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Awesome: *laying down across bed clutching #43 Troy Polamalu jersey and is not moving at all*

Lemony: OMG! What the heck is wrong with her?

Wicked: I'm the dark and evil one, and I say she's dead.

Triplicity

Chapter 4: Backlash Has Started!

Gin sat behind his desk in his office at Squad 3. He told his subordinates that he didn't want to be disturbed. None of them really wanted to bother him; after all, their Captain was skulking around with a darkened, twisted grin that wasn't like his normal smile, oh no, he was out for blood. Not one of the Squad 3 members dared to do anything concerning their superior, nope, they all valued their lives too much.

Gin sat there, brooding. His mind kept shifting back to the argument he had Rukia. He thought about how he acted. Then he remembered the terrified look in Rukia's eyes…he hadn't seen that look since the days before he left for Hueco Mundo. What happened? What had possessed him to take Rukia like that?

Pure, unadulterated jealousy.

"Fuck, I'm an idiot." Gin thought, "What have I done?"

He sighed. Gin loved Rukia, he really did. That's why he never wanted to lose her...let alone, lose her to Akira. His love for Rukia drove him to act like a jealous ass. Gin Ichimaru did something he promised Rukia he'd never do...he hurt her. Truly hurt her. He violated her, accused her adultery, and then left her to suffer. Gin's stomach sank, he was being to realize he'd just pushed away the one person who loved him more than anything.

Gin drew in a sorrowful breath. There was no doubt in his mind that Rukia probably never wanted to see him again. He stood and straightened himself.

They needed to talk.

Gin wandered about the Soul Society searching for Rukia. He knew she could be found in one of three places: His quarters, and of course she wasn't there when he checked. Or, she could be at Kuchiki Manor, but she wasn't there either. So that left only one place, Squad 13 living quarters. The silver-haired captain sprinted across the Soul Society, leaping from roof to roof, and pumping his legs as fast as they would go.

Once he got to Squad 13, the fox-faced man literally skidded to a stop and stood there. He stared at the entrance to the barracks and swallowed hard, a cold iciness before to devour him from the inside. He shuddered helplessly. This was going to be the hardest thing he'd ever done in his life. Gin couldn't avoid Rukia forever. He had to face her...he had to face what he had done...

Gin walked slowly into the barracks like a frightened child. He received dirty looks from the members of Squad 13. He had a terrible ache in the pit of his stomach, as he approached Rukia's quarters. He stood at her door and hesitated. Gin's mind was coming up with all sorts of scenarios of Rukia. Would be mad? Well, duh. Would she cry? There was a strong possibility. And worst of all, would she leave him? That was extremely likely at this point.

Gin took a deep breath. Honestly, he'd rather be subjected to cruel torture than see Rukia right now. Well, there was no turning back now. He raised his hand...and knocked.

"Who is it?" Rukia's voice called, her voice was harsh and raspy. She'd definitely been crying, hard.

"Um...its Gin," The fox-faced man replied nervously, "Can we talk?"

There was silence, and then the sound of footsteps approaching the door. Slowly, Rukia cracked the door just slightly so that see Gin. He stood there, fighting to keep his aloof smile in place, and battling himself against falling onto his knees and begging for her forgiveness. Gin stood there, like a silver-haired statue. Meanwhile, the cobalt-blue daggers that were his lover's eyes looked him up and down. Gin was looking her up and down too, Rukia was holding herself up on the door. Good God, she must've been in so pain... She was wearing a pair of red jogging shorts and plain tank top. Gin could see her skin was black and blue between her thighs. Oh no, he'd left bruises! Big, ugly ones!

"What do you want?" Rukia asked, there was no warmth in her voice at all, her words came out and stabbed Gin like icicles.

"Can we talk?" Gin asked softly, Rukia's eyebrows came together into a furious scowl. She flung the door open and it hit the wall inside her quarters with a loud bang. Rukia stood before Gin, trembling with rage, as she tried to form coherent words.

"Talk about what?" She yelled angrily, "Talk about how you fucking raped me? Should we talk about how much of a jealous asshole you are? Talk about how you don't trust me? Pick a fucking topic Gin!"

"Rukia-"

"No! Don't 'Rukia' me goddammit!" There was pure, seething hatred burning in Rukia's blue eyes. She hated Gin. She hated him for what he did...but worst of all, she hated that she loved him. If he didn't have her heart, Rukia would have never opened the door.

"You raped me because you were jealous and you left me in your room, naked and terrified!" Rukia continued, she was now screaming.

She pointed to the large pair of robes bunched up messily on the floor, "You tore up my robes! Left me naked and alone, and I had to limp back here wearing a pair of your robes, Gin! How the hell do you think that makes me feel? Becuase it certainly didn't make me feel good!"

Curious members of Squad 13 began to watch the lover's quarrel; a few of them were shaking their heads disapprovingly.

"Rukia...I know..." Gin uttered weakly, Rukia cut him off again, this time angrier than before.

"You know what Gin? You know how you betrayed me? You know that what you've done is unforgivable! Or, you know that I don't want to be with you anymore!"

Gin's stomach clutched. Her words had torn a whole into his chest and squeezed his heart.

"Rukia please, let me explain..." Gin said trying to reason with her, Rukia simply glared at him.

"I don't want you to explain anything to me! I want you to leave me the fuck alone." Rukia seethed, her words like fire, "Gin, when a man abuses a woman and she accepts it, then the man thinks its ok to continue to abuse her. I've been with you for a goddamned year and this is the first time I've ever felt abused. You're lucky that I don't go find Byakuya and tell him what you've done!"

Rukia continued as tears formed in her eyes. "I love you Gin, but you wanted to punish me today. You assumed that I wanted to fuck Akira despite my love for you! You're selfish and paranoid and you took your jealousy out on me."

Rukia's voice began to crack from her fighting back tears that threatened to fall. "You don't trust me, you assumed that I would actually cheat on you or leave you for another man. Gin, if we can't have trust we can't have a relationship."

"Rukia please," Gin begged, "I love you too, I'm so, so sorry..."

"I don't want to hear it, Gin." Rukia snapped putting up a hand to shush him, "I know you love me, but actions speak louder than words. If raping me is your idea of love, you need some serious fucking help. So I'm going to do something I thought I would never do, Gin its over between us."

Gin's heart crumbled into a million, little pieces. "Rukia. No, please...I...I'd be lost without you..."

"Well, you better find a fucking map because it looks like you're gonna be lost for a while." Rukia said softly, "Go away. I never want to see you again."

"Rukia-"

"No seriously. Fuck. You."

"But-"

Before Gin could even finish that sentence, the raven-haired girl slammed the door in his face with a loud bang. He stood there, biting back tears of his own. He had just driven away the one woman who loved him more than life itself.

There was definitely something wrong with him. That something was jealousy and trust issues. As badly as Gin wanted to hold Rukia in his arms and tell her how sorry she was, the woman he loved didn't even want to come near him.

This was abosuletly dreadful.

~The Next Day~

A captain's meeting was called early that morning. Did Gin care? Absolutely not. All he wanted to do was go back to his barracks and lock himself in his quarters. Sleeping the night before had been pure hell for him with Rukia in his bed. Gin had never felt so alone in his life.

"Captain Riichirou, you reports have not been finished. What is the meaning of this?" Head Captain Yammamoto's booming voice demanded the new captain. Akira stood from his seat and bowed respectfully.

"My sincerest apologies, Head Captain. They would have been finished however, lieutenant Kuchiki confided in me that she wasn't feeling well..." Upon saying that Akira gave Gin an all-knowing smirk. "I'm afraid I couldn't finish all of the paperwork on my own, I take full responsibility Head Captain."

Gin's chest tightened with anger. Rukia 'confided' in him? What the hell was that supposed to mean? Before anger could even creep its way into his psyche, Gin calmed down and slumped back into his pit of self-loathing. It only made sense that Rukia would talk to any other man over him. Gin could only blame himself.

However, Gin wasn't the only man in room feeling something. Byakuya's ears had perked up when he heard Rukia wasn't feeling well and that she had told Akira and not Gin. Byakuya wasn't fucking stupid, he knew for fact Gin had done something to harm Rukia. It only made sense, why would his kid sister talk to someone else over her lover unless he was the reason she was upset. Crimson red began to take over his vision as Byakuya glare at Gin from across the room. He tried calming himself, telling himself that his anger was unwarranted. Rukia had come to him in tears, after all. That meant he no evidence Ichimaru had done something terrible, he only had his suspicious. But still...

Jushiro Ukitake also gave Gin a sharp glare. He'd heard about the argument the two had in Squad 13's living quarters. He was aware that there was some sort of sexual assault that took place ealier. However, he was in the same boat as Byakuya, he had no proof to confront the fox-faced captain. Not to mention, he'd seen Rukia looking highly distressed when she returned to Squad 13, but she hadn't told him anything…as a matter of fact, she hadn't said a word to anyone. Come to think of it, her robes did look a bit...odd. Jushiro sighed lowly, he didn't like getting involved with his subordinates personal business. But he was rather fond of Rukia himself, and if Ichimaru had done to truly harm her, Gin could count on him coming after his ass. So not only would Byakuya be gunning for him, Jushiro would too.

"Captain Riichirou," Head Yammamoto's loud voice stopped anyone's thoughts dead in their tracks, "This is unacceptable. I commend your nobility for taking responsibly, however the reports are still incomplete. Get them to me at your earliest convince, I am understood?"

"Yes Head Captain." Akira said bowing once more,

The meeting continued and Gin couldn't think straight. Rukia's words kept replying in his head, sounding like a bad tape recording. She never wanted to see him again...

Akira, on the other hand, was downright giddy. He was smirking at Gin with a crooked smile the entire time as the meeting took place. His ivy-green eyes were glinting maliciously. It was obvious to everyone in the room that there was animosity brewing inside the two young captains. It made the other superiors nervous...it seemed like Zanpakto's would start swinging at any given moment.

Akira's plan had worked like a charm. Gin had hurt Rukia out of his jealousy and now all he had to stand and wait for with open arms like a blonde knight in shining armor. As he eyed Gin he noticed the fox-faced captain looked sick. He was much paler than usual...and green around the gills. His once strong, proud stance had been reduced to Gin standing a bit slumped over almost as if he'd been defeated in a major battle. He looked much thinner, too. Good, that's exactly what Akira liked to see. Gin was weak without Rukia!

Akira also caught onto something else...Byakuya and Jushiro. How would they respond if they knew exactly what Gin had done? Well, Akira knew they wouldn't believe him if told them. Those two hard-headed men were the type who needed evidence before they did anything. Akira's smirk grew toxic. It wasn't like he was going to tell them any fucking way. If anyone was going take Ichimaru out, it was going to him. But there would be time for that later, there was something more important Akira needed to do.

Rukia had finally fallen into a broken sleep inside her living quarters at Squad 13. After she told Gin to go fuck off, the girl erupted into tears and practically collapsed on her bed. She'd cried all day and all night. She cried so hard she had a fucking headache! Her sobbing eventually wore her out and sleep put her in a choke-hold. As she slept, Rukia's mind wandered back to Gin. She kept having nightmares of him possessing her violently again and again. It caused her to wake up momentarily before falling back asleep. Now here she was, tossing and turning yet again, getting tangled up in her bed sheets.

A sudden knock at her door caused Rukia to lurch up and out of bed. There was another soft knock, but the nose caused Rukia's head to feel as if someone was taking a jackhammer to it. She wiped her dark eyes and crawled out of bed. As she walked over to the door, she paused for a moment. What if it was Gin again?

"Who is it?" Rukia called tiredly,

There was no answer.

"Who is it?" She called again.

Silence.

Rukia furrowed her eyebrows and snatched her Zanpakto off the floor near the door, a girl can never be safe. If it was Gin at the door so help her God...

When Rukia opened the door a surprised gasp escaped her lips.

"Good afternoon, Rukia."

Who should be standing there but Akira Riichirou...

To Be Continued...

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