All right, so this chapter should be a bit more interesting...more things happening here.
Oh, and I know Byakuya and Rukia might be a bit OOC, but well, at this point of the story they've both been through a lot, and such things have caused them to grow closer together, and have even caused Byakuya to be more emotional, well...only with Rukia though XD
Well anyway, enjoy!
February 13th
Inside a dark room, Ulquiorra sat by a table with two cloaked figures.
"We find it would be best if we attack tomorrow," said Ulquiorra simply, never breaking his distant expression.
"And the ryoka and his friends? How certain are you that they will not interfere?"
"We have successfully found a way to distract them, they are all too involved in their personal affairs to see our attack coming. The only one in the way is Byakuya Kuchiki, but he alone cannot stop us all, even the other captains and lieutenants are too preoccupied searching for the missing human and mod soul," said Ulquiorra.
"Very well then, it seems we will be having Kuchiki Rukia in our bed tomorrow night won't we?" Said the leading cloaked figure to the other.
"I'm looking forward to it, I did always have my sights on her," smirked the other.
"And Ulquiorra, for being so obedient and well-behaved…you may have a taste of her charms again too," said the leading cloaked figure; Ulquiorra nodded and smirked once before leaving.
February 14th
Ichigo was with Orihime sitting outside of the school under a tree; groups of adoring girls giggled as they looked at them. A lot had happened during the past month. Ichigo and Orihime had successfully fooled the rest of the school and their friends into believing that they were dating, they held hands and embraced, though they never kissed. Rukia pretended not to mind, though Ichigo could tell there was something very wrong with her, she was different, she became cold and uncaring, and she hardly spoke to anyone else anymore, especially Ichigo who she seemed to even ignore. Half of their classmates already knew who the father of Rukia's child was, among these people were Chizuru and her group of female friends, and Keigo and Mizuiro had also been informed. Rukia made them promise not to tell anyone because her and Byakuya's "love" was a forbidden one, and if other school staff found out, he would lose his job. Ichigo could only laugh bitterly at the memory of how dramatic she was when explaining to them.
…
"Kuchiki-san! So the father of your child is your own brother? How romantic!" Said Chizuru adoringly as she, a group of girls, and Keigo and Mizuiro all surrounded Rukia.
"Yes, I know it is forbidden, but we love each other!" said Rukia overly dramatic.
"How did it happen?" Asked one of the girls.
"Well…" said Rukia at a loss for words for a minute; then she got her acting back in tact and cleared her throat before she spoke, "you see, nii-sama and I always had a very…special relationship, when I was little I thought it was perfectly normal for a brother and sister to act in such a way. I remember when I was five and he was already a teenager, we would take baths together and play doctor in the bathtub…we even slept in the same bed in nothing but our underwear," the group of girls gasped adoringly.
"My parents died when I was nine, and nii-sama was left in charge of me, we kept on doing these things, and I was clueless that there was anything wrong with it. But it was not until last summer when I returned to him from Karakura, that something of such extremity happened. I was in my bed that night, and he rushed in the room like a madman; then he said: "Rukia, there is something you need to know, you were adopted, and you're not really my sister,"" said Rukia pretending to almost faint.
"Oh poor Rukia," said one of the girls helping her stand.
"And then what happened Kuchiki-san?" Asked Keigo a bit too interested.
"And then, he took me, and I…I let him have his way with me," said Rukia faking a cry; the girls and Keigo covered her in embraces.
"Oh poor Kuchiki-san, here, let me comfort you," said Chizuru stuffing Rukia's face in between her breasts; Rukia immediately pulled away.
"But you must promise me not to tell anyone else about this, if the school staff finds out, nii-sama will lose his job, and then…then how would we provide for our baby," said Rukia faking another cry.
"Oh don't worry Kuchiki-san, we won't say a word!" said Keigo bursting into tears.
…
Ichigo sighed and shook his head, he seemed to be more embarrassed about her little stunt than she was. He was so lost in his own thoughts that he didn't hear Orihime speaking to him.
"Kurosaki-kun!" She yelled in front of his face; Ichigo immediately jumped up startled.
"Wha…don't do that!" he said shocked.
"Oh, I'm sorry Kurosaki-kun, I really am, it's just…you weren't answering me…"
"So what were you saying," said Ichigo indifferently.
"I'm starting to get really worried about Chad and Nova, it's been too long; I asked Rangiku and shiro-chan about it and they didn't want to tell me anything," said Orihime.
"Yes, I've been thinking a lot about that too, there's something strange going on, I can feel it," said Ichigo very seriously; they both stayed quiet for a moment thinking.
"I know! What if we ask Kuchiki-taicho, he might tell us something!" Said Orihime enthusiastically.
"Byakuya? I doubt it," said Ichigo bitterly.
"Come on Kurosaki-kun, let's at least try!" said Orihime cheerfully as she suddenly stood up and ran out of there, pulling Ichigo along.
When they entered the room they found Byakuya sitting behind his desk finishing off his paperwork, and Rukia sitting on a chair in front of him. Rukia looked surprised to see them while Byakuya looked at them with indifference. Rukia's womb had grown significantly in the last month, whereas before she hardly showed for a woman in her stage. It looked a bit odd, here was Rukia a very petite girl with a small frame, and a belly the size of a watermelon; she looked like a pregnant grade-schooler. It worried Ichigo sometimes, whether her small body was able to carry so much weight, the baby was getting very big very fast, but Rukia remained the same.
"Is there something you need Kurosaki?" Asked Byakuya surveying him rather coldly.
"Well actually, we came here because of me Kuchiki-sama, I wanted to ask you something," said Orihime timidly.
"Yes?"
"Well, I umm…I wanted to know if you know anything about Chad and Nova? They've been gone an awfully long time and you and the other captains are the ones…"
"That is classified information Miss Inoue; it is not something that concerns you, now you may leave, I have a lot of work to do," said Byakuya cutting her off; Orihime looked like she was about to cry.
"What do you mean it doesn't concern us? They're our friends of course it concerns us!" Said Ichigo furiously.
"Whether to inform you or not is not for me to decide, this investigation is being carefully surveyed by the other captains; we cannot afford for any reckless behavior to jeopardize this mission. Now if you care about your friends the wise thing for you to do is to stop being a naïve adolescent and understand that you are not needed at the moment," said Byakuya looking at him stoically before looking back down at his paperwork. Ichigo fought back the urge to kick his ass, be he eventually managed to calm down, and he and Orihime walked out of there.
"Nii-sama, do the other captains know what happened to Chad and Nova yet?" Asked Rukia. Byakuya stayed still for a moment; then he turned to look at her.
"Not yet, but I assure you, the other Captains are doing everything in their power to find them," said Byakuya; he gazed at her for a moment, and when he realized he had been staring at her a bit too long, he turned back to his paperwork.
"Uryuu are you almost finished?!" Asked Soi Fong exasperated, she was sitting on a couch in the living room waiting for Ishida to come down. It was eight at night and the party had started an hour ago. "honestly, isn't it supposed to be the other way around/" She muttered annoyed under her breath, "hurry up!"
"Sorry to keep you waiting," said Ishida walking down the stairs; Soi Fong's jaw immediately dropped. The armor looked sinful on him, it was made of leather that clung skin tight to his abs, defining them and revealing them as surprisingly chiseled. The ancient warrior skirt that fell under the armor fell halfway down his thighs revealing long powerful legs. And his hair, instead of carrying it sleek and smooth like he always did, it was messy and untamed, making him look all that more irresistible.
"Umm…" she found herself at a loss for words, "we should probably leave now," she said standing up.
"Yeah, that would be a good idea," said Ishida, as he also had his share of eye candy, Soi Fong's toga was very revealing, it left everything from the small of her back and up completely uncovered, revealing her milky and impressively immaculate skin.
"Everything is ready then?" Asked a cloaked figure standing in a dark room.
"Yes sir," said the cloaked figure standing in front of him.
"Very well then, you know what to do."
Ichigo, Orihime, Hitsugaya, Renji, and Rangiku were all in Orihime's house. They sat around the table very quiet. Ichigo and Orihime looked at the three Shinigami expectantly while the other three looked quite uncertain.
"Please Shiro-chan, we need to know if you know anything about Chad and Nova," pleaded Orihime on the verge of tears.
"I don't think we can…" said Rangiku, but Ichigo cut her off.
"We won't storm after them if that's what you're thinking. This time, if the situation calls for it, I'm willing to wait and know just what we're up against," said Ichigo very seriously.
"It is not that we don't want to tell you Kurosaki, it's just…we haven't found them yet. We think we know what happened and who took them, but nothing is yet set in stone."
"What do you think happened Shiro-chan?" Asked Orihime.
"It's Hitsugaya-taicho…and, we believe they were kidnapped by Aizen," said Hitsugaya; both Ichigo and Orihime looked shocked.
"Kidnapped by Aizen?!" Exclaimed Orihime.
"Yes, we think it might have had something to do with Nova's knowledge of the new gigai models; he is after all a master of dimensions, and Chad, since they were both so close, we think he may have been involved too," said Rangiku.
"But why would they want him now, didn't they already use the gigais with the hidden dimensions?" Asked Ichigo.
"That's what we're not sure of; he may just want to use Nova for creating dimensions, he is very gifted after all," said Hitsugaya. Then suddenly, Ichigo froze, and everyone turned to look at him, concerned.
"What's up man?" Asked Renji curiously.
"Chad, I can sense his reiatsu," said Ichigo.
"Where?" Asked Orihime curiously; everyone else looked at him surprised.
"Wait, let me concentrate," said Ichigo; it took a moment for him sort through all the spirit ribbons that appeared around him, and then finally, he found it.
"Where Kurosaki?!" Asked Hitsugaya impatiently.
"In…in…Osaka," said Ichigo a bit confused.
"Osaka? But that must be over an hour away from here? How were you able to sense that?" Asked Rangiku surprised.
"I don't know, but I do know it's him," said Ichigo.
"Well then, let's move," said Hitsugaya; they all rushed out of Orihime's house.
"Nii-sama…!" mewled Rukia, she and Byakuya were in bed, she was covered by the blankets from the neck down, and Byakuya on top of her completely submerged inside the blankets. At the mention of him, Byakuya popped his head out from the covers and hovered over her. He was breathing heavily and covered in perspiration.
"Rukia…" he said gazing at her as he ran the back of his hand across her cheek.
"You should take a break, you've been at it for a while…" giggled Rukia, and the side of Byakuya's mouth quirked slightly upwards forming a slight smile.
"Resistance is required of a Kuchiki, and if Hideto is to be strong enough to earn my title, then I must put it to use now and transfer some of my spiritual energy to him," said Byakuya looking at her very seriously, but she knew him well enough now to know he was joking, and let out a resounding laughter.
"I know, but I'm hungry, I haven't had a bite to eat since it dawned on you to make our baby stronger," said Rukia.
"Very well then," said Byakuya; he gave her a chaste kiss on the lips and got out of bed. Rukia watched him in wonder as he walked over to the closet clad in his boxers. He turned to look at her and raised an eyebrow when he noticed her ogling him.
"I'm sorry nii-sama," said Rukia turning away from him embarrassed; Byakuya just smirked and proceeded to look for his night robe inside the closet; once he found it he put it on and tied the sash around his waist.
Rukia also got out of bed; she was wearing a spaghetti strapped cotton nightshirt that fell halfway down her thighs. She searched the bed for something, and when she didn't find it she scanned the floor for it; then she walked over to Byakuya and stood in front of him.
"Have you seen my…" Rukia stopped when Byakuya handed her a pair of panties.
"They were on the table lamp this time," said Byakuya in such a stoic tone that it almost made her laugh.
Ishida and Soi Fong arrived to the party to find a spin-the-bottle-fest. There must have been over two hundred people at that party, and over thirty playing spin the bottle, so he considered it strange that the past ten times the bottle had landed on Soi Fong; she had now successfully kissed one-third of the people in that room. Now it was her turn to spin…again.
Ishida watched the bottle spin and as he did, he felt dizzy, he and Soi had both had a couple of drinks, but not enough to feel this…odd, he not only felt dizzy and obviously drunk, but he felt strangely soft and…warm.
"Ha! Uryuu-kun has to kiss Soi-chan!" exclaimed Yukina. Ishida looked at Soi Fong through hooded eyes before Soi threw herself at him and kissed him passionately in front of all the people in the group. She showed no signs of stopping, and truth be told, he didn't want her to stop. She was lying on top of him Frenching him as he held a firm grasp on her butt.
"Damn just get a room!" complained one of the guys in the circle.
"No one was speaking to you…you…you ungrateful human," said Soi Fong too drunk to think of another comeback.
"Well you might as well dammit, you're making Angelina Jolie's and Billy Bob Thornton's PDA look like child's play," said the guy who was obviously also very drunk.
"You know what, since you insist, I think we will, now excuse us," said Ishida; he and Soi Fong stood up and went inside the nearest empty room.
Once they left, Christine and Yukina walked outside; the guy who had screamed at Soi and Ishida to get a room followed closely after them.
"Well, finally, I knew those two would fall to temptation eventually," said the red-head Christine; then a spirit exit that body, revealing Christine to really be Espada number eight Szayel Aporro.
"Ha ha! Yeah, stupid shinigami and Quincy," laughed Yukina; then a spirit exit the body revealing it to be Nnoitra Jiruga.
"Let's get to work then," said the guy that followed after them; once exciting the body he revealed himself to be Ulquiorra.
Ichigo, Orihime, Renji, Hitsugaya, and Rangiku arrived to a park in Osaka; with flash step they managed to get there in forty minutes; Ichigo carried Orihime to make their trip quicker. Once there, they found Chad and Nova lying unconscious on a baseball field. They rushed to them quickly, and Orihime began to heal them.
Ichigo sat there watching as Orihime, then his eyes found a letter lying on the floor next to Chad. Ichigo grabbed the letter and opened it. Once he read the letter, his eyes widened, and he ripped the letter into pieces looking very upset.
"What's wrong Ichigo?" Asked Rangiku.
"This…this…was just a distraction, they took Chad and Nova to…to drive us away from her," said Ichigo through gritted teeth.
"Drive us away from who?" Asked Renji fearfully, practically already knowing the answer.
"From Rukia…"
Rukia and Byakuya were in the living room watching a the movie House of a 1,000 Corpses on television. Byakuya was sitting down on the couch and Rukia was lying down with her head on his lap and a pint of pistachio ice cream on her stomach.
"Cool," she said licking some of the ice cream on her spoon as one of the guys in the movie was being tortured on a bed with various maniacal devices.
"The blood does not nauseate you anymore?" Asked Byakuya surprised.
"Of course not I…wait, I take that back," said Rukia suddenly standing up and running to the restroom; Byakuya sighed exasperated. Suddenly the doorbell rang, and he walked over to it and looked through the peephole.
"What is she doing here at this time, did I not tell her I do not tutor?" Said Byakuya a bit irritated before he opened the door.
Rukia washed her face and got out of the bathroom, how she hated vomiting, it was the one thing she had not yet grown used to about her pregnancy. She walked into the living room and found it strange that Byakuya was not there.
"Nii-sama?" She said looking for him through the house, "nii-sama?"
She looked everywhere and could not find him. 'Where could he be?' she thought. Then she walked outside, the night was a bit chilly and she rubbed her arms with her hands at the sudden cold. Outside there was a new moon, and everything was perfectly lit. there was a park in front of her house, and she walked over to it, wondering if he was there.
"Nii-sama?" Called Rukia, now standing in the middle of a basketball court.
"How adorable, coming to your breeding partner's aid, although I have to admit, I never thought you'd be one to commit incest," came a voice from behind. Rukia recognized that voice; she turned around quickly; when she turned she found herself face to face with him, his face only an inch from hers, his eerie grin never faltering.
"Gin Ichimaru…" gasped Rukia looking very disturbed.
"Yes, my dear Rukia, it's me, I came back for ya," he said; for a moment she was able to see the evil glint in his eyes.
"Where's nii-sama?!"
"Ya still call him that? How fascinating. It doesn't bother ya that she still calls you that Captain Kuchiki?" Said Gin stepping to the side so that Rukia was able to see.
Rukia gasped in horror when she saw Byakuya lying on the floor drained of spiritual energy, almost unconscious; Ulquiorra, Szayel, and Nnoitra were standing around him.
"What did you do to him?!" Asked Rukia infuriated punching him, but Gin immediately grabbed a hold of her and turned her so that her back was pressed against his chest, one arm tightly around her neck and a hand over her grown belly.
"Now now, you wouldn't want the little prince to get hurt would ya, Byakuya would never forgive you then, would he?" whispered Gin in her ear; Rukia's eyes widened at the realization that she was powerless, "now be a good mommy and do as uncle Gin says," said Gin licking the side of her neck.
"Let go of her," said Byakuya through gritted teeth barely mustering enough strength to look up at Gin and glare at him.
"You are in position to tell me what to do Captain Kuchiki, don't ya see? The life of your pup and your little sex kitten are in my hands…I'd be nice if I were you," said Gin. Byakuya tried to get up but to no avail, he was much too weak.
"Don't worry captain, I won't hurt them, not yet at least, you have until the child's birth to decide whether you will give us what we want or not."
"What do you want?!" Asked Byakuya bitterly.
"The key, the key that will magically appear before you upon the birth of your child, give us the key, give us reign over soul society…and these two won't be harmed, ya get it? Of course, I can't promise ya that we won't have some fun with your little sister and temporarily take some of your pup's power."
"You imbecile!" yelled Byakuya; Ulquiorra kicked him in the ribs. Gin smirked and then ran his hand along Rukia's stomach examining it.
"My my, captain Kuchiki who would have thought…this child is so strong, you've been a busy boy haven't you?" Smirked Gin; Byakuya only glared at him.
Ichigo ran as quickly as he could, but even flash step did not seem to get him where he wanted as quickly as he wished. Renji and Hitsugaya followed closely after him; Orihime and Rangiku had stayed behind healing Chad and Nova.
"Up ahead!" Said Ichigo spotting Byakuya lying on a basketball court. Ichigo immediately rushed to Byakuya's side and was dismayed to find him in such a weak state, he was barely even able to speak.
"Where is she Byakuya?! Where's Rukia?"
"They took her, you must find her Kurosaki, you must save her…save my child," said Byakuya weakly; then he passed out.
"Where did they take her?! Where did they take Rukia?!" Asked Ichigo shaking him anxiously.
"Stop Ichigo, we must take him to Urahara's right away, and call captain Ukitake," said Hitsugaya.
"He'll be fine, there were no wounds; he'll be up again in the morning," said Urahara walking into the living room; Ichigo, Renji, Ukitake, and Hitsugaya were already there, sitting.
"What did they do to him?" Asked Renji.
"I don't know, they must have used some kind of device to drain his spiritual energy without causing any physical damage, they must want him alive," said Urahara scratching his chin thoughtfully.
"Did he manage to tell you anything before fainting Ichigo?" Asked Ukitake; Ichigo shook his head, he still seemed distressed about the whole situation, "we'll have to wait till tomorrow to act then."
"The entire time, they've been surveying us, watching our moves," said Ukitake a bit troubled.
"Yeah, and they've been regarding you as puppets, you did everything the exact same way they predicted you would," said Urahara taking a sip of some of his tea that had been lying on the table.
"Yes, we acted very foolish," said Hitsugaya looking very disappointed; then their eyes all fixed on an agitated Rangiku that ran inside the room.
"What happened lieutenant?" Asked Ukitake concerned.
"The-they've taken Orihime,…Grimm…Grimmjaw" said Rangiku out of breath; the others looked shocked.
"Another mission to Hueco Mundo it seems…will be most definitely inevitable," said Ukitake.