I want you too, and I will match my steps with yours, my blade will be your shield."
"And mine yours." Byakuya husked.
"And I will love you well." Ichigo purred.
Byakuya opened his eyes, ready to slip into the hot tub to clean up. His face was still buried in Ichigo's hair when he opened his eyes. At first what he was seeing didn't register. Then he gasped, there were patches of orange in the white, and some kind of white stuff forming around Ichigo's hole, as if it were a wound healing over. "Ichigo..."
"Hmmm?"
"Your hair, its got orange bits in it."
"WHAT?????" Ichigo shrieked, he pulled away, scooting back a few paces and started to pat himself over. Byakuya grinned, a huge, dumb, giddy grin. Ichigo had patches of tan skin covering the Ogichi white. "I'm changing back! I'm changing BACK!" Ichigo cried, throwing his arms around Byakuya.
That was when Ogichi woke up. Zangetsu had put him to sleep to minimize his suffering from the fever. !!!!!! Ogichi roared. What the hell are you doing putting me out!!! HOW LONG WAS I ASLEEP?????
Three days.
WHAT THE HELL???? I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL THE OLD MAN! I COULD HAVE HAD TAIL!
Uh, Ogichi, how do I change my body back, it changed a little but now its stuck.
Oh thats easy, call my mask once. Leave it for about a minute, and then dispell it.
"Byakuya, Ogichi just woke up. Rather loudly. He says if I call my mask for about a minute, then dispel it it will change me back to normal."
"Go ahead and try it."
Ichigo nodded, holding his hand up to his face. Byakuya watched, curious to see the process close up. Slowly, slowly, the plain, striped mask formed over Ichigo's face. The whites of his eyes slowly turned black. Byakuya gazed into their ebony depths, with no fear and some amount of fascination. Ichigo carefully tilted the mask up so that it rested on the top of his head.
"You can remove your vaizard mask?"
"Yup, when she was training me Hiyori wore hers on the side of her face. And Shinji did too."
"Who?"
"There's a troop of vaizard down in the warehouse district, they're the ones who taught me how to use my vaizard mask. Shinji said he'd teach me how to cero if I could keep my mask up for over an hour. But then all this happened."
Byakuya couldn't tear his gaze away from Ichigo's eyes, the sienna had turned to gold, and the black was unusual enough that Byakuya was transfixed. Ichigo was counting the seconds, then he noticed Byakuya staring. "What?"
"Your eyes are... very pretty that way." Byakuya hesitated. The white was retreating from Ichigo's hair and skin.
"You aren't scared?"
"No." Byakuya reached out to stroke Ichigo's face, just as the last of the white coloring disappeared. The hole began to close over, healing into pristine skin. "Why would I be scared of my own lover?" He asked, cupping Ichigo's cheek. The last of the hole disappeared.
"I'm glad. I was worried, from the lewd comments Ogichi kept making any time sex came up, I was worried he might try to drive whoever I was with away." He sighed, "Now what do we do?"
"Now, we wait. And we do things that normal couples do." Byakuya replied. "And try to make a life with each other."
"Sounds good to me, we can start by getting cleaned up, and then I want to go home. I'll leave a note for Renji and Uryu and they can have the hut to themselves. Tomorrow all the teachers are doing training classes. So we have a day off in the middle of the week. We can sleep late. Though I am gonna need rest from anything... too sensual." Ichigo chuckled.
"I'm all worn out for at least a week or so." Byakuya rolled his eyes a little. "I'll carry you home if you're tired."
"awww, how sweet." Ichigo chuckled.
Byakuya picked up his gigai on the way back, and an hour later, Ichigo was curled up in his own bed with Byakuya at his side. He figured that that tomorrow was as good a time as any to introduce his sisters to his new lover.
He should have checked his closet.
The next day Isshin was about to pounce his returned son when he realized there was someone else in bed with him. Isshin figured Ichigo had come out of the fever Urahara had told him about and returned home with Renji. He blinked, when not a head of red hair, but a head of black hair greeted his curiosity. Ichigo hadn't been with Renji? Then who...
The glittering Kensaiken on the bedside table almost made Isshin CHOKE. Ichigo had bedded a KUCHIKI????? Holy shit!
Isshin was not so happy with the choice his son had made, he hadn't raised his son to be a shinigami, and he certainly hadn't raised him to take a noble sugar daddy.
Isshin snuck out, muttering something about Rukia being the only Kuchiki he wanted hanging around the house.
Kon pushed the drawer open, and seeing the long black hair on the bed next to Ichigo he automatically assumed he'd brought home a girl. "ooooooooh, Ichigo had company last night! And he came home late! I wonder... does his girlfriend have glorious mountains?" Kon scurried over to the bed and climbed up onto the pillow. "It won't hurt just to have a peek." He peered over Byakuya's shoulder to find a flat, hard, muscular. "!" Kon screamed.
Byakuya stirred, grabbed Kon by the face. "Shut up and let me sleep." Kon flailed, waving his little arms and legs. "If you wake Ichigo up, I will have senbonzakura slice you open and I will pull the stuffing out a little at a time, with your pill still in your plushie."
Byakuya let go of Kon. "I think I was safer being dressed up by Yuzu!" Kon wailed as he ran out the door, down the hall to the twins room. He leapt into the pile of stuffed toys and burrowed to the bottom, clawing at his eyes. "I've been TRAUMATIZED!"
A few minutes later, Rukia, who had slept soundly through Byakuya and Ichigo's entry through the window, and had been awakened by Kon, yawned, stretched, and opened the door to the closet. She blinked, blinked, blinked. She'd expected Ichigo to come home with Renji. And to not be home for another two or three days. And he came home EARLY with NIISAMA?
"OH. MY. GOD." Rukia gawked.
Ichigo groaned, stirring slightly. Byakuya had fallen asleep again after Kon left and was out like a light. The first thing he saw was Rukia staring at him. "huuuuuuuuuuuuuuh?" He couldn't really process what was happening. "OH. MY. GOD. RUKIA OUT!" He hissed, grabbing a pillow and throwing it at her. The pillow fell very short, and Ichigo's face turned beet red before she nodded slowly, and shuffled down the stairs. "damnit, now Niisama will insist I stay somewhere other than the closet."
It was another two hours of cuddling and kissing, both of them nekkid and with Ichigo getting as much skin contact as he could get from the noble, before Ichigo finally felt inclined to get up. When he did, he and Byakuya showered, dressed, and Ichigo turned. "By now the entire house probably knows I brought home a guy. They're all used to Rukia being around and Yuzu and Karin already treat her like an older sister, its okay to introduce yourself as her older brother. I think Karin already knows about shinigami, she said that Hitsugaya hung out with her and her friends at the playground sometimes, well, she called him "toushiro-kun" so I'm guessing he's using a cover. But she can see ghosts and she can definitely see shinigami. Nine times out of ten she ignores them. There's also Kon to contend with. Kon is the mod soul I use, and he's got a horrible attitude. He also has a fetish for girls with big boobs. I think the only girl he doesn't try to launch himself at that has a small... er... busom... is Rukia. He's crazy over her because she rescued him from being taken back by Urahara and destroyed."
Byakuya nodded. "I will keep... all that in mind." His gigai had been dressed in a simple black suit and a pink tie with cherry blossom designs on it, and Byakuya tried to smooth it out when he finished dressing. Ichigo pulled on one of his more expensive shirts and chuckled at the tie. Byakuya picked up the kensaiken and started carefully plating it into his hair. Ichigo reached up to kiss his koi gently on the lips as he finished.
It didn't take as long as Ichigo thought it would to get the kensaiken back on. Then he held out his hand to Byakuya. Byakuya took it, that faint, not used to smiling smile on his face. The two walked down the stairs to find breakfast already ready. Yuzu had outdone herself, when she heard that Ichigo had brought home a boy. She had coffee, cream, sugar, cinnamon and bitter cocoa powder already out and was frying a western style breakfast with pancakes, eggs, and bacon. "ICHIGOOOOOO! I heard you brought home a date, so I made an extra yummy breakfast!" Yuzu squealed, tackling Ichigo across the room.
Ichigo chuckled, hugging his sister when she insisted on clinging to him. "Yes, I did, I was away with him for a few days and we didn't get back until everyone had gone to sleep. You weren't worried were you?"
"I was REALLY worried! But Rukia said you'd gone out of town for a few days with that Renji guy thats always hanging around here."
"er... Renji and Uryu... er..."
"you mean that glasses guy at your school who makes such cute stuffed toys???" Yuzu pouted. "Ooooooooh... that means Renji dumped you didn't he?"
"No Yuzu, he didn't do that. Renji and I weren't officially together. We were just getting some... relief... he was free to pair off with whomever he wanted. Now can I introduce my boyfriend?"
"uhuh, i'm sorry I was so worried."
"Karin, Yuzu, this is Byakuya Kuchiki, he's Rukia's older brother."
"Oh. My. God. You didn't just bring home an older guy you brought home Rukia's brother? That seems kind of dodgy to me seeing as Rukia was sleeping in your closet."
"Which she won't be doing if I have my way." Byakuya eyed his sister.
"But I like that closet!" Rukia whined, "Its cozy!"
"I won't have my sister sleeping in a closet and I won't be interrupted or spied on when I'm with my koibito."
"You know now that I think about it, that suit looks kind of rich. You aren't keeping him as a sugar daddy are you Ichinii? I'd be disappointed if you did."
"He's NOT a sugar daddy. I plan on being with Byakuya for a very long time." Ichigo pulled Byakuya down into a possessive kiss.
"You know, you're under age Ichigo. If I wanted to I could get your boyfriend in very deep trouble." Isshin said quietly. "You need my blessing. And he's going to have to prove how much he loves you for that to happen."
Ichigo blinked, turning wide eyes on his father. He'd get Byakuya in trouble? Why would his father NOT approve?
"I need to have a talk with you both before you eat." Isshin got up, motioning for Ichigo and Byakuya to follow.
Ichigo and Byakuya followed Isshin into one of the clinic's exam rooms. "I didn't raise my son to be a shinigami, I let him do it because things just seemed to happen, and people needed him to protect them. And maybe he could change the seireitei, one stuckup inflexible stick in the mud at a time. But I sure as hell didn't raise him to be a noble's pet, let alone the boytoy of a Kuchiki."