Biting of the tongue...

Ichigo woke up the next morning in the guest bedroom. He would not share the same bed with the princess. He could say he didnt believe in sleeping in the same bed until marriage..but that lie could only last for so long. Or he can say they should get to know each other more.. either way he was kicked out of his safe room into the guest room where once he caught his fathers maid stealing.

Ichigo sat up and rubbed his eyes. He recalled the events of the previous night.

"Ichigo!"

He looked towards the closed door. His father was calling him.

"Come down and eat!"

Ichigo stood. He was actually hungry...food always makes him feel better, especially if it was yuzu's cooking! His mouth watered just thinking of her past meals. He hurried out the room and began his journey down the long stair case.

"Ichigo!"

"Im coming old man!" Ichigos eyes locked on the table. He slowly walked closer examining the substance of..goo on his plate. "The fuck is this?"

"Its the food for Kings son!" Isshin smiled as he placed a plate at his seat.

"Im not eating this." Ichigo looked over at Karin who was poking her food with a knife.

"Yuzu refused to cook.. she said she doesnt want to poison us with bad food." Karin pushed away her plate and glared at ichigo. "Your princess made her cry all night."

Ichigos heart broke. No more delicious foods..no more deserts.. this princess had to go.

"Dont worry children! Your father, nay..loving father will cook for you!"

Ichigo sat down beside Karin and sighed. "What is this anyway?"

Isshin scratched his head. "I think it was some sort of meat."

Ichigo shook his head. "Dad i wanna discuss my marriage arrangments..."

Isshin smiled. "No."

"What do you mean no!"

Just then a door opened. Not just any door, it was the door to Ichigos room. How he heard it...who knows..but he did. And he knew who would be coming to breakfeast.

Down came Orihime, she stopped at the tabled and took a seat next to ichigo.

"Dad. Im going to the market." He stood and pushed in his chair.

"Right now?"

"Yeah."

"But why?" Isshin held out more substances that were dripping with ooze. "I made toast."

"I have some things to buy.."

"Can i come Ichii-nii?" Karin asked.

"No. Maybe another time." Quickly Ichigo left for the front door of his palace. He was out the door slamming it behind him.

He looked around at his yard...the green grass stretched for almost 100 meters. And just his luck his archer was practicing.

"Aye..Ishida!"

Ishida was tall and slender he had dark hair and wore glasses. But dont let the glasses fool you, he was an excellente archer, he could hit a target from 200 feet away. And he and Ichigo had been friends since they were children.

"Ichigo, What are you doing out here so early? Your missing breakfeast you know."

Ichigo shoved his hands in his pokects. Then he realized he had not changed since the night before. "Im going out to the market..i need you to keep Princess Orihime inside. If she ask for me, you didnt see me. If she wants to search for me, do everything you can to keep her away from the market."

Ishida lowered his bow. "Okay, But you should probably change your clothes before walking into the market like that."

Ichigo looked at his wine stained pants. "I also need you to go into my room and bring my new jeans and shirt ..and my wallet."

Ishida shook his head. "Now?"

"Please."

Minutes later Ishida came back with clothes neatly folded and his wallet.

"You couldntve of brought a shirt that was a button up? Perhaps a nice white one."

Ishida threw the pants at ichigo and turned around.

"Long sleeve please!"

Ichigo waited and changed his pants. Finally ishida returned.

"Is this to your likings?"

Ichigo looked at the shirt. "Yes. Oh, and dont tell father where i have gone..incase he ask further questions."

Ishida rolled his eyes. "Your not going to the market are you."

Ichigo grinned. "What gives you that idea?"

Ishida laughed. "12 Years of friendship gives me that idea."

Ichigo laughed. "Just do as i ordered...and give me directions to the best flowers in town."

Ishida pushed up his glasses. "Flowers? Your not going to do something stupid are you?"

"Ishida..the Prince doesnt do stupid things.. he just does things others would consider naive..and sometimes they frown upon it."

Ishida rolled his eyes. "Why dont you try Urahara's shop."

"Excellent, I shall see you when i see you."

Ishida watched ichigo walk away. "I smell the actions of a teenage boy creeping around a manison."

Ichigo walked around the market. There was no sense in hiding. Everyone knew who he was. They could see his hair and if you knew his mother, well you knew ichigo. He walked the streets looking for Uraharas shop.

"Hello..ichigo dear."

He shuddered. He had just found it.

"Whats a handsome young man like yourself doing in the market place at this time. Your missing breakfeast you know."

Ichigo looked up at the dark woman leaning against the doorway to her husbands shop. "Hello miss Yoruichi."

"Oh sweetie, that makes me sound so old..call me Yoruichi." She almost purred.

"I prefer not to." Ichigo looked in the shop. "Is your husband home?"

Yoruichi grinned. "No, just you and me sweetie."

Ichigo blushed. "I need flowers."

"Is that all you need."

Ichigo pinched his nose. "Yes!"

Yoruichi chuckled. "Im kidding hun, your mother was a dear friend and i would never hurt or make a man of her baby." She turned around. "Come in."

Ichigo walked in. "Im not a baby anymore."

Yoruichi smiled. "What kind of flowers?"

"I need some that say..Im Sorry Sir. And some that say I was thinking of you."

Yoruichi grinned. "I was thinking of you...haha thats great. If your saying im sorry i have two kinds. Theres iom sorry, lets be friends..or Im sorry..so let me kiss up to you."

"I want the second one."

"These ones are Gardenas. They are white, they smell wonderful and arent to girly so you can give them to a man."

Ichigo nodded. "I still need the-"

"If your thinking of someone special, i would recommend red roses, and if red roses are to forward i say give her some simple tulips."

"Ill take the roses. But maybe not all of them red..can how about..purple."

"Purple? If thats what you want." Yoruichi walked to the back of her store. Then returned with the boquets of flowers.

Ichigo took them."How much do i owe you?"

Yoruichi leaned in and whispered into his ear. "These are on the house sweetie."

Ichigo froze as Yoruichi pulled her index and middle finger to her mouth. His jaw dropped as he watched her press her fingers to her lips. Muah. She kissed her fingers and touched his cheeck.

"See you later hun."

Ichigo rolled his eyes and picked up his flowers. "I asked you to stop doing that ever since i turned 15." He walked out of the shop listening to yoruichi cackle.

Ichigo walked down the markets' streets in the direction of the kuchiki mansion. Finally he came to their yard. Their mansion was big..not story wise..but width wise. He walked up to the door holding the two boquets in one hand behind his back. Then he knocked.

The door clicked before opening. And there was the red headed ape.

"Prince Ichi-"

Before he finshed ichigo grabbed him by the collar and pulled him out of the doorway onto the porch, then he swiftly walked in and closed the door. Locking the baboon out.

"Renji? Who was it?" A voice called from the kitchen.

Ichigos heart melted at the sound of her voice. "Its the Prince."

"Ichigo?" Rukia walked out of the room she was in and saw ichigo standing by the door. "I thought that was your voice. Where is renji?"

Ichigo pulled the flowers from behind his back. "Hes outside. I got these for you. And these are for Byakuya.. I wanted to apologize for last night so thats why im here."

Rukia smelled the flowers and smiled. "Is that the only reason your here?"

Ichigo grinned. "No."

Rukia placed the flowers down on the nearby table and looked up at ichigo. "Then why else are you here?" She asked, but ichigo knew she knew exactly why.

Slowly ichigo leaned down. He gently pressed his mouth to hers and kissed her slowly.

Rukia grabbed his should pulling him closer. There mouths moved slightly faster and rukia stood on the tips of her toes so he wouldnt lean down so much. Ichigo grinned and walked her to the wall kissing her harder. He placed his hands on her waist and waited for a reaction. Rukia grabbed a handful of his shirt in her small fist and pulled him even closer. Ichigos hands slid from her waist to her thighs, then he picked up rukia.

"Lady Rukia, your stunningly beautiful, Im truely sorry how The princess treated you and your brother yesterday. Please forgive me."

Rukia wrapped her arms around Ichigos neck. "It is quite alright. You do not need to apologize, but i will except it out of curtosy."

Ichigo grinned and re-adjusted. He held Rukia up with one hand under her bottom, her knees hugged his waist and he used his other hand to support his weight against the wall.

Rukia kissed his jaw and pulled gently at his hair.

"Lady Rukia is your Brother not home?"

Rukia gasped. "Oh no. He'll be home any minute. Put me down Prince."

Ichigo shook his head. "He's not he-"

Rukia crushed her lips to his and kissed him so hard his head spun. Her fingers pulled his hair to the point of pain and her knees squeezed his hip making his own knees shaky.

Ichigo lowered rukia to the floor panting. She grabbed the flowers and his hand and pulled him to the kitchen.

"In the Kitchen Lady Rukia? I like how you think." Ichigo leaned against the counter and watched her run around in searcg of a vase.

"My brother will be home soon. You need to leave."

Ichigo opened his mouth but his voice isnt what was heard.

"Wheres my darling Rukia."

Rukias eyes lowered and ichigo saw this. "Im in the kitchen. We have a guest Brother."

That wasnt Byakuyas voice, then who was it?

In walked byakuya who eyed Ichigo, behind him was a man. He looked about 22 or so. He had black hair, greenish aqua eyes and a stupid smile on his face. He also had similar hair to ichigo. Who was this guy?

"Prince Ichigo. Why are you in my Kitchen?" Byakuya sad coldly.

"He brought us flowers brother, apology flowers. He even picked out hisana's favorite. Gardenas."

Ichigo smiled. "Yes, i wanted to apologize for last night."

Byakuya nodded. "Apology accepted. Prince Ichigo, This is Kaien Shiba."

Ichigo's eyes widened. Kaien, of the shiba clan, the bastard who is going to marry Lady Rukia. "I see."

"Prince Ichigo eh? Nice to meet you! Your alone with my girl in the kitchen, haha you trying to steal her huh." Kaien grinned. "Just kidding, ive heard good things about you."

"From who?"

"Just around town, everyone knows the Kurosaki clan." Kaien grinned.

Ichigos mother once said..if you dont have anyting nice to say, please dont say anything at all. So at this very moment he was holding back a outburst. Or as he called it, Biting of the tongue.

"I think i should be going now." Ichigo nodded to byakuya. "Goodbye Noble Kuchiki, Kaien, Goodbye Lady Rukia." He gently kissed her hand. "Till we meet again."

Kaien smiled. As he walked him to the door. "Nice meeting you kid. Maybe we'll see eachother around. Byakuya offered me a room in his mansion. So ill be living in Karakura. Who knows maybe we'll end up as buddys."

Ichigo nodded. "Who knows." With that he walked out of the door and back to town.