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The Raven

chapter 5

Byakuya awoke first to find the younger boys face burried deep in his chest. He laid there for what seemed like forever perfectly content to just lie there with him. Ichigo woke up and looked into the grey eyes of the man that had held him through the night and smiled, those warm chocolate brown eyes looked up at him and Byakuyas heart began to melt. He pulled the boy as close as he could and kissed him. After they finished Ichigo looked up at him and his face was bright red, Byakuya smilled and cupped the boys face, "sleep well?" he asked the orange haired boy. Ichigo curled up in his arms. "better then I ever have before." he said snuggling into Byakuyas chest.

It was Saturday so they didnt have to worry about school or they got up and went down to the dinning room, the maids prepared breakfast for them. Byakuya as hard as he tried could not take his eyes off of the orange haired boy next to him. The maids where all talking in the kitchen about the orange haired boy that young master had so obviously become infatuated with. Giggling in the kitchen like a bunch of tennagers, and Byakuya and Ichigo sat at the table making small talk.

One of the older maids came into the room to greet the young master and his friend when she stopped. She saw the young masters smile, that was something none of them had seen since he was very young. She saw that this young orange haired boy was the cause, and she couldnt help but smile herself. "Good morning young master. Who is your friend?" Byakuyas eyes lit up, like he was introducing the sun. "This is Ichigo." Byakuya said with a broad smile on his face. Which is another sight none of the maid have seen. "Well young man, I have never seen the young master this happy in all my time here, and I can tell that you are the reason behind it. I hope you two have a good day. Take care young master." and she was off.

Ichigo was blushing looking down at his plate, and Byakuya was doing the same. Then finaly the food came, pancakes and waffles filled with all different kinds of fruits and fillings. Ichigo was stunned once again, the food looked so good he didnt know what to try first.

After they ate they went for a walk, "What do you wanna do?" Ichigo asked, Byakuya looked at him with those deep grey pools and said "Im content to go where ever you take me." he said, which in turn made Ichigo blush again. They wondered through town until they came across a park. Ichigo sat down on a swing and Byakuya the one next to him. "So I was thinking, and I really wanted to ask you something." Ichigo finaly said. Byakuya had a feeling where this was going and he could feel his stomach flipping in circles.

"You may ask me anything you wish Ichigo." he finally said. Ichigo looked at the older boy. "Byakuya, would you..wouldyougooutwithme?" he said it so fast that Byakuya almost couldnt make it out. He stood up and pulled Ichigo up from his swing. He looked the boy straight in the eye. "Yes." it was simple and absolute, Ichigos face lit up and Byakuya pulled him into a kiss, one that lasted all but a few seconds but took what seemed like a lifetime to pass.

"Well what do we have here?" said a voice neither one of them reconized. "It looks like a couple of fags." said another voice, "Hahaha lets show'em what we do to queers around here." said a third. Byakuya tensed up, and they broke the kiss and looked at the group of people who had discovered them. The leader of the little group walked up to Byakuya, and looked him over, Byakuya did not want any trouble, he looked at the leader of the group and said, "Look we don't want any trouble, why don't we just leave and we can just both go our separate ways." The boy looked Byakuya up and down and a fire lit in his eyes. "You look like a bitch." he said matter-of-factly and threw a punch at him.

Byakuya caught the boys fist in his hand, in turn the boys eyes went wide, then he screamed when Byakuya squeezed his hand and Ichigo heard the snapping of the boys bones. The other two did not take that sitting down and rushed Byakuya who had let go of the leader, Byakuya spun around the first, struck the other one with an open palm to the face, breaking his nose, and then elbowed the first one in the rib. Ichigo had heard each individual bone break and couldnt help but flinch every time as the three boys were squirming on the ground, they had obviously learned not to fuck with people based solely on their sexual orientation.

Ichigo walked over to Byakuya, "Are you ok?" he asked, Byakuya looked back at him, "Im fine, dont worry about it." and the two set off, "Would you want to meet my family?" Ichigo finaly asked. Byakuya smiled, "Id love to." he responded.

When they got to Ichigos small house, Byakuya had braced himself for the worst possible outcome. When Ichigo opened the door though Isshin came flying through it and with a swift kick to the face Ichigo was on the ground, "That is why I do this my son, You must always have your guard up." Byakuya picked the boy on the porch up and carried him into what he believed to be the living room and laid him on the couch.

Isshin came into the room to find Ichigo laying on the couch only semi consious and Byakuya sitting down on the same couch, but heres where it got interesting for Isshin, Ichigos head was laying in the raven haired boys lap, and the raven haired boy was running his fingers through his hair. He realized this may not have been the best time to kick Ichigo in the face, he felt bad but Ichigo would get over it.

Ichigo woke up to find Byakuya running his fingers through his hair looking up at him, his head was obviously in the boy lap. Ichigo jumped up, "What the hell was that for old man!" he yelled at Isshin who was sitting at the table drinking a glass of coffe. "I believe we need to have a talk Ichigo, I see the way that black haired boy looks at you, and the way he comforted you while you where unconsious. Is there something going on between the two of you I should know about?"

Ichigo got serious, "Yes. I wanted to I wanted to introduce him under better circumstances but I guess this is as good a time as any, Karin and Yuzu where in the kitchen as well now, he pointed to Byakuya, "This is my boyfriend, Byakuya Kuchiki." he said it and it felt like a weight had been lifted off his chest, his family knew now and there wouldnt have to be anymore hiding it.

Yuzu and Karins mouth hit the floor, Isshin on the other hand took it incredibly well, "I hope you can come to me in the future and talk to me about things, I could tell that you were hiding something. You are my son Ichigo and I will always love you." Ichigo had tears in his eyes, Isshin pulled him into a hug and he cried into his shirt.

Through this entire ordeal Byakuya stood awkwardly by unsure of what to do with himself. He didnt know how a family worked because he never had one. Karin took him into the living room and sat next to him, "You seem pretty nice, you dont talk a lot but I can see why Ichigo likes you." she said after awhile. He looked back at her, "How so?" she beemed up at him, "Well you know how to behave yourself which is something none of the Kurosakis are good at also I can see the way you look at him. We can all see he is important to you. You want to take of him as much as he wants to take care of you." she said. This girl was very perceptive, Byakuya thought about everything that had happened and he was pretty sure he liked this.

Ichigo sat on the other side of Byakuya and leaned his head on his shoulder. Byakuya wrapped his arm around the younger boy and pulled him close. "my family seems to like you." he said to the raven haired boy. Byakuya looked down at him, "Now I really hope my uncle can accept you. It matters not if he does or does not, I am not going anywhere." he said to his lover.